"...Sorry, I was just trying to see if I saw two or three, I'm no good with mortal machines."

Heidi paused as she studied the machine in front of her...before she slowly lifted a finger. "...You telling me I missed not one...but two hiding in me?!" Her laugh that tumbled out was full of disbelief. "Good timing Heidi, have twins in the middle of a freaking global apocalypse." She placed her hand on her chest. "What are you going to do, run out with two kids attached to your breasts?!" She asked herself in a hysterical manner.

Hecate stared at her before blinking. "...So are we good on calling me the godmother?" She asked before dodging a flaming fist. "Okay, I'll just ask about one of them…" She said with a nonchalant shrug.

"Hecate-shut the hell up and figure something out!" Heidi said, abruptly pulling her dress down. "I can't be running around fighting and keep a healthy pregnancy-and like hell I'm letting you guys go up without me." She huffed out while glaring at the ceiling. "We-we need to speed it up or pause it-something, because I can't be cooped up for a full term thing." She stated as she began to pace.

Hecate tapped her chin as she hip bumped the machine into nonexistence while handing Heidi a picture of the image of her twins. "Heh, pause it." She snorted before clearing her throat at Heidi's glare. "Well, if we could fish out a bunch of goddesses from Asgard...We could speed it up, it's just sort of dangerous since it's against the laws of nature and because we lack a few...needed goddesses." She said as she made a notepad appear.

"I know about Hera. Anything on Juno?" Heidi asked with furrowed brows.

"Ah, she was last seen fleeing with Bellona after Aphrodite touched down in Rome. No news if they have made it to Asgard yet." Hecate informed her as she tilted her head. "We have Artemis and Diana currently guarding the entrance to Asgard along with Athena and Minerva because all those virgin goddesses are impervious to the winks of love…" She tapped her notepad. "Then there's Persephone, Frigg...Ah...and Hestia and Vesta. That's it probably." She shrugged and looked at her.

"Isn't that beyond enough?" Heidi asked while folding her arms.

"You'd think, but it took like nine days or something for Apollo to get popped out-and they had a solid group of goddesses plus Artemis helping out," Hecate told her with a chuckle.

"Funny how he even wasted everyone's time at his birth," Heidi said with a wry grin.

"I know, right?" Hecate laughed before jotting something down on her notepad. "Anyway, we can get planning as soon as I contact everyone. Just be sure to tell the wife before the random screaming, kay?"

Heidi rolled her eyes before pausing. "...How many kids is she having?" She asked with a slight twitch.

Hecate blinked and looked up. "Oh, just the one. Probably going to be smooth sailing for her the entire way through. She can stick to the normal months thing if she wants, but you missy...are getting the speedy one. You don't even have to have the fun things that come with being-" She was cut off by a deadpan. "...Oh, right, you did." She bit her lip to stifle the laughter.

"Oh, just get on the phone." Heidi hissed in annoyance as she flicked the goddess on the arm.

"Yes, Madame Moody! It shall be in my best interests to do so." Hecate said in an over-the-top manner. "Now go on and burn someone else's head off, I don't feel like being beheaded today." She said with a smirk and chuckle as she disappeared.

Heidi groaned and resisted the urge to pound her head against a wall. "...Next time I'm trying it on a...a rat! I'll try it on a rat!" She huffed in irritation. "Wherever Hera is...I bet she is cackling at me." She said with a deep scowl, already hearing the raucous laughter the goddess had whenever it involved Heidi doing something dumb.

The bluenette continued scowling as she left the room and began heading for the living room...the same living room she knew her wife and sister were in. Part of her didn't want to tell them, well she actually didn't want to tell them anything, but the other one said...she may be screaming a lot.

"...If I tell them they'll say, "I told you so" if I don't...they'll think I'm being murdered. Great." Heidi deadpanned as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Way to go, Heidi, way...to go." She said to herself in exasperation.

The moment she arrived in the spacious living room, Heidi's deadpan grew as a pillow was thrown her way and smacked her right in the face. She tossed it over her shoulder and stared dryly at the two women who were staring back blankly. "...Really?"

Mal snorted at her and smirked. "We were...having a debate." She began, subtly glancing at Audrey to come up with something.

