Disclaimer: Harry Potter and The Tribe do not belong to me. I make no money from this. :(
AN: A baby is born so a little squicky but I won't go into it all so just a warning this is still rated T. '_'
AN2: You know it always pissed me off even when I was a teenager that these people would not get along even if their life depended on it, so a couple of years ago I re-watched the Tribe and figured that all they needed was a good guy a used to leading and ta-da! Harry Potter came to mind.
Chapter 6: A Warrior Chief Deserves a Fiery Send Off
"Bray, pick her up and carry her, follow me we already set up a clean room for the birth." Harry said as calmly as he could, at that moment everyone else made it to the cafe. Everyone was talking over each other. And Harry had had enough. He motioned to Greg to whistle, two strong blows later and everyone was silent. "Good now that we can think I need a couple of volunteers Bray your a given Trudy knows you so you have to be here. I need some one to clean up any mess and another to help Trudy push when the time comes okay? So any takers?"
Salene moved to the front of the group saying she would help but everyone else looked a little sick at the thought. He really wanted Greg to help but he already looked a little green so that was a no go. He looked at Ryan next and he was shaking, Dal and Jack were out for their ages and so were Patsy, Paul and Cloe. Zandra looked scared but Amber and Lex looked the best off.
"Amber, Lex would either of you like to help?" He said giving them soft looks. Trudy screamed again and Lex shook his head quickly. But Amber stepped up.
"Okay, come along, Greg brew some lavender tea would you and a pot of hot water? Everyone else keep busy use bleach but not a lot we have to be able to breathe in here okay?" When everyone said yes he brought Bray to their new delivery room, it was spotless just how he left it. He motioned for Bray to put Trudy on the bed. Then he covered the girl with a sheet.
"Alright Trudy I'm gonna take your shoes and pants off now is that okay?" She gave him a shaky nod.
"Bray I'm scared." Bray held her hand tightly.
"Everyone I found some robes earlier so take off your top layer and put them on. Also I need you all to wash with that Antibiotic soap up to your elbows when Greg brings the hot water." Harry then pored the whole bottle of alcohol in a bowl the put the clamp, scissors, rubber band and his hands in there. After putting on the rubber surgical gloves he wet a towel with the alcohol, braced himself and looked between Trudy's legs.
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The birth was long and terrifying for all of them but all the preparations paid off there were no complications. Trudy was a trooper she drank the tea and pushed and only yelled for her mother once. Once an hour Harry would leave the room to see how everyone was doing and calm himself down. Each of them took turns taking breaks and getting food and water for themselves. Zandra and Greg were a big help with that they made sure everyone ate and worked around the mall to keep them busy. Lex and Ryan even made sure the damn cow was on the roof, fed and watered.
Around midnight Trudy gave one last humongous push and then the baby was the one screaming. There were yells of congratulations from the from the rest of the mall. And Amber yelled that it's a girl to them then there were more yells back. Harry was busy though he made sure the umbilical cord was clamped, cut the cord. He handed the baby girl to her mommy and cleaned up all the waste and put every thing used in a garbage bag and handed it off to Amber to give to one of the guys to throw out.
"Trudy give her to Salene we need to change your sheets okay?" She was already healed from Harry touching her so there were not going to be any problems there. Harry motioned for Bray to pick her up and Harry and Amber quickly changed the sheets. Then it was the Baby's turn to be clean Harry gently washed the little girl down with warm water, cleaned her nose, ears and mouth of the birth fluid and dressed her in a nappy and gently bandaged the umbilical cord after putting some ointment on it. Then wrapped her up in a soft baby blanket and handed her back to mommy again.
"Well congrats! Are you ready for the rest of the group?" Harry smiled, he was tired but Bray looked at the baby in shock and Trudy like she had never seen anything more perfect.
She nodded yes and Amber went to get the others. Everyone came in quiet but Cloe was the first to speak.
"I made you a mobile see." She held up a metal clothes hanger with cloth hanging down with different metal pieces hanging off of it. "It clanks and everything."
"Oh its lovely, thank you Cloe." She said when she took it.
"Have you got anything for the baby Ryan?" Cloe turned to him.
"I, I knew it was going to be a girl." He said holding something out to her.
"A whistle! Thanks Ryan." she said with a smile, holding the whistle.
"Can I hold her?" Zandra asked but Trudy looked a little indecisive but nodded yes and handed the baby girl over carefully.
