This large batch of one-shots will introduce more Nextgenners, such as Eva's children! These are also some of the first Nextgen fics I wrote, so beware of corny dialogue.
Just Like Us
It was a peaceful summer's day when two children, a boy and a girl, were playing a game of Sonic Adventure 2 2-player mode. The boy wore a blue sweater, darker blue jeans, messy blonde hair, brown eyes, and had slight sun-tanned skin, while the girl wore a white T-shirt, black jeans, had black hair and matching eyes. The boy played as Sonic while the girl played as Amy in the stage, City Escape. Just before the boy could touch the Goal Ring, the girl used Amy's Time Stop, allowing her to pass him and win the stage.
"WOOHOO! And Melody owns you once again!" she cheered, doing a victory dance.
"Hey, no fair! You totally cheated!"
"It ain't cheating if they put it IN the game!
"Won't be cheating if I burn your butt either!"
"Someone's asking for a waterbending slice!"
"And someone's BEGGING to have their hair singed!"
"Are you challenging me?"
"Bring it, Mel!"
"YOU bring it, Chris!"
Chris stood and held flames in both hands, and Melody bent water out from a bottle. Rather than use their elements, the two suddenly tackled and began rolling and tugging each other on the floor.
"Alright, that's enough, you two!" They stopped fighting to see both their parents looking shamefully at them. "Chris, what did we tell you about using your powers?" Rachel asked.
Chris sighed, "Only use them for good, not petty fighting."
"Same to you, Melody." Eva scolded. She had orange hair done in a ponytail, a red top, and blue sarong. "If you're gonna beat your cousin, do it safely."
"Now, apologize." Nigel demanded. He was baldheaded with a plain gray shirt.
The two turned to each other and said, "Sorry." in unison.
"Good!" Kade Jackson chirped. "Now, come on, Mel! Let's go work on your jokes!" The man walked away, his daughter following.
"Chris, wanna go practice with your brother?" Rachel asked.
"Sure, whatever." With that, they walked away as well.
Nigel and Eva watched them leave, smiling. "Aren't they something, Nigel?" Eva asked.
"Yep! Just like us."
"Yep! Only MY daughter's inherited her uncle's cheating!"
"I did not cheat!"
"Did too, Rainbow Monkey Lover!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"AUGH!" The two tackled and began fighting each other on the ground.
Rachel, Kade, and the kids came back just to see this. "MOM!" Melody shouted.
"DAD!" Chris shouted.
The two stood up and blushed in embarrassment. "He/She started it!" they both shouted.
The kids smirked while their loved ones looked in disbelief.
Date?
"So, there you have it: despite a rather rough and violent childhood, Boba and Khryssa Fett are happily enjoying their life on Naboo." Melody Jackson spoke as she and her brother, Danny, were currently doing a KNN News segment. Danny was a slightly chubby African-American boy, wearing a blue T-shirt, khaki light-brown pants, and black shoes. "Coming up: we'll see how Ava and Kweeb are enjoying their lives on Aquaria."
"I'm surprised Ava didn't accidentally swallow him through making out by now!" Danny exclaimed, laughing at his joke.
Melody gave a little chuckle as well. "Well said there, Bro. Anyway, thank you for watching and see you next time." After their news segment ended, the news anchor siblings went to get some sodas from the fridge and sat down on the living room couch. "HOO! I can NOT talk that long without having a drink!"
"But since we're waterbenders, wouldn't we salivate more? Or salivate faster? I never noticed."
"Too weird to think about." The two opened their sodas and drank. They stopped after a while and released a sigh.
"Well, our relatives are coming over for family game night. We should probably get ready."
"Oh joy." Melody said, sarcastically. "How nice we get to enjoy a dinner with our egotistic auntie."
"Who? Rachel?"
"Not RACHEL, stupid, I mean Mor-"
"Hey, Numbuh 10.11!" The two turned to Eric Horvitz, a nerdy boy with a reddish-orange shirt with pockets, khaki gray shorts, brown shoes, short brown hair, glasses, and buckteeth.
"Hey, Eric." Melody greeted.
"Great segment today! Even better than the story about Dillon York catching Mason and Sheila making out in the Moonbase closet!"
"Well, I couldn't have done it without your brilliant paper organizing skills!" Melody complimented.
"Or Dillon's shadowbending!" Danny mentioned.
