HEY GUYS! I had to re-upload, I missed some stuff, and I messed up on the names, so this is the re-uploaded version. Enjoy! - Erin

Chapter 8

"This sucks!" tigress screamed as she squeezed po's hand. He thought his fingers were going to explode. And he did agree, this sucked. Her contraction were about fifteen minutes apart, and she still had four centimeters to go before she could deliver. The doctor came in, roughly about an hour ago and told her that she had about an hour or two before they could even start prep. Tigress was pissed.

"It's ok sweetie. Everything's going to be ok." po said, and tigress sighed.

"I'm aware of that po. I'm aware that everything is going to be alright. I just wish it wasn't so damn painful. I didn't think giving birth would be this… painful" she said, and viper chuckled. She had come into the room after her contraction ended.

"You will survive. You're a surviver, that's what you do. So take it easy. Have you thought of names?" she asked, and tigress nodded.

"I like Andromeda, and Athena. If it's a girl" tigress said with a smile.

"Andromeda means ruler of men right?" viper asked, and tigress nodded, a smirk creeping onto her face.

"Of course it does. So what about if it's a boy?" she asked, and po smirked.

"I like chuck. Chuck sounds like a good name." po said, and they looked at him like he was crazy.

"We are not naming our child chuck. No way. How about Apollo?" she asked, and he smiled.

"Apollo sounds nice. I like Hermes." He said, and she smiled up at him.

"As long as it's not chuck." She said, and they all laughed.

About an hour and a half later, her contractions were two minutes apart, and tigress was completely dilated.

"Alright tig, you need to push. The baby's ready to come out. Just breathe ok?" the doctor asked, and tigress nodded. Her face was wet with sweat and tears, and she had po's hand in hers. She closed her eyes and pushed as hard as she could. When she opened her eyes, the doctor was nodding.

"Good. Again. One two three!" he said, and she pushed again. She could feel the baby going down, ready to come out.

"Once more tigress!" he said, and she pushed and screamed.

"Oh goodness!" the doctor said, and her eyes opened.

"What, what's wrong with my baby?" she asked, in tears.

"Babies. You have twins. You need to push again tigress!" he said, and she looked at po and whispered 'twins'. He grinned at her.

"Push again baby, you can do it." he said, and she squeezed her hand and pushed.

"Good! Once more." He said, and she nodded. She screamed and pushed as hard as she could and she could hear two different crys.

"Congratulations on your cubs tigress. One is a boy, and one is a girl." He said, wrapping the twins up in separate blankets.

"Athena, and Apollo?" tigress asked, and po grinned at her.

"I never knew we were going to have twins. I thought it was just one." She said.

"They won't be able to see you for two weeks. Tiger cubs are blind at birth. Around the two to three month mark is what they'll be able to start walking around, with supervision of course." The doctor said, and they nodded. They looked at the cubs, and saw that they had tigresses ears. Athena had tigresses fur, while Apollo had po's. He was white and black. Once the doctor left, shifu came in.

"Twins" he whispered, and tigress let him hold Aphrodite.

"She's beautiful. So, Athena and Apollo? Why those?" he asked.

"I love greek mythology. Athena is the goddess of wisdom. And Apollo was the god of light, and the sun. It seemed to match our personalities." Tigress said, and shifu smiled.

"Well, they're beautiful. How long until they open their eyes?" he asked

"One to Two weeks according to the doctor." She said. Shifu kissed the top of tigresses head and gave Athena back. He left the room to the couple could have some peace and quiet. Po laid down next to tigress on the bed, and they sat together, holding their children. Tigress rested her head on po's shoulder and whispered;

"Even through all the pain, it was worth it. They are worth it." she said, and he leaned down to kiss her lips. They both slowly fell asleep. They were happy.

END COMMENTS! AHHH twins! :D haha, didn't see that one coming did you? I've still got a few surprises up my sleeve. Now about the greek names. I figured that because tigress and po are so different, then their children should be different as well. Athena, like her mother, brings wisdom and courage, while Apollo brings light and truth. Two complete differences, but both essential. :D I'M SMART. Lol, but in all seriousness, I love the way the birth scene turned out. Anyways, have a wonderful day! I will try and update something… soon? I have to figure out where the story can go from here. If anyone has any ideas, feel free to message me! :D I'd love to hear them!

Much love!

Erin