Author's notes: Hey everybody I'm baaack!

Had to take some time for school but now I should update on a more regular basis...hopefully...only time will tell I guess.

Anyways enjoy!

Chapter 34: New Sense of Direction

The walk back to the apartment didn't take them long but as they walked up they could see Rex and Coral's truck was sitting in front of the apartment complex and was empty of the groceries from before.

"Oh, how nice! They unloaded for us!" Vybe exclaimed.

"Do you think they're still here?" looking around Molly didn't see any signs of the two which only made her even more anxious.

"Yeah. That is Coral's truck," Ty stated as he walked up to the complex.

"Well I hate to say this but I hope my cousin for once doesn't act like himself...especially since he has now Telekinesis."

"True..."

"Well let's just get this over with," Squil said as he let out a shaky breath. It didn't take much for Molly to tell that he was also nervous about the whole situation.

Another twinge of pain immediately however reminded Molly of another situation that she and Squil would have to discuss later. Her own personal decision on whether to have the eggs or not still hadn't been decided yet and even if she did want to have the eggs she was still worried what Squil would say about it. The gut wrenching feeling she had about it was almost as bad as the actual pain itself as she continued to think about it.

No one said anything as they walked through the lobby and into the elevator but once they had started to move up Ty faintly started to hum.

Molly turned to him, "Nervous?"

"Somewhat. I just hope that Coral can calm things down in case they did get out of hand..." he answered without looking at her. His knuckles were turning paler than they normally would be as he repeatedly clenched his fists.

With a loud ding the elevator doors flew open and they filed out before walking the last few feet to the door, "It sounds quiet in there," Molly mentioned as she tilted her ear towards the door in hopes of hearing something from the other side.

"Yeah...which is surprising," Ty added just before he opened the door.

None of them expected quite what they found.

Laying on the couch was Rex as Coral was gently rubbing one of his tentacles in his ponytail as Ploosh and Inka watched. Rex was purring loudly as he started to drift into a half-sleeping daze.

"Wow...same spot as yours Ploosh," Inka grinned at Ploosh as she said it.

He rolled his eyes in response before grumbling something about Vybe saying something to them last week.

"Rex just instantly becomes like a cat when I do it," Coral stated as Rex's purring got louder.

Inka grinned even wider before releasing a snort of laughter, "Same here with this dude," she quickly pointed at Ploosh for emphasis.

"I do not!"

"Let's see it then," a playful grin had formed on Coral's face as well as the two girls looked over at the green Inkling.

"Wait...what?!" he took a step back as Inka took a step towards him, "oh no you don't...not again!" he dived past her only to run right into Molly and cause them both to crash onto the floor.

His eyes got wide as he stared at her, "...Molly?! Uh, hi...back so soon?"

"Ploosh...get off!" a deep growl rose up from her throat as she said it, she partially bared her fangs as she did so.

"Okay, okay..." he got off her as quickly as possible, "yikes, when did you get moody..." he asked warily.

Molly blushed at his reaction as well as her own. Vybe had been right about her getting more aggressive as the eggs continued to form. She briefly hoped as she sat up it wouldn't get worse once the eggs were done forming.

"That is why you don't run away from women," Ty commented with a sigh.

"Hey you guys, how did the shopping go?" Inka asked the group.

"It went great, if I say so myself," Vybe answered as she help Molly up from the floor, "got a whole lot of stuff."

"Yeah, they know. They did help bring stuff up," Coral stated as she started to play with Rex's tentacles again.

"And then we started talking about soulspots afterwards...still not sure how we made that jump..." Ploosh admitted.

"Because, obviously, we are parallels to a degree, and that means so many things," the sound of Rex snoring soon announced to the rest of the group that Coral had made him pass out as his limp body sprawled farther onto the couch.

"So you had it explained to you about us huh?" Molly asked the pink Inkling.

"Yeah, it was mostly Inka," Coral explained. As she did so Molly couldn't help but notice her signaling to Inka while pointing at Ploosh.