Eric blushed and chuckled nervously. "Well, my mom taught me well!"
"Anyway, we should probably go get ready for dinner." Melody said as she got up and walked past Eric.
"W-Wait!" Melody stopped at Eric's call. She turned to him as he scratched his head. "Um…are you doing anything tomorrow night?"
"Um…I don't think so."
"Really? Cool! Um, I was wondering if you wanna come over to my place. I just bought the new Avatar documentary on DVD. You could come over, and we could watch it, or something…"
"Well, sure! Hey, would you mind if I invited that cute Tom boy over, too? There is just something about that boy that heats me UP!"
"NO!! TOM TAYLOR IS NEVER SETTING FOOT IN MY HOUSE!"
Melody giggled playfully. "I'm kidding, I'm kidding! I don't wanna invite anyone! Sure, I'll come over!"
"YYYES! I have a DATE!"
"Date?"
"Ooh!" Eric covered his mouth in embarrassment and blushed. "Er, I mean, that is-"
"Oh, Eric, you silly!" Melody giggled, playfully pinching his cheek. "But it's no pressure, really. I'm just coming over to hang out. No big deal!"
"Uh…hehe. Okay." With that, Eric made for the exit. "Well, see you tomo—WHOA!" He screamed as he tripped on his shoelaces on the way out.
The nerdy boy blushed as Melody laughed. "If only you could tie as well as you organize." Melody walked over, bent down, and tied his laces together. "There you go. Won't trip very much like that."
Eric blushed once more. "Uh…thanks!" He chuckled nervously on his way out.
"Hehe! Well, Danny, time to get ready for game night."
"Okay." The siblings headed out the exit as well.
"Hey, that reminds me, how many are coming exactly?" Melody asked.
"Uncle Nigel felt the need to include the whole family."
"Oh joy… Nothing like being in a house with a jillion relatives."
"Our family's not THAT big, Melody!"
"Is it not?"
"Uh…" Danny considered their own family, the Uno Family, even the Dimalantas, Beans, and McClearys were technically their cousins. "I mean, it could be worse."
Popularity
The Kids Next Door Bike Hub was roaring with cheering kids as two operatives raced at high-speeds across the track. Mike Strongarm, Leader of the Bike Hub, wore a determined look, his feet swift as he spun the pedals of his bike. He wore a white T-shirt with purple stripes on its sides, matching pants, shoes, and a white helmet with purple to the side. Beside him, his rival, Terry Stork, a boy with a light-blue shirt, with longer dark-blue sleeves, and black pants and dark-gray rubber shoes, wore a frown with gritted teeth, extremely desperate to best the Bike Hub leader.
In the audience, a nerdy girl with blonde, messy hair, a white lab coat, yellow T-shirt underneath, purple and white shoes, and purple square glasses couldn't help but stare closely at the biker that was in the lead. She sighed dreamily. "He's so cool…"
Melody and Danny Jackson were standing beside her. "Well, you gonna ask him out or what?" Melody asked bluntly.
Emily jumped with a start. "What? No way! What if he thinks I'm a total nerd?"
"You are a total nerd, Emily!" Danny exclaimed, earning him a punch in the arm from Melody. "Ow! But like, what's wrong with that?"
"Hmm… I don't know."
"Come on, after the race, you should go over and talk to him." Melody encouraged.
Right at that moment, Mike came in victorious, getting off his bike and doing a victory dance. "And the winner is, once again, Numbuh 78-Speed, Mike Strongarm! And Terry Stork will need to pick up the pace for next time." announced Zach Murphy.
Terry Stork kicked his bike to the ground hatefully, and his shadow patted his shoulder as he stomped away.
"This is reporter Zach saying: if comedy doesn't work out for me, this might be my fallback career. And that… would be boring…"
"Now's your chance." Melody whispered. "Go talk to him." She pushed Emily in Mike's direction.
While Mike waved to his fans, Emily approached nervously, a red blush clearly visible on her face. "Uh…w-wow, Mike! You looked so cool in that race!" she said sheepishly.
"Always good to meet a fan." Mike smiled coolly. "Hey, aren't you that girl that works at the museum?"
