"Oopsie daisy!", said Tattletail.
Natasia went over to the toy and lifted it up. "What are you doing here? How'd you get out of your box?"
"Playtime for me, big fun!", Tattletail responded.
Natasia sighed, annoyed at this toy. "No! It's time for bed. I have somewhere to be tomorrow." She put Tattletail down for a second and said, "Ugh, I can't believe I'm talking to a toy." She grabbed the box and picked Tattletail up again. "Now, how do I shut you off?" She flipped Tattletail over and found the off switch and flicked it off. "There we go."
"Tattletaill go night night...", Tattletail said before shutting off. Natasia took the toy and stuffed it back in its box before turning to the broken vase.
"How am I supposed to explain this to mom and dad?", she said, scratching her head as she tried to think of an answer. "Maybe I can just clean up and explain to them what happened tomorrow." She went to the kitchen and grabbed the dustpan and a broom and began to sweep up the fragments of the vase. Once she was done and had thrown the broken vase into the garbage bin in the kitchen, not bothering to check if there was another mess that needed cleaning up somewhere else. She then went back up to her room and went back to sleep.
The next day...
"AAAHHH!"
Natasia heard a shrill scream as she was suddenly jolted awake and fell off her bed. "What the heck?" Getting up quickly, she opened the door just as Alden was running through the hall. "Daddy, what is it? I heard a scream."
Alden, who was still in his tank top and pajama pants, stopped for a moment and turned to face her. "I don't know. I heard your mother scream and-"
"ALDEN, HURRY! WE'VE BEEN ROBBED!"
At hearing the word 'robbed', Alden and Natasia stopped their chat and immediately dashed to the living room. There they found Nougetsia in a panicked state. "Nougey, what happened?"
"It's terrible! Our house has been broken into by thieves! They took our 15th century Ming vase and made a mess in the kitchen! Now all our food is either gone or ruined." Nougetsia said in haste.
Alden came over to try and calm her down. "Shh... Don't worry, dear. We can get some new groceries later. As for the vase, well, maybe we can ask around for help. I've heard thieves don't keep anything they steal, they sell them. Maybe if we get a report in with Vanny, we can catch them."
Nougetsia began to calm down as she thought Alden's suggestion over. "O-Okay. Let's do that."
Alden smiled as his wife finally relaxed a bit. It reminded him of when they were younger. Usually, Alden would be the one always stressed while Nougetsia always told him to relax and made him feel better.
"Okay. I'll start up on the posters while you make breakfast, alright?" Nougetsia nodded and was about to go to the kitchen when Natasia came down from the stairs and stopped her.
"Wait! Mom, dad, there's something I need to tell you."
Both parents stopped in their tracks and looked at her, confused. "What is it, sweetheart?", Nougetsia asked.
"No one broke into the house and took the vase.", Nat said.
"Well, if no one took it, then where is it?", Alden asked, confused.
"Come on, I'll show you." Natasia led her parents to the kitchen where she threw the broken pieces away. She went over to the garbage bin and pulled out the trash bag. Inside were the broken pieces of the Ming vase. "I'm sorry mom, dad. I was gonna tell you but mom freaked out when-"
Nougetsia grabbed the bag and began to freak out again. "How could you, Nat? I thought we raised you better than that!"
"B-But it wasn't my fault! I woke up last night and found this in pieces.", Natasia replied. From her reaction, as well as her mother's, one could tell that things won't end well for them. Still, Natasia tried to explain her side.
"Do you have any idea how much this costs?" Natasia was about to come up with an answer when the yogurt themed racer finished for her. "It was worth 23,000 dollars! We bought this on a trip to the Real World."
True, the price for a piece of Chinese pottery seemed high. But it was one of the most beautiful things Alden had ever bought for his wife. They did this on an outing around South Carolina when Vanellope offered to take them into the Real World for a vacation. Of course, their Kuya Paolo became their tour guide for the trip. They were lucky enough to go on the day an auction was going on near by.