Audrey blinked before nodding. "...About pillows! What kind of pillows we like, down pillows, cooling pillows, human pillows-"

"Don't even think about the last one, Audrey," Heidi said with halved eyes as she walked in, flopping in between her pouting wife and smirking sister. "So...what have you two troublemakers been up to while I sold my soul to Hecate again?" She glanced around at that as she slinked an arm around Audrey's shoulders.

"We really were debating about pillows...at least five minutes ago we were," Audrey said with an innocent smile. "We also took probably thirty minutes to just discuss if pregnant women can have tea-"

"And I told her to just have peppermint tea," Mal commented with a roll of her eyes.

"Which I am completely fine with," Audrey said with a chuckle before looking at Heidi. "What were you doing with Hecate?" She asked in a curious manner.

Heidi was silent at that before she bit her lip and sighed. "...We were...discussing a project...and then went to the first aid room." She said as she stood.

Audrey and Mal both blinked at that. While the pinkette looked a tad concerned...Mal grinned and stood up as well. "Oh, really? Was it about the...everything?" She gestured to her with a head tilt.

"The migraines?" Audrey asked as she hopped up.

"The bloating?" Mal also asked as her grin turned knowing.

Heidi pinched her brow as she internally sighed. 'Here we go.'

"And the mood swings?!" They both asked in unison with one smiling and the other curiously tilting her head.

"Oh, gods...Yes. All of that." Heidi said in a groan.

Mal and Audrey both shared a look before they put on their most innocent faces. "...What was it about, Heidi?" Audrey asked, blinking her eyes at her.

"Yeah, you can tell us," Mal added on with a smile.

Heidi glanced between the two women who were obviously up to no good. Instead of answering, she merely grumbled and pulled out the ultrasound picture she had folded up and put away. "Don't unfold that thing until I'm sitting down." She said while pointing at both of them as they happily took the paper from her.

Mal practically sat Heidi down before running over to Audrey and gesturing for her to open the piece of paper. While the bluenette grabbed a blanket and covered herself, Audrey unfolded the paper...before she slowly grinned from ear to ear. "...I knew it."

Mal smirked as she blinked a few times. "...You were right...and she's not just hiding one-she's hiding two!" She said with a laugh of disbelief before looking up at her sister. "How the hell do you have two kids in there and only think of it as bloating?" She asked with a head tilt.

While Heidi rubbed her forehead in exasperation, Audrey tapped her chin. "Maybe...gods have bigger wombs…" She said to herself in a curious manner. "Or some sort of pouch?"

"A pouch? Imagine if she had like a little kangaroo pouch or something." Mal said with a snicker.

"I'd rather not," Heidi grumbled out as she snuggled under her blanket.

Mal rolled her eyes in amusement before looking at her sister. "Hecate say anything else interesting?" She asked while walking over to hand the picture back to Heidi.

The bluenette looked at the picture with a hint of fondness in her eyes before she looked up. "She's contacting several goddesses because...we need to speed the pregnancy up." She said while folding the picture back up and tucking it away.

"Is that safe?" Audrey asked with furrowed brows.

"...Somewhat," Heidi said as she faked a relaxed look so the pinkette wouldn't get worried.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Mal asked with a raised eyebrow.

"...It means I'm not discussing it till I get all the details from Hecate," Heidi said with halved eyes. "If I talk now...One of you will find something to panic about." She stated in a bland tone.

"It's dangerous," Mal said with a straight face, causing Audrey to visibly grimace.

"Mal!" Heidi exclaimed with a twitch, prompting her sister to merely shrug.

Audrey immediately was in her wife's face as she frowned. "Nuh-uh! You aren't doing it! You will sit here and wait out the months like a normal person!" She declared with a huff.

"Audrey, I can't do that. It is a living nightmare up there-" Heidi was shut up as her wife sat down on her lap and shoved her finger over her lips.

"It'll be a living nightmare if I lose you." Audrey said with furrowed brows.

Heidi's eyes flickered up to meet Audrey's before she slowly pulled the finger away from her lips. "...One way or another, it's dangerous...But...My way only affects me." She said in a soft tone, gently lacing her fingers with Audrey's. "Please...It will be faster this way...I can safely help Hecate and her plans to stop Aphrodite...Then we can go back home."

