It was around six in the morning, and Trunks, Bulma, Vegeta, and Knickers were packing up all their belongings.
At the same time, Kishu, Teddy, Elm, and Lily slept.
Trunks and Bulma wanted to get an early start so they could stop somewhere and get breakfast before going home.
There was this Log Cabin Breakfast place about an hour from the hotel; Bulma wanted to go this past week but didn't want to waste the gas going back and forth.
Their website says they open at 6:30 AM and closes at 9:30 PM Monday-Friday. On Saturdays and Sundays, they open at 7:00 AM and close at 9:00 PM.
They stop serving breakfast (what they're known for) at 11:00 AM on the dot and start serving lunch.
Bulma has it in her head that the earlier they get there, the better the food will be.
"Ok—is that everything?" Trunks asked, looking around.
"Everything the girls and Elm aren't holding onto and an outfit for all of them." Bulma replied.
"There was nothing under the beds, couch, or chairs." Knickers added.
"Ok… Come on, Knickers; please help Grandpa and I take the bags to the cars." Trunks calmly instructed while carefully getting the stuffed animals from Teddy, Elm, and Lily.
Trunks also grabbed Teddy's blanket and pillow; he decided to let Elm and Lily keep their blanket and pillows because he didn't want them to freak out. He was unsure if Elm would have a panic attack or not; he was a calm kid who was starting to realize they were safe. Lily, on the other hand—there's a good chance she'd have a panic attack; she was still confused and unsure about everything going on.
"Ok." Knickers obliged right away.
Knickers was wearing a light blue shirt with dark blue jean shorts with suspenders.
"Mom, if you could; please get Kishu and Teddy up and ready. If you can successfully do that, you can try to get Elm and Lily. Otherwise, I'll get them when we get back." Trunks instructed, looking at his mother.
"Can do." Bulma replied with a smile.
"Ok. We'll be right back." Trunks and Vegeta stated before leaving the room with Knickers and just about everything they had.
"Ok everyone; we're going home today! If you want breakfast, you have to get up and get dressed!" Bulma exclaimed, looking at the sleeping children.
Kishu immediately sprung to life, rubbed his eyes, got out of bed, grabbed the clothes at the end of his bed, and ran to the bathroom to change.
Teddy was a little slower, but got up, sat in bed, rubbing her eyes and stretching before getting out of bed to get dressed.
Elm was up but was too small to get out of bed and dressed by himself; Bulma gladly helped him.
Lily was still sleeping comfortably and peacefully under layers of blankets with her pillow.
"I'll get you dressed and then I'll work on getting Lily up." Bulma told Elm with a smile.
"Good luck. Lily gets up when Lily wants—unless you pick her up and shake her all over the place." Elm sleepily replied, rubbing his eyes.
"Well, we're not going to do that. Do you need to use the bathroom?" Bulma sighed and then asked as she removed Elm's pajamas.
"Very much so." Elm replied.
Lily woke up about an hour ago to use the bathroom before going back to sleep.
Every morning, like clockwork (between 5:30 and 6:00), Lily was up to use the bathroom.
And no matter what, without fail, Trunks always woke up when she woke up.
Just as Bulma was about to take Elm to the bathroom, Kishu walked out wearing a green shirt with a dinosaur and matching dark green shorts.
Teddy was wearing a red shirt with puppies popping out of a box with blue jean shorts.
"Grandma, will you help me with my hair?" Teddy asked, watching Bulma.
"Of course, Dear. Just let me get your brother to the bathroom and then dressed." Bulma answered with a smile, leaving the bathroom door open so she could still keep an eye on the kids.
"Make sure you put your dirty clothes in the bag on the bed Grandpa and I used—not on the floor, Kishu!" Bulma called from the bathroom, knowing her grandson well enough. Because—just before she yelled, Kishu was about to drop his clothes on the floor.
"Fine…" Kishu grumbled, walking to the bed with the bag on it; he put his and Teddy's clothes in the bag because she couldn't quite reach it.
"Wow… You're both up and dressed already. Where's Grandma—and Elm?" Trunks asked, shocked, looking around.
"Elm and I are in the bathroom!" Bulma called.
"Elm had to use the bathroom and Grandma's getting him dressed." Kishu added in.
