Chapter Four: "Now I know why curiosity killed the cat. It must've died from embarrassment."
A/N: It's the last chapter folks. I've had major writer's block with this chapter so don't expect anything spectacular. There's a better story (and definitely the last ever) that I'll probably be cranking out during the summer, since I finish college and will have nothing better to do.
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It was the last month of my pregnancy and everyone was feeling the strain. I had asked Natalie to move into our house, she was experienced enough from helping her older brothers with their kids…that and Gohan needed someone to help me from going bonkers, and Andrea and David were too busy with Claudia. It was June and it was very hot, I of course was feeling the heat a lot more than everyone else.
"Gohan! Could you turn up the air conditioning? It's boiling in here!" Videl called out.
"Honey, it's as high as they go." Gohan replied.
"Well then turn on another one." Videl said. "I don't want our baby to come out dehydrated."
"Geez, that's the fifth air conditioner!" Gohan said. "I'd better go and put another sweater on."
"Hey Gohan, you've got to see this!" Natalie called out. Gohan ran into the kitchen.
"What is it?! Is everything okay?!" Gohan asked.
"Yeah, chill. I didn't mean that to be a pun." Natalie laughed sheepishly. She turned on the tap and when the water came out it froze. "Lookit, just like in Tom and Jerry!"
"You are such a child." Gohan said, shaking his head. "I wonder what would happened if I sneezed…"
"Ha! See, you're a child too!" Natalie laughed. "I'd better go and see if Videl wants anything." Natalie walked into the living room and sat down with Videl.
"How are you doing sweetie?" Natalie asked.
"I wish that my daughter would have the courtesy to come out of me so I can walk properly again. And I wish Candi would dump Michael." Videl replied. "I never realised soaps could get so addictive."
"He sure is a cutie though." Natalie grinned.
"Speaking of cuties, what's up between you and Nicholas?" Videl asked.
"Nothing. And I hope it stays that way." Natalie replied. "He's such a butthole."
"Maybe so. What exactly happened?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Are you sure you even remember what happened?"
"Of course I do! I commented on how cute Legolas is when Lord of The Rings was on TV and he totally flipped." Natalie said. "Then he had the audacity to say that I liked Legolas more than him, which is so ridiculous cos it's not true and then he went and…you tricked me!"
"Damn, busted."
"Vid! If I don't wanna talk about it then I don't wanna talk about it!" Natalie sighed. "I don't want to worry over it because it's totally over between us anyhow. I saw him and his new girlfriend the other day."
"Oh honey, I'm so sorry." Videl said.
"His loss." Natalie replied. "Anyways, enough about me. I think this little one has given you a sense of sneakiness." Videl laughed.
"Um, guys." Gohan said. The girls turned around to look at him and saw that he had a long frozen booger sticking out from his face.
"You sneezed!" Natalie giggled.
"Now I know why curiosity killed the cat. It must've died from embarrassment." Gohan sighed as the two girls collapsed in laughter.
Later that night…
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!" Videl shrieked. Gohan woke up with such a scare that he jumped up and hit his head on the ceiling.
"Ow…" Gohan winced, tears of pain coming from his eyes. "What is it Videl?"
"I think it's time."
"But you're after midnight snack isn't for another hour."
"Not that time baka! I mean, TIME!"
"Oh. OH!" Gohan rushed out of bed and got Videl's overnight bag and her other things ready. He proceeded to get dressed and ran out of the house. Videl heard the car start and leave the driveway. Videl sighed.
"I thought this might happen." Videl said. "NAT!" Natalie came running in. "I need you to take me to the hospital."
"What happened to Gohan?" Natalie said, helping Videl up.
"Don't worry, we'll see him there." Videl replied. Natalie did a knock off Son Look™. "Don't do that look, it looks really creepy on you."
Meanwhile…
"Don't worry honey! We'll be at the hospital in no time." Gohan yelled as he sped down the motorway. Loud sirens and blue flashing lights surrounded Gohan. "Great, it's the cops. I can't stop now! My wife is in labour!" Gohan stepped on the accelerator and zoomed away with the police hot on his trail.
Elsewhere…
"Okay, I called Nick and he's going to take us to the hospital." Videl said.
"What?! I can take you, I can drive you know." Natalie said.
"No offence, but I don't want you driving. It's a very intense time and I'm afraid that you may get into an accident."
"So much for no offence." Natalie sighed.
"Thanks Nat."
"Yeah, yeah. So when is Mr Overbearing Forehead getting here?"
"He's here." Nicholas said. "I've called Dave and Andie and Gohan's family. I couldn't reach your dad Videl but everyone else is going to be at the hospital."
