Summary: 'Imagine your OTP Mcfreakin losing their child(ren) in a McDonald's ballpit.' [Quoted straight from the tumblr page]
So awhile back as I was looking through OTP prompts [via otpprompts on tumblr], I saw this one [probably from Oct. 2015] and decided to write it in regards to Zevie. I hope McDonald's in Australia have ball pits otherwise I guess this takes some more imagination than others have.
This is set years into the future but without the events of season 3. And a disclaimer I don't know if I need or not, but I don't own McDonald's.
adriferreira12 requested something with Zevie and their kids. I wrote this forever ago but I hope everyone enjoys it. Kids are Sarah and Nero- twins who are 10, Dylan is 6, and Josie is around a year.
Word Count: 1128
"Remember to be careful around other people and their drinks," Zac spoke to his kids.
"We need to keep each other safe," Evie added. "So stay out of trouble."
"Yes, mum," Sarah, Nero, and Dylan, the couple's oldest three, spoke. Their youngest, Josie, cooed from her car seat.
It wasn't very often that the Blakely family went out to dinner since all six of them had tails whenever they touched water, but that night Zac and Evie had decided to go to McDonald's for dinner. Part of the reason they didn't eat out much was the two ten year olds, a six year old, and a one year old did better eating at home anyway, but it was also because of the extra precautions they needed to take when they went out to eat. Things like this were pretty normal with a mer-family.
When they got to the McDonald's, Evie took the kids to go sit down while Zac went to order their food. "You can't play until you've finished eating," Evie reminded her kids once they had sat down at a table.
"Okay, mum," the three oldest again agreed.
It was only a few minutes later that Zac joined them with their food. He passed out happy meals to Sarah, Nero, and Dylan, a salad for Evie, and a burger for himself. He took care of the tray to give them more room on the table and they were able to sit down to eat. The dinner rush had already come and gone for the most part so there were only two other families still there. While Zac and Evie ate their own food, they also feed Josie her baby food.
"Can we go play now?" Nero asked, he and Sarah only had a few crispy and mostly burnt fires left.
"Throw away your trash and then you and Sarah may go and play," Evie spoke.
"What about me?" Dylan asked.
"You need to finish your chicken nuggets first, bud," Zac said.
"Okay." Dylan turned back to his food and had soon finished eating his chicken nuggets. After seeking permission and taking care of his trash, Dylan went to join Nero and Sarah. Surprisingly enough, the other two families had already left and they were the only kids around.
While the three oldest kids ran around and worked off some of their energy, Zac and Evie continued to feed Josie her baby food, while doing that, they neglected to notice how late it had quickly become.
"Where are they?" Zac asked, looking around and seeing that all the other families were long gone. "Nero! Sarah! Dylan!" Zac called. Somewhere in the play area, he heard snickering. "I hear you. Come on down." There was some shuffling from somewhere up above, but none of them made an appearance.
Zac and Evie watched and listened for a couple minutes as they tried to figure out where their kids were hiding, but they couldn't see or hear them. Suddenly, a 'splash' rang out from the ballpit through the area. Zac went over to investigate as there was another 'splash'. However, no one had gone down the slide leading into the ballpit. He watched carefully for the last one. A few seconds later, the 'splash' was made and the balls moved from someone landing in them despite no one being there, Zac knew they were all invisible.
Sighing, Zac went back over to Evie and Josie. "They're in the ballpit and they're invisible," Zac reported back to Evie.
"How'd they learn that?" she asked.
"I don't know. Maybe one of the girls in the pod taught them," Zac suggested.
Evie sighed. "I'll go get them." She went to the entrance of the play place and began to climb up it. Her small and agile frame allowed her to maneuver her way through and up the obstacle. At the top, Evie looked around, trying to figure out the best way to go. She decided to climb over the net which overlooked the ballpit. When she saw movement, Evie immediately became invisible herself, having taken the time to practice and perfect a power they initially thought she didn't have. After she was again out of sight from the ballpit, Evie released her invisibility.
From there, Evie continued to weave her way through the structure and tight tunnels until she eventually reached the slide that lead down to the ballpit. Slowly, she started making her way down the slide as quietly as she could so she wouldn't alert her kids to her presence there. When she stopped at the mouth of the slide, she could see movement within the ballpit.
"Nero, Sarah, Dylan," Evie spoke just their names firmly.
All movement in the ballpit stilled.
"Don't make me come in and get you," she warned. Sarah, who most often followed the rules, released her invisibility and went over to her mum. "Why don't you go out by your dad and little sister while I take care of your brothers."
"Okay, mum." Sarah made her way over the the stairs and back out of the play structure to Zac.
"Now boys," Evie spoke condescendingly. "Come out now. You can't stay invisible forever," she added, dropping her voice.
There was shuffling underneath the surface of the colorful balls, but neither of the boys made an appearance. Evie gave them a couple more moments to make an appearance on their own. When they didn't, she went in after them. They tried to move away, but Evie was able to find them and catch their wrists.
"Make your way out to your father. You'll be going to bed right when we get home."
Nero and Dylan huffed in anger at their punishment but made their way out under Evie's stern gaze. After a minute, Evie followed behind them with some difficulty as she tried to climb back out. When she did make it out, Zac was sitting at the table with all four kids. As Evie made her way to them, a man in a suit came up to her and blocked her path.
"Is something wrong? she asked, brow raised.
"Ma'am, the play structure is meant just for children. Adults aren't meant to go in there."
"I'm sorry, but I had to get my sons out of there," Evie replied, side-stepping the man and going over to Zac. They didn't allow the manager to stop them before they left.
When they got home, Nero and Dylan were sent right to bed in their shared room, earlier than their normal bedtime. Sarah was allowed to stay up until she would have normally gone to bed since she'd listened to Evie right off the bat. Zac and Evie decided it'd be a while before they went to McDonald's again.
A/N: I hope everyone liked this short with the inclusion of Zac and Evie's kids? It's been a year since I published the first one-shot of this series and I thought I'd publish in honor of the one year anniversary of the first one.
Now for the names and why I chose them, Sarah is after Evie's mom and Nero after Nerissa, Dylan is a name that has origins in the sea, and Josie was a name I felt fit well for Evie to name her daughter. If the names sounded familiar to you, I also used them in a one-shot called 'Uncle Camster' before I started 'Mako Shorts'.
Anyway, thanks for reading, reviewing, favoriting, and following, they are all appreciated. As always, I'm willing to take requests and will try to write them. Thanks again for reading,
-CrazyHayniac