The furious she-wolf released a very loud, sharp bark at Derek, deafening him, causing blood to leak from his ears, and Tara then shifted down to human, glaring at Derek, "My family is not pathetic. My family is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me, and my daughter is not a replacement. And I lost your son in a miscarriage which was lucky for me as I don't ever want to be tainted by a monster like you! Nearly killing my daughter and my husband who loves me for who I am!", keeping the deep dark secret to the grave that she nearly went for abortion by cutting herself in the belly, and besides, Derek didn't deserve to know that Bucky's DNA abolished his DNA, changing the boy into her Reva.
"What are you waiting for then?", Derek smirked as he was stuck pinned. "Finish me off then...".
She wanted to do it. Oh, how she wanted to do it. After the hell that Derek put her through, all the emotional trauma that he had caused her that she still would never fully recover from.
But she wasn't him, and as much as she wanted to do it, she wouldn't stoop to his horrific level.
Tara sneered, "I will never be a monster, and besides, I am a hero to my daughter, and heroes make the hardest choices.", before hearing sirens, and blinked, "Looks like you're heading back to prison, Dietl. I will convince them to promote you to a private cell where you'll be awaiting your death. After all, attempted murder of a toddler is to be forever branded on your record, next to attempted harm on a human, and perhaps a few other things like say, escaping the prison in the first place. I will not pray for you, but I will pray for all those families you have damaged. Good luck surviving a second time, and goodbye, Derek Dietl.".
She then turned around and started to walk away, and Derek glared at her, and struggled to get to his knife that was in his back pocket, pouncing forward to at least stab her somehow when there was a gunshot.
Tara looked back to see the corpse of Derek Dietl with a fresh bullet wound in the side of his head, and glanced to see a few cops, with one having a bit of smoke in her gun. The female police officer had recognized Tara from the news and all, and of course, Derek from his prison picture, and presumed correctly that Derek was going to kill her but thought that the attempted knife attack was a gun, actually.
Everyone was completely stunned by the sudden turn as the officer took a few deep breaths. "I couldn't let him stab you in the back there...", she admitted as she dropped to her knees, obviously very stunned by her action as she was clearly shooting to disarm but must have just timed her shot off.
Bucky went to check over Tara, with Reva hugging Tara, "Mommy!", and Tara sighed deeply, "I'm okay, Reva. I'm safe.", kissing Reva and Bucky.
Logan replied to the female cop, "You got rid of a monster, lady. Don't guilt yourself down. World is a better place without him around.", holding Jean closely, rubbing her baby bump, relieved that everything's safe, and the world is a better place without that bastard.
"I'm sorry...", Bucky apologized. "I should've at least been right with you there...", sighing deeply.
"To take the blow for me?", Tara asked as Bucky nodded. "I appreciate that, Bucky, but it's alright. No need to worry or apologize for something that thankfully didn't happen... we're all safe and okay now. I think I should be the one more concerned for you with your wound.".
Bucky looked at his wound, "Right, I gotta get some stitches.", nodding, with Logan replying, "Tara can get you to the hospital, man.", glad that Tara can shift to giant size, glancing at Marco and Chris, "You two coming?".
Chris replied, "Don't worry, we will take care of things here. You go.", with a reassuring smile, and Logan nodded as Tara grew, carrying Bucky who held into Reva, heading for the hospital while Logan and Jean headed home to Libra Haven.
Jean replied, "I think I had enough of adventure today, Logan.", sighing heavily as she rubbed her baby bump, and Logan nodded, "Yeah...Close calls today...".
"Come on, let's just get back home and try to at least recover after all this...", Jean told him as Logan kissed her cheek. And so, Libra Haven soon knew what happened in the park and everything, and with much joy and relief, Susan officially invited Chris and Marco into Libra Haven as they were the heroes behind the whole thing, saving Reva.
Chris and Marco soon were amazed to feel like they belonged for once, seeing that Libra Haven is a place of freedom, stress-free anti-persecution and judgement.
The men, not having a house or anything else, were given a guest bunkhouse, and the party were full of people thanking them for saving Reva and stopping Dietl, indirectly leading him to his death, with gifts to the couple, with one major gift either men wouldn't have expected.
Ciro and Storm and little Minna was one of the most incredible stories that the men heard about, and having heard about the incredible miracle of Minna, the men was happy for the lesbian couple, becoming fast friends with them, and after talking, the Munroe family decided to give their gift after everything settled within the next day.
In the bunkhouse of the Munroe family, Chris and Marco was enjoying lunch, with Minna giggling in her highchair, making a mess of her lunch, and Storm chuckled, "Care for seconds, boys?", as Ciro was still making pancakes.
"If you're offering.", Marco chuckled as Ciro gave them some more a few moments later. "Certainly lacked this back in Antarctica...", he joked.
"Never could've imagined all this some years ago; especially being friends with Susan for so long...", Chris added.
