[meanwhile, Peepers had gotten the casket frm Janet, put the pups inside n asked Janet to send the casket to the ship to be put in cold storage until they're ready to be buried, then he made his way to Brad's room, where Angel was playing with the pups happily]
Peepers: Hey guys... [looks a little sad]
Brad: :) Hey. (sees his expression) ...Something wrong?
Peepers: [sighed n told him in not so many details]
Brad: :O Oh...my...:( I'm sorry to hear that...
Peepers: Yeah, Lord Hater n Wander r taking it reli hard, n I dont wanna imagine how Wander would react once he come out of his state
Angel: (looks up) :(? (waddles over to hug the Watchdog)
Brad: (notices) She's sensed sadness from you...
Peepers: [blinked for a bit, then eased into the hug, hugging her bk] Thanks, squirt. Ur alright [petting her head]
Angel: :)
Brad: She really has taken after Demurra... Still, sorry about what's happened.
Peepers: Yeah, I can't evn imagine if something like tht happen to me, let alone someone as sensitive as tht furball...
Brad: Mhm...
Peepers: Hope the pups werent bothering u guys too much while they're here
Brad: No, they were fine. Little worried about Wander but Angel kept them distracted at least.
Peepers: Tht's good. Maybe if they're old enough, they'll hv to knw the truth tht they actually had 6 siblings, not 4
Brad: Yeah...
Peepers: Is it OK if the pups sleep with u tonight? Wander n Hater r gonna be busy with the new litter tonight probably, n tomorrow wen Wander comes out of his state... Well I don't think he'll be ready to face the older pups yet
Brad: I understand...and yeah, they can. (nod)
Peepers: Alright, hope it won't be too much trouble for ya
Brad: Not at all.
Peepers: [kneels before the pups] U be good little pups to ur Uncle Brad here, OK? N dont bully Angel now, u hear?
Pups: [squealed n giggled]
Angel: ^^
Pups: [resumed playing with Angel, going on her in a sandwich pile, giggling]
Angel: ><
Brad: ^^;; Oh dear. (giggle)
Peepers: |-( Wat did I JUST say, kids? [picks them off Angel one by one] Ur just as stubborn as ur old man [chuckles humorously]
Brad: (scoops up Angel)
Peepers: Now play nice, OK? I'll get u some milk supply n u will see ur Mama tomorrow, OK?
Pups: [squeaked in agreement]
Brad: :)
Monday, March 20, 2017
Tears of The Rose-Chp97
[Another couple mths passed by, n it was soon Wander's due date, tho it's been almost a week past, it seems the new litter is coming in slow]
Hater: (was feeding Wander) ^^
Wander: [allowed him to feed him, sitting on Hater's lap, then stroke his belly, his face looking a little worried]
Hater: (pets belly also) The babies will be okay. (to himself) I hope...
Wander: [had slowly started talking a couple weeks ago] Baby... Slow... Worry... Scared...
Hater: (hugs the nomad in comfort)
Wander: [nuzzled in his embrace for a while, then abt 10 mins later, his eyes suddenly opened n he started breathing hard]
Hater: W-Wander...? (feels something wet) :O Oh no...
Wander: [whined, crawling off Hater's lap painfully to get to the nest to give birth]
Hater: (kneels next to him) (thinks; you've done this before, you can do this again) Easy does it, Wander...
Wander: [got in the nest, the lower half of his body inside the nest while the top half is out n leaning against Hater, burying his face against his lap as he started pushing]
Hater: (encourages the nomad)
Wander: [breathed hard as he kept pushing along with the contractions, occasionally biting dwn on the robe hard]
Hater: That's it, easy...
Wander: [let out short whines as he could feel the first pup coming out]
Hater: Almost there...
Wander: [gripped onto Hater's lap tight n took a deep breath before he pushed one last time, the pup finally slid out of him in one fell swoop]
Hater: (picks it up) There we go. (helps it out of the sac)
[The pup took its first breath n started squealing, waking up the older litter tht was sleeping their crib]
Wander: [hears both the new pup cry n the old litter crying n whined worriedly]
Hater: (places the newborn pup next to Wander and turns to the litter) It's okay, kids, it's okay.
*knock knock knock*
??: Everything OK in there, sir? [It was Peepers' voice]
Hater: Peepers, a little help??
Peepers: [comes in n sees Hater with Wander, n pretty much guessed the situation] Oh I see. I'll bring the litter to Brad. His girl will keep them distracted [takes the older litter out of the crib]
Hater: (nod) (turns back to Wander to keep helping him out)
Peepers: Hang in there, furball [leaves the room with the older litter]
Wander: [whines wen Peepers took the older litter, a little worried]
Hater: (pets his head) They'll be alright, Peepers will take care of them.
Wander: [whimpered as he felt the next contraction n finally gave in to pushing]
Hater: There you go, Wander...that's it...
Wander: [kept pushing for 10 mins before finally the second one slid out of him]
Hater: (helps it out of the sac like he did the first one)
[Oddly the second one had no reaction at all, just lay still in Hater's hand]
Hater: (blinks)...Come on, little guy...(rubs it to try and get it breathing)
[No matter how much he rubbed, the pup was not reacting, like it was already gone before it left the womb]
Wander: [doesn't hear the pup cry n started whining, trying to lick it to get it going]
Hater: (fears the worst) No...no, no, no...
Wander: [whined as he kept licking, but it still had no response, tears start pouring out of his eyes as he feared the worst]
Hater: ;( No...
Wander: ;( Baby... Baby... No... [winced as another contraction came in, n whined in pain]
Hater: (wipes tears) I-it's okay...you still got it... :(
Wander: [whimpered n continued pushing]
[For the next 45 mins, Wander kept pushing, expelling out the pups one by one]
Wander: [was pushing dwn his 5th n prolly last one, whimpering as his furry face was wet n matted with his sweat n tears]
Hater: You got this, you got this...we're almost done...
Wander: [tries his best to push, but as usual, he was very tired out by the last few pups, shaking his head] Can't... Tired...
Hater: (pets his head) You can do this, Wander... :(
Wander: Can't... Tired...!! ;( [sobbing hard onto Hater's lap]
Hater: (rubs his head and back) Shh...you still got this...for the babies...
Wander: [whimpered before he crawled out of the nest, gripping onto Hater's robes tight n summoned the last strength he had n pushed dwn as hard as he could, then let out a loud cry as the 5th pup slid out together with a 6th n final pup]
Hater: :) (helps it out of the sac)
[The 5th pup squealed out its first breath of air, but like the 2nd pup, the 6th pup had no reaction]
Hater: ...No...(rubs it) no, not again, no... ;(
Wander: [sees the 6th pup not breathing n whined, trying to lick it awake in vain] ;( Baby... No, baby...
Hater: Not this again... ;(
Wander: [the reality of his 2nd n 6th pup were dead hit him, n he let out an agonized howl, crying out loud]
Hater: (puts face in his hand) ;(
Wander: Baby...!!! No, baby...!!! BABY~~!!! [hugged the dead pups tight in his arms, wailing in agony, his heart breaking]
Hater: (hugging himself, silently sobbing)
Peepers: [came in to chk on them, wondering wat was the commotion abt n gasped wen he saw it] Oh gob... [covered his mouth in shock]
Hater: (looks up) C...C Peeps... ;(
Peepers: [comes close tentatively] Oh gob, I'm... I'm so sorry...
Wander: [snarled at Peepers thru his tears, not wanting him to come closer to either of his pups, dead or alive]
Hater: Two of them...they didn't...;(
Peepers: Oh no... I'm so sorry, sir... [felt reli bad for them]
Wander: [sobbed n sobbed until he passed out frm fatigue, his arms still hugging the dead pups possessively]
Hater: (pets Wander's head gently)...;(
Sylvia: (peeks in) Hey, guys? Did I... miss...something...? (sees the unborn pups in Wander's hands)...:( Oh no...
Peepers: Oh, poor Wander... [patted Hater's bk] I'm so sorry for ur loss, sir
Hater: ;( Was...was it my fault that...?
Peepers: No, no, dont blame urself, these things happen sometimes in a litter birth. Its not ur fault, its not something u can control. Dont blame urself, sir
Hater: (sniffles)... :(
Peepers: Hey, look on the bright side. U still hv them [gestured to the 4 pups tht were alive n well, shivering n wriggling in the blanket Hater had wrapped them up during the birth]
Hater: True...
Sylvia: Have you checked their genders yet?
Hater: N-no...
Peepers: Want me to do the honours?
Hater: (nods, still sniffling a little)
Peepers: [chked them slowly one by one] U got two baby boy skeletors n two baby girl nomad, all fingers n toes accounted for
Hater: (settles down) That's...that's good to hear. :)
Sylvia: :)
Peepers: :) Well, I guess congrats is in order, n well... also, sorry for ur loss. U wanna clean n wash the pups while I handle Wander n the... other two?
Hater: (nods again) Mhm. I just...need a moment, I guess.
Peepers: Alright, we'll take care of Wander then. Syl, maybe u could clean Wander up while I take care of these two pups
Sylvia: (nod) Right.
Peepers: [took the dead pups out of Wander's arms n took a random blanket to wrap them up, then let Sylvia carry the nomad to the bathroom to be cleaned]
Hater: :(... (hugs himself again before attending to his newborns)
New litter: [cooed as they were being manhandled by their father]
Janet: [showed up nxt to Hater] I heard everything. U... U gonna be OK?
Hater: It...it'll be hard to get over, but...yeah, I guess...
Janet: Is Wandy gonna be OK tho?
Hater: :( He...might have a harder time getting over this...
Janet: [a short silence later] Just hang in there, OK? [patted his bk] I'll go help out the pipsqueak with the unborn pups
Hater:...Alright.
Janet: [slinked away, then sees Sylvia just got out of the bathroom with the sleeping Wander in her arms] Hey, Sylvia. How's he doing? Is he all cleaned up?
Sylvia: Got him all cleaned. ...You've heard what happened?
Janet: Yeah. I'm a planet, anything tht goes on me, I hear it, whether I like it or not. It breaks my core to hear Wander crying like tht wen... wen the pups...
Sylvia: :( Yeah...
Janet: [concentrated a little, turning the bed into a slightly bigger one with more comfortable pillows n blanket n stuff, then with her morphing abilities, transformed a few huge cotton leaves into a nice warm robe for Wander] He needs all the comfort he can get now [passes the robe to Sylvia]
Sylvia: (takes it) He does... (puts robe onto Wander)
Janet: [uses her vines to move the blanket for Sylvia to tuck Wander in] So, pipsqueak, any idea wat ur gonna do with those pups?
