Dark As Daylight
by
Prolonged_Debut10(Deceased)
Preface: I inherited my great uncle's computer and had no idea what was on it. As I was going through it, I stumbled upon his stories. Many of them are unfinished. At the end of his life, Bob, as he called himself, was extremely ill. As I looked at the dates of his stories, I could not believe how prolific he was, even towards his death. He was writing three stories at one time, while he was being administered pain medications, which would have knocked out a whale.
I am going to attempt to finish these stories for him. I am going to go slowly, and use each of his stories as templates, to accurately, and completely, end them. Chapter 26, of Dark As Daylight, which he stopped writing nearly 5 years ago, will proceed from the birth of Monty's baby, and the plethora of babies that came afterwards. I will not say any more, I will just begin with the story. I will not give you a name to go by, I will just be the New Author, or
"
Minus Bob."
26. New Life
Joe wanted to stay-at-home with Sandy, because she was pregnant, and horny as heck. There were seven other doctors to do the work, and babies were being delivered hourly, it seemed. Unfortunately, for him, Monty was a precarious birth, and he had to be there just in case something happened. So, he kicked himself out of bed as soon as he received the message, that she was in the infirmary and went to her.
It was bustling with activity. Two guards had been attacked by vicious animals, that were inside the exclusion zone, before their partners could kill them. They were bitten and scratched. They were not bleeding badly, but the bites were deep and the scratches were long, requiring substrate stitches and then over stitches. This was an area of his specialty, but he was not going to intervene, because his youngsters were doing fine. He would correct them if he saw a problem occurring, but he and Hannah had trained them so well, he was proud of each of them. He should throw Callie into that statement, because she did a lot of that training with them, also.
As Doctor Virginia was trying to stitch around an exposed vein, she nicked it, and blood flew everywhere. She was as calm as a 30-year veteran as she attacked the opening, stitching it closed, and continuing to close the gash in Carlos his leg. She asked for the 2-0 silk and 15 seconds later the field was clear. The more amazing thing was no one in the infirmary made a big deal about it. It was just another experience to be had.
There was a big round of applause as Monty was wheeled into the infirmary. Joe had warned her that if she continued to act like a grizzly bear, he would put her on bed rest, until the baby came. For Monty, this was worse than having Zoey putting a gun to Gordon's head and pulling the trigger, again. At least Zoey missed Gordon the first time. Monty would not miss the bed, so she was good during the time Joe told her to rest. She relinquished the senior captain's position to Jennifer, who did not want it, because she was still in mourning, over the loss of her late husband, Viggio. So, she relinquished it to the one person who nearly caused Monty to have a stroke. No, it was not her nemesis, Gordon, that might have killed her. Jennifer gave the captainship to 17-year-old Teddy Thyme. Teddy was overjoyed.
The first thing she did as Captain, was to order the building of a chapel for the Good Luck 1, outside the spacecraft. She had her friend Callie pick out the most advantageous spot for a chapel to be placed, and it was to hold a minimum of 150 people. Callie designed it in the blink of an eye, and she had it printed out at every station in the spacecraft. It was going to be to the west of the river, and the spacecraft, and have an unusual interior design. There would be four entrances, one at each point of the compass. There would be no religious symbols, just benches, where people could sit and pray. According to Callie, it would take four months to complete.
Monty yelled, "God dammit, Joe, where is my pain medicine?"
Finch replied, "With a mouth like that, Monty, you will be lucky if I give you an aspirin."
"Come on, Joe, this Tasmanian devil is trying to get out all by himself."
"Monty, when you were in high school, didn't you take health class how women gave birth to babies? You spread your legs, press down with your abdominal muscles, and push hard. The doctor, and his nurses, play hearts until the baby's head crowns, then they put a towel under it, and tell you to push one more time. If you do it successfully, the baby pops out. If you do not, they tell you to do it again, until you get it right. The doctor tells you if it is a boy or girl, and gives the baby to the nurse to clean up. If there is a father, he will be allowed to cut the umbilical. The doctor will attend to the afterbirth, write up a bill for $10,000, and leave the room. His work is done, until you get pregnant again, and he is needed for his services, once more."
"Joe, I hope Sandy strangles you over this next five months."
"Monty, as long as she strangles me with her thighs, I will love it."
Monty screamed. "Joe, I'm having a contraction."
"How wonderful is that for you, Monty. When was the last one?"
"It was about 90 seconds ago, when I wanted to kill you."
"Let's see how far you are dilated."
"Oh good, you are 7 cm dilated. It should only take you six or seven hours before you deliver the baby."