"Yeah sorry, they seem so much like us that it didn't feel right to leave them in the dark," Inka added in as she subtly slipped behind Ploosh. By that point Inka's intentions had become clear to Molly as she started to reach up to her boyfriend's tentacles.

"Yeah, but I guess we should've checked in with you two first bef-" a shudder ran down Ploosh's back before a deep throated purr escaped his mouth as he slightly leaned backwards into Inka who continued to rub his tentacles.

Vybe giggled a little at the pair before answering, "It's fine, really."

"Well we didn't want to confuse you with the whole dimensional sibling thing, so that's why we said I was Ty's cousin," Molly explained.

"Ah, I understand," as she continued to rub Rex's tentacles she turned to look at Inka, "say, Inka, why not drag Ploosh over to the other couch so that he can sleep?"

"Alright," even with the fact that Ploosh's tentacles were longer than a male's would be normally she still had to reach up a bit to get to them. Guiding him over to the couch she had him sit down next to Rex. He only sat up for about a minute before he started to end up like Rex was, "with his ability manafesting this morning he probably could use the rest."

"I bet."

"How are you feeling though Inka?" Squil asked the purple Inkling.

"I feel fine Squil," she frown at him as she finally lulled Ploosh to sleep after several minutes, "why do you ask?"

"Just checking in," turning to look at Vybe Molly quickly noticed the cyan Inkling was also trying to get in a sneak attack. Ty unfortunately was completely oblivious to it as he stared at his phone with growing concern.

"Well I'd like to point out that I think you are over exaggerating the situation. I haven't shown any signs of an ability trying to manafest," Inka's sharp response drew Molly's attention back to what was going on in front of her.

"We weren't trying to Inka..." Squil started to say.

"Really? Because that's what it has looked like to me," she glared at him, causing him to take a step back in surprise.

"In other news, I just received a text from Marie," Ty finally said as he looked up from his phone, breaking the growing tension in the room. Vybe had meanwhile stopped her advances on him to listen as well, "seems two stages have been cleared of those infected Octarian troops...somehow. They are going to try to get security cam footage."

"Well that's good, isn't it?" Molly asked him.

"Yeah, it is," he answered as he slipped his phone back into his pocket, "Hopefully, we can find the cau-"

"Gotcha!" Vybe's shouted, drowning out whatever Ty had been trying to say as she tackled him and pinned him down on the ground. As soon as he was down she then started to scratch his back which slowly cause his yelling to lower in volume and become slurred until it eventually shifted into a deep growling purr as he finally succumb to the effects of his soulspot getting scratched.

"What is with all the girls around here lately?" Squil wondered nervously. Turning to Molly he eyed her with concern, "are you gonna come after me next?"

"Relax Squil...I'm honestly a bit tired myself so you're safe," she had honestly started to feel even more tired than before as they had returned back to the apartment and now it really seemed to be taking its toll on her. Now that she knew what was going on inside of her the symptoms almost seemed obvious to her.

Vybe giggled a bit as she continued to rub Ty's back until something suddenly caught her eye, "Inka?"

Turning to follow her gaze Molly quickly saw what was going on. Inka's movements had become somewhat sluggish as she continued to rub Ploosh tentacles like she might try to pass out.

"I-I'm fine...really Vybe," she quickly insisted as she tried to fight whatever it was that was making it difficult to move but it only to seem to make her even slower.

Having finally stopped purring Ty looked up at Inka and his eyes immediately grew wide, "It's beginning..."

"I'm fine Ty, re-" her eyes suddenly rolled up into her head as she fell unto the floor unconscious.

"Oh gosh!" Vybe yelped as she got off of Ty and tried to go help Inka only to end up unable to get any closer after getting about a few feet away from her, "what the literal squid?!"

Walking over as well Molly placed her hand forward in front of Vybe only to feel something solid almost propel her hand back, "Ty what's happening to her?"

"That ability...Heightened Senses," he climbed back onto his feet before he continued with concern, "blacking out isn't common when the process begins..."

"Have either mine or Ploosh's follow the normal symptoms I'd like to ask?" Squil pointed out to him.

"Both of you were asleep, meaning you felt nothing. That is normally when abilities manifest," Vybe quickly reminded him.