Peepers: Umm... I was thinking of bringing it to the ship n ask someone to make a casket for them
Janet: I'll make the casket. It'll be right outside. U just put them in there n make sure to store them properly until Hater n Wandy r ready to bury them
Peepers: OK [brings the unborn pups outside n waited for Janet to finish making it with her morphing powers]
Sylvia: (tucks Wander into bed) ...:( I'm so sorry, buddy...
Wander: [sniffled a little in his sleep, bt otherwise continued snoring silently]
Janet: [pop out her rose form n kissed Wander's head] Stay strong, Wandy-poo...
Sylvia: (pets his head and left him to sleep)
Janet: [sees Hater come out with the freshly cleaned pups] All clean there, Hater?
Hater: y-yeah (shows his eyes are a little red from the crying)
Janet: [noticed it, then with her vines, takes the litter to put them beside Wander, then pop out her rose form into full height of Hater, wrapping her leaf-arms ard the overlord in a tight hug]
Hater: (hugs her back) :(
Janet: There, there, its OK [stroke his head] Time will heal all wounds. The rest of ur litter is alive, tht's all tht matters for now
Hater: I know...
Janet: U better rest as well, Hater. U'll need the strength to face tomorrow, especially wen Wander comes out of his state
Hater: ...Okay.
Janet: [help lead Hater to the bed to rest nxt to Wander, while her other vines got busy getting the suction cup to let the new litter hv their first meal]
Hater: (gets in the bed, sniffling till he fell into deep sleep)
Hater: (was feeding Wander) ^^
Wander: [allowed him to feed him, sitting on Hater's lap, then stroke his belly, his face looking a little worried]
Hater: (pets belly also) The babies will be okay. (to himself) I hope...
Wander: [had slowly started talking a couple weeks ago] Baby... Slow... Worry... Scared...
Hater: (hugs the nomad in comfort)
Wander: [nuzzled in his embrace for a while, then abt 10 mins later, his eyes suddenly opened n he started breathing hard]
Hater: W-Wander...? (feels something wet) :O Oh no...
Wander: [whined, crawling off Hater's lap painfully to get to the nest to give birth]
Hater: (kneels next to him) (thinks; you've done this before, you can do this again) Easy does it, Wander...
Wander: [got in the nest, the lower half of his body inside the nest while the top half is out n leaning against Hater, burying his face against his lap as he started pushing]
Hater: (encourages the nomad)
Wander: [breathed hard as he kept pushing along with the contractions, occasionally biting dwn on the robe hard]
Hater: That's it, easy...
Wander: [let out short whines as he could feel the first pup coming out]
Hater: Almost there...
Wander: [gripped onto Hater's lap tight n took a deep breath before he pushed one last time, the pup finally slid out of him in one fell swoop]
Hater: (picks it up) There we go. (helps it out of the sac)
[The pup took its first breath n started squealing, waking up the older litter tht was sleeping their crib]
Wander: [hears both the new pup cry n the old litter crying n whined worriedly]
Hater: (places the newborn pup next to Wander and turns to the litter) It's okay, kids, it's okay.
*knock knock knock*
??: Everything OK in there, sir? [It was Peepers' voice]
Hater: Peepers, a little help??
Peepers: [comes in n sees Hater with Wander, n pretty much guessed the situation] Oh I see. I'll bring the litter to Brad. His girl will keep them distracted [takes the older litter out of the crib]
Hater: (nod) (turns back to Wander to keep helping him out)
Peepers: Hang in there, furball [leaves the room with the older litter]
Wander: [whines wen Peepers took the older litter, a little worried]
Hater: (pets his head) They'll be alright, Peepers will take care of them.
Wander: [whimpered as he felt the next contraction n finally gave in to pushing]
Hater: There you go, Wander...that's it...
Wander: [kept pushing for 10 mins before finally the second one slid out of him]
Hater: (helps it out of the sac like he did the first one)
[Oddly the second one had no reaction at all, just lay still in Hater's hand]
Hater: (blinks)...Come on, little guy...(rubs it to try and get it breathing)
[No matter how much he rubbed, the pup was not reacting, like it was already gone before it left the womb]
Wander: [doesn't hear the pup cry n started whining, trying to lick it to get it going]
Hater: (fears the worst) No...no, no, no...
Wander: [whined as he kept licking, but it still had no response, tears start pouring out of his eyes as he feared the worst]
Hater: ;( No...
Wander: ;( Baby... Baby... No... [winced as another contraction came in, n whined in pain]
Hater: (wipes tears) I-it's okay...you still got it... :(
Wander: [whimpered n continued pushing]
[For the next 45 mins, Wander kept pushing, expelling out the pups one by one]
Wander: [was pushing dwn his 5th n prolly last one, whimpering as his furry face was wet n matted with his sweat n tears]
Hater: You got this, you got this...we're almost done...
Wander: [tries his best to push, but as usual, he was very tired out by the last few pups, shaking his head] Can't... Tired...
Hater: (pets his head) You can do this, Wander... :(
Wander: Can't... Tired...!! ;( [sobbing hard onto Hater's lap]
Hater: (rubs his head and back) Shh...you still got this...for the babies...
Wander: [whimpered before he crawled out of the nest, gripping onto Hater's robes tight n summoned the last strength he had n pushed dwn as hard as he could, then let out a loud cry as the 5th pup slid out together with a 6th n final pup]
Hater: :) (helps it out of the sac)
[The 5th pup squealed out its first breath of air, but like the 2nd pup, the 6th pup had no reaction]
Hater: ...No...(rubs it) no, not again, no... ;(
Wander: [sees the 6th pup not breathing n whined, trying to lick it awake in vain] ;( Baby... No, baby...
Hater: Not this again... ;(
Wander: [the reality of his 2nd n 6th pup were dead hit him, n he let out an agonized howl, crying out loud]
Hater: (puts face in his hand) ;(
Wander: Baby...!!! No, baby...!!! BABY~~!!! [hugged the dead pups tight in his arms, wailing in agony, his heart breaking]
Hater: (hugging himself, silently sobbing)
Peepers: [came in to chk on them, wondering wat was the commotion abt n gasped wen he saw it] Oh gob... [covered his mouth in shock]
Hater: (looks up) C...C Peeps... ;(
Peepers: [comes close tentatively] Oh gob, I'm... I'm so sorry...
Wander: [snarled at Peepers thru his tears, not wanting him to come closer to either of his pups, dead or alive]
Hater: Two of them...they didn't...;(
Peepers: Oh no... I'm so sorry, sir... [felt reli bad for them]
Wander: [sobbed n sobbed until he passed out frm fatigue, his arms still hugging the dead pups possessively]
Hater: (pets Wander's head gently)...;(
Sylvia: (peeks in) Hey, guys? Did I... miss...something...? (sees the unborn pups in Wander's hands)...:( Oh no...
Peepers: Oh, poor Wander... [patted Hater's bk] I'm so sorry for ur loss, sir
Hater: ;( Was...was it my fault that...?
Peepers: No, no, dont blame urself, these things happen sometimes in a litter birth. Its not ur fault, its not something u can control. Dont blame urself, sir
Hater: (sniffles)... :(
Peepers: Hey, look on the bright side. U still hv them [gestured to the 4 pups tht were alive n well, shivering n wriggling in the blanket Hater had wrapped them up during the birth]
Hater: True...
Sylvia: Have you checked their genders yet?
Hater: N-no...
Peepers: Want me to do the honours?
Hater: (nods, still sniffling a little)
Peepers: [chked them slowly one by one] U got two baby boy skeletors n two baby girl nomad, all fingers n toes accounted for
Hater: (settles down) That's...that's good to hear. :)
Sylvia: :)
Peepers: :) Well, I guess congrats is in order, n well... also, sorry for ur loss. U wanna clean n wash the pups while I handle Wander n the... other two?
Hater: (nods again) Mhm. I just...need a moment, I guess.
Peepers: Alright, we'll take care of Wander then. Syl, maybe u could clean Wander up while I take care of these two pups
Sylvia: (nod) Right.
Peepers: [took the dead pups out of Wander's arms n took a random blanket to wrap them up, then let Sylvia carry the nomad to the bathroom to be cleaned]
Hater: :(... (hugs himself again before attending to his newborns)
New litter: [cooed as they were being manhandled by their father]
Janet: [showed up nxt to Hater] I heard everything. U... U gonna be OK?
Hater: It...it'll be hard to get over, but...yeah, I guess...
Janet: Is Wandy gonna be OK tho?
Hater: :( He...might have a harder time getting over this...
Janet: [a short silence later] Just hang in there, OK? [patted his bk] I'll go help out the pipsqueak with the unborn pups
Hater:...Alright.
Janet: [slinked away, then sees Sylvia just got out of the bathroom with the sleeping Wander in her arms] Hey, Sylvia. How's he doing? Is he all cleaned up?
Sylvia: Got him all cleaned. ...You've heard what happened?
Janet: Yeah. I'm a planet, anything tht goes on me, I hear it, whether I like it or not. It breaks my core to hear Wander crying like tht wen... wen the pups...
Sylvia: :( Yeah...
Janet: [concentrated a little, turning the bed into a slightly bigger one with more comfortable pillows n blanket n stuff, then with her morphing abilities, transformed a few huge cotton leaves into a nice warm robe for Wander] He needs all the comfort he can get now [passes the robe to Sylvia]
Sylvia: (takes it) He does... (puts robe onto Wander)
Janet: [uses her vines to move the blanket for Sylvia to tuck Wander in] So, pipsqueak, any idea wat ur gonna do with those pups?
Peepers: Umm... I was thinking of bringing it to the ship n ask someone to make a casket for them
Janet: I'll make the casket. It'll be right outside. U just put them in there n make sure to store them properly until Hater n Wandy r ready to bury them
Peepers: OK [brings the unborn pups outside n waited for Janet to finish making it with her morphing powers]
Sylvia: (tucks Wander into bed) ...:( I'm so sorry, buddy...
Wander: [sniffled a little in his sleep, bt otherwise continued snoring silently]
Janet: [pop out her rose form n kissed Wander's head] Stay strong, Wandy-poo...
Sylvia: (pets his head and left him to sleep)
Janet: [sees Hater come out with the freshly cleaned pups] All clean there, Hater?
Hater: y-yeah (shows his eyes are a little red from the crying)
Janet: [noticed it, then with her vines, takes the litter to put them beside Wander, then pop out her rose form into full height of Hater, wrapping her leaf-arms ard the overlord in a tight hug]
Hater: (hugs her back) :(
Janet: There, there, its OK [stroke his head] Time will heal all wounds. The rest of ur litter is alive, tht's all tht matters for now
Hater: I know...
Janet: U better rest as well, Hater. U'll need the strength to face tomorrow, especially wen Wander comes out of his state
Hater: ...Okay.
