See, I'm still alive and kicking. And we have another brand spanking new chapter that I had to rewrite from scratch again. And boy, that wasn't an easy task because every time I look in, on Jet and Tina. Jet would give me the finger; which I have no idea were he learnt it from. And we just won't mention the ever slightly flared lower mandibles. Can that boy get pissy or what! So I hope you enjoy this and don't forget to review at the end of it. Cheers!
Now on to my ever faithful reviewers:
Little Jellicle - Here is the new chapter. Moody is a way of putting it.
Rebel's Kitty - Oh, not much. Yet, that is!
Goddess of Sand - Wait and see.
Baby Aries Cullen-Black - Enjoy this chapter and others.
Iamluck - 2 times. Oh, she can be. And I don't pity him. At all! Mawhahaha.
Annette Swan - And they will be but enjoy this one first.
Fallen Snow Princess - Needless to say that it wasn't completely pain free. But I do try.
Wolf's Minx - Been working on other stories as well.
Iamluck - So do I very much.
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Chapter 25: Sensations.
Her body was weightless. The dark shrouded her mind and she was happy with that. She did not have the heavy burden of carrying her child. It was quite pleasant, being in this void. The silence that greeted her ears almost brought tears to her eyes. Nothing could have prepared for her what she was facing in her current situation. It was so out of this world that it was unbelievable. Tina had known that he would have came for her. But she had never dealt with the issues that they would have faced. And the anger that flowed through her veins. It was like she was another complete person.
And she was; in a way. Jet was lovely but she didn't know if she wanted to be here anymore. All she knew that she wanted her family to share in this joy but she also knew that it was impossible to birth his child on her planet. And from what she had seen. It wasn't even going to look human. And that fact alone would have her locked up, never to see the light of day. And what was she going to do? Absolutely nothing.
She could always demand that she go back to Earth but then she would be without Jet. It would be a very lonely existence. And she would never know her child. So many conflicting emotions. Some days, she hated being human and others. There was no way that she could just turn her emotions off. Her mind walking around in circles, never really finding satisfactory answers to her emotions. Her mind slowly sinking back into the blackness. Her energy was draining.
( - & - )
"What do you mean by that?" Jet could feel his mandibles hanging slack from the news that Medic had just dropped into his lap. He had been rendered speechless.
"The pups are slowly killing your mate." Medic growled out slowly this time. Hoping that Jet was paying attention to what he was saying. And also praying that the protective mechanism wasn't released too soon. He glanced around the medical bay. Because that would have been a situation that he could have done without.
"Pups?" Jet was just trying to wrap his mind around that one. He had only detected one heart beat when he rushed Tina onboard. Closing his eyes against that particularly painful memory. "I thought that. . ." He trailed off before shaking his head.
"There was." Medic crossed his massive arms over his chest. Tilting his head to the side as he debated on whether to give Jet a break or not. Almost smirking at the dumbfounded warrior.
"You are not making any sense?" Jet blinked slowly as he shook his head. Nothing was being comprehended in his mind. It was like it had decided to take a walk at that present moment.
"I can see that." Medic muttered under his breath, just loud enough for Jet to hear him and glare at the implied statement. Drawing in a deep breath before blowing it out forcibly. "From the scans that I have made from Tina. It would seem that the eldest suckling that she is carrying, was in fact, a twin. There is scaring on her womb where it was sitting before being removed from. . ." He trailed off at Jet's growl. Rolling his eyes at him.
"So you are saying?" Jet took a step forward as his fists clenched at his sides. He could feel the aggression start to flow within his system. Moving his neck to crack the bones as he rounded his shoulders.
"I am not implying nothing." Medic snorted before pulling himself to his full height. His mandibles opening a little to expel a warning hiss. His own aggression was starting to peak. "So back the hell off." His own neck cracking.
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Scream scowled at herself as she glanced at her reflection. She was starting to look more tired then usual and she always felt so drained. She did not really want to deal with her wayward brother as they waited for the results. Hissing at her reflection before she exited the bathroom to find her mother standing there with her arms folded over her chest.
"I really don't want to deal with it." Came Scream's tired retort.
"Well, you have too." Star glared down at her daughter. "You are running yourself down."
"And that is my life." Scream felt the sarcasm drip from her tongue. A slow look of horror descended into her eyes. Making Star huff in disbelief.
"Thought as much." Star shook her head before closing her eyes. "Sooo. . ." She drew the word out as she watched her daughter squirm in her place. "Who's the father?" Making Scream groan inward at her own foolishness. She had known that she could not have kept some thing that big from her bearer.
"Sorry," Scream shook her head. "But I promise not to say." She tightened her mandibles in closer.
"I can respect that." Star nodded her approval. "But I will be breaking his legs still." She whispered before unfolding her arms and turned around before looking over her shoulder to pin Scream with a look. "And that'll be after your father has finished with him." Making Scream thump her head against the door.
