Atomic Puppet: New Adventures

Chapter 7: Atomic Family Talks

Part 2

Last time on "Atomic Puppet: New Adventures," Joey and Pauline finally confirmed what they'd suspected since chapter 5; Pauline is pregnant. Before they could decide on what to do, Joey's parents came home and announced that their cat Bubble had won a cat pageant; winning the family an all expense cruise. After revealing that Pauline and AP could go on the cruise, (with AP having to be disguised as a cat in order to go), Joey accidently spilled the beans about the baby.

Now we find our young couple dealing with Phil and Vivian, (the soon to be grandparents).

Felt family living room was consumed in silence; but not the normal, nobody's home, or just doing their own thing kind of silence. I mean the awkward kind that doesn't happen on a regular basis.

Joey and Pauline sat on the couch, each with worried looks on their faces as they waited for Joey's parents to say something.

The parents themselves just stood across from then in shock with Vivian's hands covering her mouth, (holding in a gasp), while Phil just kept petting Bubbles; who just licked his paws, not understanding the situation happening before him.

Between them stood AP and Abby; not knowing what to say. The two had already known about this, (or at least Abby had suspected as much), so the news wasn't a surprise to them like it was to Phil and Vivian.

Eventually Phil opened his mouth to say something, shocking most of his family with his response. "WAHOO! GRANDCHILDREN! FINALLY," raising his arms in the air as he screamed in joy, (with Bubble still in his arms, not caring about what was happening: D).

"OH MY GOD!" Vivian screamed in joy while hugging her son and his girlfriend tightly.

Joey: "So uh… you aren't made at us?"

Vivian: "Well I wasn't expecting this to happen while you were in your teens, but that doesn't mean I'm not looking forward to what comes next."

Phil: "Besides, you're mother and I are at the age where we should be expecting some grandkids. Also, it's not like you're freshmen, (high school freshmen); you're graduating high school in less than two months, and off to college next fall.

Vivian: "And just so you know, your father and I will be totally supportive of this baby."

Joey: "Really? Thanks guys."

Joey then returned his mother's hug with Pauline following suit.

Vivian: "So… I gotta know, when and how did this happen."

Pauline: "Well it all started on a Friday night a couple of weeks ago. You two," (Vivian and Phil), "were at that cat convention with Bubble at the time."

Phil: "Ah yes. I remember. That was a really cool convention."

Pauline: "Ya anyways, Ball Gus, (that really popular athlete with the football shaved on the back of his head), was throwing a huge party that night, and everyone was invited. So of course me and Joey went to it, where we had some punch at the buffet table. Unbeknownst to us the punch had been spiked, making anyone who drank it, (including us), drunk. Being in the drunk state that we," (Joey and Pauline), "were, we sort of ended up did things without any control, or realization as to what was happening. This included making out, confessing our love for each other, and coming back here to have sex. Which resulted in the conceiving of… well this,"(saying the last part while moving her hands down, in a way that drew attention to her currently, flat stomach).

Phil: "Is the whole pregnancy thing the reason why you decided to become a couple."

"PHIL! WEREN'T YOU LISTENING," shouted Vivian, as she slapped her husband's face. "Pauline just explained how they confessed their love for each other while they were drunk."

Phi: "But that doesn't explain how they remembered that part if they were drunk. Or how they figured out that the punch was spiked."

Joey: "Well about that…"

"Don't you dare say it," interrupted Abby. "You promised."

Joey: "Abby, Scar is a horrible person that'll corrupt you. I only agreed to your deal just till Pauline and I could get things straighten out. If Pauline was pregnant than we'd have to eventually tell mom and dad because they would want an explanation about what happened; which would lead to them finding out about him. But if Pauline wasn't pregnant, than I'd just tell AP, (which wouldn't violate our deal), who'd inform mom and dad in turn. Making you busted either way."

"Find out about what?" Asked Phil in Confusion. "And please don't tell me this has nothing to do with that Scar Inflictor guy?"

In a brief explanation, Joey retold the part of the story where Abby had invited Scar Inflictor, (who had recently become her friend), to the party, who in turn filled the punch with alcohol. He explained how Abby had witnessed him and Pauline making love, than rekindled their memories about it the following morning. While doing so, she blackmailed Joey and Pauline into not telling them, (Phil and Vivian), about her friendship with Scar, in exchange for not exposing their little "love night" to anyone.

Phil and Vivian were furious after hearing this.

Phil and Vivian: "ABIGAIL FELT!"

Abby: "Seriously. You congratulate Joey for having under-aged sex, but shout at me for hanging out with a cute guy."

Now would be a good time as any to tell you all that Abby is in love with Scar Inflictor. The reasons being unclear, even to me, (and I came up with the idea). She's trying to build up a good friendship with Scar. Showing him the type of girl she is, in the hopes that he may develop feelings for her, and ask her out. So far the plan is going smoothly since Scar has been showing a desire to spend more time with Abby lately than back when they first met.

Vivian: "First off: Joey and Pauline didn't do any of it on purpose. Secondly: Scar Inflictor is not a cute guy. He's a deranged psychopath who's been in more trouble than any one at his age should. I mean have you forgotten how AP had to arrest him when he," (Scar Inflictor), "was only nine years old. NINE!"

Abby: "He's just got a different view of things that's all."

"That view has resulted in massive amounts of damage, and hundreds of injuries upon innocent beings," said Phil, now budding in.

Abby: "But…"

Phil: "No buts Missy. You are grounded till summer vacation for associating with that delinquent and blackmailing your brother. Now go to your room."

"Argh," interjected Abby in frustration as she stomped up to her room. Slamming her door when reaching it.

Afterwards the two remaining teens looked at each other with awkwardly, then returned their gazes towards Joey's parents.

Pauline: "Ya I think now would be a good time to go over my uncle's comic book store and tell him about the baby. You wanna come Joey?"

Joey: "Sure."

AP: "Mind if I tag along? I hear he's got some extremely valuable Captain Atomic action figures on display that I want to check them out."

Pauline: "Yeah sure, why not. Come on."

AP hopped into Joey's pocket as he and Pauline stood up and left for the comic book store. Leaving a pissed off little sister, and two parents who were both supper excited about the baby thing, and furious with their teen aged daughter's involvement with delinquent.