Part Of His Family

A/N Here's my second attempt of my first Chowder fic. I had the idea for this one all weekend and thought it would be cute for Schitnzel to be raising a child since he's my fave but also he seems pretty lonely to me even though Mung and the others are around but seem to take him for granted. I hope you enjoy. Writing this is helping me with my head cold at the moment.

It was a stormy night in Marzipan City but not everybody in Mung Daal's Catering Company was asleep. A certain rock monster assistant was finding it hard to sleep and decided to take a walk in the rain. Right now Schtinzel felt lonely since Rani had left to visit her family in Apple Font which was far, far away from Marzipan City. Mung and the others had done their best to cheer their friend up but nothing seemed to, not even Chowder.

"I still haven't got a single letter from Rani since she left.

M-Maybe she forgot me." he thought as the rain lashed against his grey skin.

He knew he should be wearing a coat but he didn't feel like wearing one as he needed to get away from work. But he heard something that shocked him.

It was coming from an alley not too far from here. Schitnzel was curious and went to see what it was as the crying came from a dumpster.

He gasped in surprise.

"Wadda, Wadda!" he heard as he looked into the brown eyes of an infant. It was a rock monster with grey skin like his but seeing it made his tough heart melt at the cute bundle.

He saw something beside it.

It was an note.

Dear person who finds this.

I am very poor and unable to look after my baby so I entrust it to you to give it the best chance of life and success. I know you have a good heart.

Please watch over my baby. it read.

Tears were in Schitnzel's eyes at this. There was no way this cute little baby was staying out here in the rain and cold to suffer. He knew Mung would be mad but he would take the risk.

Besides the baby really liked him.

He then crept back into the catering company through the back door with the infant in his grey arms and went upstairs to his room without waking anybody up or letting Mung know. Schitnzel smiled at the baby which was very rare because nobody, not even Chowder had seen the rock monster smile.

He'd brought up an old crib Mung had stored in the attic and made sure it was safe before putting the baby in it. He had wrapped the baby in a warm blanket to keep out the chill. The baby rock monster yawned as his hazel eyes closed.

"Radda, Radda." Schitnzel said softly falling asleep in his own bed.