Opening Statement: And here we are, Chapter 10... and BOY what a chapter it's gonna be! I'll be honest, I was struggling slightly with the last one, mainly because not momtnes before I started to type that one up, my cat (whom you may have seen on my Tumblr post) had decided to perch on my shoulders again, I didn't want her there, and as I was shoving her off she hooked my left ear pretty badly... so yeah, I wasn't really feeling it last time, but I'm back and feeling better, and hopefully I can get more of the story finished this time.
To take stock again, one more week left for Kendra's pregnancy, Nelson is being supportive as usual, Todd is still an adorable coyote pup, and Koslov... well, he's still Koslov, let's just put it that way. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter, so let's dive in shall we!
Disclaimer: Go to Chapter 1, it's right there!
Table of Contents: Same thing here, Chapter 1 for the whole thing.
Nelson was excited, five weeks in, and they can now see their kits via sonogram at the clinic. Dr. Wolfred worked the device, gently rubbing it around Kendra's rather rounded belly; thankfully, the doctor had informed Kendra that she wasn't going to be getting any bigger, the kits were essentially fully developed already and simply needed time to finish up a few minor things, such as growing out their fur and claws.
"Okay, here we go Mrs. Bucksworth, your first kit should be on the screen... now." Tim explained, as the shape of a tiny hybrid kit came into view, this one a male as his genitals were in clear view of the device, Kendra giggling happily and covering her mouth with her paws.
"We have a little buck in there Nelly." Kendra said, Nelson smiling and holding his wife's paw as Tim manoeuvred the device around Kendra's tummy.
"And here's kit number two... another buck it seems... and three is a doe, four another buck, five is another doe, and finally number six is a... ram," Tim explained, the last one causing Nelson and Kendra to give the wolf a confused expression, Tim chuckling before shaking his head, "Just kidding, it's another buck and- wait a minute, it would seem as though there's one more in there-"
"What? I have pretty good hearing doctor, and I only caught six heartbeats from in there-"
"No matter how good your hearing is, if you have a runt, which this little doe appears to be-" at this point, Tim pointed out the outline of a slightly smaller kit among the others, Kendra's eyes widening as Nelson stood up to get a closer look, "- then their heartbeats can be lost amongst the others... and that's it, I can't find any other kittens hiding in there ma'am." Tim explained, Kendra smiling and glancing to her husband, only to drop her smile as his eyes rolled back and he dropped to the floor, both she and the doctor wincing as they heard a distinctive cracking sound.
This cracking sound was apparently enough to rouse Nelson, as he shot up and looked around, "What happened? I remember Kenny and I being told we're having seven kits, and then I... I... Kenny, what's so funny?" Nelson asked, Kendra currently trying her hardest not to laugh but failing miserably, even as Tim wiped off the lubricant from the hybrid doe's belly.
"Oh nothing Nelly... just it seems you're missing something sweetheart," Kendra replied, Nelson growing confused as his wife pointed to a nearby mirror, the buck walking over to it and gasping in shock.
Before we continue here, let's consider a little bit of cultural norms and fauxpas, in this case regarding one's antlers. While it is normal for a buck to shed his antlers once a year, it is not that common for only one antler to fall off at any given moment. Mind you, this sort of event isn't unheard of, but for the most part those cases involve younger bucks at parties or that work in places where having antlers would be a burden. For Nelson Bucksworth, neither was the current case, he'd simply fainted out of shock, knocked into the side of the medical bed, hooked one of his antlers and broke it clean off, and from his personal memory, this was the first time he's ever had only one antler.
"OH GOD! What happened to my rack!" Nelson shouted, Kendra loosing it and letting the laughs out like a mad doe.
"Hon- Honey Buck, it's okay... your antler is literally hanging right there Nelly," Kendra replied, as Tim glanced to the antler and hissed slightly.
"Well, it's a clean break... I might be able to use some medical adhesive to re-attach it-"
"YES PLEASE! ANYTHING!" Nelson shouted, Tim and Kendra glancing to each other and then back to the currently lopsided buck, then Tim rolled his eyes and grabbed his medical glue.
"Okay, this stuff should hold your antler in place, but to be safe I'm also going to use a support splint; this being a clean break, it may not stay in place long enough for the glue to set, so this should keep things stable." Tim explained, gluing the antler back into place, then securing the splint around the break with glue in it as well; since it would fall off later in the year anyway, there was no point in making it removable, "And there! Good as new... well, as good as you'll get, but it's lined up nicely and aside from the splint it doesn't look too odd... anyways, Kendra you're going to be a mother to seven healthy hybrid kits sometime next week, you excited?" Tim asked, Kendra sighing as she rubbed her round tummy.
