Chapter 5
A/N: Good news…..you finally get to find out what is wrong with Roy!!!!
"Impossible," repeated the doctor still staring at the blood work.
"I am sorry sir," the technician cowered, "It was what came out when I tested the blood."
"It's not your fault, Adam, but let's say we run another test, eh?"
"Yes sir."
Dr. Murphy and Adam ran another test only to come to the same con conclusion as the first one. Adam looked at the doctor with a smirk that said 'I told you so.'
"Well then I say we have a very interesting case ahead of us. I wonder how his friends will take it?" Murphy tuned to look at Adam.
"I'm not sure how they will take it sir, but should we really tell them? What if our equipment is faulty? Should we do a retest somewhere else?" Adam asked not wanting this to turn into a law suit.
"Adam our technology is state- of –the art and you're going to question it? Don't worry son I am sure they will take to it in time. Most people that are friends of the patient do."
"Well who should break the news to them?"
"We both should since we both discovered it. Come on Adam they are not going to kill you let's go."
The two men walked down the hall in silence. What they knew was exciting, but also at the same time impossible in every way. Murphy reached the door of Roy's room in what seemed to be too short of a time. He looked in through the window and knocked to get the others attention. Hawkeye was the first to turn around and give the doctor a questioning glance. Dr. Murphy pointed to her then to Havoc and motioned for both of them to come into the hall.
(in Roy's room)
While the doctors were doing the tests Riza and Havoc sat in the room looking at Roy.
"What could possibly be wrong with him? Why hasn't he woken up yet?" Riza questioned looking at Havoc.
"Whatever illness he has must be taking a heavy toll on his body," Havoc stated looking into her eyes.
"But what if he can't recover?"
"Riza we can't think like that. This is Roy we are talking about after all. He can make it through just about anything." With that Havoc drew the concerned woman into a warm embrace. He stroked her hair telling her that it was all going to be alright. To his surprise she melted into his chest and laid there for a while just comfortably resting. The embrace was interrupted by a knocking on the window of the door and Riza jumped at the sound. They both saw the doctor beckon to them and Riza was the first one out in the hall.
"What is it? Did you find out what was wrong with him?" Riza questioned once they were in the hall.
"Yes we did find out what was wrong with Roy but it seems impossible, here take a look at the lab work," Murphy said handing her the folder.
"Dr. Murphy I don't see what you're getting at all these numbers are…." She stopped midsentence as she got to the second page. "Excuse me sir but this is impossible. There is no way that this can happen."
"We thought so too but that is the second run through of the blood test, the first one is identical. I'm afraid that this is very possible."
"Let me have a look," Havoc said ripping the folder away from Hawkeye. His eyes widened as he scanned the page, but then they took a look of confusion.
"You don't get it do you?" Hawkeye asked
"Sure…uh..i mean…well no," Havoc responded.
Hawkeye broke out laughing, "his- hCG- levels- are –off –the –charts."
"hCg?"
"The pregnancy hormone," all three chimed in smiling.
"The-the –the," Havoc said as he fell over into a dead faint on the floor.
"I do have a question doctor," Hawkeye stated.
"Hold on I'm going to call for a gurney for your friend until he wakes up," Dr. Murphy said.
"I may be able to help you, I'm Adam by the way. "
"Ok Adam, I noticed something if Roy is only five weeks in then why is his reading 57000?"
"Well um we need to see Roy before we tell you an exact answer, but we think it is because he carries triplets."
"Triplets?!" Hawkeye screamed. Even this was getting a little too ludicrous for her. First, her best friend who is a man is having a kid and now she is told not just one but three.
"Miss are you feeling alright?" Adam asked as he watched Hawkeye pale.
"Yes I think I just need to sit down for a moment and let this all sink in," Hawkeye said groping for the chair that was in the hallway. She collapsed into and looked at the wall.
"Well we won't know for sure until we do the ultrasound," Doctor Murphy smiled, "I think we should do it while the Brigadier General is still sleeping then we can surprise him with everything when he wakes up.
"Sounds good," Said Riza still looking at the wall, "I think I'm just going to sit here for another moment."
"Good idea. And you might want to explain everything to your friend when he wakes up."
"Yes sir."
The got Roy ready for his first ultrasound. The doctor took out the tube of liquid and squirted it on Roy's abdomen hoping the coldness of it would not wake him up. Thankfully it did not. He put the scanner to Roy's abdomen and moved it around until he got a clear picture. Sure enough there they were, three tiny fetuses curled up in the man's abdomen. He looked in amazement and had so many questions that needed to be answered. 'How did this happen? How long will the gestation last?'
After the ultrasound Hawkeye and a weak Havoc came back in. They waited while the doctor told them what was going to happen. Murphy explained that they would run some more tests to make sure Roy was doing alright and that the staff would try to figure out how this was possible. A nurse came in and started to take another blood sample so the team could check his vitals. The sample came back a few hours later and the doctor looked pleased.
"Well it seems your friend is handling things quite well," Dr. Murphy stated, "As long as we can find out how this happened Roy here should be back to work in no time."
