Chapter 2
The next day
Tom was in his room asleep. It was all peaceful before Maxxor came in his room, shouting on the top of his lugs "It's time to get up, rise and shine," Tom shot out of bed and let out a holler. He looks at Maxxor and said, "What is going on," then looks around, "it's Saturday, and it's four, you're insane." And with that, he went back to bed.
Maxxor looked at him, he went to side of the bed, and flip it; with Tom and everything. When Tom got up from the floor; he knows now he is not going back to bed.
By the time Alice got down for breakfast, she saw that her brother had already made pancakes, and her sisters were at the table, Maxxor was there too. She joins them, sitting next to Maxxor.
Maxxor was enjoying his pancakes (he never had pancakes before for these are earth food), but he notes that he ate all his gone. So he was looking for more; but seeing that there was no more already made, he looked at Alice's. She looked like she was not noticing. Maxxor was trying to steal her pancakes. Before he could, she slaps his hand.
Maxxor did not say a word. He held his hand in surprise that she did that.
"That for trying to still my food, MY PANCKES," Alice was on her chair ready to kill which made Maxxor scared for his life. He thinks it's a good idea not to take Alice's food, but he did look at Eleanor's. He did the same thing to the three-year-old with no little achievements, little girl grab his hand and bit it leaving him in shock. But it was not long till he look at the baby, then he heard Tom said, "I would not do that if I was you." Maxxor had a feeling he was right, thinking of the two little girls, he'll not want to know what the baby will do.
After breakfast, Tom was ready to go and get groceries; he got his sisters ready, also has his beeper, for anything that might happen when he was gone. He got the stroller ready when he saw Maxxor at door, he look like he wanted to go.
"You want to come with us, Maxxor?" he asked
Maxxor answered him saying, "Yes, it will give me to learn your kind's habits, and also how to aid them if needed."
"Great, but you need new clothes, so you won't get attention. You have to remember that you're the first creature to be in the human world."
Maxxor thought about it a little, and then he agreed. Tom told his sisters to get their dad's cloths, so Maxxor can get dress. The little girl giggled as they went to do want their big brother told them to do. When they came back, they had a big stack of clothes for Maxxor.
Maxxor try them, but most of them are too small, but luck they found the right sides for him. Now the shoes, by the time they found what can fit his big feet it was noon. Maxxor had a red shirt on, with buttons on the neck for an opening; with blue shorts that look like they been tare at the ends, he also wore a red and white ball cap (Tom's dad's favorite one). Maxxor look like any other human man, but with green skin, but Tom thought it will take too long just to try to pant his friend's skin. So he will have to deals with someone asking about it.
They were ready to go out, Tom and his sisters said bye to their mom and out they went.
They were next to the groceries store, when they meet trouble. Five thugs came out of shadow, with knifes and also a gun. When Tom saw them, he when in front of his sisters, and said, "We are just want to past, we don't want to fight."
One of the thugs, who probably the leader, he step out with a gun in hand.
"So, you want to past… ah, how cute, hay guys do you think that's cute?"
The other laugh as they came closer, as the leader continue saying, "well if you want to past you have to give your money and you'll be on your way."
"I don't so, by the way, who told you that you own this street?" Tom said as his sisters all were behind him, scared of what this men would do.
"Hay boss that kid just that said that you don't own the streets." One of thugs said.
"Yes, I heard, so let's teach that kid what we do to kids that don't do what they're supposed to do."
But before the thugs move, Maxxor got angry and jump in front of the children so they will not get hurt. One of the thugs saw Maxxor and said, "Look at the sized of that guy!"
"Why do you think I bring the gun for?" the leader said as he point the gun at Maxxor, but before he pulled the trigger; Maxxor was faster and toss the gun away before any one was hurt. When the other thugs saw that their leader was now in the grasp of Maxxor's large hand around his neck, they try to help as they rash at Maxxor with knifes at hand. But throw the leader thug at like he was kid's toy. All thugs got up and look at Maxxor who was ready kill.
Maxxor said to them, "if you treasure your lives, you'll leave now!"
But the leader said holding his neck said, "or what, you can't do nothing!"
