Jaze sat on the hard plastic chair of the hospital, drumming his fingers
nervously on the Formica table surface.
In the Repair shed room Vyshida lay on a bed. Beside her a nurse held a little baby girl. The nurse took her outside to the waiting engine. The little thing was exact replica of her mother in everyway right down to the big deep blue eyes. Jaze practically leaped up in relief and looked at the trainlet, tears in his eyes. The little trainlet lay with a thumb in it's mouth quiet and looking up at her dad, She was so exactly like her mother.
"Look after her for a moment Jaze, there's another one to come." Said the nurse. Jaze's eyes lit up and he took the little trainlet in his arms.
"Hello..." he said softly. The trainlet stared up unblinkingly at him for a moment, then it's tiny mouth opened in a little yawn. Jaze bit his lip so he couldn't cry and gently stroked her head, smoothing down the soft, down- like hair on her head. Suddenly a repair truck ran out of the room that Vyshida was in shouted a few orders and went back in. The trainlet opened it's mouth to cry.
"Hey, shh...." Jaze whispered, rocking her gently. Another nurse ran into Vyshida's room. The trainlet calmed down a little but was still wailing a little.
"Hush my darling," Jaze whispered.
One of the repair trucks came out, "Jaze?"
"Yes?" the little trainlet began crying again.
"Jaze, you have another daughter, her colouring is similar to yours, however, We found out that Vyshida is ill..." He trailed off, he'd known Jaze since he's been a child. How could he tell him?
Jaze's grey eyes snapped like steel. "What's wrong?" he asked, controlling his emotions VERY quickly. The trainlet started to cry without stopping.
"Jaze, we can't be sure until we do some more tests. But I think she has a meltdown of her electrical systems, there's nothing we can do. I won't lie to you Jaze, I don't think she'll have more than a year left at the most." He glanced at the trainlet in Jaze's arms, the replica of her mother. Jaze flinched and rocked the trainlet numbly. The trainlet calmed at the motion of
"I'm sorry Jaze, I know how much you love her. She doesn't know, I want to make absolutely sure before I tell her." he said, "Go in and see her Jaze, she's been asking for you. Be strong for her. She needs you now. And so do your trainlets." Said the repair truck as he left to organise tests.
Jaze nodded again and entered the room. "Hey Vy," he said softly. Vyshida was surrounded by machines and tubes.
Vyshida smiled weakly, "I wondered when you'd turn up." She said softly. A little cradle lay at one side of the bed, with another trainlet inside. Jaze grinned weakly back at his coach and looked to the trainlet. She looked just like him. She gave an almost angry squark.
Vyshida looked over at her. "That's our other daughter Jaze." She smiled, "Can I see that one?" She asked looking at the one in his arms. Jaze nodded and put the trainlet into her arms.
Vyshida smiled at her eldest daughter. Then she looked up at Jaze, "What do we call them?" She looked at Her youngest, "Angel!" She said softly, She put The oldest back into Jaze's arms, as if to say, 'You name her!'
Jaze blinked. "Uh......"
Vyshida watched him, and smiled. "The first name that comes into your head when you look at her!" She said softly.
Jaze looked at her. "Marina." he nodded. Vyshida smiled softly. "Marina and Angel." She smiled at him. Jaze smiled back. Vyshida's head had suddenly fell softly against the pillows as she quite suddenly fell asleep, tired out. Jaze gave a small whimper. Marina squirmed quite suddenly. A nurse came in and checked her over, she looked at Jaze with a smile,
"She's just asleep, tired out," She smiled, "that trainlet will be on the floor in a minute," She looked at him quite sternly.
"Wah!" Jaze grabbed at Marina gently. The nurse checked on the other quieter trainlet and walked out of the room. Marina looked up at Jaze
Jaze smiled weakly down at her. "You look just like your mum," he murmured sadly. Marina giggled slightly and then yawned. Jaze sighed softly and put her down in the cot beside Angel. Marina snuggled up to her sister and closed her deep blue eyes. Angel squarked in surprise. Marina cried out for a moment. Angel gave another squark and settled down. Marina turned over and looked at her father for a moment then those deep blue eyes closed again. Jaze looked back to Vyshida and half started to cry, but didn't.
