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Amazing Grace

Summary:

Living on Erid, Grace often feels left out when Rocky and Adrian are together, but he wants them to be happy. They are mates after all so what right did he have to interfere with their love life.

Meanwhile Rocky and Adrian want to have eggs but they want their beloved Grace to be involved… so they improvise…

They conducted a lot of research…

Turns out humans have the perfect bodies to lay Eridian eggs in.

There is a sequel to this called, How Sweet the Sound.

Notes:

Ok, I needed to get this out of my system and I was inspired by fanart from bobojobobo and suanbuliu from Twitter/X…

Don’t you judge me, you all chose to read this!

Critiques are welcomed.

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When Grace was asked by Rocky one day to visit his dwelling, the school teacher was a little curious. He had been on Erid long enough to know that it wasn’t exactly common for to enter someone else’s home especially when one’s mate was present, it was a culture thing. Sure Rocky would visit him and enter his home but Grace didn’t have a mate. Mated Eridians don’t go around inviting others into their dwellings, even if they were the best of friends.

The timing was also a little off because Rocky had been going on nonstop about his and Adrian’s plan to have children very soon. During this period, Eridian mates would seclude themselves in their dwellings for days until the eggs had actually been laid. It was a stressful and delicate time in an Eridians life, so Grace was genuinely curious as to why Rocky suddenly wanted him to visit.

Well Grace didn’t mind. Being with Rocky and Adrian was one of the highlights of his new life.

Rocky was his bestest and dearest friend, their journey to save the stars together forged a bond between them that time itself could not break. They risked their lives for each other, and Grace gave up his only chance to return to Earth to save him. When they arrived to Erid, Rocky did not rest until the severely malnourished Grace was restored to full health. Those were troubling days but Grace pulled through thanks to Rocky and the marvels of Eridian science.

Shortly after he got better he was then introduced to Rocky’s beloved mate Adrian, who was roughly the size of a tiger compared to Rocky who Grace compared to the size of a large dog. He actually learned that Eridians came in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and with no offence to Rocky his mate was absolutely stunning. Their body was a gorgeous shade of green with pointy spike like parts that ran along the top of their carapace and along the top of their shoulders. Their personality was very tender in nature, praising Grace for helping save Erid and bringing their mate home. Adrian was the one who organised the construction of his biodome and ensured that Grace had everything he needed to live a comfortable life.

Seeing them together, Grace could see why they fell for each other. Rocky was his usual self, confident and considerate, and Adrian was patient and calm but had their adorable quirks. Together they were just so damn cute, it was so sweet it was almost sickening but Grace did enjoy seeing them together and observing their interactions. From their simple discussions about trivial things to their lovey dovey affection towards each other, it was plain to see they were meant to be.

When the three of them got together, Grace felt like a third wheel.

It didn’t bother him or at least that’s what he wanted to believe. Now that Rocky was home it made sense that he wanted to make up for the lost time with Adrian. They both made time for Grace when they could but even Grace knew that couples wanted to have alone time or whatever Eridians did in their alone time. There were periods when Grace didn’t see them for days and when they finally showed up, Rocky was apologetic but he would tell them not to worry about it. If the pair wanted to spend their days together then what right did he have to be a part of it.

Now here he stood, outside their home.

Eridian science was amazing when combined with human science. Eridian biologists studied tissue samples from Grace and studied human biology that was contained with the laptop he gifted Rocky or the “Portable Earth Thinking Machine” as they called it. They gave him treatments, stating that it was to help improve his life on Erid. Grace thought it was something to do with making sure his body wouldn’t get malnourished again and he was partially right, but a few things had changed about him genetically. For starters they somehow quadrupled his lifespan, they now predicted he would live for an additional 500 years. He didn’t complain but was shocked that something like that was achievable.

They also found a way for him to momentarily survive in the Eridian environment, which was just as amazing. He remembered when he actually got to hug Rocky without the xenonite suit getting in the way, it was possibly the best day of his life when he held his dear friend in his arms. It wasn’t permanent however, he could survive two to three days at most before he needed to return to his biodome and then he’d had to wait a week before he could go out again. Still it was an amazing scientific breakthrough and it made Grace wonder what else the Eridians could do with human knowledge.

Anyway here he was, standing outside the home of his friends.

Rocky had escorted him here through the Eridian landscape, thankfully he didn’t have to walk too far from his biodome and Rocky eagerly invited Grace inside. He had never been inside an Eridian home before though Rocky had explained to him what it was like. Seeing it in the flesh was like a dream come true due to his interest in the alien culture.

It would be rude to call it a cave but it felt like a cave but with modern alien technology and furniture decorating the interior. After entering what he could only describe as the entry tunnel, he came into a large open space that was divided into little sections. There was a section that looked like a work station with tools neatly hanging in the wall and boxes filled with materials, probably where Rocky conducted his projects. On the opposite side was an area that looked like a bizarre kitchenette with a privacy section that must’ve been for eating. Where he currently stood was like a lounge with some plush seating areas and small tables with curious items upon them and there were two doorways on either side that lead into other parts of the dwelling.

Adrian stood there and ushered Grace to sit in one of the seats that had been designed for his body in mind, plump cushions were added for his comfort..

“Adrian so happy Grace could come,” they said, bouncing in the spot. “Happy happy happy!”

“It’s my pleasure to be here,” chuckled Grace, taking the seat. “Though I’m curious as to why I’m here.”

Rocky made a whistle noise at him. “Grace is precious friend to Rocky and Adrian! Very important guest, always welcome!”

Grace smiled and couldn’t help but stroke the top of Rocky’s carapace, earning him a cute purr. “Sorry, I just thought you two wanted some privacy, what with the talk about eggs and all that.”

“Yes yes yes,” chirped Rocky, doing his jazz hands dance, “Adrian and Rocky want eggs. Eggs grow into children. Grace becomes teacher for children. Everyone happy.”

“Aw, I’d love to be your children's teacher someday. I’d teach them all sorts of things.”

“Yes, Grace educate children to become great Eridians. Be proud parents.”

Both Rocky and Adrian were practically jumping with excitement. Their desire to be parents was almost intoxicating and Grace couldn’t help but envy them. Still they should’ve been busy getting at it, Rocky had informed him a while ago that their fertility period was well within range.

Grace then looked between the two Eridians. “You two aren’t having any issues are you?”

The pair of the flinched in response and that made Grace suspicions correct.

“Is something wrong,” he asked, sitting up with concern. “I know a little on Eridian nesting habits and your reproduction process, but if there is a problem and if I can help I-…”

“No no no,” huffed Rocky, waving his hands, “no problem at all. Both Rocky and Adrian healthy and ready to have eggs.”

“Oh good.”

Grace was relieved. He knew that Rocky and Adrian really wanted children. On their journey to Erid, Rocky would entertain him with his hopes and dreams, one of them was to have many clutches of children to raise. Adrian had also asked Grace if he would bless their children with human names like he did for them, and Grace promised he would. Knowing that they were still capable of having children together was a delight to hear.