"Y-Yeah! I'm, uh… Emily. N-Numbuh 303! I'm the one that told the history of the Negatar Realms, like how the first human poisonbenders established-"
"Yeah, yeah, I remember that!" he laughed, waving his hands. "Er, mostly…"
"Oh… sorry. I guess I can sort of ramble like that sometimes. To tell the truth, I'm still not sure if I'll stick with the museum or the science lab. I kinda jump between both, hehe."
"Well, depends what you like better, I guess. So, uh… wanna hang out sometime? When we're off duty?"
"Uuuuhh, sure!" Emily smiled, blushing madly deep down. "We could play videogames! D-Do you like… Star Fox?"
"Hehe, I could try! And, uh… I could use a little help on some math… if it's not too much trouble." He asked shamefully and sheepishly.
Emily laughed. "Sure thing. See you later?"
"See ya!" Mike got on his bike and rode away.
Emily waved good-bye, still blushing as Melody and Danny approached. "See, that wasn't so bad, was it?" Mel asked.
"Heck no! I have a date!! WOOHOO!"
"You're not gonna die from the heat, are you?" Danny asked jokingly.
"Ehh, she'll be fine." Melody said. "Heck, she's doing better than a certain somebody I know."
As she thought of the boy in question, Eric Horvitz had gotten his shoelaces tangled up in his bike pedals, lost somewhere on the race course. It took quite a few hours for anyone to find him.
It's time to introduce the children of Harvey and Shaunie!
Practice
A normal day in West Virginia. The weather was nice. The air was quiet. Anthony McKenzie stared fiercely at his opponent, his bare feet locked firmly to the ground. Anthony wore a light-green T-shirt, tan khaki pants, had brown eyes, sandy-blond hair, buckteeth, and freckles. He was an earthbender and he did his best to get in touch with his element.
Which brings us to his opponent: a simple boulder, twice his own height. He stood under a towering cliffside within a forest. It may've been just a boulder, but Anthony needed to be steady. He kept his firm stance. He flexed his toes between the dirt. For in order to best this rock, he must be like a rock himself.
Anthony took a deep breath through his nose, then released calmly. He kept his stance for 10 minutes… but now he was ready. He raised his right foot and stomped with great force before throwing both fists against the boulder. "GUAH!" Immediately, the force sent him flying backward several feet. "Owww…" Needless to say, his head was aching from the impact.
"Ha ha ha HAA!" came the feminine laughter from a voice Anthony knew too well. "Prithee: yon boulder wast too MUCH for Anthony! HA ha ha ha!"
Floating above him, Anthony's best friend, Fybi Fulbright. She had frizzy orange hair, freckles on her cute face, and vibrant emerald-green eyes. She wore a dark-green sweater, khaki-brown skirt, and brown Greek sandals. She had pinkish-yellow angel wings in the shape of hearts. Her mother was a Nimbi; an angel person, and her father was human. She had a high Scottish accent.
She had very small feet compared to Anthony's, and while Anthony's were rough and dirty, Fybi's were smooth and soft. While Anthony's element was Earth, Fybi was an airbender. She rarely ever walked, and instead preferred to use her wings. In short, they were total opposites.
"It's NOT funny, Fybi!" Anthony yelled grumpily. "Uuuuugh!" The boy stood up and stomped angrily toward the boulder. "I don't get it! I stood here for TEN minutes, 'bein' a rock', and I STILL can't EARTHBEND! Why did I get giant feet if they weren't gonna help me push a BOULDER??"
"Mayhap yon boulder hath yonder brain. Ha ha HA!" Fybi laughed.
"Huuuuuh. What're you doing here anyway, Fybi?"
"Prithee, canst a friend not come to offer her support?" Fybi smiled as she lightly seated herself atop Anthony's head. "They say laughter be-eth the finest of medicines, so mayhap mine laughter givest thee strength to bend."
"Well, it DOESN'T. It makes me feel WORSE."
Fybi hovered off his head and landed to face him. "Pray, how sad. The mocking laughter worketh for Cheren all the time, when fair cousin Panini dost it to him. Mayhaps thou art just weak. 'Tis no wonder thou canst not bend."
"What would THAT have to do with anything?? Michelle was only TWO when SHE began bending! And she was already GREAT at it! How come she and MOM could lift a boulder with one hand and I can't even PUSH IT??"
"I doth not know. But most earthbenders possesseth unbreakable, rock hard spirit. Mayhaps thine doubt in thyself ist what maketh thee slump?"
