1 year later
The young blond man ran down the sterile white halls of the hospital with a nervous look on his face. He walked up to a window and peered in and his eyes scanned the small office. He frowned when he saw no one sitting inside. "Damn…," he hissed. Suddenly a nurse passed. His turned quickly and grabbed her arm, "Um….. 'scuse me mam but could you tell me what room Aeris Strife is in?" The nurse smiled and nodded, "Sure thing come with me." The man walked down the hall following her closely. Finally they came to the end of the hall. The nurse knocked softly on the door, "Mrs. Strife? Your husband is here."
"KUUUUUSSSSSSOOOOOO!!!"
Cloud cringed at the sound of his wife's scream and backed away a little. The Nurse looked at him smiling as if there was nothing wrong with her screams. She beckoned him in and ignoring the various obcenities coming out of his wife's mouth. He swallowed hard and was about to enter when he heard a voice behind him, "Hey Cloud!!"
Cloud turned to see a large spikey black haired man sporting an orange gi run up to him smiling idiotically. Cloud forced a smile and greeted both him and his wife who walked up behind him scolding him for running into the ward without permission. In her arms was their one year old son just staring at his parents giggling at both of their insanity. Cloud bowed his head slightly , "Hello Goku-san. Hello Chichi-san." Chichi looked at him the anger gone from her eyes, "San? Cloud we're friends just Chichi and Goku is fine." Cloud nodded before he heard another string of course fliy from the room behind him.
"CLOUD YOU [CENSORED]-ING [CENSOR]!!!! I'll kill you for this!!! YOU BASTARD!!!"
Cloud could feel the little hairs on the back of his neck stand on end and a cold sweat break out all over his body. Goku seeing his nervousness smacked him hard on the back and laughed, "Don't worry! It's only twins it shouldn't be that bad!" Cloud nodded and walked in the room numbly.
"Aeris calm down it can't be that bad," Tifa comforted. "CAN'T BE THAT BAD!? THIS HURTS LIKE HELL. I WANT THESE FREAKING BRATS OUT OF ME NOW!" Suddenly Cloud strode into the room almost timidly and waved slightly hoping Aeris would spring for his neck if she saw him. Tifa nodded to him and smiled, "She's ok a few more hours the doctor said."
"NO I'M NOT FINE!!! THIS SUCKS!" Aeris screamed. Tifa had finally had it, "OH FOR GOD'S SAKE SHUT UP. YOU CAN HAVE SEPHIROTH'S SWORD PLUNGED THROUGH YOUR STOMACH BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE HAVING A BABY!?" Aeris, finally realizing that she'd been complaining for the past 3 hours straight, sniffled and said, "But this is different. That was 3 seconds of pain this is 3 hours and I'm not having a baby I'm having twins there's a difference." Tifa sighed and shook her head as Cloud nodded in agreement. Then a man walked in his black hair had several tints of silver running through it and he carried a chart. Cloud smiled nervously at the man who was Aeris' doctor. The man tried to smile back but could only do so tensely. Cloud's face turned to one of worry, "Malcom what's wrong?"
Dr. Malcom Retrini removed his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose and gave a nervous laugh, "Well….umm…ya see Cloud….I think the ultrasound may have been a little off…"
"You mean she's not having twins," Cloud askeda tad bit of disappointment in his voice. Malcom shook his head slightly
"No…..
….I think she's having triplets,"
"N-N-N-Nani?"
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
{in the waiting room}
Chichi sighed and continued to read a magazine she'd brought with her as her infant son Gohan climbed on his sleeping father and made a game of pulling his hair. Goku mumbled something about doughnuts in his sleep when suddenly
"YOU [CENSOR]-ING PIECE OF [CENSIR] CLOUD I'LL [CENSOR]-ING KILL YOU FOR THIS !!!"
Goku let out a startled telp and nearly fell out of his seat. He looked up to see a panicked Cloud run out of the maternity ward with various hospital instuments flying after him. Cloud hid behind Chichi a look of utter terror on his face. Chichi sighed and backed away from the soon to be father and ask what was wrong.
"Cloud what's going on!?"
"T-T-T-Triplets…..s-she's having trip-triplets!!!"