Audrey looked down for a moment before biting her lip. "...How soon?"

"...I don't know, Hecate was going to find out," Heidi said uncertainly, frowning at her words.

Audrey closed her eyes in thought before looking at Heidi. "...Can you get her in here?" She asked with a small head tilt.

While Heidi gently nodded, Hecate strolled into the room with a smile. "You called?" She asked with a hand on her hip, making Mal jump in surprise.

Audrey merely waved that off and stood up before looking at Hecate. "How soon can you get them here?" She asked with furrowed brows.

Hecate blinked before pausing. "...The babies or the goddesses?" She asked with a confused tone.

"Both." Audrey deadpanned after a moment.

"Oh...Well, if I just have Artemis and Juno along with the goddesses on hand...I might be able to do it...end of this week or the beginning of next?" Hecate offered up with a small shrug.

Heidi nodded in a pleased manner while Mal and Audrey both gaped at that. "Wha...You both act like this is your online package arriving in the mail!" Mal said with a dumbfounded expression.

"Well, the goddesses are, then the kids just sort of pop on out," Hecate said with a blink.

Mal deadpanned at that. "I...know how kids are born…" She said with halved eyes.

Hecate shrugged innocently. "I know you know, you just asked so I answered." She said, prompting the purplette to facepalm.

Heidi cleared her throat and gathered her sibling's attention. "Mal, this is a good thing. The faster they are out, the sooner Hecate and I can get to work." She said as she snuggled even more under the blanket.

Mal sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Are you sure? I mean, you just found out about them and now you want 'em out. I'm...just worried that it may get to your head at how sudden the change would be." She said with a small frown.

"Mal, it'll be fine. Even if I become overwhelmed...It isn't like I can't ask for help. Aunt Hestia and Vesta love babies...that and I feel as though Audrey would want a head start on bonding with two of our children." Heidi said, looking at Audrey with a small smile.

Audrey blinked before a smile slowly worked its way onto her face. "That...would be nice." She said, her eyes growing a warm glow to them as she practically bounced at the thought.

"...You used the pregnant lady baby thing," Mal commented with halved eyes.

"Oh, she totally did," Hecate said with a snicker as she folded her arms. "And it worked, look at Audrey." She said while bumping Mal with her hip.

Mal shot her an annoyed look and moved away a bit before she looked at Audrey. "...It's like she forgot about the fact that her wife is having twins in a week." She said while pursing her lips.

"Don't be like that Mally," Hecate said with a laidback smile, prompting the younger woman to scowl at the nickname. "You just need a little baby time of your own. Perhaps some mother-daughter bonding time?" She suggested with a sly tone.

Mal glanced at her as the corners of her lips downturned. "I...actually should go and pick her up. I needed to speak with Aunt Hestia anyway." She said, shaking her head before she silently excused herself from the room.

Hecate watched her leave before she heard Heidi sigh and blinked. "What? I was just making a suggestion!" She said with a confused shrug.

Audrey looked away with a small frown as she rubbed her arm. "Let's just say...Mal isn't exactly as...welcome to caring for more babies. She's having a hard time…" She said with a soft sigh.

"Yeah, she just needs a bit more time before she is alright with how sudden this is," Heidi added on with a nod, frowning a bit as she looked down. "Be gentle with her, Hecate, she's going through a lot. It was easier when Ben was with her…" She shook her head as she looked back up at Hecate.

Hecate paused and looked between them before sighing. "Fine...I'll shut up about it. Just don't expect me to stay quiet when it comes to your whole situation." She said while looking at Heidi.

"That's fine, Hecate. Now, please go work on preparing rooms for the goddesses you know are coming." Heidi said with a nod and a small smile.

Hecate nodded and teleported out, allowing Heidi to release a breath she had been holding. Audrey looked down at her wife before she sat down on Heidi's lap and cuddled up to the bluenette. "...Think Mal will be okay? She seems...overwhelmed at the idea of you having them so fast." She asked quietly, her eyebrows furrowed in concern.

"I'm not sure...But I'll keep an eye on her. I can't have her falling off the deep end…" Heidi said softly, sighing while closing her eyes while wrapping her arms around the pinkette.