"All aboard the train to PAIN TOWN, population YOUR FACE!" Toby clicked the computer mouse furiously, his templar character on the screen unleashing holy hell upon his enemies. "You like that?! Die, undead scum!" A burst of radiant fire engulfed the skeletons his character was battling, and he let out a victorious cheer, tail wagging excitedly as the fight was over and his party still stood. "Good fight, guys, next maybe we-"
He was interrupted by Acrobat coming into the room, eyebrow arched. "Is the big hero able to take a break from his epic battles for a while?"
Toby grinned, tongue lolling from the side of his mouth. "Yeah, no problem." He turned his microphone back on, and excused himself from his party and logged out of his game. "What's up?"
Acrobat hopped up on the couch, and patted the cushion next to him with a paw. Toby climbed up next to him, and gave his muzzle a quick lick. Acrobat playfully nipped at his mate, and then settled in more comfortably.
"I was out for a run, and something weird happened..." he began, looking a bit bewildered, "a woman came up to me, wearing the most ridiculous outfit. These long blue robes, hood and all, she looked like she was right out of one of your fantasy games or something. She said she was a "love mystic", and-"
Toby's eyes went wide and he let out a surprised yelp. "A love mystic?! Are you sure?"
Acrobat nodded. "Yes, I'm very sure. She said she sensed a great need in me and my mate, and that-"
"-She could help us fulfill that need, right?" Toby interjected, eyes wild with excitement.
Acrobat blinked slowly. "...yes? How did you know that?"
Toby stood on the couch, whole body wiggling with excitement, unable to sit still any longer. "Don't you remember? My parents! They're a dog and a cat and they had my siblings and I!" He exclaimed, nearly vibrating with eagerness.
Acrobat looked thoughtful for a moment. "How did they pull that off, anyway?"
"A love mystic!" Toby exclaimed, jumping up and down on the couch now, unable to contain himself any longer, "she came to Quickflicker's house and took my parents on a walk and when they came back, my mom was pregnant with us!"
Acrobat nodded thoughtfully. "I see. Well, that's all great, and we're both super awesome, but I don't think our skill sets include the ability to carry pups..."
Toby frowned for a moment, then brightened. "I'm sure the love mystic knows that, so she must have some idea. I mean, if you want to have puppies..."
Acrobat smiled. "I won't lie, I've thought about it before. Haven't you?"
Toby's tail wagged wildly. "Of course! I love kids, and I love you, so it only makes sense..."
Acrobat pounced Toby, giving him several big licks to the muzzle and face. "I'm glad to hear that, because we're meeting her in the park in an hour."
He was interrupted by Acrobat coming into the room, eyebrow arched. "Is the big hero able to take a break from his epic battles for a while?"
Toby grinned, tongue lolling from the side of his mouth. "Yeah, no problem." He turned his microphone back on, and excused himself from his party and logged out of his game. "What's up?"
Acrobat hopped up on the couch, and patted the cushion next to him with a paw. Toby climbed up next to him, and gave his muzzle a quick lick. Acrobat playfully nipped at his mate, and then settled in more comfortably.
"I was out for a run, and something weird happened..." he began, looking a bit bewildered, "a woman came up to me, wearing the most ridiculous outfit. These long blue robes, hood and all, she looked like she was right out of one of your fantasy games or something. She said she was a "love mystic", and-"
Toby's eyes went wide and he let out a surprised yelp. "A love mystic?! Are you sure?"
Acrobat nodded. "Yes, I'm very sure. She said she sensed a great need in me and my mate, and that-"
"-She could help us fulfill that need, right?" Toby interjected, eyes wild with excitement.
Acrobat blinked slowly. "...yes? How did you know that?"
Toby stood on the couch, whole body wiggling with excitement, unable to sit still any longer. "Don't you remember? My parents! They're a dog and a cat and they had my siblings and I!" He exclaimed, nearly vibrating with eagerness.
