Zoids Fuzors: Faerie's Beginning
Chapter V: A Happy Reunion
"Fa- Fa- Faerie?" Dad stammered. I nodded. "Faerie!" We hugged each other and cried. When we finally pulled ourselves together.
"Come in, Faerie," Dad sniffled. I stepped inside and gasped.
"Dad! You're rich!" I exclaimed. He had gold chandeliers, gold candelabras, marble stairs, oak furniture, marble floors, and crystal dishes.
"Yes," Dad sighed. "But I couldn't share it with anyone for years, and then I couldn't find you."
"Where'd you disappear to? Everyone thought you were dead," I told him, looking down. Dad sighed again.
"I was working for the government. Can't tell you anything else, but I'm retired now, so you don't have to worry about me leaving you again," Dad evaded. I nodded. "I'm just glad the Palomino Hope was able to bring us back together like she promised."
"You knew?" I gasped. Dad nodded and hugged me.
"She promised to bring my little girl back to me," he whispered, "and she did…"
I looked at Dad. He seemed to be upset that he couldn't be there for me when I needed him.
"Listen, Dad," I said. He looked at me. "I don't hold it against you for disappearing like that if it wasn't your fault, okay? I'm just glad we're back together."
"Thanks. Listen, I have to get back to my Zoid shop," Dad said, getting up. "I guess I'll see you around?"
"Nah, I'll come," I told him. "I took the night off work."
"How many jobs do you have?" Dad wondered. I laughed.
"Too many," I admitted. Dad raised an eyebrow. I sighed.
"I have a day job Monday through Thursday from eleven-thirty in the morning to five o'clock in the evening; a night job Monday through Thursday from seven-thirty to eleven o'clock; a morning job Fridays from four o'clock to quarter of nine; and a weekend job at a ranch owned by a friend of Flame, a friend of mine. Plus, when I'm home, I kind of run an animal shelter of sorts."
"You've got it pretty busy, then," Dad remarked. "But why so many jobs?"
"You try making enough money to take care of renting an apartment, nineteen animals, and one human. That includes food bills for twenty, electric bills, phone bills, cell phone bills, heating and air conditioning bills, medical bills, and veterinarian bills. That doesn't come cheap."
"Well, do you want to quit a few jobs and start a Zoid team? I can help you either way," Dad offered.
"Why not?" I accepted. "Both you and Flame have asked me that now, and now that I've got my Dad back… But…"
"But what?" Dad questioned when my pause became too long. I sighed.
"But, I'll have to go to Flame's parents and tell them that they can help me. They wanted to before, but I was too proud and stubborn to accept. They thought of me as family and all I cared about was proving myself to the world," I admitted. "Bunch a good that did." Something he said earlier hit me just then. "Why do you need to go to your Zoid shop?"
"I had closed it early today, and I just need to take inventory. I hadn't had a chance to earlier," he explained.
"Okay, well, I'll see you soon!"
"Where're you going?"
"Home. I need to make a couple of calls if I'm going to start a Zoid team," I told him. "We need a team, first of all, and secondly, I need time to be on a team. Also, I need to head to the library and learn how a Zoid team is run."
"Why not ask me?" Dad wondered. "I was the captain of a Zoid team once."
I slapped my forehead. "I nearly forgot!" We laughed at that, and soon we had to part ways, for now.
"Bye!" I called.
"Come back soon! Bye!" Dad called as I walked out the door. Hope walked up to me. I climbed into the cockpit and rode home.
I know. Short. Sorry, but couldn't think of anything else for this chapter. Just a little fluff to make the cake better. A little metaphor I thought up.
