Dokau shook her head, "No, and besides, Vlad put a child-protective shield around the backyard so the kids could wander without disappearing into the woods. The boys are just learning how to walk, and they are stubborn to say no to us.".
Elsa giggled softly, "That's really smart of Vlad, and good to know...So, what do you want to talk to me about?", and Pixanu replied, "Well, around this time of year, the ship visits, and we receive news and updates about what's happening on our planet, along with research. We're still working on helping our son and our daughter-in-law to figure out the conceiving issues.".
"Any luck there?", Elsa asked softly as she knew about the loss of their four unborn children in miscarriage. Dokau exhaled, "We have a theory that the conceiving issues would be resolved if Luna is a vampiress, and she turns Niko, and there wouldn't be no more miscarriages, but that's where we're stuck...".
Elsa blinked before replying, "They're still deciding on being turned, huh?", and Pixanu nodded, "Yes, and we aren't people who would push them and put pressure on them as our grandchildren right now are so wonderful. But this is where we turn to you instead...We...we have an artificial semination device, and since you are immortal, and you have magic in yourself thanks to being changed from a monster to a human, you would be strong enough to carry all the way to term without a miscarriage...or so that is what our theory says.".
Elsa's eyes widened as she heard that, "You're... you're offering me the chance to at least be a surrogate for their little ones?".
"Niko didn't really want to be the one to ask you since it was more our idea in terms of trying this 'experiment'. He wasn't very fond of the idea of being a parent again but treating not like that but more of just intellectual curiosity.", Dokau explained.
Elsa exhaled, "And Luna?", and Pixanu sighed, "She wants you to be happy, and if carrying a child of you and Niko is it, it would be a dream come true for you...But...she has a feeling that you'd rather prefer someone else...".
"I don't want to break their bond like that, and Niko belongs to Luna, not me...But Luna's right, I would prefer someone else to help me, but everybody else is so busy and bonded to their soulmates and mates...", Elsa sighed.
Dokau replied, "That's what we thought as well, and one of the news from our planet is that one of our people died in a riding accident, and he had never gotten bonded, but his greatest wish was helping people, and he was curious about humans, so, before he died, he heard of our problem with Niko and Luna, and offered his sperm, not for Luna or Niko, but for someone to test our theory, and to make that human happy somehow...He just hadn't counted for a monster to change into an immortal human.".
Elsa turned her head for a minute so she could think. Funny how mostly a solution could fall into her lap. "I'm... I'm much more willing with that idea... it would always feel weird with Niko and Luna, especially the fact that I wouldn't really be with 'my' children.".
Pixanu nodded and glanced at Dokau, "You owe me two bucks.", and Dokau chuckled warmly before looking at Elsa, "How soon do you want to do it?".
Elsa looked at her, "You have the artificial semination device here already?", and Dokau smiled, "In the basement, we have the cold storage of his sperm, the device, and some high tech to check that it's working. But if you want to wait...".
"Well... actually, I, at least, want to talk to my sisters about it... but, if you want an answer now... then yes. I'll do it. Just let me tell the others.", Elsa blushed.
Pixanu smiled, "Of course. Go on and talk with them. We can wait for your return, and besides, it looks like the boys are getting tucked out, ready for sleep.", glancing at their twin boys who are exhausted already from trying to walk everywhere within the protected yard.
Elsa nodded, "Okay. I'll be back.", and Dokau smiled, "See you soon, and Elsa, I think you'd make a splendid mother.", and Elsa smiled brighter at that, and then left Moonscar Island by portal thanks to Vlad, heading into Dreamcrest Sanctuary.
"They seriously think that it'll work well with you?", Sibella asked once Elsa gathered the others, well, Winnie and Sibella, as Phantasma and Tanis weren't exactly the best to talk to about more... specific details of pregnancy and motherhood and explained everything.
Elsa nodded, "They really do, and Sibella, you or Winnie never had a miscarriage because you have immortality, being a vampiress, and Winnie, as a werewolf. Before, when I was a monster, I would have failed easily, but now with magic inside myself, being immortal, and human, I can have a baby...But Luna and Niko...They had miscarriages because they aren't immortal or a vampiress/vampire, and it was a miracle that they had carried the rest of the children to full term...", with a sigh.
"And they're just trying to see if those high losses of fetuses throughout the pregnancy could be avoided, right?", Winnie asked as Elsa nodded.
"You could say that if this works, and I succeed to full term, and give birth safely, I'm the ultimatum for them to then go with being turned, and they then would be able to have more children without suffering miscarriages.", Elsa said.
"Well... it's up to you, Elsa... we know how much you'd wish to be a mother and all, and here's your chance...", Sibella said. "So, what's the problem? Or is there none and you just wanted to tell us?".
Elsa exhaled, "Just wanted to tell you. I'm going to do it, but I was hoping one of you would come along for support, as a witness of sorts...Dokau and Pixanu would be there, yes, but well...", and Winnie replied, "You want to feel comfortable with an old familiar face at your side.".