"Yeah, I'm really looking forward to getting these kits out of me... how about you Nelly?" Kendra asked, the buck nodding his head and smiling.
"I've been excited since day one... Nathan's pretty hyped up too; sure he knows he's only the sire, but I'm guessing he's excited since it's the first hybrid pregnancy to be purely hybrid-"
Just then, Kendra's phone went off, the hybrid doe accepting the call and holding the phone to her ear, "You're go for Kendra, what's happening-"
"Kendra! Thank GOD!" Nick shouted through the phone, startling the hybrid doe slightly before she chuckled gently.
"Dad, calm down, what's going on? Did Mom eat your blueberries again-"
"Mom, yes! Blueberries no... she's gone into labor and-"
"Wait a minute- WHAT!? Mom's not due for another week-"
"I know Kendra, she's surprised too, right Carrots-"
"YOU DID THIS TO ME YOU SCRUFFY BASTARD-"
"Yeah, so that's going over well... we need your help Kendra, our car is out of gas-"
"Say no more Dad, I'm on it... you're lucky I happened to be at the clinic already." Kendra replied, hanging up on the call and glancing to the wolf, "Gather your equipment, you're making a house call." Kendra explained, hopping down to the floor and slowly making her way out, Tim raising an eyebrow and sighing to himself as he gathered the required supplies.
"They just don't pay me enough for this stuff..." Tim grumbled, grabbing his coat and following his patients out to their car.
(Ten Minutes Later: Wilde Home)
"Carrots- JUDY! Just relax and take deep breaths okay, Kendra's bringing help okay?" Nick said, his wife currently laying on the couch and panting heavily, glaring at her husband with a fury that could make Chief Bogo himself cringe.
"Relax? RELAX! How the FUCK do you expect me to RELAX when your kit is being impatient-"
"My kit? If I'm not mistaken, you did the better part of the job here Fluff! I only provided the genetic material-"
"Yeah! And now it's just as impatient at you are!" Judy screamed, groaning as another contraction hit, making the grey furred doe curl up slightly in her efforts.
Just as Nick was about to start panicking, Kendra arrived, entering the house with Dr. Wolfred; the house that Nick and Judy lived in was originally for larger mammals like wolves, and though Nelson was concerned with what was happening inside, he also didn't want to risk breaking anything due to his size.
"Alright Carrots, the doctor's here and-"
"You are NOT Dr. Belmont! Who are you!?" Judy screamed, Nick chuckling slightly as he glanced to the wolf in his home.
"I'm Dr. Tim Wolfred, and trust me Mrs. Wilde, I'm just as capable as this Belmont fellow, now to start, Kendra I need some water boiled and a few towels, Mr. Wilde I'll need you to position yourself behind your wife so she is propped up... I can see the pants have already been removed from the equation, so all you need to do ma'am is-"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GET THIS KIT OUT OF ME!" Judy practically roared, Nick staring in surprise at his wife as she heaved with the effort, Kendra's ears dropping before she quickly left the room; better to be out of the line of fire than to get cussed out by an angry mama.
While she got the water ready, Kendra took out her phone and texted Koslov.
Kendra: [make Todd something for dinner, we're going to be gone a WHILE.]
Koslov: [Something happen? Where are you?]
Kendra: [Oh I'm fine... Mom however has gone into labor a week early, and we're at her house]
Koslov: [I'm on my way, Todd saw my phone and is wanting to come by, says he can help]
Kendra: [NO! Koslov I do NOT want Todd seeing something like this at his age, GOT IT!?]
Several minutes passed bafore Kendra texted the bear again.
Kendra: [Koslov? Please tell me you're still-]
"Mommy! I'm ready to help!" Todd shouted, startling Kendra enough to drop her phone into one of the pots of water, the hybrid doe reaching in quickly and grabbing the devise out. The screen was now black and no matter how she tried, it wouldn't turn on for her; it was now a glorified paperweight.
"Todd- I'm- I'm not mad at you, but how did you and Koslov get here so fast?" Kendra asked, placing her phone into a nearby jar of rice and hoping for the best.