"Well I hope she hasn't been depriving herself sleep to prevent it..." staring down at her Molly couldn't help but feel totally helpless just like she had when Squil's ability first manifested.

"That usually isn't the case. If I can be sure, it seems that there is a set list of times for each ability to manifest," Ty explained "blacking out during the process isn't caused by lack of sleep, but rather by intensity."

Molly frowned at him, becoming even more concerned, "Meaning?"

"Intensity meaning how fast and powerful the process is..."

She bit her lip but continued to press him farther, "I figured that but what could that mean for her Ty?"

"The possibility that her ability would be slightly more powerful..."

"You think so?"

"Yes..."

"Well let's hope she pulls through okay," pulling Molly close Squil gently rubbed her back as he said it.

"Yeah," Ty agreed.

"What's going on?" looking back over to the couch Molly and the others saw that Ploosh had woken back up with Rex slowly coming to as well with a yawn since Coral had stopped rubbing his tentacles to look at Inka, "What happened to her? Why is she passed out on the floor?"

"Her ability started manifesting," Vybe answered.

"And it's probably going to be slightly stronger than normal," Coral added.

"Oh, that's what I missed?" Rex asked before Coral hit him in the head with a glare.

"Is she going to be fine?" Ploosh asked them, he may have been trying to hide it but Molly could still sense the fear in his voice as he spoke.

"I'm sure she will be Ploosh," Molly told him as she walked over to him to sit next to him in order to look him directly in the eye, "but all we can do now is wait."

He nodded in understanding as Ty headed into the kitchen to start making some food as Vybe continued to watch Inka and Coral started to play with Rex's tentacles again.

While waiting Molly couldn't help but notice that the pain she had been feeling was starting to lighten up. This only brought minor relief as something new drew her attention from the pain. After trying to ignore it for several minutes with a groan she got up from the couch and headed for the bathroom to go pee.

Coming back several minutes later she fought the urge to moan as she flopped back onto the couch, "ugh..."

"You okay?" Squil asked with a look of concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she quickly replied in hopes he wouldn't question her farther. He didn't, but it didn't stop him from watching her very intently for a bit which only made her more self-conscious. Mentally she hoped she wouldn't have to many more spontaneous rushes to the bathroom once the eggs had formed if they hadn't already...

Looking down at her stomach she didn't notice it looking any different and with a bit subtle prodding she felt nothing different which almost caused her to sigh in relief until she remembered Squil was watching her like a sea hawk.

"The process is already nearing it's finishing point..." Vybe said, drawing Molly and the others attention again.

"Oh good," Ploosh said with a sigh of relief behind it.

"Certainly was shorter than yours, Ploosh," Vybe added.

"Yeah...it would appear so..." he responded but refused to take his eyes off of Inka as she started to show signs of waking up.

"And the Ability is nearing it's fini-" Vybe started to say until Inka suddenly spasmed.

"Did I do that too?" Ploosh asked worryingly.

"In a lesser degree, yes," she nodded.

After several more minutes of watching Inka shudder she suddenly sat up with a cry of pain before gasping in exhaustion. In the first few seconds of Inka's eyes being open however Molly couldn't help but notice them shimmering bright purple before fading back to their normal color. Whether the others notice it as well she wasn't sure.

"And it's done. I think we should wait on testing until after you have rested," Vybe said, standing up, "adrenaline can be dangerous."

"Yeah...okay...I have no problem with that..." Inka told her once she had stopped breathing hard.

"Yo Ty! How is lunch coming?"

"It's coming, don't worry," he answered from the kitchen as Vybe helped Inka up from the floor.

"Thank you Vybe. Now do I dare ask how long was I out?"

"I'd say only half as long as Ploosh was."

Inka frowned as she stared at Vybe, "Really? I thought the process took a bit?"

"When you black out, it takes shorter than average."

"Hm...why do I have a sinking feeling that not just that happens?"

"It doesn't usually happen at all. In fact, you are one of the few who ever did," Ty answered as he came back from the kitchen.

"Maybe...but there's something you're not telling me...isn't there?" she continued to stare at him for several seconds.

