I DO NOT OWN ANY SONIC CHARACTERS, THEY ARE PROPERTY OF SEGA, ARCHIE, AND SATAM

This is semi OC galore, and there is a little bit of stronger mature content, but nothing sexual, but will be dealing with the suggested idea of abortion (I don't support it, but everyone knew the risk when the clicked on a Rated M story) and a particular character trying to find the culprit who suggested it. Remember, this is a Rated M story, so no sex will be in it, but the subject matter will be a bit mature. This is also mainly to represent the struggles of raising a child at a young age.

Also, long chapter with lots of drama. Several of the characters have teenage kids, so none of their children will be adults in this chapter.

Chapter 5: Parenthood

Nikayla's hair was damp with sweat, tears streaking down her face from pain and joy, as she looked upon the newborn polar bear boy that was now her and Nico's son. The baby was yellow with bronze eyes, and cooed when he saw his mother smiling. Nico stuck his finger near the little one, tickling his little cheeks as Nic the Weasel and Wave the Swallow, Nikayla's midwives, bundled the baby into a blue blanket embroidered with a baby rattle and a ball, placed the squiggling bundle into Nico's arms, and took the first picture of father and son.

"It's time to cut the umbilical cord." stated Wave as she stood beside her son, and awed at her grandson. Nico looked upon the long, fleshy thing with disgust and asked, "Do I have to?" Wave glared him, smacked him in the back of the head, and gnashed, "Yes." "Aw," Nico replied. "Why does he have to have an umbilical cord?" "Because he didn't hatch from an egg." Wave answered indignantly. Nic handed the scissors to Nico, listening to him ew and complain the whole time.

Then the baby started to squal, because Nico didn't cut the cord right, and now blood was squirting out of the place where the umbilical cord used to stand. Nic literally threw Nico to the other side of the room as she and Wave hastily worked to patch the baby's stomach, making sure not to harm him, or cause him to bleed anymore than he has too. Nikayla was crying, and Skylar was screaming when he intruded in on the wrong time, earning him a punch from his father. "Shut up boy!" Nack screeched as he drug Skylar back into the room with him. Nico layed on the floor like a slug.

When Wave and Nic finished their work, they brought in Bean, Bark, Nack, and the crying Skylar. Nikayla had only begun to hold Mural, when he was ripped out of her arms once more to be held by the grandparents and great uncle.

Skylar got to hold the baby, but soon gave it back to Nikayla once it started to cry on him. Nico sat up, just staring at everybody, until his eye caught Bean, who turned around and kicked him as hard as he could, shouting, "Dumb bitch, get up and hold your infant!"

"Bean!" cried Wave, grabbing her husband and yanking him away from Nico. "How could you," Wave started to sob. "He's our son. How could you say such a thing and hit him like that?" Bean just glared at her until Nack remarked, "She's right Bean. You've been out of control the past nine months. You need to settle down, for Mural." "I would," Bean replied. "But all the problems we face are because of Nico and Nikayla. Every last event for the past 9 months, ranging from the riot, to the attempted abortion, to Granite's death, to the hospitalization of several of our closest friends. And to top it all off, here's Nico, sitting pretty, batting his eyelashes like he doesn't have a care in the world! He's the last person I want holding my grandson."

Nack adjusted his hat and replied, "I know Bean I-" "The tape Nack. The tape." Bean stated, looking a hundred years old. "Can we just forget about that?" Nikayla asked. Bark mouthed the word whore towards her, earning him a slap from Nic.

"Don't say that," she stated. "What's done is done. Now give me my grandchild, I wanna hold him again." "Yes, he doesn't deserve to be in the arms of the person who attempted to abort him." Bean growled. He ripped Mural out of Nikayla's arms as she protested, "Give me back my son! Give me back my son! It was Nectarine's idea! It was Nectarine's idea!" Everybody stood aghast at the allegation, Nikayla was the only one who knew the real truth. The abortion was Skylar's idea, until they discovered that the tape was the conception video, and then she wanted to keep it. But the thought didn't stop her mom from silently pushing her way out the door and going to Nectarine's house.

At Predator Hawk's house...

Predator had just finished a warm meal with his family when the doorbell started to go off like crazy. "Want me to get that father?" asked one of his sons. "No, I shall." answered Predator Hawk. "Maybe I should answer it, it might be Charlotte and Maybelle." replied Predator's wife, Breath. Maybelle is Lightning's wife, Charlotte is Flying Frog's, they had agreed that day to meet, but she soon found out that it was one of Predator's ex-girlfriends. Predator opened the door, going, "Hel-lo ladi- What?" His tone changed from inviting to hostile within two seconds.

