Chapter 10: Welcome Discovery
About twenty minutes later, Misty awoke and was startled to find herself in a hospital room. It took a few minutes for her to remember what had happened earlier. Eventually it came back to her and Misty recalled that she had fainted in the hallway. Misty sat up and looked around the room and noticed Delia sitting near the bed.
"Mom. What happened? How did I get here?" Misty asked softly.
"Oh. I'm so glad you're awake, Misty. You gave us quite a scare young lady. While you were out, the nurse ran a blood test on you so they can find out what caused you to faint." Delia sounded very relieved.
"I'm sorry I worried you, mom. You have so much else to worry about." Misty apologized.
"You don't have to apologize to me. You're my daughter-in-law but I love you as if you were my own daughter. I hope that you just collapsed from stress and not something more serious."
Just then a professional looking, older man came into the room and approached Misty and Delia. It was obvious from the look of him that he was one of the doctors.
"Hi. I'm Dr Coleman. How are you feeling, Misty?"
"I feel a little better, thank you." Misty said as she shook the doctor's hand.
"The reason I'm here is because I have the results of the blood test that we ran on you after you passed out earlier."
"Yes. My mother-in-law told me about that." Misty acknowledged.
"Well we did find something in your blood tests but it is a positive thing. Have you ever thought about motherhood, Misty?" Dr. Coleman asked.
"Not really. Why?" Misty was now confused.
"The reason I asked is because you need to think about it because you'll soon have a little one running around. Misty, the reason you fainted wasn't because of stress. It's because you're pregnant."
It took Misty a moment before she could speak again because she was shocked beyond words.
"How far along am I?" Misty asked finally.
"About three months." Dr. Coleman confirmed.
"I can't believe this. I'm going to have a baby." Misty placed her hand on her stomach in wonder.
"I'm going to leave you alone now so you can process all of this. You seem to be doing fine now so you can get up and go join your friends when you're ready."
"Thank you very much." Misty smiled as Dr. Coleman left the room and left her and Delia alone in the room.
"So what do you think, mom? You're going to be a grandmother."
"I'm very happy. This will give Ash plenty of motivation to recover from all of this. He has a child on the way." Delia said, completely in awe over what she had just heard.
"Yeah. Hopefully it'll speed his recovery along." Misty said quietly.
"So, do you feel up to heading back to the others?"
"I think so. I don't feel weak or dizzy anymore. Let's go." Misty took hold of Delia's arm for support as she climbed to her feet. The two women walked back to the waiting room arm in arm to join the others and wait on another update.
* * * * *
As soon as they rejoined the others, there were a lot of questions as to Misty's well being. Questions that she was very happy to answer.
"Are you okay, Misty?" Gary asked.
"Yeah. You really scared us when you fainted earlier." Angelica said.
"I'm glad you're doing better." Carla smiled.
"We heard that they ran a test to see why you fainted?" Tracey asked, sounding a little concerned seeing that he had promised Ash that he would take care of Misty.
Misty looked at Delia and the two women exchanged a smile before Misty answered Tracey's question.
"Yes. They did tell me what caused me to faint. It made me a little nervous until the doctor asked me if I had ever thought about motherhood." Misty began.
"Wait a second. What are you saying, Misty?" Carla asked.
"Well, when I told the doctor I had never considered motherhood he told me that I need to because the reason I fainted is because I'm going to have a baby." Misty said.
"Oh my gosh! You're pregnant!" Angelica squealed, walking over to give her friend a big hug.
"Wow. This is certainly a shock." Professor Oak smiled as Delia walked over to him.
"You can say that again." Gary agreed.
"Let me know if I can do anything to help you." Carla offered.
"Thanks. I'll do that." Misty smiled at her friend.
"I'm very happy for you and Ash. That's going to be a wonderful surprise for him when he wakes up." Tracey said.
"Thanks, Tracey. Again I have to thank you for protecting me. I heard that you caught me when I fell."
"You don't need to thank me. That's what friends do for each other. Plus I promised Ash that I would look after you and Pikachu while he's in surgery. Here why don't you sit down? You've been through a lot." Tracey said as he led Misty to a chair and helped her to sit.
"Pi pikachu, Pikachupi." (Congratulations, Misty.) Pikachu said as he climbed up in Misty's lap and let her cuddle him.
The next half hour was spent with the group talking about Misty's newly discovered pregnancy and wondering how Ash and Brock were holding up. They were, in fact, so engrossed in conversation that none of them even noticed as Dr. Adams appeared in the doorway.
