Chapter 12: Lucy's Pregnant!
After a few days of traveling, Lucy asks Bill if she can talk to him in privet. After going a little ways away from the camp Bill says "So, what's up Lucy?" "Bill, I have something to tell you." She said, staring at the ground. "Well, what's up?" "Bill I'm... Um, well... I'm, pregnant." Lucy said so quietly that Bill almost didn't hear. "Lucy, did you just say that your pregnant?" Bill asked, uncertain that he heard right. Lucy nodded, "Yes Bill, I'm pregnant." The Mew said sadly. "Lucy, why are you so sad?" Bill asked, seeing that Lucy was almost in tears. "It's just that, well, I don't know who the father is." She responded. Bill then embraced the Mew and said "Lucy, I know who the father is," he said, making the feline Pokémon look him in the eyes. "Lucy, remember when you were in heat a little while ago?" Lucy nodded slowly. "Lucy, you wanted me to help you remember." The Mew nodded slowly, not really sure were Bill was going with this. "Lucy I'm the father!" Bill told Lucy, making her go wide eyed and almost faint. "Bill. What do you mean you're the father?" Lucy asked, surprised by what Bill had just proposed. "Lucy, don't act so surprised, you were in heat, and we mated. Remember?" Lucy's eyes got even wider at this as she remembered what happened. "Bill, what do you think your mom will think?" "Luce, my mom doesn't even know that you exist. She doesn't even know that Sapphire is a lucario." "Oh, well should we tell Sapphire?" Lucy asked. "I don't think so. At least, not yet." Bill answered honestly. "OK Bill, you're probably right." After a moment Lucy said "What about Sarah?" "Let's not tell her. At least until she's feeling better." Bill said before the two went back to camp and Bill started to cook dinner for the group. The three ate in silence. After the three ate, Bill pulled Lucy aside and said "let's tell Sapphire in the morning. OK?" "OK Bill." After that the three went to bed.
The next morning when Bill woke up Sapphire was already up and sitting at the camp fire. When Bill saw her there he went and sat beside her. "Sapphire, e need to talk." He said in a serious tone. "Sure, what's up?" "Well... Um, it's about Lucy." Bill said as he saw Lucy climbing out of the tent and walking over to the two. "Morning Lucy" Sapphire said. "Lucy, I was just about to tell Sapphire what you told me." Bill said. "OK." Lucy said before climbing up to sit next to Bill. Seeing that Sarah was still sound asleep, he said "Sapphire, Lucy's pregnant." "Really, who's the father?" Bill then said "Sapphire, I'm the father." "Bill, are you sure?" "Yes I'm sure Sapphire. I'm the only one it could be." Bill told Sapphire. "OK, but what do we do? It's like five miles to the next town." "Lucy," Bill started while turning to the pregnant Mew, "how long will you be pregnant before the baby comes?" He asked. "Well, I should be pregnant for about two months. Why?" "Well, given everyone's condition it should take us about a month to get there." Bill told both of the women. "OK, well, when should we leave?" Sapphire asked. "I think that we should leave when Sarah wakes up." Bill said in a way that said it wasn't open for discussion. So, after Sarah got up they all left.
Over the next month nothing interesting happened. After the very boring month, Lucy's stomach grew larger with her pregnancy, but not a large amount. After a while they decided that Bill had to tell Sarah. "Sarah, once we get to the city we're going to be staying a while, OK?" Bill said one night when the other two were asleep. "OK Bill, but may I ask, why?" "Of course. It's because Lucy's pregnant and should be having her baby soon." Bill said and earned a wide eyed grin. "So, who's the father?" Sarah asked. Bill then proceeded to say "You're lookin at him." This caused Sarah to gasp and say "Is this what you meant by Lucy being your mate as well?" "Yes Sarah, it is exactly what I meant, but we didn't know that she was pregnant." He said with a grin. "So, we're going to be staying in the hotel for about a week after she gives birth, Ok?" He asked, no longer grinning. "Of course it's Ok." Sara said in a happy tone. As an afterthought she said "Bill, can I tell you something about what Phillip did to me?" She could see that this got her Bill's full attention because he looked straight into her eyes before nodding yes. "Well I didn't want to tell you because I wasn't sure if I could trust you, but now I know that I can." She paused to glance up at Bill, who was sitting foreword with his hands clasped together. "Well, you already know that he beat me, right?" At this Bill nodded. "Ok, well, he also... Um, well..." Sara stammered and Bill could see that she was almost in tears. So, seeing this, he moved closer to the Pikachu and brought her into a tight but loving embrace. "It's OK Sarah, I'm always here for you." Sarah looked up at Bill and smiled before continuing. "Thanks Bill. Phillip he... He raped me" She said in a tone that Bill could barely hear. "Really?" Bill asked, not wanting this to be true. Sarah said nothing but nodded, bursting into tears as she did so. Knowing that his friend was crying, he embraced her tighter and made her look up at him. "Sarah, I am so sorry." He said, tears coming to his eyes as well.
