Visit to the Doctor
The day after Nala’s terrible first party. Things were calm.
They decided to stay in the room most of the day. Nala never left it. She didn’t even change from her pijamas. Catra left to get food for her and Adora, while Adora then left to,wash all of the clothes she got dirty.
It was a relative good day for the baby Magicat. She of course got striked by bad luck, but it was common baby things like accidentally hitting herself with her toys, or Adora accidentally stepped in her little tail, which she amended with hugs and kisses.
Oh, and the eating solid food problem. That’s still a thing.
But compared to yesterday, the baby Magicat had a good day, and her little smile stayed in her face most of the time. She even got her blanket back.
They do have to get another crib though. She can’t become dependent on them to sleep.
Sadly, the next day wouldn’t be as happy as today. Nala had to be taken to the doctor.
Their doctor meant very well, and thanks to him. Nala has more and more chance of fully growing up. Most Magicat babies never see doctors and healers thst treat them regularly, and most of them don’t make it to the age they can even open their eyes.
Doctor Orcus has treated many Magicats, as well as found poor babies in the streets, so,e in the verge of death, or others already dead. All because their parents couldn’t or wouldn’t care for them like they needed it. That’s why there are so few, a species that can’t take care of their young, won’t last much more.
Doctor Orcus has said, that if Nala would have been born to other parents, she would most likely have been abandoned in the wilderness, basically left to die. But Adora and Catra will do whatever it takes so Nala can reach her two years, and finally start growing up like a normal child.
However, with great care meant that the doctor had to do somethings in the check up. Stretch her arms and legs, press her belly, things that the baby didn’t like.
And the worst for all. Her vaccines. They are the ones that prevent the normal Magicat infections. But as everyone knows, above being a magicat, Nala is a runt, and her tiny arms and legs are almost impossible to find veins in. So the Doctor has no choice but to inject her in the back of her little head, something that hurt the poor baby a lot.
The day stared normally, and well yeah, it’s a normal day. Just a day Nala won’t like.
But the infant had a good morning. She awoke besides her mommy, covered in her blanket. Catra gave her a bath, dressed her in her usual orange shirt. Adora fed her her bottle, and she got strapped in her stroll, meaning she’s going out. That got her exited so she bounced in happiness.
“She really has no idea where she’s going.” Catra said.
“Shh. Don’t ruin her happiness. Now think where we taking her after her check up.”
The walk towards Mystacor, was nice. The day was nice, and the temperature was nice.
Nala stayed still and enjoyed the fresh smell of the forest, smiling at the new noises. A flower fell from a tree in her lap when she felt it, she moved her hand around until she could feel it and grab it. It was soft, and nit felt nice.
“Awawawaa !” She said happily. She wanted to show her mothers what she found.
“What is it honey ?” Adora crouched down to her level. “You found a flower !”
“Ma !” She seas exited when she heard her mother’s voice. In eximent she let go of her flower.
“Oh.” Nala began moving her hands and sniffing, trying to find her flower.
Adora,giggled. She really wants her to be able to see. But she is really cute when she moves her hands and her nose when she tries to grab things. It’s so cute how she tries to do things without even seeing.
Still, Adora helped out by graving the flower and placing it on her hand.
“Eeeeee!” She said happy when she got her flower back.
“Adora. Stand straight, we are here.” Catra said as they reached Mystacor.
They went around the place, until they got to Doctor Orcus’ office.
Just when she smelled the place, Nala started to panic. She knows the smell, this place always hurts her.
Boo boo boo !” She said afraid. She wanted her mothers to take her out of here.
“I’m sorry honey, but it’s for your own good.”
Nala continued to make afraid noises as she moved in her stroll. Her smile gone in favor of a terrific face. Her arms shaking up and down.
“Ah, Adora, Catra, and Nala.” Doctor Orcus said. “Welcome dears.”
“Thanks Doc.” Catra said as she entered the stroll. Nala becoming more agitated.
“Is this normal ?” Adora said concerned about how agitated her daughter is.
“Perfectly Fine dear. If I was her, I would be terrified. Every time she smells me she gets an injection, I would be afraid of me as well.”
“Is the injection necessary ?”
“Sadly yes. Recent events specially told me this little one really needs it.”
“Really, what happened ?”