Janet: [help lead Hater to the bed to rest nxt to Wander, while her other vines got busy getting the suction cup to let the new litter hv their first meal]
Hater: (gets in the bed, sniffling till he fell into deep sleep)
Tears of The Rose-Chp96
[As time flies by, the gang stayed on Janet for the duration of Wander's pregnancy. During tht time, Peepers n Sylvia made their plans for the wedding. They've decided on almost everything except the venue]
Peepers: [sighed as he drummed his fingers on the table, running out of options for a plc]
Sylvia: (sitting nearby) Still nothing?
Peepers: Yeah. I'm beginning to understand how Lord Hater n Wander felt wen they were stuck on the wedding venue
Sylvia: Yup. (thinking)
[Suddenly Peepers' laptop rang, signalling an incoming video call]
Sylvia: ? Someone contacting you?
Peepers: Huh, wonder who could tht be... [answered the call, only to see Mrs Dingleberry's face almost plastered to the camera]
Mrs Dingleberry: Is this thing on? Can u guys hear me? Hello~!
Baxter: [hollering in the background] Ma! Stop scaring them with ur creepy face!
Sylvia: :O (comes over to see)
Peepers: Oh hey, Masha, fancy seeing u here. Wat gives?
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh thank goodness it got thru. I swear, after so many centuries being alive I still can't figure out these new fangle techno-babble
Sylvia: :) How's Shelly doing?
Baxter: Sis is doing fine. She was just worried since u guys haven't video called or texted us since u left.
Mrs Dingleberry: [called out behind Baxter] Yoohoo, Shelly~~ We got thru! Get ur hiney ovr here [turns bk to the camera] How're y'all doing?
Shelly: (comes over) :) Hey, mommy. Mr. Peepers.
Sylvia: :) Hey, kiddo.
Peepers: Heya, sweetness. Sorry we didn't keep in touch. We've been busy
Mrs Dingleberry: Busy getting hitched, I hope [meant tht as a joke]
Baxter: Ma~ Stop embarrassing them!
Sylvia: Actually...she's right on that. (nod)
Mrs Dingleberry: :O Ehh? Reli? U two r getting married? U proposed, Peeps?
Peepers: Not as gracefully as most proposals are, but yeah ^^;;
Baxter: Well I'll be doggone! Wen's the big day?
Sylvia: :) We're still deciding on a place to do the wedding.
Shelly: :D Yay!!
Mrs Dingleberry: Reli? Wat's wrong with where u r now?
Peepers: My boss n his wife did it here, we don't wanna be copycats. We'd like it to be special
Baxter: Wat abt either of ur hometowns?
Peepers: My planet was destroyed by an invasion. I don't hv a hometown to go bk to
Sylvia: And I haven't been to mine in a long while since leaving my family.
[The mother n children looked at each other, then smiled deviously]
Baxter: U thinking wat I'm thinking, Ma? (smirk)
Mrs Dingleberry: U bet ur bon-bons I do ;)
Shelly: :) What?
Sylvia: ?
Mrs Dingleberry: Well, u knw we hv plenty of space here, n my husband is a bit space-sick, so it'll be a hassle for us to travel to get to ur wedding, so....
Baxter: How abt u come ovr HERE to get married?
Sylvia: :O Really? You won't mind?
Shelly: :D
Mrs Dingleberry: Of course we don't mind! It'll be nice to meet the rest of ur crew as well! Its been a long time since we had a big celebration here at our ranch
Baxter: Ma, u forgot u had tht Winter-Fall holiday where almost half of ur real kids n their family came ovr?
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh hush, that's not the point!
Peepers: R u sure? We don't wanna impose...
Sylvia: If you really want us to...
Shelly: Can they please, mama? :)
Mrs Dingleberry: Of course they can. I won't take no for an answer~
Peepers: [looked at Sylvia] Wat do u think, Syl?
Sylvia: ...:) Wander would like to meet some new friends and maybe Shelly could be our flower girl.
Shelly: ^^
Mrs Dingleberry: Then its settled then. I'm gonna go tell Mr Dingleberry now~ [runs off to find her husband]
Baxter: |-( Sorry abt tht, wen it comes to parties or the like, she's super excited. Its like she practically lives in the kitchen or something with the food she makes for every celebration
Sylvia: ^^;; Wander will get along with her a lot, I'll bet.
Peepers: No doubt abt tht. So how's life treating ya, sweetness?
Shelly: :) Been getting good grades.
Peepers: That's great. Helping ur mom ard the house as well, I hope
Baxter: She's been a regular saint with Mama. I do the heavy lifting tho (wave)
Sylvia: :) We'll see if we can make it, then.
Baxter: U better do. Once Ma sets her mind on something, there's no backing out
Peepers: We'll let u knw wen we hv a set date then
Sylvia: (nod)
Shelly: :) Hope to see you here, mommy.
Peepers: Same here, sweetness
Baxter: Right, gtg, got some more chores to do, n I bet someone is gonna get dragged to do the groceries for the upcoming wedding feast (smirk) [smirked at Shelly]
Shelly: >< Nuh uh! (wave) Well, bye, mommy. Mr. Peepers.
Sylvia: (wave) Cya, kiddo.
Peepers: (wave) Bye, sweetness [ends the call] Crap, did I just call Shelly "sweetness" the whole.time?
Sylvia: Yeah, you did. (smirk)
Peepers: (doh) Doh! She must think I'm such a cheesy dork
Sylvia: (giggle) It just means you have pointential to be a good dad.
Peepers: U... U think so?
Sylvia: (nod) I know so.
Peepers: [blushed a little] Didn't think I'd cut out to be one [twiddled his thumbs bashfully]
Sylvia: (pulls him close) I'm sure you'll do just fine with our kid. :)
Peepers: Well someone is rather eager there (smirk)
Sylvia: (blushes) Well, sorta.
Peepers: Well patience goes a long, long way. U hv waited this long, don't go breaking the streak just yet
Sylvia: I know, I know.
Peepers: Heheh... [was abt to lean in for a kiss wen suddenly Janet burst out screaming frm Hater n Wander's room]
Janet: AAAGGHHH!! LEMME GO, LEMME GO, LEMME GO~~ DX
Sylvia: O_O??
Peepers: Wat in the blue blazes? [made his way to Hater n Wander's room, tho Hater wasn't ard, prolly at the ship supervising the Watchdogs, n sees Wander partially out of the nest biting dwn hard on one of Janet's vines, while the litter was crying in terror]
Sylvia: (looks in) :O Wander??
Peepers: Oh boy [dials Hater's communicator] Come on, pick up, pick up, pick up
Hater's voice: C Peeps?
Peepers: U better get here, sir. We've got a situation with Wander n Janet [winced as he watched Wander biting dwn harder, not sure whether to go near them n risk getting bit too]
Janet: HELP ME~~~ DX
Hater: o_o That means...?? (hangs up)
Sylvia: Oh boy.
Peepers: [takes a deep breath n slowly comes closer to Wander] Easy does it, Wander, easy... Easy... I'm just gonna help u take ur litter here so u don't--
Wander: [snarled at Peepers, shielding the litter, his hand clawed at him, his eyes red with fury, n his mouth still not letting go of Janet's vine]
Peepers: Eep! O_O;;
Hater: (has hurried to the room where the gang is) :( Where's Wander?
Sylvia: (points)
Hater: (kneels next to him)
Wander: [growled, glaring at Hater, still biting on Janet tight]
Hater: :( It's okay, it's okay, I'm right here... (takes the litter for the sake of their safety)
Wander: [growled some more, glaring warily at Hater taking the litter]
Janet: A little help here~? TT___TT
Hater: (removes the vine from the nomad's mouth) Easy now...
Sylvia: Should we help them?
Peepers: Best not, Wander is more prone to Hater, let him handle it
Wander: [still biting tight on the vine, not letting go, growling angrily, shaking it like a rag doll]
Janet: Uuuurrrrgggghhh~~~ >m<;;
Hater: Nnn... Peepers, got anything else he can bite on?
Peepers: I don't think that's why he's biting. Janet, wat did u do?
Janet: I... I was just trying to pet the litter. I thought tht after a couple mths of me feeding him, he'd get used to me or something. He was sound asleep, I didn't think it would hurt to pet n play with the litter a little while he rested... TT___TT Boohoohoohoo~~
Hater: Maybe shouldn't have bothered him when he's like this.
Janet: I knw, I knw, I feel terrible, just pls get his teeth off me~~
Hater: (still trying to get the vine out) Wander, c'mon, let go. ><
Wander: [not letting go at all]
Peepers: Maybe try talking to him, convince him Janet is no longer a threat
Hater: :( Wander, it's okay, she isn't a threat, she's not a threat...
Peepers: [tried to come a bit closer] Easy does it, furball. She's not going to hurt ur litter, she won't bother u guys again, OK?
Wander: [glares warily btwn Hater n Peepers]
Hater: Look at me, Wander...she won't hurt our babies...she won't...
Wander: [hesitated a little, but finally he slowly let go of Janet's vine n slowly slinked bk into the nest, hiding under it with his eyes showing as usual, letting out tiny growls]
Hater: (petting his head) it's okay now, Wander... it's okay...
Wander: [still growling, but has calmed dwn a little]
Peepers: U OK there, Janet?
Janet: Ugh, kinda sore, but I'll be fine. He's got one killer bite there, that's for sure >_<;;
Sylvia: So, what have you learned?~
Janet: Nvr approach Wander at this state...? :(
Sylvia: That and also don't mess with a mother's babies.
Peepers: Wander is bonded with Hater, n his and the litter's scent is all he knows at this state, so u better remember tht
Janet: Fine, I will~ I'll just go tend to my sprouts... [slinked away, moping]
Hater: (watches Janet go) She didn't mean any harm... (looks back at his kids)
Litter: [has calmed dwn some, clinging onto Hater's chest by his robes like tiny koala bears]
Wander: [still hiding in the nest, keeping an eye on the litter clinging to Hater]
Peepers: Still, that's one helluva maternal instinct there. Makes me glad tht Star Nomads hv already evolved to be civilized n only happens wen they're pregnant. I can't imagine that furball like this 24/7
Sylvia: That'd be hard to deal with if he was like this everyday.
Peepers: Right, now its all calmed dwn, we better leave u to it then. Don't wanna bother Wander any longer
Hater: I think I'll stay just a little bit longer, make sure nothing else goes wrong.
Peepers: That's cool. Oh btw we've finally decided on a wedding venue, sir
Hater: Where?
Peepers: [looked at Sylvia, gesturing her to tell him]
Sylvia: :) The place where me and Pipsqueak went to reunite with my little girl.
Hater: :) Yeah?
Peepers: Yeah, her foster mom offered, n it's brings a special meaning for both of us
Hater: :) Sounds good. But you do plan to wait till Wander is...?
