Stuart and Murdoc were laughing as they watched another car blow up on the screen. "I still don't get why this game is for adults, there's nothing wrong with it." said Stuart. "That's because adults want to keep the good games for themselves." said Murdoc.
The child paused the game to look at his friend. "Hey, when are we supposed to go back?" asked Murdoc. "Um, about three hours." said Stuart.
Murdoc got up and looked through the telescope, seeing the park's clock. "We better run then, we got five minutes." said Murdoc.
Stuart nodded and saved the game before turning it off. The two boys climbed down from the tree house, hid the ladder, and ran.
"Think she noticed we were missing for three hours?" asked Murdoc. "Nope, when she reads one of these gross books, she's hooked." said Stuart.
They came to the forest's edge and peeked through. Like the brunette said, Rachel was nose deep in her book.
"When does she get out of it?" asked Murdoc. "She has an alarm set on her phone." said Stuart. The two got out from the trees and walked over.
Just as they got there, Rachel's phone sounded. "Hm, oh, times up already." said Rachel. "Hey mom." greeted Stuart. "Hey boys, it's time to hit the store." said Rachel. "Alright." said Murdoc.
Rachel lead the boys out of the park and to the car. Murdoc was still ticked as Rachel fastened him into a booster seat. 'This is for babies.' thought Murdoc. He never used one, not even when he was a baby.
Murdoc looked over to see 2D get fastened into his seat, tugging at it. "You hate it too?" asked Murdoc. "Ya, it cuts into my neck, plus this is for babies, right?" asked Stuart.
Rachel got into the driver's seat to sigh. "These seats are for young children, you boys are still too small to ride without one." said Rachel. "Come on, this is stupid, and degrading." said Murdoc. "How so, now you can see out the window." said Rachel. "Ya, but that also means other people can see us in these accursed things." said Murdoc, tugging at the straps again.
"It's not for long Murdoc, just a few minutes at best." said Rachel, starting the car. "More like an eternity." grumbled Murdoc.
Stuart sighed as he felt the car move along. The ride was silent as they drove through traffic with Murdoc still trying to escape the car seat. 'Damn child safety locks.' thought Murdoc.
They stopped at a red light for Rachel to spy something. It was a sign for the Mall, there was a clothing sale going on. "Oh, boys, we're taking a small detour." said Rachel. "Hm, where?" asked Stuart.
"The Mall, there's a sale going on and I need some new clothing since a certain someone likes to use scissors on mine." said Rachel. "I was four!" cried Stuart. Murdoc snorts to chuckle a bit as the car took a left instead.
"Still, I just need to check the sale and get some new clothing." said Rachel. She parked the car and Murdoc looked at the giant building. "So, we have to go clothes shopping, and I thought shopping at the grocery store was bad." said Murdoc.
"No, I'll be doing the clothes shopping, you boys will be in Kidz Zone." said Rachel. "The heck is that?" asked Murdoc. "The Mall opened it recently, it's for ages three to twelve, it's a place parents can leave kids to keep them entertained till they get their shopping done." said Rachel.
Murdoc blinked as the woman got out of the car. 'Are we going to jail?' wondered Murdoc.
Stuart was released from his car seat and then Murdoc. "Freedom!" yelled Murdoc. The brunette laughed as the child kicked the seat.
"It was only ten minutes Murdoc, you survived." said Rachel. "Leave me alone with this thing and I can promise you IT won't survive." said Murdoc, glaring at the seat. The woman shook her head and lead the two boys into the Mall.
There was a ton of stores and Murdoc looked at them all. 'I could steal so much stuff here.' thought Murdoc. Stuart looked around with wide eyes and stuck close to Murdoc when some people came along. The brunette was nervous as this was most likely his first time in a Mall.
They soon arrived at a colorful shop that read Kidz Zone. Murdoc glared at the bright colors, what the hell. They arrived at a desk where a smiling teenager sat.
"Hello, welcome to Kidz Zone, I'm Kayla Starr, are you here for pick-up or drop-off?" asked the teenager. "Drop-off, Stuart Tusspot and Murdoc..." started Rachel.
