"Yes... please... take Valerie away for a bit... I need you to help me with no distractions.", Sibella said as Andy nodded, "Alyssa! Get in here, quick! Mama needs an extra hand!".

Instantly, the door opened and closed, with Alyssa coming in, "I'm here, Papa, Mama!", and Andy smiled, "Come here, hold your new sister. Mama's having another one.".

Alyssa gasped, her eyes widening, "Oh, by the moon, okay!", a shocked smile on her face as Andy gently placed Valerie in Alyssa's arms, "There you go, Alyssa. Be careful with Valerie. Take her out to the living room, she needs to stay warm. We will be done soon with your other new sibling, okay?".

"Okay, Papa!", Alyssa nodded, and looked at Sibella, "I and Diego will make sure Valerie stays warm, Mama, promise!", and Sibella smiled softly, "I know you will.", before gasping out in pain from another contraction.

Andy shooed, "Go, Alyssa!", and Alyssa headed out, closing the door, holding Valerie securely as she went to the living room, and Sibella distantly heard Diego's exclamation, smiling wryly before groaning at another contraction, and looked at Andy, "You're still all dilated, Bella, push!".

Sibella gave out a loud cry of pain as she was pushing, she must have somehow just lowered her defenses in a matter of speaking when Valerie was born and not mentally prepared to give birth to a second child there, but she was going to make sure to persevere.

After all, she's a vampiress, for moon's sake! She labored through contractions, crying out in pain as she pushed repeatedly for several minutes before Andy announced, "I see a head, it's peeking!".

Sibella took deep breaths for a moment, relieved to hear that, resting a bit before she braced herself, and pushed after another contraction, shouting in pain as she felt her vagina being stretched out by the baby's head, spreading her legs a bit as she felt the shoulders coming up, and with a loud grunt, she gave a big push, and felt the baby leave her as Andy helped cleaned the baby up, helping pull out.

Immediately, there was a loud wail as Andy announced, "We have a boy! It's a boy, Sibella!", smiling tearfully as Sibella recovered, panting as she took deep breaths, tears falling down her face in joy as she got her wish as well...She whispered, "Is Zion okay?", smiling tiredly.

"Zion's doing great. He got all 10 fingers and toes, he's got a swell set of lungs, and he's healthy, a good weight to boot.", Andy chuckled warmly as he gently wrapped the wiggling, squirming baby boy in a warm blanket, scooting back over to his wife's side, "Look at him...He's absolutely wonderful...".

Zion cried as he blinked, sniffling, having Andy's dark brown hair in fine, soft tufts, slightly darker pale tan skin, bicolored eyes, with Sibella's former bright green eye color on the right side, with Andy's warm brown eye color on the left side, having Sibella's nose and Andy's smile.

"Oh, Zion...", Sibella smiled as she started to tear up. "I'm so sorry we didn't know that you were coming...", with a sheepish, overjoyed smile.

"Yeah... we clearly must have mistaken your kicks for your sister there. But don't worry, you'll never have to worry about us making that mistake again.", Andy assured the little baby, who obviously didn't really know what they were talking about, but the happy looks on their faces gave him a warm feeling of safety.

Zion whimpered and cooed in Andy's arms as Sibella did her magic to cut the cord from Zion, pushing out the remains of the twins' afterbirths, vanishing them out to the woods where a lucky predator would have a snack on this cloudy, cold day, and snuggled under the blankets, leaving her top exposed.

Sibella then called out, "Alyssa, Diego, bring Valerie, and come meet your baby brother!", and minutes later, the kids came in, climbing on the bed, and Valerie cried happily, stretching out to Sibella who took her gently, kissing her on the forehead, "We didn't forget you either...", smiling as Andy introduced Zion to the kids.

"Say hello to our surprise baby, Zion.", Andy smiled, and Diego smiled, "Hi, Zion. He sure looks like you a lot, Papa.".

Andy chuckled, "Most of him, yes, but he also looks like your mama.", with a smile as Alyssa asked, "Are you okay, Mama? You were louder than before.".

"I'm okay...", Sibella tried to assure her children, "Just... Zion being a surprise, and all certainly made me... louder.", with a soft smile. "Are you feeling alright, though?", Andy asked as she nodded.

Sibella replied, "I'm recovering better than a human woman.", with a warm smile at Andy as Valerie then gave a hungry cry, causing Zion to follow her example, and Andy chuckled, "Feeding time.", placing Zion gently in Sibella's other arm, and the twins latched into her breasts, suckling hungrily.

Diego replied, "Hard to believe that we were that small, 'Lyssa.", with a smile, and Alyssa chuckled, "Or that we were that cute too.".

"You two are always our little ones, no matter how old you are.", Sibella smiled motherly, and Andy nodded, "Indeed. Family sticks together, like ohana.", remembering that time last fall when the family went to theaters to watch Lilo & Stitch.