"How did she get all of you to wake up like that? You two especially?" Trunks asked, looking at Kishu and Teddy—who were the most difficult to get up in the mornings.
"She told us we were going home and that if we wanted breakfast we had to get up and get dressed." Teddy answered with a smile.
"Of course. Food is what you up and going…" Trunks sighed.
"What do you expect? They are Saiyan." Vegeta noted, looking at Trunks.
"Yes, this is true." Trunks replied, looking from Vegeta to the kids.
"So, the only one not up then, is Lily?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.
"Correct." Teddy happily replied.
"Do you want help with your hair?" Trunks asked, looking at his oldest daughter.
"What about Lily?" Teddy asked, confused.
"Don't worry about her; I'll take care of her in a little bit. Now, do you need help with your hair?" Trunks replied before once again asking.
"Yes, please." Teddy replied with a smile.
It didn't matter how many kids Trunks had or will have; he will make time for all of them.
Teddy was over the moon, happy that Trunks was doing her hair. Don't get her wrong; she loved when Grandma helped her with her hair and all. It's just that, Trunks did it better—and just how she liked it.
Just then, Bulma walked out with Elm, dressed in blue jean shorts and a blue and white striped shirt.
"How are you this morning?" Trunks asked, looking at Elm.
"I'm fine." Elm plainly answered.
'Yep. He's definitely like dad personality-wise. But who knows? Maybe that's just because of how he and Lily had been living these past almost three years. Maybe as time goes on, he'll loosen up a little. I mean, look at Dad. From what I understand, he's loosened up quite a bit and can have fun from time to time. Well, whatever happens and how Elm turns out, I'll love him no matter what.' Trunks thought to himself, watching Elm while he started braiding Teddy's hair.
"Do you want one of us to get Lily?" Bulma eagerly asked.
"Nah. Let her be—I'll get her when I'm done with Teddy's hair. It's only 6:47. I only asked you to try to get Kishu and Teddy up because normally, they're difficult in the mornings. I honestly thought they'd just be getting up by the time we got back up. And I certainly didn't think Elm would be up just yet." Trunks admitted, starting on another braid.
"Ok…" Bulma mumbled, pretending to be hurt; she wanted to wake Lily up.
"As much as I appreciate your help, I want Lily to get used to just me waking her up at first. Up until today, we've been letting her wake up on her own. Which, you know, for now is fine. But I need to figure out how to get her up without a fuss for when she has doctor's appointment. Or for when she starts school—wherever that may be. Once I figure all that out, then you'll be able to wake her up if you have her over night or something." Trunks explained, getting four out the six braids done.
"What do you mean by wherever that is for when she starts school?" Kishu asked, looking at Trunks.
"Like with the three of you, Elm and Lily will get to choose where they want to go to school: home, private, or public. I don't know where either of them will want to go. We'll just have to see what happens." Trunks explained.
"Oh. Ok." Kishu replied, satisfied with the answer he received.
"And you're done." Trunks told Teddy after finishing her braids.
"Thank you, Daddy." Teddy happily thanked, hugging Trunks.
"You're welcome. Ok—one more…" Trunks sighed, standing up to walk over to Lily.
When he pulled two layers of blankets from Lily, she scrunched up, looking for warmth.
Her ears were flat on her head as she continued to sleep.
"Lily, it's time to get up; we have to get going." Trunks gently spoke, lightly shaking Lily.
"Mmmm…" Lily moaned and stretched out like a cat, ears popping up, eyes barely opening.
"There you are. I know, but we have to get heading out. Grandma wants to stop for breakfast in the next town. Oh. No…" Trunks explained, then started when Lily scrunched back up and started going back to sleep.
"Elm told me that Lily wakes up when she wants to wake up—unless someone violently shakes her awake." Bulma explained, looking at Trunks.
"I'm not going to do that to her. Lily, Baby, we have to get going. Can you wake up just for a little bit? You can go back to sleep in the van." Trunks tried again.
Lily stretched out again and barely opened her eyes to look at Trunks.
"There you are. I know… The sooner we get you changed, the sooner we can leave, get you out to the van, the sooner you can go back to sleep for a while. Do you wanna try to potty? Grandma can take you and get you changed." Trunks suggested.
