The day of the official opening of the hospital was coming soon. But Magnus wondered if all his plans will go to waste due to Grace not giving birth in time.
After all, he can't really give her a shock by announcing the gift to her. It could cause problems for her. So, he asked Grandma Martha to secretly visit Grace and find out when the baby will come.
The result was that Grace would most likely give birth on Christmas Eve. So Magnus let go of all the worry and started to write invitations for the event to be held on 25th December in the afternoon.
Not many people will come, only a selected few and most of the crowd will be the journalists. The names included many famous people. First, there was the Queen, the Prime Minister, Lord Mountbatten, a few more people in important positions in the government.
Then there were his close allies, Adrian, Ted, Tom, Edgar. There were also many CEOs, most of them were running companies under Magnus. The rest were those Magnus wanted to show that allying with him can get their companies a lot, so sell them to him. From the magical side, Magnus had not called anyone since it did not concern them.
The next concern was about how he was going to reveal his wealth to the world. For this, Ted was coming to help him. The man had decided to let his muggle company run on autopilot while focusing on helping Magnus since that was good for the entire world, and of course, as long as Magnus thrives, his own business will also.
"CHAD! Sit like a good boy. I will be taking you to the inauguration and show you on camera, so you better be good." Magnus trained Chad.
"Meow?" Chad tilted his head in confusion. He understood him all right, what he wondered was why did his lord become so magnanimous to take him outside.
"What meow? I have named one building after your species's scientific name. You better be proud of it." He said.
Chad had no idea how to even feel. So he just shrugged and moved to play with Summer.
While messing with Chad, soon Ted also arrived. They quickly use their wand to secure the room, because nobody can ever be sure about such things.
"So, how's everything going?" Magnus asked.
"Magnus, I have formed the Dragon Service. It has 10 wizards in total, all of them were selected from amongst the Army of Merlin and my own subordinates. I have made them sign a much stringent magical contract, that even if they think about betraying you then I will know. This way, even if they start doubting you we can fire them. We do not need to wait until something bad happens." Ted revealed while giving him a file full of profiles of all these people.
"Woah, don't tell me you will kill them. I don't want that." Magnus warned him.
Ted coughed, "NO! NO NO... you misunderstood me, I meant obliviating them of their memory about their entire time spent working for you. They will go back to doing their old job."
"Good, so how do you plan to reveal my wealth and control the media?" Magnus inquired.
"Out of the ten, we only have 9 people, as one has gone to Zimbabwe to help our candidate win the elections. Coming next year, elections will be held in February, if everything goes well, by the end of Next Year, Zimbabwe will join the United Kingdom, becoming Greater Britain, and all Zimbabweans will get British Citizenship immediately." Ted briefed.
[A/N: In our world, Zimbabwe was known as Rhodesia at this point in time.]
Magnus was very happy with this. Britain lacked land, that was one of the reasons the country had limited potential for development, but with more land, everything will change. After all, Zimbabwe, 390,757 km/square was larger than the United Kingdom, 242,900 km/square in Landmass.
Effectively, the United Kingdom will double in size with just an addition of 6 million people in a population of already 60 million in the UK. And this wasn't even the end of Magnus' expansion through the goodwill plan. There were many more Overseas territories that were yet to become officially theirs.
"Good, this makes me happy. However, I have one worry. I am absolutely sure many people will call us colonisers. I can not change people, but I can change what they see.
"This is why I need you to push for international documentary makers to go to Zimbabwe and all the other Overseas Territories where we are working to make everything better. As long as the world sees how good we are, people will automatically stop. The Documentaries need to be translated into as many languages as possible and shown in every country in the world." Magnus planned. He was always worried about the image of the British Crown at this point. Everything depended on the world accepting that what they were doing was good.
Ted nodded and wrote in his diary in codewords. "I will put this on the agenda. Now about your wealth. We will show you as a super genius, most already think this about you already as such but we will push for more.
"Then, we will reveal that after your father and mother made a fortune, you started to invest money and invent. Bobby comes into play here, as he's already a renowned young genius. It will help if the world knows you are the majority holder of FutureTek Industries. From there, we can slowly reveal your other investments through Dragon Holdings.
"You are a prince, a renowned genius and a valiant hero who at just the age of 9 jumped into the fire to save his friends."
Magnus burst into a laugh, "Haha... you're going to use that to push all this, right?"
Ted smiled wryly, "Well, people will automatically feel that you deserve all this success because you jumped in to save people and have a good heart."
*Sigh* "Well, I will leave all that to you then. I gotta go to the hospital now to mum. See you later. Oh, bring your daughter and wife to the inauguration. Security will be tight there so it's going to be safe." Magnus got up to leave.
...
A few days went by like this, planning and working the whole time. Then, finally, 24th December arrived. Magnus knew Grace was going to go into Labour that night. But he didn't tell her about it.
Then, at about 10 PM that night, she said she was experiencing some pain in her abdomen. It was rare for her to feel it so the doctor took it seriously and brought her to the labour room.
