World Reset
Chapter 12 – The Unexpected News
"Ow… my head…" The light blue-haired Reploid said as he held his head after teleporting back into the transerver room and turned to his sister, "Pandora, are you okay? Does your head ache too?" Pandora replied with a nod before they went out of the transerver.
Meanwhile, Aile was lying down on the bed in the medic wing as Muguet was wrapping her injury with some bandages. Rose was on the other side of the room, sitting in front of a computer to check for Aile's condition. A piece of paper was printed out and Rose took the paper before giving it to the older nurse who took it with a smile.
Ashe and Grey came into the room and were greeted by the older nurse, "Ah, there you two are."
"Is she going to be okay?" Ashe asked worriedly before she turned to her best friend lying on the bed.
"Don't worry, she's okay," Muguet replied with a smile, "Thanks to you two, she made it back in time," Muguet turned to the paper in her hand as the Hunters approached Aile's bed before the nurse's eyes grew wide, "Oh, my…"
"What? Is there something else we need to worry about?" Ashe turned to the nurse, who motioned the Hunters to come over.
The two Hunters went to Muguet's sides and looked at the paper before their eyes grew wide in shock, "WHAT!?"
"I know it's a little hard to believe, but that's what happened," Muguet let out a sigh before smiling, "You two must be tired as well, so why don't you take a rest here in the base and hang out around here?"
"Yes, we will," Grey nodded, still in shock, before he left the room along with Ashe.
A few hours had passed since the Hunters returned with the injured Aile and the color of the sky was slowly changing from orange to dark blue as it was almost night time. Muguet took a look at Aile, who was still sleeping on the bed before putting the paper into the pocket inside her white nurse coat. Just as she was about to walk towards the door, she heard that Aile had stirred on the bed and turned around to see Aile with her eyes half open.
"Where…?" Aile asked weakly as Muguet came over to her.
"The medic wing in the Guardian Base," Muguet replied with a smile, "Are you feeling okay, Aile?"
"I guess…" Aile slowly sat up on the bed and saw the bandage on her stomach before she frowned, "Vent…"
"I know it's going to be hard to raise a child if you don't have your husband around," Muguet let out a sad sigh, getting Aile's attention.
"Raise a child? What do you mean, Muguet?" Aile asked in confusion before she saw the smile on the nurse's face, which made her even confused, "H-Have you found out a method for Vent and I to have a child?"
"Too bad, but that method isn't needed anymore," Muguet turned to Aile with a smile, "Congratulations, Aile… You and Vent are going to be parents!"
"E-Eh!?" A faint blush appeared on her face before she looked down at her bandaged stomach, "S-So you're saying that… I'm pregnant? With Vent's and my baby?"
"Yes, and it's quite a surprise that even with your injury, the baby miraculously survived!" Muguet nodded and smiled.
"That's good to hear…" Aile let out a small smile and rubbed her stomach before her smile turned into a frown, "But too bad the baby didn't come at the right time… I wish that Vent was here to hear this…"
"Don't worry, I'm sure your Hunter friends will bring him back to you," Muguet replied calmly before the smile returned to Aile's face as she nodded.
As Muguet was going to leave the room, Ashe came into the room and was happy to see that Aile was awake, "Hey! You're finally awake!" Ashe came over to Aile's bed, "Did you get the news? You know, about yours and Vent's family?"
Aile nodded and smiled, "I did, and I'm happy to know that Vent and I are going to be parents!"
Aile slowly got off from her bed, much to Ashe's surprise, "Wait, you're not supposed to be off the bed, are you?"
"She's going to be okay," The two turned to Muguet, "She only lost consciousness because of the amount of blood coming out from her body at once, but she'll be fine by now."
"Thanks Muguet, I'll go with Ashe now," Aile said before she and Ashe got out of the room and noticed that she was on her own, "Hey, where's Grey?"
Ashe let out a sigh, "Can you guess? It's pretty easy, you know…"
Aile giggled before replying, "He's with Pandora, right?"
Ashe nodded, "And he's hardly ever left her side," Ashe let out a sad sigh, "And I can't stop thinking how worried he might be after seeing Prometheus and Pandora coming back here with headaches. They said that they met a man with long blonde hair with a visor and a green saber I think…"
"It's Giro," Ashe turned to Aile, who had a serious look on her face, "There's no mistaking it."
The expression on Ashe's face turned into a serious one as well, "Then Thomas must be on the move. We've got to let Prairie know about this."
The two females headed down towards the command center and found a worried Grey along with Prairie inside. Prairie rose from her seat as she saw the two came in and turned to Aile with a worried look on her face, "Aile, are you feeling okay?"
Aile smiled at the Guardian commander, "I'm okay, Prairie. In fact, I feel better than ever."
"Prairie, we've got an important problem right now," Ashe turned to Prairie with a serious look, "I think Thomas is on the move again."
Prairie nodded, "Yes, I've heard the details from Grey," Prairie and the other two females turned to Grey, who listened through the whole conversation but stayed silent, "Grey, are you feeling okay? You haven't said anything since you told me about what happened to Prometheus and Pandora."
"Huh?" Grey noticed the stares from the others in the room, "I-I'm okay, please continue."
Prairie nodded before turning back to the two, "Alright, but we need to clear something up before we can deal with Thomas," Prairie turned to Aile, "Aile, I'm afraid that I have to pull you out from the fight because of your pregnancy, and possibly hide you away as well to avoid Thomas from using you against Vent. Is that okay?"
Aile nodded, "I'm okay, but… what about Vent? I don't think that he's going to stay still after knowing that I'm not around once he returns to normal, and most importantly…" Aile put a hand on her stomach, "Most importantly, I'm not sure if I can be away from him… especially that I'm carrying his child with me…"
"I have an idea!" Ashe spoke up, getting the attention from the others in the room, "Why don't you stay in the Hunter Camp?"
"Are you stupid or something!?" Grey asked angrily, much to the others' surprise, "Thomas is a former Sage Trinity member, and he knows the location of the Hunter Camp!"
"Yes, but aren't you forgetting something?" Ashe turned to Grey, who was looking at her in confusion, "Seriously, where do you think our bedroom is?"
"The underground… wait! That's it!" Grey finally noticed and turned to Prairie, "We can hide Aile in the underground bedrooms! No one but the Hunters or the allies of the Hunters can access that place!"
"That's a good idea!" Prairie nodded and smiled, "Alright, Aile, we need you to stay in the Hunter Camp and don't tell anyone other than the Hunters there that you're staying there."
Aile nodded hesitantly, "Okay…"
"We're not going to let you down!" Ashe and Grey said in unison as they saluted at Prairie before they all left for the camp.
Aile's out from combat for the time being, and it's time for the Hunters to shine!