"But mom! It wasn't my fault. I woke up last night because I heard something breaking. I went to check it out and saw Tattletail on the table with the vase shattered on the ground. I think he pushed it off."
It might have sounded like an odd excuse but Alden could see the tension between his wife and daughter and tried to put a stop to it.
"ENOUGH!", he yelled. The two were stunned for a moment. "I can't believe you two. Nougey, I know how much you loved that vase. But I never would've thought that you would yell at your own daughter for it. I mean, it's not like there aren't other ones out there we can get to replace it. We make more than enough money to get another, right?", he said as he looked at his wife, his face turning serious.
(A small fact that not many knew about Alden was that not only was his bar successful, but he also runs a couple of extra side businesses to add some extra cash to their account. This ranged from him being a magician for parties and events, to his and Jack's Road Runner delivery service. These were more than enough to provide for his family and splurge from time to time, though they rarely did it due to the fact that Alden often gets himself hurt. But he's been doing so well in the last few years that they had enough for anything they wanted.)
Alden then looked at his daughter, who seemed a bit scared of not just him, but of her mom too. "And you, Nat. I know that accidents happen, but I can't believe that you'd make excuses like that just to avoid getting punished. And seriously, blaming it on a toy you hate? I thought you were more mature than that." He was disappointed at her but still remained strict.
Natasia looked a bit ashamed and disappointed herself, not just because she was being scolded for something she didn't do, but because of the fact that her parents didn't believe her. She had no reason to lie. She was a responsible girl and got good grades. But the way her parents reacted, she thought that it might just be best to do as they say until things have blown over.
"I-I'm sorry mom, dad.", she said, not even bothering to defend herself.
Alden stood up straight and crossed his arms. "Alright. You know, because of this, I'm not sure we can even let you go to that sleepover. Right Nougey?"
Nougetsia turned to her, a disappointed look still on her face. "Right. I'm gonna call Vanellope and Lucy and tell her that you won't be coming."
Natasia panicked. "No, wait! Please, let me go. I'll be good at the sleepover. I swear!"
"Wait Nougey, I think that's too soon. I'll tell you what. Why don't we take some time to think about it for a bit.", Alden reasoned. "Look, we still have a day of work ahead of us before we decide if we should let her go or not, right?"
Nougetsia sighed. "Fine. But don't think this is done, young lady. We'll finish this once we get back." All Natasia could do was nod and remain silent. "Good. Now, go and eat your breakfast and get ready for the day. Your father and I have to get ready for work.", the older racer said coldly. "I trust you can keep yourself behaved until we get back tonight?"
Natasia just gave a curt nod and went to the kitchen to fetch some tarts for breakfast. Alden and Nougetsia did the same, none of them saying another word. Soon, they were done and got themselves ready for the day ahead. Or at least, Alden and Nougetsia were. Since it was summer vacation, the kids of Sugar Rush had no school for a few more days, thus Natasia had no reason to go out today. That, and because she also thought that her parents would probably ground her for something else if she did.
Instead, she just decided to stay home and watch some anime. She booted up the Smart TV, went to her Crunchyroll account, and selected one if her favorite animes; Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
The young girl just watched her anime for a couple of hours, still mad at her parents for not believing her.
After a while, while the show was on its Christmas Special where Haruhi disappeared, Natasia noticed something moving from the corner of her eye. She paused the show and stared at where she saw the movement. It was still for a few moments until she saw it again. She got up from the couch and made her way into the hall were she saw the object.
She went through the hall and found nothing. That was until she heard the same noise in the kitchen. 'Great, what is it this time?', she thought. She ran to the kitchen and was surprised to find Tattletail sitting on the countertop and doing a little dance. "Hee Hee Hee! Playtime for me, big fun!"
"Tattletail?", said Natasia. "What the- How did you get out of your box?"
"Let's play a game!" Tattletail began dancing again and was about to bump into a cookie jar that sat next to him.
Natasia's eyes widened. "Not again!" Just before Tattletail could push the jar off the edge, Natasia made a dash for it and lunged for the jar just as it was about to fall. She caught it just in time and she let out a sigh of relief. "Phew! That was close!"
