It was a stormy night in London and in his apartment, Newt was sleepimg, which was surprising to a lot of people which the storm was keeping awake, the reason it was soothing to him was because it reminded him of Frank, after he had set him free in New York because of helping the muggles there forget about a certain obscurus makimg the other beasts understand this, until hearing something gently tappimg on the window, makimg Pickett curious, waking Newt up pointimg to the window, makimg Newt curious, a little anxious grabbing his wand just n case but the wand dropped opening the window.
"Metlin's beard, what is it doing out here, in this weather?" he asked softly.
He found an egg on the windowsill, that was as big as an eagle's, realising what kind of beast laid this size of egg, makimg an excited grin cross his face wondering if it was related to Frank, seeing Nigel, Pepsi and the other beasts curious seeing him cradlimg the egg gently as he went to the basement, where most of the beasts were finding an incubator to keep it warm, so it could hatch, hearing one of the baby Nifflers askimg what was goimg on, makimg Newt smile.
"An old friend left a gift, and we have to help it hatch, sorry if we woke you." he said.
Nigel and Pepsi were soothing the infant Nifflers back to their enclosure, along with calming them, since Newt's excitement had awoken them relieving the other beasts as Newt had to focus on keeping the thunderbird egg warm so it would hatch, hearing Dougal ask, if if was Frank that had brought the egg to him seeimg Newt noddimg as he liked that thought which made him happy because Tina was doimg thimgs for MACUSA so he was a tad lonely.
"You should send her a letter, tell her about the egg, she'll love it." Nigel said makimg Newt sigh.
"Maybe later, and good that Pepsi is keepimg you out of mischief." Newt said to him.
Later that morning, Bunty wondered what Newt was doing in the basement, unaware of what had happened, guessing he'd been up all night noticing the egg in the inubs tor, curious especially seeing some of the other beasts beside him, knowing how Newt consideredthem his friends, seeing Nigel smirking at her, making Pepsi give the male Niffler a look.
"Somebody special left it for me, so we were tending to it." Newt said to her.
The others wanted him to sleep, because he'd been up all night tending to the egg, making Newt anxious, what if the egg hatched while he was sleeping making them understand, assuring him they would wake hm if that happened, seeing him going upstairs after checking on the other beasts in the basement making Bunty understand, hoping nothing would happen, while he was sleeping making Nigel amused, seeing the baby Nifflers had gotten out again.
"I thought we told you, to stay put in your enclosure?" Pepsi told them.
"We wanted to play with the new baby, mommy." one of them told her.
"We know but it hasn't hatched yet, okay?" she replied.
Later that night/early morning, in the basement the egg was starting to hatch making the baby nifflers excitable remembering what the adults had promised Newt if the egg started hatching, getting out of their enclousure, leaving the basement while Nigel and Pepsi were sleeping, going upstairs to their uncle's bedroom, nuzzling him.
"Uncle Newt, the egg is hatching, come wuick!" one of them said makimg Newt wake up goimg to the basement, with the baby nifflers, seeing indeed that the egg was hatching, goimg to the incubator, seeing the egg crack open, seeing a thunderbird chick with fluffy feathers, eyes full of curiousity and imprinting on him making Newt excitable taking it gently out of the incubator seeing it nuzzling him making joyful tears sting his eyes making some of the other beasts wonder, if he was alright.
"Yeah I'm fine, just happy it hatched, and wish Frank could see it hatch, since he gave me the egg, plus I should give it a ceck-up like with any new beast that becomes part of our family." he said seeing the thunderbird chick curious while he was doijg it, seeing it was female which would help him with the name, which the other beasts understood finding her sweet seeing she was making Newt happy askimg him, what the newest member of their family's name would be making Newt smile.
"Her name should be Thundra, you know?" he said hearing an approving sound from the chick, makimg him chuckle, going upstairs to make a bottle of milk to feed her knowing Bunty would not let him regurgitate worms, to feed Thundra so milk would do hearing her excited about this new place seeing him pouring milk into a bottle, so she could drink from it just like a human infant making Newt happy sitting on his couch with her on his pyjamed lap, drinking and gulping down the big bottle of milk, which he had made for her.
"I'll get more milk later, so we can make tea, along with breakfast, besides feeding you." he told her hearing Thundra belch makimg him laugh which the other beasts could hear, exchanging smiles knowing Thundra was what Newt needed, knowing Frank would be proud of him if he saw how Thundra was doijg, despite just being hatched seeing the baby nifflers wanting to play with Thundra.
"We have to wait, because she just hatched, and making uncle Newt happy." Pepsi told them.
While Thundra was sleeping, Newt was writing Tina a letter, assuring her tat he was fine while she was on MACUSA business, that an old friend of his had left him a gift, deciding to wait until she came back, to tell her that it had been Frank along with the fact the gift had been an egg which had now hatched into Thundra, along with making amemory-box for her like he had for Frank which he planned to show Thundra when she was older attaching the finished letter to an owl, sending it to MACUSA in New York, guessing Tina was there.
He was then going to the basement to do some work, whilst Thundra was sleeping, relieving and worrying Bunty that hehadleft an infant thunderbird in his apartment, despitehim assuring her, that Thundra was asleep so it was safe hopimg certain shiny-loving young beasts would get the hint and not awaken Thundra, promising he would introduce them
"That's good as they almost got out again, but I stopped them." Pepsi said to him.
"It's alright, they're probably happy to have somebody to play with, once Thundra gets settled." Newt replied making the female Niffler understand, hoping Thundra wouldn't awaken until he went back upstairs, in case shegot hurt or caused damage makimg the other beasts understand, knowing he could handle an infant of Frank's species, hearing Newt telling them to not mention Frank in front of ThIndra, that he would tell her when she was older, making them understand.