"Sorry Mommy, Koslov drove really fast... but I'm here to help, what do I need to do-"
"What did Dr. Wolfred tell you to do hon?" Kendra asked, the pup's ears dropping slightly as he considered his response, then he smiled.
"He told me to help get the water ready." Todd replied proudly, Kendra sighing and shaking her head.
"Okay, but when Grandma starts to have that baby, I want you in here, okay Todd? Can you promise me you'll stay in here for that?" Kendra asked, Todd nodding his head and smiling, Kendra sighing in relief as she and the pup got the water out to the doctor, Nick having retrieved every towel he could find, and already one had been positioned underneath Judy the rabbit's legs spread wide and giving all those present a really good view of her womanhood, including Todd whom seemed curious more than anything as he brought in water for the procedure.
"Mommy? What's that-"
"Something you'll learn about in school, now go on, I'll find you some crayons and paper to draw with in the kitchen okay sweetie-"
"But I wanna help more-"
"And you can help by drawing the baby a birthday card, okay Todd?" Kendra asked, the pup nodding his head and smiling before running towards the kitchen, Nick chuckling and shaking his head.
"My my my... who'd have thought that my daughter would be able to run such a great hustle-"
"That wasn't a hustle Dad, Todd's actually going to draw my new sibling a birthday card-"
"WILL YOU SHUT UP! I'M TRYING TO CONCENTRATE HERE!" Judy screamed, Kendra and Nick both shutting up and resuming their given jobs, Nick supporting his wife, both physically and emotionally, while Kendra joined her son in the kitchen; again, staying out of the line of her mother's fire.
"Alright Mrs. Wilde, I can see the head, give me a big push on the count of three, okay one... two... deep breath and THREE!" Tim explained, Nick bracing himself against his wife as she bared down against her newest child, screaming in pain as the small form slipped out slightly with the push until Judy needed to breath, the kit out enough for the ears to flop out, looking distinctly fox-like albeit with rounded tips and slightly longer than normal, the doctor gently holding the baby while Judy took a breather.
"Okay that's it, you're doing great Mrs. Wilde, now on the count of three... one... two... deep breath and... THREE!" Tim repeated, Judy groaning as she pushed with all her might, the tiny kit slowly slipping out with each successful push until, with a backed up gushing of amniotic fluid, the kit was finally free, cradled in Tim's arms as he sutured and cut the cord, then carried the child to a nearby basin of water to clean it off, the first contact of the water causing the kit to shiver and start screaming, Judy sighing in relief that her child was okay.
Eventually, the child was bundled up in a soft towel and handed to Judy, Dr. Wolfred smiling to the parents proudly.
"It's a girl, a tiny hybrid vixen... do you have a name picked out-"
"Julie... Julie Francis Wilde..." Judy said, briefly glancing to her husband, whom for his part was smiling down at his new daughter, her eyes currently staring straight at him, a large pair of emerald orbs staring into the proud equally emerald eyes of her father. Nick then noticed the look on his wife's face and grinned playfully.
"Told you it was a girl Carrots-"
"Oh shut up Slick... you had a lucky guess." Judy replied, Nick chuckling before reaching out to hold his daughter, the tiny vixen managing to wriggle an arm out and start reaching for Nick's face.
"Hey there Julie... I'm your Daddy, and this is your Mommy-" Nick turned the little kit around and let her green eyes scan the room, soon catching sight of two other mammals. Nick noticing his daughter and grandson in the kitchen doorway and offering a smile, "- and that over there, is your older sister Kendra, and her son Todd... you have nine other siblings too, but they couldn't make it here tonight-"
"I came as soon as I heard Dad and- Oh my goodness..." Jason said as he entered the room, being one of the few kits that had stayed in the Tri-Burrow area he had drove over in one of Stu's trucks to meet his new sister, another Rabbit soon entering, a black furred doe with aqua colored eyes, Nick raising an eyebrow at her before glancing to his son.
"Hey Jason... who's your friend?" Nick asked, as he handed Julie over to Kendra to hold, Jason soon introducing the strange doe as his girlfriend Mary; he explained that they met when he was making a delivery to a local grocery store that sold the Hopps's produce, but Kendra wasn't paying any mind, her world had shrunk to two things, her newly born sister Julie, whom was currently holding onto one of the hybrid doe's ears and lightly chewing on it, and to Todd, whom was simply fascinated by the tiny life that had entered the world.
