AN: Things are about to get dark. If you don't want to read this, move onto the next Authors Note.
Warning: Yang says some mature pickup lines this chapter. Reader's discretion advised.
When Jason came to his senses he was on the ground, breathing heavily. He could hear someone babbling incoherently and shook his head to rid himself of the daze.
The first thing to hit him was the smell. It smelled like death, cauterized flesh, sex, and shit. He cut off his sense of smell and looked around.
Nearly everyone was dead. He'd killed everyone. He'd killed them out of rage at the pain they were causing the children or pity because they had been tortured to a point that they couldn't function.
The "Children of the Light Father" had been tortured extensively for being descended from the so called Light Father. What had been done to them... it was monstrous. Limbs had been broken, fingers and toes ripped off, stomachs ripped open, their Genitals mutilated. What the fuck was it with these fuckers and mutilation and mutilating genitalia? These monsters needed to die, and if the church of the Light Father was doing the same thing, he'd kill them too.
The babbling became more coherent, and he heard what the last member of the Argus Church of the Dark Mother Said.
"...the Dark Mother has sent her kin to reunite us with her! Oh, happy days!"
Jason couldn't care less about the Dark Mother. He swung 'Agony' at the figure, decapitating them and heard cracking. The building was coming down around him. He ran for the front door and vaulted up and out of the church as it collapsed. He slid 'Agony' into his shadow and looked at himself. He was covered in blood but there wasn't much he could do.
"You there!" A voice yelled. "Is it true? Do you possess a Semblance gifted by the Dark Mother?!"
"My Semblance is Penumbra Barrage." He spoke. "You don't like it, I don't give a flying fuck."
"You're coming with us!" The figure clad in white said.
"And how do you expect to get me to come with you?"
"Don't you want to save all of your kin? We have them. You can try to save them, and we will kill all of you, or you can flee, and we will hunt you down."
This asshole had others he claimed to be descended from the Dark Mother and was likely torturing them. Jason decided to go with them.
"You could have lived a little longer if you'd run." A female voice called out.
'You'll all be dead soon enough.' Jason thought.
As he was being led away, he caught a hint of Weiss's perfume. He looked around and found her. He held his hand up and shook his head.
Weiss was walking through Argus when she saw Jason being led by a group of five people wearing white robes. He looked directly at her, held his hand up, and shook his head.
She fell back and Followed them to a building with a painting of being who's eyes were ears.
"What's this?" She asked.
"You there." A voice said. "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"What do you mean?" She asked in a snooty tone. "I am walking around Argus. Seeing the sights. Tell me about this place."
"Well, you see ma'am. This is the church of the Light Father. We worship him by building things and by sacrificing the worshipers of the Dark Mother and her Descendants. We're just about to sacrifice one of her Descendants now."
"Sacrifice? What do you mean?"
"Unfortunately, I can't tell you. That's a sacred service only to be seen by his members or descendants."
"What is a Descendant of the Light Father?"
"Anyone who's Semblance uses light."
"Like this?" Weiss asked, Summoning a Beowulf.
"Oh, my yes." The figure said.
Jason was led through the church to a platform. As he was led through, he saw that the church of the Light Father was Little better than the church of the Dark Mother. They were forcing people into Iron Maiden's or empty coffins and pouring scalding water into the tops.
They had one woman tied in a cage and held the cage over a pit of fire.
These people were monster just as much as the others then only difference was that they were also crafters. He saw them making weapons and armor and gear. Gear that he would gladly take so they couldn't use.
He saw a craftsman working on a particular set of gear. Two Katanas, a Kodachi, a Wakizashi, and two Tanto Daggers. It had a breastplate, twin gauntlets, knee pads, and boots.
He looked around and saw that they'd brought him to the platform, and they lowered a meat hood. Oh goody.
"Does the accused have anything to say before we pass judgement?" A masculine voice asked.
"Your church sucks." Jason Said.
"They say that pain brings wisdom." A man said, grabbing the hook. "Before you die, I intend to make you very wise." He plunged the book into Jason's shoulder only for Jason to disperse into shadows.
"I like That quote." Jason called out of the shadows of the church. "I'll have to use it someday."
