BabyStar Thanksgiving

Sheldon sighed heavily at the nearly burnt oven. “Honey! We need to buy a new oven!” He coughed as he set the fire extinguisher down on the floor.

“Already on it! It’s in the basement!” She hollered out to her husband. “Now, Charlotte, back to the story.” She sat her daughter on her lap and continued on with her story. “The Pilgrims and Native Americans all joined in a big dinner and gave thanks for what they were grateful for. And that’s why every year we have a Thanksgiving dinner to give thanks for our friends, family and others that we’re thankful for to have in our lives today”

Charlotte cooed and clapped her paws. Luna giggled and kissed her daughter on her forehead. She placed her little Riolu in the playpen and headed off into the kitchen to help Sheldon with the Thanksgiving dinner.

Lucario Jr. just sat at his little desk and traced around his paw. Drawing out a turkey. Each knock at the door indicated his friends and family members were over for a nice homemade Thanksgiving dinner. And each time, he saw his cousin or friends enter the room with him, drawing out turkeys, or any other kind of symbol related to the wonderful holiday.

Silver then walked in the room with a big grin on his face. “Everyone, I got good news and bad news, the good news is I ordered us a turkey from a good ol’ friend a mine.”

Sheldon tilted his head. “And the bad news?”

“He said his car broke down and wasn’t able to bring it.”

Everyone sighed heavily.

Caitlin then thought of a suggestion. “Well, why don’t we all go food shopping and Silver, you go turkey hunting.”

Sheldon turned to Caitlin with an eyebrow raised.at Caitlin. “If we’re out shopping, then who’s gonna watch the kids?”

“Easy, since Silver’s gonna be here and turkeys normally hang around here in our area during this time of year, he’ll be watching the kids.”

Sheldon thought about this for a minute then nodded. “Okay, I get it know.”

Caitlin smiled and nodded. “And away we all

With that, everyone hurried along with their own Thanksgiving tasks. When a sudden ring at the doorbell echoed in Caitlin’s ears. She sighed. “I’ll get the door!” She hurried to the front door.

She looked through the peep hole outside of the house. Only seeing a delivery man with a huge box. She tilted her head to the left and opened the door. “May I help you sir?”

“I’ve got a delivery for...uh…” The man looked at the house. “This is the wrong address, isn’t it?”

Caitlin nodded. “Don’t worry, whoever it is, I can just read the tag and everything and call them to pick up the package.” She took the box and tipped the delivery man and shut the door.

She rushed into the kitchen and placed the box on the dinner table and hurried up to her room where she kept her cellphone, after writing down the phone number and hoping to see if it would be someone that she and/or her friends would know.

Lucario Jr., seeing where Caitlin and put the box, hurried to see what was inside. Cubone, more frightened than curious, followed his friend.

“Lucario Jr., I don’t think you should be doing that.” Cubone tried to reason with his friend to stop.

Lucario Jr. shrugged meekly. “I just wanna see what’s inside the bo--” He fell on his back once a gigantic bird flew out of the box. “Waaah! What is that?!”

Caitlin’s ears perked up at the sound of turkey gobbles. “What the? Did it escape that easily?” She looked back at her cellphone and put it back up against her ear. “Okay, Jeff, something important came up, I’m gonna have to call ya back.” She casually hung up and lightly tossed it onto her bed and hurried down the stairs.

She looked around the kitchen, only seeing Lucario Jr. and Cubone. She sighed. “I had a feeling y’all had something to do with this. What do I keep telling y’all? Curiosity kill the Meowth.”

Lucario Jr. looked up at Caitlin. “It wasn’t Cubone’s fault. It’s mine. He tried to stop me but I wouldn’t listen. I’m sorry, Caitlin.”

Caitlin’s main focus was on the turkey. “It’s alright, but first we gotta get the turkey and possibly hide it from your granddad. Because if he finds it, he’s gonna grill it on the barbecue and cook it!” Caitlin was about to grab the turkey when she heard the doorbell ring. She growled in frustration. “Okay, Lucario Jr., go get your friends to get the turkey and hide it, I’ll get the door and distract everyone coming here!”

Lucario Jr. nodded and headed over to Riolu and Kitten, quietly explaining what was going on. The two nodded in agreement to help their friend. Cubone had already agreed, so the four chased the turkey outside.

Caitlin looked back to make sure that they were outside alongside with the giant bird. Wiping the nervous sweat off of her brow and opened the door seeing Vincent, Veruca, Napoleon, Cotton, Morrigan, Ross, Saria, Scratch, and Sebelius.

“Guys, come in. It’s so good to see y’all and I’m glad y’all could make it.” Caitlin said cheerfully, not wanting the gang to know what was going on. She was about to close the door before she noticed more guest coming. “Oh, hey. Cal, Pique. I’m so glad you and the others could make it.”

