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I realized this chapter would have been perfect for Mother's Day but at last I didn't post it on that day which was stupid because I had most of it written out but I was with my mom all day and I kind of just forgot. Sorry guys but here it is!
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Slash had caught them off guard as he burst into the lair.
"Please you have to help her!"
"What's wrong with her?" Leo asked now more alert.
"She's in labor" he answered.
"Slash! She needs to go to a hospital!" April shouted in disbelief that he would bring her here of all places. He growled and shook his head.
"I have to agree with April on this one" Donnie said looking at the pained woman in Slash's arms. If he remember correctly this was Slash's mate Anna.
"I'll call my dad he can get her there fast" April nodded and began dialing her father's number on her phone.
Donnie watch the woman carefully as her eyes widen in panic. Sensing Anna's fear Slash snarled at them.
"No! You don't understand! She's carrying my hatchling" Slash growled. Everyone froze at his words.
"W-wait you're going to be a d-dad!" Mikey blurted out in shocked.
Now understanding the situation they set into motion.
"Donnie" Leo called out.
"On it, Slash bring her to my lab quickly! Raph I need you to call Skyler" Donnie stated. Raphael quickly did as his tech savvy brother instructed "April I'll need some clean towels and a bowl of warm water"
"You're mates aren't here?" Slash stated trying to control his growing panic.
Leo shook his head "Uh they're not allow to stay over night" Leo said sheepily.
"What can I do D?" Mikey asked.
"Go tell Master Splinter" Donnie said quickly. Slash quickly followed Donnie and set his mate down on one of the spare cots.
"Have you done this before?" Slash questioned him.
"Uh…no" Donatello replied honestly and quite frankly he was freaking out. He didn't think he'd be able to do it by himself he would need Skyler to help him she was more experienced in this. He read a book or two of child birth but only out of curiosity. He had come to terms that he and his brothers would never run into a situation like this. That was years ago and now things had definitely changed. "Raph! How much longer until they're here?"
"They said they'll be here in 10 minutes at the most" Raph called out.
Donnie swallowed hard and took a deep breath to focus if he waited any longer something could happen to the baby. Slash roared at Donatello as he tried to lifted the towel slightly. Donnie immediately let go and stumbled back a bit as Slash glared at him. His eyes were constricted and it gave him a savage dangerous look, a deep growl in the back of his throat sent a clear warning to everyone not to come any closer.
"Easy! I need to see how far she's dilated" Donatello said nervously at Slash and when he received no reply from him except for a snarl it confirm his suspicion "He's gone feral" Donnie sighed.
Anna groaned and cupped Slash's face forcing him to look at her. They watched as she interacted with Slash and he seem to calm down a bit. Slash grunted at her and nudging the side of her cheek with his nose. He then turn back to Donnie keeping an eye on him but didn't move anymore.
Donatello took this as a good sign and moved closer. He paused when the young woman grasped his hand. She looked towards him and towards his brothers and friends pleadingly. It was clear she was uncomfortable with so many people around.
"Guys I need you to leave the lab and give us privacy" he called out to them and received no complains "Raph when Skyler gets here just let her through"
"Got it Don" Raphael nodded and closed the lab doors.
Thank you Anna mouthed to him.
"Uh…you're welcome" Donnie blinked a bit surprised he managed to read her lips "Now I need you take even breaths, can you do that?"
Anna nodded at him. She closed her eyes and tried to even her breathing, Slash's deep churring was helping.
"That's good now can you tell me how far each contraction is?" He asked and she held up three fingers "Every three minutes?" He questioned and she nodded "Oh dear, you're really close then" he said nervously.
When the door open again he sighed in relief.
"How f-far is she?" Skyler asked him.
"Not sure, Slash wouldn't let me check but maybe you'll have better luck since you're a girl" Donatello stated.
"He's g-gone f-feral?" She blinked surprised and shook her head to focus on the real situation "C-contractions?"
"Three minutes apart" he said without missing a beat.