Sylvia: (nod) Yes.
Peepers: Yup, definitely. Wouldn't want him to miss it, after all he'd prolly be thrilled to meet Mrs Dingleberry. They've got quite a lot in common wen it comes to attitude
Hater: I see.
Peepers: Besides they would love to meet u guys too, Mrs Dingleberry especially. She's a vry ppl-person, isnt she, Syl?
Sylvia: Very much.
Hater: (pets Wander's head gently)
Peepers: Right, we'll leave u two lovebirds alone then [takes Sylvia's hand] Come, Syl, we need to continue with our wedding plans
Sylvia: (nod) (leaves with Peepers)
Hater: (smiles, watching Wander and petting his head still)
Wander: [slowly turned frm growling to purring, closing his eyes as he enjoyed the familiar petting]
Hater: (hums a little)
Wander: [soon drifted slowly bk to sleep]
Hater: :) (pets his head one last time before leaving him and the pups be for the time being)
Peepers: [sighed as he drummed his fingers on the table, running out of options for a plc]
Sylvia: (sitting nearby) Still nothing?
Peepers: Yeah. I'm beginning to understand how Lord Hater n Wander felt wen they were stuck on the wedding venue
Sylvia: Yup. (thinking)
[Suddenly Peepers' laptop rang, signalling an incoming video call]
Sylvia: ? Someone contacting you?
Peepers: Huh, wonder who could tht be... [answered the call, only to see Mrs Dingleberry's face almost plastered to the camera]
Mrs Dingleberry: Is this thing on? Can u guys hear me? Hello~!
Baxter: [hollering in the background] Ma! Stop scaring them with ur creepy face!
Sylvia: :O (comes over to see)
Peepers: Oh hey, Masha, fancy seeing u here. Wat gives?
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh thank goodness it got thru. I swear, after so many centuries being alive I still can't figure out these new fangle techno-babble
Sylvia: :) How's Shelly doing?
Baxter: Sis is doing fine. She was just worried since u guys haven't video called or texted us since u left.
Mrs Dingleberry: [called out behind Baxter] Yoohoo, Shelly~~ We got thru! Get ur hiney ovr here [turns bk to the camera] How're y'all doing?
Shelly: (comes over) :) Hey, mommy. Mr. Peepers.
Sylvia: :) Hey, kiddo.
Peepers: Heya, sweetness. Sorry we didn't keep in touch. We've been busy
Mrs Dingleberry: Busy getting hitched, I hope [meant tht as a joke]
Baxter: Ma~ Stop embarrassing them!
Sylvia: Actually...she's right on that. (nod)
Mrs Dingleberry: :O Ehh? Reli? U two r getting married? U proposed, Peeps?
Peepers: Not as gracefully as most proposals are, but yeah ^^;;
Baxter: Well I'll be doggone! Wen's the big day?
Sylvia: :) We're still deciding on a place to do the wedding.
Shelly: :D Yay!!
Mrs Dingleberry: Reli? Wat's wrong with where u r now?
Peepers: My boss n his wife did it here, we don't wanna be copycats. We'd like it to be special
Baxter: Wat abt either of ur hometowns?
Peepers: My planet was destroyed by an invasion. I don't hv a hometown to go bk to
Sylvia: And I haven't been to mine in a long while since leaving my family.
[The mother n children looked at each other, then smiled deviously]
Baxter: U thinking wat I'm thinking, Ma? (smirk)
Mrs Dingleberry: U bet ur bon-bons I do ;)
Shelly: :) What?
Sylvia: ?
Mrs Dingleberry: Well, u knw we hv plenty of space here, n my husband is a bit space-sick, so it'll be a hassle for us to travel to get to ur wedding, so....
Baxter: How abt u come ovr HERE to get married?
Sylvia: :O Really? You won't mind?
Shelly: :D
Mrs Dingleberry: Of course we don't mind! It'll be nice to meet the rest of ur crew as well! Its been a long time since we had a big celebration here at our ranch
Baxter: Ma, u forgot u had tht Winter-Fall holiday where almost half of ur real kids n their family came ovr?
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh hush, that's not the point!
Peepers: R u sure? We don't wanna impose...
Sylvia: If you really want us to...
Shelly: Can they please, mama? :)
Mrs Dingleberry: Of course they can. I won't take no for an answer~
Peepers: [looked at Sylvia] Wat do u think, Syl?
Sylvia: ...:) Wander would like to meet some new friends and maybe Shelly could be our flower girl.
Shelly: ^^
Mrs Dingleberry: Then its settled then. I'm gonna go tell Mr Dingleberry now~ [runs off to find her husband]
Baxter: |-( Sorry abt tht, wen it comes to parties or the like, she's super excited. Its like she practically lives in the kitchen or something with the food she makes for every celebration
Sylvia: ^^;; Wander will get along with her a lot, I'll bet.
Peepers: No doubt abt tht. So how's life treating ya, sweetness?
Shelly: :) Been getting good grades.
Peepers: That's great. Helping ur mom ard the house as well, I hope
Baxter: She's been a regular saint with Mama. I do the heavy lifting tho (wave)
Sylvia: :) We'll see if we can make it, then.
Baxter: U better do. Once Ma sets her mind on something, there's no backing out
Peepers: We'll let u knw wen we hv a set date then
Sylvia: (nod)
Shelly: :) Hope to see you here, mommy.
Peepers: Same here, sweetness
Baxter: Right, gtg, got some more chores to do, n I bet someone is gonna get dragged to do the groceries for the upcoming wedding feast (smirk) [smirked at Shelly]
Shelly: >< Nuh uh! (wave) Well, bye, mommy. Mr. Peepers.
Sylvia: (wave) Cya, kiddo.
Peepers: (wave) Bye, sweetness [ends the call] Crap, did I just call Shelly "sweetness" the whole.time?
Sylvia: Yeah, you did. (smirk)
Peepers: (doh) Doh! She must think I'm such a cheesy dork
Sylvia: (giggle) It just means you have pointential to be a good dad.
Peepers: U... U think so?
Sylvia: (nod) I know so.
Peepers: [blushed a little] Didn't think I'd cut out to be one [twiddled his thumbs bashfully]
Sylvia: (pulls him close) I'm sure you'll do just fine with our kid. :)
Peepers: Well someone is rather eager there (smirk)
Sylvia: (blushes) Well, sorta.
Peepers: Well patience goes a long, long way. U hv waited this long, don't go breaking the streak just yet
Sylvia: I know, I know.
Peepers: Heheh... [was abt to lean in for a kiss wen suddenly Janet burst out screaming frm Hater n Wander's room]
Janet: AAAGGHHH!! LEMME GO, LEMME GO, LEMME GO~~ DX
Sylvia: O_O??
Peepers: Wat in the blue blazes? [made his way to Hater n Wander's room, tho Hater wasn't ard, prolly at the ship supervising the Watchdogs, n sees Wander partially out of the nest biting dwn hard on one of Janet's vines, while the litter was crying in terror]
Sylvia: (looks in) :O Wander??
Peepers: Oh boy [dials Hater's communicator] Come on, pick up, pick up, pick up
Hater's voice: C Peeps?
Peepers: U better get here, sir. We've got a situation with Wander n Janet [winced as he watched Wander biting dwn harder, not sure whether to go near them n risk getting bit too]
Janet: HELP ME~~~ DX
Hater: o_o That means...?? (hangs up)
Sylvia: Oh boy.
Peepers: [takes a deep breath n slowly comes closer to Wander] Easy does it, Wander, easy... Easy... I'm just gonna help u take ur litter here so u don't--
Wander: [snarled at Peepers, shielding the litter, his hand clawed at him, his eyes red with fury, n his mouth still not letting go of Janet's vine]
Peepers: Eep! O_O;;
Hater: (has hurried to the room where the gang is) :( Where's Wander?
Sylvia: (points)
Hater: (kneels next to him)
Wander: [growled, glaring at Hater, still biting on Janet tight]
Hater: :( It's okay, it's okay, I'm right here... (takes the litter for the sake of their safety)
Wander: [growled some more, glaring warily at Hater taking the litter]
Janet: A little help here~? TT___TT
Hater: (removes the vine from the nomad's mouth) Easy now...
Sylvia: Should we help them?
Peepers: Best not, Wander is more prone to Hater, let him handle it
Wander: [still biting tight on the vine, not letting go, growling angrily, shaking it like a rag doll]
Janet: Uuuurrrrgggghhh~~~ >m<;;
Hater: Nnn... Peepers, got anything else he can bite on?
Peepers: I don't think that's why he's biting. Janet, wat did u do?
Janet: I... I was just trying to pet the litter. I thought tht after a couple mths of me feeding him, he'd get used to me or something. He was sound asleep, I didn't think it would hurt to pet n play with the litter a little while he rested... TT___TT Boohoohoohoo~~
Hater: Maybe shouldn't have bothered him when he's like this.
Janet: I knw, I knw, I feel terrible, just pls get his teeth off me~~
Hater: (still trying to get the vine out) Wander, c'mon, let go. ><
Wander: [not letting go at all]
Peepers: Maybe try talking to him, convince him Janet is no longer a threat
Hater: :( Wander, it's okay, she isn't a threat, she's not a threat...
Peepers: [tried to come a bit closer] Easy does it, furball. She's not going to hurt ur litter, she won't bother u guys again, OK?
Wander: [glares warily btwn Hater n Peepers]
Hater: Look at me, Wander...she won't hurt our babies...she won't...
Wander: [hesitated a little, but finally he slowly let go of Janet's vine n slowly slinked bk into the nest, hiding under it with his eyes showing as usual, letting out tiny growls]
Hater: (petting his head) it's okay now, Wander... it's okay...
Wander: [still growling, but has calmed dwn a little]
Peepers: U OK there, Janet?
Janet: Ugh, kinda sore, but I'll be fine. He's got one killer bite there, that's for sure >_<;;
Sylvia: So, what have you learned?~
Janet: Nvr approach Wander at this state...? :(
Sylvia: That and also don't mess with a mother's babies.
Peepers: Wander is bonded with Hater, n his and the litter's scent is all he knows at this state, so u better remember tht
Janet: Fine, I will~ I'll just go tend to my sprouts... [slinked away, moping]
Hater: (watches Janet go) She didn't mean any harm... (looks back at his kids)
Litter: [has calmed dwn some, clinging onto Hater's chest by his robes like tiny koala bears]
Wander: [still hiding in the nest, keeping an eye on the litter clinging to Hater]
Peepers: Still, that's one helluva maternal instinct there. Makes me glad tht Star Nomads hv already evolved to be civilized n only happens wen they're pregnant. I can't imagine that furball like this 24/7
Sylvia: That'd be hard to deal with if he was like this everyday.
