The Nevermoor Multiverse

Martha the Babysitter PT.2

Now that we're done with Mr. Burns' story. Let's move on to Martha's story. Unfortunately, Miss Martha did not get a break like Mr. Burns. Instead, she had her hands tied up. I know, I know. You might be asking yourself, "What does Andromeda mean by that?" Well, you'll see....

Martha was right. She did not like where this was going. Morrigan and Jack were running around the room and knocking things over. Martha attempted to get them to stop, but they refused. She was starting to feel more and more anxious. What if they run into something and hurt themselves? She thought to herself. She couldn't allow that to happen. What if I try something new? She thought to herself.

"Would you two like to do something that isn't running around?" Martha asked gently.

Morrigan paused to consider this. Jack, on the other hand, looked at the couch.

"Can we build a pillow fort?" Jack asked.

"I want to be the Queen of the pillow fort!" Morrigan exclaimed with glee.

"You're always the Queen," Jack said, rolling his eyes, "When do I get to be the ruler of the pillow fort?"

"Hmm," Morrigan said, smiling, "How about never!"

"Morrigan," Martha said, trying to stop them from arguing, "Please be nice to Jack,"

"I don't want to," Morrigan grunted.

Martha put her hands on her hips and stared at her.

"Okay," Morrigan said with a sigh.

Morrigan, Jack, and Martha, gathered blankets from the bedrooms and pillows from the couch. They used two chairs from the kitchen so they had something that could prop up the big blanket. They placed the pillows and other blankets on the ground and created their own spots that they could use to lay down or sit on. They pretended that Jack was the ruler of the pillow fort, and that Morrigan's stuffed animal (Emmett the toy rabbit), was his royal advisor. After about twenty minutes, Martha realized she was hungry.

"Alright, Jack and Morrigan," Martha said, "I'm going to the kitchen to grab something to eat. Would you two like anything?"

Morrigan and Jack paused.

"Okay," Jack said.

"Sure," Morrigan replied.

A few minutes later, Morrigan, Jack, and Martha, had raided the kitchen and were making smores. However, since Morrigan and Jack were very young, Martha was the one who put the marshmallows over the fire from the gas stove. Then, she placed the marshmallows on the graham crackers. Morrigan and Jack added chocolate on top of the marshmallows, and then another graham cracker. Once they were finished making the smores, Martha turned on the TV and put on a movie. The three of them sat in silence and ate their smores while watching the movie. After a while, Morrigan and Jack finished their smores and fell asleep. Martha felt herself growing tired too. A few minutes later, she fell asleep.

"Martha," said a soft voice.

She felt a hand on her arm.

"Martha, wake up."

Martha woke up. She looked around her to make sure that Jack and Morrigan were alright. They were still sound asleep next to her. She sighed, then noticed that Jupiter was right in front of her and watching her.

"You okay?" he asked gently.

"Yes," Martha said, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"I'm so sorry that I fell asleep."

"Hmm? Oh, it's okay. Those two have a lot of energy. It can be hard to keep up with them sometimes. Were they okay, though?"

"Yes, and we had a lot of fun," Martha said, trying not to fall back asleep.

"Do you think it would be best if you spent the night?" Jupiter asked, taking note of the fact that she was very tired."

"Maybe-" Martha replied.

Then, she blinked. Now, she was back at the front desk in the Hotel Deucalion.

"Martha," cried a voice, coming from behind her.

She turned around and saw it was Charlie. Once Charlie reached her, he swept her up and twirled her around.

"You had me worried there for a second," Charlie said, "You were gone for a little over three hours! Where were you?"

"Believe it or not," Martha replied, "I was babysitting a younger Morrigan and Jack, while a younger Jupiter had to do some running around for a few hours."

"Hmmm," Charlie said, clearly trying to digest this information, "Strange. Well, Kedgeree went to a place where he had a yellow submarine. And Jack, Morrigan and Jupiter were at another Hotel Deucalion. The craziest part about that was that the Jupiter that was at that Hotel Deucalion was a bully who wore all black, and no one knew who Morrigan was-"

"When you two lovebirds are done gossiping-" said a monotone voice from behind them.

Charlie and Martha screamed. They turned around and saw it was Fenestra the Magnificat.

"Like I was saying," Fenestra continued, "I'm pretty sure you two should head to the smoking parlor. The others are in there, and wanted to check in on Martha once she got back."

Martha and Charlie nodded and Fenestra walked away. Charlie put Martha down, and held an arm out to her.

"Shall we?" he asked her.

Martha giggled and linked her arm in his.

"We shall."

Awwwwwww, how cute! I love a good story with romance. Now, I was going to show you a story following another character. But, I found another story that was way more interesting. Perhaps we can follow the other character, another time. For now, let's watch a sixteen year old Morrigan Crow build herself a new life with her magical powers.