AN: Alright you going to have to prepare for a long rambely explanation of all this - because that's how I work. This is based off the popular tumblr picture where Charles suddenly shouts out he's pregnant on the beach and Erik is just kind of like what. Yes, it's been done plenty of times but obviously I don't care. This is an RP and was never intended to be on the internet when my friend and I first started. But we're about 300 words away from 50,000 and not even a 1/4 of the way done with it. Nor have we lost any muse for it... So we might as well show off right?

Second of that - we are both DC fangirls originally, and I know barely anything about X-men beyond this movie and neither does she. So please pass up the mistakes with comic canon and all this - this is based off the movie, and some wiki readings. I am not using any of the canon child as their babies for that same reason - I would be afraid to mess up their personalities.

We each RP different characters, like for example, I have Charles, Moria, Janos, Azazel, Emma, ect, ect, and we share most the OC's going back and forth when needed. There will be lots of OC's not because their important BUT I HAVE THE NEED TO NAME EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING. It's a habit.

Anyways I suck at keeping people in character myself so you are warned there might be big OOC on my part. That.. or that's my anxiety saying that because I'm afraid of getting spazzed at.

Other author here, popping in to point out that I'm the one who acts OOC. She is fine.

Uh what else...oh THIS IS MALE PREGNANCY MALE PREGNANCY THAT MEANS THE BABY IS INSIDE A MAN! If that makes you uncomfortable please do not read.

Anyways this will be updated Fridays, Mondays, and Wednesdays. Each chapter will be at least 3,000 words long - and don't worry you guys won't run out of updates too fast because we're far ahead of you.

Pairings: Erik/Charles, Hank/Raven, Azazel/Janos, Alex/Sean - maybe more later

Story Warnings: Mpreg, OOC, some OC's, language, slash, het, mention past child abuse/neglect, ect, ect whatever if I forgot something I'll warn you before the chapter starts

He wasn't thinking when he had pulled the man from the water. When he took the risk of diving in so he could convince this emotionally broken, interesting, and amazing man out of drowning himself. No one's mind had jumped out to Charles before, not a single one had lured him in as Erik's own did that night. When Charles convinced Erik Lensherr to come back to the surface, instead of dying in an attempt to kill Shaw- he never really thought about the future. Or that is, a future of them together. It was a spur of the moment thing.

After that he never expected to see him again. His desire to get rid of Shaw was so strong and powered by the death of his mother, that Charles really thought that he would leave soon as they hit shore. So when he told Erik he was surprised he had stayed so long, Charles really was surprised. He hadn't been caught off guard like that since he was a child, but Erik Lensherr had easily found a way around that. Just as everything else he seemed to mess with that Charles thought he knew before.

When he came back the day Hank had showed them cerebro, Charles never considered that he would spend months on a road trip with a man he didn't even know. Even more outstandingly the trip would be to find more mutants, and that thought alone had baffled Charles. For a while it was just him and Raven. They were the only ones, the one people who were 'different'. As his sister put it, it was going to be the two of them against the world.

Then he found Erik. It was such a thrilling experience for Charles - but if someone told him that he would be in love with Erik Lensherr before, he really would of doubted that. No, it wasn't because Charles thought he would be unable too, it was all Erik. The man was so addicted and driven on the path to get to Shaw, that he didn't think Erik could ever settle down before the man was dead in his hands.

The telepath sighed, breaking his train of thought and rubbed at his eyes while he sat in Hank's lab. He had sent the boy off to bed not too long ago so he could test something out. Charles found himself subconsciously tapping on the edge of the table worriedly.

If someone told him he would be in his old house - surrounded by his own kind - basically raising teenagers with Erik - he would laughed it off and moved on. If there was one thing he wanted to do most, it was never return to his childhood home. There were too many unpleasant memories that were hidden so deep in every hallway and room that it became unbearable. At the same time both he and Raven were more than ready to move on. To start new somewhere else, but returning had ended up being the safest option for the children. Most of all, he never thought Erik would be good at handling teenagers, and maybe he wouldn't be doing so well- if Charles wasn't here helping him.

