The Strange Children

Disclaimer: I do not claim to own Mainframe Ent. or its characters. In fact, the original idea for this came from Hanako's page, so don't sue me, sue her!

“He dumped me!” Kamali screamed as she sat down at the breakfast.

I’m sorry about that, honey.” Dot said as she glanced up at her daughter. “Talk to Linda about it, would you?”

The girl sitting across from Kamali looked up from her book, a slightly disgusted look on her face. Kamali turned to her sister and began talking about her latest boyfriend who dumped her for a size three senior. Linda ignored her and moved closer to her book.

Sitting next to Kamali was a younger boy, only about 1.4. In front of him sat a plate loaded with waffles. Murry listened to her intently while eating them.

“Alden! Ebony! Get down here now!” Dot yelled as she began to pack lunches.

Slowly, a short, black haired girl crawled down the steps. A walrus beanie baby with a chainsaw strapped to it sat on her back as she crawled to the table.

“Ebony, get Shoku off your back and eat breakfast. "Alden!” Dot yelled as without looking up.

Dot set a lunch box in front of Murry. He opened it checking inside to make sure his mother packed waffles and syrup. Satisfied, he closed the box.

Dot slowly approached Ebony and sat a lunchbox in front of her. She back away slowly. Ebony looked at the lunch box for a nano and then clutched to her chest, trembling as if ready to kill anyone who came near her. After a few micros passed, she slowly peeked in the box and left the table.

“Alden!” Dot yelled up the stairs once more.

She stepped behind a now sobbing Kamali. Slowly, Dot patted her daughter’s shoulder and set lunch money in front of her. The girl continued to cry.

“ALDEN!” Dot screamed and turned to her husband. “Bob, go drag your son downstairs, now!”

Bob, seeing how aggravated Dot was, ran upstairs to get Alden. A few moments later, a tall figure ran down the stairs while pushing his glasses up onto his face.

“Hi mom!” He said and kissed Dot on the cheek. He quickly grabbed a lunch from the counter. “Bye mom!” And with that ran out the door.

Dot shook her head and turned to Linda. “Go before he leaves without you.”

Linda nodded, pushing her own glasses onto her face. She closed her book and placed it in her back pack. Grabbing a lunch, she walked out the door.

Dot leaned down next to Kamali and whispered in her ear. “I’m sorry about Tom but you need to get to school young lady.”

Kamali turned to glare at her mother through her tears. She grabbed the money and with a dramatic toss of her long green hair, grabbed Murry’s wrist and dragged him out of the house.

* * *

In class, no one tried to go down the center row off the desk. Two desks were moved together, one held Ebony, the other held Shoku, furry defender of justice. Ebony sat in her chair and trembled.

She leaned down to Shoku, placing her ear next to the chainsaw, she nodded and resumed staring at nothing.

The teacher came in and announced a Pop Quiz. Slowly, he handed out the test and told them to begin. Ebony glanced around the room and stopped. Her eyes widened slightly as she grabbed Shoku and jumped onto her desk.

“SHOKU, FURRY DEFENDER OF JUSTICE! YOU SHALL DO YOUR WORK!” She jumped onto several other desk until she reached one in the back. “YOU CHEATER! SHOKU SHALL PUNISH YOU!”

The teacher pulled up a vid window. Several micros later two binomes dressed in suits with name tags announcing them as ‘Counselors’ arrive. The slowly coaxed Ebony off the desk and out of the class.

* * *

Meanwhile in a nearby bathroom...

“He left me!” She wailed, tears flowing down her cheeks.

There were several gasps and the sound of lipsticks falling into the sink as girls crowded around the tragic Kamali.

“That dipswitch!” One girl muttered.

A purple sprite with blond hair stepped forward, placing an arm around Kamali’s shoulders.

“Its okay, sugah. Tom was nothin’ but a ASCII hole anyhow. You shouldna worry your purty little head about it, okay, honey?” Raine asked as she looked into Kamali’s soulful brown eyes.

Kamali nodded softly as the other girls in the classroom gathered around her to offer comfort.

* * *

Meanwhile in a nearby chemistry lab...

