~Part 2: Cries In Vain/The Poison ~
Emma gasped as she woke up, shaking Tecton awake. "Tecton, I can-" She gasped for air. "B-barely breathe and my chest hurts." Tecton quickly checked her for injuries, finding non. Zip, zilch, nada. "It'll be ok, Horace will know what to do." Tecton said, picking up Emma bridal style to take her to mighty Med. Emma began to cough up blood as she leaned on Tecton before passing out. Tecton frowned, running even faster at this point, not even caring if anyone saw, just needing to save his Emma, Jackson's mommy.
Tecton rushed into Mighty Med. "What's wrong?" Horace asked, concerned. "Something's wrong with Emma." Tecton says rushed and panicked. Emma's chest rose and fell slower than normal. Horace and Benny rushed Emma to a room, allowing Tecton and Jackson to stay in the room but at a distance. As Horace began to treat Emma, Jackson started fussing. He wailed loudly, reaching for Emma and flailing his arms. As Jackson fussed, he ended up hitting Tecton in the face, right on his nose. "Ow!" Tecton rubbed his nose. "Be careful with your old man." He tried to bounce Jackson to calm him down. "Calm down buddy, your mom's going to be fine." Tecton tried, recovering from being his by his son, who had indeed inherited his super strength besides hurting Emma before he was born.
"She's going into cardiac arrest!" Benny suddenly yelled as Horace pushed Tecton out of the room. Tecton was speechless, he couldn't find a voice to question what was going on. 'Will she even be ok?' He thought. Jackson kept fussing, breaking into his hungry cry, which he didn't usually do because Emma would sense than he was hungry and then nurse and cuddle him. Kaz came over and handed Tecton a bottle of donated breast milk. Tecton tried feed Jackson the bottle but he absolutely refused the bottle, pushing it away and fussing even more, if that was possible.
Tecton continued to try and soothe Jackson, but nothing worked. He just wanted his mom. "Way to make daddy feel loved." Tecton sighed deeply as he rocked Jackson. Soon, after a while of rocking and trying to sing, Jackson fell asleep.
A little while later, Benny came back out to Tecton, shaking him awake since he had fallen asleep. "Emma was poisoned with a mixture of Cyanide, Arsenic, Heroin and Oxycontin." He told Tecton. "Will she be ok?" Tecton asks. "It's hard to say. She also had a non- epileptic seizure." Benny clarified. Tecton sighed, looking down at the sleeping Jackson. Jackson then woke up and began to fuss again, clearly wanting Emma. He was in her uterus for nine and a half months after all. He had been overdue, and Emma had to stay in Mighty Med as her pregnancy progressed because of how she was a normo and Jackson inheriting Tecton's powers.
"You can see her in a little while." Benny said, noticing Jackson fussing. "Has he eaten?" Tecton shook his head. "He's refusing anything but nursing from Emma." He explained. Benny nodded. "Must be a mama's boy them." He joked, trying to lighten the mood. Tecton just sighed, barely laughing at the impromptu joke.
When Tecton was finally allowed to see Emma, he gasped. She was hooked up to many machines, including a ventilator with ivs dripping antitoxins and antidotes into her veins. It was obvious that she had almost died. Jackson cried softly, reaching for Emma. Tecton quietly sat next to Emma, setting Jackson down next to her and holding her hand. Emma didn't exactly stir, but she weakly curled her fingers around Tecton's hand in her 'sleep'. Jackson cooed softly, glad to be close to his mommy again. With the ventilator, it was impossible to tell whether she was breathing on her own or not. Tecton watched Emma sleep and made sure Jackson wouldn't roll off the bed- though her was only a month old, there was the problem that he had inherited Tecton's powers, including his Super Strength.
Tecton looked over as Emma started mumbling through the ventilator, still unconscious. "Daddy, stop, please stop. It hurts daddy." Even with the ventilator muffling her, her voice was raspy. Tecton gasped. He knew Emma's father was bed, but nod that bad as to abuse her. With his hand that wasn't holding her hand, Tecton reached up and ran his fingers through Emma's long, copper red hair. Emma stirred softly, groaning weakly in pain. "What happened?" She then blinked. "I can't see!" Emma reached out for Tecton, touching his face and hair. "You were poisoned." He explained to Emma. "Benny!" Tecton called. "What is it?" Benny asked, rushing in. "Emma woke up and now she can't see." Tecton explained. Benny nodded before looking at Emma's eyes with an Ophthalmoscope as Emma nursed Jackson. "The seizure must have somehow pinched her nerves, causing her to be blind temporarily." Benny told Tecton. "Temporarily? How long is temporarily?" He demanded. "I'm not sure." Benny said. "Calm down." He suggested.
