Cherry, Atticus, Mo, and Patch were in Drell's office for their latest assignment.
"I hope wherever he sends us, he lets Oddball come too." Patch said about his niece.
"I just hope we make it back in time before Jessica's baby is born..." Atticus felt the same way.
"I'm sure we'll be back in time for your new born niece or nephew." Mo assured her strong boyfriend.
"I sure hope so..." Atticus pouted. Jessica and Christopher came to visit for the past month or so because Jessica wanted to be close with the family by the time her first child would be born and she wanted everyone to meet the newest member of their family and they were of course, overjoyed. Darla was very excited about becoming an aunt, Atticus was proud and supportive, and Jessica was emotional, due to the one being pregnant of course while Christopher was a little nervous about becoming a father.
Drell finally walked into his office as he bit into an apple and sat in his desk across from them. "Any of you been to Manhattan before?"
"I don't believe so." Patch said.
"That's your next mission, it involves dragons." Drell said.
"Uh, Drell, you do realize the only dragons in the universe are in Equestria, right?" Mo asked. "And those guys are kinda cocky... Except for Spike of course."
"Yes, but there are some humans who can transform into dragons, such as the legendary Lao Shi." Drell replied.
"Cool." Atticus smiled.
"And so can you thanks to your Equestrian medallion." Drell said.
"Really?" Atticus asked.
"All of us?" Cherry then asked.
"Try it." Drell told them.
Atticus knew the others wouldn't have their medallions, so he brought them out to those who didn't have them as he got his ready with Patch. "Are there any words we need to say?"
"Just say 'Dragon Up!' and you'll instantly become dragons." Drell replied simply.
"Okay then, Atticus, you do it first." Cherry said before backing up from him.
Atticus nodded, he then sorted out his medallion and closed his eyes so he could be surprised. "Dragon Up!" And soon the medallion glowed and he was surrounded by fire as he was starting to transform into his dragon form. His skin turned to a scaly blue and he suddenly had spikes on his back and tail and sprouted wings. He still seemed to have a flock of his brown hair and he didn't look as dangerous as an evil dragon and he had his medallion around his neck still. He had also gained more height and his muscles were big.
"Oh, Atticus, I like this side of you." Mo sounded aroused.
"How do I look?" Atticus asked before he saw he was bigger.
"Like you wanna eat me alive..." Cherry looked up before stepping back only slightly.
"Are most dragons this big in Manhattan, Drell?" Atticus asked.
"Most of them..." Drell strained as he was squashed against the wall from Atticus's transformation.
"Oops, sorry, Drell." Atticus said. He then moved slightly.
Skippy came into the room with a silver platter.
"That's fine..." Drell said before falling backwards.
Skippy let out an audible scream and was flattened instantly by the warlock.
"You two okay?" Atticus asked.
Skippy gave a very weak and shaky thumb's up.
Cherry, Mo, and Patch looked to each other, then bowed their heads and shut their eyes. "Dragon Up!"
They soon transformed into their own dragon forms. Mo was a bright purple, almost lavender color, Cherry was a gloomy blue color, and Patch was all white, but had black wings and spikes. They all had wings and seemed slightly bigger in their new dragon forms.
"Dragon Down, Dragon Down!" Drell begged as he was getting more and more squashed.
Cherry giggled at his pain.
"Dragon Down!" Atticus, Mo, Patch, and Cherry called out.
They were then humans again. Cherry giggled until she was then grabbed by her throat and held up against the wall roughly.
"Oh, so you find my pain funny, do you?!" Drell growled.
"Drell, put Cherry down." Atticus glared.
"Laugh at my pain, you are so lucky he is here!" Drell said through his teeth and dropped Cherry flat on the floor.
"The next time you try to hurt Cherry, I will go full dragon on you." Atticus glared.
"Easy, Tiger..." Drell smiled sheepishly, he then grabbed Cherry and picked her up, dusting her clean. "I was just messin' with her!"
"Cherry, remind my mother to stack me up with loads and loads of canned spinach." Atticus smirked.
Cherry gave a disgusted thumb's up.
"So when do we get to Manhattan?" Patch asked.
"Day after tomorrow, I suggest you pack now," Drell replied. "I'll be taking you all."
"Why?" Cherry asked. "Why, why, why, why do you take us everywhere?!"
"Would you like evil to take over worlds?" Drell asked.
"On second thought, I love it when you take us places, Drell," Cherry smiled nervously and sheepishly. "I wish you lived with us!"
"I just might." Drell smirked.
Cherry's eyes widened.
"You are all dismissed." Drell told the others.
They all then left his office to start packing.
"Going somewhere, dear?" Michelle asked.
"New York." Cherry replied as she had suitcases out with her closet door and drawers opened.
Michelle then sighed as she then picked out clothes for her daughter to wear.
"Thanks, Mom." Cherry said.
You're welcome, honey..." Michelle replied.
Cherry then played with her phone as her mother packed for her.
Meanwhile, Atticus was doing the same thing but allowed his magic to do the packing for him. Patch was stretching until he suddenly flew up from the magic.
Atticus kept using his magic and shut one case, then looked around. "Patch?"
"Help!" Patch muffled.
Atticus panicked and let Patch out of the case. "Oh! Sorry!"
"Next time, watch where you're pointing your magic!" Patch growled.
"Sorry, sorry!" Atticus tried to calm him down.
Patch soon yawned and got his stuff packed with his magic.
"Are you sleepy?" Atticus asked.
"What? No, I'm totally awake..." Patch smiled tiredly before yawning again. "Okay, Jessica's been keeping me up lately... What did she eat to make her so sick anyway?"
"She's going through the stages of pregnancy." Atticus said.
"By throwing up every morning like she has the flu?" Patch asked.
