Arr, sorry I'm late, but here's some more Gang.
Chapter 2: Totally Cursed Out
Heartly Household
That night, Kami was lied back in her bed, their bedroom lit up by a dim lamp as Jeremiah was brushing his teeth in the bathroom. The card which Arlon had given Kami was rested on her nightstand. "I dunno, Jeremiah. Should we send her to that school? That Arlon seemed a little… strange."
"Beats me. It's not like she pays much attention in her own school, anyway."
"Still, if she doesn't learn how to behave, who knows where she'll end up? She might spend the rest of her life in prison for…for poisoning people or something."
After Jeremiah was finished in the bathroom, he joined his wife in bed. "Kami, quit being so negative all the time. I'm sure our daughter will be fine."
"You always say that. You can't just not worry about this stuff, Jeremiah."
"Well, you know what happens to kids who don't have the right amount of freedom."
"I think Kimaya's gotten too much freedom…"
"Kami, maybe you're just a little stressed from running errands all day. After a good night's sleep, I bet tomorrow might be a little easier." He smiled.
"I hope so…" Kami sighed. "Good night, Jeremiah."
"G'night, Honey." Kami switched the lamp off as both turned on their sides and went to sleep.
After a few minutes of peace and quiet, a rather annoying sound burst through the hall. Kami's eyes squinted groggily open at the sound of the loud rock-and-roll coming from Kimaya's room. The aggravated mother reached back, grabbed her husband's pillow, and pressed it over the other side of her head. Jeremiah shot awake at this, simply shrugging before laying back down and going to sleep.
Viridi's Lair
"Ahh… poor human." Viridi sighed as she studied the barely-sleeping mother in her crystal ball. "Having to deal with a simple, spoiled offspring of her own kind. I almost feel bad. Those Drilovskys are probably some of the few humans I like. They actually have a special bond with the animal kingdom. Even Kami was able to befriend that crazy Kong Family. …" Viridi shook it off, "Oh, what am I saying? All humans are the same, and they all deserve to go. Oh well… that time'll happen soon." She said as she relaxed her arms behind her head, kicking back in the throne. "Just so long as Arlon stays on track…" She smirked in the direction of her crystal ball, which now showed the image of a KND S.P.R.A.Y.S.H.I.P. flying through space.
KND S.P.R.A.Y.S.H.I.P.
"For the last time, Mad, Yippers are not 'dorky.'" Zach Murphy argued to his sister. "It's a complicated strategy game that requires the highest amount of skill and knowledge to fully master."
"The only complicated thing requiring a lot of knowledge to understand is your BRAIN, Zach."
"Yeah? Well, for your info- AAH!" They were smashed against the windshield when their ship came to a halt.
"W…What just happened? ?" Maddy exclaimed.
"I think we hit something."
"I don't see any…" Maddy immediately stopped herself when she heard the engines shorting out. "AAHHH!" The ship immediately fell straight to Earth.
The area where the ship had crashed strangely became wavy just then. The image of a gigantic cloaked sphere sparked before turning back invisible.
Heartly Household, morning
"I just don't know what to do, Ava…" Kami spoke to her alien friend over the phone. "Every time I try to reason with that girl, she's always talking back or going somewhere. How do you and Vweeb get along so well?"
"Because Vweeb knows whenever he doesn't listen to me, I can squeeze him like a grape."
"What?"
"Haha, I'm just kidding! You just gotta get to know her better. Try taking an interest in her interests. Maybe then you'll each influence the other, she'll start listening to you, and you'll start to get along better."
"I'm not really sure. She listens to a lot of… rap. And a lot of other things that… feel sort of inappropriate."
"Hm hm. Maybe you oughta give it a try."
"Well, if it'll get her to listen to me… I'll try."
"Great! Oh, and one more thing… why did you want me to send Vweeb over?"
"Well, you know… just to be safe."
"Um… okay? Talk to you later, I guess."
