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AN: Once again, thank you all for your very generous comments. I was blushing when I read them! You people are so awesome; you, the fans; are what make writing a fanfic that much more enjoyable. Uh oh, I'm not sounding too sappy, am I? ^_^; (PS-I mean NO insult to blondes or homosexuals. You'll see what I mean.)
For the Sake of Another part 5 by Ly the werewolf
The light pit pat of raindrops could still be heard from last night's horrid weather. Normally, after school, everyone would be curled up with a pet, a loved one or a stuffed animal, with a cup of hot cocoa and a good book. Not in this cozy little house.
Sara Goodman sat tightly and rigid on the couch in the living room of her home, the Bureau of Time & Space. Flint and Rocky Hammerhead, her twin brother Tony, her Uncle Bernard Goodman, and all of the time shifters seated themselves around the room, everyone too nervous to break the uneasy silence. Dr. Goodman ran a hand through his unruly black hair. " Geez, Sara...." he mumbled. Suddenly, he stood up, his tall form casting a shadow over his nieces' tiny body. " Pregnant?! I-I don't know what to say! I-I mean, maybe I would expect this from a blonde, teenage hussie, but, but....YOU?!? What has gotten into you?! Do you know the time and effort it takes to raise a child?!" Sara stood up as well, facing her furious uncle and standing her own, shakey ground.
" Yeah, well if parenting takes so much time and effort, where are OUR parents, huh? How come they're not here right now, with me and Tony? Huh? Answer me that!!" Dr. Goodman paused; he didn't expect that. Once again, a thick blanket of silence draped over the room. He sighed, seating himself back down on the couch, the same time as Sara.
" Well then, answer me this, Sara. " Sara didn't move, or even flinch. She was ready. Her uncle faced her, eye to eye. " Who's the father?" Sara gasped, and looked away. ' No, anything but that!' His niece sighed, her throat tightening up.
" Murlock." She mumbled.
" Who? Sara, speak up! We can't hear you."
" It's.....Murlock." Everyone froze. Sara couldn't bear to look at them - her friends, her family, all must be disgusted with her.
" M-M-M-Murlock...?" Tony managed to sputter. " MURLOCK!?!?!? OH MY GOD!! THAT STUPID IDIOT!! ARGH, WHEN I FIND HIM, I'M GONNA TEAR HIM A NEW--"
" Tony! Watch your mouth!"
" Sorry. But, Murlock? Aw man, Sara...out of all people, you just had to choose him...." Flint looked up at Sara, his face the only kind one in the vicinity right now.
" Why Murlock, Sara?" The young teen faced her angry friends and family.
" You wanna know why? Well, I'll tell you why. Murlock is the first person to really care about my feelings, to be willing to like me, understand me and most importantly, love me for who I am! He did not rape me, I was not drunk, or high, I did it because I love him! Do you hear me?! BECAUSE I LOVE HIM!!!" Sara was choking on her words, her chest heaving from her mighty sobs. Tony still wasn't satisfied.
" Yeah, well, if he loved you like you love him, where is he now, huh? Tell me, Sara. Where's the future daddy?" Sara once again broke into tears.
" Please, Tony, I don't need this....." she begged.
" Right here." Everyone's eyes darted to the top of the stairs where, sure enough, a very pissed off Murlock was standing, arms crossed. In one swift jump, he was in the living room. He leaned comfortably on the doorframe. Murlock's expression was cold and emotionless.
" You..." Tony spat, his words laced with venom. " I.....hate.....you....." Murlock narrowed his eyes at Sara's cocky young twin.
" Hate me all you want, but leave Sara out of this."
" Leave Sara out of this? How could I? She's my freakin' twin sister, for God's sake! She hasn't even gotten out of highschool, and you've already stolen her whole future, just because you were horny one night!!"
" Hey, why don't you just mind your own business, okay?"
" Never!"
" How dare you place all the blame on dear Sara! Don't you think she already has enough to deal with?"
" How dare I? How dare you get my sister pregnant, you stupid fag!!"
" Tony! What did I just say? Watch your mouth!"
" Sorry!" Murlock made his way over to where his darling sat crying. He sat down on the couch beside her, shooing away Get-A-Long. Tony made an ' eww-gross' face as his arch nemesis wrapped his arms lovingly and supportingly around Sara. She happily accepted his comforting gesture, and, soon enough, everyone, even Tony, was joined in the great group hug, crying for the future ahead. Suddenly, Sara managed to poke her head out.
" I have the strangest craving for pickles and ice cream....."
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4 1/2 months later......
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Dr. Bernard Goodman heaved a sigh of failure and heartbreak, walking out of his office. Tony, who was watching TV, shot a quick glance at his desperate uncle. " Ms. Grey turn you down again?" Uncle Bernie sighed again, a small sweatdrop forming on his head.