"WHERE ARE YOU DEMON!" The man roared.
"Right here." Jason stepped out of the shadows. He was wearing the armor he'd seen with his red hoodie over the armor. He was wearing his red helmet from his battle gear and had the twin Katana hanging from his back.
He was wearing the Kodachi and Wakizashi on his hip and the Tanto daggers on the small of his back. On his thighs he had his 'Steel Lead' 1911/Daishō.
"As you Said before. Wisdom comes through pain. By the time I'm finished with you, you'll be very wise."
Weiss was led into the church and was not ready for what she saw. People; humans, Faunus; men, women, children; were being horrifically tortured.
She wasn't even able to look for a trash can before she puked on the floor.
"Are you alright!?" The figure asked, worried.
Weiss knew that she had to lie, or at least tell a half truth, at least for right now. "Yes. I am Just pregnant."
"Oh, that is wonderful."
"Yes, yes, it is." Weiss took her water bottle off her belt and swirled some water in her mouth and spit it out before drinking some.
There was a flash of red and the torturers were bleeding out as their heads rolled across the floor.
"Hear me well! All of you!" A figure clad in red yelled. "Your god would be disappointed in you! He never wanted sacrifices! He would have wanted you to build and learn and coexist! Your god is angry with you! He sent me to set you on the path to enlightenment, but it seems that the only thing I'm setting you on is the path to his judgement!"
The patrons screamed as they tried to flee, but shadow clones jumped out of the shadows and joined the slaughter.
"It is a demon!" The figure shouted. "Quickly! Please! Save our church!"
Weiss took 'Myrtenaster' from her belt and stabbed it into the ground creating a white Snowflake Glyph that a white Ursa Major crawled out of. The Ursa Major lumbered towards Jason and went to swipe at him, but Jason vaulted over the Ursa Major and let it slam the patron behind him into an open Iron Maiden, and Jason closed the doors on the Patron.
"Sorry!" Weiss yelled.
"So Long as the Dark Mother's spawn dies we will sacrifice our lives." The figure said.
Weiss looked around and saw Jason slaughter the entire congregation before he went to the prisoners. He spoke to them and some of them he killed while others he told to walk with him.
"My lady!" The figure Said. "You can kill him now."
Weiss sent the Ursa Major at Jason who began putting the prisoners on its back.
The figure looked at Weiss in abject rage. "You aren't descended from the Light Father!" The figure snapped.
"No." Weiss said succinctly.
"You lied to me!"
"Yes and no."
"I'll kill you for..."
The figure was cut off as a summoned sword cut through them, sending them to the floor and their insides coated the floor.
Weiss couldn't stop herself and she began retching and puking and stomach acid came out.
"Weiss!" A familiar voice called out.
Weiss looked up and saw a red helmet looking down at her. She looked down and saw a wispy white snowflake with a wispy red bat in the center of the figured chest. She touched it and found that it was shadow. Jason was using his Semblance to create their emblem in the center of his chest.
She looked up at him and could tell that he was worried. He picked her up and she lost track of what happened after that.
Jason was walking towards the front of the church when he saw Weiss start retching and ran to her. "Weiss!" He yelled.
She looked up at him and he noticed how out of it she was. He picked her up and ran, the Ursa Major and the prisoners following them. He had to get Weiss to a Healer, but He didn't know where one was, so he ran to Terra and Saphron's house. They would know where a healer was.
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Terra and Saphron's house, after Weiss left.
"So." Gale asked. "What's Next?"
"Well." Ozpin Said, his eyes glowing as he took over from Oscar. "Next is a Vale wedding. While not nearly as elaborate as Atlas, Argus, Mistral, Menagerie, Lochness, or Cashel; Vale weddings has a charm all its own. They are relatively short, sweet, and to the point."
"What are the traditions?"
"Traditionally the Bride wears a white dress with a Veil that is one yard for every year the couple has courted. I've seen Veils that were one yard and veils that are ten yards."
"Holy shit!" Yang yelled. "Could you imagine dating someone for ten whole years before marrying."
"Actually." Scott said. "In my Village I've know people who are merely platonic and never get married. There are also people who cannot be Physically attracted to a partner unless they have known them for a while."
