Ok so uh the mpreg...yeah this is the part where it comes into play. So long story short, I had a really weird dream with a cool storyline that invovled aliens and a pregnant Mandarin. I tried to keep it as far away from me as possible but...this storyline with impregnating aliens just got to me and mutated into it's own thing. And a pregnant Mandarin is actually really funny. So this is the last chapter for a while until next week or so as I have school and work. So uh enjoy?
They left Eluxis soon after and after a few days, Mandarin wanted to get off the robot as quickly as he entered it. He hated it, he hated being around the others, he hated waking up in the robot every day, and he hated that annoying little hairless monkey. However, he really began to detest that Willow chick. Her attitude just rubbed him the wrong way and he avoided everyone like the plague. Mandarin didn't really hate Otto...infact he never really did that much, but he still avoided him anyway. For now the team was letting him stay in the storage rooms that the robot had. They had to buy a massive mattress for Mandarin to sleep on and Otto gave up some of his pillows for him. That and keeping his pregnancy a secret became very difficult very quickly.
"Mandarin? Are you feeling alright? You've been throwin up for the past three days." Otto said worriedly as Mandarin stepped out of the bathroom.
Mandarin huffed as he wiped the remainder of his breakfast off of the corner of his mouth.
"It's a virus Otto. It'll go away." He lied.
There was no way he's telling them about this. If he told them he was pregnant they'd want him to stay with them even more. That and the amount of jokes Sprx would make would be rage inducing.
Otto frowned a bit before patting his leg.
"Get better soon then, ok?" He said sweetly before walking off.
Mandarin sighed and began to walk back to his storage room when he bumped into Willow. Willow frowned.
"Careful." She sighed.
Mandarin huffed.
"You saw me, you could have walked around me."
Willow glared at him. Was this jerk for real?! She just turned a corner and happened to bump into him!
"Excuse me for not happening to see gigantor this time. I'll look for your bra straps next time." Willow snapped, really not in the mood.
Mandarin glared.
"And I'll look for your white foundation and gothic attire." He huffed.
Okay he really doesn't mind the gothic clothing, in fact he finds the style rather interesting, but if this little bitch was going to insult him he will snap back. Antauri and Jinmay noticed the argument and were ready to intervene.
"Asshole, I don't even wear that pasty stuff!" Willow yelled.
"Really? Could have fooled me from how pale you are."
Willow growled, her aura a piercing red. Antauri and Jinmay quickly went over to the two.
"Alright break it up you two!" Jinmay huffed, getting in between them.
Mandarin and Willow looked at her before looking away. Antauri looked towards Mandarin.
"I get that you don't want to be here, but don't take it out on others." He said.
Mandarin's eyes widened, they're defending her?! Okay, he was acting like a jerk he'll admit it. However she was acting just as bad!
"She was just as at fault-!" He began but stopped as he felt his stomach twist and he quickly placed a hand over his mouth.
Willow noticed his face starting to turn slightly green.
"U-uh are you okay?" She asked before Mandarin turned as Chiro went inside the bathroom.
Mandarin quickly opened the door and darted inside.
"I just got in!" Chiro yelled before he was pushed out.
The four cringed as they heard loud coughing and other unpleasant noises. Willow felt herself getting a bit sick as well.
"How long has he been sick?" Jinmay asked.
"Three days, it doesn't look like he's getting better and he's refusing to let Gibson check on him." Antauri said.
"Of course." Chiro sighed.
"Shouldn't we do something?" Jinmay asked him.
"It looks like a normal stomach virus to me." Willow muttered, suspecting otherwise.
Antauri looked up at Willow then at the bathroom.
"If that's the case then he should be resting. Exerting himself and arguing with other members is something he shouldn't be doing at this moment." He advised as they heard a flush.
Mandarin stumbled out, wiping his mouth.
"This is ridiculous." He huffed before turning to the others.
"As I was saying!" He began when Willow held up a hand.
"Just forget about it, you need your rest." Willow huffed.
Mandarin blinked and frowned. Just like that? Oh well, he does feel like complete crap. Might as well get some rest. He sighed and went past them, feeling tired. Willow watched as he went, she could have brought up the possibility that he may be pregnant. She could have brought up the conversation she overheard too but she kept both of those quiet.
She couldn't understand why.
It was a long trip back to Shuggazoom and everyone tried to get used to Mandarin being around but it was a little bit weird. Willow didn't tell anyone of what she overheard from the conversation with Mandarin and the mysterious person yet, she wasn't sure why. Maybe it was to respect Mandarin's privacy? Heh! As if she respected a guy like him at all! He was such a moody, anti social brute so he really got on her nerves. That and he threw up a lot too, which got kinda gross.
