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For the third time in an hour, Alanna hits the ground with a loud thump. She grunts, rubbing her posterior as she stands. What sort of knight trips over her own sword mid-drill? The fact that the sword is almost as tall as she is means little to her pride at the moment.

Sighing, she flops down on the sofa and wonders what's keeping Adam. Surely it didn't take this long to raid the kitchen. Alanna frowns and curls her arms around her legs, content to sit there in a ball of frustrated indignation.

That is, until she smells something odd coming from the bedroom. Who lit her scented candles?

She lifts her head and stares as flames erupt through the doorway. They disappear almost instantly, but Alanna is on her feet and running, regardless. As she shoves a pile of dirty clothes aside, she can almost hear Puff admonish her -- and you think YOU have problems.

The little that was left of Adam's undergarments litter the bedroom floor. T-shirts and jeans are balled up in a near perfect circle of a nest, and in the center sits Puff, golden eyes huge.

They seem to say, get ' Heed and leave no room for negotiation.

Alanna leaps backwards. "Great Mithros! NOW!? That's... disgusting!"

A number of dragon expletives and a thick plume of smoke chase her out the door.

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Lockheed dashes in, Kitty hurrying behind him and yelling for him to slow down.

My love! My angel! My dear! The adorations continue.

You! Were there supposed to be this MANY?!? Puff looks frazzled, snout nudging one of the eggs.

Alanna hovers behind Kitty, both concerned and distinctly green.

Lockheed's eyes only boggle a little.

I don't know! Wouldn't you know? You're the female!

".....I think," Kitty says conversationally, "Puff may get the female of the year award."

His eyes boggle, hers narrow.

Hard to misss. One of the eggs rocks, and she's instantly at attention. Glad you're here now.

"Do you suppose those are easier to push out?" Alanna swallows hard.

Yes dear, he says immediately and his tail gently strokes her back as he intently stares at the eggs.

"I...really don't want to think about it," Kitty says after a moment. "I'm just going to be glad I'm currently celibate. Yes."

*Adam returns with no take-away. No food, even. No nothing. But it's just as well, because anything he'd have had in his hands would've been dropped right on the floor when he saw what was going on.*

HOLY SHIT.

Surprised, Alanna blinks at him, eventually grinning from ear to ear. "Look! MULTIPLES!"

It looks like luck might be in her favor.

Moving, Puff purrs.

"One for Lucy," pointing at an egg--the one that's moving the most, actually, "one for Alanna, and one for...someone."

Lots, he marvels, and breathes just a little warmth on each egg.

We are here. It's all right.

Tiny, tiny cracking sound.

*Adam honest to God thinks he might faint. Instead, he flops on to the bed. He's whispering something quietly, and it almost sounds as if he's repeating, over and over again please let us find homes for all of them. please.*

"Well done, Lockheed." Alanna whistles quietly. At Puff's disparaging glance, she quickly amends, "and Puff, naturally."

Another crack, and what looks like a minuscule dragon claw pushes through the shell. The movement in that particular egg increases twofold.

Puff looks adoringly back and forth between Lockheed and their soon to be dragonlets.

Alanna pats Adam's foot.

Lockheed's tail is still stroking her as he stares intently at the eggs.

"So," Kitty says conversationally, after dropping to her knees next to the dragons to look at the dragonlets, "who wants to tell Caspian Lucy's getting twins?"

*Screw fainting. He'll be lucky if he doesn't pass out. He raises his hand from his place on the mattress.*

Me! I will!

*Will it let him leave. Then yes!*

"Twins!?" Abandoning Adam, Alanna crawls closer. Her eyes light up. "I knew they'd be purple."

Purrrple, like their father. Puff rubs her snout against 'Heed. It's such a grand purple, after all.

Eyes like their mother, he coos and nuzzles her.

"Meep!"

"They're so cute!" Kitty squeals, and then looks at Adam. "...Dude, it's late. You can't now."

Crack. Crack. Crack!

Lockheed is just beaming idiotically as they clamber out and blink dazedly about.

Girlsss and a boy.

*Adam rolls melodramatically and swings an arm over his eyes. He can't watch.*

I'll wake him up. Maybe he'll let me sleep on his couch.

*He can't imagine anybody in this room's going to be getting much sleep tonight.*

"I'm prepared to trip you if you try and make a run for it," Alanna says hastily. "Let the man have one more decent night's sleep with smoke-free undergarments."

She rests her chin on her hands, beaming.

"We have two whole extra dragons!"

Should have more. Makes the pale tall one mad.

Puff pushes bits of shell aside.

Kitty grins up at Adam. "Maybe Lockheed can find them homes," she offers in an attempt at consolation.

"They're all tiny! And cute! and--"

burp

"--fire-breathing!" She sounds just as thrilled by this as anything else, quickly patting the tiny flame out.

They're beautiful, Lockheed declares. --I have to go hand out cigars!

And he's off, as Kitty continues to coo over the four tiny creatures.

NO!

*Adam almost shouts it as he falls back to the bed in defeat.

"No?"

He lets one hand fall from his eyes to look at the baby dragons.

Puff goes about the business of mothering, helping the babies get oriented and exhibiting how to control the flames by aiming at Adam's clothes.

Alanna can't help but laugh.

"They are adorable!" She casts an amused glance at Adam. "And I've no intention of keeping any of them, so don't lose consciousness."

Once she starts laughing, it's hard to stop.

Kitty's giggling, but stands after a moment. "I'd better go make sure he doesn't, y'know. Burn the bar down. Congrats, Puff," bowing a little, before leaning over to hug Alanna briefly and heading towards the door, patting Adam's head leg as she passes.

"Hope they don't keep you up tonight too long!"

*Adam waves a hand in the air half-heartedly and yells a muffled good night to Kitty. When the door's shut, he rolls over and sighs at Alanna.*

At least the worst part's over?

Grinning, she gives him a quick kiss.

"I'm proud of you for being so optimistic."

She nods firmly and flops back on the ground to watch and play with the dragons. He'll be able to pull her away.

Eventually.