"Well, why WOULDN'T I doubt myself? My sister's a buhmillion times better than me. Do you know how many times she's buried me halfway in the ground and laughed 'cause I couldn't get out?? I just wanna… nnnn!" Filling with rage, he swung his foot and kicked the boulder. "YOW!!" he stubbed his toes as a result.
Anthony's pain eased when Fybi put a hand on his shoulder. "Anthony… I am sorry thou feelst so small compared to thine sister… but thou mustn't let her laughs break thy stone heart. If there ist one thing thou hast over thine sister, it is thy years of pain and suffering through mastering thine element."
"(Sigh, can't you talk normally for once?) But how is THAT better over Michelle?"
"Michelle hast accomplished so much, through simple skill and talent. She wilt never know what true pains and struggles most must endure, to achieve the simplest of tasks. In time, Anthony, thou wilt be a powerful earthbender, but only after much toil and hardship. But such toil and hardship would feelst rewarding, once thou hast conquered it, and used it against thine sister. One day, she wilt lay defeated, and you shalt stand tall."
And just like that, Anthony's negative feelings were gone. He suddenly had a new purpose. …If he translated what Fybi was saying correctly. "…So you're saying… if I keep practicing… I might get strong enough to beat Michelle?"
"Aye. Thou willst." Fybi nodded. "And always know… thou hast my support." And the angel planted a small kiss on his cheek.
Anthony's face froze, and his cheeks turned red. He shook it off a few seconds later, smiling with confidence. "Well… thanks, Fybi." The McKenzie boy climbed and stood atop the boulder with sureness. "I'm gonna keep trying and KEEP getting stronger! And one day, I'll pick this boulder up, and bury HER in the dirt! Just you WAIT, MICHELLE! I—whoooOOA!" He lost balance and fell off the boulder.
Fybi shook her head, smiling. "Thou wilt need to work on thine stance…"
This one-shot introduces Anthony's sister.
Memories
The hot noon sun shone bright in the cloudless sky. Summer was just starting, and the weather has been boiling these past few days. Rachel Uno was enjoying the warm weather, lying back in a lawn chair in the backyard of their house. Her gold-blonde hair was wrapped in a ponytail, wearing only a bright-blue bellybutton shirt, short blue jean-shorts, and blue flip-flops, having her left leg crossed over her right, and her head rested on her hands.
"Geh! Give it back!"
Although she wasn't the Supreme Leader of the Kids Next Door anymore, she still got to use her leadership skills in her new job, as the current principal of Gallagher Elementary. In fact, Dimentia got to do the same thing, as principal of the new Galaxia School. Like her KND job, it was pretty stressful, and almost every day she came home, she always took the time to relax.
"No! It's mine!"
Unlike her husband, Nigel, she always loved sunbathing. The warmth of the sun's rays, mixed with the cool breeze on her skin, always made her feel at peace.
"Come on, Michelle, give it back."
But it wasn't entirely peaceful today. Her 7-year-old nephew and 5-year-old niece were currently over. She frowned in slight annoyance, glancing to them on the other side of the yard, standing on the porch and tugging on a Nintendo 4DS. Anthony McKenzie, with his little sister, Michelle. And they were her brother, Harvey's, and his wife, Angie's kids. Michelle looked a lot like Angie like her brother did Harvey. Michelle wore a brown sweater, had dark-red hair, bright-blue eyes, and a purple skirt. She wore no shoes like her mom and brother, since they were earthbenders.
But every time she saw them bickering, she always forgot they were siblings. When she looked at them, all she saw was her baby brother fighting with the girl next door that always bugged him, just like the old days.
As the two kept trying to pry the device away from each other, Michelle stomped the ground and jabbed Anthony away with an earth chunk, jumping in victory after finally retrieving it. Anthony gritted his teeth in anger and attempted to send an earthquake toward her, stomping the ground, but accidentally sent it across the yard toward the relaxing woman. The quake pushed the chair over, knocking Rachel on the ground.
Anthony backed away in fright as Rachel got up and glared at them, and Michelle immediately pointed to her brother. "Anthony did it!"
"WHAT? You made me! Quit lying, Michelle!"
"Start truthing, Anthony!"
