The next morning the monkey team woke up to Otto making pancakes; they all started to eat breakfast, so they could move on to the next planet When they noticed that neither Nova nor Adeline was up yet and after a while it started to raise questions
Sprx was the first to say something, "Hey where's the girls?"
Chiro was busy engulfing a pancake but when he swallowed he replied, "I dunno"
Sprx didn't like that she wasn't up yet; she was usually up and beating the crud out of a punching bag by now, "Well I'm gonna go check up on Nova…"
Antauri felt the same about Adeline; he knew that she always stayed up late, but she was usually up to eat breakfast, "I shall check on my daughter…."
Antauri levitated down to the floor and walked down the hallway, around many corners to Adeline's doorway and knocked
Antauri: Adeline? Are you alright?
He heard gagging and puking sounds coming from the room; he entered to find Adeline perched over her toilet…puking her guts out…
"Adeline…what wrong?"
Adeline sat up and sighed as she flushed the toilet, wiping her mouth she replied, "I…I don't know….I got up this morning and felt like I was going to be sick…I've been here most of the morning…." She felt horrible; she had stomach pains and felt like she had a fever from all the gagging…. Antauri although, wasn't too worried, after all people get sick all the time, but just as he was about to say something; Sprx barged into the room
"Hey…Nova's in her room puking her guts out," he stopped and noticed Adeline next to the toilet, "and apparently so are you…."
Adeline opened her mouth to say something as she felt whatever was left in her stomach; she leaned over the toilet and started to puke again
Sprx turned to Antauri confused, "What's wrong with them?"
"I don't know…I think we should go check with Gibson…and see if there wasn't anything on that planet that would make them sick" he turned to the bathroom, "Adeline we'll be back…hopefully with some medicine to make you better." She didn't say anything but nodded her head between gag reflexes. Sprx and Antauri walked to the conference room and found Gibson in his chair. Antauri quickly called for him, "Gibson"
"Yes Antauri…."
"Was there anything unusual on the planets surface yesterday?"
"Not to my findings, why?"
Sprx interrupted Antauri and Gibson's conversation, "because both Adeline and Nova are in their rooms puking their guts out….
"What's wrong with them?" Otto asked
Antauri turned to Otto, "We're not for sure…both of them claim they woke up feeling ill"
Gibson got up out of his chair, "Bring them to my lab and I'll do some test to see what's wrong…it might just be the flu…" Gibson headed for the lab while Sprx and Antauri headed for the girls' rooms. It took them both a while to get them to the sick bay, as every time they left their room into the hallway…they got sick, but they finally got them there and Gibson did several tests and looked at the results…There was one result that made his eyes pop almost all the way out of his skull….he had a shocked look on his face…
"It's not…possible," he simply muttered; he couldn't believe what he was reading
"What is it? What's wrong?" Chiro called out, just as confused as the rest of them. The girls were both on tables sitting looking at Gibson as he went re-analyzed the results again just to make sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him. He re-read them again and could no longer deny the truth; he turned around to look at them all…
"A….according to my readings…Nova and Adeline….are pregnant"
Everyone screamed out, "WHAT!" but the girls where louder; they were more shocked then everyone else
Gibson realized that his jaw had dropped and recollected his full speech abilities, "They both have a specific hormone that is produced when a baby is present…."
Antauri looked at Adeline with a very unhappy look; he crossed his arms, not wanting to believe what he just heard, "Adeline Tomoyo Lamang….what have you been doing?"
Sprx felt the same way as Antauri but towards Nova more, "yeah nova! "
Adeline realized what her father meant and jumped off the table, "What! You don't honestly think that I'd…d….do that!" she gave him a look of utter shock that he would think such a thing and apparently so did her Uncle Gibson.
Gibson looked up at her and also crossed his arms giving her a blaming look, "Well, there isn't any other way now is there…."
"Obviously there is! Besides who the heck am I gonna…do that with around here!"
Otto looked around and blurted out, "There's Chiro…."
Chiro's eyes widened and he quickly started to freak out, "NO! NO! NO! It wasn't me! I swear!"
Adeline also couldn't believe that either ….he was so young…and she felt like it was the most disgusting gesture she ever heard; she quickly agreed with him, "And I swear to! It wasn't him!"
Nova didn't say a word; she couldn't' find any words to say…she felt many emotions: doubt, fear, a little happiness…but when she realized that she was going to puke again; she jumped up and ran to the bathroom to puke…..
