Theodore Diggers and his father Jonathan stood in the living room of the younger man's home, admiring the view before them. Julia was sitting on the couch, holding her daughter Gina in her arms. She already had a little blonde hair on her head. Theo shivered though. For sitting beside Julia was the old battle-axe his dear mother-in-law, Mumsey, who was holding up her grandson, and standing behind Julia was her father, the ninja grandmaster of Jade, Tsunami. It was one of those extremely rare occassions when he actually allowed himself a smile.
Turning his heaed towards his father, Theo said, "Thank you, by the way, in case I didn't say that when you helped us out the other day." After all, it was Theo's own father that had helped make things easier. Theo didn't know that his father would have been at the hospital, and thanks to manipulations of aura magic that Jonathan was able to apply while assisting Julia in the birthing process, things had gone MUCH more easilly.
"You're welcome, and you did," the elder Diggers acknowledged his son. With a mischievous smile, he said, "Of course, it would go easier, though, if you had gone to Jade and let Julia give birth there in the first place."
"I know that, Father, it's just that I wanted there to be 'modern medicine' on hand just in case anything further went wrong. I mean, there are a lot of advancements in the Healing Arts, but I felt safer wiht specialized medical technicians on hand, " Theo said, looking towards his wife and his in-laws once more. "Besides, if we had the biorth on Jade, I'm pretty sure that there was no way in the heavens that Mumsey would let us leave, as she seems to have taken quite a liking to her grandchildren."
Jonathan smiled as he look towards his son. "I understand," he said seriously. "I want to be around my grandchildren too."
Meanwhile, as the twoaura mages conversed, the Brigand side of the family was in possession of the grandchildren. Mumsey was holding grandson up high, praising him. "Who's gonna be a great warrior? You are! Yes you are! You'll be big, and strong, and not a weak-will magic-user, and tear apart dragons with your bare-hands. Yes you will! Yes you will!"
Julia sweat-dropped at her mother's idea of 'baby talk'. Shaking her head, she wondered if the way she kept talking to her son would traumatize him later on. "That would be something he'd probably share with a psyciatrist if she keeps it up," Julia thought as she continued to rock her baby girl in her arms. She looked down at Gina and spoke softly. "Who's my pretty baby-girl? You are! You and your brother are mama's pride and joy."
"Oh, Julia," came the familair voice of her father in Julia's head, I'd like to thank you again for inviting us to come visit as soon as possible. And I'd like to thank you for naming your son after your ancestor, Ranma Brigand, 'the Great Shade of Jade'."
Turning her head, Julia smiled at her father. "I knew you'd appreciate it. I remember you always saying how you'd have named me Ranma if I were born a boy," Julia held Gina up towards her father. "Would you like to hold your granddaughter?"
Extending his hands out, Tsunami mentally spoke out with, "Yes, I would like that a lot." He then took Gina from Julia and looked over his granddaughter. She really did remind him of his own daughter when she was born, even though she didn't have her mother's fiery red hair.
And meanwhile, Mumsey was still coddling her grandson. "How's my little mansy? My litle mansy that's gonna become the fierce, mighty warrior? Yes you'll become the best! Yes you will! I just know you will! You won't be a weak little magic-user."
Mumsey then looked towards her son-in-law and his father. "And if Ranma turns out to be a magic-user, I am SO going to kick someone's wussy magic-using ass!!!"
"Mother!" Julia shouted out. "Don't speak like that in front of the children!"
"Oh, all right," Mumsey grumbled. She still leveled a glare at Theo, one that promised never ending pain if by some odd twist of fate, her grandson, whom Mumsey could just tell would be the best warrior, became a wimp of an aura mage.
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