Magnus, Ragnar, Bobby and Grace's parents were waiting outside the room. Adam was with her inside. However, Magnus also sent his trusted doctor from Saint Mungo inside, not to do anything but to keep an eye. Since there was a Royal gynaecologist present inside, Magnus took all the precautions. And the moment the Saint Mungo doctor noticed something funny, she would blast them with her wand. It was an order from Magnus.
Inside the room, Grace was screaming, Adam was right there, to be Grace's pain squeezer. She had actually grabbed Adam's collar and had started to suffocate him.
"GRACE... PUSH! AH... DON'T STRANGLE ME!"
A mix of cheers and cries were coming out of Adam's mouth. However, Grace knew this was not as much pain as she felt when birthing Magnus. She had gotten much stronger physically due to magical potions. In fact, she didn't even have to hold Adam.
But she still did it just to mess with him. Since everything was being recorded in angles that only showed their faces, she wanted to make it as memorable as possible.
"ADAM, YOU BASTARD!" She played with him.
Adam cried due to suffocation, "Yes yes... I'm a bastard, now just let me breathe a little, my beautiful wife... OH PUSH!"
After 15 minutes, the baby finally came. The doctor exclaimed happily, "IT'S BOY!"
"ADAM, MAGNUS AND RAGNAR GOT A BROTHER!" Grace cheered loudly.
Adam felt like crying and he looked at the baby. "So Ragnar's wish turned real. WAIT!"
Yes, wait. Grace cried again. They had known for a while now that she was having twins. Ultrasound had shown them this. The nurse delicately held the baby in her arms as the doctor again went under.
She was an extremely professional and experienced doctor and tried her best to make the process as simple and fast as possible. Yet, she was utterly shocked to see how strong Grace was. She was just... like a superwoman from the comics. She gave birth like it was nothing.
After a few more minutes, another baby came. "IT'S A GIRL!"
Grace and Adam cheered in happiness, "YES! BOTH RAG AND MAG WILL BE HAPPY NOW!"
Adam quickly held his two babies with tearful eyes. His family just became bigger and he was utterly happy. He showed the two to Grace, who also felt tears welling up in her eyes.
Seeing this, the Saint Mungo doctor quickly walked out of the room for a split second to announce.
...
Magnus and Ragnar were sitting at the two ends of 3 seater bench, apparently, they had an argument on whether they would get a sister or brother.
"YOUR MAJESTY! TWINS! A GIRL AND A BOY!" The doctor announced.
"YEAH BOOOOOY!"
"BOOO YEAH!"
Magnus and Ragnar jumped in happiness and hugged each other immediately. Gone was their animosity. It was time to spoil their siblings.
However, inside the labour room, something happened and the Doctor flutteringly ran back in. "Your Majesty... I think... There's more."
"WHAT?! TRIPLETS?" Magnus and Ragnar were dumbfounded.
...
The muggle doctor Magnus had hired again went under and announced, "THERE'S A THIRD ONE!"
"WHAT?" Grace and Adam were shocked because the ultrasound only showed twins.
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Inside the labour room, Grace and Adam were in shock. The third baby was news to them. But, the doctor didn't waste a moment and initiated the whole procedure.
Grace, like before, pushed. She still had enough energy left. Heck, she could probably birth a few more babies if she had to. She pushed with all her might.
But, even after half an hour, the baby didn't come out. The doctor knew there was a problem, Grace herself was a doctor and knew there was a problem. "WHAT HAPPENED?" Grace questioned.
"WE... DON'T KNOW YET!" The doctor replied and turned to the nurse, "Give me the Transducer of the Ultrasound Machine."
The nurse quickly handed it to her and she immediately checked Grace's womb. Soon, she spoke with some fear in her voice, "T... It seems the baby is tangled in the umbilical cord."
"How big of a problem is that?" Adam asked.
"It depends, if it's tangled around the body, we can save the baby. But... if it's the neck, then the baby might suffocate. We need to decide... if it's the worst-case scenario, who should we save? The mother or the child?" she asked.
"STUPEFY! STUPEFY! STUPEFY!"
All of a sudden, the woman who had been waiting on the side all this time moved and waved her wand at the two doctors and the nurse. The spell rendered the three unconscious.
She walked to Grace and said, "His Majesty would never forgive me if even in my watch something happened to you or the baby. I shall take over now, as your technology can only help you this far.
Her name was Ruby, one of the big three doctors of Saint Mungo. She took out a pair of glasses from her bag and kept her wand in her hand. "Don't worry, dear. I shall have the baby out in a jiffy."
She wore the glasses and looked at Grace's stomach. Perhaps, these glasses allowed her to see in X-ray. She then started to wave her wand over the stomach. Grace felt like something was moving in her stomach. Adam too saw some movement in her bloated belly.
"Don't worry, I am just freeing the baby from the cord. It was indeed tangled around the neck. Aaaand... done. Now let's get the baby out. Push, dear." Ruby instructed her.
Grace did as asked and pushed. Ruby was able to use her magical powers to help even in this process by magically moving the baby. In just 5 minutes, the baby was out... but, it was smaller than usual.
