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Umbra had gone to his room, tired out from all the exploring they had been doing. Eclipse brought Shadow to what they had decided on as their bedroom. \n\nShadow leaned into Eclipse with a grin. \"So this is our bedroom?\" \n\nEclipse nodded. \"That's what we had decided.\" \n\nShadow smiled and nodded. Then she got a curious look on her face. \n\n\"How do you think I'd look wearing a robe like Doom or Death?\" \n\nEclipse looked her over and tried to imagine it. His imagination had a hard time doing it. \"Covered. Maybe we can find one and see.\" \n\nShadow rolled her eyes. \"Covered. What a brilliant deduction Eclipse.\" \n\n\"Well, I'm having a hard time imagining it.\" Eclipse blushed and crossed his arms with a slight pout. \n\nShadow chuckled, pinching his cheeks. With her doing that, Eclipse couldn't stay annoyed with her. Her beautiful smile didn't help, either. Her lips moved as he looked at them, and she spoke.\n\n\"Come on, I thought we were going to look for that robe?\" \n\nEclipse smiled and nodded. Shadow nodded back and walked away, looking for a robe. Eclipse walked the other way to look. \n\nAfter an hour of it, he hadn't found anything and decided to go back. Halfway back to their room, he heard Shadow. \n\n\"Found it!\" Shadow shouted to Eclipse as she started pulling it on.\n\nEclipse ran to where Shadow was and looked at her. The bottom hem of the robe was brushing against the middle of her calves. Most of her white fur was still visible from the low cut of the top of the robe, which also perfectly clung to the curve of her large breasts. Eclipse smiled and tried not to stare at her breasts.\n\n\"I like it. Are you going to wear that from now on?\" \n\nShadow smiled. \"Only until you want me to take it off.\" \n\n\"Sounds good. What should we do now that you've found yourself a robe?\" \n\n\"I don't know,\" she said with a shrug. \n\nAbsently, she started rubbing her robe. It was both made from the right material and loose enough to be comfortable. Eclipse went over to her and ran a hand down her robe as well. The cloth was soft, and not too thick. Shadow let him do so; she really didn't care if this escalated. Eclipse let his hands stop on her hips and kissed her. Shadow kissed him back, opening her mouth to let him in and trying to push her tongue into his. Eclipse let her, moving his arms around her waist and pulling her closer. She moaned a little as he did so. Tongues moved against each other as Shadow crushed her breasts against his chest. Both nipples were growing hard, felt through her robe as she rubbed them against him. One of his hands moved onto her butt and grabbed her, careful not to tear the cloth with his claws. The other travelled up her side and to the curve of her breast. Shadow moaned once again, moving herself more firmly against his hands. Eclipse pulled back from the kiss and smiled at her. Her tongue was out slightly, laying against her lip in a tantalizing way. After a few pants, she smiled back. Wetness was making her slick, she could feel it between her thighs.\n\n\"You want to?\" Eclipse asked. Shadow nodded as Eclipse pressed their bodies together. Both were yearning for the other, and Eclipse lifted her and carried her back to their room. The scent of her arousal was heightening Eclipse's own.\n\nShadow chuckled. \"You do know I have to take this robe off, right?\" \n\n\"Of course I do.\" \n\nShe chuckled, slipping it off and throwing it into a corner of the room. Eclipse grinned and pushed her onto the bed, climbing over her. Shadow grinned up at him. Their mouths met as Eclipse moved himself between her legs. Shadow quietly moaned into the kiss, moving her arms up and placing her hands on his back. Both of his hands ran along her body, moving them back up to her breasts once he had reached her hips. Arching her back crushed her breasts against his hands, bringing out another small moan as he stroked her. \n\n\"Ready?\" Eclipse nuzzled the side of her throat as he asked. \n\n\"Ready.\" Shadow answered. \n\nEclipse smiled and shifted before entering her. Both moaned at the feeling and a few moments, he had fully entered her. A smile came to Shadow's face as she felt Eclipse's cock deep inside her. Eclipse remained there for a moment before pulling back and starting to thrust in and out of her. Low moaning came from her as their hips moved against each other. Eclipse kissed her again, grabbing her hips before lifting them from the bed. A surprised gasp came from Shadow into the kiss. Both of her legs lifted and encircled his hips. The change in position made movement easier. Shadow's moans increased in volume as the speed increased and Eclipse thrust harder against her. Pleasure was building fast in the two of them, increasing more with every hard thrust he made into her body. Eclipse looked at her and smiled. Bodies pressing together, Shadow was muffled as he started kissing her again. Sweat was beading on their bodies as Shadow held on tightly, keeping him pressed to ber. A loud gasp came from Shadow as her mate reached his climax much sooner than he had wanted to. Shadow climaxed as well, moaning as he filled her.\n\n\"That was quick,\" she panted. \n\n\"Yeah, it was.\" Eclipse gave her a lazy smile as he set her down and moved to lay next to her.\n\n\"Umm...\" Shadow said as she looked around. \"...What now?\" \n\n\"We could get some rest.\" \n\n\"Okay.\" Shadow nodded, and yawned. \"I wonder if I'm going to get pregnant again.\" \n\n\"We'll find out soon enough.\" \n\nEclipse snughled up to her and kissed her cheek, recieving one in return. \n\n\"That we will.