Author's Note: This is a Songbird fan fiction with toddler Mal. Just warning this may contain spoilers from the movie, so if you haven't seen it before this is just a warning. Anyway this is gonna be a shorter story than normal because I already have a lot of stories, but I just got this idea and just had to write it. It's still gonna have a decent amount of chapters just not as much as my others. Anyway please let me know what you all thought so far and I hope you enjoy it.
"Sawa?" The small two year old cried out making Sara smile as she looked at her little sister. "Yeah Mal," Sara asked the small girl. "Wa was id wike when you able go ouw," the small girl asked her big sister as she had never been outside before.
Sara and her grandma were all the small girl really knew as she had been born during the pandemic and had been living in her home for literally her entire life. She had seen videos of the outside before covid, but she was never allowed outside or she would get taken away which is what Sara had told her.
She didn't even know her mommy and daddy who had passed away shortly after she was born. Sara just sighed as she hated how scary the world had become and the fact that her little sister had never once seen the outside world.
"Mal it was amazing. We could go anywhere and hang out with anyone that we wanted to. People would go to work and children would go to school," Sara told the small girl making her look at her in amazement. "Weawy! I wis I do dat! An wa ool!" The young girl asked her big sister in curiosity making Sara laugh.
"School was a place that kids went to, so they could learn and socialize. A lot of kids used to hate it though. But now they all miss it," Sara told the small girl making her smile. "Why dey ha id," Mal asked her big sister, making Sara laugh as she looked at the time.
"Because they found it boring and pointless," Sara playfully told her sister, making her laugh. "Dey dib! Dib you!" Mal screamed out as she was loving getting to hear more about how life was before the pandemic.
Sara just laughed as she tucked her baby sister into her crib. "Sometimes! Now it's late okay get some sleep," Sara told her small sister.
"Sawa! Why do we hab a wib hew an no go ow!" Mal whined out making Sara sigh as she looked at the small girl. "Because they have to make sure we don't have the virus," Sara told her sister who just nodded.
"Oh! Wa if we do!" The innocent girl asked Sara making her hold back her emotions as she knew exactly what happened if someone had the virus. They would all be taken away to Q zone which was where they would be left to most likely die.
It was terrifying, but she didn't want to tell the toddler that. "Mal don't worry about it okay. Now please just get some sleep okay. Night Mal I love you," Sara told the small girl who just nodded as she looked at Sara.
"Otay nigh nigh Sawa! Wob you too," Mal called out as she rolled over and fell asleep. Once Sarah was sure her sister was sleeping she went back out to the living room to call her boyfriend for their virtual date night.
She had never met him in person, but they talked all the time through video chats and whenever he would deliver packages as only immunes could deliver packages and he happened to be part of the small group that happened to be immune to the virus.
They had actually met after he had accidentally got the address wrong on a package and had ended up pounding on her door over and over extremely loudly causing Mal who had been only a newborn at the time to start sobbing making her angry at the boy as she had also just lost her parents around that time and was trying to raise a baby on her own as she had her grandma, but her grandma was too old to be raising a baby and she had promised her parents if anything happened to them she would care for Mal.
She had ended up yelling at him in spanish for being so loud and waking the baby in which he didn't understand which eventually led to them having a conversation and the rest was history. They loved each other even though they had never even been in the same room together.
Sara laughed as she talked with her boyfriend for a little bit before they called it a night and went to bed. Sara was woken up early the next morning by her little sister who had somehow climbed out of her crib and wanted Sara to play with her.
"Sawa! Wakie! Wakie!" The small toddler screamed out as she jumped up and down on Sara's bed and shook her trying to make her big sister get up. Sara just laughed as she looked at her little sister.
"Mal it's 3 in the morning why aren't you sleeping," Sara asked the toddler who giggled as she sat down by Sara. "I wan you!" The small girl told her big sister, making Sara smile as she pulled the toddler close to her.
"Alright fine, but you're gonna sleep okay," Sara told the toddler who nodded making Sara laugh again as she allowed the toddler to cuddle up on her and fall asleep. This peacefulness lasted a few hours before the toddler woke up again and decided to go have some more fun while her big sister and grandma slept.
Mal just carefully released her tiny body from Sara as she went running out of Sara's room and started to climb up things as she wanted adventure, but she wasn't allowed to go outside.
The tiny toddler continued with her "adventure" until she eventually got too tired and fell asleep on top of the fridge.
While the toddler was sleeping on the fridge Sara was peacefully sleeping in her bed until she heard her grandma yelling in spanish causing Sara to quickly jump out of bed to see what was going on as her grandma was usually a very calm person.
Sara quickly looked at her grandma in concern wanting to know what was wrong. Sara froze though when her grandma was pointing to the top of the fridge in which Sara could see sleeping right on top of it was none other than the tiny purple haired toddler.
And yes Mal had purple hair and she had been born with it. It was completely unnatural, but then again they were living in an unnatural time and their mother had been taking a lot of experimental medicines during the time she was pregnant which they assumed is why she had been born with that hair color, but Mal loved it, so they didn't really care.
Sara just quickly rushed over to the fridge as she picked up the toddler causing the small girl to stir as she stretched and woke up. "Sawa?" The small girl called out in confusion as she looked around.
Sara just quickly placed the toddler down as she looked at her. "Mal, why were you sleeping on the fridge?" Sara asked her tiny sister, making her giggle. "I go on abenure!" The small two year old screamed out, making Sara sigh as she was getting really sick of having to stop the curious toddler from hurting herself every 5 minutes.