"We brought you some sweets." Patsy said handing over a couple pieces of gum that Harry thought she snatched cleaning up the food storage. Harry raised his eyebrows at the girl and she blushed knowing she was caught.
Jack came in then with a basket hooked up to something. "This is my present, thanks Jack." Salene said turning back to the others.
"What do you need scales for?" Patsy asked. Harry forgot about weighing the baby but Salene hadn't so all was good.
"To weigh the baby." She told her.
"Why?" Patsy asked again.
"So as you know it is putting on weight." Said Zandra still holding the baby.
"What's she gonna eat?" Asked Cloe.
"Well milk to start with then..." Salene said.
"What! Breast feeding!" Patsy was amazed she signed her conversation to Paul and they both giggled.
"No, the baby is not going to breast feed that would hurt Trudy too much because she doesn't have the right nutrients in her body it would slowly kill her. So the baby will drink the formula that I had Bray get earlier for a year but at six month she will eat soft foods and milk to keep her healthy." Everyone stared at Harry but he kept his eyes serious to let them know he was telling the truth.
"Well I hope the baby like beans." Ryan said smiling.
"That is the reason why she has to drink formula. We don't have enough variety to keep us healthy let alone a breast feeding girl." Harry said nodding to Bray and Trudy. "I also had Lex and Greg fashion a crib out of some wooded crates, they made sure it was safe, and I checked it over last time I took a break." Lex and Greg brought in a shopping cart that had the far end missing but still had the side that you push with. In it was a crate that was triple lined by sheets inside and out with a couple of pillows in the bottom covered with a soft blanket. And all of it a soft green or yellow for the neutral colors. "It doubles as a sleeping area and a stroller. So you can take her to the cafe and eat with out much trouble."
"Ohww, Greg, Lex, Harry thank you." She said sweetly.
"Put her in Zandra." Salene told her in an amazed voice. When she did the baby started to cry and Bray tried to sneak away, but Harry gave him a hard look and he sat back down.
"What are you going to call her Trudy." Cloe asked and everyone paid attention.
"Don't know yet." Trudy shrugged.
"I guess if it was a boy she would call him Bray." Zandra piped up and while Harry was looking at Bray he shifted his eyes away and Harry was starting to get suspicious of him again.
"Well Bray what all did you manage to find for the baby? We need to go through it so she can eat because she won't stop crying until she does." Harry asked while grabbing his sleeve to pull him to the cafe. Harry and Bray gave a small wave to Trudy before heading out.
"I managed to find two bottles and a couple cans of formula and some nappies, you already found those, but I can't go back to the place I found them for at least a couple of weeks when their guard goes back down." Bray said with his eyes down fiddling with his messenger bag.
"Great lets make a bottle for her and then you can tell me why you are being so shifty now." Harry looked at him beseechingly.
"It's nothing, come on the baby is still crying." Bray nudged passed him and started to fix the milk. Harry let it go and started making more tea in case Trudy got sick later, Harry was not going to let any more people close to him die, and delivering Trudy's baby made them close. Because that is the ultimate of trust.
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It was almost morning by the time everyone left Trudy to sleep. Harry checked her temperature but it seemed to be fine and she wasn't fitful in her sleep. He then went out to see that everyone seemed to be concentrating on food.
"Hey little healer I made sure each person had the same amount and saved you some too, so come sit down. I also saved some for Trudy and Bray are they coming out to eat or should I just bring it to them?" Greg asked while pointing to two plates.
"What do you mean, Bray left earlier to help you he said." Harry was confused, he could have sworn that Bray wouldn't leave like he did the first night not with the baby born he didn't seem like that type of person.
"Damnnit, well hopefully he is just taking his gathering job seriously and went out to find something. Okay, Lex, Greg would you two mind taking the kids out back to get more hay and a couple gallons of water for Bluebell? Let Patsy, Paul and Cloe do the work I want you two to bring weapons and protect them okay?"
"Alright midgets finish your food and hurry up I want to get this done early before the other tribes wake up." Lex said pushing his chair back. He then went to find a weapon to use.
"You made his day." Amber whispered to Harry with a smile.
"Hey when we are done I need to talk to everyone that is not leaving to gather food." Harry said to everybody at the table. "we will fill in you guys when you get back." Harry then stood up to give Greg a hug and Lex a hug and a kiss on the cheek. When they left Harry turned back to everyone else.
"Harry what have you done to Lex? I have never seen him act the way he has been for the last two days, he doesn't threaten and barely complains, he is like a new person." Zandra said with a frown.
