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Chapter 7: Its Time!
After the dispute with her parents, Enid was looked over by a doctor who said that her injuries weren't that severe and she could leave the hospital the next day. In the meantime, Red Action stayed by her side to make sure she had what she needed, kind of ironic that the pregnant girl now had to help take care of her girlfriend instead of the other way around.
The following afternoon, Enid was discharged from the hospital and took Red Action with her to see their new house. While Enid was in the hospital, she had her friends bring hers and Red Action's belongings to the house so they could settle in.
When they got to the house, Enid opened the door and the two were immediately greeted by a shower of confetti.
"Surprise!"
They looked up to see all of their friends gathered together to finally throw that baby shower they had planned for them. Enid smiled, "Wow you guys! This is amazing!", she said. "Hope so, we worked really hard to make sure everything was perfect", said Rad.
Enid helped Red Action sit down on the couch so they could enjoy the party. There was music and dancing, and Enid even let her girlfriend have a slice of the cake; Red Action had been avoiding eating sweets during her whole pregnancy, but since this party was for her after all, she could finally indulge herself in a piece of cake.
Later on as the party had wind down, everyone started presenting their presents to the two expectant mothers. KO's gift was his old Chip Damage action figure, Rad's gift was a toy van that looked just like his own, Dendy's gift was a frog plushie, Carol and Mr. Gar's gift were baby essentials such as diapers, bottles, pacifiers and a crib they built themselves.
Drupe had given them adorable baby clothes she designed herself, Brandon and RMS gave them a designer digital picture frame that they could download their photos onto, Elodie had made a little bow that was like hers but purple in color, it was meant for the baby to use when they were old enough to start becoming a hero, and Enid's Ghoul School pals all gave her spooky themed baby toys, some of which Enid decided she would baby proof later.
"You guys...these gifts are really nice! Thank you, all of you", said Enid. Red Action was looking at the presents with a smile when she stumbled upon something she hadn't noticed before, it was a blue gift bag sitting by the other presents. "Hey Enid, looks like we missed one", she said.
Enid looked over at the bag and picked it up, "Huh...there's no name, the tag just says "I'm sorry for the trouble I caused. I hope this makes up for it", well that's just weird. Ah well, let's see what it is anyway", she said.
She reached into the bag and pulled out what looked like a miniature white lab coat that looked awfully familiar. That's when Rad started laughing his head off, "Oh I know who sent you that present! If your kid wears that, they're gonna look like a little Box baby!", he roared with laughter.
Enid handed the bag over to Red Action before slowly turning to Rad, a deadpan expression on her face. "I'm giving you a ten second headstart!", she said. Rad abruptly stopped laughing and immediately started running, screaming like a pansy while Enid chased him down. Everyone else looked on and laughed.
[Time Skip: Three months later...]
It was an ordinary morning at Lakewood Plaza Turbo; KO, Rad and Enid were inside the bodega doing their jobs while Red Action sat outside on one of the benches, playing on her phone. She was now nine months pregnant and her baby was due any day now.
She and Enid couldn't be more excited since this was the final stage of her pregnancy and very soon, they were going to finally meet their child; the anticipation was practically driving Red Action crazy as, though she didn't want to admit it, she had grown tired of how vulnerable her pregnancy had made her and she wanted to go back to being the strong badass cyborg warrior she was before.
But Red Action knew it was all worth because very soon, she'll meet her child; she'll be able to hold them in her arms, look them in the eyes and express her love for them. Despite her baby still not having been born yet, Red Action loved them so much and was just waiting for when they would finally come into the world.
Just then, red lights began flashing around the Plaza as an alarm blared. As per usual, all the bystanders ran away in panic, Brandon and RMS came out to film the ensuing battle on their phone and KO, Rad and Enid stepped out of the bodega to fight. A Boxmore box dropped down from the sky and crashed onto the ground.
The box opened to reveal Darrell, Raymond and Shannon as always.
"What's up, Lakewood Losers?!", said Darrell.
"It had been a while since we've fought, hasn't it?", asked Raymond.
"Get ready to get crushed!", said Shannon.
Just before the battle could start, Enid stepped forward with her hands up. "Hold up a sec. Let's make sure this battle doesn't cause any collateral damage! Especially since...", she trailed off as she pointed to her left.
Everyone turned to see Red Action sitting on the bench, she hadn't noticed the flashing lights or heard the alarm because she was distracted by her phone and she was wearing headphones.
"Oh sure, no problem!", said Darrell.
"Yeah we'll be careful!", said Shannon.
"We may be enemies but it would be very heinous and distasteful to cause harm to a pregnant woman", said Raymond.
With that, the three heroes and the three robots engaged in their battle. While RMS was recording the fight on his phone, Brandon went to sit next to Red Action who finally decided to take her headphones off. She looked up to see the battle, "Oh Boxman's attacking again, huh?", she asked.
