Chapter Twelve: Danika's Wing Operation

Tecna came into the throne room with the Moonbeam twins in her arms to find Jeremiah and Christa still locked in their friendly hug.

"Today's the day, Jeremiah," Tecna exclaimed feeling extremely excited, "today's the day!"

"What day is that?" Jeremiah asked Tecna releasing his grip from Christa. Tecna handed Tecnami and Timeus off to Christa.

"Oh Jeremiah, you are so comedic!" she laughed.

"What is going on today?" Jeremiah asked Tecna now getting impatient with her.

"Today's the day that Danika gets her Enchantix wings stitched back on!" Tecna told Jeremiah, even more excited than before.

"Oh no," Jeremiah groaned. "I totally forgot about that!" Just then, Nabu and Layla came down to the throne room with their coffee mugs in hand.

"What's wrong?" Layla asked Jeremiah.

"I need a babysitter for the twins while I check on Dani-cake," Jeremiah answered Layla in a panic. "where's Cat when I need her?"

"Cathia went out for ice cream with Feah, Ariette, and Starla." Nabu answered Jeremiah.

"Oh terrific," Jeremiah groaned again. "what about Timmy, I know Tecna can't handle the twins all on her own."

"Timmy went to the bookstore in town to fill in for Danika." Tecna answered Jeremiah.

"What about Musa and Riven?" Jeremiah asked.

"They went to the training area." Christa answered Jeremiah.

"Megabytes!" Jeremiah exclaimed using the Titanian slang word for 'darn it', 'oh rats', or other variations of the phrase.

"Huh?" Christa asked Jeremiah.

"'Megabytes' is just what I say whenever I get discouraged.'' Jeremiah explained to Christa.

"Oh, okay." Christa said to Jeremiah.

"Don't worry, Jeremiah," Nabu said. "Layla and I would be happy to babysit."

"Thanks." Jeremiah said, taking his daughter and son from Christa's arms and placed Tecnami into the arms of Nabu and Timeus into the arms of Layla.

"Awww," Layla sighed. "they're so sweet."


Once in the infirmary, Tecna, Christa, and Jeremiah saw Danika laying in a hospital bed.

"Jere?" Danika asked her loving husband.

"Have they started your operation yet, Dani-cake?" Jeremiah asked.

"Not yet." Danika said to Jeremiah.

"Don't worry Danika," Tecna said gently. "you will be free to fly soon enough."

"Thank you, Teccy-pie." Danika said. Suddenly the doctor came into the operating room with Danika's pain killers.

"Who are you," Danika asked now feeling frightened. "where is Dr. Greyson?"

"Dr. Greyson retired." The new man said.

"Don't you think Christa would have told me that before the operation?" Danika asked still feeling frightened, "Now I ask again, who are you?"

"My name is Dr. Kent." the man said as he poured some water into a small cup for Danika. Jeremiah saw Dr. Kent put Danika's pain killers on the tray next to the small cup of water.

"Good luck, Dani-cake." Jeremiah said.


A few hours later, Jeremiah was changing Timeus when Cathia came into his and Danika's suite.

"I'm back, Bro!" Cathia said to Jeremiah.

"Cat," Jeremiah requested. "please hand me a fresh diaper and put this one in the pail."

"No way in Obsidian!" Cathia said disagreeably to Jeremiah. Timeus continued to cry up a thunderstorm as he was being changed.

"Cat," Jeremiah insisted. "please help me!"

"Okay, okay." Cathia said to Jeremiah as she handed a clean diaper to her twenty-six year-old brother. Jeremiah put baby powder into the clean diaper then finished diapering Timeus as Cathia put the soiled diaper in the diaper pail.

"Oh yuck! I never want to do that again! That's disgusting!" Cathia complained going into Jeremiah and Danika's bathroom to wash her hands. While Cathia was in the bathroom, Jeremiah decided to change Tecnami's diaper as well. Cathia came out of the bathroom when her brother was finally finished changing his daughter's diaper.

"Where is Tecna?" Cathia asked Jeremiah.

"She's in the medical wing visiting Dani." Jeremiah answered Cathia.

"I still can't believe I'm the aunt of her offsprings!" Cathia said to Jeremiah angrily, both Tecnami and Timeus Moonbeam were now one-day-old.

"Well, you will just have to deal with it." Jeremiah said to Cathia sternly, then he checked his watch, "Look at the time!"

"What's the matter, Bro?" Cathia asked Jeremiah.

"I'm late for the council meeting!" Jeremiah shouted in a panic.

"Then go to the meeting." Cathia said to Jeremiah.

"Will you take care of Nami and Meus for me while I attend the council meeting?" Jeremiah asked Cathia calling his children by their nicknames.

"I'll get Tecna and Timmy to help me." Cathia answered Jeremiah.


When Jeremiah made it down to the throne room for the council meeting, he was really winded.

"Sorry I'm late, Christa." Jeremiah panted breathlessly.

"Don't worry Jeremiah," Christa said. "the only thing that matters is that you're here now."


In the medical wing, Dr. Kent and a few other specialized doctors sedated Danika so her Enchantix wings could be stitched back onto her back. Back at the meeting, Jeremiah was beginning to discuss something with the rest of the council members.

"I think we ought to beef up security around here for the safety of Tecna." Jeremiah said to the rest of the council, "I have a gut feeling that things are going to get ugly and I don't want to see Timmy have a heartache again. Not after last time."

"Good call!" Christa said to Jeremiah.

"Thanks." Jeremiah said to Christa. Suddenly, Layla came into the throne room feeling frightened.

"Jeremiah," Layla called with fright in her voice. "you have got to come to the infirmary and quick!"

"What is it, Layla," Jeremiah asked sounding just as fearful as Layla herself was. "what's the matter?"

"It's Danika," Layla said still feeling frightened. "she has had an allergic reaction to the pain killers that Dr. Kent had given to her!"

"I thought I gave him a list of everyone's medical history, oui!" Christa shouted worriedly.

"Where is Nabu?" Jeremiah asked Layla out of a mixture of worry and fear.

"We don't need to worry about Nabu," Layla said to Jeremiah. "he and Musa are with Danika."

"Take us to her, please." Ariette said to Layla.

"Okay." Layla said.


Back in Danika and Jeremiah's suite, Tecnami and Timeus were hungry so they began to cry.

"What is it now?" Cathia asked.

"I think they're hungry." Timmy said to Cathia.

"Timmy's correct," Tecna said to Cathia. "when babies cry, sixty-five percent of the time, they're hungry or need to be changed, but we can rule out the second option since they've been changed not too long ago."

"But they need Danika for that," Cathia said to Tecna and Timmy. "they need to be nursed and I can't do that!" just then, the babies continued to cry due to how hungry they were.

"Well, we must try something!" Timmy yelled so as to be heard over the sound of the babies' crying

"What about baby formula?" Tecna asked.

"They're too little for baby bottles." Cathia protested to Tecna.

"But we can't let the babies starve." Tecna told Cathia reasonably.


Back with Layla and the others, Nabu saw Layla running over to him.

"I used my staff to heal Dani's rash." Nabu said to Layla.

"That's good to know." Layla said. Just then, Danika opened her eyes to see her husband & friends surrounding her hospital bed.

"Thanks for healing me." Danika said to Nabu.

"Don't mention it." Nabu said to Danika.

"So," Musa asked her bonded fairy. "will you be able to fight again?"

"No, Musa, not for a few weeks at least," Danika answered sighing sadly. "Dr. Kent doesn't recommend me to fly or fight in Enchantix mode.