Disclaimer: I do not own the Dark Angel television plot or characters. This
story and the characters within it, however, are all my own.
A/N: Hey!
I know, I know.....it's been a while and it will be another while until my next instalment of the story. I have got the most important exams any sixteen year old has and I have to do well in them so I'll be concentrating on them for a while.
Please forgive me!
This chapter is so bad but I felt bad for not updating in so long so I decided to load this.
Anywayz, I hope you enjoy this chapter!
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"The rain never seems to stop." He said as he stared out at the dull skies whilst leaning his head on his fist which rested on the old canteen table.
Days, weeks, months had passed in this same humdrum. Nothing was happening. All the action and drama that was their lives seemed to fizzle away into an unbearable normalcy.
"Mole....." he whined.
"Yep." He said absentmindedly as he polished his pistol with great care.
".....I can't stand this."
"Mmmhmm."
"Tell me something.......anything." he said picking his head up and leaning lazily on his arm.
"Well....." the lizard said as he put his pistol down and leaned back in his chair. "Hazel and Ember called in this morning."
"No....did I miss them again?" he asked as he sat up at the information.
"'Fraid so."
"So how are they?"
"Yeah....they're good. It seems us freaks are less known up north so they have more freedom than being caged up like us here."
Alec rolled his eyes. "I wouldn't go that far."
"You were saying yourself just now that you 'can't stand this'." Mole argued.
"Yeah......well.......we weren't made for this." He mumbled back.
"Anyway, 'Night's got it into his head that he wants to move up there with Ray."
"Have they sorted out all the safe houses and things?"
"Nearly there apparently. She really wants some of the kids out there with her." He studied his X5 friend for a moment before saying, "Didn't you want to move up to the fresher airs of Canada?"
"Yeah.......but that was when I was losin' my mind over Max." he said and then added, "Although, it'd be nice to go and live there without all the hassle......"
"Of being the leader's boyfriend?"
"No! Not that.....after the whole Coming thing is over with......I want me and Max to move up there, you know.......and start a family." He said smiling wistfully at the thought.
"You thought about that?"
He nodded. "I want a big family. Loads of kids. Like the brood we've got here." He said indicating the kids who sat, enraptured with a story 'Night was telling them. "They would have Max's dark hair, olive skin and passion; with my eyes, charm and diplomatic discipline."
Mole rose an eyebrow, well, if he had one.
"I don't want them getting into trouble now, do I?"
"You'd be a good dad." Said Mole grinning unintentionally.
His smile grew solemn. "Yeah?.......someone told me that once."
"So you talked to Max about this?"
He shook his head as he took a sip from his mug. "Nah....with everything she's got on her plate, I'm not gonna hassle her with anything for the moment."
"Gonna be a good husband as well, by the sounds of it." Said Chloe as she took a seat with them.
"Well, I'm multi talented. What can I say!" he sat up in his chair slightly, "But I really want this 'Coming' shit to just be over."
"Doesn't seem like we're getting anywhere though." Said Chloe as she took a bite of her food.
"No.....that's the only thing."
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"Things sure is a whole lot more quiet 'round here, boo." Said Cindy as she moved away from the office window.
"I know." Replied Max distractedly.
"What's on your mind, boo?" Cindy asked as she took a seat next to her friend.
Max turned to face her but didn't say anything.
"You can tell Original Cindy anything, you know that."
She opened her mouth to speak but closed it again.
"Is it about you and Alec?"
She only shrugged. "Sort of."
"You gonna explain that or do I have to guess?"
She took a deep breath.
Cindy's face took on a worried expression. "What is it, boo?"
"It's....."
"Boo, you freakin' me out. Tell me."
Silence.
Max looked down.
"Are you pregnant?"
A tear slipped down her cheek.
"You are, aren't you?"
She shook her head 'no'.
"Then what is it?"
"The opposite." She whispered.
"What do you......you're not pregnant?"
She nodded.
"Well, why are you crying, sugah?"
Max stood up suddenly and swung the cushion wildly. More and more tears escaped her eyes and her rants were mingled and unintelligible. She threw the offending object against the far wall and stopped, staring at a stain on the carpet.
"Max......"
"I'm not pregnant." Her voice was harsh, bitter.
"So, there's plenty of time...."
"No." her voice cut Cindy off sharply.
"What?.......I don't understand...."