\" \n\nEclipse smiled and they soon fell asleep. \n\nA few days later, they were in one of the larger rooms. Umbra was having fun finding things to play with while his parents watched over him. The smile on Eclipse's face faded as he looked around. Something about the room felt different. Shadow looked up at him before looking around as well. \n\n\"Have you noticed anything odd about the Comet?\" \n\n\"I haven't seen anything. Something feels different though.\" \n\n\"Maybe it's in the air.\" Eclipse got to his feet. \"Want me to take a look around?\" \n\n\"Sure. I'll keep an eye on Umbra.\" \n\nEclipse smiled at her and left the room. Everywhere Eclipse went didn't look any different, though he had the same feeling he had been getting the last few days. Eclipse thought about it and returned to Shadow and Umbra. \n\n\"I think it is something in the air. Nothing looks different.\" \n\nShadow shrugged, let out a yawn, and leaned against Eclipse. \n\n\"I'm tired.\"\n\n\"It's that tiring to play with him?\" Eclipse chuckled. \n\nShadow shrugged. \"I guess.\" \n\n\"You should go take a nap. I can take care of him on my own for a while.\" \n\nShadow nodded and went to their room. She lay down on the bed, quickly falling asleep. \n\nEclipse smiled and looked at Umbra. \n\n\"Let's go find something to do while mommy sleeps.\" \n\nUmbra looked up at Eclipse, smiling. \"Okay Daddy!\" \n\n\"Where should we look first?\" \n\n\"I don't know. I thought you'd know, Daddy,\" Umbra said innocently. \n\n\"I guess we'll just take a look around.\" \n\nEclipse walked out of the room and down the hall. Umbra walked down the hall with him, holding his hand. Eclipse looked around as they walked, trying to think of something to do. Everything of interest had already been explored.\n\nAfter a while, he spoke to Umbra.\n\n\"If you see anything that interests you, let me know.\" \n\n\"Okay Daddy!\" Umbra said, looking around. \n\nEclipse laughed, stopping when he noticed something ahead of them in the hall. Umbra stopped, noticing it too. \n\n\"Let's take a look, alright?\" \n\nEclipse smiled at Umbra before walking forward. In front of them, a bright yellow liquid was covering the floor. Eclipse recognized it, but it usually wasn't in the middle of the hallway like that. Umbra knelt in front of it, curious. \n\n\"What is it, Daddy? \n\n\"It's poisonous water. It's usually in the Comet, but not in the hallway...\" Eclipse pulled Umbra back from the liquid. \n\nUmbra looked up at Eclipse. \"What now Daddy?\" \n\n\"Now, we figure out what to do about this.\" \n\nUmbra shook his head. \"Well I dunno.\" \n\nEclipse smiled and took his hand. \"Let's go see mommy for now.\" \n\nUmbra smiled. \"Okay Daddy!\" \n\nThey started walking away, Eclipse thinking about what they had seen. Obviously, the Black Comet was becoming more like the previous two. It made him both happy and worried. If the humans figured out what it was, they were sure to attack it. Either way, he had to tell Shadow about it. \n\nEclipse lead Umbra back to the room he shared with Shadow and they went inside. Shadow was still sleeping, unaware of and vulnerable to anything. Eclipse went over and sat beside her, setting Umbra on the bed as well. Stroking the side of her face, he got confused when he glanced down toward her abdomen. It was bigger than it had been an hour ago. \n\n\"Umm, did mommy's tummy get bigger?\" Umbra might have been young, but he wasn't blind. \n\n\"Yes, it did.\" Eclipse gently lay a hand on her abdomen. He wasn't sure how to explain it to Umbra. Shadow shifted when she felt Eclipse lay his hand on her abdomen. Opening her eyes, she smiled at Eclipse and Umbra before she saw her abdomen. Both eyes widened before she burst out laughing, quickly putting two and two together. Shadow sat up as she rubbed a hand over her abdomen. \n\n\"Why is it growing so fast?\" Eclipse asked her. Shadow quieted down. \n\n\"Because somehow the comet's changing and it's making me change with it.\" When Shadow grabbed Eclipse's hands, she was practically beaming. \"It's making me asexually reproduce like our parents. Eclipse, the Black Arms [i]are[/i] going to come back.\" \n\nA wide smile came to Eclipse's face and he pressed his mouth against hers for a short kiss. Shadow giggled at his excitement. All of it was confusing Umbra, who was trying to understand what they were talking about.\n\n\"That's great to hear. Is there anything I should help you with now that you're pregnant?\" \n\n\"Other than keeping Umbra away from me until this over, not really. Since I progressed this much in so short a time, we don't know when it'll happen, just that'll be soon. But I don't want Umbra to be here when it does happen.\" \n\n\"I can do that.\" Eclipse looked at Umbra. \"Did you hear that?\" \n\n\"Yep!\" Umbra said, nodding, before he walked out and went to his room. \n\nEclipse shook his head at Umbra's actions and looked back at Shadow. He'd go talk to him in a few minutes.\n\n\"Are you sure there isn't anything else I can do?\" \n\nShadow was about to shake her head when she felt hunger hit her. \n\n\"You could get me food.\" Her stomach growled as if to emphasize her need. \"With how fast this is progressing, it's probably best if I stay in bed.\" \n\nEclipse nodded and kissed her again. \"Maybe I can try to teach Umbra how to hunt for himself while I'm at it.\" \n\nShadow raised an eyeridge. \"You sure he's physically mature enough for that?\" \n\n\"He seems to be. I won't let him hurt himself, don't worry.\" \n\n\"Okay,\" Shadow said. She trusted Eclipse to know what he was doing. \n\nEclipse smiled, and gave her a kiss on the forehead. Then he left the room, and went to Umbra's. After a short knock, he went inside. Umbra looked up when he heard his father walk in.\n\n\"Want to go hunting with me?\" \n\nUmbra looked down shyly. \"I want to, but I don't think I'll be a good hunter.\" \n\n\"You don't have to be a good hunter yet.\" Eclipse smiled. \"And I'm going to be right there with you, anyway.