Storm nodded, "Indeed. I'd never imagined having a truly wonderful family in Ciro, Gizmo, and little Minna if I had known years ago that I'd travel to another world, and everything from all angles to make it happen, to have this serene, peaceful moment of life, with no fighting, no judgement, no terrible events, I would have thought I was either dreaming or hallucinating.".
Chris smiled, "It must have been something still...I mean, having a daughter that looks like both of you two, with Quantonium and such, it's truly a miracle...".
Ciro smiled softly, "Here, yes, but it is a common occurrence on Skull Island...", before glancing at Storm who nodded with a soft smile, and Ciro continued, "You have gotten many gifts from everybody else yesterday, but you must realize that we haven't given you your gift yet...".
Marco nodded, "We noticed...Was it really important not to do it at the party?", and Ciro spoke, "Even with the phones on and all, I didn't want to slip off in the middle of the party in case if somebody had an accidental butt dial or something...I doubt that the world is ready. You see, outside of Libra Haven, everyone thinks that Minna was either conceived from a male donor or adopted, but it's not just Quantonium that made it possible for us to have Minna.".
"Oh?", Chris raised an eyebrow. "Let me guess, this has something to do with your original home on Skull Island?", Marco chuckled as he felt fairly sure that he figured it out.
Ciro nodded with a smile, "That's right...Now, they are rather drenched in Quantonium. I managed to take some with me when I and Gizmo went with Mo and Susan, and well, they are edible flowers. There are different kinds of flowers, one for lesbians, one for bisexuals, and one for gays...".
Chris widened his eyes, "T-truly?", and Ciro smiled reassuringly, "I have been creating an artificial garden in the basement downstairs, on the case if we get more LGBT+ in Libra Haven, with our kids once they reach puberty and find who they are, but right now, after hearing your story, we have decided to give you a bag of the gay flowers, and yes, make either of you able to carry a child.".
"You... you're kidding...", Chris said, his jaw practically hitting the floor. "I doubt they would do this to us, Chris.", Marco reminded. "This is way too elaborate if this was a cruel joke.".
"It's certainly not cruel, it's the honest truth.", Ciro smiled. Storm smiled softly, "I think they would need to see for themselves.", before getting up, leaving the table, and headed down the hallway, to their bedroom, where she grabbed Ciro's deerskin medicine bag, heading back to the table, and smiled as she handed it to Ciro.
Ciro opened the bag and looked through it for a moment before pulling out a bag of slightly glowing blue flowers, smiling as she put it in front of Chris and Marco. "The unique flowers for gays.".
Chris and Marco looked at the bag with shock and bewilderment, looking at each other before Marco whispered, "How does it work?".
Ciro smiled, "Since both of you got the...ahem, male equipment, the one who chooses to carry, would have to eat two flowers whole to have the entire female equipment, and since you're not born of Quantonium, the child would grow for 9 months, so, a normal pregnancy that way like Jean. That's my theory.".
"Theory? You mean...?", Chris gave a look. "Well, everyone else that has done this has Quantonium through their veins so this will be a first for those who don't have it.", Ciro explained as Marco nodded.
"Would it even work if that's not the case? That we don't have Quantonium?", Marco asked. Storm replied, "Your relationship as boyfriends works out with both of you in love, having respect, compassion, and equality in sharing compromises for each other. Would you even dare imagine a life without Chris, or vice versa?".
Chris and Marco exhaled sharply at the same time, seeing what Storm meant by that, and Chris spoke softly, "Love is the most important thing in our lives, so it's the most important ingredient to make this work...".
Ciro smiled approvingly, "You got it. So, take that bag with you to your guest bunkhouse, and remember, 2 whole flowers, not just the stem or the petals. I can see it in your eyes, boys. What are you waiting for?", with a teasing glint.
Storm then replied, "You can always keep trying. Don't give up. You are in the golden time of your prime.", with a warm smile.
"I guess we're just still... taken aback by this whole idea, that we could have a child. Not one from adoption or a donor but one that we both made and made alone...", Chris said.
Marco nodded in agreement, "Yeah...Great Scott, if this works, we're gonna be parents...", realizing that in having a child, they are going to be parents.
Chris blinks in surprise, and exhaled, recognizing the fact that he and Marco could be fathers...Can they be really mothers in a way with those flowers?
Storm encouraged them patiently, "You could never know until you try...After all, didn't you tell me that you two gave each other a try when you discovered that you were gay?".
Chris looked at Marco, remembering all those puberty-ridden years...He would have been lost and confused and scared if it wasn't for Marco, and of course, the same thing for Marco as well...
Marco gave Chris a small smile as he took his hand, squeezing it gently and lovingly, and Chris's smile grew, glancing at the bag of the gay flowers, and took it, tucking it in his vest pocket, "Sorry to cut our visit short, but I and Marco have some business to attend to.".
The lesbian couple smiled warmly, with Ciro replying, "No worries. Minna, say goodbye to our new friends.", and Minna babbled, waving with a smile, a mess all over her face, and Storm chuckled lightly, "Looks like it's bath time for you, young lady!".
