Me: "I know it's been a while, since I wrote a chapter in the story. I had writer's block."
Lara: "And also alot of homework that you had to finish before going on the computer."
Me: "Uh yeh that too" (Thinks) I wonder what' she's gonna do when her kid is a teen)
"Anyway here's chapter nine".
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Chapter 9 "April showers bring…what the…?
It was an April night, cool, and stormy.
Lara, Bryce, Jesse, and Mrs. Keene were sitting around the television in the family room. Lara was already 8 months pregnant but, because of the pants and sweatshirt she was wearing, you could only notice a small bulge. Bryce pretended to bring out a microphone.
"Lara, what's it like not being as active as usual?" He said jokingly the people in the room chuckled.
Bryce's personality had changed a bit after finding out about Lara's pregnancy a while back. Bryce knew he wasn't the baby's dad but he thought he'd make a good helper. It wasn't certain that Jesse was going to come back to Britain with them after the baby was born. He might visit every once in a while though.
"It's a change." Lara played along.
Everybody laughed.
Lara smiled.
Thunder and lightning were heard in the background.
"Lara have you thought of baby names?" Jesse asked.
"Yes, sort of." Lara answered.
"Would you like to share them?" Mrs. Keene asked.
"Alright for a girl; Camy, Rose and Alexandria. For a boy, just in case, Ryan, William, and Thomas." Lara said.
"Which two, each, are you going to pick?" Bryce asked.
"I'll give it all three, for something different." Lara decided.
"Alright". The other three said at the same time.
The lightning flashed then thunder boomed seconds later. It wasn't long before the electricity went out.
"Jesse, the flashlights". Mrs. Keene's voice sounded.
They heard someone get up it was probably Jesse. Jesse seemed to have crashed into something, because a boom was heard that wasn't thunder. Then we heard him fall to the ground.
"Jesse, you ok?" Lara asked.
"Fine something was in the way." He answered. Jesse got up and opened a drawer.
"Found them." He turned one on.
"This one seems to work fine, but the other one doesn't." He said.
Jesse looked into the drawer and moved things around.
"No more batteries, I have to go out and get some." He said.
Jesse carefully moved toward the door as he gave Lara the working flashlight.
"Jesse how about I go?" His mother said. "You stay here with our guests."
"Alright" Jesse said in a relieved way.
Mrs. Keene Walked toward the door, grabbed a jacket and walked out. They heard a car start up and leave.
"Does she always insist on shopping like that?" Bryce asked.
"Once in a while". Jesse answered.
The three were in the darkened room with the storm outside, their only source of light being the flashlight Lara was still holding. Jesse had sat back down on a chair nearby the drawer the flashlights were in. The unlocked slightly closed front door swung open.
"I'll get it!" Lara said as she stood up, no one tried to stop her.
She walked toward the door, closed, and locked it. She suddenly heard something move in the next room.
"Did you hear that?" Lara asked naturally.
"Hear what?" Bryce asked.
Something moved again, in the other room. Lara noticed the two men's heads turn toward the other room.
"Let's check it out." Jesse said.
Lara and Bryce agreed. Bryce and Jesse stood from their chairs.
"Lara you have the flashlight you take the front." Bryce insisted.
Lara moved in front of the two men they all went into the next room, which happened to be the kitchen. She bravely pushed the swinging door they all stepped into the darkened kitchen. In front of them, they saw a bright, small tinker bell light on the counter.
"What the…?!" Jesse said.
Suddenly, out of all corners of the kitchen ninja star like creatures attacked them.
"Bugger!" Jesse yelled.
Lara, Bryce, and Jesse grabbed kitchen supplies and started hitting these creatures with them. The creatures started to grow larger. They soon joined togather to one huge thing. The creature was glowing yellow. Although the lights were blinding her, Lara could make out the creature's basic shape. It had what looked like sharp razor-like horns on its head, it's face looked like a deformed human.
The creature had long purple hair, and wore a black dress. It was female. The blinding light died down to the light of a light bulb. Lara could make out its fiery red, orange, and yellow marble colored eyes. Soon the creature's deformed face turned more beautiful, but her hair, dress, and eye color didn't change. The guys looked at her in amazement. Lara elbowed Bryce who snapped out of the daze.
"Lara you have the child I want, give her to me." The glowing woman said in an evil voice.
Lara looked down at her bulging stomach, she put her hand on it then shot up and glared at the woman.
"No". Lara said angrily.
"What…Did you say to me?" The woman creature asked.
"No!" Lara yelled.
The creature-woman shot toward her, and looked right into Lara's eyes. Lara showed no sign of weakness, she just stared into the woman's fiery eyes.
"How dare you say no to me, I am Dia." The woman said.
"I can say no to whomever I want to." Lara said.
Lara glanced over at Bryce who did the same to Jesse. Jesse was still in a daze.
"How can you take her anyway, I'm still pregnant." Lara smart mouthed.
"There maybe certain ways, I can." Dia said, she stepped back from Lara.
"But first I must get rid of him, the creator of the jem, that had helped create the child." The purple haired creature said.
She looked over at Jesse, who hadn't moved a muscle since Dia had changed. Ninja stars appeared in her hands and threw them at Jesse.