"Okay, let's deliver this baby!" Videl yelled as the three of them climbed in the car.
In the meantime…
"Sir! Please pull over!!" A policeman yelled.
"NOT UNTIL I GET MY WIFE TO THE HOSPITAL!!" Gohan yelled back.
"Sir, there is no one else in the car!"
"NANI?!!" Gohan yelled as he turned the car around and sped back the way he came.
"Uh, boys? If anyone asks, this never happened." The Chief said, the other officers nodded.
"I'M COMING VIDEL!!" Gohan yelled as he sped back. On his way back, he spotted Nicholas's car and saw that Videl was inside. "Crap, she's gonna kill me." He followed the car to the hospital.
In Nick's car…
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" Videl shrieked.
"Another contraction?" Nicholas asked.
"No, I just felt like yelling." Videl replied sarcastically. There was an eerie silence. "Oh for the love of Pete, would you two please just talk to each other?"
"No." They both replied.
"Oy…"
"Okay, we're at the hospital. Natalie, go and get Videl checked in." Nicholas said.
"Ja volt mein commandant." Natalie said, as she took Videl out of the car.
"WAIT!! I'M HERE!" Gohan yelled as he sped up to them (don't worry, on foot). "Videl, I am so sorry!"
"It's okay, I figured you'd do that." Videl replied. Gohan blushed in embarrassment.
"Aww, don't worry about it Gohan. Just shows that you're a caring person. Unlike some people." Natalie said. Nicholas scowled.
"You still fighting?" Gohan asked.
"HI! WOMAN IN LABOUR HERE!" Videl yelled and Gohan picked her up and rushed her into the maternity ward.
"Her water broke!" Gohan said. A nurse led them to a room. Videl got into a dressing gown and Dr Steppenwolf came into the room.
"It's about bloody time!" Videl yelled. The doctor sighed.
"Mrs Son, we have to wait until you are dilated enough to go into the delivery room. But I don't think it will take that long. Let me just check…" Dr Steppenwolf said, as she lifted her dressing gown.
"Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Gohan yelled. "You don't need to go down there." The doctor just looked at him blankly.
"Will someone please explain to him what's going on?!"
Two hours later…
"She's been dilating for a long time." Gohan said. The others (including the Sons, David, Andrea, Piccolo, Krillin's family and the Briefs) shook their heads.
"Why are we here woman?" Vegeta asked his wife. Bulma rolled her eyes.
"We are here because Gohan's daughter is about to enter the world baka." Bulma replied.
"At this rate, the comet that'll eventually destroy this planet will come before she will." Vegeta snickered. Everyone looked at him blankly, except Goku and Goten who looked rather worried.
"What comet?" Goku asked. "Because if I need to destroy it or anything, I can't dig like those guys in Armageddon." Goten nodded in agreement. Vegeta rolled his eyes.
"Um, sir?" A nurse called Gohan. He stood up.
"Is everything okay?" Gohan asked worried.
"There's a bit of an emergency." The nurse said, as Gohan followed her into the room. Gohan's jaw dropped at what he saw. Dr Steppenwolf was on the floor, unconscious.
"Videl!"
"It wasn't my fault! I was in so much pain I kinda punched the air, but it hit her face instead!" Videl said, defending herself. "You need to get me another doctor!"
"Are there any other doctors nurse?" Gohan asked. The nurse shook her head. "Well, can't you do it?"
"Well yes, but I'm gonna need help!" The nurse said.
"I'll do it!" Gohan said, putting on some gloves. He lifted up Videl's gown and promptly fainted.
"For goodness sakes is there no one capable of helping me?!?!" Videl yelled, and proceeded to scream as another contraction set in. everyone came running into the room. "Oy, this is going to be a long day."
"Okay, who knows how to deliver a baby?" The nurse said. Goku put up his hand. Everyone looked at him in shock.
"What?! I couldn't get Chi-Chi to the hospital in time when Gohan was being born!" Goku said, defensively.
"Okay…" The nurse said. "Miss Campbell, you're a trainee here so you can help too." All of Gohan's motley crew were slack-jawed and bug-eyed.
"I don't think I can take anymore surprises today." Videl moaned.
"You're training to be a nurse? Is that where you've been working all this time?" Nicholas asked.
"Yes, and actually I'm studying to be a doctor." Natalie said.
"Um, honey, doesn't being a doctor require being smart?" David asked. "I don't mean to offend you but you're hardly a scholar sweetie."
"See, this is exactly why I didn't tell anybody." Natalie replied.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!" Videl yelled.
"Would you check out the lungs on Videl?" Trunks said, impressed.
