I'm back! I decided that I wanted to wait until I got thirty reviews to post again. This chapter is for Green Sprout, since they were that thirtieth review! Thanks so much! I love it when I get a review, it makes me happy to know people appreciate my writing. Al's backstory will be up soon, I finally made some headway on it! On to the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own LOSH, I own Al, he is mine! ^_^
"Well I don't wanna make that!" Al screamed.
"I've already got all the stuff out for it!" Timberwolf yelled.
The two of them had been arguing over what to make for dinner for a while, and the Legionnaires were hungry.
"Can we just compromise and get sushi or Japanese takeout or something?!" Brainy and Lyle yelled.
"Is that what you wanna do?" Lightning Dad asked.
"Yes!" They yelled joyfully.
"Alright, c'mon." Lightning Dad said. They went out the door and headed for downtown.
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It turns out that Brainy had only been outside four other times in his life, and he was only aware of three.
"You went outside for the snowball fight." Lightning Dad said.
"Oh. Then why was outside white? I thought it was supposed to be green." Brainy asked.
"Snow is like frozen rain. The little ice crystals look white in color, so outside looks white." Lightning Dad answered to the best of his ability.
"Ok." Brainy said. That seemed to satisfy him.
Lightning Dad was worried, though. What kind of three-year-old has only been outside four times in his life?
"Brainy?" Lightning Dad asked.
"What?" Brainy replied.
"Why did the Coluans only let you outside three times?" Lightning Dad said.
"Coluans value knowledge above anything. Even normal children spend only a day or two a month outside. I spent less time outside because I'm the Brainiac Child and I need to be perfect, only speak when spoken to, always be researching or inventing, never show disrespect for my world, and only spend one day a year outside. I wasn't very good at it." Brainy said sadly.
"Hey, you're a kid. Nobody can expect you to be perfect. Besides, we all like you just how you are." Lightning Dad reassured him.
"Yay!" Brainy shouted, and hugged Lightning Dad.
Lightning Dad could never recall the Coluan being happier, before or after Dark Victory.
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Brainy and Lyle were completely mesmerized by the fancy Sushi Palace. There were so many different kinds! Eventually they just got a bunch of miscellaneous types, enough for all the Legionnaires. Then they went to a Thai restaurant and ordered just about everything on the menu.
"Everything smells so good!" Brainy exclaimed.
"And it looks really yummy!" Lyle added.
The boys were trying to get Lightning Dad to let them have some before they got home.
"No." Lightning Dad said.
"Please?" They asked.
"No." Lightning Dad replied.
"Please?" They added the puppy dog face.
"No." Lightning Dad stuck to his guns.
"Pleeeeeeeease?" Brainy and Lyle begged.
"Alright! Alright! Here!" Lightning Dad finally caved, and handed them some spring rolls.
"Yay!" They cheered, and bit into the rolls. Brainy smiled in delight.
"There's nothing like this on Colu!" He said through a mouthful.
Lightning Dad laughed. "Colu doesn't have a Thailand." He said.
"Tie Land?" Brainy asked, confused.
"No, Thailand. It's the country that the recipes for this food originated in." Lightning Dad explained.
"Hooray for Thailand!" Brainy said.
Lightning Dad laughed. "Yeah, hooray for Thailand!" He said.
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The Legionnaires were waiting in the lounge for them when they got home.
"Hey guys." Lightning Dad said. "Why don't we eat in the kitchen?" He asked.
"Because Al and Timberwolf are having a food fight in there." Kell said.
"Well, that's a good reason." Lightning Dad said, kind of shocked, but he kept that to himself.
Somehow Brainy noticed. "It's not like it's a big surprise. I can't believe that it didn't happen before now." He said.
The Legionnaires just stared at him.
"What?" He asked.
"How did you know what I was feeling?" Lightning Dad asked.
"What do you mean?" Brainy asked. "The expression on your face made it obvious."
Lightning Dad decided to dismiss it as the boy's overactive mind working too hard.
"Ok, everyone! Sushi and Thai food! Help yourselves!" Lightning Dad announced.
Brainy and Lyle loaded their plates full of sushi and spring rolls. Then they noticed all the noodles and added those too. Brainy noticed a green sauce for the sushi and decided to take some.
They sat down at the table on either side of Lightning Dad. He beamed. He loved the little versions of Brainy and Lyle. They looked up to him and trusted him. Also, Brainy had decided that he was the dad. He didn't notice what was on Brainy's plate until it was too late.
Brainy picked up a piece of sushi (a spicy tuna roll :D) and dipped it into the green stuff. (Wasabi, uh oh!) Then he plopped the whole thing in his mouth. His eyes widened.
"Aaaahhhhh! It's too hot!" He screamed.
Lightning Dad looked around frantically for one of the little relief packets that sushi restaurants were now required by law to include in case something like this happened. (It's the future, ok people?!) He almost freaked out since he couldn't find one right away, then realized panicking wouldn't help Brainy, who had begun crying.
"Lightning Dad!" Phantom Girl yelled, tossing him one of the packets.
He poured the powdery stuff into a glass of water and gently forced some into Brainy's mouth.
It took effect almost immediately, and Brainy stopped screaming. He was still crying, so Lightning Dad wrapped him up in a bear hug.
"It's ok, you don't have to finish it if you don't want to." He said.
After about five more minutes of Lightning Dad attempting to soothe him, Brainy calmed down. He turned back to his food and saw the spring rolls, and the sushi crisis was forgotten. He happily munched on the spring rolls and Thai noodles.
It was getting pretty late, and the next day was the day before Brainy's birthday. Lightning Dad realized that he still had to get him something, as did most of the other Legionnaires.
"Alright, after dinner why don't you two get ready for bed?" Lightning Dad told Brainy and Lyle.
"Awwww!" They whined.
Al decided he wasn't up for a fight between them and Garth. They'd had enough of those the past few nights.
"You're kids. You need your sleep. End of discussion." He said.
Brainy and Lyle looked at him with puppy dog eyes.
"I'm immune to that tactic." He said plainly.
Brainy and Lyle huffed off to their rooms to get ready for bed.
Okay, the sushi tally. I have two people who said they like sushi, one person who said they didn't, and one person who had no idea. So, sushi may reappear later in the story. :) Don't forget to leave a review! If you do, I am still looking for Coluan names, they will be used in a story called Legion Of Thieves that I am writing and possibly in Galactic Hope. Caio for now!