"Hey Julie... I'm Kendra, your older sister... though you're just a few minutes old, this is your nephew Todd, and this here-" Kendra then walked out the door to the porch, Nelson sitting on the doorstep, and looking around a bit, then noticing his wife with the bundle in her arms, his eyes going wide, "- is your older brother-in-law, Nelson... welcome to the world little Julie." Kendra said, as Nelson leaned in so he could see the little one closer, though Kendra turned away and went back inside; being just born moments ago, it was bad for Julie to be outside for any length of time.
"Mommy, can I hold her please?" Todd asked, Kendra glancing to her own mother, whom smiled and nodded.
"Okay Todd... just sit on the couch near grandma, and I'll hand Julie over to you, now hold onto her head- there you go." Kendra explained, as she gently passed Julie to the young coyote. Todd then looked down at the child and gently rocked her; being from an orphanage, he had some experience in holding younger children, Julie smiling and reaching up to gently pat the pup's nose.
"T-T-Todd..." Julie strained out, Judy's eyes going wide as Nick face-palmed.
"I forgot about this; foxes are able to speak somewhat even from birth-"
"But... she just said Todd's name-"
"It's just her repeating the first name she's heard BunBun, just give her time, she'll say-"
"Mama..." Julie said, reaching for Judy with her red furred paws, the rest of her body had an almost light beige fur with cream colored on her belly and around her eyes, a bit of the light red was also on her cheeks, her tail and the tips of her long ears, her gleaming emerald eyes staring intently at Judy as she smiled and gently lifted Julie into her arms, holding her close before lifting up her shirt.
Todd became confused and tilted his head upon watching his young aunt seemingly start kissing his grandmother's chest, "Mommy, what's Julie doing to Grandma?" Todd asked, Kendra glancing over and yelping as she rushed to cover the pup's eyes; her mother was nursing Julie, and from the stories her siblings had told her, she was just as open about it when Kendra was born and starting to nurse.
"MOTHER! A little discretion would be nice before you flash my pup-"
"Kendra, unless Todd can see through little Julie here, then he's only seeing his aunt curled up against my chest... it's not like he's going to-"
"Grandma? Why is Julie kissing your chest like that?" Todd asked, Judy's ears burning as she blushed, Nick trying his damnedest not to lose his cool; not only would he get in trouble with his daughter, he had to live with Judy.
Kendra sighed and decided to just come clean about what was happening, "Todd, when a Mommy has a baby, she has to feed it, so in preparation for this, the Mommy starts making milk-"
"In her chest? Doesn't that hurt?" Todd asked, Kendra chuckling lightly before shaking her head slightly.
"Oh... you don't know the half of it, but then as Baby drinks the milk, it relieves the Mommy... I'll be doing the same with your seven siblings a week from now... hey, how about we give Julie her birthday card, okay?" Kendra suggested, as Todd giggled and rushed over to Judy, pulling the folded paper out of his pocket and handing it to Judy.
"This is for Julie, okay Grandma Carrots?" Todd explained, Nick finally loosing it and letting his mirth flow freely, Judy giggling slightly as she took the card, a simple happy face drawn with the phrase "Hapy Birfday" on the front, inside there was a crudely drawn picture of Nick and Judy with what looked like a fluff ball between them, the greeting of "Welkom too tha wurld" with an arrow pointing to the fluffball.
"Thanks Todd, I'll keep this forever... I promise." Judy said, as Todd gently hugged his grandmother and newborn aunt, Tim meanwhile was writing out the birth certificate for Julie, handing it to Nick to sign, then to Judy before he placed it into an envelope and smiled.
"Congratulations again Mr. and Mrs. Wilde, and as much as I'd love to stay and watch the child, I need to be getting back to my office, Mrs. Bucksworth, if you and your husband could drive me there-"
"Actually, I'm gonna let Koslov drive you back, he's the polar bear outside in the black car... Todd here has had an interesting day today, so I think we're just gonna take him home, get him some supper, and go to bed, okay doctor?" Kendra explained, guiding an already yawning pup out to the deer sized green car, Nelson getting up and helping the two small mammals into his vehicle, then getting in himself and driving off.
Kendra made sure to text Koslov, though using Nelson's phone since her own was broken- HER PHONE! She forgot it in the jar of rice at her Mother's place. "Oh well, it'll be safe there until I can get a new phone... thank God for my large amount of funds." Kendra thought, as she handed Nelson back his phone and sighed, today was a very tiresome day, and she wanted to sleep more than anything else.