"Everyone, except you two, outside!" The nurse yelled. Everyone quickly left the room.
"Who's gonna wake up Gohan?" Goku asked.
An hour later…
"Okay, she's dilated enough. It's time to get this kid out." The nurse said.
"Okay, I need you to push Videl." Goku said. Gohan, who had finally regained consciousness, was holding Videl's hand.
"Okay, okay!" Videl said, as she proceeded to push.
"Again Videl. 1,2,3 push." Goku said.
"AAAH!" Videl yelled.
"Okay, we're gonna try this again." Goku said.
"Oh no we're not!! I can't push anymore!" Videl yelled. "Can't you just like lubricate her and pop her out?!"
"That's similar to what we're doing now Vid." Natalie said.
"DON'T PATRONISE ME!!" Videl yelled.
"No patronising dammit!" Gohan said.
"Gohan, I know emotions are high but that's no reason to curse son." Goku said. "Now come on Videl, push!" Videl screamed in agony as she pushed again.
Meanwhile…
"So, who wants to take bets on what the kid's going to be?" Piccolo asked.
"Piccolo!" Krillin exclaimed.
"What?"
"We already know it's going to be a girl." David said. Everyone looked at him strangely. "Videl said."
"You need to learn to be more subtle." Andrea whispered in his ear. Everyone else was still confused. Videl screamed again.
"I'll bet it's going to be a girl." Vegeta said.
"Okay, anyone for a boy?" Piccolo asked. "No? Okay, then I'll go in on a boy."
"Why'd you think it's gonna be a girl Dad? Is it because of what David said?" Trunks asked.
"No, because I know that Kakarrot's spawn is never gonna be able to produce a boy. It's against his genetic make up as a prissy boy."
"What did you say about my son?!" Chi-Chi asked, walloping Vegeta with her fist.
"KAKARROT! COME IN HERE AND CONTROL YOUR WENCH!"
"I'M A LITTLE BUSY HERE VEGETA!" Goku replied.
Back to the Delivery Room…
"One final push!" The nurse said.
"Dende help you if you're lying!" Videl said as she pushed. A small voice was heard crying. The nurse took the baby and held it up.
"It's a girl!" The nurse said happily.
"Yeah, we know." The happy parents replied. The nurse just sweat-dropped. The nurse took the baby and did the usual procedure. After, she handed the baby girl to Videl.
"She's so beautiful." Videl gushed.
"Just like her mother." Gohan smiled.
"Forget that, she has fabulous energy." Goku grinned.
Later on…
"She's co cute!" Various voices gushed.
"Y'know, she looks a little bit like Chi-Chi." Goku said, observing her very carefully.
"Here you go Videl, some pan. I couldn't get anything else except coffee. And that's totally not good for you right now." Natalie said, handing her some bread with butter on it.
"Pan…I like the sound of that." Videl said. "You like that name? Pan?" The baby looked up at Videl whenever she said Pan. "That's your name then."
"She is aware that's Spanish for bread right?" David whispered.
"Leave it Finch, I think it's a cute name." Nicholas whispered back.
"Pay up Namek." Vegeta said, as Piccolo handed him a fistful of cash.
"Son Pan." Gohan said, proudly as he picked up his daughter. "I promise that I will always love you, protect you and be the best father I can be. Just like my dad." He whispered in her ear. Only Piccolo was able to hear what he said, and smiled.
"What are you smiling about? You just lost a whole load of money." Vegeta snickered.
"There are more important things than money." Piccolo said.
"Hey, I need to talk to you. Outside." Nicholas said to Natalie.
"No wa-"
"Please."
"Oh alright." She said, as they went to talk outside.
"I wonder what's up with them." David asked.
"I don't know." Videl said. "But I'm too tired to get up, could someone go and eavesdrop for me?"
"Already on it Videl." Trunks said, as he and Goten stood near the door. "They're whispering. I can't hear much."
"Ooh, she's crying." Goten said. "She's gonna slug him man."
"Wait, no slugging. There's silence. He's laughing!"
"And she is too."
"Okay, I think they're hugging now."
"That's enough!" Videl said. "Get away from the door before they catch you."
"I don't think they're coming back inside." Trunks snickered.
"Okay, I'm gonna take a picture! Everyone gather around!" Krillin said. Everyone did as he said, with everyone smiling except Piccolo and Vegeta (of course). "Cheese!" The flash went off and Pan started to cry. "Oops."
The End
Yes, pretty anti-climactic but you all knew how it was gonna end anyhow! :P And if you're wondering what happened between Nicholas and Natalie, sorry but you're not gonna find out. I'll leave you to make your own conclusions.