"How can I calm down when someone almost murdered my fiancé, the mother of our one month old son?" Tecton asked smugly. "She's fine now though, you got her here in time." Benny reassured Tecton. "But if I didn't, she would be a goner since she's a normo and I can only heal myself." Tecton put his head in his hands. Benny sighed, not sure what else to do as he went to get a walker for Emma.
Over the course of the next few days, Emma had to figure out how to walk with a walker while seeing nothing but darkness. She kept Jackson close to her and leaned on Tecton. Tecton had to help Emma with everything, even feeding her. He didn't want to leave her but he needed to fight Megahertz and other villains. Since Emma still needed help, Tecton dropped Emma and Jackson off at Mighty Med so Kaz, Horace and Benny could stay with her and also help with Jackson.
As Emma sat with Jackson, she could help but notice how different it was without Oliver. She thought she felt bandages on Kaz's wrist, but she brushed it off. "Can you get me some water?" She asked. Kaz nodded, getting her a plastic glass of water with a straw, helping Anna sip it while she nursed Jackson again. One Jackson was done eating, Kaz changed him for Emma before Emma and Jackson took a nap together while they wait for Tecton.
A Month And A Few Weeks Later:
Emma screamed as she and Jackson were grabbed by Wallace. "Let's go bitch." Wallace dragged Emma to a van by her hair. She yelped in pain. Tecton. Emma started to cry softly, holding Jackson close to her. "Shut up." Wallace held a pistol to Emma's head. Emma whimpered, biting her lip so hard it began to bleed. Wallace held the gun to her head as he drove. "What to do with you? Cut your tongue out? No, I know. We'll have some fun first." Emma pulled Jackson closer to her. "Maybe we'll use the brat as Target practice." Wallace said, thinking aloud .
Emma immediately went into Mama bear mode, having gotten her sight back the Month before. "You could do what you want to mean but don't hurt Jackson or the new baby, if she's even still alive." Emma snarls at Wallace. "New baby?" Wallace asked. Emma sighs. "In my stomach, yes." She glared at Wallace. "Maybe I'll blow it to hell." Wallace said moving the pistols towards her stomach. "No." Emma growls then sighs. "I doubt she's still alive anyways." She looks down at her lap. Wallace chucked, keeping his eyes on the road. Emma sighs again then looks down. "Rape me all you want but I swear, if you put a hand on any of my children..." Wallace laughed. "Oh you swear, do ya? Who's got the gun right now?"
"Whatever." Emma sighed again. "You know for a prisoner you're awfully annoying." Wallace said. Emma rolls her eyes. "Well you're annoying too." She spat, keeping Jackson close and trying to scoot away from Wallace as best as she could.
Back at Tecton's house, the invisible dog whimpered and jumped on Tecton once he got home. "What's wrong boy?" Tecton asked. The invisible dog whines, dragging Tecton all around the house to see that Emma and Jackson were gone. "Where are they?" Tecton asks the dog. The invisible dog whined and pointed at his nose to where the lock to the back door was broken and some of Emma's blood was on the floor. "Fuck." Tecton swore as he saw the blood, following their tracks to where Wallace had had the van. He began to search the city for Emma, worried as Hell.
Tecton flew around town, spotting the van and hearing Emma with his super hearing. He landed a few feet away from the van, breaking the lock quietly and immediately untying Emma. Emma hugged Tecton, sniffling. "Are you alright?" Tecton asks. "Y-yeah." Emma stuttered. Tecton was able to fight Wallace and incapacitate him for the time being, flying Emma and Jackson back to Mighty Med.
"T-tecton, honey?" Emma asked, starting to cry fully as she sat on a bed inside Mighty Med. "What's wrong?" Tecton asked, hugging Emma. Emma sighed as she starts sobbing again. "Tecton, I found out I was pregnant again the other day and didn't get a chance to tell you, ... but..." She sighs deeply. "When Wallace kidnapped me, I hit my stomach and I think I had a miscarriage." Emma hugs Tecton tightly, still crying and not able to stop. "But..." Techton hugged her back. "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have left you alone." Emma hugs Tecton even tighter. "It could have been a girl." She points down to all the blood still on her. "We're still waiting to see a doctor, but we're adopting Anna as our daughter now." Techton began to cry.