" Yeah....." This time, it was Tony's turn to sweatdrop. The young Goodman rolled his eyes to the ceiling, brushing off his uncle's latest misfortune. Dr. Goodman glanced at his nephew. " Tony, where's your sister?" He asked, his voice the only sound in the living room, aside from Flint's snoring or the ticking cukoo-clock. Tony shrugged, not even facing his caretaker.
" Idno." He replied, slurring three words into one, imcoprehensible one. " With Murlock, or somethin'. Idunno." He was met by a very angry uncle. " What? It's not like she's my responsability!!" Tony whined.
" Oh course she's your responsability! She's all of our responsabilities!! Your sister is seven and a half months pregnant, y'know! What if something happened to her?!?" As if on cue, the telephone rang. Dr. Goodman picked up the reciever.
" Hello?....uh huh.....uh huh.....What?! Hospital?!? What for?!?...uh huh....CHILDBIRTH?!?!? We're on our way!!" Uncle Bernie slammed the phone down. Tony shot up out of his seat, along with a still-groggy Flint and Rocky Hammerhead.
" Uncle Bernie? What's wrong? Is it about Sara?" His uncle didn't respond.
" Get your coat, Tony. Call the others and tell them to meet me in the van." He ordered, grabbing his own lab coat and car keys. Tony blinked his eyes. " Now!"
" Eeeep! Right!" The hysterical calling of Tony Goodman could be heard faintly throughout the entire house, issuing an emergency situation.
Nearly minutes later, Flint, Rocky, Tony, Dr. Goodman, and all of the other time shifters slowly opened the semi-lit room leading to their dear friend, niece and sibling Sara Goodman. Sara slowly opened her eyes, adjusting to the dim lighting. She smiled as soon as she saw the slightly relieved faces of her family and friends. "Tony....Flint....Uncle Bernie.....you....you all came....." she choked. The once happy, active and strong teenage girl, the one who, as Tony said, 'represented GIRL POWER,' looked terrible. She had multiple tubes coming out of her arms, an oxygen mask, and several wires attatched to different parts of her body, all leading up into a large machine behind her. Her once small, flat belly was now about as large as a soccer ball, it rising and falling with her ragged breathing. She happily, if not weakly, accepted and greatly cherished hugs and assuring words from the entire group of people. Tony, who was the last to come up, shuffled his feet on the floor, wearing a sheepish look on his face.
" Hey, Sara....how's my big sis?" He smiled down at her. " Look, um...I....just wanted to say, that....I'm sorry. I'm sorry for acting like a total jackass all those months ago. I really should've had more faith in you and Murlock." The younger twin paused. " Speaking of which, where is he?"
" Right here. " Everyone's eyes fell upon the pair of glowing crimson eyes that seemed to float in a dark corner. Murlock slowly stepped out of the shadows. " I was the one who took Sara to the hospital, and I'm not leaving her until she' okay." Tony lightly nodded his head, his face suddenly turning sour.
" Y'know, Murlock," he began, breaking the few minute silence that fell upon the room. "All of this is happening because of you. " Murlock growled, baring both of his fangs at Tony. Of course, the young human had to take that as a threat. " Oh, you wanna fight, huh? Well, bring it on!!" Before anything physical could happen (but plenty of verbal), an on-duty maternity nurse barged into Sara's room.
" Okay, knock it off! Both of you!! Can't you see we've got a pregnant.....woman here?" Sara looked away, ashamed at the nurses' lack of wording. She knew it as well as anyone else - she wasn't a woman. Hell, her period just began about a year and a half ago. She could hear and remember all of the cruel conversations that some of the nurses had......
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Two off-duty nurses stopped to chat outside of Sara's room. She wasn't stupid; she could see them pointing and glancing in her direction. She could hear them heartlessly talking about the 'teen mom', and the 'little slut in room 251'. She would start to cry once they went away, but Murlock was always there to comfort her.....
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Sara shut her eyes, trying in vain to get some rest. Suddenly, just as Murlock and Tony were seperated, Sara let out a soul-shattering scream. Both guys rushed to her bedside. " Sara, what's wrong?" Both Tony and Murlock asked simoltaniously. Tears streamed down her face, as she reached to clutch her swollen belly.
" I.....*gasp*...think the.....*grunt* baby's coming!!!"
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Didya like it? Hope so. A big werewolf-sized hug to all the FTTD, aw hell, ALL the fanfiction writers - anyone can create great works of art, literary or visual, if you just stick to it!
Well, I'll be posting up the next chapter soon. OMG! The baby's coming! Now, for what you've all been waiting for! The final part to 'For the Sake of Another'! Watch for it!
