- Chapter 10 -

'Complete Chaos'


A few hours later...

A grey, periscope-looking speaker called a Voice Trumpet emerged out of the ground and slowly rose up next to his Tubby Bed, where he's still heavily and lazily snoring like the elusive Snorlax, the powerful, yet almost forever-sleeping Pokémon.

"Wake up, wake up, WAKE UP!" a female voice sample previewed through the speaker and kept on looping again and again.

It failed its current purpose, but it was not about to give up for some reason. Loud, looping rooster, trumpet, alarm clock and siren sounds blared out from it, focusing directly at his ear, but even that didn't wake him up too, and he's not even close to opening his eyes! The volume of it was loud enough that it penetrated through the walls of the Home Dome once again, reminding the Teletubbies, this time playing hide-and-seek outside with each other near the Home Dome, to wake him up as soon as possible.

"OMG. This is...MINDBLOWING! I can't wait for Calvin's reaction when he wakes up!" thought the Narrator when he saw the surprise.

"All right! Great game, everybody!" Laa-Laa congratulated to the others.

"Oooh...what's thaaat? Where's that sound coming from?" the rest of them interrupted because they thought that something was going on inside.

"Don't worry...it's the alarm! Ooh...I know what you're talking about...! Let's go inside and check on Cavin, shall we?" she excitedly said.

"Yes, yes, YES!" they chanted, clapping their hands with anticipation.

As they entered the Home Dome, it's clearly no surprise to them to see him still snoring in one of their beds, and even after that noisy alarm, it definitely shows how heavy of a sleeper he is. When the Voice Trumpet detected them entering inside, it quietly receded back to the ground, and just in time too, before they approached closer and closer to him.

"Aw...look at him...sleeping like a baby! He's sooo cute!" she adorably described him...and his sleep posture. Don't ask what it is, though, but to them, it looks somewhat desperate enough to hint for another big hug.

"Awww!" they giggled in unison, including her.

But then, they decided it's high time that he should be woken up this instant, while also keeping the big surprise that came from the previous day's event secret until he finds out.

"Goood morning, Cavin! Rise and shine...today's a new and exciting day! Aaand...we've got a surprise for youuu!" they said, and shook him vigorously multiple times from different corners, which somehow woke him up instead of that loud, blaring alarm.

He opened his eyes to see not just Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa or Po. In fact, forget their names, because they're now replaced by numbers imprinted on their upper torsos. And speaking of numbers - there are not 4, but 16 Teletubbies surrounding him from all sides, even from the back side of the bed, inching closer and closer to him as he wakes up!

Their profiles are as follows:

Tinky Winky - Purple - Descending triangle - Male - 1,

Dipsy - Lime green - Dipstick - Male - 2,

Laa-Laa - Bright yellow - Right upward loop - Female - 3,

Po - Red - Circle - Female - 4,

Rora - Cyan - Falling teardrop - Female - 5,

Decky - Teal - Ascending triangle - Female - 6,

Mari Hari - Metallic gold - Kite - Female - 7,

Kaya Daya - Metallic silver - Square - Female - 8,

Pixie - Cotton candy pink - Heart - Female - 9,

Bee-Bee - Magenta - Bowtie - Female - 10,

Sa - Beige - Spade - Female - 11,

Jojo - Blue - Star - Male - 12,

Fi - Snow white - Spring - Female - 13,

Lolly Polly - Metallic bronze - Spiral - Female - 14,

Daizy - Emerald green - Oval - Female - 15,

and Coco - Brown - Vertical rectangle - Male - 16.

(Alongside becoming eternal buddies with Calvin, they also have friend circles of their own, yet all still mingle with each other anyway. They are:

Tinky Winky - Mari Hari - Kaya Daya - Lolly Polly,

Dipsy - Decky - Daizy,

Laa-Laa - Rora - Pixie - Bee-Bee,

Po - Sa - Fi,

and Jojo & Coco.

There are Tiddlytubbies in this story as well but will appear in the later chapters. The difference is that they're now fully-grown cheerful Teletubbies like the rest. In case you want to know more about them, here are their profiles:

Daa-Daa - Light green - Left upward loop - Male,

Umby Pumby - Sunflower yellow - Zig-zag - Female,

Baa - Deep blue - Sphere - Male,

Ping - Violet (web color) - Descending Reuleaux triangle - Female,

Mi-Mi - Sky blue - Solid heart - Female,

RuRu - Orange - Descending cone - Male,

Nin - Medium purple - Horizontal rectangle - Female,

and Duggle Dee - Ruby red - Wavy hook - Male.)

What's baffling, was that an astonishing 75% of all the Teletubbies around him are female!

"Ugh...what's...happening...? Good mo-" he yawned and got up, but as soon as he rubbed his eyes and saw 16 bright faces staring squarely at him...

...well...you know what happens. Pull yourself together, Calvin, for once in your damn life!

"EH-OH, CAAAVIIIN!" all of them loudly, yet sweetly greeted, giggled and waved their hands together while they're about to play more with his face, but...

"GYAAAAAARRRGH! GET AWAY FROM MEEE! AAARRRGGGH! HEEEEEELLLP!" he screamed his lungs out so loud...

...that the sound easily echoed everywhere around the whole of Teletubbyland, even from inside the Home Dome, getting attention from the talking flowers and rabbits too, who leant closer to the house as his self-induced panic continues. He forcefully pushed them out of the way from his bed and ran in circles around the house to relieve his stress, but to no avail. He had never expected the surprise of 16 cute and cuddly, brightly coloured Teletubbies as the surprise with the event at all, let alone even a few more.