Minna pouted, and both Chris and Marco laughed warmly, realizing that their future would be like this, and somehow, they don't mind it at all, leaving the small family, and departed from the bunkhouse, heading to their guest house.
After locking the front door, Marco exhaled deeply, "So, how do you want to do this?", looking at Chris, and Chris glanced at him, "What happened to jumping on my bones?".
Marco rubbed the back of his neck, "Believe me, I'd love to, but this is a whole new world...I want to know what you want to do...". Chris smiled in understanding, and took out the bag from the pocket, seeing that it's at least 8 flowers in there...
He took a deep breath and looked at Marco intentionally, "Do you want me to be a father one time, or do you want us to be fathers at the same time?".
"You mean... you'd want both of us to carry at the same time?", Marco asked as Chris nodded.
"Maybe considering that... well, just in case it might not work for one of us for some reason? Cover bases and all... I mean, I can obviously carry ours if you want to; that's how it's been mostly our whole lives...", Chris rubbed his arm. "You on top and me on bottom.".
Marco was quiet for a few moments, and Chris knew that he's in his thinking mood, waiting patiently before Marco finally broke the silence, "I want to cover all the bases, my sweet star.".
Chris breathed, "Yeah?", and Marco came closer, nodding, "Yeah.", before grabbing him up into his chest to kiss him passionately, and Chris moaned, barely managing to hold into the bag as he wrapped his arms and legs around Marco.
Marco somehow managed to make his way gracefully to their bedroom without even tripping over something, making out intensely with his beloved boyfriend.
"You're amazing... you know that?", Chris whispered as Marco chuckled. "I know... and I can always say the same for you.", Marco kissed him once more.
Chris smiled brightly, "My hunky bull rider...", kissing Marco back as they entered the bedroom, with Chris skillfully closing the door over Marco's shoulder, and they got to the bed, with Marco turning around to lay on the bed, whispering warmly, "I love you, Chris.".
Chris sat back on his lap, smiling, "I love you too, Marco.", before opening the bag of flowers, taking out four of them, seeing the slightly glowing blue petals against his skin, "Two whole flowers per person...You ready?".
Marco exhaled, smiling, "More than ready.", gently taking the last two flowers from Chris's hand, and together, after counting to three, they ate the flowers, with Chris commenting, "Not bad. Sorta tastes like mangoes.", having tried mangoes the overnight time in Brazil after flying in from Antarctica, and then of course, from Brazil, another plane trip to California.
"You had mango juice all over your face.", Marco chuckled, smiling mischievously as he then dived in to suck on Chris's skin, tugging his shirt up, and Chris moaned, dropping the bag into a bedside stool, and surrendering his arms up, his shirt freed from him as Marco kept caressing him, Chris whimpered, "That night was intense.".
Marco purred softly, "Let's make this even more intense.", as he grinded against Chris's rod, and Chris gasped, moaning, tugging at Marco's shirt.
"You like that?", Marco teased as Chris nodded. "Must you always drive me so wild?", he asked as Marco kissed his cheek.
"It's only because I love you so much.", Marco whispered. Chris breathed airily, "I won't argue with ya on that.", before moaning continuously as Marco grinded against him, with Chris finally freeing the shirt from Marco's upper body and went to caress him with his hands.
Pleasure went through both men's bodies from all the caressing and grinding, and before Chris knew it, Marco grabbed him, turning him over, tugging his pants and boxers down and off in one swift motion before leaning in to lick Chris's prostate between his ass cheeks.
Chris cried out, "Marco! Yes!", gasping out in pleasure, feeling Marco's tongue, knowing that Marco is by now removing his pants and briefs, and yep, Marco did, his rod springing up to attention as he kept licking, with his hands moving to squeeze Chris's ass cheeks.
"Boy, you're really dying for this, aren't you?", Marco chuckled as Chris smiled, "How can I not; maybe it is the flowers, but I feel even better than normal right now. Plus, the added benefit of the fact that we might become parents...".
Marco smiled at Chris as he looked over his shoulder at him and went to kiss all over Chris's ass cheeks, "I feel better than normal too. But first, it's your turn, my sweet star.", before standing up on his knees, moving his kisses even up further across Chris's back, hearing Chris's moans of pleasure, "Please, Marco! I'm all yours!".
"Music to my ears, Chris.", Marco purred as he lined up, and then went to push through Chris's prostate, hearing Chris's cries of pleasure as he got closer against Chris's skin, his hands caressing around his sides before blinking in confusion as he was stopped by something, "What the?", trying to poke closer when Chris gasped out in pain and pleasure.
"It's happening, Marco...I think it worked...That's the wall to the womb...You have to break it.", Chris whispered, looking over his shoulder at Marco, smiling excitedly. Marco couldn't resist to return an excited smile of his own, and then took a deep breath as he held into Chris's hips, kissing Chris on the lips, and then plunged.