Name: Tessa Hanwyn<br/>Age: 29<br/>Occupation: Teacher on Maternity Leave<br/>Background: Tessa had grown up in a fairly normal childhood. She was well loved, well cared for, and had everything she needed, even if she still wanted some things. She married young, but they were truly in love. One of those once in a lifetime things. She is a gradeschool art teacher but has been off work for the last month when complications from her pregnancy came to pass. She was currently 32 weeks along when she was nabbed.<br/>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>A sweet, pruney face surrounded by a soft blue blanket. After nine months of waiting, he was  finally here. And he was perfect. But wait... it hadn't been nine months yet. This was too soon. As quickly as she had come to realize the dangers of his early delivery, the sweet cherub face began to fade into a blur and was swallowed up by darkness. Aron disappeared before her eyes like a vivid dream. As the ship roared to life it stirred the woman from her slumber. A soft croaking escaped the petite blond's lips as she tried to call out to him. "Aron..." she forced out again, this time louder and stronger. A break in the darkness captured her attention. Thin lines of gold spread in the center of the darkness and she realized she was opening her eyes for the first time. When her eyes opened fully she lay there, blinking away the opaque gold until they focused on the ceiling above her.<br/><br/>Low on her belly she felt immense pressure. It wasn't the same as the weight of her son she had grown used to carrying all this time. It was duller, heavier, as if emptiness could weigh a ton. Tessa tried to sit up but the moment she moved in the bed she felt a sharp tug below her belly button. She cried out as the pain reverberated through her body, her mind working chaotically to figure out what was going on. When her eyes finally moved towards her belly, she saw that the large ball that her husband would jokingly rest his plates on was no longer there. She opened her mouth to scream but nothing came out. Her voice was choked by panic and confusion.<br/><br/>She moved her hands towards the hem of the small hospital-like gown and pulled it up to reveal a swollen but flat belly. Below her belly button was a line of silver tape glinting with the reflection of the ceiling above. She recognized the tape as the kind they use in hospital wings to hold together surgical incisions. She pressed a hand to the flat of her belly that only days ago was round and full of life. The machines she was connected to began to alarm loudly as her pulse sped and finally she let out a long, ragged scream of despair as she finally came to realize her baby was gone. Her screams bounced off the walls of the room she had been in, and would echo through the ventilation ducts.