"She's fine, Patch, that's normal for a pregnant woman," Atticus promised. "And she didn't eat anything weird, the baby's just in her belly and when the time is right, the baby will come out of her stomach."
Patch winced. "Yuck..."
"I know, but it'll be a wonderful sight." Atticus smiled.
"I guess.." Patch shuddered.
Jessica was hogging the bathroom again as she wore her hair up in a high ponytail and came out as she held her large belly as she looked very weak and exhausted. Emily handed her oldest child a mint.
"Thanks, Mom." Jessica mumbled as she took it and ate it so her breath would be fresh and not pukey.
"No problem, dear." Emily smiled.
"I can taste breakfast from last week..." Jessica groaned.
"Go ahead and get on the couch, dear," Emily soothed. "I put some ginger ale and pretzels on the coffee table and there's some movies for you in the DVR."
"Thanks, Mom." Jessica smiled.
"Here, let's get you some help..." Emily helped Jessica to the couch.
Jessica then lay down on the couch with a weak and weary smile.
"Okay, your brother's going away for about a week with Patch, and Christopher's with your father at the market, and I'll be picking up Darla from Amber's," Emily said to Jessica. "You need anything, anything at all, just call us."
"Okay, Mom." Jessica smiled.
Emily kissed her forehead and then went out the door to pick up Darla from her sleepover. Oddball marched like a soldier by the couch and even gave a few salutes here and there.
"Oddball, what are you doing?" Jessica giggled.
"If the baby jumps out, I wanna catch it." Oddball replied. "Emily says the baby could come out any time."
"Um, that's not how that works." Jessica laughed to her little assumptions.
"Wait, what?" Oddball asked.
"We'll call the hospital for the baby-" Jessica tried.
"Is the baby sick?!" Oddball panicked. "Oh, no, how horrible! They haven't been born yet and they already have to see the doctor!"
Jessica sighed and face-palmed.
Atticus came downstairs with Patch. "We're out of here!"
"Wanna take Oddball with you?" Jessica smiled nervously due to Oddball's numerous questions and assumptions about the baby.
"Sure." Patch smiled.
"Yay, adventure!" Oddball giggled as she came to her uncle's side, then turned to her owner. "Jessica, you tell the baby to stay right where he or she is, I'll be right back!"
"You got it, Oddy..." Jessica replied with a hidden roll of her eyes.
"You have a lot to learn." Patch told his niece.
"Really?" Oddball asked. "Like what?"
Atticus then shut the door as they were on their way out.
"All these questions..." Jessica sighed. "Well... I wanted to be a mother..."
"You'll find out when you're older." Patch said.
"Hmm..." Oddball hummed in thought.
"Nothing can ruin this trip." Mo smiled.
"Um... Mind if I tag along?" Colette asked shyly.
"Why...?" Mo smirked and folded her arms.
"Uh, for support..." Colette smiled sheepishly.
"Sure." Mo said.
"Oh, thank you!" Colette beamed.
"This wouldn't have anything to do with a certain dalmatian puppy, would it?" Mo smirked.
"What?! Pff, no." Colette scoffed while blushing.
"Denial much?" Mo teased.
"Monique, dear, I'm sorry, but I can't let you go away for the week," Elizabeth came to her foster daughter. "Your father and I are going away this week for our second honeymoon."
"And let me guess, Aunt Sarah's coming over here?" Mo moaned in misfortune.
"No, actually, she's sick and can't make it, so I'm gonna need you to watch Junior for the week." Elizabeth replied.
"But, Mom!" Mo complained.
They soon heard a knocking at the door.
"Jim Dear, could you get that?" Elizabeth called as she was going to have a serious talk with Mo about this.
"Of course, Darling!" James called back as he went to the door.
"Mom, I can't watch Junior for the week, this is way too important." Mo said to her adoptive mother.
"I'm sorry, Monique, but my decision is-" Elizabeth was about to say.
"Um, girls; you might wanna come downstairs!" James called out.
Elizabeth and Mo looked to each other, then came downstairs to meet James to see what the hubbub was all about. Colette decided to go with them. And when they got downstairs; they saw a familiar figure who made Mo smile.
"Uh, can we help you?" Elizabeth asked. "We really need to get going in the next hour or so before our plane leaves."
"Uncle Planet!" Mo smiled as she ran up to him and hugged her biological superhero uncle.
"Hey, Mo!" Captain Planet smiled as he hugged Mo nice and tight, but not in a way to harm her of course.
"What can we do for you, sir?" James asked.
"Yes, we don't mean to be rude, but we have an important week ahead of us and we can't take the kids with us." Elizabeth sounded rushed as she nervously fiddling with her earring.
"That's what I'm here for, I'll watch over your little guy while my niece goes on her trip." Captain Planet told them.
"Oh, thank you!" Mo sounded pleased.
"Um, are you sure, sir?" Elizabeth asked.
"Don't worry, I'm great with kids," Captain Planet chuckled. "Just ask my friend Gaia."
"Um, you think you could become a 'uman-hay eing-bay' just in case anyone in the neighborhood shows up?" Mo whispered to her uncle.
"Got it covered." Captain Planet smiled before changing into some clothes he brought with him.
"Perfect," Mo smiled to that, then turned to her parents. "Looks like I can go away after all! Bye, guys, have a good time, bring us back some gifts!"
"We'll be sure to bring you and Junior back presents, Monique." Elizabeth said.
Mo hugged her parents. "Sorry, but I really gotta go!" she then grabbed her bags and rushed out with Colette.
Elizabeth sighed. "Sometimes I wish she were our real daughter... We could have a lifetime with her like we do with Junior."
"Yes, dear, I know, I know." James frowned.
James and Elizabeth shared a quick hug before they would leave for their trip away from home.