Linda smiled as she poured the liquid into the beaker. Softly, she chanted under her breath: “Kamy wasn’t a chemist and so she’s a chemist no more, what Kamy thought was H2O was H2SO4!”

She slowly looked over the test tubes in her rack before picking one. “This should do it!”

She pulled the cork out of the test tube. She poured it into the beaker and smiled to herself. She then finally looked at the label off the test tube.

“Oh, FAQ! Everybody duck!” She yelled as she ducked underneath her table.

The explosion was heard throughout the school.

* * *

Meanwhile in Floating Point Park...

Alden was purposely skipping school. He had gotten the chance of a file existence to study a spotted null that second and refused to give it away. And later, after the returned the null to Lost Angles to give it back to the virus who had loaned them it, they were hosting a demonstration in Baudway.

His mother wouldn’t be too mad.

* * *

After school that second...

“You got suspended again?” Dot asked Linda as she handed the note to her mother.

“It was only a little explosion!” Linda protested.

“A LITTLE? Child, you go up to your room and don’t come down until I say so.” Dot yelled at her daughter.
Linda stormed up the stairs slamming the door on her way into her room.

Kamali walked in slowly, a slightly bemused expression on her.

“Mom, after all this relationships with those loser guys I have discovered something.” Kamali said with a smile.

“And what is that?” Dot asked quietly, worried about Linda.

“I’m gay!” Kamali, beautiful, tall, sexy Kamali, said as she looked behind her. “Mom, meet my girlfriend, Raine Tracer.”

The purple skinned sprite came in the door, placing a kiss on Kamali’s lips. She turned to Dot.

“Hello Mrs. Guardian (Authors Note: I hate doing this in the middle of a story, but for all those who’re curious. No I’m not going to think of some lame ass last name for Bob an’ Dot.)” Raine said with a smile.

Dot sighed softly as Kamali and her girlfriend ran upstairs to Kamali’s room. She peeked out the window. Alden stood with a group, in the middle of the street, as the waved signs around and yelled. She sighed once more and cupped her head in her hands.

Bob joined her a few micros later as a vid window appeared.

“Mr. and Mrs. Guardian?”(Author:I said NO!) Asked the binome. Ebony sat in a straight jacket beside him, Shoku on her shoulder.

“Yes?” Asked Dot as she glanced at her daughter.

“Ebony disrupted class once again today.” The binome announced leaning forward. “We would like to suggest that we transfer Ebony to a psychiatric hospital.”

“But-” Dot started to say as Ebony jumped forward and at the vid window. Her head filled the window.

“Ice cream....ice cream...where’s MY cow mommy?” She screamed at them as several binomes in white coats came to restrain her.

“Send us the paperwork.” Said Bob as he glanced at Dot. Dot nodded silently.

Hexadecimal, watching all this on her mirror, shudders.

Murry came down the stairs slowly.

“Mom, are we having waffles for dinner. I really want waffles for dinner. Please?” He asked quickly.

Dot, who rarely lost her temper. Screamed in frustration as she ran upstairs. A few micros later she came downstairs carrying a suitcase.

“Bob, I’m taking a vacation. WATCH THE CHILDREN!!!”

* * *

Twenty hours later...

Alden entered the Guardian Academy straight out of high school. After three hours of superb guardian work, he left his job and joined a group of eco-terrorists.

Murry is 3.4 and still single. He never gave up his obsession with waffles. Some believe this is why he’s still single.

Kamali dated Raine until her she turned 2.1 when they got married. They currently have one adopted daughter and are living with their lover in another system.

Ebony was never let out of the hospital. Currently she is the oldest patient in the hospital. Shoku, furry defender of justice was soon joined by Markia, horned lover of Shoku and Bubbles winged evil villain of evilness.

Linda went to the Guardian Academy for the academics. Graduated valedictorian. She studied deadly species for awhile before conquering her first system with her null/web creature/ viral crossbreed THINGS. She currently has taken over twenty-two systems and destroyed her brother’s eco-terrorist group.

Dot never returned home. Bob is still looking for her. If you have seen a strained COMMAND.COM lately, please contact us. She is green, with titanium green hair. She has purple eyes and is about 5’5”. She was last seen wearing a yellow sundress. If you have seen her please call 1-800-COMMAND-DOT-COM. Thank you.
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