Water leakage dripped onto Arnold's forehead as he slowly moved around in pain. He felt his ribs aching, and his left leg in pain as he soon gained consciousness again. He had been drifting in and out of consciousness.
Miles and Stella were up in the hyperjet along with Nadine and they soon saw all the Militia soldiers surrounding the place.
While Nadine and Phoebe formulated a plan, Stella couldn't help but look out the window, helpless as she knew her only son was trapped and in danger. A tear fell from her face as Miles put a hand on her shoulder. "We have to do something, FAST! Our son is trapped in there and we have to hurry!"
"Stella, I know things look horrible right now, but I promise we'll get Arnold out of there! I promise." Stella recomposed herself. She took a deep breath. "Alright, I'll check in with Rhonda and the others to see how they're doing."
Stella soon radioed Rhonda through her earpiece.
"Rhonda? Rhonda, are you guys still there?"
"Hey, mom. Everything alright?"
Stella breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank God! You guys are still okay. How're things at the tower?"
"Ugh, we've been looking. We got close once but a bunch of debris and fire blocked off our only way. We're all okay, thankfully. Our suits have bunches of smoke stains and shit but we're all okay."
"Find that son of a bitch Curly, and apprehend him!"
"Mom, how's my sweetie-pie? Is Arnold alright?"
Stella felt her heart drop. "Er- Yeah, yeah. He's just… busy." Stella knew it was bad to hide the fact Arnold was in trouble but needed his wife to stay focused with the task at hand. "Alright, mom. But could you please tell Arnold to radio me soon? I haven't heard from him since he handed out the mission plan back at the lair!"
"I will, but he'll probably be too busy." Stella nervously laughed. "Stay safe, hun."
"You too, mom."
"Anything on Arnold?" Spinelli asked. Rhonda only shrugged. "Mom keeping all silent on him, I don't know why though."
Back in the hyperjet, Nadine and Phoebe finally figured something out. "Stella, I think we have something!"
"Show me, girls."
"Alright, though it isn't a guarantee it may work, we're confident enough it'll get Arnold out. We'll have the car drawing all the drones away from here, you and Miles fend off the Militia, and we'll get Nadine in to find Arnold along with Impulse's help."
"Interesting… But any idea where Arnold is?"
"Precisely, yes. We managed to figure out his exact coordinates, and from what we managed to get on blueprint files, he's below the base lair but at a point where we can reach him."
"Alright… Let's not waste time and get to work!"
The tank-like vehicle came back after it wiped out the Cobra drones despite its strong impenetrable armor. It raced around and destroyed a few drones while others chased after it.
Miles and Stella dropped onto Militia soldiers as they began fighting against them.
The Hyperjet hovered above the mansion to a safe point where Nadine could drop in. Phoebe then radioed Arnold. But Arnold radioed first.
"Phoebe? Phoebe, you there?"
"Arnold, Arnold what's happening?"
Debris started falling on him. "Phoebe, you guys gotta hurry! The place is starting to collapse again! I don't know how much longer it can hold! Shit ton of debris falling on me right now!"
"Alright Arnold, calm down! I'm sending in Nadine to get you out! Try and move to a safe point where debris isn't falling! Look, Arnold, I have Nadine coming after you, we know where you're at, all we need is your cooperation. Can your suit display a beacon?"
"Slightly."
"Good. That way, Nadine will find you faster. Got it?"
Arnold took a very deep breath. "Let's give it a shot." Arnold crawled towards a safe spot where debris wasn't falling. He sat up as he held his aching ribs, thinking back to a very dangerous mission he once faced before his current situation. As the beacon flashed, Arnold's memories soon came back to him…
A Month After A Passionate Night
It had been about a month since Arnold and Rhonda had sex. Rhonda was waiting until then to take a pregnancy test. On several occasions, she threw up most mornings and needed Arnold's help most of the time.
One day, she decided to take the pregnancy test, and to her surprise, she yelled out of joy.
Arnold was downstairs chatting with Spinelli when they heard Rhonda scream. The two immediately raced up towards Arnold's bedroom and into the bathroom. Rhonda covered her mouth as she looked at her pregnancy test.
"Rhonda, what's going on?!" Arnold asked, worried. Rhonda didn't say anything as she immediately embraced Arnold. "Don't mind me here, third wheeling." Spinelli said before she smirked.
The two briefly laughed before Rhonda looked at Arnold, lovesick. "Arnold darling, remember our passion-filled night that night?"
"Rhonda! Nobody else needs to know!" Arnold blushed furiously as Spinelli whistled, blushing slightly. "Oops, sorry."
"You're good." Spinelli chuckled. "Spinelli, if you don't mind, could you give us a minute alone?"