"K." Lily mumbled, looking around.
"Good girl." Trunks said with a smile as he removed her pajamas before handing her to Bulma, taking Elm in exchange.
"If you want to gather everything else around, you can go wait by the cars. That way we can get going faster." Bulma suggested.
"Yeah, ok. Lily, we're going to wait outside; I'm taking your blanket and pillow with. Ok? Do you want them with you in your car seat?" Trunks explained and then asked.
"Yeah…" Lily softly replied, stretching.
"We'll be out as soon as possible." Bulma said with a smile.
"Ok. Come on." Trunks instructed, looking at the kids.
"Ok." The kids replied.
"Daddy, where are my blanket, pillow, and teddy bear?" Teddy asked, looking at Trunks.
"They're in the van. Everything's in the van except for Lily's blanket and pillow, Elm's pillow and all the dirty clothes. Which reminds me, Elm, do you want your pillow with you in the van?" Trunks asked, looking at Elm.
"No, I'm good." Elm answered.
"Ok. Let's head out." Trunks instructed again.
"Are you staying here and waiting?" Trunks asked, looking at his father when he noticed him not moving.
"Yeah." Vegeta answered, standing there.
"Ok; we'll see you out there then." Trunks replied before walking out with four out of five of his kids.
Three Minutes Later:
With Bulma, Vegeta, & Lily:
"Isn't that all better?" Bulma cooed, carrying Lily, dressed in a pretty blue and pink striped summer dress and her hair tied up in pigtails with a blue and pink ribbon.
"Are you finally ready?" Vegeta asked, looking at Bulma.
"Jeez! Vegeta, what are you still doing here? I thought you went with Trunks and the kids." Bulma asked, looking at Vegeta.
"Something didn't feel right, so I waited here. Can we go now? What? Why are you handing me the child?" Vegeta answered and then asked, looking at his wife as she held Lily to him.
"Ok. She wants Grandpa to hold her." Bulma replied with a smile.
"Fine. Let's just get out of here." Vegeta grumbled, taking Lily.
"Right." Bulma happily agreed, following her husband.
"Awww!" Bulma cooed once they were in the hall.
As soon as Vegeta took Lily, she laid her head on his shoulder. And as soon as they were in the hall, Lily went back to sleep.
"Hush…" Vegeta hissed, protectively holding onto Lily.
That only caused Bulma to coo even more.
"Here they come!" Teddy excitedly cried when she saw Bulma, Vegeta, and Lily.
"She fall asleep?" Trunks asked, looking at Vegeta and Lily.
"As soon as Grandpa took her!" Bulma happily exclaimed, taking pictures.
"Take your child." Vegeta urgently told Trunks.
Vegeta said it in a way that Trunks understood that something was going to happen. It wasn't good, but it wasn't something they could do anything about but didn't know what exactly.
"Everyone in the van, now." Trunks instructed, ushering everyone into the van.
Kishu and Teddy climbed into the way back; Knickers helped Teddy get buckled into her car seat before taking his place in the passenger's seat up front.
Elm was already bucked into his car seat, asleep, so all Trunks had to do was get Lily buckled in before he got in the driver's seat.
Trunks covered Lily with her blanket and placed her pillow behind her head. However, it quickly went to the side of her head.
Once everyone was situated and ready to go, Trunks let his mom lead the way.
Forty Minutes Later:
"Are we there yet?!" Kishu complained from the back; he was starving and bored.
"Almost. Another ten or fifteen minutes." Trunks calmly replied.
"Awww!" Kishu complained, becoming cranky.
"You had better behave, or you'll sit in the van while we all go in and eat." Trunks sternly warned. Granted, it was just an empty threat; he'd never let any of his kids go hungry. But Kishu didn't know that.
"Fire. Fire. Fire. Fire. Fire." Lily repeatedly mumbled in her sleep.
"Lily, are you ok? Knickers, can you please turn and see what's going on?" Trunks asked, watching the road; they can to a spot that was clustered with traffic—like it was backed up or something. He couldn't afford to take his eyes off the road for anything right now.
"Sure. … Umm… It looks like she's sleeping." Knickers explained.
"But she's talking." Teddy spoke up, confused.