Ruby quickly covered the baby in a blank, as this was the most vulnerable time for a small one. "IT'S A GIRL!" She announced and quickly turned the baby on the back and patted lightly.
However, even after a minute, no movement came. Ruby frowned, "I... I NEED YOU, MR GRANT. HAND ME MY BAG."
Adam ran and handed it to her. Ruby took out a small pipe-like thing and quickly put it in the baby's mouth. She slowly pushed it down. Then, she pulled it back. Now, the pipe looked full with some blood-like substance.
*cough*
A tiny, nearly inaudible cough came from the small baby. Ruby covered her in a blanket, "She... she's alive... but vulnerable. Due to being suffocated, she has some deficiency of important minerals and oxygen. We will need to keep her under observation. The best I can do is give strengthening potions... rest it up to fate."
She basically said the baby could die soon. Grace stayed strong and nodded. It had only been a few minutes since the three muggles were stunned. They soon woke up and saw everything was fine and a few more doctors were there. They had put the baby in the ICU bed and had connected the ventilator.
"What happened?" They asked.
Ruby scoffed, "You three, fell unconscious in fear of not being able to save the baby and her mother? How weak. I completed the process, the baby is out but very weak."
They quickly ran to the little glass-covered bed and checked the signs. The baby was stable but not above normal marks. She was very small and most likely malnutritioned. There were limited minerals in a woman's body for twins anyway, in triplets, it was common for one of the children to have some complications, but they were not this extreme.
Surprisingly, the two born earlier had blonde hair, while the last girl had black hair, completely different from any member of the family. The two healthy ones were beside Grace, sleeping.
Adam had gone outside to inform Magnus and Ragnar about the situation.
...
Magnus and Ragnar waited outside the main door. They were biting their fingers. Ragnar was especially worse, he feared losing his new mother.
"Mag, are you sure she will be fine?" He asked.
Magnus nodded, "Don't worry, Rag. She will be fine, Ruby is in there with them. If anything happens, she will tell me."
*Door Opens.*
Adam came out with a tired and sad face, "Mag."
Magnus' heart nearly skipped a beat after seeing this face. "WHAT? JUST SAY IT, DAD."
"Two babies are fine, the last one, she was born but there were some complications. She was tied in the umbilical cord. Due to that she suffocated and didn't receive the right nutrition. So, she's malnutritioned, small and weak. They have put her in the intensive care but nobody knows if she will even survive the night." Adam explained.
"HOW IS MUM?" Ragnar asked.
"Grace is completely fine, but her heart is in sorrow. The baby... she's small and very vulnerable. She's emotional right now." Adam replied, his own voice breaking. Anyone would be like this after seeing their little baby attached to those large machines in the glass-covered bed. "But... the small life... she's fighting."
Magnus fell back to his seat. Immediately, he spoke to Merlin, ~Is there any way to save her?~
~There is, son. But, for that, you will have to commit taboo magic. Although it's not dark, painful or consequential to you, still, it comes under blood magic. This is because if overused, it causes the caster's death. But you will not need to push yourself too much.~ Merlin said.
Magnus immediately agreed, ~Just.. teach me how to do it. If blood magic can save someone's life, it's worth doing.~
~Then hear me.~
...
At 3 AM that night, Magnus returned to Grace's room. There were now guards in front of the gate, both muggle and magical. Even inside, Ruby stayed to keep an eye on everything.
The guards saluted him and let him in. Magnus quickly cast a charm to make his feet sound soft. Inside, he just waved his hand to Ruby and the muggle nurse to leave.
Without asking, they did as asked. That was when Magnus looked around. There was only dim light available, but one could see clearly enough. He first glanced at Grace, she was asleep, but there was a frown on her head. ~Don't worry, mum. I won't let anything happen to our happy little family.~
Adam was also in the room, but he had fallen asleep while resting beside Grace's bed, with his head resting on the bedside.
Then Magnus moved to see the two little blonde babies in the cradle. They were healthy with chubby cheeks, packed in blankets. He smiled and lovingly looked at them for a moment.
Then, he moved to the side, beyond the curtain partition. There was more light in the area. The small glass cradle was set, on which, a small baby, just slightly bigger than two hands, was resting. She had skin whiter than normal. The machines beeped, and a small oxygen mask was attached to the nose.
It broke Magnus' heart seeing her like this. He understood why Adam was on the verge of tears. Anyone would be after seeing this.
~Don't worry, my little sister. Your big brother is a mighty powerful wizard king. Nothing can ever hurt you, that's my promise.~ he muttered to himself and took the lid off of the glass case.
Then, he softly opened her mouth and dropped a drop of a dark black liquid in her mouth. Then he silently put all the instruments back on and left without making a noise.
Outside, he told Ruby and the nurse to go back in. Magnus, just waited outside... for the shocked voices of the doctors to come tomorrow morning.
~I hope it works now, Merlin. Thank you for helping me.~ he thanked in his mind.
Merlin responded, ~I can understand the pain of losing a family, son. I'd rather not have you feel it if I can help. Now have some rest, you need it. You've been working continuously for the past 5 hours.~
~A small price to pay.~ Magnus tiredly replied and rested back on the chair.
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