A/N: Blah, blah, blah, based on an RP... Blah, blah, blah, only own OC's... Blah, blah, blah... Oh, and there's a mention of a miscarriage in this chapter, don't hold it against me, I promise, I'll make it up in the end! Read & Review...
Jessica was checking the mail since she was the first one awake and she flipped through the envelopes and saw something that made her eyes lit up. It was from New York and from someone very close to her family. She decided to be the one to open it and she took out a letter from a couple named Stacy and Jeffrey. Unknown to her, Atticus was now walking downstairs.
"Hey, bro." Jessica greeted as she smiled at the letter.
"How did you know?" Atticus asked his older sister.
"I might be a mother someday," Jessica chuckled. "I got superpowers like Mom."
"True, but, so do I, remember I don't only have skills as a detective, but I also have superstrength, anyways, what's that letter you got there?" Atticus asked her.
"It's from Aunt Stacy and Uncle Jeffry." Jessica showed him with a smile.
"Cool." Atticus said.
They then began to read the letter.
"'Dear Emily and Patrick,
It's been a while since we last seen each other. Stacy and I really hope your kids enjoyed their little presents from the heart for their Christmas. We really missed you and we're sorry we weren't able to come, but we were in the hospital, trying to see if Stacy could have the child she and I always wanted. Unfortunately, nature had been cruel to Stacy and she had a miscarriage... If it isn't too much trouble, would you be able to send your children over to visit us? They wouldn't be a burden, we love them like our own, you know where we are and please call or mail us back soon.
Best regards, Jeffry Sullivan.'"
"We've gotta give this letter to Mom and Dad." Atticus said.
"Yeah, it's for them." Jessica nodded, agreeing.
Finally, Emily woke up with a yawn.
Darla came behind her, climbing into a seat at the breakfast table, holding her head in her chubby little hands. "I had a dream that I went back to Hollywood and everyone hated me..."
"Oh, sweetie..." Jessica held her adoptive younger sister.
"Don't worry, Darla, it was just a nightmare." Atticus said.
"Why did I have to be such a brat?" Darla sighed.
"You were just lonely, you had millions of admirers, but no family," Jessica patted the girl's curly blonde hair. "It's all in the past now and we all love you."
Darla then smiled. "Really?"
"Absolutely," Jessica smiled to her. "Now, who wants some breakfast?"
"I do!" Darla beamed.
Emily smiled, she was going to make a nice, healthy breakfast.
Darla took the cereal box, she sighed a little. "I kinda miss seeing my face on merchandise..."
"You'll be fine," Jessica assured. "Also, Mom, you got a letter from your sister."
"Yeah." Atticus said.
Emily took the letter with a smile and murmured as she silently read it to herself, she looked concerned to hear her sister had a miscarriage, but thought it would be nice if Atticus, Jessica, and Darla would visit her and Jeffry in New York City. "Well... You guys ARE out of school for now, so I see nothing wrong with it."
"We're going to the Big City!?" Darla sounded so excited.
"Wahoo!" Atticus beamed.
Jessica smiled, she was excited, but since she already knew about this, she didn't clap or cheer like her brother and sister.
Emily smiled back. "There's no date... I guess I'll call her after breakfast and make plans with her."
"Okay." Atticus said.
Emily fed them pancakes with scrambled eggs and bacon, then went to the phone to call her sister up. Darla and Atticus were really excited about this. Emily and Stacy talked about arrangements and CONTINUED to talk a bit after that since they don't get to see each other very often anymore after they both got married, for Emily, having kids, unfortunately for Stacy, not being able to have children biologically after the scare of her miscarriage.
Darla ate her pancakes. "Are Aunt Stacy and Uncle Jeffry nice?" she asked.
"Yeah, they're really cool, you'll love them," Jessica smiled. "They always wanted their own kids... They usually buy a lot of things for us on Christmas or our birthdays."
"Yeah." Atticus said.
Darla smiled, then frowned. "What if they don't like me?"
"They will." Atticus said.
Darla kept eating her food, she was used to eating her 'Darla Smacks cereal' in the morning, but grew to like other foods and not just eating sweets all the time, she was also told if she hadn't stopped soon, she probably would have been the youngest recorded age to have diabetes and not earning it from a family member. It could have killed her too at a young age and she probably would have been in a coma.
"Sounds great, mind meeting them at the airport?" Emily CONTINUED to talk with her sister. "Alright, they'll see you and Jeffry shortly."
Darla and Atticus then got really really excited. Jessica took out her cell phone again and started tapping away to her friends that she was going to be going away soon to visit relatives.
"I don't think I've had an aunt or uncle before." Darla smiled.
"They're the best." Atticus said.
Darla smiled, she was really growing out of being a famed child star who was brought down from her own selfishness and misdeeds.
"Poor Aunt Stacy though..." Jessica said softly. "Guys, don't bring it up, it's hard for someone to go through that."
"Your sister's right." Emily nodded.
"What's a miscarriage anyway?" Darla asked since she was the kid of her new family.
"We won't and I don't know what a miscarriage means." Atticus said.
"It's super sad." Jessica knew since she was the oldest.
Emily heaved a sigh, then sat with them. "Well... Someday, you all might want to start a family of your own... Who don't know when, but you know, when moms and dads want kids, they try to have a baby and then they finally have one, right?"