"Later, Ave." With that, they both hung up. Coincidentally, the doorbell was rung. When Kami walked over to answer, she found no one waiting outside. However, when she looked down, she found the little Kateenian waiting on her doorstep. "Ah! Here already!"
"Hey, aren't you the lady that used to beat up my dad?" Vweeb asked.
Kami giggled lightly, allowing the alien onto her hand. "Those were the times…"
"So, what did you want me for?"
"Well, I have a feeling Kimaya's gonna walk off again, so when the time comes, I want you to sneak into her pocket or something, go with her, then come back and tell me where she went."
"What am I, one of those eavesdropper microphone bugs?"
"Well, you are one of those things. …Oh! Here she comes." Kami quickly slipped Vweeb into her pocket when Kimaya entered the living room, having headphones over her ears.
"Yo, Ma, what's cookin', we gonna have some breakfast or what, Ah'm starvin' here."
Kami turned away and silently took a deep breath. "Remain calm, Kam…" She turned to face her daughter again and said, "Listen, Kim, I'm sorry if I was a little hard yesterday. I was thinking we could… have a little mother/daughter time. You know, hang out or something."
"Ahh." Kimaya smirked, placing her headphones on the table. "You wanna go downtown and teach them drummuh boys how like they don't got no spirit like diiis and show like how ol' Kimmy Kam ain't showin' no dipshit 'bout what dey got in them li'l trousers, mm-hm."
"….Uhhh…." Needless to say, Kami was baffled. "Well, the important thing is you tried, sweetheart."
"…" Kimaya was unimpressed.
"…So, uh, what music is that? I bet I can get into it!" With that, she grabbed the headphones and placed them over her ears. She was hoping for something decent, but frowned at what she was hearing.
"I was brought up on the streets, no moms and dads. I had to fend for myself with my own two hands! Each day Ah'm hurt, and Ah'll tell you why, Ah gotta HANGNAIL-"
"HANGNAIL!"
"-hangin' from my cubicle, a hangnail-"
"HANGNAIL!"
"-it ain't beautiful, it hurts like a bitch that I did last night…"
Kami removed the headphones and stared at them with confusion. "Um… what is this?"
"Aw, tha's just Snoopy-Doopy-Poopy Doggy G, man, he some kinda Scooby-Doo-like shit, I dunno whut, he doin' that HO-DOWN, somethin' 'bout diggin' G, know whut-whut?"
Kami gave an emotionless stare. "…Okay…"
"Pssh." Kimaya rolled her eyes. "Maaan, Mom, you don' know what I'm talkin' about, with all the rappin' over here, you don't even give a shit. Say, who was you talkin' on da phone wit', anyway, dat alien bitch?"
Kami snapped out of her confusion and yelled, "I've about had it with that language of yours, young lady!"
"Pssh, same shit you said dat other time, and dat one time before dat, and dat other time. And I think that one time, you-"
"Okay, look, just…" she sighed, "Forget about it. Is there ANYTHING you like to do that doesn't involve cussing, rap, or… anything along that?"
"Hmmm… Well, we could egg da teachuh's house."
Kami stared off into nothingness again. "…Not quite what I had in mind."
"Whatevuh. Mom, if you ain't gonna make any breakfast or whatevuh, Ah'm goin' out." And she was headed for the door.
Kami gasped quietly and quickly grabbed Vweeb from her pocket, lightly tossing him to the back of Kimaya's backwards cap. "W-Wait!" Kimaya turned her head to look up at her. "…I don't supposed you'd wanna take me to wherever it is you're going?"
"Pssh, hn-NAAH, you won' like it, Mom, it's just some music store and all that bullshit." While she talked, Vweeb carefully dropped down into Kimaya's back pocket, which was a tight fit due to her skinny jeans. With that, Kimaya continued off, shutting the door on her way out.
Downtown Cleveland
As Kimaya strolled down the street, hands stuffed in her pocket, Vweeb poked his tiny head out from the backseat pocket, glancing around the town. "I hope Kami had the right idea about this…" he said worriedly.