"Your ability is also more powerful than another inkling with your ability," Vybe told her, breaking the tension that had started to form in the room.

Inka immediately sighed in response, "Why am I not surprised by that? I guess I should've figured I couldn't come out of the dimensional travel ordeal unscathed..."

"None of us are..." Ty said, "this gut feeling...it's getting stronger each day we stall..."

"Perhaps we can help you in this fight..." standing up from her seat Molly tried to keep a calm expression as internally she was quivering, "...if you want us to."

"Yes. Please do," Ty answered, relief plain in his voice as he said it.

"We would love to help you out," Squil added in as he stood up as well.

"Thanks, you two, we begin the journey to Octo-Valley in a few days."

"We'll also help in your cause Ty," Ploosh placed his hands on Inka's shoulders who was remained sitting as he stood up, "my cousin and soon to be cousin in law and us two have been a team for many years and that's not gonna stop now."

"We will help as well, Ty," Coral added as well as she struggled to get Rex awake. Eventually she resorted to hitting him in the head again to wake him.

"You guys..." Ty said. He smiled, "It's a deal then!"

"Alright now no backing out of this guys," Ploosh exclaimed loudly, "death may stare us in the face but we'll still charge forward!"

"D-death?" several thoughts ran through Molly's head but one in particular caused her to reach up for her belly as a shiver ran throughout her body while a haunted look crossed over her face.

It didn't take Squil long to notice her distressed state, "Are you alright Molly?"

"I'll tell you later..." she lowered her hand back to her side, "...not now."

"Even when he stares you in the face, call him Santa," Ty suddenly responded in a sarcastic manner.

"Huh?" Coral stared at him puzzled.

"Inside joke," Vybe told her.

"I feel like there's quite a few things about you four that we might learn in the next few weeks...be it good or bad," Ploosh grinned as he said it.

"Let's make sure we can rely on each other when the time comes," Vybe stated as she smiled a little as well.

"Of course if you really think about it, we're all kinda like one big awkward family," Inka pointed out with a blush, "which isn't a bad thing..."

"Yeah, we kinda are in that way," slipping back into the kitchen for a minute Ty returned with a platter of sandwiches.

"Ooh food! Never thought I'd say this but I'm famished," she refused to take her eyes off the platter as he set it down.

"yeah, I bet you are," Vybe grinned.

"What?"

"Coral, tell her about when you got your ability," Vybe said as she turned to the pink Inkling.

Coral chuckled a little before answering, "Heh, once I got Siren, I was super hungry for two days. It was weird."

"Oh yeah...that makes sense," with a blush Inka grabbed a sandwich.

"Let's eat. We have a long week ahead," Ty exclaimed as he grabbed food for himself.

"It certainly sounds like it," Molly said as she grabbed a sandwich as well. She didn't feel that hungry so she only took a single bite before putting the sandwich down on her plate.

It didn't take long for someone to notice her lack of appetite, "You're not still having those cravings are you Molly?" Inka asked her after having watched her stare at the sandwich for several minutes, "I know you had some..."

"No actually I don't have them anymore..." she admitted as she placed her hand on top of her stomach before she realized she had done it again out of a now growing habit.

As she did so she felt something she had not felt there before. She could feel a very distinct bump that was about the size of a mango in the center of her stomach that felt firm. Pressing on it slightly caused her to wince as it faintly sent pain partially to her back.

"Molly? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine...really...it's just a little bit of stomach pain that's all..." Molly quickly insisted as she put her hand back on the table. Looking across the table she could see both Vybe and Coral staring at her.

"Vybe, don't you have stuff for stomach pains?" Rex started to ask before Coral hit him in the back of his head, causing him to faceplant into his sandwich.

"Clearly you know nothing," the pink Inkling told him before turning back to Molly she winked at her with a smile.

How Coral figured out so quickly that she had eggs Molly wasn't sure but that didn't stop her from smiling gratefully back at her, "I'm sure it will be gone by tomorrow, I'm sure it's nothing."

"Alright, if you say so," Vybe answered, "Just let me know if you need anything."

