{note another short chapter, hope you like it. Also if see mistake let me know so I can fix. Oh thanks for the powerstones. I have no clue what they do, but thanks.}
When I finally got back to the orphanage, I was happy. Well..as happy as I could be in my situation. I had a feeling that the contract would go through, or at least I hope it would. With the sewing machine I could start actually making Pokémon, and other toys. By doing this my goal was to stop Sawyer.
As much as I hated this place, and the ones responsible for turning kids into monster, I knew I couldn't do anything about it. It had been one of those things where your mind says something, and your heart tell you another thing.
I reasoned while writing the contract that if I could the company some money, then maybe they will kick 'the doctor' to the street corner. Sigh, to be honest the only reason I started making pokemon was because of Sam.
She didn't like the toys here, or any of the ones available at the Toy Store. When we first got together I draw a bad version of Pikachu, which Sam fell in love with. She wanted me to make it, in real life. I couldn't say no to a little girl, and the 'puppy eyes' face she made. So, we started working on making it, which made her all the more happy.
The other kids saw my drawing and wanted me to make other monsters too. Which, in turn lead the creation of Pokemon. That too, lead to the creation of 'Story' time. Where I would tell the kids the stories of the shows, movies, and cartoons of the characters that I liked.
Speaking of which, I need to get ready for 'Story' time. I just have to remember everything I knew about that movie 'Leo and Stitch'.
As I thought about how I was going to tell the story, what voices to use, and all of that stuff. I noticed the kids starting to gather in our usual place. It was the lounge area of "Home Sweet Homes". The lounge area only had a few couches, but had grown into something bigger as time went on.
I could see the younger kids, and some of the older kids getting excited when they saw me enter the room and walk to my spot.
I cleared my throat to get their attention.
"Alright. Alright. Everyone settle down, please settle down. No butts in the air or..in space. Gravity doesn't work like that Tyler. Okay okay Now who is ready for a story."
The kids got crazy, and a little silly but it was all good. I was going to start but someone said
"Is it true…that you failed the games Max"
"Yeah. Tell us what happened"
"Ryan said you weren't that good, and that the grown ups had to help you"
"Yeah..Yeah. I did promise you guys I would answer questions Okay, Before story time I will tell you."
I held up my fingers one by one and told them
"One! I pass the test. Two! The reason why it took me so long was because I was talking to the adults. And, finally Three! I was able to make a deal with the adults about letting Ma-Mommy Log Legs, Kissy Missy and PJ to come here and play with us on certain days"
"WOW!"
"Really!"
"I love Mommy. She is nice to me. I had her a picture and she told me that it was the best one"
"Settle down now. They will start coming soon, maybe even tomorrow. So, be on your best behavior so that way the adults can keep their promise. Now story time!"
The story went as I suspected it would, which was pretty good. The entertainment in this time wasn't that good. The cartoons were 'Smiling Critters' and some other boring stuff. Most of the kids didn't even bother watching the shows.
There was one show that I didn't mind watching called 'My good neighbor' it was an okay kid show that didn't really do much, besides teach kids to be nice and talk about their feelings.
"AND THEN! When Stitch saved Leo the big boss Alien came down to earth. She looked at stitch, and….cuffed him. He was going to go to jail with his creator."
"NNNOOOOO!!!!"
"BUT!!! When Stitched accepted his punishment he told the big boss alien that he wanted to say goodbye to his family. The first family he ever had. Touch by this the big boss alien, decided that this family and place was where he belong to. With his little weird sister, and their big sister too. The big boss alien SAID! "You have found a place here. A family here so from now on you will stay and be known as PROTECTOR Stitch!" The super big meany alien wasn't happy so he tried to fight back, but failed. He was sent to alien jail. The story ends with Leo, Stitch, their big sister, and their new family hugging each other and finally….going home. The end"
"AGAIN! AGAIN!"
"Why was the super big alien sent away, he was just doing his job?"
"MAX.Max.Max. can you make stitch like you did with the other pokemon?"
"Yeah. Your right Frank. Max. Please you have to make stitch."