"A lot of people talk in their sleep. Is she tossing, turning, twitching, or looking she's going to panic in any way?" Trunks seriously asked.
"No. She just keeps mumbling "fire." What do you think that means?" Knickers asked, confused and concerned.
"I don't know." Trunks replied.
"Do you want me to go back there and try to help?" Knickers asked, looking at Trunks.
"No. Just sit down. If she's not panicking—or going to panic, there's no need to worry; she's fine. Besides, there are several police." Trunks replied.
"Hold on." Trunks sternly instructed after a minute or two, pulling over to make room for emergency vehicles to come through.
Ten Minutes Later:
For ten minutes, Trunks, his parents, and cars in front and back of them sat in traffic.
At least twelve (or more) police vehicles, four or five fire trucks, and four ambulances went speeding by.
Kishu and Teddy watched with intense curiosity while Knickers read, and Trunks worried the noise would wake Elm and Lily.
"What's going on?" Kishu and Teddy asked, confused once the final emergency vehicle went buzzing past.
"I don't know. But whatever it is, it can't be good. But don't you worry about any of what that could be. It has nothing to do with us. Now, please stay quiet; I need to concentrate on the road. I need you to promise you won't yell or scream. Do you understand me?" Trunks strictly told his kids, before sternly asking, starting the van.
"Yes," "Dad." "Daddy." Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy answered.
"Good. Thank you." Trunks replied, sighing in relief once he was able to get on the road and move again—once again, slowly following the line of traffic.
Fifteen Minutes Later:
They finally arrived at the Rustic Log Cabin—fifteen minutes late due to traffic.
"Is everyone ok?" Bulma asked when Trunks and Knickers got out of the van after pulling into a spot; she and Vegeta were waiting—and saved them a place.
"We're fine. Do you know what happened? There were a lot of cops, fire truck and ambulances. And there go more. What is going on?" Trunks asked, watching as three more police vehicles, two fire trucks, and six more ambulances went by.
"I don't know… How are the kids? Knickers?" Bulma asked, looking from Trunks to Knickers.
"I'm fine; I read the entire time." Knickers replied.
"What about the younger kids?" Bulma asked once she knew Knickers was good.
"They're fine. Kishu and Teddy were just as curious as we are and asked what was going on. But they weren't bothered by it. Elm and Lily slept through it." Trunks answered, walking over to the door to let the kids out.
"Really? They were able to sleep through that?" Bulma asked, shocked.
"Yeah. I was kind of shocked about that as well. It might have to do with their cat genes, but I don't know. I kind of figured with their cat ears they'd have heighten hearing and would wake up. But no. It's a huge relief. I don't think Lily would've handled it very well; she doesn't seem to like overly loud things." Trunks answered.
"As we found out in that furniture store. Does she still have those earmuff things?" Knickers asked, looking at Trunks.
"They're somewhere in the van. But anyway, I'm going to get them so we can eat and then hopefully head home. I have a feeling the last two hours to get home is going to a bit longer than that." Trunks sighed, opening the door.
Kishu was waiting at the door, ready to get out as soon as the door open. And that's precisely what he did; those doors opened, and Kishu was outside.
"Stay with Grandma and Grandpa." Trunks strictly ordered.
"Yes, Dad." Kishu replied, standing in front of Bulma.
"Good morning. Are you ready for breakfast?" Trunks asked, noticing that Elm was awake and alert.
"Yeah." Elm answered as Trunks started unbuckling him.
"Daddy, can I get out now?" Teddy asked from the back seat.
"I'll be back in a minute." Trunks replied, removing Elm from the car seat.
"I can get out all by myself." Teddy stated, unbuckling, and then walked over to Trunks.
"Ok. You can get out and stretch your legs. Stay with your brothers, Grandma, and Grandpa. Do you understand me?" Trunks told Teddy before sternly asking.
"Yes, Daddy." Teddy replied before Trunks let her out.
"Can someone grab Elm for me?" Trunks asked once Teddy was on the ground.
"Can I walk? I want to stretch my legs too." Elm asked and explained, looking at Trunks.
"Yeah, ok. But stay with the family." Trunks told Elm.
"Of course." Elm replied before Trunks set him on the ground.
