Hello my dear readers! Welcome to this new story! I did tell you I would post new material soon right? Well... here it is!
This is part of the Annabeth's World so, for those of you reading a story of mine for the first time, I recommend you read the previous ones to get an idea of who the OC character is. In publishing order the stories are:
Unexpected Events (in progress)
Complicated Situations (Complete)
What in the world? (Complete)
I guess you can read them in whatever order you want. I would caution you about the second story though. It has a mature content and is not really necessary to read that one to understand the main storyline i'm developing. So, Unexpected Events and What in the World should suffice.
For those of you kind enough to return to this world, I want to thank you for your constant support and acceptance of the storyline i've created.
I know there are some mysteries from the other stories that still haven't been resolved... let's see if we can find some answers in this one, shall we? By the way, this new story takes place almost a year after the first one (What in the world)
I want to dedicate this chapter to my dear friend Aquababy58, in celebration for the great news you received today!
As always, I hope you find this story interesting and entertaining!
Here it goes! Enjoy!
- Come on Danno, please?! – begged his daughter Grace while giving him the sad puppy eyes.
- But... Seriously? A museum exhibition of the dark and terrible middle ages? – he asked incredolous not sure where his monkey had gotten the taste for that kind of stuff. "Definitely from her mother" he thought.
- Not all of it is considered a dark age Danny. It's actually pretty interesting! – commented Annabeth clearly taking Grace's side on this one.
- Is it true that Arthur became a king because he pulled a sword out of a stone? – asked Grace turning to Annabeth for the answer since she seemed as interested as she was about next week's new exhibition at the museum.
- Well... i think there're two versions of the story. One says he was an orphaned kid who stumbled upong the Wizard Merlin and was able to pull the legendary sword Excalibur from a stone while he was just a boy. And the other one actually refers to him as the rightful heir to the throne who was trained by the wizard to be the best prince and knight he could be for when it was his turn to be a king. I don't know which one is the real one though – finished Annabeth while smiling at Grace's interest in the subject. Finally, Steve decided to intervene.
- Well... I guess we're gonna have to go to the museum and find out what really happened.
- You too? – asked Danny – why would you even be interested in that? It's history and it might as well be fiction because it's possible the story never happened but was made up by some guy trying to impress a lady making himself pass as a "knight of the round table" – he said making quote gestures with his fingers.
- Of course it must have happened! – exclaimed Grace – there's a reason why it's so famous!
- I'm with you there Gracie. The story has to be founded on some base of reality – agreed Annabeth.
- Don't worry Gracie, if Danno doesn't take you, i will – stated Steve with as much conviction as his voice could muster.
- Don't forget about me! I want to go too! – Annabeth added, excited because she loved spending time with Grace and now there was an activity they could look forward to do together.
- Of course not! – confirmed Grace and they all smiled.
- I don't have a choice, do i? – asked Danny while picking up a french fry from his plate and giving it a bite. Steve clapped him on the shoulder.
- It'll be fun Danno! – was his last comment before giving his burger a gigantic bite. Both girls laughed when all the sauce came flowing out of the burger and seemed to never stop dripping into his plate.
- You know... For a guy who measures every calory before profaning his body with unhealthy food, you sure don't hold back on the ketchup! – Danny told him while passing him a napking.
- Enks! – tried to answer Steve with his mouth full of his first bite to the double meat, double cheese, double size and pretty much double everything hamburguer.
- Neanderthal – muttered Danny before giving his own burger a decent bite. After a few seconds of chewing and three almost painful looking swalows from Steve, he said.
- Well, if i'm gonna profane my body with junk food only once a month, i might as well do it right – and he drank a few sips of his diet coke. Yeah, because he was mindful of the calories and sugar levels on his drink while eating the personification of fatness he was currently holding in his hands! Thought Danny to himself.
- I really don't know how you do it – said Annabeth – even after a year, i just don't understand how you can have that much willpower and never ever eat anything out of order or line until the end of the month – Steve was actually going to answer that but someone else beat him to it.
- Because he's a control freak! That's what control freaks do, right Uncle Steve? – they all stared at Grace but Annabeth was the only one left in tears after laughing her soul out. Steve looked outraged and Danny was getting a bit red around the cheeks.
- You actually put that idea in her mind, didn't you?! – Steve asked Danny, surprisingly really annoyed – why would you do that?
- What? – asked Danny as well – it's not like it's a big secret! Besides, the first day you met her i told you we commiserated about it. It's a father-daughter thing!
- Wait, wait, wait... So Steve's control issues come from before meeting you guys? – asked Annabeth.