\" \n\nUmbra nodded. \"Okay.\" \n\n\"Alright. Let's go.\" Eclipse took Umbra's hand and brought him down to Earth. \n\nUmbra looked around, having never seen the planet before. Everything was dark, with the full moon casting only a little light on their surroundings. Both their eyes easily adjusted to the darkness. The plants interested Umbra as he looked around at them. A town was nearby, the brightness of the streetlights cutting through the darkness. Eclipse pointed it out to Umbra, who turned to look at it.\n\n\"That's where we have to go.\" \n\nUmbra nodded, and they started going toward it. Eclipse looked back at him as he led him toward the town. His son was doing his best to mimic the way he was moving, keeping low in the hopes that anyone looking in their direction would notice them. Concentration pulled his eye ridges close and brought a frown to his face. With a small shake of his head, Eclipse looked ahead of them again. The light was Too close, and he stopped near the edge of it. Umbra stopped behind him, setting his hands on his father's leg.\n\n\"What now?\" Umbra whispered.\n\n\"Now, we wait for a good target to walk by. Preferably a family on a stroll...\" Umbra nodded, and waited as Eclipse looked around for some humans. \"We should probably find a child for you. That would make it a little easier.\" \n\n\"Okay.\" \n\nA slight growl rose in Eclipse's throat when he didn't see any humans. At least, none that were coming near them. With his son just learning, he didn't particularly want to break into a house in town. \n\n\"Come on, Umbra.\" Eclipse took his hand and turned as he growled.\n\n\"What? We going somewhere else?\" Umbra asked in confusion.\n\n\"Yes, we have to go somewhere else. I'd bring you into the town, but I don't know how much trouble it'd be.\" \n\n\"Okay.\" \n\nEclipse looked around again, moving back away from the town to walk around the outskirts. The shadows kept them out of view as he looked both at the town and the surrounding area. Checking every few steps showed that Umbra was still close by. \n\nIt didn't take long for him to notice some people outside the town. Umbra stopped when they saw the humans. The humans hadn't noticed them yet, and there were only three adults. Looking at Umbra, he knelt down and spoke quietly to him.\n\n\"What do you think? Should we try them?\" \n\n\"Only if we have to.\" \n\nEclipse chuckled. \"Let's keep looking.\" \n\n\"Okay.\" Umbra nodded.\n\nTaking his hand, Eclipse lead Umbra away from the humans again. There had to be someplace where they could easily get some food. Going into the trees, Eclipse made sure to keep a firm grip on Umbra's hand. The younger kept looking around in wonder, reaching out to touch a few of the nearby plants. \n\nAnother house soon came into view. More like a small cabin, but it was what Eclipse had been hoping to find. In the window, he could see a mother putting her baby down into a crib. That light went out as the woman left. Others were still casting light across the ground, but he figured there wouldn't be many people living there. Just parents and a baby. Turning to Umbra, he smiled. \n\n\"Once the lights go out, we'll kill these people. Do you know what to do?\" \n\nUmbra nodded. He looked determined, and that made Eclipse feel better about bringing him along. \n\nThe lights went out and Eclipse waited a few minutes longer before approaching the house with Umbra. Both were as quiet as they could be, Umbra following Eclipse's footsteps exactly. Eclipse pushed open the door as silently as possible, looking around before leading Umbra inside the house. The set up wasn't complicated at all, and he soon found the baby's room. Thankfully, the baby remained asleep when he pushed the door open. Giving Umbra a smile, he nudged him forward.\n\nUmbra moved as quietly as he could, sneaking over the floor and up to the crib. The best way into it seemed to be the back, and he jumped up. After a second try, he scrambled up to the top and slowly lowered himself into it. The baby shifted in it's sleep, moving both hands up toward it's round face. Looking it over, Umbra looked at the claws on his hands and slashed them across it's throat. Blood was moving down the baby from the cut he had made. It was quick and quiet, and he smiled excitedly at his father. Eclipse returned his smile and walked over to him.\n\n\"You know what to do now, right?\" \n\n\"Hide it? Or eat it?\" Umbra picked up the dead baby, nearly falling over in the process. \n\nEclipse chuckled. \"Eat it. Or are you not hungry?\" \n\n\"Just wanted to make sure,\" he said before biting it. \n\nEclipse smiled and patted him on the head before leaving the room. Umbra was busy eating and didn't even notice him leave. The parents's room was just as easy to find and he soon had them killed as well. Eclipse returned to the baby's room with the bodies of the parents in his arms. Umbra looked up at him, blood on his arms and around his mouth. \n\n\"Are we going home now?\" \n\n\"Once you've finished eating.\" Eclipse set the bodies down and leaned against the wall to wait. \n\nUmbra nodded and continued eating, finishing in a few minutes. Eclipse picked the bodies up from where he had set them and motioned for Umbra to come over. After, they returned to the Comet. \n\nUmbra looked at Eclipse. \"You going to eat with mommy?\" \n\n\"I think so.\" Eclipse smiled at him. \"What are you going to do?\" \n\n\"Go to my room, I guess.\" He said, starting to walk away. \n\nEclipse watched him walk off with a smile, then hurried into his own room. Hopefully, Umbra wouldn't have to be by himself for too long. He pushed the door open and Shadow looked at him, hungry and a little tired. She'd been watching her abdomen, amazed at how quickly it had been growing. \n\n\"Hey.\" \n\n\"Sorry I took so long.