"Jesse, watch out!" Lara and Bryce yelled.
Jesse didn't move, and the stars hit him, he was soon on the ground. Bryce ran over to Jesse grabbing some towels, but Dia used her magic to stop him in his tracks she lifted him up into the sky. Lara ran over to the counter and picked up a rolling pin then threw it at Dia, who dropped Bryce on to the ground from the sky.
"You ruined my concentration tomb raider." She shot at Lara.
Lara ran over to Jesse and Bryce without Dia stopping her. Bryce sat up, Lara put her hand on Jesse, and She transferred a little bit of healing powers to him enough to heal his wounds. However, Lara couldn't wake him up.
The front door opened, it was Mrs. Keene.
"Where are you three?" She asked, Mrs. Keene opened the swinging door Dia shot around as she walked in.
"Mary." Dia scoffed.
"Dia." Mrs. Keene said.
Dia swiftly pushed Mrs. Keene into a chair and tied her to it.
"How does she know her?" Lara thought.
The purple haired woman then glared at Lara.
"I still want that child of yours." She said.
Dia threw another star, but this time at Lara. Lara caught it but it had scratched her left hand badly. Lara put her right hand over her left as the baby she was carrying healed.
"How did you know about me?" Lara ordered to be answered.
"My little friends had told me." The fiery eyed woman said. She snapped her fingers and a group of ninjas, from when Lara was on the ship, appeared out of thin air.
"Bugger" Lara mumbled her and Bryce stood up as Jesse remained on the floor.
Most of the ninjas jolted at them. As Lara and Bryce fought them one of the ninjas snuck into the room Lara was staying in.
"Bryce" Lara said, Bryce looked at her, as she fought Lara motioned to him.
"It's going to find it." She mouthed.
Bryce nodded, He pushed the ninjas out of the way so he could get to the room. He first untied Mrs. Keene as half of the fighting ninjas gained up on him. Mrs. Keene was soon free and Bryce saw the lone ninja come out of the room with the jem in hand. Bryce attacked it, and fought for the special jem, but as it flew out of the Ninja's hand across the floor. Before Bryce could get it, it was picked up by Dia. The ninjas disappeared.
"Thank you for this jem." Dia said Bryce went at her but then she disappeared.
Lara Suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach.
"Ahh!" She screamed. Bryce ran over to her.
"Lara, Lara!" He said.
Mrs. Keene was over by her son, he was most likely knocked out.
Lara knelt on the floor, clutching her stomach.
"Call an ambulance or two hurry!" Bryce said.
Mrs. Keene called two and they were at the house in no time. The Keenes were in one and Bryce and Lara were in the other. They were brought to the nearest hospital.
Lara and Jesse were in the rooms while Bryce and Mrs. Keene were in the waiting room.
Lara lied on the bed where Dr. Greenlake was checking her.
"I think you just experienced false labor Lara." He said in his American accent.
"It has happened to meny women before." He added.
"What causes it?" Lara asked.
"It sometimes happens when the mother has suddenly gotten very active, after being calm for a while." He explained. "Did you go to a dance party or something?" he Joked.
"I guess it was a little like that." Lara laughed.
"Alright, but before you leave let's check the little one shall we". Dr. Greenlake smiled.
Lara lifted her shirt, a little, exposing her stomach. The doctor used the ultrasound as he had done before.
"Well she still looks healthy, perfectly formed, and by how much she's moving, I think your going to have a hyper child." He said. Then took the ultrasound off.
Lara put her shirt back down, sat up, and smoothed it out as best as she could.
She was helped on to a wheelchair and back out to the waiting room she felt fine now.
"What happened Lara? Are you okay?" Bryce asked.
"I'm fine it was false labor that's all." Lara answered.
"How's the baby?" Mrs. Keene asked.
"She's fine, she seems to be very hyper." Lara answered.
"Do you know anything about Jesse?" She asked.
Bryce shook his head.
"Not yet" Mrs. Keene answered.
Lara transferred from the wheelchair next to Bryce on the couch.
It wasn't long before a nurse came out with news on Jesse's condition.
"He's still breathing but he has a nice bump on the head, he may not be out of the hospital for a while." The nurse said.
"Can we see him?" Mrs. Keene said.
"Actually since it is late I think only one person can see him now. Are either one of you related to him?" The nurse asked.
Bryce and Lara glanced at each other.
"I'm his mother." Mrs. Keene was the first to speak up.
"Come on in." The nurse said as he walked Mrs. Keene to the room where Jesse was staying.
Me: "I'm just the random person who's always there. And who also let her imagination go wild."
Bryce: "If your telling the story you are in the story. And your imagination is wild, yes."
Me: "ok"
Bryce: "Is Jesse going to live or die? Find out next chapter, or you can send the author Ideas, and maybe if she feels they are a good ones she will add it into the story."
Me: "Uh, Thanks Bryce"
Bryce: (Leans back on the couch) "No problem"
Me: (Rolls eyes) "Go ahead if you'd like to send your ideas I may use them or not." It depends how I feel about them"
Bryce, Lara, Me: "Please read and review"