Cassie heard Zac's doorbell ring. She looked out the window, but there was nobody there.
"Uncle Zac? There's a box on the front porch"
Zac
Zac frowned and looked out.
"I'll get it," he said.
It had better not be dangerous. He opened the door and stepped outside into the cold, picked it up and brought it inside. He set the box on the table and opened it cautiously, checking with his temperature manipulation that something didn't get suddenly hot in there.
But no, Zac was just being paranoid. The box was a late Christmas present just as it appeared to be.
Cassie and Orion
"The box is talking," Cassie said, cocking her head to one side.
"O! Saku! This box is talking!" Orion bounded in in cat form.
Saku and Zac
Saku wandered over in curiousity as Zac finished opening up the box. They all looked inside.
"Oh no," Zac said. "Oh please no."
Cassie and Orion
"Furbies!" cried Cassie happily.
"Furbies!" exclaimed Orion, pulling one out of the box. There were about 20 furbies in the box.
"Zac is the second best drummer in the world" the furby announced from Orion's hands.
Zac and Saku
Zac buried his face in his hands. Frankie!
Saku pulled one out of the box too.
"Frankie rocks!" it said.
"Isn't that Julie's last name Dad?"
"Yes."
"Maybe Frankie thinks they're related," Saku giggled.
Cassie and Rachel
Cassie picked up a furby.
"Zac's a giant slug!" it declared. Rachel walked over with Annie on her hip. They'd be moving into their new apartment in a day or so.
"Well," she said, trying to supress a laugh. "At least you can say he spemnt a lot of time on your Christmas present."
Zac and Saku
Zac glared.
"I'm going to get him for this," he said. "Mark my words, I will get him."
Saku pulled out another one.
"Zac is a girl!"
"Hey Dad!"
"Yes, Saku?"
"Can I use 'em for fireball practice?" Saku had no real interest in soft toys, except for clawing and sleeping on.
Zac's expression brightened.
"Sure!"
"Yay!"
Cassie and Orion
Cassie and Orion shifted into cat form and jumped into the box. Cassie attempted to dismember a furby with her nice sharp claws. The ears came flying out of the box.
Saku
Saku swiped a couple of the furbies. He tossed one in the air.
"Fireball one!"
He shot the fireball at the furby, the furby said one last "Frankie is the best drummer in the world!" and was disolved in flames.
Orion, Cassie and Rachel
Orion and Cassie used a couple of the furbies as scratching posts, dismembering them beautifully. Rachel swiped one fore her kids before tha cats destroyed them all.
Zac
Zac beamed. He would have to tell Frankie what had happened to his present. Hurray for not having to deal with children who's idea of playing with furbies was to get them to talk!