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The New Addition

Chapter 4

It had been 3½ months since Nova had had her vision as she now called it. No one else knew about it apart from Sprx. Who was still waiting for Nova to tell him herself.

However, Nova hadn't been able to do much as she had been feeling ill these last couple of days...I say days when in actual fact, it was more like weeks. So, the now very pale yellow monkey had taken to sleeping all day and only getting up when she was either hungry or thirsty. But that was easier said than done, as every morning she was constantly getting up to be sick in the toilet.

Sprx had insisted on getting everything for her, and Gibson consistently bugged her to let him run some tests. But Nova was adamant that nothing was seriously wrong with her. Even Antauri was starting to get worried when Nova had spent the last week and a half bawling into the bottom of the toilet.

''Nova, will you please let me run some test's on you. There is obviously something seriously wrong. That's about the eighth time you've been to the toilet, in twenty minutes!'' Gibson called through the bathroom door.

''No! I don't want any tests...I'm not a bloody lab rat ya know!'' Nova called back through the door.

''No your a lab monkey'' Sprx joked but, of course, no-one found this funny

''She's obviously not listening to me, Sprx will you please talk to her and get her to see sense'' Gibson turned to face Sprx.

''We can't make her take test's if she doesn't want them Gibson'' Sprx said, even though he was really concerned about Nova, he knew that Nova wouldn't be pushed into anything she didn't want to do. The door opened and out stepped Nova, she was a pale yellow colour but before anyone could say anything, her hand shot to her mouth and she rushed back into the bathroom, slamming the door shut.

''Sprx is right Gibson'' It was Antauri who spoke ''We cannot force Nova to take tests, you know as well as I do that Nova is not one to be forced into things. However I do understand what you're saying, Nova does not look like she is doing to well. I suggest we leave her in peace, until she needs our help otherwise'' And with one last look at the bathroom door Antauri left closely followed by Otto, Chiro and Gibson. Sprx knocked on the bathroom door once more.

''Nova...are you all right? I'm gonna go and get some shopping stuff with Otto and Chiro, do ya want us to pick anything up for you?'' Sprx called through the door. He hated not being able to help Nova.

''Ummm...yeah actually can you get me the biggest tub of chocolate spread you can find and...an extra large bag of lightly salted Doritos. Thanks.'' Nova called back, Sprx really didn't know what to say to that so he just left, not even uttering a bye.

Nova POV

I think he's gone...yeah he has. I really don't know what is up with me, how long have I been like this? Maybe I should take some tests. No, don't want them...don't need them.

I walked out into my room, the very place I could chill in. I looked down at my stomach and studied it carefully. Have I put on weight? Yeah I...I stopped in my tracks.

Oh no...I...I can't be. I rushed through the robot down to Gibson's lab to where he kept all his books on medicine and stuff. I couldn't think. It would explain the sickness and the cravings, the tiredness, the BIG stomach. I just hope no-one else noticed. You can't tell that much, well only if you look really hard.

Once I had swiftly made my way down to the lab, I found exactly what I was looking for, a huge bookcase filled with what must been over a hundred books, and immediately, I began searching.

Normal POV

''Nova...What are you doing down here?'' Gibson's voice echoed through the lab. Nova turned to face him.

''Give me two seconds Gibson and I will be right with you'' Nova turned back to the bookcase and continued searching. Gibson just stared at Nova, before placing the books he was carrying on the table beside him and sat down in the nearest chair, watching Nova in amusement.

''So...err...what book are you looking for?'' Gibson trying to keep the smirk off his face.

Um...ya know...just reading material'' Nova didn't want to seem too suspicious. And frankly she didn't seem to notice Gibson's expression.

''Oh really...well there's a whole range of books on pregnancy down in the bottom right-hand corner.'' Gibson smiled. Nova was too flustered to notice anything.

''Okay thanks.'' She spoke quickly and grabbed a book off the shelf before flinging it open and beginning to read. She suddenly stopped...Hang on a minute she thought. The book fell from her hands and dropped to the floor with a thump.

''You know I'm pregnant!'' Nova gasped. She was staring shocked at Gibson then at what she just said. I'm pregnant…the words echoed around her head. She felt her whole body collapse beneath her. She fell lightly into someone. Gibson had run up behind her before she hit the ground.

''Whoa! Are you okay?'' Gibson held Nova up and led her to the nearest chair.

''Yeah...I think so. How did you...ya know...know?'' That sentence sounded so lame Nova thought. He's a scientist, he's gonna know that sort of thing.

''Well I don't know much about pregnancy but I sort of guessed when you kept on vomiting every morning, and come on Nova, you really think that no-one would have noticed that stomach of yours! Why didn't you notice? I thought you would have found out along time ago. You are the one who's pregnant after all!''

''I dunno...I guess it never really crossed my mind. I've sort of had other things occupying it at the moment.'' Gibson sensed Nova edginess and quickly changed the subject.

''So do you want to take a test, you know to make sure everything's alright? Then you can tell the others when they get back...unless you want to tell Sprx on his own first.'' Gibson smiled at Nova.

''Yeah okay then. But I think it's best that I tell Sprx on his own first before I tell the others.'' Nova smiled back at Gibson, and walked away from the bookshelf and down to med lab.

But there was one thing that was picking away at the back on Nova' s mind. Had that small monkey in her vision been her unborn child in the future?

That's chapter 4, hoped you liked it and please review…they make me happy!