"I'm g-going c-check how far you're d-dilated ok?" Skyler asked Anna with a soft smile that told her everything would be alright. Slash seem to relax more with the other female checking her over rather than Donatello.
"When the n-next contraction hits I-I need you to p-push ok" Anna nodded quickly following Skyler's instructions and gripped Slash's hand tightly as she pushed.
"A-again"
"Again" Skyler repeated. She could begin to see the head crowning.
"Another" Skyler encouraged watching as the woman silently cried at the pain and shake her head that she couldn't do it anymore.
"One more" Slash muttered gruffly as he nuzzled her. The woman swallowed hard and nodded at Slash looking slightly determined.
They waited silently in the living. Nothing could be heard through the lab doors and finally after an hour Donatello came out slightly pale but smiling none the less.
"Well!?" Raph surprisingly the first to blurted out.
"Everything went smoothly, the baby is—"
"Donnie!" Leo grabbed his purple clad brother as he fainted on the spot.
"The baby is what?!" Mikey shouted in panic.
"Is f-fine and s-so is Slash's m-mate" Skyler answered as she exited the lab and closed the door.
"Can we see them?" April asked curiously.
"I t-think we should l-let them rest u-until they're ready" she shook her head at April.
As quickly as Donnie fainted he began to stir awake. Leo helped him steady himself.
"You ok Donnie?"
"Yea it was just...a lot to take in" he flushed slightly embarrassed.
"You did g-good most men u-usually faint during t-the child birth" Skyler giggled patting him on his shell.
"It can't be that bad" Casey rolled his eyes and Donnie glared at him.
"Ignore him, I'm pretty sure Casey would faint on the spot" Cat hugged Donnie.
"Would not" Casey said childishly.
"Oh really?" Cat raised a brow at him and whipped out her cell phone quickly finding a video of a woman giving birth and showed it to him. Casey paled and his eyes rolled to the back of his head as he fainted.
"Cat!" April sighed annoyed as she dragged Casey to the couch.
"What? He was asking for it?" She shrugged her shoulders.
"I'm going to have fun with this one" Donnie smirked having something on Casey.
They had waited patiently in the living room but after a few hours they were all dying from curiosity on what the baby would look like. The only ones that seem to be fine with waiting longer were Donnie and Skyler but that was a giving the two of them had already seen the baby.
"They been in there for hours, maybe we should check on them!" Mikey grinned running up to the closed lab doors.
"Mikey no! Let her rest, she must be exhausted" Leo said holding him back.
"Leo's right" Donnie nodded "Child birth takes a lot of energy"
"Aw, can you at least tell us if it was a boy or a girl" he pouted.
"It's a-a girl" Skyler smiled leaning against Raphael making him smile.
"How cute! I can't wait to see her!" April squealed excitedly.
"Oh Donatello" Catharine purred gripping his strap pulling him closer to her "I want a boy and a girl" she grinned.
"C-Catharine I d-don't think-" he stuttered blushing hard.
"Not now you perv, I meant when we're a bit older" she laughed before she smiled "But I like the way you think" she teased nuzzling. Donatello sent a soft glare at her but sighed and pulled her close, shaking his head with a soft smile.
Just then the door to the lab opened and Slash stepped out glancing around with narrowed eyes and growled at them.
"Hey Slash! How are they!" Raph called out.
He snarled and closed the door again. They blinked confused at his actions.
"Is he still feral?" Kayla asked surprised.
"I believe so" Nia nodded.
"Why would he come out then?" Casey asked.
"Probably hungry, I know I'd be hungry if I was stuck in a room for hours" Mikey shrugged.
"You never seize to amaze me Mikey" Kayla giggled.
"I'll go make them something" April volunteered.
"You just want to see the baby" Catharine snorted.
"Is it that obvious?" April scratched the back of her head sheepily.