She got up and placed the jar back on the countertop, though a bit further from the edge. As she did, she noticed that Tattletail had disappeared. "Wha-? Hey! Tattletail, where'd you go?"
"Hee hee hee!", she heard the doll say.
She left the kitchen and searched the first floor of the house but couldn't find the little doll. Though she could hear him either laughing or saying "Let's play a game!" repeatedly. She was now tired of searching and was about to give up. It had been a while since she heard Tattletail make any noise and thought that his batteries had run out.
Just as she was about to sit down on the couch and continue watching her anime, she heard a loud thud coming from upstairs.
"Oh come on! Was he upstairs the whole time?", the magenta and brown-haired girl groaned. She dragged herself up from the couch and climbed upstairs to the second floor, listening carefully for any sign of the rogue plushie.
She walked through the halls of the second floor and heard yet another noise coming from one of the rooms near the end of the hall. Her worries grew when she realized what room the toy was in.
"Oh crepe! If that little troublemaker got into daddy's room, then I'll never see the light of day again!" She ran as fast as she could and stood before the doors to the room that she hoped the doll hadn't somehow gotten into. "The Gallery!"
The Gallery was a special room in the Monde home where Alden stored his collection from his years in the game. The room not only consisted of a few small trophies he earned while racing, as most racers usually do, but also a collection of weapons which ranged from all types of swords, knives, maces, staffs, and spears from real life as well as films and anime, and also a collection of pop icon memorabilia. The Michael Jackson ones were most prominent, though there were also some from Bruno Mars, Ne-Yo, Weeknd, Ariana Grande, and others.
Alden, being the person that would prefer to keep things organized, warned Natasia not to go in there unless she was told to do so or allowed by her parents. However, given the current situation, she thought it would be okay to disobey for once.
She slowly opened the doors and saw Tattletail on the floor right next to a fallen hat rack and about twenty fedoras, trilbies, caps, and straw hats. Luckily for her, none of these were the expensive ones that were signed by the artists themselves. Rather, they were the cheap ones that only resembled the ones worn by said artists for party purposes.
"Oh good, at least nothing important was damaged.", Natasia thought. She looked over at Tattletail with a scowl on her face, only to see that he was waddling his way over to a jacket display case which held an autographed Michael Jackson Smooth Criminal fedora and jacket. As he bumped into the stand where the display case rested on, it caused the case to wobble and was about to topple over.
"Crepe!" Acting on instinct, Natasia made a dive for the case. She landed just short of it and it ended up falling on top of her. ""Yeah, that hurt.", she grunted as the weight of the glass case rested on her.
"Hee hee hee! Me love you!", the purple Furby-like toy said as it began walking away.
"Hey! Where are you going?!", Natasia said as she tried to push herself up.
"La da da da lee don dun!", Tattletail sang as he went out of the room and disappeared once more.
"That's it! I've had enough of this toy. As soon I catch him, I'm gonna go straight to Candlehead's and ram it where her candle doesn't shine!" Natasia struggled but managed to push the display case off her and was finally able to stand upright.
After stretching a bit, she looked at the case and sighed. "I'll just have to do it later. Tattletail might actually go and break something else if I don't hurry up and catch him." She left the Gallery and went into the hall, on the look out again for the troublesome toy.
She went into every room in hopes of finding him on the second floor. 'Please let him be here... Please let him be here... Please let him be here...', she thought to herself as she came to the final door- her parents' bedroom. Her prayers were answered when she opened the door and found Tattletail in the middle of Alden and Nougetsia's bed, his eyes closed as he remained still and unmoving.
"Oh Mod, thank you! His batteries finally ran out.", Natasia said but still had a feeling that this wasn't over. She had been wrong about this toy's batteries before and she wasn't about to let it slip away again. She crept up to the side of the bed, being careful not to make a sound. The toy remind still as she stood on the left of the bed. As she was about to grab him, Tattletail woke up and screamed.
"Aah!"