"Me and Alec have....." she paused trying to control the whole myriad of emotions that seemed to be engulfing her at the moment. "We've been together loads......you know like.......that."
Cindy nodded understanding her.
"Well, why aren't I pregnant yet?" her yell brought on another bout of fresh salty tears that she angrily swiped from her face.
"It's fine, boo. You just need to stop using contraception and....."
"That's the thing OC................" She cried in despair, "We haven't been."
"What?"
"We haven't been using contraception. Every single time we been together....every time we've made love........there's been no contraception." Her voice passed away with each word.
"But that doesn't mean you can't......"
"Well, it sure as hell isn't Alec." She said tiredly leaned against the wall, shielding her brown eyes from all the thoughts entering her mind.
"You don't know. It could be him....."
"He's already fathered a child, OC." Her voice was distressingly calm. "I'm the problem."
"Boo...." Cindy took a step forward towards her friend but stopped when
Max looked straight ahead of her with a disturbing stare.
"I'm the problem." She repeated with the same neutral tone.
"Boo, it could be anything."
"I won't be able to give him the child he wants........the children he wants."
"Boo, even if there was a problem, Alec would never leave you. He adores you."
"He deserves the family he wants."
Cindy stood in front of Max and shook her shoulders lightly trying to bring her out of whatever state she was in.
"Max, he wouldn't ever leave you."
"Have you seen him with the kids?"
The direct question came as a shock to Cindy, "Err....yeah."
"He's brilliant with them."
"Yeah....but sugah......he wants you more."
"They think of him as their father." Her tone was back to the emotionless defence.
"Sugah.....before you start tearing yourself apart.....go to Chloe and get yourself checked out." Cindy said comfortingly as she tried to catch Max's attention.
"Will you go with me?"
Cindy had never heard Max be so defenceless, so vulnerable.
"Of course I will, boo." She said as she swept her best friend in a long and prevailing hug.
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"(static) hey!"
"Babes!" shrieked the transhuman down the mobile she held in her hand. "How are you?"
"(static) I'm good Chlo."
"How's the pregnancy going?" she yelled as she leapt onto a spare cot and got herself comfy; a huge lopsided grin adorned her blue features.
"(static) Yeah everything's good. We're both healthy. It's due in a couple of months."
"Really! I wish I wasn't missing the birth. Maybe you can call when you're in labour and I'll help you with it."
"(static)" Hazel laughed slightly, "I think I'll have other things on my mind, Chlo."
"Yeah, okay. As long as you're alright."
"(static) I am. I promise. How are you?"
"I'm great. Business a bit slow here though."
"(static) No leads on anything yet, then?"
"No. We're still tryin' to figure it all out."
"(static) How're the kids doin'? I spoke to them but I don't know if they're tellin' the truth or trying to protect me."
"The kids are doing the nation proud. You trained them well Hazel."
"(static)"
"He's doing fine as well. They both are."
"(static)"
"Hazel?"
"(static) Good. I hope their doing.......good."
Hazel's voice dropped to a sympathetic one. "Hazel..."
"(static) I gotta go, Chlo. I'll call soon." She said quickly.
"Okay, babes. Take care."
She was left with the dial tone.
"Hey Chloe."
The transhuman flew out of the cot she had been sitting in at the unexpected voice.
"Max, Cindy...." Chloe sounded flustered 'how much of that had she heard?', "You scared me."
"Sorry, we didn't mean to."
Chloe looked up at the petrified voice and only then saw that Max looked out of sorts.
"What's up? You feelin' ill?"
Max went and sat on the previously occupied cot.
"I'll explain." Said Cindy.
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"Alec!" called Dix from his place firmly in front of the main computer. "Check this out!"
Alec came and stood behind the genius transhuman and said, "Tell me you got something, Dix."
"I think so." He turned to the second-in-command and asked, "Can you read star charts?"
"When I have to."
The nomaly pointed to a dot on the screen, "This is the Earth."
"Got that." Said Alec nodding.
Pointing to another dot on the screen, Dix said, "This is a Medusa's comet."
"I've heard of that." said Alec as he peered at the screen intently, "Its orbit is a thousand years long."
"Yes. Every thousand years it ventures into our solar system."
"Let me guess, it's been a thousand years since its last visit."
"Got it one."
"Has it ever collided it with the Earth?" Alec asked now looking at Dix.
