Chapter 13

Belch!

"That's a good one."

Drax lay on the ground, once more too full to move, and yet he knows he ate far more than the last time. His father was laughing it up as Drax tried to roll himself over but was unable to. "Not bad kid, not bad at all! You managed to get ten small monsters down. Good on you!"

"I can't move."

"Yeah, that happens, come on, I got ya." His father was careful as he reached down and lifted him off the ground. Drax felt everything in his shift and move about in his belly, he was too full to care, but also wondered why he was getting hungrier. It wasn't like him, not to mention it didn't really happen with Amai from what he saw or his father. They wouldn't go after bigger things until they grew a little. He knew he hasn't yet. "You okay?"

"I'm okay… I'm eating bigger things aren't I?"

"I would say so."

"Soon, I'll be able to eat bigger monsters… I am not really looking forward to that just yet."

He felt his father move. Then Drax focused on the sidewalk as it began to drift by his eyes. "Are we going home?"

"Yep, but first we got to thank someone." His father brought him by Watchdog man's square again. He was still there. "Watchdog!" Snek called. Drax turned his head just far enough to see him. "Thank you!"

He gave but a nod as they went on their way. "Now, here's hoping you stay full throughout the night, if you are hungry again really give me a hard shove and don't stop until you wake me, okay?"

"Urp! Okay." Drax said as he began to drift off to sleep.

He was nearly out until he heard a commotion. "Whoa… what happened!?" his father's heart rate suddenly spiked, it snapped Drax out of his daze as he managed to see.

Garou was lying oddly on the ground; he was wrapped up in his own wings but appeared to be scared. Beside him, Melee who was just calming down, Master Bang was assessing the situation. "Melee gave birth. But by the sounds of it, she still had some time left until that was to occur, yet, it's happened. Garou is recovering from the pain he felt through her."

"Is everyone okay?"

Garou was panicked. For the first time, Drax saw him in such a state. "I… I don't know. This never happened before… I don't know!" He was trembling! Who knew the human monster was capable of such a thing?

"Easy now, sometimes children come early, it happens Garou, and your children are strong to begin with…" Bang said in a reassuring voice.

"But. They feel so small… I hardly feel them."

"Drax, I got to put you down for a second."

"Okay…" Drax felt himself eased to the ground but was able to see. Garou was starting to shake with worry, he was too scared to even rest his hands on himself. He was too frightened to move.

Drax watched in aw as his father approached with caution. "Open up." He said gently.

With that, Garou's wings parted. With care, his father placed one hand in the center of Garou's body and paused. Silence befell the room.

"Well? Are they okay? Tell me!"

There came a smile. "Fine," he said. "As you said they are small, but I am sure you can fix that with a few steady meals. I would take it slow at first, let them grow a little more until you are able to eat normally like you did with the twins and triplets… huh… triplets again I see."

Garou closed himself back up as he slowly eased himself off the mattress he rested on. "Slow intakes… okay… I can do slow…"

"Garou…" called a tired Melee. Her hand reached over and took hold of his. "They will be just fine. You know our kids, they are ready when they are ready."

He cracked his first smile; he gave but a nod as he stood up off the floor. "I'll be very cautious with them… I won't overdo it." He paused as he took notice of Drax. "Speaking of overdoing it… you okay kid?"

Drax gave a yawn. "I need a nap."

He felt himself get pick up off the floor again, taken back into his father's arms he was carried to the room once more to sleep. "Okay kid, rest up. This is only day two, we still got the rest of the summer!"