So what was wrong? There was clearly something wrong.

Rocky trotted over to Grace and gently clutched his arm. “Does Grace remember what we talked about on Hail Mary, question?”

Grace snorted. “We talked about a lot of stuff pal.”

“We were talking about children. Earth children and Erid children.”

“I… can’t remember.”

“Stupid human brain. Useless,” grumbled Rocky, stomping his feet in an adorable fashion. “Rocky remind Grace. Grace told Rocky that Grace wished for children too. Wanted to raise children. Have happy family. Watch them grow old. Be proud father.”

“I did?”

“Yes, Grace did.”

He couldn’t exactly recall saying this to Rocky but it was true. Grace liked children, they were fun to be around and educating them was a reward in itself. Being a teacher was probably the best time he had back on Earth. He had hoped that one day he could father his own, maybe adopt some, but with the current circumstances that dream was now nothing more than a dream.

“Yeah, I would’ve loved to be a dad,” he sighed, a sad smile forming on his face, “but I’m the only human on Erid, so there’s no way that’s going to happen.” Both Adrian and Rocky’s bodies drooped. “But I’m a teacher for the Eridian children now, so there is no need to fret about it.”

Rocky bobbed up and down suddenly. “Rocky and Adrian discuss and we came up with plan.”

Grace raised an eyebrow. “A plan?”

Rocky then pulled at Grace’s arm, urging him to get up and follow him. Grace allowed his friend to lead him deeper into the dwelling with Adrian following close behind.

“We talk and talk and researched,” explained Rocky, continuing to pull Grace along. “We now have a good plan to make all dreams come true!”

Adrian chimed a few notes behind them. “It is a good plan, everything prepared. All risks assessed.”

“What plan?” Grace was at a loss.

“Rocky will explain.” The Eridian was clearly excited about something.

They eventually reached a part of the dwelling that reminded Grace of a nest of an animal he watched in a documentary except this one was made by hands with evolved minds. It was cooler down here and the atmosphere felt oddly relaxing. The floor was covered in soft materials designed for comfort and safety, blankets and cushions arranged all around. It made him want to throw himself on it and sleep. There was equipment nearby, Eridian terminals and some devices of some kind, possibly made to monitor the eggs? Shelf’s on the walls that held important looking items that were probably meant for the eggs too and a few decorations were put here and there to make the place look more welcoming. Some chimes even hung from the ceiling and as they gently danced in the air, calming notes were released.

This must be what a basic Eridian nursery looked like.

Rocky tooted with pride as he showed it off. “Nesting chamber built to perfection. Temperature perfect. Safety ensured. Soon it will hold our eggs, they will incubate here and eventually hatch. Children will sing their first song here!”

Grace looked around in awe. “I mean, I don’t know what the standards are for a nesting chamber, but this looks really good. You’ve outdone yourself pal.”

Rocky squeaked with delight and pulled Grace further in until they practically stood in the middle. Adrian followed close and was gently singing happy tunes, clearly happy with Grace’s compliment.

“Grace likes it, question?” Rocky bounced on the spot again.

“Of course I do,” answered Grace, starting to wonder why his input was so vital.

Rocky then approached Grace, his carapace moving in an unusual way. “Grace still want to be parent, question?”

Graced blinked. “W-well… yeah, but I already told you-…”

“Good good good. Grace will make good parent. All is ready to begin.”

“Begin wha-…”

Before Grace could even think what Rocky was on about, Adrian’s large arms suddenly snaked under his arms from behind, wrapped around his chest and gently pulled him back so he was laying up against them. Grace gasped and struggled a bit, though against the grip of an Eridian it was utterly pointless. Adrian just purred and arranged their body so Grace was half resting up against the bigger Eridian and the rest of him was sprawled on the cushioned floor.

“Woah woah woah, guys!? What are you doing!?”

Rocky walked over towards a container nearby and carried it back over to Grace. “Done much research in human anatomy,” he explained, opening the container and mixing the contents inside. “Standard human body temperature is 37°C. Perfect temperature for incubation.”

Grace felt a shiver run up his spine. “I’m sorry, what!?”

Adrian rocked him a little bit. “All preparations taken care of,” they said with a purr. “Much research done and everything planned is safe for both human and Eridian.”

“Safe? What are you talking about? Safe for what?”

One of Rocky’s clawed hands suddenly leaned up and reached for Grace’s belt buckle. “Grace is human male so we must improvise.”

Grace was starting to freak out a little and he gripped his trousers out of instinct. “Improvise? Guys, seriously tell me what’s going on.”

Rocky made deep rumble with his vocals. “Rocky and Adrian have eggs with Grace. All of us become proud parents.”

Grace’s eyes widened with shock. This news that Rocky suddenly dumped on him stunned him for a brief moment and only after Rocky effortlessly pulled off his trousers and boxers did he start to kick his legs in a panic.

“Wait wait WAIT! Guys, seriously, hold on! Wait! I can’t have eggs! I’m not-…Ah!”

Adrian starting purring against his body, they had done to him before but this one felt different. He could feel it vibrating through every single nerve in his body and he actually made an embarrassing gasp. It was like a pleasing sensation one would get on a deep massage chair, almost like his whole body had pins and needles but it felt good rather than painful. Any ache or soreness he had was now gone and his whole body was in absolute bliss.

Adrian’s large claws then gently manoeuvred themselves over his chest and started to gently massage his pectoral muscles, pawing at them almost like a cat. Grace winced as one of their claws was pressing right on top of one of his nipples and was slightly relived he was still wearing a shirt. He vainly tried to pull them off of him but Adrian’s claws did not budge and continued to grope his chest.

The feeling of those large claws on him was setting off little jolts of… pleasure? Was his chest always this sensitive or was this a side effect from whatever Adrian was doing to him with that purring?

“S-stop,” he gasped, not realising his face was starting to heat up. “Stop… this is f-feeling weird.”

“Grace must relax,” stated Adrian, their voice coursing through his body. He didn’t just hear their voice, he felt it. “Humans like touch on sensitive parts. Helps experience become pleasurable.”

Adrian then squeezed a little harder and that made Grace actually cry out. He bit down on his lip and trembled as strange feelings were starting to overtake him. One part of him was screaming that this was all sorts of wrong but there was a small but growing voice that was eager for more. He blamed his touched starved body, he hadn’t had proper contact with anyone in nearly ten years! His fingers were barely holding on to Adrian’s arms and all he could do was lean against them whilst holding back these embarrassing sounds trying to escape his throat.

While Adrian held him, Rocky started scooping out a strange gel like substance from the container. When he grabbed both of Grace’s legs and gently pulled them apart, the poor man actually shrieked.

“Wait, wait, Rocky! J-just hold on-… this is… AH!”