He crept back down when Kimaya turned down the alleyway, once again searching around for anyone watching. The black-clothed child tapped the bricks and opened the secret trapdoor. She slid down the slide on her feet, the entrance closing as she continued through a passage in the sewers.
Kimaya soon entered an underground chamber decorated with game consoles, music CDs and stereos, and other valuable items as Vweeb peeked his head out, gaping in amazement at the colorfully lit chamber. Kimaya approached Beat and Kaleo, the two boys testing out their new Wii U's. "Maan, check it OUT, Kimaya! This coin battle thing is da shiz, yo! I'm whuppin' Kaleo's ass like no tomorrow."
"Nnnngh!" Kaleo growled through his teeth, struggling to beat Beat at the game. "…NOT FUNNY, STEWIE!"
"Jus' hurry up. Ah wanna steal me somethin' to eat." She then sat on the crate beside Beat.
"Ow!"
"What the-" Kimaya heard a little yelp, standing back on her feet as she searched the chamber. The punk girl reached into her back pocket and held the tiny alien up by the shirt.
"Watch where you're sitting next time!" Vweeb yelled.
Kimaya immediately slammed the Kateenian to the ground, the alien looking up in fright as the four kids towered over him. "'ey, lookathis. Some li'l SHRIMP wanted ta sneak into our hideout."
"'o the 'eck is this little twerp?" Beat asked.
"Apparently someone who doesn't like getting his pants wet with his own urine." Vweeb snapped back.
"Boy, whatchu say to me? ?" Beat glared.
Kimaya squatted closer to Vweeb with a glare. "I think someone's 'bout to end up gum-squash on somebody's shoe."
"Better than being under your big ugly butt." Vweeb remarked.
"Ooooooh!" The three gang members moaned.
"Man, shou' we stuff 'im in a boom box and blow 'is teeny little eardrums out or somefin'?" Beat asked.
"Hang on, Beat… I like this kid." Kimaya smirked. "He's got guts in that li'l bitty body."
"He's kinda cute." Rhyme smiled.
"We-ell," Vweeb proudly smirked, "they may be little to you guys, but in Kateenian terms, they're more than you have in your brains."
"OOOOOOHHH!"
"Alright, kid," Kimaya picked the alien up in her fingers and set him on her shoulder, "you're alright. You wanna join our gang?"
"Your gang? What's it called?"
"We The Gang."
"Yeah, but what're you called?"
"No, really. We just The Gang. We thought we keep it short and sweet, like some writers or somefin', know what I'm sayin'?"
"I think I do…"
"Anyway, name's Kimaya Heartly, Ah'm the leader. This one's Beat," she gestured to the tall boy, "his li'l sistuh, Rhyme," she motioned toward the younger girl, who grinned and waved, "and this stoopid one here is Kaleo."
"A-HEM!" Kaleo coughed.
Kimaya eye-rolled, "And Stewie."
"My name's Vweeb!" the Kateenian smiled. "So, like… are you guys some kind of Terrible Toxic Four or something?"
"Ehh, somethin' like that. Bu' me and Kaleo are the only poisonbenders. Beat 'n' Rhyme got dey own ding, ya dig?"
"What's that?"
As a response, Beat and Rhyme took a pose, unleashing musical note waves from their arms. "We gots the beats-" Beat sang.
"-and the rhymes!" Rhyme sang.
"We bring the dirty treats-"
"-and hard times!"
Their little dance ended as the notes vanished. "S'yeah, me and Rhyme are SONGbenders, ya dig?"
"Musicbenders is more accurate." Kimaya stated. "Still, don't see many o' them around. S' what c'n you do, Shorteh?"
"Um…" Vweeb pulled out his Tri-gun, "I have a ray gun that can shoot, stun, and shrink things down to size!"
"Hm, not bad." Kimaya said. "That c'n be useful."
"So, what do you guys do, anyway?" Vweeb asked.