Charles bit his lip, looking at test tubes, and cringed before dumping it out. Maybe he could ask Hank to help with this tomorrow... Get some real answers. Right now he didn't want to believe it, but the more he thought about everything that has happened these few months it really wasn't that surprising.

If someone told him he would be pregnant with Erik Lensherr's child, Charles would of offered to drive them to the nearest hospital. Because before meeting Erik - there were some many things that seemed impossible. There wasn't anymore though.

It wasn't a hard to make the decision that Erik didn't need to know at the time. They were getting ready for a battle against Shaw. Erik greatest enemy- the man who drove him with revenge for years. The only thing that mattered... Until he met Charles. Until Charles dragged him in a world filled with people and it was more than just 'Erik and Shaw' for him anymore.

Charles quietly stared at the wall as Hank babbled on trying to explain it. The boy seemed to embarrassed and was stuttering every few seconds and from his thoughts Hanks seemed afraid of startling Charles. He thanked Hank for his help and made him promise not to breath a word to anyone. It wasn't hard to make him agree, but Charles could tell it worried the other mutant.

Most of the week Hank seemed to constantly check up on him, worried about things like too much stress. He continued to brush him off, and tried to not to think about the child growing inside him.

When Charles stood on the plane his heart raced- he had no idea what would happen that day. If they would save the world, if Erik would finally kill Shaw, or if anyone would survive at all. So when he let Erik go to find Shaw alone - he didn't know the mistake he made and the mistakes he would make that day. As Erik and Shaw spoke it worried him immensely because he knew - he knew that Erik was going to put on the helmet soon as he could. But Charles didn't have the heart to make him change his mind and watched helplessly through the link.

He was prepared to freeze Shaw soon as Erik asked him too. Prepared to sacrifice everything... and get nothing in return. He momentarily wondered if there would ever be a time to let Erik know about their baby, but Charles pushed it aside. He didn't have time for something like that bugging him.

The only thing important was making sure his friend could get his revenge, even if it was against everything he stood for.

While Charles busy lost in his thoughts Erik himself couldn't believe that this is finally happening. That the moment had finally come. After years of waiting and wandering, trying to track him down, he was finally at Erik's mercy. Today was the day that he avenged his mother's death.

He permanently engraved that horrible incident in that office in his mind. That had no doubt killed hundreds of other innocents like this, cruelly and without remorse.

Sebastian Shaw.

This man deserved to die, and Erik was going to see that justice was served. This was his moment, when Charles immobilized Shaw, it was his time. The helmet was on now and there was nothing Charles could do to stop him.

Locating the others, developing a… relationship with Charles on the road. The connection that they had made when Erik had moved the satellite, something so big he wouldn't having dreamed of being able to control before.

Because of this attachment he truly did regret that he had to force Charles to help him with this against his will, but Erik had spent too long waiting to get his revenge to give up for anything now. There was nothing that would make him back down now. He was going to murder Shaw, and he was going to do it with the coin that Shaw had killed his mother to get him to move. Then he would be done.

Erik knew that killing Shaw would not bring him any peace- despite what Charles may think, he was harboring no foolish ideas that this would make anything better.

Charles felt the silence consume him once the helmet was on. The feeling just left him cold, not being able to know what Erik was doing. Where he was, what he was thinking- it was just nothing. His breath hitched and Charles froze in place, instead of pacing as he was before. Moira looked confused from behind him, calling his name once and then twice, and soon repeatedly. Charles pounded on the plane wall.

"Erik," he croaked. "Oh god Erik Erik Erik!"

She finally stopped and looked at him with fear when he continued to babble and smashing his fit into the metal walls. He could release Shaw -stop Erik- but that would do nothing. Nothing but get Erik hurt, and that thought made Charles want to throw up.