He and Nic had had bad blood ever since their breakup, and it wasn't because they were possessive and controlling of each other. Nic just decided that she wanted to hook up with his teammates and Bark, because he refused to have sex with her. It took him a long while for him to stop being mad at his teammates for that betrayal. He was envious at Bark because he had all that he wanted, but he hates him like you would Drago Wolf.

They exchanged threatening glances before getting down to business. "Carlsisle," stated Nic omniously, a glare melted onto her face. "We need to have a talk about your daughter." Predator blinked hard at her and sneered, "You don't have the right to call me by that anymore, and you can tell me what this is about right there, near your car, away from my house." "Is that any way to treat a lady?" Nic asked as she and Predator walked down the brick steps of his house. "You're not a lady," Predator replied. "You're a homewrecker."

Nic glowered at him and scowled, "You have bigger problems than my casual hookup with your teammates. Do you know what your daughter just said?" "What?" Predator asked. Predator's children filed alongside the porch curious of what their dad was doing and as to why the lady was there. Breath stood there scowling from the doorway. "Did you know that your daughter told my daughter to get an abortion?" Nic told him. Predator flat out denied it at first, tagging along an insult to his statement, before the deadpan seriousness taped to Nic's face crossed his mind and he marched up the stairs, slapped Nectarine so hard that it could be heard around the neighborhood, and drug her by her hair down the steps.

He slammed Nectarine in front of him and screeched, "Why did you tell Nikayla to get an abortion?" Nectarine was taken aback by this as she signed, for she is mute, "Why would I tell her that? I didn't even know she was pregnant! Why would she say something like that about me? I never did anything to her."

Predator stuck his face in his daughter's, both of them staring intently into each other's eyes, reading their thoughts. Predator turned around and announces, "My daughter speaks the truth. Go ask your daughter why she lied." Nic glared at him, hopped back into her car and said, "I will. And don't forget, fuck you."

She sped off as Predator squawked, "Fuck you too!"

Back at Nic's house...

Nikayla was already annoyed at Mural. The little guy had already sucked her breasts dry and was still crying. "Make him stop." Skylar complained, tugging at his ears. "I'm trying!" Nikayla screamed back, tears welling up in her eyes. "You can thank Nico for that." Wave added as she strode across the room to grab a diaper and a blanket for Mural. She grabbed Mural, diapered him, then swaddled him. "I hope you two were watching me," Wave said. "Because you're going to be doing this for a long time, now hold him close to you. Poor little thing is cold."

"But he's a polar bear, they don't get cold." Nico whined. Bark looked into the room, as if to say, "Oh yes they do." Mural was still crying. Nic walked in, making a beeline for Nikayla. She grabbed Mural, handed him to Skylar who asked, "What am I supposed to do with him?" Nic gave him a scary look and he shut up fast.

"You lied." Nic stated. Um was Nikayla's only answer. "Um is not an explanation." Nic replied, crossing her arms. "Uh, I know that you hated Predator, so I made a lie so that way you wouldn't kill Blink for giving me some advice." Nikayla sweat-smiled. "You thought that it'd be cute to lie so that way you could save Blink's ass?" Nic asked sternly, Nikayla nodding in return. "Who is Blink?" Nic demanded. "Espio's daughter." Nikayla lied.

Skylar flattened his ears out of guilt. He couldn't believe that Nikayla was sticking up for him like that. And he knew that his Aunt Nic was going to go through every single person until the somebody that suggested the abortion was found. He should've just suggested adoption, or giving Mural to the Destructix girls and Lake.

Nico stared on with his cobalt blue eyes, and he knew that trouble was brewing, and he knew that this trouble was going to cost someone greatly. Now he wished that he had never made that tape. He loved Nikayla, but that girl was about to cost him his family and his honor.

At Espio's house, three days later...

"So you mean to tell me that my daughter Blink told your daughter Nikayla to have an abortion." Espio said, sipping on his coffee. "Yes. I would like a word with her, if that's alright with you." Nic replied. "It is," Espio replied, pausing to sip on his coffee. "But she's hanging out with Lake and Tamara today." "When will she be back?" Nic asked. "I don't know." Espio replied. "You should keep tabs on your daughter." Nic stated. Espio blinked at her for her audacity. "Blink's a good girl. It's Gavin and Knock I have to worry about. What prompted you to say that?"

"I thought Nikayla was a good girl too," Nic explained. "Until your children saw her sex video. I never knew what was happening until my brother was calling me and screaming for me to help him because of the riot stationed outside his mansion. And I do believe that you were the first one that threatened him."