She smiled nervously. Okay, I gotta stop inviting people to holiday dinners. But it’d still be rude, but I gotta stop doing it.

***

“Okay, guys. Now lets think, if you were a turkey, where would you hide yourself?” Lucario Jr. asked his friends.

Kitten shrugged.

Riolu scratched his chin. “I think I’d hide in the bushes. That’s an easier place to hide.”

Lucario Jr.’s ears perked up to hear more of his friends; Scratch, Sebelius, Hunter, Dusty, and Morrigan. He started to panic. But he suddenly had the greatest idea ever (to his own opinion of course). He ran towards his friend, explaining everything.

Hunter only tilted his head, understanding what Lucario Jr. said and after examining the giant bird that stood before him and the others. He finally agreed. “Okay, but lets make sure it’s nothing too drastic.”

Lucario Jr. nodded. “Thanks you guys!”

Meanwhile, Angelella looked through the glass door that lead into the living room and smirked. Chuckling quietly, she slowly began to develop a plan to ruin Lucario Jr.’s plan to hide and save the turkey from being eaten.

***

Caitlin and the others were in the kitchen when everyone else came home. Sheldon was already told by Caitlin about the turkey and had been told to not negotiate it with anyone else. The duo kept it to themselves.

Of course, Angelella thought otherwise. She walked up to Sheldon and tugged on his tail. “Uncle Sheldon, there’s a real live turkey outside and I think grandpa’s looking for him and we all wanna eat him for dinner.”

Sheldon tilted his head and chuckled. “Oh, sweetheart. It must be your cry for attention. I’ll tell you what; you can help him fix up the grub.” He said smiling.

Caitlin shook her head at Angelella, obviously knowing that the “grub” was actual grub as in insects (since he grew up with his godfathers on insects since he was at a young age).

“Uh, no thanks. I’ll pass, Uncle Sheldon.” She started to walk away.

“You don’t know what you’re missing, kiddo!” Sheldon hollered cheerfully.

Caitlin simply staired at her Lucario, without a single blink.

***

Silver took Obi with him to hunt for a turkey. The elder silver colored Lucario cupped his paw to his left side and did an old fashioned turkey call.

Obi raised a brow. “What is wrong with your throat? Are you sick or something?”

Silver sighed. ”Boy, that’s an old fashion Naive America turkey call that me and my pa used back in the day! And back when I was a boy, we didn’t have no parades or cooking shows on Thanksgiving, it was an old fashion good ol’ family traditional dinner!”

Obi rolled his eyes at Silver’s “back when I was a boy” speeches. “Silver...I think your speeches are the 4th reason why I--”

Suddenly there was a huge crash. Everyone started panicking and hollering loudly. Obi and Silver didn’t have time to react, they rushed into the kitchen.

***

The turkey stood on the kitchen table before everyone else. Everyone gasped. “A turkey?”

Vincent looked at Sheldon. “Did Silver order that?”

“Yes.” Sheldon sighed. “We kept it from everyone so...the kids wouldn’t see him get cooked and all...ya know?”

Caitlin nodded.

Luna and Shade finally knew what was going on. “Maybe we won’t have to eat him.” Shade suggested.

Luna nodded in agreement. “Thanksgiving isn’t about parades, football, food, or any of those material things. Its about family and friends and being thankful for them.” She smiled.

Lucario Jr. barked happily. “And if my friends and I can be friends with this turkey, you all can!”

Sheldon chuckled and lifted his son off the ground. “That’s my boy.”

Shredder smiled, but then frowned. “But what are we gonna eat now?”

Everyone didn’t even release it until now. But Pique’s brain slowly began to develop an idea. “I think I’ve got a good idea of what we’re going to eat.”

***

After a while, the dinner was survived. It wasn’t tradition, but it was delicious. Even though there wasn’t a turkey, it was good.

Morrigan giggled. “This Thanksgiving was the best!”

Cubone nodded. “I’m glad we weren’t gonna eat the turkey, it deserves to live just as much as any of us.”

Riolu nodded. “I couldn’t agree more.”

Scratch and Sebelius raised their cups. “Here, here!”

Dusty and Hunter continued to much on their pizzas and drink their ginger ales.

Lucario Jr. stood up and smiled. “And I just wanted to say I’m thankful that you guys are my friends and that most of you are like my family to me.”

Kitten giggled as she sipped her ginger ale.

Sheldon smiled. “Well, at least the kids had a good Thanksgiving.”

“Yeah, and it wasn’t a complete disaster, we still have food, friends, and family.” Caitlin stated.

Sheldon smiled and nodded.

This really had been the kids’ best Thanksgiving they ever received.