Sorry, Fan Fiction was being weird. I've been checking all day so that I could log into my account. So this is a little late.
Takes place at the same time as last year's Valentine's Day story.
Where Bobo goes on his Bobo time.
Warning: May cause diabetes.
Don't own anything.
"Where you heading, Bobo?" Rex asked looking up from his bed.
"No where in particular."
"It's Valentine's day. You have a date?" Rex teased.
Bobo didn't answer. He went to his secret closet and started to pull out his double.
"Is it Bobo time again?" Rex groaned.
"Hey, this time, don't touch the android and nothing bad will happen." Bobo snapped.
"Fine, but you have to tell me where you go."
"You said it before; It's my Bobo time."
"Yeah, yeah I know." Rex grumbled. "Fine, keep your crummy secret. I got better things to do."
"Like clean out the bathroom before you go on your triple date?"
"Wha? I don't have to clean out the bathroom." Rex looked at him puzzled.
"Ya do now." Bobo gave a wicked grin before disappearing through the sliding doors amidst the yelling from Rex.
0o0
Bobo, wearing a fedora, trench coat, large sunglasses, and a scarf that neatly obscured the view of his face, stepped off the bus in the middle of a bustling city.
He looked both ways before crossing the street to the hospital. Walking confidently he strode through the revolving doors, through the lobby, past the security desk and into a waiting elevator. Once inside, he pressed the button for the 8th floor. He watched the numbers light up as it ascended to the top. The doors slid open with a bing sound. Then they closed with the same. Bobo looked around and marched down the hall. Making a left he entered a room and peeled off his disguise.
"Bobo!" A chorus of voices rose. Little kids scrambled over to him. The first ones to reach him clamored to be lifted up. Bobo obliged and picked up two one in each arm. Others hung onto him or followed him.
"So hows you rugrats doing?" Bobo asked the two in is arms.
"Fine, Bobo." The bald girl said before going into a coughing fit.
"There, there." Bobo held her close till the coughs subsided. "Take it easy, Ellen."
Ellen nodded.
"Bobo, the doctor said I can leave maybe next month." The boy in his other arm told him excitedly.
"That's great Tom." Bobo nodded enthusiastically. He gently laid Ellen back into her bed.
He put Tom in his bed and walked to the middle of the room.
"Who wants to see a show?" Bobo asked.
"Me!" All the kids cried enthusiastically.
"Then I better sees you all plant your collective posteriors on the mat." Bobo said.
All the kids rushed to sit down on the play mats.
Bobo grinned. "Now first there's nothing up my sleeveā¦"
0o0
Forty minutes later Bobo finished his show with thunderous applause and shouts for encores. Bobo shooked his head and declined much to the children's disappointment. "Don't you worry your pretty little heads. Bobo Haha will be back soon!" The children cheered wildly and ran to give him hugs. Bobo made sure he hugged, lifted, patted each head before he left the room.
"Haven't lost your touch, chimp." A man leaning on the outside commented.
Bobo gave a cursory glance, "Ken, how's she?"
Ken sighed and wearily rubbed his eyes. "She's pretty sick. Doctors give her a few more months. She's been asking for you."
"Where they moved her too?" Bobo asked quietly.
"The hospice. Come on. I'll take you. We're grateful with whatever time we have left with her. Honestly, we didn't even think she'd make it this far." Ken rambled as he led Bobo to a different part of the hospital.
Finally, they arrived at the hospice wing of the hospital. Bobo took a deep breath and walked into the room. It was filled with people in different stages of shedding their mortal coil.
"She's over there." Ken pointed.
But Bobo didn't need directions; he'd recognize that frail body even with all the tubes coming out of her. He walked over to the side of her bed.
"Hey Illysa. " He called in soft voice. "It's me. You're friend Bobo Haha."
At the name, Illysa's eyes flew open. A smile spread across her chapped lips. Her pale face lit up. She struggled to disentangle her hand from the sheets so she could reach out to him. Bobo helped free her hand and held it careful not to dislodge the needle sticking out of her hand.
"Bobo," She said weakly. "Tell me a story."
Bobo pulled a stool over and sat down. "Did I ever tell you of the time Rex and I went to fix the force shield in the Bug Jar?"
Illysa smiled as her eyes half closed. "Tell it again."
0o0
"I'll be back as soon as I can. Keep me posted on how she's doin'." Bobo told Ken.
"I will." Ken promised. "Going back to Providence?"
"Yeah, they need me. Without my skills they'd fall apart over there." Bobo put on the coat and hat.
"Illysa's proud of you, ya know." Ken added. "For what it's worth she's made it this long thanks to you. Seeing you always made her stronger." After a pause and no response from Bobo, he continued, "I'm glad we got you out of that animal testing facility. You've been Illysa's reason to go on ever since we brought you home."
Bobo shrugged, "Least I could do. See you next time Ken."
"See ya, Bobo."
"See ya, Ken." Bobo put on his sunglasses and pulled his scarf up over his mouth. He walked down the hallway to the elevator. A tear slipped down the side of his shades but a small smile hidden by the scarf remained all the way home.