After completing many laps, he dashed outside and caused major carnage and destruction around Teletubbyland by headbutting many (old and brittle) trees, breaking it into pieces like a juggernaut (not really), while they enjoyed the whole experience from inside that nobody else but him has given - a sense of panic leveled up to such a state that it's completely comedic and crazy to this point, no matter what happens there, hence making them ROFL more and more!

If only he had been prepared to deal specifically with this in the proper way, as he had already advised to the talking flowers, without inflicting so much physical and mental damage to himself...

Hopefully, he still has some sanity left. Maybe.

After causing a massive deforestation project around Teletubbyland by himself, he then sprinted straight back to the Home Dome like a missile.

"Yaaay! Go-go, Ca-vin! Go-go, Ca-vin! Go-go..." they chanted continuously.

"WATCH OUT FOR THAT DOOR!" the Narrator loudly and clearly warned.

But the automatic door failed to open in time, and yet again, he was too late to listen to anything, hence he implanted himself with a huge and loud...

*KER-SLAM!*

...that it made a deep, hieroglyphical human-shaped indent to the door from inside.

"Oooooo...! Uh-oh!*all giggle and laugh*" they rushed to the entrance.

"That's gotta hurt...a LOT," said the Narrator.

When the door opened after the collision, all they see is him completely confused, shaken, tired and dizzy. And yet again, no cuts and bruises anywhere, because of the frickin' anti-reaction law!

What are the odds of that happening when he collides with literally EVERYTHING?! Is this system RIGGED OR NOT!?

"Are you alright, Cavin?" they consoled and checked him out again.

"Uggghhh...owww...what...just...happened...to me?" he murmured.

"Impossible...there's nothing on his face again!" screamed the Narrator in shock. "Well, then...*clears throat* Teletubbies, you're very lucky to have him!"

"Why?" they asked in unison.

"Because you have not just a normal human, but a SUPERHUMAN in your midst!" shouted the Narrator.

"*all gasp* Oh...Caviiin...the Super-human?! Yay, yay, YAAAY!" they joyously cried out with glee, with hands reaching for the stars.

They instantly picked him up and gave him birthday bumps, even though it was not his birthday, obviously. But with every birthday bump, comes a bump to the head by the ceiling!

(Bump, bump, bump...)

"Wha...? Huh...I like...being...branded...as a...super...human...heheh..." he blindly chuckled as his head continuously tags the roof, and finally regained his consciousness back after his third, and hopefully final, panic attack. "Thanks a lot, every...WHOA! Who are you guys?! What's happening!?" he screamed when he saw them hurling him into the air, and they slowly put him down.

"Eh-oh, Caaaviiin...again!*all giggle* Surpriiise!*all laugh*" they excitedly greeted once again.

"Oh my...t-that's a...l-lot of Teletubbies...! How in the w-world...am I supposed to...r-r-remember all of you...now that you're...16 of them...? And...w-why are there...n-n-numbers...imprinted on your chests? Is it...s-some kind of...identity...?" he stammered like a glitch once again.

"YES! You can call us by our numbers now!" they happily giggled.

"That's...uhhh...yeah," he tried to think of a complex, yet complimentary word, but can't remember anything, since he was completely baffled by the number of Teletubbies standing right beside him...waiting for his next response.

But the Narrator quickly took control of the episode as usual, by saying: "The Teletubbies love each other, very much."

"Really? That soon?" he said in disdain.

"*all gasp and giggle* Big hug!" they cried out, and hugged each other except Calvin, who moved out of their way this time. And after a few moments of hugging...

"The Teletubbies had endless amounts of fun with Calvin and enjoyed every single bit with him," continued the Narrator.

"Caaaviiin!*all giggle*" they cheered and patted him.

"So the Teletubbies love Calvin very, very, VERY much!"

"*sighs* Oh no...not again...! I'm going to be...crushed like a can of tuna at this point...if they're even going to...hug me...at all!" he assumably stuttered, this time feeling a bit scared.

And he's right, though...being hugged by many, if not, 16 huge and bulky humanoid-looking creatures is definitely not for the claustrophobic. Luckily, surviving through rush hours in what could be the extreme version of "overcrowded" Mumbai trains in the morning and evening, has enabled him to overcome claustrophobia and get used to being literally crushed and trapped by people around him with nowhere to go on the way to work and then back home. It's daily commuting, as usual.

Anyways, back to the story...

"*all gasp* Awww! BIG HUG, Caaaviiin! We all love you SOOO much!" they sang loudly and so lovingly with their hands wide open, ready to pounce on him again.

"Oh...no," he went speechless when he saw them closing fast on him.

"Good luck, Calvin. You may need it, now that you're surrounded by 16 huge and lovable Teletubbies that want you as their new companion! Have fun!" the Narrator giggled.

Now, he's embraced by all of them, which seems a bit ridiculous, considering the gigantic size and stature of them hugging a single shy and nervous human being. They hugged him from all sides tighter than the bone-crushing force of the crowd in the train he commutes, both in the morning and evening. Maybe even worse. And the difference between his experience with the 4 and now:

- he was kissed not only all over his face but over his whole body!

- more chimes from their tummies blared around him like loud music, or in this case - incomprehensible NOISE!

- he was completely smashed with absolutely nowhere to go, due to their sheer combined weight lying directly on top of him, that he should be as flat as a pancake at this point, if not for the anti-reaction law!

- and the duration of the massive hug lasted for more than half an hour...and with no opening to breathe, he almost suffocated!

But just as he was about to, the magic windmill spun clockwise faster and faster, triggering the Tummy Tales event.

"Oooh!*silence* Uh-oh!*all giggle*" they whispered close to him after they've heard the sound of the magic windmill spinning again, and gave him one last kiss all over his face for good luck once again.

"Oh boy," he muttered.