A few weeks after the news that Mary was going to have a baby Mr. and Mrs. Banks kept on bringing things for the new addition to the family. Mary was over the moon about the little one, and Bert as soon as he knew about it run to the rooftop of the house to tell all his friends.
The house was filled with happiness, and Winnifred, George and Bert were trying to convince Mary to take things easy. At first she kept saying that it was fine, that she could go on working, but as the baby inside her kept on growing she found that she was tired almost all the time, so to Bert's relieve she finally said that she was going to take things easy.
It was a beautiful evening from winter, and Mary decided that she was going to take Jane and Michael for a walk in the park. Bert was working as a chimney sweep, so by the time Mary had left he was almost at the other side of the city. Jane and Michael were running from one side of the path to the other, singing and jumping.
The raven had followed them since they left the house, and saw the perfect opportunity when Mary was far enough from other human being. He flew behind a tree and changed his form into the smoke man. He walked a few meters and put his hands in the air. Clouds, very dark clouds, covered the blue sky, a very strong wind started to blow, and thunders and rain surrounded Mary, Jane and Michael.
-Jane, Michael come here! Now! – The children run to Mary's side, who was trying to open her umbrella to protect the children from the rain.
-Mary Poppins we want to go home.
-I'm sorry Jane, but I can't see anything with the rain, I'm afraid we're going to have to find a place in which we can protect ourselves until the storm passes.
The children nodded and looked around. Jane though she had seen something and run there, followed by Michael. When they were near there Jane saw that it was nothing more than a tree. Lightning struck and split a tree down the middle that was right above Jane and Michael.
Mary run to their side, forgetting about her purse and umbrella, and pushed Jane and Michael away from the path of the falling tree. The tree fell making a horrible sound, and Mary fell next to it. She was lying on the floor motionless, when Jane and Michael saw that there was blood on the floor.
The smoke man saw it too, and with a smile on his lips he stopped the storm and vanished. Jane and Michael run to Mary's side, crying.
The storm hit really hard, and as it went on and the Banks didn't have any news about Mary and the children they started to worry. A few minutes after it had started Winnifred and George were going to leave to look for their children when the lightning struck. They heard the sound of the tree falling, and then the storm stopped.
They quickly left the house and run to the park. Winnifred looked for a moment at a rooftop, and saw a soaked Bert. She stopped and run in front of the house.
-Bert! We need your help.
Bert quickly left the rooftop, and a few minutes later he was standing in front of Mrs. Banks.
-What do you need me for?
-Mary and the children… - she couldn't finish the sentence, because as soon as she said her name Bert looked at the entrance of the park and started walking in that direction.
Winnifred and George looked at each other, and then followed him.
-How do you know that Mary and the children are in the park Mr. Alfred?
-I don't know, but you were running in that direction when Mrs. Banks called me. Something has happened to Mary, Jane and Michael?
-We don't know. When the storm hit, Mary and the children had already been gone for half an hour, more or less.
Bert picked up his pace and so Mr. and Mrs. Banks did. They were a few meters away from the middle of the park when they heard voices; they were shouting, but they couldn't understand what they were saying. Bert followed the voices until they got strong enough for him to understand what they were saying.
-It's Jane and Michael, they're asking for help.
Bert started running, followed by Winnifred and George. A few minutes later they could see the children. They were sitting on the floor, next to a body; it was Mary. Bert approached the body and saw the blood.
-Please not the baby, not the baby.
He turned Mary and saw that the blood was coming from her arm. She had injured her arm while trying to protect the children. Bert put his ear on Mary's stomach. He felt a strong pulse coming from there, and he felt so relieved. Their baby was fine. Bert picked up Mary, and carried her all the way home.
When they got there Mr. Banks called the doctor and told him everything that happened. The doctor took care of Mary, who just had a broken arm, while Bert waited outside. As soon as the doctor left the house, Bert run to Mary's room. She was lying on the bed, looking at Bert.
-It seems like I always finish in bed.
-Mary, what you did…
-I know, but I had to. I know I lost the baby for doing it, but Jane and Mich…
-Who told you that you had lost the baby?
-Anyone, I just figured out that… I didn't lose it?
-You didn't, it's a miracle. You just have a broken arm.
Mary laughed in relieve and tears started to run down her cheeks. Bert sit beside her and took her hands in his.