Disclaimer: I do NOT own any characters from American Dad, except for my OC, Zoey Wilson.
Before I start, I have made a few changes for chapter 1 from the sneak peak in "Behind the Wishes", so I hope you enjoy it. The wait for "Mockingbird" is officially over! Enjoy!
It was late at night. A gray hand digs up the grassy area where the wish book was hidden. It picks up the book, holds it up with one hand, and laughs evilly, "At last, it's mine!" (Evil laughter)
(Lightning strikes)
"Ahh! It's going to rain soon! Oh God! Oh God! Oh God!" the screen reveals to be Roger. "Okay, let's see what I want."
He opens up the book. "Hmm. What should I wish? Oh I know." He writes down his wish.
"OWWWW! Did someone give me a Texas wedgie?!" Steve screamed off-screen.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Perfect! Okay book, go to sleep. I don't want Hayley to start bitching" Roger puts away Hayley's wish book by digging it up where it belongs and goes back inside.
Late at night, the scene shifts to a battle scene at the Murder Games.
"Where am I?" a woman's voice asked as we see a shadow figure of her. She is posing with a stone sword.
"Hello, young girl" a male voice has occurred.
"Who are you?" the same woman's voice asked.
"If you want your husband, brother, and friend back, you do as I say" the same male voice demanded.
"Or else?" she asked back.
"Oh else this! Men, attack!" he ordered as a bunch of people proceed to attack.
The screen fades to black. The words read "6 months later"
The scene shifts to the present. Hayley has woken up from her nap while riding on Jeff's new van. (A/E His van was left at the Smiths household back in Virginia).
"Jeff, I had that dream again" Hayley said.
"Babe, you have been dreaming about it for a very long time. Maybe it's time to let it go" Jeff responded.
"I can't. I feel that something was destined to happen" she said.
"Forget about it, babe. We don't need to worry about no stinking Murder Games or nothing. Let's just enjoy life" he comforted her.
The van approaches towards a house.
"Here we are babe. Our new beginning of our forever lives." Jeff said.
"Babe, this is perfect! I can't believe we're here at San Antonio. The home of one of my favorite NBA teams, the Spurs." Hayley smiled.
"I never knew you were a Spurs fan. So am I" her husband replied. "Let's check it out."
Hayley and Jeff got out of the van, took their stuff inside their new home, and put things where they belong.
"Jeff, this is the house I always wanted to live" Hayley said.
"After years of hard work, plus the grand prize after winning the Murder Games, we deserve a special treat, don't you think?" Jeff asked.
Meanwhile, back at Virginia, Steve is driving Stan's SUV to pick up Zoey. The vehicle is playing Ain't No Rest for the Wicked by Cage the Elephant. His girlfriend comes out of the house, wearing an orange shirt, a short floral skirt, and brown sandals.
"Bye mom. See you at 11" she leaves her house. She goes inside the van.
"Hi, babe" Steve said as his girlfriend went inside the van and the two share a kiss.
"Hi, Steve. Ready to go?" Zoey asked.
"You betcha." the couple drove off to the movies. They went to a drive-thru theater. It was a French foreign movie that they both went to go see. The movie shows a man and woman falling in love with each other at a banquet. The hug and kiss and share a slow dance together. Of course the film came with English subtitles.
"Steve, is this what our future will look like?" Zoey asked as she cuddled next to her boyfriend.
"Maybe" he kissed her head as they continue to watch the movie.
While Hayley & Jeff and Steve & Zoey are enjoying their normal lives after the Murder Games, far away lives a man in a chamber. Inside was Deputy Watson. He was looking at his paperwork and videos of the recent Murder Games, where team Smith declared victory.
"Damn it, how the hell did these two win?" Deputy Watson asked. "I think they must have cheated or something!"
He continues to look around for evidence. "Jones, have you found anything?"
The officer that accompanied Deputy Watson from book one is revealed to be named Jones. He is replaying videos of the previous Murder Games.
