Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-10-12 13:48:00

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Adventures in Babysitting (Misha)
Anya finally had a long weekend where she didn't have to be traveling somewhere in the world for Renaissance Tech and the Boston area had been quiet and didn't need Thunderbolts intervention. It meant that she had some time to head to New York and spend some time with the family. It felt like forever since she had spent some time with her family.

After a few days it was quite clear that Mom and Dad had their hands full with Nick and needed a break. Anya volunteered to babysit. Though she wasn't going to do it alone. Even she knew she would need backup so she called His Highness Prince Dork. Not only would he have her back, but it would give the three of them some quality sibling bonding time.

A day at the Bronx Zoo would provide just that.

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	mishaloganovich 2011-10-18 02:06 am UTC (link)
	"We'll find him." Misha made it sound as positive as he could. "He couldn't have gotten far." With that, he turned to scour the path and everything along it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-18 01:53 pm UTC (link)
	"We are so dead," Anya muttered as she looked around. "Nick! Nick where are you?" She searched frantically. Mom was going to kill them. The kid hadn't even made it to his first birthday without something happening. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-19 03:34 pm UTC (link)
	How had the kid manage it with them right /there/? Misha dodged around groups of people, checking every dark haired little boy he saw. He muttered apologies and kept going. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-20 03:25 am UTC (link)
	It seems like someone had inherited Mom's super stealthy spy genes. It was like two seconds and he disappeared. "Nick!" Anya yelled. She was almost at panic stage. The monkeys were starting to cause a commotion. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-20 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	The uproar in the monkey cage got Misha's attention. It momentarily diverted his attention from dire thoughts of an ugly death when Mom and Stark found out they'd lost Nick. He looked back in Anya's direction. "Anya! Do you see him?!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-20 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	The commotion in the monkey enclosure caught her attention and she turned and looked. "Yeah, I see him. Maybe calling him monkey wasn't such a good idea. He went to go be with his kind." She pointed to the monkey enclosure. Sure enough there was Nick sitting there and playing with a few chimps. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-21 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	Misha followed her gaze and his jaw dropped. /How/ did that kid manage to get into the monkey cage? He walked back toward them. "Maybe he really is part monkey. Mom is still going to kill us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-21 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm beginning to think that," she said. "Let's get him out of there and if we're lucky, Mom won't find out." There was a very slim chance of that, but they could get lucky. Anya headed toward the building that housed the primates. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-22 12:28 am UTC (link)
	"Since when have we ever kept a secret from Mom if we both know it?" He followed. Monkey was going to get them into trouble, he just knew it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-22 01:18 am UTC (link)
	"It could happen!" she insisted. They reached the building and an employee was bringing their brother out. "Thank you so much," she said as she took Nick from the man. "I don't know how he got in there." "'Key!" Nick said. "He must have followed me in on my heels and I didn't notice," the man said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-22 02:20 am UTC (link)
	"He's a curious little guy," Misha told the employee. "Thanks a lot. It could've been the elephant pen or the snake pit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-22 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you so much," Anya said. "This little guy is a handful." "Yeah. Thankfully it was the chimps. You're welcome," the man said. "Just part of my job." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-23 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	Misha shook a finger under Nick's nose. "What were you doing, hunting for new family? Tough luck, Monkey Boy, you're stuck with us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-23 08:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Key!" Nick said and pointed to the chimps. "I think we've had enough of the monkeys for one day," Anya told him. She turned to her brother. "Let's get Monkey Boy home to Mom before he runs off on us again." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-24 05:00 am UTC (link)
	"If you insist." Misha gently pointed the toddler's finger back at Nick's own nose. "Monkey! You are a monkey, kiddo." He sighed and nodded. "Probably for the best. If bad luck comes in threes, we don't dare risk two and three." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-24 04:40 pm UTC (link)
	"'Key!" he parroted. "Agreed. With this one he could end up in the lion enclosure and then Mom would put us in there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-24 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	"You just have to come up with the worst possible scenario for the zoo, doncha?" He shook his finger in Anya's direct. "Princess Brat. Say Brat, Monkey Boy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-25 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	"No, but you know it could happen." She always thought of the worst possible scenario. It actually helped with work. "'At!" Nick parroted. "Let's go home. I think we've had enough excitement for one day." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-25 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Right. Let's go back and face the redhead." Thinking about how bad bad could get gave Misha a headache. At least he didn't have to run a business. All he had to do was keep ahead of one very persistent AI and some random fans. He held out his hands in an offer to take Nick. "Good, Monkey Boy! Now keep practicing. Brat. Princess Brat." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-26 02:21 am UTC (link)
	Anya passed Nick to him. Nick got heavy pretty quickly. "Here you go. You can have the little monkey." "'Key!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-26 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"I think you're right," Misha said to Nick as he hoisted him up to ride high against his shoulder. "Princess Brat-key has a nice ring to it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-26 02:34 am UTC (link)
	"I'm never going to win against you two, am I?" she asked as they started heading toward the zoo exit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-27 01:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Give up now and save us all years of embarrassing realization when you're ganged up on," he said cheerfully. "It's about time the balance shifts our way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-10-27 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not going down without a fight. Never." She grinned and tugged on a chubby little foot. Nick giggled. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2011-10-27 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Princess Brat-Monkey is funny, isn't she? Tell her how funny she is, Monkey Boy." "Key!" "You heard it, Brat. The balance of power is shifting right under your feet!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)