It was a normal and quiet day at the Fudo house, there had been secret talks with the parents and they wanted to wait to tell their children the news until later. Eventually, one day, someone came to the door and it surprised the twins of who it was.
"Eloise!" Akito and Estelle beamed to their city cousin.
"Guys!" Eloise smiled and hugged them back.
"What are you doing here, Eloise?" Akito asked.
"Mommy and Daddy said something about another visitor going to become part of our family or something... I don't fully understand, but Mommy said she would explain later," Eloise explained the best she could, she then smiled and pet her cousins' Pokemon. "Hello!"
Weenie and Skipperdy then came to Eloise's sides and met the Pokemon as well.
"Hey, Weenie, hey, Skipperdy." Larvitar smiled.
"Hello!" Weenie yipped up.
"Careful, Darla..." Urchin, now in his human form, cooed to his wife, helping her with her bags.
"It's okay, Urchin, we don't know for sure yet..." Darla smiled to her husband as they walked in together.
Eloise smiled. "I just love having Mommy and Daddy together..."
"Hey, Aunt Darla, so what brings you all here?" Vincent asked after coming in the room.
Mo smiled as she took a pot roast out of the oven for their dinner to celebrate Darla and Urchin's arrival.
"I want to wait until we're all settled in," Darla smiled. "I'm sure you'll love the news once you hear it... I just hope Eloise takes it well."
"Ooh, news." Estelle smiled.
Unknown to any of them, three wild Pokemon were outside, trying not to be seen.
Akito took Eloise into the guest room, there was a cot made up for Eloise and a large queen-sized bed for Urchin and Darla. "You guys will stay in here," he told his slightly younger cousin. "I know it's not Plaza Hotel quality, but I'm sure it'll be fine for your visit."
"I hope so too," Eloise sat on the cot as Skipperdy crawled next to her. "I'm so tre excited to be spending time with my favorite cousins!"
"Aw!" Estelle smiled.
"Eloise, do you know what's going on with your parents?" Vincent asked, he had an assumption, but didn't voice it yet.
Eloise shrugged. "I kept hearing Mommy on the phone when she came to visit before we went on our shopping spree..." she then smiled as she mentioned shopping with her glamorous mother, then returned to focus. "I was even more excited when Daddy was in the lobby the next day and then, the next thing I know, we're on our way here by plane!" she then spread her arms out, using her excited imagination as always.
"So, where's Nanny?" Akito wondered.
"Since Mommy was able to make it to New York, Nanny decided to spend some time with her brother back in their home." Eloise explained.
"That's cool." Akito smiled.
Patch then came in, a little exhausted.
"Hello, Patch." the Fudo cousins greeted.
Patch yawned and stretched, flinching a little as he heard his body pop a little. "Ooh... That didn't feel too good... I'll be fine though..." he then smiled to them. "Hello..." he then looked to Eloise in slight surprise. "Oh, hello there."
"Oh, my, Patch, are you alright?" Eloise asked, concerned.
"Yeah, just got back from a mission and also watching over the pups." Patch said, referring to his and Colette's own pups.
"And you thought the Air Buddies were trouble..." Vincent joked a little.
"Yes, yes, very funny..." Patch rolled his eyes a little, but smiled to them. "Eloise, what brings you here?"
"Just a visit as far as I know..." Eloise gave a shrug. "Mommy says that she and Daddy have an announcement for all of us during dinner though."
"Wow, well I'm sure that it will be good news or maybe even surprising news." Patch smiled.
Then, Colette and their pups came in.
"Ooh, puppies!" Eloise beamed, overcome with joy.
"Have you named them yet?" Akito asked the mother with a proud smile.
"Yeah, have you?" Estelle asked.
"I know they're not very creative, but yes..." Colette chuckled a little. "We have Dot, Spot, Fluffy, and Scruffy."
The puppies each smiled as their mother said their names.
"Well, those are nice names..." Estelle smiled regardless.
Eloise gently pet the puppies, kneeling in front of them. "I'm Eloise, I am six!" she told them her usual introduction.
"Hello, Eloise!" All four pups smiled.
"So which one is as strong as you, Patch?" Akito asked.
"That would be Scruffy." Patch smiled.
Scruffy looked like his father, only had a mixture of his father's and mother's fur.
"Wanna bet?" Akito smirked playfully.
Scruffy rushed to under the bed Darla and Urchin would be sleeping in and lifted it above his head, though not too much yet, but it was still impressive for a puppy.
Patch chuckled. "That's my boy."
"Cool." Akito smiled.
"Thanks." Scruffy smiled, setting the bed back down on the floor.
"Maybe we could wrestle sometime." Akito offered.
"I'd like that." Scruffy smiled in determination.
Patch and Colette smiled to each other, nuzzling each other, being very proud parents like their parents before them.