\" Eclipse went over and held up both bodies. \"Which one do you want?\" \n\n\"Ehh, the female I guess.\" \n\nEclipse tossed the female down beside Shadow. Shadow sat up and turned toward it before she started eating. Eclipse dropped his on the floor before eating as well. \n\nShadow couldn't help wondering how quickly her asexual pregnancy would go by. She had already grown so much over the last few hours. She hated to admit it, but the growth had her nervous. \n\nEclipse got up as soon as he had finished eating and sat on the bed. Shadow was taking her time eating. Laying a hand on her abdomen, he smiled.\n\n\"How long do you think it's going to be?\" \n\nShadow shrugged. \"No clue. Although with how much it's progressed so far, I wouldn't be surprised if I gave birth late today or early tomorrow.\" \n\nEclipse rubbed her abdomen a bit. \"Any idea how many you'll have?\" \n\nShadow chuckled and shook her head. \n\n\"Not at all.\" \n\n\"Guess we'll have to wait and see.\" Eclipse rubbed his face on hers for a moment. Shadow giggled and did the same. \n\n\"Do you want me to be here when you give birth?\" \n\nShe nodded. \"Yes, I do.\" \n\n\"If I'm not here, call for me then.\" Eclipse gave her a kiss. \n\n\"Okay,\" She said, kissing him back. \n\nEclipse moved down and placed a kiss on her abdomen before standing. Shadow smiled at the kiss and watched him.\n\n\"I'm going to go check on Umbra now.\" \n\nEclipse kissed her again before leaving. Shadow returned that kiss as well as he stroked the side of her face. As he left the room, Shadow decided she should eat the rest of her food. \n\nGoing over to Umbra's door, he knocked. Umbra opened the door and looked up. \n\n\"Hey Dad.\" \n\n\"What have you been doing?\" Eclipse smiled and knelt down. \n\n\"Just laying around.\" \n\nEclipse chuckled. \"That sounds boring.\" \n\n\"Yeah, it is.\" \n\n\"How about we go do something? The Comet seems to be changing, so there's bound to be something to do.\" \n\n\"Okay.\" Umbra nodded.\n\nEclipse smiled and took his hand as he stood. They went farther into the Comet and looked around. \n\n\"See anything interesting?\" \n\nUmbra shook his head. \"No.\" \n\n\"Alright. Maybe we'll find a safe place for the babies to stay at. I'm sure Shadow doesn't want them in our room all the time.\"\n\n\"Okay.\" \n\nThe two walked down the hall, Eclipse keeping an eye out for anything else that had changed. A few large tentacles were curving from some of the walls, now. \n\nUmbra pointed at them. \"What's are those?\" \n\n\"Tentacles, I believe.\" Eclipse went over and put his hand on one of them. \"It means the Comet's changing like it should.\" \n\nUmbra went and put his hand on one too. \"Do they do anything?\" \n\n\"I'm not sure. I haven't seen them do anything other than sit there.\" \n\n\"Okay.\" Eclipse looked around as another tentacle came out of one of the walls. Umbra looked at it too. \n\n\"This is good.\" Eclipse smiled at Umbra. \"Come on, let's keep looking around.\" \n\nUmbra smiled. \"Okay!\" \n\nEclipse took Umbra's hand and started walking with him. Soon, they found a room that looked suitable for raising the babies. It was large, and they could easily prepare it for raising the newborns. \n\nUmbra looked at him. \"Is this room good?\" \n\n\"It looks like it is.\" \n\n\"Need me to go to my room so you can check on Mom?\" \n\nEclipse thought about how long it had been and nodded. \n\n\"That might be best. Maybe you can wait outside her room.\" \n\n\"Okay,\" he said with a nod. Eclipse picked him up, kissing his cheek before setting him down again. The two went back to Shadow and Eclipse's room and Eclipse went inside. \n\n\"Shadow? How are you doing?\" \n\nShadow was looking at her own abdomen, trying to guess how far she was pregnant. Eclipse smiled at the sight.\n\n\"Not long now, I don't think.\" \n\n\"Can you get Umbra to go to his room then, if that's the case?\" \n\n\"Of course I can.\" Eclipse left the room and looked at Umbra. \"I think Shadow's going to give birth soon.\" \n\n\"I'll go to my room then.\" He walked away, and Eclipse watched him before going back into the room. \n\n\"Feel anything yet?\" \n\n\"Not yet.\" Eclipse sat beside her and placed a hand over her abdomen. Rubbing it, he looked at her. She smiled a little at the rubbing. It was pleasant, slightly lessening what she had been feeling for the past half an hour. \n\n\"I can feel them moving around a little.\" \n\nShe smiled. \"Yeah, I do too.\" \n\n\"So, does that mean it's going to happen soon, or...\" \n\n\"Yeah I think DOES!\" She said, getting louder at the end as she felt a definite contraction. She immediately lay down with a grimace. Eclipse's eyes widened in shock and he moved so he could help her. A few minutes later, Shadow took a deep breath and pushed. She could feel it already; these wouldn't take much to get out of her. Eclipse looked down and smiled as he saw it working. One of the babies was already out of her. She took another deep breath before she pushed again. \n\n\"This is going a lot quicker than last time,\" Eclipse commented. \n\nHe reached down and moved the baby as another one came out. Shadow panted before she took a deep breath and pushed again. Eclipse watched as she continued giving birth, gently stroking her face occasionally. \n\nAfter nearly two hours, she was finally done. She laid there panting, too tired to move. \n\n\"...How many?\" was all she said. \n\nEclipse looked at the babies and counted before answering her. \n\n\"Twelve.\" \n\n\"Wow. This place is going to be packed.\" \n\n\"Yes, it will be.\" Eclipse smiled at her. Shadow smiled back. How often she was going to do this, they weren't sure. But with time, she would learn to control it.", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Chapter 3: Asexual Pregnancy and Hunting

