Hello! *sniff* I fear this may be the last chapter of DS! It was a good run eh? I hope you all liked it as much as I did!
Special thanks to:
My friends! SweetLilAmyRose, Baby Amy, Valon Sergki for good ideas and all the other wonderful reviewers! Without you guys I dunno if I'd be able to write. ^^;
My brother Colin for giving some good ideas ^^
My parenting class! It's helped me describe Amy's pregnancy way better!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the sonic characters just my own the mice people and the insane doctor. If you would like to use them (I have NO idea why...) Just ask. ^-^
Chapter XII (gotta love Roman Numerals eh?)
Tails was quick to rush the two hedgehogs to the local hospital. Amy's contractions would soon get worse and since her water broke, there could be chance for infection.
Sonic gave her hand a gentle squeeze and a reassuring look. This was it, the big day. And he had made sure nothing was going to mess it up.
Upon arriving at the hospital Amy was whisked away for a brief checkup and dressed in a hospital gown. Sonic had trained to be her coach during the months of pregnancy and was ready to try it out for the delivery. Or, at least he hoped he was ready. He washed up and dressed in scrubs when he arrived in the birthing room.
Amy giggled lightly when she saw him. "You look funny in that getup." she said.
He shrugged and pulled up a chair next to her. "You ok?" he asked pulling down the hospital mask.
She nodded. "Mmhm. Glad to be away from that freaky doctor." she said. "What happened to him?"
Sonic chuckled a bit. "Oh, believe me, between Knuckles and Shadow that guy won't be going anywhere fast if at all..."
Amy smiled but then her eyes turned downcast. "What if..." she began and shook her head. "I'm scared, what if something goes wrong?" she asked.
Taking her hand once again he said. "It's ok, Amy. Look inside yourself, you gotta be brave. Because I know you're brave. Remember when that robot chased you all over Station Square and Twinkle Park? You were the one that defeated it."
Amy stared for a moment and then gave a look of realization. "Oh, I remember that! The little birdie still comes to visit me every once in a while." she said thinking of the fond memories. But then felt the pain of another contraction coming on. "Ow..." she squeezed Sonic's hand making him flinch. "Sorry..." she apologized when it passed.
He just shook his hand out and smiled. "It's ok. I have a feeling this won't be the last time you do that." just then the door of the room burst open revealing Rouge and baby Orion.
"Amy!" she gasped shoving Sonic out of the way. "How long have you been here? Want me to tell you how it was for me? It might make it easier..." she said.
Sonic ended up splat on the floor and Amy giggled nervously. "Uh, been here about half an hour... and..." she couldn't finish her sentence because she started laughing at Sonic's current state on the floor and the pained expression he was giving them.
Rouge glanced over and laughed as well. "Sorry." she apologized and moved to let him sit in the seat beside Amy. Tails and Knuckles arrived shortly after.
"Did you give birth yet?" asked Tails again not thinking before speaking and quickly correcting himself. "Of course not... I was... just kidding..." he tried.
Everyone just laughed at the statement and Tails blushed a little.
A bit later a female doctor entered the room to explain some things to Sonic and Amy. She could see Amy was worried and assured her that was perfectly normal.
"Your check-up passed. Everything's a go. But there is one thing..." she said.
"What?" they both asked in unison.
"I'm assuming you already know this but Miss Rose will give birth to twins." she said and was taken aback when she saw their surprised faces. "You didn't know?"
Sonic and Amy just stared at each other and then back at the doctor shaking their heads.
"Whoa... no... really?" asked Amy placing her hand on her belly. "That explains why I've been so hungry through my pregnancy."
"Two babies..." Sonic said softly. "That ultrasound was way wrong." he said suddenly sitting down in the chair.
"Well, they are sometimes." she said. "Now Amy, you are in the first stage of labour, eventually your contractions will become more frequent and more intense. You may wish to use drugs, if any complications occur we'll tell you." she said.
Amy thought for a moment. "I don't wish to use the drugs..." she said.
The doctor nodded. "With twins you may need them... A nurse/midwife will be standing by if you need her." she said and prepared to leave again.
An idea suddenly popping into her head Amy quickly stopped the doctor. "Wait!" she cried. "Can I request a nurse?" she asked hopefully.
"Um, yes. Who did you have in mind?" she asked.
