Every night in my dreams
I see you, I feel you,
That is how I know you go on
Far across the distance
And spaces between us
You have come to show you go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we're gone
Love was when I loved you
One true time I hold to
In my life we'll always go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
You're here, there's nothing I fear,
And I know that my heart will go on
We'll stay forever this way
You are safe in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
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AIKKA'S P.O.V.
LABOR?!" I nearly jumped out of my skin. "No,
no way. Mother-"
LIKE it or not, Aikka," my mother interrupted
me."She is. 6 months ahead of schedule, but she is. Summon some
energy and get us to the safe house!" I was too shocked to
disagree. Conjuring some telepathic energy around my hand, I
propelled the boat forward as fast as I could. We soon arrived at
the dock. "Cover us!" I used my arts to form wavering heat
distortions, causing us to be shielded. Maya and my mother picked up
a dangerously pale Eva and brought her into the house. Being the
woman she was, Mother took charge. "Don, fetch the towels from
the cupboard over there. Aikka, get some hot water and bring it to
the room. We'll go from there."
I rushed to follow her orders, heating the water
with some more energy and bringing it in a tub. Don bustled past me,
looking spectacularly red, muttering. "My grandchild is on the
way, my dead wife is back," He turned to me. "Is there any
more surprizes you'd like to tell me about?"
Mother poked her head out of the door. "By
the looks of it, this labor could last 3 days or more." Don
promptly fainted.
"Way to go, Mother," I said
sarcastically. She picked up the towels and motioned me in.
"Put down the water here. Get me my herb
basket." I rushed to get the basket. Anything to help Eva.
"Good." She paused and looked into the room. "Maybe
you want to come in..."
I didn't even wait for confirmation. I burst in,
gravitating to Eva. Her head was turned into the pillow, brow
furrowed, sweating. "Eva?"
"Ow...it hurts, Aikka..."
I took her hand. She nearly crushed mine. "I
know. You'll get through this."
Eva opened her eyes as the contraction went away.
Her face hardened for a second before she whipped away her hand and
slapped me! "This is all YOUR fault!" she said before
screaming and tensing up. I held my cheek, shocked. Maya chuckled.
"So, she is my daughter. I did the exact same
thing to Don." I looked at Maya as if she were crazy. Dailina
bustled about, checking everything.
"She's not even dialating yet! This is going
to be one long labor..."
"WHAT?! AIKKA, DAMN YOU!"
"What did I do?!"
Both Maya and Dailina laughed this time. "Isn't
it obvious, Aikka?" my mother giggled. "She wouldn't be
here if not for your 'help'." I blushed.
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They worked all night. Maya and Aikka took turns
comforting Eva and getting more supplies until Don woke up. Then he
became the guard and the supplier. Dailina worked as hard as Eva,
attempting to make the birth as quick as possible. But at the end of
the first day, Eva was exhausted, and nowhere nearer to birth.
Dailina grew more worried by the hour. She gathered the group while
Eva was resting.
"Look, I didn't want to say this, because Eva
is strong and I thought she would be an exception."
"What?" Aikka said slightly irritated.
He hadn't slept at all.
"If she doesn't start dialating soon..."
Dailina trailed off.
"Can't you just do a C-section?" Maya
said, trying to grasp at the straw that would save her daughter's
life.
"No. One, I don't have the equipment, and
two, in Rapid Progress Birth, cutting unnaturally into the womb will
cause the lifeforce to break. As well as killing the mother and
child, it could create a rift in the world's energy continueum,
making the universe to become unbalanced and potentially wipe out
all life several lightyears in every direction."
"Okay, no C-section." Don said dismally.
"Isn't there anything we can do?" Maya
whispered. Aikka got very serious, thinking.
"We have one option..." He muttered
almost inaudibly. Everyone turned to him in atticipation. "We
could try to contact...Jordan."
"Are you crazy?" Don glared. " How
do we contact him?"
"Who's Jordan?" Maya asked.
"The Avatar of the Universe." Dailina
thought for a moment. "I think he might be able to spur some
more lifeforce...Gods know that it would be hard to reach him,
and the thing might not work...but we have no choice."
"I'm not hard to contact." A diembodied
voice said. "I'm the Avatar, I can hear you."
"Thank Gods!" Aikka looked around.
"Where are you?"
"Everywhere, but most notably on Oban. I'll
do my best."
Aikka bristled. "You were here THE ENTIRE
TIME?! And you didn't DO ANYTHING?! YOU BASTARD!!!!!!!!"
The air darkened. "It was not my place,
Aikka. She...she's your's now..." Aikka silenced. "I'll
see what I can do. You are not the only one who would give
everything for her, Aikka."
For one moment, the air around Eva lit with light,
then disappeared.
"That's it?"
"That is all I can do." Silence pervaded
the room until Eva sat bolt upright and screamed as if waking from a
nightmare. She fell back, panting and uttering whimpers. The group
rushed to their stations.
Aikka caught some of her desperate mutterings. "Oh
God...oh God...let me die, it's too much...I want to die!"
He grabbed her hand, willing some of the pain into himself. He
almost shot back. Her pain was complete and all-encompassing,
literally shredding her muscles. Then, amid the screaming and work-
A baby's cry.
Aikka almost cried with relief. "It's over!"
Aikka kissed Eva, reveling in her strength and beauty.
"It's over..." Eva whispered. Her
head fell to the side, and she sighed. Dailina looked at her, and
crossed Eva's arms over her chest.
"What are you doing that for?"
"Aikka, I'm so sorry. At least you have the
baby."
"What?"
"Can't you understand? Aikka, Eva is dead."
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