"That's not even a word!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"HARVEY, ANGIE, will you STOP-…" Rachel stopped herself, forgetting who they were. "Uh… I mean, Anthony, Michelle! Can't you take this somewhere else?"
"She started it!" Anthony refuted. "It's still MY turn with the DS!"
"Nuh-uh. Mom says we each get two hours per turn, and Anthony's is way past up."
"It is not."
"Alright, alright. Anthony, when did you get it?" Rachel asked.
"Three."
"And… what time is it now?"
Michelle checked the time on the 4DS. "5:02!"
"Okay, then it's Michelle's turn now."
"Yyyyes!" Michelle cheered.
"Aw, come on, Aunt Rachel! I-" Anthony tried to argue.
"Anthony…" Rachel glared. "Do you want your mom to take away your extra cookies?"
Anthony gulped and finally gave in. "Fine." He grumbled, stomping away.
"Thank you, Aunt Rachel!" Michelle hummed merrily to herself, skipping back in the house.
With them gone, Rachel set her lawn chair back up and went back to sunbathing, smiling and chuckling to herself. "Oh, Harvey. You really know how to raise your kids…"
This segment introduces Ava and Kweeb's kids in some adorable family bonding!
Alien Mother's Day
The tropics of Planet Aquaria were the perfect place to build a house and raise a family in peace. The weather was always fair, they had good food, and even T.V.. The daughter of the family, 9-year-old Makava, decided to spend a lazy afternoon watching reruns. She was defined by yellow skin with a tall antenna rising from her black, ponytailed hair, along with a purple dress. A swordsgirl in training, Makava's skin color was certainly unseen for Glomourians.
"We now return to The Amanda Show. Edited for aliens."
"It's TIME for an Asteroidbilly Moment!" The T.V. showed a couple alien hillbillies skip out of a house on an asteroid, chuckling crazily.
"Hey, hey! Knock-knock!"
"Huhu, who's there?!"
"Photon Phlaser!"
"Huhu, Photon Phlaser, who?!"
"Haha, Ah'm gonna hit ya in the head with a Photon Phlaser!"
"Huhu…huh?" The female asteroidbilly immediately whipped out a ray gun, firing a large, green laser straight at the male's head, burning it clean off. The female watched his body drop as she continued to dance and laugh.
Makava heard some small panting and looked over the couch. "Makava!" A tiny boy was hurrying frantically over the carpet. He was an inch tall, with white skin, big ears, puffy black hair, a blue jumpsuit, and black boots. "Don't tell her where I am!" the boy pled as he ran under the couch.
Vweeb was a year older than Makava, but remarkably smaller. His skin tone was more known for Glomourians, but Vweeb was born as the Kateenian of the family, inheriting his father's technical know-how and natural sneakiness.
Makava heard some footsteps approaching, automatically knowing it was their mom, because she and Makava were the only regular-sized people in the house. Makava went back to watching T.V., pretending nothing happened as Ava walked in. She was a tall and sturdy Glomourian warrior with thick proportions, her dress and hair a mirror of Makava's. With hands on her hips, Ava studied the floor. "Makava, have you seen your brother anywhere?"
"Uh, nope. Have you tried looking under your nose?"
Ava rolled her eyes downward and rubbed the bottom of her nose with her right index. "Nope."
"Between your toes?"
Ava looked down at her feet, spreading her toes for confirmation. "Not there. Now, where could he be?"
Vweeb ran to hide behind the back-left couch leg. His mother's colossal feet came thudding behind the couch, each step a small earthquake to the little Kateenian. The Glomourian crouched down and examined the underside of the couch. When she crawled around to the side, Vweeb sidled around the leg to stay out of her vision. He saw her stand up and walk to the front of the couch, so Vweeb ran to the leg on the other side to squeeze behind it as she looked around.
Makava internally wondered what Vweeb might've done to warrant hiding. Being as tall and strong as she was, it was very unwise to upset their mother. For the males, this was especially true: their smallness made them very susceptible to intimidation, so Ava could easily keep them in line if she needed to. She certainly wasn't a cruel or controlling mother, but a gentle grip of her bulky fingers or an occasional stomp of her foot usually silenced any misbehavior.
When Ava began to search elsewhere, Vweeb took this time to run out from under the couch to the living room table, laughing as he grabbed hold of the table's leg. "Haha! Safe!"
