Progeny

Chapter 7

Brooklyn called Winston to come by and check on his baby the next night to see if it was okay, since there had been the incident the last night.

Winston was glad to come over and take a look at the baby. He loved seeing the baby gargoyle. It was so different from any other creature he had worked with before. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

The clan watched the man warily when he came over. Goliath stood in the exam room with his second in command. Brooklyn was on the exam table, waiting.

"Okay, let me get this fired up here." Winston declared.

"Wait. Before you do anything else, there's something I have to know. We have to know." Brooklyn spoke up.

"What?" Winston asked.

"The real reason I asked you over here is because I had an incident last night with some old enemies. They had me kidnapped during the day, and last night, I nearly lost my baby and my life." Brooklyn explained. "The big question is, who knew I was pregnant and to tell them about it?"

Winston was shocked. He didn't know anything about that, but he knew his team did. Did one of his team tell someone else? He would find out.

"No, Brooklyn. I haven't told anybody else." he denied. "But maybe there is another certain party out there that knows you were pregnant because they did it. You have said you don't know who the father of your baby is, I mean the other father. They might have wanted to frighten you."

"Even if that is true, we won't let anything happen to his baby." Goliath spoke up.

"Of course not. I am your friend, guys. I want to see this baby make it to term and have a life too." Winston agreed with them. "If you're worried about it, then I need to take a look at it. Did they manage to do anything last night?"

"Sevarius poked a needle in me and got a DNA sample." Brooklyn replied.

"Anton Sevarius? Yeah, I've heard of him. He's a maniac. Yes. Let's get a look at your baby, Brooklyn." Winston stated.

Brooklyn looked up at Goliath, and his leader nodded. He then laid back. His belt had to be loosened up now with the swelling.

Goliath watched as Brooklyn loosened his loincloth a bit. He didn't reveal anything private, but it was pulled down some. This would be the first time Goliath was witnessing an exam on Brooklyn's baby.

Winston put the gel onto Brooklyn's stomach and he applied the wand. He began moving it over the swelling to try to find a good look at the baby inside its parent.

Brooklyn tried not to worry about the gooey feeling he was having on his stomach. He tried to distract himself with looking at the computer screen.

"Okay, now we have a good image right there." Winston stated.

The image was brought into focus and Brooklyn and Goliath could see the baby gargoyle. Winston moved the wand over the swelling and examined each part of the baby. He also played the heart to make sure it wasn't stressed.

Goliath could see the baby was almost like a perfect image of its father.

"I really don't see anything harmful done to the baby, Brooklyn. It seems perfectly healthy." Winston confirmed. "But perhaps I should take some of the fluid to examine for any abnormalities."

"No!" Brooklyn exclaimed. "Not again!"

"Brooklyn, I promise, I'm not doing it for greedy reasons. Just for the health of your baby." Winston assured the scared gargoyle.

It was just that Brooklyn didn't want to be poked again in the stomach with that sharp needle. And not so soon.

"It might be for the best, Brooklyn." Goliath said.