Loomis' Plan Revealed

~1 Year Later, Halloween, 10:00 AM~

The sound of something rolling echoed through the tunnels of the dungeons of Smith's Grove Warren County Sanitarium, a gurney was pushed into the elevator, surrounded by several doctor's and nurses, an all too familiar sight. They reached the correct level and a nurse leaned down to wipe some sweat from the 18 year olds forehead, only to have her push her hand away, the unbearable pain finally taking it's tole.

Many people looked up from their work when her screams echoed, then, realizing it was Jenni, they went back to work. She was wheeled into a different room then Jamie, though. It actually looked like a hospital delivery room. She was transferred from the gurney to a bed, and then the blankets were placed over her.

Breathing, breathing, focus on your breathing. She told herself, the massive pain of her labor nearly breaking her concentration. Soon it numbed a bit, and she was more than thrilled to see Loomis come in, a long needle in his hand. "Oh God tell me that's an epidural."

He smiled and nodded, a nurse came in and pushed her so she was leaning forward. "When was she last checked?"

"Ten minutes ago." The nurse replied.

"You'd better do it again, some women go pretty quick the first time." The nurse had her lie back and checked her cervix. "It's all right doctor, she's still six."

He nodded and once again she was leaned forward, and the sting from the needle hardly bothered her. She relaxed and breathed a bit more, and soon she hardly felt any pain. "Will Michael be here?" She asked, disappointed to see him shake his head. "Too risky, scalpels and all. He wasn't in the room for Jamie either."

She kept breathing. "Can I ask you something?"

"Shoot."

"If the cult worships Thorn and all, why are they so supportive of this?"

He smiled softly. "They aren't. They don't know about the whole 'Mike gets married and loses the curse', not really. They know he will get softer towards a wife. Shhh now, this is risky stuff."

She nodded and he sat next to her. "I better explain this to you. When the baby's born you wont be able to hold him/her. They're going to take them straight to the cult room, and you'll have to wait about an hour, this is just so they can basically worship them, that's when Michael will first see them."

She nodded and upon feeling the child stir, she rested a hand there. "This is so weird."

He cocked his head. "What is?"

"Having his baby and all, I mean, I love him, but he's still my uncle, I never thought I'd do anything like this, the forbidden. I kind of like it."

Loomis grinned. "We all like the forbidden. That's why we do it. The only reason I'm doing this cult thing is to get this curse off of Michael."

Loomis looked at the monitor's, one for her and one for the baby, everything looked fine. He decided just in case to check her again, and upon doing so, he felt the color leave his face. "Holy shit!"

"What, what is it?" She asked, her eyes going wide.

"Nothing really, but you just dilated two centimeters in three minutes."

She tilted her head. "That's good or bad?"

"Well, you've only got two centimeters to go, I'd say pretty good."

She felt her heart give a dull thud. "Ohhh man this is gonna hurt."

He laughed. "But that's the beauty of it, wait here, I'm going to go get things ready."

She nodded and he left her. While he was gone she continually rubbed her swollen stomach, slightly frightened but more excited. Soon, Michael, very soon. Suddenly, a dull, but sharp pain sparked in her abdomen. No, it wasn't possible, she was imagining it. Again, again and now it didn't stop, the anesthesia had already worn off, she'd have to suffer this birth without it!

Breathing again, she felt sweat collect on her neck, forehead and even legs under the blankets. Suddenly, a pain so unbelivably violent tore through her that she couldn't hold back a scream. Three nurses,a doctor and Loomis all ran in.

"Jennifer? What is it? What's wrong?"

"P-p-pain..." She stuttered.

"It wore off that quick?" Loomis asked.

"Y-yeah." She mumbled.

A nurse checked her. "Doctor, she's dilated to ten."

"Dear God!" Loomis cursed, going, grabbing his supply cart.

Another sweep of pain hit her as they helped get her into the stirrups.

"It's coming!" She cried, her face now covered in sweat. "Oh God, MAKE IT STOP!"

Many of the nurses recognized the words and frowned. After only five pushes Jenni stopped screaming and listened as a new, more high pitched cry filled the air. Loomis grinned upon seeing the child and showed it to her. "A boy."

She laughed, and felt tears pour from her eyes. Loomis cleaned the child up and handed it to one of the cult members, who left the room with him. Nurses cleaned her up and began work on the after birth, and Jenni felt pride swell in her, she had a baby. She had succeeded in having Michael's son.

Around an hour later a nurse came in, the baby in her arms, surrounded by blankets. Jen woke up and smiled, reaching out her arms. She held him for several moments, then spoke.

"They're finally finished with him?"

The nurse shook her head. "No, Jenni, you and your baby aren't safe here. But I can help you get out."

Jenni stared at her in horror. "You took the baby from that room before they were finished?"

The nurse nodded. They heard a sound come from the hall, then some angry footsteps. "Michael, he knows the baby is gone. Come Jenni, save him!"

The nurse took the baby and began to run out another door in the room that led to the tunnels. She looked back at Jenni, who shook her head. "No! I'm not leaving Michael, get back here with him!"

The nurse said triumphantly. "I wont watch him die!" And she ran into the tunnels with him.

"No!" Jenni screamed. She got off the table and made to run after but she was too weak, and in too much pain. The door opened and Michael found her, on the floor sobbing.

She looked at him. "Michael! She took him, she took the baby!"

Furious, he went out the door, walking as usual. It always amazed her how he always caught up without running. Five minutes later he returned, baby in arms. He set him on the counter and helped her lean against him, then helped her onto the bed. When she was lying down he locked the tunnel door and took up the baby, squeezing her hand, he took him back to the cult room.

Jenni couldn't sleep after that, she was terrified that if she did, something would happen. But she tried to remain content that Michael would protect her.

Return of the semi-mushies, but who doesn't get mushy when a baby arrives? R&R