Hook jumped back involuntarily as Antubis suddenly appeared in the
debris, his head, shoulders and front paws sticking out while his rear end
was still inside the almost solid pile of rubble.
"Where are Mary and Mona?" Sally said as she joined the group in the corridor, Abel and Christa right behind her giggling at the sight of Antubis.
'They went to find Mary's brother,' Antubis said as he lumbered fully out of the debris and back to the head of Peter's bed. 'Better hang on if you want to come.'
"Hanging on's definitely good," Aubrey said with a grimace as she reached out and got a solid grip on Antubis's fur, what seemed to be the surest thing to actually go through the rubble safely. "Dr. James botched an intangibility spell once. It took two hours to get him out of the wall.
I don't think we have two hours."
"Dr James is a...." Christine started to say only to have to stop and suddenly grab hold of Hook and the edge of the bed as they suddenly moved forward, sliding through the rubble like they were moving through water. As they came out on the other side, she swayed and almost felt to the floor before steadying herself.
"That was very interesting," Sally said as she looked back from the wall to Antubis. Never in her lengthy career as a psychic, not even after her encounters with Mary, had she imagined things like this. And the way those children talked about it, things like this were commonplace.
"Dr. James is a warlock?" Hook said as they started down the hallway once more, heading for the sleep lab.
"We prefer the term wizard." Bree said. "He isn't a very good one though. If you see him with a wand, I would suggest fleeing the area."
Susan had been ignoring the talk, scanning the area as they walked for any sign of that insane doctor or other dangers. She could feel something, a heavy feeling, starting to build under her skin. "Professor,
where are you?"
"This way!" Michael called out as he turned from watching Mary and Mona for a moment to the door. Whatever his sister was doing, it did seem to be making a difference. Lona's color was starting to change from that deathly white to something resembling normal and it looked like she was starting to stir a bit. He glanced down at the swell of her stomach with a bit of a nervous look though. That situation was definitely something that would require assistance, he was afraid very soon. "Susan, you wouldn't by any chance have any of the doctors with you? Competent ones?"
Susan glanced over at Christine and Hook for a moment. Competence.
How was she supposed to know if.... "They look kind of competent. What's going on?"
As Michael spoke, Lona felt herself drifting up from the cold, dark place she had found herself suddenly in. Warm, she finally was warm. Her eyelids fluttered for a moment before slowly opening. She looked up, a kind of bemused confusion at the sight of Mary holding her head pillowed him her lap. And was that Mona Klingerman? Dreaming, this had to be a.
Suddenly, a pain seized her stomach, causing her to flinch and bite her lip to keep a scream from slipping out. Her hand reached out, grabbing Elmer's hand, her nails sinking into his flesh.
"Lona?" Elmer was torn between elation that she was awake and okay and worry that she was suddenly in pain again.
"I think the baby's coming now," Mary murmured as she gently stroked Lona's forehead until the pain seemed to easy slightly.
Elmer looked from the girls to Michael with suddenly frightened eyes. Okay, he had an idea that Lona was in labor or something but to have someone confirm it. He shook his head. He wasn't ready for this, for suddenly becoming a father!
"Elmer, if you lose it now, I swear that I will..." Lona glared at him before biting back another scream and digging her fingers into his hand. This... She hadn't wanted to believe it, hadn't even had a chance to get used to being pregnant and now this baby was definitely coming. Her eyes widened slightly as the pain eased and she was able to look around the room. The little girl, she was definitely there, and Mona Klingerman and a man, a man she could almost see through. And Elmer. This was not good,
this was so far from good that.... The pain suddenly hit her again and this time she couldn't help letting out a scream.
"It's okay. It's okay." Mary murmured as she stroked Lona's forehead, letting out a giggle when she saw the way Elmer was looking at her. Honestly, did he think this was supposed to frighten her or something?
Just then they heard footsteps and glanced up as Hook appeared in the doorway. His eyes widened as he looked down at the group kneeling on the floor and noticed Lona's condition. A condition she certainly hadn't been in the day before.
"Elmer, you bad, bad boy," Hook muttered as the rest of the group started to enter the room.
