PaThe next day the girls all made doctor’s appointments, and the boys came with them.

Blossom and Brick went in first to hear their test results, followed by Bubbles and Boomer. They remained silent as each one came out. Finally, it was Butch and Buttercup’s turn. Both her sisters kept an eye on the door. Slowly they saw the door open and Buttercup came out. She was as white as a sheet.

“Well, Blossom asked in anticipation.

Buttercup didn’t say anything, just nodded.

“Me, too,” Bubbles said. Both she and Buttercup looked over at Blossom, who nodded with a half smile. “Oh, this is so exciting. We get to have our babies all together.”

“This is not exciting!” Buttercup shouted. “I don’t think I’m ready for this. I don’t know how to be a mom.”

“And what’s Dad going to say?” Blossom wondered.

“Stop it, both of you,” Bubbles cried out. “This is supposed to be a happy time. All three of us are going to have babies. Do you realize what that means?”

Buttercup and Blossom both looked at each other, then down at their still flat bellies. “We’re going to get fat,” Blossom said, half jokingly.

“But we’ll get to eat anything we want,” Buttercup said and laughed.

“That’s the spirit,” Bubbles sand, pulling her sisters into a group hug. “Okay, let’s go tell Dad.”

The girls walked ahead to the elevator, while the boys lagged behind. “Do you think Professor Utonium will kill us?” Boomer asked.

“Not a chance,” Butch said confidently.

“Speak for yourself,” Brick said with a worried look on his face. The elevator soon opened and all six of them got in.

Brick’s van awaited in the parking lot as the group piled in. Everyone sat in silence. Brick got in the driver’s seat, but hesitated in starting the car. Blossom looked around barely being able to stand the eerie quiet.

“Maybe we shouldn’t tell him,” she said without thinking.

“Blossom!” Bubbles shot up. “We can’t keep it from him.”

“Oh, yes, we can,” Buttercup said. “I’m not in the mood for one of his lectures.”

“But we have to,” Bubbles said. “He can’t find out from someone else.”