Author : *(action). ( ) stands for self-speaking or conscious. " " stands for narration... Enjoy :D
Chapter 12: Family Dinner
"Previously on chapter 11, we had a great date together. I finally found my special person and it was Pea all along! But will our parents like our dates?" – Solar Flare (Sunflower)
"My parents are coming to see me next week. Same goes for Pea's parents. While he left, I was texting Penelope about her twin brother if he's available next week, she asked me why."
Green Shadow : *gasp* You really do like him don't you?!
Solar Flare : Well… Yes! Yes I do!
Green Shadow : Aww. Hold on, I'm patching you through Pea.
"And she did. The moment Pea answered his call…"
Peashooter : Hey Sunny how's it going?
Solar Flare : Great. Thanks for staying with me last night.
Peashooter : No problem pal. Hey, can I ask you something?
Solar Flare : Sure, what is it?
Peashooter : My parents are coming here to my house for dinner next week's Saturday. I just wanted to ask you if you are available because my brother isn't gonna be there. I wish you can come here so I can introduce them to you.
Solar Flare : I'll go. Hey Pea… My parents are inviting me to my cousin's 6th birthday party, they said that I can bring a friend on the way, will you go with me? I only wanted to ask you this because I want them to know you to.
Peasooter : (Her parents? Oh yeah, we said that we'll introduce ourselves with our parents since last night. Can't believe I forgot that) Thanks Sunny and I'll be there.
"I ended the call and went back to the LEAF agency to see if there is any irregularity on the world and the status says none of the above. Grass Knuckles asked me if I was still okay during that time I was dying back at the Zombo-Lair and I said "Dude, seriously?! Can't believe you would ask me that!". "Sorry, it's just that everyone in LEAF was so worried about, I mean everyone was worried as hell." He said, the plant heroes and I have found nothing. Penelope was starting to get some ideas for searching all of the Zombie heroes. After work, I got back home same with Penelope, soon later… I began to do gaming again and again."
-4 days later-
"It's been a week already, Pea's parents and my parents are coming to see us, Just Pea's only. Pea called on the phone and he says…"
Peashooter : Hey Sunny, my parents are coming to my house tomorrow night.
Solar Flare : Thanks for telling me Pea. Oh, the next day after tomorrow, I'll be at my cousin's birth day party at his house where my parents will be.
Peashooter : Thanks for telling me to. I'll go with you there as well.
"Our plan is set. The next day, I went to Pea's house which is also Penelope's and Repeaters. I knocked at the door three times straight and someone opened it, it was Penelope. She brought me around the house and we saw Pea at the beach near their backyard, too bad that Repeater wasn't able to come since he's still busy at the PBI. Pea sees me waving my right leaf blade and as I did, I began to see a plant washed up out on the sand."
Solar Flare : Guys… Who's that plant over there?
Peashooter : Huh? Strange, I've never seen someone who got dragged here by the see.
Green Shadow : Come on guys, Let's check it out. He might be in danger, we are Plant Heroes and Plant-Ops right?
We went to the plant on our beach and we were so shocked what we just saw. It was Torchwood!
Peashooter : No F****ing way… It's Torchwood!
Green Shadow : But how?! He died during the war in Vietnam.
Solar Flare : Guys. I think he's waking up!
Torchwood : *Yawn* Huh? Where the heck am I?! Pea, Green Shadow and Solar Flare?! Is this heaven?
"We were so surprised that Pea's Plant-Ops leader is still alive. We brought Torchwood back and healed his wounds he got from that grenade blast he had in Vietnam. He asked Pea about the mission and Doctor Zomboss, Pea said that Zomboss is dead and the war is over for now."
Torchwood : I'm glad to see you and your sister alive, now where are we?
Peashooter : We are at my house. My parents are coming here later tonight for dinner.
Torchwood : Well no shit, I see you have girlfriend now huh?
Peashooter : Shut up dude. We're only friends (I still like her though.)
Solar Flare : He's right, we're just friends (I still like him though.)
Torchwood : Yeah right. Hey Green Shadow, mind if I help you cook?
Green Shadow : Sure, that is if your body can endure the pain you took.
