When Lance sticks his foot in his mouth, he drags his friends into a baby sitting nightmare.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Voltron. I am only taking them on a test drive through the Twilight Zone.
Jenna grinned at Hunk as she squeezed the pink rabbit. Hunk had promised to take Jenna to the mall to replace Becka's sweater that ended up being dyed green when Jenna had tossed it and a jar of green into the washer. Jenna had made a beeline for the toy store and grabbed the rabbit she was now holding. Hunk smiled and nodded, agreeing to buy it. After the purchase, Jenna stuck next to him. Or so he thought.
In the Gap, Hunk described the sweater as best as he could to the salesclerk. The teenaged employee nodded as she walked through the store with him. "So what happened to the original?"
"It had an accident."
"What kind of 'accident'?"
"Long story." The salesclerk gave him a sidelong stare and was about to ask a question when she noticed that it was only the two of them.
"Where's the little girl that was with you?"
"What are you talking about? She's right." Hunk looked down and saw that Jenna was missing. "Where is she?
"That's what I just asked you?" The salesclerk looked around for Jenna. Hunk turned in a circle and saw that Jenna was not in the store. He turned to the salesclerk and asked her to keep an eye out for Jenna. Without waiting for a response, he left to call the others and to start looking.
Five minutes later, the others had arrived and after a quick conversation with Hunk, split up in order to search for the missing child.
Pidge ran past the toy store, only to be stopped by a security guard and listen as the guard gave him a lecture about running through the mall.
Lance wandered the food court and saw a little girl he thought was Jenna. It turned out to be someone else. The little girl's mother apologized for trying to use Lance's head as a piƱata after he explained the situation.
Hunk went back to the Gap in order to see if Jenna was there. The salesclerk had not been able to find her, and as a way to apologize, had bought the sweater for him.
Keith checked the arcade for Jenna. While he didn't find her, there were four teenaged girls that not only gave their word that they would keep an eye for her, but their phone numbers as well.
Sven was walking past the pet store when he noticed a little girl holding a pink rabbit. Pausing for a moment, he looked at the little girl and then went into the store. Jenna turned and saw him. She rushed over and grabbed his hand. "look.turtle." Sven looked at the turtles and then at Jenna. He then took a few steps outside of the pet store. Across the hallway was the Gap. Sven turned his attention back to the pet store. A banner hung across the top of the entrance. On it was written, "For only a dollar, buy your loved one a pet turtle." Sven looked at Jenna and then at the banner. He then asked her, "Did you read that?" Jenna looked at him and said, "A little." Sven nodded once and said, "I'll get you a turtle and a book from the book store, but I want you to promise me that you'll never walk off again. Okay?"
"Okay." Sven bought the turtle for Jenna and as they walked to the bookstore, they found the others. Jenna made the same promise to them as well.
Around eleven o'clock that night, Lance felt a hand tugging on his sleeve urgently. Waking up, he saw Jenna staring at him. "Monsters in closet." The toddler declared loudly. Trying not to groan, Lance stood and followed Jenna to her room. He then opened the closet door and said, "Okay, if there are any monsters in here, I want you to get out right now. Jenna needs her sleep and doesn't have time to be afraid of you." Jenna peeked in slowly and looked up at Lance with a smile on her face. "Monster's gone. But one under the bed."
Lance turned his attention to the bed. "Okay, all monsters under the bed, it's time for you to go home. This isn't your room and that's not your bed. It's time to leave." Jenna moved close to the bed and hesitantly looked under it. She stood and informed Lance, "Monster's all gone. 'Night 'night." After he tucked Jenna in, he closed the door and added what he had just said to the notebook "Just In Case."
The next day, Hunk opened it and read, "Just in case there are monsters in the closet, let them know that Jenna needs to sleep and doesn't have time to be afraid. For the ones under the bed, remind them that they should go home and that it's time to leave." With a grin, Hunk closed the notebook and placed it where it had been.