"Okay..Okay. I will when I finish the other stuff with Sam. You all know that I have been working with Sam to make pokemon. Sam and I are almost done. Please do not bug or bother Sam about it. Y`all know how she gets. AND! Yes I will make stitch later. I promise, no Tyler I will not make a fart promise"
With story time completed, and the kids satisfied I made my way to the little girl in the corner of the room, Sam. She was quiet, and didn't do much beside just stand there. When she saw that I had finished, she got excited.
"Can we finish?"
"Yes. Sam. We can finish it today."
"YEA!" She squealed, which was a sound I hated that kids made. But, I didn't say anything about it too her.
We made our way to the girl's side of the dorm. But, on our way we ran into the DnD group. Darren, Jeffrey, James and Barry. It was funny to see but they were always together in a group, with James getting arguments with Darren and Jeffrey and with Barry kind of just following along. I did play DnD a few times with them, but had to stop when James and I got into a fight about undead.
He said, which in his defense the rule book stated the same thing, that undead die if they are hit in the head. I said, which I didn't tell him I fight undead, that was wrong and nothing actually killed an undead. We got into a heated argument, which caused me to leave. I didn't actual hate him or his group but it was just a kind of an annoying thing. Like how paintball or airsoft players will try to be 'cool' and talk like they know about guns. Or the worse talk about how it feels to be tactical or in a fire fight. It was just a frustrating thing to deal with.
We made up not long after that argument, and I did help them with money a few times. I also got them not to be the 'unpopular' group. So, it was all good.
"Escorting girls now Max. Next time we see you, you might get married" Darren teased. I still didn't know or not but still felt that he was gay. I tried to ask him about it, but it didn't go anywhere. I forgot how this time period was towards homosexuals, which was kind of sad in my opinion.
"Sam and me." I said and looked at her. She tried to hide her face when I looked at her. She was a little girl, and I wasn't about that life. I was sticking to older women thank you very much. Not only that, but this body wasn't even at that age yet.
"No, we are just friends" I continued
"Just friends. A boy and a girl, just friends. You mean boyfriend and girlfriend." Said Jeffrey
"Hmm…nope. Just friends"
"This boyfriend, girlfriend thing doesn't matter when we are finally at the end of the campaign against the evil demonic lord and his horde of undead. Which I must state for the record….Does in fact die when injured….Max" said James
"Okay..Okay. Don't want to keep you guys. Me and Sam have to go to. Good talking to you guys"
"See you later Max"
"Yeah. See you guys later" I waved them goodbye and looked at Sam who`s face was red. Girls I thought to myself, with a sigh
"Sam, we are just friends okay."
"O-Okay, but you are a boy, and my friend. Doesn't that make us boyfriend and girlfriend…are we going to get married???"
"No. I mean..please don't cry. That is in the future. A long time in the future. Like a million years, in the future. We will be friends though I promise"
We finally got to our little area, and started working on the pokemon. It didn't take long to finish and we finally after a few days of this completed Pikachu. He wasn't as good as I would have wanted him to be but, it was close enough. He had the red cheek, tail, and overall body shape right. I didn't like the fat Pikachu, so I slimmed him down like his creators did in the future or my prior life.
"This is amazing. I love it" Sam said while holding and cuddling the Pikachu.
"I am glad you like it Sam. You can help me make other pokemon too if you want. I also need to make stitch, baby shark, and others. Would you like to help me with it?"
"YES!"
The 10 minute announcement came. I told Sam goodbye, and also told her to show her friends and not to hog Pikachu. Telling her that Pikachu likes to make friends, she agreed and went on her way.
It didn't take long for me to get back to the room, and do my nightly routine. Which was me setting my bed, slowly making my way to the vents, and monitoring CatNap. For a thing that looks like it wouldn't be able to, Catnap can move…well like a cat.
It was strange to see him do it, but he did and he could. Catnap didn't pause or freeze so I already knew where he would go. I saw the staff members following close behind him. There was a few new people, which I marked. They seemed more professional than the other ones. And, I noted based on their movement had military training.
As a veteran it was easy to spot another veteran. They moved, acted, and paid attention to things other people would either miss or not focus on. They were better, so I needed to be better and more cautious.
My traps didn't work to slow them down, and unfortunately some of the kids were taken. I wanted to rush in and fight but knew that was pointless. I just hoped that my contract would at least help them later, even if just a little bit.