Goku smiled at him and patted him on the back nearly sending him flying. Chichi shook her head and noticed that Cloud's monkey like tail was fluffed some much that it was doubled it normal size. She sighed and walked towards the room taking her son with her. Goku cocked his head to the side like a confused dog, "Huh?"
"She's having three kids…..dear god…"
"Hold on a second I thought you said she was having triplets?!"
Cloud looked at the young man like he was the dumbest person alive before shaking his head. Just as a he was about to explain the man that they were the same thing a rather painful contraction hit Aeris and out of the maternity a string of curses and a bed pan came flying out. Cloud looked just in time to be hit right in the face with the bed pan.
{1 hour later}
"Whaaaaaaaaaaa!" the newborn's cry filled the air. Chichi clasped her hands together and congratulated Aeris and held her hand for support. The baby was cleaned and hand to Cloud who held him as he tried to hold back his tears of joy. The baby boy's crying ceased and he began to whimper and coo in his father's arms…it was music to Cloud's ears. It was only 4 minutes later when a second cry sounded throughout the room. Again the baby was cleaned and handed to Cloud. This time it was a baby girl. It was only a minute later that another contraction hit Aeris and the third and final baby was born….but this time there was no crying…
Cloud stared at Malcom hoping to God that he would hear the baby cry any second but none came. Malcom wrapped the infant in a blanket and sighed shaking his head. He looked up at Cloud and looked the younger man in the eyes.
"I'm sorry Cloud….she's just too small…she couldn't handle the stress…"
Tears of pain filled both parents eyes as they realized finally that there would be no need to worry about a third name or a third crib….the baby was gone…
Chichi stood beside Malcom and looked in at the stillborn child….she was so tiny. Her face was identical to the other girl. Tears blinded Chichi's vision as she looked in at the tiny creature feeling the other couple's pain. Her infant son Gohan clung to her shirt looking in alos but not understanding. Gohan studied the other child and then slowly reached down and with his chubby little hand caressed her cheek. Chichi saw this and was about to pull him away when suddenly a tiny gasp came from the bundle and the little baby's eyes snapped open. Chichi stared at the child in disbelief she'd been dead only seconds ago but here she was staring up at her….well not her but her son. Gohan let out a giggle and reached down to her. The baby girl let out a giggle as well and touched his reaching hand. Aeris stared in disbelief as the two children giggled happily and played with the other's hand. Then Gohan reached down and grabbed her fuzzy tail and gave it a sharp yank. Her tiny eyes filled with tears and she began to wail….
….and her hair stood on end with a electrical energy while her eye turned green.
The transformation frightened Gohan and soon he too began to wail uncontrollably. Chich gasped and Malcom yelped in surprise and her new look. Cloud however said nothing he just stared in shock. After a few minutes of gaping at the terrified child Cloud came out of his shock and took her in his arms cradling her soft pint-size body against his. After only seconds of cradling her she calmed and her hair fell back down and her eyes returned to their glowing mako blue. She sniffled slightly in her father's arms and clung to his shirt studying it closely before it went straight into her mouth as most thing do with newborns. Cloud could only smile proudly at the miniature infant in his arms as she fought to stay awake as she curiously looked around the room taking in her new world. He held her close enforcing a bond between him and her a bond different than he held with his other two children which now slept with in his wife's arms. He stared down at her…she was different she'd be unique. There was something different about this small child
…..something special
{later that night}
It was later that night when everyone left and left the couple to themselves. The two parent sat awake still considering names for their newborn children.
"They're so beautiful Cloud…"
The man nodded and smile at her warmly before looking back to the youngest which he held as she surveyed the room with amazing alertness. Her tiny hands reached forward and grabbed a handful of his shirt and cooed in fascination. He walked to his wife's side to find the other two fast asleep. He looked down at the youngest her eyes were drooping but she still struggled to keep them open. He chuckled slightly. "Well, we have names for those two," he said gesturing to the infants his wife held. She nodded, "Yes, Thomas Jonathan and Cathreine Michelle. But we were only expecting twins...what about that one." The man looked down at his youngest still struggling to stay awake. He smiled, "You gonna be quite a handful, I can tell." He reached down and closed her eyes gently and whispered to her.
"Good Night Terra."