"Do you not like the way he is acting?" Harry questioned her.
"Of course I do but it's just weird right Ryan?" She nudged Ryan.
"Yeah but it is better this way he's not so angry anymore." Ryan said with a smile. Harry gave him a smile back and Amber piped up.
"Well, I think your a miracle worker Harry." Harry just looked confused and shook his head.
"All I did was give him a chance at a home and trusted him. Has no one done that before?" Zandra shrugged her shoulders but Ryan shook his head no. "That is sad."
"Alright enough about Lex, we need to start making the garden today." Harry explained to Ryan, Dal and Jack that he wanted a pulley system made on the back of the wall to bring up dirt and plants. He told Zandra that he wanted her to finish the rooms today and make sure everyone had privacy. Then showed Amber and Salene the food storage down stairs and how he wanted them to write up a list using pictures of chores. He mentioned that he wanted the kids to know and that they may not know how to read so use pictures that made sense. "Don't put names on it I will do that later okay."
He knew that Salene and Amber would try to make sure everyone had the same amount of chores but he knew that you could only way to keep them on track is if they liked or volunteered for the chore. He also asked Jack to gather all the batteries in the mall to the food storage and people had to sign them out.
An hour later Lex and Greg got back with the kids. So he sent the kids to the roof to feed and water Bluebell and have Dal show them where to put all the poop. To start their compost pile. Harry while everyone had been busy was cleaning the kitchen again. So he sat the to down to explain the chore sheet to them showing them what each picture meant.
"I figure after breakfast each morning you two could guard the kids while they get the cow food and water. The kids would then muck out the stall. And you two can guard the inside with Ryan except for today we need to install a fence with a lock to the sewers. Pretty much until lunch y'all have a free time after the fence is made of course." the two agreed figuring it was a good deal. "After lunch I was hoping one of you would help who ever is on clean up duty unless some one has to leave the mall for some reason. Dal has already agreed to keep the garden tidy and watered so I need more water in the mornings after today. So other then guard duty that is all you need to do other than pick up after yourself. Sound good?" He asked them.
They both agreed then went to find some fenceing to make the gate to the sewers.
"That was less then I would have given them to do Harry." Amber said as she sat down next to him.
"Yeah but this way we won't have them complaining constantly about what they have to do and we need someone to watch over us. You can't say that the job isn't important."
"Yeah well it just doesn't seem fair that we have to do more because they won't." She said with Salene nodding behind her.
"Yes well I don't plan on anyone having more then one major thing to do a day and you don't think Bray or Trudy are going to be doing a lot do you? I mean Bray will be out most days finding food and necessities. Well if he comes back that is." They stopped talking when they heard hammering and Harry smiled, "See they are already working."
Harry had installed a new lock to the food storage down stairs and now he had the only key so he new that the rationing would not be a problem unless they thought of it. He no longer trusted the kids not to take what they wanted with out asking, and hoped everyone else would know it as a good thing.
"Now for the kids I think their morning routine should stay and just add them having to clean their living space. And hope to god Cloe doesn't find anymore animals." He said rolling his eyes. Amber and Salene smiled at that.
"So which meal do you want to be yours. I thought I would take breakfast and clean up after-wards." Harry asked them while placing his name on breakfast and clean-up.
"Oh I think I will take dinner it was my favorite to fix before you know." Salene said with a smile and a shrug. Amber raised her eyebrows at her but nodded.
"Sure why not at least I may get help cleaning up everyday if I have lunch." Harry wrote their names in the boxes.
"And once a week I will steal someone in the mall to help me sweep and mop the floors on all levels does that sound good for everyone. I also figure we can have Bray do all gathering that can't be done in the woods or the field and that's it. And Jack and Dal learning how to make stuff that we need, they don't seem to do good with set chores and we don't need much I am willing to take up the slack on everything else that pops up if I need to." Both girls nodded so they hung up the list so everyone could see it.
Harry went off to see how the boys were doing with the fence. He stopped short of them noticing him and watched. It looked like they were nailing it straight in to the wall with a door way in the middle. A couple minutes later they finished it up and shook it to make sure it would stay or at least be a warning.
"Looks good guys." Harry said to the two to get their attention.
"Yeah we're regular construction workers." Lex belted out with his sarcastic smile.
"Hey little healer what can we do for you?" Greg asked after giving him a hug.
"Well if your done I was wondering if you wanted to help test out the pulley system that the other guys have made? And if you have a lock with two keys for that?" Harry said after giving Lex a smile.