Still she didn't say anything.
Willow was sitting in her room, writing in her journal when Antauri came in.
"Willow? May I speak with you?" He asked.
All sorts of weird feelings bubbled up inside her as she sat up. Why is she feeling like this? Why towards Antauri of all people?
"Sure." She said as Antauri sat on her bed.
"I think it's time we know about you and your powers." He said.
Willow blinked and looked down.
"I don't know..."
"Willow you've been with us for over two weeks now, we hardly know anything about you. And if Mandarin 2 is after you we need to know why." Antauri said before touching her hand.
Willow tried to hide her blush at his touch.
"Please we want to help you."
Willow looked down.
"You'll...you'll call me a freak."
"Willow we would never-!"
Willow got up, tears running down her face.
"Antauri! Back home everyone called me a freak! Everyone! Do you know how many friends I lost?! How many times I ran home crying from school?! How many times that I felt like I was a mistake?!" She sobbed.
Antauri looked up at her, feeling terrible for her. Willow dropped to the floor, crying.
"Willow please listen to me."
Willow looked at him, tears falling down her face.
Antauri went over to her and wiped her face.
"We are not like those people on your home planet, we all care about you very deeply. Also I'm sure as soon as Mandarin warms up to us, he will too." He said with a warm smile on his face.
Willow sniggered and looked away.
"Sure he will, that's why he avoids me at every turn." She sighed.
Antauri shook his head.
"He's been doing that to us too, don't worry." He said.
Willow looked back at him and smiled.
"Thank you Antauri." She said softly.
Antauri nodded.
"Well?"
Willow sighed.
"I guess I can talk about it." She said, smiling a bit.
Antauri smiled.
"Great, now why don't we have dinner. Perhaps you can talk about it then." He said.
Willow exhaled, this wasn't gonna be easy.
"Sure thing." She said getting up and the two left the room.
They then came across Nova trying to get Mandarin into the dining room, but he didn't budge.
"Just eat with us for one night! It's not gonna kill you!" She growled, trying to push him in.
"No." Mandarin simply said, arms crossed.
Willow and Antauri looked at each other.
"What's going on Nova? Mandarin being anti social again?" Willow asked.
Mandarin eyed her before Nova exclaimed, "Yes! Help me!"
Antauri sighed.
"Mandarin please enter the dining room." He said.
"No."
"Dude it's just one night." Willow huffed.
"Don't care, I'm fine with eating by myself." Mandarin stated.
"Ergh if only Amanda and Trent were here." Willow muttered.
Antauri looked at her before she put a hand up.
"I'll explain about them too." She sighed.
"Get! In!" Nova groaned before dropping to the floor.
"It was a nice effort Nova but I'm not going in there." Mandarin huffed.
Sprx stepped out, a bag in hand.
"Oh you will once I bring these out!" He snickered, opening the bag.
Which revealed to be just ordinary pastries. Willow snickered.
"Come on, he won't get in by those." She laughed.
"Hrrk!" Mandarin covered his mouth, his face turning slightly green.
"Yeah that's right! I remember how sensitive your stomach is! Now get in." Sprx said before waving the bag around.
"I'd rather throw up on your floor." He said before collapsing to the floor.
Willow's eyes widened. Mandarin gets sick at sweets? He really is rotten to the core.
"Then you'll get to clean it!" Sprx said with a smile, but it dropped quickly when Mandarin glared at him.
"I'll make you my mop." He growled before covering his mouth again.
Sprx edged closer and Mandarin edged back.
"Get in, get in and I'll get rid of this!" He said.
Mandarin almost hissed at him but let out a low growl before edging a bit more.
"It's just one night." Willow said.
Mandarin looked at her before glaring at everyone else.
"I hate...all of you." He growled before edging into the dining area.
Sprx put the sweets back in the bag and smirked before walking in.
As everyone, except Mandarin who was against the wall with a trashcan in front of him, gathered around the table and began to eat.
"You alright over there?" Otto asked Mandarin.
Mandarin hurled into the trash can before glaring at him.
"Okay." Otto turned back to everyone else, who was trying to ignore the vomiting noises.
"So...Willow? Do you have something you'd like to talk about?" Antauri asked.
Willow looked at him, worriedly.
"What right now?" She asked.
Antauri nodded.
Willow sighed and set her fork down.
"Okay...well I guess we can start with one of those question and answer thingies." She sighed.
"Sounds a lot more fun to me then just going on and on." Sprx said before Nova elbowed him.
Willow snickered at this then sighed.
"Okay who wants to go first?" She asked.