"No but......" he said getting from his chair and walking to the printer.
Alec got up from his crouched position and followed him.
Dix cleared a table and spread out many sheets of paper, each with numerous markings and numerical data splayed on it in black ink.
Alec looked at each sheet carefully. "Well, if I'm reading these charts right, and I like to think I am, this is saying that part of the comet will be entering the Earth's atmosphere whilst part of it will be free from it." He looked to Dix for conformation.
His friend nodded gravely. "Which means...."
"Which means the atmosphere will burn the covered part at such a rate and with such pressure that it will break off and come crashing down." Said Alec returning to the charts. "Do we know if it will burn fully?"
"Not yet." Dix took a step forward, "Look, Alec, we don't even know if this comet has anything to do with the 'Coming'."
Alec smiled morosely, "But Dix I know that you wouldn't look into anything that was a dead end."
"Alec..."
Alec took on his commanding role and silenced the room immediately. "People, we've had a break through." He said loudly and clearly as he weaved between the number of transgenics that stood listening to his news. "A comet is going to be coming and Dix and the other analysts believe that this could be the threat that the prophecy has warned of. I need you all to keep an eye on the news on every channel available and those that aren't. Keep a keener eye on the weather coverage for any unusual reports." Everyone listened attentively. He turned to 'Night and Dalton, who stood at attention to Alec's unyielding power that radiated off of him at that moment, "You get all the kids of reading age to fifteen to scour every single book you can get you hands on that has information on Medusa's comet." The two boys nodded and set off immediately. "Luke, Sky, Ryan, Shy and Joe get onto the net and find every piece of info that has anything remotely to do with this. Dix, take the science techs and analysts to work out what this has to do with the actual prophecy. I don't care how farfetched your ideas are, just think of every possible situation. Mole and Josh, do a stock check on the artillery and ammunitions. Joshua, after helping Mole, go tell Gem and Chlo to do a stock check on all medicines and kits." He paused and looked at each of them more seriously than he had ever looked at the before, "As soon as you find anything even partially concrete, give it to me." Another well-timed pause, "Let's deal with this shit. C'MON!" His final words caused the rest of the room to roar with nervous anticipation and excitement.
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"Okay Max, this is gonna be a little uncomfortable but I need to see if it is an external problem or whether I need to take an x-ray." Said Chloe as she sat on a chair whilst Max sat in a dressing gown with her legs in a labour position.
"Nope, can't see anything wrong." Said the aquamarine transgenic as she put her utensils into the sterilising bath. "You can come tomorrow and I'll prep you for the x-ray."
"Chloe," said Max weakly, "Please can we do it today."
"Max, this is an emotionally draining experience so you need your rest." Said Chloe comfortingly .
Tears threatened to dive over as Max's spoke with a trembling voice, "I won't be able to get any rest until I know."
Chloe studied her and nodded apprehensively. "Shall I get Alec?"
Max's eyes grew large with dismay, "No you can't tell him."
"Okay, okay.....calm down.....we'll do the x-ray." Said the medic as she walk to another room and returned with a portable machine in tow.
"Okay....I won't be needing to give you a radioactivity jab because, as transgenics, we are already a greater radioactivity than the humans." Explained Chloe as she arranged all the wires. "The is actually a hand x- ray but because of the menial amount of electricity we have here in TC and the lack of money, we have not got a larger screen but it shouldn't be a problem." Her tone was cruelly professional as she carried on explaining the procedure.
Max didn't listen but instead prayed very hard to whomever was listening.....the Blue Lady, Jesus, Allah.....she didn't care.....just anyone who would help her.
"I need you to relax for me, Max." said Chloe as she stood with the screen in place.
The procedure was over with in minutes and she was off again to the dark room where the x-rays were developed.
Cindy returned into the room and sat next to her 'boo'.
Max silently grabbed her hand and the two both sat in an uneasy silence.
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A cry of anguish could be heard across the small village.
Ember stopped cutting the logs as soon as he heard the howl and blurred his way to the house shouting, "Hazel." as he went.
"Ember! Get Doc!" the petite transgenic screamed in between the shots of pain that she felt just under her bump.
