Pretty Pink Flower

A little rest

(This chapters dedicated to my pookie oddartist23 and their klown oc Minstrel LOVE YOU BOOKIE BEAR)

The following week had been going smoothly for Petals. Over the past few days, she had met more of the klowns on the invasion force, making her feel more comfortable on the ship.

Aside from Slim, who she was becoming very close with, another klown she liked was Rudy.

Every now and then, Rudy would come into the nursery while the babies slept, crashing onto the couch for at least thirty minutes of rest and relaxation.

Petals kept the nursery dimly lit during naptime, and the only audible noise was the low hum of the incubators and the soft popping of the popkorn inside of it. To Rudy, this made for the perfect hangout spot.

So when the door to the nursery slowly opened during naptime, revealing the familiar red-headed klown, Petals didn't hesitate to smile.

"Hi, Rudy!" She whispered, welcoming him in. Rudy slowly closed the door, rubbing his eyes as he made his way to the couch.

"Hey...don't mind me, just doing the usual" Rudy yawned, laying sideways on the couch.

"I get it. Let me know if you need anything, okay?" Petals hummed, turning back to watch over the sleeping babies.

The shared silence was broken when the door flung open, a very distressed klown appearing in the doorway.

"HAVE YOU SEEN- oh! There he is!" Minstrel chirped, walking over to the couch.

Petals did her best but couldn't hush Minstrel in time. This caused one of the babies to stir awake, angrily whining.

"Minstrel! Inside voice, please!" Petals whispered.

Minstrel sighed, nodding their head. "My bad, pookie"

Petals sighed, picking up the slug-like baby and cradling it in her arms. She turns to look at Minstrel, who was hovering over Rudy.

"Ruru! Why'd you run off from the meeting like that?"

Rudy sighs, rubbing the temple of his forehead. "Got too loud. Too many klowns arguing at once, so I came here to relax for a bit"

Minstrel tilts their head, laying on top of Rudy. "That's okay, I'll stay here and cuddle yo, Ruru!"

Rudy lets out a defeated sigh, forcing a weak smile as he hugs onto the klown. Petals smiles at this, looking down at the now sleeping baby in her arms.

"I take it the meeting didn't go so well?"

Minstrel looked up at Petals, shrugging. "Just a bunch of nonsense. Jumbo and Spikey got into another figh. Itt got worse when Fatso stepped in"

"Oh goodness, is everyone okay?" Petals frowns, thinking about Slim.

"It ended with Fatso giving Spikey a black eye and Jumbo laughing. If you're worried about your hubby, don't be. He was minding his own business" Minstrel shoots Petals a sly grin.

"Hubby-? No! No, he's not...just a coworker, that's all. I'm glad no one else got hurt" Petals blushed, setting the baby back into its sleeping pod.

"Suuuure. Hey Ruru, now that the meeting's ove, do you wanna grab a snack with me?" Minstrel lays his head on Rudy's shoulder, giving him puppy dog eyes.

Rudy sighs, shrugging. "Yeah. I'm feeling a bit better anyways"

Petals watched as Rudy was practically dragged out of the room by Minstrel, waving the two goodbye. She then looks down at the baby she just set down when she notices something.

"Oh dear...that's not good..."