"Eh, mostly rob stuff." Kimaya shrugged.
"We got dese Wii U II's yesterday, yo!" Beat exclaimed.
"So… you're criminals?"
"Naah, not criminals, jus' some kids wantin' to have a good time. It just ain't good where we from, you know? So borin'." Kimaya explained.
"Yeah, you should see this one kid we met." Beat said. "He was a freakin' skeleton! I ain't shitting you, he was all bones! Man, we gotta introduce you!"
"Uh-huh…" Vweeb had a hard time believing that.
"Come on, Vweeb, wanna play wit' us or what?" Kimaya asked.
"I can kick YO' butt in this Mario U II, bra!" Beat declared.
"Or I can dress you like one of my dollies!" Rhyme grinned.
Vweeb smirked at Beat's challenge. "You are SO on!"
Unbeknownst to them, a monocle stood in the entrance to the chamber, glowing red as it spied on The Gang.
Heartly Household
About an hour passed after Kami had Vweeb sneak off with Kimaya, and the woman was worriedly laid back on the couch. "I hope Vweeb is all right…"
A knock at her door was heard. At first, she thought it was Vweeb, but then she remembered she wouldn't've heard a knock if it was. When she answered the door, she found Arlon waiting on the other side.
"Ahh, Dear Mrs. Heartly! So good to see you again! I do hope I'm not intruding on anything."
"Oh, no, I'm just… How did you know my last name?"
"Hmm? I could've sworn you mentioned it… er, in any case, have you considered my offer?"
"Well, not yet, but… I've been trying to work things out with her."
"Perhaps, but, forgive me, but I did a little snooping. Have a gander at this." The purple-skinned male held up a glass eye, dangling from a golden chain. Kami bent over and stared into it, the eye showing the image of the four Gang members in their secret chamber, along with Vweeb as the little alien succeeded at beating Beat at his Wii U II.
"W…What is this?"
"It appears your daughter has been shanghaied to a life of crime. These hooligans are known as The Gang. A rather nasty bunch I've kept close watch on for quite some months."
Kami was nearly speechless. "Kimaya's involved… with criminals?"
"Oh, yes, a striking tale indeed. Seems your concern was well-placed after all, my dear Heartly."
Kami collapsed onto the couch, feeling more stressed than ever as she placed a hand over her forehead. "I can't believe it… after all I do for that girl, she's committing crimes behind my back."
Arlon stood over the woman, holding another card between his fingers. "The offer still stands, you know. My school can work wonders."
Kami raised a brow and sat up to face the man. "Show me the school."
"Ahh, I was hoping you'd ask." With that, Arlon reached under his suit and presented Kami a picture of a brownish-orange school with two floors, and a flagpole with a crescent moon symbol. "As you can see, it is a fine institution. Emission's free, we provide free lunches, and our own method of transportation should you choose to have her attend."
"Hmm… It… looks nice."
Arlon stuffed the picture in his suit and continued, "Personally, I would much recommend she go. But of course, the decision is entirely up to you."
Kami thought for a second, and was seriously considering. However, she released another sigh and said, "Let me try to talk to her first."
"My number is written on the card. Feel free to call anytime once you make your decision." The butler made a bow before leaving the woman to herself.
The Gang's Hideout
Beat and Kaleo were at another match, and Kimaya sat and watched on the crate with Vweeb sitting beside her. "I have to admit, you guys have a nice place."
"Thanks, man." Kimaya thanked.
"So, Kimaya… you and your mom. I heard you don't get along very well."
"How d'ya figure?"
"Well, my mom's friends with your mom, and… I sort of pick up on what they talk about."
Kimaya sighed. "Man, my mom jus' doesn't git me. She always gettin' me to do whatevuh an' she never lets me do what Ah want."
"Maybe she's just trying to protect you."
"Protect me from whut? Hangin' out wit' friends, listenin' to music? She don't evuh let me have any fun."
