"Whoa..." JZ said with a long whistle as he and the others walked into the White House.
They were all dressed up more then usual, mainly because, well; They were meeting the president! It was still so hard to believe it was actually happening! It was exciting! But it was still a little hard for the Kratt bros to dress up, I mean, they were so use to just wearing khaki's and polo shirts.
Anyway, as they walked down the halls, not many people could be seen in the White House. It was practically empty, except for a few secret service people and some interns...
Their shoes clicked on the marble floors, as their whispers echoed in the long halls.
"You must be the Kratt party..." One of the secret service agents said, going over to them. It honestly seemed as if he had come out of nowhere. The agent wore a suit, and sunglasses, and had a communicator hooked around his ear. He was also very tall, and bald.
"Yeah, we are," Martin started, "I'm Martin, that's Chris, and-"
"We are well aware of who you all are." The agent snapped, "Just follow me." and he started down a hall, through a door, and down another hall.
"Well he's... nice..." Koki mumbled. They were all just standing there blinking.
"He's also fast! We gotta catch up!" Aviva said, quickly starting to follow the service agent, "Vamanos!"
The rest of them exchanged glances, and quickly took after their Spanish friend. Soon, they had all caught up, and were walking behind the agent. None of them dare say anything.
"We're coming up on the oval office..." The agent said slowly, as they turned down the last hall, which was now completely carpeted, "You will not speak to the president unless spoken to, and you will not sit unless he tells you too. And you will not touch anything." he started ordering.
"Well, it's kinda hard not to touch the floor..." Kitty said, joking around.
"And it isn't easy to not touch the air." JZ added on, and he and Kit both laughed.
The agent glared at them (or at least; they thought so, it was hard to tell behind his sunglasses), which made them stop laughing immediately, "You will not touch anything that looks expensive..."
"Right... sorry..." Kit said quietly. Apparently this agent guy didn't enjoy humor.
The agent said nothing as they approached a large wooden door. The door was tall, and wide, and had many engraved designs covering it.
"You will be staying on the third floor in the guest rooms. When it is time for you to know your room location and number, contact me. You will call me Agent Patterson." The agent stated seriously.
"Can we call you Patty?" Martin asked.
The agent glared at MK, "No. You may not. Agent Patterson is the only thing you can call me."
"I can think of many other things I want to call him right now..." Chris mumbled to his brother as Agent Patterson opened the door.
They all gazed in, wide eyed. The oval room was large, and indeed in the shape of an, well, oval. The carpets looked brand new, as did the two couches on either side of the room.
A coffee table sat between the two couches.
Past all this, lay the great big wooden desk, with a huge window behind it. The window stretched from the floor to the ceiling, and covered 25% of the room.
Sitting in a chair behind the desk, looking over papers, was none other then President Dainen.
"Mr. President, they're here..." Agent Patterson called over. The president looked up and smiled. Honestly, President Dainen had that kind, old man charm, with his grey hair and soft hazel eyes.
"Ah, the Kratts..." he said, sounding much nicer then he did in the video email, "Please, come in! No need to be formal. Come in! Sit!"
The small group hesitantly walked in, and sat down on the couches. They were all silent; silent with excitement, and horror...
Dainen looked over at Patterson, "Agent Patterson, you may take your leave."
Agent Patterson seemed a bit uneasy, but, he nodded, and went out the door, closing it behind him. Once the door closed, Dainen smiled at the six, "So, any of you like pizza? I was going to order one from the kitchen, but I didn't know what kind to get."
JZ raised his hand immediately, "Oh! I love pizza!-... That is," he remembered he was talking to someone very important, "... I would like some, please... Mr. President Dainen... sir..."
Dainen laughed, "Just call me Paul... anyway," he cleared his throat, and tried to take on a more serious tone, "We should get down to business..." he turned to Kitty, "Laura, the NASA scientists are waiting for you outside. They are ready to take you to their lab."
Kitty stiffened slightly. A long time ago, she had been kidnapped and taken for experiments by some crazy scientist people, that wanted to know the secret of her powers. She escaped thankfully, but she really had never gotten over it. So, just to walk out and be taken away by NASA, wasn't what she wanted to do.