"That is excellent news sir," Havoc responded looking happy for the first time in days.
"Yes, well I better get going on the research to find out what is wrong with your friend."
As the doctor exited the room Hawkeye looked at Havoc. "I do hope he'll be out within the week. He doesn't need to stay here, it will just stress him out more. You know how he hates hospitals."
"I know and I am sure that whatever happens he will be just fine," Jean said pulling Riza into a hug. She allowed herself to be hugged by Havoc yet again. She snuggled into him and mumbled something into his uniform. "What was that?" he asked looking down at her.
"I said do you think they have an extra bed I could use a nap," she repeated looking up at him with bleary eyes.
"I can get you a cot," a nurse said as she walked in with a blood pressure cuff.
"Really? You could do that?" Hawkeye asked yawning.
"Sure I'll go tell the doctor about it right away."
A few minutes later the doctor came back with a cot that looked big enough for two people. He placed it on the other side of the room.
"Here you are. Just ask if you need anything else. I know being here can be tiring try to get some rest," Dr. Murphy said as he waved his hand and walked out the door.
Riza got onto the cot and Havoc started to walk away. However, Riza motioned to him to come back and lay with her. She didn't know why she needed him to lay with her. 'I guess I just feel safer with a male presence,' she thought as she drifted into sleep with an arm around her waist.
Jean looked at Riza sleeping under his arm. It had never occurred to him that she could be emotional like that. Also how tiny she was. He smiled at the sight of her. 'I could defiantly get used to this,' he thought as he felt himself too drifting off into sleep.
A few hours passed until Riza was awakened by the shuffle of sheets. She looked up from the cot. Awake on the hospital bed was an awake and very confused looking Roy Mustang.
"Good morning sir," she said saluting.
"You act like I know why I am here," Mustang retorted, "JUST WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME?"
"Calm down, sir. You fainted and were brought here yesterday. You are fine and well, no injuries at all."
"Then why the hell am I still here?"
"SO they can make sure you are alright with everything that has happened."
"I thought you just said I just fainted and that everything is fine."
"Well um, let me wake up Havoc for this one. Lt.? Wake up! Your commanding officer is up!"
Havoc shot out of bed and saluted Roy.
"Oh just what is it you want to tell me? Please make it quick my stomach hurts," Roy said looking at them with tired eyes.
"Well….sir you're…" Hawkeye began.
"Pregnant," Havoc finished.
"I'm WHAT?!?" Mustang shouted leaping out of bed.
"Really Roy you need to CLAM DOWN! It's bad for the baby," Riza said.
"Uh don't you mean babies," Jean said putting emphasis on the last syllable.
"BABIES? Hawkeye exactly why is Havoc here saying the term in the plural form?"
"Because you are carrying triplets," Dr. Murphy said walking in.
"I'm what?!" Mustang exclaimed going slightly pale.
"We did the ultrasound while you were asleep. Here are the pictures. Three fetuses. So in that case, you are having triplets, Brigadier General."
"I want some proof."
"Here you are," Murphy said handing Mustang some pictures from the ultrasound.
"Crap, I really am going to have three kids. I only have one question."
"Anything."
"How do I get rid of it?"
"You don't. We don't know how you got pregnant. That's why you have to stay here."
"Fine," Roy said rubbing his brow with his pointer finger and thumb.
"now let me ask you something Roy," Murphy said turning very serious.
"Anything you need to know."
"Are you gay?"
"Uhhh yeah."
"Well that explains a lot now if you would just come with me."
Roy reluctantly followed the doctor to a small room. Roy looked around. The only items in the room were a table and some kind of machine.
"What does this do?" Roy asked eyeing the thing carefully.
"Colonoscopy," the doctor replied.
"Oh alright fine," Roy relinquished lying down on the table.
(after the test)
Sadly, the colonoscopy didn't reveal anything. However, the physical exam did show something interesting. Where there should have been a vagina on a woman Roy had some interesting spongy-like tissue. The doctor took a sample of it and walked it down to the lab where Adam was.
"Hey Adam see what kind of tissue this is," Murphy ordered and stood by watching to make sure everything went well.
"All done sir," Adam said about half an hour later. He handed the papers to the doctor who took one look at them and immediately ran out of the room. He got to Roy's room just as Roy was sitting up in bed.
"Did you find out how I got pregnant?" Roy asked looking up.
"Yes we did actually which means you can go home. But apparently you have a unknown tissue connected to a uterus in your body," the doctor stated.
"uhhhhh," was all Roy could say as he signed the discharge papers and left. He hoped as he walked out the doors that he would never have to set foot in the hospital again. However he knew this was not possible. 'I will kill him when we get back,' Roy thought as Hawkeye drove them back to the training camp.
A/N: Who is Roy going to kill? Did you like it? Sorry the whole how he is pregnant thing is a lil weird…..all the normal ones were taken. Also do you like the Riza Jean thing? And the Roy going uhhhhh is because I think that's how anyone would react.
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