Amy pulled out her pink cell phone and dialed a number. A few quick sentences later she put it away. "Ok!" she chirped. "My nurse is on her way."
10-15 minutes later Mindy showed up to help with Amy's labour.
"Thanks for coming." said Amy.
"No problem, wouldn't miss it for the world." she said. By this time the room was getting pretty full, Amy would have lots to do in the hours to come.
The doctor was indeed correct. The contractions did get more frequent. Amy did her best to deal with them. Sometimes walking them off with Sonic or sitting in a rocker. Sonic even offered to give her a massage but remembered he had no idea how. Instead, Knuckles stepped in to relieve some tension from her shoulders.
Eventually she decided to rest so the others filed out into the waiting room to give her some peace.
Sonic plunked down on the nearest chair a little overwhelmed of what had happened and what was going to happen. He even felt a headache coming on and held his head in his hands.
"You ok?" Knuckles asked.
Lifting his head and staring at the ceiling he replied. "What if I can't handle it? Me, Sonic the Hedgehog. The guy not afraid of anything... well to tell you the truth I'm scared to death..." he admitted.
"Hey, how did you think I felt when Rouge... yeah, I couldn't feel my hand for a week at least." he said opening and closing his hand. "But you know something? In between all that, all I knew was I had to support her and be there for her. Sure it's scary but how do you think she feels?"
Sonic turned to look. That had never occurred to him.. Not yet anyway. Standing up he felt infused with a new strength. "You're right. I have to be comforting and supportive..." he said and started off towards the room.
He was met by Mindy and Rouge who ushered him back to the room. "She's sleeping still!" they said.
"Right..." he said.
*~*~*~*~*
A bit later Amy's contractions were becoming very strong. Sonic was amazed he remembered the breathing exercises learned in the childbirth classes. He offered her some ice chips if she was thirsty and cooled her face and arms with some mist from a spray bottle.
"Sonic..." she gasped now squeezing his hand extremely hard. "I don't know if I can go on..."
"Amy... you're the strongest person I know. you can do this. Remember the exercises we learned." he said. "Don't get all worked up, just relax."
She nodded and began the breathing patterns again.
Once or twice the nurse offered the drugs again. Amy determinedly shook her head. The pain was great but she wanted a completely natural birth.
This went on for some time when the nurse finally came and said. "Miss rose is now fully dilated. She is ready to push."
Amy took a deep breath and pushed with all her might to the count of ten. She gave a few cries of pain but knew she had to go on. It almost felt like burning or stinging.
Sonic could almost feel the great deal of pain his Amy was in. Clutching her hand like it was no tomorrow, it felt like forever before the doctor said. "Ok, I can see the head, keep going Amy."
Repeating the pushing to the counts of ten she didn't stop until she knew it was over.
The nurse handed Sonic some medical gloves. "You'll meed them if you'll be the first to hold your brand new baby." she told him.
Speechless he took the gloves. Slipping them on he went and was the first to catch the brand new baby boy. But that wasn't all, a few minutes later Amy gave birth to a second baby a girl this time.
The doctor was amazed no complications occurred. The baby hedgehogs were no bigger than kittens. She was afraid they would have problems but after they were washed and wrapped in blankets their breathing was regular and they seemed fine.
Finally Amy got to hold her babies for the first time. After nine long months this was the big payoff. She let them nurse and lovingly gazed at Sonic who had been so supportive and wonderful.
"What do we name them?" Amy asked. The little girl was a lilac colour which faded into pink. The little boy was a light sky blue colour which faded into white.
Sonic thought for a moment. "Skye." he said.
"And let's call her Hana, it means flower." said Amy caressing the little head.
Later the others were allowed to come and see the new arrivals but not after Amy got well-deserved rest and some food.
"She's beautiful... they both are you guys..." said Rouge and then talked to her own baby. "This is Hana, Orion say hello..." the baby just replied with unintelligible babble making everyone laugh.
Even Shadow dropped by to see them, briefly of course and refusing to hold one. But Amy knew he was happy for them.
Enduring all the hardships of overcoming evil and keeping it that way. Amy and Sonic knew the adventures would never end. A new one had just begun...
