Planet of the Apes Alternate Universe where the Lawgiver lives and Sullivan DIES! Inspired by Boom! Studios Planet of the Apes Comic Books.
Chapter One
Sullivan's Death
It was late at night in Mak all the ape citizens where asleep except the gorilla police force that was on the night patrol. The humans of Southtown A.K.A."Skintown." were up patiently awaiting for news of the Mayor Sullivan. An hour ago she started her contractions ,but she was a month early! Word gat around pretty quick in Southtown. The only people who didn't know were the apes. They rarely pay attention to human problems. The only apes that would care are Sullivan's adopted Grandfather the Lawgiver and her sister"Alaya." but they didn't even know Sullivan was pregnant not because she didn't want them to know, but she really didn't care if they did. Now she was fighting not only for her life, but the life of her unborn child.
" Aaaaaaaaagggghhhh! " Sullivan was screaming in pain trying not to pass out. Sweat was pouring from all over her body.
"Push, Sully, Push!" Bako was saying to Sullivan. He was beside her bed holding her hand which was extremely hard to do, it was like arm wrestling a hairless , skinny gorilla . The midwife was trying her best to make Sullivan comfortable, but to no avail. There was too much blood, the good news was that they could now see the baby's crown.
"One more big push Sullivan ." The midwife was instructing Sullivan from in front of the bed, ready to help the infant come into the world. "O no! Sullivan stop". The umbilical cord was wrapped around the neck three times. Quickly the midwife unwrapped the umbilical cord as fast as she , could without hurting the baby.
"OK, Sullivan push as hard as you can." The midwife said, with relief written all over her face, but they both knew that the danger was far from over. Using the last of her strength for that one push. The baby finally came out, covered in blood and vernix(The waxy white substance).
"Bako, would you like to cut the umbilical cord?" The midwife and Bako looked exhausted, but not as exhausted as Sullivan was.
" I would be honored." Bako reached for the pair of scissor on the metal tray beside the bed and then cut the umbilical cord. The midwife than wrapped the baby in a brown blanket and handed the child to Sullivan.
" It's a boy Mayor Sullivan." The midwife joyously said, she than went to stop the bleeding.
"He is so beautiful." Even tho she was covered in blood, sweat and tears Sullivan never looked more happy in her life. Than, with no warning what so ever, Sullivan screamed so loud that Bako and the midwife had to cover their ears so that their ear drums won't burst.
"What's wrong Sullivan?" Bako asked
The midwife quickly took the baby boy from his mother to safely bring him to a crib in the corner of the room. She than went right back to Sullivan to see what was wrong.
"It hurts!" Sullivan screamed at Bako. The midwife gasped, there was blood all over the floor.
"Bako, bring me the metal tray over there!" Bako ran over to where she was pointing, grabbed the tray, and brot it to her. She grabbed a tool that had a curved blade at the end, she went to work right away, trying to stop the bleeding. Bako went beside Sullivan to hold her hand.
"Come on Sully, you can make it." Bako was telling Sullivan.
The midwife tried her best to stop the bleeding, but it was not enough. As Sullivan bleed to death, she looked over to where her baby boy was asleep in the crib, tears running down her face as she slowly closes her eyes for the last time.
"Nooo, Sully you can't die, your son needs you, Southtown needs you!" Bako snapped, he tried not to cry, to be strong for the both of them.
The midwife called the time of death, her face was like a stone statue as she placed the blanket over Sullivan's lifeless bady.