"I will...thank you Vybe."

The sound of buzzing drew everyone's attention back to Ty as he pulled his phone out, "Got the footage. We will watch it later."

"Footage? Of what exactly?" Inka asked as she ate.

"The two stages that were cleared of Octarian troops."

"Oh that's good," Molly sighed.

"Yeah, you bet it is...prices will start to lower now that those two are open."

"Well hopefully we can take them down everywhere else," Ploosh commented.

"Yeah," having finished his sandwich Ty stood up.

"I agree," Molly stood up as well, her sandwich only partially touched but she still wasn't really hungry. Ignoring it she went over to watch as Ty plugged in his phone into the TV in the living room and pressed a few buttons on his phone before an image appeared on the screen.

The video showed Saltspray rig as well as dozens of Octarians wandering around for at least a solid minute without anything really changing. After a bit though the video suddenly shows ink flying towards some of the Octarians before two Inklings come into view and take out the Octarians after several more minutes.

Near the end the two Inklings run past the camera and as their faces came into view Vybe gasped, "It's them?!"

"Them...who?" Ploosh asked confused.

"There were these two kids trying to break into the tower today, we chased them off, but they must have come back once we left!" Vybe answered.

"But why? They could get themselves killed," Inka didn't dare look away from the screen.

"The boy with the Squidvader Cap..." Ty said, a tone of seriousness in his voice, "He and the girl managed to lose Vybe today. He must be very skilled."

"Wow...that's pretty impressive for a couple of 16 year olds," Ploosh said as he continued to watch as well.

Immediately Coral whipped her head in his direction before she glared at him, "You looking to get smacked?"

"Wha...?" he took a step away from her only to have her start to come after him, "Oh um...no I'm not saying you're not capable Coral it's just...Inka help!"

"You walked into that mess Ploosh, now you'll need to get yourself out of it," she flatly answered him as she remained in her seat.

"Inka, you will need to help him," Rex said, having now become fully awake, "they don't call Coral 'The Siren' for nothing."

"Nah...I want to see what she'll do to him..." watching her boyfriend squirm under the Coral's gaze caused her to smirk, "he really did walk into that one."

Coral's expression turned into one of mischief as she snickered under her breath before she cleared her throat, "Oh Ploosh, you walk into things too much..." she told him but her voice had changed. It now sounded very much like Inka's voice but there seemed to be something else behind the tone. Something that immediately caused Ploosh to focus completely on her.

"Wait, why are there two Inkas?" Rex asked puzzled.

"Whoa..." staring wide-eyed at the pink Inkling Inka sat up straighter in her seat, "Coral that's pretty good imitation of me..."

She turned to face her, "Why thanks," she told her in an almost perfect imitation of Ploosh's voice before turning her attention back to Ploosh as well as speaking in Inka's voice, "Now, Ploosh, come over here..." she grabbed his hand and started to tug him across the room.

"Yes Inka...I'm coming," his green gaze had suddenly become unfocused as he allowed himself to be dragged. Acting as if he was under some form of spell.

"Inka, now!" Rex insisted as he stared worryingly at what was happening.

"Ploooosh," Coral crooned.

"What? Why? It's not like she's gonna do anything that bad to him..." her smile finally disappeared though as she watched his expression, "is she?"

"Yes Inka?" Ploosh continued to stare straight into Coral's eyes, "what is it you want?"

"When Coral get's too into it, there is no telling what she will do," Rex explained, causing Inka to stand up in worry as she tried to decide whether to go get Ploosh from Coral or not.

Before she could do anything Coral finally stopped him in the center of the room, "Ploosh, stand right there for a few minutes," she told him before turning to cast her gaze onto Inka, "Inkaaa," she had already swapped to Ploosh's voice as she walked over to Inka and started to tug her away from where she had been sitting.

"Ploosh?" her eyes lost focus just as quickly as Ploosh's eyes had as she allowed herself to pulled along, "what is it?"

Molly made a move to get up only to have Squil grab her hand and pull her back. Turning to face him she saw him shake his head at her, "Don't Molly. She's using her ability on them both and probably wouldn't take her much effort to ensnare you as well," he whispered.