What about hanging out with criminals? Vweeb thought to himself. "I'm sure she isn't totally like that. She probably just wants to be friends with you, like any mom would."
"Man, if she wants to be friends wit' me, she gotta stop bein' so LAAME."
"Hehehe." Vweeb chuckled. "Trust me, moms can be cool once you spend enough time with them. Me and my mom get along pretty well."
"Well, dat's goody f' you, Mama's Boy. But mah mom jus' ain't fun. She don' even trust me."
Vweeb actually had to agree with that, seeing as Kami sent him as a spy. "Well, maybe you should try. Come on, just go home, try to get to know her better, and you'll be best friends in no time."
Kimaya sighed and looked at a nearby clock. "Well, might as well. She might go bitchin' about where I was. Ah'm goin' up, guys, later."
"Okay, sorry you have to miss me beatin' Leo's butt again!" Beat exclaimed as Kimaya left the hideout.
An explosion was heard, and Kaleo grumbled. "GNNNNNRRR!"
Heartly Household
The sun started setting over the town, and Kimaya finally returned home. As she closed the door upon her way in- "THERE you are!" She flinched at the sound of her mother's booming voice. "What on Earth have you been doing, young lady?!"
"Jus' hangin' wit' buds, Mom, relax."
"You mean," Kami reached under her shirt and pulled out the glass eye, "THESE buds?"
Kimaya's eyes widened, the glass eye showing the image of her and The Gang, what they were just doing. "How didju get this?!"
"It doesn't matter where I got it."
"Oh, so I gotta tell YOU stuff, and you won't tell me when you've been EAVESdroppin'?"
"Is this how you plan to go the rest of your life? Being a criminal?"
"Man, they ain't bad people, Mom, stop over-reactin'." Kimaya waved her off as she passed her mother and headed up the stairs.
"Hey! Don't walk away from me!" Kami demanded as she stomped after her daughter. "I am talking to you!"
"Whatevuh." Kimaya entered her room and fell back onto her bed, grabbing a magazine.
"Kimaya, I work hard to take care of this family, especially you, and you have been nothing but ungrateful!"
"Well, no one ASKED you to take care of me, I can take care of myself!"
"Well, whether you can or not, it's still my job to protect you, and…" Kami stopped, noticing her daughter seemed to ignore her while reading the magazine. Immediately, she snatched the small book away.
"Hey!" Kimaya yelled. "You know what your problem is, Mama? You ain't cool!"
"It's not my job to be 'cool,' my job is to make sure you grow up to be a good child, and not as some common criminal like those boys you hang out with."
"Shows whatchu know, one of them is a girl."
"Even so, you're forbidden to hang with them anymore."
"Uh, Ah'll hang out wit' them if Ah want! I ain't some will-free bitch you c'n order around."
"Well, whether you are or not, you live in MY house, and live under my rules, so no more cussing, or any of that rap music you listen to." Kami was then about to take her headphones away.
"Hey, gimme those!" Kimaya yelled, trying to pull them back.
"You'll not get these back 'til you earn them-"
"I want 'em NOW."
"The first you can do is take a bath and-"
"Give 'em BACK!"
"You will listen to me, stop complaining about what I cook, and-"
"FUCK YOU, MOM!"
Kami froze with shock, eyes wide open. The nine-year-old glared at her mother with cold, hate-filled eyes. Without another word, Kimaya stomped across the hall, pushing her father aside as he was walking through, before stomping down the stairs, and slamming the door on her way out.
"Heh… sure gets a lot from her mother, hasn't she?" Jeremiah joked.
Kami angrily jabbed a finger at his face. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"
"What?" Jeremiah became baffled as he watched Kami head down the stairs.
The woman snatched the phone into her hand and started to dial Arlon's number on the card. "Mr. Arlon? I decided to accept your offer."
S' yep. Kimi cursed her mom. XP Now she's off to butler school. Well, maybe not "butler" school, but-; Next time, the drama continues with this crazy family. Later.