The older twins agreed, smiling, and so, the growing family went to spend the day with the new additions to the family, and soon, the weather became warmer by day, and then news was given that the wedding of Eric and Dusk is happening, and with so many people to attend, they're doing it in Dreamcrest Sanctuary, sometime after Andy talked with Miss Grimwood about the additional cottages.

And so, Dreamcrest Sanctuary now has about scattered 6 cottages added to the original cottage of the Dracula-Jefferson family, and on a cloudy, partly rainy day, the wedding was on.

"You holding up alright?", Andy asked. He was obviously going to be Eric's best man as he was perfectly fitting for the role considering what would be coming.

Eric took a deep sigh; he obviously was nervous and worried for obvious reasons as he continued to mess with his tie while looking in the mirror, "Barely... I know it's been coming but... I mean, the wedding alone makes me quite a bit of a mess but...".

Andy replied, "I had the jitters as well, Eric, but my love and trust for Sibella has led me through, and it has never failed me, not once. And besides, when you see Dusk coming down the aisle, you would honestly forget what's coming afterwards as you would only care to have her in your arms, to see her say her vows, see her smile, to see her cry when you say your vows, and that one moment you feel like you and she are the only two people in the world, sharing that binding kiss...That was what I experienced with Sibella.", with a fond and reassuring smile.

Eric glanced at Andy in surprise before chuckling sheepishly, "I keep forgetting how your vampire memory is quite helpful in remembering things so well...Does it hurt?".

"Yeah... I had a feeling you would ask about that...", Andy glanced away. "Look, I can't back out of this... I can't do this to Dusk, not after everything this family has gone through... but... I'm afraid, Andy.", Eric affirmed strongly, and sighed softly.

"It doesn't hurt too bad.", Andy quickly said to Eric. "Especially if done while having sex, getting close to release... it does hurt, but it slowly fades as you start to feel overwhelmingly tired... like being on anesthesia.".

Eric appreciated the reference of being on anesthesia as he blinked, "That actually didn't sound too bad there, especially in lovemaking...Is it fine to be bitten on an almost full moon night?", as tonight after today is an almost full moon, and Dusk agreed about only making love for fun as they technically are raising a toddler and a baby of slight varying ages, Heather and Javier for a long time.

Andy nodded, "Our wedding night was also an almost full moon night as well, and Sibella never got pregnant there, so you will have no problem in having fun only.", and Eric nodded, "That makes sense there.", finally straightening his tie correctly.

"I get the nerves... I was dreading the day just as much, believe it or not.", Andy told him. "But... once everything started... I slowly lost that dread and nerves.".

Eric looked at him, "You?", and Andy chuckled, "Indeed.", before hearing a dragon's roar. "That's Matches' signal. You ready?".

"Ready as ever.", Eric took a deep breath, nodding, and both men headed out of Andy's cottage, walking to a large tent, not quite like a circus tent, but similar, with spots of cloudy light here and there, thanks to the wood masts and all.

Everyone was seated comfortably, with Matches in the back behind them. He's now a preteen, big as a moderate truck. Miss Grimwood, close to the end of her prime, but not quite getting there in years yet, is standing at the arch, smiling and nodding at Eric and Andy as they took their places.

Miss Grimwood gave a signal to Elsa who's playing a magical piano, and music came on, and from behind a curtain, toddled in Heather, being a lovely flower girl, wearing an adorable mint-pink dress, throwing petals here and there as she smiled and giggled, smiling at her handsome daddy.

Eric smiled warmly, proud of his daughter, still having a bit of disbelief that she's literally alive and having a grand time after such an ordeal of battling leukemia.

'Really wish you never had to go through any of this...' Eric admitted to himself mentally. He was glad she was alive still, but really, the sheer fact that all of that had to happen still was a lot to take in mentally and certainly wasn't leaving him. He still was having nightmares of things going worse with her...

But waking up every morning to see Heather, a vampire toddler, yes, but seeing her smiling and laughing, it vanishes those nightmares right away.

He watched his daughter toddle down closer and closer as the music continued to keep on, with the curtain parting to let a casual-dressed Sibella through, carrying Javier, looking quite cute in his suit, with a pillow stringed around the wedding bands.

Javier babbled happily as he saw his daddy, and as Heather met Eric, he leaned down to kiss her on the forehead, "Good job, darling. Go sit with Auntie Thorn, okay?", and Heather nodded, "Love you, Daddy!", and toddled off to the side of the aisle, with Thorn putting her in a high seat of sorts.

Eric then ruffled Javier's hair gently, "Good job, son.", with a warm smile, plucking the rings from the pillow into his pocket, and Javier smiled gummily, and Eric nodded gratefully to Sibella who smiled at him, and went to sit next to her father's spot which is empty.

The music changed a bit, and everyone turned around, and Eric took a deep breath, watching the curtain as it parted, revealing Vlad in his suit, escorting Dusk, looking heavenly yet stunning in her black and white off the shoulder, low back wedding dress, with her hair in a braided updo, all natural with a bit of blush on her cheeks.