Peepers: Right, now its all calmed dwn, we better leave u to it then. Don't wanna bother Wander any longer
Hater: I think I'll stay just a little bit longer, make sure nothing else goes wrong.
Peepers: That's cool. Oh btw we've finally decided on a wedding venue, sir
Hater: Where?
Peepers: [looked at Sylvia, gesturing her to tell him]
Sylvia: :) The place where me and Pipsqueak went to reunite with my little girl.
Hater: :) Yeah?
Peepers: Yeah, her foster mom offered, n it's brings a special meaning for both of us
Hater: :) Sounds good. But you do plan to wait till Wander is...?
Sylvia: (nod) Yes.
Peepers: Yup, definitely. Wouldn't want him to miss it, after all he'd prolly be thrilled to meet Mrs Dingleberry. They've got quite a lot in common wen it comes to attitude
Hater: I see.
Peepers: Besides they would love to meet u guys too, Mrs Dingleberry especially. She's a vry ppl-person, isnt she, Syl?
Sylvia: Very much.
Hater: (pets Wander's head gently)
Peepers: Right, we'll leave u two lovebirds alone then [takes Sylvia's hand] Come, Syl, we need to continue with our wedding plans
Sylvia: (nod) (leaves with Peepers)
Hater: (smiles, watching Wander and petting his head still)
Wander: [slowly turned frm growling to purring, closing his eyes as he enjoyed the familiar petting]
Hater: (hums a little)
Wander: [soon drifted slowly bk to sleep]
Hater: :) (pets his head one last time before leaving him and the pups be for the time being)
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Peepers: [made his way to the kitchen, seeing Sylvia already there making a sandwich] Hey, Syl
Sylvia: (looks up) Hey, Pipsqueak.
Peepers: [raided the fridge to see if there's anything to eat] Watcha making?
Sylvia: Just a little snack, that's all.
Peepers: [couldn't help looking at Sylvia's sandwich, then grinned at her] Wanna make one for me? :P
Sylvia: (smirk) Really?
Peepers: Yeah, why not? There doesn't seem to be anything I like in the fridge, n urs look pretty good
Sylvia: I suppose. (gets to doing so) You like mustard or mayo? :P
Peepers: Mustard of course, u knw I like it spicy
Sylvia: Gotcha. ;)
Peepers: [sat at the counter, watching her work]
Sylvia: (finishes up the sandwich)
Peepers: U want me to get us something to drink?
Sylvia: Grape soda if you have any. :)
Peepers: [looked into the fridge] Nope, sorry, I only see strawberry fizz n orange tonic, if tht's wat u want instead
Sylvia: Orange tonic, then. (nod)
Peepers: [nodded n took the strawberry fizz for himself]
Sylvia: (takes the orange tonic)
Peepers: [sees his sandwich done] Wat did u make me there, zbornak?
Sylvia: you got some turkey slices, lettuce and bit of spicy mustard.
Peepers: Mmm, nice, bt ur missing something I like as well
Sylvia: ? What?
Peepers: [pointed at the basket of vegetables on the counter near the sink, specifically onions n tomatoes]
Sylvia: Oh, right. ^^;;
Peepers: Its alright, I can do it [gets the onions n tomatoes n sliced them himself] U want some in ur sandwich?
Sylvia: Just a little bit of onion, if you don't mind.
Peepers: [nodded n gave her a few slices, then put the rest into his sandwich with tomatoes] Ahh, now tht's perfect [takes a big bite] Mmm~~
Sylvia: (eats her sandwich too) ^^
Peepers: [ate n drank happily, then noticed tht he was actually doing it in comfortable silence in Sylvia's company, then blushes, looking dwn]
Sylvia: (sips her drink and glances in Peepers' direction)... Pipsqueak?
Peepers: [a short pause before he looked up] ....This feels nice, doesnt it?
Sylvia: Yeah...it does... (flushes a little)
Peepers: [another short pause later before he looked up again at her] ...Wanna get hitched?
Sylvia: (almost chokes but swallows) What?
Peepers: [scratched his chin] Lets be honest, we're not getting any younger, n we've technically already had feelings for each other, except I let denial n my infatuation for Lord Hater get in the way. I've already met ur kid n see her as my own. There's no reason for us to beat abt the bush... [cleared his throat n took a deep breath] Wat I'm trying to say is... [takes Sylvia's tail which was already secretly wrapped ard his waist wen they were eating n pressed it against his cheek] ...Will u marry me?
Sylvia: :O ... (tears start welling up before she pulled the watchdog into an embrace) ;(
Peepers: :) I take tht as a yes [leans up to kiss Sylvia]
Sylvia: (kisses him back)
Peepers: [chuckles] I hope I didn't shock u too much. I'd hate to end up killing u by choking (giggle)
Sylvia: Not really, you were bound to do so sooner or later. ;)
Peepers: Wat? Kill u or marry u? (smirk)
Sylvia: (giggle) Marry, of course.
Peepers: [chuckles] We'll hv to wait till Wander gives birth first tho. Can't hv ur wedding without ur best buddy now, can u?
Sylvia: True that. But I'll bet he'd be happy to hear the news. :)
Peepers: If he were still himself, I bet he's gonna go flying ard the walls with joy :d
Sylvia: (giggle) Sounds like Wander, alright.
Peepers: Let's tell them anyways. Lord Hater would definitely like to knw first
Sylvia: (nod) Let's.
[The duo finished their sandwiches n went to Hater's n Wander's room]
Peepers: [knocked at the door]
Hater: (looks up) Yes?
Peepers: [peeks in] Hey, sir. Is it safe to come in?
Hater: He's sleeping right now, so yeah.
Peepers: Good [comes in with Sylvia] How's he doing so far? Giving any trouble?
Hater: Still feral but doing so far so good.
Peepers: That's good. Hopefully smooth sailing frm here on out till the birth [cleared his throat] So, umm, we...got an announcement to make
Hater: ? What of?
Sylvia: (holding Peepers' hand) :)
Peepers: [squeezed her hand gently] We're getting married
Hater: :O Whoa... You uh, did a better job of proposing then I did, C Peeps? ^^;;
Sylvia: >> Yup. (giggle)
Peepers: Heh, given the circumstances, pretty much [chuckled] U don't seem too surprised tht we're together in the first plc tho
Hater: I had a hunch, but happy for you Peepers. And Sylvia, too.
Sylvia: :)
Peepers: ^^ Thanks, sir. We're planning to be married after Wander gives birth tho. I knw he wouldn't wanna miss it
Hater: Yeah, it'd be best if we wait a bit till he comes out of his state.
Sylvia: It'll give us plenty of time to plan for the wedding, too. (nod)
Peepers: Definitely. Oh btw, forgot to congratulate u on ur new upcoming litter, tho u move pretty fast urself
Hater: ^^;; I know, I know, I couldn't help it.
Peepers: I'll say, at the rate u guys were going, I'm surprised u didn't knock him up again BEFORE ur wedding :d
Hater: >///< Not helping, C Peeps!
Sylvia: (giggle)
Peepers: How's he with the older litter? Is he hostile towards them as well?
Hater: Not at all, actually. He remembers their scent as well and still mothers them.
Peepers: That's a relief. Was a little worried he might go all feral on the litter
Hater: But he didn't.
Sylvia: :) Pretty strong parental instinc.
Peepers: I guess its amplified wen he's in feral state, sort of like a primitive instinct
Hater: Yeah, something like that.
Sylvia: (hugs Peepers) ^^
Peepers: [chuckled at the hug] So how many do u think is gonna be in the litter this time?
Hater: Could be 6 again, or maybe 5? I don't know yet.
Peepers: Let's just hope everything will be OK wen the time comes
Hater: Yeah, me too.
Sylvia: (looks up) Hey, Pipsqueak.
Peepers: [raided the fridge to see if there's anything to eat] Watcha making?
Sylvia: Just a little snack, that's all.
Peepers: [couldn't help looking at Sylvia's sandwich, then grinned at her] Wanna make one for me? :P
Sylvia: (smirk) Really?
Peepers: Yeah, why not? There doesn't seem to be anything I like in the fridge, n urs look pretty good
Sylvia: I suppose. (gets to doing so) You like mustard or mayo? :P
Peepers: Mustard of course, u knw I like it spicy
Sylvia: Gotcha. ;)
Peepers: [sat at the counter, watching her work]
Sylvia: (finishes up the sandwich)
Peepers: U want me to get us something to drink?
Sylvia: Grape soda if you have any. :)
Peepers: [looked into the fridge] Nope, sorry, I only see strawberry fizz n orange tonic, if tht's wat u want instead
Sylvia: Orange tonic, then. (nod)
Peepers: [nodded n took the strawberry fizz for himself]
Sylvia: (takes the orange tonic)
Peepers: [sees his sandwich done] Wat did u make me there, zbornak?
Sylvia: you got some turkey slices, lettuce and bit of spicy mustard.
Peepers: Mmm, nice, bt ur missing something I like as well
Sylvia: ? What?
Peepers: [pointed at the basket of vegetables on the counter near the sink, specifically onions n tomatoes]
Sylvia: Oh, right. ^^;;
Peepers: Its alright, I can do it [gets the onions n tomatoes n sliced them himself] U want some in ur sandwich?
Sylvia: Just a little bit of onion, if you don't mind.
Peepers: [nodded n gave her a few slices, then put the rest into his sandwich with tomatoes] Ahh, now tht's perfect [takes a big bite] Mmm~~
Sylvia: (eats her sandwich too) ^^
Peepers: [ate n drank happily, then noticed tht he was actually doing it in comfortable silence in Sylvia's company, then blushes, looking dwn]
Sylvia: (sips her drink and glances in Peepers' direction)... Pipsqueak?
Peepers: [a short pause before he looked up] ....This feels nice, doesnt it?
Sylvia: Yeah...it does... (flushes a little)
Peepers: [another short pause later before he looked up again at her] ...Wanna get hitched?
Sylvia: (almost chokes but swallows) What?
Peepers: [scratched his chin] Lets be honest, we're not getting any younger, n we've technically already had feelings for each other, except I let denial n my infatuation for Lord Hater get in the way. I've already met ur kid n see her as my own. There's no reason for us to beat abt the bush... [cleared his throat n took a deep breath] Wat I'm trying to say is... [takes Sylvia's tail which was already secretly wrapped ard his waist wen they were eating n pressed it against his cheek] ...Will u marry me?
Sylvia: :O ... (tears start welling up before she pulled the watchdog into an embrace) ;(
Peepers: :) I take tht as a yes [leans up to kiss Sylvia]
Sylvia: (kisses him back)
Peepers: [chuckles] I hope I didn't shock u too much. I'd hate to end up killing u by choking (giggle)
Sylvia: Not really, you were bound to do so sooner or later. ;)
Peepers: Wat? Kill u or marry u? (smirk)
Sylvia: (giggle) Marry, of course.
