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Chapter 11-

I was running before my feet even hit the ground, I tore across the ground nearly flying up the porch steps and only stopped to unlock the door. My hand grabbed a doorway edge propelling me around it and into Violet and Iggy's bedroom.

Carefully I dropped down onto my stomach on the floor to peer under the bed. A sneeze came out of me from the dust lining the floor under the bed. Once that baby was popped out I can bet there won't be a single spec of dust under that bed.

"The beds clear." I tell Jake as he opens the door to the closet. Placing my hands on the floor I push up and within seconds I'm on my feet.

"I've got it." Jake said.

"Let's go." On our way out I grabbed my car keys, Jake shoved the bag into the backseat and we stepped into the car. I shoved the key into the ignition and felt the engine fire to life. My left hand reached out to pick up my sunglasses, sliding them on I felt the ends push back some of my hair at the same time.

Adjusting the rear vision mirror swiftly so I could see behind me I placed the car into reverse and gunned the engine.

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The smell hit me first; disinfectant filled my nose burning the back of my throat. White walls and floor surrounded us on every side, memories flashed across my eyes. Screaming, pain, needles, blood, I shook my head pushing back the disgusting images that had filled my head.

A nurse looked up from the papers splayed across the reception desk. She popped a piece of gum looking rather bored.

"Can I help you?"

"Yeah, we're looking for Violet Ride?" I told her flinching as she continued to pop her gum chewing loudly.

"Hmmmmm, I don't remember a Violet coming in." she told us once again, you guessed it, popping her gum. I clenched my teeth in annoyance.

"You could check the computer." Jake suggested.

She started at him blankly for a minute before turning to the computer and searching for Violet. Her pink nails tapped the keys quickly.

"Oooh, she did come in. She's in room 402 on the third floor. You can't go in there though cause like, she's in labour you know? So you have to wait till she's like, not in labour." She explained.

"Oh for Christ's sake!" I exclaimed throwing my arms up in the air in.

Jake grabbed my arm and started dragging me away; no one could really act that dumb.

"Thanks for your help." He told her pushing me towards the elevator.

"I'm going, I'm going." I mumbled. Something bright caught my attention just as the doors opened to the elevator, "Wait a sec Jake."

A gift shop was very cleverly placed by the elevators and something inside had caught my attention, it was perfect. I grinned taking a step towards the gift shop.

"Where are you going Al?" Jake asked curiosity shining in his eyes.

"I just saw the perfect present for the baby." I ran over to the shop telling Jake I'd be back in a minute.

Within five minutes I was exiting the gift shop as the proud owner of a teddy bear. Yes a teddy bear, Jake's eyes widened when he saw what I had exactly bought. The bear was baby blue since that was usually a 'boy' colour and was about as big as a five year old child. The fur was long and soft to the touch; a giant black ribbon was wrapped around its neck and tied in a bow at the front. Black eyes shone from its head just above its hard velvet nose. Very cute and very perfect.

I joined Jake by the elevators ignoring the stares from other patients and visitors to the hospital; it wasn't my teddy bear so why would they think it was?

Cheery elevator music hummed loudly in our ears as the steel doors shut leaving us in a tiny box being pulled upwards on a string, something that you can't be paranoid about of course.

My foot tapped on the floor impatiently while I watched I go up the levels and after two minutes we reached the third floor, that was most likely the slowest elevator ever invented. White splashed in front of us when the doors opened, more disinfectant burned our throats but we left the elevator as fast as possible, those things are way too small for bird kids.

We strolled down the hall knowing that we wouldn't be able to see Violet for a while so the rush was over. Jake was holding Violet's black hospital bag in one hand and my right hand in the other. Distress flitted across my mind for a fleeting moment. I frowned, it was a hospital so distress would be natural somewhere here but this was different, I knew the person that the distress was coming from.

I let body go into auto pilot as I searched for the distress…it was…Violet. Cold seeped through me as I locked onto the distressing thoughts. It was the baby. Carefully I felt around where her mind was and found the doctors, Dr Lodani, she was showing Violet a calm façade but her thoughts deceived her, she was stressed.

"Ally isn't that the flock?" Jake inquired pointing towards a large group of people coming down the hall from where the elevators were situated. I jolted back into my body,

"What?" I asked looking up dazed.