After a few hours, they had seen the entire comet. Umbra had gone to his room, tired out from all the exploring they had been doing. Eclipse brought Shadow to what they had decided on as their bedroom.  

Shadow leaned into Eclipse with a grin. "So this is our bedroom?"

Eclipse nodded. "That's what we had decided."

Shadow smiled and nodded. Then she got a curious look on her face.

"How do you think I'd look wearing a robe like Doom or Death?"

Eclipse looked her over and tried to imagine it. His imagination had a hard time doing it. "Covered. Maybe we can find one and see."  

Shadow rolled her eyes. "Covered. What a brilliant deduction Eclipse."

"Well, I'm having a hard time imagining it." Eclipse blushed and crossed his arms with a slight pout.

Shadow chuckled, pinching his cheeks. With her doing that, Eclipse couldn't stay annoyed with her. Her beautiful smile didn't help, either. Her lips moved as he looked at them, and she spoke.

"Come on, I thought we were going to look for that robe?"

Eclipse smiled and nodded. Shadow nodded back and walked away, looking for a robe. Eclipse walked the other way to look.

After an hour of it, he hadn't found anything and decided to go back. Halfway back to their room, he heard Shadow.

"Found it!" Shadow shouted to Eclipse as she started pulling it on.

Eclipse ran to where Shadow was and looked at her. The bottom hem of the robe was brushing against the middle of her calves. Most of her white fur was still visible from the low cut of the top of the robe, which also perfectly clung to the curve of her large breasts. Eclipse smiled and tried not to stare at her breasts.

"I like it. Are you going to wear that from now on?"  

Shadow smiled. "Only until you want me to take it off."

"Sounds good. What should we do now that you've found yourself a robe?"  

"I don't know," she said with a shrug.

Absently, she started rubbing her robe. It was both made from the right material and loose enough to be comfortable. Eclipse went over to her and ran a hand down her robe as well. The cloth was soft, and not too thick. Shadow let him do so; she really didn't care if this escalated. Eclipse let his hands stop on her hips and kissed her. Shadow kissed him back, opening her mouth to let him in and trying to push her tongue into his. Eclipse let her, moving his arms around her waist and pulling her closer. She moaned a little as he did so. Tongues moved against each other as Shadow crushed her breasts against his chest. Both nipples were growing hard, felt through her robe as she rubbed them against him. One of his hands moved onto her butt and grabbed her, careful not to tear the cloth with his claws. The other travelled up her side and to the curve of her breast. Shadow moaned once again, moving herself more firmly against his hands. Eclipse pulled back from the kiss and smiled at her. Her tongue was out slightly, laying against her lip in a tantalizing way. After a few pants, she smiled back. Wetness was making her slick, she could feel it between her thighs.

"You want to?" Eclipse asked. Shadow nodded as Eclipse pressed their bodies together. Both were yearning for the other, and Eclipse lifted her and carried her back to their room. The scent of her arousal was heightening Eclipse's own.

Shadow chuckled. "You do know I have to take this robe off, right?"

"Of course I do."  

She chuckled, slipping it off and throwing it into a corner of the room. Eclipse grinned and pushed her onto the bed, climbing over her. Shadow grinned up at him. Their mouths met as Eclipse moved himself between her legs. Shadow quietly moaned into the kiss, moving her arms up and placing her hands on his back. Both of his hands ran along her body, moving them back up to her breasts once he had reached her hips. Arching her back crushed her breasts against his hands, bringing out another small moan as he stroked her.

"Ready?" Eclipse nuzzled the side of her throat as he asked.  

"Ready." Shadow answered.

Eclipse smiled and shifted before entering her. Both moaned at the feeling and a few moments, he had fully entered her. A smile came to Shadow's face as she felt Eclipse's cock deep inside her. Eclipse remained there for a moment before pulling back and starting to thrust in and out of her. Low moaning came from her as their hips moved against each other. Eclipse kissed her again, grabbing her hips before lifting them from the bed. A surprised gasp came from Shadow into the kiss. Both of her legs lifted and encircled his hips. The change in position made movement easier. Shadow's moans increased in volume as the speed increased and Eclipse thrust harder against her. Pleasure was building fast in the two of them, increasing more with every hard thrust he made into her body. Eclipse looked at her and smiled. Bodies pressing together, Shadow was muffled as he started kissing her again. Sweat was beading on their bodies as Shadow held on tightly, keeping him pressed to ber. A loud gasp came from Shadow as her mate reached his climax much sooner than he had wanted to. Shadow climaxed as well, moaning as he filled her.