"You're talking about Asexuals and Demisexuals, right?" Blake asked.
"Yes." Scott Said. "It's sad, but most people don't respect them. Not the way that they respect other people that is."
"What do you mean?" Yang asked.
"Loki and Coral tend to get more respect than someone who is Asexual or Demisexual." Blake explained. "People don't believe that not being physically attracted to someone or getting to know someone before being physically attracted to someone is a thing. They just think they are normal."
"Aren't they?" Ruby asked. "I mean, I don't want to sound rude, but isn't it?"
"Ruby." Scott explained, setting up a projector and a screen seemingly out of nowhere. "You like Oscar, right?"
"Oh no." Gale said.
"Yeah."
"Oh no." Gale Said again.
"Okay. Imagine the thought of Oscar being anything more than a friend absolutely repulsive."
"Scott." Gale and José said in unison.
"Okay."
"Now. What would you do if someone said that that feeling, the thought of being physically attracted to Oscar being repulsive, imagine that someone said you were just being normal or an attention seeker. Does what you're feeling right now feel like the feeling of being intimate with Oscar is repulsive?"
"Scott don't!" Gale and José said again.
"No."
"So why would it be normal to be repulsed by the thought of being intimate with someone? It's not. What you and Oscar have, that is a normal relationship. Demisexuals don't feel love the same way we do. They have to get to know someone and only then can they have a physical relationship with someone."
"Oh. Okay. Sorry for not understanding."
"You don't have anything to be sorry for. You didn't know, but now you do."
"What about Asexuals?" Oscar asked, taking over from Ozpin.
"Scott! Don't bring out the puppets!"
"Don't worry Irmano." José Said. "I destroyed the puppets."
"Oh. Asexuals rarely feel sexual attraction. I'm not saying they don't, but it is only in really, really, really specific circumstances. There is also Asexual and Aromantic. This is where shit gets weird. Asexual means that you rarely feel sexual attraction, but Aromantic means that you don't necessarily feel romantic feelings towards someone."
Scott pulled out a bag.
"I thought you destroyed the puppets!" Gale yelled.
"I Did!" José yelled back.
"He Did." Scott confirmed. "So, I had to make New ones." He pulled out two paper puppets on popsicle sticks.
"I'm so lost right now." Ruby said.
"Oh." Gabby said, pulling out her copy of 'Ninja's of Love'. "It's Just like Akai bara and Tora in 'Ninja's of Love'. They aren't interested in a romantic relationship, but they are really good friends, and sexual partners."
"I think I'm even more confused." Ruby, Oscar, and Pardus admitted.
"Let me try." Blake Said. "Okay. If Scott and Yang were really good friends with benefits, they would be Aromantic. If they were really good friends without benefits, they would be Asexual. If they were waiting for friends without benefits until they got to know each other they would be Demisexual. Does that make sense?"
"I think so."
"I'm still confused." Pardus said.
"Then I'll break it down to the most basic explanation." Coral said. "Two people who are friends and have sex is Aromantic. Two people who are friends but don't have sex is Asexual. And two people who start as friends and grow into romantic and sexual partners are Demisexual. Now do you understand."
"Oh. I get it now."
"Goo..." Coral began but was interrupted by Pardus.
"San and I are Asexual Then because we are friends who don't have sex."
Everyone facepalmed.
"Not quite." Scott said. "As I Said there's a difference. How badly would you feel betrayed if San Were To have Sex with someone else?"
"Hmm." Pardus thought. "On a scale of 1-10... I don't really know. Maybe a seven? I mainly just want to be held by him and sleep with him. I don't think that I need sex at all, just San."
"What about you San?" Scott asked pressing a button on his clicker, showing a title page.
So, you think you might be Asexual or Demisexual.
Music started playing, and Yang pulled out her scroll. "Sorry." She said as She paused the music. "I thought My headphones were in."
"No headphones during class!" Scott snapped, taking Yang's headphones.
"Aren't you going to stop this?" Yang asked Ozpin.
"Why would I stop such a well thought out and well-constructed lesson?" Ozpin asked. "Please, continue."