She looked at the small boy who rolled his eyes. "Niccals." answered Murdoc. "And Murdoc Niccals, they're both five." said Rachel.
The teenager typed away at the computer to smile. "They're adorable, and for how long will these two be with us today?" asked Kayla. "Just half an hour." said Rachel. Kayla typed away to nod.
"Okay, they're signed in, and we shall see you in half an hour." said Kayla. Rachel smiled to look at the boys. "I'll be back soon, have fun." said Rachel. She kissed Stuart's cheek and stroked Murdoc on the head.
Murdoc waved the hand away, blushing. He didn't like it when people treated him like a baby.
The woman walked away as Kayla came around. "Alright boys, let's go to the red room." said Kayla. She grabbed their hands and took them further into the building. The red room was the first door and they were lead inside.
The room was full of kids, from three year olds to five year olds. "Hey Anna, you got two more." called Kayla. At that, another teenager came forward. "Aw, they're so cute, you boys will have so much fun here in the red room." gushed the teen.
Murdoc pulled a face as Stuart hid behind his friend. The girl was extremely happy looking.
"Is she on those happy pills you mentioned your dad uses sometimes?" whispered Stuart. "I think so, no one should be THIS happy." muttered Murdoc.
Kayla left and Anna picked the two boys up. "Hey, put me down, we can walk on our own lady." snapped Murdoc. She put them down to smile happily.
"You boys are just in time, we're about to have TV time, and this episode is my favorite." beamed Anna. She lead them towards the TV in the back with the other kids.
"I have a bad feeling." whimpered Stuart. "Same, but it can't be too bad, right?" asked Murdoc.
Anna put in a VHS tape and the show started. All of a sudden, a big purple dinosaur came on. "I take it back, it's bad." said Murdoc. Stuart groaned, it was Barney.
"Aw, my favorite episode, it's about sharing." sighed Anna. "Take that bad and make it a worse." said Murdoc. "These shows are half an hour long, I can't survive." said Stuart.
"We won't have to, this Kidz Zone is a jail that has its employees brainwash us." said Murdoc. "Is this even legal?" asked Stuart. "Sadly yes, come on, we have to get out, or be brain dead like this kid." said Murdoc.
He pointed to a blonde boy who was watching the TV, drooling. Murdoc tapped him and the blonde boy fell over, eyes still glued to the screen.
Stuart cringed and looked to his friend. "How can we get out, Anna is watching us." said Stuart. Murdoc raised an eyebrow and pointed to the teen, who's eyes were glued to the screen as well.
She had a large, adoring smile on her face.
"I think we can just walk out the door." said Murdoc. The brunette smiled and got up to follow his friend. They came to the door but Murdoc growled as he jumped up and down. He was too small to reach the doorknob.
"Give me a boost." said Murdoc. Stuart got on his knees and Murdoc stepped on his back. He lifted his hand, grasping the doorknob. "Yes." said Murdoc. He turned it, making the door open a crack.
He got off Stuart and the two boys got out. "Okay, so what now?" asked Stuart. "Simple, we leave, we got a whole Mall to explore." said Murdoc. "But my mom." said Stuart. "Will be back in twenty-five minutes, now, let's spend that time doing something actually fun, unless you DO want to be brainwashed." said Murdoc. "F**k that shit." said Stuart.
The child started laughing hard. "Nice, I taught you well." said Murdoc, wiping a tear away.
The brunette smiled and the two walked down the hall. Kayla was at the front desk, reading a magazine. "Can we get passed her, she doesn't seem to be brainwashed on baby shows like Anna." said Stuart. "It's easy, we'll crawl past her, come on." said Murdoc.
The two got to their knees and quietly crawled past the desk. Kayla flipped through the magazine as Stuart and Murdoc left.
"Okay, we're free." said Murdoc. "Yes, now what should we do for twenty-five minutes?" asked Stuart. "Anything we want." said Murdoc.
The two walked away, looking at the different stores. "We'll have to stay on the ground floor so that we can get back before anyone notices we're gone." said Murdoc. "Alright, where should we go?" wondered Stuart.
Murdoc looked around for his eyes to land on one that made him smile. He tapped Stuart's shoulder to point it out. To their right, was a music store, one with instruments in the display window.