Erik forced the coin through Shaw's skull slowly, enjoying the fact that this wouldn't be quick or painless, that Shaw would be feeling agony as he died, paying for what he had done to Erik. For the misery that he had already been put through, that he would have to deal with for the rest of his life.

Charles watched the coin from Shaw's eyes, from beginning to end in the man's mind- he felt everything.

He screeched closing his eyes- screaming Erik's name in some odd logic that maybe it would make him stop. Charles knew better... he knew better... but it didn't stop him from doing it. He was in too much pain to think clearly at the moment. Raven had abandoned the plane ages ago, which left only Moira, who was so confused and frightened but went to help him stand when it was finally over.

"Charles... Charles?" She gasped holding onto him. "Did he- did Erik?"

He looked at her and only closed his eyes with a raspy sigh. Moira swallowed nervously and helped him to his feet. Charles told her to stay in the plane while he stumbled out the door to find Erik and Shaw.

Erik was lifting Shaw from the submarine, blood running down his face, the sight was making Charles sick to his stomach. He watched shakily as Erik explained how their enemies were the humans- how they were going to fire missiles on them, as he gave a sly smile, asking Charles to prove him wrong.

"Erik...you can't...Erik you can't do this!" he said quickly trying reason.

Moira was screeching into the plane's intercom how the island was now safe, but she got now reply other than static.

"Erik, please!" Charles begged walking toward him. "There is no reason to do this."

"There's all the reason in the world, Charles. Give me one reason not to."

"You can't - you just...you can't do this because I-" Charles didn't know how to talk him out of it really. So he said the first thing that came to mind without even thinking it through. "Because I'm pregnant!"

Erik stared at his friend. He... Must have heard Charles wrong. But Erik could swear that Charles had just told him that he's pregnant. But that's absurd. That's... Funny, really. Charles was making a joke. At a time like this? While it wasn't really the time for joking around, it was a funny joke and Erik burst into laughter.

"When did this become a bad soap opera?"

Charles flinched at the sound of laughter and frowned. He really regretted it soon as he said it.

"I wasn't kidding Erik…" he said quietly.

Charles really wanted to crawl in his bed and stay there forever at the moment. What made him even think Erik would actually believe it? He didn't believe it himself when he first found out, and neither did Hank. So why should Erik? He glanced over at the kids, who were focused on the ships, and far away enough not to hear the conversation. At least that happened to be on his side.

Charles sighed shakily and looked back at Erik, not really sure what he got himself into. Other than attempting to make him believe the unbelievable.

Erik was about to crack another joke but closed his mouth when he saw Charles' expression. His face was completely serious, and not the sort of fake serious face that one makes when joking. Charles was serious... He really believed that he was... But that's physically impossible. The very idea of it was ridiculous. Maybe he was delusional from stress?

"Charles… Are you… Feeling okay?" Erik said cautiously, concerned that something was wrong now.

Perhaps he had heat stroke? It was extremely hot. The missiles were still hovering in midair, and by now Erik wasn't really paying much attention to them, just enough to keep them suspended. The military officials on the American and Soviet ships were all wondering what was going on and if the missiles were going to be launched back at them.

"I..." he had no idea what to answer that with. "No, not really."

He glanced over at ships, maybe he couldn't convince Erik but he could try and distract him long enough. Charles rubbed at his face and groaned.

"Look Erik, I know you don't believe me but really, we are mutants to begin with," Charles started. "You have the ability to bend metal in any way you choose, I can read minds, my sister can turn into anyone she wants too... So is it really that... Absurd?"

"Well… Y-yes, it is absurd." Erik stuttered, somewhat dumbfounded that he was even having this conversation. "You don't have female parts, how does… Charles, why do you think you're pregnant? How do you know?"

"For Pete's sakes Erik- we have a full running laboratory downstairs!" Charles pointed out. "You think I just randomly decided this one day? No... I tested it -Hank tested it- we tested it several times over and still tested it after that!"