"Okay." Scott continued, clicking for the next slide. "San, how betrayed would you feel if San had sex with someone else?"
"I mean... I'm not opposed to the idea of sex, but I don't need it. If I need to relieve any tension, I can do it myself. I don't need someone Else to help me with that."
The Next slide Said:
Physical Contact
"How do you feel about Physical contact?"
"Do I know the person?"
"Physical Contact with Pardus."
"I'm okay with that."
"Saphron?"
"No thank you. No offense Saphron, but no thanks."
"Oh. Don't worry. I won't touch you if I don't have your consent."
"Thank you."
"You're Welcome."
Emotional Bonds
"How do you feel about emotional bonds with people?"
"If you break my trust good luck getting it back. If I give you my trust and you break it, I want nothing to do with you anymore."
"How do you feel about all this talk about sex?"
"You guys can enjoy sex all you want, but it's not really my thing, at least not right now."
Relationships
"How about relationships?"
"If the right person comes along maybe, and I know the kind of relationship I want to have, but I don't know if anyone is willing to have that kind of relationship. Especially since..." San went quiet and blushed.
"What?" Gabby asked.
"That's some blush you've got there." Loki said.
"Well." San tapped his index fingers together causing everyone to take pictures and videos and cooed. "There are certain things that I'd want to experience given the right person comes along."
"Yes?" Pardus asked, her heart fluttering.
"Well..." San tapped his index fingers together again, and blushed till he was crimson. "...I want to find someone that I can be myself with. I want to be able to drop my guard when I'm around them and not have to keep my guard up. I want to be able to..." San covered his face with his hands as he blushed.
"You don't have to tell us." Scott said.
"Okay." San Said.
"Though there is a reason for my questions. Can I continue?"
"Sure."
"Okay. How does it feel when we talk about sex?"
"I don't get it, but I'm not going to stop you guys from doing whatever you want so long as it doesn't hurt anyone, and you both are consenting adults."
"Okay. You said that you don't require sex?"
"Yeah. I'll just take care of my tension myself."
"Hotness"
"What about when you hear anyone talking about "hotness"?"
"What?"
"Hotness."
"No. I heard you, but I don't know what you mean by that? What do you mean by hotness?"
"How attractive do you find Pardus?"
"I mean. She has a good personality, and she's not unpleasant to look at. You're Just confusing me."
"No, no, that answered my question."
"How?!" Everyone asked.
"I'll let you know when I'm done. Now. Pardus. Flirt with San."
Flirting
"What do you mean?"
"Do you not know how to flirt?"
"I was raised as a Faunus slave and torture subject. what do you think?"
"Oh. Yang? Want to help her out?"
"Sure." Yang turned to Pardus. "Okay. Watch me." She spoke.
"Okay." Pardus said.
Yang looked at Scott and fluttered her eyes at him. "By the time I'm finished with you tonight, you'll be producing powdered milk."
Scott went ramrod straight at that.
Summer, Tai, and Qrow covered Ruby and Oscar's ears while Logan and Coral covered Gabby and Onyx's ears.
Whitley went invisible and covered his ears.
Pyrrha blushed.
"My doctor said that I have a vitamin deficiency. Will you give me your vitamin D?"
Scott didn't know he could go any straighter than he was, but apparently. He could.
Gale and Jose were watching with rapt attention.
Pardus was taking notes, and Saphron and Terra were blushing at Yang's aggressive approach.
"Would you like me to carry your babies, or just swallow tonight?"
Scott put his arms over himself to hide how turned-on Yang was making him.
"Congratulations. You just met a snake charmer. I'll make that one eyed snake cry white hot tears all over me."
"Yang." Summer, Tai, Qrow, Coral, Loki, and Scott said in unison.
Jaune was too drunk to notice.
Ebon was shocked.
San looked confused and uncomfortable.
Yang grabbed Scott by his shirt and Whispered into his ear. "My favorite position is on my knees, begging for white rain."
"Yang!" Scott said louder.
"Thankfully I'm not lactose intolerant. Cause I'll be drinking milk all night long."
Scott grabbed Yang and blipped so they were both gone after everyone blinked.
"What just happened?" Saphron asked.
