True & The Babysitter

True & The Babysitter is the seventh episode of the first season of The Adventures Of True.

When James and Moose go out for the evening, Stocking Head spends the night at Blue's house while True is left with a babysitter.

One Friday afternoon, True and Stocking Head came home from school and found James and Moose waiting.

"Hey, you two." James said. "How was school today?"

"It was awesome." said Stocking Head.

"Yeah, it was." said True. "We learned about Native American art in art class, and on Monday we're gonna start making our own."

"That's nice." said Moose. "What're you making?"

"Mr. Moose let us each pick a project." said True. "I'm weaving a pot holder like a Navajo rug."

"And I'm making a pot out of clay." said Stocking Head.

"Nice choices." said James. "By the way, I'm sure you guys remembered, but tonight, me and Moose are gonna spend some time with some old friends of ours."

"Don't worry, we remember." said True.

"That's good." said James. "And I'm sure you also remember that while Stocking Head is spending the night at Blue's house, you're staying here with a babysitter."

"Yup, I remember that, too." said True.

"So do I." said Stocking Head. "In fact, I already got my overnight bag packed last night, like you asked."

"Good for you." smiled Moose.

Later that evening, it was time for James and Moose to leave.

"Stocking Head, do you have your stuff?" Moose asked.

"Got it." replied Stocking Head as he came downstairs.

Just as Stocking Head reached the bottom of the stairs, the doorbell rang.

"Perfect timing." said James.

When James answered the door, he found a young Caucasian man Moose's age with short spiky brown hair, blue eyes, and wearing a yellow zippered hoodie with blue lining in the hood and a DJ turntable icon on the pocket, which was also blue, over a blue t-shirt, black jeans, and blue and yellow sneakers.

"Hey, Twist." said James. "Glad you could make it. And great timing, too. We were just getting ready to leave. Thanks for agreeing to look after True while we're gone."

"Hey, no sweat, James." said Twist as he entered the house.

James took the time to introduce his younger cousin to Twist, then spoke to Twist again.

"Since it's Friday night, True is allowed to stay awake past her regular bedtime." James explained. "But make sure she's in bed by 11:30 at the least."

"11:30, got it." said Twist.

"There's cans of soup in the cupboard and leftover penne pasta in the fridge." said James. "There's also ice cream in the freezer she can have after dinner if she wants, but not too much. You can have some too if you want."

Twist nodded.

"Anything else I should know?" he asked.

"Nope, I think that's everything." said James. "I hope you two enjoy your time together."

"We will." said True. "Bye, cuz!"

James, Moose, and Stocking Head returned the good-bye as they headed out the door and left in James' Jetta.

"So, True, what do you want to do first?" asked Twist.

True thought about this for quite some time.

"I really don't know." she said.

"How about a video game?" Twist asked.

"Sure." replied True happily.

"Alright." said Twist. "What kind of game do you want to play?"

"Oh, anything, really." said True. "As long as it's rated E or E10+, because those are the only games I'm allowed to play right now."

"Got it." said Twist. "How about Game Party 3?"

"Sounds good to me." said True.

"Great." said Twist.

With that, True turned on the Wii and they got ready to play. When the game itself was ready, they played two rounds of Straight Pool 21, and True won both times.

"Man, you're good." said Twist.

"Thanks." said True.

Just then, True's stomach growled.

"Getting hungry?" Twist asked.

"Yup." True said with a nod. "Smacking pool balls really works up an appetite."

Twist then looked at the clock on his phone, and it read 5:45.

"Well, I guess I better get started on dinner." he said. "Want some of that pasta?"

"Sure." said True.

"Alright." said Twist.

While True went upstairs to wash up, Twist spooned out two servings from the pasta and reheated them in the microwave. True was just coming back downstairs as Twist finished heating up her plate. While the two ate their dinner at the dining table, they decied to strike up a conversation.

"So, True, what do you like to do?" Twist asked.

"Well, I really like art." True said. "I like to draw and paint and do all sorts of other stuff like that. In fact, art is my favorite subject in school."

"Nice." said Twist. "When I was in school, my favorite subject was music. My parents run a used record shop, and I often like to collect records as a hobby. It's mostly synth-pop music from the Eighties, like Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, and A Flock Of Seagulls."

"That's cool." said True. "When it comes to music, for me, I like pop music from The Seventies, like the Bay City Rollers, Bobby Sherman, Shaun Cassidy, and the Osmonds."

"Nice." said Twist.

After dinner, the two played Mario Kart Wii for a while, then they had their ice cream. While they had their ice cream, they watched The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.

"This is such a cool show." True said as they watched. "I never even knew they made cartoons out of the Mario games."

"Neither did I." said Twist. "That is, until I watched an episode of Super Mario World on YouTube."

"Cool." said True.

After finishing their ice cream and cleaning their bowls and spoons, they continued watching the show until True began to feel sleepy. Around that time, the clock read 10:35.

"Sounds like it's bedtime for you." said Twist.

True nodded in agreement with a yawn. After the episode they were watching ended, Twist helped True upstairs, where the latter put on her pajamas, brushed her teeth, and crawled under her covers.

"Nighty-night, True." said Twist.

"Night, Twist." True replied with a yawn.

In a matter of seconds, True was sleeping like a log. After making sure True was asleep, Twist gently lifted her arm and placed her stuffed cat, Sherman, underneath, then went back downstairs. About half an hour later, James and Moose returned.

"I guess she's asleep?" James asked.

"Yup." said Twist. "She went to bed around 10:45."

"Good." said James. "Was she any trouble?"

"Nope, not at all." replied Twist.

"That's good news." said Moose. "Well, thanks again."

"Hey, no problem." said Twist as he headed out the door.

The next morning, True was telling James and his friend about the fun time she had with her babysitter.

"I'm glad you had fun with Twist." James smiled.

"Yeah, he's really nice." said True. "I'd love to have him be my babysitter again!"

"Perhaps we can arrange that." James winked.

And as the rest of the weekend went on, True felt happy to have had such a good time with Twist and eagerly looked forward to the next.

The End