New chapter in The Green Princess! It’s mostly talk, but this bit will set up for an important confrontation with the mystery character in the next part.
AO3 here http://archiveofourown.org/works/4070914/chapters/16149466
The bad news is that Bowser’s joke about conceiving a new baby at the end of the story was ill timed, and Junior ended up with a sister as a birthday present.
The good news is that with this little addition, the Koopa family will be whole (or so we hope, Celiko is young after all). :3
Though his comments were meant in jest, Bowser and Celiko did in fact conceive the next Koopaling shortly after reuniting. Celiko didn't realize she was expecting until the baby was four months along, and thought that since she wasn't gaining very much weight, this time it was going to be a human like her.
Wendy and Larry immediately decided the baby was a girl, and wouldn't even let Celiko consider any boy names or buy any boy outfits. Celiko liked to dress Junior in pajamas and onesies when he was out of his shell, and anytime he outgrew one, Wendy tried to take it so Celiko couldn't reuse it. Eventually it annoyed Bowser to where she wasn't allowed to help take care of him anymore.
Celiko didn't mind the speculation, though, and secretly encouraged them- she had a gut feeling that this little baby was going to be a girl. When it became closer to delivery and she hadn't grown much bigger, everyone started to worry that something might be wrong. But then labor started, and this time in a proper room instead of a cell, Celiko gave birth to a healthy little girl she named Emmy.
They discovered the reason why Celiko hadn't grown too large in her pregnancy immediately after Emmy was born. The biggest difference between her and Junior was that Emmy lacked a shell. Emmy was unique in that she resembled a human, but she had both human and Koopaling features.
She had the same peachy skin tone as Celiko, with her head and her belly all the same color. She had soft strawberry blonde hair, bright blue eyes, a tiny little koopa nose, and cat like lips that she shared with four of her brothers. She had a tail, and the beginnings of claws at her fingertips. The cutest thing of all though, was that she had a birthmark above her right cheek of a blue star. A birthmark she shared with one of her brothers.
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"The new baby is a girl? YAY!" Larry hopped up and down in excitement the moment Kammy gave him the good news. He and Junior both had been dying to get back in the room and see their Mama, ever since they were kicked out this morning when she started having contractions. Junior sucked on his pacifier but made it clear how anxious he was by pulling on big brother Larry's arm and pointing at the door.
"Yeah, Junior, I know, I wanna see Mama, too! But Kammy says we have to wait!"
"You boys aren't going to have to wait much longer," Kammy said, pulling them away from the door by their shells. "Your mother is getting herself cleaned up first, then she'll let you in. Now I'm going to go tell Ludwig and the rest of the kids the good news. Stay put until your father lets you in, understand? Don't go in before that!"
"Yes, Kammy," Larry answered, and watched the elderly magikoopa disappear down the hall. When he turned back, he discovered Junior had crawled back to the door and was reaching for the doorknob.
"No, Junior, didn't you listen? We have to wait for Papa!" Larry scrambled over to stop him, but in the process they accidentally knocked the door open. The two Koopalings tumbled into the room, and looked up to see their father glaring down at them. "Uh oh..."
"Yeah, 'uh oh'. What are you brats up to, barging in here?" Bowser chuckled, scooping his two youngest boys up and turning toward the bed. "Hey girls, visitors already."
Celiko looked up and smiled at the boys, and motioned for Bowser to bring them over. "How are my little princes doing? Would they like to meet their little sister?"
"YES!" Larry shouted, and dove out of his father's arms onto the bed. He crawled up to Celiko and laid his chin on her shoulder, watching in awe as she unwrapped Emmy. "Hi, baby... What's her name?"
"Her name is Emmy," she answered, stroking her cheek. "Say hi to Emmy, Junior..."
Junior looked at the sleeping baby girl, then spit out his pacifier. "Baa baa."
"Hey, goof, that's not how you say hello," Bowser chided, as Larry leaned in closer to her.
"Wait, hey Mama...! She's got a star on her cheek! Just like me!"
Celiko grinned. "I guess that means the two of you will be very close as you grow up. You'll have to take good care of her, especially since Emmy doesn't have a shell to protect her."
"You bet!" Larry said, hopping off the bed and acting like a knight. "Nobody's gonna hurt Emmy! Me and Junior will make sure she's safe! Right, Junior?"
"Baa baa."
"No Junior, you're sposta say 'uh-huh' or 'yessir' or something."
"Baa baa!" Junior then made a saluting motion, causing Celiko and Bowser to laugh.
"But I hope Wendy isn't jealous," Larry mumbled, after crawling back onto the bed and snuggling next to Celiko. "I don't know if I can protect Emmy from that..."
"Jealous of what? Wendy wanted a sister more than you did!" Bowser piped in.
"Yeah but..." Larry checked to make sure no one was coming up the hall, then mumbled to Celiko, "...Emmy has hair."
The color drained from Celiko's face, as Bowser bit his lip to keep from laughing. "Larry, um, that's... that's not a nice thing to say about your older sister," Celiko scolded, herself trying to hold back a giggle. "Now go get your siblings."