Something warm and wet pressed against his exposed ass. His toes clenched within the confides of his shoes. His face was burning from embarrassment and tears of shame were starting to form in his eyes. He dared to look down and saw that Rocky was rubbing that weird gel against his ass and he was starting to get hard much to his horror.

“Must lubricant here. Much lubrication needed.” stated Rocky with a purr. “Will make penetration easier on Grace.”

Penetration!?

That was the final straw and Grace began to struggle even harder. Fear was now overtaking him as he had no freaking idea what these two had planned for him.

“Guys. Stop this right now,” he heaved, his breathing starting to speed up and his heart beating faster, the tears now falling down his red cheeks. “You’re scaring me right now! Please, just stop this and let me go! We can forget this ever happened, so please!”

Rocky stopped what he was doing immediately and leaned up to carefully place a pair of claws on either side of Grace’s face. “Do not be scared Grace. Grace is brave. Grace is very brave. Want to give Grace a chance to be parent with Rocky and Adrian. Do not leak please. Did not mean to scare.”

Grace’s lips were trembling as he was trying to hold back his sobs. The sincerity in Rocky’s chords did help him calm down.

“Grace is loved very much,” chimed in Adrian, “We adore Grace very very much. Want to make Grace happy and feel good. Not mean to scare.”

Adrian used one of their free arms to gently stroke Grace’s hair, cooing gently.

“Eggs very important to Eridians. Want to make Grace part of experience. Want Grace to be part of family. Want Grace to enjoy experience with us. Rocky and Adrian study human anatomy to find methods to bring pleasure to Grace during egg laying. We don’t mean to scare. Want Grace to feel love.”

Grace tried to get his breathing under control and got himself to start thinking straight. Rocky and Adrian would never dream to hurt him, he knew how much they loved him and he loved them back just as much. They wanted eggs but they also wanted Grace to be a part of it… somehow. It was also oddly sweet that they did some research on his anatomy, taking extreme care not to harm him. He realised that they simply wanted him to take part in something that was very important to them and that they had done their research instead of charging blindly in… well they kind of did. They wanted to surprise him but had forgotten to take into account how complex humans could be.

Deep down he was still a little apprehensive about how this whole thing was going to play out and yet there was also this anticipation and it freaked him out that there was eagerness to continue. Was it a side effect of that purring Adrian did through his body, or that weird gel that Rocky was coating his ass in? His body was now working against him, it wanted to keep going no matter what he was thinking. Did he had some kind of repressed kink that suddenly crawled to the surface? He couldn’t even remember the last time he experienced something so intimate than this.

What should he do?

“Does Grace want to stop, question?” Rocky sounded a little defeated but was clearly ready to call everything off if that was what Grace wanted.

He was conflicted. He could just tell them to stop and and leave to let them lay their eggs the normal Eridian way, but they clearly wanted Grace to be part of something that was deeply personal to mated Eridians, something personal to them. In a way he should be honoured, especially since they claimed that they researched how to care for him, and he couldn’t deny that everything he felt up until now had been rather pleasurable. The voice inside him was telling him to keep going whilst another was telling him that this was embarrassing as hell and he had to get out of there. He looked back and forth between Rocky and Adrian, both of them waiting for his response. He still didn’t know exactly what they had in mind but he found that deep deep down he was curious about it, wether that was his scientific curiosity or his own own suppressed desires was up to debate.

Clenching his fists and taking a deep breath, he hoped he was not going to regret this.

“I’m… I’m ok to continue…” he heaved, his stained cheeks now a fresh pink, “but you got to promise me that if I say stop, you stop.”

Both Rocky and Adrian chirped with glee.

“Yes yes yes, Rocky will make Grace very happy. Will enjoy, we promise.”

Rocky returned his attention back to Grace’s lower body, reapplying the gel to his claw and carefully massaged up against his rear. Grace flinched in response and released a low whine, feeling completely ashamed that he was making such sounds. Adrian went back to emitting that strange purring sound, his nerves throughout his whole body were starting to fire up again. It made the warm sensation of that gel feel even more intense.

Adrian reached down and pulled Grace’s shirt up to expose his chest, they must’ve detected that Grace’s body was starting to warm up and probably pulled it up in an attempt to keep him cool. He grimaced as Adrian’s large warm claws now had direct skin to skin(?) contact, massaging him in their attempt to make him feel good and it was definitely working much to his shame. The way his tender muscles were pushed and squeezed was making him feel things he never thought he could feel. They really did their research.

“These parts here on Grace sensitive, question?” asked Adrian, their claws gently grazing over his nipples, their voice rumbling through Grace’s quivering body.

“Y-yes,” stammered Grace in response.

“Grace feeling good from these actions, question?”

Grace whimpered in embarrassment and wanted to hide his face. “Y-yes,” he answered, more quietly this time.

“Grace want more, question?”

He didn’t say anything this time, he just nodded furiously.

Adrian cooed sweetly and continued to squeeze and push at his chest while gentle claws caressed over his very sensitive nipples. Grace curled his index finger against his lip, ready to bite down in case a really embarrassing sound was about to escape his throat.

Rocky was holding his legs apart with two hands whilst rubbing that weird gel into his ass with another. When he felt a single claw suddenly push inside, Grace gasped out loud, his body lurching a little..

“Hnng… feels weird…” he whined.

Rocky purred. “Rocky try to make feel good not weird.”

“Nnng… it d-does feel…mmmm… g-good,” he gasped.

“Then why Grace say it feels weird, question?”

“It’s a… mmmnnng… human thing.” Grace really did not want to explain how humans would spout nonsense during intercourse.

Grace wanted to squeeze his legs closed as Rocky continued to carefully press his claws inside of him, he could feel his ass clenching around those rough digits. One of those sharp claws actually scrapped against his sensitive insides and Grace let out a sharp cry that sounded both pleasurable but pained.

Rocky then pulled his claw away and that actually made Grace moan in disappointment. He seemed to be analysing his clawed hand. He then then observed his other hands. Maybe he thought they weren’t good enough to insert into Grace? He probably didn’t want to accidentally cut him.

Then Rocky suddenly began to coat his scissor shaped claws with the gel. “This will do,” chimed Rocky, snapping his lubed up claw. “Must make Grace feel good. Prepare Grace for eggs.”

Before Grace could figure out what he was up to, Rocky got himself into a new position. His front claws gently grabbed his thin waist and effortlessly hoisted Grace’s lower body up at an accessible angle. On his two back legs, Rocky hoisted himself so he was partially leaning over Grace, he could feel the heat from his body that was oh so dangerously close to his hardening organ.

“Grace’s reproductive organ has grown bigger now,” chirped Rocky, “this is good sign. Means Grace is very aroused.”

Grace’s face was burning red now.

“More blood is pumping through Grace’s face,” cooed Adrian. “Body temperature has risen, still within acceptable parameters.”

“Please stop talking,” groaned Grace, trying to hide his face behind his hands. He wanted to shrink into nothingness and vanish.