"Okay well Mal we talked about this. That's dangerous now come on," Sara told the toddler, making the small girl get upset, but she calmed down when Sara gave her some paper and paint, letting the toddler paint just like what she does as it's relaxing to her and helps her pass the time.
This went on for a few hours before the toddler got bored again as she put her painting down and carefully made her way towards the counters as she was determined to finish her adventure.
"Mal be careful! No! Get down!" Sara screamed out as she watched her little sister climb up on the counter again as she was bored again. They had been locked in their homes for years now and the small girl had never been anywhere outside of their home.
It was starting to drive the small two year old crazy as she was just so bored and was trying to create an adventure which always led to Sara having to drag her down from something before she fell like earlier when she found the toddler sleeping on the fridge. Yesterday she had found the toddler trying to wash herself with the laundry.
Which had been a scary surprise when she went to do the laundry and found the small girl laughing and sitting in the washer. And then Mal refused to get out of the washer, so Sara had to wait until after Mal fell asleep to get her out and do the laundry.
It also didn't help that they didn't have many toys as Mal had been born during the pandemic. Sara just smiled though when she saw her boyfriend was face timing as she quickly answered happy to talk to him again.
Sara smiled as she looked at her boyfriend through the screen as she loved him even though they had never been in the same room before because of the virus. Nico just immediately perked up as he looked at Sara.
"Good evening Miss Garcia," Nico jokingly told Sara, making her laugh, but she stopped when she saw the toddler playing with the UV Sanitation machine which is how they get mail. "Mal! That's not a toy! We've been over this!" Sara screamed out.
The small girl just started crying as she kept trying to play in the sanitation machine. "No wanna!" The small girl screamed out as she continued to play with the machine, making Sara give up as she ran over and picked up the toddler, making Nico laugh.
"What happened this time," Nico jokingly told Sara, making her laugh. "She seems to think she's mail," Sara told her boyfriend as she placed the toddler back down making the small girl run off again.
"You know, have you ever thought about child proofing," Nico jokingly told Sara, making her laugh again. "That stuff is way too expensive and hard to find right now plus knowing her she'll just see it as another obstacle in her adventure," Sara told her boyfriend, making him laugh.
"You know I still find it insane that you have a sister who has literally never seen the outside," Nico told Sara, making her sigh as she knew Nico was right. Mal had been born in the house and she hadn't left ever.
"Yeah I know it's crazy, so are we still on for date night," Sara told her boyfriend making him smile as he loved their virtual date nights. "Oh yeah every night. You can't get rid of me," Nico told Sara playfully, making her laugh.
"Such a stalker," Sara playfully told her boyfriend, making him laugh, deciding to play along. "Yeah well it's easy when my victim can't leave her home. You're not missing much out here," the older boy told Sara, making her smile as she looked at the view from his end as she really missed seeing the outside.
"Yeah except that view," Sara told Nico as she really missed it. Nico just smiled as he moved his phone to get a better view making Sara laugh as she showed off her view. "This is my view though. I think mine is better," Sara jokingly told Nico, making him laugh especially when he could see the toddler on top of the piano.
"Yeah I have to admit my view doesn't have a toddler on a piano like yours does," Nico playfully told Sara, making her quickly look back as she ran over in panic. "Wait what! Mal no! Get down! That's dangerous!" Sara screamed out as she quickly grabbed the toddler. "Aw man where did the view go," Nico playfully told Sara, making her laugh as she handed the toddler a tablet and placed her back down.
"You know I don't get her lately. I swear every few minutes she's trying to do something completely reckless! Like the other day I caught her trying to jump from the table to the couch and back," Sara told her boyfriend, making him laugh.
"Yeah well I see she's calm now," Nico jokingly told Sara who laughed as she watched the toddler play on the tablet.
"Yeah because I gave her the tablet. I know screen time is bad for kids, but I'm starting to not care anymore. Oh and Lita says hi! Right Lita!" Sara told her boyfriend and her grandma just smiled as she had a small conversation with Nico.
While Sara was distracted again talking to Nico the small toddler got bored again as she became curious as to who Sara was talking to as she put down her tablet and toddled over to Sara pulling at her making Sara laugh as she picked up the toddler and sat down.
"Hey Mal, what's wrong," Sara playfully asked the toddler, making her look at the phone in confusion. "Who da!" Mal asked Sara making her and Nico laugh again as Sara looked at her sister.
"That's Nico, remember. He's the one that brings the packages. Can you say hi to Nico," Sara told the toddler making the small girl laugh as she waved. "Hewo! Ico! Ooh you go ow! Da cool!" The small girl screamed out making Nico laugh as he smiled at the little girl.
"Hi Mal! And yeah you like it huh. Look how high up I am!" Nico told the toddler, making her face light up as she looked at the screen again. "Cool! I do da!" The small toddler screamed out excitedly as she squirmed and ran off again making Sara look at her boyfriend again.
"Did you really have to tell her that," Sara asked Nico as he wasn't helping the situation. Nico just laughed as he looked at Sara. "Come on! Let the kid live a little! I mean she's literally never seen anything other than that house and she's kinda having one of the worst childhoods without even realizing it," Nico told Sara, making her sigh as she knew he was right.
"Yeah but if she gets hurt we're screwed! No one even knows she exists, remember! And Nico please be careful don't fall," Sara told her boyfriend, making him laugh as they continued to talk a little more before saying goodbye as he had to get back to work.
Sara groaned when she tried to get back to her painting, but she heard a loud crash and then screaming. "MAL!" Both Sara and their grandma screamed out as they went running to where the crash was as they knew it came from Mal.