Shadow's Life Alternate Story
Chapter 5
"Maria, wake up!" Shadow exclaimed, as he stood up on his bed, and began to bounce on his bed like he was a child.
She opened her eyes slowly, and let out a yawn. It was now 7 in the morning, the sun had begun to shine through the window of the newcomers to Earth's bedroom.
"It's our first Morning on Earth!" Maria excitedly declared, as began to copy the ebony hedgehog by bouncing on her bed.
Gerald had just woken up. He was in the tiny kitchen of the small apartment he was temporarily renting. He had just begun to make some filter coffee, then suddenly he could hear some loud giggling coming from the Children's bedroom.
"What are they up to now"
The Professor wondered in his mind, as he left the kitchen area and headed to the bedroom where the 2 Friends were asleep.
"Stop jumping on the bed! You could both get injured." The Professor said, watching the Friends instantly pause, as they remained standing in the middle of their beds.
"How can jumping on the bed hurt you?" I thought Shadow was almost impossible to injure."Maria asked as she climbed off her bed.
"Well, actually I don't think Shadow would be injured jumping on the bed, but you could break an arm or a leg, or worse hit your head if you fall off the bed." Gerald harshly declared.
Shadow then grabbed Maria's hand and began to pull her away from the bed.
"Maria stay away from the bed, it's dangerous and you could end up injured." The Ultimate Lifeform exclaimed as he attempted to pull the Girl out of the Bedroom.
"Shadow it's alright, she will only be injured by the bed if she continues to bounce on the bed. Now please promise me that you will set a proper example for Maria, and will no longer bounce or jump on the bed?" Gerald asked. While the ebony hedgehog let go of his Granddaughter's hand.
"I promise Professor, I don't ever want Maria to be injured because of me," Shadow replied, as his small black ears flattened.
"All right, now I want you both to make your beds, and then you can both come to the living room and sit at the table. I should have breakfast ready for both of you by then." Gerald announced as he walked out of the bedroom.
The 2 youngsters then attempted to make their beds. None of them had any skills in making beds yet. The beds now had the blankets dangling over the edges, and they had just thrown their pillows on their mess of a bed. They then both sprinted out of their bedroom and ran to the small brown table that was located in the living room. The table was a square table that had 4 wooden brown chairs around it, with a chair set on each side. Gerald had now put a box of cornflakes on the table, and a glass jug of milk. He also put 2 glasses of orange juice on the table for Shadow and Maria, and he was drinking a mug of filter coffee. The Friends then sat down at the table. Maria then poured some cornflakes into her bowl, and then she poured some milk over the cornflakes.
"I don't like cereal." Shadow declared, as he grabbed the jug of milk, and began to drink the milk from the jug.
"You don't really need food, as often as Maria does anyway." The Professor observed as he watched his creation drink all the remaining milk that was in the jug.
"So I won't be hungry later if I don't eat breakfast?" Shadow wondered as he put the empty milk jug back on the table.
"Yes Shadow, but I want you to still set a positive example for Maria, by sitting at the table with her during meal time," Gerald replied as the newly created hedgehog nodded.
"I will Daddy," Shadow replied, smiling at his creator.
Gerald was very surprised to hear Shadow call him Daddy.
"Ok, do you think of me as your father?" The Professor asked, smiling at the ebony hedgehog.
"You created me, Professor, so that makes me your Son." the crimson-streaked Hedgehog replied, as he continued to smile at his creator.
"Yes, you are my Son, Shadow." Gerald declared as he patted his created Son's back.
By now Maria had finished her breakfast. She was about to get up from the table, and walk away without taking her dirty dishes to the kitchen.
"Maria, when you finish a meal or a drink you need to put your used dishes on the bench by the sink." Gerald declared as he pointed at the dishes on the table.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Maria apologised, as she picked up her used dishes off the table.
"No need to apologise, you're new to living on Earth," Gerald reassured, as Maria carried her dishes to the kitchen area.
Shadow then copied Maria and took the dishes he had used to the kitchen. They both placed their dishes on the grey marble bench, which was located next to the sink.
"Alright, seeing that we have finished Breakfast, I want you and Shadow to brush your teeth, and brush your hair and quills." Announced Gerald, as he handed Maria a hairbrush, and gave Shadow a special quill brush, that he had just created. The quill brush was designed to keep Shadow's quill neat and straight, as well as help keep his fur tidy.
"Alright, where are we going to visit today?" Shadow questioned. He had just remembered how Gerald had promised to take them to a surprise location if they managed to sleep well last night.
"When you both finish your daily grooming, I will take you both for a walk to the library, so you can both choose some books for your bedtime stories." Gerald declared as he pointed to the small bathroom.
The Youngsters both sprinted into the bathroom as soon as the Professor announced they were off for a walk in the city to the Library. Maria had always wanted to be on Earth. Therefore, today she was about to venture out for a walk with her Grandfather and Best Friend for the first time on Earth. Innocently, they both thought it was going to be fun as they walked through the city and then to the library. Their assumption was wrong because just one outing in the City would present many challenges.
Author Notes.
Finished this Chapter, sorry if this chapter is a bit dull, I am currently still having to put up with 9 very noisy puppies. Their constant barking is making it so hard for me to think. Anyway, how is everyone enjoying this story so far? Do you have any suggestions for future chapters? If so, please leave a review.
