[She essentially spends the last few weeks bedridden from tiredness, bored out of her mind while her mate paces their home like a guard dog.]
...ReboundedHeroes at least have a proper home.
Fruittiedads are on the Journey, what are they gonna do when the time comes?
...would be a bad time for Tripitaka AND Liang to be kidnapped, I can tell ya that.
referencing the ReboundedHeroes having twins post.
Yeah the second they all find out about Zhanshi being pregananant, no more adventuring too far from Flower Fruit/Huaguo Mountain. And if they have to journey somewhere to fix some chaos, then Dasheng is straight up summoning his clouds and zipping over furiously. He has to be convinced to dispel Zhanshi's cloud and/or to stop carrying her whenever they have to leave the cave/home.
As for the Fruitiedads? Its a lot more hectic. Odds are they make arrangements with a certain sworn bull brother, and windy sister-in-law for them to crash at their place when the time comes, but rarely is anything that easy for them...
Smokey, looking around frantically: "Where's Master and Macaque!?"
Reborn!Pigsy: "They can't be far! I gave them the rope..."
Reborn!Sandy, running in frantically: "A rabbit spirit swooped in and stole Master, and the Macaque got dragged along with him!"
Smokey: *glaring at Pigsy*
Reborn!Pigsy: "It was a good idea at the time, ok!?"
By the time the Reborn crew are able to calm Smokey down enough to form a plan (+organize the Demon Bull couple for some babysitting), they start to notice an odd change in the weather...
The whole of India experiences an omnious black fog that intensifies the closer you are to the royal palace. Smokey and the gang (plus Red Child cus Xiao Qi was going and they wanted to follow) immediately identifies it at Liang's shadow powers acting up and zone in on the location. When they get to where Reborn!Tripitaka/Xuanzang and Liang are being kept, it's obvious that the shadow monkey has gone into labor. The whole gang *freaks* out.
Chang'e the goddess herself has to be contacted to prevent Smokey from cooking up some rabbit stew in his anger at the Jade Rabbit Spirit for putting his pregnant mate in such a stressful situation. Taiyin Xingjun is also summoned as in canon, and gets a wide-eyed look on her face when she recognises the white-furred monkey demon, and quickly leaves without saying a word.
Pigsy: "What put the fire in her pants?"
Liang, groaning angirly: "Because she's technically my mother."
The gang: "WHAT?!"
The celestial wolf children, mumbling: "I thought that was obvious..." "Yeah, moon theme."
Unexpectedly its little Xiao Qi and his firey best-friend who summons enough magic to transport Liang towards a safe haven... a divine looking-monastery a little further west of their location.
Tripitaka, suddenly light-bodied: "Is this the Thunderclap Monastery!?!"
Liang, gripping Tripitaka's hand harder: "Not important right now!"
Red Child: "I'm so sorry, I panickied tried to bring you to Lady Guanyin directly! I thought she was on the Southern seas island!"
Xiao Qi, clasps hands in prayer: "I pray the buddha forgives us for taking a short cut in this circumstance."
Smokey and the rest catch up quickly, and the two monkey twins end up being born in the presence of some very startled but helpful arhats and bodhisattvas. As Red accidentally confirmed, Guanyin is there and is nearly laughing at the turn of events. She quickly summons a bed and supplies so that Liang can be comfortable for the last leg of labor.
The twins are tiny fuzzy brown-furred things that make their parents let out sobbing relieved breaths at the sight of them. The present elder siblings kissing their bama and little siblings' faces in joy/pride. The monks of the monastery are just *starstruck* at the sight of the adoable babies born in their temple. Pigsy tries desperately to hide his sniffling, Sandy doesn't. Ao Lie just flies/trots around the temple in delight.
Smokey and Liang are in their own little world, and barely take notice of the Buddha himself manifesting to hand over the Sutras. Xiao Qi just buzzing with excitement the whole time.
Back on earth, The five stone-fruit-monkey babies staying with "Auntie and Uncle" (Princess Iron Fan and Demon Bull King) make a joyous chirping song. The wind informing them that not only has their youngest siblings have been born, but that Baba and their Uncles have finally reached their destination! The Demon Bull couple just shrug and think the little guys got the zoomies.
The twins get the names Lìzhī/荔枝 (lychee) and Hǎizǎo/海枣 (date), to keep with the fruity name theme.
The gang are allowed to transport Liang and the kiddos back to the Demon Bull Palace for recovery, but Guanyin explains that they still have to make the way to Chang'an to deliver the sutras. Xiao Qi loudly makes a point of saying that he asked the Buddha about the White River Turtle, so they have to visit the turtle and tell him. Red Child begs his parents to let them join in the return trip, wanting to continue travelling with Xiao Qi as long as possible.
Smokey and Liang cling to eachother for hours, just beaming with the knowledge that the Journey is coming to an end. And soon their little army of monkey princes and princesses will need to be properly introduced to the Stalwarts XD
