Susan sat on the edge of the platform and sighed. "Grogek... I know you'd be out there yelling at someone by now."
"I'm just observing today." He stood beside her, his arms crossed.
"Yeah, sure." She snorted. "Almost ten years we've been married. I've learned you by now."
"Elunara went into labor on a day like this. About the same time frame. I risk nothing." He sighed. "I wish she didn't leave for Ironforge, but I understand not dropping your life for another two months."
"Oh, I'm fine. Just large." She rubbed her hand on her belly. "In fact, I think she's sleeping."
He put his hand on her belly with a laugh. "That's rare."
"She is an active one." Susan laughed. "It's a relief for her to finally be quiet." She jolted. "Damn, I spoke too soon."
"Are you alright?"
"She just kicked me."
Grogek put a cheek to her belly. "Hey, you... Behave." He jolted back and rubbed his face. "We have another troublemaker in the works."
Susan rubbed her belly. "Now, now. It's bad enough you kick me, there's no need to kick your daddy too." She jolted. "Ow."
"Feisty little bugger." Grogek laughed.
"Wrong ow." Susan whimpered.
He was instantly on alert. "No."
"Yes." She doubled over.
"No! NO! Elunara isn't here!"
"Grogek..." Susan grabbed out, tears in her eyes, vision blurring. "Help me."
"SOMEONE FIND ELUNARA!" He roared. "GET TO IRONFORGE NOW!" He scooped Susan into his arms and bolted for the healer building. "INA!"
"Ina is... Oh, Grogek. Oh, no... no. Tell me..."
"Tia!"
"Alright, alright. I can't do what she does, but I'll try." Tia gestured to a room.
"How do you know that Elunara isn't here?" He laid Susan gently on the table.
"Because Bradly brought Bryan in."
"Where is he?"
"This room." Tia gestured.
Grogek opened the door. "What the hell happened to Bryan?" He shook his head. "It's not important right now. Bradly, Susan's gone into labor. You're the fastest there is."
"She left Argy, I'll take him." He bolted out of the room.
Ina shook her head. "I'll finish healing you later, I need to help Susan."
Bradly held up his hands. "ARGY! I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND ME! I NEED YOU TO TAKE ME TO ELUNARA!"
Argy dropped down and shook his head back and forth.
"I don't have TIME for the gear!" Bradly leapt on Argy's back. "Take me!"
Grogek clung desperately to Susan's hand. "I'm here, my love. We'll find her. Don't you worry."
With a groan, she woke up. Looking around, Elunara scanned her memory. She had gotten on the tram back. Her arms were tied up behind her head and she sat on the floor. Scanning the area around her, she frowned. The Brawler's Pub. Why the hell was she here?
"Ah, you're finally awake."
She spotted the ugly little dwarf. "Howdy, Jameson. It's been awhile."
He struck her in the face. "Twenty fucking years."
"Twenty four."
He hit her again. "Whatever."
His strikes might as well have been butterfly wings, but she was a professional, and she would act it out until she got what she wanted. "Guess you're still pissed about the three and a half inches comment."
He struck her several times. "You listen here, bitch. I run this show now, and you'll fucking do as I say!"
"Is this just a revenge plot, or are you actually after something?" When he started hitting her again, she pressed her teeth down against the inside of her lip. When he finally landed a decent blow, she bit the top layer off and spit blood.
Pleased with this, he snarled. "I need you out of the way. I don't know how you've managed to do it, but you've wrapped the faction leaders around your little finger. My plans have been in the works for entirely too long." He took out a small packet and tapped it in his hand.
"What do you plan on doing about me?"
"Slitting your throat of course. That IS your preferred method of execution, isn't it?" He laughed and laid the packet on the table. "With you out of the way, everything can proceed according to plan. I've been tracking you for months. I thought I'd lost your trail when you took those beasts of yours, but when you dismissed them? Hah! Stupid move. The tram is pathetically easy to maneuver around."
"So what's with your silly little package? The one on the table, not your pants."
"Cocky BITCH!" He hit her several times. When she lolled her head around, he sneered. "That's for me to know, and you to never find out." Pulling out a dagger, her leered at her. "Perhaps, before I slit your throat, I'll destroy that worthless pussy you're so fond of flinging around."
She grabbed him by the throat. "Yeah, not happening."
"H-how?"
"Sugarlips, I've been free for the last twenty minutes." She slit his throat and dropped him down. Pocketing the packet, she whistled to herself as she made her way out of the pub.
Coming out of the tram, she stretched.
"BABY! Where have you BEEN?"
"What's the matter, Sugar?"
"Susan went into labor TWO HOURS ago!"
"SHIT!" Elunara took off running.
"Elunara!" Grogek gasped. "Where have you BEEN?"
"I got kidnapped."
"That's not funny."
"I wasn't joking." She pushed him out of her way and laid her hands on Susan. "Sweetie, I'm so, so sorry." She channeled her energy into the woman.
"Oh, thank the gods." She whimpered.
"If I had any idea, I would have killed the rat bastard sooner."
"What?"
"Sorry, little love, you're going night night." She thumped Susan on the forehead. Summoning her dagger, she made the cuts.
"Seriously, WHAT?" Grogek blinked.
"Right, back pocket."
He looked over and tugged out a packet. "The hell is this?"
"No idea. Lunatic had me tied in the Brawler's Pub, bragging about whatever the hell that is."