Otto raised his hand, following by Nova and then by everyone else.
"What kind of powers do you have?" That was Otto's question.
"Where did you come from?" Chiro's question.
"Why do you have that necklace?" Gibson's.
"Can you please give me crackers and water? I feel like death." Mandarin's.
Willow sighed. Whoo boy this is gonna be fun.
"Well Otto, I got fire powers, I can turn invisible, I can shape shift, I can do all this magic stuffs-"
"Jeez that's a lot!" Sprx breathed.
Willow glared at him.
"And I can..." Her voice trailed off.
Everyone, minus Mandarin, leaned forward.
"You can?"
Willow looked around before she sighed.
"I can read minds and dreams OK?!" She shouted.
Everyone looked at each other, shocked. Mandarin quickly sat up a bit more, his heart racing. If she can read minds then... What did she hear?!
"I didn't read any of yours on purpose if that's what you're wondering." Willow said, causing everyone to sigh loudly.
"N-not on purpose?" Jinmay asked.
Willow shook her head.
"No, I mean I hear things every now and then but really not on purpose." She truthfully stated.
Mandarin sighed a bit, hoping she didn't hear anything super secretive.
"But really that's all the powers that I really have." Willow shrugged.
"Now Chiro..." She bit her lip, this was going to be really hard.
"I...I was born on Natulis 18. I have my mom and my dad and my sister Amanda. I was really close with my dad but then...but then he..." Willow choked on her last word as she held back a sob.
"Willow..." Jinmay tried to reach for her but Willow shook her head.
"No I have to keep going, anyway he died from a mugging when I was six and it was after that I discovered my powers. When I did everyone at my school saw me different, and a lot of them ended up hating me to the point of bullying me. I don't understand why, I mean nothing about me really changed but..." Willow sighed, wiping her tears.
"Never mind I mean, my mom my sister, and my only friend Trent still love me...hopefully they're doing OK without me home..."
Antauri held her hand, causing Willow to blush again.
"I'm sure they are, and I'm sure they miss you." He said, causing her to smile.
Mandarin felt sick again and threw up. Everyone grimaced
"Sorry, my stomachs acting up because someone decided to pressure me in with disgusting sweets." He glared at Sprx.
Willow sighed and looked at her necklace.
"Anyway this necklace was given to me by my dad. He said it was special but he never told me why." She said.
"Maybe it's special because of all the love he had in it?" Nova suggested.
Willow raised an eyebrow.
"Probably, but I think he was talking about special powers or something."
Nova shrugged.
"Works too."
"Is there anything else you want to talk about?" Chiro asked.
Willow looked at Mandarin before shaking her head.
"Not now anyway. Now hang on." She then went over to the cupboards and looked through them.
Mandarin was resting his head against the wall when a plate of crackers and a glass of water were in front of him.
"You said you wanted crackers and water." Willow huffed.
"Mm." Mandarin took the plate and glass and began to nibble on them.
Willow began to walk back to her seat, but not before she heard a small,
"Thank you."
She rolled her eyes and sat back down.
After dinner, Mandarin immediately fell onto the bed in the storage room he was residing at and held another trash can close to him just in case. He closed his eyes and was about to drift off to sleep when a very worrying thought crossed his mind.
He sat up and put a hand on his stomach. He frowned as he felt something off, almost like his stomach was slightly distended. He tore the covers off and looked. Shit! He was already starting to show! Mandarin shook slightly, has anyone noticed? If they did, are they going to say anything? Sweet mother of Shuggazoom he hoped not!
Then again, they were wrapped up with all of this Willow nonsense. So maybe they won't notice and if they do they probably won't say anything. He hoped they won't.
Mandarin laid back down and clung to the trash can again.
"You can't keep it a secret forever."
No, no he can't.
"How am I going to explain to them this? How? Like, 'Hey guess what Gibson? You were right all along! I really am pregnant'! Yes that will go over amazingly." Mandarin thought, anxiety flowing through his nerves.
He covered his face with a pillow and groaned. This was going to be fun, especially explaining when the other stuff arrives too. However, this was also crystal clear proof that his child was growing. He laid a hand on his stomach, feeling something he'd never really felt before. It was warm and tender, almost like maternal affection for the small being that he was carrying. This was all slightly overwhelming for him as he rested back against the bed, his hand still on his abdomen.
He's going to tell them, but when?
Okay so yay backstory on Willow! And yay impending anxiety of revealing a pregnancy! Yeah so I hope to post again next week...I'm actually kind of curious to see the reviews on this...especially on the Mandpreg...yes I made a term for it. Thanks for reading.