Ember returned with the resident medic, who straight away started checking for the ailment. Ember watched on, distraught. He had found out about the child a couple of weeks into their stay in Canada. She had sat strong whilst telling him the story but had broken when Ember held her in his arms and cried for her and her unborn child. Now he watched on from his towering standing position. As he looked down at his friend, his tousled dark hair fell forward and his blue eyes held an unusual amount of terror. He watched as Doc gave her something to drink and her shrieks of pain subsided.
"Don't worry Hazel. You're just having a few false cramps. It's common in the late stages of pregnancy." Said the sandy haired X5.
"It doesn't fucking feel false." Mumbled Hazel as she sat back.
Doc chuckled and turned bumping into a stone-still Ember.
"Ember?" he asked worriedly.
No response came from the tall transgenic.
Doc moved his hand in front of the blue eyes, "No response." He turned to Hazel, "I think he's in shock."
Hazel looked up grumpily. "I'll get him out of his shock." She got up swiftly and kicked her friend in the shin.
"Ow. What the fuck? What the hell was that for?" yelled Ember as he crashed on to the floor.
Hazel just sat back down and sipped her drink.
Doc whispered to Ember, "Remember, she's very hormonal at the moment."
Ember only glared at his friend. 'Hormonal?' He then saw a small smile spread across her golden brown features as if she had just heard his thoughts. 'She's not fucking hormonal!'
He then saw her face contort into that of sheer horror. "Oh shit!"
"What? What is it?" Ember yelled as he was by her side instantly.
It was then they both saw her water break.
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It seemed like an eternity for Chloe to return with the all important x- rays in her blue hands.
Max was dressed by then but her usual attitude had abandoned her.
"Max....."
"Yeah." She got up and followed the nomaly to the window where she stuck up the test results.
"What does it mean?" asked Cindy as she too peered at the sheets before her.
"These are your fallopian tubes." She said indicating the two tubes, "And these are your ovaries. The left fallopian tube is physically fine but it has a blockage. Operating on it is not an option as it will increase the likeliness of the tube collapsing. Your right tube, as you can see, looks different from your left. That's because it is slightly twisted. This means that the eggs that should be moving through this tube during your heat cycles cannot move properly."
"Can you operate on that?" asked Cindy as Max went to sit down."
"No. It's a risky business that could lead to severe internal bleeding." said Chloe as she dropped the expert demeanour. "I'm sorry Max." She went and took the smaller transgenics hand in her own and said, "I'm so sorry."
Max didn't even fight the avalanche of tears that swept down her cheeks.
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"I thought you said it was false labour!" screamed Hazel between contractions.
"I'm sorry, I thought they were. You're only seven months pregnant." Said Doc as he dodged the punch Hazel swung at him.
She screamed again. The transhuman nurse by her side was trying her best to calm the X5 down but to no avail.
Ember kneeled beside Hazel as she broke the bones in his hand with the pure strength that the pain of pregnancy brought on. He didn't utter a word and didn't shed a tear at the excruciating pain he was going through but instead watched in wonder at what his best friend was doing.
"Oh jeez, Hazel, I can't believe it. You're actually having a baby. You are actually giving birth to a child." Said Ember in awe.
"What the fucking hell did you think was going to happen?" shrieked Hazel after a push.
"And again Hazel. One more push." Said Doc as he sat fixedly, watching the child that was coming into the world.
"You are so amazing." Said Ember with the biggest grin on his face as he watched the head, then the shoulders, then the body and finally the legs and feet of the baby come out.
Hazel slouched in exhaustion waiting to hear the cries of her child but none came.
"Why isn't it crying?" said Hazel as she tried desperately to sit up and see what was happening but her weariness preventing her from doing so.
"Give her a minute, Hazel." Said Doc as he furiously muttered for the baby to breathe as he pumped oxygen into its lungs.
Tiny cries could be heard and Hazel's face broke into a euphoric smile as she slumped back into the soft couch cushions.
Ember stood close to her and hugged her arm, whispering in her ear so that she would be able to hear the first calls of her young, "It's a girl, Haze.......it's a beautiful baby girl."
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A/N: So what did you all think? Tell me in a review.
I really do hope you liked it.
It was well hard to right 'cos it's an American show and I'm British so any sarcasm or humour I want to put in was all British and not what the characters would say so it took me a while to work something out that everyone would understand.
On a completely different note.......has anyone heard the Jagged Edge song 'Walkin' right outta heaven' 'cos I swear that is the best song I have ever heard.
