"Ozone! Wait for me!" Snowball shouted. He and the hairless cat were racing up the stairs in Gidget's apartment building. It was a good thing that the rabbit had called some of his old friends. Tattoo, Ripper and the bearded dragon showed up in a taxi cab and gave them a ride downtown. Snowball was worried about Daisy but he had no idea what Ozone's problem was.
Reaching the top floor where Gidget's apartment was located, Ozone raced down the hall towards her front door. Just as he got there he heard an ear splitting screech inside. His heart plummeted when he realized that it came from Tiberius. Jumping up, he grabbed the door knob and turned it, opening the door. He raced in, Snowball soon following him seconds later.
"Snowball! Oh my god, thank goodness you're here!" Daisy cried, seeing her fiance. Running up to the rabbit, she hugged him before explaining, "I don't know what happened. Neither do Gidget and Chloe. But… but I think Tiberius is in labor or something. He's in a lot of pain and there's blood everywhere-"
"Where is he?!" Ozone demanded, grasping Daisy by the shoulders. This deeply confused both her and Snowball, who had no idea what the heck was going on. Gulping, the Shih Tzu stammered, "He's… he's in the living room." Letting her go, Ozone ran towards the living room, Daisy hot on his heels. Standing where he was, Snowball shouted, "Someone care to explain what's happening?!"
Entering the living room, Ozone was greeted by the scent of blood. It smelled like there was a lot of it. Hearing a screech near the kitchen, the cat rounded another corner. He at first saw Gidget and Chloe. Both girls were clearly panicking. Then he saw Tiberius laying on a towel beside them. Ozone didn't waste a second as he raced over to his lover.
"Ozone, what are you doing here?!" Chloe asked, noticing the hairless feline. Ozone didn't answer her as he went up to Tiberius's face. Hugging the hawk's neck, the Sphynx cat stroked his feathers. "It's okay, I'm here," he whispered, shaking. Looking up at his husband, the old red tail whimpered, "Help me…" He shrieked in agony when another contraction hit him.
"Calm down, you need to breathe Tiberius," Gidget instructed, resting her paw on her best friend's shoulder. She was as confused as everyone else as to why Ozone was there or why the hawk was pregnant. But the Pomeranian was holding off those questions until later. Right now, she was the only one who had the most experience giving birth. She was the red tail's only hope.
"Seriously, what the heck is going on?!" Snowball demanded, coming into the room. Seeing the blood, he grew very pale and fainted. Seeing that, Daisy rolled her eyes. Gidget and Chloe ignored the rabbit as they worked their hardest with the situation in front of them. Ozone also didn't pay any attention to Snowball as he did his best to keep Tiberius calm. The old hawk was in agony, screeching at the top of his lungs. And yet the baby was still inside him. As the minutes became hours, Ozone took notice that the shrieks were growing less in frequency. He quietly nuzzled Tiberius as he mewed, "Come on, you can do it."
"I… I can't…" Tiberius whimpered quietly. His eyes were wet with tears. He was struggling now and the energy in him was fading. He couldn't keep this up forever. Seeming to notice this too, Gidget turned to Chloe as she muttered, "He's losing strength. We need to help him. Daisy, get another towel ready."
"Can I help?" Ozone asked, looking up while Daisy passed him to grab a towel from the bathroom. Nodding her head silently, Gidget quickly showed him and Chloe where to place their paws. She placed her paws into position just as Daisy returned with a towel. The Shih Tzu got ready to grab the baby if it came out. Shaking, Ozone quietly rested his tail on Tiberius's shoulder. The old hawk purred faintly in response. Looking up at everyone, Gidget began the countdown, "Okay, one… two… THREE!"
An ear splitting shriek quickly followed.