Welcome to chapter 2 everyone. This is the first chapter with dialogue and I'm clearly not a master at writing it but I did try my best. There are spacing changes in this chapter so that the dialogue and story is easier to read and follow along with. There are some references to some parts of childbirth and the natural events that happen afterwards such as breastfeeding. Now with that stuff out of the way, please enjoy reading chapter 2 :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon or any other franchise related to it.

Additional Information Before Reading:

-Certain warm blooded Pokémon give birth to live offspring in this story(usually born as an egg, which sounds really painful for the parent)

-Pokémon don't usually wear clothes but certain professions do require slight clothing all depending on the profession they are in.

-The next few chapters will be told from the perspective of the parents. This will change later in the story.

Chapter 2: A Warm Welcome

500 years after the formation of the tribes, in the northeastern part of North America, smack dab in the middle of Pennsylvania, in an average sized hospital, a happily married Blaziken couple eagerly awaited the arrival of their new baby. The mother, whose name was Shula Pyre, started having massive contractions only a few hours ago. Her husband Kelvin Blaze brought her to the hospital that morning as he sat at her side comforting since they arrived. With Shula being in labor for almost 6 hours, the baby torchic was finally greeted into the great big world on November 7, 2709 at 5:30 P.M.

"Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Blaze, it's a boy!" exclaimed a white-coated Alakazam.

After all the cleanup and newborn screenings were taken care of, the Alakazam once again entered the room, but this time cradling the newborn baby torchic swaddled in a snow white colored blanket and gently handed the featherless bundle of joy to the mother. Both of the parents were amazed at seeing the little torchic open its eyes for the first time and start cooing at its parents. Their hearts instantly melted as it started to squirm and smile while taking in its surroundings. As the parents were adoring their new born baby, the Alakazam started typing away on his tablet-like device with a stylus.

Looking up from the tablet he asked, "Have you two decided on a name for your bouncing baby boy?"

Kelvin and Shula looked at each other, having talked about boys names extensively beforehand, gave the name "Benjamin Charr Blaze."

The doctor looked back down and continued filling out more information such as the baby's name, length of 10 in. and weight which happened to be 2 lbs. exactly.

"Alright, he's all set. I'll come back in about an hour or so to check up on the baby."

"Alright Dr. Al, thanks for everything." Kelvin said as Dr. Al left the room.

With everyone but the family out of the hospital room the baby quickly became the center of attention.

"Look honey, he's got your beautiful eyes." said Kelvin cutely.

"Oh he does, and look how cute his little feet are." Shula said in a high-pitched voice.

"His feathers are starting to grow too." Kelvin said excitedly.

The parents would continue to marvel at Arceus' little creation and having some time in between to feed and burp Ben before Dr. Al came back for the checkup.

"Okay, lets see here" he said as he placed a stethoscope on Ben's chest. "Everything sound normal there." and continued on with a visual inspection of the eyes, ears, mouth, skin and very short feathers. "It all looks pretty good." he said while nodding his head. "Now we have a tradition here at the hospital where we display all the newborn babies at the nursery that we have down the hall. It's not required of parents to conform with this tradition but it would be greatly appreciated if you did so."

"Yeah that's fine with us" said Shula looking up at Kelvin who was now holding and looking at the baby. Kelvin, who was completely lost in the love he had for his newborn child, heard what the doctor said but didn't really comprehend it. "Honey?" Shula asked Kelvin, "Did you hear what the doctor said?"

"Huh?" replied Kelvin looking at his wife and then the doctor with a confused look on his face. Realizing what was going and what was asked of him he begun to look a little embarrassed and finally said, "Oh Arceus, I-I'm so sorry Dr. Al." as he gently placed the baby in the Alakazam's arms.

The doctor just gave Kelvin a smile, "I see it happen all the time Mr. Blaze, there no need to sweat it." assured the Alakazam.

Kelvin smiled back awkwardly at the doctor as he watched him leave with his child. A couple of minutes later an Audino wearing pink nurse clothes walked in with a few small books and pamphlets in her hands. Approaching the couple she happily stated "Hello, I'm Abby Dino, one of the many baby experts located here in the hospital. I know that you know how big of an undertaking a baby can be and with Torchic being one of the more picky fire types to raise, you'll probably need these." handing the books and pamphlets to both of the parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Blaze had researched beforehand how difficult it was to raise a Torchic as they both saw having children together was the ultimate form of love, second to being married. Both parents began to scan the different pamphlets and books as they soon realizing they were in for the ride of their lives. Shula, finding something in one of the pamphlets, gave it a disgusted and confused look, also showing it to Kelvin who reacted in a similar way.

Noticing their expressions Abby quickly spoke up, "Do you have a question Mr. & Mrs. Blaze?"

"Umm yes, why would you want to tape down the feathers that are growing longer than the others in the baby's first 2 years?" asked Shula.

"Oh, it's actually quite simple." Abby replied, "All newly born Torchic don't molt their feathers until two years of age which leaves a long period of time where their feathers can grow to long lengths. Long enough to the point where it might start to impact the baby's motor skills, possibly its sight and many other senses. Although longer feathers are more of a male thing, precautions should be taken whether the baby be male or female. The taping down of certain feathers or areas usually ensures even length and growth of most of the feathers. Of course if there were any stragglers, they can be cut in half but not plucked completely. Plucking of feathers can harm young Trochics and leave bald spots where that feather used to be. After their two year threshold however, they begin to molt as normal and plucking every once in a while won't have any negative health effects."

