Author: Vampirerex1
Category: Movies - Pirates Of The Caribbean
Disclaimer: I do not own POTC, just this OC and some of the plot (The rest of it belongs to the writers of POTC)
Genre(s): Romance/Suspense
Pairing(s): Maccus/OC
Rating: M
Summary: Emily Francis is alone in the world, living with Hammerhead sharks, she's found she can live both on land and in the sea. But what happens when she meets Maccus again, who is the boy with her, and how will Maccus adapt to Family life? Rated M for later chapters
Title: Same Difference: Returning home
Warning(s): Birth scene
TO UNDERSTAND THIS STORY, PLEASE READ SAME DIFFERENCE BEFORE THIS ONE...THANK YOU!
Chapter 9: New Arrivals
Eight months had passed since I'd told Maccus that I was pregnant and since then, I haven't been allowed to leave the 'safety' of Davy's cabin. Though, I could see why, as I got farther and farther into my pregnancy, I found it harder and harder to walk around the ship, let alone climb stairs or visit the head myself and now being heavily pregnant, I was glad for the bed that was keeping the weight off my feet. Davy had allowed Maccus to sleep in his cabin with me, as long as he took good care of me, getting me up every morning, making me walk around for a bit and then sitting me back down again. The poor man, even though he was my husband, thought he had to give me strip washes too. It wasn't that I minded, but I did keep telling him that I was pregnant and not an invalid.
During the time I'd been cooped up in Davy's cabin, Maccus and I had been talking and we'd both decided that we wanted a little girl for Toby to look after and teach and play with. It would also be quite nice to have another girl on the ship with me, being the only girl amongst a hoarde of men wasn't ever easy and whenever we made port, the other girls hardly talked to me, probably because of how I looked. It didn't matter to me, I'd rather look this way and be married to Maccus than to look the same as them and be wed to a man who thinks he owns me and can do what he likes to me. At least Maccus had a sense of chivalry and propriety when it came to me.
Currently, we were sailing above the water, as Davy didn't think it was wise to sail under the water, given my 'condition' as he so-called it. Maccus and I were talking about names and what we were going to call our little baby when she came into the world. He liked the name Elizabeth and while I liked it too, I didn't really want my little girl named after Miss Elizabeth Swann, the same Elizabeth Swann who blames me for killing her husband. I told Maccus that I liked the names Kezia, Scarlet, Tabitha and Violet. We'd had a bit of a tiff, but then Maccus had said that he also liked the name Scarlet, so we agreed that we would call the baby when she came out, Scarlet. Anyway, we were talking, when we heard Koleniko yell something about a ship. I looked at Maccus, who looked at me and shrugged. He went to say something else, when Toby came into the cabin, panting.
"Dad, Uncle Niko says 'sail ho' and grandpa Jones wants you at the helm" he said.
Maccus looked at me and I chuckled nodding and motioning for him to go. He nodded and pressed a kiss to my lips, before exiting the cabin and going up to the helm, leaving Toby and I alone. The poor little lad didn't know what to do with himself, he just stood there, looking anywhere but at me. I chuckled and shook my head, whistling to get his attention. When I had it, I opened my arms for him and he ran straight into them, hugging me.
"You can hug me you know, as I keep telling your dad, I'm pregnant not sick or an invalid" I said.
He nodded and then he pulled away sharpish with a shocked look upon his face. I looked at him and saw that his eyes were glued to my large belly.
"What is it Toby?" I asked.
He pointed to my stomach.
"I felt something" he replied.
I felt myself give a small smile and chuckled, holding my hand out to him.
"Come here you prune" I said.
He took my hand and I placed it upon my stomach, grinning when I heard his gasp.
"What is it?" He asked.
I smiled and then pressed his hand to my lips before moving over and patting the spot next to me. He sat down and put his other hand on my stomach, gasping when he felt it again.
"That, Toby my dear boy, is your little sister kicking you" I said.
Toby looked up at me and then looked back to my stomach.
"She's alive in there?" He questioned.
I laughed a little and nodded.
"I should bloody hope so son, if she wasn't then..." I said.
I purposely stopped there and Toby looked at me.
"Then what mom?" He asked.
I looked at him and shook my head, pulling him into another hug.
"It doesn't matter. Now...you'd better go and see if your father needs any help" I said.
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It didn't take long for there to be a battle between both of the ships and I had Toby in with me. Maccus had given him the task of protecting me, though I'm sure he knew I didn't need protecting, that I could easily protect myself. I sighed as I sat there, playing cards with my son. The door burst open and Toby was on his feet with sword in hand so fast, Maccus would be so proud of him. The man stood there grinned at me and then looked at my belly and grinned even more.
"You stay away from my mom!" Toby yelled.
The man looked down at him and his grin went for a few minutes, before it came back again.
"Oh...and what be a squirt like ye doin' if I don't?" He asked.
Toby held the sword with such confidence and stood his ground, just like his father would do. I smiled faintly at him and then looked at the man.
"If I were you, I would fear him. He's been trained by the crew of The Flying Duchman and is the grandson of Davy Jones himself" I said.
The man looked at me and his grin dropped. He must've put two and two together, because he hightailed it out of the room and I smiled at my son.