"Whatever." Spinelli walked out as she soon went and sat on their bed. "Hm, what's this? Is that a milk stain? Yeesh. Pigs." She merely chuckled.
"Arnold, remember the night we tried for a baby?" Rhonda looked at Arnold. "Yeah, what's wrong though?"
"Well, I took the pregnancy test here, and… YOU'RE GONNA BE A FATHER, ARNOLD! OH, I LOVE YOU, ARNOLD." Rhonda hugged Arnold tightly as she stood on one leg. Arnold was shocked. "Wait, are you being serious right now?"
"Yes! Look!" Rhonda showed the pregnancy test. It showed as positive. Arnold's jaw dropped at first but had the biggest smile he's ever had. "OH RHONDA, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU!" Arnold hugged Rhonda really tight as he swung her around briefly before kissing each other. She dropped her pregnancy test as she cupped Arnold's face to kiss him.
After a minute of kissing, the two came out of the bathroom, Arnold had his arm over her as he repeatedly kissed her cheek.
"Hey, you guys!" Spinelli greeted the two. "I couldn't help but overhear you guys are gonna be parents! Is that true?" Arnold and Rhonda nodded happily. Spinelli smiled at the two. "Awesome! But Arnold, you do know you'll be out of action as you'll have to be caring with her?"
Arnold then realized Spinelli was right. "Oh… I haven't quite thought that through, did I? But look, I know you and Gerald can carry the load after I do one more mission, I'll select the mission I'll do before I stay to care for Rhonda during her pregnancy."
"Your parents aren't home right now, when are you going to announce it?"
"We'll announce it to my parents and in-laws, then we'll come back and give the news to Gerald and Phoebe."
"I can see someone's wanting some time alone, I'll leave you guys be." Spinelli smirked as she walked out and closed the door behind her.
Rhonda immediately threw Arnold on the bed as she immediately pinned him down. She then gave a wet kiss on Arnold's lips before she nuzzled her nose against his. "I love you, Arnold." She rubbed her cheek against his. Arnold hugged her. "I love you too, Rhonda."
As the months flew by, Arnold was out of action as he stayed at home with Rhonda to care for their developing child. They soon had an ultrasound to determine the gender of their baby, it was soon revealed they were having a baby girl. Arnold was with his parents and in-laws when they got the news. Brooke and Stella kissed both sides of his cheeks, making him blush.
Around six-seven months into Rhonda's pregnancy, unfortunately, a dior situation would pop up that forced Arnold to get into action.
Spinelli, Gerald, Phoebe, Miles, and Stella were down in the lair as they called for Arnold and Rhonda.
"What's wrong, guys?" The two walked down into the HQ. "Arnold, you're gonna wanna see this…" Phoebe started. "Multiple reports of a mysterious thunder-enabled person causing destruction all over the city. No idea what this could be, and we'll need a closer look at what's going on."
"He's too powerful for us to take. Arnold, we need you on this mission!" Spinelli added.
Arnold first looked at Spinelli and turned to his wife, Rhonda. She had an upset look on her face as she clung onto Arnold's arm. "Arnold, please don't go! PLEASE!" She briefly kissed his cheek. Arnold only rested his head against hers and put a hand on her.
Stella looked at the two and knew it was extremely hard for the two, she felt extremely sorry for them.
"Rhonda, I promise you, I'll be back soon. I need to help out this team, they can't take on that psycho alone. I'll be back, don't worry, sweetheart." Arnold cupped her face as he gave a comforting kiss on her forehead. Rhonda had tears in her eyes as she embraced Arnold. He hugged her back.
"I'll stay with her, Arnold. Don't worry. Everybody else, under his command." Stella stood next to Rhonda as she rubbed her arm, comforting her. Arnold went to suit up quickly. He got into his suit and looked at his team. "Phoebe, Impulse, update us as we get there. Everyone, follow me. I'll take the Quinjet."
The Quinjet took off as the Hyperjet followed behind, carrying both land vehicles.
"You're gonna be alright?" Stella asked Rhonda. She weakly nodded as she buried her face into her hands. She then hugged Stella as she cried on her shoulder.
"Oh, sweetheart. Don't think that Arnold doesn't love you! He's SHOWING that he loves you! He wants this city to be safe so that your baby can grow up in a safe environment. Well, as safe as it can get. After all, it is Hillwood."
Phoebe looked back at the two, with a small tear in her eye. She obviously didn't know about the whole pregnancy thing herself but knew it was emotional for Rhonda since Arnold had to leave for the next few hours. Phoebe turned back to the big monitor as Impulse pulled up known stats of the thunder-wielding person.
"Alright Impulse, what do we have?"