"Scott's Semblance." Qrow said. "I hope you don't mind them going a few rounds wherever they decided to hole up in."
"After what Yang just did." Gale said. "If she doesn't get her ten rounds today, she doesn't deserve them."
"Ten rounds?" Terra asked.
"Their current limit is nine." Loki explained.
"You mean sex?" Saphron asked.
"Yes. They have gone nine rounds in one setting. They just haven't been able to pull off ten."
"Poor Scott." Saphron said. "Men can't go that long, or at least shouldn't."
"That is over 24 hours. So that is the equivalent of one round every two hours."
"His endurance is amazing." Terra said.
"What was that all about?" San asked. "Why did he do that?"
"Because." Blake said, picking up the remote and clicking through a few more slides To One That had a List. "He thinks that you might be Demisexual."
"What?"
"Demisexual. He thinks you might be one. That's why he was asking you all those questions. The signs of someone being Demisexual are as follows...
Signs that you might be Demisexual
1) You don't like being touched.
2) You probably grew up feeling different than those around you.
3) You value emotional bonds more than anything.
4) You enjoy sexual interaction under very specific circumstances.
5) You are often considered a prude because you don't like or understand sexual references and jokes.
6) You want a relationship, but don't really need the physical aspect of a relationship.
7) You feel like you're alone, at least when it comes to your sexuality.
8) You don't understand why and how people can jump into sex after just meeting each other.
9) You don't get as horny as everyone else.
10) You can take care of your own sexual needs.
11) You don't understand the scale of 'Hotness'.
12) When you do have sex it's about more than sex. It's about establishing connections between you and your partner.
13) You don't understand Flirting.
14) You tend to date friends rather than strangers.
15) You have erotic sexual fantasies and enjoy erotic fiction."
The next slide said:
So, you think you're an Asexual.
"Oh. That's pretty much spot on." San explained.
"Then it's likely that you're Demisexual."
"Oh."
"How did you know that, Blake?" Ruby asked.
"I was questioning my Sexuality a few years back. I did some research."
"What did you find out?"
"I identify as Biromantic Demisexual." Blake Explained. "I can be romantically attracted to either Gender, but that doesn't mean that I want to have sex with both genders."
"Oh. Okay."
"Any more questions?" Blake asked.
"No. I think I have it figured out."
"Would you like me to continue?" Ozpin asked When no One had any more questions about Asexuality and Demisexuality.
"Yes please." Coral said.
"Very well. As I Said before Vale Weddings aren't very elaborate. The bride wears a White Dress with a Veil that is one yard long for every year the couple has been courting. The Groom wears a tuxedo with coattails and a top hat. He also carries a cane."
"The bride follows the tradition of wearing: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, with a token in her shoe."
"Huh." Coral said. "It rhymes."
"Yes. After the wedding the guests throw wheat, rice, and confetti to celebrate."
"Sounds messy."
"Quiet, but the reception is mild with the Best Man giving a speech, the Bride and groom dancing the first and last song. Then everyone gets to dance in between the first and last song."
"Quaint." Terra said.
"It sounds adorable." Saphron said.
"It's almost a perfect fairy tale wedding." Summer said.
The door burst open and a bloodstained Jason carrying a woozy Weiss came in.
"Saphron, Terra, where's the healers? Something's wrong with Weiss!"
"This way!" Saphron Said, bolting out of the house and leading the way to the healers.
Weiss woke up to the smell of antiseptics and lying in bed that was notoriously lumpy telling her that she was at a healers. She looked around and confirmed it. "What happened?" She asked.
"You passed out." A wizened voice said. "At nine weeks you really should be taking better care of yourself if you want to keep your baby."
Weiss looked around and saw an olive skinned Healer with orange hair going over her chart. She looked very handsome for a female healer. "What do you mean?"
"I've made a list and gave it to you Fiancé. He promised me that he'd follow it to the letter. You need to eat at least double what you are currently eating. You should also be drinking grape juice and prune juice to keep your bowels moving and yourself healthy. The last thing you want to do is end up with constipation and putting yourself and your baby at risk. I've already told your Fiancé this, and he said that he will follow it to the letter. I would like to inform you that I am Healer Yasha Brown. Yasha is a masculine name."
