The Marina Legacy – Chapter 4.1 – Visions

Hello and welcome to the latest chapter in the Marina’s life. Last time, Xiu Mei gave birth to her first baby, a little boy called Wilbur. Also, Xenophillius Travers’ one night stand resulted in little Wilhelmina Christina. Yorath Ebony returned from grieving his wife, Graciela, and was killed by Xeno’s girlfriend, Odile Rosie. It turned out Odile was Ivy’s, Yorath’s love, daughter. Got that?

The creak of the floorboards echoed through out the silent house. The orange sun was rising above the horizon outside of the windows and chirps of the birds waking could be heard from the silent house. Xenophillius Travers tip-toed out of his bedroom and down the hall. Once he reached the wooden stairs, he looked back at the empty hallway and then carefully descended the stairs into the ground floor. He grabbed his coat from the brass rack by the door and walked out of the front door, leaving his family sleeping peacefully in their bed. He hurried down the stone path and got into his carpool.

Christmas had flown past in the Marina household. They were now a month into the New Year and Wilhelmina and Wilbur were children. They both received their own personally decorated rooms.

After consuming his breakfast that morning, Wilbur started to feel dizzy. His head started to throb in pain and it was almost unbearable. He started to feel nauseous and he ached everywhere. His vision started to blur and eventually everything went black.

He collapsed on the cold, hard, stone floor. A image started to form in front of him. It was a while before he recognised his house and his mother.

She was standing just outside the front door, waiting for someone. She looked extremely happy and wave towards Wilbur. Wilbur started to walk forward, but he stopped after a few steps. His mother didn’t look right, she wasn’t wearing her normal clothes. The he saw it. His mother was pregnant. She had tried to disguise it by wearing bigger and looser clothes, but he could still see her belly protruding from the jacket. He stayed there staring at his mother in shock. He then heard her sweet voice shout to him.

“Come on Wilbur! I’ve got something to tell you!” she shouted excitedly.

The image of his mother and her unborn baby faded and he opened his eyes. He could see the white ceiling of the kitchen. He sat up and shook her head, the headache was slowly going and he wasn’t feeling sick anymore. His arms and legs were still aching and a wave of tiredness came over him. He walked up to his bedroom and got into his bed. Within two minutes, he was asleep.

Wilhelmina spent the day one Xiu’s laptop. She really started to enjoy writing, and especially like to read news articles on the Simternet.

 

As night fell on Sunset Valley, Wilbur was still in bed. The vision of his mother weaved in and out of his dreams. He had told himself that it was impossible that his mother was pregnant, the only person she loved was his father, and he was dead. She couldn’t have found another man, or could she? He couldn’t help but think that maybe it was true and maybe she was pregnant.

His first guess was right, for now.

Xiu Mei hurried down the stairs into the dimly lit basement. She walked quickly towards the portrait of a man with blonde/pink/purple hair and stood there, admiring him. She suddenly broke out in floods of tears, she hadn’t been down to see her husbands grave. She hated seeing her once handsome and amazing husband reduced to a box of ashes.

Suddenly, wisps of smoke started to ooze from the other graves, ghosts of Xiu’s ancestors materialised around her. She still stared at Boyd’s portrait, not noticing the ghosts floating past her. She didn’t notice the white mist oozing from Boyd’s grave until it started to surround her. She stepped back in shock and her late husband materialized in front of her.

 

She stared at him in shock for a few moments before embracing him. They stood there, hugging, for what seemed like hours, before Xiu broke the silence.

“I’ve missed you” she said smiling at her husband.

“I’ve missed you too babe!” he replied.

He picked Xiu up and carried her out of the basement and up to their bedroom.

They spent the night together in their old bedroom. Xiu was happy again, she had her husband back, or so she thought, and still had her beautiful son.

When the sun was starting to rise over Sunset Valley, it was time for Boyd to go back to the Land of the Dead. Xiu woke up later in the morning to find her husband gone for a second time. He was nowhere to be found and she assumed that he had left her.

 

When Wilbur arrived home the next day, he saw his vision. His mother was standing there, pregnant. It happened exactly as it did in Wilbur’s vision. This time, it didn’t end. He walked towards his mother and saw she was beaming.

“W..What is it mum?” Wilbur asked Xiu, nervously.

“I’m pregnant!” she exclaimed, excitedly.

 

“Mum, T..That’s great” Wilbur stuttered.