After April made a quick meal she went inside the lab being careful not to make Slash anymore tense than he already was and quickly left as soon as she left the food in a nearby table. She had walked into the lab and noticed Slash in a corner it wasn't until she got a bit closer that she heard small whimpers and shushing that Slash was creating a barrier. He turned to look at her a growl slowly getting louder and giving her a clear warning which immediately stopped when there was a smack and he turned back around to look at his mate. She quickly left.
"Did you see her?" Casey asked.
"No, his body was shielding them" April pouted.
"We should get a hold of Slash's team let them know he's before they start to worry" Kayla said.
"Good idea he has been going for a long time" Leo nodded.
"I'll contact Rockwell" Donnie said talking out his T-phone.
It didn't take long for the rest of the Mutanimals to get to their lair.
"Quite an interesting development" Rockwell hummed thoughtfully.
"What do you mean?" Kayla asked.
"What I mean is who would have thought humans would be compatible to breed with mutants" he answered her.
They all pause as Slash once more stepped out through the lab doors. He scanned the room and now noticed that his team had also joined in the gathering.
"What?" He questioned raising a brow at them. They seem to relax at his response.
"Nothing" Leo shook his head and smiled.
"My friend why did you not tell us your mate had gone into labor?" Leatherhead asked.
"I was a little…caught up in the moment" Slash grumbled a bit embarrassed he had gone completely feral with people he knew he should trust.
"Hey Slash! Can we see the baby!" Mikey blurted out excited. Slash shook his head but smirked.
"Sure"
Everyone's eyes widen and they stood up from their seats.
"Really?!" April exclaimed happily.
"Yeah but first I need to get Anna some spare clothes" he shrugged.
"Oh! Here! I brought some just in case!" Cat jumped and grabbed a grey backpack that was next to the couch "They should be her size…hopefully" she grinned handing him the pack.
Slash nodded to her in thanks and went back into the lab. As soon as he closed the door they all pressed themselves to the door trying to listen to see if the baby was awake. When the door opened again everyone tumble in a pile. Slash raised a brow at them and Anna snickered as they all stood up slightly embarrassed at being caught.
Anna watched in amusement as the girls skipped to her and the fellas walked over calmly, except for Mikey, he didn't seem to care and was eager to see the baby. She nodded at them with a soft smile carefully lifting Frances up in her arms so they could get a better view.
"She's so small!" April smiled.
"And cute! Oh Don look at her!" Cat said latching onto Donnie.
"She has hair...lucky!" Mikey pouted rubbing the top of his head.
"Mikey!" Kayla laughed at him while hearing him mutter a low 'I wish I had hair' to himself.
Her skin was a lighter shade than Slash's and her shell and plastron hugged her small form almost like tiny armor. It was soft for now but she knew with time it would harden just like Slash's. Her face had definitely taken after hers except for the small nubs on her head that were the beginning of small spikes. She found four more of them on her tiny shoulders, two on each side. She brushed back her short dark hair with a finger and laughed when she reached and grabbed it, holding it in her small hand. She had five fingers like her but they had claws like Slash.
"What's her name?" Leo asked curiously.
"Frances" Slash answered.
"Can…Can I hold her?" The Nia asked almost shyly.
Anna smiled and nodded, handing over her child to the slightly nervous teen.
"H-how are y-you feeling?" Skyler asked. The woman mouth something to her with a small smile. Skyler tilted her head confused.
"She said she's tired but other wise fine" Slash answered already knowing that look. Anna rubbed her head abashed while mouthing more silent words.
"She's mute" Raphael explained to Skyler.
"O-oh I'm sorry, I-I didn't know" She blushed and then finally noticed the jagged scar across Anna's neck. "M-may I?" Skyler lifted a hand. Anna tilted her head confused at what she meant until she saw her hand reaching for her neck but it stopped inches away, waiting for her ok. She slowly nodded and tilted her head to give her a better view. Flinching when Skyler's warm fingers trailed along her scarred neck.
