The Babysitters Club: Animal Crossing Style!
By Whinnie
Disclaimer: I do not own Animal Crossing, its characters, places, or whatsoever in here. The only things I own are this story, Whitney, Megan, Amoon, Tahani, The Good Hand Restaurant, Brampton, DinoTown, Creton Recreation Centre, Nani, Cul, Meao, Nykk, and the Weekly Brampton News. If you would like to use any of these things listed above, please ask for my permission first. Thank you.
Prologue - A Not-So-Crazy Idea - Prologue
Brampton Residents:
Liz (lives in Acre B1)
Tutu (lives in Acre B1)
Boots (lives in Acre B2)
Goldie (lives in Acre B2)
Chow (lives in Acre C1)
Velma (lives in Acre C1)
Yuka (lives in Acre C2)
Louie (lives in Acre C2)
Anchovy (lives in Acre C4)
Monique (lives in Acre C5)
Midge (lives in Acre D5)
Buzz (lives in Acre E4)
Prince (lives in Acre E4)
Tabby (lives in Acre F1)
Maddie (lives in Acre F3)
Whitney (lives in Acre B3; bottom right corner)
Megan (lives in Acre B3; bottom left corner)
Amani/Amoon (lives in Acre B3; top left corner with Tahani)
Tahani/Hani (lives in Acre B3; top left corner with Amoon)
Dump - Acre A1
Post Office - Acre A2
Train Station - Acre A3
Nookington's Department Store - Acre A5
Brampton Museum - Acre D1
Police Station - Acre D3
Wishing Well - Acre D5
Lake - Acre E3
Tailor Store - Acre F3
Train Ticket Costs:
Baby/2 years under (Free)
3-11 (95 Bells)
12-17 (208 Bells)
18+ (400 Bells)
65+ (320 Bells)
Post Office Costs:
Letter/No Present (50 Bells)
Letter/Stationary (88 Bells)
Letter/Clothing (110 Bells)
Letter/Wallpaper or Carpet (190 Bells)
Letter/Furniture (259 Bells)
Tailor Costs:
Design Making (350 Bells)
Design Purchasing (490 Bells)
Design Displaying (535 Bells)
Wrapping Paper Purchasing (750 Bells)
Gift Wrapping (300 Bells)
Town of Brampton: 7:10 AM Whitney's House
Whitney yawned as she stretched and slowly got out of bed. Looking at the clock that read 7:10 in digital letters, she nearly shrieked out loud. Her babysitting job for Chow's neice and three nephews would start in twenty minutes.
She quickly sprang out of bed and ran down the stairs towards her kitchen sink to wash her face. After that, she'd have to hurry and find something thick enough to fight the wind to wear. On the way, she'd catch breakfast. Not that it was a long walk; more like a five second race against time to her.
It'd taken her five minutes to brush her teeth and another five to find something to wear. "Only ten minutes more," she thought. "That's more than enough time to find some fruit to eat. I might as well go see how Goldie's doing." And with that, she creaked the door open and headed outside.
Tweeto! Tweeto! called her mailbox. She quickly lifted open the lid and counted three letters inside. "Hey, what's this?" Whitney asked. She scanned the envelope quickly and saw Goldie's address.
Quickly grabbing the other letters and snapping her mailbox shut, she headed back inside to sit on her couch and couldn't help wondering what Goldie's brain had in store. Of course, she couldn't find a good solution to come up with and tore the letter open. It read:
Whitney, my VBF,
How are you today? I'm fine. At my pad... Oh, how should I put this? Okay, maybe I should let the River of Truth flow freely: things are a disaster around here.
My schedule is getting out of order! I can hardly sleep a wink at night, due to the fact that, most of the time, I come home late at night! It's probably because I'm overweight on all of my babysitting jobs.
Oh, yeah! Now I remember why I was supposed to send you this letter! I got this idea for a babysitters' club. But I've got no time to plan out the details because I have a 'sitting job ten minutes later. Can you plan everything out and come to my house later in the evening? Maybe you can get Maddie, Tabby, Liz, and Tutu to come.
Anyway, I'll be waiting for a reply. Goodbye for now!
Sincerely, Goldie.
