[BubbleBelly321]

The expression on Alex's face fell, and he immediately went pale as a sheet. Looking closely, the young man could see Hitsugi's middle slowly swelling. He then lifted his own shirt to see his own belly and moved a hand to his face to hold in his shocked gasp. Alex's own belly, though slightly smaller than Hitsugi's also had a definite curve to it, and seemed to be very slowly stretching itself outwards.

Lowering his shirt, Alex looked at Hitsugi and lowered his hand from his mouth. His eyes were wide with shock, and he had once more started to shake with fear. A strange realization came over him and he slowly began to speak.

"Hi-Hitsugi. I think...this was that thing's plan all along. Us finding the cavern, touching that skull...changing us into...whatever the hell we turned into." He shook even more, and held his arms close, gripping his sleeves. "It wanted us to head back there and...mate with us. And..." He struggled to find the right words. "I think it might have...impregnated us."