First: I'm finally back.
Second: This chapter is a complete and utter mess. I'm still not proud of how it turned out, partially because I'm just plain never proud of my work, partially because this chapter took way too long to get done, not to mention it went through at least one full reiteration. Chances are it'll be getting a rewrite later, because I honestly feel like this is one of my weakest chapters so far.

Tails' and Cosmo's honeymoon has went over really well – the two certainly enjoyed spending an entire month together on a faraway island, but they still had to return back anyway – Tails had his repairs job to take care of, and Cosmo just missed the tranquil atmosphere of the Mystic Ruins.

After the two had returned, their life went back to a relatively normal one – nothing too eventful was happening in the past week or so. That is, until one particular night…

Tails was woken in the middle of said night by some…Rather nasty sounds coming from the bathroom. Specifically, retching sounds.

Knowing that Cosmo is the only other person in the house, Tails was honestly a little worried for the plantgirl. She couldn't have gotten sick, could she?

The fox immediately rushed over to the bathroom, and sure enough, his suspicions were confirmed – Cosmo was just standing next to the sink, washing her mouth, looking a bit paler than usual.

"Oh… Sorry for waking you in the middle of the night, dear…" – Cosmo remarked in a weak voice. – "I guess the evening meal didn't sit all that well with me."

"But…It was freshly prepared. And I'm pretty sure you didn't mess anything up that badly." – Tails remarked as Cosmo turned the water off.

"Well…I do hope I'm not sick, then." – The seedrian responded as she walked out of the bathroom together with Tails.

"Then again…" – Cosmo smiled and put her hand to her navel. – "I suppose that our honeymoon wasn't without its consequences after all."

Tails chuckled at this and remarked: "We'll find out tomorrow. You sure you can tolerate a quick flight to the city?"

"Well…Maybe we'd better take the train. We-we'll see how it goes tomorrow." – The plantgirl replied as she and Tails lied back down in their double bed.

"Well… I suppose congratulations are in order."

On the next day's afternoon, Cosmo and Tails had went for a quick doctor's visit. All it really took is a quick ultrasound check-up, and the couple's theory was confirmed – Cosmo was, indeed, pregnant with Tails' child.

"Although I would like to question how that is even possible…" – The nurse – a white sheep-mobian – remarked. – "I feel like I'm going to have a hard time understanding it anyways. In any case…" – The sheep readjusted her glasses. – "Seems like you're barely a couple days in, too, Mrs. Prower."

"I guess that confirms it. It was a "honeymoon mishap" after all." – Tails remarked.

"Well, doesn't seem like there are any overly notable deviations in the child's development, either." – The nurse said after looking over the computer screen some more. – "Hmm…Looks like that's it, I guess."

"Thank you." – Cosmo remarked as she pulled her dress back over her navel and got up from the check-up chair.

"Just doing my usual check-up work." – The sheep said as Tails and Cosmo left the diagnostics room.

After the two were out of the diagnostics office, Cosmo remarked: "Well… Those are some good news alright."

"Yes, for sure. You're probably really happy about the fact that you'll get your wish to repopulate your species fulfilled, aren't you?" – After Tails had asked this question, the plantgirl embraced him and responded: "Of course I am. And you know all too well I wouldn't trust any other person – mobian or seedrian – to do so."

"Alright, we'll have our lovey-dovey moments later, when we get home." – The kitsune remarked as he attempted to wriggle out of his wife's embrace. – "For now, we'd better head back to the train station. "

On the way over to the station, the couple kept on discussing all the necessary preparations they'd have to make – such as repurposing the guest room into a kids' room, buying all the usual "kid stuff", all that.

"I mean, the room is actually pretty spacious. Well, at least by a child's standards. And I'm pretty sure we might even be able to fit a miniature garden in the room as well." – Cosmo remarked, then giggled and added: "Although I am a little unsure if that would fit in the room if the child's going to be a boy, though."

"I take it someone's got a "bun in the oven", so to speak? Or should I say…A seed in the garden?" – A familiar voice spoke from just off to the side of the couple as they continued chatting. Cosmo turned around, and sure enough, the person speaking was Amy.

Cosmo blushed at the question, and shyly remarked: "Well… I guess you could say so."

"Hey, take it easy, Cosmo. Truth be told…" – Amy grinned shyly. – "Let's just say you're not the only expecting girl here."

"Didn't take you long to convince Sonic to agree on starting a family, huh?" – Tails remarked.

"You don't know the half of it. I would actually want to tell you…" – Before the pink hedgehog could continue any further, Cosmo remarked: "Maybe later, Amy. I just want to get home. I'm not really feeling well."

"Come on, Cosmo, if you want to…" – Amy didn't get to finish her sentence, as the seedrian touched her hand to her forehead and slumped down onto a nearby bench. – "Oh dear, that was insensitive of me."

"I…I'm fine, just… Just need to sit down for a few moments." – Cosmo responded weakly.

"Uhh… Should I call an ambulance?" – Amy asked in a somewhat worried tone.

"No need for that, Amy… I'm fine, at least relatively speaking." - The plantgirl replied despite the dizziness. That didn't stop Tails from voicing his concerns for his wife: "Are you sure you're going to be fine during the train ride?"