"That was quick," she panted.

"Yeah, it was." Eclipse gave her a lazy smile as he set her down and moved to lay next to her.

"Umm..." Shadow said as she looked around. "...What now?"

"We could get some rest."

"Okay." Shadow nodded, and yawned. "I wonder if I'm going to get pregnant again."

"We'll find out soon enough."  

Eclipse snughled up to her and kissed her cheek, recieving one in return.

"That we will."

Eclipse smiled and they soon fell asleep.  

A few days later, they were in one of the larger rooms. Umbra was having fun finding things to play with while his parents watched over him. The smile on Eclipse's face faded as he looked around. Something about the room felt different. Shadow looked up at him before looking around as well.

"Have you noticed anything odd about the Comet?"  

"I haven't seen anything. Something feels different though."

"Maybe it's in the air." Eclipse got to his feet. "Want me to take a look around?"  

"Sure. I'll keep an eye on Umbra."

Eclipse smiled at her and left the room. Everywhere Eclipse went didn't look any different, though he had the same feeling he had been getting the last few days. Eclipse thought about it and returned to Shadow and Umbra.

"I think it is something in the air. Nothing looks different."  

Shadow shrugged, let out a yawn, and leaned against Eclipse.

"I'm tired."

"It's that tiring to play with him?" Eclipse chuckled.  

Shadow shrugged. "I guess."

"You should go take a nap. I can take care of him on my own for a while."

Shadow nodded and went to their room. She lay down on the bed, quickly falling asleep.

Eclipse smiled and looked at Umbra.

"Let's go find something to do while mommy sleeps."  

Umbra looked up at Eclipse, smiling. "Okay Daddy!"

"Where should we look first?"  

"I don't know. I thought you'd know, Daddy," Umbra said innocently.

"I guess we'll just take a look around."

Eclipse walked out of the room and down the hall. Umbra walked down the hall with him, holding his hand. Eclipse looked around as they walked, trying to think of something to do. Everything of interest had already been explored.

After a while, he spoke to Umbra.

"If you see anything that interests you, let me know."  

"Okay Daddy!" Umbra said, looking around.

Eclipse laughed, stopping when he noticed something ahead of them in the hall. Umbra stopped, noticing it too.

"Let's take a look, alright?"

Eclipse smiled at Umbra before walking forward. In front of them, a bright yellow liquid was covering the floor. Eclipse recognized it, but it usually wasn't in the middle of the hallway like that. Umbra knelt in front of it, curious.

"What is it, Daddy?

"It's poisonous water. It's usually in the Comet, but not in the hallway..." Eclipse pulled Umbra back from the liquid.

Umbra looked up at Eclipse. "What now Daddy?"

"Now, we figure out what to do about this."  

Umbra shook his head. "Well I dunno."

Eclipse smiled and took his hand. "Let's go see mommy for now."  

Umbra smiled. "Okay Daddy!"

They started walking away, Eclipse thinking about what they had seen. Obviously, the Black Comet was becoming more like the previous two. It made him both happy and worried. If the humans figured out what it was, they were sure to attack it. Either way, he had to tell Shadow about it.

Eclipse lead Umbra back to the room he shared with Shadow and they went inside. Shadow was still sleeping, unaware of and vulnerable to anything. Eclipse went over and sat beside her, setting Umbra on the bed as well. Stroking the side of her face, he got confused when he glanced down toward her abdomen. It was bigger than it had been an hour ago.

"Umm, did mommy's tummy get bigger?" Umbra might have been young, but he wasn't blind.

"Yes, it did." Eclipse gently lay a hand on her abdomen. He wasn't sure how to explain it to Umbra. Shadow shifted when she felt Eclipse lay his hand on her abdomen. Opening her eyes, she smiled at Eclipse and Umbra before she saw her abdomen. Both eyes widened before she burst out laughing, quickly putting two and two together. Shadow sat up as she rubbed a hand over her abdomen.

"Why is it growing so fast?" Eclipse asked her. Shadow quieted down.

"Because somehow the comet's changing and it's making me change with it." When Shadow grabbed Eclipse's hands, she was practically beaming. "It's making me asexually reproduce like our parents. Eclipse, the Black Arms are going to come back."

A wide smile came to Eclipse's face and he pressed his mouth against hers for a short kiss. Shadow giggled at his excitement. All of it was confusing Umbra, who was trying to understand what they were talking about.

"That's great to hear. Is there anything I should help you with now that you're pregnant?"  

"Other than keeping Umbra away from me until this over, not really. Since I progressed this much in so short a time, we don't know when it'll happen, just that'll be soon. But I don't want Umbra to be here when it does happen."

"I can do that." Eclipse looked at Umbra. "Did you hear that?"  

"Yep!" Umbra said, nodding, before he walked out and went to his room.

Eclipse shook his head at Umbra's actions and looked back at Shadow. He'd go talk to him in a few minutes.

"Are you sure there isn't anything else I can do?"

