It had finally come. The big day.

And Shantae was screaming her head off.

"THE PAIN!" She screeched as a nurse had to hold down her arms to prevent them from flailing all about. "WHAT A HORRIBLE IDEA!"

"I've been saying that the entire time." Sky sighed. She, Rotty, and Mimic were in the room to witness the birth. Bolo was also invited…but he might had gotten lost. Sky stood firm and kept a serious look about her as she didn't want to overreact like Rottytops was doing with her silly little dance and panicked expression. Mimic also stood straight but gave off a worried feeling. A natural reaction for a parent witnessing his child becoming a parent.

"PAIN PAIN." Shantae cried out, just to remind people what she was going through.

"Yes, it is." Sky breathed out. She turned to the doctor in charge and asked: "Perhaps she can be given something to keep her calm?"

"We tried." The doctor admitted. "Her body just isn't accepting them. I refuse to give her more, it could do something to the baby."

"SO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE WAIL LIKE A BANSHEE, HUH?" Shantae wailed out, her voice breaking up. "PLEASE STOP IT, I'M GETTING ANNOYED WITH MYSELF!"

"We could try knocking her out…" Rottytops spoke up, mimicking the action by smacking her fist into a palm. All it took to squash the idea was a glare from Sky. Rottytops came to a dead stop and looked off to the side. The whole room went quiet, save for Shantae, who had created her own ocean of sweat on the bed from all of her trashing.

"Mimic, you knew Shantae's mom, right?" Sky whispered. "Did she tell you anything about Shantae's birth. Weird thing to ask for, I know…"

"She called it a miracle." Mimic nodded, also keeping himself down to a whisper. "I wasn't present for it, but I don't know how a quarter genie birth will go down."

"In tears and bloodshed if we stand too close." Rottytops pursed her lips as she got everyone's attention back towards Shantae. She still was shouting in pain, but now she was thrashing around a bit less. "I think it's time we skedaddle…"

With the final preparations ready for the birth, all non-medical personnel were pushed outside into the hall. As Sky walked out into the hall, she bumped into a nurse carrying a few hot towels. Sky got out a quick 'sorry' but the nurse seemed to ignore it as she shoved the door close behind her.

And things went quiet. The rooms were soundproof after all, as nobody wanted to hear all that noise, especially the people who do this 24/7. All Rottytops, Sky and Mimic could do now is to wait and hope for the best.

Rottytops knew that this time isn't the best for rekindling romance, but she figured she had to at least try. She took the seat next to Sky and scooted close. Sky huffed but allowed the zombie girl to sit close. "But don't talk to me." Sky did mutter.

Rottytops obeyed, so the two sat close to each other for a long while, not saying anything or doing anything. Barely moved in their seats even during the wait.

The zombie girl made a move. She slowly placed her hand down on the bench next to Sky. Sky didn't notice at first, but after what seemed to be a minute, she let out a annoyed groan and placed her hand on top of Rottytops. As expected, it felt cold and the skin felt loose.

But the feeling faded and it felt normal. Sky found herself smiling somewhat.

And then…

The door creaked open and a friendly, if incredibly tired nurse poked her head out. The cooing of a baby echoed out into the hall. "She's ready." Stated the nurse as she closed the door gently behind her. The three nearly launched themselves off their benches and into the room, making sure to open the door wide.

And there.

There Shantae laid, quite tired, but quite happy. Cuddled in her arms is Nina, cooing. Shantae had one pinky tired around Nina's finger.

"Hey everyone." Shantae weakly called over to her friends. "Say hi to Nina."

The child possessed most of her mother's features: namely the darker skin and the tuffs of purple hair. It seemed, as of right now, the only thing she inherited from her 'father' is her round-tip ears.

As the friends and family gathered around the new born and new mother, the rest of the staff departed, with one nurse hanging around a bit before departing. The nurse broke away from the rest and headed to the bottom of the building to go and get her other uniform and leave for the day.

One ordeal had ended. Now a entire new one appeared, one that required far more attention and care…