Paradoxical Labour (Part 2)
Summary: Y/N wanted her husband back and she didn’t care if she had cross through a million parallel universes, she’d find him but she nor he had any idea just what would happen when she would. (I haven’t gotten up to season 3, but I couldn’t wait to write something about Savitar, considering I spoiled it for myself, so if Savitar seems OOC, then I’m sorry and this is more AU than anything else.)
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Flash (2014) or anything associated.
Warnings: Swearing, sweet times between Savitar and Y/N as well as some moments with Barry and Earth 1 Y/N. First time parent fears and giving birth to a speedster.
Author’s Note: Side note, the duration of labour can actually last up to 20 hours but given as this is Savitar’s baby and the baby is obviously a speedster. I’ve incorporated that into the labour so the reader has actually burned through the Latent Phase quicker and is currently in the Active Phase which occurs when the cervix has dilated from 4 to 8 inches. It’s not at all true for the ACTUAL amount of time a normal human would be in the Latent Phase of labour. The Transition Phase is when the cervix has dilated from 8 to 10 inches, that means that the reader will be ready to give birth and that her cervix has softened and opened enough that she can start pushing. Thank you, WebMD.
Savitar x Reader (and slight Barry x Reader from Earth 1)
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“Barry~!” Y/N strangled a groan as she started vibrating so quickly she was nothing more than a blur and she gripped both Savitar and Barry’s hands, crushing them in her titanium grip as they led her to the bed in the med bay and Savitar ripped the cardigan off of her and took her hand as Barry stepped away.
“Baby, baby, Y/N!” Savitar called, his free hand sliding to her blurred clammy cheek and as terrified eyes opened to look into his and he helped her settle on the bed as Iris, Joe, Cisco and Wally stood just outside, also worried about Y/N’s doppelganger. “You’re going to be okay, sweetheart. I promise, you’ll be fine.”
“B-Barry, I’m scared,” Y/N sobbed, her voice in different pitches like Barry’s as Savitar’s eyes closed as he sighed, jaw clenching in worry.
“I know baby,” Savitar’s voice was gentle and trembling. Nobody in Team Flash, not even Barry had heard that voice come out of Savitar’s throat, nobody knew it even existed, “and that’s exactly why we’re going to do everything we can to stop it from happening. Our baby is going to be fine, we’re just going to meet them in a different way than we planned, okay? Don’t worry.”
Barry moved forward, temporarily pausing in his advance when Savitar tensed, holding his wife closer to his chest as he glared at his original murderously. “Look, I know this is scary and I know you’re trying to protect her. Going to a hospital is a waste of time, they’ll have no idea how to handle a meta baby, especially a speedster.” Barry inched closer until he was nearly pressed against the other side of the bed, opposite Savitar as they both watched Y/N slowly calm as the contraction subsided, her vibrating slowly stopped and she was left, panting and sweaty. “I know someone who can help, who’s dealt with this kind of stuff before.”
Savitar’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion before his expression smoothed into realisation as tears gathered in his eyes before he nodded, “I’m not leaving her side.”
“I wasn’t asking you to.” With a flash of orange lightning, Barry had disappeared.
“Barr, where’s he going?” Y/N sobbed, her voice now normal as she clutched Savitar’s hand tighter to her chest and he bent low, his free hand sliding to her face and his thumb gently swiped at her forehead.
“Hey, he’s just gone to get some help so we can have the baby here okay? Everything’s going to be fine, my goddess.”
“How do you know, Barry? How do you know everything will be okay?” Y/N whimpered, tears blurring her vision of her beloved husband who made mistakes, believing he was doing what was right just to be with his wife and unborn child.
Savitar hesitated before wiping the tears that slid down her temples before lowering to press his lips to her forehead, eyebrows furrowing and eyes crinkled as he shut them tight; inhaling her signature shampoo as he sobbed once against her forehead. Pulling away to rest his forehead, their eyes met, “because our baby may be fifty-percent me, but they are also fifty-percent you and you are the fiercest person I have ever met. If our baby is anything like their mother, they’ll inherit your unbending will. Trust me on that, Y/N.” Savitar’s voice was raw with emotion as he cupped her face in his large, graceful hands.
