Mighty x Espio Story: Garden Fate (OLD AND CRINGY, BUT SOMEHOW LOVED) Completed

Chapter 12: Between 2 and 4

Monday. Oh, Monday. The day most people start working again. Oh, Monday. The day children go back to school. Yes, Monday. The second day of the week, it also happened to be the very day Espio was raped by Jackson Chameleon. Espio, now has a reason to hate Mondays.

Every time a Monday comes around he will remember that unfortunate moment no matter how hard he tries to forget. He refuses to step into that school ever again as long as Jack is there. Heck, whether Jack is there or not he'll never want to go to that school anyway.

Going there is how he met Jack and how this big mess happened. He remembered Mighty's warning about him. Why didn't he listen? He should've stayed away from that perv despite him being so nice. The niceness was only a trick to lure him in, and he fell for it.

Now he was gonna have to quickly become a parent. How on Mobius was a 15-year old supposed to parent a child??? He was still confused on how he could even have a child. That's a female thing. Was he a female? Espio was always so sure he was male. This giant accident is making him so unsure now. Was he mixed? How would that be possible?

The chameleon had stayed in his room all day, only coming out to eat and vomit. While sitting on his bed and waiting for Mighty to come back from school, all he could think about where all the questions mentioned earlier and more. How would the baby even come out? Would it have to be cut out? Espio surely didn't know much about reproduction.

All he knew was that females were the ones who had to bare the offspring. Well, now he knows how they get pregnant too. He laid on his front and buried his face in his pillow as much as his horn would let him. His mind was so jumbled and he didn't know what to think anymore. And it didn't help that he had a headache.

Although he had questioned the parenting thing, he was gonna try his best to take care of the child. He had a lot of support behind his back, that support included Mighty. He remembered when they first met in that garden. He also remembered how the armadillo had treated his ankle after getting caught in that trap.

Mighty had been so nice and protective towards him. Espio had put that whole Saturday night fiesta far behind him. Everyone makes mistakes and he knew very well Mighty didn't mean it. He's also noticed the armadillo's behavior lately. Sometimes he catches Mighty staring at him. The reason was unknown to him.

Then he remembered that kiss. The kiss Mighty gave him that same Saturday night. Was it an 'I'm sorry' kiss? Does Mighty love him in some sort of way? He had never kissed him before. It felt gentle and loving, kinda like the kisses Sonic and Shadow gave one another.

Then Espio thought about Sonic and Shadow. They shared kisses and cuddles all the time. Clearly there's some type of love going on between them. It wasn't a friendship or family type of love. The chameleon knew Mighty loved him as a friend, did he love him this way too? Or was it family love?

Sometimes family members kissed one another on the foreheads and cheeks. Suddenly breaking him from his thoughts was the sound of his door swinging open. "Espio, Mighty's back!" Ray told him. Espio got out of bed and went to meet him in the living room.

In the living room

"Hey, Espio! You feeling okay?" Mighty asked. "Yes." Espio simply replied. "Great. Are you ready to go now?" Mighty asked again. Espio nodded. That day, Mighty was taking Espio to see his (Mighty's) mother. She just happened to work as a baby type of doctor (if you know what I mean) and Mighty had asked her to do a check up on Espio.

Once they got there

"Espio, this is my old home. I used to live here with my parents. My dad's probably not here right now but mom stayed home especially for you." Mighty told him. "Will she think I'm weird...?" Espio asked. "What? Why would she? If she does then she has issues."

Espio giggled a bit at Mighty's words, then the armadillo knocked on the door. They waited for about five seconds before a grey colored and pale pink shelled female armadillo answered the door. She was a tad shorter than Mighty, in fact, she was about Espio's height.

"So good to see you again, Mighty." she said with a warm smile. "And you must be Espio. It's a pleasure to meet you." she said to Espio. The chameleon just smiled his usual shy smile. "Please, come in." she said as she stepped aside for the boys to come in.

"Would you two like anything before we begin?" Mrs. Armadillo asked. "I'm good, ma." Mighty said. "I'm fine. Thank you." Espio said. "Well, that must mean you're ready, Espio. Mighty, are you staying or coming?" Mighty's mom asked. "I'll stay here. Give you guys some privacy." Mighty told them. And his mother and crush went into another room in the house, leaving Mighty in the living room.

Several minutes later

Mighty's mother came back to fill him in. "So what's going on?" he asked her. "Your friend is most certainly pregnant, and his babies are developing pretty quickly. I'd say his gestation period should last for about two months, maybe even less." she replied.

Mighty's mouth dropped. "Did you say 'babies'??? As in more than one?" he asked. His mom laughed a little. "I knew you'd catch on. Still as sharp as ever I see. Yep. It's not just one, but three." she said. "Triplets?!?!" Mighty nearly screamed. "Yes, dear. Triplets." his mom confirmed.

"Oh my cushions! I wasn't expecting this. How on this nice looking ball full of life are we supposed to take care of three babies?!" Mighty asked. "It's okay, Mighty. Your father and I will always be here when you need us." his mom told him. Mighty took a deep breath. "You're right. I have lots of support from you and my friends. We can do this." he said.

"That's the spirit! Now I'll go get you're friend out here." Mrs. Armadillo said. She went to the back of the house and came back with Espio several seconds later. "Espio, are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost." ebony said. "I'm- I-I...... th-three...." Espio struggled to talk.

"He's just really shocked." Mighty's mother said in a chuckle. "Heh. It is a lot to take in. Anyway, I think we'll be heading back now. Thanks a bunch, ma." Mighty said. "No problem, dear. If you have any trouble you can come to me anytime." his mom replied. "Oh, just one question. Will Espio be laying eggs or giving birth? It's a weird question but I need to know what to expect." Mighty said.

"Only very few Mobian reptiles lay eggs. His species does not." the mother replied. "Ah, so it's birth then. Hm. Well, thanks again, ma." Mighty said. So he and Espio headed back. Espio was still surprised about having three babies. "What are we gonna do, Mighty? Three babies? We were expecting only one!" he said.

"The plan probably shouldn't change. With all the support we should be able to raise them with no problem." the mammal said. Espio sighed. "Yeah, I guess you're right. But I do have one question." "And what's that?" "How are the babies supposed to come out???"

To be continued...

Three kids. Ooo wee!

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