Ly the werewolf
AN: Once again, thank you all for your very generous comments. I was blushing when I read them! You people are so awesome; you, the fans; are what make writing a fanfic that much more enjoyable. Uh oh, I'm not sounding too sappy, am I? ^_^; (PS-I mean NO insult to blondes or homosexuals. You'll see what I mean.)
For the Sake of Another part 5 by Ly the werewolf
The light pit pat of raindrops could still be heard from last night's horrid weather. Normally, after school, everyone would be curled up with a pet, a loved one or a stuffed animal, with a cup of hot cocoa and a good book. Not in this cozy little house.
Sara Goodman sat tightly and rigid on the couch in the living room of her home, the Bureau of Time & Space. Flint and Rocky Hammerhead, her twin brother Tony, her Uncle Bernard Goodman, and all of the time shifters seated themselves around the room, everyone too nervous to break the uneasy silence. Dr. Goodman ran a hand through his unruly black hair. " Geez, Sara...." he mumbled. Suddenly, he stood up, his tall form casting a shadow over his nieces' tiny body. " Pregnant?! I-I don't know what to say! I-I mean, maybe I would expect this from a blonde, teenage hussie, but, but....YOU?!? What has gotten into you?! Do you know the time and effort it takes to raise a child?!" Sara stood up as well, facing her furious uncle and standing her own, shakey ground.
" Yeah, well if parenting takes so much time and effort, where are OUR parents, huh? How come they're not here right now, with me and Tony? Huh? Answer me that!!" Dr. Goodman paused; he didn't expect that. Once again, a thick blanket of silence draped over the room. He sighed, seating himself back down on the couch, the same time as Sara.
" Well then, answer me this, Sara. " Sara didn't move, or even flinch. She was ready. Her uncle faced her, eye to eye. " Who's the father?" Sara gasped, and looked away. ' No, anything but that!' His niece sighed, her throat tightening up.
" Murlock." She mumbled.
" Who? Sara, speak up! We can't hear you."
" It's.....Murlock." Everyone froze. Sara couldn't bear to look at them - her friends, her family, all must be disgusted with her.
" M-M-M-Murlock...?" Tony managed to sputter. " MURLOCK!?!?!? OH MY GOD!! THAT STUPID IDIOT!! ARGH, WHEN I FIND HIM, I'M GONNA TEAR HIM A NEW--"
" Tony! Watch your mouth!"
" Sorry. But, Murlock? Aw man, Sara...out of all people, you just had to choose him...." Flint looked up at Sara, his face the only kind one in the vicinity right now.
" Why Murlock, Sara?" The young teen faced her angry friends and family.
" You wanna know why? Well, I'll tell you why. Murlock is the first person to really care about my feelings, to be willing to like me, understand me and most importantly, love me for who I am! He did not rape me, I was not drunk, or high, I did it because I love him! Do you hear me?! BECAUSE I LOVE HIM!!!" Sara was choking on her words, her chest heaving from her mighty sobs. Tony still wasn't satisfied.
" Yeah, well, if he loved you like you love him, where is he now, huh? Tell me, Sara. Where's the future daddy?" Sara once again broke into tears.
" Please, Tony, I don't need this....." she begged.
" Right here." Everyone's eyes darted to the top of the stairs where, sure enough, a very pissed off Murlock was standing, arms crossed. In one swift jump, he was in the living room. He leaned comfortably on the doorframe. Murlock's expression was cold and emotionless.
" You..." Tony spat, his words laced with venom. " I.....hate.....you....." Murlock narrowed his eyes at Sara's cocky young twin.
" Hate me all you want, but leave Sara out of this."
" Leave Sara out of this? How could I? She's my freakin' twin sister, for God's sake! She hasn't even gotten out of highschool, and you've already stolen her whole future, just because you were horny one night!!"
" Hey, why don't you just mind your own business, okay?"
" Never!"
" How dare you place all the blame on dear Sara! Don't you think she already has enough to deal with?"
" How dare I? How dare you get my sister pregnant, you stupid fag!!"
" Tony! What did I just say? Watch your mouth!"
" Sorry!" Murlock made his way over to where his darling sat crying. He sat down on the couch beside her, shooing away Get-A-Long. Tony made an ' eww-gross' face as his arch nemesis wrapped his arms lovingly and supportingly around Sara. She happily accepted his comforting gesture, and, soon enough, everyone, even Tony, was joined in the great group hug, crying for the future ahead. Suddenly, Sara managed to poke her head out.
" I have the strangest craving for pickles and ice cream....."
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4 1/2 months later......
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Dr. Bernard Goodman heaved a sigh of failure and heartbreak, walking out of his office. Tony, who was watching TV, shot a quick glance at his desperate uncle. " Ms. Grey turn you down again?" Uncle Bernie sighed again, a small sweatdrop forming on his head.
