I loved this story I made so much that I decided to make an epilogue where Russell and Penny Ling birth their little baby. Read to find out what happens. ^^

"Out of the way!" Russell panicked, quickly pushing his way past Vinnie and Sunil, sending them both into a spinning vortex, and running towards the pet bathing area.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Vinnie shouted, catching up to the panicked pet and grabbing his arm, making him fly off his feet and land on his back. "What the heck's the rush?"

"You trying to outrun Sonic or something...?" Sunil moaned as he stumbled around dizzily.

"Let me go, Vinnie! I don't have time for this!" Russell shouted impatiently, trying to yank his arm out of the gecko's grip.

"Tell us what's going on first," Vinnie replied sternly.

"Vinnie!"

"What's the rush, man?!"

"Penny Ling's having my baby, all right?!"

Vinnie and Sunil gasped loudly in unison. It's been about ten months since Russell and his mate, Penny Ling, had intercourse, and nine since any of the two told their friends about it. They had known Russell got Penny Ling pregnant, and excitement and ecstasy has been bursting throughout the pet shop ever since.

"Wait, she's having it now?" Sunil exclaimed.

"I think so! Now let me go! I have to be there for my little swirl!" Russell snarled.

"'Little swirl'?" Vinnie laughed, which quickly changed into a cry of pain when the hedgehog bit his arm, forcing him to let go. "Your flippin' fang, man!"

With one last quick glare, Russell turned and headed off to the bathing area, where Penny Ling was laying on her favorite pet bed, surrounded by Zoe, Pepper, Minka, and even Blythe. They all looked up when they saw Penny Ling's mate rush in, followed by Sunil and an injured Vinnie.

"I heard the baby's coming!" Russell shouted quickly, sweat flying off his head in fear. He looked at Penny Ling. "Are you okay?!"

"Russell, for the last time, I said it was just a kick," the panda giggled in amusement.

"Sheesh, you've turned into more of a nervous wreck than Sunil," Pepper rolled her eyes.

"Hey!" the mongoose and hedgehog shouted simultaneously.

"Leave him alone, Pepper, he's just looking after Penny and the baby," Blythe sighed before turning to Russell. "She's fine, Russell. We're keeping a close eye on her; we'll let you know once the baby starts coming."

"It won't be long now, though!" Zoe barked, wagging her tail.

"I'm so excited for you two!" Minka squeaked ecstatically, hopping up and down.

Only half-convinced, the hedgehog let out a deep sigh. "Okay. Just keep my little swirl safe."

"I'm just fine, Russy, I promise," Penny Ling smiled.

"'Little swirl' and 'Russy'? Talk about a peaches and cream relationship," Pepper grunted.

"Go on, Russell, we'll let you know," Blythe said as she gently shooed the pet away. Allowing a soft smile to form, Russell began towards the exit.

...And stopped when she heard Penny Ling scream.

"Penny?" Sunil gasped.

"Her water broke!" Zoe reported, fear and excitement flashing in her ice-blue eyes as she observed a dark blue spot on the bed. "The baby's coming!"

"I'll get Mrs. Twombly!" Blythe announced as she shot up. "Russell, Vinnie, and Sunil, you three go wait outside!"

"I'm not leaving Penny Ling, Blythe!" Russell retorted sharply.

"Just go, Russell!"

"No!"

Obviously not wanting to deal with any more arguing, the teenager scooped the hedgehog up and ran out the bathing area, followed closely by Vinnie and Sunil, and sat him down on a bed in the daycare center. "Stay!"

"Blythe, you can't-!" Russell began.

"Do as I say and stay! Penny Ling will be fine provided you do your part!"

"But-!"

"Just stay!" Without another word, Blythe turned and exited the daycare center.

As soon as she left, Russell leaped off the bed and rushed towards the door, but Vinnie and Sunil tackled him to the ground. "Let me up! Penny Ling needs me!"

"Penny Ling needs you to stay here, Russell!" Sunil retorted as he struggled to keep his angry friend in place.

"I know you're scared for her and for the baby, but you have to stay!" Vinnie added.

"I don't care!" Russell roared, struggling harder. "I have to be with Penny Ling! I have to be with my child!"

A high-pitched scream sounded from the bathing area, belonging to Penny Ling, and that only made Russell's struggles more fierce.

"Let me the fuck go!" the hedgehog snarled, now beginning to bite at his friends' arms. "Penny Ling!"

"You've gone mad, bro!" Vinnie shouted.

Suddenly, everyone practically becomes frozen solid when the sound of a baby's crying filled the pet shop. They saw Blythe enter the daycare center and she smiled.

"Russell, you're new baby girl is waiting for you," she said softly.

"It's a girl?" the hedgehog gasped, ears perked. After Vinnie and Sunil let go, he ran off to the bathing area and saw the female pets and Mrs. Twombly, who was holding a pink blanket wrapped in a tiny bundle. Her smile grew larger when she spotted Russell, whose ears were perked and nose was twitching.

"Come meet your little girl, dear," she said as she bent down and handed the tiny bundle to Penny Ling, who gingerly took it in her arms.

The panda unraveled the blanket to reveal the head and gasped softly, eyes large and sparkling, even a few tears building up. She looked up at Russell and mouthed, "Come here!", in which he did. When the hedgehog reached his mate and looked down, his jaws dropped halfway in a large smile.

There, wrapped in the baby soft pink blanket, was a beautiful baby panda girl. She obviously had the same body of Penny Ling, excluding the shorter fur and one tiny fang poking out of the top of her mouth, which were Russell's hedgehog side. Her fur was a beautiful shade of light pink, her belly was snow white, and a darker pink birthmark was seen over her left eye. She had sparkling light blue eyes, a little lighter than Minka's, tiny ears and paws, and a teeny tail that wiggled and wagged when she opened her eyes and saw her parents.

"She's beautiful..." Russell whispered, tears of his own beginning to form at the corners of his eyes. "She looks just like you."

"She also has some of you in her, too," Penny Ling giggled. She lifted a finger towards the newborn panda, who let out a cute laugh and gently grabbed it with a tiny paw. Penny Ling smiled, allowed a tear to glide down her cheek, and looked up at Russell. "You can name her, Russy."

"Wow, what a huge honor, letting the father name the child!" Zoe gasped quietly.

"In that case..." Russell said, placing a paw on the baby's cheek, who grabbed it with both paws and pulled it closer to her. "I want to name her Fuchsia."

"That's a perfect name," the mother panda squeaked with happiness. She lifted the newly-named Fuchsia up a little and planted a soft kiss on her forehead, then pressed her cool went nose into her soft fur.

"I promise myself I wouldn't cry..." Sunil sniffed, blinking multiple times in attempt to keep in his tears.

"I didn't..." Vinnie whimpered before bursting into tears, leaning against his best friend for support, who gently rubbed his head.

"The new baby is adorably beautiful, huh, Mrs. Twombly?" Blythe said.

"Of course she is, dear," the woman replied, removing her glasses when they began to fog from her tears. "Birth is always a beautiful thing."

"She almost looks like a fuchsia color," the teenager added, confirming the baby's new name to the pet shop owner while covering up her ability to communicate with animals. "That sounds like a nice name, Fuchsia."

"It's a wonderful name."

"Oh, Russell and Penny Ling, we're all so happy for you!" Minka smiled.

"And little Fuchsia is absolutely perfect," Zoe added.

"Just look at what you made, Penny Ling," Pepper finished.

"No, this isn't what I made," Penny Ling smiled before looking at Russell. "This is something we made."