Adeline knew she had never had sex before, so she dared her Uncle Gibson, "I swear I didn't do anything! If you don't believe me…..Check!"
Gibson still didn't believe her, "Sit!" he was so angry, thinking that she has been fooling around….he turned to see she had crossed her arms looking grim; he used the scanner that showed that she was indeed still a virgin….he felt a little relief but it was quickly over come by shock…if she wasn't having sex then what could have happened to cause it?
As he turned and saw is face; Adeline knew that he found out the truth, "See, I told you!" She sat straight up; feeling a little better that her family didn't think she was a tramp….
Gibson was lost for words…he had no idea there was only one way to get impregnated and it was just proved that Adeline wasn't doing it….Nova came out of the bathroom still lost for words….
Sprx wanted an answer to his question, "What about Nova? What have you been doing?"
Nova looked up looking mad, "Nothing! I haven't been doing anything!"
Gibson ran up and did the same scan on Nova…it to, showed that Nova still was a virgin….
Otto had been standing by, not saying anything and minding his own business until he got so confused he blurted again, "What's going on? I'm lost…"
Adeline sat there still fuming at what her family thought about her, but not only that she was really scared. She was only 16 and now she just found out she was pregnant; she felt alone…. Adeline got up and stormed out of the sick bay, so her family didn't see her cry
Nova too felt the same way as Adeline, what was she going to do? She followed Adeline's lead and left….she didn't want to be left alone with all those boys anyway….she was too ashamed.
Antauri tried to stop his daughter, "Adeline wait…." but he was too late she didn't stop as she rounded the corner storming to her room; they heard her door slam and lock…then Nova's did the same
They all stood there thinking on how this could have happened….the girls were pregnant there was no denying it…now they all had to adjust to the change…Antauri felt like he should go talk to Adeline and left; Sprx felt the same about Nova…after all he cared about her… They headed towards the girls' rooms to talk to them…
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Adeline stormed to her room scared and upset; how could this have happened…why to her? She knew that her life was going to be different from now on….as she lay on her bed crying a knock came to her door...it was her father
"Adeline?"
"Go Away!"
"Please open the door….."
"Why! So you can yell at me some more for something I didn't do!"
There was a pause; he felt so guilty for thinking such things about his daughter, "I was wrong to assume that…now please open the door"
Adeline thought for a moment and opened the door with her mental powers; her father walked in to see her lying on her bed, hugging a pillow, and crying….she spoke before he could even say anything…
"I don't know what's happening…." she said as she cried…her father walked up to look at her face
"None of us do…"
Adeline started to cry even more, "I'm …s…scared"
Her father hugged her and held her crying body in his hands…. "I know…I know….shhhhhh" he tried to calm her down , "We are all a little scared for you and Nova, but lets make the best of it, ok? Let's look at the bright side….you have a loving family who will help you through this whole ordeal…..and you know that you don't have to go through it alone
Adeline realized that her father was trying to cheer her up; she continued to hug him, "Thanks dad…"
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Nova slammed her door and collapsed in front of it….Gibson's words were still ringing in her ears….she put her hands on her stomach and looked at it. She was going to have a baby and everyone knew it. Before she could do or think anything else, there was a knock on her door; she backed away from it….
She heard Sprx's voice, "Nova? You okay?"
Nova didn't answer she wasn't entirely sure she wanted to talk right now….
"C'mon let me in….don't make me pick the lock…."
Before she could think things through; she walked over and opened the door; when he walked in he was attacked by hugs and lots of tears…Sprx held the crying Nova in his arms. He was a little scared; he hadn't ever seen Nova cry before…
"Oh c'mon it's not that bad…."
This only made her cry even more
"Listen, if it makes you feel any better; I'll help you through the whole pregnancy"
Nova's felt grateful towards him; he was willing to help her even after all the inconsiderate things that she's done to him over the years. Her crying let up a little, and she looked at him, and then hugged him again…
"Thank you Sprx…."
Sprx smiled, "Hey don't mention it…are you hungry?"
She nodded; after all she had puked up everything…she felt a little weak..
"Then I'll go get you some Linner…."
Nova: looked up a little confused, "Linner?"
"Yeah it's something between Lunch and Dinner" he laughed. He was trying to cheer her up a little
Nova laughed a little as he left to get her food; then she lay down on her bed and wondered what her life would be like from now on…and even what her baby would look like…