Torchwood : I'm Plant-Ops, I can't die easily.
"So Torchwood and Penelope began to cook dinner for tonight while Pea was just sitting there at the living room crying out of joy. He was so happy that his friend survived the explosion that Gargantuar did on Torchwood. Pea told me about Torchwood with him during the war, he said to me that he was the one who created the Plant-Ops team by orders of the Plantagon and Crazy Dave, Pea stopped crying the moment that Torchwood came back to him after cooking, He gave Pea a hug and a brofist. Seeing those two makes me think that I might lose my friends forever, including Penelope. Three hours have passed, the dining table is fancily made ready, we all have good hygiene and most of all, Torchwood is our chef of the night, Penelope tasted his dish and she loved it like she never tasted something so good rather than her own cooking, that part I didn't know that Torchwood was a professional chef before the war, after we prepared the dish, the doorbell rang. Pea opened the main door and it was his parents, The Shooter family."
Ms. Shooter : My little Plant, you've grown so big already, and look at you my baby Penelope, I've never thought that you two would be this successful before. Where's Repeater?
Green Shadow : He wasn't able to come because his really busy for the night at the PBI.
Mr. Shooter : Well, he's our eldest son, what a very responsible plant we all have.
Mr. Shooter : My goodness, both of you… look at this house, its ginormous! How on earth did you get so much money?!
Green Shadow : We both had good jobs that's all.
Mr. Shooter : I see you've got a girlfriend now huh Pea?
Peashooter : Sorry dad, this is not my girlfriend. She's just my friend.
Solar Flare : Evening sir. My name is Sunny Sativum, I'm Pea's friend
Mr. Shooter : Nice to see you Sunny. You know, his mom and I were thinking that he'll get married someday.
Ms. Shooter : Harold… not in front of our son and his new friend.
Solar Flare : Nah, it's okay mam.
Peashooter : Mom, Dad… Dinner will be ready in a few minutes.
"We all conversed in the living room while Torchwood is still preparing the meal, soon after… we were all having a great time together."
Ms. Shooter : So… Sunny, where are you from?
Solar Flare : ME? I'm from the apartment near the Suburbia park.
Mr. Shooter : What's your job though?
Solar Flare : Oh, I work at the LEAF agency as a Plant Hero.
Ms. Shooter : You? A sunflower who works at LEAF as a Plant Hero?! Tell me… What's your hero name?
Solar Flare : Me…
Peashooter : She just wants to keep that as a secret mom, sorry though.
Ms. Shooter : It's okay Pea. Sorry to ask you that Sunny, I just want to know if you are Solar Flare, you just look exactly like her,
Solar Flare : It's okay miss, and yes… I am Solar Flare.
Ms. Shooter : No way! My daughter's friend is also Solar Flare?!
Green Shadow : Wait, You never knew about my friends?
Ms. Shooter : Me and your dad were so busy at Japan that we didn't check the world wide news about you Penelope.
Mr. Shooter : Hey Linda. This food is amazing. I must know who cooked this.
Ms. Shooter : Obviously, its Penelope.
Green Shadow : No mom, its Pea's friend Torchwood.
Ms. Shooter : Torchwood, *gasp* You mean thee Torchwood, great Sargent of Pea's team Plant-Ops?!
"Torchwood came out of the kitchen to bring out the deserts and sweets for Pea's parents. Suddenly the Shooters greeted Torchwood and commented on his cooking, they said that it was one of the best foods they've ever tasted. After dinner they left but before they do, they were talking to Pea."
Ms. Shooter : Hey Pea.
Peashooter : Yes mom?
Ms. Shooter : Is that your girlfriend?
Peashooter : My goodness mom, she's just my friend.
Mr. Shooter : Oh… Your face is turning red.
Peashooter : Okay okay, I do like her.
Mr. Shooter : Look son, I know you like her but do you deserve her?
Ms. Shooter : Look son. What your father is trying to tell you is if you want her, take it slowly okay?
Peashooter : Okay mom, bye dad.
The Shooters : Bye son. Love you!
