Expedition Dipuma

Chapter 24: Tim

"Do you want to go see it?" I finally asked. "Yes, I would." Rosie said calmly and I helped her to her feet. "I'm going to talk with father," Mike said as we got to the door, we turned to look at him. "Maybe he can guide me through the whole process of the situation at hand," he paused for a moment,  "I think that I will bring Sarah with me as well, so that she can learn with me." Rosie nodded and said "Yeah, take her with you. She could use something to keep her mind busy. She has had the worst time losing Jackie." He nodded in agreement and went to talk with Sarah. So, we walked out hand in hand to take a nice stroll through the garden.
Even though I have lived  here my whole life, today it just feels like I get to see the garden for the first time. The roses are so elegant and vivid in color, even in the dark, bioluminescent scene in front of us. The Roses are tall and ever so slightly swaying, making our walk extra magical. We walk hand in hand towards the rose that we planted, just taking our time. Finally, we found our rose, lo and behold we have a child growing in it. “Oh, look!” Rosie exclaimed, “Our beautiful child!” She tugged me over, walking over a little faster. We couldn’t tell what gender it is yet but, wow is it a beautiful sight. “It has your facial features!” She said, gently caressing the dome that covers the baby. Then she looked at me, a little misty eyed and gave me a questioning look. “S-sorry, I’m just so speechless. We are going to be parents to two children. It’s just so incredible!” She smiled up at me and we nuzzled each other. Then Rosie gasped, I moved away a little concerned and confused. She held her stomach , and gently placed her other hand on my arm. “It’s okay, the baby inside me is moving around. Go ahead and feel.” I come closer and feel her stomach. “Wow! That is amazing! It must feel strange inside of you.” I said, amazed. “It does- oh, look! The one inside the rose is moving around too!” We take our free hands and touch the dome of the rose as well as her belly. We gaze at each other in astonishment. I bring my hand that’s on her to her hand and I run my thumb over her hand. I don’t know exactly how long we stood there for after  the children stopped moving, but soon Rosie suddenly shouted from pain. “What’s the matter?!” I asked. “I think that the baby wants out.” She said, then she shouted again, clutching her stomach and falling to her knees. “I think that we should head back.” She said through gritted teeth. I helped her stand up and slowly started to go back to the castle. A few feet into walking, and she doubles over in pain again, accept this time it looks worse. “Okay, I’m going to try to carry you, is that alright?” I asked her and she nodded seemingly unable to stand. I scoop her up, one hand under her wings and another under her knees, and bent down to jump into the air. It was a little more difficult to fly while carrying her but I didn’t care how hard it was, I will not drop her. I used all my strength and flapped until I got above the tree tops and glided over to the castle, all while slowly descending to the castle's doorway. I burst through the doors and quickly walked over to the medical room and set her in the first bed that I came across. She shouted in pain again as she squirmed in the bed. I walked over to the side of the bed that she was facing and held her hand as she groaned loudly. That's when I realized that Mike and Sarah  were standing there. "Please," I gasped, "Please come help, quick! I think the baby is coming!" I said through gritted teeth.