His holey ears pinned down against his head from the loud screech, Ozone quickly got down towards Tiberius's face. His head resting on a small pillow that had been provided for him, the old hawk had a little bit of blood trickling out of his mouth. His eyes were closed and his breathing was hoarse. Nuzzling the red tail, Ozone looked over at the girls.
They were all looking at something.
Believing they had succeeded in getting the baby out, Ozone sighed in relief. Licking Tiberius's cheek lovingly, he got up to go see their newborn. However, he didn't get a chance as Gidget and Chloe wrapped him or her in the towel and ran towards the bathroom, shutting the door behind them. Worried, the hairless cat turned to Daisy as he asked, "What's going on?"
"The baby wasn't breathing…" Daisy mumbled, lowering her gaze as she hung her head in shame. Hearing that, Ozone became heartbroken. He quietly looked back at Tiberius. By the looks of it, the old red tailed hawk had heard what happened. He was silently crying, tears running down his face. His green eyes watering, the Sphynx cat quietly curled up around his lover. Draping a towel over them, Daisy allowed the pair to grieve while she cleaned up the blood. Sobbing, Tiberius rasped, "I'm so sorry…"
"No no no, it's not your fault. This was never your fault," Ozone whispered, nuzzling Tiberius reassuringly. He pulled the old hawk closer. Tears slowly running down his cheeks, he closed his eyes and hugged his lover. The red tail buried his face into his chest, shaking. The pair were saddened by what had happened to their newborn child. Crying his eyes out, Ozone almost didn't hear a small sound coming from the bathroom. Lifting his head, he heard it again.
The sweet sound of a newborn baby crying.
Gasping softly, Ozone nudged Tiberius. Opening his eyes, the old hawk looked up just as the bathroom door opened. Now carrying a small bundle wrapped up in a little pink blanket while Chloe followed her, Gidget went up to the pair. Gently placing the bundle down in front of them, she licked Tiberius on the head as she mumbled, "Congratulations you two." Trembling with fear and excitement, Ozone and Tiberius looked down.
Her cries replaced with whimpers, the tiny kitten squirmed around a little in the pink blanket she was wrapped up in. She had a gray muzzle, big pointy ears and tiny little paws. Crying all over again with tears of joy, Tiberius reached out with his wing and quietly pulled their daughter closer to his chest. Watching, Ozone smiled softly as a purr rumbled in his throat. Nuzzling his lover, he murmured, "A little baby girl, just like you said." Kissing the cat, the hawk whispered, "I wanna name her... Maya." Licking the old red tail on the cheek, the hairless feline remarked happily, "That's a beautiful name."
"Congratulations," Snowball declared, fully awake, "Now start explaining."