-Meanwhile-
Green Shadow : So, Sunny… how are my parents?
Solar Flare : Pretty good so far.
Green Shadow : My parents are starting to like you.
Solar Flare : Yeah. I noticed.
Torchwood : hey guys. I'm gonna leave soon, tell Pea I said hi okay?
Solar Flare : Okay.
"After The Shooters and Torchwood left the house, I was acting a bit strange. Penelope asked me if I was okay with her parents and I said "Its fine Penelope, your parents like me." But then something else got into my mind…"
Green Shadow : Sunny? Your face is turning red or is it about my brother?
Solar Flare : Hey Penelope, do you think that Pea really likes me?
Green Shadow : I don't know Sunny, you've been acting so different now, back then before we met, you were so jolly, cheerful and always positive, now you look like you fell in love or something. Ever since Pea and his team saved you at the Solar base in the Sahara desert a few months ago, you started to have feelings for him.
Solar Flare : You're right, I was so close to death, I saw him getting hurt a lot. Even though he has no powers like me, he was still able to risk his life trying to save me. Maybe it's time for me to confess to Pea once and for all.
Pea was heading towards me and Penelope. He asked me if he can still come with me to my cousin's birthday party and I said "sure." And I went back home before 11:00PM.
-The Next Day-
"Today is my cousin's birthday, I was getting ready for the party, Pea however is already ahead of me waiting at the park. I went out of my room, made it to the park and meet up with him. We got inside his car and we drove off, I was giving him directions while he was driving, a few minutes later… we have arrive, I never knew that Nancy's house was a manor. We both knocked on the door and a Sunflower answered, it was her cousin Nancy… it's her birthday today and I brought her a gift after greeting her, Pea and I went inside and saw so many Sunflowers, and then my parents just showed up in front of us…"
Mr. Sativum : Well if it isn't our daughter Sunny Sativum, I see that you have grown into a success like your mother and I dreamed of.
Solar Flare : Hi dad, mom.
Ms. Sativum : Sweety… is that your boyfriend beside you?
Solar Flare : No mom, this is Pea, he's my new friend.
Mr. Sativum : New friend huh… come, your cousin is about to blow her birthday candle on her cake. (Whoever is that guy, I'm starting to feel like he's no good for my daughter)
Solar Flare : Right dad. Come on Pea.
Peashooter : Okay Sunny (Man, she really has a lot of relatives like me, she must be the only child that her parents have, I'm starting to think that her dad hates me now)
Solar Flare : Oh, Pea… I didn't tell you this yet. I have no brother. I'm the only daughter my parents have.
Peashooter : Oh, thanks for telling me that. (Are you kidding me?! I was right?!)
"After Nancy blew her wish-candle, we had a feast in the night; the party is still on going. While Pea and I are sitting beside my parents, they became super curios at him…"
Ms. Sativum : So, Pea… How old are you?
Peashooter : Me… I'm 18.
Ms. Sativum : Wow. My Sunny here is also the same age as you. Tell me Pea, you must have a job right, and if you have… where do you work?
Peashooter : I have a job, and I'm an agent from the Plant-Ops team in the Plantagon.
Mr. Sativum : Dear god! You work for Plantagon's most elite force with Sargent Torchwood?! That's amazing! (even though he works for the Plant-Ops which is my favourite team, I still don't like him!)
Peashooter : I know it is sir. I'm also the backup agent for the LEAF agency to support the Plant Heroes like Sunny.
Mr. Sativum : Well… that's great, you get paid double for doing that. (Shit. He's even assigned to support my daughter and her friends; he must be a stalker for her)
Peashooter : (Jeez, I can tell the look on his face that he hates me so much, he wouldn't even give me a handshake the moment we saw each other for the first time, the good thing is that Ms. Sativum likes me to hang out with Sunny)
Mr. Sativum : So. Pea, I heard that you were in Vietnam two weeks ago during the war and I also heard that you lost most of your teammates including Sargent Torchwood himself.
Peashooter : Yes sir, it's true. I lost most of my team but Torchwood is still alive, his death was a hoax to the public and the world.