He really felt like quitting right there, Charles pretty much exhausted himself with holding back Shaw. But there were lives on the sake… So it didn't matter how he felt. It never mattered really, he was beginning to notice lately.

"My apologizes, Charles, but you must realize how impossible this sounds, don't you? Are you sure you don't need to lay down in the shade? You know what, I think you need to do that. You said Hank confirmed this? Hank! Come here!" Erik shouted. He led Charles over to some trees to rest there. Despite himself, Erik was starting think that perhaps Charles wasn't just spouting nonsense. No… That wasn't possible. Charles is a man. Erik had seen more than enough of Charles' body to prove that beyond a doubt.

But Charles did have a point. What the mutants did wasn't supposed to be possible, and yet it is was… And really, if you looked at it from an evolutionary standpoint, an organism that was able to reproduce with the same sex would be have an advantage. Erik shook head and threw the thought from his head. Charles had been in the heat for too long. He wasn't in his right mind. Hank would come over and be just as confused as he was.

Hank turned from the groups of kids and came running.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Charles got overheated somehow and he's not in his right mind, he's going on about- um, he says he's pregnant, actually. He also says that you confirmed this in the lab. That's ridiculous, though, right Hank?" Erik said hopefully. Charles… Could not be pregnant. Because if he was, then Charles would have told him…

"Er… About that, Erik. I don't know how to tell you this. But Charles is fine. I've tested him again and again and again, checked the equipment for malfunctions and checked a few more times, but it continues to turn up positive. Seeing as you're the only person Charles has had any sexual contact with recently… You're going to be a father, Erik."

Erik stared at Hank for a moment. This... This wasn't a joke. This certainly didn't feel like a dream. Erik was in shock. He had… Somehow knocked up his- his… Boyfriend, lover, soon-to-be-mother/father of his children? His head was spinning. This… Made no sense. None at all. But it was somehow the truth. Erik turned to Charles.

"Charles… You're… I'm sorry I didn't believe you. I…" Erik laughed suddenly. "Well then. I guess you win, that is quite a reason." Erik held out his hand in the direction of the missiles and brought them to rest on the beach.

Charles felt everyone relax once the missiles finally stopped. He smiled at Hank briefly before looking at Erik again.

"Thank you..." he laughed shakily. "May I get back up now?"

Since the threat was over everyone seemed to subconsciously drift into a group, all of them watching Erik, Charles and Hank quietly from a distance. From everyone's thoughts and minds, Charles could tell they were all waiting to see what Erik did next. He wasn't deliberately reading anyone's minds but because everyone was so dazed they were projecting their thoughts quite clearly. So clearly that he couldn't ignore them if he wanted to.

Azazel and Riptide were willing to pretty much do whatever now that Shaw was gone, while Raven and Angel seemed intent on following Erik. The boys' thoughts were only of returning home and Moria was still in a state of panic. She was practically shouting confused thoughts of why the government could ever think of leaving her to die. Speaking of the boys, Charles saw Alex and Sean share a look and turn their attention toward the missiles. They both inched closer since everyone else was distracted.

Don't you two even dare, Charles sent them telepathically.

Both boys jumped away from the explosives they were about to touch and scrabbled back next to Raven.

"We should be heading back home soon," Charles mentioned and then mumbled quietly. "And maybe you could take off that helmet too."

Home. Erik hadn't been planning on going home. He had been planning to go off on his own, to fight the humans. But that wasn't an option anymore, with Charles' pregnancy. Erik was surprised that a part of him was relieved that he didn't have to leave anymore. Though staying together was going to be… Awkward, to say the least, with the mutants divided on whether to work with or against the humans. Erik very reluctantly took off the helmet.

Charles relaxed when he felt the presence of Erik's mind return. The complete silence had made him sick to his stomach. For the past months he was used to Erik being there and when he suddenly vanished- it made him panic.

"Charles. You knew that you were pregnant. Why would you come here? What if you had gotten hurt, or worse? And why didn't you tell me this before?" Erik said, worried about the state of the child now.

