Dark Times -2 season

Healthy and magical

"Do you think it will work?"

Fairy Godmother asks Rashid before performing the spell he asked her to do.

"I hope so." He confesses, wondering if he really wants to know the answer to his question. "Ready?" He looks to the fairy for the courage that he himself lacks at the moment.

"Bibidi-Bobidi-Bu."

Fairy Godmother casts the spell over the ultrasound machine so that they can see beyond what the object shows, that is, see the magic inside the baby.

"And off we go. Excuse me, Your Grace."

He jokes with Mal, who ignores his friend's good humor and quietly lifts the hem of his blouse. Basically, it's a normal ultrasound, but with the big difference that it's possible to see if there's magic inside the eight-week-old baby.

"Wow!" Ben says this in the silence of the room. Everyone looks at the king, not understanding where that word came from. "Sorry, it's the first time I've seen him, you know? The baby." The Fairy Godmother and Evie find the scene touching, but Mal and Rashid exchange glances that show how strange this is. " You can continue, Rashid."

"Okay." The wizard isn't very good at showing emotions and doesn't really understand them. "I've never done this, so it doesn't kill me if I don't get it right or..." He warns, already showing all the eagerness and anxiety he inherited from living with his family of Wonders.

"Rashid over there!"

The Fairy Godmother points to the screen, and all eyes go to the small illuminated spot. Inside the little baby is a tiny glowing light, which they don't know the color or size of, but it's there for sure.

"It's very small. Can that thing zoom in?" The Creature of Wonders pushes a series of buttons to see if it can see better. "Wow!" For a moment, he forgets that there are people around him and feels that he is once again surrounded by his magical books and diaries.

"What? What is it, Rashid?"

Mal asks nervously, wanting to know what only he and Fairy Godmother can see clearly.

"The good news is that your baby is perfectly healthy." Rashid knows that Mal can read his eyes, so he lowers his head to speak. "He's two months old, so anything we say now is reversible and..."

"Say it Rashid!"

Mal asks impatiently, and without realizing it, she squeezes her husband's hand harder than she should.

"Look, there's magic, and I'd say it's a lot for someone who hasn't even been born yet." Ben sighs and pulls away at that moment. "But we can't know, he's two months old. I think the best thing to do is to watch every step of the pregnancy closely until we can know exactly what magic is growing. If you want, I'll observe until I can see the source of his magic, which could be entirely from the scepter or from Mal."

"What about Mal?" Evie asks, taking her attention away from the baby. "She was very sick, the symptoms, what are we going to do? I don't think these signs are very normal, it must be the baby's magic, isn't it?"

"I think so, the best thing we can do is wait until we know where this magic comes from. I didn't have the best nine months when I was pregnant with Jane, either."

The Fairy Godmother says this, reassuring them as best she can.

" Yeah, the magic must have started to develop in him now. I think I know of some potions that should minimize some symptoms."

Rashid gladly offers them to Mal, who agrees.

"Then we'll do that. Rashid, you stay in the castle, I don't think an obstetrician is for Mal." Ben takes control of the situation and starts giving orders. "Take the room you want, the ultrasound machine is in the bedroom, and tell me what you need to make the potions, okay?"