"Oh. I am terribly sorry Healer Brown." Weiss said, feeling a little confused by the healer, and embarrassed by her current situation.
"No harm no foul. You did just wake up from passing out. Now. Why don't you tell me why you are embarrassed."
"I'm just not used to being seen like this, and I know Jason won't let me live this down."
"Jason cares about you." Saphron said, walking in. "He's going to make sure you take care of yourself, no matter how much of a pain in the ass he has to be. He cares about you, and you really scared him. He thought he was going to lose you."
"We had to sedate him." Healer Brown said.
"You did?" Weiss asked.
"Yes. He was being difficult while we were checking you over. He's in the waiting room now."
"I'd like to see him." Weiss said.
"I'll send him in."
Jason appeared in the doorway. "I heard you." He spoke.
Weiss could see that Jason was wearing the armor still, but it had been cleaned.
"We have a Nurse whose Semblance cleans." Healer Brown said. "She is our prep nurse."
"Thank you, Healer Brown."
"You're Welcome."
"Weiss?" Jason asked. "Are you okay?"
"I'm Fine Jason." Weiss said, making sure to keep her voice calm so she didn't worry Jason.
"He has every right to worry." Healer Brown said.
"Weiss. I saw you gagging, and you weren't responding, and you were so pale. I was so scared."
'For Jason to admit to being scared is so unusual.' Weiss thought.
"Even if your Fiancé doesn't show fear on a regular basis doesn't mean that he doesn't feel fear." Healer Brown said.
"Healer Brown's Semblance allows him to sense what people are thinking." Saphron said. "Kind of like Telepathy, but not quite."
"It allows me to know of a person's true intentions and pairs quite well with my Wife's Semblance to calm negative emotions. Today was her day off, so that's why she didn't calm your fiancé down." Healer Brown took out his Scroll and showed Weiss his Screen Saver. He was standing in front of the hospital kissing a woman with a pixie cut and wearing a summer dress.
"She's beautiful."
"Yes. Yes, she is. I met Mika during my Junior Year at Uni. She was always treated so poorly for being a Faunus that she once tried cutting off her whiskers so she would be more accepted. I convinced her not to and we started dating shortly after."
"That's a beautiful story." Weiss said.
"Yes. It's sad that people will discriminate against a person for being a Faunus, who they love, what they identify as."
"We want to change that." Jason and Weiss said in unison.
"I know you do. That's why I corrected you. If you didn't want to change the world, then no matter what I would have said you would have still referred to me as a female and Mika as male. I could have talked till I was blue in the face, and it wouldn't have changed anything. Now. I'll let you two get to discussing things. I'm on my way home. It's Mika's and my anniversary."
"Congratulations." Jason, Weiss, and Saphron said.
"Thank you. Good night."
Jason looked at Weiss. "We need to talk."
"About what?"
"You. Have you been eating enough? Drinking enough?"
"I've been eating what I normally eat."
"You should be eating double. You need to feed yourself and our Child. Healer Brown said that if you don't start taking care of yourself that you could end up on bed rest or back here. Maybe we should just head to Atlas, I'll take you back to the manor where Cliff and Klein can take care of you and come back here when my Aura is recharged to get everyone else."
"Jason!" Weiss snapped, cutting him off mid ramble. "Calm down. I'm still getting used to being pregnant. I've never done this before. We need to learn as we go along and gain wisdom from others."
"Okay." Saphron Said. "Here's what you need. We'll go to the pharmacy and pick up your vitamins and supplements. Then you'll need to start eating, a lot. It would be best if they are well balanced, but so long as you're not eating fried chicken every day for the next seven months it should be fine."
"Next is cravings. You might start liking some hella weird foods. Terra enjoyed Peanut Butter and Jelly Cheeseburgers with everything on it. I liked deviled egg sandwiches with caviar and pickles. Just don't be surprised if you start eating chopped liver and mint chocolate ice cream."
"Okay." Weiss said, not looking forward to that.
"What else?" Jason asked.
"You need to stop trying to control Weiss's pregnancy. She's the one pregnant, not you."
"Oh. Sorry."