"Not yet we were going to ask Jack if he knew if there were any here." Lex said frowning at the gate.
"Well lets go ask while we check out what he's done so far." So they all headed up to the roof.
On the roof they found everyone but Salene and Trudy, looking over the side at the new pulley system that they set up.
"Hey guys how does it look and is it ready?" Harry asked when they got close. Jack and Dal went off on a tangent that it wouldn't hold more then fifty pounds and the rope needed to be pooled on the ground with someone up here to direct it to the side when it came up. After the explanation everyone went down to finish up their rooms that Zandra made a good start on.
Jack took Lex and Harry to go get a lock, Harry explained to Lex how he wanted one on the wall and one to go with the guards when they went out so they didn't have to bang to get someone's attention. But when no one was out both needed to stay on the wall.
Harry left Lex to go see how Trudy was doing. When he got in there Salene was handing Trudy a bottle for the baby. She looked good she was sitting up and had a bowl of food and the tea he prepared earlier was sitting next to her.
"Hey Trudy how are you doing?" He asked when he sat down next to her.
"Great you know! Thank you for everything I know it was you that really invited us to stay." she said smiling and feeding the baby.
"That's good to know and you are welcome Trudy. So, by any chance do you know where Bray took off to?" He asked in a nonchalant voice.
"Oh, he is always taking off I can't keep track of him but he generally brings things back or information. But he does always come back, if it wasn't for him I know I would be dead." Trudy replied in a reassuring way.
"Alright then we will keep a watch at the sewers to let him back in then. Hey Salene can you keep Trudy company and help her get a sponge bath for her and the baby. I'm gonna go out with Lex and Greg to get more water and see if I can find some already growing plants. Amber should be in the kitchen if you need the water boiled kay. See ya later!" He said once both gave their consents to the plan. He had already left directions with Trudy on how to keep the umbilical cord clean and what to use to clean the baby's bottom.
He walked into the kitchen seeing Amber starting up a lunch, he asked her to save some for him Lex and Greg because they were going out and to not give out the drinking water for baths but the gallon jug he stored under the sink earlier. He told Amber that if she saw Bray before he did to ask him to go out and find some iodine to clean the water with and if he couldn't then ask Jack to make a water filter.
He then went to the gate hoping Lex was still there, he was and so was Jack they were tying strips of fabric to the keys and he could already tell where they were going to hang it up. Harry walked up to them and hugged Lex with one arm and just snuggled up to him like he would do with Greg. Lex smiled down at him but continued to speak with Jack about the key rules. When they were finished Jack said bye and Lex gave him his full attention.
"So little healer what can I do for you?" Lex said in a soft voice. Harry knew he got his nickname from listening to Greg talking about him, it was kind of sweet being treated nice by someone other than Greg for once.
"Can you and Greg take me to the forest today?" He asked looking up at Lex. When he said sure Harry continued. "I need to get a couple gallons of water and look for some plants to start the garden with, and I figure with two guards with me one of you can help carry the heavy stuff."
"Not a problem little one. Lets go get your meat head brother and head out, we are gonna have to be careful though the tribes are probably up already." Harry nodded and they went upstairs to find Greg. They were all still on the roof, Dal had roped everyone in on helping him gather planters and other stuff. Harry asked everyone if tomorrow morning if they wouldn't mind bringing dirt up with the food and water also. Dal mentioned they would all head out with shovels except for Jack and Ryan they needed to stay on the roof to get the pulley and empty it out. He started lecturing those two on mixing the dirt and poop well and not just tossing the dirt on top of it. They caught Greg before Dal did again and they headed out to the sewers. On their way Harry asked Amber to keep an ear out for Bray and to remember to lock up after he got in.
Look into the future
what do you see
I really need to know now
Is there a place for me
tell me where do we go from here
take me as you find me
For what I am
When I make mistakes please understand
For as long as I know your near
There is nothing for me to fear
Out of the darkness the light shines
burning through the coldest night
We can find our way
Together we'll make it
with every step we take
we're closer together
if were going to survive
the dream must stay alive...
"The Dream Must Stay Alive"
Sung by
Rosalind J.
Written By
Simon May, Simon Lockyer,
Ben Robbins
AN: Yeah everybody by this point Lex was a total a-hole in the show and Trudy was dying but like in the show the reason for Trudy getting sick was because she was so dirty. And you know Harry Potter would not let anyone do something like give birth filthy. (What would Aunt Petunia say!)