Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ Here we go Again! ❯ Thunder, you have to take a bath! ( Chapter 4 )

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Morning had finally come, Thunder, Kurama and Cristie were now three years old.

"*Yawn* Thunder, wake up!"Cristie said excitedly.

"Mph, what do you want?"Thunder asked from under the covers.

"Don't you remember what today is?"

"No."

Cristie started jumping on Thunder's bed.

"GET OFF MY BED!!!"Thunder pulled the blanket from under Cristie's feet, causing her to fall
of the bed.

Cristie started to shed tears after being yelled at by her brother.

"Cristie, I'm sorry."Thunder apologized.

"Where's Kurama?"Cristie asked.

"He's in bed, like I COULD be had you not woken me up."

"No, he's not."

Thunder and Cristie walked down the hall and found Kurama asleep next to Maria, the two
siblings climbed up on the bed and lay down next to their mother as well. Cristie broke the
silence by shaking Kurama awake.

"Kurama, it's our birthday."Cristie said.

"Really?"Kurama asked, half-asleep.

"Yeah, grandpa told us that he would take us to the sprint races today!"

"Yeah, that's right! And Daddy's ganna teach us how to swim."

Maria was awakened by their high- pitched voices.

"What are you doing up so early?"Maria asked.

"We were too exited about today to sleep."Cristie replied.

The front door opened, Burlow had come home from work and could spend the whole day off.


Maria and the triplets went downstairs to greet Burlow.

"Daddy, when are we ganna go to the swimming center?"Cristie asked, her brown and red eyes
sparkling.

"As soon as everybody's ready. In the mean time, you three need to get a bath before you go
anywhere."Burlow replied.

Burlow and Maria hauled the three up and put them in the tub, Thunder didn't like the feel of
warm water and always struggled whenever he was given a bath while Kurama and Cristie loved
it.

"Kurama, lean your head back so I don't get soap in your eyes."Maria instructed as she put
shampoo in Kurama's spines and fur.

Burlow was trying to put conditioner in Thunder's spines but he wouldn't stand still and got
soap in his eyes.

"Stop fussing about!"Burlow said.

"No! AAAAHHHH!!!"Thunder screamed as he climbed out of the tub and ran around the house
butt naked, trying to find a hiding spot.

"Ouch! Mommy, Thunder got water in my eyes!"Cristie said.

"Now, now. Don't tattle on people, Cristie."Maria washed out the soapy water from Cristie's
eyes.

Burlow looked everywhere for Thunder, it was easy to find his trail because he left a bit of
conditioner foam on the floor. Thunder ran into Shadow's bedroom and climbed into the bed
right next to Shadow.

"Mph, what's that soggy thing on my leg?"Shadow said as he rolled over.

"Ouch!"Thunder screamed as Shadow rolled on top of him.

"Thunder? What are you doing in my bed?"Shadow asked.

"Daddy's trying to give me a bath and he got soap in my eyes, I don't like baths."Thunder
replied.

"Thunder, don't be afraid of getting a bath. I get soap in my eyes too but do you want to know a
trick that can keep that from happening?"



"What?"

"Put a wash cloth over your eyes when the soap is near your eyes, it'll help."

"No, I don't like baths and I won't take one."

Burlow came walking into the bedroom and grabbed Thunder, hauling him back into the
bathroom.

"NO! I DON'T WANT A BATH!!! LET ME GO!!!"Thunder cried and screamed but nobody
listened.

Thunder broke free from Burlow's grasp and ran back to Shadow.

"Grandpa, don't let them put me in that tub again! I don't like it!"Thunder held tight to Shadow.

"Thunder, if you want to go out in public, you have to get a bath."Burlow said as he entered the
room.

"Burlow, he's scared to death of getting a bath! Let me talk to him."Shadow protested.

Burlow left the bedroom.

"Thunder, why don't you like getting a bath?"Shadow asked.

"I don't like it, I hate it."Thunder hugged Shadow tightly.

Shadow stroked Thunder's conditioner soaked spines.

"Would it make you feel better if I gave you a bath?"Shadow asked.

"No."

"I promise, I won't get soap in your eyes. If you don't like warm water, then you can use cold."

"O- okay."

Kurama and Cristie had finished their baths, Burlow was drying Cristie off while Maria dried
Kurama off.

"Daddy, where's Thunder?"Cristie asked.

"He's talking to grandpa."Burlow replied.



When everybody was out of the bathroom, Shadow and Thunder walked in. Shadow turned on
the water and set it to cold.

"Thunder, it's not warm so don't be afraid."Shadow said as he put Thunder on top of the toilet.

Thunder still was afraid, Shadow brushed away any dried conditioner and then lifted Thunder up
to put him in the water.

"Thunder, it may feel a little strange but if you don't like warm water, you'll like this."

Thunder's tail touched the water.

"YEOW!!!"Thunder ran up Shadow's arm, hugging Shadow's neck and trembling like a scared
puppy.

Shadow lowered him down slower this time, Thunder relaxed as he felt the cold water against
his body, he liked it. Shadow grabbed the shampoo and gently ran it through Thunder's hair,
careful not to get it in Thunder's eyes. Thunder liked this too, Shadow was a lot more gentle
than Burlow was.(Probably because when Maria was a toddler, Shadow handled her with kid
gloves.)

Before long, Thunder was clean and there had been no fights or struggles.