Y/N’s lips trembled as tears started rolling down the sides of her face and into her hair as she nodded, “I love you, Barry.”
“I love you more, Y/N.” Savitar leaned in once more to capture her lips to which she reciprocated immediately and they shared a sweet, terrified and loving kiss under the fluorescent lights of the medbay.
Meanwhile, Barry had sped to Coast City in record-breaking time.
Running through the streets and following the signs that he remembered, it wasn’t long before he was met with a closed door in a high-rise apartment building. Usually he was always on the other side looking in from the window, but this time he was going to man up and speak to the woman whose heart he tore in half.
Knocking on the door, he waited a few moments before hearing the painfully familiar voice that made his heart jump beat twice as fast, “coming, hold on!”
The locks clicked and he heard the chain rattle against the door as it came undone and the door swung open to reveal Barry’s ex, Y/N Y/L/N.
Her E/C eyes widened as she stared at the man she never thought she’d see knocking on her door again. The shock quickly wore off, replaced with anger, “what do you want, Barry?” Her voice was hard, unyielding and Barry had a hard time trying to speak.
“Y-Y/N, please. I know I messed up bad and you know I wouldn’t be here unless it was absolutely necessary; but we need your help.” Barry begged, knees shaking like he was about to fall to the ground and plead until she gave in.
“I don’t see why I should lend you my help when the last time I asked for yours; you left me for Iris.” Y/N’s jaw clenched, eyes stony as she flipped her H/C hair out of her eyes.
“I know and believe me I wish I could change it, but please,” He begged, hands pressed together like he was praying, “you know I wouldn’t have bothered you if I had the choice.”
“What is so important that you ran to Coast City to see me?” Y/N crossed her arms underneath her bosom, still glaring at her ex-speedster boyfriend.
“Savitar’s wife is pregnant, her water just broke and the only person I could think of to help; someone who has genuine experience with delivering metahuman babies was you.” Barry rushed in one long string of words.
“Whoa, whoa! Back up! Savitar’s wife?!” Y/N yelled, incredulous, “who’s stupid enough to marry that psycho?”
“Uh. . .funny you should say that. .” Barry laughed nervously and Y/N’s face softened for a brief moment upon hearing the high pitched giggle that Barry used to always use when he was nervous and then her curiosity peaked.
“Why is it funny that I should say that? Who married Savitar?”
“Oh my God.” Earth 1 Y/N stared up at her doppelganger laying in the medbay bed with a large pregnant tummy easily protruding from the thin hospital sheet that covered her as she napped with Savitar standing over her, his hand gripping hers like she might just disappear if he let go. “I married him.”
Joe, Wally, Iris and Cisco were nowhere to be found, probably in the cortex.
Y/N was still trying to wrap her head around the fact that Savitar was Barry or that he was staring at her doppelganger with such love and affection that it reminded her of her Barry and the woman Barry spoke of was her doppelganger from another universe through the void which was untouchable to most speedsters.
“Yeah, I told you.” Barry answered, wheeling in the equipment that he ‘borrowed’ from Central City Hospital. It was everything she would need to deliver the baby that was getting ready to pop out of her doppelganger.
“You told me nothing!” Y/N hissed at her ex before moving cautiously toward the medbay while Barry sped around, getting everything ready and placed in the correct spot.
“Miss. Y/L/N, it’s nice to see you again.” Savitar spoke up from his spot with his wife as he nodded to the Earth 1 doppelganger.
“Grilled Cheese, it looks like you’ve been seeing a lot of me.” Y/N quipped before lamely gesturing to her sleeping (and very pregnant) doppelganger, to which Savitar grinned slightly, chocolate brown locks falling into his vastly different eyes.
“She called me that too, still does when she’s mad at me.” Savitar chuckled softly, pressing a gentle kiss to his wife’s forehead before looking at her Earth 1 counterpart with worry in his eyes, “do you think you can help deliver the baby?”