"Whoa, look at that keyboard, it's bigger than me." said Stuart. "Ya, and that bass, what a beauty." grinned Murdoc.
The two entered the store to see more instruments on display, as well as CDs and records. "Come on, let's find the good shit." said Murdoc. The brunette followed his friend down the aisle to the CDs.
"Okay, you see any good ones, pass them to me." said Murdoc. "Sure thing." smiled Stuart. The two looked through the CDs, searching for the best ones.
"Ha, AC/DC, what a band." said Murdoc, holding one of their CD cases. "Well, you're the expert on music, so it must be good." said Stuart.
"I am, you know Stu-pot, when I become a famous musician and start my own band, I'm going to play bass, my favorite instrument." said Murdoc. "Awesome, are you going to sing too?" asked Stuart. "Nah, my voice is shit." said Murdoc, tossing a case aside. "But, won't our voices change once we get older?" asked Stuart. "True, but my voice will no doubt still be bad." snorted Murdoc.
Stuart shook his head to smile. "Mudsy, I found Led Zeppelin." said Stuart. He passed the case to Murdoc, who nodded. "I don't have this one, nice find." said Murdoc. Stuart smiled as they looked through more of the CDs. Stuart smiled to pull out another.
"I found the Beatles." said Stuart. "They're the world's greatest band, still are even though the band is gone." said Murdoc. "Ya, are you gonna try and take their place?" asked Stuart. "I will try, but it's hard to overthrow these geniuses." said Murdoc. Murdoc took the case and they looked through more CDs.
In the end, Murdoc had only three, the others he ether had or were crap. "How long till my mom gets back?" asked Stuart. "Five minutes, if we leave now, we can make back as that awful show ends." said Murdoc.
They left the aisle and walked towards the exit. They passed through and Stuart looked back. "Wait, did you put the CDs back?" asked Stuart. "No." said Murdoc. "Then, we didn't the door ding?" asked Stuart. "Because I took of the plastic wrap around the CDs." grinned Murdoc.
The brunette started at his friend to laugh. "Mudsy, you really are a criminal." giggled Stuart. Murdoc only grins more as they walk.
The brunette looks around to freeze. "Shit, Murdoc, I see my mom." said Stuart. The child looks to see Rachel, bags in her hands as she gets on the escalator. "Shit, come on, we have to hurry back." said Murdoc.
The two ran towards Kidz Zone to see Kayla was missing. They ran past the desk and came to the red room, the door was still cracked open. The two boys went inside and shut the door.
The credits were playing as everyone sang along. "Gross." said Murdoc. "Wish we'd avoided this." said Stuart. Anna turned off the TV and with her back turned, Murdoc and Stuart slipped back into their places.
"That was a wonderful episode, now, who would like to share what they learned?" asked Anna. The kid's hands shot up while Murdoc and Stuart kept theirs down.
"What's wrong you two, don't want to share with us?" asked Anna. "We don't share with strangers, especially ones who probably pop pills like they're candy." said Murdoc. The teenager looked offended and Stuart snickered.
"Now that is very rude, young man, you should apologize." said Anna. "Apologize my ass, hippie." sneered Murdoc. Anna looked upset when the door opened.
"Murdoc Niccals and Stuart Tusspot, Rachel is here for you." said Kayla. Stuart hopped up as Murdoc got up.
"Well, adios dick-weed." said Murdoc. "Hey." yelled Anna.
Murdoc walked backwards out of the room, as he did so, he flipped Anna off. He was out the door, but peeked in again to flip her off once more.
Stuart was laughing as they came to the front desk. Rachel smiled at the two and they left the store.
"You two look like you had fun." said Rachel. "Uh, I guess." shrugged Stuart. "Mrs. Tusspot." said Murdoc. "Yes?" asked Rachel. They left the store for Murdoc to grab her leg.
"Never leave us in that place again!" said Murdoc in horror.
A/N: They had entered a realm of unknown horror, a place where nothing made sense. They had escpaed the Kidz Zone. But at least they had fun in the music shop. What will happen next? Stay tuned and plz review.