Ava looked down and saw her son smirking victoriously. "Aw, you clever little sneak! Where were you?"
"That's for me to know and you to find me there!"
Ava giggled as she bent down to pick up her little son, setting him in her left palm. "Well, you truly are the Hide-and-seek Prince."
"Oh, is that what you were doing?" Makava asked. "I thought Vweeb got in trouble for crashing the hovercraft again."
"Nah, we're just playing a little game." Ava assured. "And now that we've worked up some energy, it's time to go shopping!"
"Then let's-a go!" Vweeb chirped.
Twinkly Mart
Set inside a glass dome atop an asteroid in the vastness of space, Twinkly Mart was a colorful rest spot on the star-glittered void. Upon finding her favorite squid soup on a high shelf, Ava reached up and pulled one down, then tried to grab another one, but it seemed too far back. "Ugh, they always put 'em where you can't reach."
"You mean, put 'em where YOU can't reach! Put me up there." Vweeb requested. Ava lifted her diminutive son onto the top shelf. The Kateenian ran behind the large can and, despite his small height, was able to push it over the edge for Ava to grab it.
"Haha! And they say tall boys are better!" Ava chortled.
On their way to the check-out line, Vweeb spotted a few familiar faces. "Mom, look! It's Arianna!"
Arianna Dunfree had purple skin with long, grass-green hair and two antennae. She wore a yellow- and green-striped shirt and khaki pants. "Hey, Cosmo, Nova!" Ava called to the girl's parents, green and pink-skinned respectively.
"Ava!" Nova called out in surprise.
"So, what's up with you two?" Cosmo asked, the family approaching her.
"Just shopping with Vweeb here."
"Heh, same here." Cosmo laughed. "The ladies were starving for Floran Carrots."
"Hello, Vweeb." Arianna smiled and waved upon spotting him.
"Hi, Ari!"
"Mrs. Vweeb's Mom, can I hold him for a little bit?"
"Hehe!" Ava knew her surname would be too hard for Ari to pronounce. "It's up to you, Vweeb."
"Yeah!" Arianna held her hands open, allowing Vweeb to jump onto them. The Harnitan carried him a short distance away, leaving their parents to chat. "Heh heh…" Vweeb sported a blush. "Pretty embarrassing, huh?"
"Why? Don't you like spending time with your mom? I think it's cute!"
"I do, but it makes me feel like a total softie. I can just imagine all the other kids calling me 'mama's boy.' I see her training Makava every other time, but… I feel like she still thinks I'm a little kid."
"Well, it is hard to tell how much you've grown."
"Ari!"
"Sorry!" she flushed blue. It was true, though. Vweeb and Ari had known each other since she was six and he was five years old. They were kindergartners of vastly different height, but a cute, friendly bond. As they grew older, Arianna would only grow huger in Vweeb's eyes, while he himself only looked the same to her. It would astonish Vweeb when all the kids he knew would grow into full adults. By then, would they still be seeing Vweeb as a cute little boy? "Um…have you ever asked if your mom could train you, too?"
"I don't know if I would make a good swordsman. You think giving the enemy little pokes would be helpful?"
"I don't know, but it could be good exercise. You should ask her!"
"Okay…"
"Alright, Vweeb, ready to go?" Ava asked, returning to collect the little man.
"See you later, Arianna!"
"Take care, you two!"
Parting ways with the Harnitan-Pumparian family, Ava stood at the back of the check-out lane. "So, you want some advanced training, huh?"
"Y-you were listening?!" Vweeb jumped.
"Sometimes, my ears can't help it! And to be honest, I was planning to give you my own brand of training, anyway. The universe has a lot of big enemies out there. You'll need to learn the right ways to defend yourself."
"Yeah…" The very idea had always been a concern on Vweeb's mind. "Hey, Mom… do you really think someone like me can make it as an operative?"
"Of course you can. The Kateenians are a strong and resilient race, just like the Glomourians. You just need to be brave, smart, fast, and wary. It won't be easy, but I know you can do it. 'Cause underneath that teeny cuteness is a big, strong man!"
"Ha ha ha…" Vweeb blushed, thankful for her encouragement. "…Say, Mom, when are we gonna visit your home planets, anyway?"
"Um…when the time is right." Ava frowned.
"But when's that?"
"It's sort of complicated, Vweeb. Nothing you need to worry about now…"