4.10 The Monster Within

"Wail and grump all you like, little monster, Mummy's going to work, and you are stuck with me for the day little man.", John advised their son. Tam kissed Edward and John goodbye, and left for work.

The next day when Tamara was leaving for work, John noticed that Edward only carried on for a few moments after Tam left, but quickly settled down and entertained himself. "You're a strange boy, but I like you!", John quoted from an old Simstralian song whose title he couldn't remember, from a band called 'Sims At Work'

The routine continued for several weeks as Tam slaved away at the marine science facility. It wasn't the kind of work that she really wanted to do, but it was ever so slowly rebuilding their bank accounts.

Elvira Slayer appeared on the doorstep one morning, carrying her youngest child. "He's gone Tam.", Elvira said bluntly. Elvira's partner, Vladimir Schlick was known to be the least faithful man in Bridgeport, and Tamara was not surprised, and it wasn't the first time Vlad had gone missing, inly to show up a few days later with lipstick on his collar.

"Blunt force trauma, the police said.", Elvira stated. Her face was expressionless, and Tam didn't know whether to cheer or console. Tamara had an instant dislike for Vlad since Elvira had first introduced him, and Tam couldn't put her finger on the why. Maybe because Vlad looked at everybody like meat, or something to be scraped from the sole of a boot.

"I'm thinking of taking my girls and leaving town maybe, I'll let you know.", stated Elvira as she turned and left. 

John got rid of the work out equipment, and the girls moved into the barn apartment, so that Edward could move into their room. The bar stayed, but John removed all of the intoxicants. Even so, Dolly and Emily where quite happy with their new room.

Dolly had quickly become a very talented painter, and with the help of John and a very tall ladder, began hanging her paintings up. "That's France, that's Egypt, these are all of the places I said I wanted to visit.", pointed out Emily. "I know.", replied Dolly, "That's why I painted them all for you.", Emily leaned over to kiss her best friend, "Thank you, thank you so much, they are wonderful!", squealed Emily.

 Tamara left for work, Emily and Dolly where waiting for the school bus, when Edwards wail woke Johnathan, who had had a late night at Knightgarden.

"Whoa little man, is it the light in here, or are you looking a little green this morning?"

As much as John hated Taxis, he called one immediately.

"Get us to the hospital, now!", John yelled at the cab driver.

John raced into the emergency room. The doctors poked and prodded for hours, arguing back and forth, suggesting diagnoses. Eventually one of the doctors admitted that they had no idea why Edward had turned green, and suggested that he admit his son to hospital for a string of tests. John decided to take his boy home. It was Edwards birthday today, he seemed healthy and happier than usual, just greener than usual.

John decided it was time to talk to make another call to Lil.

John was Fae, he had married a witch with a Vampire daughter, who had turned her imaginary doll friend into a real human girl. John himself had a Werewolf, a Genie, a Plantsim, a Vampire, a Warlock, and a Mermaid, for siblings as well as another than doctors classified as an alien, because they couldn't fit her into any other category. "I think it must be some residual effect, left over from my mothers magical wish.", Jogn explained.

After Edward aged up, his skin was that little bit darker, his ears, that little bit longer. His eyes however, had become a much darker green, and everybody found them a little unsettling. 

 Emily and Dolly continued to be inseparable and their grades improved at an even rate. When Emily and Dolly weren't together, Emily rode her horse Princess, and Dolly painted. Tamara showed John the latest works by Dolly, which where now hanging in the master bedroom.

"So when you told Belisama that we have been sleeping in the same bed together for years, she thought we where lovers and told her boyfriend Sebastian.", Emily said quietly. "But we are, aren't we?", asked Dolly, not quite understanding. "Yes, but it was a secret, and now that Belli and Seb know, how long do you think it will it stay a secret?", Em said, exasperated.

Rrroooaaarrr!!!", said Edward enthusiastically.

"Get lost monster, we are trying to have a private conversation!", grunted Emily,

annoyed that she hadn't noticed her little brother sneaking up on them.

"I'm a dinosaur, NOT A MONSTER!", Edward screamed at his sister,

before running off inside to abandon his costume and sulk in his room.

 9.00 AM - Edwards first day of school

 3.00 PM - Edwards first and last day of school.

"Hey little guy, I'm Belle Hemlock, I go to school with Em and Dolly, and now you I guess, how was your first day?", Belisama introduced herself. "Oh, it was just fantastic, I got into three fights by lunchtime, every kid I met called me a freak or a monster, my Mum quit her job and now I'm getting home schooled!", Edward snarked, using every lesson in sarcasm that Emily had given him.

Belle laughed, "Eddie, we are all freaks, every one of us, the trick is to control the monster within, and not let it out where every one can see it!". 

Authors note:
Tamara is supposed to be an inventor/robot builder, so I had her quit her science job after one day.
Dolly is becoming a good painter. The works I claim are hers are made with an extremely simple to use tool made by Douglas Veiga on MTS Douglas Veiga's posterset-loader 
If I was only allowed to use one mod, it would be this one.

Emily went through a 'rebelious' stage, where every second wish was to stop being Dolly's friend, so now they are going steady, despite plot plans, because I'm a rebel, and the game has some stupid ideas sometimes :P

I realized that I have forgotten to list all the rolls and traits etc. for the previous generation, I cant decided to slide that in soon, or just wait until John and Tam reveal their heir.