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Mutant X
"The Price We Pay"
Chapter 9
SANCTUARY-DOJO AREA
Two Weeks Later...
Emma, Jesse, and Brennan were practicing while Shalimar watched. She had been trying to take ot easy even though Adam said she'd be fine until she was in her third trimester, but she wanted to be on the safe side. Shalimar watched as Brennan and Jesse ganged up on Emma. Suddenlly Shalimar felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, just like she had at the club. "Ah!" she cried out, which immeditely got everyone's attention. The three hurried down and Brennan carried her to the lab with the others following.
"What's wrong?" Adam asked immediately.
"My stomach hurts," Shalimar told him holding where it hurt, "and it's getting worse."
Adam quickly did his scans. "Okay, I see what's wrong."
"What?" they all asked together.
"The baby's up against a bundle of nerves. So, everytime the baby grows or moves then there's going to be pain."
"What can we do?" Emma asked.
"Short of delivering the baby now there's nothing...unless..." Adam said turning to his computer to run tests and calculations.
"What?" Shalimar asked.
"Acceleration."
"What?" Shalimar asked confused.
"If we accelerated the pregnancy. So, that it won't be another nine months. The stress that will be build up over the next nine months could possibly kill you AND the baby. Instead of nine months it would only be nine days. I would have to sedate you, and hook you up to an IV with a heavy concentration of nutrients. The baby's going to be very, very small and it's lungs might not be fully developed, but it will be okay. It's what I think will be best for both of you, Shalimar."
"Okay, then let's do that."
"Okay. Emma, I'll need your help for the next nine days. Guys, I'll need you to help by taking shifts when Emma and I aren't here."
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SANCTUARY-MEDICAL LAB
Three Days Later...
"How's she doing?" Brennan asked.
"Five days to go, and she and the baby both look fine. I'm still concerned about the baby's size and lung developement though."
"Well, there are fiver MORE days to go," Brennan told him.
"Let's hope for the best, Brennan," Adam told him leaving Brennan alone with Shalimar.
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SANCTUARY-MEDICAL LAB
Four Days Later...
"Adam, I've finished the scans," Emma reported.
"Good," Adam said as he brought up the information on his computer and looked it over.
"So, how does it look?"
"Shalimar's fine. The birth tomorrow should be able to be done naturally and the labor shouldn't take that long. The baby's small, but not as small as I thought, but the lungs aren't fully developed."
"What does that mean?"
"The baby will have to be put on oxygen until it's lungs are more developed."
"Oh, but we're ready for tomorrow?"
"Yes."
"Good, then I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, Emma."
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SANCTUARY-MEDICAL LAB
The Next Day...
Shalimar awoke from her none day rest. Adam told her exactly what was going to happen and what she would have to do. Because of the acceleration, by the time Shalimar awoke she was dialated to nine. It didn't take long until she was fully dialated and ready to deliver. The guys waited outside while Emma helped Adam and Shalimar. Soon, the baby was born, but was not breathing. Adam quickly cut the cord and took the baby to a smaller room in the lab. "What's wrong?" Shalimar asked concerned.
"I'll go check," Emma told her as she disapeared into the next room. "What's wrong?" Emma asked as she watched Adam try to revive the baby. He stopped.
"It's too late," Adam told Emma and covered the baby with a sheet. Adam and Emma walked into the next room where Shalimar was waiting. "Shalimar, I'm sorry, but the lungs were barely developed."
"Adam?..." Shalimar started to cry.
"I'm sorry, Shalimar, but your baby is dead."
"No, Adam, please..." Shalimar said quietly crying more as Emma held Shalimar.
Adam disapeared into the next room, he picked up the baby. Her small eyes opened and Adam made sure that she was quiet. He put her in a diaper, fixed the cord, and then wrapped her up in a blanket. Adam locked the door, and then turned around. "Eve, it's safe." A woman walked out of the shadows.
"You told her the child was dead?"
"Yes."
"That is horrible."
"I know, but when it's safe I can tell her and you can bring the baby back. Listen, Eve I'll need you to send me records and updates everyday. I've rented a PO Box, so you can send it there. Here," Adam handed her a piece of paper with his PO Box address on it, and then handed her the baby. "Safe trip."