“Three days ago I was called by some of the traveling healers. They found two baby Magicats, the same age as Nala, a boy and a girl. They.....they were abandoned by their parents, and when we found them, well the boy was already dead, and there as nothing we could do for,the girl. Just make her last moments comfortable. After they died, I did make some tests to see why they died. They were both killed by many things like being abandoned in the cold just wearing a shirt like Nala’s and their diapers, and the lack of feeding, but the killer is a common infection that baby Magicats get in their first months, of not treated, they loos straight in their limbs, are basically left immobile, and them the infection attacks their little lungs. We can’t let that happen to this one.”
“Oh yeah, go vaccines. Sorry sweetie, I know it hurts, but it’s for your own good.” Catra ruffles her hair. Nala raised her hands, she wanted to be carried. But the Doctor has to pick her up, and as they learned, it’s easer for him to get her from his stroller.
“Poor babies, I wished the girl could have been safed. We could have taken her in.”
“Hell No Adora. One Magicat baby is enough.”
“Not to mention. As her Doctor I wouldn’t allow it. Siblicide can happen if the siblings are adopted. They smell the other as a threat, and they will attack. The other girl was the same age, but she wasn’t a runt. Nala could have been seriously hurt by her.”
“Oh. No siblings, got it.”
“Alright. Let’s check her up.”
Doctor Orcus unbuckled Nala from her stroll and carried her.
“Eeeh ! Eeeh !” She said terrified. She didn’t like being carried by others besides her mothers, and she knows she might be hurt. She wants her mothers.
“Good weight, and I like that her limbs are moving fluently.”
He then placed her on her back in his check up table. Quickly strapping her in her belly so she wouldn’t move. Nala whimpered in fear when she felt the strap.
“Alright let’s check her face first. Her eyes are still firmly closed, that’s great. Let’s check her hearing.” He got a little bell and shook it in different directions. Nala’s ears flickered at the sound, and her tiny head moved towards the bell’s direction. Then he checked her smelling, using some sticks that smelled differently, he placed them at her side. Her little nose started sniffing and her face turned to the sticks.
“Great. She can guide herself with her hearing and smell. Remeber this might lead to some problems. She can’t know everything with those things and that may lead to accidents. Like for her, any body of water will sound like her bathtub and she will think it’s safe.”
“We already had a scare like that.” Catra said. “But we were with her.”
“Good. So let’s see her mouth.”
He opened her little mouth, which she made protests sounds and moved her little arms and legs.
“Alright, everything good in the face.”
He started chekcking her body. Getting her vitals first, which were good. Then checking her belly by pressing it.
“Oof !” Nala said as she felt her belly being pressed. It reminded her of that night and she got more scared.
The Doctor however stopped thst and began checking her arms and legs.
“Now....now here we have a little thing. Has she started eating solids ?”
“Yes, but it’s hard, she always wants her milk.”
“Well I’m afraid this little one really needs to start getting meat into this bones. Her arms are fine. But look at this.”
He placed his pinky in her hand and pressed it. Nala tried to keep her hand in the air, but she soon lost the battle.
“We need to strengthen her. I want her to eat solids two times a day, and no milk for at least two hours after.”
“Oh boy, she’s not going to be happy. How can we make her eat ?”
“Place some food in her fingers and let her take it, if not just sit there and wait until she gives in to hunger. Do not give her the bottle unless a long long time has passed and she still refuses to eat. I doubt that’s gonna happen anyway.”
The Doctor ended the check up by seeing her tail which was fine.
“Ok. Now let’s get the hard part done.”
He turned Nala around so she could be lying on her belly. He strapped Nala’s arms and legs to the table. Neither he or her mothers really like it, but it’s the best way to avoid incidents.
Nala whimpered. She couldn’t move. She didn’t know what’s happening, she is very scared.
Doctor Orcus always tries to find vains in her arms and legs, but it’s still impossible. With the fur not allowing him to use other places her uses for other babies.
He gently lifted Nala’s Head.
“It’s ok Nala, this will be quick.”
He make sure everything was set, go the injection, and after a final check up. He finally puts the neeedle in her head.
“AAAAAAAAAAAH !” She screamed. She gripped her tiny hands into fists and tried to move.
The injection process lasted 30 seconds, thst felt like hours for the infant Magicat.
Finally, he took the niidle away, and quickly patched her out. But he had to hold her still for two minute, so no blood would come out.
