After a little while, Scrappy soon came back with his homework. Mike and Pearl decided to check it out to make sure Scrappy actually did it.
"Whoever invented homework needs a serious therapist," Scrappy commented as he put his hands in his pockets. "What'd it ever do for me?"
"Good grades?" Patch guessed.
"Whatever..." Scrappy rolled his eyes.
"Hmm... Good, good." Mike nodded about how the homework looked so far.
"Oh, Scrappy, if you keep this up, you might make the Honor Roll in school." Pearl smiled.
"But that's for nerds!" Scrappy's eyes widened and his tail and ears even stood on end.
"Not just for nerds." Muscles said.
"Oh, it so is..." Scrappy scoffed. "No one ever cool ended up on the Honor Roll."
"I ended up on the Honor Roll when I was your age." Pearl smirked.
"Y-You did...?" Scrappy asked. "Uh, I didn't mean it like that! I'm sorry!"
"It's okay." Pearl assured him.
Scrappy shrugged.
"Good job, Scrappy," Mike approved. "I guess you can have ice cream after dinner."
"What if I had dessert first and then dinner?" Scrappy tried to compromise.
"Nice try." Mike smirked.
"Aw, well, can't blame a kid for tryin'..." Scrappy shrugged. "Hey, guys, can I take Patch to the movies on Saturday? They show old Mighty Mouse cartoons all day."
"Well, since your homework is very well done, sure, just remember your manners." Mike smiled.
"Yeah, no talking during the movie." Pearl added.
"When do I ever do that?" Scrappy asked.
Pearl and Mike began to have flashbacks of when Scrappy talked during the movie.
"Old Mighty Mouse cartoons?" Patch asked Scrappy.
"Aw, yeah, they're awesome!" Scrappy beamed. "Please come with me, all the other kids will be there!"
"Sure." Patch smiled.
"Yes!" Scrappy beamed. "This is gonna be awesome!"
Soon enough, the cheese dinner was ready and Pearl began to serve everyone at the table, and where everyone loved the cheese dinner with no complaints.
"Oh, sweet Gouda..." Jerry smiled in amazement. "The awesomeness of Swiss... The passion of pepper jack... Pearl, you are amazing."
"Oh, thank you, Jerry." Pearl smiled back.
"So, you live with a cat?" Scrappy asked Jerry. "Is he evil?"
"Nope." Jerry shook his head.
"Does he eat you?" Scrappy asked.
"No." Jerry replied.
"I don't get it," Scrappy said. "How do you live with a cat?"
"I just do." Jerry said.
"How long?" Scrappy asked.
"As long as before I can even remember," Jerry shrugged. "Sure, Tom and I had our fights, but we're getting along better these days ever since Robyn adopted us as her pets."
"A cat and a mouse getting along?" Scrappy asked out of confusion.
"We learned how to become friends from two strangers we met the night we were abandoned," Jerry replied. "They were a dog and a flea."
"Wow." Scrappy said.
"I trust cats after one saved my life with my brothers and sisters." Patch said.
"So, not all cats are bad?" Scrappy asked.
"Nope," Patch smiled. "You just gotta know who to trust."
"Wow." Scrappy smiled back.
Everyone continued to eat dinner and after they ate, they went to get settled in. Patch was going to stay with Scrappy in his room while Jerry and Muscles would share a room.
Jerry couldn't help but notice that there were baby stuff around the house, though Scrappy obviously wasn't a baby, unless... "I think Pearl and Mike are going to have a baby." He smiled.
"We might be gone when you guys get up," Mike told their guests. "Pearl and I are gonna have a check-up with the doctor."
"Take your time." Muscles said.
"Thanks, Muscles," Mike smiled. "I knew you'd understand."
"Your girlfriend must feel so lucky to have you." Pearl added.
"Oh, uh, I don't have a girlfriend." Muscles stated.
"Really?" Pearl and Mike asked out of surprise.
"I just want a girl who loves me for me and not my strength," Muscles sighed. "And where most girls have only come to me for my strength and muscles."
"Ah, yes," Mike replied. "That old dilemma."
"Well, I think my sister might be the girl your looking for." Pearl said.
"Remind me again of your sister?" Muscles asked Pearl.
"Yeah, tell us about her." Patch said.
"What do you wanna know about her?" Pearl smiled.
"Everything." Muscles shrugged.
"Who is she anyway?" Jerry asked Pearl. "I have a sister too."
"Well, she's nice and she's not all that much into men mice with strength or muscles, but just into nice and caring mice and is an excellent cook." Pearl smiled.
"Hmm..." Muscles hummed in thought. "She sounds amazing, what's her name?"
"Melanie." Pearl smiled.
"Melanie..." Muscles repeated. "That's a cute name."
"I'll have to invite her over sometime," Pearl smiled. "I'm sure she'd love to meet you."
Muscles sincerely smiled back.
It was soon late which meant it was time for bed for everyone, even though Scrappy didn't want to go to bed, but eventually, he felt tired and Mike put him into bed.
"Good night, Scrappy." Mike smiled.
"Night, Dad." Scrappy smiled back.
