Episode 4

I'd like to say a huge thank you to Ashura-Glitch, who has encouraged and helped me greatly, and don't worry I'm still working on your story ^^

It was the day after the triplets' (Sonic, Manic and Sonia) birthdays, and now Shadow, Knuckles, Rouge and the triplets were all two years of age. And Kat, Vanilla and Louise decide it's time to begin thinking about something...

*In the kitchen*

Vanilla: I can't believe half of our little dears are already two

Kat: *chuckles* Yeah I know, gosh I remember when we first found them

Louise: *nods* We were walking home from school when we heard weird noises coming from this supposedly abandoned factory, and it had this really ugly, fat man kind of shaped like an egg on the side

Kat: We hadn't a clue what was going on in there, and we were just plain nosy. So we snuck in through a little window

Louise: With you falling flat on your face as soon as we got in

Vanilla: *chuckles*

Kat: *glares at Louise* Anyway, we waited till we saw him fly off in this half-egg shaped ship thingy, and we followed the noises, went into a room...and there they were. So innocent, so frightened. I remember little Sonic's face when he saw us

Kat and Louise: "Who in the name of chilli dogs are you??" *they laugh*

Louise: When we convinced them we weren't going to hurt them, they told us how badly that freak had been treating them

Kat: *smiles* So we just took them, all 10 of them, and brought them to you

Vanilla: Oh I remember that part quite vividly, a knocking on my door at 3AM waking poor little Amy and Cream, two schoolgirls and with them 10 little infants

Louise: We didn't know where else to take them

Vanilla: *puts a hand on both of their shoulders* And I'm so very glad you did

*They all smile for a moment before Kat speaks*

Kat: Anyway, back to business, you really think it's time to start potty training the older ones??

Vanilla: *nods* The earlier you start them, the better according to this book *hold up a baby book*

Louise: Right, well Kat, me and Vanilla will start breakfast you go get em up

*Kat nods as she gets up and departs down the hall towards the babies' room as the clang of saucepans and the sizzle of the toaster ring through the kitchen, promising breakfast*

*About 20 minutes later at the breakfast table*

Knuckles: HEY WHO STOLE MY TOAST!!

Rouge: Oh I'm sorry, was that yours?? *giggles and takes a bite as Knuckles growls before leaning over to take the glass beside her and drink its contents*

Rouge: KNUCKLES!! KAT KNUCKLES DRANK MY JUICE!! *she cries*

Kat: Oh Knuckles c'mon behave please *pours Rouge more juice to make her stop crying*

Knuckles: *sticks tongue out at Rouge*

Vanilla: Now children, this morning there will be a little change. None of you have done anything wrong; we just need to speak to some of you

Babies: *look confused*

Kat: Amy, Cream, Silver, Cosmo, Tails and Blaze will go round to Tikal's, while the rest of you stay here with us

Sonic: This isn't about the broken vase in the cupboard is it??

Sonia: *face palms and hits Sonic*

Kat: *looks suspicious* No, but I'll be sorting that out later

Babies: *glare at Sonic*

*Once breakfast is finished, Tikal comes over to collect the children, whilst Kat, Vanilla and Louise sit the others down and try to explain in the easiest way possible*

Shadow: Whatever it was I didn't do it

Vanilla: Shadow dear, I promise none of you are in trouble

Manic: Then what's up??

*Kat, Louise and Vanilla look at each other awkwardly before Kat sighs and begins*

Kat: Well, you know you guys are all two years old and the others are still one right??

*the babies sit up proudly*

Kat: Well, now that you're all big boys and girls, you need to start doing some grown up things

Knuckles: DO WE GET TO STAY UP LATER!!

Sonic: GET DOUBLE HELPINGS OF CHILLI DOGS!!

Sonia: GET MY OWN ROOM!!

Louise: No no, nothing like that

*babies groan*

Vanilla: You know how Kat, Louise and I don't wear diapers like you do

Rouge: Yeah, you use that weird white thing in the bathroom

Louise: Yes, well it's called a potty and...Now you all get to use it too

Sonia: But it's bigger than me!!

Manic: Yeah and it has a hole in the middle...OH MY GOD IT WOULD EAT US!!

*babies gasp and huddle together*

Kat: *chuckles* It won't eat you I promise, but anyway we have a smaller one for you guys

*they still seem sceptical, so Louise decides to just show them*

Louise: Come on, come and see it, it's really not that scary

*The adults get up and walk down the hall to the small bathroom beside the babies' room, the babies reluctantly follow talking amongst themselves as they go*

Shadow: Do you think they're trying to trick us??

Sonic: No way, Kat wouldn't do that, neither would Louise or Vanilla

Manic: Dude, they want us to sit on a big monster to go potty!! Something's not right

Sonia: You guys are so immature, we're practically adults now, and we need to start doing grown up stuff

Knuckles: Still, I don't like it. Where does it go anyway??

Rouge: To the sea stupid, how did you think all that water got there?? And why we're not supposed to drink it

*All the others cringe*

Sonic: *mutters* I knew water was bad, I knew it!!

