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The sickness did not clear up in three days and after an onslaught of vomiting by the fourth morning, Bunny had just about had enough of it.
"This is gettin' ridiculous!" He groaned as he rested at arms length away from the toilet.
He once again slowly got to his feet, flushed the toilet, stepped up to the sink and began to rinse his mouth out. In a way he was glad Jack wasn't there to see him in this state. When Jack had been there, Bunny had felt like he had to walk on eggshells, because he worried that Jack would show up as he was tossing his food into the latrine. And Bunny hadn't wanted Jack to know he was ill, he didn't want to worry him.
As he finished rinsing his mouth, he grabbed a towel that two of his little egglets had brought for him, and began drying the damp fur on his muzzle. He felt drained as he rested his hands on the sink counter and lowered his head sighing.
"I gotta go see North today, and figure out what the hell is wrong with me." Bunny admitted to himself.
With that thought in mind he straightened up and left the bathroom. Bunny walked to his and Jack's bedroom, grabbed his bandolier and weapons off the wall, settled the strap across his body and decided to go without his usual arm and leg armory. He headed out of the burrow and once clear of the house he tapped the ground twice with a foot, a tunnel opened and he hopped inside, sealing the tunnel closed behind him. As he ran he pondered on his mysterious illness and what could have brought it on. He didn't remember eating anything that was not within his normal dietary needs. His vegetables and fruits were healthy, void of any pests or harmful toxins as far as he knew.
Bunny was so deep in thought that he almost went past Santoff Claussen, he came up within six hundred feet of the great palace. He was so worried about his condition that he didn't really feel the biting cold that normally had him complaining and whining about it. Once on solid land he slowed as he approached the large heavy doors that were guarded by two yetis. Bunny stopped and stood up on his hind legs, the yetis looked at him with a respectful air, knowing Bunny was no threat they escorted him in while garbling in their odd language.
"I'm here on personal business and I'm in need of North's assistance." Bunny told the two yetis.
"Phil! I hear door open and close, why are you-!" North started as he came around a corner, "Ah, Bunny! What brings you here!" He said cheerfully as he approached his friend.
"North, I need a full health check, I've been sick for several weeks now and it's startin' to irritate and worry me." Bunny stated seriously.
North immediately took on a more serious posture and he motioned Bunny to follow him, he led Bunny to the infirmary where he had Bunny sit on one of the beds. North put on a pair of rubber gloves and began his examination. He checked for blindness by watching Bunny's pupils dilate or contract when he shined a light in his eyes, his eyes were fine. He checked for possible ear problems, but Bunny checked out fine as far hearing went. North listened to Bunny's breathing and again came up empty. Bunny seemed perfectly healthy.
"What are symptoms of illness?" North asked as he eyed Bunny curiously,
"There's not much honestly, just throwing up throughout the day at random times and some dizziness. And feeling tired all the time as well." Bunny said,
North's eyebrows raised in mild surprise, in all the time he'd known Bunny, this was the first time he could remember Bunny being sick and being confused about the symptoms and not knowing what kind of illness he had, and truthfully North was puzzled over it as well. Bunny normally just got small minor colds or fevers, but none of his symptoms fit a cold or fever.
"Hmm, I will take an xray and see if anything comes up." North said as he moved a large piece of machinery over by the bed.
He had Bunny lay down and lowered the head of the bed to where Bunny was lying flat. He placed a thick piece of fabric over Bunny's eyes, turned off the light and snapped the xray.
Several minutes later, North placed the developed xray on a board lit by a high beamed light. As he looked it over he noticed a small circular form laying in Bunny lower abdomen. He immediately became concerned, thinking that his friend quite possibly had a growing cancerous mass in his belly. He looked over at Bunny who nervously looked back at him, his ears starting to tilt back apprehensively.
"North? What is it, what did you find?!" Bunny asked his voice becoming higher in his anxiety.
North didn't answer immediately, he grabbed a tube of gel and turned on another machine; an ultrasound near the bed, squirting some of the gel on Bunny's belly he quickly grabbed a small transducer device and ran the end of it over Bunny's lower stomach. He paused and let the little picture on the ultrasound screen come into focus. As the picture became clear, North gasped in awe and relief, Bunny didn't have cancer.
"What?! What is it, North?!" Bunny practically screamed in panic, he wanted an answer and damnit he wanted it now!
North chuckled softly, "You are not sick, old friend." He paused, smiling in disbelief.
"You are pregnant."