Author's Notes: Sup guys (and gals!) RayTheZoroark here with the next chappy of this collaboration. And might I say here that you'll never see this coming.
Disclaimer: Here's a riddle:
What has roots that no one sees,
Is taller than the trees,
Up, up, up it goes,
And yet never grows!
...oh yeah, and I OBVIOUSLY don't own Pokemon. Now that that's out of the way...
Chapter 4: Family Gathering
*Pov: Ray*
I yawned as I sat up in my bed. The cover slipped down. Aura must have put it on us last night. I thought, looking at her sleeping beside me affectionately. Then I turned to the other side, where Shadow was sleeping. I noticed a small bulge in her stomach.
"She needs to lay off the food." I muttered to myself. I slipped out of bed, careful not to disturb my two Pokemon, and peeked into Alex's room. He was up, but his Pokemon were still asleep.
"Morning." I said, stepping in, closing the door behind me softly.
"They still asleep?" Alex asked, not looking up from what he was doing. He leaned over his kitchen counter chewing on something while looking at his phone.
"That a pair of logs. I think I should stop letting Shadow eat so much. She's putting on some weight." I said. He laughed, making Chloe jolt up.
"Wassat?" She said sleepily. I grinned.
"Nothing." Alex told her, "although it's about time you got up."
"Oh go get yourself up." Chloe said, throwing a pillow at him, hitting him in the chest and burying herself under the cover.
"Okay, you asked for it." Alex said, walking over to the bed. He grabbed the cover and yanked it off of his Pokemon, waking the other two up.
"What time is it?" Blayze asked, sitting up and stretching.
"7:00." I said, looking at the clock beside the door.
"Ugh." Shadow said, walking in the room holding her stomach. Aura came in after her.
"You all right?" I asked.
"Yeah, just tell the room to stop swaying." She muttered. I bit back a joke for her sake.
"What did you eat last night?" I asked.
"Oh the only thing I ate was yo-" she started, but clutched her stomach and fell to the ground with a grunt.
"Shadow?!" I started, running up to her side.
"I'm...I'm alright..." She said through gritted teeth.
"You should get her checked out." Alex commented.
"Yeah. Come on, Shadow." I said, leading her out the door.
~~~~Time Skip~~~~
Nurse Joy walked out of a room behind the counter. I ran up to meet her.
"Is she alright?" I asked anxiously.
"Oh she's fine!" Joy said, smiling.
"Then what was wrong?" I asked.
"Wrong? Oh, you should follow me." She said, heading back through the door. She led me into a room where Shadow sat, something held in her arms. It was wrapped in a towel.
"What's that?" I asked, walking up to her.
"Oh Ray!" She said, looking up guiltily.
"What?" I asked again.
"I didn't mean to!" Shadow said.
"I don't get what you mean." I said.
"Well, the birth control pills I was supposed to be taking...well...I kinda ran out at the last city, and I forgot to tell you, so..." She showed me what was in the towel. I took one look, paled, and fainted.
"Ugh..." I said as I came to. I looked around. I was in a white bed, with white sheets, but without white walls. (Ha!) The walls were actually a pinkish color. Shadow sat in a chair beside me. I looked at her imploringly.
"Please tell me that was a dream." I said. Before she could answer, the door opened, and in walked Nurse Joy, my mom (oh shit), my father, Alex, and his Pokemon. Aura tagged in behind, her head down. The nurse held a cylinder case in her hands. In it, a cloth sat on the bottom, cushioning the next generation. (For those of you who still don't know what it is yet, it's an egg.)
"Nope. It wasn't." I said, laying my head back down on the bed.
"Is there something you would like to say, young man?" My mom, Anna, asked.
Uh... You're gonna be a grandmother?" I said. Night, my father, cracked a smile. Anna turned to him.
"So is this what you meant when you said he had already found someone?" She asked.
"He confessed a few days before he left." Night said, throwing his claws up defensively. I looked at Shadow.
"I had to tell them where it came from." She said, answering the unasked question.
"How long have I been out?" I asked.
"Oh, about a day. I got Alex to call your mom up, and she came immediately, saying things about murdering her son, and saying they'd never find the body, and stuff like that." Shadow answered.
"Honestly," Alex added, "when Shadow told me the news, I didn't believe her at first because it's impossible for a human to impregnate a Pokemon."
"Yep, sounds like my mom." I grinned. Night looked over at Alex.
"Well, actually," he started, "it is possible. And quite beautiful. So, if I were you, I would check on your girls just in case."
Alex's eyes widened and blurted out, "I need to marry Chloe fast, then!" Night then turned to me.
"Well, I'm just glad you at least chose someone as beautiful as her to be your mate." He said.
"Just as well, I still wished you at least would have said something first." My mom huffed. I grinned sheepishly.
"But then we wouldn't be having this conversation, and besides, if I had, you would have tried your best to keep me at home where you could keep an eye on me." I said. Alex butted in.
"And here I was thinking you weren't one." He stated.
"Technically, I'm not." I answered. When he looked puzzled, I explained further. "I'm half Pokemon. Night's my father." Alex looked from me, to Night, then back again.
"Oh..." He said.
"Yeah, funny how things slip our minds...hehe." I said.
"Oh! Here's your egg. I'll leave you to yourselves now." Nurse Joy broke in, handing me the egg then walking out the door. I held the egg up to my eye level.
"He'll be great." I said. Then I turned to Shadow. "But not as great as you." She blushed, while everyone else laughed.
End Notes: Top that, Blazingalex! I know somethings take the cake, but this one took it, and ate it too! Haha...ha...ha...anyway, that was another chapter done, and don't worry, I'm sure Alex, who i'm sure is everyone's favorite character, will have a bigger part in the next chapter. But until then: bye!
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