I am shocked, absolutely shocked, I can't believe that no one got the "Sweet dreams" bit…Anyway, the long awaited sixth Future Perfect is here! First comes pregnancy, then comes marriage, and then comes another look into the future…I think that's how it goes…Anywho, thank you for R&R!

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Xiaolin Showdown: Legend of the Thunder Child III: Apocalypse Clone

78: Future Perfect: Part VI

4 Years later (Year 2010)…

Ryan groaned to himself as he paced up and down the maternity ward. A few hours ago he had accompanied his father-in-law to work; he had just started work on a new project when his father-in-law received a call from his very distraught wife. Ryan could remember his expression when he burst into the office and told him what was happening in a very blunt voice. Ryan almost fell out of his chair in his attempt to scramble out of the room. He leapt over and slid under people to get to the elevator as quickly as possible. After waiting for a few nail biting moments, he burst out of the elevator and dashed out of the building, dived into his car and drove as fast as he could, while remaining in the speed limit of course, to the hospital where is wife was taken an hour ago. He wasted no time in trying to locate his wife, and only got a chance to catch a breather when he arrived at the ward. Ryan sighed as he looked up at the clock, she had been kept her for almost two hours and he still wasn't allowed to go in to see her. He sat on a chair and put his head in his hands, praying that she and his unborn child were alright.

"Hey! Ryan!" called a voice from down the corridor. Ryan looked up to see Raimundo, Clay and Omi come running towards him.

"Guys" said Ryan in a breathless voice, "You made it, good to see you again Rai, Clay and Omi"

"Master Omi" corrected Master Omi.

"Oh…Sorry…" said Ryan.

"We can as soon as Omi got through to us" said Raimundo "Omi was first to get the news, so he used the Golden Tiger Claws to teleport to us so we could come here…"

Ryan said nothing; Raimundo didn't know whether he was not listening or just not interested in replying.

"Well?" said Clay "How is she?"

Ryan sniffed as he looked up at them.

"I…don't know…" said Ryan. Raimundo sighed as he sat next to him.

"You're scared, aren't you?" said Raimundo.

"What? Scared?" said Omi "Don't be silly, this is Ryan we're talking about, the ultimate warrior…"

"No Omi…" said Ryan "He's right…I am scared…I fear for Kimiko…I fear for my unborn child…"

"Haven't you seen her yet?" said Clay. Ryan sighed as he shook his head.

"They said something about her having high blood pressure…" said Ryan "They're keeping her under tight surveillance for the moment…"

They all looked up as a nurse came out of the ward.

"Excuse me?" said the nurse, "Which one of you is Ryan Young, Kimiko Young's husband?"

"I am…" said Ryan as he stood up. The nurse smiled as she put her arm on the door and held it open for him.

"You're allowed to see your wife now, Mr. Young" said the nurse; Ryan was in the room like a bolt of lighting. He looked to his left and gasped; Kimiko was sitting up in bed, but didn't look too good. She was slightly red in the face and panting like she had just run the London marathon.

"Ryan?" panted Kimiko "Is that you?"

Ryan immediately dashed to her side.

"Kimiko" said Ryan "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine…" panted Kimiko "But my contractions are getting more and more painful though…"

Ryan sighed as he held her hand.

"Raimundo, Clay and Omi are here" said Ryan as he pointed to the door, Kimiko looked up and saw their heads poking through. She smiled as she waved to them; she then smiled as she rested her head back on her pillow.

"Ryan…" said Kimiko "By the end of this day…We're going to be parents!"

Ryan swallowed hard as he began to sweat; he looked at his hands as he felt Kimiko hold them with both hands.

"Ryan, I've told you a hundred times…" sighed Kimiko "You're going to be a good father"

"I know…" said Ryan "I'm just…scared…"

Kimiko smiled as she stroked his face.

"I'm scared too" said Kimiko "But I know there will be good times as well as bad…"

He smiled as he looked at her eyes; they lent forward to kiss, when suddenly she screamed loudly before their lips touched.

"Ahh! Ryan!" cried Kimiko "It's starting! It's starting!"

"Doctor!" called the nurse "Her water's broken!"

Before Ryan could blink, he was handed a bundle of medical clothes by a doctor.

"Are you the father?" said the doctor.

"Yes" said Ryan.

"Put them on" said the doctor "Nurses, midwife, stations everyone"

Ryan quickly put on the clothes and stood by Kimiko, watching the staff running around setting up and preparing equipment.

"Ryan…" whimpered Kimiko as tears steamed down her face, "I want to hold your hand…"

Ryan immediately grabbed her hand and held it tight.

"Okay Mrs. Young" said the midwife "I know it hurts, but you got to push the baby out, do you understand?"