Mr. Sativum : So it's only the two of you left? Must be sad, plus if the Plantagon's special elite force has no more plants, then they'll consider it as an extinct team.
Peashooter : It's cool, the Plantagon will make a new team after all.
Mr. Sativum : I see. (He and Torchwood are the only two that the Plantagon has now? How the hell did Mellonpult and Wallnut die?!)
"After the feast, we all had games for little Nacny, I'm already a young adult same for Pea, so we just went to the living room with my parents. We were conversing non-stop, my dad was going somewhere and calls Pea to join him, I don't know why but he joined my dad while I was still talking with my mom."
Mr. Sativum : Pea, a word with you.
Peashooter : What is it sir?
Mr. Sativum : Look kid, I after this party is over, I want you to stay away from my daughter, I don't want you to see her, talk to her or ever hear a word from her, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!
Peashooter : But… but sir, what did I ever do wrong to her?
Mr. Sativum : Listen here you dickhead. My daughter almost died during the Solar base incident because of you!
Peashooter : What does that have to do with me?! I only saved her from death, it was the zombies who tried to kill her!
Mr. Sativum : WHY YOU LITTLE!…
"Suddenly I began to hear yelling near the doorway, I followed its echoing sound and when I did, I saw my dad beating up Pea."
Solar Flare : OMG! Dad, what are you doing?!
Ms. Sativum : Hank?! What the f**k are you doing?! That's Sunny's friend!
Mr. Sativum : This is none of your business!
Solar Flare : But Pea is my business!
Ms. Sativum : Hank are you crazy?! There are tons of kids here who just saw this violence!
Mr. Sativum : Shit! My bad (Can't believe that my anger got into me from this bastard)
Solar Flare : Why Dad, why?! Pea didn't do anything wrong!
Mr. Sativum : You almost died because of him! I saw every report from the PBI and it was stated the you were kidnapped by him!
Solar Flare : What, dad… that's not true!
"As everyone in Nancy's house got stunned, Torchwood came inside from the main door saying that Pea forgot to bring his credit card."
Torchwood: Yo Pea! You here, I see lots of Sunflowers here, Oh shit! Pea, what the f**k happened to you?! Hey! Whoever did this, explain to me why!
Mr. Sativum : It's Sargent Torchwood! It's an honour to see you Serge.
Torchwood : So it was you who f**ked my pal here huh?!
Mr. Sativum : I… I… didn't mean to. He kidnapped her and brought her to the Solar base three weeks ago
Solar Flare : Torchwood help please, tell him that Pea didn't do it.
Torchwood : So that's your daddy huh…and he did what?!
Solar Flare : that Pea didn't kidnap me.
Torchwood : Your dad is right, I checked Repeater's report on Peashooter and it was stated that he was brainwashed to kidnap you.
Peashooter : What?! My brother didn't even told me that.
Solar Flare : You bastard! How could you Pea?! After all those moments we had together?!
Ms. Sativum : Sunny, don't go.
Nancy : Sunny, please.
Peashooter : Sunny!…
"I watched Pea bleeding and bruised up on the floor while everyone saw what happened including my birthday girl, I cried so hard I just couldn't handle my dad's action to Pea, so I ran to Nancy's backyard and cry and cry again, but as I did, Pea followed me."
Peashooter : Sunny, let me explain.
Solar Flare : No! Stay away from me! You brought me to my death!
Peashooter : But I saved you. I didn't know that I was brainwashed that time!
Solar Flare : My dad is right. In the end, you bring me nothing but death!
Peashooter : I thought we were friends Sunny.
Solar Flare : I guess we were wrong.
Peashooter : Come on Sunny, that's already in the past, we have to move on now. Good is already coming here because of us, we don't bring death… we save everyone from death. Look Sunny, I'm really sorry for what I did to you. I know that you are still sad and super angry at me but do you want us to be friends no longer?
Solar Flare : *still crying*I… I… still wanna be friends.
Peashooter : so… will you forgive me?
Solar Flare : *Still crying* Apology accepted.
Peashooter : Guess your dad is still gonna beat up my ass, good thing Torchwood saved me there otherwise I would be dead in Nancy's house. Your dad really scares me from the start; I think I'm getting used to him already. Wait… Sunny, why are you still crying, and your face… it's starting to turn red?!
