In-Laws
Chapter 4: Shocking Revelations – Part One
Summer was almost over, which meant school would be starting again. While many kids and teenagers were usually upset by this, Tuck wasn't. The end of summer meant that his girlfriend, Sarah Lee, aka Sheldon's sister, would be returning from summer science camp. Particularly today.
When she was little, Sarah and Sheldon's parents split up, later divorcing, with their mother taking their daughter and moving them out of Tremorton while Sheldon stayed with his father. A couple of years earlier, Sarah and her mother moved back, and Sheldon introduced his little sister to Tuck, who was around the same age as her. She'd been Tuck's first crush, and he'd gone on his first date with her. She was the first person he kissed and has been his first and current girlfriend.
Tuck had missed her a lot over the summer and would have gone with her if the science camp had allowed anyone with his barely passable grades to attend. So, the two had stayed in touch via letters, text messages, phone calls, and the occasional Zoom.
Now summer was a few days from over, the science camp had ended, and Tuck was stoked to see his girlfriend again, especially now that they could go to high school together.
After the disaster of his parents' return and the tragedy of learning that his mother would become his teacher—every high school student's worst nightmare—Tuck was eager to leave the house and wait for his beloved at the bus stop. He'd even done the corny romantic thing and bought her favourite flowers and chocolates before arriving at the bus stop.
The camp bus arrived on time. Tuck's heart began to beat faster than a drum being played in a drum solo.
Young teens around Tuck's age, and within a few years, younger and older, began filing out of the bus. Tuck's eyes were practically glued to the door as more and more teens got out, waiting for Sarah to be the next one he saw.
Suddenly, time froze as Tuck finally saw a cute, short-cut, black-haired girl with freckles on her cheeks. She wore a red and white camp t-shirt with a short maroon skirt that showed off her skinny yellow-whitish legs. She had on a smile that could warm the heart of even Vexus—and made Tuck's heart pound faster than usual.
He hadn't realized it until after she'd left for camp. Throughout the summer, Tuck had missed her every single moment, which made him see that he was, in fact, in love with Sarah. And he planned to tell her this today. He was willing to tell her this the moment they reached each other, not caring that they were surrounded by so many other teens with phones that could post their lovey-dovey moment in front of the whole world.
But then another teen came off of the bus behind Sarah. A tan-skinned and muscular teen with chocolate brown hair that ended just above his shoulder blades. He wore the same camp shirt as Sarah and all the other campers, along with ripped jeans. Upon getting out of the vehicle, he grabbed Sarah's hand and kissed it, making the girl blush and giggle while Tuck felt a surge of anger within him.
The sappy romantic feelings he felt replaced with fury as he stomped over to the bus, shouting at the creep who'd kissed his girlfriend's hand.
"Hey, you! Get your hands off my girl!"
Sarah and her "friend" then noticed Tuck and their happy expressions were replaced by surprised looks.
"Oh… uh… Tuck…" Sarah stuttered. "I… I didn't expect to see you here. I thought we would meet up at Mezmer's later today."
"I wanted to surprise you," Tuck said, presenting the flowers and chocolates he'd gotten for her. "And yet I ended up being the one to get surprised. Who is this guy? And why was he kissing your hand?" he demanded.
This, especially the gifts, made Sarah and her "friend" feel awkward. It took several minutes, but eventually, Sarah began to explain herself.
"This is Alejandro," she greeted.
"Hola Tuck," Alejandro said in a warm, Spanish accent that somehow warmed Tuck's heart. Which only confused him as he was still pissed off at the dude for kissing his girlfriend's hand.
"Hola back to you too," he said awkwardly before his tone returned to anger. "Now, why were you kissing my girlfriend's hand?"
"Because that is what boyfriends do with their girlfriends," Alejandro explained. Not realizing what he said was like a triggering bomb that caused Tuck to drop the chocolates and flowers while his mouth dropped wide open and his eyes swelled to the size of frisbees.
"Boyfriend?! Girlfriend?!" Tuck flabbergasted.
Seeing the shock in Tuck's voice, Alejandro looked at Sarah, who blushed awkwardly in return. "You didn't tell him?"
"I thought it'd be better to tell him in person," Sarah explained.
This made Tuck twitch several times before he recomposed himself and replied while crossing his arms. "Tell me what?"
A long, awkward silence followed. Sarah fidgeted with her fingers as she tried to best say this without hurting Tuck too much. Of course, at this point, the damage was already done. When she realized this, she figured she might as well rip off the bandaid. "Tuck, I'm sorry. But Alejandro isn't just a friend. He's my new boyfriend!"
Back at the Wakeman residence, Jenny and Brad were about to receive their own shocking revelation: their mother and mother-in-law, Dr. Nora Wakeman, had finally figured out the cause of Jenny's malfunctions.
"First, let me just say that I did not come to this conclusion lightly. It was quite the shock, but it made some sense considering how you two are married and thus… sexually active." The last part caused both her daughter and son-in-law to blush.
"Mom!" Jenny groaned.
"Alright. Alright," Nora replied before continuing. "Anyway, just remember now that this is not ordinary for robots. Then again, you, XJ-9, have never been an ordinary robot. I also reran the tests multiple times, and I didn't accept the results even then. It was only after I gained additional data from tests I would normally not do. And I even called in an old friend who's more familiar with the results. Who has assured me he'll keep his mouth shut tight about what he has confirmed. Seeing as how-"
"Hey, Nora, could you get to the point?" Brad asked, feeling a bit annoyed by his mother-in-law's stalling.
"I agree with my Bradykins, Mom," Jenny concurred, annoyed with her mother. "What is wrong with me?"
"Sigh... Jenny, you're-" Before Nora could explain, the doorbell rang repeatedly.
Figuring that whoever was at the door wouldn't leave until someone at least answered, Nora decided to see who was there. "I'll be right back. Stay here, and try not to puke oil," she instructed as she left the lab, leaving her annoyed daughter and son-in-law to themselves.
The newlyweds groaned. This was by far the worst of all the times for someone to come to the door. It was bad enough that they'd come back from their honeymoon and had to deal with Brad's rude and neglectful parents, but the start of these strange malfunctions made the situation worse. And the way Nora tried to ease them before giving them the big news about the cause of the malfunctions only made them worry even more.
Jenny began pacing the lab while Brad watched her worrisomely. He hated to see her upset.
Knowing that his mother-in-law had a habit of taking forever to answer the door, Brad came up with an idea to pass the time and help relax his wife. "Wanna make out?" he suggested.
This brought a smile to Jenny's face. "Always," she smirked.
Zooming over to her husband, the robotic wife/superhero wrapped her metal arms around him and locked lips with him in a passionate makeout session.
Tuck's love life is a subplot I decided to add to the mix.
Also, Alejandro is based on a character of the same name from the hit series Total Drama. In the series, Alejandro is known for stealing other people's girlfriends or crushes. They share a Spanish background and physical appearance, except for their clothes.
Sorry for the delay in posting this newest chapter. I've been preoccupied with a Star Wars project I'll begin posting on May 4th. So, if you're interested in Star Wars or know someone who is, be sure to watch my profile for the posting of a new Star Wars fanfic. I won't give any details, but the profile picture has a teenage Anakin Skywalker on it.