Right, well I hope to hear from you guys soon!
until next time............
unspoken-beauty
A/N: Hey!
I know, I know.....it's been a while and it will be another while until my next instalment of the story. I have got the most important exams any sixteen year old has and I have to do well in them so I'll be concentrating on them for a while.
Please forgive me!
This chapter is so bad but I felt bad for not updating in so long so I decided to load this.
Anywayz, I hope you enjoy this chapter!
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"The rain never seems to stop." He said as he stared out at the dull skies whilst leaning his head on his fist which rested on the old canteen table.
Days, weeks, months had passed in this same humdrum. Nothing was happening. All the action and drama that was their lives seemed to fizzle away into an unbearable normalcy.
"Mole....." he whined.
"Yep." He said absentmindedly as he polished his pistol with great care.
".....I can't stand this."
"Mmmhmm."
"Tell me something.......anything." he said picking his head up and leaning lazily on his arm.
"Well....." the lizard said as he put his pistol down and leaned back in his chair. "Hazel and Ember called in this morning."
"No....did I miss them again?" he asked as he sat up at the information.
"'Fraid so."
"So how are they?"
"Yeah....they're good. It seems us freaks are less known up north so they have more freedom than being caged up like us here."
Alec rolled his eyes. "I wouldn't go that far."
"You were saying yourself just now that you 'can't stand this'." Mole argued.
"Yeah......well.......we weren't made for this." He mumbled back.
"Anyway, 'Night's got it into his head that he wants to move up there with Ray."
"Have they sorted out all the safe houses and things?"
"Nearly there apparently. She really wants some of the kids out there with her." He studied his X5 friend for a moment before saying, "Didn't you want to move up to the fresher airs of Canada?"
"Yeah.......but that was when I was losin' my mind over Max." he said and then added, "Although, it'd be nice to go and live there without all the hassle......"
"Of being the leader's boyfriend?"
"No! Not that.....after the whole Coming thing is over with......I want me and Max to move up there, you know.......and start a family." He said smiling wistfully at the thought.
"You thought about that?"
He nodded. "I want a big family. Loads of kids. Like the brood we've got here." He said indicating the kids who sat, enraptured with a story 'Night was telling them. "They would have Max's dark hair, olive skin and passion; with my eyes, charm and diplomatic discipline."
Mole rose an eyebrow, well, if he had one.
"I don't want them getting into trouble now, do I?"
"You'd be a good dad." Said Mole grinning unintentionally.
His smile grew solemn. "Yeah?.......someone told me that once."
"So you talked to Max about this?"
He shook his head as he took a sip from his mug. "Nah....with everything she's got on her plate, I'm not gonna hassle her with anything for the moment."
"Gonna be a good husband as well, by the sounds of it." Said Chloe as she took a seat with them.
"Well, I'm multi talented. What can I say!" he sat up in his chair slightly, "But I really want this 'Coming' shit to just be over."
"Doesn't seem like we're getting anywhere though." Said Chloe as she took a bite of her food.
"No.....that's the only thing."
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"Things sure is a whole lot more quiet 'round here, boo." Said Cindy as she moved away from the office window.
"I know." Replied Max distractedly.
"What's on your mind, boo?" Cindy asked as she took a seat next to her friend.
Max turned to face her but didn't say anything.
"You can tell Original Cindy anything, you know that."
She opened her mouth to speak but closed it again.
"Is it about you and Alec?"
She only shrugged. "Sort of."
"You gonna explain that or do I have to guess?"
She took a deep breath.
Cindy's face took on a worried expression. "What is it, boo?"
"It's....."
"Boo, you freakin' me out. Tell me."
Silence.
Max looked down.
"Are you pregnant?"
A tear slipped down her cheek.
"You are, aren't you?"
She shook her head 'no'.
"Then what is it?"
"The opposite." She whispered.
"What do you......you're not pregnant?"
She nodded.
"Well, why are you crying, sugah?"
Max stood up suddenly and swung the cushion wildly. More and more tears escaped her eyes and her rants were mingled and unintelligible. She threw the offending object against the far wall and stopped, staring at a stain on the carpet.
"Max......"
"I'm not pregnant." Her voice was harsh, bitter.
"So, there's plenty of time...."
"No." her voice cut Cindy off sharply.
"What?.......I don't understand...."