Solar Flare : Pea… Ever since we met that day back at the arcade as kids, I was already feeling so happy. You would always watch over me, you even try to be nice to me even if I'm just a Sunflower who can barely move, and you were always there for me when I was about to die in the Zombo-Lair.
Peashooter : Uhh… well what are friends for?
Solar Flare : That's not the point! I… I… I REALLY LIKE YOU PEA!
Peashooter : As a friend?
Solar Flare : No! As in I really, really like you! Do you even like me Pea?!
"I was so sad and heartbroken when Pea was the plant who kidnapped me, I was still crying because I want to know I Pea likes me or not! I've always like him ever since the day we met when I was still a kid at the arcade. I was about to burst a huge amount of tears, but then suddenly he said…"
Peashooter : (She really likes me?! No choice but to confess back) Of course I do Sunny. I always liked you ever since we were still kids back then, look Sunny, your dad hates me but I don't care, I just wanna be with you, always.
Solar Flare : I… I want to be with you to!
"We both hugged so tightly that we couldn't breathe anymore, we both cried so heavily that we just can't stop! After a while, we were heading back to Nancy's. As we did, we saw Torchwood shouting at us saying "above behind you! Get down!" we saw an ice ball that was heading straight for us, we were almost done for but then Torchwood managed to save us from the ice by using his pistol. Everyone saw what happened to us, then suddenly… The Zombie Heroes Showed up outta nowhere!"
Torchwood : It was Brain Freeze who tried to kill you both a while ago. He was also the one who kidnapped Solar Flare three weeks ago.
Mr. Sativum : Torchwood told me everything about you Pea, you did not kidnap here.
Peashooter : But the my brother's report says that I was the one who kidnapped her.
Torchwood : No Pea. Before the Solar Base incident, I was there with your brother spying on Solar Flare, when suddenly… someone who looks exactly just like you came close to her and bags her. Your brother made his report too early while I followed the kidnapper and saw a torn part of you, it was a disguise. When I looked at the kidnapper, It was Brain Freeze. You were being framed to the public and PBI's records.
Peashooter : Should have known that my brother makes his reports too fast. I thought that I was the one.
Torchwood : You were only programmed to kill Crazy Dave, that was you only objective to Zomboss.
Peashooter : You hear that Sunny, it was your rival who did it, not me.
Solar Flare : Thank God! Dad the Zombie heroes are here ready to kill us all! What do we do?!
Mr. Sativum : Sweety… your mother and I and all of your relatives, we are Sunflowers and we will help Torchwood and Pea win!
Solar Flare : I'll contact Green Shadow!
"We all join forces with the Plant-Ops team to defeat the Zombie Heroes. The Zombie Heroes starts their attack by using brute force. My family was getting weaker and some of them took a hit but they're still alive. Pea, Torchwood and I fought back but they were just too strong for the three of us then suddenly… Penelope showed up at Nancy's roof firing magical peas at them."
Solar Flare : Penelope! You came.
Green Shadow : Duh. I came here as quick as I could, I don't want you to die girl!
Torchwood : I'm so glad she and I came here, if not then this place would be toast in a second.
Peashooter : Chit chat later, cover me while I heal the Sativums. Sunny, on me!
Solar Flare : Got it Pea!
"The four of us tried to save everyone from the Zombie Heroes and we successfully did. Just how did the Zombies became so invisible to the LEAF radar?"
Solar Flare : Penelope, how come these Zombies are so invisible to the LEAF radar?!
Green Shadow : I don't even know!
Torchwood : They were using state of the art tech level 5 cold blooded belts. Those gadgets can hide their body temperatures from being exposed from the LEAF radar!
Peashooter : Guess that's why they weren't attacks for days. They were watching me and Sunny the whole time! How did you know all this?
Torchwood : Solar Flare's dad was a spy for the Plantagon, he investigates every crime scene that Zomboss is doing for the past 18 years, not so bad for an old timer huh.
Peashooter : I didn't know that.