Peepers: [chuckles] We'll hv to wait till Wander gives birth first tho. Can't hv ur wedding without ur best buddy now, can u?
Sylvia: True that. But I'll bet he'd be happy to hear the news. :)
Peepers: If he were still himself, I bet he's gonna go flying ard the walls with joy :d
Sylvia: (giggle) Sounds like Wander, alright.
Peepers: Let's tell them anyways. Lord Hater would definitely like to knw first
Sylvia: (nod) Let's.
[The duo finished their sandwiches n went to Hater's n Wander's room]
Peepers: [knocked at the door]
Hater: (looks up) Yes?
Peepers: [peeks in] Hey, sir. Is it safe to come in?
Hater: He's sleeping right now, so yeah.
Peepers: Good [comes in with Sylvia] How's he doing so far? Giving any trouble?
Hater: Still feral but doing so far so good.
Peepers: That's good. Hopefully smooth sailing frm here on out till the birth [cleared his throat] So, umm, we...got an announcement to make
Hater: ? What of?
Sylvia: (holding Peepers' hand) :)
Peepers: [squeezed her hand gently] We're getting married
Hater: :O Whoa... You uh, did a better job of proposing then I did, C Peeps? ^^;;
Sylvia: >> Yup. (giggle)
Peepers: Heh, given the circumstances, pretty much [chuckled] U don't seem too surprised tht we're together in the first plc tho
Hater: I had a hunch, but happy for you Peepers. And Sylvia, too.
Sylvia: :)
Peepers: ^^ Thanks, sir. We're planning to be married after Wander gives birth tho. I knw he wouldn't wanna miss it
Hater: Yeah, it'd be best if we wait a bit till he comes out of his state.
Sylvia: It'll give us plenty of time to plan for the wedding, too. (nod)
Peepers: Definitely. Oh btw, forgot to congratulate u on ur new upcoming litter, tho u move pretty fast urself
Hater: ^^;; I know, I know, I couldn't help it.
Peepers: I'll say, at the rate u guys were going, I'm surprised u didn't knock him up again BEFORE ur wedding :d
Hater: >///< Not helping, C Peeps!
Sylvia: (giggle)
Peepers: How's he with the older litter? Is he hostile towards them as well?
Hater: Not at all, actually. He remembers their scent as well and still mothers them.
Peepers: That's a relief. Was a little worried he might go all feral on the litter
Hater: But he didn't.
Sylvia: :) Pretty strong parental instinc.
Peepers: I guess its amplified wen he's in feral state, sort of like a primitive instinct
Hater: Yeah, something like that.
Sylvia: (hugs Peepers) ^^
Peepers: [chuckled at the hug] So how many do u think is gonna be in the litter this time?
Hater: Could be 6 again, or maybe 5? I don't know yet.
Peepers: Let's just hope everything will be OK wen the time comes
Hater: Yeah, me too.
Tears of The Rose-Chp94
[the flight took a while, n Wander had several meals in btwn, bt they soon arrived on Planet Janet in a couple of days]
Sylvia: Here we are.
Peepers: Yup, time to land this baby. U better go let Hater knw tht we're here, so he can be prepared to disembark n find a nice spot for Wander to curl up in once we're on land
Sylvia: (nod) (goes to see with Hater and Wander)
Wander: [curled underneath the bed as usual, keeping a watchful eye on the litter who were playing on the floor outside, letting out a tiny purr frm time to time]
Hater: (also keeping watch)
Sylvia: (peeks in) Hey we've just arrived on Janet.
Hater: (nod) Okay.
Wander: [growled at the sound of Sylvia's voice]
Sylvia: ^^;; Hey to you too, buddy.
Hater: (pets Wander's head)
Wander: [still glares at Sylvia, as if daring her to come closer to his litter]
Sylvia: Just...letting you know. (leaves)
Hater: It's okay, she's gone now.
Wander: [calms dwn a bit, nuzzling Hater's hand that's petting him]
Hater: :)
[Soon the ship landed, n Janet was eager to greet them]
Janet: Ooh! Ur bk! [searches abt] How was the honeymoon? Where's my BFF Wandy~? I want him to tell me all abt it ^_^ <3
Sylvia: He's uh, not in the best condition right now and I wouldn't want to bother him if I were you, at least, not for a while.
Hater: (carrying Wander)
Janet: [sees him carrying Wander n ignored Sylvia in favour of going towards him] Aww, wat happened to u, Wandy? Did Hater "work" u too hard? "Enjoyed" a little too much...
Wander: [the moment Janet came close with hher vines, he suddenly lashed out n snarled at her, smacking the vine away with his hand as if trying to claw her, his red eyes glared dangerously at her]
Janet: Eepp!! [taken by surprise] Wat's gotten into u, Wandy?? Wat did u do to him, bonehead? >:C
Hater: ^^;; He's in feral state, so he'll be like this until the birth of our next litter.
Janet: Birth of ur nxt... :o U mean he's knocked up? Again?
Hater: Yes...?
Janet: Well, u sure make quick work of ur honeymoon now, didn't u, bonehead? (smirk) Someone's being a big stud
Hater: (flushes furiously) >///> A-Anyways, think you can make our room so that he has a dark area to nest in for a bit?
Janet: On it lickety-split [a slight rumbling was heard] There, u can go in the house now. That should do it
Hater: (nod) Thanks. (carries Wander inside)
[the room was slightly modified with some kind of walk-in closet with plenty of cotton-textured leaves n a bit of hay, n some pillows here n there for a perfectly comfy nest n enough space for Hater and/or the litter to hang out with if necessary, n dark enough to make the nomad feel secure]
Hater: :) How is that? (puts down Wander)
Wander: [scoured the area for a while, sniffing abt, then climb onto the nest, crawled ard in circles for a while, n soon purred n burrowed underneath it, only his eyes peeking out, showing tht he's fine with it]
Hater: :) That's good.
Wander: [purred for a bit, then his stomach started growling]
Hater: (looks up) Janet? Need some fruit.
Janet: On it [popped up a vine frm the ceiling n produced a bunch of fruit to let it fall gently onto the nest nxt to Wander]
Wander: [eyed at the fruits warily]
Hater: (holds a fruit to Waner) Go on.
Wander: [his hand slowly peeked out frm the nest n took it frm Hater, then a bit of sniffing, then munching sounds could be heard underneath the bundle he's holed up in]
Hater: ^^ Like that?
Wander: [doesn't reply, but his hand reached out to take the rest of the fruits into his little space]
Janet: Wow, is he reli gonna be like that till he gives birth?
Hater: Yeah. (nod)
Janet: Must've been touch for u the first time, huh? Not knowing wat to do n all
Hater: Well, his hat gave me a book to help out but yeah, kinda tough.
Janet: Interesting. I've nvr known his hat would help anyone except Wander himself
Hater: It's grown used to me.
Janet: I see, well, how long is this phase gonna last though?
Hater: About a few months.
Janet: U definitely got ur work cut out for u. So who's ur new friend there? Tht pretty boy with his little girl
Hater: Brad Starlight. >_> He's only joining us because Wander asked.
Janet: Oh? Wat's his story?
Hater: (explains everything about Brad)
Janet: Wow, on the run frm possible murderous jealous cuckolded husband. That's rough
Hater: Yeah.
Janet: Alright, well, I'll leave u to it then. Get some rest, n u too, Wandy
Wander: [doesnt reply, still munching away]
Hater: (nod)
Janet: [leaves the room]
Wander: [munches on the fruits underneath the covers, tho there were the occasional pits n seeds n cores flung out of the covers]
Hater: (watching Wander finish up the fruit)
[By the time he was done, there were pits, seeds n cores all ovr outside the nest, before the sound of silent snoring was heard]
Hater: Heh. (leaves Wander to sleep for the time being)
[Meanwhile Janet had just finished extending the home to accommodate a new room for Brad n Angel to stay]
Brad: (playing horsey with Angel) ^^
Janet: Alright, cutie, ur room's ready now
Peepers: Got anything u need my help to carry, Starlight?
Brad: Not too much things.
Peepers: Right, where are they? [looked abt]
Brad: (points to a small bag of his)
Peepers: That reli is not much [carries it] Wat u got in there anyways?
Brad: It's mostly things I bought for Angel. Like, I know I'm worrying more about her then me, but it's just...
Peepers: Its understandable, kids come first after all. Right, I'll bring it to ur room then [carry the bag to Brad's room]
Brad: (follows)
[The room was nice n cozy, n quite child-friendly, with all the necessities of a child n also a nice big comfy bed for Brad, including an en-suite bathroom for easy access for Angel should she need cleaning]
Peepers: Looks great here, Janet
Janet: Well I am a mother now, so I need to knw wat a child needs
Brad: :) This looks perfect.
Peepers: [sets dwn Brad's bag] Right, here u go. Make urself at home. I'm gonna go get some grub
Brad: (nod)
Sylvia: Here we are.
Peepers: Yup, time to land this baby. U better go let Hater knw tht we're here, so he can be prepared to disembark n find a nice spot for Wander to curl up in once we're on land
Sylvia: (nod) (goes to see with Hater and Wander)
Wander: [curled underneath the bed as usual, keeping a watchful eye on the litter who were playing on the floor outside, letting out a tiny purr frm time to time]
Hater: (also keeping watch)
Sylvia: (peeks in) Hey we've just arrived on Janet.
Hater: (nod) Okay.
Wander: [growled at the sound of Sylvia's voice]
Sylvia: ^^;; Hey to you too, buddy.
Hater: (pets Wander's head)
Wander: [still glares at Sylvia, as if daring her to come closer to his litter]
Sylvia: Just...letting you know. (leaves)
Hater: It's okay, she's gone now.
Wander: [calms dwn a bit, nuzzling Hater's hand that's petting him]
Hater: :)
[Soon the ship landed, n Janet was eager to greet them]
Janet: Ooh! Ur bk! [searches abt] How was the honeymoon? Where's my BFF Wandy~? I want him to tell me all abt it ^_^ <3
Sylvia: He's uh, not in the best condition right now and I wouldn't want to bother him if I were you, at least, not for a while.
Hater: (carrying Wander)
Janet: [sees him carrying Wander n ignored Sylvia in favour of going towards him] Aww, wat happened to u, Wandy? Did Hater "work" u too hard? "Enjoyed" a little too much...
