Chapter Fourteen

(Hey, y'all!

I made a discovery:

I was online and just did my regular routine of looking up on random things. After a few minutes, a random thought about looking up the meanings of the names of the Birchwood twins came to me and I found these results:

"Beatrice"= happy, bringer of joy, voyager

"Tommy"= twin

Cool, huh?

Anyway, there are no shout-outs and here is the chapter that y'all have been waiting for.

Enjoy the story and life as it goes!

-imaginarytoon1

PS: Pray to the family and friends of Nelson Mandela because I heard that he died on the fifth of December. Remember Mandela and keep his family and friends in your prayers.)

Tommy:

As I continued to think, Psycho continued to sing Henry The Eighth. I don't know how he managed to memorize the lyrics of the song but I am slowly getting annoyed and thinking was getting harder and harder.

The other weasels did their own thing while Psycho was singing. Stupid was staring at Psycho with a blank look on his face, Greasy pulled his hat down (covering his face) and put his hands on the spots where his ears were supposed to be, Smarty was stuffing cotton balls in his ears, Sleazy takes his hat off and pulls out a pair of earmuffs, and Flasher and Slimy stared out in to space with irritated looks on their faces.

Finally, after the thirtieth time, I groaned out loud and exclaimed,

"WILL YOU STOP SINGING THAT SONG?!"

My exclamation was so loud that many birds flew out of the trees in terror. I looked at Psycho and he was looking at me with a surprised look on his face. Then, a smile slowly began to creep its way back and Psycho said,

"Okaaaaay."

"Thank you." Smarty said, who was kind of hiding his satisfaction.

Then, I went back to thinking while Smarty took the cotton balls out of his ears, Sleazy takes off his earmuffs, Greasy uncovered his face, and Slimy and Flasher sighed while still putting their hands on their foreheads. After a few more minutes, I said to the weasels,

"We're going the right way. We need to walk down this road for a few more minutes and after that, we'll be walking through a field of tall grass. I know that it's a lot of walking but it's the only way to get to my grandfather's house because we don't have a car to use."

"All right." Was all Smarty said.

I can tell that he wasn't going to enjoy the idea of walking for a really long time.

…

Beatrice:

After I found out that Tommy and I were born prematurely, I was shocked to hear that. Mom and Dad never told us and I am beginning to think about what many of the girls, including Angie, would always tell me every time they see me and Tommy. They would say things like:

"How are you skinny? Do your parents ever feed you and Tommy,"

"Beatrice and Tommy are so skinny that if she was road kill, the buzzards and crows won't even pick at their bones,"

…and

"Beatrice and Tommy are so skinny that you count their ribs without having to use an X-ray."

Then, I looked at the spot on my left arm where Smarty shot me during a car chase in 1947 Los Angeles. Before he shot me, there was a spot on my arm that looks like I just had my blood drawn. A fading bruise where I was shot covered over a bruise that was about the size of a head of a pin.

The memory of when I was born in the hospital comes to my mind because some things began to make sense.

I remember being a weak little baby and I even remember lying still in an incubator with my eyes close (My eyes were opening and closing at the time and I still kind of remember what goes on in a hospital.). Then, I felt someone grab my arm (and I still remember the texture of the latex glove), wiped an alcohol swab on it, and I felt this pinch…like four fire ants biting me at the same time. That's when my surroundings were becoming clearer. My eyes were wide open and the noises were crystal clear. I heard Smooth Criminal playing on the radio and the air conditioner humming loudly. The smell from the alcohol swab was still strong to my nose and so was the disinfectant that was in a bucket. After senses were becoming clearer, I transformed from a weak baby to a healthy newborn child. I observed more of my surroundings and through the window, I thought that I saw my dad, who was outside of the room, crying and putting his hands on his forehead and eyes.

I have no idea why I forgot about that because I usually have a very good memory. This whole destiny is something that I'm never going to forget.

Immediately, I opened the journal and the page where I left off had more words appearing on the next page…and the next page…and two more pages.

Did Yen Sid let Dad use disappearing/re-appearing ink while writing this? I thought.

The writing said:

"I forgot to mention earlier that Yen Sid also said that Doom is also planning to exterminate you two because he knows that someday, he will be stopped by you two and he'll never exist again.

If Doom ever found you, don't give in on to what he says to you and don't let him possess you. If he does possess you, then there is no hope in your futures.

To make sure that your eyes stay peeled for Judge Doom, Yen Sid granted you two the gifts of observation and memory. Beatrice, with the gift of observation, you can pick up almost every single detail that no one else picks up and Tommy, also with the gift of observation, you can watch how a person behaves and pick up their emotions that they try to hide. For both of you, with the gift of memory, you can remember things real easily. You can even remember the day that you were born.

'With that gift of observation,' Yen Sid said, 'you will keep your eyes peeled for anything out of the ordinary.'

Then, Yen Sid told me to act like nothing bad will happen and once you two are old enough to understand, then either I or Scarlett will tell you about your destinies. He also told me that if you watched the movie, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and if you got scared of Judge Doom, don't let him scare you. Because if he scared you, then Doom would come back as somebody else with his personality still lingering in his new form and you can't let your fear or anger revive him because the more he's revived, the more terrifying Doom's new form will be.

Three weeks later, Scarlett was ready to go and after coming back from the hospital, I told her everything about what Yen Sid had said. Scarlett was very shocked to hear all of that. When she saw you, Beatrice, Scarlett was afraid that once you get ready to go to school, older people and other kids will pick on you for being skinny and they'll think of you, along with Tommy, as weak people. Scarlett began to buy clothes that were two to four sizes too big for you because she believes that if you two wore over-sized clothes, no one will pick on you. Insane, right?

After Yen Sid left that time (he gave us a quick lecture about Doom's background), I began to think about what I should do to keep your given skills and gifts ready for anything. That's when I decided to teach you two things that not many parents would teach their children. I let you read many books, watch many movies, and try out some sports and so far, Beatrice, you have proven to be very good at many things, and Tommy, you have proven to be equally talented as your sister.

Before I stop writing in this journey, I want you two to know that no matter what happens, you can't put your guard down and never forget that you two have a family who loves you.

-Abbot T. Birchwood (Your dad)"

Oh my gosh. That was probably the most insane thing that I've ever heard. I have a doubt that an evil villain from a fictional world can come back to life but in a different form. That can't happen! It's impossible!

How is this sort of thing possible?! I thought.

"Hey, Beatrice?" I heard Cressida ask me, surprising me.

I looked up from Dad's journal.

"Yes, Cressida?" I replied.

"Since I told that Penny and I moved from Florida two weeks ago, I've been wondering about what types of disastrous weather that can happen in Texas. Do you get tornadoes in Texas, Beatrice?" Cressida asked.

"Yes, we get tornadoes but I don't think that they're too serious. But if the tornadoes do get serious, then everyone goes out to find a safe place."

"How do you know if a tornado is coming?"

I began to think over what I've learned from school and from the Discovery Channel.

"From what I remember, Cressida, you have to watch the weather patterns and the news. If the sky begins to grow dark all of the sudden and a funnel cloud forms, that's when you have to find shelter immediately."

Cressida looked at me with a nervous look on her face.

"Where's Penny, Cressida?" I asked.

With the nervous look on her face, Cressida said that Penny was running around in the front yard.

"I just wanted to make sure and I thought that if you are still nervous about a tornado coming, we can go outside and we'll take a look. Will that make you feel better?" I asked.

"Yeah, that'll help." Cressida replied.

We walked out of the room and headed outside.

When we were outside, Penny was still running around and looked like she was having a good time.

After looking at Penny, Cressida and I looked at the sky.