Jaden looks at the children playing around the neighborhood. But most of them are in their animal forms.
Children that hasn't been able to transform are no different from acting like a real animal. Jaden sighs and looks at his 'expensive' toy. How he wish he can return this useless thing to wherever it came from and bring his mother's money back.
"Jaden, what's wrong?" Joshua went near him.
"Uncle, where are you going? I want to go." Jaden hugs his leg.
Joshua looks at the boss.
Boss June nods.
"We are going to the dumpsite. You know when your mother first stay with us. We live there for 6 months. You are born in the dumpsite too. There's a huge typhoon and suddenly your mother wants to give birth to you. We can't go out the house so we have to help your mother give birth at home. He doesn't even have any pain relieving tool. He just drink a lot of alcohol that time so he won't feel the pain. I am the one whho first held you in my arms." Joshua said as if those are so far away now.
Jaden staggers and fall from Joshua's leg.
"Are you alright?" Joshua carries him in his arms then put him on June's back
Jaden sobs. "My mother is pitiful."
"Be good." June said.
"That's right. Be good to your mom. Grow up as a respecttable person for your mother. He experience so much for you." Joshua said and rubs his head. "Okay. Don't cry. Your mother didn't mind all the pain because he loves you."
Jaden didn't have this kind of mother before. He once again blame that body thief. If from the start his mother only been Jerome, then he would never have to experience what he experience in the past.
Jaden came with them in the dumpsite. Jaden was a beastman. So his heightened senses makes him unable to accept the smelly place.
Joshua laughs seeing Jaden in pain
"You will get use to the smell. You lived here for 6 months so Im sure."
Jaden doesn't think so. His eyes waters in pain and he keep sneezing and sniffling.
After just 20 minutes, Jaden adjusted and doesn't feel that the place is that smelly.
He is amaze how his senses was destroyed by this place. And to think his mother lived here...eat here....gave birth here....Once they return he will asks his father to turn this place to a paradise park. This place should be full of kid happily playing. Because this is where he was born.
He was reborn here.
Jaden smiles.
"Jaden, can you stay here for a while? We heard they are some possible pirates on the pirates grave hills." Joshua said, he sounds excited.
Jaden nods. The hill is far from here so he is not afraid.
Jaden is bored waiting so he went tonthe mountain of trash. He grabs an old toy that is no longer recognizable and slowly...and idea occurs to him.
Jaden excitedly gather some parts and grabs the old radio. Jaden learns engineering before. He can make an alternation and use his child quantum bracelet to make a phone to contact others.
Jaden finally gather all he needs but he collapsed. He forgot he still doesn't have any contact information.
"Oh What happen to you Jaden? You look dirty." Joshua laughs.
When Jaden turns around to apologize he saw Joshua with clothes dripping with blood.
He gapes.
. . .
"......." Jerome looks at the three who is obviously wearing different clothes when they left.
"We got dirty." Joshua explained.
"Oh? I heard you found some pirates?" Cello rushes.
"There's pirates?" Jerome asks.
"They are pirates that are hiding from the law. They have some jewelries but its not much because they spent a lot in hiding. Well I can't blame them. It was the Duke of Wrose who is chasing you, even I would be shaking in fear." Joshua said.
Jerome and Jaden both feels proud. They smile at each other. Jerome frowns. And feel that he is acting weird.
. . . . Jerome stood up and walks to their bedroom. At this time, Jerome always start his online program. Jaden followed him.
"What's wrong baby?"
"Mom, I want to hear you working." Jaden blinks his lomg thick eye lashes with a pleading gaze toward Jerome.
Jerome lips twitch and hugs Jaden from his cuteness.
Jerome carried him and put him to bed.
"Mom will work here so don't be noisy okay? You can also hear a bedtime story from Mom." Jerome piched Jaden's chubby cheek and prepare his quantum device and the materials he needs.
"Mom what story are you going to read?"
"It's about a lion King "
"A Lion is a lazy Clan. How are they going to rule as a king?" Jaden frowns.
Jerome was taken aback. "Well, Lion is the king of the jungle."
Jaden snorts. How are those things be a king? Tigers are stronger than a lion!
"I don't like this story. Make it a tiger King." Jaden said.
Jerome chuckles. His son is a tiger, ofcourse it will favor a tiger more than a lion.
"Okay. Mom will change the book but I need time to change it. How about we change a story about a monkey and a turtle."
Jaden hasn't heard a lot of bedtime stories. So he doesn't know that all his mother's bedtime stories are unique and first heard in the whole Universe 32.
"Good evening, Night listeners. I am your story teller, Jerome. Tonight, I am with my child so if you hear a child's voice, it was him. He wanted to listen to the stories with everyone. I hope you don't mind."
Jerome opens the books and there is a monkey and a turtle on the front page with a banana tree in the middle..
"The story is based on original story about the Monkey and a turtle written by Jose Rizal."
Flip the page.
"Once upon a time, there were two good friends. The monkey and the turtle. They lived in the forest near a river. One day the two friends decides to go to the river for a swim and find a banana tree wash in the river side."
Jaden is watching his mother at first. He is amazed how the change of tone can make a voice so lovely and charming. He always thought Elian's voice is ugly and full of malice but it wasn't his voice that is ugly, it was the words and tone he uses. The truth was. It was such a nice voice.
"The banana tree is tall and on top of it has some banana flowers blooming to be a fruit. Because of greed the monkey suggested this, "Good friend, we should split the banana tree in half. You take the lower part and I will take the upper part." The monkey said. He already saw the fruits of the banana from the flowers. It will surely grow faster than the roots. "But your part is better and bigger and it has big leaves and fruits. Mine is ugly and it has no leaves." The turtle said complaining. "Ofcourse I should get the bigger one, I am strong and carrying it.You should let me have it." The monkey insists and they split the banana tree." Though a bit regretful the turtle has no choice but to comply.
Jerome looks at the messages. It was praising the monkey for being clever. He smiles helplessly. Even his son is thinking that the monkey did well in choosing but that he is a bit greedy. They should just plant the whole tree together and split the fruit.
Jerome smiles.
"After a while the monkey is shocked, he make sure to plant the banana tree well and water it everyday. But the banana never grow and the flower wilted and die. How sad is the monkey. He can't help but cry."
Jerome made a sobbing noise. Jaden looks at him seriously. Jerome smiles and make a quiet sign with a smile.
"When the monkey come to visit his friend turtle, he saw his part of the ugly banana tree is now tall and beautiful. There are plenty of fruits with green and yellow fruits. The monkey is so amaze thay he rubs his eyes and take another look."
Jaden gaping reaction satisfy Jerome, he continues.
"The monkey feels that the turtle cheat him. But instead of complaining he comes and praise his friend. "Your tree is now tall and sturdy. And the fruits are plenty. They must be delicious." The monkey said. The turtle smiles and then become sad. "The tree is too tall for me. I can't reach them. If you help me climb the tree I will share some to you." The turtle said. The monkey agreed and climb. But when he was on the top, he sees thr delicious bananas and become greedy again. He eats the ripe banana and only throw the green banana to the turtle. The turtle get mad as he saw the ripe banana peeling falling in the ground one after another. The monkey happily eats and eats."
Jaden frowns. What a horrible monkey! Monkey can't be trusted!
A/N:
Hahahahha
Im year of the monkey. Chill Jaden. Hahahahha