A/N: Here's something I've been working on alongside Ready to Roll and The Last of Us, both of which are still works-in-progress at the moment. Yep, this is another Gem Egg Hell fic! Please enjoy!

As Khaidarkanite was rushing back to the station where all the technician Gems worked, she grew anxious. Why had Galena been avoiding her lately? Was it due to the population crisis on Earth? Was it because one of the Diamonds had found out about their secret romance and decided to separate them as much as possible? She'd never know unless she asked Galena herself. She planned to do that only when just the right moment came. The opportunity finally presented itself when the lean silver Gem stepped out with a Hydroxylapatite, one of many medical Gems to be found on Homeworld.

"Wait, it gets better," Hydroxylapatite was saying. "When she regenerated, her head was coming out of her torso and apparently, the medic who fixed her was high when she did the procedure!"

Galena pursed her lips. "So what's the punchline?" she asked, obviously confused by how this story was turning out.

"I was demoted for OUI- operating under the influence; wasn't it obvious?"

"Oh dear... I don't see how almost killing her would be funny." She suddenly spotted Khaidarkanite waving her arm at her. "Oh, that must be our fellow warrior Khaidarkanite. Excuse me."

Galena stepped away from Hydroxylapatite and trudged over to where the cyan Gem was standing. Her warrior companion then proceeded to throw her arms around her and squeeze her tightly.

"I've missed you so much," Khaidarkanite mumbled into Galena's chest. She then broke away and held her mate's hands. "I hope you never do that again."

"That's a nice sentiment, but..." The silver Gem trailed off.

"But what?"

Galena just stared at her for what felt like a maddeningly long time. Finally, she broke the silence.

"Kai, we can't see each other anymore," she simply said in her usual monotone. "It's too risky."

Khaidarkanite's eyes widened. "W-Why not?" the cyan Gem asked shakily. "You can tell me-"

"I'm pregnant."

Khaidarkanite immediately eyed her mate's abdomen, which was already starting to show. "Wait, you mean... my children are in there? That's why you've been avoiding me?"

"I was only trying to make sure neither one of us would get hurt."

"You said you weren't in heat though."

"Well, the medics who had examined me beforehand couldn't detect anything unusual at the time. I believe it may've been due to a chemical imbalance, but unfortunately I have no proof of that."

Khaidarkanite perked up a bit more and laid her head against the slight bulge. "Doesn't matter anyway. We're gonna be the best parents ever. Just you and me, raising an army of little Gems..." She abruptly trailed off when she realized what this meant. "Wait a minute... we never had parents, did we? How's this supposed to work, Gale?"

"We'll find a way..." Galena assured her while she stroked her head.