“Help? I can deliver the baby. That’s what an obstetrician i-” her sentence was cut off by the harsh intake of breath from her doppelganger as she experienced another hard contraction and E/C eyes flew open as she gripped at the bulging sides of her pregnant tummy and she started to vibrate once again. Surging forward, Earth 1 Y/N sidled up to her doppelganger and gently brushed the wet locks away from her trembling forehead, “Y/N? Hi, I’m. . .you, and I’ll be the one delivering your first child.”
“H-hi. .” Y/N’s familiar lips curled into a gentle smile that Earth 1 Y/N was just able to make out, “I was wondering when my doppelganger would show up.” Her breathing was laboured.
“I’m right here, now how far apart are the contractions?” Y/N asked herself who stared up at her husband.
“They’re up to 3 minutes apart now.” Savitar answered as his wife slowed until she was clearly visible and the vibrating paused.
“I see. .” Y/N murmured, moving around the bed to gently probe her tummy, feeling an odd vibrating sensation emanating from within, “I can see why Barry ran me here.” Lifting her skirt, she examined how far along Void Y/N was, “you’re dilated 8 centimetres. Barry tells me that your water broke five minutes ago?” A hesitant nod from her non-biological (or universal) twin. “A lot faster than a normal human, for which I need to be quick.” Y/N murmured before turning her eyes on the exact same laying in the bed, “Are you experiencing any backaches, any cramps in your lower abdomen?”
“N-not as such, it’s become more of a series of vibrating for about 45 seconds which leaves me really tired and I’ve been passing out in between.”
“That’s not normal at all, is it?” Savitar asked, his still dashing features contorted into fear and worry.
“Yeah, it’s not.” Y/N answered, “your body isn’t meant to house a speedster and when the contractions start, your body is trying to burn through the pain which explains the vibrating that you’re experiencing whenever you start to contract and the three minute long pauses in between.” Y/N explained to both her doppelganger and to Savitar, “It’ll definitely leave you lethargic especially if you’re not eating as much as you need to be. The baby will leave you with acute hypoglycemia which I know how to counter. Dating a speedster for three years teaches you a few things.” Earth 1 Y/N winks at herself to which Void Y/N reciprocated.
“I know what you mean, I married one.” Y/N jabs her thumb at Savitar who rolls his eyes playfully.
“If you don’t mind needles, I’m going to put you on an IV drip and you should be feeling better soon. It won’t bring any harm to the baby. But you will need it, especially if you’re vibrating during birth.”
“Oh, that’ll be fun.” Void Y/N chuckled, “I can’t wait to phase through the bed and give birth to my baby on the floor.” She quipped sarcastically.
“I’ll catch you if you fall.” Savitar chuckled along with Earth 1 Y/N and Barry who was right behind her.
“I can help you out.” A soft voice murmured from just outside of the medbay and four pairs of eyes turned to see a silver-haired Caitlin Snow, brown eyes gentle and devoid of evil. “If you’ll have me.”
Both Barry and Savitar tensed but Earth 1 and Void Y/N smiled gently. “You fine with being my nurse for now, Dr. Snow?” Earth 1 Y/N teased, bringing a much needed smile to Caitlin’s pretty features.
“I think I’ll manage for the time being, Dr. Y/L/N.” Caitlin smiled gently before moving forward in the medbay, stopping as both Barry and Savitar moved in front of their respective Y/N’s to protect them from harm. “Barry and. . Barry, I’m not going to hurt Y/N or her doppelganger. I want to help her.”
“If you do anything and I mean anything that I find suspicious; I will end you.” Savitar threatened, jaw set and eyes hard as he stared at Caitlin.
The ice user nodded, but not before watching with surprise as Void Y/N raised her hand and smacked her husband across the back of his head with a stern glare firmly grounding her beautiful features. “Apologise right now, Cheesy.” She demanded, “don’t fuck with me right now. I’m pregnant, hormonal and in labour. I’ll make King Shark look like a goldfish and Grodd into a Capuchin monkey.” Barry snorted before quickly covering his mouth, trying to play it off as if he were coughing.