A/N Good? Bad? Let me know! ^-^ For now... the fic is over... -.- I hope you all enjoyed it. And I hope you look for my future fics! :)
Special thanks to:
My friends! SweetLilAmyRose, Baby Amy, Valon Sergki for good ideas and all the other wonderful reviewers! Without you guys I dunno if I'd be able to write. ^^;
My brother Colin for giving some good ideas ^^
My parenting class! It's helped me describe Amy's pregnancy way better!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the sonic characters just my own the mice people and the insane doctor. If you would like to use them (I have NO idea why...) Just ask. ^-^
Chapter XII (gotta love Roman Numerals eh?)
Tails was quick to rush the two hedgehogs to the local hospital. Amy's contractions would soon get worse and since her water broke, there could be chance for infection.
Sonic gave her hand a gentle squeeze and a reassuring look. This was it, the big day. And he had made sure nothing was going to mess it up.
Upon arriving at the hospital Amy was whisked away for a brief checkup and dressed in a hospital gown. Sonic had trained to be her coach during the months of pregnancy and was ready to try it out for the delivery. Or, at least he hoped he was ready. He washed up and dressed in scrubs when he arrived in the birthing room.
Amy giggled lightly when she saw him. "You look funny in that getup." she said.
He shrugged and pulled up a chair next to her. "You ok?" he asked pulling down the hospital mask.
She nodded. "Mmhm. Glad to be away from that freaky doctor." she said. "What happened to him?"
Sonic chuckled a bit. "Oh, believe me, between Knuckles and Shadow that guy won't be going anywhere fast if at all..."
Amy smiled but then her eyes turned downcast. "What if..." she began and shook her head. "I'm scared, what if something goes wrong?" she asked.
Taking her hand once again he said. "It's ok, Amy. Look inside yourself, you gotta be brave. Because I know you're brave. Remember when that robot chased you all over Station Square and Twinkle Park? You were the one that defeated it."
Amy stared for a moment and then gave a look of realization. "Oh, I remember that! The little birdie still comes to visit me every once in a while." she said thinking of the fond memories. But then felt the pain of another contraction coming on. "Ow..." she squeezed Sonic's hand making him flinch. "Sorry..." she apologized when it passed.
He just shook his hand out and smiled. "It's ok. I have a feeling this won't be the last time you do that." just then the door of the room burst open revealing Rouge and baby Orion.
"Amy!" she gasped shoving Sonic out of the way. "How long have you been here? Want me to tell you how it was for me? It might make it easier..." she said.
Sonic ended up splat on the floor and Amy giggled nervously. "Uh, been here about half an hour... and..." she couldn't finish her sentence because she started laughing at Sonic's current state on the floor and the pained expression he was giving them.
Rouge glanced over and laughed as well. "Sorry." she apologized and moved to let him sit in the seat beside Amy. Tails and Knuckles arrived shortly after.
"Did you give birth yet?" asked Tails again not thinking before speaking and quickly correcting himself. "Of course not... I was... just kidding..." he tried.
Everyone just laughed at the statement and Tails blushed a little.
A bit later a female doctor entered the room to explain some things to Sonic and Amy. She could see Amy was worried and assured her that was perfectly normal.
"Your check-up passed. Everything's a go. But there is one thing..." she said.
"What?" they both asked in unison.
"I'm assuming you already know this but Miss Rose will give birth to twins." she said and was taken aback when she saw their surprised faces. "You didn't know?"
Sonic and Amy just stared at each other and then back at the doctor shaking their heads.
"Whoa... no... really?" asked Amy placing her hand on her belly. "That explains why I've been so hungry through my pregnancy."
"Two babies..." Sonic said softly. "That ultrasound was way wrong." he said suddenly sitting down in the chair.
"Well, they are sometimes." she said. "Now Amy, you are in the first stage of labour, eventually your contractions will become more frequent and more intense. You may wish to use drugs, if any complications occur we'll tell you." she said.
Amy thought for a moment. "I don't wish to use the drugs..." she said.
The doctor nodded. "With twins you may need them... A nurse/midwife will be standing by if you need her." she said and prepared to leave again.
An idea suddenly popping into her head Amy quickly stopped the doctor. "Wait!" she cried. "Can I request a nurse?" she asked hopefully.
"Um, yes. Who did you have in mind?" she asked.