- Where else would they have come from? Since day one he was all: "I'm smart, you're dumb. I'm big, you're little. I'm right, you're wrong. And there's nothing you can do about it!"
- Danno! – exclaimed Grace – have you been watching Matilda again?
- You watch that? – asked a baffled Steve.
- And you actually know what is that? – asked Danny right back at him.
- What's the problem with that? It's a good movie! – defended Annabeth, actually for the both of them.
- Can we please get back to the subject at hand please? Control freak SuperSEAL over there? – Danny asked. Said SuperSEAL sent him a glare and then turned to Grace.
- Don't listen to what he says Gracie. I don't have control issues.
- If you say so Uncle Steve…
- What is that supposed to mean? – he asked her. Suddenly Grace seemed really interested in the chicken nuggets she was eating and put a whole big piece in her mouth while starting to chew on it – Grace? – asked Steve again. Danny then sent a look towards Annabeth telling her to pay attention to what was about to be said.
- Weeeeeelll – she started after swallowing the chicken and dragging out the word – last week Danno's fridge was full of pictures and drawings; they were all messy and on top of each other and you spent almost an hour putting them in order! They were pictures, they didn't need to be organized by size, color AND subject!
- Face it buddy, you have control issues – said Danny, patting him on the shoulder like he was giving him the diagnosis of a terrible disease.
- And maybe a little bit of an obsessive compulsive disorder too – added Annabeth, cracking up on the last words and starting to laugh again. "Man, it felt so good to laugh" She thought.
- There's nothing wrong with categorization. Organize things into logical patterns and you make your life easier. Trust me, you're all wasting precious minutes of your life every day because you don't gather your things into a practical and functional order.
- And now we all know why you were so valuable working in naval intelligence – mocked Danny.
- Knock it off Danny – Steve replied while digging into his food again. At this rate, they were going to spend at least three hours in the restaurant.
- Whatever you say Lancelot, whatever you say – and he went for his burger too.
- So you do know the story? – asked Annabeth.
- It's not like i know, know the story. I think i saw a movie once.
- Then going to the museum would really help you get the dust off the history books in your mind – she replied.
- I'm telling you, it's fiction. There's no way a kid became king by pulling a sword out of a stone. A wizard with a long beard and a pointy hat? Dragons? No way…
- Who said there were dragons? – asked Steve.
- The movie had dragons okay? It was a movie!
- I still think it's interesting – commented Grace a little shyly because, truth be told, she had lost her way in the conversation when her Uncle Steve had started talking about logic and organization and patterns.
- Then we'll go to the exhibition – determined Steve.
- Hey! Hey! She's still my daughter, so it's my decision to make!
- Actually… your monkey here is like Five-0's little pet. So we all have a say in the matter – Danny looked at him like he had lost his mind.
- What are you even talking about? – he asked – and i thought we already had a pet.
- Yeah… I thought I was Five-0's pet – intervened Annabeth.
- Oh no! You're Five-0's secret weapon – Steve answered dropping his tone of voice to flare up the dramatic.
- Oh great! Now he's getting all dark and mysterious. You know, this middle dark age must have been a perfect fit for you. Maybe you would have been happier swinging swords and slaying dragons.
- Again, Danny. The middle ages weren't all considered the dark ages – said Annabeth rolling her eyes.
- Yeah well… none of them had electricity, so that makes it all a dark age to me – everyone just laughed at that.
It was an early friday afternoon and they were currently working on zero cases, and since it was Danny's weekend with Grace, they had all gone to pick her up from school and taken her to eat a late lunch (or an early dinner, depending on who's point of view) to the place that was currently witnessing Steve's unhealthy way of eating his burger, Danny's accusations of history, Annabeth's out of character laugh and Grace's joy. And, considering the rate at which they were actually eating their food while talking about such a sensible matter as it is the confrontation between fiction and reality, they were reaching their second hour sitting at the table.
In the end it was decided they would all go with Grace to the museum for the new exhibition next week thinking Danny could really use some history lessons to get his information together. Steve was glad he would be spending time with Grace because he loved every second of the time Danny shared his baby girl with the rest of the world. Annabeth was content with having such a normal activity to do with the people that were slowly but surely becoming like a family for her. And Grace was just happy she was going to dig into a subject she was really interested in with the help of her beloved Danno, Annabeth and Uncle Steve.
There you have it! First chapter! I tried to take a shot at writing humor and I really hope it managed to put a smile on your faces. Do you think it worked? Let me know what you thought of this chapter and what you think will happen in this story! I'm always curious to know your opinions!
I'm already working on chapter number two, so it shouldn't be too long befoe I post it. I just want to have as much fun as I can while writing this!
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Until next chapter!