Disclaimer: I own neither pikmin nor its characters
Chapter 5: toxic cloud
I woke up to cold water and giggling again. "Morning Alex!" Aqua said. I rubbed my eyes "usually people don't like being woken up to cold water" I said sleepily "I know, that's what makes it fun!" Aqua said, running off with Daisy and Flame close behind her. Muscles had already gone off somewhere, so I got changed. Upstairs was a mess when I got there, apparently Aqua had gotten used to her body and wanted to try a few things…may was currently chasing her, trying to get back her hairbrush. Flame and Daisy were sitting at the table laughing, and Muscles had probably gone to lift weights again. Anyone who heard about my adventures knows that Aqua was my favorite, unfortunately I didn't see her more playful side, which was really disruptive. Aqua tripped, still not used to the body, and May got her dress back. "I thought I was done with this last year!" May complained, before stomping to her room. All Aqua could do was giggle. I sighed, figuring they wouldn't cause too much more trouble, and then the phone rang. It was the hospital saying someone wanted to see me again. I took the 4 former pikmin with me, they were causing WAY too much trouble at home, and I was lead to a room. The room had an odd smell, and none of the others wanted to come in, though that might have been due to the fact that Aqua had taken off in a game of tag. I sighed, and looked at the girl. She had green hair to eye level, and it was brown below that. She had a white suit on that had a hood on the top. "She freaks out whenever we bring water near her, and she refuses to eat anything. Her skin seems fine, so we think she's ok." The nurse said. I walked up to the girl, who I assumed was Toxic (that was her name, not a description), and gently shook her arm. She slowly opened her eyes "huh?" she said "oh, hi Alex" "hey Toxic" I said "I heard you wouldn't drink" I said "you kidding? I'll drown!" she said sleepily. I was used to this by now, and I just showed her a reflection in the mirror "whoa" she said "humans need water, Toxic, your human now" I said. She nodded and took a sip, then she chugged it, just like the others had. After a while, and after she ate, I was able to get her up, then I helped her get used to her body. Once she was used to it, I convinced my dad to let her stay with us, then we went outside. None of the others were used to their bodies yet, but they were playing in the field regardless. Muscles was the first to notice Toxic "Toxic!" he said. Then they all tumbled on top of each other trying to get to her. I couldn't help laughing at the 4 of them as they tried to regain their footing. We got home, and Toxic went with Daisy to the TV while the others went to their normal places, which included Aqua swimming. I suppose it was a good thing Aqua loved swimming, because it meant she couldn't cause any trouble. It wasn't easy making something suitable for Toxic to sleep in, and I ended up making her a Tee-shirt and shorts, with a jacket and leggings that were attachable. I was really worried about school, and how they would react. They weren't used to the human world, and they would probably be fine in the first week, but after that I'd have trouble with them. There was no way to determine how they would react to being in a class room, especially when they were a bunch of grade levels behind. If you need a visual, this is what I thought of: a kindergartener being in a 10th grade class. There was no way I could pull that off…at least not easily. I still had 2 days, so my thoughts drifted to Toxic. Besides the suit, she wasn't showing any signs of her abilities. Of course, there's no poison nearby, sense poison kills things, but wouldn't she have shown something? Actually, Toxic should have shown the biggest sign of difference, sense whites are not only poison resistant, but also poisonous themselves. Man, it was exhausting dealing with these guys, and there were still 2 more that hadn't wakened up yet. I went upstairs and found Toxic sitting on Zack, my younger brother. "Get off me!" Zack said "give me back my bow!" Toxic retorted. Her bow? "Toxic! You don't sit on people!" I said "I'll get up when he gives my hair bow back!" she replied. My guess was Daisy gave her a hair bow, and Zack had taken it when he saw it, trying to mess around. "Fine, you can have it!" he threw the hair bow at the wall, and Toxic went to pick it up. Zack quickly got up and ran to his room, probably not wanting to get hurt again. I rolled my eyes "why don't you go get changed, toxic?" I told her. She went downstairs and changed, the others did after her. Flame was able to eat tender chicken now, but Daisy still wasn't able to. Toxic made a mess, just like all the others, and May helped all of them clean up. Aqua was the only one who hadn't changed, and she went to take a bath right after dinner. I yawned, it was a long day, and there was more ahead. Toxic took the bunk above Muscles when they went to sleep. I laid in bed thinking about how each of them would act around others. My main concern was one of them was going to get someone angry, and that would cause a lot of trouble. I sighed, anticipated the worse, as I drifted to sleep.
Another one done! There's not really anything for me to say, so thanks for reading! Remember: I love criticism of all kinds, reviews encourage me, and I'm open to input. Bye for now!