Amy pulled out her pink cell phone and dialed a number. A few quick sentences later she put it away. "Ok!" she chirped. "My nurse is on her way."
10-15 minutes later Mindy showed up to help with Amy's labour.
"Thanks for coming." said Amy.
"No problem, wouldn't miss it for the world." she said. By this time the room was getting pretty full, Amy would have lots to do in the hours to come.
The doctor was indeed correct. The contractions did get more frequent. Amy did her best to deal with them. Sometimes walking them off with Sonic or sitting in a rocker. Sonic even offered to give her a massage but remembered he had no idea how. Instead, Knuckles stepped in to relieve some tension from her shoulders.
Eventually she decided to rest so the others filed out into the waiting room to give her some peace.
Sonic plunked down on the nearest chair a little overwhelmed of what had happened and what was going to happen. He even felt a headache coming on and held his head in his hands.
"You ok?" Knuckles asked.
Lifting his head and staring at the ceiling he replied. "What if I can't handle it? Me, Sonic the Hedgehog. The guy not afraid of anything... well to tell you the truth I'm scared to death..." he admitted.
"Hey, how did you think I felt when Rouge... yeah, I couldn't feel my hand for a week at least." he said opening and closing his hand. "But you know something? In between all that, all I knew was I had to support her and be there for her. Sure it's scary but how do you think she feels?"
Sonic turned to look. That had never occurred to him.. Not yet anyway. Standing up he felt infused with a new strength. "You're right. I have to be comforting and supportive..." he said and started off towards the room.
He was met by Mindy and Rouge who ushered him back to the room. "She's sleeping still!" they said.
"Right..." he said.
*~*~*~*~*
A bit later Amy's contractions were becoming very strong. Sonic was amazed he remembered the breathing exercises learned in the childbirth classes. He offered her some ice chips if she was thirsty and cooled her face and arms with some mist from a spray bottle.
"Sonic..." she gasped now squeezing his hand extremely hard. "I don't know if I can go on..."
"Amy... you're the strongest person I know. you can do this. Remember the exercises we learned." he said. "Don't get all worked up, just relax."
She nodded and began the breathing patterns again.
Once or twice the nurse offered the drugs again. Amy determinedly shook her head. The pain was great but she wanted a completely natural birth.
This went on for some time when the nurse finally came and said. "Miss rose is now fully dilated. She is ready to push."
Amy took a deep breath and pushed with all her might to the count of ten. She gave a few cries of pain but knew she had to go on. It almost felt like burning or stinging.
Sonic could almost feel the great deal of pain his Amy was in. Clutching her hand like it was no tomorrow, it felt like forever before the doctor said. "Ok, I can see the head, keep going Amy."
Repeating the pushing to the counts of ten she didn't stop until she knew it was over.
The nurse handed Sonic some medical gloves. "You'll meed them if you'll be the first to hold your brand new baby." she told him.
Speechless he took the gloves. Slipping them on he went and was the first to catch the brand new baby boy. But that wasn't all, a few minutes later Amy gave birth to a second baby a girl this time.
The doctor was amazed no complications occurred. The baby hedgehogs were no bigger than kittens. She was afraid they would have problems but after they were washed and wrapped in blankets their breathing was regular and they seemed fine.
Finally Amy got to hold her babies for the first time. After nine long months this was the big payoff. She let them nurse and lovingly gazed at Sonic who had been so supportive and wonderful.
"What do we name them?" Amy asked. The little girl was a lilac colour which faded into pink. The little boy was a light sky blue colour which faded into white.
Sonic thought for a moment. "Skye." he said.
"And let's call her Hana, it means flower." said Amy caressing the little head.
Later the others were allowed to come and see the new arrivals but not after Amy got well-deserved rest and some food.
"She's beautiful... they both are you guys..." said Rouge and then talked to her own baby. "This is Hana, Orion say hello..." the baby just replied with unintelligible babble making everyone laugh.
Even Shadow dropped by to see them, briefly of course and refusing to hold one. But Amy knew he was happy for them.
Enduring all the hardships of overcoming evil and keeping it that way. Amy and Sonic knew the adventures would never end. A new one had just begun...
A/N Good? Bad? Let me know! ^-^ For now... the fic is over... -.- I hope you all enjoyed it. And I hope you look for my future fics! :)