The Topaz Legacy 2.4
Last time, Cooper and Jade were married, Selma grew into a kid, and Delilah and Greg got old. With the recent attempted robbery, Jade mourns the fact that she slept right through it.
Jade: "Wahhh! I wanted to catch the burgler!"
You're not Captain Hero yet, Jade. And you're in no state to be wishing you were.
Selma: "We were just robbed Mr. Hoppy! And I saw the whole thing!"
Hoppy: *Ears stand up in utter surprise*
Oh, so now you care all of a sudden, huh?
Well, life continues on. The next morning everyone gathers for breakfast, and seem skirt right over the robbery issue for Jade's sake.
Selma heads off for her first day of school. Hopefully she doesn't get picked on as the 'fat kid.'
Yes, Selma's obese. Can't you tell with the slightly wider shirt? Sheesh.
Cooper: "Oh boy oh boy! I'm gonna be a legitimate Dad!"
Cooper: "Now THAT turns me on."
Oh brother.
Selma: "Whatever happens, I am NOT going to ask Grammy for help with my homework. No way."
Delilah: "... so if you carry the one..."
Selma: "Le sigh."
Finally, the big night arrives.
Cooper: *Yawns*
Cooper: "Hey shnookums. Whatchya up to?"
Jade: "GAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
Delilah: "Ohmygoodness! We have a baby!"
Cooper: "I'm kinda hungry."
It's a boy! Meet Luke Topaz, with Mom's skintone, hair and eyes.
Cooper! Get out of bed and start caring about your son.
Close enough.
Selma: "Hi there baby! You're as close to a real sibling as I'm gonna get, huh?"
Selma: "I hate that stupid baby."
Jade: "Now that my uterus is free, it is time to put that terrible robber to justice! And it shall be done by ME! CAPTAIN HERO!!!"
Sigh. You're still a desk sergeant, darling. Give it some time.
Yes, this is the perfect way to celebrate your newborn son.
Delilah takes to her new grandson extremely well, and rarely makes trips to the salon anymore.
But when she does, it's nothing but business. Delilah's salon has the best reputation in town.
Well, almost. She's gone a little soft when it comes to hiring new employees.
The salon's still rarely open anymore, and Delilah needs to either find a manager or sell the business to someone, and soon. But no decisions are being made yet.
For now, Delilah is very much enjoying her golden years.
Meanwhile, Jade works on her rediculous goal of catching the already caught criminal.
Jade: "Must... be.... sexy.... superhero!"
Jade: "But I still love my little Lukie Wookie! Yes I do!!"
Ho brother.
Still, you gotta say the little bugger's cute.
Selma, you're gonna be late for school! Stop playing them there video games!
Run little fat girl, run!
What, already? This is your first day back at work! Where's that rediculous drive for do-gooding you've been raving about?
Well look it here! Odette's come for a visit! and with husband Nick and their unborn child in tow.
Odette: "I just had to come see my new nephew! Hewwo wittle Wookie!"
Luke: "So, this is what Aunts are like."
Jade: "I am AWESOME! And I have great news for my darling Cooper!!"
Nick: "Crack addict.... and I should know..."
Jade: "Hey! Cooper! Guess what? I'm pregnant! Again!"
Cooper: "Wow! That's great Jade! Now I've gotta celebrate!"
And how does Cooper celebrate? By finding a new constellation, of course.
Cooper: "We'll name our baby after what I name my new constellation. Which may wait until after we've named our baby...."
Cooper: "Hmmm, it's a very clear night tonight..."
And then I got bored and forgot about him. For a very long time. Until....
Shit. Where did he go?
Odette: "So, we're not entirely sure, but we think Coop's just been abducted by aliens."
Jade: "Really? Huh. Well that will make for some interesting gossip."
The next day, there's very much still no sign of Cooper. I'm getting a little worried now, since I've never had an abduction before ...
Selma: "Vroom Vroom! This is where Daddy is right now! Vroom!"
As she eats her worries away, Jade gets significantly fatter. Or Baby Topaz is just making it's presence known.
OH GOOD. You're back.
Cooper: *swoosh*
Talk about being ungrateful. This is probably on par with calling a cab for your one night stand as soon as you're done. Maybe slightly worse.
Slightly.
Cooper: "GAH!"
I know baby, I know. Tactless alien bastards.
Jade: "WooHoo!"
Cooper: "Shut up."
Jade: "Naww, I"m just messing with ya. I missed you."
Cooper: "Gee thanks."
I thought this photo of Greg was worth posting, since this is all he ever does anymore.
Selma: "So Daddy, where did you go last night?"
Cooper: "Well Selma, Daddy went to a magical place where magical people did very magical things to him. So magical, Daddy never wants to speak of it again."
Jade: "Enough of your magical malarky. It's time for Luke's birthday."
Cooper: *pouts*
As Jade throws Luke into the air in hope of cuteness...
... Cooper must excuse himself in a moment of prenatal weakness.
Next time: Babies galore!