Espio coughed before he replied, "Gavin and Knock are troublemakers to the core. They talked about that tape all the time, even around my comrades. And besides, it was inappropriate, and why weren't you watching your daughter?" "Because I knew she was having sex with Nico, and because she was going to do it reguardless if I gave her the birth control pills or not, but making videos of it and distributing to all of her friends, that slipped under my radar." Nic blinked. "Just be glad some of your friends know detectives Nic, because it took a lot of convincing to not arrest you under a felonous account. You and your brother both."

Nic looked up at him, shocked, and yelped, "What? Why?" "Distribution of child porn." Espio replied casually. "But I didn't know about it! You can't arrest me!" Nic argued. "Oh yes I can," Espio replied. "You're her mother, Bark's her father. Wave and Bean are Nico's parents. And Skylar, who taped the video, is the son of Nack and Daria. All of you should be in prison for a felony because you are responsible for your child."

"But what about Knock?" Nic asked, shriveling up like a wilted flower in her place. She had never been to jail, and based on Fiona's accounts, it's rough, but it will be worse than hell when the prison guard throws her in with those other sick creeps that enjoy that kind of stuff.

If she was going down, Espio was coming with her, as she knew that withdraw was a hellish process, and Espio needs his nicotine to function normally, so while she's getting murdered in prison, Espio can lose his mind from addiction. "What about him?" Espio asked calmly, a confident smug adorning his face like a crown jewel. "He's doing drugs! He even offered some to Nikayla and Nico!" Nic replied.

"What," Espio gasped, his voice raising like a thief that had been caught in the act. "You have no proof." "My nephew is obsessed with recording everything, so I have the record of it." Nic smiled deviously. She pulled a CD and her laptop out of her pockets, and showed Espio the video.

Espio covered his mouth and looked at Nic alarmingly as it played and unraveled the truth before his eyes like a roll of tape. She and Nack both share that evil smirk they always have when they've cornered you. "I'm feeling merciful today," Nic said, standing up and walking around Espio teasingly as Sonia just stood there silently from the kitchen, covering her face so Nic wouldn't see her cry. "So I'll strike a deal. What do you say Espio? You want 10 years in prison for allowing a minor to distribute illegal substances, or do you want to be able to kick your son's ass when he gets home like a real father." Nic asked her voice all but dripping with triumph, knowing that she'd turned the tables onto her cornered rat. Espio stared at her for a moment before he answered, "I'll take the deal." "Well, thank bloody goodness." Nic smiled before she plopped into the chair beside the ninja. "You know what to do." Nic stated after a long stare off between the two. "You're as sneaky as your brother, but twice as charming. I wonder why he never spoke of you." Espio complimented warily.

"Thanks mate." Nic replied. She watched Espio dial up Blink, watched him tell her what was going on, watched him jerk back from the phone as his daughter started to throw a screaming fit loudly over the device. An hour passed and the screaming beauty that is Espio's daughter threw open the door, making it slam against the doorway, enlarging the hole that was already there, her eyes red as if she had been crying, and her attitude haughty and snide. "Dad, you fucking asshole," she screamed. "I hate you so bad! I never told that bitch anything! You're just jealous because I'm a better person than you!"

Espio hung his head low with embarrassment because he knew that Nic's eyes were plastered with harsh judgement about the attitude of his daughter. He would bring shame to Sonic's, Lightning's, and Charmy's eyes if they saw her acting like this. But what could he expect, he went on tirades like this too when he was her age. It still hurt his pride greatly that Lightning's kids were so well behaved and his were little monsters. "Good girl you say." Nic muttered near Espio. "Just shut up." Espio sighed, banging his head against the table as his daughter squaled for several more minutes.

"You're 26 and you still act like this," Sonia stated, marching in there like a runaway freight train. "And why are you even hanging out with the Destructix anyways? They're a bunch of kids, you're an adult." "Uh, Tamara's 20." Blink replied haughtily.

"She's still very young. You're married with several children at home, not her, so leave her out of this, as well as those other kids, and act your age." Sonia retorted. Blink huffed and asked, "What's this about?" "Did you tell my daughter to get an abortion?" Nic asked, trying to keep her cool around the spoiled brat. "What, your whore my brothers raved about for three weeks on end," Blink scoffed. "Uh, no. I wouldn't want to catch a disease from her, so why would I get around her."

Nic could tell that this brat was telling the truth because she would've broke down in another tantrum if she hadn't. "That's all I needed to hear," Nic stated, getting up out of her chair. "It was nice meeting you Espio." "It was nice meeting you too Nic." Espio replied, his voice low with embarassment. "And good riddance!" screamed Blink. Espio hung his head down even lower as he followed Nic outside, where Tamara and her team were waiting in the car. "Look," Jessica shouted, pointing at Espio. "It's the monster! Run!" Valiance slammed on the gas as they sped off screaming as if Espio was really going to attack them.

