Destiny (A2,B3,C9)
umbilical cord. we're attached. i can't teleport people's hearts out of their chests, or give men vasectomies ... it doesn't work. it's part of the person. if i tried to teleport the baby, i'd only succeed in teleporting myself along with her."
Enochian: Book 1, Chapter 18
"if you had a baby, would you remove its umbilical cord like that?" "uh... why not?" cherry asked mildly, and zerrex groaned before blinking and looking towards the monument as he heard a loud scraping. "mahihko?"
Obscure Treasures Ch.5
Meanwhile, holly helped eva break free of the very same thin, protective membrane that had engulfed her weeks earlier and sever the umbilical cord.
Care Bears Family Adventures, Book 2: Chapter 20
She didn't even pause in her motions once the umbilical cord was cut, taking the newborn liger cub to be cleaned and taken care of. "can i see him?" brave heart approached take care. "not now, i need to make sure he's healthy."
Evokation / Book II: The Devil / Part 8
cord not around its belly, but instead that fed into a sort of 'mask' that was locked around its jaws, feeding it air and nutrients.
Kayla: Red Sky
Mel had been working to cut the child's umbilical cord with the glass, having trouble cutting through the fibrous line. the baby cried softly upon the ground; an infant's newfound wail.
Do What Feels Right
Fenris used his nails to cut off a strip of his shirt as he waited for the umbilical cord to stop pulsing before he tied it. he turned away, used a very weak flamethrower to sterilize his hands, and then cut the cord with a nail.
Indian Summer
"more like an umbilical cord. the sea is our mother, as my great grandfather used to say." i stuck out my hand. "johnnie greatstrides." she frowned a little. "you won't like my name." "why not?" "because it's hard to say." "for you or for me?"
The Factions of the Modern City 2
Mark held the newborn child in the rag gently then took out his knife, cutting the umbilical cord. "it's a baby boy."
Pokemon: Legends Ch.9 A Heated Home Coming Pt.2 In the Deep End
Like a good mother flower gave a few licks to break the membrane sack the puppy was in, and then gave a sharp nip to cut the umbilical cord.
Evokation / Book III: The Tower / Part 9
It was dripping wet, no umbilical cord of any kind present on its form... and after a moment, zerrex realized in shock that it was aether, except that his scales were that listless, monotone color as he leapt to his feet... before sin shrieked: "no, not again
Eudaemon III: Rebirth / Act IV, Part 4
cord - torn during the violent rape - to the pieces of the placenta that hadn't already been ejected with the broken chunks of narrius's son.