With that Maxxor did attack on them, "rock wave!" as he did that all the thugs ran for their lives leaving Maxxor and the children.
Tom was relieved that no one saw what was going on and also that his sisters are safe. Alice on other hand said, "That was cool, hay Maxxor are you like a superhero?" poor Maxxor had no idea what is a 'superhero' was. So he look at Tom to answer his question, Tom did his best to explaining to Maxxor, but made him even more confuse.
Now they were in the store, and Maxxor was looking at everything. This was all new to him, and all kinds of questions had pop into his head. He was also made Tom go nuts, too.
Tom was making shore that their getting everything on the list right, he had his sisters to help while Samantha was playing her rattle in the cart; he even got Maxxor to help. For a while Tom sent Maxxor for can of soup, he also sent Alice to help Maxxor to find it.
Maxxor did found what he was looking for, but more trouble came when Alice was caught by a man. As the man ran with Alice in his arms, she cries for help. Maxxor heard and saw them, he ran for them. Maxxor was faster than that man, so in no time, Maxxor caught him. Holding by neck, and the man let go of Alice.
"Are you hurt, little one?" Maxxor ask.
"No, thank you again." she answer him.
They back with soup in hand, when they found Tom, Alice told him everything what happen to her and how Maxxor saves her. Tom was speechless, he doesn't know what to say, but he looks at Maxxor and said, "thank you."
Later, they were out of the store and heading back. Maxxor was still looking at everything and asking questions. Then another man came, but he had a woman's purse. He ran without looking where he was going, that when Maxxor stretch his arm out and knocking him down. Maxxor then give the purse to its owner.
"Thank you, sir. Oh, I hope your illness goes away." Woman said as she takes her purse back and walks away. Maxxor was in shock, while Tom is laughing out of his mind.
They were next to the house, and then Kaz came to them.
"Hay Tom, what's up?" Kaz greeting his friend, Tom smile as he greeted him.
"Hello, crazy person, sorry I'm not allowed to talk to crazy people." Alice said smiling her angel smile. "Alice, he is not crazy, how many time that I have tail you that?" Tom said looking at his little sister, little angry.
Kaz look down a bit, but he saw Maxxor at the end. "Who that?" Kaz ask pointing at Maxxor. Tom was now worried, he did not know what to say to his best friend. "He's my… uh, uncle, he's my uncle… uh, Uncle Max."
"Ok, wow I didn't know that you have an uncle. So how long is he here?" Kaz ask as was look at Maxxor with some questions. Kaz really didn't know he was Maxxor, he thought he was guy with green skin. The thought of green skin made Kaz a little sick, but if he was Tom's uncle than its ok.
When they came home, after saying bye to their friend, Tom went to the room where Tom's mother is. He told her what happen; she was glade that nobody was hurt, she also told Tom to get Maxxor so she can thank him.
When he came to her room, they had to talk.
"Maxxor, I'm dying…" she told him.
"What do you mean that you're dying?" he asks her, little worry what this is going to.
"I mean I don't have much long to live, and my children don't have anyone to care for. And Tom is too young to raise his sisters, they will be split up, Tom is not strong enough to handle that his sisters are far away from him."
"Alright, but why are tell me this? What would you like me to do?" Maxxor asking, hoping that she is not telling him is not he is thinking what she telling him.
"Would you tack my children? Tom already sees you as father, and he needs it. My girls need a father, too. Please Maxxor, would you promise that when I die you'll take them to a safe place to grow and live?"
Maxxor was shock, knowing that she was right, after what he saw; he promise that they will be safe with him as if they were like his own.
Later, at night; Alice had a question.
"Maxxor, how did you meat Tom? Tom didn't tail me, would you, please Maxxor?" Maxxor smile at her and said, "Of cores I'll tell you."
After he told her how he and Tom, Tom told them, "alright time for bed." As he making shore that his other sisters were ready for bed.
"Ah, one more story, please."
"Alright, big brother ties little sister to bed, the end."
"That's not a good story!"
"Of course it is a good story, I'd put my heart and soul in to it."
Maxxor couldn't help but laugh.