"Me and Alec have....." she paused trying to control the whole myriad of emotions that seemed to be engulfing her at the moment. "We've been together loads......you know like.......that."
Cindy nodded understanding her.
"Well, why aren't I pregnant yet?" her yell brought on another bout of fresh salty tears that she angrily swiped from her face.
"It's fine, boo. You just need to stop using contraception and....."
"That's the thing OC................" She cried in despair, "We haven't been."
"What?"
"We haven't been using contraception. Every single time we been together....every time we've made love........there's been no contraception." Her voice passed away with each word.
"But that doesn't mean you can't......"
"Well, it sure as hell isn't Alec." She said tiredly leaned against the wall, shielding her brown eyes from all the thoughts entering her mind.
"You don't know. It could be him....."
"He's already fathered a child, OC." Her voice was distressingly calm. "I'm the problem."
"Boo...." Cindy took a step forward towards her friend but stopped when
Max looked straight ahead of her with a disturbing stare.
"I'm the problem." She repeated with the same neutral tone.
"Boo, it could be anything."
"I won't be able to give him the child he wants........the children he wants."
"Boo, even if there was a problem, Alec would never leave you. He adores you."
"He deserves the family he wants."
Cindy stood in front of Max and shook her shoulders lightly trying to bring her out of whatever state she was in.
"Max, he wouldn't ever leave you."
"Have you seen him with the kids?"
The direct question came as a shock to Cindy, "Err....yeah."
"He's brilliant with them."
"Yeah....but sugah......he wants you more."
"They think of him as their father." Her tone was back to the emotionless defence.
"Sugah.....before you start tearing yourself apart.....go to Chloe and get yourself checked out." Cindy said comfortingly as she tried to catch Max's attention.
"Will you go with me?"
Cindy had never heard Max be so defenceless, so vulnerable.
"Of course I will, boo." She said as she swept her best friend in a long and prevailing hug.
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"(static) hey!"
"Babes!" shrieked the transhuman down the mobile she held in her hand. "How are you?"
"(static) I'm good Chlo."
"How's the pregnancy going?" she yelled as she leapt onto a spare cot and got herself comfy; a huge lopsided grin adorned her blue features.
"(static) Yeah everything's good. We're both healthy. It's due in a couple of months."
"Really! I wish I wasn't missing the birth. Maybe you can call when you're in labour and I'll help you with it."
"(static)" Hazel laughed slightly, "I think I'll have other things on my mind, Chlo."
"Yeah, okay. As long as you're alright."
"(static) I am. I promise. How are you?"
"I'm great. Business a bit slow here though."
"(static) No leads on anything yet, then?"
"No. We're still tryin' to figure it all out."
"(static) How're the kids doin'? I spoke to them but I don't know if they're tellin' the truth or trying to protect me."
"The kids are doing the nation proud. You trained them well Hazel."
"(static)"
"He's doing fine as well. They both are."
"(static)"
"Hazel?"
"(static) Good. I hope their doing.......good."
Hazel's voice dropped to a sympathetic one. "Hazel..."
"(static) I gotta go, Chlo. I'll call soon." She said quickly.
"Okay, babes. Take care."
She was left with the dial tone.
"Hey Chloe."
The transhuman flew out of the cot she had been sitting in at the unexpected voice.
"Max, Cindy...." Chloe sounded flustered 'how much of that had she heard?', "You scared me."
"Sorry, we didn't mean to."
Chloe looked up at the petrified voice and only then saw that Max looked out of sorts.
"What's up? You feelin' ill?"
Max went and sat on the previously occupied cot.
"I'll explain." Said Cindy.
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"Alec!" called Dix from his place firmly in front of the main computer. "Check this out!"
Alec came and stood behind the genius transhuman and said, "Tell me you got something, Dix."
"I think so." He turned to the second-in-command and asked, "Can you read star charts?"
"When I have to."
The nomaly pointed to a dot on the screen, "This is the Earth."
"Got that." Said Alec nodding.
Pointing to another dot on the screen, Dix said, "This is a Medusa's comet."
"I've heard of that." said Alec as he peered at the screen intently, "Its orbit is a thousand years long."
"Yes. Every thousand years it ventures into our solar system."
"Let me guess, it's been a thousand years since its last visit."
"Got it one."
"Has it ever collided it with the Earth?" Alec asked now looking at Dix.
"No but......" he said getting from his chair and walking to the printer.
