A Gargoyle's Journey and Virility

Part 31

Ray and his comrades were looking all over the city for the gargoyle and his clan members to just see any of them. Ray was getting desperate. He wanted Brooklyn back badly to see if his experiment had worked at all. But then, he knew of a place here in the city that genetically engineered creatures too. Maybe they could help. Of course, there were surely other genetic research labs here in the city too, alas New York was humongous. But Gen-U-Tech was a labeled laboratory. Ray would see about going there tomorrow.

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Brooklyn was now officially banned from leaving the castle after what happened with Coldsteel until after his baby was born. He hated that idea, but he didn't have much of a choice. He could still go gliding in the air around the castle grounds if he felt like getting air under his wings, but Goliath didn't want him out and about anymore at all, at the risk of getting kidnapped or attacked while out trying to have fun.

The red gargoyle wasn't often a target the way that Goliath was. But being the Second in Command and would be leader someday did make him a target too, especially if an enemy wanted to get rid of the leadership in the clan. If both of them were captured, Hudson could even take over temporarily.

Brooklyn wasn't the biggest or the strongest in the clan. Some might have asked themselves or others, why wasn't Broadway the Second instead? He was bigger and stronger than the red male. It was all in the mind. Broadway just didn't have quite the leadership qualities that Brooklyn had.

Goliath had come up with a decision that until his Second could come back full time for the job, he was going to be temporarily relieved of his duties as Second in Command. He told Brooklyn that, which shocked him and made him unexpectedly cry in front of him, due to the hormones.

"Brooklyn, it's only temporary and you are still welcome to give advice if I need it. But you need to concentrate more on taking care of yourself here rather than out there. I'm naming Angela my new Second just until after the birth." Goliath explained.

Brooklyn looked up at him with sad eyes, tears still there, but he perked up a little from what he said. "Oh, ok. She's very deserving of the title since I can't do it." He agreed. It had just been a shock and scare was all. He was calming down again.

"I hope you understand. This is for your and the baby's own good." Goliath said.

"I understand."

Brooklyn's stomach was much rounder now, so it would make an easier target for enemies to want to strike at him there.

His leader left his room after that to let him read some more. He dried his tears. He hated feeling like a pregnant female at times, all the emotional turmoil. "Why do you make me cry like this, little guy?" he asked his son. The baby replied with a kick to the belly.

It made Brooklyn smile. He put his hand over the little foot. "It's amazing how much power you have in those little kicks of yours."

He went on reading after. He guessed he was at six months now.

He read that his back, ankles, and feet could start aching. His back definitely did. His son was getting heavier inside him, and his belly was only going to get bigger. The baby could sense light. He would like the sound of his 'mother's' voice! Reading to the baby was a good idea. He would do that.

The baby would be the size of a coconut nearly. It seemed big but not that big. Coconuts were still smaller than gargoyle eggs. His son might also be preparing to breathe and the eyes would be opening soon too! This was all human baby stuff, but perhaps his own son was going through the same stuff too.

It also said that if the baby was born at the 24th week, it would have a high chance of surviving. But it would still be very premature. Brooklyn definitely wanted the child to stay inside him for as long as possible, and yet, he wanted to get him out soon too. He hated some of the restrictions he was on. Being a male, he shouldn't have to go through any restrictions unless he was sick or injured really bad. But he had made the decision to keep his pregnancy going and thus, he had no choice but to follow the restrictions of staying at the castle and no fighting.