Green Shadow : Same bro.
Solar Flare : He said that he's a doctor for the sick.
Torchwood : Yeah and also a war medic. Your family has been medics for 3 generations.
Solar Flare : He never told me.
"Torchwood and Penelope are still defending us from the Zombie Heroes; they are starting to apply more brute force. Meanwhile, Pea was able to save Mr Sativum from bleeding."
Peashooter : Are you alright sir?
Mr Sativum : You still save me even though I nearly killed you?
Peashooter : We'll matter with that later, first we need to defend ourselves.
"As we all fired back at the Zombie Heroes, they began to get weaker and weaker, they fall back and victory I let my guard when suddenly, I got hit by a dagger from behind, I turned around in fear and saw the Brain Freeze summoning another ice dagger and threw it straight to my centre-stem, Pea was so filled with rage he grabbed Torchwood's pistol and shoots Brain Freeze on the head, now that Brain Freeze is for ever dead, I was bleeding to my death. I cried in agony and began to collapse on Pea's arms. My entire family began to cry seeing my bleed to death."
Peashooter : No no no no no! Not like this Sunny. Please stay strong.
Green Shadow : Sunny, you can't die!
Mr Sativum : No, Sunny! Someone help!
Torchwood : You're the doctor dude.
Mr Sativum : She got stabbed from the heart, it's beyond my knowledge for surgery, so you see… its already too late.
Solar Flare : P… Pea…
Peashooter : It's okay Sunny, someone will heal you.
Solar Flare : I… I love you… *dies from bleeding*
Peashooter : Noooooooooooooooo!
"After I died, Everyone cried, even my friend Penelope. I finally confessed to my crush. It was a big farewell to me and everyone I-"
Peashooter : I cannot let this happen!
"What is Pea doing? I'm already dead and there's nothing we can do."
Peashooter : Torchwood, During our days at the army, we studied advanced surgery right?
Torchwood : Oh! But even if we try to operate on her, she's already dead.
Peashooter : I don't think she's dead yet.
Mr Sativum : What are you saying? (might be that stupid brainwashing thing again)
Peashooter : Didn't you notice?! Sunny may be dead but her heart isn't.
Mr Sativum : You're right, The ice daggers slowly kills her, quick… to the operating room in Nancy's house.
"They brought me into the operating room getting ready to do surgery. This time, Pea is going to operate on me while Torchwood and my Dad are gonna watch and support him. He begins to cut me open and asks Torchwood for clamps and tweezers then Pea managed to remove the icy daggers, after a short amount of time, Pea stitched me up and used solar power on me. The moment I woke up… I was able to see Pea again and he's crying, also Torchwood and my dad. Pea hugged me so tight, after that, my dad hugged me to, I couldn't move for a while so Pea carried me back to the others outside. Everyone is so happy to see me alive, I was crying with joy, after moments have passed, Pea was gonna ask me something to me…"
Solar Flare : I'm alive! I could have sworn that I died
Peashooter : I was able to save you again by performing surgery on you.
Solar Flare : You operated on me? But your 18.
Peashooter : And I am a trained surgeon during the war.
Solar Flare : Thank you so much Pea!
Peashooter : Uh… Sunny.
Solar Flare : YES…
Peashooter : The moment I saw you a long time ago, I've always wanted to see you again in the future and now here you are, I really like you Sunny, we played a lot of games together, we shared our thoughts and most of all, we both love to have some laugh. Sunny, will you be my girlfriend?
"Everyone heard what he just said, including Torchwood and Penelope. They all smiled waiting for my answer, I looked at my mom and dad and they think that Pea is the right plant for me, the moment Pea asked me that, I said to him…"
Solar Flare : Yes… YES, I want to be your GIRLFRIEND!
"And everyone cheered. After that long night even though Nancy's roof got damaged, my parents and the others all went home including Penelope and Torchwood while Nancy's parents are paying 100,000$ for the roof, they're rich anyway. As for me and Pea, we both got inside my apartment which was also his and slept together on my couch inside my room."
TO BE CONTINUED IN… Chapter 13: The Proposal
Author : Tune in for another chapter.