The feeling of something warm and hard pressing up against his lubed up backside suddenly made him jerk up.

Looking down passed Rocky’s carapace, he saw that he had positioned his scissor clawed leg so his nimbler claw was pushing against his tight entrance, the more thicker one was dragging itself up his groin, caressing his testicles and his erected length. Rocky’s carapace vibrated with a low growl as he was carefully trying to push his claw inside without harming Grace.

“Grace must relax more. Squishy muscles are too tight. Will hurt Grace.”

Trying to relax in a situation was like asking for Rocky to name the colours of a damn rainbow. He was trying though but his nerves were getting the better of him.

Adrian made a grunt sound and then with one of their free arms, they reached over and Grace could only watch as that long green arm reached over his body, heading right towards his-…

“No no no,” gasped Grace, his hands clasping around the arm in a vain attempt to hold it back. “Y-you can’t! That’s sensitive… and d-delicate and- AHH!”

Adrian’s claws carefully caressed his member, taking extreme care not to do anything to harm him. Their claws were just as rough in texture as Rocky’s claws, but they were extremely gentle and the warmth their hand gave off around his firm member made Grace jerk his hips upward. Adrian purred against him and Grace’s whole body shivered as those warm digits carefully glided up and down the full length. It felt really weird but in a good way.

“Research shows stimulation of human male organ helps relaxation into intercourse,” rumbled Adrian. “Grace reactions show you are enjoying this, yes?”

He grimaced and let out an aroused cry he tried to hold back as Adrian continued stroke him. His eyes suddenly snapped open when that claw of Rocky’s finally managed to squeeze it’s way inside of Grace.

“O-oh god,” he stammered, a trail of saliva ran down his chin.

His ass instinctively clenched around that nimble claw as it continued to push its way in, it didn’t help when Rocky purred which caused the dam thing to vibrate inside of him, making him choke out a cry.

“Grace insides are perfect temperature,” purred Rocky, “good good good.”

Grace tried to say something but the only thing his vocal cords managed to get out was a strangled groan.

“Adrian thinks Grace wants Rocky to move more,” guessed Adrian.

His first instinct upon hearing that was to shake his head out of shame but instead he was nodding furiously, thin trails of drool was now leaking out of the corners of his mouth. One of his legs had hooked around Rocky’s carapace, trying to bring him closer with his heel. Rocky was patient however, he only got a quarter of his claw in before he paused and then slowly dragged it out and repeated the process. Each movement he made caused Grace to whine and moan, his lower body trembling as it tried to push himself closer towards the Rocky.

Then Rocky purred even deeper and pushed his claw further in. Grace’s chest was heaving heavily and he was resisting the urge to beg at Rocky to hurry up. Although it was just as rough as the rest of Rocky’s body, the way that claw was warming him up in his insides and stroking along his sensitive innards continued to send jolts of pleasure through his entire nervous system.

“F-fassss… uhhh… fasss… a-ahhh… eeeer.”

Rocky actually growled and he jerked his claw inside and hitting the fleshy wall within, earning a needy whine from Grace. Did he understand what Grace was trying to say?

“Grace can’t speak properly,” teased Rocky, pushing his claw in deeper and deeper. “It’s ok though. Rocky still knows what Grace wants.”

Grace shuddered and tried to answer back but Rocky suddenly poked a spot that made his whole body arch up into a near impossible angle and a loud cry of arousal escaped his throat. His blue eyes saw stars as every nerve in his body felt like an electric jolt just charged right through him. It even took both Rocky and Adrian by surprise.

He clasped his hands over his mouth and shuddered. Parts of his body still twitched and tingled from that surprise sensation he experienced mere seconds ago. For a moment nothing moved, only Grace as his breathing became slow and heavy as he tried to recover.

Rocky then made a delightful chirp. “Rocky found it.”

Grace looked down at him, watching as the Eridian acted rather giddy all of a sudden.

“Rocky found Grace’s pleasure spot.”

Before Grace could say anything, Rocky jerked his claw forward again and hit the same spot deep within him. Just like last time, Grace’s body jolted and he cried out again. It was like someone unleashed lightning bolts in his veins, it was sending him over the edge. Once more Rocky pulled back and then pushed back and poked that deep spot inside Grace, getting another cry out of him.

“Grace makes beautiful sounds,” cooed Adrian, their purr rumbling through him even more than ever. “Very beautiful sounds.”

“Rocky did not know Grace capable of such lovely sounds,” chimed Rocky, his carapace shuddering with delight. “Rocky want to hear more.”

Rocky then began to thrust his claw in and out of Grace, hitting that spot over and over again. Each time he hit it, Grace was seeing sparks flash and explode in his eyes and his body convulsed over and over again.

“O-oh god… ahhh… oh god… d-don’t… nnngh… fuuudge…”

Now Grace no longer cared about being embarrassed or ashamed at what was happening to him, the pleasure he was feeling completely overtook him and it was all that he cared about. His head now lazily rested against Adrian’s broad body, his glasses now lopsided as they were practically ready to fall off his face, a few tears continued to trail down his flushed cheeks and his eyes were rolling back into his head. One of his hands continued to clutch onto the arm Adrian was using to stroke his now weeping member and his other arm was now hanging limp in the air.

Desperately trying to feel more gratification from Rocky, he rocked his hips against his thrusts. His one leg was still hooked over his carapace and he was using it to try and get him even closer. Rocky thankfully picked up on it and pressed up closer against Grace, the warmth of his body only added another layer to these glorious sensations that Grace was drowning in. His whole body bounced with each thrust and the sounds he made were a symphony of aroused moans, needy whines, and desperate cries.

He shivered when Rocky suddenly pulled his claw completely out of his body and actually released a pitiful wail, wanting him to put it back in him. Through his hazy eyes he realised that Rocky was now positioning his thicker claw to enter him. Instead of being intimidated by its girth, he eagerly anticipated and was already trying to push his hips up against it, mewling desperately as he was unable to form any words. Despite its size, Rocky was able to slide it in with ease and was rewarded with a beautiful cry of bliss from Grace, his head falling back against Adrian and his moans getting louder and louder.

“Mmmm… ooooh fu-… ahhh… ahhh… ahhaaa… Rock… I-I think… c-crap…”

He could feel it. Something was about to erupt in him. His breathing quickened and his voice got louder and louder. Clenching his teeth together, he almost sobbed as he really was about to release what he was trying to hold back.

“F-fuck! Rock! Ahhh… AAAH… OH FUUU… R-Rocky… I… I…!”

Rocky released a loud and near damn feral sounding growl and starting increasing his pace. He was hitting that spot in him over and over, his insides were desperately clinging to him. Adrian’s claws increased their speed around his throbbing member. Everything felt like it was exploding everywhere inside of him and something was building up fast.

“Aaah… AHAA! Oh god… OOHH F-…”

It hit him hard.