Natasia was startled as well. This was enough for Tattletail to begin walking away from the middle of the bed before falling to the floor, but still on its stubby little feet. "Me scared!"
Natasia saw the toy making a break for the door. Thinking quickly, she grabbed the bedsheet and threw it over Tattletail. She then ran over and wrapped the toy up to make sure it won't escape again.
"At last, I caught you!", she cheered. She got up, tossed Tattletail over her shoulder, and made her way to her room, happy to have finally caught the elusive electronic plushy.
She entered her room and unwrapped Tattletail from the blanket with a smile on her face. "I can finally shut you off. Do you have any idea what you've put me through?"
Tattletail just said, "Tattletail go night night.", before closing its eyes.
Natasia flipped the toy over again and deactivated it, this time making sure that she pulled its batteries out as well. She then went over to her closet and tossed Tattletail in before shutting it closed. She leaned against the door and slid down to the ground, exhausted from the day's events.
"Finally got rid of that little monster. Now I can finish my anim-", she started saying when a thought occured to her. "Oh yeah. I still have to clean up Tattletail's mess. Lucky me!"
Hours later, the choco almond and yogurt mix-themed racer lay on the couch, asleep and tired from cleaning up the Gallery, placing the twenty-something hats back on the hat rack in their proper order, lifting the heavy glass display case back onto its stand without it toppling over again, cleaning the glass on it in case there were any smudges, washing, ironing, and replacing the bedsheet (it had gotten dirty because of Tattletail), and checking the other rooms to make sure that there were no other messes that went unnoticed.
Once she was done, she continued her show but fell asleep just as the next episode's "Hare Hare Yukai" opening sequence began.
Soon, it was 6pm. Alden and Nougetsia pulled the Frozen Yo-Kart up in the garage, also tired after a busy day of racing. Because of Alden's kart still being in Tessa's shop, Alden had to resort to using his Runner Mode all day since he was on the roster. While he could've let someone else take his place, like Jack or Arturon, he still needed to earn as much as he can to save up for another Ming Vase. Even so, he was completely worn out from racing.
Nougetsia got out of the kart first while Alden slept in the passenger seat. "Come on Peanut. It's time to get out. We're home."
Alden stirred from his nap. "Five more minutes, Nougey."
Nougetsia rolled her eyes and went over to his side of the kart. She leaned over by his ear and yelled, "OH MY MOD! IT'S MICHAEL jACKSON!"
Alden suddenly jolted awake and looked around for his idol. "What, where?" It took him a moment to realize something. "Wait a minute. Michael's dead and the Moonwalker and Experience games were put in storage." He saw his wife trying to contain her laughter. "Nougey!"
"Hehehe... Sorry Peanut, but I just couldn't resist." She leaned over and gave him a kiss. "Now will you please get out of the kart?"
Alden sighed, still feeling tired. "Yeah...fine." Alden got himself out of the kart and the couple entered their home. Inside, they could hear the familiar anime tune on their tv. Nougetsia went to check it out while Alden went to the kitchen to grab a drink.
In the living room, Nougetsia saw a sleeping Natasia as Alden walked up behind her. "She's adorable when she's asleep, isn't she?"
"Yeah, she is.", Nougetsia replied.
"And to think, when she was younger, she was so sweet and shy like you."
Nougetsia blushed. Before Alden came along, she was the shyest racer of all, even among the recolors. "Yeah, she was. And by the way, I wasn't that shy. I just... uh..." Alden gave her a knowing yet smug look. "Okay fine! I was shy, okay."
Alden chuckled. "Yeah, you were. But even then, we made mistakes, right? There were times you broke some stuff. There were times when I broke some stuff. Even times when we blew some up by accident. But we were always forgiven, right?"
Nougetsia thought for a bit. She remembered the times when she did break stuff that she wasn't even supposed to touch, like Anjellina's computer, Teri's motorcycle, and even Jojo's life-sized replica of Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed Revelations. She was always forgiven after she broke those things and just given a warning or told to help fix what she broke.
"I see your point, Peanut."