With a worried expression she nodded in understanding as she turned her attention back to the three.

"Come over here for a few moments," Coral said as she placed Inka in front of Ploosh, "look at me..."

"Yes?" Inka hesitated as she stood there but continued to watch Coral as she slipped behind Ploosh, "what is it you want Ploosh?"

"Kiss me," she told them both in both Inka and Ploosh's voice.

Reaching towards each other they immediately did so as they wrapped their arms around each other tightly. They continued to do so for several minutes and only paused to grab air for a second before madly kissing some more.

"C-Coral?" Vybe finally said after a bit.

"Yes?" she answered in her own voice as a smile formed on her face.

"Wh-what the squid?"

"Oh..." her smile disappeared, "I guess I got too into it."

It was then that Ploosh and Inka snapped out of the spell Coral had trapped them in. Pulling away from each other they stared at each other wide eyed for a few seconds, "Inka?"

"Ploosh?" she squeaked.

"What the squid just happened?"

"I...I don't know..."

"My bad!" Coral quickly apologized, "got too into it!"

"That's an understatement," Rex commented.

"Did we just kiss...?" Inka hesitantly asked.

"Yeah I think so...but I think we may have gone a little overboard..."

"Just a little?" Vybe asked them both.

Turning bright red they both slowly went back to their seats. Sitting down Inka sighed, "I suppose I partially should have expected that when Rex said 'the Siren'. I just didn't think I would fall for something like that so easily."

"No one expects the Siren Inquisition!" Coral cried out with a giggle.

"I was worried that I or someone else was going to have to get involved if you went to far Coral," Molly said as she shuddered a little at how easily Inka and Ploosh had been ensnared by Coral's ability.

"That exhausted me though...I think it was worth my exhaustion," reaching for a sandwich she started to scarf it down.

"I'm sure it did," eyeing her warily Squil pulled Molly closer to himself.

"Her speech patterns decrease in quality when she's exhausted," Rex added.

"What wah Kay person...Agh!" with a growl of frustration Coral went back to eating her sandwich.

"Like that?" Squil raised an eyebrow.

"That and, in worse cases, becoming somewhat...mental," he hesitated before continuing, "like stupid if you want to call it that instead."

"Rexth, beh cuieth," stumbling over the words again she grumbled loudly as she ate some more.

"Oh boy..."

"So...that was the most we have seen her use it...and it's scary," Vybe said to the rest of the group.

"Really? The first time?" Inka asked sadly.

"And we were her first victims..." Ploosh didn't look up as he said it.

"It was used mostly to calm us down when things got heated," Ty explained.

"She does want to be a psychiatrist," Vybe added in.

"Hm...maybe because I have heightened senses that's why I want to study history and more specifically major ancient wars," Inka mused softly.

"That may be it...question is how rested you feel right now?"

"Me? I'm fine...why do you ask?"

"This is the only test we are going to do for today," standing up Vybe walked over to Inka who stood up as well. Ty behind her was looking up at his wife with concern, "you ready?"

"I uh...think so," she swallowed a little in nervousness as a faint shimmer briefly came into her eyes.

Without another word Vybe threw a punch at Inka's head only to end up swinging at thin air since she wasn't there anymore but instead on the other side of the room, "Okay, I admit that was not quite what I thought you were going to do."

"Yep, that's certainly more powerful. How much did time seem to slow down?"

"Actually quite a lot to be honest. If I had that ability when I still played Turf Wars my skills as a charger user would have seemed impossible."

"Well, let me tell you something. That amount of adrenaline would normally kill an inkling," Ty said as he stood up, "but that's not how it actually works. Your body's adrenaline is average, but it's efficiency is increased by a lot."

"Huh...that's interesting to know, but I got to know...does it do anything else other than give me an amazing reaction time?"

"All senses, like hearing, taste, smell, etc. Are more sensitive when you need them to be."

"Hm...that's good to know," with a slight flick of her ears she shifted over a foot as Ploosh suddenly dove at where she had been only to end up flat on his face, "nice try."