*As they reach the end of the hall, they all gulp as the adults beckon them into the bathroom. There, slap bang in the middle of the floor, was an odd looking thing, it was red (so the girls and boys could use it) and really shiny*

Sonic: *tilts head* Kinda looks like a chair

Shadow: Yeah, the world's most uncomfortable chair

Vanilla: It may seem a little strange now dears, but don't worry you'll get the hang of it in no time

Manic: *scratches back of head* How do we...you know, use it??

Louise: Well, whenever you feel like you need to go potty, instead of going in your diapers like you do now. You tell Vanilla, Kat or I and we'll take you in here and you sit on it and you go

Rouge: This is all really weird

Kat: Oh and there's one other thing *turns round and rummages in a small draw*

Sonic: There's more?!

Kat: *pulls out a small packet of what looks like diapers, but somehow different* Now, at first you may find it a little hard to stop going potty in your diapers, and you might not make it to the potty in time. But that is very normal, it happens to everyone

Louise: *tears open the packet and pulls out a few of the new diapers* So, just in case, instead of wearing diapers from now on, you all get to wear pull ups

Babies: Pull ups?!

Sonia: They look just like diapers?!

Vanilla: They're kind of like diapers but not exactly, you see, they're only there just in case you can't get to the potty in time, you're not actually supposed to wet them

Babies: Ooohhh

Kat: Ok guys if there's anything you want to ask any of us, please do and don't be scared ok?? You're all grown up now

*After the explanation, Kat and Louise took the slightly frightened babies into the nursery to change them into their pull ups, as they're walking along Sonic tugs at Kat's arm*

Sonic: Kat I need to go potty *blushes and crosses legs*

Kat: *smiles and hands diapers to Louise for the others and picks him up* Lucky Sonic you get to be the first one to try it

Sonic: *gulps* That's what I'm afraid of

*They enter the bathroom and Kat puts a shaking Sonic down on the floor and closes the door over*

Sonic: K-Kat I'm scared

Kat: Don't worry Sonic there's nothing to be afraid of, especially for a big brave boy like you

Sonic: *smiles proudly and takes a deep breath as he pulls down his diaper and sits on the potty* It's cold

Kat: *chuckles and turns away so he feels more comfortable*

*They wait for about a minute and nothing happens*

Sonic: *swings legs* Guess I didn't have to go after all *he stand up and reaches down to pull up his diaper...but as soon as he does he feels something warm trickling down his legs and he looks down to see a small yellow puddle beneath him. A bright red tinges his cheeks as tears gloss in his emerald eyes* I-I'm sorry Kat, I couldn't help it, please don't be mad I thought... *he bursts into tears and runs over to her*

Kat: *hugs him* Oh Sonic of course I'm not mad, it wasn't your fault, there there. C'mon let's get you cleaned up

*Kat cleans up the puddle and Sonic before putting a little white pull up on him with a blue strip round the rim (for boys) and smiling down at him*

Kat: There you go, all better

Sonic: *reaches his arms out to her with those big green eyes still a little teary*
Kat: *smiles and lifts him into her arms tickling him as he giggles and buries his head in her shoulder* You ok now big guy?

Sonic: *sniffs and smiles at her* Uh huh *he looks down and blushes a little, his ears flatten* Y-you won't tell anyone will you??

Kat: *strokes his quills, bouncing him gently* I promise, our secret

*She kisses his nose gently, picking him up they return to the front room and she sets him down and he runs off to play with Knuckles. Vanilla and Louise rush over*

Louise: So, how did it go? Did he do it?

Kat: Well...not exactly

Vanilla *sighs* Oh dear, well not to worry it was his first time, it'll take a while for them to get used to it

Kat: Not to mention what the other six are gonna think...

*A couple of hours later Tikal returns to drop off the rest of the babies, who are in for a little surprise*

Tails Hey gu-- *stares at the scary new diapers his friends are wearing* S-Sonic, w-what are you...w-why do you have those weird diapers on??

Rouge: These aren't diapers they're pull ups and the grownups say we have to wear them instead of diapers

*Amy, Cream, Tails, Cosmo, Silver and Blaze look confused and shocked*

Sonic: That's not the worst part...

Silver: What is??

Shadow: *pouts and crosses arms* We're not allowed to go potty in our diapers anymore

*The younger babies gasp*

Cosmo: T-that's silly, they want you to just hold it in forever?!?!

Manic: No, not exactly... We have to use *gulps* that

*The little green hedgehog shakily points down the hall towards the bathroom as the other older babies shudder in recognition. The younger ones wearily look down and see the small, red potty chair glistening in the sunlight. Cream hides behind Amy*

Cream: Ooh that thing looks scary!!

Knuckles: You don't have to use it

Tails: But if you have to use that then what are those dia- I mean pull ups for??

Sonia: They're just in case we don't make it in time

Blaze: But guys what happens at nap time when you need to go potty when you're asleep??

*All the older babies' eyes widen as they cast each other horrified expressions*

Sonic: I-I didn't even think of that...

TO BE CONTINUED...