"Wow! A babysitters' club!" Whitney thought excitedly as she tucked the letter into her pocket. "I'll bet that the others would LOVE to join! Maybe I can phone them after I finish my job. Or, if it's okay with Chow, at his house." After that little thought, she quickly read all the other letters she recieved and threw them into her trash bin. Then, she quickly ran outside, found some fruit to eat, and rushed to Chow's house.
The Chinese bear was actually pleased to see Whitney earlier than she usually was. They talked for a few minutes, and Chow gave her a quick rundown on where the emergency numbers where and where everything was kept. Then, she asked him if she could make a few calls while the children were sleeping. And, of course, he said yes.
Finally, Chow left and Whitney entered the house. She was given a spare key because, since it was a school day, they would be entering and exiting the house many times today. The girl smiled faintly as she stared at the phone, then at the kids' bedroom. Finally, she picked up the reciever and punched in Liz's number.
7:30 AM: Liz's House
A pink alligator sat at her tulip chair, a math book in her lap. Today would be so exciting! Her class would be taking a trip to Creton, a town 45 miles away, recreation centre to participate in swimming, her favourite sport. She couldn't wait a bit! However, the only bad bit was that they were having a math test just before they were to head out.
Suddenly, the phone rang, interrupting Liz from her train of deep thought. She looked at the caller ID. It read:
Chow: Acre B3
7:33 AM - Monday
"That's strange," the alligator thought. "Why would Chow be calling this early in the morning?" Suddenly an idea flashed in her head. "Oh, dear. Must be the allergies again." She quickly picked up the phone and spoke into the reciever, "Hello?"
"Hey, Liz." It was Whitney. Relieved, Liz sighed quietly so that her friend couldn't hear. "Hi, Whitney. What's up? You sound excited."
"And you sound relieved," Whitney said, giggling a little. "Anyway, this morning I recieved a letter from Goldie. She told me about how messed up her schedule was and that she can hardly sleep a wink at night because of her late babysitting jobs." Liz nodded, although Whitney couldn't hear her. "Anyway, she continued about having an idea on forming a babysitters' club..."
"Really?" Liz asked happily.
"Uh huh." Whitney replied. "But she told me that she couldn't plan out the details since she was going to be late for a job and asked me if I could get you, Maddie, Tabby, and Tutu... Oh, and I heard that Midge started babysitting, too, and that she's pretty good at it! Maybe we can get her to join, too."
"Oh, Whitney, that's such a great idea!"
"I know. And it's all thanks to Goldie and another one of her not-so-crazy ideas."
The girls kept at it for some time, until Liz looked at the clock and nearly dropped the phone. It was 7:45. "Hey, listen, I've got to go," the alligator said. Whitney just smiled and said, "I have to get the kids and myself ready for school. See you."
"Later." With that, Liz hung up the phone, checked out her backpack, and headed off to the train station.
Whitney was cooking some breakfast in Chow's house when Nani, his neice, walked down the stairs with her brand new pencil case.
"What's for breakfast?" she asked.
"Mm..." Whitney drifted off. "The usual: a bit of bread, some butter, and eggs... Of course, you can choose juice or milk." Nani grinned happily and said, "Uncle Chow always gives us milk on school mornings." She took some juice out of the fridge. "It's pretty rare that he gives us juice."
Suddenly, Cul, Meao, and Nykk came crashing down the stairs three steps at a time. "What's for breakfast?" they asked at the same time.
"Some bread, butter, eggs, and juice," Nani replied. She was smiling happily.
"Yes!" the boys cheered. They each took a seat at the table as Whitney placed down the food and divided it equally. In just about a few minutes, they were all cleaning up and checking their backpacks.
By the time they headed out, it was nearly 8 o'clock. Whitney quickly slid the key into the lock and turned it, then caught up with the kids as they all ran towards the train station. As soon as they got there, so did the train.
Liz headed towards them and said, "You guys are late."
"Almost," Cul corrected her. They all burst into hysterical laughter as Whitney paid for their tickets. Then, they boarded the train and sat down on empty seats. Liz and Nykk by the window, Nani and Cul in the middle, and Whitney and Meao by the aisle. After two minutes, they could feel the train moving as it headed towards the dark cave between Brampton and DinoTown. All they could do now was enjoy the comfy ride as they headed for their next stop to pick up some more students...