"He wants to walk. Just keep an eye on him." Trunks explained to his parents and Knickers before turning to get Lily.
"Mmmm…" Lily moaned and stretched as she slowly started to wake up.
"Good morning, Princess." Trunks calmly spoke as he started unbuckling her.
"Are you ready for breakfast?" Trunks asked, removing her from her car seat—after making sure her shoes were still on. They were.
Lily didn't say anything; she just lay her head on Trunks's shoulder and held on, waiting.
"Ok… We can head in now." Trunks stated, shutting the van's door, holding onto Lily and her blanket; she was not letting it go.
"She's still asleep?" Bulma asked, noticing Lily.
"No, she's awake; she just woke up and is trying to fully wake up. I think she's going to be a child that has a tough time waking up. But that's ok; we'll go day by day." Trunks replied as they started walking to the building.
"Hello. Welcome to the original Rustic Log Cabin. How many in your party?" A host kindly asked.
"Three adults and five children." Bulma answered with a smile.
"Booth or table?" The host asked, looking at the group.
"Booth, please." Bulma answered.
"Please follow me." The host instructed, leading the way.
Their host led them to a large round booth:
Knickers got in first and sat in the center with Kishu on his left and Teddy on his right.
Elm sat between Kishu and Bulma while Lily sat between Teddy and Trunks, leaving Vegeta to sit next to Bulma.
"I'll be back with some booster seats." The host let the group know before disappearing; he was back within seconds with two booster seats.
"Do you have anything padded?" Trunks asked, looking at the booster seats; they had that grainy texture Trunks just knew Lily was not going to like.
"Sorry, no. We have these and ones carved and made entirely of wood." The host apologized, holding the boosters.
"No, it's fine. Thanks." Trunks replied, taking the booster seats while Bulma took Elm and Vegeta took Lily.
"No. No. No. No." Lily cried as soon as Trunks tried placing her in the seat.
"What am I going to do with you?" Trunks sighed, setting her on his knee and gently bounced her until she stopped crying.
"If she doesn't like the feel of the chair, why don't you just put her blanket over it to make it softer?" Teddy asked, looking from the seat to Lily's blanket.
"That's a great idea, Teddy." Bulma praised Teddy for thinking of something so smart.
"I don't know why I didn't think of that. Thank you, Teddy. Dad?" Trunks asked, looking at Vegeta.
"Yeah, yeah…" Vegeta mumbled, taking Lily for the five seconds it took Trunks to fold Lily's blanket and cover the booster seat, making sure the seatbelt could still be used.
"Ok. How is that?" Trunks asked, setting Lily in the seat and buckled her in.
Lily quietly sat there, running her hands all over her blanket; she was content.
"Hello, my name is Dixie, and I'll be your waitress this morning. How old are the children?" A waitress, Dixie, politely asked, setting eight cups (3 with lids and 5 without) on the table.
"Eleven, nine, six, and three." Trunks answered right away.
"Ok. Because the children are three and older, they don't qualify for free meals, but they do get a discount. The three-year-olds get fifty percent off their meals. The six-year-old gets thirty percent off of their meal. The nine-year-old gets fifteen percent off their meal. And the eleven-year-old, coming just under the age limit, gets five percent off their meal." Dixie explained, writing ages down in her notepad for the final bill.
"Ok." Trunks replied.
"Can I start you off with some drinks?" Dixie asked, looking at the group.
Bulma: Can I get a lemon tea?
Vegeta: I'll take a coffee—black.
Trunks: I'd like a coffee with sugar and cream.
Knickers: Can I get a lemonade?
Kishu: I'd like chocolate milk, please.
Teddy: Can I have chocolate milk, too, please?
"Ok. And the little ones?" Dixie asked, looking at Trunks—assuming he was the father.
"He'll have an apple juice and she'll have an orange juice." Trunks answered.
"Would you like the apple and orange juices and one the chocolate milks in no-spill, lidded sippy cups?" Dixie politely asked.
"Yes, please." Trunks responded.
"Ok. And would you like them and the other cups in the regular type or the souvenir type for an extra three dollars each?" Dixie asked, looking at everyone.
"Does that include the coffee cups?" Bulma asked, looking at Dixie.