Unbeknownst to Deputy Watson, Jones is giggling while replaying the video of Team Trojan pantsing Team Smith.
"What are you doing?!" Watson shouted.
"Oh sorry sir. I was still finding evidence" he stopped and turned off the video.
"Anything lately?" he asked.
"Nope!" he answered. "Sir, how about this? Why don't we have them compete again? That way, it's only fair that champions defend their titles and some group can dethrone them. They lose, we win" Jones suggested.
"I'm not sure about 'we', but great idea, Jones! I like where this is coming from" Deputy Watson approved.
Later, the scene shifts to the Smith household. Francine is doing some vacuuming while Stan and Roger and Klaus are watching TV.
"Stan, have you realized that life has been so boring now that the kids are all grown up?" Francine asked her husband.
"Francine, you're forgetting that we still have our son. He's not going anywhere anytime soon" Stan replied.
"Besides, we still have that book (wink)" Roger smirked.
"Roger, no! That book belongs to Hayley and no one else's!" Stan snapped.
"Oh relax, Stan! Let's wish them back here, Franny!" the alien suggested as he got up.
"Where do you think you're going?" Stan asked.
"Uh, to the bathroom?" Roger lied as he quickly ran off.
"That alien ain't right" Stan told himself.
"Uh, Stan, did you quote King of the Hill?" Klaus asked.
"Yes I did" Stan admitted.
Later, Steve and Zoey have left the movie theater and are on their way to a restaurant. They went to some Italian restaurant. The couple sat down and looked at a menu.
"Wow, Steve. I didn't think you can afford to eat at places like here" Zoey said.
"Well, we won the "you-know-what", so I'd figure why not treat ourselves for something nice" Steve said with a smile.
"Oh Steve, you are such a gentleman!" Zoey replied with a smile. The couple touches each other's hand and they were blushing.
Meanwhile, Hayley and Jeff drive around San Antonio.
"Jeff, do you know what you're going to do for the rest of your life? Well, I should ask myself the same thing" Hayley wondered.
"Babe, I'm not sure. I quit my job as the principal of your little brother's school for us to live here. I guess it's time I work as an animator for a Mexican cartoon like I wanted back when we decided to get married" Jeff answered.
"I guess it can work" Hayley said.
"Don't worry. If we don't find anything to do for the rest of our lives, we still have the money" Jeff said with a grin.
"I'm happy we won the money, but let's not make a living off of it, you know" she rebutted.
Back at the chamber, Deputy Watson and Officer Jones are sitting down at an office, writing down ideas for something.
"Okay, Jones. What do you think of this? The next site for the Murder Games will be a New Zealand" Deputy Watson suggested.
"Why there, sir?" Jones asked.
"Don't ask why. Let's just say it's far away from home" Watson replied. "Let me tell you something. Galapagos Island is taking forever to clean up from the recent Murder Games. Ain't nobody got time for that!"
The scene shifts to a bunch of people working really hard to clean up the Galapagos Islands after the events of the Murder Games. They are almost finished cleaning up.
The scene shifts back to Deputy Watson and Officer Jones.
"(Chuckles) Good one, sir" Jones laughed.
"I know. I'm good. So what do you think?" Watson suggested.
"Good idea, but how will the competitors will travel?" Jones asked.
"Damn it. I never really thought about it. I guess we can build a bridge or something" Watson suggested.
"I guess so. Wait, tell much money you have" Jones wanted to know.
"That's for me to know and you to find out" Watson.
"I really wish you would explain to me why you hated Team Smith. I mean, I did the best I can to rig the Murder Games, but they always seem to come up with a much bigger and better plan for us" the officer said.
"I wish it was that simple to tell you Jones, but I can't. Nobody will understand why I hate Team Smith. Not even yourself" Deputy Watson snapped.
"(Sigh) I understand, sir. Do you want to order a pizza now?" Jones suggested.