Kimiko panted and whimpered as she nodded, she took deep breathes before trying to push. She screamed at an ear splitting tone as she pushed, sweat was now streaming out of her forehead, along with tears from her eyes. Ryan picked up a wet cloth and began to dab her forehead with it.

"Ryan…" cried Kimiko as she stopped pushing, "I…I can't do it…"

"Yes you can" said Ryan "You got to keep trying"

"But it hurts…" whimpered Kimiko "It hurts so bad…"

"Don't worry" said Ryan "When it hurts, just squeeze my hand…"

Kimiko whimpered as she nodded and squeezed his hand slightly.

"Okay now" said the midwife, "On the count of three…One, two, three"

Kimiko screamed again as she pushed, her grip on Ryan's hand quadrupled as she gritted her teeth in pain.

"That's it Kimiko" said Ryan "You're doing great, keep squeezing my hand…"

Kimiko screamed as she tried to keep pushing for as long as she could and squeezing Ryan's hand as hard as she could.

"Okay Kimiko…" said Ryan "Don't squeeze too hard…"

Kimiko suddenly screamed again, followed closely by Ryan.

"OWW! OWW!" cried Ryan "LET GO! LET GO!"

Kimiko whimpered as she released his hand, Ryan groaned in pain as he held his hand.

"Did…Did that hurt?" whimpered Kimiko.

"Yeah…" said Ryan as he looked at his hand, his hand was slightly bent out of shape.

"Good…" growled Kimiko "Now you know what it bloody well feels like!"

Ryan's eyes widened as he took a step back from her.

"Come on Mrs. Young" said the midwife "The baby's almost here, keep trying"

Kimiko whimpered as she looked back at Ryan.

"Ryan…I'm so sorry…" cried Kimiko "Please forgive me…I need your help…I can't do this alone…"

Ryan said nothing as he stood by her again, taking her hand again.

"Ready?" said Ryan "Give it all you got"

Kimiko nodded as she took a deep breath again, she then screamed as she began to work harder than ever before, she squeezed his hand again, but he bit his tongue to keep the pain inside him.

"Okay" said the midwife, "I can see something, here it comes…"

Ryan looked down her body; his mouth fell open as something began to emerge from between her legs.

"Oh my god…" gasped Ryan in a near breathless voice, "I can see its head…"

Kimiko didn't reply, she was to busy screaming her head off as she pushed as hard as she could.

"Come on Kimiko!" said Ryan "You're almost there! Just push for a few more minuets!"

Kimiko whimpered again as she grabbed him by the collar, she cried as she kissed him and nuzzled her head against his.

"I'm going to do it…" cried Kimiko "I'm going to do it…Because you said I can do it…"

Ryan smiled as he stroked her face, she smiled back, but it soon disappeared as she screamed again, trying so hard to push their child out.

Meanwhile…

Raimundo, Omi and Clay sat outside the ward, listening to Kimiko's cries of pain. Omi kept standing up and walking towards the door, but Raimundo kept pulling him back.

"Raimundo!" said Omi "We must go in there! Can't you hear Kimiko's cries of pain?"

"Sit down Omi" said Raimundo.

"But Kimiko…" protested Omi.

"…Is fine" finished Clay.

"Thank you" said Raimundo as he looked at Clay, "Now sit down Omi"

Omi sighed as he sat down; Kimiko's yelling was still audible.

"And it's "Master" Omi…" grumbled Omi as he folded his arms, "Anyway, why is Kimiko screaming like that?"

Raimundo sighed as he looked at Omi.

"You really are clueless, aren't you?" said Raimundo "Okay…Remember when Ryan and Kimiko got married, Kimiko said she was pregnant?"

"Yes" said Omi.

"And remember when we saw her a few weeks's ago" said Clay "She had gotten really fat?"

"Yes" said Omi as he looked at them with a face saying he had no idea what they were talking about.

"Well…" said Raimundo "Kimiko was carrying her and Ryan's baby"

"What?" said Omi "But…But that's just strange! Why would Kimiko eat their baby?"

"No" said Raimundo "The baby started in Kimiko and is now growing inside her"

"What?" said Omi again, "Why would they grow a baby inside her? Wouldn't it be easier to grow it in the ground? This is most confusing…"

Raimundo groaned as he slapped his forehead.

"Clay, take over before I lose it…" groaned Raimundo. Clay rolled his eyes as Raimundo stood up, he was about to speak when Kimiko suddenly let out another loud scream. But before he could try and speak again, a much more high pitch cry came from the ward. Raimundo and Clay looked at each other with semi-pleased looks.

"Why is Kimiko crying like a baby now?" said Omi. They all looked up as they saw Ryan step out of the ward; he was breathing heavily, but looked very relieved and happy.

"Omi…Raimundo…Clay…" panted Ryan "It's over…I have a baby…"

R&R everyone! See you tomorrow for part seven! RYAN'S GOT A BABY!