"Um... President Dai- I mean, Paul, do you think... I could just stay with the others?" she asked, "I have a thing with... people doing experiments on me and so on."
Paul shook his head and sighed, "I know it isn't easy for you. But, that's why I am sending Aviva with you, to help. It'll also show NASA how smart she is."
Aviva put a hand on Kitty's shoulder, "Don't worry. I'll make sure they don't hurt you."
Kitty shivered and her eyes widened, "They might hurt me?"
"Of course not." The president said, trying to move things along, "They'd be arrested if they did anything like that. Now, I suggest you both get going."
Aviva stood with Kitty, but looked back to Paul, "Do you mind if I bring JZ and Koki along with me? They are my Tech team..."
"Go right ahead." Dainen answered.
Kitty and the Tech team soon were leaving the room, and closing the door behind them. One could even hear Jimmy out in the hall ask, "I'm still going to get that pizza? Right?"
After knocking on the door, Kate just stood there for a few seconds, with Survivor sitting beside her.
She shifted uneasily, but, quickly froze as she heard footsteps hurrying to the door, "Coming! Coming!" a voice called out, as Kate watched the door unlock and open.
Standing in front of her, was a short elderly woman, with white hair in a messy bun. She wore a long, black working dress with a white apron. Her dark brown eyes were faded, but kind.
Her smile and voice were sweet, as well, "Well 'ello there darling. Are you lost?" it was the first time Kate had ever heard a Scottish accent.
"No..." Kate said slowly, "That man named Donte told me to go to this house, and find a lady named... Olive?" she asked, supposing the woman was Olive herself.
The woman smiled and knelt down to Kate's eye level, "Well that's me. What are you doing 'ere?"
"I was dropped off by my family, to be watched... I think you know my Auntie Kitty?" Kate answered shyly, pulling on her suitcase a little.
Olive nodded slowly, looking over to Survivor, "Ah, Laura. Go figure. Well, you better be getting in the house. We'll get a room ready for you, and if you'd like, you could help me with supper." she stood up slowly.
Kate smiled, "Sure. I'd like that." and she took Olive's hand, and followed her into the house dragging her suitcase behind her. Survivor followed them both, happily humming.
Olive led Kate upstairs, to one of the bedrooms, "You can stay 'ere." and she opened the door.
Kate peered in. Light pink and blue were imbedded on a old, but soft quilt, and many other things. The room style was old fashioned, but yet, very comfortable looking.
"Was this Auntie Kitty's room?" Kate asked.
" 'Twas, when she was growing up. Hasn't changed since."
Kate smiled, "It's perfect. Thank you."
Olive nodded, "I'll be downstairs if you need anything. You can unload what you have packed, then come down to join me."
Kate agreed, and watched Olive leave. Kate smiled; Olive was nice. Old, but nice.
After unpacking her things into a wardrobe, Kate had noticed that on a bench on the other side of the room, quite a bit of stuffed animals were piled.
Which, brought joy to the six year old, because she loved stuffed animals. She went over and picked up a stuffed rabbit, and shook it out a little.
Dust fell off it, causing both her and Survivor to sneeze.
"Well... maybe they just need a bit of dusting..." Kate said out loud, before putting down the rabbit, and heading out the door to join Olive in the kitchen.
Seeing no one was now in the room, Survivor jumped onto the bed, making himself comfortable, and falling asleep.
As Kate went down the stairs, Donte was already back, and coming up the stairs. Kate had stopped, and watched him pass her; he didn't even glance at Kate, as he went up and down the hall.
Kathrine shook her head as she kept going down. Was Olive going to be the only nice person to her here?
Hmm... really need some excitement... *light bulb* O_O 8D AHA! *starts typing* The next chapter should be coming soon! Hopefully...
Anyway, hope u like it so far! REVIEW! PLEASE! Review and I'll give you virtual popcorn for the next chapter! Cheese and caramel flavor optional! ^^
REVIEW!
