Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ Here we go Again! ❯ The third birthday or the Easter story ( Chapter 3 )

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It was a normal afternoon on April nineteenth. Thunder, Cristie and Kurama would be three by
the next morning. All three of them had separate interests hence their nicknames, Thunder
enjoyed building and taking things apart so he was sometimes called Thunder the mechanic,
Kurama was the artist, he could make sketches quickly so he was sometimes called Kurama the
artist(obviously), and Cristie loved stuffed animals, she had all kinds of them, bears, ducks,
alligators, you name it, she was sometimes called Cristie the doll collector even though she
didn't have dolls. All three of them were looking forward to the visit of their favorite
grandfather, Shadow. Thunder and his younger siblings were walking down the hall to the
kitchen to sneak something from the refrigerator when they noticed their mother and father in
the living room.

"I'll bet the kids are exited about Shadow coming."Burlow said.

"Yeah, I'll bet they are, but knowing dad, he's probably exited too."Maria replied.

Maria leaned over and kissed Burlow on the cheek, Burlow looked into her elegant blue eyes. He leaned over and returned the kiss to his spouse.

"EEEW, GROSS!!!"all three siblings exclaimed at the same time.

"Wha... Alright, all of you, outside!"Maria yelled.

Thunder, Kurama and Cristie all went outside and climbed into the sand box.

"I can't believe mommy and daddy did that! Wait 'till grandpa hears this."Thunder said while
building a sand castle.

"Aw, common, bro, it's not that gross."Kurama replied, drawing in the sand with a stick.

"I think Thunder's right, that was gross."Cristie said.

"What do you think grandpa will give us for our birthday?"Kurama asked.

"I don't know but grandpa always does give the best presents."Cristie replied.

The three siblings continued to play in the sand until their mother called them in.
Their favorite grandfather was waiting for them at the front door.

"GRANDPA!!!"the triplets yelled as they ran over to their grandfather.

"Hello, everybody."Shadow said as he patted his grandsons on the head and
kissed his granddaughter on the forehead.

"Grandpa, I built another robot while you were away!"Thunder said happily.

"Oh really?"Shadow asked.

Thunder nodded.

"I also drew a picture that mommy says is really good."Kurama held out a black and white sketch.

Shadow looked at the sketch, it was a picture of Maria, a pretty good sketch for a two- almost three-
year old.

"That's really something."Shadow said.

Kurama blushed a little bit.

"I've got something for you guys."Shaodw handed his grandchildren each a small package.

"Ooh. Mommy, can we open them?"Kurama asked.

"What do you think, Maria?"Burlow asked.

"Well their birthday isn't until tomorow but... ah, what the hell. Go ahead, kids."Maria said.

"YAAAY"all three siblings yelled.

Thunder carelessly ripped through the wrapping paper and gasped at what he saw.
He read the label out loud.

"Build it yourself robot toy. WOW, THANKS, GRANDPA!!!"Thunder said, thinking of the
possabilities with this toy.

Kurama was more careful while opening his present, he was also happy with what he got.

"Colored pencils, I've been wanting some of these. Thanks grandpa."Kurama said.

He grabbed his sketch and started to color on it, the sound of a chainsaw could be heard while
led and graphite flew everywhere. Kurama showed the sketch, it was perfectly colored but it had steam coming from the paper.

Cristie tore the wrapping paper off in one swipe, she found a Shadow doll witch was just about the only kind of stuffed animal she didn't have. She closed her eyes and hugged the doll around the neck.

"So do you like them?"Shadow asked.

"WE LOVE THEM!!!"all three siblings exclaimed.

Burlow and Maria heard the doorbell ring, a postman was at the door. When Burlow returned, he had a cardboard box.

"Who's it from?"Maria asked.

"It's from my parents."Burlow replied.

Burlow and Maria went upstairs and left Shadow in charge of the triplets. Shadow took them to the living room.

"Grandpa, I'm tired."Cristie said as she leaned against Shadow's ankle.

Shadow picked her up and she closed her eyes, sucking her thumb and slightly drooling on Shadow's shoulder.

"Does anybody else want a ride?"Shadow asked.

"Nah, we don't need to be carried like a baby."Thunder replied.

"Hey, that's not nice. She's the youngest one of us."Kurama protested.

"Yeah, by an hour and twenty minutes for you and two hours and fourty minutes for me."

The hedgehogs sat down on the couch.

"Grandpa, why is Kurama white?"Cristie asked sleepily.

"Because he's an albino."Shadow said.

"An al- what?"Kurama asked.

"An albino, the reason his fur is white is because he has no pigmant in his fur. Your grandmother was an albino."Shadow said.

"Are we gonna do something tomorow?"Thunder asked.

"Tell me, do you know what tomorow is?"Shadow asked.

"Our birthday?"Kurama asked.

"Yes, but it's also Easter."

"What's Easter?"Cristie asked.

"Easter is a holiday that celebrates the day Jesus resurected. Do you want to hear the story?"

"Yeah."the triplets said.

"Well, Jesus, the son of our maker, went from his home up to a place called Jerusilum. Many people greated him happily but there were some people who wished to hurt him. Durring his travels, Jesus gathered some desiples. One night, they were celebrating something called passover. While doing so, Jesus spoke that one of his desiples would betray him. That night, somebody came and arrested Jesus, the people had decided to crusify him."

"What does that mean?"

"It's when somebody nails you to a big cross until you die. They indeed nailed him to a cross but above his head, they put a sign that said 'King of the Jews'. After he died, they put him in a cave and sealed the entrance with a boulder. Three days later, they discovered that Jesus' body was gone, they suddenly found him alive and well. Ever since then, we've celebrated that day witch we know as Easter, some older kids get candy IF they're good."

The triplets were almost asleep when Shadow was finished, Cristie was still asleep on Shadow's shoulder, Kurama was lying on his stomach and Thunder was sleeping while sitting up.

"Common, guys, let's get you to bed."Shadow picked up the boys and brought them upstairs.

The three of them all shared the same bedroom. Thunder's side of the room had action figures and robots on the shelves, Kurama's side had all kinds of sketches and drawings hung on the wall and Cristie's side had shelves and shelves of stuffed animals. Shadow put the boys in their beds and then brought Cristie to her bed.

"Goodnight, my favorite granddaughter."Shadow said.

"Grandpa, I'm your only granddaughter."Cristie replied.

Shadow tucked her in and then gave her the Shadow doll, Cristie held the doll close and went to sleep. Shadow kissed her on the cheek and walked back downstairs while thinking about how much Cristie was like Maria when she was three.

This epilogue will be continued.