"I told you it was the wrong hospital!" Max scolded Fang as he sulked. The rest of the flock were following behind stifling their chuckles. Angel was cuddling a very awake Typa while Shadow and Lily walked together in the centre of them all.

"Where's mummy Aunt Ally?" Lily asked looking around.

"She's having the baby Lily. You can see her once she's done okay honey?"

Her head nods as she accepts what I said. With some help she crawls up onto a chair while Shadow gets on the one next to mine. "Do you want me to take Typa?"

"No its okay Ally, I love playing with her." Angel smiled at me then continued to make Typa laugh.

"You went to the wrong hospital?" I asked turning to Fang who was still sulking.

"Yes, I told him it was the wrong one but no 'Violet is my sister and I can tell she's in that hospital'." Max mocked him.

I grinned leaning back on the chair, something told me this would be a long night but as long as the ending is good it'll be worth it.

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"You okay?" Jake asked worry lacing his voice.

"Yes, I'm just so familiar to Violet's thoughts that whenever she yells in her head or has any pain, which by the way she has a lot of, it courses through my head making it pound." I groaned as she pushed again, "I hate being a mind reader sometimes."

Jake ran a hand through my hair then placed a tender kiss on my forehead.

"Can you block it out somehow or do you need to leave?"

"No, I'm fine. I'm in no where as much pain as Violet is. It's just hard because I can't block out all the other voices at the moment so a million thoughts are running through my head."

I noticed Lily and Shadow playing with blocks together, the moment between the two of them made me smile softly momentarily distracting me from all the voices and pain but that was short lived; they were back with a vengeance now.

Two tough arms wrapped me in their hold pulling me to Jake gently. I tucked my head against his chest closing my eyes as voices buzzed all around me.

"Do you remember when we were at Gamma as kids and you had just found out you could read minds?" Jake whispered into my hair.

I nodded slightly remembering just how hard it was.

"And how you could hear all those voices and not block them out because the emotion behind the voices was too strong?"

My body trembled at the memory, all those kids in pain, dying, their thoughts had horrified me.

"I told you to focus on just my thoughts, just mine and then you couldn't hear the other voices. I want you to do the same thing now okay? Just my thoughts, focus on them and no others." Jake instructed hugging me tight to him.

Slowly I drew in a deep breathe then focused on the set of thoughts that were as familiar to me as my own.

That's it Al. Just my thoughts, it'll be fine once we get out of here!

Every muscle in my body relaxed as the other voices became a near silent humming in the back of my head, easy to ignore. It was so much easier not having all those voices in my head, now I could finally hear my own thoughts. The pounding in my head stopped.

"Finally." I mumbled into Jake's shirt.

Jake opened his mouth to say something in reply but I put up my hand to stop him, "Something's happening."

Violet's thoughts were coming back, the emotion too strong to ignore now.

All eyes went to me, I felt my own eyes widen,

"What's happening?" Fang demanded anxiously.

"He's here. He's born!" I cried out.

Smiles split across everyone's faces at the news. He was okay, the baby is okay. This is definitely a good ending.

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A short while later the smiles were still plastered across our faces, Typa didn't know what we were all happy about but she smiled along with us getting that it was a happy time. After all, Violet and the new baby are both alive and well.

"Hey guys."

My head snapped up at the sound of the familiar voice, Iggy was walking down the hallway towards us.

"I want all of you to come meet my new son." Iggy told us beaming with pride.

Fang and Jake clapped him on the back because guys are too 'manly' to hug.

"Here's Violet's hospital bag." Jake told Iggy handing over the big black bag.

"Thanks man, I didn't think we'd get it."

"Congratulations Iggy." I whispered to him when no one was paying attention.

"Thanks Ally."

"What's his name?" Nudge asked bouncing on the spot she was so excited.

"Luke. Lucas Iggy Ride." Iggy's smile was bigger than all of ours put together he was so happy and I'm not surprised. Becoming a parent is one of the best things.

"Daddy can we go see him?" Lily asked tugging on his pants.

"Of course princess!" Iggy grinned picking her up.

I strode down the hallway with the rest of the flock, teddy bear in hand. The white hallway seemed like it would never end and man do I hope that the room is some other shade of white or I may have to jump out the window. This whole place was making my skin crawl. I shudder.

"This is it." Iggy told us coming to a stop outside Violet's room.

As I took in a deep breathe Iggy turned the door knob with the sound of a click and pushed the door open.