Acrobat looked thoughtful for a moment. "How did they pull that off, anyway?"
"A love mystic!" Toby exclaimed, jumping up and down on the couch now, unable to contain himself any longer, "she came to Quickflicker's house and took my parents on a walk and when they came back, my mom was pregnant with us!"
Acrobat nodded thoughtfully. "I see. Well, that's all great, and we're both super awesome, but I don't think our skill sets include the ability to carry pups..."
Toby frowned for a moment, then brightened. "I'm sure the love mystic knows that, so she must have some idea. I mean, if you want to have puppies..."
Acrobat smiled. "I won't lie, I've thought about it before. Haven't you?"
Toby's tail wagged wildly. "Of course! I love kids, and I love you, so it only makes sense..."
Acrobat pounced Toby, giving him several big licks to the muzzle and face. "I'm glad to hear that, because we're meeting her in the park in an hour."
Toby and Acrobat arrived at the meeting with the love mystic, and were surprised to hear her plan.
"The two of you have a true and real love," she began in a grand voice, "and so I can use my magic to do something very special for you both. I can give you a litter of pups. They will be a real mix of the two of you, your own biological children. Of course, as males neither of you can carry the litter. My magic only runs so deep, and altering your physical forms is a little bit beyond my powers."
Toby and Acrobat looked at each other, slightly relieved. Both were happy to be male, and the idea of childbirth was frankly frightening and distasteful.
"So," the love mystic continued, "I will have to work my magic in a different way."
She reached out and plucked a bit of fur from Toby's back, striking so quickly he hardly knew what was happening.
"Ow!" he yelped, eyes wide.
"Your turn, Acrobat." she said, and did the same to him. He let out a little squeak of surprise, and licked his shoulder where she'd pulled out some of his fur.
"And now..." The love mystic put the two tufts of fur together in her left hand, and turned her back to the two curious dogs, "a little bit of hocus pocus..."
There was a humming sound. Toby tried to peek around the love mystic to see what she was doing, and Acrobat gave him a nip to the side.
"No peeking, you want to mess it up?" He hissed.
"Sorry..." Toby grumbled, settling back in to wait.
The humming sound got louder, until the fellows felt like the vibrations were deep within their own chest, rumbling in their hearts.
And then there was a great "POP!", and the love mystic turned back around.
In her arms, she held a wooden box, and when she put it down before Toby and Acrobat, what they saw inside astounded them!
Puppies!
"The two of you have a true and real love," she began in a grand voice, "and so I can use my magic to do something very special for you both. I can give you a litter of pups. They will be a real mix of the two of you, your own biological children. Of course, as males neither of you can carry the litter. My magic only runs so deep, and altering your physical forms is a little bit beyond my powers."
Toby and Acrobat looked at each other, slightly relieved. Both were happy to be male, and the idea of childbirth was frankly frightening and distasteful.
"So," the love mystic continued, "I will have to work my magic in a different way."
She reached out and plucked a bit of fur from Toby's back, striking so quickly he hardly knew what was happening.
"Ow!" he yelped, eyes wide.
"Your turn, Acrobat." she said, and did the same to him. He let out a little squeak of surprise, and licked his shoulder where she'd pulled out some of his fur.
"And now..." The love mystic put the two tufts of fur together in her left hand, and turned her back to the two curious dogs, "a little bit of hocus pocus..."
There was a humming sound. Toby tried to peek around the love mystic to see what she was doing, and Acrobat gave him a nip to the side.
"No peeking, you want to mess it up?" He hissed.
"Sorry..." Toby grumbled, settling back in to wait.
The humming sound got louder, until the fellows felt like the vibrations were deep within their own chest, rumbling in their hearts.
And then there was a great "POP!", and the love mystic turned back around.
In her arms, she held a wooden box, and when she put it down before Toby and Acrobat, what they saw inside astounded them!
Puppies!