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A/N: Okay... this might be a bit confusing to those who haven't read It's All Over. I suggest you read that before reading this. If you don't want to (for some reason), here's a little recap of sorts:
Riff ended up accidentally killing himself with the antimatter laser thingy and therefore didn't kill Frank. So, Frank kept them prisoner in the castle until they killed him Julius Caesar style (all stabbing him at once). Then they escape. By then Brad has broken up with Janet and proposed to Columbia. Magenta becomes a nanny/cook for the family living next door (Mr. and Mrs. Hart, and their daughter Dori). The story ended with Janet telling Magenta that she's pregnant.
Also, a few characters started going by a different name during that story. Columbia is now Laura Trent, Rocky Horror is Edward 'Ed' Opus, Magenta is now Patricia Williams.
Janet was going to have a baby.
Such news horrified Patricia. The child was obviously Frank's. It couldn't be anyone else's, since Mr. Opus couldn't have children. Not only would it make things worse between Brad and Janet (they'd run into each other in town sometimes), but it would probably look like the Master. A cruel monster they'd tried to forget, the reason Patricia's dear brother died…
"What are we going to do?" Janet asked.
"I don't know. I'd suggest killing it, since it's father is a heartless bastard. And I'm pretty sure blonde hair is a recessive trait. That means it will look like him at least in some ways. You don't want a baby that looks like him and not like you," the redhead replied unhappily.
That very idea horrified Janet. "I'm not killing my baby. If I raise the child nicely she won't be like her father. Even if she looks like her father, she's still going to be her own person."
An uncomfortable silence fell upon them. Janet probably had the will power to raise a kid at that point, but might be too tired after a while to. At least she wasn't upset about the fact that she wasn't married yet. Enough of 'old Janet' was gone for her to be more practical in some ways. But after being introduced to sex and drugs and alcohol she was a bi more impulsive. That wasn't good, and even she knew it. And she'd need to avoid alcohol so that her child wouldn't be sickly.
Then came the problem of money. Neither of them had enough to afford the many doctor's appointments and care for the child once it was born. Thanks to Janet's new habit of drinking, she'd been late to work far too often. That caused to lower the poor woman's salary. Patricia, on the other hand, worked as both a nanny and a cook to the Hart family… yet still didn't earn very much.
"Is there any way to ask for child support from Frank's family? They are rich… right? Isn't he the prince or something?" Janet asked.
"I'm not getting involved with that planet anymore. At this point it's not my home – this stupid town is. And I've sworn to never even talk about the royal family. We'll find a way to get by, stupid earthling," Patricia replied darkly.
The next day Janet came home from work early. Patricia didn't ask why. The poor woman was clearly quite upset and it wasn't good to talk to an upset Earthling. There wasn't much you could do to help them. Not to mention the awfulness of being cried on.
So Patricia just stood there awkwardly.
"I got fired," Janet explained, after a while. "I told Mrs. Brewster that I'm pregnant. She got mad… it's because I'm not married. I know that's wrong… but I've forgotten. I'm not the girl I used to be and… I've been behaving very badly. That's why Brad broke up. I'm a slut and a addict…."
"You aren't an addict. Stop being silly. Yes, you tried out a variety of drugs while we lived
"Speaking of which… do you think all that hurt the baby?" Janet asked.
Patricia chuckled. "Of course not. We Transylvanians are much sturdier than Earthlings. You saw how quickly I healed when that blue stuff burned me! But don't do anything like that again, just to be safe."
To show her understanding, Janet nodded.
They stood there in silence for a while. Suddenly, an alarm clock went off.
"Shit. I'm supposed to go pick Dori up now," Patricia muttered.
"Go then. I'll be fine."
Patricia raised n eyebrow. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah…"
Patricia still didn't leave. "While I'm gone, don't do doing stupid things. That means no alcohol, no drugs."
"I know," Janet replied.
Finally, Patricia left. Mrs. Hart was so nice and Patricia didn't like being late for her job.
Like every weekday, she had to look after Dori from when the school day ended until four in the evening – when Mrs. Hart got home from her job.
So Patricia walked all the way to Denton Primary School. Since the town was so small, they only had two schools: a primary school that taught from kindergarten to 8th grade and a high school that went up to grade 12. Dori was in 3rd grade.
It only took a minute to spot the girl. She was standing where she always stood after school (underneath a tree right outside the school).
Only a little while after they'd begun walking, they ran into Brad. He was outside the post office looking very annoyed. In his hands he held at least ten envelopes.
Then, he noticed Patricia… and the girl walking with her.
"What's that?" Brad asked, gesturing at Dori.
"My name is Dori Hart."
Brad scowled. "Mags, what are you doing with that kid? Kidnapping her?"
"Auntie Patricia is a nice lady," Dori told him. "She would never kidnap or hurt anybody!"
"Auntie Patricia? Is that really what they're calling you now?" Brad asked nastily.
"Brad, leave us alone. This is the girl I babysit, okay? And it's really not your business anyway."
"Say 'hi' to slut for me!" he shouted as they walked away.
"Who was that?" Dori asked, once they'd gotten back to the Hart family's apartment.
"Just an ex-friend of Miss Weiss'," Patricia explained.
"Oh. He's not very nice," the girl replied, frowning.
Patricia laughed. "Yes, that's why Miss Weiss doesn't like him anymore."
"Is he the daddy of Miss Weiss' baby?"
"Dori!" Patricia shrieked, shocked.
Janet herself only figured it out a day or so ago. And she'd only told two people: Patricia and her boss. How could this kid know…?
"How did you know about Miss Weiss' baby?"
The child shrugged. "I just do."
Somehow that child knew a lot of things. It was beginning to creep Patricia out. That kid had somehow known that Janet was in some kind of 'relationship' with Patricia, and pointed it out, a few weeks ago. Patricia couldn't help but wonder if the girl was part alien or something.
Whatever it was, it might be dangerous.
And there was already enough weirdness going on.
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