Emma laid her head on Tecton's shoulder as she cried, them went to the bathroom for a minute. When she came out she showed him the tiny body in her hands. Techton began crying even more mumbling something about "our poor lil girl." Emma cried even harder too. "Even with how many weeks she would be, she still had ten tiny fingers and ten tiny toes." "Our poor lil girl. She hadn't even been born yet." Techton mumbled. "I know." Emma says. "Can you get Horace?" Techton nodded as he let go of her to go get Horace. Emma waited. "Horace?" She asks softly, showing him the baby as she leaned on Tecton.
Horace looks at the dead baby, shocked. "Poor baby. Maybe we can plan a funeral for the unborn child." Tecton nodded dumbly as Emma nodded as well. "Do you want to hold her?" She asked Tecton. Tecton nodded as Emma gently handed him the baby. Techton held the dead baby and began crying even more. Emma huggged Tecton tightly, still crying. Techton handed Emma back their baby. Emma gently cradles her in her hands. "What should we name her?"
"I don't know. Won't naming her make it harder on us?" Tecton asked. Emma sighed as her and Tecton thought about names. "What about Samantha?" Emma asked quietly. Tecton nodded. "Samantha Abigail." Emma whispers. "Alright, poor Samantha." Tecton said. "I'll plan the funeral for Samantha," Horace replied, walking out of the hospital lobby. Both Emma and Tecton cried as they watched Horace leave.
Three Months Later:
"We're pregnant." Horace made the announcement about him and his girlfriend, now fiance, Hannah. Samantha would be kicking by now if she was alive. Emma thought bitterly, walking out of the hospital as Tecton followed her. "What's wrong?" He wrapped her arms around her waist. "What's wrong is not only did my father hurt me, and my uncle possibly still be after you, if the fact that It's the three-month anniversary of the miscarriage and our baby girl would be kicking by now!" She pushed Tecton away, rocking Jackson.
"Oh honey." Tecton said, hugging Emma tightly. "It'll be ok." He kisses her forehead. "You said that after her funeral, and nothing has changed." Emma started crying. "Sam is watching over her big brother, and we'll see her again someday." Emma bit her lip. "I just- I just wish things were different." She laying her head in the crook of Tecton's neck. Tecton nodded, hugging Emma tightly but being careful of his strength. "I know, I do too. But when we're both ready and Jackson's a bit older, we can have more kids, even though they wouldn't replace Sam." Emma laid next to Tecton on one of the bed as Tecton sung to her to the best of his abilities as they cried themselves to sleep.
'Breathe. Listen for my footfall in your heart. I am not gone but merely walk within you. - Nicholas Evans'
~Now that it's over, I just wanna hold her I'd give up all the world to see that little piece of heaven looking back at me. Now that it's over, I just wanna hold her. I've gotta live with the choices I made, and I can't live with myself today. Hey Lucy, I remembered your birthday. They said it'd bring some closure to say your name. I know I'd do it all different if I had the chance, but all I got are these roses to give and they can't help me make amends. Here we are, now you're in my arms, I never wanted anything so bad. Here we are, for a brand new start, living the life that we could've had. Me and Lucy walking hand in hand, me and Lucy never wanna end. Just another moment in your eyes, I'll see you in another life, in heaven where we never say goodbye. -Skillet- Lucy~
I am so sorry if I made any of you guys cry while you were reading this. I'm almost pretty much crying now too. Nonetheless, I hope all of you guys liked this part, and I'll see you in the last part once I get to it.
I love you all so much.
Xoxo, Breana.
*By the way, people name miscarried babies (mostly the ones where there was actually a little body and not just a blood clot), and stillborn babies so they can get closure. Like the song Lucy by Skillet- which is about an abortion that the couple regretted doing. If you're wondering: Wouldn't naming it make it harder? Like adding insult to injury? Well they name the baby they lost so they can grieve and have closure, and with stillbirth, they usually had a name already picked out for the baby or babies. And if you're thinking: Yeesh children are sounding more and more depressing by the moment, miscarriages are because the baby wouldn't have survived anyways, so nature takes 'care' of it, or the baby didn't implant in a good spot in the uterus, or the mom falls or something, and they don't know the exact cause for a lot of stillbirths. Though some stillbirths are caused by certain infections and stuff.