Wander: [the moment Janet came close with hher vines, he suddenly lashed out n snarled at her, smacking the vine away with his hand as if trying to claw her, his red eyes glared dangerously at her]
Janet: Eepp!! [taken by surprise] Wat's gotten into u, Wandy?? Wat did u do to him, bonehead? >:C
Hater: ^^;; He's in feral state, so he'll be like this until the birth of our next litter.
Janet: Birth of ur nxt... :o U mean he's knocked up? Again?
Hater: Yes...?
Janet: Well, u sure make quick work of ur honeymoon now, didn't u, bonehead? (smirk) Someone's being a big stud
Hater: (flushes furiously) >///> A-Anyways, think you can make our room so that he has a dark area to nest in for a bit?
Janet: On it lickety-split [a slight rumbling was heard] There, u can go in the house now. That should do it
Hater: (nod) Thanks. (carries Wander inside)
[the room was slightly modified with some kind of walk-in closet with plenty of cotton-textured leaves n a bit of hay, n some pillows here n there for a perfectly comfy nest n enough space for Hater and/or the litter to hang out with if necessary, n dark enough to make the nomad feel secure]
Hater: :) How is that? (puts down Wander)
Wander: [scoured the area for a while, sniffing abt, then climb onto the nest, crawled ard in circles for a while, n soon purred n burrowed underneath it, only his eyes peeking out, showing tht he's fine with it]
Hater: :) That's good.
Wander: [purred for a bit, then his stomach started growling]
Hater: (looks up) Janet? Need some fruit.
Janet: On it [popped up a vine frm the ceiling n produced a bunch of fruit to let it fall gently onto the nest nxt to Wander]
Wander: [eyed at the fruits warily]
Hater: (holds a fruit to Waner) Go on.
Wander: [his hand slowly peeked out frm the nest n took it frm Hater, then a bit of sniffing, then munching sounds could be heard underneath the bundle he's holed up in]
Hater: ^^ Like that?
Wander: [doesn't reply, but his hand reached out to take the rest of the fruits into his little space]
Janet: Wow, is he reli gonna be like that till he gives birth?
Hater: Yeah. (nod)
Janet: Must've been touch for u the first time, huh? Not knowing wat to do n all
Hater: Well, his hat gave me a book to help out but yeah, kinda tough.
Janet: Interesting. I've nvr known his hat would help anyone except Wander himself
Hater: It's grown used to me.
Janet: I see, well, how long is this phase gonna last though?
Hater: About a few months.
Janet: U definitely got ur work cut out for u. So who's ur new friend there? Tht pretty boy with his little girl
Hater: Brad Starlight. >_> He's only joining us because Wander asked.
Janet: Oh? Wat's his story?
Hater: (explains everything about Brad)
Janet: Wow, on the run frm possible murderous jealous cuckolded husband. That's rough
Hater: Yeah.
Janet: Alright, well, I'll leave u to it then. Get some rest, n u too, Wandy
Wander: [doesnt reply, still munching away]
Hater: (nod)
Janet: [leaves the room]
Wander: [munches on the fruits underneath the covers, tho there were the occasional pits n seeds n cores flung out of the covers]
Hater: (watching Wander finish up the fruit)
[By the time he was done, there were pits, seeds n cores all ovr outside the nest, before the sound of silent snoring was heard]
Hater: Heh. (leaves Wander to sleep for the time being)
[Meanwhile Janet had just finished extending the home to accommodate a new room for Brad n Angel to stay]
Brad: (playing horsey with Angel) ^^
Janet: Alright, cutie, ur room's ready now
Peepers: Got anything u need my help to carry, Starlight?
Brad: Not too much things.
Peepers: Right, where are they? [looked abt]
Brad: (points to a small bag of his)
Peepers: That reli is not much [carries it] Wat u got in there anyways?
Brad: It's mostly things I bought for Angel. Like, I know I'm worrying more about her then me, but it's just...
Peepers: Its understandable, kids come first after all. Right, I'll bring it to ur room then [carry the bag to Brad's room]
Brad: (follows)
[The room was nice n cozy, n quite child-friendly, with all the necessities of a child n also a nice big comfy bed for Brad, including an en-suite bathroom for easy access for Angel should she need cleaning]
Peepers: Looks great here, Janet
Janet: Well I am a mother now, so I need to knw wat a child needs
Brad: :) This looks perfect.
Peepers: [sets dwn Brad's bag] Right, here u go. Make urself at home. I'm gonna go get some grub
Brad: (nod)
Tears of The Rose-Chp93
[They all soon chk out the hotel n went to the mother ship which was waiting outside at the port, where Sylvia is supervising the Watchdogs as they brought in the things]
Sylvia: (notices the others) :) Ready to go? (sees Brad) :| You again?
Brad: Um...hi? ^^;;
Peepers: Play nice, Syl. He's our guest for now, courtesy of ur furball
Sylvia: (thinks)... Well, okay then. But only cause I trust Wander's judgement.
Brad: Indeed. (gets on the ship, cradling Angel)
[Everyone got on the mother ship n soon, after some deliberation, flew off into the galaxy]
Peepers: So sir, would u like to head bk to Janet, or just go forth n conquer straightaway?
Hater: Back to Janet. Someone's gotta take care of Wander and such. (strokes the nomad's fur gently)
Peepers: Alright, but I hope Janet's prepared for this. She may be his BFF but I doubt she's seen this side of the furball
Sylvia: We'll just have to wait and see.
Peepers: Right, setting course bk to Janet then. I guess someone needs to help set up a room for our prince charming
Brad: And my little butterfly too. (coos with Angel) ^^
Hater: (still strokes Wander's fur)
Westley: I'll get to it. If u will follow me, Mr Starlight
Brad: (follows Westley)
Peepers: U best be setting Wander dwn to rest, sir. I'm taking it slow to save fuel, no warp jumps. It's gonna be a while before we get to Janet
Hater: Alright then.
Peepers: [clicked some buttons n started driving the ship]
Hater: (sets Wander down to allow him to rest)
Wander: [shivered a little as he was out in the open n not under the bed like he should be, curled ard the litter who already finished nursing n fallen asleep, the nipples dangling lazily out of their mouths]
Hater: (grabs a spare blanket nearby and covers Wander and the babies with it to keep them warm)
Peepers: I think u better bring him to ur room, sir. I got this covered
Hater: (nod) (brings Wander and the litter to his room)
Wander: |-)
Hater: (carefully places him and the litter underneath his bed) :) Sleep well, Wander.
Wander: [curled ard in the covers n blanket he was in n continued sleeping]
Hater: :) (leaves him for the time being)
Sylvia: (notices the others) :) Ready to go? (sees Brad) :| You again?
Brad: Um...hi? ^^;;
Peepers: Play nice, Syl. He's our guest for now, courtesy of ur furball
Sylvia: (thinks)... Well, okay then. But only cause I trust Wander's judgement.
Brad: Indeed. (gets on the ship, cradling Angel)
[Everyone got on the mother ship n soon, after some deliberation, flew off into the galaxy]
Peepers: So sir, would u like to head bk to Janet, or just go forth n conquer straightaway?
Hater: Back to Janet. Someone's gotta take care of Wander and such. (strokes the nomad's fur gently)
Peepers: Alright, but I hope Janet's prepared for this. She may be his BFF but I doubt she's seen this side of the furball
Sylvia: We'll just have to wait and see.
Peepers: Right, setting course bk to Janet then. I guess someone needs to help set up a room for our prince charming
Brad: And my little butterfly too. (coos with Angel) ^^
Hater: (still strokes Wander's fur)
Westley: I'll get to it. If u will follow me, Mr Starlight
Brad: (follows Westley)
Peepers: U best be setting Wander dwn to rest, sir. I'm taking it slow to save fuel, no warp jumps. It's gonna be a while before we get to Janet
Hater: Alright then.
Peepers: [clicked some buttons n started driving the ship]
Hater: (sets Wander down to allow him to rest)
Wander: [shivered a little as he was out in the open n not under the bed like he should be, curled ard the litter who already finished nursing n fallen asleep, the nipples dangling lazily out of their mouths]
Hater: (grabs a spare blanket nearby and covers Wander and the babies with it to keep them warm)
Peepers: I think u better bring him to ur room, sir. I got this covered
Hater: (nod) (brings Wander and the litter to his room)
Wander: |-)
Hater: (carefully places him and the litter underneath his bed) :) Sleep well, Wander.
Wander: [curled ard in the covers n blanket he was in n continued sleeping]
Hater: :) (leaves him for the time being)
Tears of The Rose-Chp92
[the night went by peacefully, tho the nxt morning, Wander was not on his side of the bed]
Hater: (yawn) ... :O Wander? (looks around)
[Wander was nowhere to be seen, tho there was a small trail of cloth n his side of the blanket snuck under the bed]
Hater: (blinks) Wait... (gets off the bed and kneels to look underneath)
Wander: [was asleep, a familiar sight wrapped up in the hotel towels, sheets n his side of the blanket underneath the bed, all curled up] |-)
Hater: ...(whispers) Wander? (reaches to him)
Wander: [eyes shot open at the presence of his hand reaching to him n let out a warning low growl, his eyes a familiar feral red]
Hater: (reaches carefully to pet his head)
Wander: [flinched at the touch, but seemed to recognize his scent somehow frm.the first time, n let him pet him, tho still growling]
Hater: it's okay, it's okay... (begins to bring the nomad closer to him)
Wander: [a bit wary, snarled at him a bit, but other than that, hid himself under the covers]
Hater: ...(pets his head) Need something to feed on?
Wander: [doesn't reply, just maintained the low growl, hiding under the covers, only his red eyes peeking out]
Hater: I'll be right back. (gets up and heads for the kitchen)
*bzzzz bzzzz*
[Hater's communicator rang]
Hater: :o (picks up) Hater speaking.
Peepers: Hey, sir, sorry if I'm calling too early in the morning. Just wondering if ur coming bk anytime soon frm ur honeymoon. The other Watchdogs r getting a little bored n there's a list of planets to conquer...
Hater: Well...seems I might have to, Wander's gone into...feral state again.
Peepers: Ehh? Again? Don't tell me knocked him up again there, sir!
Hater: It just happened, okay??
Peepers: Well, I did say to take ur time to enjoy ur honeymoon, but wow, u sure "enjoyed" it, huh?
Hater: >///< C Peeps... Look, I gtg, get Wander a little something and then get ready to leave ASAP.
Peepers: Say no more, sir. U won't be able to drive the ship bk to Janet n look after him at the same time, especially with the litter. I'll come get u. U stay put, OK? I got ur coordinates anyways
Hater: Thanks, Peepers. Hater out.
*knock knock knock*
Hater: (looks up) Yes?
Westley: Umm, sir? Is Lord Wander awake, sir? The pups need their feeding n we're all out ^^;;
Hater: ^^;; About that... he's gone into that feral state, so...
