Life of a wubbox

[Chapter 2]: Day after creation

Wubbox's POV

"You put one foot in front of the other." The blue and multicoloured monster guided me across this... thing we stood on.

I think my creator called him... Hornacle?

He was teaching me how to walk. His arm was around my shoulder and one of mine was around his.

He was excused from playing this- sound thing with his fellow monsters in order to help me out.

Every now and then I could see my creator glancing at me as she made this noise from her mouth, smiling as she did so.

I placed my foot in front of me, just enough so I could see it. And brought my body weight onto it, then dragging the foot left behind with it. One step down.

"Er.. You should pick up your feet when walking." He instructed. I trusted him and did so. Not working, I was shuffling against the floor. A grainy scratch of whatever was on my feet, and the floor. Was the reward for my efforts.

He sighed before letting go of me. Causing me to nearly stumble and fall face first onto the ground. Lucky I caught myself with my arms.

"I'll show you, okay?" Hornacle stated. "One foot in front of the other. Pick it up like a stomp. Place, lean forward to put weight. Then push off with your back foot."

I guess the shiny thing on one of his legs is his foot... each person is different I heard.

I nodded with confidence before standing up and copying his exact movements. One foot in front of the other, shift weight... and push off with the back leg.

I did it!

I glanced at Hornacle who had a smirk on his face as he walked me walk around the thing we were on. I was probably grinning like a idiot as I held out both of my arms on either side for balance.

I even caught the other monsters looking at me as I walked past! I'm so proud of myself.

I then walked back to Hornacle. And we sat down. Actually, it was more like he sat down and I flipped over.

"Great job kid." He praised. "Talking should be the next on the list."

I tilted my head to the side. What is 'talking?'

"Talking is when we engage in a conversation." He explained. "I'm doing it right now! It's uhh.. whaddya call it... it's just making sounds with your mouth like some of those guys over there. Just something we use to communicate."

He pointed at the monsters who were finishing up the funny but pretty noise.

"I'm fact they're finished right now, hey guys come over here!" Hornacle called as he waved his friends over.

"Great job with picking something up so easily Dude!" The monster in the rock shell complimented.

"Quite fast indeed..." the organ shaped monster followed. "It usually takes monsters around a week to months to get to that point." A

I just nodded and smiled.

My creator then hugged me from behind. "Good job!" She complimented, then suddenly she was downcast. "Aw... I wish I would have been the one to teach him to walk."

Don't feel bad Madam! I could use some help to 'talk' and you could be the one to teach me that!

"We could excuse Galvana next time." Glaishur pushed his solution.

"Exclude her from the song? She's like our main vocalist!" The flying blue and pink thing retorted to Glaishur's solution.

"We should give her a chance." The organ spoke. "How does a week sound? I mean- it is her creation after all."

I huffed and stood up at the misgendering. I'm a he not a it!

"Something wrong Wubbox?" My creator asked as she backed up from my sudden movement.

I pointed at the organ, then myself with an annoyed expression. Come on get the message!

"You want two weeks?" They asked.

I huffed again then pointed at myself more aggressively.

I. AM. A. MALE.

"Think it's mad at you for some reason." The monster with a skull for a face stated. And he called me a it again. I turned my attention to him and stomped my foot, I swear I could hear the impact like a deafening thump.

"Maybe you should shaddup?" The pink and blue thing suggested. I aggressively nodded. No way.

"Uh... I'll be using the mini island for a little bit. Come on Wubbox." Creator called out to me in a calming tone, grabbing hold of my arm as we jumped to this small island that has been rotating around the floor. We both sat on the edge facing away from the island.

"So... do you like the monster realm so far?" My creator asked with a grin, putting down her staff. I smiled and gave a half hearted shrug.

"Sorry I've not been there at first to teach you everything you need to know. But now I have a week off, I can teach you everything!"

Everything? So like the sounds she makes from her mouth that Hornacle was talking about?"

"Let's start with speaking..." she grabbed onto my hands. "can you say your name?"

My name? It's Wubbox is it?

"Wubbox?" I spoke.

My voice was... really different compared the the others, it was like it was layered with something that makes it sound different. Artificial?

"Oh so that's what you sound like! Off to a great start!" My creator cheered. "Now I'll teach you the celestials names!"

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