"Yeah?" Atticus said.
Darla nodded.
"Well... Sometimes, the baby can't be born..." Emily CONTINUED. "Sometimes... The mother 'loses the baby'... Like... The mother is pregnant and carrying the baby... But when a miscarriage happens... It just kills the baby inside the mother and is unable to be born..."
This shocks Atticus and Darla.
"Why did the baby die?" Darla's voice cracked.
"It's just how nature can be sometimes..." Emily replied softly. "It's always best to get plenty of rest when this happens... But your Aunt Stacy seems to be fine, she sounded a little happier on the phone. Maybe she was just excited to meet you all again."
"Yeah, that must be it." Atticus said.
"But please, don't bring it up to her or Uncle Jeffry, it's a very sensitive subject around a couple who's been through it." Emily said to her children.
"We promise, Mom." the three said together.
Emily smiled at them then. Atticus, Darla, and Jessica all then went to their rooms to pack their bags. Emily cleared the table as her husband came, she then told him about how her sister called and that Stacy and Jeffrey wanted to have Atticus, Jessica, and Darla over to visit.
"That sounds like a great idea, then that way, Darla can meet them." Patrick said.
"I hope Stacy's not jealous..." Emily rubbed her arm in concern. "You know how much she's wanted to have children with Jeffry..."
"Yes, I know." Patrick said.
Emily then hugged Patrick softly, sighing a little for her poor sister. "Well... She could always adopt... If she still wants to become a mother..."
"Yeah, but that's her decision to make." Patrick said.
Emily nodded, she just hoped the best for her sister. The kids were all packed, and there would be a ride to take them to the airport into New York City. They would probably be there by dinner time.
"I'm so excited, I've never been to New York City before." Atticus said.
"I went for a field trip once, a lot of my friends and I got lost in the shopping mall." Jessica giggled.
"I was actually born in New York, I don't know about the city, I can't remember." Darla shrugged, but still smiled, she was hugging Jessica's old teddy bear which was given to her after her first Christmas with her new family.
"Sounds exciting." Atticus said.
The driver finally pulled up to the airport. "We're here, sir and ma'am's."
"Darla, what do we say?" Jessica prompted.
"Oh," Darla nodded to her. "Thank you Mr. Driver for taking us to the airport for our parents."
"No problem," the driver looked back with a smile. "Have a good time."
It seemed as though Cherry was going to the airport too.
"I'm sure we will, sir." Atticus said.
The three siblings got out. Cherry was ahead of them with getting their tickets, she was even going to New York City too.
Darla looked distracted as she could've sworn she saw a green glass bottle with a note inside of it, but a bunch of mice gathered to see it for themselves. "What's that?" she asked herself.
"Darla, come on!" Jessica called. "We don't want to miss our flight." she went to the girl to hold her hand and walk with her.
A lot of adults were meeting from the United Nations, there were mice who had their own UN joining them, but for a different reason of the secret establishment of the Rescue Aid Society with mice involved.
Darla wanted to see what it was, but she followed Jessica and looked ahead. "Atticus, isn't that Cherry?"
"Yeah, it sure looks like her." Atticus said.
Cherry looked over briefly, she then saw her friends and smiled. "Hey, guys!" She walked over with her plane ticket to New York. "Long time no see."
"We're going to meet Stacy and Jeffry." Darla smiled.
"Stacy and Jeffry?" Cherry looked up from her and to Atticus and Jessica.
"Our aunt and uncle." Atticus explained.
"Oh," Cherry smiled. "I'm going to visit my sister."
"You have a sister?" Darla raised a brow.
"Yeah, she works in the United Nations now, Daddy thought it'd be nice if I visited her though." Cherry explained, she seemed very excited and delighted about seeing her sister she rarely got to see.
"Cool, I hope we get to meet her." Atticus said, she even sounded interesting to him.
"Yeah, she's the coolest." Cherry smiled.
'Flights for New York City are now boarding.' the intercom announced.
"Ooh, we better get moving." Cherry said quickly, grabbing her ticket.
Jessica rushed to get her, Darla, and Atticus on the plane, and they rushed to get in with anyone else going into New York.
'I have a feeling this is going to be a great adventure.' Atticus thought.
Cherry was seated away from the siblings, but Jessica, Atticus, and Darla were able to sit together on the plane. It would be about an hour and 45 minutes until they would land. There was a boy kicking the back of Darla's seat, she stood in her chair, glaring down at the brown-haired boy.
"Hey, cut it out!" Darla growled.
The boy blinked. "Hey, I know you! I went to see your movie premiere of Li'l Ark Angel!"
Darla thought for a moment. "You're that boy who wanted my autograph..."
"Yeah, I'm glad I never got it now," the boy scoffed to her. "You're a hasbeen now. After you disappeared, LB Mammoth was glad he never had to deal with the likes of you, he disowned you since you were technically his adoptive daughter."
Darla felt stung inside. "Well... I'm better now!" She reorted, then sat back down, folding her arms, but tears formed in her baby blue eyes.
Atticus gave her a tissue as he began to comfort her.
Darla sniffled, wiping her eyes and huddled against him, feeling a close brotherly and sisterly bond with him. "Thank you so much for adopting me... Even after I tried to kill you and your friends."
"The past is the past." Atticus said while comforting her.
Darla sighed, slightly shaking, but settled in his comfort.