“that’s it, remain calm.” He told the crying baby Magicat.
Then he finally started releasing her from her straps. Holding the child still when she was complete released, so she wouldn’t do any sudden movements and fall down. He held her, and gave her to Adora.
“Ma !” Nala cried. Griping her mother’s shirt, and crying. Finally she can be with her mothers.
“It’s ok baby, it’s over now. You were a good girl.”
While Adora soothed Nala, Catra finished with the Doctor.
“So after all of this, give her her bottle for this lunch, but after that, solid foods for the two times I told you. Other than that, continue with how you’re doing.”
“Thanks Doc.”
“Also. Around the next months she should start crawling, it’s a good thing but be careful. With no eyes and her curiosity, she is bound to get into trouble.”
“Oh knowing this trouble maker, I can’t wait.”
They finally left the office, smelling the fresh air made Nala calm down, she still sobbed in her Mama’s shirt.
Adora carried her while Catra moved the stroll. They reached the Mysticor cafeteria, where Catra took over carrying Nala and gave her her bottle. Something she gladly accepted. After she drank her milk. Nala yawned tiredly.
“Someone finally is ready to nap.”
“Mu.” She said tiredly.
“Alright kiddo. Time to sleep.”
She placed her on her stroll, buckled her, and covered her with her green blanket. Nala grabbed her blanket and held it close, and fell asleep.
“She’s finally sleeping.”
“Good, now we can enjoy our lunch.”
“And hey, I think we could take her to that little playground outside Brightmoon. She can’t do much outside the baby swings and the slide, but she’ll have fun.”
“One of us has to slide with her, and knowing your pride, it’s me. But yeah, let’s do it.”
They were able to eat in peace, as Nala slept during their meal time. Even when they left, she was still asleep.
It was when they were already out of Mysticor, that they hear Nala’s yawn, meaning she awoke.
Catra was the one that got down when she heard her.
“Hey Little One, How is it going ?”
Nala smelled where she was, and when ther tiny mind realized she’s not in the doctor anymore, her little smile returned.
“Mu.” She said still sleepy. Rubbing her closed eyes. Why ? She has no idea, instinct ?
Nala returned to being her happy self, she stared sniffing and hearing her surrenders.
Soon they reached the park. Adora got her off the stroll and got up,the slide.
“Ready Sweetie ?”
Of course Nala has no idea was about to happen, so she just sat with her mother, waiting.
Adora sat down, and slides. Nala laughed in joy as she slides. She has no idea what it is, but she liked it.
“Did you like it ?”
“Awawawaa !” She said moving her arms and legs in joy. She wanted to do it again.
So Adora sat in top of the spiral slide, while Catra was in the bottom. Adora would either sit Nala in the slide, or lay her in her back, and push her so she could slide into Catra’s arms. The little Magicat was having so much fun she didn’t care her mothers weren’t sliding with her. She was content that as her Mama’s smell got farther, her Mommy’s smell got closer.
“Eeeeh !” Nala said on her 7th slide raising her little arms as she slided on her back.
“Allright trouble maker, here you go again.” Catra said while lifting Nala to Adora.
“Alright, here you go in 1....”
But exicment got to little Nala, even if she can’t see, she thinks she will slide again, and well she is right. But she’s so exited that she leaned foward into the slide, and lost her balance in Adora’s legs. Nala fell of her lap, and fell head first into the slide, instead of sliding in her back, or sitting, she started rolling down the slide.
“Oof !” Nala said as she rolled. She has no idea what is happening, but she’s feeling a bit dizzy and is constantly hitting her head, she didn’t like it.
The little Magicat made an attempt to stay stop rolling by moving her little feet, it ended up badly for her, as she pushed herself out of the slide before the final turn towards Catra. Nala landed in the patted floor in her belly.
“WAAAAAAH!”
“I think that’s enough sliding for today Adora.” Catra said as she picked Nala up.
“Yep.” She said sliding down herself.
They tried the baby swings next. Making sure Nala is correctly strapped in.
“Ok. Here we go !”
Catra pushed Nala in the swing. The little Magicat wondered what is happening, but then enjoyed herself. She liked the movement, and the air on her face. And she could smell her mothers close.
“Eeeeeeeh !” She said exited.
They remained like that for 15 minutes, until Nala almost fell of the swing. Lucky for them Catra was prepared and catches her in time.
