~a month later (2nd September)~
A.N:
Cora is now 24
~3s POV~
For the first time in what seems like forever, we are all in the same room having fun. We considered it a double date. Me and Tobias and Leon and Sonia. We had spaghetti bolognese that Tobias had made especially for the ocation, although, I didn't eat much since I had been throwing up every so often as I felt sick. I didn't really know what caused me to feel sick, all I knew was that it was horrible.
We all sat in the living room, playing a game of Mario Kart 8 deluxe, when I had to rush to the bathroom to puke. No one really questioned it at first, but after a minute everyone became a bit worried. Next thing I knew, Sonia was knocking on the door, asking if I was ok.
"Can I come in Cora?" She asks. "Y-yeah." I sat on the cold floor tiles, holding my stomach as Sonia came in holding her bag of supplies. "You ok? Tobias is really worried about you, and so am I and Leon." She sits beside me and puts her hand on my shoulder. "I think so. Just been really ill lately." I make an excuse, not wanting to say anything about what happened a month ago. But that plan went out of the window when Sonia asked me a few questions that surprised me. "How long have you been ill for? And when did it start?" I hesitantly answered after she asked, "It started a couple days after me and Tobias had sex. Its been going on for about a month now." She stared at me and was speechless. "YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU HAD SE--" "Shush! I don't want anyone else to know." I say, covering her mouth. "Girl, there's only 1 option to why this is happening, and I don't know if you're prepared for it yet." She says, handing me a pregnancy test. I held it in my left hand and looked at it. I then looked back up at Sonia, who got up and left the room. "Only way you're ever going to find out!" She tells me. I hesitate for a few seconds, knowing that my life would change if it was positive. Me and Tobias had talked about starting a family, but I didnt think it would come this quickly. I take a deep breath and tell myself I can do this.
After taking the test, I let Sonia back in and we watch the test, anticipating a positive result, and that's what it read.
Positive...
"Cora... You know what this means, right?" Sonia picks it up and looks down into the tiny screen that has a plus sign on. I nod and we exit the room, taking our time since I still felt sick. "You ready to tell them?" She asks. I nod again and follow her to the living room.
~8s POV~
It had been 10 minutes since the Cora had gone to the bathroom and Sonia followed. I was more worried for Cora now, but as soon as they came out, I stood up and looked at them both. Sonia held a pregnancy test that was positive, with Cora beside her, smiling with joy, but still feeling sick. Leon stood up after and looked straight at it. Knowing what it meant, he left the room, repeatedly saying no, over and over again. At first I was shocked, but then became exited and extremely happy. I rush over to Cora and hug her, then putting my head against hers, I talk to her. "We are gonna be parents..." She says to me. "This is... This is amazing!" I kiss her on the lips and we start to smile uncontrollably, thinking about our family and how lucky we were for this to happen. This happiness was broken into embarrassment though when Leon walked back into the room. "So, you're telling me, you guys had sex at some point?" "I mean... How else was this supposed to happen?" I ask him back. He smirks and I know he's about to be inappropriate. As soon as Sonia sees, she stares at him and his ideas leave his head as he shrugs and goes back into the living room. Sonia was really exited for us to have kids, and decided to give us some time alone so we could talk about it all.
"When are we gonna tell mum and dad then?" I ask Cora. She laughs and replies, "Why don't we video call them later when Sonia and Leon leave?" "Sounds good. Also, what gender and species do you think the kid is?" "I don't know baby, I think it's gonna be a female octoling." Cora tells me. "Well, I think it's gonna be a male inkling, I guess only time will tell." I tell her back, kissing her again.
~a couple hours later~
Leon and Sonia leave, leaving me and Cora alone to talk about family stuff, as well as call our parents to tell them the great news. We would then tell everyone one else when we wanted to.
"Right, it's set up, and ready to call our parents. You ready?" I ask Cora as I stand up and let her sit down. I lean on the back of her chair, playing with her long hair whilst I wait for her to press the call button. She takes a deep breath in and looks up at me. "Ready." She presses the button to call and the dial tone runs for a few seconds. We wait patiently, and soon after, Star and Kevin pick up. "Hey mum, hey dad." Cora says. I instantly know that Cora is nervous since she keeps looking down, but I comfort her by putting my hand on her shoulder. She holds my hand and looks up at me smiling. "Hey sweeties! How are you guys doing?" Star asks us. "We are doing great mum, thanks for asking. But we called because something special has happend." I tell them. I gesture to Cora to them. "Mum, dad. Me and Tobias are gonna be... Parents." She says. She hesitated before saying parents, but it was kind of nerve racking to tell them, and I knew that.