Grace’s body arched into an angle that tested the durability of his spine and his eyes opened wide as stars completely took over his vision. Rocky had plunged his entire claw deep inside him, keeping a tight hold on Grace as his body almost jumped out of their clutches. Grace cried out as he violently ejaculated, his fluids splattering up against his chest and face, some of it hitting Adrian. His legs completely stretched out as far as they could, one of his shoes now barely hanging off his foot, his fingers curled into tight fists, and his teeth clenching together as if his life depended on it. His body continued to shake and he grimaced as this explosive feeling shook right through him, his nerves felt like they were on fire.

And then what felt like a blissful eternity, it was all over.

He slumped back into Rocky and Adrian’s embrace, his body went completely lax and his mind wandered off for a spell. He heaved heavily in their arms, the aftermath of it all felt almost as blissful as everything he had endured. He blinked a few times until he got some of his vision back, a moan gurgled out as he stared down at his stained body.

Before he could say anything, he winced when he felt Rocky pull his claw out of his body, his rear shuddering after the mass was removed from him completely. He looked down to see that Rocky hadn’t budge from his spot and continued to hold his trembling waist.

“Good good good,” chirped Rocky, his claws gently squeezing his waist. “Grace did very very well. Had wonderful experience. Now time for next part!”

Grace’s head was still a little groggy but he managed to blurt out, “a next part? What next part?”

Rocky nodded with his carapace. “Yes yes yes. Grace enjoyed experience. Experienced wonderful pleasure. Body has now been prepared. Now we move to next part. Is Adrian ready?”

Before Grace could even say a word, he heard a sickening loud cracking noise. Adrian shuddered behind him more intensely than before, making sounds that were a mix between pleasure and pain. A dripping sound could be heard and there was a strong smell in the air that brought Grace back to his senses. Before he could even ask what was happening, he felt something slide down his back… something different.

“W-what… what is that? What’s going on?”

Rocky cooed at him. “No need for concern Grace. Adrian is just preparing to lay eggs.”

Grace suddenly jerked when he felt something warm and soft slither along his lower back. He tried to turn around to see what it was but Adrian was still holding him tight and he couldn’t see past their body.

Then he felt it slide up between his legs and he looked down to see something that was slowly coiling around his thigh.

He wasn’t sure how to describe it. It was like a large pulsating fleshy limb, reddish purple in colour and very warm against his flesh. It was coated in a weird fluid and moved liked a inquisitive snake as it continued to move over his thighs. There was a weird slit on the end of it that quivered and leaked weird looking goop that dribbled onto his body. For seconds he wasn’t sure trying to figure out what exactly that thing was until he finally remembered his lessons on Eridian biology.

That long fleshy thing was Adrian’s ovipositor.

That cracking sound he heard was Adrian’s ventral seam splitting open, allowing their ovipositor to unfurl from their insides and was now right there resting on his thigh. Adrian was heaving and their grip on Grace tightened a little.

“Are you ok?” Grace knew from his own research that this was painful for an Eridian to open up their body like this and expose their delicate organs.

“Yes,” grunted Adrian, their cords uttering new sounds. “This is normal experience for Eridian when laying eggs. Do not worry for me Grace. Adrian is fine.”

His concern for the large Eridian was suddenly replaced by shock when he felt the ovipositor suddenly move up against his groin. He shuddered as any dread he had was gone, that warm feeling was making his arousal come back.

Rocky chirped sweetly as he carefully stroked his mate’s exposed organ. “Adrian need help with penetration, question?”

At first Adrian didn’t respond and their ovipositor continued to slide up and around Grace’s exposed groin like an oversized tongue that was trying to lick him, the actions causing Grace to whimper and moan.

“Yes,” Adrian finally answered. “Need assistance please.”

Grace could only watch as Rocky released his grip on his waist and was now reaching for Adrian’s ovipositor, his claws taking extra care when handling it, Adrian emitting a little squeak as he held it. To keep himself up at this angle, Grace used the leg he had hooked around Rocky to keep his body in this desired position, clenching his abdomen to hold himself up. It only dawned on him moments later that he was actually doing this, a shameful part of his conscience screaming at him.

Rocky took care of holding Adrian’s ovipositor and began to move it, or rather he was guiding it lower down Grace’s trembling body. Although a million questions were running through his mind, Grace already knew the answer to most of them and he finally understood what Rocky and Adrian had planned for him. Why he didn’t figure it out sooner made him feel like an idiot, after all that preparation they performed on his body and talk of make Grace part of the experience, the answer was so damn obvious now.

They wanted to lay their eggs inside of him.

This realisation should have scared him. It should’ve made him scream in panic, beg them to stop and try to run away, but he wasn’t. He was just watching intently as he felt that fleshy organ was now pushing up against his backside and this peculiar desire to have it move inside him.

A memory finally resurfaced at the worst possible time, a memory of when he was in high school and his classmates were telling him about this stuff called hentai they recently discovered. He remembered being sent a link to a video and in the darkness of his bedroom was exposed to a clip of animated alien monsters shoving long tentacles into the orifices of animated girls with overly portioned chests with questionable physics, depositing eggs inside of them as they cried out in irritatingly high pitched voices. It grossed him out at first, wondering who the hell would find this remotely arousing, but then a weird urge suddenly grew inside of him, an urge that spawned from a single random thought as he watched those animated aliens fuck the human women into oblivion.

“What would that feel like going inside me?”

This sudden idea made him freak out and out of disgust he deleted the link and vowed to never watch anything like that again. He believed it was just a random thought created from his adolescent mind, twisted curiosity born from a dark idea that emerged within the depths of his complicated brain. He had to reassure himself that it was never ever going to happen. Aliens weren’t real and there was no way one was just going to show up and shove a tentacle up his ass.

Well he was wrong about that now, wasn’t he?

Rocky made another purr noise. “Grace please tell Rocky and Adrian if any discomfort is felt. Adrian will try and be gentle.”

Before Grace could even respond, Adrian then suddenly shoved their ovipositor right into his backside, his prepared entrance forcefully stretched even further to accommodate the oversized girth.

“OH SH-…! DdddaaaAAAA… ffff… nnaaa AH!”

This was way different than being fucked by Rocky’s claw. This wasn’t a firm digit made of a warm rock like material that prodded his prostate, this was a large writhing pulsating organ that was burrowing itself deeper and deeper into him. He bucked his hips so hard that Rocky had to grab them once again to keep him still.

Sparks were flying once again and his body felt like it was overloading itself with these new invasive sensations. He grimaced as the ovipositor burrowed deeper and deeper, feeling it twist inside of him, the fleshy walls of his innards were instinctively squeezing it against it, it’s slick warmth gliding along his sensitive insides and caused him to make loud and orgasmic vocals.

But it was going too deep. Like, really really deep.

He managed to force one eye open and through the teary haze he was alarmed to see how disfigured his abdomen was becoming. His belly was swelling slightly and the shape of that long organ was almost presentable under his skin. The ovipositor was expanding inside of him and was stretching him out too much, he tried to say something but had lost the ability to form words.