Xiu noticed the nervousness and resentment in Wilbur’s voice and replied “What’s up honey?”

 

“It’s just … Mum, I thought you only loved Dad?” Wilbur asked his mother.

“Honey! Of course I only love your father, It’s your father’s baby!” She answered.

 

“M…Mum. I…I don’t know how to tell you, but dad’s dead, It can’t be his baby” Wilbur said comfortingly.

“Honey, I know your father’s dead, but his ghost came back a few nights ago.”

Wilbur looked at his mother, she didn’t look like she was mental but what she had just said seemed it.

“Are you sure mum?” Wilbur asked her.

“Yes!” Xiu replied, still excited.

Wilbur was silent for a moment before he finally said “Well, I’m happy for you mum!”

They both hugged and walked inside the house together.

 

After experiancing his vision in reality, Wilbur was hit again by the wave of exhaustion. He went and took a small nap on his bed. He woke up at 6am the next morning.

After staying late after school the next day, Wilbur started to ache all over his body. His head started to pound again and the nausea returned. He quickly got on his bicycle and attempted to get home before he passed out.

He didn’t make it very far before his vision went and his body crumpled. His bike went into a wall and Wilbur was thrown onto the pavement.

He was standing in the hallway at home and he saw his aunt Odile in front of him. She was smiling at him and he saw that she too had a baby belly. She pulled her hand to her belly and rubbed it.

“I’m pregnant!” she said to him.

The image vanished in a blur or swirls and Wilbur could see the leaves of a tree swaying in the breeze.

He quickly got onto his feet and saw people looking at him and pointing. He retrieved his bike and cycled home before anyone could stop him.

When Wilbur returned home, he wanted to go straight to bed, but he was parched. He walked into the kitchen and saw his family standing around the counter with two cakes placed nearby. Of course! he thought It’s mine and Wilhelmina’s birthday tonight!

The shrill voice of Wilhelmina echoed through the kitchen “Wilbur! There you are!”

Wilbur’s mother turned around and saw her son. “Wilbur! Where’ve you been?!” she shouted.

“I told you mum, I had to stay a while afterschool!” he said.

“Yes! You also told me that finished an hour ago! It doesn’t take that long to get home!” she replied angrily.

Wilbur looked around nervously, she’d think he was crazy if he told her the truth.

“I stayed a while to speak to the teacher!” he said nervously.

His mother glared at him and said “Well come on! Your late for your party!”

Wilbur was first to grow up. He stepped up to the cake and everyone started to cheer. Before he blew out the candles he leant in towards the cake and whispered.

“Please, all I want is for these visions to stop”

He then blew out the candles and waited to be engulfed by the sparkles.

Just after Wilbur grew up, Xiu went into labour. She decided to stay at home again as she didn’t want to disrupt her son or niece’s birthdays.

After an hour, she gave birth to little Will Archie* Marina. She quickly ran upstairs and put him in his crib and walked back downstairs to Wilhelmina’s birthday.

* = Will and Archie are off an American programme called Glee. The pilot was screened a few weeks back here and I can’t wait to watch the series.

Wilhelmina walked up to the cake and made her wish. She grew up a few minutes later and ran upstairs to get changed.

Wilhelmina looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, she was now a beautiful and fashionable teenager and could do whatever she wanted.

Meanwhile, In the hallway, Odile got a phone call from a unknown number. She pressed the green button and put the phone to her ear.

“Hello?”

“Odile, It’s me, Cleveland!” said the person on the other end.

“Oh, Hi Cleveland! How can i help you?" she said politely.

“You’ve done fantastic with infiltrating the Marina’s and I trust your training of Willie is going to plan?” Cleveland asked her.

“Yes, It’s going fine” she said.

“Good good! That’s not what I called for though, I need to ask you something”

“Anything!” Odile replied.

“I need your help in an important matter!” Cleveland replied.

“What is it?” Odile asked excitedly.

“I need your assistance in creating the Primpleton Heir!” he said menacingly.

“What do you mean?” Odile asked nervously.

“I need you to carry my baby for me!” Cleveland said, confirming Odile’s worst fears.

“Bu…” Odile started to say.

“Ah! I took you and your mother in Odile, you are just going to let me down?!”

“Of course not, I’ll come round tomorrow!”

“That’s better”

Odile hung up and ran to the bathroom where she broke down into tears.