Alec got up from his crouched position and followed him.
Dix cleared a table and spread out many sheets of paper, each with numerous markings and numerical data splayed on it in black ink.
Alec looked at each sheet carefully. "Well, if I'm reading these charts right, and I like to think I am, this is saying that part of the comet will be entering the Earth's atmosphere whilst part of it will be free from it." He looked to Dix for conformation.
His friend nodded gravely. "Which means...."
"Which means the atmosphere will burn the covered part at such a rate and with such pressure that it will break off and come crashing down." Said Alec returning to the charts. "Do we know if it will burn fully?"
"Not yet." Dix took a step forward, "Look, Alec, we don't even know if this comet has anything to do with the 'Coming'."
Alec smiled morosely, "But Dix I know that you wouldn't look into anything that was a dead end."
"Alec..."
Alec took on his commanding role and silenced the room immediately. "People, we've had a break through." He said loudly and clearly as he weaved between the number of transgenics that stood listening to his news. "A comet is going to be coming and Dix and the other analysts believe that this could be the threat that the prophecy has warned of. I need you all to keep an eye on the news on every channel available and those that aren't. Keep a keener eye on the weather coverage for any unusual reports." Everyone listened attentively. He turned to 'Night and Dalton, who stood at attention to Alec's unyielding power that radiated off of him at that moment, "You get all the kids of reading age to fifteen to scour every single book you can get you hands on that has information on Medusa's comet." The two boys nodded and set off immediately. "Luke, Sky, Ryan, Shy and Joe get onto the net and find every piece of info that has anything remotely to do with this. Dix, take the science techs and analysts to work out what this has to do with the actual prophecy. I don't care how farfetched your ideas are, just think of every possible situation. Mole and Josh, do a stock check on the artillery and ammunitions. Joshua, after helping Mole, go tell Gem and Chlo to do a stock check on all medicines and kits." He paused and looked at each of them more seriously than he had ever looked at the before, "As soon as you find anything even partially concrete, give it to me." Another well-timed pause, "Let's deal with this shit. C'MON!" His final words caused the rest of the room to roar with nervous anticipation and excitement.
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"Okay Max, this is gonna be a little uncomfortable but I need to see if it is an external problem or whether I need to take an x-ray." Said Chloe as she sat on a chair whilst Max sat in a dressing gown with her legs in a labour position.
"Nope, can't see anything wrong." Said the aquamarine transgenic as she put her utensils into the sterilising bath. "You can come tomorrow and I'll prep you for the x-ray."
"Chloe," said Max weakly, "Please can we do it today."
"Max, this is an emotionally draining experience so you need your rest." Said Chloe comfortingly .
Tears threatened to dive over as Max's spoke with a trembling voice, "I won't be able to get any rest until I know."
Chloe studied her and nodded apprehensively. "Shall I get Alec?"
Max's eyes grew large with dismay, "No you can't tell him."
"Okay, okay.....calm down.....we'll do the x-ray." Said the medic as she walk to another room and returned with a portable machine in tow.
"Okay....I won't be needing to give you a radioactivity jab because, as transgenics, we are already a greater radioactivity than the humans." Explained Chloe as she arranged all the wires. "The is actually a hand x- ray but because of the menial amount of electricity we have here in TC and the lack of money, we have not got a larger screen but it shouldn't be a problem." Her tone was cruelly professional as she carried on explaining the procedure.
Max didn't listen but instead prayed very hard to whomever was listening.....the Blue Lady, Jesus, Allah.....she didn't care.....just anyone who would help her.
"I need you to relax for me, Max." said Chloe as she stood with the screen in place.
The procedure was over with in minutes and she was off again to the dark room where the x-rays were developed.
Cindy returned into the room and sat next to her 'boo'.
Max silently grabbed her hand and the two both sat in an uneasy silence.
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A cry of anguish could be heard across the small village.
Ember stopped cutting the logs as soon as he heard the howl and blurred his way to the house shouting, "Hazel." as he went.
"Ember! Get Doc!" the petite transgenic screamed in between the shots of pain that she felt just under her bump.
Ember returned with the resident medic, who straight away started checking for the ailment. Ember watched on, distraught. He had found out about the child a couple of weeks into their stay in Canada. She had sat strong whilst telling him the story but had broken when Ember held her in his arms and cried for her and her unborn child. Now he watched on from his towering standing position. As he looked down at his friend, his tousled dark hair fell forward and his blue eyes held an unusual amount of terror. He watched as Doc gave her something to drink and her shrieks of pain subsided.
