Charlie and Liberty’s careers had both advanced, and they had both grown from young adults to adults. Charlie had been promoted to Opening Act and then finally joined the Comedian career track as a Joke Smith. Liberty had been promoted to the Command Center Lead. Charlie and Liberty both felt a little bit more financially secure now and were eagerly awaiting the baby.
“I know you’re in there!” Charlie said playfully, feeling Liberty’s expanded stomach. “You’re gonna have to come out and see daddy soon!” Liberty couldn’t help but laugh at Charlie’s silly high voice. She knew he was going to be a wonderful father, and she couldn’t wait to be a mother.
Charlie and Liberty were so excited when Zachary was born. Liberty loved him dearly, and he was the apple of his father’s eye. Liberty spent the most time with Zachary since Charlie’s work schedule was more intense, and mother and baby formed a very special bond.
When Charlie did get to spend time with his baby boy, he was ecstatic. He knew his son was going to be just like him. Charlie loved to make silly faces at his son, and Zachary would giggle at his father’s antics. Although Liberty and Zachary had a special bond, Charlie and Zachary did too. Charlie and Zachary were father and son, and even though Zachary was only a baby, it was clear that they were two peas in a pod.
Zachary grew up to take after Charlie. He had flaming red hair like his father’s, and also had the goofball trait. He had Liberty’s eyes, but the resemblance to his father was uncanny. Liberty saw so much of her husband in Zachary, and loved him for that and for the person he was becoming. Zachary was active and mischievous, and she loved to tease him. She loved to kiss him on the cheek and watch him wipe it off in mock disgust.
“Ewww, Mom! Gross!” Zachary would whine as he wiped the spit off his face. Liberty would just laugh and ruffle his hair.
Soon Charlie and Liberty decided that they wanted to have another child. Liberty hoped for a girl, but knew she would love the child no matter what.
It was time to renovate the house again with Zachary having grown into a child and another baby presumably on the way. Charlie and Liberty finally had a house that actually resembled one!
Charlie and Zachary had so much fun together. Zachary loved to tell jokes, and Charlie loved to tell him all about his work as a comedian.
“What do you call a banana that people like?” Zachary asked.
“Hmm...I don’t know,” Charlie replied playing along.
“A banana with appeal!” Zachary shouted. Then he doubled over with laughter at his own joke, and Charlie laughed too.
“I want to be a comedian just like you when I grow up, Dad,” Zachary said earnestly.
“Being a comedian is hard work, son,” Charlie said. “You have to write jokes and make sure to keep the crowd entertained. Luckily for me, I have special techniques!” Charlie pulled a funny face, and Zachary laughed. Charlie began to tickle Zachary until he cried out for mercy. The two rough-housed and played and became the best of friends.
Soon, Liberty found out that she was expecting another baby. With financial worries mostly behind them and Charlie’s recent promotion to Solid Storyteller, the couple was overjoyed. The two embraced and looked forward to the birth of their second child.
“You’re going to have a little sibling!” Liberty told Zachary happily.
“Oh boy! A brother!” Zachary said with excitement.
“Or a sister!” Liberty said cheerfully.
“Eeeww! A girl?!” Zachary groaned.
“You could have a brother or a sister,” Liberty explained patiently. “You’re very lucky, you know. Lots of children don’t have siblings.”
“I don’t know if I want a sibling any more,” Zachary said pouting. Liberty sighed and left the room to read.
When Liberty gave birth, she and Charlie were surprised by twin girls! They named them Caroline and Kendall. They were ecstatic to have had twins, but they knew they had a lot of work ahead of them.
Caroline and Kendall cried at the same time, so the two parents would often have to rush into their room to take care of the babies together. If one parent was alone, he or she would struggle to keep one calm while the other was taken care of first. Charlie and Liberty were very tired, but they loved their baby girls and were so happy to have had the special surprise of twins!
“You have two baby sisters,” Charlie told Zachary.
“Two girls?! Yuck!” Zachary exclaimed theatrically.
“Remember, what I said, Zachary,” Liberty told him. “You’re lucky to have any siblings.”
“I didn’t want girls! Let alone two of them!” Zachary whined.
“I’m sure you’ll come to love your sisters,” Charlie said patiently. Zachary made a sour face.
“At least come meet them,” Liberty urged. So Zachary followed his parents into their bedroom where the two bassinets were.
“Girls,” he said under his breath as he followed, but when he entered the room, his eyes were wide with wonder.
Zachary was Charlie’s biggest fan. He loved to watch his father practice his routines, and he always applauded as loud as he could. Charlie practiced a lot and soon reached level 10 on the comedy skill and completed his Joke Star aspiration. He also got a promotion to Rising Comedian, but he knew he still had a way to go.
Liberty was very handy and began to craft things in her spare time. She liked to upgrade things, and hoped to one day be able to build a rocket. She also continued to work on her logic skill, but with twin girls, she was a busy mother.
Zachary was a very active child and loved to go to the park. He enjoyed climbing on the monkey bars and playing on the jungle gym. Charlie would often come with him and play too.
“URRRGHHH BOOGLE OOGLE OOGLE!” Charlie shouted, flailing his arms wildly. He always pretended to be a sea monster, and Zachary would always laugh at his silly display.
“I’M THE SEA MONSTERRR,” Charlie shouted in his most booming voice.
“All men to starboard!” Zachary would shout, stifling a laugh. Charlie loved to play with his son and couldn’t wait to be able to play with his daughters.
Caroline and Kendall grew into beautiful girls, Caroline with her father’s hair and mother’s eyes, and Kendall with her mother’s hair and her father’s eyes. They were very close, and had a special bond only shared by twins. They even liked to dress alike and do their hair in pigtails to match. They would spend hours sitting in the room they shared with their older brother just talking and laughing.
Caroline was very creative and wanted to be an Artistic Prodigy. She loved to draw on her activity table and dreamed of one day being a famous artist.
Kendall was less interested in artistic pursuits and more interested in learning. She loved it when her mother read to her, and she devoured all of the knowledge she could.
Even though Zachary was older and insisted that he thought girls were gross, he and his sisters got along well. He could never match the bond of twin girls, but his sisters were very affectionate towards him, and he secretly loved them too.
“Let’s play pretty princesses!” Kendall said one evening when they were playing outside.
“Zachary can be the handsome prince!” Caroline said with excitement. Zachary groaned.
“Why do I have to be a prince? Why can’t I be a dragon or something cool like that?”
“You’re a prince!” Kendall insisted.
“Zachary can be a prince dragon! Maybe he’s under a curse that makes him a dragon, but he’s really a prince, and he can only be turned back into a prince by having the friendship of two beautiful princesses!” Caroline said creatively.
“Fine,” Zachary grumbled.
Soon, Zachary would be a teenager, and he had developed his motor skills finely. He reached his aspiration of Rambunctious Scamp and had become very athletic. His birthday was approaching fast, and he couldn’t wait to grow up.
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