"Well, well. My little boy's all grown up" I said.
Toby turned towards me and smiled, I smiled too and held my arms out for him again. He closed the door first and then came over to give me a hug. It was then, that I felt a familiar twinge. But it went as soon as it came, so I ignored it, instead, I began to play cards again with Toby.
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A few more minutes went by and the twinge came back, but this time it stayed and steadily got worse until it was a searing pain. I groaned and held my stomach, making Toby jump up in worry.
"What is it mom?" He asked.
I looked at him and gave a quiet groan as the contraction passed. I looked up at him and held out my hand to him, he took it and I pulled him closer to me.
"Toby, I want you to go and find your father and grandfather...now" I said.
He nodded and I let his hand go. He ran out of the cabin and left me there. I managed to get myself up and when I did, I was assaulted by the feeling of wetness rushing through my breeches and onto the floor. Well, at least I knew that I was going into labour, that was my only comfort. I began to walk around the room, stopping at Davy's organ when another contraction hit. I grianed and panted my way through that one too, just as I'd seen back at home on the TV. When that one passed, I continued to walk around the room. By the time the next contraction came, Toby had returned with none other than Davy Jones at his side. Davy hobbled over to me and I clutched onto his arm.
"What is it lass?" He asked.
I didn't look at him as I continued to pant through the contraction, standing up a little straighter when it had passed.
"The baby's coming" I replied.
I looked up to his face and I would've laughed if the situation was any manner of funny. If he were human, I swear her would've just gone pale, he had that kind of face. The kind of face that a man gets when a woman tells him their baby's coming, the whole 'I'm gonna panic and then pass out' kind of face. Instead of panicking and passing out though, Davy just nodded and helped me over to the bed again. He then looked at Toby.
"Ye be stayin' here with ye mom" he said.
Toby nodded and then Davy walked out of the cabin and to the deck. I heard him yelling something and then we were moving again. I looked at Toby and then Maccus burst through the door, coming over to me.
"Ye alright lass?" He asked.
I nodded and gripped his arm, groaning as another contraction ripped through me. I panted through it and when it was gone, I looked at him.
"What's going on?" I asked.
Maccus looked at me.
"Cap'n ordered us to fall back, we're takin' ye to Tortuga, to a hospital" he replied.
I shook my head.
"I don't need a hospital. I didn't have Toby in a Hospital. I can have this baby here" I said.
Maccus looked at me and I looked at him and he nodded, going out to tell Davy, before coming back in.
"What d'ye need me ta be doin'?" He asked.
I looked at him.
"I need a bucket of water, some rags and a blanket" I said.
Maccus nodded and ordered Toby to stay here with me while he went to get those things.
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By the time Maccus had come back, the contractions were five minutes apart and I was now kneeling beside the bed with my breeches around my ankles. Toby was sitting on the bed and holding my hand as another contraction came and I groaned out at this one too, Maccus put the things on the bed and then took my other hand.
"What can I do?" He asked.
I looked at him.
"Maccus, I-I need you to look and see if you can see the baby's head" I said.
Maccus went around to the back of me and then I felt him kneel down and I guess he looked because he came back around to me.
"There's something red there" he said.
I nodded and looked at him.
"How big?" I asked.
He made a rough estimation with his hand and I nodded.
"That's the baby's head. You're going to need the rag, blanket and water, because I need to push" I said.
He nodded and gathered those things up, going back around to the back of me.
"Okay lass" he said.
I nodded and when the next contraction came, I pushed as hard as I could, screaming out at the pain. I heard both Maccus and Toby giving me encouragements and then Maccus laughed a little.
"The head, it's out" he said.
I stopped pushing as the contraction stopped and kneel there panting. I know that in these times, more women died in childbirth because there wasn't any medication like what I had when I was at home. When the next contraction came, I pushed again and yet again screamed and then the pain was over and I heard the cry of a baby. I got up onto my knees and turned around to see that Maccus was holding a beautiful little baby.
"It be a girl" he said.
I smiled and the ripped a bit of the rag off of the rag Maccus was holding, using it to tie off the umbilical cord. Then I pulled out the knife Bill had given Will and cut the cord.
"Right, I'll need the bucket" I said.
Maccus brought the bucket over to me and I held it under me as I delivered the placenta. I then pulled my breeches back up and sat on the bed. Maccus got up and passed the baby over to me while he went and got rid of the bucket and placenta. I looked at the little girl and then looked at Toby.
"Say hello to your little sister Scarlet" I said.
Toby came over to me and looked at the baby. I smiled and then kissed her head. Davy came in then and I smile up at him.
"You have a granddaughter" I said.
I saw him smile and then he came and sat down next to me as Maccus came back in and sat the other side of me.
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A/N: Soooooo sorry for the long time of not updating. I got involved in other things and completely lost my muse. The good news is, it's back again, the bad news is...the next chapter will probably be the last one for this story. I don't know if I'm going to do another one to this, to make it a trilogy, but if I do decide to do another one, I'll be sure to let you know on my profile, so keep a look out for that. I would like to thank all of my reviewers for all of your reviews, even in my long absence you still all reviewed and that makes me very happy. So...on with the thanking and such.
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