Westley: Ehh?? But... But the pups... [gesturing at the bawling pups, then noticed one missing] Crimson? Where's Crimson?
[Crimson was crawling ard looking for his mom for feeding n had got past Westley thru the open door, found his scent n crawled underneath the bed to find Wander]
Hater: (notices) :O Whoa, whoa, hey! (is concerned what might happen)
[There were sounds of growling n whining for a moment, n then silence]
Hater: (grows worried and kneels to check if everything's alright)
[Thankfully Crimson was alright; turns out being in feral state hadn't eliminated Wander's maternal instincts as he curled ard his pup, letting the baby skeletor pup feed frm him]
Hater: (sighs in relief)...Westley, go bring the rest of the litter, will you?
Westley: Yes, sir [went in to get the litter with one of his colleagues n passed them to Hater]
Hater: (passes the pups slowly one by one to Wander)
Wander: [lets all the pups come to him, but the pups whine wen not all of them can get to his only two nipples]
Hat: [gives Hater a "Aren't u forgetting something" frown]
Hater: :o Oh, right. (digs into hat for the suction cups)
Hat: [produced it for him]
Hater: (nod) (reaches to Wander) This'll only take a second...
Wander: [hissed at him in warning, as if his feral state is trying to keep Hater frm hurting the pups]
Hater: :( I'm won't hurt them, I just need to... (holds Wander carefully to get the suction cups on)
Wander: [flinched a bit wen Hater touched him, n growled wen the suction cups r attached to him, but calmed dwn wen the pups caught the familiar scent of the nipples frm the suction cup n soon clambered ard to find one to suckle on]
Hater: :) There we go.
Wander: [purred in a low growl as he settled dwn n let the litter nurse]
Hater: (watches) :)
Westley: I'll help u get packed to leave, sir [walked past Brad who is carrying Angel n coming into Hater's room] Good morning, Mr Starlight
Brad: Morning. (sees Hater) Did I miss something?
Hater: (gestures to Wander) That's his feral state.
Brad: (kneels to see) :O Oh my...
Wander: [catches an unfamiliar scent frm Brad n growled warningly at him, curling ard the litter tighter in a protective embrace]
Hater: (pushes Brad) ^^;; Might wanna back up a little.
Brad: ^^;; Yup.
Wander: [glared at Brad, growling, hissing a bit wen Angel wanted to reach dwn to play with the litter]
Brad: (holds her back also) ^^;; No, Angel, sweetie, not right now.
*breeng breeng*
[The hotel phone in Hater's room rang]
Hater: (gets up to answer)
Receptionist: Hello, this is the reception desk, a man named Peepers is here to see u. Would u like me to send him up?
Hater: Uh, yes, that'd be great. (nod)
Receptionist: Very well then, he'll be with u shortly [hangs up]
Hater: (also hangs up)
[5 mins later, Peepers was at the door, along with some of his Watchdogs]
*knock knock knock*
Hater: (answers) Hey, C Peeps.
Peepers: Hey, sir. Had to do a few warp jumps to get here quickly, but here I am [orders the Watchdogs to help Westley with the packing, then looked ard] So where's the furball hiding this time?
Hater: Under the bed.
Peepers: :^) Why am I not surprised? [sees Brad] Hold up there, wat's he doing here? N... Is that a baby in ur arms, Starlight?
Brad: It's...it's a long story.
Hater: Wander insisted he'd stay with us for a while.
Peepers: I see. Trust Wander to be his usual bleeding heart self. I hope u guys at least made the most of ur honeymoon
Hater: (nod) Yeah, it was fun.
Peepers: Right, is everything all packed?
Watchdogs: Yes, Commander Peepers, sir!
Peepers: Right. Bring it to the ship, n don't forget Lord Hater's mini ship as well
Watchdogs: [saluted n left with the bags]
Hater: (goes over to check on Wander and the litter)
Wander: [has fallen bk to sleep with the litter still nursing frm him]
Peepers: [squat dwn nxt to him to see Wander] Didn't think I'd see this familiar sight again so soon. U sure work fast on expanding the brood there, sir
Hater: ^^;; Y-yeah, kinda. (carefully gathers Wander and the litter in his arms) Can you grab his hat for me, Peepers?
Peepers: Sure [takes the hat] We ready to go then?
Hater: (nod) Yup.
Hater: (yawn) ... :O Wander? (looks around)
[Wander was nowhere to be seen, tho there was a small trail of cloth n his side of the blanket snuck under the bed]
Hater: (blinks) Wait... (gets off the bed and kneels to look underneath)
Wander: [was asleep, a familiar sight wrapped up in the hotel towels, sheets n his side of the blanket underneath the bed, all curled up] |-)
Hater: ...(whispers) Wander? (reaches to him)
Wander: [eyes shot open at the presence of his hand reaching to him n let out a warning low growl, his eyes a familiar feral red]
Hater: (reaches carefully to pet his head)
Wander: [flinched at the touch, but seemed to recognize his scent somehow frm.the first time, n let him pet him, tho still growling]
Hater: it's okay, it's okay... (begins to bring the nomad closer to him)
Wander: [a bit wary, snarled at him a bit, but other than that, hid himself under the covers]
Hater: ...(pets his head) Need something to feed on?
Wander: [doesn't reply, just maintained the low growl, hiding under the covers, only his red eyes peeking out]
Hater: I'll be right back. (gets up and heads for the kitchen)
*bzzzz bzzzz*
[Hater's communicator rang]
Hater: :o (picks up) Hater speaking.
Peepers: Hey, sir, sorry if I'm calling too early in the morning. Just wondering if ur coming bk anytime soon frm ur honeymoon. The other Watchdogs r getting a little bored n there's a list of planets to conquer...
Hater: Well...seems I might have to, Wander's gone into...feral state again.
Peepers: Ehh? Again? Don't tell me knocked him up again there, sir!
Hater: It just happened, okay??
Peepers: Well, I did say to take ur time to enjoy ur honeymoon, but wow, u sure "enjoyed" it, huh?
Hater: >///< C Peeps... Look, I gtg, get Wander a little something and then get ready to leave ASAP.
Peepers: Say no more, sir. U won't be able to drive the ship bk to Janet n look after him at the same time, especially with the litter. I'll come get u. U stay put, OK? I got ur coordinates anyways
Hater: Thanks, Peepers. Hater out.
*knock knock knock*
Hater: (looks up) Yes?
Westley: Umm, sir? Is Lord Wander awake, sir? The pups need their feeding n we're all out ^^;;
Hater: ^^;; About that... he's gone into that feral state, so...
Westley: Ehh?? But... But the pups... [gesturing at the bawling pups, then noticed one missing] Crimson? Where's Crimson?
[Crimson was crawling ard looking for his mom for feeding n had got past Westley thru the open door, found his scent n crawled underneath the bed to find Wander]
Hater: (notices) :O Whoa, whoa, hey! (is concerned what might happen)
[There were sounds of growling n whining for a moment, n then silence]
Hater: (grows worried and kneels to check if everything's alright)
[Thankfully Crimson was alright; turns out being in feral state hadn't eliminated Wander's maternal instincts as he curled ard his pup, letting the baby skeletor pup feed frm him]
Hater: (sighs in relief)...Westley, go bring the rest of the litter, will you?
Westley: Yes, sir [went in to get the litter with one of his colleagues n passed them to Hater]
Hater: (passes the pups slowly one by one to Wander)
Wander: [lets all the pups come to him, but the pups whine wen not all of them can get to his only two nipples]
Hat: [gives Hater a "Aren't u forgetting something" frown]
Hater: :o Oh, right. (digs into hat for the suction cups)
Hat: [produced it for him]
Hater: (nod) (reaches to Wander) This'll only take a second...
Wander: [hissed at him in warning, as if his feral state is trying to keep Hater frm hurting the pups]
Hater: :( I'm won't hurt them, I just need to... (holds Wander carefully to get the suction cups on)
Wander: [flinched a bit wen Hater touched him, n growled wen the suction cups r attached to him, but calmed dwn wen the pups caught the familiar scent of the nipples frm the suction cup n soon clambered ard to find one to suckle on]
Hater: :) There we go.
Wander: [purred in a low growl as he settled dwn n let the litter nurse]
Hater: (watches) :)
Westley: I'll help u get packed to leave, sir [walked past Brad who is carrying Angel n coming into Hater's room] Good morning, Mr Starlight
Brad: Morning. (sees Hater) Did I miss something?
Hater: (gestures to Wander) That's his feral state.
Brad: (kneels to see) :O Oh my...
Wander: [catches an unfamiliar scent frm Brad n growled warningly at him, curling ard the litter tighter in a protective embrace]
Hater: (pushes Brad) ^^;; Might wanna back up a little.
Brad: ^^;; Yup.
Wander: [glared at Brad, growling, hissing a bit wen Angel wanted to reach dwn to play with the litter]
Brad: (holds her back also) ^^;; No, Angel, sweetie, not right now.
*breeng breeng*
[The hotel phone in Hater's room rang]
Hater: (gets up to answer)
Receptionist: Hello, this is the reception desk, a man named Peepers is here to see u. Would u like me to send him up?
Hater: Uh, yes, that'd be great. (nod)
Receptionist: Very well then, he'll be with u shortly [hangs up]
Hater: (also hangs up)
[5 mins later, Peepers was at the door, along with some of his Watchdogs]
*knock knock knock*
Hater: (answers) Hey, C Peeps.
Peepers: Hey, sir. Had to do a few warp jumps to get here quickly, but here I am [orders the Watchdogs to help Westley with the packing, then looked ard] So where's the furball hiding this time?
Hater: Under the bed.
Peepers: :^) Why am I not surprised? [sees Brad] Hold up there, wat's he doing here? N... Is that a baby in ur arms, Starlight?
Brad: It's...it's a long story.
Hater: Wander insisted he'd stay with us for a while.
Peepers: I see. Trust Wander to be his usual bleeding heart self. I hope u guys at least made the most of ur honeymoon
Hater: (nod) Yeah, it was fun.
Peepers: Right, is everything all packed?
Watchdogs: Yes, Commander Peepers, sir!
Peepers: Right. Bring it to the ship, n don't forget Lord Hater's mini ship as well
Watchdogs: [saluted n left with the bags]
Hater: (goes over to check on Wander and the litter)
Wander: [has fallen bk to sleep with the litter still nursing frm him]
Peepers: [squat dwn nxt to him to see Wander] Didn't think I'd see this familiar sight again so soon. U sure work fast on expanding the brood there, sir
Hater: ^^;; Y-yeah, kinda. (carefully gathers Wander and the litter in his arms) Can you grab his hat for me, Peepers?
Peepers: Sure [takes the hat] We ready to go then?
Hater: (nod) Yup.
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