" Yeah....." This time, it was Tony's turn to sweatdrop. The young Goodman rolled his eyes to the ceiling, brushing off his uncle's latest misfortune. Dr. Goodman glanced at his nephew. " Tony, where's your sister?" He asked, his voice the only sound in the living room, aside from Flint's snoring or the ticking cukoo-clock. Tony shrugged, not even facing his caretaker.
" Idno." He replied, slurring three words into one, imcoprehensible one. " With Murlock, or somethin'. Idunno." He was met by a very angry uncle. " What? It's not like she's my responsability!!" Tony whined.
" Oh course she's your responsability! She's all of our responsabilities!! Your sister is seven and a half months pregnant, y'know! What if something happened to her?!?" As if on cue, the telephone rang. Dr. Goodman picked up the reciever.
" Hello?....uh huh.....uh huh.....What?! Hospital?!? What for?!?...uh huh....CHILDBIRTH?!?!? We're on our way!!" Uncle Bernie slammed the phone down. Tony shot up out of his seat, along with a still-groggy Flint and Rocky Hammerhead.
" Uncle Bernie? What's wrong? Is it about Sara?" His uncle didn't respond.
" Get your coat, Tony. Call the others and tell them to meet me in the van." He ordered, grabbing his own lab coat and car keys. Tony blinked his eyes. " Now!"
" Eeeep! Right!" The hysterical calling of Tony Goodman could be heard faintly throughout the entire house, issuing an emergency situation.
Nearly minutes later, Flint, Rocky, Tony, Dr. Goodman, and all of the other time shifters slowly opened the semi-lit room leading to their dear friend, niece and sibling Sara Goodman. Sara slowly opened her eyes, adjusting to the dim lighting. She smiled as soon as she saw the slightly relieved faces of her family and friends. "Tony....Flint....Uncle Bernie.....you....you all came....." she choked. The once happy, active and strong teenage girl, the one who, as Tony said, 'represented GIRL POWER,' looked terrible. She had multiple tubes coming out of her arms, an oxygen mask, and several wires attatched to different parts of her body, all leading up into a large machine behind her. Her once small, flat belly was now about as large as a soccer ball, it rising and falling with her ragged breathing. She happily, if not weakly, accepted and greatly cherished hugs and assuring words from the entire group of people. Tony, who was the last to come up, shuffled his feet on the floor, wearing a sheepish look on his face.
" Hey, Sara....how's my big sis?" He smiled down at her. " Look, um...I....just wanted to say, that....I'm sorry. I'm sorry for acting like a total jackass all those months ago. I really should've had more faith in you and Murlock." The younger twin paused. " Speaking of which, where is he?"
" Right here. " Everyone's eyes fell upon the pair of glowing crimson eyes that seemed to float in a dark corner. Murlock slowly stepped out of the shadows. " I was the one who took Sara to the hospital, and I'm not leaving her until she' okay." Tony lightly nodded his head, his face suddenly turning sour.
" Y'know, Murlock," he began, breaking the few minute silence that fell upon the room. "All of this is happening because of you. " Murlock growled, baring both of his fangs at Tony. Of course, the young human had to take that as a threat. " Oh, you wanna fight, huh? Well, bring it on!!" Before anything physical could happen (but plenty of verbal), an on-duty maternity nurse barged into Sara's room.
" Okay, knock it off! Both of you!! Can't you see we've got a pregnant.....woman here?" Sara looked away, ashamed at the nurses' lack of wording. She knew it as well as anyone else - she wasn't a woman. Hell, her period just began about a year and a half ago. She could hear and remember all of the cruel conversations that some of the nurses had......
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Two off-duty nurses stopped to chat outside of Sara's room. She wasn't stupid; she could see them pointing and glancing in her direction. She could hear them heartlessly talking about the 'teen mom', and the 'little slut in room 251'. She would start to cry once they went away, but Murlock was always there to comfort her.....
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Sara shut her eyes, trying in vain to get some rest. Suddenly, just as Murlock and Tony were seperated, Sara let out a soul-shattering scream. Both guys rushed to her bedside. " Sara, what's wrong?" Both Tony and Murlock asked simoltaniously. Tears streamed down her face, as she reached to clutch her swollen belly.
" I.....*gasp*...think the.....*grunt* baby's coming!!!"
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Didya like it? Hope so. A big werewolf-sized hug to all the FTTD, aw hell, ALL the fanfiction writers - anyone can create great works of art, literary or visual, if you just stick to it!
Well, I'll be posting up the next chapter soon. OMG! The baby's coming! Now, for what you've all been waiting for! The final part to 'For the Sake of Another'! Watch for it!
Ly the werewolf