Shadow was about to shake her head when she felt hunger hit her.

"You could get me food." Her stomach growled as if to emphasize her need. "With how fast this is progressing, it's probably best if I stay in bed."

Eclipse nodded and kissed her again. "Maybe I can try to teach Umbra how to hunt for himself while I'm at it."  

Shadow raised an eyeridge. "You sure he's physically mature enough for that?"

"He seems to be. I won't let him hurt himself, don't worry."

"Okay," Shadow said. She trusted Eclipse to know what he was doing.

Eclipse smiled, and gave her a kiss on the forehead. Then he left the room, and went to Umbra's. After a short knock, he went inside. Umbra looked up when he heard his father walk in.

"Want to go hunting with me?"

Umbra looked down shyly. "I want to, but I don't think I'll be a good hunter."

"You don't have to be a good hunter yet." Eclipse smiled. "And I'm going to be right there with you, anyway."  

Umbra nodded. "Okay."

"Alright. Let's go." Eclipse took Umbra's hand and brought him down to Earth.

Umbra looked around, having never seen the planet before. Everything was dark, with the full moon casting only a little light on their surroundings. Both their eyes easily adjusted to the darkness. The plants interested Umbra as he looked around at them. A town was nearby, the brightness of the streetlights cutting through the darkness. Eclipse pointed it out to Umbra, who turned to look at it.

"That's where we have to go."  

Umbra nodded, and they started going toward it. Eclipse looked back at him as he led him toward the town. His son was doing his best to mimic the way he was moving, keeping low in the hopes that anyone looking in their direction would notice them. Concentration pulled his eye ridges close and brought a frown to his face. With a small shake of his head, Eclipse looked ahead of them again. The light was Too close, and he stopped near the edge of it. Umbra stopped behind him, setting his hands on his father's leg.

"What now?" Umbra whispered.

"Now, we wait for a good target to walk by. Preferably a family on a stroll..." Umbra nodded, and waited as Eclipse looked around for some humans. "We should probably find a child for you. That would make it a little easier."  

"Okay."

A slight growl rose in Eclipse's throat when he didn't see any humans. At least, none that were coming near them. With his son just learning, he didn't particularly want to break into a house in town.  

"Come on, Umbra." Eclipse took his hand and turned as he growled.

"What? We going somewhere else?" Umbra asked in confusion.

"Yes, we have to go somewhere else. I'd bring you into the town, but I don't know how much trouble it'd be."  

"Okay."

Eclipse looked around again, moving back away from the town to walk around the outskirts. The shadows kept them out of view as he looked both at the town and the surrounding area. Checking every few steps showed that Umbra was still close by.

It didn't take long for him to notice some people outside the town. Umbra stopped when they saw the humans. The humans hadn't noticed them yet, and there were only three adults. Looking at Umbra, he knelt down and spoke quietly to him.

"What do you think? Should we try them?"

"Only if we have to."

Eclipse chuckled. "Let's keep looking."  

"Okay." Umbra nodded.

Taking his hand, Eclipse lead Umbra away from the humans again. There had to be someplace where they could easily get some food. Going into the trees, Eclipse made sure to keep a firm grip on Umbra's hand. The younger kept looking around in wonder, reaching out to touch a few of the nearby plants.

Another house soon came into view. More like a small cabin, but it was what Eclipse had been hoping to find. In the window, he could see a mother putting her baby down into a crib. That light went out as the woman left. Others were still casting light across the ground, but he figured there wouldn't be many people living there. Just parents and a baby. Turning to Umbra, he smiled.

"Once the lights go out, we'll kill these people. Do you know what to do?"

Umbra nodded. He looked determined, and that made Eclipse feel better about bringing him along.

The lights went out and Eclipse waited a few minutes longer before approaching the house with Umbra. Both were as quiet as they could be, Umbra following Eclipse's footsteps exactly. Eclipse pushed open the door as silently as possible, looking around before leading Umbra inside the house. The set up wasn't complicated at all, and he soon found the baby's room. Thankfully, the baby remained asleep when he pushed the door open. Giving Umbra a smile, he nudged him forward.

Umbra moved as quietly as he could, sneaking over the floor and up to the crib. The best way into it seemed to be the back, and he jumped up. After a second try, he scrambled up to the top and slowly lowered himself into it. The baby shifted in it's sleep, moving both hands up toward it's round face. Looking it over, Umbra looked at the claws on his hands and slashed them across it's throat. Blood was moving down the baby from the cut he had made. It was quick and quiet, and he smiled excitedly at his father. Eclipse returned his smile and walked over to him.

"You know what to do now, right?"  

"Hide it? Or eat it?" Umbra picked up the dead baby, nearly falling over in the process.

Eclipse chuckled. "Eat it. Or are you not hungry?"

"Just wanted to make sure," he said before biting it.

Eclipse smiled and patted him on the head before leaving the room. Umbra was busy eating and didn't even notice him leave. The parents's room was just as easy to find and he soon had them killed as well.  Eclipse returned to the baby's room with the bodies of the parents in his arms. Umbra looked up at him, blood on his arms and around his mouth.

"Are we going home now?"

"Once you've finished eating." Eclipse set the bodies down and leaned against the wall to wait.

Umbra nodded and continued eating, finishing in a few minutes. Eclipse picked the bodies up from where he had set them and motioned for Umbra to come over. After, they returned to the Comet.