Nic looked at Espio and offered to help him, but he declined. As she boarded her car, she heard him ask Blink, "Did you tell them our family secret?" "No, I showed them." Blink replied. Nic knew what they were talking about, and she knew that it was time to go.

"Thank you!" she called to Espio. Espio never replied, he just stared on and on at her. Even though she was miles away, she still felt his eyes on her, but it didn't shake the feeling of appallment off of her on the way Blink acted.

Back at Nic's house...

It had been 6 days since Nikayla had showered, slept, or ate properly, and she was about ready to call it quits. Every 2 hours Mural cried, and she wished he would just shut up. Skylar and Nico looked ready to pop a blood vessel as Mural bawled is eyes out.

"Have you fed him yet?" Nico asked. "Yes! Twice!" Nikayla answered him. "He's naked! Clothe him!" Bean shouted. "But he'll piss himself if I do!" Nikayla answered. "He's a baby. He'll piss himself regardless." Bean replied. Then Bean's word came back to haunt her as she held Mural, who decided to pee all over her face, neck, and chest, then took a big crap all over her. "Ew!" she cried. Mural cried even louder. "My goodness! Are you ever gonna shut that child up?" Wave called. "I can't!" Nikayla wailed. "Hand him to Nico and let him wipe him off." Wave commanded.

Nikayla handed Nico Mural, who peed once more all over him, wailing even louder. Nico screamed as he grabbed the wipes and wiped Mural's face. "Not his face Nico! His ass!" Nikayla complained. "Oh." was the only reply Nico gave her. And no sooner had Nico wiped Mural, he decided to pee all over himself again, and then lay another stink, then he cried so hard he puked all over himself and Wave had to come to the rescue.

When she had changed and bathed Mural, she wrapped him up in her arms and sang him to sleep, giving him to Bark to press against his warm fur.

Nic flung open the door ready to tear Nikayla a new one right then and there, until she saw her husband, Bark, holding the sleeping Mural, and ripped Nikayla a new one in her kitchen. "You lied to me once again." Nic said. "I know." was Nikayla's only answer. "'I know' is not a good enough answer." Nic replied, crossing her arms once more. Nikayla was about to say something until Nack stormed down the steps, his eyes red with anger. He was infuriated at Skylar, for reasons Nic was getting ready to find out, as he yanked the 12 year old down the stairs by his arms, Daria silently in tote behind him.

Nack threw Skylar into the counter and demanded he tell the truth, and that's when Skylar told Nic that he told Nikayla to get the abortion because it would be a great idea so that way nobody would find out, until they rewatched the tape that was the conception tape, then they wanted to keep him, unless the Destructix's daughters wanted him, and then he threw in there that Cinnomin had a kid at 13 and was having a blast.

Nack took that as a challenge and dialed Flying Frog, who stated that it was true that his daughter gave him a grandson, by one of Predator Hawk's sons, and no, he wasn't having a blast because he was the one having to take care of him because:

#1 Predator Hawk's son was going to get his head lopped off if Flying saw him for tricking the panties off of his daughter and then running away, never to be seen again

#2 She's 13

#3 Tadpoles are semi-self-sufficient

#4 A kid is a lot more work than what it looks.

#5 Preator Hawk is an alien, and now an alien king, so he can't make constant trips to see his grandson that looks so much like him, you would've mistaken him for Predator's

#6 Charlotte's method of child rearing would have been to throw her blind, 13 year old daughter onto the streets to fend for herself and her baby to teach her the realities of motherhood

#7 There was a huge uproar over who gets to take care of the baby on the weekends, and who gets the baby on the holidays since Cinnomin is not married to Predator's son

#8 Lightning was upset because Lake wanted to marry into Flying's family and take over as father. He's only 15.

"Can we just give Mural to Flying Frog then?" Nikayla asked, full of hope. Flying screamed the word 'no' so loud over the phone, it sounded like he was standing right there in the room, and then he slammed the phone off.

Nic tapped her foot, and Skylar vanished upstairs with his parents to recieve his punishment. Nikayla knew she was about to recieve hers, and she flinched as her mother moved closer.

"I don't have to lift a finger," Nic said, sweeping Nikayla's hair back. "You've already ruined your reputation when you posted that video of you and Nico having sex, and now you get to go through the hell of caring for a newborn."

Nic's revelation had already started to dawn on her as she heard Nico crying over the fact that Mural was finally asleep. She looked at her mother and said, "Damn you." Nic didn't say a word. She just clasped her hands together and smiled. Nikayla shuddered at Nic's smile and went to take a quick shower, thinking that her mother was crazy, not realizing the hell to come.

End of Chapter 5

I know that it was long, and I know that it had a lot of tough elements to talk about, if it was too strong for anybody, just message me and I will remove it if need be.

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