Chapter 08 - Puppy: The Eighth Storm

Week 4, Day 4, 7:15 AM

Joey woke up in the den at one point, sniffing the air before getting to his feet. He barely made it outside before startling the wolves with himself emptying his stomach near a tree.

"Pup? Something wrong?"

Joey sat up on his knees when done. "Stomach hurts..."

"Sure you didn't eat something that didn't agree with you?"

"I ate the stuff that Mokuba got me to cook last night..."

Frowning slightly, Seto moved over to make sure he was alright.

Joey nuzzled into Seto, rubbing his belly softly. "Ugh, feel sick..."

"Try laying down for awhile then, okay?"

Joey nodded and went off into the den to try and rest. Nose twitching slightly, the wolf watched him with worry. Joey looked uncomfortable as he slept. He needed a doctor. Frowning, the brunette tried to figure out where the nearest doctor might of holed up at. There were some military controlled towns nearby. They looked american, suggesting that the three weren't even in Japan anymore, which also explains the tropical setting. Gently, Seto scooped the sleeping puppy into his arms before motioning for his brother to follow. Mokuba followed after Seto. Keeping his nose to the wind, Seto sought after someone who could help. There was a camp nearby, which may have a medical quarter to it, suggested by the number of smells in the air. Ears flattening slightly, Seto began to approach.

A soldier stopped them just on the borders. "You three! You're one of the crossbreeds! Stay there, we'll get you an escort inside."

Snorting slightly, Seto stayed where he was. Several soldiers came out moments later to escort the three down to medical, requesting ID information from them. Easily, the brunette gave them the information they needed. They nodded and got down to medical to give them all a checkup. Tail twitching nervously, Seto kept an eye on Joey the entire time.

They took samples from the sick Joey before looking to Seto. "We'll have to get back on you with the results."

"You best make it fast."

They sighed and went to work, while one soldier, looked to Seto. "Would you three like to be shown around the base?"

Seto merely nodded.

The soldier nodded and led them out to show them around the base. "Its been chaos since the initial attacks. Most of the world capitals had been wiped out, very few governments left. Most of the US military were self-deployed units..."

"Japan was almost destroyed."

The soldier nodded. "Some countries were more lucky than others. But we been trying to keep people calm and organize some kind of leadership system. So far, we've had no continuance plans."

"I wouldn't know if anyone managed to find survivers back home."

"Well, we got a communication station set up. We keep in contact with other bases the US military's set up around the world."

"Is the one on Japan up still?"

"It should be. Did you want to see if anyone you know are alright?"

Seto nodded slightly and rattled off a few names.

The soldier nodded. "How about we go down and try to get a hold of them then?"

"I would like that."

The soldier nodded and led Seto, Joey and Mokuba to the communcation station, where they proceeded to call up the base in Japan. The soldier spoke to another officer on the radio, rattling off a list of names. The soldier IMMEDITELY confirmed Yami's presence, reporting him as a key personal of the base in the area.

"He's what? Not surprise to hear that."

The soldier took a moment to get Yami, another voice speaking afterwords. "Kaiba?"

"That you, Yami?"

"Yea! You guys alright? We haven't heard from you in weeks!"

"We're fine, Yami."

There was a sigh of relief. "Good. There's been quite a few incidents over here. The good news...we found Anzu..."

A snort of annoyance made itself known.

"She's worse for wear, but she's okay."

"Same could be said about the rest of us."

"I hear that. Yugi's with me. He's been...sick...the last week or so."

"Really? So has Joey."

There was a pause. "Throwing up?"

"How'd you know?"

"Yugi's done the same every day." A pause. "Morning sickness."

"Morning sickness? Thats only for females."

"No, its for PREGNANT people."

"Joey's male, Yami, he can't be pregnant."

"Yugi is."

"Then explain how Joey can be as well?"

"Did anything happen to either of you two recently?"

Quietly, Seto explained what he could remember.

"You been altered by the aliens. More than likely, Joey's pregnant."

Seto became silent at that.

"Yugi and I share a similar fate, however, our story goes back 5000 years."

"Then save it for when we get there."

"Right. Good luck getting back here."

"Don't worry, I'll find a way."

"Good. See you when you get here."

Nodding slightly, Seto hung up.

Joey stared up at Seto now, a hand drifting to his stomach absentmindedly.

"What do you think about all that?"

"Strange...amazing..." Joey laughed softly. "Could be true."

Chuckling softly in response, Seto smiled. "Only time will tell."

Joey looked up. "What...what if I am having puppies...?" He blinked at his own statement. He guessed they would be puppies.

Defently chuckling, Seto pulled him into his arms.

Joey curled up close, breathing in the wolf's scent. "What do you think...?"

"If your having my pups, then nothing is going to harm them."

Joey's tail wagged at this and he cuddled close. "Guess we'll find out soon enough."

Seto merely nodded as he tucked the other under his chin.