"Yes. So, all cups except for the coffee cups or mugs are designed online and ordered from a company hours away. The coffee cups or mugs are designed and handmade by the owners. They've been making all sorts of things like coffee cups, plates, bowls, tea sets, you name it, since they were eleven or twelve." Dixie answered.
"Sold!" Bulma happily confirmed they wanted the souvenir cups and mugs.
"Ok. I'll be back after a little bit with your drinks. But before I forget: we'll supply you with the cream and sugar, but you add to your coffee to your liking." Dixie explained with a smile before walking away.
"Mom… Why are we getting souvenir cups from here? Don't get me wrong or anything; this is a very nice place. But still… Why?" Trunks asked, looking at Bulma.
"To commemorate the day you brought the twins home for good. To remember this was the last stop before going home." Bulma answered with a smile, causing Trunks to sigh but smile.
"Fire. Fire. Fire. Fire." Lily mumbled, rocking back and forth.
"Daddy, she's saying it again." Teddy pointed out right away.
"Yes, I hear that." Trunks sighed, watching Lily.
"What's going on?" Bulma and Vegeta asked right away.
"On the way here—before all the emergency vehicles went by—Lily was asleep. But suddenly, out of nowhere, she started repeatedly mumbling "Fire." She wasn't having a panic attack or anything like that—and she stopped. So I didn't worry or think about it. But now… It has to mean something, right?" Trunks explained and then asked, looking through a menu.
"Just keep an eye on Lily and listen to what she has to say." Bulma instructed, looking through her menu.
"That's just awful. Sorry. Here are your drinks:"
One lemon tea
One black coffee
One coffee with cream and sugar
One lemonade
One apple juice in a sippy cup
One orange juice in a sippy cup
Two chocolate milks—one in a sippy cup and one in a regular cup
"Are you ready to order? Or do you need more time?" Dixie asked after placing everyone's drinks in front of them.
"I think we're ready." Bulma replied, looking at everyone.
"Yes, I agree." Trunks replied.
Bulma: Great. I'll just have two sunny-side-up eggs with the nest of hash browns, bacon, two pieces of toast, and some grapes.
Vegeta: I'll have the Lumberjack breakfast with strawberries.
Trunks: I'll also be having the Lumberjack breakfast, but with mixed berries.
Knickers: I'd like the Lumberjack breakfast as well with strawberries.
Kishu: Me too! I want the Lumberjack breakfast with bananas and strawberries.
Teddy: Can I have four French toast and four waffles, with syrup, scrambled eggs, bacon, the shredded hash browns, and some apples?
"The Lumberjack breakfast is a lot of food." Dixie explained, shocked, writing everything down.
"They'll eat it. Trust me." Trunks replied with a smile.
"Ok… The little ones?" Dixie asked, looking at Trunks.
"He'll have a Lumberjack breakfast as well, but with apples. He should be able to eat most of it—and what he doesn't the rest of them will. She'll have four pancakes, three waffles, two pieces of French toast, four sausage patties, two hash brown patties, and a fruit salad with only strawberries, kiwis, bananas, oranges, and grapes." Trunks answered, shocking Dixie even more.
"We're Saiyans. We're proud people with large appetites." Vegeta grumbled so she'd stop gawking.
"Oh. Oh, of course. I should've known that. We had a few different Saiyans come through a few months ago." Dixie said, having a lightbulb moment, this time, shocking Vegeta, Bulma, and Trunks.
"Well, I guess I'll put this order in for you." Dixie stated before walking away.
"Different Saiyans? The only Saiyans we know are us and Goku and his family and none of them have been out this way." Bulma stated, looking at Vegeta and Trunks.
"Not true. There's Cabbie and Collie, and their kids. Remember? They're the ones who made that wish all those years for there to be more Saiyans. Or for anyone who was part Saiyan to become full Saiyans." Trunks said, making a point.
"Right. But have they been out this way?" Bulma asked, looking at Trunks.
"I don't know; I don't think so." Trunks responded, shaking his head.
"Fire. Fire. Fire. Fire." Lily started mumbling and rocking again.
"Lily, what's wrong?" Trunks asked, concerned, removing her from her booster seat to let her sit on his knee.
"Hey, Nani, turn that up, would you?" A different customer called to a waitress or hostess standing on some kind of a stage.