'See they've been doing naughty things in the morgue again'
Antubis said as he pushed Peter in. 'This might be a problem.'
"Where are Mary and Mona?" Sally said as she joined the group in the corridor, Abel and Christa right behind her giggling at the sight of Antubis.
'They went to find Mary's brother,' Antubis said as he lumbered fully out of the debris and back to the head of Peter's bed. 'Better hang on if you want to come.'
"Hanging on's definitely good," Aubrey said with a grimace as she reached out and got a solid grip on Antubis's fur, what seemed to be the surest thing to actually go through the rubble safely. "Dr. James botched an intangibility spell once. It took two hours to get him out of the wall.
I don't think we have two hours."
"Dr James is a...." Christine started to say only to have to stop and suddenly grab hold of Hook and the edge of the bed as they suddenly moved forward, sliding through the rubble like they were moving through water. As they came out on the other side, she swayed and almost felt to the floor before steadying herself.
"That was very interesting," Sally said as she looked back from the wall to Antubis. Never in her lengthy career as a psychic, not even after her encounters with Mary, had she imagined things like this. And the way those children talked about it, things like this were commonplace.
"Dr. James is a warlock?" Hook said as they started down the hallway once more, heading for the sleep lab.
"We prefer the term wizard." Bree said. "He isn't a very good one though. If you see him with a wand, I would suggest fleeing the area."
Susan had been ignoring the talk, scanning the area as they walked for any sign of that insane doctor or other dangers. She could feel something, a heavy feeling, starting to build under her skin. "Professor,
where are you?"
"This way!" Michael called out as he turned from watching Mary and Mona for a moment to the door. Whatever his sister was doing, it did seem to be making a difference. Lona's color was starting to change from that deathly white to something resembling normal and it looked like she was starting to stir a bit. He glanced down at the swell of her stomach with a bit of a nervous look though. That situation was definitely something that would require assistance, he was afraid very soon. "Susan, you wouldn't by any chance have any of the doctors with you? Competent ones?"
Susan glanced over at Christine and Hook for a moment. Competence.
How was she supposed to know if.... "They look kind of competent. What's going on?"
As Michael spoke, Lona felt herself drifting up from the cold, dark place she had found herself suddenly in. Warm, she finally was warm. Her eyelids fluttered for a moment before slowly opening. She looked up, a kind of bemused confusion at the sight of Mary holding her head pillowed him her lap. And was that Mona Klingerman? Dreaming, this had to be a.
Suddenly, a pain seized her stomach, causing her to flinch and bite her lip to keep a scream from slipping out. Her hand reached out, grabbing Elmer's hand, her nails sinking into his flesh.
"Lona?" Elmer was torn between elation that she was awake and okay and worry that she was suddenly in pain again.
"I think the baby's coming now," Mary murmured as she gently stroked Lona's forehead until the pain seemed to easy slightly.
Elmer looked from the girls to Michael with suddenly frightened eyes. Okay, he had an idea that Lona was in labor or something but to have someone confirm it. He shook his head. He wasn't ready for this, for suddenly becoming a father!
"Elmer, if you lose it now, I swear that I will..." Lona glared at him before biting back another scream and digging her fingers into his hand. This... She hadn't wanted to believe it, hadn't even had a chance to get used to being pregnant and now this baby was definitely coming. Her eyes widened slightly as the pain eased and she was able to look around the room. The little girl, she was definitely there, and Mona Klingerman and a man, a man she could almost see through. And Elmer. This was not good,
this was so far from good that.... The pain suddenly hit her again and this time she couldn't help letting out a scream.
"It's okay. It's okay." Mary murmured as she stroked Lona's forehead, letting out a giggle when she saw the way Elmer was looking at her. Honestly, did he think this was supposed to frighten her or something?
Just then they heard footsteps and glanced up as Hook appeared in the doorway. His eyes widened as he looked down at the group kneeling on the floor and noticed Lona's condition. A condition she certainly hadn't been in the day before.
"Elmer, you bad, bad boy," Hook muttered as the rest of the group started to enter the room.
'See they've been doing naughty things in the morgue again'
Antubis said as he pushed Peter in. 'This might be a problem.'