(The Next Morning)
Todd woke up with a yawn and stretched, glancing around and finding his little star plush, grabbing it and giving it a hug, "Good morning Twinkers, let's see if we can get the TV to ourselves." Todd said, hopping out of bed with his stuffed toy and padding his way to the living room.
Todd was in luck, nobody else was awake yet, and so he hopped up onto the couch and turned on the TV, changing the channel to his favorite morning cartoon and watching happily, his tiny tail wagging as he giggled at the cartoon characters. Eventually his giggling had woken someone up, and she was clearly still tired from the previous evening
"Morning Todd... You watching Robin Hood again?" Kendra asked, Todd nodding his head and chuckling.
"Yup! Wanna watch it with me?" Todd asked, Kendra smiling and nodding her head back.
"Sure... how about something for breakfast first though?" Kendra asked, Todd pondering it and then smiling.
"Can we have cake?" Todd asked, the hybrid doe rolling her eyes and smiling.
"Sure, but only for today... after all, cake isn't a proper food staple," Kendra replied, Todd clappong his paws together and then doing something he never did before.
Todd, as young as he was, let loose a howl. Mind you, it wasn't like a wolf howl, it was more like a prolonged yipping sound, but he still did it. Kendra laughed when she heard the sound, getting two slices of the blueberry carrot cake for them both and returning to the living room.
"Well now, that's your first howl... and it was so cute too-"
"Mommy! My howl isn't cute-"
"Right now it does Todd, but don't worry hon... as you grow up, your howl will grow too... I bet when your my age, you'll be able to howl loud enough for Dr. Wolfred to hear you from home-"
"Actually, a coyote howl can be heard for miles... and is loud enough to wake up deer... and polar bears too apparently, Morning Koslov," Nelson groaned, the bear not even responding as he simply walked to the kitchen to make some coffee; being up this early was not new to him, but since being assigned as Kendra's henchman of sorts, he has gotten used to waking later in the day.
(Later at the local playground)
Nelson and Kendra were sitting on a bench, watching as Todd played around on the various pieces of equipment, "You think Todd will ever start making friends?" Kendra asked, Nelson chuckling and pointing out to the swings, Kendra following his hoof and gasping softly. There by the swings was an aborable little wolf pup, a female with blue eyes and white fur, wearing a pretty little dress, and then Kendra noticed in the distance her son Todd was staring at this little girl, his head tilting as he sniffed the air briefly.
Todd then made his way over to the little wolf, quickly bending down to pluck a daisy from the ground and hand it to the white wolf, "H-H-Hey, I-I'm T-Todd..." Todd stammered out, Kendra smiling as she listened in; having ears as good as hers meant that even from where she was she could hear her pup trying to talk to this other pup.
"Hey Todd, I'm Kira... you're an awfully strange looking wolf Todd-"
"I'm a coyote actually-"
"That would explain it then... is the flower for me?" Kira asked, Todd nodding and handing it over to the girl, Kira taking it and sniffing at it, smiling and giggling as Tod clasped his paws behind his back and twisted one foot slightly; his usual bashful nature coming out as he also blushed.
"Kira! Time to go home!" an adult wolf shouted, Kira seeming to deflate slightly before she smiled.
"I gotta go... see you later okay Todd-" at this point, Kira leaned forward and placed a kiss onto Todd's cheek, causing the coyote's eyes to go wide, his body to stiffen and his tail to stand out and puff up, "- BYE!" Kira said, running to her parents and leaving Todd stunned. Nelson was watching this concerned as Kendra giggled, Todd slowly reaching to his cheek and rubbing where the wolf had kissed him, then slowly smiling and flopping to the ground in a heap, giggling rather dumbly as he smiled and rolled around in the grass a bit.
"Yep... Todd's twitterpated alright." Kendra said, Nelson chuckling as he watched Todd rolling around on the ground some more.
And there it is, Chapter 10 all up in your faces! You know what that means... only one more chapter before we meet Kendra's kits! And then I have seven more names to think of, as well as their appearances- CRAP! I did NOT THINK THIS THROUGH! But I did it with one of my past stories, and that one had the girl give birth to fourteen babies... come to think of it I may reuse some of their names- PROBLEM SOLVED!
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I've been TimberWolf, Alpha of the Pack, and I'll see you guys on the flip side, PEACE! AROOOOOOOOO!
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