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Tenka~Mom? Are you doing okay?
Ann~Nauseous
He led her to sit down
Tenka~I don’t think Reiketsu and Koneko will mind if we don’t do anything today.
Ann~What are you talking about?
Tenka~You’re pregnant Mom. You need to take it easy.
Buddy came in
Buddy~Hey, there you are. You okay, Ann? It’s weird to see you like this.
Ann~Yeah, I’m fine. Just the hormones and altitude. What’d you need me for?
Buddy~We arrived
Ann~Oh, nice. Tenka, go get your siblings and father. I’ll meet you at the bridge.
Tenka~Yes mom
He went to the elevator first
Buddy~They don’t know?
Ann~No. Just stay close to them
Buddy~You’re not going?
Ann~Being pregnant and going to the desert will not mix well with me
Buddy~But it doesn’t sound like you’re gonna stay on the ship either
Ann~No. I want to visit Kimahri
Buddy~He loved the triplets. He’ll be excited about the new one
Ann~How do you know?
Buddy~I overheard when he was on the commsphere with Rikku. She pestered him about finally having children
Ann laughed as he helped her up to take the elevator with him

Ann~I can’t believe this is the first time all day since breakfast I saw you three together. Happy Birthday
Triplets~Thanks mom
Reiketsu~We going someplace?
Kiba~Yup. Your birthday gift is an extended stay at the desert.
Koneko~Are you coming too mom?
Ann~Not this time. You three and Dad will be going to the desert. Right now, actually
Tenka~What’ll you do until we’re ready to go?
Ann~I’m gonna go visit Kimahri for a few hours then go stay with Clasko and the chocobos
Reiketsu~Won’t be the same
Ann~Think of it as I trust you guys will be fine without me for a while. The desert is safe
Koneko~What about that one fiend and the cactuars?
Ann~Attack the superfiend’s mana or run. Those cactuars are the kids, so you can run too or fight. Be mindful of the needles.
Reiketsu~Lotta trust…
Kiba~Are you actually nervous?
Reiketsu~No! I just! Uh…
Ann~He’s growing into the Momochi name so well
She nudged Kiba then kissed Reiketsu’s forehead
Ann~You’ll be fine. I only like being with you guys because I worry. And so the other Spirans don’t think I’m sinking another ship
Brother~You did not do that this time?
Ann~You keep that up I’m throwing you off the deck
Kiba~Ann
Ann~Oh! Sorry, Brother. Hormones.
Brother~Y-yeah. [You terrify me.]
Ann~Once the baby is born you can go back to fearing the triplets
His face paled
Buddy~Come on. Triplets, Happy birthday. If you see Cid, just make sure you’re nice to him
They nodded
Kiba~Thanks, Buddy. We’ll see you later. Ann, behave and don’t do too much
Ann~Just make sure you don’t lose the kids in a sandstorm
Triplets~We’ll be careful

After dropping them off, Ann was taken to Mount Gagazet. She walked further up the base before she saw Kimahri
Ann~Kimahri!
He turned to face her and nodded his head as she bowed to him
Kimahri~Ann got big. Ann having another pup?
Ann~Yes. We’re all excited
Kimahri~Where is family?
Ann~Today is the triplets’ birthday. They’ve taken a liking to the desert, but I can’t stay for extended periods of time, especially with being pregnant now.
Kimahri~Dangerous here too for Ann
Ann~Nonesense. I’m wearing a jacket and pants. I’ll be fine
Kimahri~Ann should still not stay long. Kimahri worries
Ann~I’m only gonna be here for a few hours, then I was gonna go down to the Calm Lands. I still owe you too
Kimahri~Can Kimahri feel?
Ann~Is that what I’ll owe you?
Kimahri grunted and nodded. Ann smiled and took his hand and placed it on the side of her belly.
Ann~The baby’s been kicking for a little while now
Kimahri~Baby is girl
Ann~How can you tell?
Kimahri~Kimahri cannot explain. Baby is strong. Will fight like Ann.
Ann~can you tell anything else about the baby?
Kimahri~Everyone will love baby
Ann~You’re only saying that.
Kmahri~Baby too young to cause trouble
Ann~I hope so. The triplets still managed to make trouble. They somehow made my sensei set himself on fire.
Kimahri sighed and shook his head

The following morning, Kiba had woken Ann from the hay bedding from Clasko’s spare chocobo pen
Ann~Huh? Who’s there?
Kiba~Just me, love. Ready to go?
Ann~Clasko?
Kiba~Already left with the triplets to get something to eat. We’re going to meet them at the games
Ann~But sleepy
Kiba~You only need to get on the chocobo, then you can go back to sleep
Ann~Okay dear
With Kiba’s help she was brought up to her feet

After a slow ride to the center of the plains, they found the triplets and Clasko together
Tenka~Mom still sleeping?
Kiba~Mostly. But should be awake soon.
Reiketsu~How did you get mom on?
Kiba~She was awake
Clasko~It would be unsafe for her if we tried to get her off without waking her first.
Kiba~Agreed. Do we have anything sweet?
Koneko~Fruit?
Kiba~What is there?
Tenka~Oranges, grapes, berries, melon-
Kiba~Melon please
They passed the small bowl of melons to Kiba before he coaxed Ann awake
Kiba~Come on dear. I need your help to help to get you down from here
Ann~No…Don’t wanna move…
Kiba~Then how will I feed you melons?
She turned a little
Ann~Ahhhh!
Kiba~You get one *feeds* to get more you need to get off the chocobo
Ann~Okay…
She moved away to sit on her own and stretched while Kiba got off. He helped Ann come down and fed her another melon piece.
Triplets~Morning mom
Ann~Morning kids. How was Bikanel?
She sat with them and rubbed her eye
Tenka~There were a lot of Cactuars
Koneko~Yeah! But we found a lot of things!
Reiketsu~It was mostly machina parts
Ann~They pay for the scrap metal
Kiba~Which they did sell and bought some accessories with the money
Clasko~Sounds like the adventure. Will you guys still be around today?
Ann~Only if the triplets want to see their birds?
As they were talking, they had already started to eat. Reiketsu almost choked trying to answer
Kiba~Easy son. It’s too early to panic
Koneko~We wanna stay!
Ann~Okay, okay. Don’t worry
The triplets made excited noises
Clasko~Will it be another week? We should get you something more conformtable to sleep in Lady Ann
Ann~That extra hay was more than enough
Kiba~We’ll get a cot
Ann~Too much to carry
Kiba~Easier for you to get up
Reiketsu~Yeah. Your center of gravity is weird, and the baby made you front heavy
Ann~I am not front heavy
Tenka~It’s only because you’re pregnant Mom. Wasn’t it like that when you had us?
Ann~That’s besides the point
Clasko~Ann, you’re too concerned for the wrong thing. Let them fuss. Then you can worry about other things. Like starting the next fight
Ann~You have a point. The triplets have been very good about not randomly starting fights anymore
Kiba~I thought that’s what you wanted?
Ann~Yeah. So that way they don’t start fighting while we’re trying to shop. Remember Kilika?
The triplets cringed and Kiba nodded in understanding. At some point during their first visit, the triplets fought and threw each other into the water while restocking their food just before they left.