Brandon smiled, "Yeah pretty much. So, how you been? Everything going well?", he asked. Red Action laughed, "Yeah it's all good. I'm nine months along now and our baby is due any day now, can't wait", she said. Brandon looked down at her large belly as he gave it a gentle pat, "Yeah I can tell. Your belly is so big it looks like you ate a wrecking ball!", he said.
Red Action started laughing but then it was interrupted by a popping sound beneath her and she felt a warm fluid flow down the inner thighs of her pant legs. She looked down to see her pants soaked with this liquid, Brandon also saw the fluid and he gasped.
"Red, your water just broke!", he exclaimed. Red Action looked down at her legs strangely, "Huh...that's weird. I remember Carol saying that giving birth is painful! But you know what? I don't feel any pain at a–AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" she screamed as she fell onto the ground her butt, grasping her abdomen with one hand and punching the ground with another as she felt a horrible cramp that started in her back and radiated into her stomach. "SWEET COB, THIS HURTS!"
RMS stopped recording as he heard the screaming behind him, he looked to see Brandon helping Red Action to her feet, though she was struggling to stay upright due to the overwhelming amount of pain she was in.
"Brandon, what happened?", he asked as he ran towards them. "Red's water broke! She's going into labor!", said Brandon. RMS ran out to the middle of the battle to catch everyone's attention, "GUYS, STOP!", he shouted.
Almost in an instant, the Plaza heroes and the robots ceased their fighting. "Sorry to interrupt but Red Action's going into labor!", said RMS. "What!?", shouted Enid as she looked over to her girlfriend who was gasping and groaning in pain.
"Holy Cob, we gotta get her to the hospital!", said Rad. "I'm gonna go get my Mom!", said KO as he ran towards the Fitness Dojo. Rad and Enid rushed over to Red Action's side, the latter slowly lifting her up into his arms. "Don't worry Red, everything's gonna be okay!", said Enid.
Meanwhile, KO burst through the doors of the Fitness Dojo, interrupting his mother's class.
"Mommy!"
"KO, what's wrong?"
"Red Action is going into labor, I don't know what that means but I think it has something to do with her baby!"
Carol gasped, "Peanut, that means she's ready to give birth! Class dismissed, ladies! I gotta grab my car keys and get that poor girl to the hospital, come on KO! We need to go!", she said as she grabbed her purse. The two ran outside to the parking lot as they got into the car, Carol started the engine and drove over to where the expectant mother was.
"No time to lose, kiddos! Get Red Action into the car now!", Carol shouted. Enid helped Rad load Red Action into the backseat of Carol's car before she sat down next to her. "You guys head off to the hospital, I'll catch up in my van", said Rad. Carol nodded as she got into the driver's seat while KO leapt into the front passenger seat.
As he watched them drive off, Rad pulled out his phone and began texting their other friends, letting them all now that it was time.
[Time Skip]
After a ten minute drive, Carol made it to the hospital; she opened the backseat door and carried Red Action out bridal style while KO and Enid followed her inside. "Somebody help! This girl is in labor!", Carol shouted.
That was when they were greeted by Dr. Fieldstone who, along with a couple of nurses, rolled a gurney over to the small group. "Quickly, place her down on the gurney, we need to get her to the delivery room!", she said. Carol gently laid Red Action down on the gurney as the nurses wheeled her away, Dr. Fieldstone then approached Enid.
"Come with us, Enid. As the baby's second biological mother, you need to be in the delivery room to support Red Action", she said. "Go on , Enid. We'll be here in the waiting room until its over", said Carol as KO nodded. Enid nodded as she followed her obstetrician to the delivery room.
[Time Skip]
Red Action was rushed into the delivery room with Enid, where they were instructed to wait for the doctor to finish scrubbing down for the delivery. Red Action was on the bed dressed in a hospital gown, moaning in pain in a way that could make anyone else feel uncomfortable and sympathetic, while Enid was still petting her hand as she sat at her bedside.
The only other people in the room were the few nurses, one of which was busying herself around the room. She was opening up drawers and cabinets looking for something, eventually she opened what seemed to be a small refrigerator and her face lit up. "Okay, let's give the mommy something to relax, shall we?", she said as she pulled out a large needle and carried it towards the side of the bed opposite to where Enid was.
"I-it's okay, babe. You're going to be alright", Enid told Red Action as she tried to calm her down, "Everything's going to be just – "
She was interrupted by Red Action, who grabbed her by the shirt collar and pulled her close to her face. Enid could see the anger in her eyes, a kind of anger she didn't want to get familiar with.
"If you say one more thing to cheer me up…", Red Action threatened Enid between her gritted teeth. "…I am going to take my plasma blaster AND SHOVE IT RIGHT DOWN YOUR Thhh…there's no place I'd rather be…"
Red Action's expression turned from angry to a mix of extreme satisfaction and bliss and she released Enid's shirt as she limply laid back on the bed. Enid was confused at first, but when she looked up she saw the nurse had just stuck the needle into Red Action's left arm.