"Yes...", Elsa nodded, and the two girls shared a look before smiling and looking back at Elsa. "We're going with you, but first, we should get Andy and Crystal to stay with the kids in my cottage, just for better supervision.", Sibella replied.
"Alright then.", Elsa said as she smiled. "Girls... seriously... I... thank you.", she quickly took the two of them into a hug.
Winnie grinned, "Like Andy said, family sticks together.", with a chuckle, and so, the trio split up briefly, with Winnie helping Crystal and the pack to get to Sibella and Andy's cottage, with Sibella telling Andy about the gist of why she's going to support Elsa while feeding Valerie and Zion, and Elsa taking a quick shower.
After bidding the family with hugs and kisses, Sibella and Winnie went with Elsa by portal, arriving at Moonscar Island, and Elsa can see the rest of the family giving her encouragement with thumbs up and smiles, with Niko and Luna looking grateful yet encouraging at her.
Elsa had never imagined that she would have such a wonderful and shockingly supportive family like this, yet here she is, going to have a baby with science and love.
The girls headed down into the basement where Dokau and Pixanu is waiting for them, smiling, seeing a laying chair of sorts, along with a large cold storage that looked like a mix of a barrel and a treasure chest, a high-tech monitor of sorts, and of course, the artificial semination device that looks like a mix of a needle and a taser.
Dokau smiled, "Hello, Elsa, you ready for this?", and Elsa nodded, taking a deep breath, "Yes, I am.".
"Good. First, look at the window of the cold storage container. Your choice to pick the load of sperm.", Dokau gestured to the container, and Elsa blinked in curiosity as she walked closer, leaning down as Pixanu turned on the light without opening the container, and Elsa widened her eyes, exhaling in shock and awe as she can see small inner containers with different names labeled on them, full of sperm she can't see as those sperm are so small.
Pixanu smiled gently, "When we said that he offered all his sperm, he truly did...Over several days, he gave it all, knowing that he was alone without finding someone to be bonded with, but he felt better as he realized that this is his legacy yet helping a wish come true for anybody who wanted to be mothers.", explaining to Elsa.
Elsa whispered, "How old was he?", and Dokau replied, "He was a healthy age of 28 when he died in the riding accident, so you can imagine that he was quite eager to help.".
"Did he know...?", Elsa asked. "That he wasn't going to make it? Yes... but he certainly did all he could to make his last moments satisfying for those close to him as well as what we have here right now...", Pixanu explained.
Elsa exhaled, looking at the small inner containers again, seeing the names labeled on each container, surprised to see a mix of alien and human names, having assumed that, well, that it would be number labeled instead of this...The guy was really dedicated to dream that any future child would be part of him, giving them a life, a chance to be special yet precious...
She inquired curiously, "What was his name?", and Dokau replied, "His name was Rasu.". Elsa smiled softly before looking at the ones that has the 'R' in front of the labeled names, and exhaled as she found it, smiling, "Riley...There, that container, with the name of Riley.", with a nod.
"Are you sure?", Dokau asked as Elsa nodded. "Yes... call it a 'feeling'... but... that's the right one for me.", Elsa said.
Dokau nodded, "Alright, then. Pixanu, go withdraw of the sperm load by the name of Riley, with the device.", and Pixanu smiled, nodding, "Got it. ", going to put the protective gear on including gloves, mask, and googles.
"He is the best precise in being careful and the protective gear stops him from even touching the container with his germs, even if he already took a shower and all.", Dokau explained, and Elsa nodded.
"After he hands me the device, I will do the insemination for you as he won't see it, his back facing us, focused on the monitor.", Dokau then explained, and Elsa exhaled, "Does that mean...down there?".
"Not exactly, but you still have to be, ah, somewhat nude, as I'll be direct into the womb itself, as I know you wouldn't want me to break your maidenhood as that's preserved for your special first time...", Dokau kept explaining the steps, knowing that Elsa is purely a virgin.
Elsa widened her eyes, "But when it's time for birth, would it hurt the baby if it's there to block the way to being born?", and Dokau replied softly, "You may have to resort to using...ah, a toy before the birth, if you hadn't found someone by then.", as the pregnancy takes 9 months to carry, and well, anything can happen in a good way for her...
"I can solve that issue like in the next few minutes if need be...", Elsa blushed. "I um... I know there's something I can use to fix that myself.".
"If you wish.", Dokau said. "We can give you your privacy if you want to make sure this won't be an issue for months down the road.".
Sibella replied, "You're still flexible and agile to fix that issue for some months...If I remember correctly, the sperm cannot live very long outside the body or outside cold storage...".
Dokau nodded, "That's right, when it's out of cold storage, the sperm only has six hours to live. That's why it's better to do it quickly when it's fresh...".