"Sure, sausage and pepperoni on mine" he ordered.
"Perfect!" the officer agreed.
Later, Steve and Zoey are still at the Italian restaurant, who finally received their meals. Steve received pasta primavera and Zoey received spaghetti.
"Oh Steve, this looks delicious!" Zoey said.
"It does, babe. Shall we eat?" Steve suggested.
As the couple were eating, laughing, and having a good time, a person with a camera approached the couple.
"Hey guys. You two look so cute together, you mind if I can take a photo of you guys together?" he asked.
"No, go ahead" Zoey answered with a smile and Steve kissed Zoey's cheek while wrapping her shoulders with his arm. The cameraman proceeds to take their photo.
"Here's your copy. Have a good night, you guys" he leaves.
Back at San Antonio, Hayley and Jeff finalized their new home.
"I think everything looks good now, Jeff. What do you think?" Hayley asked.
"Not so bad, babe. I think we can make it just fine living here".
Back at the Smith household, Roger was digging up the ground. He was looking for something.
"Where the hell is that stupid book?!" he freaked out.
He hits something on the ground, and it was the wish book that Roger was desperately looking for.
"Aha! There it is! Now I can wish whatever the hell I want!" he told himself as he opened the book. Unfortunately, there was not much luck. The book apparently had some secret code in it.
"What the hell?! Why am I being blocked?! Did Hayley have to do something about this?" Roger asked himself as he got angry.
Flashback
Hayley is in her room, writing on her wish book.
"(Sigh) I'm going to miss you book. You have made my life much better. If only I had you years ago, especially when Jeff was abducted into space. It's okay though. You're here and you always will be here, no matter what. Okay, before I bury you for good, I need to make one wish and then it's bye-bye time for you" she said as she took out a pen and wrote one wish. It came true as when she opened her book, it says that someone needs to type in a 4 number code.
"Perfect! Nobody will access to my book without permission, especially to whoever tried to look inside it" Hayley declared as she proceeds to walk out of her room with her wish book.
"1976. That number is hard to figure out"
(A/E 1976 happens to be the year Hayley's voice actress, Rachel MacFarlane, was born.)
Flashback Ends
"Screw it! I can't even use it or want to use it anyways" Roger surrendered as he placed Hayley's book back into the hole on the ground and covers it up.
Back at the Murder Games chamber, Deputy Watson and Officer Jones are finishing up their pizza.
"You have quite an appetite, sir" Jones said.
"Why, thank you sir. Okay, so what do you have in mind for the next Murder Games?" Watson asked.
"So far, we agreed that the next competition will take place in New Zealand. Can we agree to not have guns or anything that contains bullets in the Murder Games, like last time?" Jones requested.
"Fine, whatever" Deputy Watson had a moment of silence.
"Sir, what's wrong?" Jones wondered.
"Nothing" Watson responded.
Flashback
We see a young Deputy Watson, dressed in a red cap, white shirt, blue overalls, and white sneakers, as he is playing catch with his dad at the park.
"Ready dad?" he asked.
"Yes, son" his dad responded as the two happily played catch together.
"Son, I'm glad to be your father. I love you!" his dad said.
"I love you too daddy" Watson hugs his father.
Flashback Ends
"I'll never forget that day that my dad was gone forever" Deputy Watson said.
"What are you talking about?" Jones asked.
"Team Smith had something to do with my father. We both had a wonderful father/son relationship until their dad separated us together for good!" Watson shouted.
"What are you talking about?" Jones asked again.
"Quit asking that stupid question! I want justice and I want it now!" Watson shouted.
"Sir, calm down" Jones said.
"No! I can't calm down! How about this? Kill Team Smith and then I will f***en calm down! (Sigh) I'm sorry for screaming! It's these nightmares and flashbacks hurting me, Jones. I'm not mad at you" Watson apologized.
"It's okay. Let your anger rage out" Jones said.
"I wish we had some magic power to bring my dad back" Deputy Watson wondered.
