Chapter 21: The Baby is Coming!!

[Third Person's PoV]

Once Luther was ready, Nathan and Phoebe took him for a flight. As they soared through the sky, Luther couldn't help but feel uneasy. "Whoa, I've never flown without a spacesuit before… This is really terrifying up close and personal," he admitted, his voice tinged with awkwardness.

Nathan chuckled, "You haven't seen the definition of scary, brother. Trust me."

Luther raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Oh? One of your many space adventures, I assume. Now I'm curious—what kind of things have you fought?"

Nathan smiled, sending Luther a mental image of an eldritch minion he had encountered.

Luther recoiled in disgust. "Ugh! What the hell is that!? Why does it have so many teeth?"

"That's an eldritch minion," Nathan explained with a smirk. "It was hibernating in the core of a planet."

Luther nodded, impressed. "Cool."

"I know, right?" Nathan grinned as they entered the atmosphere and made their way to the hospital, becoming invisible to the public as they descended.

As they landed outside the hospital, Luther suddenly stopped Nathan. "Wait, wait. How do I look? Do I look presentable for the baby?"

Nathan gave him a teasing once-over. "You look like someone who's been stuck on the moon for years. Here, let me help."

With a few gestures, Nathan reconfigured Luther's clothing. After a moment, he stepped back and made a frame with his fingers, nodding in approval.

Luther glared at him, realizing he was now wearing a colorful clown onesie with oversized shoes. Nathan snorted, pulling out his phone and snapping a picture. "Looking very child-friendly there, brother. Our little niece is going to love it."

Vanya approached with a gift basket, bursting into laughter at the sight. "Phtttt!!! What are you wearing, Luther? Hahaha!"

"Eh? Vanya? Wow, look at you—you've grown!" Luther said, waddling over to give her a hug.

"Hahaha! I'm sorry, but I can't take you seriously," Vanya said, returning the hug.

She then turned to Nathan, embracing him as well. "Good to see you again, Nate."

"Good to see you too," Nathan replied with a smile.

"I take it this was your doing?" Vanya asked, amused.

Nathan showed her the picture on his phone. "Yup."

"Please send that to me," Vanya requested, still chuckling.

"Please put me in presentable clothing," Luther pleaded.

Phoebe sighed at Nathan's antics and waved her hand, transforming Luther's outfit into jeans, a black muscle shirt, and heavy boots. She even added a silver watch as a finishing touch.

"Thank you!" Luther said gratefully, turning to Phoebe. "You're an amazing sister-in-law."

"Don't call me that," Phoebe blushed slightly, her tone softening.

Vanya greeted Phoebe with a smile and a hug before turning to Luther and saying, "Well, let's go in. My arms are getting heavy from carrying this."

Luther's eyes widened in sudden realization. "We didn't bring a gift!"

Nathan scoffed, conjuring a wine bottle with a red ribbon, while Phoebe created a large stuffed white bear.

"Speak for yourself," Nathan teased.

"Nathan! Come on, don't make me look bad… Please!" Luther begged.

With a grunt of exasperation, Nathan conjured a large, beautifully crafted blanket, folded neatly in his arms.

"Oh wow, this is soft… it's perfect for the baby," Luther nodded in approval.

With their gifts in hand, Nathan undid their invisibility, and they headed inside the hospital. At the front desk, Luther spoke to the nurse. "Hey, can you tell us where our sister is giving birth?"

"Sure, just a moment. What's her name?" the nurse asked.

"Allison Hargreeves," Luther replied confidently.

Nathan rolled his eyes and corrected him, "Luther, she's married. She changed her last name."

"Eh?" Luther blinked in surprise.

Nathan sighed, giving the nurse Allison's married name. Luther, now feeling a bit out of his depth, stepped back to let Nathan handle the details. As he rejoined Vanya, he whispered, "Do you think Allison wanted to distance herself from the Academy? Maybe she got married to change her last name and start fresh?"

"You're reading too much into this," Vanya whispered back. "Let's just be there for her. We all went our separate ways because we couldn't stand being there, so I wouldn't put it past her. But let's not dwell on it."

Nathan soon returned, "Alright, I got the room number. Let's go."

As they approached the room, they saw Allison, clearly in pain, holding her large belly. Nathan, with his usual flair, kicked the door open. "Yo! Yo!"

Allison glared at him, startled. "Damn it, Nathan! You almost scared the baby right out of me!" But her glare quickly softened into a smile.

"Sorry, sorry! But hey, look—I brought you wine, for when you're not pregnant anymore," Nathan said with a grin.

"How thoughtful of you," Allison replied sarcastically.

Vanya set the basket aside and moved to hug Allison. "Hey, it's been a while…"

While Allison and Vanya chatted happily, Nathan and Luther turned their attention to Allison's husband. Nathan took the lead, puffing out his chest and standing up straight, his eyes narrowing. "So, you're the one who married our sister, huh?"

Luther, naturally big and tall, stood beside him, looking awkward but still imposing.

"The name's Patrick," the man said, extending his hand. Both Nathan and Luther shook it, somewhat deflated by his confidence.

"Damn, he wasn't scared," Nathan muttered, rubbing the back of his head.

"Allison said you might try that," Patrick replied with a smile.

"Not cool, Allison," Nathan said, shaking his head.

Allison just rolled her eyes at him and turned back to Vanya and Phoebe.

"Are the others coming?" Luther asked Allison.

Allison scoffed, "What do you think? Let's see… Shall we go in numerical order like old times? You—I'm surprised to see here, honestly. Diego, after failing the Academy, turned to vigilantism and now sees darkness as his only friend. I'm the one giving birth. Klaus is still living the party life, getting into trouble with the law. Five is too prideful to accept Nathan's help to return to us. Ben and Jennifer are in Antarctica for some reason, still exploring the world. Vanya is here. And Nathan—he never skips one of our events, even now that we're all grown, acting like a proud dad, which is weird, by the way, but you did miss my wedding, which I'm kind of resentful about." Allison counted each sibling on her fingers until she had all eight of them up.

"In my defense, I was saving a planet from extinction. And I am a proud dad to all my beautiful children" Nathan said, raising his hands in surrender and then looking at them with a hand on his heart. 

"The reason I'm not too mad is because you sent a beautiful gift as an apology for missing it" Allison smiled.

"The house is very beautiful" Patrick added, 

Allison then grunted in pain as she held her stomach, "God, the pain's getting worse… Oh God, call the nurse, call the nurse, it's here! I can feel my baby coming out!" She cried out in agony holding her stomach, which surprised all of them causing them to scurry around before they went out to call the doctor. 

The doctors and nurses then all came rushing in and ushered all of them out. Nathan sat in a waiting chair outside the room with Phoebe sitting on his lap, Vanya sat next to him while Luther began prancing around the room with a nervous expression. 

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