Elsa exhaled, "I don't want to lose any chance of any sperm...", and Dokau nodded, "Alright then, go sit and lay back while I search for the womb.".
"Okay.", Elsa went to the sitting/laying chair, and sat down, while Dokau started up the monitor, high-tech, putting on gloves and grabbing a lotion, "Okay, draw up your shirt, Elsa, this is gonna feel a bit cold.".
Elsa nodded, drawing up her shirt, and shivered as the lotion touched her belly, and Dokau asked, "Have you had a period in the last few weeks?".
"Y-yes, it was two weeks ago.", Elsa replied, blushing as she experienced the first time of her period, and it wasn't really painful like she imagined, but it was quite bothersome.
"Then this should be a perfect window then for us to do this.", Dokau said as Elsa gave a small nod, "Thank goodness then...".
Dokau then smiled, "Alright, I'm going to probe you with this, to find the womb, alright?", and Elsa nodded, shivering as the probe touched her belly, and she glanced at the monitor like Dokau's doing, "That's the spleen, that's the liver, that's the stomach, ah, here we are...the womb, let's go zoom in.", clicking a button on the high-tech probe, and Elsa widened her eyes, gasping as the womb became bigger and in color too.
"Oh, there it is, look, very pristine and recently fresh too from the looks of it.", Dokau nodded, looking at a single egg nestling within Elsa's folds of the womb, and Elsa gave a happy sob, realizing that she's going to be a mother at last!
Winnie hugged her gently, "That's it, Elsa, you're gonna be a mama.", with a smile, and Sibella blinked, "Wow, now I am wanting a turn after this...", hoping that she's pregnant herself.
Dokau smiled at Sibella, "We'll check on you after Elsa is finished with the procedure, okay?", and Sibella nodded happily on hearing that.
Pixanu cleared his throat, "It's ready.", and Dokau nodded, "Okay. One of you, hold the probe as I need a clear view on the womb.", slightly clicking the button as the womb became a tad smaller, but still clearly visible.
Winnie nodded, "I got it.", grabbing into the probe gently as Dokau let go, and smiled at Pixanu who was averting his eyes politely, and received the artificial insemination device, as Pixanu went to sit at the monitor, keeping his eyes on the screen, his back facing the girls.
"Okay, we can't afford to keep the shirt up.", Dokau replied, and Sibella helped Elsa remove the shirt, and then held into Sibella's hand, while into the railing opposite with the other hand.
Dokau exhaled, "This is going to pinch and hurt, Elsa. I'd have to do it steadily fast yet careful with you, okay?", looking at Elsa.
"You know best...", Elsa said, after all, this was their technology they were using so if they were sure about how to do it, she trusted them. "Alright then, here I go...", Dokau warned as she started the procedure.
Elsa bit her lip, holding still as best as she could, not wanting to ruin it, tears falling down at the painful pinching feeling as she felt the needle through her belly steadily, whimpering as she squeezed Sibella's hand so hard, watching the monitor as Pixanu replied, "I see something coming...yes, you're in!".
Holding her breath with anticipation and pain as Dokau nodded, and squeezed the needle in, Elsa moaned quietly, watching the inner needle moving into her, and Pixanu fiddled with the console of the monitor, and Elsa gasped, almost forgetting the pain as she saw the zoom-in on the load of sperm exiting the needle, tears falling as she saw the swimmers head on, searching for the egg over the valleys of her womb, and then found it.
She barely noticed the departure of the needle or the single stitch on her belly or the band-aid as she watched the swimmers, the sperm fighting against the shell of her egg for the next hour, and she gave a little gasp of awe as one stubborn sperm made it in, squirming and diving into the egg, whispering out, "Riley...", as there was a pulse before the egg became one with the sperm, dividing into compartments of cells within the next half hour, proving that it is a successful conception.
"Okay, so we can't know for sure instantly, but I would imagine there's almost a high chance that the operation was successful.", Doaku told her as Elsa smiled, "Thank you... I really appreciate all that you've done for me...".
Dokau smiled warmly, "But of course. The single stitch will dissolve, and the womb will be fine as your body will be protective...We will check every week or month at your wishes, okay?", and Elsa hugged her happily.
Dokau chuckled, hugging her back, and Elsa got up carefully with Winnie's help, after Dokau cleaned off the lotion and Elsa put her shirt back on, and Dokau looked over at Sibella with a smile, "Okay, now let's check on you.".
Sibella took over Elsa's old seat, excitedly and hopefully praying that she won't have any twin surprises like last time, as she moved her shirt up, and Dokau put some new lotion on her belly, and then put on the probe, scanning until she found the womb.
"Here we are...Oh, look at that...", Dokau was pleased to see a forming fetus within Sibella, and she smiled, "Very healthy, and connected securely by the cord, and yes, it's only one baby. No other twin in sight. Looks like your body decided to give you a break.".