"So, are you gonna let her go to that sleepover?", Alden asked.
It took her a second to reply. "Yeah, sure. I wouldn't want her to be bitter about missing her first sleepover with her friends now, do I?"
"Definitely not."
Nougetsia sat on the edge of the couch and gently nudged Natasia to try to wake her up. "Natty? Natty... It's time to wake up.", she whispered.
Natasia yawned and began to wake up to the sound of her mother's voice. "M-Mom...is that you?"
"Yes. How long have you been asleep?", the older yogurt racer asked.
Natasia sat upright and stretched again. "I don't really know. A few hours, maybe?" She was looking at the current episode on Crunchyroll, which she remembered was about four or five episodes from where she left off. She then turned to her mother with a rather sad look. "I'm guessing you called Auntie Van and told her I won't be going to the sleepover, right?"
Nougetsia had a look on her. It wasn't a strict one, but rather a loving one. She really hated when Natatsia would get like this. "No. I'm gonna let you off, just this once."
Natasia was surprised. She immediately turned to face her mom with a hopeful look. "Wait, you mean-" Nougetsia nodded.
"Yes. You can go with your friends."
Out of nowhere, Natasia jumped onto her mom and hugged her. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Nougetsia was caught off guard at first but returned the hug. "Your welcome sweetheart. Just be lucky that your dad convinced me to let you go. Just make sure that you don't break anything else, okay?"
Natasia pulled herself off her mom and smiled. "Okay." She looked at the clock and realized it was ten minutes past six. "Wow. I can't believe what time it is. I'd better get ready."
"I'll help you pack.", Nougetsia said. Natasia nodded and got off the couch and made her way to her room, but not before coming back down and going over to her dad and giving him a hug too. "Thanks daddy."
Alden smiled. "You're welcome, Pea-Nat."
"Still not a good name. You know that, right?"
"Yeah, I know."
Natasia shook her head and went upstairs to take a quick shower and get her stuff ready. Nougetsia did the same and headed for her daughter's room to pack. Meanwhile, Alden just stayed downstairs, logged off Natasia's account, entered his own, and began watching Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. He then lay down on the couch but fell asleep soon after just as the episode began.
Upstairs, Natasia was in the bathroom she had in her room while Nougetsia was double checking if Nat had everything she needed packed in her overnight bag. "Sweetheart, did you make sure you packed everything?"
"Yeah mom.", Nat replied from the bathroom.
"Did you pack your pjs?'
"Check"
"Your flashlight?"
"Check"
"Your phone?"
"Check"
"Your charger?"
"Check"
"A power bank?"
"Check"
"Extra underwear?"
"Check"
"What about-"
"Mom!", the young girl whined as she opened the bathroom door enough for her head to peek through. "I packed everything I need. I'm sure I've got all of it."
Nougetsia crossed her arms and said, "What about one of your Furbies?"
That was when Natasia realized that she had forgotten to pack her favorite toy. "Uhh... Alright, fine! I forgot to pack Furby."
Nougetsia smirked. "Aha! Don't worry, I'll get one for you. You just go and get dressed."
"Thanks mom.", Nat then went back into the bathroom to finish up.
"Which one did you want to bring again?", Nougetsia asked.
"The Voodoo Purple one. It's in the closet."
Nougetsia then went over to the closet and opened it up. Inside, she saw a couple of Furbies still in their boxes, one of which was Voodoo Purple Furby. As she was about to pick it up, she noticed Tattletail right next to it.
"Hey, how did you get in there?", she said as she put the Furby down and picked Tattletail up instead. She noticed that the battery compartment was opened and that the batteries were on the closet floor. "I guess Natasia played with you after all." She got an idea and looked over her shoulder to see if Natasia was about to come out. "I'm sure she won't mind playing with you some more." She took Tattletail and shoved him in the bag but forgot the batteries. She quickly grabbed them and haphazardly threw them into the bag just as Natasia came out.
"Okay, I'm ready. Is my Furby inside, mom?", Natasia asked.