"What's her name?" Eve asked.
"I'll find out as soon as I can," Adam told her before she disapeared with the baby.
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SANCTUARY-REFLECTING POOL
Two Weeks Later...
Brennan had done well in his efforts to comfort Shalimar over the loss of her baby. And Sanctuary had been very quiet and depressing after the baby had died. It had seemed like Shalimar's heart had been broken into a million pieces. The silence in Sanctuary had been eerie, usually Shalimar, Brennan, and the others were teasing each other or playing around, but everyone had just been laying around. Now Brennan and Shalimar were sitting on the rectangle platform staring at the water. Adam walked up behind them and sat on the left side of Shalimar. "How are you doing, Shalimar?" he asked.
"Okay," she told him. "Adam, was it a boy or a girl?"
"I was going to talk to you about that," Adam told her. "A girl."
"I should name her," Shalimar said crying a bit.
"About that, Shalimar, I told you I would tell you who the father was."
"Yes?"
"So, I'm going to tell you. Your daughter's father was Brennan. I thought that someone we knew would be best and luckily it bonded perfectly."
"Me?" Brennan asked surprised.
"What should we name her, Brennan?"
"I don't know. We never saw her."
"She had light brown hair and brown eyes," Adam told them.
"Sierra?" Shalimar suggested.
"I like it," Brennan told her.
"First or middle name?" Adam asked.
"First," Brennan told Adam and Shalimar nodded.
"Brennan, what name do you like?" Shalimar asked hugging him.
"Isabelle."
"I like it," Shalimar agreed.
"Now, I have to have a last name," Adam told them.
"Put Shalimar's," Brennan said.
"Brennan..." Shalimae started to argue.
"Sierra Isabelle Fox," Brennan said aloud.
"Okay," Shalimar told him as they both started to tear up. Adam left them as they held onto each other.
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THE END!
Ok so it's really not the end there will be at least a sequel. Promise.
innocent choir girl
Mutant X
"The Price We Pay"
Chapter 9
SANCTUARY-DOJO AREA
Two Weeks Later...
Emma, Jesse, and Brennan were practicing while Shalimar watched. She had been trying to take ot easy even though Adam said she'd be fine until she was in her third trimester, but she wanted to be on the safe side. Shalimar watched as Brennan and Jesse ganged up on Emma. Suddenlly Shalimar felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, just like she had at the club. "Ah!" she cried out, which immeditely got everyone's attention. The three hurried down and Brennan carried her to the lab with the others following.
"What's wrong?" Adam asked immediately.
"My stomach hurts," Shalimar told him holding where it hurt, "and it's getting worse."
Adam quickly did his scans. "Okay, I see what's wrong."
"What?" they all asked together.
"The baby's up against a bundle of nerves. So, everytime the baby grows or moves then there's going to be pain."
"What can we do?" Emma asked.
"Short of delivering the baby now there's nothing...unless..." Adam said turning to his computer to run tests and calculations.
"What?" Shalimar asked.
"Acceleration."
"What?" Shalimar asked confused.
"If we accelerated the pregnancy. So, that it won't be another nine months. The stress that will be build up over the next nine months could possibly kill you AND the baby. Instead of nine months it would only be nine days. I would have to sedate you, and hook you up to an IV with a heavy concentration of nutrients. The baby's going to be very, very small and it's lungs might not be fully developed, but it will be okay. It's what I think will be best for both of you, Shalimar."
"Okay, then let's do that."
"Okay. Emma, I'll need your help for the next nine days. Guys, I'll need you to help by taking shifts when Emma and I aren't here."
_______________________________________________________________
SANCTUARY-MEDICAL LAB
Three Days Later...
"How's she doing?" Brennan asked.
"Five days to go, and she and the baby both look fine. I'm still concerned about the baby's size and lung developement though."
"Well, there are fiver MORE days to go," Brennan told him.
"Let's hope for the best, Brennan," Adam told him leaving Brennan alone with Shalimar.
_______________________________________________________________
SANCTUARY-MEDICAL LAB
Four Days Later...