“Ssstttsss… t-tooooooo Aahhh… maaa… chhh.”

There was no way they could understand him, not even he could understand what he just spurted out. He genuinely thought he was about to get torn apart.

Thankfully Rocky did notice something was off and squeaked in a panic. “Adrian, you are going too deep inside Grace. You are causing Grace discomfort.”

Adrian’s movements finally ceased. The ovipositor still made small movements but it was no longer trying to get further in, it just sat there pulsating within him.

Grace took the moment to slowly and heavily breath in and out, his jaw trembling as the hot breath escaped his lungs, his tongue was even hanging out. Sweat was had soaked his forehead and his hair, beads of it sliding down the side of his head. His scruffy beard was now completely soaked in hot tears and saliva. His cheeks were burning red, his eyes were dazed and disoriented. Every now and then he would jolt involuntarily. He felt extremely light headed and wasn’t entirely certain how much control he had left over his own body.

“Apology apology apology,” grunted Adrian, gently rocking Grace in their arms and cooing even more affectionately. “Adrian got excited. Grace’s body is perfect temperature. Perfect for eggs. Was very eager. Did not mean to cause discomfort.”

Grace was slowly getting himself back in a better mental state now that fear of getting his entire body filled up with a large organ was gone.

“I’m… I’m f-fine now,” he heaved, “c-could you just… be a little… slower, please.”

“Yes yes, will remove until Grave is more comfortable.”

Adrian purred once more and then began to slowly pull their ovipositor out of Grace’s body, taking care as not to bring Grace any harm. They did it at a torturously slow pace however, pulling inches out at a time, pausing and then pulling out again. The feeling of it felt so shamefully good and Grace was desperately holding back some low moans whilst his legs trembled.

Eventually Adrian stopped, their ovipositor was still deep within him but was no longer causing him any major discomfort. His body had now adjusted to it as it continued to pulsate against his insides, and Grace found himself relaxing against Adrian, releasing small gasps as he still found it pleasurable.

Rocky make a few clicking noises and carefully stroked Grace’s belly. “Yes, good. Adrian is now in perfect position to deposit eggs. Perfect depth for eggs.”

Grace gulped. He must’ve used his echolocation to peer inside of him.

Adrian growled in response. “Yes yes, Grace is perfect temperature. Adrian is ready to lay eggs. Now Rocky must join.”

What?

In fact he should’ve realised this sooner. Eridians reproduce by laying eggs together. If a single Eridian laid an egg that egg would just stay an egg, a useless ball of protein to be disposed of or consumed for its nutrition. When two Eridians laid an egg each and in close proximity to each other, those two eggs would fuse together into one, becoming a fertilised egg where an infant Eridian would start to form inside.

In order for Rocky and Adrian to have eggs that would eventually grow into their children, they had to lay them at the same time… inside him.

Rocky then growled before him and same sickening crack he heard earlier sounded again, but this time he could actually see what was happening. Rocky’s ventral seam began to split and it looked painful to watch, Grace was grimacing for him. Silver liquid slowly oozed out and was dripping onto the floor, the smell was almost intoxicating. His ovipositor then carefully unfurled from his fleshy insides and slowly snaked its way closer to Grace. It was just like Adrian’s but smaller in scale, which was a relief for Grace as he couldn’t imagine two of those things inside of him.

Oh god, he was going to have them both inside of him.

The fact that this realisation sent a shiver of excitement up his spine made Grace wonder how depraved he had become thanks to this whole experience. He even found that his own legs were trying to stretch themselves open wider, as if he instinctively trying to invite Rocky in.

He didn’t need to say anything, Rocky was already getting back into more accessible position, his ovipositor already pressing against Grace’s already occupied ass, his body making low purrs and rumbling growls.

Grace was biting down on his lip as he could feel it starting to worm its way it, squeezing past his tight ring and the other ovipositor that was still deep inside him. He gasped out and shuddered, not sure how much more of this he could take. The second Rocky managed to get inside, he started to carefully push it deep inside, growling more intensely as he did. Not only that but Grace could feel it start to intertwine with Adrian’s ovipositor, coiling around and caressing it the further he pushed in. They writhed and moved together in his insides, causing Grace to moan in utter bliss, his face burning up once more. This was a sensation like no other and he was completely drowning in the pleasure he could feel.

“Adrian is correct,” purred Rocky, his body shaking with glee. “Grace is perfect. Inside and out. Perfect Grace. Beautiful Grace. So happy having eggs together.”

He wasn’t sure if it was because of what Rocky just said or if it was because of how his body was reacting to these new feelings, but it caused a single loose tear to run down his face and he sobbed, bringing his arms up to hide his face.

Was it because that under those words Rocky sung for him that he felt truly loved for the first time? He knew Rocky loved him but right now he felt really loved, more loved than anything he had ever felt before, and Adrian was loving him just as much as Rocky. They were doing this for him, they included him in something that was practically sacred to an Eridian, and they were doing it because they loved him. It was absolutely overwhelming and he shivered as the tears began to flow.

“Is Grace alright, question?” Adrian cooed behind him.

The two stopped what they were doing.

“Is Grace in pain, question?” asked Rocky, chittering in concern. “Need us to stop, question?”

Grace shook his head from under his arms. “S-sorry,” he hiccuped, reaching a hand up to pet Adrian and using the other hand to wipe away the tears. “It’s just a bit much, s-sorry. I’m f-fine, really.”

Rocky made a small whine. “Is Grace leaking happy tears, question?”

Grace nodded, sniffling a little. “Yeah… they’re happy tears.”

That made Rocky chirp with relief. “Good good good. Rocky still can’t tell the difference between happy tears and sad tears.”

Adrian purred once more. “It is almost done. Soon Adrian, Rocky and Grace will have eggs and be proud parents.”

They gave Grace a moment before they continued, taking extra care with him now. Once he was relaxed between them, they moved their ovipositors deep inside him and they were rewarded with shivering moans and pleasure-filled cries. Both Rocky and Adrian were now making sounds that were both arousing and almost feral, this experience must’ve been just as intense for them as it was for Grace. The sounds they made vibrated through Grace’s overworked body and it was all he could feel, he was drowning in it.

“Ffff…uuuuhh…o-oh daa…uuuhah…nnnaaah.”

He was thrusting his hips in a steady motion, grinding himself against those organs that swirled around inside him, both legs now wrapped around Rocky’s carapace as trying to pull him in closer.

Then Adrian shuddered behind him and moments later he gasped when their ovipositor suddenly expanded around his ass, trying to push something in. It passed through him with Grace groaning out in guilty delight, and he could still feel it move within as it traveled up inside of him, still inside that writhing organ. This lump like thing was moving inside of it and he knew what it was, gasping as he felt something warm and round now settling in him, pushing into his fleshy walls. Seconds later he felt another press against his backside but it was coming from Rocky’s this time, his ovipositor bulging as a round like object pushed its up inside him, joining the other one.