"What did you do?", she asked worriedly as she saw her girlfriend was now half-asleep. "Oh, don't worry. This is just something we give all women that are giving birth to help them get over the pain", the nurse explained as she waved the needle in the air.
"I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive,
Rain on me, rain, rain
Rain on me, rain, rain!"
Enid heard Red Action singing/slurring her words and waving her arms around weakly.
"Is she going to be okay?", she asked the nurse.
"Yes, of course! This product is completely safe", the nurse reassured her as she disposed of the needle.
Just then, Dr. Fieldstone entered the room, dressed in scrubs and rubber gloves. "Alright everyone, let's do this", she declared with a determined look on her face. "This is it, Red", Enid whispered to the groggy cyborg, "You'll do great. I know you will."
"D'aww…thanks, giant talking gecko! I'd love to save fifteen percent on car insurance!", Red Action replied, slowly running a hand over Enid's face.
[Time Skip]
Carol and KO sat in the waiting room, the latter curled up asleep in his mother's lap. Just then, Rad entered the hospital along with Mr. Gar, Drupe and Greg, Brandon and RMS, and Elodie.
"Where's Enid and Red?", Rad asked Carol. "They're in the delivery room, they've been in there for hours", said Carol.
Just then, the doors to the delivery room opened and Dr. Fieldstone entered the hallway, wiping sweat from her forehead. Rad quickly ran towards her, stopping only a few inches away from her face. "Well? How is Red? How is the baby?", he asked almost breathlessly. Dr. Fieldstone muttered some words, which were muffled by her surgical mask. "What?"
"Sorry", Dr. Fieldstone said as she removed the mask, "I was saying she's fine, and so is her baby. Everything went great."
"Alright!", Rad said as he did a backflip in the air with his levitating ability as the others approached them. "So can we see them?", asked Elodie. "Yes but not all of you, just a few at a time. Also, I'd advise you to be very quiet; the labor took a lot out of your friend and she needs lots of rest", said Dr. Fieldstone.
It was decided that Carol, KO, Rad and Mr. Gar would go in to see them since four people wasn't too much. As soon as they entered the recovery room, their gaze fell upon Red Action, who was sound asleep in the bed, her hair an absolute sweaty mess. Enid was sitting right next to her, softly stroking her hair with an emotional look on her face.
"Enid?", asked Rad, only to be shushed by the Winja, "Sorry. How is she?", Rad whispered.
"Tuckered out", Enid whispered back before turning to look at her girlfriend again. "Poor dear. All that pushing was too much for her...where's the baby?", asked Carol as she looked around the room. "The nurse took him to the other room to be cleaned", Enid said as she clasped his hands together with the brightest of smiles across her face, "Just wait until you see him, he's adorable!"
"He? You guys had a boy? That's awesome!", Rad whispered/shouted.
"Here he is, Mamas!", said a nurse as she reentered the room pushing forward a small bed on wheels. "You're little bundle of joy is all freshened up!"
Sentimental exclamations echoed through the room as soon as the four heroes set their gazes on the baby boy. He had light brown skin like Enid and his hair was magenta and shoulder length.
"He's absolutely gorgeous!", exclaimed Carol.
"So cute!", said KO with a squeak.
"Enid, he's perfect!", Mr. Gar told the emotional Winja, who couldn't stop staring at her son.
"He is, isn't he?", she asked before wiping away a tear from the corner of her eye.
"Whoa, are you crying?", teased Rad as he poked her shoulder. "What, no!", Enid quickly replied, rubbing both her eyes. "I'm just…sweating through my eyes!"
"Suuuure you are…" Rad rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms. "We should wake her", Carol said as she pointed at the passed out Red Action. "I'm sure she wants to see him, too."
"Yeah, you're right", said Enid as she proceeded to softly shake her girlfriend. "Red? Red, wake up…"
"STAY AWAY FROM MY PLANET!", the cyborg shouted as she sprung up and confusedly looked around. "What happened? I was having the weirdest dream in which I was being attacked by alien frogs and–", she instantly silenced herself as her gaze fell upon the sleeping baby boy next to her bed, her eyes watering automatically.
"Oh my gosh…", she whispered and looked up at Enid, who smiled at her and wrapped her arms around her shoulders.
"Congratulations, babe", Enid spoke softly, wiping a tear from her cheek, "You did it."
Red Action smiled brightly and hugged her girlfriend tightly, sobbing in joy onto her shirt. Around them, the other four heroes were starting to tear up as well. "By the way, what did you two decided to name him?", Mr. Gar asked before he could lose himself to his emotions.
Enid and Red Action smiled tearfully as they looked upon their son who slept peacefully.
"His name is Raphael"
[End of Chapter 7]