The lady, Nani, sighed but turned the TV up.
Breaking News!
"Today is a sad day as Snake-Back hotel was set ablaze by two arsonists, who have been apprehended.
The fire was contained and put out about twenty minutes ago.
Firefighters have just exited the building and found that the fire was started on the second floor in Room D11.
We were told that the arsonists, a husband-and-wife team, purposely checked into that hotel in that precise room to get revenge on someone who did them wrong.
We have no info on the people staying in Room D10, but police have told us that the family didn't do what the husband and wife say they did.
From what I understand, the wife tried to adopt a child and separate it from its twin sibling. But the father decided he wanted to keep said children and kept the one child away from them.
However, the police have just informed us that that is not the case. The father of the twins just found out about them and traveled far to get to them.
Someone said something about him signing his rights away, but the father never did such a thing.
So as of this moment, until further notice, the unnamed family is safe." An announcer stated, giving whatever information he could until he was interrupted by the desk person who checked Bulma and family in and out.
"I know the family the husband and wife were after. They checked in a little over a week ago. They just checked out this morning. It started with the grandparents and three kids. And then a day later, another little child showed up. I overheard them talking while they were in the pool. Their son just found out he had twins that the mother kept from him. The mother was spiteful and on drugs and is now no longer among the living. A few days ago, the father and another child came with the grandparents and other children. They are a good family and I'm glad that my boss has limitations on how long one could stay here because I'd hate to see anything happen to those people. To the family: If you're out there and see or hear this, take care of each other and God bless you." The desk person explained without giving names.
"Well, there's that.
So far, there are no fatalities here at the Snake-Back hotel.
In an update on the tragic pileup that happened at 7:30 this morning on Highway M just east of North City:
The tragedy has traffic backed up as far as halfway to South City, a quarter of the way towards West City, most of East City, and pretty much all of North City.
It's so massive that outside help had to be called in.
Police, firefighters, and EMTs from North City, East City, South City, West City, and other surrounding areas have come to help.
No, not all police, firefighters, and EMTs from around have been dispatched because they are still needed in their home areas.
This is the worst tragic pileup in over fifty years.
As of this time, there are thirty injured, fifteen dead, and thirty-six missing.
I've just got an update on how the pileup started:
It started when a train malfunctioned and suddenly stopped on its tracks in the middle of the street.
A truck coming from the East carrying tree trunks for woodworkers and a truck coming from the West carrying metal spears and sheet metal lost control or couldn't stop in time and collided with the train.
Metals spears and sharpened tree trunks went flying, impaling objects, trees, vehicles, animals, and people.
From there, things just continued to get worse as cars, trucks, and other vehicles continued to collide with each other.
Click.
"Hey! I was watching that!" The customer from before yelled, annoyed.
"That's nice, Mick. There are children here; they don't need to be hearing any of this. Some of them are much too young. If you want to watch the news, you know what room you can go to. I don't care if you don't like it because it's smaller and there are a bunch of "idiots" in there. Mick, you're just as much an idiot as they are. And Nani, shame on you for obliging his request and turning it up; you know better!" An older-looking lady angrily stated, walking in with who looked like her husband.
The other customer, Mick, turned back to his food without another word.
"I apologize to all who have young children. Please, enjoy your meals. And if you do have young children, your bills will be cut in half." The man calmly announced before he and the lady disappeared.
"Hello, sorry about this. My name is Oak and I'm taking over for Dixie; she had an accident in the kitchen. To put simply, she slipped on some water and ended up with an arm in a deep fryer. But that's all I'll say about that. But anyway, my associates and I have your order. I have two sunny-side-up eggs with the nest of hash browns, bacon, two pieces of toast and some grapes?" A waiter, Oak, explained and then asked, walking over with a few other waiters.
"Yes, that's me." Bulma calmly stated.
"I also have Four slices of French toast, four waffles, both with syrup, scrambled eggs, bacon, a nest of hash browns, and apples. Is that correct?" Oak asked, holding a plate.
"Yeah, that's hers." Trunks replied, taking the plate, and set it in front of Teddy.
"And finally, I have four pancakes, three waffles, two pieces of French toast, four sausage patties, two hash brown patties, and a fruit salad containing strawberries, kiwis, bananas, oranges, and grapes. Yes?" Oak asked, looking at everyone.