Umbra looked at Eclipse. "You going to eat with mommy?"

"I think so." Eclipse smiled at him. "What are you going to do?"

"Go to my room, I guess." He said, starting to walk away.

Eclipse watched him walk off with a smile, then hurried into his own room. Hopefully, Umbra wouldn't have to be by himself for too long. He pushed the door open and Shadow looked at him, hungry and a little tired. She'd been watching her abdomen, amazed at how quickly it had been growing.

"Hey."

"Sorry I took so long." Eclipse went over and held up both bodies. "Which one do you want?"  

"Ehh, the female I guess."

Eclipse tossed the female down beside Shadow. Shadow sat up and turned toward it before she started eating. Eclipse dropped his on the floor before eating as well.

Shadow couldn't help wondering how quickly her asexual pregnancy would go by. She had already grown so much over the last few hours. She hated to admit it, but the growth had her nervous.

Eclipse got up as soon as he had finished eating and sat on the bed. Shadow was taking her time eating.  Laying a hand on her abdomen, he smiled.

"How long do you think it's going to be?"

Shadow shrugged. "No clue. Although with how much it's progressed so far, I wouldn't be surprised if I gave birth late today or early tomorrow."

Eclipse rubbed her abdomen a bit. "Any idea how many you'll have?"  

Shadow chuckled and shook her head.

"Not at all."

"Guess we'll have to wait and see." Eclipse rubbed his face on hers for a moment. Shadow giggled and did the same.

"Do you want me to be here when you give birth?"  

She nodded. "Yes, I do."

"If I'm not here, call for me then." Eclipse gave her a kiss.  

"Okay," She said, kissing him back.

Eclipse moved down and placed a kiss on her abdomen before standing. Shadow smiled at the kiss and watched him.

"I'm going to go check on Umbra now."

Eclipse kissed her again before leaving. Shadow returned that kiss as well as he stroked the side of her face. As he left the room, Shadow decided she should eat the rest of her food.

Going over to Umbra's door, he knocked. Umbra opened the door and looked up.

"Hey Dad."

"What have you been doing?" Eclipse smiled and knelt down.

"Just laying around."

Eclipse chuckled. "That sounds boring."  

"Yeah, it is."

"How about we go do something? The Comet seems to be changing, so there's bound to be something to do."  

"Okay." Umbra nodded.

Eclipse smiled and took his hand as he stood. They went farther into the Comet and looked around.

"See anything interesting?"  

Umbra shook his head. "No."

"Alright. Maybe we'll find a safe place for the babies to stay at. I'm sure Shadow doesn't want them in our room all the time."

"Okay."

The two walked down the hall, Eclipse keeping an eye out for anything else that had changed. A few large tentacles were curving from some of the walls, now.  

Umbra pointed at them. "What's are those?"

"Tentacles, I believe." Eclipse went over and put his hand on one of them. "It means the Comet's changing like it should."  

Umbra went and put his hand on one too. "Do they do anything?"

"I'm not sure. I haven't seen them do anything other than sit there."  

"Okay." Eclipse looked around as another tentacle came out of one of the walls. Umbra looked at it too.

"This is good." Eclipse smiled at Umbra. "Come on, let's keep looking around."  

Umbra smiled. "Okay!"

Eclipse took Umbra's hand and started walking with him. Soon, they found a room that looked suitable for raising the babies. It was large, and they could easily prepare it for raising the newborns.

Umbra looked at him. "Is this room good?"

"It looks like it is."  

"Need me to go to my room so you can check on Mom?"

Eclipse thought about how long it had been and nodded.

"That might be best. Maybe you can wait outside her room."  

"Okay," he said with a nod. Eclipse picked him up, kissing his cheek before setting him down again. The two went back to Shadow and Eclipse's room and Eclipse went inside.

"Shadow? How are you doing?"  

Shadow was looking at her own abdomen, trying to guess how far she was pregnant. Eclipse smiled at the sight.

"Not long now, I don't think."  

"Can you get Umbra to go to his room then, if that's the case?"

"Of course I can." Eclipse left the room and looked at Umbra. "I think Shadow's going to give birth soon."

"I'll go to my room then." He walked away, and Eclipse watched him before going back into the room.

"Feel anything yet?"

"Not yet." Eclipse sat beside her and placed a hand over her abdomen. Rubbing it, he looked at her. She smiled a little at the rubbing. It was pleasant, slightly lessening what she had been feeling for the past half an hour.

"I can feel them moving around a little."

She smiled. "Yeah, I do too."

"So, does that mean it's going to happen soon, or..."  

"Yeah I think DOES!" She said, getting louder at the end as she felt a definite contraction. She immediately lay down with a grimace. Eclipse's eyes widened in shock and he moved so he could help her. A few minutes later, Shadow took a deep breath and pushed. She could feel it already; these wouldn't take much to get out of her. Eclipse looked down and smiled as he saw it working. One of the babies was already out of her. She took another deep breath before she pushed again.

"This is going a lot quicker than last time," Eclipse commented.

He reached down and moved the baby as another one came out. Shadow panted before she took a deep breath and pushed again. Eclipse watched as she continued giving birth, gently stroking her face occasionally.

After nearly two hours, she was finally done. She laid there panting, too tired to move.

"...How many?" was all she said.

Eclipse looked at the babies and counted before answering her.

"Twelve."  

"Wow. This place is going to be packed."

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