In the Repair shed room Vyshida lay on a bed. Beside her a nurse held a little baby girl. The nurse took her outside to the waiting engine. The little thing was exact replica of her mother in everyway right down to the big deep blue eyes. Jaze practically leaped up in relief and looked at the trainlet, tears in his eyes. The little trainlet lay with a thumb in it's mouth quiet and looking up at her dad, She was so exactly like her mother.
"Look after her for a moment Jaze, there's another one to come." Said the nurse. Jaze's eyes lit up and he took the little trainlet in his arms.
"Hello..." he said softly. The trainlet stared up unblinkingly at him for a moment, then it's tiny mouth opened in a little yawn. Jaze bit his lip so he couldn't cry and gently stroked her head, smoothing down the soft, down- like hair on her head. Suddenly a repair truck ran out of the room that Vyshida was in shouted a few orders and went back in. The trainlet opened it's mouth to cry.
"Hey, shh...." Jaze whispered, rocking her gently. Another nurse ran into Vyshida's room. The trainlet calmed down a little but was still wailing a little.
"Hush my darling," Jaze whispered.
One of the repair trucks came out, "Jaze?"
"Yes?" the little trainlet began crying again.
"Jaze, you have another daughter, her colouring is similar to yours, however, We found out that Vyshida is ill..." He trailed off, he'd known Jaze since he's been a child. How could he tell him?
Jaze's grey eyes snapped like steel. "What's wrong?" he asked, controlling his emotions VERY quickly. The trainlet started to cry without stopping.
"Jaze, we can't be sure until we do some more tests. But I think she has a meltdown of her electrical systems, there's nothing we can do. I won't lie to you Jaze, I don't think she'll have more than a year left at the most." He glanced at the trainlet in Jaze's arms, the replica of her mother. Jaze flinched and rocked the trainlet numbly. The trainlet calmed at the motion of
"I'm sorry Jaze, I know how much you love her. She doesn't know, I want to make absolutely sure before I tell her." he said, "Go in and see her Jaze, she's been asking for you. Be strong for her. She needs you now. And so do your trainlets." Said the repair truck as he left to organise tests.
Jaze nodded again and entered the room. "Hey Vy," he said softly. Vyshida was surrounded by machines and tubes.
Vyshida smiled weakly, "I wondered when you'd turn up." She said softly. A little cradle lay at one side of the bed, with another trainlet inside. Jaze grinned weakly back at his coach and looked to the trainlet. She looked just like him. She gave an almost angry squark.
Vyshida looked over at her. "That's our other daughter Jaze." She smiled, "Can I see that one?" She asked looking at the one in his arms. Jaze nodded and put the trainlet into her arms.
Vyshida smiled at her eldest daughter. Then she looked up at Jaze, "What do we call them?" She looked at Her youngest, "Angel!" She said softly, She put The oldest back into Jaze's arms, as if to say, 'You name her!'
Jaze blinked. "Uh......"
Vyshida watched him, and smiled. "The first name that comes into your head when you look at her!" She said softly.
Jaze looked at her. "Marina." he nodded. Vyshida smiled softly. "Marina and Angel." She smiled at him. Jaze smiled back. Vyshida's head had suddenly fell softly against the pillows as she quite suddenly fell asleep, tired out. Jaze gave a small whimper. Marina squirmed quite suddenly. A nurse came in and checked her over, she looked at Jaze with a smile,
"She's just asleep, tired out," She smiled, "that trainlet will be on the floor in a minute," She looked at him quite sternly.
"Wah!" Jaze grabbed at Marina gently. The nurse checked on the other quieter trainlet and walked out of the room. Marina looked up at Jaze
Jaze smiled weakly down at her. "You look just like your mum," he murmured sadly. Marina giggled slightly and then yawned. Jaze sighed softly and put her down in the cot beside Angel. Marina snuggled up to her sister and closed her deep blue eyes. Angel squarked in surprise. Marina cried out for a moment. Angel gave another squark and settled down. Marina turned over and looked at her father for a moment then those deep blue eyes closed again. Jaze looked back to Vyshida and half started to cry, but didn't.