"Interesting, we'll definitely be keeping a close eye on feather growth then" responded Shula.

"I have a question." stated Kelvin kindly.

"Fire away" Abby said, clever of her little play on words, but no one seemed to notice.

"What kind of blanket would you recommend for Benjamin in his early, featherless months of life? We did some research before we decided to have a baby and a lot of places said that baby Torchic's need an external source of warmth or extra layer to keep them warm."

"My answer to that question would depend on where your baby is at. If he's inside the house just sitting in some sort of chair then you probably don't need some external heat source or blanket. You see, Torchics naturally produce a very good and steady source of heat inside their body's which sometimes makes them feel warm when you hug them for example. When you would want to use them is when you travel outside or while your walking around with the baby in a public place. If he's outside uncovered, an ambient temperature of less than 75 degrees could cause his body cool down which would negatively affect his health and wearing something in public can help with the fact that he'll be featherless. What the hospital offers you in terms of external heat sources is a very cute orange onesie that's really easy to take off and put back on. Luckily for you the hospital does provide a free onesie for all torchic and other bird-like baby Pokémon families. With yours being fireproof of course and if you ever wanted more than one you can choose from a list in one of the pamphlets I gave you."

"Thank you very much, we'll certainly look into getting a few extra ones." Shula spoke up eagerly.

This questionnaire continued for an hour and a half as the new parents continued to learn more and more about their new baby. It soon came to an abrupt end as Dr. Al came walking in with a sleeping Torchic wearing a very cute orange onesie and gently placed him in the bassinet to the left of their bed.

Now looking at the parents, asked them "Don't you think you two should get some sleep? It's almost 8:30 at night."

"But I still have more questions for Abby." Shula protested.

"Shula, I think the doctor's right, we need to get as much sleep as we can before Ben wakes up in the middle of the night." said Kelvin while yawning.

"Oh, I hadn't thought of that." She said sadly, then looked up at Abby with a smile. "Well thank you Abby very much for answering our questions and we really appreciate your time."

"Your welcome Mr. and Mrs. Blaze and I wish you two luck in caring for Ben." Abby said while waving as she left the hospital room.

"I'm gonna leave so you can get some sleep, as your husband I see has already got a head start." whispered Dr. Al as Shula looked to her right seeing her husband out cold beside her, snoring away.

"Thank you Dr. Al" Shula said tiredly

The alakazam just nodded and waved at her while dimming the lights to a low hue before leaving and closing the door. It only took a few minutes for Shula to fall asleep as the exciting day drained her of her energy that would usually keep her up until the early hours of the morning.

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A loud, shrieking sound suddenly woke up Shula making her jerk upward and soon realized where it was coming from. It was Ben, crying and shrieking at the top of his lungs while flailing around in the bassinet. Looking up at the red digital clock on the wall which read 3:56 A.M. then looking over to her husband who was still somehow unfazed by the assault on her ears and started to shake him and call his name

"Kelvin, Kelvin wake up, KELVIN."

"Huh, what, w...what's up honey?" said Kelvin sleepily, now beginning to hear why she was awake. "Is that the baby?" he asked while yawning.

"Yes, can you get him for me?"

"Yeah, yeah I can get him" walking around the bed, carefully picking Ben up and placed him into her arms.

"Do you think he's hungry?" Shula asked.

"I would assume so, he hasn't had any food other than before the checkup." replied Kelvin while returning to his side of the bed.

Shula sighed as she began to shift feathers on her chest, lifted Ben up slightly and started to feed him until he was satisfied, fighting sleep as hard as she could while doing so.

"Do you want to burp him Kelvin?"

"Yeah, I can…...do that." Kelvin said while being interrupted by a long yawn.

Shula gently handing Ben off to Kelvin along with a white towel, with Shula falling back to sleep shortly after. Putting the cloth over his right shoulder, Kelvin began to burp Ben until he noticed a foul stench come across his nose. He soon realized the source being Ben's diaper which was quickly and cautiously changed before Kelvin returned to burping Ben, with little belches happening every other minute until the baby fell back asleep. Kelvin, already half asleep, decided to lay back down on the bed and doze off with Ben comfortably sleeping on his chest. Silence once again overtook the hospital room with the new family now sleeping soundly, apart from Kelvin's very loud snoring.

Alright, I hope you all enjoyed a decent sized Chapter 2. First things first, I'd like to thank 'The Office' tv show for teaching me what goes on before a baby is born(the episode where Pam has her kid). Chapter 3 is available for everyone's reading pleasure so check it out if you have the time. Make sure to keep an eye on my profile as I post updates, release dates and the status of future chapters there. Also thanks for over 50 views on Chapters 1 & 2. It may not seem like much but any view means a lot to me as a new writer. Thanks for reading and I will talk to you guys later :)

Updated 6-9-19: Fixed many punctuation errors, small grammatical ones and applied a decent level of varnish to make certain parts of the story a little more shiny :D