"Damn this hurts!" NiGHTS thought, refusing to scream. "Why is labour so painful? Honestly, males never go through this!"
She was currently sweating in the infirmary, chucking anything she could get her hands on at those trying to help her. Puffy had given her some pain killers... but their weren't working.
"I want Reala!" NiGHTS screamed in her head.
"NiGHTS! Calm down!" Puffy cried as she ducked; narrowly avoiding a chair aimed at her face. "We're trying to help!"
"Yeah! Jeez lady. Get a grip!" Jackle said. A bucket came flying and whacked him in the head.
"God! This hurts!" NiGHTS finally cried out.
"I know it does deary... but you have to hang in there." Puffy comforted as she helped NiGHTS back onto a bed.
"Ahh..." NiGHTS whimpered as pain flowed through her stomach. Suddenly a pain unlike anything she had previously experience. NiGHTS screamed. "Reala!"
Suddenly a smash was heard. Reala had kicked out a vent and it went sailing into Jackle, who had only just got up from the bucket chucked at him by NiGHTS previously.
"Reala wait!" Puffy shouted. "We aren't possessed anymore! I swear!"
"Oh yeah? Prove it!" Reala said unbelieving.
"Malice had us under his control." Puffy admitted. "Until I looked for you all at the dream gate. The owl that lives there flew in my face, he's annoying...; anyway, he hits be in the face with a book and I went sailing into the lake water."
Jackle at this point floated back up into the air, only to be elbowed in the face by Reala... and down he went again.
"I could think clearly, and I stopped hearing a voice in my head." Puffy finished.
"Reala?"
All nightmaren turned around to see NiGHTS open her eyes a crack.
"NiGHTS!" Reala said intensely as he flew over to her. "You ok?"
"Does it look like I'm ok?" NiGHTS screamed at him.
Reala flinched from the loud noise. Puffy bounced closer to NiGHTS.
"Reala, give NiGHTS your hand." Puffy commanded.
"Why?" He asked cautious.
"Just to it!" Puffy hissed.
Reala flew and grabbed NiGHTS's hand, which she promptly squeezed so intensely that Reala's face scrunched in pain.
"Deep breaths NiGHTS!" Puffy said.
"Hey!" Jackle said as he got up. "Reala your turning blue... doesn't that mean you losing IQ?"
"Hey!" Reala shouted as he picked up a vase beside the bed and chucked it at Jackle.
"Ahh!" Jackle screamed as he ducked, the vase flying over his head. "I was trying to cheer NiGHTS up!"
"She does-" Reala was saying as their argument was cut short by a loud wailing.
NiGHTS was panting, eyes shut tight as she shivered from the cold of Nightmare. She opened her eyes to receive the infant.
"It's a boy." NiGHTS said happily. "Ree, it's a boy!"
The baby looked like Reala, only where Reala was red, the baby was a dark purple. The sleeves were black and had silver clasps.
(Author's note: To see a picture of Zoren, drawn by Ai-Sama, on deviant art. Here is the link:
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NiGHTS cooed at the baby as he smiled and reached for NiGHTS's face. NiGHTS smiled and held the baby up to Reala. He smiled and accepted the baby, who promptly reached up and grabbed Reala's persona mask.
"What should we call him NiGHTS?" Reala asked as he wrestled with the baby to get his mask back.
"Uhh... what about Zoren?" NiGHTS asked.
"Zoren... I like it!" Reala said handing the baby back to NiGHTS and placing his persona on his face.
"Now what?" Jackle said.
"huh?" NiGHTS asked. "What do you mea- oh right... Malice."
"What should we do about the kid?" Jackle asked. "I mean, we can't bring him in."
"Hold on a moment!" Reala shouted. "Puffy got splashed and now she's back to normal... what about you?"
"Oh, I shoved him into the water fountain in the garden." Puffy explained.
"Last time we trusted you you turned out to be possessed." Reala said. "And I don't even know if Puffy's telling the truth."
"We have to trust someone!" NiGHTS said. "Wait... I have an idea."
NiGHTS struggled and lifted herself from the bed. After handing Zoren to Reala, she flew up to Puffy.
"I'm not sure how this is going to feel." NiGHTS apologized.
"If you doing what I think you're doing... go ahead." Puffy said bracing herself.
NiGHTS took in a deep breath and allowed the power of her red ideya to flow through her body. She places her small hands on either side of Puffy's head and allowed the power free reign to pass between them.
"Ahh!" Puffy gasped as NiGHTS removed her hands.
"Puffy's good. I couldn't feel any red ideya in her." NiGHTS said to Reala. "Now Jackle."
"Uhh... does it hurt Puffs?" Jackle asked Puffy.
"No, it is just a little uncomfortable." Puffy encouraged. "It's safe.
"Ok, I trust you guys." Jackle said as flew in front of NiGHTS. NiGHTS did the exact same thing as before.
"I felt nothing." NiGHTS said as she removed her hands from Jackle's head. "Neither is under mind control."
Reala nodded and handed Zoren back to NiGHTS.
"So back to Malice."Jackle said. "What are we going to do?"
"We can't take Zoren into that!" NiGHTS said as Zoren cooed and reached for his mother's hair. "But we can't leave him alone..."
"Look." Puffy said, getting everyone's attention. "I'm useless at fighting; the baby can stay with me. I'll take it to the dream gate. We can stay with the owl until its safe."
NiGHTS nodded slowly and nuzzled the baby as she handed him to Puffy.
"Please take care of him." NiGHTS begged.
"I'll guard him with my life." Puffy promised as she hopped off.
Both NiGHTS and Reala watched sadly as Puffy hopped out of sight. NiGHTS even began crying softly as Reala pulled her in for a hug.
"Hey." Jackle said encouragingly. "They'll be fine."
"Yeah." NiGHTS said drying her face. "So... any ideas?"
Reala closed his eyes and thought for a moment. Suddenly Jackle interrupted his thoughts.
"I have an idea... but Reala isn't going to like it." Jackle said smirking.