Ty fought the urge to laugh as Ploosh got back up from the floor, "I told you before Inka...I'll get you for that incident before," Ploosh grumbled.

"Then you'll have to try harder to do so," she smirked slightly which caused him to growl in frustration.

"Ploosh, you ever heard about the story of the Gingerbread man?" Ty asked him.

"Uh...no."

"Well then. Once upon a time, a baker made a gingerbread man. The little cookie came to life once it was decorated, and ran away. The baker ran after it, but no matter what he tried, he couldn't catch him. He was left with one idea. You know what it was?"

"No. What?"

"Make a gingerbread house. He made it and decorated it, and then left it outside. Eventually, the gingerbread man went into the house, allowing the baker to finally capture the gingerbread man."

"Hm...so I just need to discover Inka's equivalent of a gingerbread house?" a grin slowly crept onto Ploosh's face as he stared at Inka.

"Ty...you're giving him ideas, that's slightly unfair."

"It wasn't meant to give ideas...somewhat."

She rolled her eyes at him, "Yeah, right. Sure you not giving him ideas..."

"Oh, snap, Ty, shouldn't we be trying to help clear stages?" Vybe jumped from her seat.

"We should, you are right. We can only take two others though..."

"What exactly do you need in terms of skill or ability?" Molly asked him.

"Let's see..." he took a glance at his phone, "Arowana Mall and Walleye Warehouse are the two we are doing. So shooters and chargers."

"Sounds like Inka and Squil to me but perhaps Squil should stay with Molly since she's not feeling very well," Ploosh said, "I can go instead. Even though I main in rollers I can still hold my own with a regular shooter type weapon."

"You two could also practice using your abilities as well," Vybe pointed out.

"Yeah, we could," Inka nodded.

"Let's get ready then," she paused, "um...do you two have weapons yourselves?"

"Yep," grabbing her bag she had from when they first arrived there she zipped it open to reveal her collapsed Hero Charger. A gift from Marie since she didn't really use it anymore just like how Ploosh's Hero Roller was originally Callie's, "but I don't know what Ploosh will do..."

"He can borrow my Hero Shot since I'm not going anywhere," Squil told her.

"That should work," with a nod Squil rushed into the room he and Molly had been sharing and came back a second later with his bag with his Hero Shot in it.

Walking over to a closet Vybe popped it open and pulled out an N'Zap 89. Tossing it over to Ty she then pulled a Hero Charger for herself out, "I'm ready," Ty told her.

"Same."

"Should we suit up?" Inka asked.

"My suit still isn't finished," Ty sighed softly as he said it.

"We can go casual instead," Ploosh quickly suggested, having pulled Squil's Hero Shot out he was in the middle of getting his ink tank on.

"Yeah, we get our stat boosts as well if we do that."

"Very well, we should probably get going then."

"Alright," having slipped his ink tank on Ty walked over to the door and opened it before turning back to the others, "Squil, Molly, Rex, Coral, We'll be off for now. At the rate we are going, you four are on your own for supper."

"Bye you four and good luck!" Molly called out as the group walked out the door.

"We are back! Sorry we were out for so long! Ended up clearing an additional stage."

Molly looked up quickly as Ty and the others walked through the door, "Oh? Which one?"

"Blackbelly Skatepark. We had assistance with that one..." Vybe responded as she took her's and Ty's weapon and put them away.

"Who was helping you out with Blackbelly?" Squil asked, taking his Hero Shot as he did so.

"The troublemakers from earlier."

"What?!" Molly quickly got to her feet, "Are you serious?"

"We wish," Inka groaned in response.

"That boy seriously knows his way with the Inkbrush..." Ty explained, "he wiped a whole lot of them out. We just covered the turf most of the time."

"Not to mention the girl...she was doing a pretty good job with that Areospray she had," Ploosh added in.

"Yep. And I'm probably stinking right now...I'm going to take a shower. Good night everyone," walking up the stairs Vybe waved quickly at the group before disappearing the rest of the way upstairs.

