The Hater Empire Archives

2019: The Childcarers

"That's enough for today, men. Today's meeting is at an end." Peepers told the officials in the boardroom. They all nodded, packing up. Most of them left, but others who had questions stayed behind to ask the Commander about their concerns.

A small head poked up from the other end of the table. The young Watchdog made her way towards her father. She tugged on his trouser leg, trying to get his attention. At this point, he'd just finished talking to the last straggler. When the two adults saw her, they both smiled, despite their training about not smiling. Peepers picked Iris up with a big grin, and held her close as the other Watchdog dismissed himself.

When the door closed, Peepers put on a tone of mock seriousness, "And just what do you think you're doing?"
Iris muttered a bunch of mainly unintelligible baby talk.

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"So, anything happen today?"
"Iris was being a little more cheeky than usual. She came up to me after today's meeting."
"You can't hold a pair like Cornea and Iris back."
"Yeah. They remind me of some one. Speaking of, Wander and Sylvia are coming to babysit tonight."
Eyela sighed with relief, "Thank grop. I don't think we'll leave the twins with Hater again."

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"Baby Food is in the kitchen. Milk is with it in the fridge. Help yourselves to anything you fancy. We'll be back in about 4 hours." Explained Peepers.
"You sure you can handle them? They may still be small, but they are still a handful."
"Shucks, guys! You can totally trust us with the twins." Said an enthusiastic Wander, smiling, but struggling to keep a hold on Cornea.
Eyela smiled at her sons antics.
"You guys better get going, or you'll miss your booking." Said an anxious Sylvia.
The couple nodded, walking towards the Commander's ship. They waved behind the windshield before taking off.

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"Peekaboo!" Said Wander. He happily played with the two kids. They gasped in amazement whenever he disappeared, only to reveal himself a second later. Sylvia grunted in a mixture of happiness and slight annoyance.
"Are you gonna help feed em, buddy?"
"Sorry Syl, got a little carried away there." He smiled back at the babies, who reached forward for him when he got up from the floor.

Then it started. The crying. The babysitters covered their ears, and rushed to calm them down.

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About 3 hours later, and the parents ship pulled up in the docking bay.

Nerve rushed toward them when they got out.
"Sir! Ma'am! Thank grop you're home!"
Peepers and Eyela exchanged glances, already knowing what was going on. They burst into the family chambers, only to find Wander and Sylvia collapsed on the floor, the twins bouncing on top of their babysitters, the room a mess, and Lord Hater frantically trying to clear up.

The second they stepped into the room, with Eyela's hands on her hips and Peepers with his arms crossed, the chaos immediately stopped. The kids scrambled off of their babysitters, Wander and Sylvia themselves stood to attention and Lord Hater looked very nervous.

When it finally stopped, two very angry parents and a line of people were in the room. Peepers didn't look impressed, and he certainly didn't sound impressed either.
"What exactly happened?"
Hater explained to his Commander EXACTLY. After the explanation, they weren't angry anymore, just disappointed. Eyela looked slightly emotional.
"The reason we let you look after the kids was because we were in a good mood." The people before the couple gained looks of puzzlement and confusion. "Peepers, should I tell them?" When her husband nodded, Eyela explained. "I took a pregnancy test a couple of days ago. It was positive. We're having another baby."
When shock replaced confusion, Peepers took over the explanation.
"We went out to celebrate. Sorry we didn't say sooner."

Wander, naturally, burst with happiness first. "That. Is. The best news EVER!"
"Congrats, you Optic Nerds."
"Yeah, whatever. Just take care of yourself while you're on maternity leave Eyela."

With that, the Lord walked out. The others knew better. They knew he was just as excited as the parents.

Cornea and Iris crawled toward their parents, hanging onto them tight. They were gonna be big siblings!

A/n: Yay! A long one. This was edited. A lot. There was originally going to be a Doctor scene with Eyela telling the aforementioned doctor about what it's been like at home since the birth. I don't own Commander Peepers, Lord Hater, Wander, Sylvia or the show. They are owned by Disney. I own Eyela, Cornea, Iris and Nerve.