"Yes, I'm sure I won't faint. I've…" – The plantgirl winced and gave out a reassuring smile at the same time. – "I've been through worse things, trust me."

"Heh. If such a situation were to happen to me, I'd probably ask Sonic to carry me back home on his arms." – Amy remarked, giggling. Her joke did not exactly elicit any kind of positive reaction – seeing that the two gave her a look that was equal parts confused and annoyed, the pink hedgehog remarked: "Anyway… It's just a few minutes of walking from here to the station."

After the two helped Cosmo get up from the bench, they slowly made their way over to the station and boarded the train. On the way back to Mystic Ruins, Tails repeatedly asked Cosmo if she's feeling okay. Luckily for Cosmo, it seemed that the light-headedness was already subsiding, so the only thing she had to worry about was the train ride proper. In fact, the moment the group gotten off the train at the Mystic Ruins station, Cosmo was walking back home just fine.

"So… Have you two thought of any names yet?" – Amy asked to the seedrian. The plantgirl blushed and remarked: "Tails and I would prefer to leave the naming matter until the child's actually born."

"Hey, I'm just asking." – The mobian responded, shrugging. – "Anyway, I think we'll be parting ways from here – Sonic's probably going to be worried if I don't get home by the usual time. See ya!" – And with that, Amy walked back over to the train station while Cosmo and Tails headed back over to their house on a cliff.

"Whew. That was a hectic first half of the day, don't you agree?" – Tails remarked as he and Cosmo sat down on the living room couch.

"Yeah…" – The seedrian looked around for a bit and remarked: "I didn't notice just how messy this house was when we were leaving. I'd better get to-" – As Cosmo got up from the couch, Tails immediately pulled her back and said: "Nope, sorry. It's out of question. You'd better have some rest for the remainder of the day, I'll take care of the rest."

"Come on, Tails. I may be pregnant, but I'm not helpless. Besides, I'm feeling fine already." – The alien responded. Tails reached over closer to her and kissed her on the cheek, then remarked: "Alright, I'm not one to be stopping you, honey. Just remember – you can always lie down for a bit if you feel sick."

"Very well. And…" – The plantgirl blushed. – "I already told you how thankful I am for your help with…Repopulating my kind. Also…" – Cosmo smirked. – "My question from back then still stands. Do you think our kid's going to have green or orange hair?"
"Hey, I'm an engineer, not a genetic." – Tails remarked, shrugging. After a few moments, he remarked: "But, while we're at it… My bet's on orange hair."

"One thing's for certain – we'll never know until the time is right." – The alien responded as she ran off to get cleaning supplies.

One tedious clean-up later, Cosmo heeded Tails' advice and figured she might as well lie down on the couch. Tails wasn't in the house proper right now, having had gone off to the workshop for the cleaning time, so Cosmo was pretty much left in the living room with just the company of her own thoughts.

"And to think… If, way back when I was a kid, someone told me I would marry an animal and bear their child, I'd think they're just messing with me and tell them off." – The plantgirl giggled at that thought. – "It's rather ironic how events that seemed tragic at first can let a person change their life for the better. I guess life is just that – full of irony and surprises. Not that I'm complaining. As much as a part of me wishes Tails and I met under more peaceful circumstances, I still like it the way it already went. "

With these thoughts, Cosmo had drifted off to a nap. Surely, there were more surprises that life had in store for the seedrian, but somehow, she had the feeling that everything will be alright.

Meanwhile, Tails was busy applying some finishing touches to some random appliance he was repairing. Honestly, the kitsune could have finished this one on the exact day after he and Cosmo got back from their honeymoon, but there was just one distraction after another getting into his way.

"Truth be told, I sure am going to miss my adventuring days. Those times when some random megalomaniac – usually Eggman – surfaced with another overcomplicated evil plan and I had to tag along with Sonic on another one of those adventures. On the other hand… After what I've gone through way back then, all I'm asking for is a quiet, peaceful life with my loved one. And with all brutal honesty, I don't regret giving up on my adventuring days the tiniest bit. Even if it is a tad too early for me to retire." – As Tails thought that last sentence out, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Then again, staying over at my workshop every day does get boring after a while. Maybe Cosmo and I should visit some other places sometime. Or maybe just have one of those sight-seeing flights again – hopefully she won't get the worst mix of flying sickness and morning sickness during it, though." – Miles temporarily snapped out of his thoughts, and noticed that he got a little carried away, adding a few extra details to the appliance by accident. Hurriedly fixing them, he said out loud: "But right now, I should probably stop being such an absentminded fox, I guess. But I guess there's one thought I can conclude this monologue of mine on – it's that my life certainly changed for the better after I met Cosmo. "

And with that said, Tails returned back to silently working on the appliance. Certainly, some things in the fox's life just never change. But when it came to the things that did change, there was still more for him to look forward to.

Gaaah. I completely fluffed that chapter end (Or the entire chapter, for that matter), didn't I?
Anyway, I guess that does mean I'm no longer buried deep in work, and I'm finally out of writer's block. Although I'll probably be taking a break from this fic yet again. This time, it's related to a certain other fandom that I've been getting into recently.
And with that said...Darky Out!