"I think that maybe Akito and Scruffy were destined to be pet and owner." Estelle said.
"What about me?" Larvitar piped up.
Akito chuckled, patting his Pokemon on the head. "Hey now, I love all of my 'children' equally."
"Dinner's ready!" Mo called from downstairs.
The kids, animals, and Pokemon grew excited and went down to the kitchen.
Darla and Urchin leaned against each other, holding their hands together.
"Dad why are they holding each others hands?" Dot asked as soon as she saw Darla and Urchin holding hands.
"They're in love," Patch explained. "Humans hold hands with each other when they like each other."
"Oh..." Dot smiled then.
Darla and Urchin were about to kiss each other on the lips, until their daughter came between them, making them kiss her cheeks, and they looked a little shocked and surprised. This caused for Eloise to giggle. Darla and Urchin smiled to their daughter.
"She's just like you..." Darla teased her husband.
Urchin gave a playfully annoyed look and ruffled up their daughter's hair.
"I sure do hope my friends will be okay until we get back to the Plaza." Eloise said after she helped herself into a seat.
"I'm sure they'll be alright." Vincent said.
"Was it hard to leave?" Estelle asked.
"Yeah, a little..." Eloise shrugged with a smile. "Though, I could've sworn I heard Mr. Salamone cheer as soon as we got in the cab..." she then pondered with a thoughtful frown.
Atticus and Mo served dinner for everyone and once they were settled, they dug in.
Into the dinner, Urchin cleared his throat and spoke up. "Well, you all seem anxious to be wondering why we're all here..." she spoke up. "Darla, should I tell them?"
"We'll both tell them." Darla smiled.
"Tell us what?" the Fudo cousins asked.
Darla and Urchin smiled in excitement and anticipation. "We're going to have a baby."
Eloise's smile disappeared for some reason when everybody else cheered and congratulated the couple.
"Congratulations, you two." Atticus smiled.
Darla and Urchin smiled proudly to each other.
"Is it gonna be a boy or a girl?" Estelle asked in anticipation.
"We won't know yet," Darla replied. "It's still a bit too early to tell anything, even with a little mermaid magic."
Urchin chuckled to his wife a little at that euphemism.
"We're just very excited." Urchin smiled.
Eloise didn't say anything at the table.
"How did you find out?" Estelle asked her aunt, knowing that women had babies and not the men.
"Well, I was on set for another feature film," Darla explained. "It was just another normal day, shooting a movie, meeting the cast, finding a little gift for Eloise to send to New York... But then, for a while, I've been feeling a little queasy. I had the worst headaches and I was eating a lot more than I should have at one point. My friend Amber decided to come over and take care of since we thought maybe I had the flu, but... She had a suggestion in mind and decided that I should test to see if it's true or not..."
"Cool." Estelle said.
"After some time, we finally found out," Darla continued her story. "I decided to see my doctor just to make sure, and he said to me 'Congratulations, Ms. Fudo, you're going to be a mother again'... So, I'll need to take some time off away from my position and I decided it would be better to stay with family than just at the hotel."
The others were still very happy and excited for the couple to have a baby.
"It's not fair!" Eloise threw down her fork on her plate, she then got out of her seat and just ran off, crying.
"Oh, dear." Estelle said, worried about her cousin.
"I thought she'd be a little excited..." Urchin frowned a little.
"Maybe I should talk with her..." Darla suggested.
Akito left the dinner table as well, excusing himself, and deciding to see his cousin, he knocked on the guest room door.
"Go away, guys!" Eloise called back as she had been crying into a pillow.
"Eloise, can you please open up so we can talk?" Akito asked.
Eloise wiped her eyes and she opened the door, pouting to him. "Is anyone else with you?"
"Just me and Estelle and our Pokemon and Scruffy." Akito said, showing his twin sister with their Pokemon and Scruffy with him.
Eloise hiked back up on the bed, holding her knees together as she looked really sad.
"Ellie, what's wrong?" Estelle cooed. "You're gonna be a big sister! Why aren't you excited?"
"Because the baby's gonna steal my mommy and daddy from me," Eloise told them, then looked back at them. "I hear it happens... Things won't be like how they used to be."
"This almost takes me back to the old days..." Estelle commented.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Akito agreed.
Eloise rubbed her eye. "Was Vincent mad of you guys being born?"
"Actually, we were talking about when our friend Tommy's baby brother was about to be born, now that was a crazy adventure." Akito explained.
"Ooh, please tell me." Eloise said.
"You think we should?" Akito asked his sister.
"It might help her..." Estelle confirmed. "It was over a year ago, this was back before we knew we even had a brother..."
Eloise sat up a little more comfortably and was going to listen to the story her cousins had for her about having a new baby in the house that will teach her responsibility and big sisterhood.