“Alright, that’s enough for today.”
“Aww, but she loved swinging.”
“Well. I got an idea.”
They went home and Catra began working on her idea. A baby jumper for Nala.
Adora layed in the bed meanwhile as she read some things for Glimmer. She sat Nala on her side, and placed her toys around her. The little Magicat happily shook her toys around. Of she dropped one, she just patted the bed until she could find one.
But an hour later, Nala stopped playing and looked at her belly.
“Tete !” She said happily. She wanted her milk now.
Adora And Catra just looked at each other.
“Oh boy. Here we go.”
They grabbed Nala and placed her on her chair, strapping her in and placing her table in front of her.
Nala bounced happily as she raised her hands for her milk.
So when Adora and Catra placed the baby food in front of her. Nala smelled curiosly.
“Tete !” She said once she didn’t smell her milk.
“Come on baby, this food is yummy.” Adora said, placing her hand in the food so she could smell it and lick it.
Nala held her hands close to her nose so she could smell the food.
“Tete !” She shook her hands, calling for her milk. She didn’t want this.
The food fell in Adora’s face. She being Adora, tasted some of the food that fell on her face.
“Wait.....it actually tastes good.”
“What ? Shut up !”
Catra followed her idiot wife. She too taste it.
“What the hell is actually tasty. Too bad the trick of eating the food in front of her won’t work.” How could it, she can’t see it yet. “Stop eating her food Adora !”
“Sorry.”
“Tete !” Nala said agitated. Tears were falling in her cheeks.
“Sorry baby, we need you to eat this.”
“TETÉ !” Nala cried. She waved her arms and feet in a show of protest.
“Well, there we have it. Her first temper thramtum.”
“WAAAAAAA!” Nala began crying wildly.
They sat like that for 45 minutes. Nala cried for her milk, that she was hungry, but they just moved the food closer to her.
“Tete.” She begged one final time. She was so hungry.
Adora And Catra wanted to give in, but they can’t, it’s for her own good.
Catra got a spoon and held it to her face, and finally, the baby was unable to keep fighting any longer, she was very hungry, so she gave in.
She opened her mouth and finally ate.
“Umm.” She made a disgusted sound. She didn’t want this. She wanted milk ! But she can’t wait more.
“There you go. Good girl Nala.” Adora said as she ate another spoon.
“Ma.”
“Well, now you can take over, I need to finish the jumper.”
Nala ate her food (Adora took a bit for herself so she could finish faster) and then carried her in her arms.
“There there, it’s. Over now. At least until tomorrow.” She said as she comforted the fuzzy baby.
“There we go. Hey Adora, I’m done.”
Catra finally installed her jumper.
“Look Nala, Mommy has a gift for you.”
She placed Nala on her jumper and the kid moved curiously.
“Here, let’s show her.”
Catra gently pulled her down, and letted her go.
“Hehe.” She laughed a bit. She liked it.
Catra did it more harder, sending the kid more high.
“Awawawaa !” Nala cried happily. She was enjoying this.
“Good job babe.” Adora said.
They finally had some time as Nala entertained herself. Moving in her jumper.
“2 full hours of peace, I could get used to this !” Adora cried.
Just then, Nala bounced as hard as her little legs could, but she didn’t noticed she stepped into her own tail.
“AAAAAAH !”
Nala jumped high, her cat instincts getting threw her. And then.....
SNAP !
The cable snapped and the harness fell in Nala’s face. She fell to the floor in her back.
“MA ! MU ! WAAAAAAAAAH !”
“Really Adora, What have we talked about jinxing it !”
“Sorry.”
She hurried and got the child from the floor.
“I might have to ask Entrapta to make sure that doesn’t happen again.” Catra said calming her baby. “But she’s to hormonal cause her pregnancy so maybe Bow can help.”
“Mu.” Nala cried.
“Yeah baby, I’m here.” She soothed her. “Adora...we need some napkins, she’s bleeding a little.”
“Oh man, not again !”
Nala’s nose bleed a bit for the harness falling in her head, but they manage to stop it quickly.
And finally, after all this time, when Nala cried for her milk again, she got it.
“She ain’t easy.” Catra said while feeding her. Nala happily drinking her milk.
“No, but we will never give up on her.”
“Never. No matter what happens. Her mothers will always take care of her.”
“You heard that Nala, Mama And Mommy will always be here for you.”