"Don't apologize to me. Apologize to Weiss."
"Sorry Weiss." Jason said.
"I know." Weiss said. "This is stressful for me too."
"Good, now. Healer Brown said you don't need to stay overnight. So, let's go."
The group walked to the hospital pharmacy and Saphron helped them pick out the vitamins and supplements they would need.
"Okay. Here's the most important vitamins and supplements." Saphron said, putting the vitamins and Supplements into the basket.
Weiss looked at them and saw: Folic acid, Iron, Calcium, Vitamin D, DHA, and Iodine.
"If you want to go extra you can also get Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B12, Thiamine, and a regular prenatal Multivitamin like "Baby and me". It can be capsule, gummy, liquid, or tablet. Whichever is easier to take."
Jason had already added the vitamins and supplements to the basket as Saphron named them off.
"It's up to Weiss if she wants to take those Jason." Saphron scolded. "She doesn't NEED to take them all, just if she wants to."
"Is it a good idea for my first pregnancy?" Weiss asked.
"Terra and I didn't, and Adrian turned out just fine. Same with Teal and David's kids."
"Which one is Adrian's mom, and which one is Teal and David's kids mom?" Jason asked.
"Teal and Terra had Adrian, and I was the surrogate for Teal and David's twins."
"Okay."
"Terra and I wanted children, and Teal and David wanted children. So, we came to an arrangement."
"I see." Weiss said picking up a bottle. "what's this?"
"That's Semblene." Saphron explained. "Some Semblances can activate in the womb and hurt the parent who's giving birth. You should probably get some just to be safe. You should also get this if either of you are a Faunus." She picked up another bottle.
Fauna-slow
"What does it do." Weiss asked.
"It will slow down the activation of your child's Faunus trait. You do not want to go into Labor and have your child come out with claws or teeth. It can tear you up pretty bad."
"I'm a cat Faunus." Jason said. "My trait was my eyes."
"Oh. Cat Faunus babies can be particularly nasty coming out. Don't worry. It doesn't hurt the baby. It just causes the trait to form after you've given birth. Within days you'll know your child's Faunus trait."
"Okay. Weiss said. "Speaking of Semblances. What is your and Terra's Semblance?"
"Mine is called Hawk. It makes me stronger and more durable. Terra's is Dove. It allows her to remain calm and cool under pressure. I wonder what would happen if we could combine out Semblances?"
"I'm confused." Jason said. "How do you get Semblances to mix? I didn't know what was possible."
"Oh. It is. Two people that have similar Semblances can have those Semblances combine and the child gets the new combined Semblance. If they aren't compatible, then the child's Semblance will be an unknown unless you have a hereditary Semblance."
"Does that mean that mine and Jason's Semblance will mix since we can both summon? I summon vanquished foes and Jason summons Shadow clones."
"It's very possible. Your child or children could have Semblances that summon shadows of their vanquished enemies or summon clones of their vanquished enemies. You never know."
Jason and Weiss looked at each other.
""What?" Saphron asked.
"Can Semblances combine in unexpected ways?"
"I suppose so. I suppose that it could cause your children to create the weapons of vanquished foes. Or maybe they will inherit your Semblances?"
"Huh. I need to make a call." Jason said.
"To who?" Weiss asked.
Coral looked around the house and watched as they tried to get Jaune to drink some water to flush out the Alcohol from his system. They also had poured him a cup of coffee to see if that would help. She was about to say something when her Scroll rang with Jason's Ringtone. "I came up from nothing. The streets were my playground. I belong to the City and was raised on the stakes I claimed. So, I let the rumors, turn me into a Legend. 'Cause I'm only human, but a good myth is Hard to Kill.'
"Jason? Is Weiss, okay?" She asked.
"Yes, but I need to talk to you and Loki."
"What's wrong?" She asked, "Where are you."
"I'm at the healers. I had a question I wanted to ask you and I wanted to know if you had an answer."
"Can it be put on speaker?"
"I guess."
"Okay. You're on speaker."
"Okay. Is there some way to understand how Semblances would combine to see what their possible combinations could be?"
"Well, I know that Atlas is developing a machine to help couples and single parents who want kids to have kids."