"Adam, I've finished the scans," Emma reported.
"Good," Adam said as he brought up the information on his computer and looked it over.
"So, how does it look?"
"Shalimar's fine. The birth tomorrow should be able to be done naturally and the labor shouldn't take that long. The baby's small, but not as small as I thought, but the lungs aren't fully developed."
"What does that mean?"
"The baby will have to be put on oxygen until it's lungs are more developed."
"Oh, but we're ready for tomorrow?"
"Yes."
"Good, then I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, Emma."
_______________________________________________________________
SANCTUARY-MEDICAL LAB
The Next Day...
Shalimar awoke from her none day rest. Adam told her exactly what was going to happen and what she would have to do. Because of the acceleration, by the time Shalimar awoke she was dialated to nine. It didn't take long until she was fully dialated and ready to deliver. The guys waited outside while Emma helped Adam and Shalimar. Soon, the baby was born, but was not breathing. Adam quickly cut the cord and took the baby to a smaller room in the lab. "What's wrong?" Shalimar asked concerned.
"I'll go check," Emma told her as she disapeared into the next room. "What's wrong?" Emma asked as she watched Adam try to revive the baby. He stopped.
"It's too late," Adam told Emma and covered the baby with a sheet. Adam and Emma walked into the next room where Shalimar was waiting. "Shalimar, I'm sorry, but the lungs were barely developed."
"Adam?..." Shalimar started to cry.
"I'm sorry, Shalimar, but your baby is dead."
"No, Adam, please..." Shalimar said quietly crying more as Emma held Shalimar.
Adam disapeared into the next room, he picked up the baby. Her small eyes opened and Adam made sure that she was quiet. He put her in a diaper, fixed the cord, and then wrapped her up in a blanket. Adam locked the door, and then turned around. "Eve, it's safe." A woman walked out of the shadows.
"You told her the child was dead?"
"Yes."
"That is horrible."
"I know, but when it's safe I can tell her and you can bring the baby back. Listen, Eve I'll need you to send me records and updates everyday. I've rented a PO Box, so you can send it there. Here," Adam handed her a piece of paper with his PO Box address on it, and then handed her the baby. "Safe trip."
"What's her name?" Eve asked.
"I'll find out as soon as I can," Adam told her before she disapeared with the baby.
_______________________________________________________________
SANCTUARY-REFLECTING POOL
Two Weeks Later...
Brennan had done well in his efforts to comfort Shalimar over the loss of her baby. And Sanctuary had been very quiet and depressing after the baby had died. It had seemed like Shalimar's heart had been broken into a million pieces. The silence in Sanctuary had been eerie, usually Shalimar, Brennan, and the others were teasing each other or playing around, but everyone had just been laying around. Now Brennan and Shalimar were sitting on the rectangle platform staring at the water. Adam walked up behind them and sat on the left side of Shalimar. "How are you doing, Shalimar?" he asked.
"Okay," she told him. "Adam, was it a boy or a girl?"
"I was going to talk to you about that," Adam told her. "A girl."
"I should name her," Shalimar said crying a bit.
"About that, Shalimar, I told you I would tell you who the father was."
"Yes?"
"So, I'm going to tell you. Your daughter's father was Brennan. I thought that someone we knew would be best and luckily it bonded perfectly."
"Me?" Brennan asked surprised.
"What should we name her, Brennan?"
"I don't know. We never saw her."
"She had light brown hair and brown eyes," Adam told them.
"Sierra?" Shalimar suggested.
"I like it," Brennan told her.
"First or middle name?" Adam asked.
"First," Brennan told Adam and Shalimar nodded.
"Brennan, what name do you like?" Shalimar asked hugging him.
"Isabelle."
"I like it," Shalimar agreed.
"Now, I have to have a last name," Adam told them.
"Put Shalimar's," Brennan said.
"Brennan..." Shalimae started to argue.
"Sierra Isabelle Fox," Brennan said aloud.
"Okay," Shalimar told him as they both started to tear up. Adam left them as they held onto each other.
_______________________________________________________________
THE END!
Ok so it's really not the end there will be at least a sequel. Promise.
innocent choir girl