Sorry for such a long delay but I have been really busy with fencing practices. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah(for my jewish readers like me)

Zelda quickly walked up the living room stairs with here sister and niece at her feet.

"Salem stay here," she added nervously. The Witch's Council was already mad at her and she didn't need Salem making it worse.

Zelda opened the door to the portal, her hand shaking as she turned the doorknob. Suddenly she felt to comforting hands on her shoulder making her turn around. She saw the gentle smiles on her family's faces and knew that no matter wha happened this wasn't just her problem; they were all in this together.

Within seconds of closing the door the Spellman family was transported to the other realm. Stepping out of the closet they were at the Witch's Council. Zelda could feel all of the judges staring at her, there eyes like ice causing goose bumps to rise on her arms. Zelda now knew how Hester Prynne from The Scarlet Letter had felt when she was found to be pregnant. She didn't care what people thought of her and wore her Scarlet A with her head held high, as Zelda planned to in a metaphorical sense.

Right in front of her was the head of the Witch's Council, with her white, powdered wig and black robe. Her appearance made her look just but on the inside her heart was a lump of coal.

"Zelda Spellman. Do you know why your her?" she said with a deep alto voice that would send chills down the spine the black knight.

"Yes. It because I'm pregnant with a mortal's child but please don't punish my unborn baby. This is my fault," Zelda said with her hand placed gently on her flat stomach. She barely knew the child she was carrying but already would move mountains for him or her.

The entire council started to laugh after Zelda's speech, making the Spellman's to turn red with anger.

"You people must have no heart," Zelda screamed over the council who were laughing at like hyenas. "I just spilled my soul to all of you. I would like to know how you are going to punish me."

"Actually it's our fault you are pregnant." The head judge said, controlling her laughter,

"What!" All three of them yelled with relived that Zelda wouldn't be punished, but at the same time confused and angry about why they would do this.

"Well you see there are way too many witches of the young generation that are how do you put it, screw ups when it comes to magic," The head judge said with an eye on Sabrina, setting her as an example. "We decided that we wanted to create the perfect witch, one who is smart, clever, charming, funny, and of course cute with amazing skill in magic. As you now Zelda, it's all about genetics. That's were you come in Zelda. We chose you out of millions of witch's to be the mother of that child.

"So after it's born you're just going to take my child from me and put it on display like some kind of animal at the zoo?" Zelda said with anger, but at the same time was honored to been chosen. For years she had been working with the other realm academy of science, but had never been given recognition for being the only female in there.

"Actually no. You are more then capable of teaching this child how to use its powers. I wouldn't be surprised if it knew the full periodic table of elements by the time it was 6 months old. Anything else?" She asked, knowing there would be more questions.

"How pregnant am I exactly," Zelda asked, happy that she would get to raise this child.

"You will be 8 weeks pregnant on Tuesday. Now if there isn't anything else…"

"Actually I have a question," Hilda said, interrupting the judge right as she was going to speak. "Who's the baby's father?"

"I knew someone was going to ask that," The head of the Witch's council said, rolling her eyes. Suddenly she yelled "Charles, hit the lights!"

As soon she said that entire room went dark, and a projection screen appeared in a poof of black magic. The room filled with the resonant sound of cheesy 70s game show music that sounded like the Bewitched theme song. The room soon light up with a movie on the screen.

"Meet Lawrence Simon," a man said in the tone of a TV game show host as Lawrence's picture popped up on the screen. He was extremely hansome with short, blonde hair styled in the perfect manner. His eyes were the depessed shade of light blue with flakes of gray, which any women could drown in.

Zelda's face was in shock and delight at the same time. For many years Zelda had worked at the Other Realm Conservatory of Science with Laurie as he was known by his peers. It had been at least 60 years since they last talked.

The voice continued to say "Lawrence, also known as Laurie, is an accomplished Biologist, and Chemist. In recent years, Laurie has been studying the life of Pluto's Flow Bug, known to have chemical affects that can prevent the finger flu. In his free time he enjoys creating new elements, cooking, and skydiving." The lights suddenly flickered on, making the projection screen disappear.

"What's up with the cheesy slideshow?" Sabrina asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"You'll have to blame Bob for that." The head judge pointed to a brown haired man wearing a jester's hat and paisley green shirt. "So Zelda what do you think?"

"He's perfect, and I know he'll be a brilliant father," Zelda said beaming at a man she had had a crush on for many years ago.

"Good because his wife agreed that he could see the baby when it's born, but that's about it. He agrees that it's for the best, and that you don't need a man by your side to raise a child. Good luck Zelda. Court adjourned." She said, stepping down from her box with her minions fallowing her like sheep.

Zelda was a little heart broken that he wouldn't be there through out the child's life, but he was right. She had her family for support, and didn't need a man. Zelda now had the toughest decision to make now that she knew that Willard wasn't the father. If he found out that she was pregnant then he would think it was his, or think she cheated on him

To tell him or not to tell him. That is the one question that Zelda kept asking her self on the way home from the other realm. As soon as Zelda came home, she felt sick to her stomach, making her run to the bathroom. This time it wasn't just morning sickness, but also the overwhelming decision.

To tell or no to tell was the only question that rattled trough Zelda's head for the rest of the day, even as her head hit the pillow, knowing what she chose would not only affect her, but her family and child to come.