Episode 7
*soon, the egg-laying was almost close to its peak, n everyone was getting ready. The mayor had set up a countdwn billboard to countdwn the time the egg will be laid, n certain intermissions in btwn shows or adverts, they will showcase live footage frm the eye channel how things were doing btwn Goliath n Angel n their egg inside her*
Alexis; Well everthing's going well
Takashi: Hai hai, we get more n more customers asking for clothes to be prepared for the celebration
Morty: N we're getting calls everywhere to do catering at their houses or hotels, n we're fully booked in the restaurant as well
Maximus; That's great
Dieter: Ve r getting a lot of ze expertz of ze brain centre buying bookz on gargoyle childcare so zat zey can bring it to ze mayor for Goliath's think bank
Vincent; Goliath will be a natural
Ricardo: Looks like we've done our part n more for the egg-laying ceremony
Antonio; Sii
Miracle: I wonder how Pops n Daddy r doing tho, especially with Paul now in school n the kids getting ready to hv their special classes nxt yr as well
Alexis; 8bit his lip8
Takashi: Ne, shinpai surunda (dont worry), Mirakuru-chan. Things will turn out alright...I hope
Julius; 8looked shaken8
Morty: U OK there, lovebug *held him close*
Julius; 8didn't notice his touch8
Morty: *kissed him gently* Easy there, lovebug. Remember, u dont hv to take all the burden
Julius; 8sighed8
*meanwhile, in the clinic, Ozzie was still asleep as usual in bed*
Thrax; 8was sitting beside him8
Ozzie: *slowly stirring, his face grimaced*
Thrax; Ozzy?
Ozzie: *starts to moan, breaking in cold sweat, his face continue to scrunch up*
Thrax; 8stroked his face8
Ozzie: *his eyes suddenly snapped open n he hugged his belly, screaming in pain*
Thrax; 8pressed the emergancy button8
Ozzie: *continued screaming in pain as the docs came in, gripping hard onto Thrax's sleeve*
Thrax; It's ok ozzy, you're going to be alright
Ozzie: Ooowww~!!! Oooowww~!!! It hurts~!!! Something's not right, Thrax~!!! It hurts so bad, oh Hector~!!! Aaaaahhh~!!!
Thrax; 8held his mate close8
Doc: OK, easy there, easy *turns to a nurse* Give him some painkillers. Mild ones. We dont want to hurt the baby. Better yet, get the endorphines. They'll work just fine
8the nurse nodded and got what was needed8
Doc: *takes the endorphines* Here, I'm just gonna give u something to bring dwn the pain just a little bit *injected it into Oz* There, tht should do it. How far apart is ur pain?
Ozzie: I...I dunno...Th...There's no gap...Its...Its just reli painful...!! Oow...!!
Thrax; 8took his hand8
Doc: *chked him* Well, it seems like ur canal has been fully dilated. I suppose we wont hv to waste time now. I think u can start pushing, Mr Jones-Roja
Thrax; 8nuzzled his mate8
Ozzie: *takes a deep breath n pushed*
Doc: Tht's vry good, Mr Jones-Roja. Vry strong push
Thrax; 8held his mate's hand8
Doc: Keep pushing. Ur doing vry well
Ozzie: *pushed dwn as hard as he could, gripping hard on Thrax's hand n the bedsheet, littered with cold sweat*
Thrax; 8bit his lip8
Ozzie: *pushed dwn, only to suddenly opened his eyes wide n screamed in pain again, n this was no ordinary scream of birthing pain, it was total searing pain*
Thrax; 8gasped8
Doc: *quickly tend to him* Easy there, easy. Talk to me, Mr Jones-Roja
Ozzie: It hurts~!!! It hurts~!!! Its burning thru me~!!! Oh Hector, my baby~!!!
Thrax; It's going to be ok baby
Doc: *chked n gasped to see tht he wasnt seeing a head, bt something tht looked like a huge crusted tip of tip of an egg-like shape poking out of the canal*
Thrax; What's wrong?
Doc: I...I dont knw. Nurse, hand me some mild novocaine
8the nurse passed him novocaine8
Doc: *rubs some novocaine ard the birth canal to mildly numb the pain, then handed it bk to the nurse* I'm not sure wht's going on here, bt I hope this will ease the pain. Just keep pushing there, Mr Jones-Roja
Ozzie: *shook his head* No, no, no~! I can't~!! It fucking hurts~!!!
Thrax; Please Ozzy
Ozzie: *sobs hard, burying his head against Thrax's chest, shaking his head like a little kid*
Thrax; You need to push ozzy
Doc: C'mon, Mr Jones-Roja. Get it ovr n done with. Just push a few times n it'll be all ovr
Ozzie: *bit his lip hard until it bled as he pushed dwn as hard as he could*
Thrax; 8held his breath8
Doc: Tht's vry good. Keep pushing *tho he looks a little worried as the more the crusted egg-like thing came out, the more it chafed against the birth canal, making it bleed more than it should*
Ozzie: *gripped the sheets until it tore as he kept on pushing, gripping Thrax's hand to the point of almost crushing it*
Thrax; 8didn't let it bother him8
Doc: Ur almost there *caught the egg-like thing* Ur almost there. Just a bit more!