"Hm...yeah I'd hate to say this but I think we should call it a night as well," having been anxious most of the time while Ty, Vybe, Inka and Ploosh had been gone now that they had come back Molly felt somewhat drained. The fact that she hadn't eaten much since her eggs had finished forming probably wasn't helping her either. Having only sat down for a few minutes she got up again with Squil getting up as well.

"You still feeling a little ill Molly?" Ploosh asked her.

"Uh yeah...you could say that..." she avoided his gaze as he answered her as she had been avoiding most of the others gaze all that afternoon and evening when her 'stomach pains' had been brought up. If Squil didn't realize what was going on with her he'd find out soon enough.

"Well, I assume that Rex and Coral left already, considering they aren't here..." Ty commented, "but in any case, have a good night, you two."

"Alright," waving at the others Molly then opened the hidden door to her's and Squil's room and slipped inside. Taking a moment to calm herself down she walked over to the edge of their bed and sat on it as she watched Squil slide the door close before turning around, "you seemed so ready to leave when I said I wanted to go rest."

"That's because I'm showing concern for you Molly..." he raised an eyebrow, "are you saying I can't?"

"What? No, that's not what I meant..." she blushed slightly.

He blushed as well, "Sorry..."

"What for?"

"For making you nervous...or rather more nervous..."

"What do you mean?"

"Molly...I know you have a clutch..."

Her heart felt like it had taken a leap into her throat as she swallowed hard, "How long have you known?"

"Had a sinking suspicion a few days ago and this afternoon only confirmed it...Molly I've seen the very symptoms in my mother as she tried to have another kid with my dad..."

"Oh..." she blushed.

"Can I feel?"

It took a minute for Molly to figure out what he meant, "oh...yeah I don't mind..." she scooted over to one side to give him room.

Walking over to her he sat down next to her and gently placed his hand on her stomach. After moving it a bit he finally found the bump she had discovered earlier as he stared in awe, "I feel only one egg but there could possibly be a second or even a third."

"I hope not. Something tells me laying one would be hard enough as it is..."

His eyes grew wide, "You...wanted to have them?"

"I-I..." she stopped herself and took a deep breath before continuing, "I have been thinking about this for several hours...and I've come to the conclusion that I do...I want to have them, but I won't force you if you are not ready to have children Squil."

"You...really want to have children?"

She nodded at him.

"But you would be willing to give up that chance to have such if I say I don't?" he chose his words slowly and carefully as he watched her reaction.

"Yes...I want you to be happy Squil and I would totally understand if you feel that this would be a bad time to start a family but...I'm not sure I want to wait till we get back home...if we get back home..."

"You don't think we will?"

"We aren't even sure if there is a way to do so..."

"We can hope," he offered.

"This dimension is so much darker than ours ever was...how some people find hope in such dark times seems like a miracle to me."

"But even then once they do these people cling to it for dear life...just like how Ty does."

She frowned, "I thought you didn't like him?"

"My ability may be to freeze stuff but that doesn't mean I have to be cold to everyone I don't completely trust besides...I think I'm warming up to him."

"You're just saying that..."

"Perhaps," he pulled her closer to him, causing her to lean on him, "but if one thing is for certain it's that him and his beacon ability may be our only hope to get home."

"Hm...yeah," she stared directly into his blue eyes, "you haven't answered my question by the way."

"What question?"

"About the eggs..."

He sighed, "I suppose I haven't..." reaching up to her ear he gently stroked behind it as he leaned close to her other ear as he whispered, "and my answer is yes...I'd like to have them as well..."

She immediately pulled back from him with a look of uncertainty, "You sure?"

"Molly..." he groaned, "you have known me since we were both 14 and how many times have I ever gone back on some-" he never finished what he was saying since Molly had dove at him and started to kiss him profusely.

"Never...as far as I've seen," she answered as she took a pause from kissing him, "I just didn't want to rush in to it if you weren't ready," she wrapped her arms around his neck as she rubbed the back of it which caused him to purr loudly in pleasure until she stopped.

"Don't worry...you aren't rushing things...at least not for me..." a hint of a playful growl was at the end of his sentence as he started to return her earlier kisses, causing the two to fall backwards onto the bed as they started to both giggle.