Squeak: Thanks, Seven.
Seven: No problem. Who's this chick?
Squeak: This is Elaina.
Seven: …Beckett's wife?
Elaina: Yeah.
Seven (sarcasm): Well, it's so nice to meet you, Mother of the Heiress. I'm hoping you'll help us in our time of need.
Squeak: Seven, don't start.
Seven: Well, you know I don't believe in what Mary says on that part.
Squeak: Seven, she's the wife of our doctor. The woman who gave birth to the heiress.
Seven: Please, shut the hell up with that crap! I'll believe it when I see it. So, you guys came looking for Nix?
Elaina: Yeah. We're also supposed to meet this "Twitch" woman, and my daughter's here as well.
Squeak: If Twitch was the one who turned the power back on, then she should be close.
Seven: She should be coming in 3,2,1...
(The three hear banging at the door. They see Twitch in the window with Evee in her arms. Elaina went to open the door. She let them in and locked the door back. Twitch looked at Elaina.)
Twitch: Ho-Holy... Th-Th-The mother—
(Elaina signaled Twitch to give Evee back to her which she did.)
Elaina: Yes, I know. The Mother of Heiress. How is she?
Twitch: S-She's tired. W-We were ambushed in the b-basement. Little E s-saved my life.
Elaina: She...what?
Squeak: Seriously?!
Seven: You're kidding.
Twitch: No l-lie. There w-was this guy with a bat that was going to kill me. Sh-She killed him. Sid was his name. B-Before all of that, it looked like she was in a trance or something. Th-There was like a sh-shadow figure with her.
Seven: No. Fucking. Way.
Twitch: W-Way.
(They faintly heard a woman moaning in pain.)
Seven: Iola...
(Seven ran into another area in the infirmary; the others began to follow her.)
Seven: Iola?!
(They went to the upper floor. Seven stopped running so she could hear the moaning again.)
Seven: Iola?!
Squeak: Nix?
(They heard panting close to them.)
Nix (groaning): Yvie?... I'm in here...
(Seven listened and followed Nix's voice to one of the rooms. Seven looked through the windows and saw a woman who was the same skin tone as Seven, same hair color as Seven, but shoulder length; it was Nix. She was in a room laying in a hospital bed, strapped in, heavily pregnant, and writhing in pain.)
Seven: Goddammit, Squeak! Unlock the fuckin' door!
Squeak: Okay! Hold on!
(Squeak goes to the door, goes through the keys, finds the key, and unlocks the door. Seven rushes into the room with everyone following in. Seven embraces Nix.)
Seven: Iola, I'm here. It's alright. Everything's okay.
(While Seven was speaking, Twitch cut the straps off Nix. Elaina puts Evee down on a chair to check Nix. Elaina opens Nix's legs to check how far she was. Seven looked at Elaina.)
Seven: What are you doing?
Elaina: Seven, listen to me. I need you to move Nix up on the bed. She needs to be comfortable as possible. Nix, I need you to take deep breaths. Twitch, find some pillows and a box of gloves. Squeak, you go find some clean towels and a clamp.
(Both Twitch and Squeak leave out the room.)
Seven: Have you ever done this before?
Elaina (annoyed): I know what needs to be done, Seven. Focus on your sister, please.
(Elaina looks at the opening and see a bit of hair.)
Elaina: The baby's trying to crown.
Seven: Nix, hold my hand. I know it's going to hurt, but I'm with you all the way. Listen to what Elaina says.
Nix (groaning): Okay, okay...
(Twitch came back with pillows and a box of gloves from other rooms. Squeak came in with a lot of towels and few umbilical clamps. Elaina took off her jacket and used it as a blanket for Evee, who was still sleep. Twitch put some of the pillows behind Nix for her to be comfortable. Elaina washed her hands, put gloves on, and puts a clean towel underneath Nix.)
Elaina: Okay Nix. I need you to push when you feel a contraction. It’s an easy way to push the baby out. If you tired, stop pushing a take breaths. Don’t hyperventilate.
Nix: Okay...
(Nix feels a contraction; she yells. She holds Seven's hand tightly.)
Nix (groaning): I feel it!
Elaina: Push!
(As Nix was pushing, Elaina counted the seconds as Nix pushed the out the baby’s head. Nix stopped pushing.)
Elaina: Okay. Breathe for a minute. We got the head out. We need another push when you feel the contraction.
(Nix was catching her breath for the moment then groaned when she felt the contraction.)
Nix (grunting): Okay!
Elaina: I know it hurts like hell, but we're almost there. We're close.
Nix (grunting): ... I'm ready!
Elaina: Okay. Push.
(As Nix began pushing, she felt the surging pain. She held Seven's hand tightly and tears rolling down her face. Elaina held the head and began to pull the rest of the baby out with Nix's pushing. Nix cried out as the rest of the baby came out. Now a little disoriented, she looked to see what Elaina was holding. The baby cries while Elaina checked the baby’s gender.)
Elaina: ... It's a boy, Nix. Let me clean him up. Squeak, give me some towels and a scalpel.
(Squeak gave Elaina the towels and the scalpel and helped cut the umbilical cord. Elaina puts a clamp on the remaining cord, cleans the baby, and wrapped him in a blanket.)
Elaina: Seven, hold him. We need to clean her up.
(Elaina gave Seven the baby.)
Elaina: Okay, Nix. There's one more thing that you need to push out. It's not hard. It'll only feel weird, and we'll be done. Push.
(Nix pushed out the placenta which Elaina disposed of and her gloves. She used a couple of towels of the towels to clean up Nix and checked to see if she had a tear. Elaina sighs with relief.)
Elaina: Good, I see no tears. Twitch. Find a wheelchair.
(Twitch went out again to one of the rooms. Seven gave Nix the child. Nix held the baby and stared at him seeing the child’s features. The baby was light skinned, head full of black hair. The baby opened his eyes showing their golden hue. Nix smiled at the baby.)
Nix: I see me in you... You have my eyes... I know you won't be like... him.
Seven: Wait 'til we find him. How I can't wait to slice him open.
Elaina: Who?
(Twitch came in with a wheelchair.)
Twitch: Benjamin P-Porter. H-he did this. Beckett was m-merciless to him the day the assault happened. Benjamin was n-never the same again.
Elaina: Where is he?
Seven: If we knew that, he would've been dead by now.
Elaina: Hmm... Well, we'll worry about that later. Now, let's get to this sanctuary.
(Seven and Twitch helped Nix up while Squeak held the baby. Seven and Twitch set Nix down in the wheelchair. Squeak gave the baby back to Nix. Elaina checked her gun and took it out her holster.)
Elaina: Alright. Let's go.
(Elaina was the first one to exit the room. Twitch followed behind her; wielding her blade, Squeak was carrying a sleeping Evee, Seven began moving Nix in the wheelchair, and Nix holding her child.)
Elaina: Is there another way to get out of the infirmary?
Squeak: There’s another exit on this floor. Straight ahead.
(They were able to find the doorway to exit the infirmary, Elaina unlocked the door with everyone following her out into the hallway.)
Twitch: It might take us 15 m-minutes to get to the sanctuary from here.
Elaina: So be it. Let's go.
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