"Joseph, I will be Captain again, one day, and I can keep you and Sandy apart for a very long time. Be nice to me, or I will make that long time PERMANENT!"
"Jane, give our beloved citizen 9 milliunits of picotin, and let us hope we don't hurt the baby."
"Joseph, you better not harm my baby."
"Monty, you threatened to take Sandy away from me. Would I dare hurt that gorilla in your stomach?"
"It is not a gorilla; it is a Tasmanian devil."
"I hope it is a girl, prim and proper as its mother. When she reaches the proper age, I hope she meets someone like Jackson, who will teacher about sex every day and night of her life."
"Doctors, being that there are so many of you now, is Joseph allowed to go up to the fifth floor and get his head beat in?"
Hannah spoke for the doctors. "Monty, which Doctor took your legs and put them back together? Was it me, was it Lois, was it Jane, was it any of the doctor trainees? Get your head out of your ass, deliver your baby, get back into shape, and beat the crap at of Jackson. Hold his hand as we cut his nuts off so he cannot get you pregnant again, and then take him up to the fifth floor, and get your revenge. If you get hurt, come back down here, and have Joe fix you up. You do not want to hurt the premier Doctor on this vessel."
"Hannah, you were always a pain in the ass, but you were always correct. Leave the room so I can talk the other nurses and doctors to do my bidding."
"Absolutely, Captain as soon as I put a mask containing carbon dioxide over your mouth and nose, and hold it there for two minutes. I will leave the room, and Lois will deliver your baby, which will be healthy, but you will be dead."
"Hannah, who is going to raise my baby?"
"Jackson, of course, and any of the women who were fawning over him, before you got him."
"They do not know what that man is like in bed."
"That, Monty, is what they are dying to find out. Do you want to give him to them?"
"No! He is my husband."
"The way you talk about him, makes me think you wish he was not."
"Hannah, who has the biggest mouth on this ship?"
"You do, of course."
"Then take that information, and throw it in with the fertilizer, just don't tell my husband about it."
"Do you remember what you said about having a big mouth, Monty? You will never guess who is standing behind me."
"Jackson, one week after I give birth to your child, you are having a vasectomy. I will hold your hand, or your throat, which one will it be?"
"Wife, what have I told you about that tone of voice? I will not be able to correct you after you give birth. However, I will remember this infraction, and get even with you later."
"Even my ass, I would have to beat the crap out of you, for one year, or more, just to get even with you, for getting me pregnant, again!"
"I will continue my training, with Captain Gordon Luck, and be ready for everything and anything you throw at me."
"What the heck is going on in this ship? Is everyone training with Gordon? I can name at least nine members of the crew, that are training with him. Is he going to open-up a school, for advocates of his style of fighting?"
"Is it possible, Captain, that you are pissing off a lot of members of this crew, and they cannot wait to take it out on you, on the fifth floor, when they are able, and the fighting schedule is put up?"
"There is Janet, Newton, Teddy, Delicious, Grayson, (Hannah shouted, "Do not forget about me!") Hannah, and two Cook is, because he took the turkeys away."
Teddy asked, "Big Captain, do you think you should start changing your ways?"
"Yes, Teddy, I believe I should. Will you help me do it, because it will be very hard for me to do it alone."
"It will be my honor to help you change your ways, Big Captain, and by changing your ways, it will my uncle Gordon will change his."
"Why will he change his ways, Teddy?"
"Big Captain, will you never open your eyes? Who does my uncle love most on this ship besides his wife, Zoey? Who would he slice open a Buffalo for, knowing that its insides would come pouring out upon him with the last cut? Why does he do all the irrational things he does just to keep you angry with him, and then come back for more? If you do not know the answer to these questions by now, Big Captain, I believe Doctor Hannah should put that mask over your face, so you can start inhaling that gas now."
"I have been the foil for his jokes, all these years, and I believed I was always the one tormenting him. I need your help, Teddy. I need a great deal of help."
"I will be here for you, Big Captain. We will get your blood pressure down to acceptable levels, and Doctor Finch will get off your back, about putting you in bed. You will be able to play with Zolinda, and she will be the light of your life."
"Who the heck is Zolinda?"
"She is the little girl in your belly, the one you call the Tasmanian devil. God has given her the name of one of Jackson's favorite ex-girlfriends. It will drive him crazy keeping the two of them separated in his mind. He will, but if you see him banging his head against the wall, it means he is having trouble doing it."
Monty laughed. "You said our God had a sense of humor, Teddy. Playing that joke on Jackson proves it."
"When you put the name on the birth certificate, he will scream. Do not say a word about it until then."