These hot hard lumps moved around inside him, and he couldn’t help but whine as they seemed to vibrate inside him. Then he felt them move closer together, their vibrations becoming more intense.

“First eggs laid,” mewled Rocky, “they came out perfectly. Already starting to merge. Can Grace feel, question?”

Grace gasped as he could feel these warm lumps inside of him move in a way he couldn’t explain, it was like a warm flush, warmer than the ovipositors that were currently inside of him. With a free hand he tried to locate where they were, slowly dragging his fingers around his swollen gut. Rocky saw what he was doing and grabbed Grace’s hand, guiding it to where the eggs were and pressing the hand against them.

“They are here,” purred Rocky, stroking the back of Grace’s hand, “can Grace feel them, question?”

Grace gasped as he gently clutched the flesh beneath him and he could feel these warm firm lumps inside of him, feel them merging together as his insides gently squeezed them closer together. He could only nod to confirm he was feeling them.

“They are merging beautifully together,” cooed Adrian, shuddering again, “becoming one. Becoming beautiful egg. Becoming our child.”

Grace heaved as he the eggs deep inside continued to fuse together, the two eggs becoming one, the beginning of an Eridian life. The fact that this was all happening inside of him was strangely beautiful. However before he could enjoy the moment, he felt another one enter his body via Adrian’s ovipositor, shortly followed by one inside Rocky’s. He shuddered in their grip and soon he could feel them nestle in his warm innards and just like the ones before them, vibrating like before before they began to slowly merge together.

“How… m-many… more…?” he asked, trying not to make a moan.

“Rocky and Adrian lay one more each,” growled Rocky. “Three eggs total.”

He groaned when he felt the last ones enter him, their vibrations rumbling through him and the ovipositors continuing to pulsate inside of him. His hips jerked slightly as the last pair of eggs entered his body and slowly fuse together.

Then he felt the ovipositors move, slowly dragging themselves out of his body. He groaned as they slid against his insides, leaving the eggs behind to finish their merging process. Rocky’s pulled out first and Grace gasped, then when Adrian carefully pulled theirs out he actually whimpered as his insides felt empty apart from the eggs still deep inside him. Then the two Eridians finally set him down in the ground, allowing Grace to lean against Adrian’s carapace as his exhausted body heaved heavily as he tried to get his breath back.

Rocky whined himself as he retracted his ovipositor, his ventral seam closing up but still continued to leak silver, small squeaks of pain escape him. He then staggered over to the cabinets once more, grabbing another container.

“Rocky,” gasped Grace as he continued to breath heavily. “You need… to rest, bud. You don’t… look so… good.”

Rocky made a tired chirp sound as he stumbled back towards them leaving a trail of silver behind him. “We are almost done,” he whined, opening the container to reveal a liquid inside.

Adrian reached over to carefully caress Rocky, they too were exhausted and their body heaved in unison with Grace’s. “Rocky must be careful,” they purred. “Rocky and Adrian must rest for a moment. Let Grace rest too.”

Rocky made a meek whine and carefully held up the container to Grace. “Grace must drink this. Liquid will help replenish energy. Also help with laying eggs.”

His brain was still frazzled but Grace tried to make sense of what Rocky said. “Lay… eggs? I thought… you two… already… did that…”

“Not us,” corrected Adrian. “Beverage is to help Grace lay eggs. Help squishy muscles push eggs out of Grace’s body.”

Grace’s mind was still all over the place and he was a little lost.

“Grace’s body helped eggs merge perfectly. Eggs now ready to incubate in nursery chamber. Need Grace to lay eggs. If eggs stay in Grace they will irritate and damage your insides. Do not want eggs to hatch in Grace. It could cause irreversible damage to soft flesh.”

Oh. That actually made a bit of sense.

His body had aided in the eggs fusing together probably more efficiently than the usual method the Eridians used. However if they stayed inside him then they were going to obstruct his bowels and cause him some severe problems later down the line. He did recall that during the incubation period the eggs would start to heat up to match the average body temperature of an adult Eridian, especially when they hatch. He definitely did not want them inside him when that happened.

He feebly raised a hand to grasp the container but he was so weak that it just flopped back down to his side. Rocky cooed and moved closer, raising the container to Grace’s gaping mouth and tipping it for him. Grace allowed the liquid to trickle down his throat, not realising how thirsty he was as he gulped it down. It tasted really sweet with a tangy aftertaste, it was like his vitamin drinks but a bit thicker.

After he was done, he relaxed against Adrian once more and tried to relax.

“So… when exactly… does it… kick iNNNNNNAHHH!”

“Soon,” responded Rocky.

His whole body jolted when a bizarre feeling took over. Everything tingled and he could only push further back against Adrian who purred in response. Gasping and wheezing as his insides started to growl and gurgle, his abdominal muscles clenching and moving in a irregular motion. Something was causing his insides to cramp up in an uncomfortable yet strangely enjoyable way, the noise they made was embarrassingly loud. His whole body heated up fast, his legs spreading wide open and he was bucking his hips as he could feel those eggs starting to slowly make their way down his body. He whimpered as they got uncomfortably closer to his ass and his breathing got faster and faster.

“Oooh fuuuc-… nnnnggmm… d-dammit… aaahuuuh.”

“Grace doing very well,” chimed a weary Adrian, “eggs nearly at opening. Will lay soon.”

“Naaah… ffffinnaa… oooohaaaha… t-too m-much… nnng.”

Rocky made a concerned grunt and suddenly pulled Grace towards him. Before Grace could even think what was going on, Rocky had hoisted him up against him, his front arms holding Grace by the thighs and spreading him fully open, a third arm reaching to spread open his ass cheeks.

“R-Rocky!?” Grace shrieked, his new position was far too exposing. “What the hell are you going!?”

“Helping Grace lay eggs. Research shows this position will aid you.”

Grace cringed in this pose, wanting to snap his legs shut but Rocky held them open. Sure he just had a threesome with a couple of aliens but being held up like this on full display caused all that shame to crawl back. Before he could demand to be released, his insides churned again and he groaned as more involuntary movement stirred within once again.

“Craaaap… naaaargh… uuuuh… fffffuuuu… I-I c-can’t NNNNN!”

He felt it, it was right there pressing against his ass and trying to push it’s way out. It felt too big and his hips trembled as he could feel all three of them pushing right up against his entrance. He heaved heavily once more and ground his teeth together.

Then with a loud gasp, the first one fell out.

Grace felt the whole just stopped spinning for a moment. He could only hear his beating heart and his lungs as they inhaled and exhaled. With a gulp he peered down and spotted a dark large orb on the soft ground below him, drenched in a strange mucus like substance. Did that huge thing seriously come out of him!?