Mike smiled, feeling touched as Scrappy called him 'Dad' before turning out the light and shutting the door so that Scrappy could sleep. He soon went to bed and slept with Pearl. Pearl smiled to Mike and snuggled him in her sleep, though the trip to the doctor tomorrow was going to give them an even bigger surprise than they could ever imagine about their relationship, and where that would lead to the day they had been planning for a long time.
The next morning soon came, but Mighty Mouse's enemies were planning a surefire way to destroy him and be rid of him in Mouseville forever. Mike and Pearl came to the doctor with excited smiles after doing some tests.
"Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Mouse," The doctor smiled. "You'll be having triplets."
"TRIPLETS?!" Mike and Pearl gasped in unison.
"Oops, um, sorry, I read it wrong; you'll just be having twins." The doctor smiled nervously.
Mike and Pearl were still shocked at the idea of having more than one baby at once.
"And would you like to know if they'll be boys or girls or a boy and a girl?" The doctor asked them.
"Well, we wanted to wait, but if you can tell us, yes, please." Pearl accepted.
"That way we can narrow down names too." Mike added as the doctor brought out Pearl's personal file.
"Okay," The doctor smiled. "They're a boy and a girl."
"One of each," Pearl smiled back. "That sounds perfect."
"Now, just remember, it's too early to see any more, but come back in, oh, I'd say three weeks, and we can find out more about your babies." The doctor suggested.
"That's great." Mike smiled.
"They should be very happy and healthy, and I'm happy for you, Mr. and Mrs. Mouse." The doctor smiled back.
"Thank you so much, Doctor." Mike smiled as he shook hands with the doctor, though he was so happy about being a father, he couldn't control his strength.
"Uh, Mr. Mouse?" The doctor squeaked. "Could you loosen your grip, a little? I'm gonna need that hand later!"
"Huh? Oh, sorry, Doc!" Mike yelped and soon let go of his hand.
The doctor's hand now almost looked crushed.
"Sorry..." Mike smiled nervously. "I guess I got too excited."
"Who do you think you are, Super Mouse?" The doctor chuckled, though winced from his hand's pain. "Ooh, I better call a nurse."
"Well, we'll just be on our way out." Pearl smiled nervously.
"So long, Doctor, thanks for the news." Mike added.
"Bye!" Pearl and Mike said before zipping out of the doctor's office.
Once they were far enough away, it was safe for them to talk.
"Twins..." Pearl sighed with a smile. "A boy and a girl... Well, I guess we better decide on names..."
"How about Mortimer for the boy?" Mike offered.
"Hmm... Maybe..." Pearl shrugged. "Mortimer Mouse sounds a little obnoxious in my opinion."
"Hmm... Yeah, you're right, that name does sound obnoxious." Mike nodded.
"We'll think it over a little more." Pearl decided as they soon went back home.
Mike nodded in agreement.
When Mike and Pearl came home, Muscles was working out while Jerry read a book, though Patch and Scrappy went to the movies to see the Mighty Mouse cartoon marathon they had every weekend.
"So, how'd it go?" Muscles asked them while doing push-ups.
"Went smoothly," Mike replied. "We're having twins."
"A boy and a girl." Pearl added.
"That's great." Muscles smiled.
"Scrappy and Patch went to the movies." Jerry told the couple.
"We had a feeling that they did." Pearl said.
"I thought I'd try out your equipment, Mike," Muscles said. "I hope that's okay."
"That's fine, but I'll need those for crime fighting later." Mike warned with a chuckle.
"Why not share?" Pearl asked while rubbing her boyfriend's/future husband's muscles to playfully make him weak.
"Hey!" Mike playfully pouted to her.
Jerry chuckled to that.
"Please, Mikey?" Pearl playfully used her puppy dog eyes as she held his right arm.
"Well, okay," Mike smiled to her. "For you."
Pearl giggled and hugged him. "Say, Jerry, why don't you work out?" She then asked.
"Uh, that's okay, Pearl," Jerry replied. "I get enough exercise from Tom chasing me all day." He soon flexed one of his arms to show a muscle only for it to lag.
"You could use some upper body strength, cous." Muscles suggested to Jerry.
"I guess being chased by Tom isn't enough." Jerry said.
"Uh-huh." Muscles chuckled as he gave a barbell to his cousin.
Jerry yelped and soon fell to the floor with the barbell due to not being that strong. "Maybe I should try to start off with something easier." The weaker brown mouse grunted.
"This is gonna take a lot of work." Pearl commented.
"We've got a long way to go." Mike and Muscles added in agreement about making a man out of Jerry.
"Do you have any less heavier weights?" Jerry asked Mike as he got free from the dumbbell.
"Hmm... Let me see..." Mike hummed in thought as he went to the back part of his gym to find equipment for Jerry to begin with since he was a beginner before he then thought back to when he first met Muscles. "Well, I don't have anything for you to use, but you might wanna visit my old gym." He then suggested to Jerry.
"Hmm... Sounds like a good place to start." Jerry said.
"Sounds good to me." Muscles approved.
"Why don't we go there since Scrappy and Patch are at the movies?" Mike suggested.
"Sounds good." Jerry agreed.
They all soon went to do just that.