About twenty minutes later, Misty awoke and was startled to find herself in a hospital room. It took a few minutes for her to remember what had happened earlier. Eventually it came back to her and Misty recalled that she had fainted in the hallway. Misty sat up and looked around the room and noticed Delia sitting near the bed.
"Mom. What happened? How did I get here?" Misty asked softly.
"Oh. I'm so glad you're awake, Misty. You gave us quite a scare young lady. While you were out, the nurse ran a blood test on you so they can find out what caused you to faint." Delia sounded very relieved.
"I'm sorry I worried you, mom. You have so much else to worry about." Misty apologized.
"You don't have to apologize to me. You're my daughter-in-law but I love you as if you were my own daughter. I hope that you just collapsed from stress and not something more serious."
Just then a professional looking, older man came into the room and approached Misty and Delia. It was obvious from the look of him that he was one of the doctors.
"Hi. I'm Dr Coleman. How are you feeling, Misty?"
"I feel a little better, thank you." Misty said as she shook the doctor's hand.
"The reason I'm here is because I have the results of the blood test that we ran on you after you passed out earlier."
"Yes. My mother-in-law told me about that." Misty acknowledged.
"Well we did find something in your blood tests but it is a positive thing. Have you ever thought about motherhood, Misty?" Dr. Coleman asked.
"Not really. Why?" Misty was now confused.
"The reason I asked is because you need to think about it because you'll soon have a little one running around. Misty, the reason you fainted wasn't because of stress. It's because you're pregnant."
It took Misty a moment before she could speak again because she was shocked beyond words.
"How far along am I?" Misty asked finally.
"About three months." Dr. Coleman confirmed.
"I can't believe this. I'm going to have a baby." Misty placed her hand on her stomach in wonder.
"I'm going to leave you alone now so you can process all of this. You seem to be doing fine now so you can get up and go join your friends when you're ready."
"Thank you very much." Misty smiled as Dr. Coleman left the room and left her and Delia alone in the room.
"So what do you think, mom? You're going to be a grandmother."
"I'm very happy. This will give Ash plenty of motivation to recover from all of this. He has a child on the way." Delia said, completely in awe over what she had just heard.
"Yeah. Hopefully it'll speed his recovery along." Misty said quietly.
"So, do you feel up to heading back to the others?"
"I think so. I don't feel weak or dizzy anymore. Let's go." Misty took hold of Delia's arm for support as she climbed to her feet. The two women walked back to the waiting room arm in arm to join the others and wait on another update.
* * * * *
As soon as they rejoined the others, there were a lot of questions as to Misty's well being. Questions that she was very happy to answer.
"Are you okay, Misty?" Gary asked.
"Yeah. You really scared us when you fainted earlier." Angelica said.
"I'm glad you're doing better." Carla smiled.
"We heard that they ran a test to see why you fainted?" Tracey asked, sounding a little concerned seeing that he had promised Ash that he would take care of Misty.
Misty looked at Delia and the two women exchanged a smile before Misty answered Tracey's question.
"Yes. They did tell me what caused me to faint. It made me a little nervous until the doctor asked me if I had ever thought about motherhood." Misty began.
"Wait a second. What are you saying, Misty?" Carla asked.
"Well, when I told the doctor I had never considered motherhood he told me that I need to because the reason I fainted is because I'm going to have a baby." Misty said.
"Oh my gosh! You're pregnant!" Angelica squealed, walking over to give her friend a big hug.
"Wow. This is certainly a shock." Professor Oak smiled as Delia walked over to him.
"You can say that again." Gary agreed.
"Let me know if I can do anything to help you." Carla offered.
"Thanks. I'll do that." Misty smiled at her friend.
"I'm very happy for you and Ash. That's going to be a wonderful surprise for him when he wakes up." Tracey said.
"Thanks, Tracey. Again I have to thank you for protecting me. I heard that you caught me when I fell."
"You don't need to thank me. That's what friends do for each other. Plus I promised Ash that I would look after you and Pikachu while he's in surgery. Here why don't you sit down? You've been through a lot." Tracey said as he led Misty to a chair and helped her to sit.
"Pi pikachu, Pikachupi." (Congratulations, Misty.) Pikachu said as he climbed up in Misty's lap and let her cuddle him.
The next half hour was spent with the group talking about Misty's newly discovered pregnancy and wondering how Ash and Brock were holding up. They were, in fact, so engrossed in conversation that none of them even noticed as Dr. Adams appeared in the doorway.