Thrax; Just one more Ozzy
Ozzie: *takes a deep breath n pushed dwn with all his might, screaming out loud in the process*
Doc: *caught the egg-like thing n wrapped it ard in a clean towel*
Thrax; 8looked over8
Ozzie: *pants hard* I...Is my baby...Is my baby...OK...? I dont hear them cry...Where's my baby...?
Doc: *was a little hesitant to let them see*
Thrax; 8rubbed his eyes, not believing what he sees8
Ozzie: I wanna see my baby...!! *saw the thing the doc was carrying n gasped* W...Wht is tht...?!
Doc: Its...well, I cant explain it bt...this is ur baby...
Thrax; An egg?
Ozzie: Wh...Wha...?? It cant be right...
Doc: Yes, well, its still hard to say, n I cant determine whether its healthy or not or the gender because of the thick crust. This may sound weird bt...I think ur gonna hv to hatch it, Mr Jones-Roja
Thrax; 8looked at his mate8
Ozzie: *trembled a little, bt finally held out his arms for the egg*
Doc: Lemme clean it up first *asked for a basin of warm water to clean up the egg*
8one of the midwife brought in a basin of warm water8
Doc: *cleaned the egg thoroughly, once the blood n placenta was gone, it revealed to be a rather transluscent crusty-looking egg, bt it had some sort of colour tht almost resembled the AI's eyes*
Thrax; 8bit his lip8
Ozzie: *didnt reli notice it as he waited patiently for the doc to be done with the cleaning*
Doc: *was done n wrapped it in another clean towel before passing it to Oz*
Thrax; 8swallowed8
Ozzie: *took the egg n hugged it close to his chest, not reli sure how to go abt it other than giving it his body warmth* There, there, Mama's here
Thrax; How long will it take to hatch?
Doc: Not reli sure. We'll just hv to wait n see. Other than tht, I think ur wife is pretty much in perfect health now he has come out of "hibernation". I will issue some cream to put on the chafed birth canal so tht he wont get any infection. Well, I guess congratulations is in order then
Thrax; 8nuzzled ozzy8
Doc: *put some of the cream first for Oz before leaving them two to their privacy*
Ozzie: *nuzzled Thrax bk as he continued to hold the egg close* I dont understand. Why is our baby born like this? This is so weird...
Thrax; The AI
Ozzie: Wha...? Why? Wht do u mean?
Thrax; The AI reconstructed your womb, no telling what else it did
Ozzie: Then...Then would he be able to transfer his consciousness to our baby? I knw its a sci-fi thing tht exists on TV bt...wht if...
Thrax; 8bit his lip8
Ozzie: U think...maybe bcoz this is a gargoyle city, the AI had modified my womb to suit the city's functions? Wht if our baby end up getting gargoyle features wen he's not supposed to?
Thrax; 8kissed him8 It doesn't matter as long our little one's alright
Ozzie: *nodded n held the egg close, trying to give as much body warmth as possible for it to hatch*
Thrax; 8took his coat then placed it over the egg8
Ozzie: *wrapped it ard nice n tight before hugging it again* Do u think it will come out a boy or girl?
Thrax; Gender doesn't matter to me baby
Ozzie: Neither do I. Its so frustrating. I carried it for almost to term, n now I hv to wait again
Thrax; 8stroked his face8
Ozzie: *nuzzled against the hand* I wish we knew how long our baby will hatch
Thrax; So do I
8there was a slight rumbling8
Ozzie: *looked up* Wh...Wht was tht?
Thrax; 8turned on the eye channel8
Ozzie: *looked at it as well*
8Goliath seemed to be running down a long dark passageway8
Ozzie: Oh my, wht's going on? Goliath seems agitated
Thrax; I think I know why
Ozzie: U think...its Angel?
Thrax; 8nods as he watched burst into an underground room where several females and there mates were8
Ozzie: Ooh, this is gonna be good. N its a live feed
Thrax; 8nods8
8through the eye channel they watched as Goliath couched ans comforted his mate8
Ozzie: *watched as Angel hugs Goliath, her birth pangs starting. Unlike human birth, her contractions r not as bad or as painful, she only needs to breathe thru it n push like usual as she lay the egg* Interesting. No yelling involved. I bet the entire city is watching this live feed
Thrax; This is an important event
8they watched as Angel laboured for a few hours until finally she laid not one but two eggs8
Ozzie: Wow! Twins! Isnt tht extremely rare?
Thrax; In gargoyle spieces yes
*the females brought Angel to rest n helped cleaned the eggs before passing it to the happy couple*
Thrax; 8chuckled8
8all the couples gathered their eggs then gently arranged them in a small shallow pit8
Ozzie: How r they gonna tell which is which?
Thrax; Scent probably
Ozzie: *hears the happy commotion outside the ward* Sounds like everyone's rejoicing ovr it
Thrax; 8chuckled8
Ozzie: *looked dwn at his own "egg" n sighed, nuzzling it*
Thrax; 8kissed his cheek8
Ozzie: *leans up to kiss his cheek as well* I hope to see our baby soon
Thrax; So do I
Ozzie: I...I hv a feeling it will be a Jared
Thrax; 8smiled gently8
Ozzie: *yawned, tired out frm the grueling birth*
Thrax; 8gently took the egg8
Ozzie: *whined, dont want to let it go*
Thrax; It's ok ozzy
Ozzie: *slowly let go before fatigue took ovr n fell asleep straightaway*
Thrax; 8gently set the egg in the hospital bed8
