Brooklyn Archer //Book Five// - Legends of Tomorrow - COMPLETED

Chapter 11 - A Lot of Things to Think About

3rd Person POV

"What?" Brooklyn asks in a whisper. "Maddie has a fever? Why didn't you tell me?" She asks, standing up quickly and stumbling as her vision goes black for a moment

"Hey, calm down." Sara says, grabbing Brooklyn's arms to stabilize her

"Don't tell me to calm down!" Brooklyn exclaims, pulling her arm away from Sara's grip. "My baby is sick. Where is she?" She asks, taking a few stumbling steps forwards

"I know you're worried, but you're also sick." Sara says, grabbing Brooklyn's arms once again to stabilize her. "I will take you to her right now but I need you to be careful, okay? The second you stood up your face went pale white and I thought you were going to pass out. So we're going to take it nice and slow, okay?"

"Okay." Brooklyn breathes out with a nod

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"How about I try?" Zari suggests, putting her arms out for Maddie who was crying in Nate's arms. Nate hands over the baby but she continues to cry in Zari's arms. "Aww, what's wrong baby girl?" Zari whispers to Maddie as she continues to cry

"I don't understand why she won't stop crying." Ava says, rubbing her forehead

"You don't understand?" Mick grumbles from his seat with a beer in hand. "She's sick and she's 1. She wants her mom." He says, standing up. "Hand her over." He says, receiving Maddie from Zari. Maddie continues to cry as Mick holds the baby close to him

Behrad walks into the kitchen. "Sara's on her way over with Brooklyn." He tells the group. "They're walking a little slow; Brooklyn doesn't look good."

"You think there's a virus going through the ship?" Zari poses the question

"That only a mother and daughter contracted?" Behrad says. "Nah, this has to be something more. Ooh, maybe they're psychically linked!" He exclaims

"Stop with that, B." Zari says, playfully slapping her brother and pushing past him to stand next to Maddie. Zari rubs a hand over Maddie's cheek, wiping a few tears away from her eyes

"Hey, it could be plausible." Behrad says, putting his hands up. "You never know. Metahumans are everywhere in 2019."

"Shut up." Zari tells him seriously. She shares a look with Nate. "She's burning up." She tells him, her hands still touching Maddie's face

Nate walks over to Maddie, touching the baby's face as well. "Yeah, she is." He says. "Maybe we should try giving her a bath?" He suggests

"Maybe..." Mick starts, speaking up. "...we should wait for her mother." He says

Just then, Sara and Brooklyn enter the kitchen. The group around Maddie looks over as Brooklyn's eyes land on her crying daughter in Mick's arms

"Mezzi!" Brooklyn exclaims (using the Russian nickname for her daughter), rushing over to her daughter and not caring about the black spots temporarily in her vision. Mick hands Maddie over to Brooklyn who holds her crying daughter close to her, rocking her back and forth to try and get her to stop crying. She turns to look at Sara. "She's way too hot."

"She's got a fever." Sara tells her. "Same as you. What can we do to help?"

Brooklyn bites her lip, thinking. Then, she looks at Sara. "Help me get her shirt off." She says to which Sara immediately starts taking the baby's shirt off. With one arm around Maddie, Brooklyn maneuvers her own jacket off of her body, leaving her in a sports bra and leggings. She presses Maddie's body to her chest, holding her close. Maddie's cries die down and she relaxes in her mother's hold