Chapter Seven-The Swiss Family Robas!
"Okay, we're approximately twenty minutes from Domino." Mokuba told the Robas,as they all settled into the large limo a few blocks away f rom the group hom e. It had been a big adventure to get them out,and they were all thrilled by it. Now,however, the young Kaiba worried about what Jonathan had planned. "What's the plan?"
Jonathan settled Little E in a seat belt as the limo pulled away from the curb. "We can't g o back to Domino now. That's the first place they'll be looking for us in."
"Well,what then?" Chris asked, as he held Andrew on his lap. "We don't have any money,or supplies. All we've got are these stupid walkie talkies."
"How about the Destiny Shore?" Mokuba suggested. "I could call in a favor to my brother."
"No! No calling anyone! You know how much trouble we'll all get in." Jonathan cut in. "We're on our own now. As a matter of fact, we might wind up splitting up, to keep them guessing."
"Jon,we can't do that! I'm not old enough to care for anyone, and neither are you!" Christien complained.
"Stop it,Chris. I said we may. If we have to, we will." Jon looked at Mokuba. "Is Destiny Shore isolated?"
"As far as I know. Seto goes there to think sometimes." Mokuba explained. "It's a whole island. We could be like the Swiss Family Robas!"
Jonathan grinned,his eyes lighting up. "Yeah! Let's go there!" He patted Little E on the head,with a smile. "Wanna go on an adventure with us,E?"
"E Day." The baby replied.
"E Day?" Jonanthan frowned slightly. "You mean, EJ?"
"Uh huh." The baby nodded,laying his head on Jon's lap, as they rode on.
"Well.......okay." Jonathan glanced over at Chris. "It's probably a good idea to go by our middle names for a while."
"I don't like my middle name." Mokuba spoke up with a wrinkle of his nose.
"I didn't know you had a middle name..." Jon pointed out. "What is it?"
"Stephen." Mokuba muttered. "But I'd rather go by Steve,if we're going that route."
"Good. I'll go by Scottie. And Chris can be Tommy!"
"Powa Wangers!" Andrew squealed with a giggle. "I Adam!"
"Nope. You can be a new ranger, named Lee,and he's a psychic!" Chris told him. "You're the most powerful ranger ever!"
Mokuba laughed at this,and grinned. "Great! and I'll be.....Steve,the Black Ranger!"
Jon shook his head. "Alright. I'll be the leader." He decided humoring Andrew was a smart move. "Little E....I mean,EJ can be my assistant."
"Then it settled! We're the Swiss Family Robas,the next generation of Power Rangers. Fighting for Truth,Justice and Freedom to live where we choose!" Mokuba declared.
"Yeah!" The Robas chorused in agreement.
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"What do you mean, he took off with the Robas?!" Seto demanded of the woman Atamire.
"I'm telling you. Those five little brats caused tota l chaos, then took off with Espa Jakkob in one of your limos . Mokuba was with them."
Seto growled under his breath. If I know Mokuba, he thought he was helping keep a family together. All he did was make matters worse! "Thank you for nothing." Seto told the woman, before turning and leaving to return to his limo . He'd gone to the Home after Myra had given him a message from Mokuba. He was highly upset by this latest development, though he thought he understood his brother's reasoning. And the Robas' too. They didn't want to lose their baby brother. He pulled out his cellphone , and dialed Espa Roba's home phone number.
"Robas' Residence. This is Espa." The eldest Roba sounded a bit winded.
"Espa. We have a situation." Seto spoke curtly.
"Seto. What's the matter?" Espa narrowed his eyes in concern. "Did you find out anything about my brothers?"
"Oh yes. They've runaway from the home. They took Mokuba with them." Seto sounded both furious and worried at the same time.
"Oh!" Espa's eyes widened. "Are they trying to come back here?"
"I don't know. Atamire told me she thinks they were trying to save Little E. Apparently,he was to be adopted tonight, and your other brothers didn't want to let him be."
"Of cours e they wouldn't let it be! Christien and Little E are too close." Espa exclaimed. "Have you heard from Mokuba at all?"
"No,and I have a strong feeling we're not going to. Between your brothers,and mine, they've gotten really good at survival on their own." Seto sighed. "Espa, I hope they know what they're doing out there."
"We can't just sit,Seto! Jon and Chris are only ten and nine!" He worried about how they were going to manage Little E and Andrew alone for a long period of time.
"If we try to track them down, they'll just runaway again." Seto replied softly. He understood Espa's upset. He was worried about Mokuba. "Look. I'll send a car over, and you can come stay at the mansion with me. That way, we'll both be in the know together."
"That's not necessary, really." Espa assured his friend. "I'm going over to Weevil's tonight. I'll call you in the morning."
"Suit yourself. Don't hesitate to call if you should need anything." Seto added,before hanging up.
Espa sighed, and hung up. Please be safe, you guys. Please. He thought, as he began to put his groceries away in the kitchen.