"Don't worry Hazel. You're just having a few false cramps. It's common in the late stages of pregnancy." Said the sandy haired X5.
"It doesn't fucking feel false." Mumbled Hazel as she sat back.
Doc chuckled and turned bumping into a stone-still Ember.
"Ember?" he asked worriedly.
No response came from the tall transgenic.
Doc moved his hand in front of the blue eyes, "No response." He turned to Hazel, "I think he's in shock."
Hazel looked up grumpily. "I'll get him out of his shock." She got up swiftly and kicked her friend in the shin.
"Ow. What the fuck? What the hell was that for?" yelled Ember as he crashed on to the floor.
Hazel just sat back down and sipped her drink.
Doc whispered to Ember, "Remember, she's very hormonal at the moment."
Ember only glared at his friend. 'Hormonal?' He then saw a small smile spread across her golden brown features as if she had just heard his thoughts. 'She's not fucking hormonal!'
He then saw her face contort into that of sheer horror. "Oh shit!"
"What? What is it?" Ember yelled as he was by her side instantly.
It was then they both saw her water break.
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It seemed like an eternity for Chloe to return with the all important x- rays in her blue hands.
Max was dressed by then but her usual attitude had abandoned her.
"Max....."
"Yeah." She got up and followed the nomaly to the window where she stuck up the test results.
"What does it mean?" asked Cindy as she too peered at the sheets before her.
"These are your fallopian tubes." She said indicating the two tubes, "And these are your ovaries. The left fallopian tube is physically fine but it has a blockage. Operating on it is not an option as it will increase the likeliness of the tube collapsing. Your right tube, as you can see, looks different from your left. That's because it is slightly twisted. This means that the eggs that should be moving through this tube during your heat cycles cannot move properly."
"Can you operate on that?" asked Cindy as Max went to sit down."
"No. It's a risky business that could lead to severe internal bleeding." said Chloe as she dropped the expert demeanour. "I'm sorry Max." She went and took the smaller transgenics hand in her own and said, "I'm so sorry."
Max didn't even fight the avalanche of tears that swept down her cheeks.
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"I thought you said it was false labour!" screamed Hazel between contractions.
"I'm sorry, I thought they were. You're only seven months pregnant." Said Doc as he dodged the punch Hazel swung at him.
She screamed again. The transhuman nurse by her side was trying her best to calm the X5 down but to no avail.
Ember kneeled beside Hazel as she broke the bones in his hand with the pure strength that the pain of pregnancy brought on. He didn't utter a word and didn't shed a tear at the excruciating pain he was going through but instead watched in wonder at what his best friend was doing.
"Oh jeez, Hazel, I can't believe it. You're actually having a baby. You are actually giving birth to a child." Said Ember in awe.
"What the fucking hell did you think was going to happen?" shrieked Hazel after a push.
"And again Hazel. One more push." Said Doc as he sat fixedly, watching the child that was coming into the world.
"You are so amazing." Said Ember with the biggest grin on his face as he watched the head, then the shoulders, then the body and finally the legs and feet of the baby come out.
Hazel slouched in exhaustion waiting to hear the cries of her child but none came.
"Why isn't it crying?" said Hazel as she tried desperately to sit up and see what was happening but her weariness preventing her from doing so.
"Give her a minute, Hazel." Said Doc as he furiously muttered for the baby to breathe as he pumped oxygen into its lungs.
Tiny cries could be heard and Hazel's face broke into a euphoric smile as she slumped back into the soft couch cushions.
Ember stood close to her and hugged her arm, whispering in her ear so that she would be able to hear the first calls of her young, "It's a girl, Haze.......it's a beautiful baby girl."
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A/N: So what did you all think? Tell me in a review.
I really do hope you liked it.
It was well hard to right 'cos it's an American show and I'm British so any sarcasm or humour I want to put in was all British and not what the characters would say so it took me a while to work something out that everyone would understand.
On a completely different note.......has anyone heard the Jagged Edge song 'Walkin' right outta heaven' 'cos I swear that is the best song I have ever heard.
Right, well I hope to hear from you guys soon!
until next time............
unspoken-beauty