"Well, Hayley did confess about her special book that brought the competitors back to life. I was thinking we could find it and get your father back" Jones suggested.
"You're right. Well, let's think about it later. Let's focus on the Murder Games. I noticed Team Trojan had some magical psychotic powers to almost destroy Team Smith. I'm glad that they were smart. Hmm, I was thinking. Any team who has superpowers is eligible to compete in the next Murder Games. Team Smith doesn't have real powers. So it's perfect!" Watson declared.
"Good idea" Officer Jones agreed.
Back at Langley Falls, Steve and Zoey are enjoying a nice van ride together, while Steve is driving and Zoey tilts her head on her boyfriend's arm.
"Babe, dinner was delicious. You sure know how to treat a girl to a wonderful time" Zoey said.
"That's what a real boyfriend does" Steve responded with a smile. "I love your skirt by the way"
Zoey blushed. "Thanks"
The van continues to drive off.
Back at the Smith household, Stan and Roger and Klaus are still watching TV. Francine joins them.
"I hope my baby boy comes home soon" Francine said.
"Steve texted me and he said that he will be home soon" Stan responded.
"Ja. Ja. Everyone is having a normal life and I'm just swimming here in my bowl where I could be on dates with hot girls but no Stan made me like this! I was an Olympic…" Klaus argued but he was interrupted.
"Shut up Klaus!" Stan, Francine, and Roger screamed in unison.
"Klaus, we don't need you repeating that stupid story!" Stan snapped.
"Fine, whatever" the goldfish frowned.
Meanwhile, the van has arrived at Zoey's house. She gets off after unbuckling her seatbelt.
"Babe, I just want to say thank you so much for dinner and this wonderful date. I'm glad that you were so kind to spend some of your earnings from that dreadful competition we both competed a while ago. You are awesome. Catch you later" she kisses Steve on the lips and walks to her home.
Blushing, Steve looks at his girlfriend, who is walking towards her house.
He arrives home.
"Hi, son. How was your date?" Stan asked while he is watching TV with Francine, Roger, and Klaus.
"Dad, it was wonderful. Zoey is my perfect girl! I love her so much, I think I want to marry her already, but I can't cause I'm not 18 yet" Steve said.
"Honey, I wouldn't think about marriage for a while" Francine told him.
"You're right, mom. I should enjoy life as a teenager for the time being" Steve said. "With the leftover money from the Murder Games when my sister, Jeff, Zoey, and I competed, we should be fine" Steve said.
"That's great son" Stan said.
"Can everyone shut up please?! I'm trying to watch American Idol!" Roger shouted.
Back at the Murder Games headquarters, Deputy Watson is getting ready for bed as he turns off his computer.
"(Sigh) I hope they enjoy their normal lives. The next couple of days, there won't be a normal life for any of them" Watson reassured.
Meanwhile, back at San Antonio, Hayley and Jeff are about to go to sleep.
"Jeff, I'm glad we're finally sleeping on our own" Hayley said.
"You betcha, babe. Okay it's time for some shut eye. Goodnight, babe" Jeff said.
"Goodnight babe" Hayley kisses her husband and Jeff falls asleep.
"I sure hope nothing goes wrong" Hayley told herself as she and Jeff sleep on their new bed at their new home.
At Langley Falls, Steve is about to sleep as well.
"Goodnight world, Steven Anita Smith is in for another adventure soon" Steve told himself.
End of Chapter 1
That's the end of the first chapter of Mockingbird. I hope you guys enjoyed it. I know that this was mostly talk but don't worry, there will be action. See you next…oh wait a minute. Who says that I was finished for the day or night? If you have been paying attention to the ending disclaimers from my season, I said that I was going to upload the first two chapters of the newest fan fiction. So first, read and review if you haven't done so and proceed to chapter 2. If you decide to wait until next time to read chapter, then see you next time. Otherwise, check out the next chapter.