At first they both seemed shocked, but Kevin started to smile and so did Star. "Congrats! Looks like we are gonna have to come visit when the child is born." He tells us, starting to laugh. We join in, but Star tells him to stop, and talks to us. "Well done! Just remember, if you ever need a break, just call and we can baby sit. You've got siblings for a reason as well Cora. And as for us visiting, we will give you a few weeks to adjust before we come." "Thanks Mum and Dad." Cora tells them. "Well, we'd better get going, got stuff to do. See you later mum, dad. Bye!" I step in and say. We wave to each other and our parents hang up.
"Thank God we got that over and done with. Now, child names. I was thinking, Octavia if it's a girl and Ezra if it's a boy." Cora tells me, getting up and moving to the bed. I sit next to her and place my hand on her stomach, ontop of her hand, and speak. "Well, I think Rue if it's a girl, and Orion if it's a boy." "Why don't we decide closer to the time? For now, let's just take in the fact we are starting our family." I agree with what Cora says, and we lay down together to get some rest. It had been a long day, and we needed some sleep.
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"W-Where am I?" I ask. I look around to see myself on an island, near the large statue, not too far from the Metro. I get up and look at myself--still evil and a villain. I clench my fist as I realise that the Hero's won again.
I looked around again and see a rescue boat with a couple of hybrids heading toward me, before they get close, I turn to look at Inkopolis and speak to myself.
"I'll do this for you 7. I'll finish what you started..."
I hold my head in pain afterward. Getting hit in the head is painful, but when it's a Pyramid, it hurts more. Once the boat arrived, I was helped onto it and sailed back to the Metro.
~8 months later (2nd May)~
A.N:
Tori, Tobias, Tobi, and Sonia are all 25
Leon is 24
Petra is 27
~8s POV~
I walk up and down the waiting room anxiously. "You're pacing again Tobias!" Sonia tells me. She was on the phone with Star and Kevin, just reassuring them about Cora. She had gone into labour with our children and I couldn't stop panicking. "I'm sorry, its a pre-parent breakdown. I just can't stop worrying about Cora!" I say, stopping and looking at Sonia. "It's all going to be fine! I know you're having twins, but there's no need to panic! It'll all be good!" She says, getting up and passing me the phone. "Now, talk to your parents." She sits back down and I sit beside her, talking to mum and dad before having to leave to go see Cora. I had been asked to come into the hospital room to see the children and my wife.
I got up anxiously and followed the nurse to the room. I take a deep breath in as I enter the room, and i see Cora, my little princess, holding 2 children. A female octoling and male inkling. The female inkling had pink Tentacles like me, and the male had green like her mother. "You doing ok baby?" I ask her as she passes me our daughter. I hold her In my arms and smile as she responds. "I'm doing amazing sweetheart. I'm so glad we decided to start a family now." She tells me.
Another nurse enters the room and holds a clipboard in her right hand, with a pen in her left. "Congratulations, you've had twins! Do you have names for them?" She asks. Me and Cora look toward each other, knowing what we were calling them. "Orion and Octavia." I tell her. She writes it down on the clipboard and tells us another thing. "Well, since you have names for them, let's get you ready to be discharged from the hospital so you can go home." Finally, home...
~after getting home~
Me and Cora place the twins in their cot and shut the door quietly, making an effort to not wake them up. When we first found out they were twins, we decorated the room so it was half boy, half girl themed. We did make an effort to get them matching outfits as well, but didn't get that far with it. Quietly, we made our way into our room and got into our sleep clothing, then into bed. We snuggled together like aways and after no time at all, we both fell asleep.
Finally, another chapter in our life. We hoped that this chapter was one that our agent work wouldn't get in the way of, but there was a high chance that we would never get a break from the drama of being an agent and 'known celebrity.' We both knew what we wanted to happen in the future, it was just a matter of working toward it.
Yet, after the amount of times we've had friends turn evil and get kidnapped, we've never learnt and didn't expect anything like that to come our way again...