Chapter 17 Prison birth and forgiveness
As fast as possible Mindy along with the help of the turtles and Splinter they were able to get Mona to the hosptial wing of the prison quickly. "Help I need a doctor. My cousin is in labor!" Mindy shouted as she looked for an available doctor. "Did somebody call a doctor?" said a female voice calling from her office. "Doctor Rosa thank goodness you're here. Listen I know this sounds unbelievable but this humanoid lizard is my cousin Mona and she is in labor" stated Mindy. Doctor Rosa was slightly shocked to see a family of mutants including Mona who was pregnant but not too shocked since a couple of the prison inmates were mutants. "You know this Doctor?" asked Master Splinter. "Yes you see a few months ago I was terribly under the weather and Doctor Rosa was able to treat my rhinovirus and less than a week I was all better" Mindy answered. "Rhinovirus? Did you catch it from Rocksteady?" Raphael jokingly asked which made Mindy laugh because she got the joke. "Rhinovirus is refer to the common cold" Donatello pointed out. "Um guys did you forget I'M IN LABOR!" screamed Mona which made everybody realize why they were in the hospital wing in the first place.
Doctor Rosa instructed Raphael to help bring Mona into a room where she was able to see if Mona was ready to have her baby. "At the moment your only five centimeters and you need to be at ten centimeters to give birth" said Doctor Rosa which pissed off Mona as she screamed, "ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!?" IT'S THE HOLIDAY AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE FOR MY BABY TO COME?!" "Mona sweetie calm down….." Raphael was telling Mona when she began cursing out her husband, "THIS FUCKING HURTS AND YOU HAVE THE FUCKING NERVE TO TELL ME TO CALM THE FUCK DOWN!?" Raphael couldn't believe Mona curse him out. Splinter had to stop himself from laughing but that didn't stop the others from cracking up. Everyone tried to make Mona as comfortable as possible since it was going to be a while before the birth of the baby. As time went on everyone realized it was finally Christmas Eve. Mona wished she was at home preparing for the most jolly time of the year but faith said otherwise.
Leonardo called April and the rest of their friends to tell them what was going on. The turtle's friends were shocked to hear that Mona visit Mindy in prison and was in labor for a while. However they wished her good luck and assured her that they were going to help prepare for Christmas and the arrival of the newest family member. Hours passed and Mona only got to seven centimeters by the late afternoon. Leonardo, Donatello, Master Splinter and Mindy waited in a waiting room of the hospital wing. Raphael was by Mona's side waiting patiently until a couple of hours later Doctor Rosa said, "Good news Mona you're finally at ten centimeters. You're ready to deliver your baby." "I've been ready for a while!" exclaimed Mona. Right behind Mona followed Raphael and Doctor Rosa as they made their way into the delivery room. The rest of their family followed behind them but were told to wait outside to not crowd the delivery room except for Raphael who is the father of his soon to be son or daughter. "AHHHHHH!" Mona screamed out in pain. "I can't do this. It hurts too much!"
Mona began to cry tears of pain which Raphael hated seeing Mona in so much pain. "Mona you can do this. We faced so many things together and fought a lot of bad guys. I believe in you and our baby is going to be loved and cared for by us and the rest of our family and friends" Raphael said to Mona who knew that her husband was right. "Come on Mona just a couple of more big pushes and your baby will be born" Doctor Rosa encouraged Mona to do as Mona did her best to push her baby out. With a couple of deep breaths and a really big push and out come Raphael and Mona's little bundle of joy. "Your baby is here and it's a boy" Doctor Rosa told the new parents. "A boy we have a son?" cried tears of joy from both parents. Doctor Rosa handed Mona her son and Mona said to her baby, "Hello to you my sweet wonderful baby boy. Your daddy and I are so happy to meet you." Mona hugged and calmed her new son down who was a bit fussy.
Raphael couldn't believe he became a dad and that his first born is a boy. "Would you like to hold your son?" Mona asked Raphael who was so emotional that he nodded his head yes. Mona handed the baby to Raphael who sat down and began to speak to his new son, "Hello my little boy. I'm your daddy and that beautiful lady who was holding you is your mommy. We are so happy you're here." The baby looked up at his dad and with his little hand he grabbed Raphael's finger and held on tightly. Raphael smiled and kissed his baby's little head. "Let's get the others so they have to meet our baby" Mona said and Raphael called in the others to meet their son. "It's a boy! Mona and I have a son!" Raphael said happily. Leonardo, Donatello and Master Splinter walked in and saw the baby boy. "He's so cute" said Leonardo. "Hey little guy I'm your Uncle Leonardo, over there is your Uncle Donatello and grandpa Splinter. Master Splinter walked up to the couple and gave his congratulations to Mona and Raphael. Then he asked, "Have you decided on a name for your son?" The new parents thought about it for a moment and before they answered they noticed that their child was born on midnight which mean their child's birthday would be on Christmas Day. "Everyone this is our son Mason" Raphael said as he introduced the newest member of the family. Everybody couldn't believe how cute Mason is and how much he looks like both his mother and father. "He has Raphael's skin tone but it's lighter and he has his mother's eyes" Donatello pointed out. "Don't forget he's gorgeous" smiled Mona.
Mindy was outside the door watching everyone welcoming the baby. Mona saw Mindy watching by the door and said, "Mindy get in here and meet your new baby cousin." "Really? I can meet the baby?" questioned Mindy as she walked into the room and took a look at the baby. "He's beautiful. If your parents and my parents were alive today they would be so happy and proud of you" Mindy said to Mona as she looked at the little bundle of joy. "You guys can take the baby home tonight. It's Christmas and this little boy is in good health. If you guys ever need a doctor to give your baby check ups or if little Mason here gets sick god forbid here's my card. After the holidays I plan on opening my own clinic in the City" said Doctor Rosa as she gave the couple her business card which had her number on it. "Thank you so much Doctor Rosa for everything" said Mona as she along with her baby and her family got ready to leave. "Mindy if it wasn't for you who knows how the birth of my son would have turned out. Also I forgive you for what happened." Mindy was happy that Mona forgave her for her past actions and promised her cousin that when she gets out she was going to be a better person.
When everyone got home they were happy, relieved and exhausted. Raphael placed his son in his crib because Mona had fallen asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow. "Good night my son. When the sun rises we'll celebrate your first Christmas as a family" Raphael said as he kissed Mason good night and went to sleep himself.
Author's Note: For a long time I've debated if Mona and Raphael's child should be a boy or a girl. After racking my brain for hours and googling baby names I picked not only the name but the gender of the child. In this fanfiction Raphael and Mona Lisa have a son name Mason born on Christmas Day. I know what you're thinking why is this chapter taking place in December when it's not? Well I mentioned before in my previous chapter I was thinking about finishing this story around Christmas but things came up. I plan on updating this story soon which most likely be the final chapter of this story. As for a part three to this story since A Family for Raphael and Mona Lisa is the sequel to Finding a Cure For Mona I say it's a possibly. Stay tune and peace out from Princesspeach102!