Binding Loyalties

[C H E Y E N N E]

Elizabeth trembled, but she shook her head, her fear now evident. "N-no, I can't let you in; you pirates have broken in once already!"

Jean whirled around as Ashley's face turned ashen. "Get 'er upstairs!" he whispered fiercely. "Get her upstairs, NOW!"
"He's right - if the baby is coming, she cannot have it here - it will place both their lives in danger!" Antonio said, remembering Alondra's birth - the clean, hot rags, the washbasins... "Ash, start a fire in the stove - heat some water! I'll get her upstairs - she cannot have the baby in here!"
"I will defend the door for as long as I can, if they come," Jean promised.

[Rogue of Night]

"Foolish broad," Foriden commented, reaching into a holster and pulling out a pistol. "Move aside and I won't shoot you."
LaBeau, Konar, and Merrina exchanged glances. Konar's monkey screeched unhappily.

Charlie nodded. "I'm staying down here as well! If they get past you, we'll need reinforcements!"
Blake was shaking quite considerably, both out of fear and anticipation. And then, the pain started, dull at first before intensifying considerably, causing her to grit her teeth to prevent screaming.

ooc: Well, I've obviously never been pregnant, so I'm winging it.

[C H E Y E N N E]

Christian pulled the safety on his gun, the click very audible as he stood up and pointed the pistol back at them.
"Pulling a gun out on a woman?" he said, his Spanish accent very noticeable. "I can't say I approve."

"Ssh, shh," Ashley said as he began to help Blake up the stairs, Antonio taking the lead.

ooc;; Okay, so, basically, first the contractions start, which feel like really, really horrible cramps - these continue until a woman is dilated, in which case she begins to push, and the real pain besides. The contractions can last for hours and hours - even days. My aunt's lasted for four.

[Rogue of Night]

ooc: holy shit. Your poor Aunt!

bic: "Pirates don't pay much attention to what is approved of and what isn't," Foriden answered calmly. "I'll give you two options. Either get out of my way, or I'll blow this home, and everyone in it, sky high. The explosives are already rigged around the sides."

Blake grabbed his hand - hard - as she accepted the help.
Once they had reached the upper level, Blake's breathing was far beyond normal pace. With her free hand, she clutched her lower belly, trying desperately to make the pain stop.

[C H E Y E N N E]

ooc;; Yeah D:

bic;; Elizabeth's hands gripped unconsciously for a blunt weapon to use, but there was none. She trembled some more. Pirates often lied. They wouldn't have had enough time to... plant explosives, would they?
"I-I can't let you in," she said, her voice shaking so much she could hardly tell what she was saying herself. Where was Blake? Was she upstairs? Was she all right? Had she escaped? "You'll be killing... would you hurt a child?"
"Pirates are barbarians," Christian snarled. "They'd have no problem sticking their swords right through the stomachs of pregnant women!"
Elizabeth paled visibly.

"There's a room down the hall!" Ashley said, his voice rising as Antonio moved forward to open the door and herd Blake inside.

[Rogue of Night]

"She's pregnant," Foriden echoed, his eyes narrowing thoughtfully. His pistol was then holstered, and instead, a sword drawn from a sheath around his waist. He forced his way between them, entering the home. "Where is she."
The other pirates with him just exchanged their glances.

Blake followed, though having to stop a moment or two from their destination, hunched over with the pain of the growing contractions.

[C H E Y E N N E]

Christian fired one of the shots then, and from behind the door of the kitchen, Jean tensed. It was a warning. The pirates were inside.

Ashley gently helped Antonio get Blake onto the bed.
"We still need the water," Antonio said grimly. Ashley bit his lip.

[Rogue of Night]

"Shit," Charlie cursed, readying a weapon of his own. He waited by the door to the stairs, aimed at the doorway.
It opened not long after, and Foriden pushed through, narrowing his eyes at the sight of Charlie.
"Well, well, look who we've here. How's your sister? Is she here?"

Blake's face was contorted with pain as she curled lightly onto her side. The pain finally became too much for her to handle, and her cries of agony were no longer stifled. They echoed through the house.

Charlie glanced up momentarily, while Foriden followed his look.
"Well, I think I've just found her."
With a smug smirk, the Pirate Captain proceeded toward the doorway.

[C H E Y E N N E]

Ashley grabbed Blake's hand. "Ssh, Blake, I know it hurts, but you have to try and be quite," he told her, trying to keep his own fear out of his voice. "Squeeze my hand - Antonio will handle what he can."

Jean growled something in French, raising his sword.

[Rogue of Night]

Blake looked at him desperately, grabbing his hand tightly. The next contraction came, and she squeezed as hard as she possibly could, her whole body flinching while the wave of pain swept through her.

Charlie fired a shot at the Pirate Captain coming toward him, but Foriden simply parried with his blade to deflect it.
"You can't prevent me from speaking with your sister, Charlie," Foriden insisted, his voice eerily calm and quiet. "I believe she has something of mine."
Charlie's eyes widened. "You can't possibly think that...?!"
Foriden smirked. "You're smarter than you look."
"No! You can't take it from her!"
"The child she will birth belongs to me. I will ensure it is taken care of under Tenaiya's watch." And with that, he started up the stairs.
"SHIT! We have to warn them!" Charlie announced, lunging into the stairwell, firing a flurry of shots at his former Captain. They either didn't hit, or Foriden deflected them.

[C H E Y E N N E]

Elizabeth was already there, using the main stairwell.
"Antonio! Ashley! That pirate captain is here!" she said hurriedly, the panic clear in her voice. Antonio's eyes hardened as he pulled his own blade out its scabbard.
"Lizzie, help Ashley and Blake - I will guard the door."

[Rogue of Night]

Charlie bolted from the kitchen, glaring at the others who stood at the door, before darting up the main stairs as well. He reached the top, just as Foriden did, precisely the same time when another particularly painful contraction wracked Blake's body, causing a scream to tear from her throat.
The blonde swallowed, turning to the Captain who was already moving for the door. Charlie lunged then, knocking him over for a brief moment.

[C H E Y E N N E]

Ashley whispered to Blake - nothings and soothing words that he hoped would calm for, for there was little he could do - little he could say.
At the door, Antonio growled, his body tense and coiled, like a snake ready to strike. Another pistol shot crackled through the air, again from Christian, and the wood next to one of the pirates splintered with the almost-hit.

[Rogue of Night]

Charlie pushed off of Foriden then, darting into the room.
"Is she ready yet?" he demanded, glancing over his shoulder to see Foriden starting to get up. "Damnit, Blake. Hurry up and have the thing already!"
Blake lifted her head, glaring in Charlie's direction. "You try going through the birthing process! I'm sure you'd survive the pain that's killing me off right now too!"
Charlie was a little surprised at her tone, but, quickly remembering his ex-wife's pregnancy, he shook it off.
Foriden was standing now, adjusting his attire as properly as he could. "That baby is rightfully mine."
Charlie glared. "And what if it isn't yours, hm? Then what?"
Foriden couldn't help but laugh. "Who else would she have had intercourse with, Charlie? You? One of these clumsy buffoons?"

[C H E Y E N N E]

"Ignore them, Blake - concentrate," Ashley told her urgently. "Antonio and Charlie will do everything they can."