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Medic would have pinched the bridge of his nose if he had one. This had to be the most frustrating experience in his life. He just could not figure out why Tina was reacting the way that she was. Huffing a breath out as he gazed once more upon the test results that had been printed out for him to look over.
"We have to be missing some thing." He muttered as his claws tapped upon the desk that he sat at. He knew that the sucklings were slowly killing her but the why of it was stumping him. There was very little to no information on hybrids. Let alone any of the pregnancy notes. And in the fact that there were two. Medic's brow drew into a frown as his mandibles tapped together in deep thought. The information was dancing just outside of his grasp.
"Still nothing new?" Zarath, the Elder Healer, had spoken into the quiet atmosphere. His shoulders just having a hint of a hunch to them.
"No." Medic growled out in frustration. "I just can not seem to place my talon on the matter."
"I see." Zarath grinned a little at the frustration that was leaking through Medic's voice. "You could always try contacting Home World to see if they have newer information than we have in our databanks."
"I thought of that but it seems that it may take too long and she could die in the time that it takes to sent the information that we have." Medic huffed his breath out. "But it seems that we are coming up empty handed."
"Have you compared the compatibility of the sucklings to her?" Zarath glanced at the doorway. "Some times it happens."
"I never did think about that." Medic muttered softly to himself.
"You should get some sleep." Zarath grunted as he walked over to the computer. "Nothing worst than a very short temper when you are tired." He smirked at Medic as he started to tapped in commands for the needed test. "The results will be ready in the next six hours."
"But. . ." Medic was silenced by the glare that Zarath sent him.
"But, nothing, young one." Zarath growled lowly in his chest. The pitch deepening with each passing second that Medic stood there. "Just remember that I was once young."
"But. . ." Medic started again.
"I will awaken you if anything changes." Zarath shook his head. "She is safe here." Medic nodded his head before seeking his bed. His mandibles spreading wide as he fought the yawn. He had not realise how tired he was, up until that point.
"I shall seek my bedding now." Medic murmured as he turned towards the doorway and spotted Scream standing there. Closing his eyes for a moment to gather inner strength about him.
"Can we talk for a moment?" Scream asked quietly as she spied the older male in the corner.
"Look, I am tired and wish to seek my furs." Medic growled out. His body letting him know that he was running on reserves now. He really did not want to sleep standing up. Not that it would have been the first time either. Blinking as he shook his head.
"It won't be but a minute." Scream whispered as they moved into a more secluded space so they were able to have a conversation.
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"Where am I?" Tina tried to blink her heavy eyes. She could feel the grittiness around the corner of it. She was quite contented to lay on her back. She could feel that it wasn't her bed. That was as much as she was able to tell without any sight. The room's light was dim which helped a little.
"Just lay still." The gravelly voice answered her. "You are in med bay."
"What the hell am I doing in here?" Tina made her way onto her elbows as her brow crinkled into a frown. Her hand reaching up to wipe at the sleep. She must have been out for a while. Slowly her vision came back into focus. "And who the heck are you?" her head whipping around the room to find her wayward mate.
"What do you remember last?" Zarath ignored the questions. His head tilted to the side as he sniffed the air cautiously for her scent. Already the aggression was starting to taint the atmosphere around them. He would have to tread very carefully if he didn't want her mate breathing down his decapitated head.
"Not much, really." Tina could feel a headache forming behind her eyes. "I think that I was throwing things. . .But either than that; nothing." She laid herself gently back down onto the bed. The throbbing had really started a pounding tempo inside her skull.
"Can you tell what you were feeling at the time?" Zarath glanced at the young female. There was something off about her. And he was having trouble placing his talon on it.
"For such an emotionless species. . ." Tina snorted through her nose as she closed her eyes against the bright lights. Hoping the lids would filter it into a more manageable state for her.
"We feel. We just do not chose to show it." Zarath lifted his right mandible into a knowing smirk.
"Maybe a little too deeply!" Tina winced slightly as she opened one eye to glance at the attending male. "You never did answer my question?"
"And what would that have been?" Zarath played along. Her scent was settling back down into a sweetness of motherhood. A slightly smile pulled at Tina's lips.
"Who are you?" Tina asked around a yawn. "I'm starting to feel incredibly tired now."
"My name is Elder Healer Zarath." He slightly bowed his head.
"See, it wasn't that hard." Tina grinned before yawning again. Her body was clearly feeling more tired than she had originally first thought.
"More difficult than you will ever know." Zarath murmured before turning back to the computer screen. "Get some sleep now." His talons clicking away at the keyboard.
"That is one suggestion that I will have no trouble following." Tina whispered as her eyes closed slowly. The heavy of her limbs weighting her down with each beat of her heart. She could feel the darkness overtake as it softly enfolded her into its welcoming arms.
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Falcon.