Skyler concentrated feeling the tissue beneath the woman's skin. There was so much scar tissue near her vocal cords and on top of that it looked like it was also cut years ago. Judging by the severity she would have to guess she was in some sort of accident but they were not beyond repair at least not for an Master Aearion Mender.
"They're r-really damaged" Skyler stated softly. Anna nodded slightly surprised by her answer.
"Can you heal her Sky?" Raphael asked pulling the small brunette to him.
"I-I can t-try, but…" she bit her lip unsure she never healed something this delicate before one small move and she could possible make it worse "It might have the same results of when I healed Leo" she admitted. They nodded in understanding, Leo's voice never was the same when Skyler finished healing him but it wasn't much of a change. His voice just sounded a bit deeper.
Anna turned towards Slash silently asking for answer.
"Raphael's mate is a healer" Slash stated. She was about to ask him to elaborate more on the subject but Rockwell beat her to it.
"A healer? And what exactly does that entitle?"
"I—" Skyler began before she was cut off by a tall man black haired man with green eyes with a stern look. Slash remembered him. He was there when they had won the battle with the Kraang. He didn't really see him often but every now and again he would visit and from what Raphael had told him he was the girls father or guardian. He wasn't too sure.
"Sorry, but that information can't be shared unless you're from our culture, but if you must know it means what you think it means" The man explained.
"I see" Rockwell nodded in understanding.
"Hello we have yet to be introduced my name is Joshua" he smiled extending a hand towards Anna. Anna stared at him for a moment before grasping his hand and smiled softly. She paused and stared at his hand in a slight trance.
"Can you see it?" Joshua raised a brow at her curiously. Anna flinched and quickly let his hand go and turned to Slash. Joshua show her the back of his hand again and she stared up at him confused.
"Can you see it" He said again. She gave a small nod.
"See what?" Casey asked.
"See how gloriously smooth and soft my hands are of course" Joshua smiled teasingly. Everyone sweat dropped at the comment.
"Dad!" Kayla groaned.
"Your dad is so weird" Casey shook his head at Kayla.
"Don't I know it" Kayla sighed.
"Elder? C-can I h-heal her?" Skyler asked timidly
"No…" he replied making there eyes widen at the reply "Not yet anyway, I have some stuff to discuss with them first" they relaxed at his explanation. He ushered them out of the room so he could talk with Slash and his mate privately.
"Wow look at her! She's so precious!" Cat cooed taking a turn at holding her.
"She look more human-like than us" Raph commented.
"Could be because Anna is human and Slash—"
"Has some human DNA making her genetic make up to be more humanoid" Rockwell cut Donnie off.
"You get a kick out of that don't you Rockwell" Donnie glared at the mutant doctor who just smirked at him. They all carefully took turns at holding the child even Master Splinter took a slight joy at doing it though it was cut short when it was Leo's turn and he was pee'd on. There laughs cause the baby to stir and whimper before her cry rang out through the lair. He quickly rushed back into the lab and handed her back to Slash and his mate Anna.
"I'm going to take a quick shower" Leo mumbled and left quickly.
"Alright girls lets go home it's late and you all have school tomorrow morning" Joshua called to them.
"I better call my dad" April said realizing his words were true.
"We can drop you and Casey home if you like April" Joshua smiled.
"Thanks Mr. J" Casey grinned at him.
"Don't call me that, Joshua is fine" he replied back "Well Splinter it's been an eventful day I hope we can meet next week and have some tea to catch up"
"I would be honored my friend" Splinter smiled at him.
"Thanks fellas I really appreciate all you did today" Slash thanked them holding Anna in his arms with baby Frances fast asleep once more in Anna's hold.
"Anytime Slash you know we always have your shell" Raph smirked and bumped fist them him.
"And if you need a baby sitter just let us know will be more than happy to take care of her, it'll be good practice for us in the future" Cat grinned.
"CAT!" Everyone shouted embarrassed.
"There is no filter for that girl" Joshua muttered pinching the bridge of his nose and Splinter chuckled in agreement.
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