Savitar took a deep breath, looking at his angry wife who was in labour and he gulped slowly before looking back up to Caitlin, murmuring an apology before moving back to hold his wife’s hand.
With that, Earth 1 Y/N and Caitlin got to work, prepping the equipment they’d need for Y/N to give birth to her child. Savitar had changed her into a hospital gown and set her back down in the bed gently just as another contraction started and she groaned in discomfort, gripping at his hand once again.
45 seconds later, the contraction subsided and Caitlin set up the IV drip to help with Y/N’s hypoglycemia as Earth 1 Y/N checked her doppelganger. “Okay, Y/N, I’ve just checked how dilated you are and I’m pleased to say that you are fully dilated. We’re going to prep you to give birth now, but only push when I say so. Do you understand me?”
“Y-yeah.” Y/N nodded, her hands shaking as her eyes flicked to Savitar.
“It’s going to be okay, baby. I’m right here.” Savitar bent down, pressing another kiss to her forehead and both Barry and Earth 1 Y/N watched as their doppelganger’s relaxed in the presence of one another in the hour that their first child would be born.
Turning, both Barry’s and Y/N’s eyes met for half a second before they both looked away almost immediately but the thumping of their hearts said otherwise as Y/N walked toward her doppelganger and slowly lifted her legs so they were spread and her feet were flat against the bed and Caitlin pressed a button on the remote and the top half of the bed lifted electronically so Void Y/N was sitting up in a more comfortable position.
“Barry, you should go.” Earth 1 Y/N’s tone was business, leaving no room for argument, “you’ll only get in the way if you’re here. Go stay with your fiancée.”
“O-okay,” Barry murmured before looking to her doppelganger, “you’ll do great, Y/N. Don’t worry.” Void Y/N smiled gently, thanking him breathlessly as another contraction started and as Earth 1 Y/N moved to dart forward, Barry took her hand in his quickly. Neither of them even tried to deny the electricity that ran through them at the touch of their bare skin, a crackle of orange lightening struck across his hazel-green eyes and Y/N’s breathing picked up as she stared at Barry, who was staring at her with the same wide and glazed eyes, “y-you’ll do great too, Y/N. You always do.”
With that, Barry sped away, a gust of wind in his wake and Y/N could swear she could faintly detect a hint of the cologne she had bought him when he had complained he was running out of the only bottle he owned.
‘He still wears it?’ Was her only thought before she moved toward her doppelganger, Savitar and Caitlin. “Okay Y/N, Sav- uh Barry, Caitlin, are we ready to deliver this baby?”
“I’m ready.” Caitlin answered.
Savitar nodded just as Void Y/N’s vibrating slowly stopped and she took a deep breath before looking at her doppelganger who smiled brilliantly, “let’s have this baby.”
The last two hours had been hell on Earth for both Y/N, Savitar and Caitlin.
Void Y/N’s screams echoed through the facility and drifted into the cortex, where everyone was waiting impatiently, cringing whenever they heard Y/N holler in pain and exertion. “Push, sweetheart, push! You’re doing great!” Earth 1 Y/N encouraged her doppelganger, sweat dripping down their identical foreheads for very different reasons.
Void Y/N roared in pain as she started to vibrate uncontrollably, her hand crushing Savitar’s. “You’re never touching me again, do you understand me?!” She managed to shriek at her husband who nodded like a madman.
“I promise, sweetheart. I promise I’ll never do this to you again!” He was so nervous and so fearful of what was happening that he started to regress back into his former self. The bumbling, awkward, shy and sweet Barry Allen that he was in the past from which he was created.
The Barry Allen from when he first got his powers.
“Come on, sweetheart, you’re doing amazing! Keep pushing! Almost there!” Y/N called, “I can see the head, you’re doing amazing!” Y/N tried to fit her fingers around the head to give the baby and her doppelganger more give. “Okay, Y/N, one more big push. .. now!”
Void Y/N let out one last grating squeal before she fall back against the bed just as the vibrating instantly stopped, leaving her a sweaty, tearful and panting mess.
It was in the silence that they heard a soft cry of a newborn baby.
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