The battle was heated as Viveca, Aramina, and Renee stood back to back. Armed men were closing in on all sides.

"Anyone else wishing Corinne was here?" Viveca asked.

Renee shook her head "She'd be crazy to come now!"

All of the sudden, two hands grabbed two of the men by their shirt collars and swung them away.

"Corinne!" Aramina said in shock "What are you doing here?"

Corinne laughed, her blue eyes sparkling "We've been dealing with these guys for a year." She said, blocking a blow with her sword "Did you really think I'd miss out on the final battle?"

She cut a backflip over to Renee, who shook her head "Corinne! You are nine months pregnant!"

"Yep." Corinne said simply, spinning around in a complete circle to block some more swords.

"You are crazy!" Renee chuckled.

Even though Corinne was nine months pregnant, anyone would hardly notice. She could still wear the same pink dress she always wore. She cartwheeled over to help Viveca.

"That baby's going to get whiplash!" Viveca exclaimed as she tripped a guy with her ribbons.

"Not if she's anything like me." Corinne answered. She ducked as Viveca flicked the ribbons over her head and grabbed a sword from one of the men. She handed the sword to Corinne "I thought it was due today."

"She is." Corinne confirmed, kicking a guy away from her.

"Aren't you supposed to be at home?" Aramina asked, catching one her fans that she had sent flying.

"I'm not the only one here pregnant you know." Corinne mumbled.

"Yeah." Renee said "I'm six months, and Viveca's only three! Ours aren't due right now!"

"What time is it?" Corinne asked.

"Two-o-clock." Renee answered "Why?"

"She isn't due till two thirty." Corinne said "I've still got time. Let's finish this thing, girls!"

The others nodded, and then they charged. In fifteen minutes, all twelve men were laying on the ground unconscious.

Treville rode up with a group of musketeers and smiled "I see we're too late... again."

The girls laughed "Yes Sir."

"Well done girls." Treville nodded, then he spotted Corinne. "Your Majesty, aren't you supposed to be at home?"

Corinne nodded "Yeah. I've got an appointment in fifteen minutes, I'd better go." She walked over to her horse and mounted "See you girls tomorrow!"

No one noticed a lone figure standing in a grove of trees nearby watching and swearing revenge.

When Corrine rode up to the castle, Louis was waiting on the front steps.

"Where were you?" Louis asked.

"Helping my friends." Corinne answered as she dismounted "I left you a note."

Louis chuckled "You are amazing."

Corinne stepped over to where he was and kissed him on the cheek "Thank you."

Then she went in the door.

Louis watched her till the doors to the castle closed behind her. He wouldn't change her for anything.

After three hours, Louis walked out to town to try and find his three friends.

"Hey Louis!" Jonathan, Aramina's tall blond haired, blue eyed, husband, called.

Louis waved at him "Hi."

"What's up?"

Louis shrugged "It's that time."

"Ah." Jonathan nodded in understanding "I understand." He patted the head of his one year old son.

Louis smiled "Corinne's sure it's a girl."

"And what about you?" Jonathan asked.

"I'm not sure." Louis answered "I really don't care which it is. I'm wondering about the personality. I mean, look at the mother"

Jonathan laughed "Being married to a musketeer is interesting, isn't it?"

Louis nodded "It sure is. I was raised around girls that screamed if their finger nail got broken." He chuckled "I've known Corinne for five years now and she never ceases to amaze me."

Jonathan became quiet for a few seconds "Just beware Louis. There is trouble stirring up."

"What kind of trouble?"

"Gossip."

Louis groaned "That's the worst kind."

Hugh, Renee's tall, dark, black headed, husband, and Victor, Viveca's shaggy brown haired, blue eyed, husband, walked up just then.

"Hey, Louis. Hi Jonathan." Victor greeted.

"Did you hear about the girls' victory?" Hugh asked.

"They said Corinne showed up." Jonathan added.

Louis nodded, his brown eyes sparking with amusement "According to the note she left me, she had to be there when they defeated the gang."

Hugh shook his head "I'm just hoping there's not a mission when Renee's due. She'll probably do the same thing."

"Probably." The others agreed.

Louis pointed up to the castle "I better start heading back up there."

The others waved goodbye, then headed on their ways.

When Louis reached the castle, he sat down on the front steps. Five minutes later, the midwife swung the door open "It's a girl!"