They met at the clinic the next morning, Darryl, and Cole who was wearing
the skirt and sweatshirt from Old Navy. The strangely unsurprised
receptionist gave Cole some forms, which he quickly made out and signed.
Then, with the wave of his fingers, he changed the name on his insurance
card.
"Nicole Turner," called receptionist as she guided them to a room down the hall. She then handed Cole a gown and told him to undress.
Two minutes later he was in the gown, and lying on the examining table. Both men wondered how the doctor was going to react to seeing a man in this condition.
The doctor walked in, to their surprise, there was no look of shock on her face, as there should have been.
"What exactly are you," she asked as she looked at his forehead. She traced with her hand various faint wrinkles on his face, which to the ordinary eye would be signs of aging, but she knew they meant something else.
"Ah, a Hayden demon, capable of throwing balls of energy and changing forms. This isn't supposed to be happening to you. Any idea what caused it?"
Cole responded, "Well, I was possessed by the Source of all Evil and sent to the wasteland, where I collected a number of powers. I suspect while I was there I may have collected my vanquished yet unborn child."
"How did you end up becoming possessed by the Source?" She responded, "your type is not prone to possession, except in rare circumstances. Were you a full Hayden, or part human?"
"I was originally half human, half demon, and was power stripped. I was then tricked into becoming the source, by his seer."
"How was the child vanquished before it was born, without killing the mother?"
"It was somehow taken from my ex wife, into the seer. However when the seer took it, she was overwhelmed by the baby's power. Both the seer and the baby were supposedly vanquished. In wasteland, I was absorbing the powers and the essences of vanquished demons. I don't have the seer's powers, but I think I have the child," he said glancing down at his swollen abdomen.
"Ah, so you are probably right about absorbing your own unborn child. I've heard of that happening before." She then changed the subject, "this might feel a bit cold," she said as she approached with a small amount of jelly.
At first Cole felt a sense of apprehension, from the child inside him, but he quickly touched his stomach, "it's okay little one," and the feeling was gone.
She then slowly started spreading the jelly on Cole's swollen abdomen and started scanning with the ultrasound machine.
On the screen across from him, he saw it, the five fingers and five toes, and then the small beating heart. He was going to be a parent. He looked at Darryl with a sense of glee.
"Well, it looks as if you are going to have a little girl," said the doctor.
The only thing Cole could do was smile. The child he thought was gone was actually going to be born! He remembered the sorrow he felt in the wasteland when he learned that Phoebe lost the baby, despite being possessed by the Source, he was anxiously looking forward to its arrival.
"Congratulations," said Darryl not quite sure what to make of this situation. Over the past three years he had seen some pretty strange things, but nothing quite like this! Never in his life did he expect he would actually see a man in this situation. However despite being peculiar, it was so beautiful, a new life yet to come into this world!
"You certainly are pregnant, but there might be a number of complications," said the doctor. "While you are developing some female organs such as breasts, you aren't developing the capacity to give birth in a normal fashion. When the baby is born, it will have to be by C-section as is usually done when this happens, it isn't as uncommon as you think. In fact there is a Lamaze class which takes place every Thursday night at 5:00, for uncommon pregnancies." She went to the closet in the corner and retrieved a list, "Are you interested."
Cole looked at Darryl and Darryl nodded, Cole responded, "We're in." The doctor added their name to the list.
Darryl then realized that it was the one night he had off, and his wife's birthday. He had already made reservations at Morton's Steak House, however he would have to cancel them! This poor child who was cursed with only one parent was much more important! Who else was going to be there for Cole during his time of need!
"Nicole Turner," called receptionist as she guided them to a room down the hall. She then handed Cole a gown and told him to undress.
Two minutes later he was in the gown, and lying on the examining table. Both men wondered how the doctor was going to react to seeing a man in this condition.
The doctor walked in, to their surprise, there was no look of shock on her face, as there should have been.
"What exactly are you," she asked as she looked at his forehead. She traced with her hand various faint wrinkles on his face, which to the ordinary eye would be signs of aging, but she knew they meant something else.
"Ah, a Hayden demon, capable of throwing balls of energy and changing forms. This isn't supposed to be happening to you. Any idea what caused it?"
Cole responded, "Well, I was possessed by the Source of all Evil and sent to the wasteland, where I collected a number of powers. I suspect while I was there I may have collected my vanquished yet unborn child."
"How did you end up becoming possessed by the Source?" She responded, "your type is not prone to possession, except in rare circumstances. Were you a full Hayden, or part human?"
"I was originally half human, half demon, and was power stripped. I was then tricked into becoming the source, by his seer."
"How was the child vanquished before it was born, without killing the mother?"
"It was somehow taken from my ex wife, into the seer. However when the seer took it, she was overwhelmed by the baby's power. Both the seer and the baby were supposedly vanquished. In wasteland, I was absorbing the powers and the essences of vanquished demons. I don't have the seer's powers, but I think I have the child," he said glancing down at his swollen abdomen.
"Ah, so you are probably right about absorbing your own unborn child. I've heard of that happening before." She then changed the subject, "this might feel a bit cold," she said as she approached with a small amount of jelly.
At first Cole felt a sense of apprehension, from the child inside him, but he quickly touched his stomach, "it's okay little one," and the feeling was gone.
She then slowly started spreading the jelly on Cole's swollen abdomen and started scanning with the ultrasound machine.
On the screen across from him, he saw it, the five fingers and five toes, and then the small beating heart. He was going to be a parent. He looked at Darryl with a sense of glee.
"Well, it looks as if you are going to have a little girl," said the doctor.
The only thing Cole could do was smile. The child he thought was gone was actually going to be born! He remembered the sorrow he felt in the wasteland when he learned that Phoebe lost the baby, despite being possessed by the Source, he was anxiously looking forward to its arrival.
"Congratulations," said Darryl not quite sure what to make of this situation. Over the past three years he had seen some pretty strange things, but nothing quite like this! Never in his life did he expect he would actually see a man in this situation. However despite being peculiar, it was so beautiful, a new life yet to come into this world!
"You certainly are pregnant, but there might be a number of complications," said the doctor. "While you are developing some female organs such as breasts, you aren't developing the capacity to give birth in a normal fashion. When the baby is born, it will have to be by C-section as is usually done when this happens, it isn't as uncommon as you think. In fact there is a Lamaze class which takes place every Thursday night at 5:00, for uncommon pregnancies." She went to the closet in the corner and retrieved a list, "Are you interested."
Cole looked at Darryl and Darryl nodded, Cole responded, "We're in." The doctor added their name to the list.
Darryl then realized that it was the one night he had off, and his wife's birthday. He had already made reservations at Morton's Steak House, however he would have to cancel them! This poor child who was cursed with only one parent was much more important! Who else was going to be there for Cole during his time of need!