“Amaze amaze amaze,” chirped Rocky excitedly, “first egg is laid! Good good good! Grace doing well! Two more to go.”

Adrian manoeuvred their way over and carefully caressed the egg with their claws. “Perfect and firm now. Ready to incubate. Ready to grow. Grace did well. Happy happy happy.”

The two Eridians, despite being completely worn out, were absolutely ecstatic to see their first fertilised egg.

Grace didn’t get the chance to say anything because he could feel the others move again and they were just as eager to get out of his body. Gripping his fingers into Rocky’s arms, he started to breath faster and faster as his muscles had tightened up once more .He threw his head and wailed pitifully as the second one finally made its way out, rolling a little further but was easily caught by Adrian.

“Good good good,” they chirped, their weary carapace bouncing on the spot. “Second egg just as firm. Perfect condition.”

Grace was now leaning forward, his body shuddering and was warming up to an uncomfortable level. The third and final one was trying to force its way out but he didn’t have the strength to push it out of his body.

Rocky made a loud whistle and rocked him back and forth. “Grace almost done. Final egg ready. One last effort needed. Grace doing well!”

It was the last one. All he had to do was force it out and this whole thing would finally be over and done with. Just one last push.

Clutching Rocky’s arms once more, Grace focused on pushing his abdominal muscles and groaned as he desperately tried to expel the final egg out of his body. Sweat trickled down his forehead, he was getting lightheaded again, it felt like he was trying to push a football out of his ass, and he let out a cry of pain.

Then it finally popped out.

The final egg plopped onto the cushioned ground, joining the other two. Adrian and Rocky squealed with delight as their first clutch of eggs were now safely out of Grace and were ready to incubate.

Grace heaved a couple of times before he slumped onto his side and collapsed onto the soft floor, the world continuing to spin around him.

—————

“Why is Grace hiding, question?”

“Adrian and Rocky can still see Grace under blankets. Did Grace forget that, question?”

“Does Grace need fluids, question?”

From underneath a thick blanket, Grace groaned as the two Eridians on either side of him refused to shut up.

“Could we be silent for a while… please?”

“Why? Is Grace upset, question?”

“N-no… I just need a second.”

“Just a second or many seconds, question?”

“…Many.”

“Oh, ok.”

Both Rocky and Adrian complied and remained silent for a moment, not budging from where the sat. Grace winced as he moved, his body was still oh so tender from that whole ordeal. He still could not believe what had just transpired, if it weren’t for his sore ass he would’ve assumed he dreamed up the whole thing. He didn’t wake up today thinking that he was going to have an out-of-this-world experience with two of his closest friends and wind up laying their eggs right there in their dwelling.

There was flood of emotions consuming him. He was angry, happy, embarrassed, giddy, sad, excited, he was feeling them all and he couldn’t pick which one he want to emote. He should be angry at Rocky and Adrian for using him but he was happy they included him in something they took personally. He was happy for them now that they got their eggs but he was embarrassed at how they got their eggs. The idea of them eventually hatching into baby Eridians got him all giddy with anticipation but it also made sad and he wasn’t sure why. His mind was a complete mess.

Rubbing his eyes with his worn out hands, he dared to peek out of the blankets he buried himself in. Adrian and Rocky nestled on either side of him, both still resting as their ventral seams were still raw and needed some time to heal before they could start moving around again.

Rocky tapped his claws together and then spoke. “Is Grace alright, question?”

With a sigh he forced himself to sit up with the blanket still covering him. “Just a little sore,” he admitted.

“Apologies,” sighed Adrian. “Did much research but Grace is still hurt.”

Rocky slumped. “Wanted to make experience good for Grace. Wanted Grace to be happy. Rocky and Adrian failed.”

Seeing how dejected they were, Grace threw the blanket off. “No no no, guys you did great.”

Both Rocky and Adrian made a confused sound.

“Look… humans are complex creatures,” sighed Grace as he tried his best to explain. “Half the time we don’t even understand what we want. I won’t lie, you both did freak me out a little at the start and I was a little apprehensive…” Grace blushed a little as he forced himself self to continue. “I did… enjoy it.”

“You did?” Rocky almost jumped up with joy but stopped himself due to his injury. “Grace enjoyed the experience, question!?”

With a beet red face, Grace nodded.

“Adrian so happy Grace enjoyed it!” Adrian swayed where they sat. “Adrian was worried Grace would refuse but we were happy when Grace agreed to take part.”

“Our research proved useful,” chirped Rocky with delight. “Everything went perfect. Grace enjoyed it. Adrian enjoyed it. Rocky enjoyed it. Now we have clutch of eggs to raise together.”

The two nuzzled gently against Grace, purring with delight. Grace sighed and carefully caressed their carapaces. Eridians still had much to learn about humans and vice versa. They did put the effort in to ensure that he wouldn’t get hurt and he couldn’t deny that it was something he wouldn’t mind trying again… the fact that he was thinking that got him thinking he might have brain damage.

“Does Grace want to see eggs, question?”

Grace nodded with a smile.

Rocky leaned over and pulled some blankets, revealing the three eggs that peacefully rested together, a new life growing in each one.

“How long will they take to hatch?”

“Thirty days,” replied Rocky, carefully stroking one. “Keep them incubated until they hatch.”

“Listen for their song. Then they meet us, their parents. Parent Rocky, parent Adrian and parent Grace. We raise them together as happy family.”

Grace stared at the eggs and smiled warmly. “Yeah… a happy family.”

The three continued to observe the eggs for a little while longer. They looked so peaceful sitting there, three little lives peacefully growing into a world that would love and cherish them. They would be raised by all three of them, Rocky and Adrian teaching them the ways of their kind whilst he would teach them about the wonders of human science. Watching them grow into adult Eridians and sending them out into the world to find their own unique path in life. It truly was an amazing thing… life. It had endless possibilities. Hell, he got to meet Rocky and now lived with him and his mate on this amazing world.

Rocky cooed over their eggs and covered them up again, Adrian sighing with content. Yawning out of nowhere, Grace carefully stretched himself out, his tired muscles needing it so bad.

“Can’t wait to watch them grow up,” he said with a weary smile. “Give them names, teach them at my school, watch them find their mates.”

“Yes, they grow up and be happy,” confirmed Rocky with a confident purr, “then we have more!”

“Yeah… then we watch them-… what?”

Adrian giggled. “We want many many clutches! Want many children! Adrian, Rocky and Grace become parents to many children!”

“Yes yes yes, many children to raise and love!”

“Many children for Grace to teach!”

Grace slumped. “Many children to make… together?”

“Yes,” squeaked Rocky and Adrian simultaneously.

As Rocky and Adrian acted excited for their future, Grace felt a little strange. He wasn’t scared… rather he was… eager? They did say they wanted many many children and Grace did like children. He liked Rocky and he liked Adrian… no, he loved them. He adored them. If they wanted more kids… then he wanted more kids with them.

“Remind me again, how long until your next fertility cycle?”

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