"Yes." Trunks once again replied, this time setting the plate in Lily's spot; he then placed her in her booster seat and buckled her in.
"And then we have five Lumberjack breakfasts?" Oak asked.
"Yes, that's also correct." Trunks and Bulma replied before Vegeta could say anything.
"Ok. My associates will assist you with that. Have a lovely day and enjoy your food." Oak politely excused himself.
The Lumberjack breakfast, by the way, contains:
3 Sunny-side-up eggs 3 Poached eggs A side of scrambled eggs 4 Pancakes 4 Waffles 4 Pieces of French Toast 4 Sausage patties 6 Sausage links 6 Pieces of bacon A nest of hash browns 3 Hash brown patties 3 Pieces of toast A choice of fruit
"Oh, my Lord. I still don't understand how you can eat that much. I know I've only been a Saiyan for a few years, but I still can't eat that much." Bulma stated, looking at all that food.
"You weren't born a Saiyan. It's abundantly clear you weren't born a Saiyan because you don't have the right hair or eye color. It's also clear that Trunks and Bulla weren't born full Saiyans. But it is what it is. I loved you how you were before, and I love you now. I don't care what you are. Same with the kids; I love them no matter what. And I will fight to keep them safe." Vegeta explained before stating facts.
"Aww! We love you too!" Bulma happily exclaimed, hugging her husband.
"Gahh! Get off me, Woman! Not in public! Not this much!" Vegeta exclaimed, nearly yelling as he tried to get away from his wife.
As much as Vegeta loved Bulma, he wasn't a fan of glomping hugs in public places.
Hand holding?
Yes.
Simple hugs?
Sure.
Kissing?
Depends.
Surprise glomping hugs?
Absolutely not.
Those were Vegeta's rules.
How many did Bulma and the family follow?
None—especially the kids.
An Hour & A Half Later:
"Lily, why did you keep saying "fire" before?" Trunks quietly asked, looking at Lily.
She just stared at him, wide-eyed.
"Did you see a fire somewhere?" Trunks asked, only to receive the same wide-eyed stare.
"She has dreams or nightmares that come true. Sometimes they're right on and she can let someone know. Sometimes she sees them after something happens in a different area. Sometimes she knew when Mom was going to be angry before she was, and we were able to hide before that happened. Sometimes she was able to dodge some of Mom's attacks. When Mom's man friends would come over, Lily knew almost every time. There were a few times she didn't see and couldn't escape their wraths, but for the most part we stayed hidden. Fire could represent the fire at the hotel—and most likely is. However, a year ago, Mom got drunk and lit the shed out back on fire. Because of that, the kitchen also caught fire. One of Mom's man friend put it out right away though. He was the only nice, sensible one. But I don't think he likes kids because once he saw me and Lily, he took off." Elm explained, shocking everyone.
"So, she has psychic abilities then?" Bulma asked, looking at Lily.
"I guess so. They come and go; she can't control them." Elm answered.
"What's wrong, Baby?" Trunks asked, looking at an antsy Lily.
"Potty…" Lily answered right away.
"I have to go too." Teddy answered.
"Ok. We should probably all go before we leave. We have a long car ride home." Trunks instructed, looking at everyone.
Ten Minutes Later:
Everyone had used the bathroom, grabbed their cups and Lily's blanket, paid their bill, and then left to go home.
It was a quiet ride:
Lily fell asleep as soon as the van started moving
Elm fell asleep shortly after that
Teddy fell asleep about half an hour in
Kishu, as hard as he tried not to, fell asleep after an hour
Knickers read until he fell asleep after two hours
Trunks was thankful all the kids fell asleep; it made it easier to concentrate on the road.
As much as Trunks would've loved to talk one-on-one with Knickers, but couldn't because of how bad traffic.
Even the slightest distraction could cause another pileup that involved them.
Trunks wasn't going to risk that.
Knickers understood one hundred percent. But to be honest, he bought a new book and couldn't put it down.
Traffic was backed up for miles.
They were stuck in traffic for two hours alone before it let up. And even then, it took another hour and a half for them to get back home—to Bulma and Vegeta's for the night…