"Geoff told us that Atlas was working on some kind of technology that would be able to collect and store sperm and eggs to then give to parents who wanted children but couldn't have them on their own. It would revolutionize pregnancy and childbearing. Someone just puts their egg or sperm in the collection vial, labels it, and then the prospective parents have the choice of what they want their child to have. It's actually kind of scary when you think about it because you can literally choose what you want your child to be. Right down to their Semblance."
Loki and Coral looked at each other horrified.
"Jason." Coral said. "That's called Eugenics, and it's illegal."
"What! Why?"
"You could design a super race if you wanted to. It's dangerous. It's a potential weapon of war."
Jason didn't feel so good. "That sounds terrible."
"It is. There was an article about a kingdom a few years ago. They locked their citizens inside, took DNA samples, kept the citizens they wanted, and killed the rest. That's what Atlas could do, but on a global scale."
Jason wanted to puke. He'd actually been okay with Atlas doing that. He'd supported that. He really didn't feel so great.
"What if it's just an egg and sperm collector?" Loki asked. "It could help people like Terra and Saphron have children. Have them look for the sperm donor they want and have themselves knocked up. Then they wouldn't need to ask someone to knock them up next time they want to have a child."
"This is Atlas We're talking about." Coral reminded.
"I Guess I know one thing Weiss and I are changing." Jason said. "It can be used to store eggs and sperm but not for Eugenics."
"We got way off topic here." Coral said. "What was your question?"
"How would you determine what Semblance your children could have if you could check that?"
"As far as I know, you can't. It's a complex algorithm. So, you'd need someone really good at figuring out solutions."
"Okay. Thanks."
"You're Welcome. Was that it?"
"Yup. That was all I had. Bye."
"Bye." Coral said as she hung up.
"That was Interesting." Loki said.
"Yeah. It was."
"What do you think that our children's Semblance would be if ours combined?"
"I don't know. Get stronger the more scared they are? Get stronger the more scared their opponents are? Why?"
"Well... I wanted to ask you on our Wedding night, but I didn't want you to get performance Anxiety."
"What?" Coral felt uneasy in her stomach.
"That's why I'm asking you now so you can think about it."
"What is it?"
"Would you like to just disappear after we get married. Tell Jason to only call us when we're needed and to visit for Sunday dinner? Start a family."
"You know how I feel about it Loki. I don't want anything to do with it. It disgusts me."
"Okay. Okay. I just thought I'd ask and let you decide so I didn't ruin our wedding night."
Coral just hugged Loki, and the two sat in their own little world while the others tried to get Jaune Sober.
Weiss watched Jason come back after nearly twenty minutes. "What took so long?"
"I asked Coral if she knew anyway to see what your combined Semblances could look like.
"Okay?" Saphron asked. "What did she say?"
"She said that if so then she didn't know of one."
"Okay. Is there anything else you need from me?"
"Not unless you know something else that we should get."
"Anti-Nausea meds, anti-diarrheal meds, the list that Healer Brown gave you."
"We will." Weiss said.
"Don't forget that we're meeting Teal and his family for dinner tonight." Saphron said as she walked away.
"We'll be there." Weiss said.
"So. What should we do until then?" Weiss asked.
"First, we should buy these." Jason said, pointing at the basket.
"Let's go. Then we can stop somewhere. I'm getting a bit peckish."
"Yes Ma'am."
"Oh. I Like it when you call me that. Maybe we should do something impulsive and pick out Pet Names to call each other in front of the others and see how they react."
"I think I like impulsive Weiss. No wait. I love impulsive Weiss. She ran into a collapsing mine to save her brother because her sperm donor is an ass hole."
Weiss had stopped walking and looked at Jason, Jason looked back and saw her.
"Weiss. What's wrong?"
"Would you do me a favor and tell me you love me again? I just like hearing you say it."
"I love you." Jason said.
Weiss's face heated and she began crying.
"Weiss!?" Jason asked. "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
"No. You said everything right."
"But you're crying."
"Yes, and I'm not sure why, but I'm not sad, I'm happy."
"Let's go." Jason said, leading Weiss out of the Healers and off to find something to eat."