"Uh...yup. But I don't think it has any batteries in there so I just put some in your bag.", Nougetsia replied.
"Oh really? Huh, I thought that I left some in there a few days ago when I was playing with him. Oh well." She glanced at her alarm clock and saw the time. "It's getting kinda late, mom. We should get going."
Nougetsia nodded and pulled her keys out of her pocket. "Right. I'll drive you."
The mother-daughter duo made their way downstairs and passed by the living room.
"I'm going now, daddy. Love ya, bye!", Natasia was so excited that she didn't wait for Alden to respond as she made her way to the garage. Nougetsia, however, peeped into the living room and found her husband asleep on the couch with the Boruto show still playing. She smiled and paused the show before giving him another little kiss.
"See you in a few, Peanut.", she whispered.
"Mmm... maki? No, I wanted a pizza...", Alden groaned before falling back asleep.
Nougetsia giggled as she left her hubby and went into the garage, an impatient looking twelve year old mix of herself waiting for her in the front seat of her kart. "I know, I know. I'll get a move on."
Natasia flashed a little smile as her mother opened the garage door. She then went into the driver seat and started the engine. Soon, the two were off to the Castle.
A few minutes later, the Frozen Yo-Kart pulled up to the Castle. The two got out of the kart, grabbed the overnight bag, and made their way to the front doors.
(Knock knock...)
The doors opened to reveal Lucy already in her My Little Pony pajamas. "Oh hey Nat, Mrs. Monde. I'm glad you made it. Please come in." Lucy moved aside to let the two in.
Inside, they were met with Vanellope coming down from her room. "Who was it?", she asked. "Oh hey, we're so happy you're here. Lucy's been wondering when you were gonna show up."
"Mom!", Lucy said. Vanellope just laughed. "Anyway, the sleepover is set up in Lucy's room. Your other friend is up there already."
"Maddie's here?", the magenta-clad girl asked.
"Yeah. Come on, let's go!" Lucy grabbed Natasia by the wrist and practically dragged her up the stairs.
"Bye mom!", Natasia said as she was whisked away by her friend to her room, leaving the two moms alone.
"So...I should get going. See you tomorrow, Vanny."
"Yeah, see you tomorrow Nougey. I hope Alden's kart get fixedly soon."
"Yeah, me to. And is it okay if I can get you to tell Rancis to bring back a souvenir from the convention for Peanut?", Nougetsia asked nicely.
"Uh...sure. What did you have in mind?" Nougetsia whispered in her ear and Vanellope's jaw dropped. "Really? Woah! I had no idea Alden liked that kind of stuff."
Nougetsia blushed a bit. "Just down tell anyone. I want it to be a surprise."
Vanellope nodded. "Got it. I'm gonna call Flugs up and tell him to keep an eye out for that."
"Salamat Vanny. I owe ya."
"No prob! See ya tomorrow!"
"See ya!"
And with that, the two went off on their separate ways.
Well, this chapter took a while. Thanks to Agent BM and TheDisneyFan365 for having my OCs in your stories. Both of you are fantastic!
Also, I still support fairly new writers, one being Mangle6. Also, I hope you support not just their story but also Quanktumspirit, Jubileena, and a new one named justpixlexia. And no, none of them told me to do this. I just liked their stories a lot and wanted to show my support. Same for Agent BM, TheDisneyFan365, Hardwrapping, Smoking Wrecker, VickyT36... wow, that's a lot.
Anyway. Hopefully, you liked this chapter, even it it was focused on Natasia. If anyone likes it, then I'll continue the story. If not, well... ewan ko na. Bahala na lang din.
And I kinda wanted to get anyone else's opinions if you think I should continue my older stories or not. If you think I should, please write it in the review and tell me which ones to update.
Also...again, Yes, I noticed that I uodated the Pokemon Go story almost a year after the trend ended. But what can I say? I like a lot of Throwback Thursdays and Flashback Fridays. This might continue in my stories where I make absolutely old references but I like it.
So this went too long. All I can say for now is thanks and goodbye!
SALAMAT!