Eric certainly had to take another deep breath with how much he was almost breathless to see her in that wedding dress. She slowly started to walk up to towards him. It almost felt strange and surreal to him. They had been together for quite some time, had children and all... and yet, here they were making sure to finally say their vows to one another.

Dusk smiled radiantly as she saw him, her beloved Eric, excited and nervous at the same time as Vlad escorted her warmly to the pedestal, and let go of her, with a nod and smile at Eric, and went to join Thorn, giving him Dante to hold on his lap, as Thorn is holding into Talia.

Eric whispered to her, "You're so beautiful...", and Dusk blushed, smiling, whispering, "You too.", taking each other's hands as Miss Grimwood put a sonorous spell on her throat, clearing her throat as she began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, family and friends, we are all here to witness the beautiful harmony of bringing this couple together, Eric Staufer and Dusk Maverick. They have strived through a long journey of crazy and wonderful adventures together, and today, they are to be one, forever and ever.".

"Eric Staufer, as the groom, please share your vows.", Miss Grimwood finished, smiling at Eric, and Eric took a deep breath, "Dusk...", as he began.

"I never would've thought that simply saving your drumsticks would end up starting such a chain reaction that would lead us to where we are today... in love... with kids... immortality.", Eric chuckled as he looked to Dusk's eyes. "But... despite the journey we've both been through up to this point... I'm glad to have shared it with you and wouldn't change anything... and now I want to keep that journey going still.".

Dusk's eyes became wet, her heart swelled at the thought of being together forever with Eric, the vow becoming an echo in her ears, and Eric gently wiped one tear away, smiling lovingly.

Sounds of distant sobs, sniffles and all were barely heard as Miss Grimwood sniffed and cleared her throat, "As the bride, Dusk Maverick, please share your vows.".

"Eric.", Dusk began, almost choking up, "I never would have known that a weird, goth girl would fall in love with such a wonderful scientist boy, yet here we are, changing our lives after such having a remarkable life together, being parents to two beautiful kids, and learning to be immortal, and teaching ourselves to be the best version of ourselves.", looking deep into Eric's eyes, "Despite everything, I wouldn't ever change anything, and I'm content to have shared this journey with you, and now I want to keep that journey going.".

Eric smiled radiantly, and Miss Grimwood replied, sniffling before choking up and clearing her throat, "And now for the rings and 'I dos'.", and Eric smiled, pulling out the rings from his pocket, and put them in their palms, waiting for the cue to put them on after saying the 'I dos'.

"Eric Staufer, do you take this woman to be your wife, through tribulations and obstacles, in highs and lows, to be there for her every day of your life, to the end of your years, to love her with all your heart, as long as you live and beyond?", Miss Grimwood asked.

Eric breathed firmly, "I do.", putting Dusk's ring on her finger lovingly, and Miss Grimwood then asked, "Dusk Maverick, do you take this man to be your husband, through good days and bad days, in times of strife and happiness, to be there for him every day of your life, to the end of your years, to love him with all your heart, as long as you live and beyond?".

Dusk breathed strongly, "I do.", putting Eric's ring on his finger excitedly, and Miss Grimwood then smiled, "Then by the state of New Jersey, in the human and supernatural worlds, and vested by me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride.".

Eric wrapped his arms around Dusk and leaned in for the kiss, making sure to hold it for as long as they possibly could take it. Dusk was practically melting in his arms as the two of them continued to kiss while the others watched, staying quiet and allowing them to have this moment.

After some minutes, Eric and Dusk broke away, leaning their foreheads together, and Eric whispered, "Hello, wife.", and Dusk smiled happily, whispering back, "Hello, husband.".

Miss Grimwood then announced, "I give you Mr. and Mrs. Eric and Dusk Maverick!", and the audience went wild, cheering and clapping. Eric had decided to leave his past almost entirely by changing his last name forever, becoming a Maverick, and Dusk understood, especially with his ex-parents made to forgot that they had a son after that bittersweet day at Eric's college graduation.

Eric whispered, "Looks like you're stuck with me forever, Abby.", with a teasing smirk, and Dusk giggled, "And I'll make sure every day is an adventure.", before kissing him on the lips again.

The two of them enjoyed the kiss for a few moments before breaking it off again. "Let's not keep embarrassing everyone...", Eric chuckled as Dusk nodded, "Agreed... we'll have plenty of time to do more of that soon.".

And so, the newlywed couple were congratulated and celebrated as they chatted, ate, danced in the reception areas around the large tent, spending some time with Heather and Javier before everyone scattered off to the cottages, with Matches sleeping under the soundproof and fireproof tent.

Heather and Javier was tucked away in their nursery bedroom, with Eric and Dusk kissing them good night, and with Dusk doing magic to make the rest of the house soundproof except for the nursery in a way as she has a feeling that Eric would want to experiment a lot tonight, and they can't afford to miss a feeding for Javier as he's the only one who needs milk since Heather is teething and eating soft foods now.

After leaving the nursery bedroom, Eric swept Dusk in his arms bride style, smiling, "Now let's make this night memorable, Mrs. Abigail Maverick.".