Erik was slightly hurt that Charles had kept that from him. But he swallowed that and helped Charles up off the ground.

He still gripped Erik's hand that helped him up, "I thought it would be best."

He sighed and looked over at the submarine, "You were focused one Shaw...we were all focused on him really - needing to beat him that is. There was training to do and everyone needed to be prepared. We didn't have time for distractions and I thought it would be best just to... Keep it to myself. Just until all this was sorted out really."

Charles seemed reluctant to looked Erik in the eyes. He knew the chance was Erik staying after they defeated Shaw was slim. Really... He never planned on telling him if he wasn't going to stay. Charles didn't want to hold him back, but then he never expected Erik to try and kill all the men on ships.

"It just made sense at the time really," he gave a small smile.

"Charles, distraction or not, you should have told me the moment you knew for sure." Erik paused and turned to Hank. "You should have told me, it's my kid as much as it is his."

"Charles made me promise not to tell you, and I don't blame him for it. You would have been worried the entire time, and the extra stress wouldn't have been beneficial for anyone." Hank defended, and promptly retreated to where the others were standing. He felt like he was intruding on a private moment by listening to their conversation. Erik sighed.

He watched Hank leave, "Don't be too hard on him, Erik- I was the one that made the choice for you not to know, and he was just following what I asked him to do."

"I understand that you didn't want to worry me, Charles, but still... You shouldn't have kept this to yourself, that must have been killing you. You shouldn't have even come here while you're pregnant. You should be… I don't know what pregnant people are supposed to be doing, but I do know that trying to take on a rogue mutant with dangerous abilities and warships from two superpowers are not ideal activities for a pregnant person to be engaging in."

"Also, I handled it all by myself just fine, "Charles frowned. "How would you have gotten rid of Shaw without me here? Really Erik, if I would of told you, I would most likely still be back at the house, and that wouldn't turn out well. I would be worrying about you and kids- while all of you would have to go by a completely different strategy. One that might not work- because we didn't even know if this one would work."

He paused, "I'm not saying you're all dependent of me or anything, but if you made it here by the same time we did today, the ship would of crossed the line and we'd all be in World War III."

"And yes...I did hate not having you know," Charles admitted quietly. "But it was never really a wise choice to tell you at the time. Besides- you know now... And Shaw is gone." He finished tiredly looking back at Erik.

"I… Suppose you're right." Erik said reluctantly. There really hadn't much else Charles could have done. The mission was pretty dependent on him, despite his trying to make it out not to be. Staying home only would have caused complications. "We should get the kids and head home."

He was going to be a father. He, Erik Lensherr, was going to have a child. A son or a daughter. Of all the things that Erik thought that he could handle and do well, this was not one of them. What if he messed something up, what if he couldn't parent at all, what if the kid hated him, what if… His head spun in circles. He didn't know anything about pregnancy or babies. That was going to have to change. He made a mental note to buy some books on the subject.

"Stop worrying," Charles chuckled and pulled him along. "I care here you panicking clear as day."

As he tugged the other man along with him to where the children stood, Charles turned his attention to Azazel, "As fun as this all is would you mind getting us all out of here, if that's okay? You don't have to stay afterward if you don't want too."

He and Riptide shared a look, debating on the question, "That goes for everyone by the way, no one has to stay if they don't want too," Charles added looking at Angel.

Why should we trust you? Riptide thought.

Charles smiled, I don't blame you doubting me, but truly I just want to get the children home. You are very welcome to stay there too - I know what you thought of Shaw.

Riptide narrowed his eyes, I know how Emma was - I will not trust you telepath, but it is not like we have much of a choice.

"I assure both of you, I am nothing like Miss Frost," he finally spoke out loud.

"I can not take everyone at once," Azazel answered. "But I will do it."

Charles nodded and gestured for the children and Moria to leave first. It took a couple trips and when he returned it was just the four adults that remained.

He squeezed Erik's hand, "Well... Let's go home."

AN: Hope you liked it :) review please!