Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, they belong to the wonderful Richard O'Brien.
Author's Note: Sorry, that it took so long to update, but for that you will get two chapters today. Life and Facebook (curses the addiction to Facebook) have gotten in the way, although it was mainly life that has been throwing curveballs my way. Please enjoy!
Nothing had really changed the next day, same old chores with the exception of her brother not speaking to her as well as the master it seemed. If it had not been for Columbia she'd feel alone. In the evening she headed up to the lab where she was greeted by her brother and her master. She tentatively entered and noticed they had turned the table into a bed. She gave them questioning looks and was about to turn on her heel.
"Come now, Magenta, do not be frightened."
She obeyed her master and slowly neared them.
"If you'd be so kind as to remove your dress and lay on the bed, we can get started."
"Wait, what?"
"You heard your brother, do as he commands."
"Why?"
"It's a surprise, sister."
She was concerned as she protectively placed a hand on her stomach.
"You're going to hurt my baby, aren't you?"
The two men turned and gazed at her emotionless.
"You're both jealous and don't want the other to be the father of my child so you've decided to kill it!"
They didn't say a word as she took off running for the lift, but Frank caught her by the arm.
"Let go of me!"
He picked her up as her fists pounded into his back and her screams went unheard by Columbia as he laid her on the table. Riff Raff did the honors of unbuttoning her dress and leaving it open while Frank had her arms pinned. She was ready to kick, but her brother had the foresight to stay closer to her side than near her feet. He placed cold, ugly goop over her lower abdomen and then placed an instrument where he had placed the goop. She began crying and she felt her brother's thumbs wipe them away.
"It's okay, Magenta, open your eyes."
She opened them and noticed to where he was pointing. They had rigged one of the monitors to show the life that was growing inside of her and she smiled.
"Did you really think that we would harm your unborn child?"
"Yes, Master, the two of you have the same type of temper, there's nothing you wouldn't do if you were angered."
"Magenta, the doctor said five weeks, right?"
"Yes, why?"
Concern grew in her eyes as she watched her brother observe the screen while moving the instrument, which she later found out was called a Transducer probe, across her belly.
Hmmm…"
"What's wrong, Riff Raff?"
"Well, Master, if I can angle this right I can show you."
He glided the probe a little more and grinned as he found the right area.
"Master, please, hold that in place for me."
Frank let go of his domestic's arms and kept his hand steady on the small probe while his handyman walked over to the monitor, all eyes staring at the screen.
"As you can see there's a five week old viable fetus, but what the Earthling doctor and his technology didn't pick up was there's another five week old viable fetus."
"You mean?"
"Yes, Master, twins."
They gazed over at Magenta who was grinning.
"Two babies, really?"
Her brother nodded and she frowned all of a sudden.
"What's wrong, sister?"
"I still don't know who the father is."
"We can determine that when you're ten weeks along."
"Why so long?"
"That is the earliest opportunity we have, but I will warn you now that it will be painful."
"I don't care, I want to put my mind at ease as well as the two of you I'm sure."
"Yes, we are curious." Frank stated.
"Would you like to know the gender?"
"No, brother, I want it to be a surprise, but you can tell this early?"
"Yes, I can, we have different markers in our genetics to be able to predetermine the sex of a child early in a pregnancy in our race. We may be temporarily on Earth, but you don't have to wait sixteen weeks to know the gender of your children like Earthlings do."
"I want to know the gender."
"Sure, Master, this one is an L and this one is also an L."
"Since when is L a gender?"
Both men chuckled at the redhead.
"We figured out a codename for the gender of the baby just in case you didn't want to know."
"So, oh wise brother, what does the L stand for?"
Riff Raff smiled and said nothing, but Frank opened his mouth.
"Well, it could mean lass or laddie, which means you could be having two boys, two girls, or one of each."
"You two are impossible."
She went to sit up, but her master stopped her for a moment.
"Don't get up yet."
He got a cloth, removed the probe, and wiped her belly clean of the goop her brother had spread. She sat up and began buttoning her dress, both men observing her and she turned to them, grinning.
"Thank you for doing this because now I know I have two babies instead of one."
"You're welcome."
She smiled, they were answering in unison again, as she headed to the lift and downstairs to her bedroom where she would wait for her brother.
She was almost asleep when she felt her brother slip into bed and again he had his back to her.
"Are you still mad at me?"
"Yes, Magenta, I am."
"Why? I mean, you did no worse than me."
"I understand that, I'm angry that he may have impregnated you."
"Then be pissed off at him!"
"I am, but I cannot help but be a bit peeved that you of all people would fall prey to his charms! You are excellent in controlling or concealing your emotions, why would you lose control?!"
He had rolled over facing her, but she sat up, terse with her sibling.
"I don't know how it happened, but I questioned it!"
"If you questioned it, why didn't you stop?!"
She gazed down at her hands and he sat up.
"I wanted to make you jealous in a sense, but I was curious from what Columbia and you've said about how the Master is in bed."
"Are you sure it wasn't because you loved him?!"
"No!"
"So when did it start?! When did you stop loving me?!"
"I never stopped, I have and will always love you!! Can't I have feelings for the both of you?! You two have been the constants in my life, it's only natural that I love you both!"
He didn't say a word and she could see he was choosing his words carefully, but he sighed instead.
"I love you, sister, I am jealous that you love another man and may be having his children."
"Brother, you have nothing to be jealous about, I love you and my duty to you comes first as a sister, lover, and hopefully the mother of your children."
"Which reminds me, I have vitamins for you to take, but take them in the morning they may also ease your stomach."
"Okay, thank you."
She laid back down, another night of only feeling his back against hers, wondering if he'd ever hold her again.
Author's Note Again: Yes, it really is called a Transducer probe, I researched it because I didn't know what that thing was called and when I saw what they called it I almost fell out of my chair from laughter. Now, go read the next chapter or else I'll release my dogs on you. :o)