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[Luis]

Geneviève: Salut mes chéries! Glad to see you all after so long!

Everyone greeted nicely and were surprised to see there was a new family member, well, two actually…All except Charlotte, who pronounced “Enchanté” in a sarcastic way after seeing me.
Madame Elise had the usual attitude.

[Luis]

We invited them to hang out in the back garden to have an improvised welcome cocktail. I needed to get to know the rest of the family now that I had no option...




None of them expetected so many news in one day: Our engagement, the baby, our house...

[Luis]

As they settled I realized Monsieur Jérome Leroux was a very nice gentleman, so was Jean Phillipe.

Jérôme: You seem like a nice guy, Ludovic. I’m glad my daughter picked you to have a petit garçon. Seems Herr Zimmerman was totally unnecessary in this visit, haha!

Simba: Thank you sir. Hey Jean Phillipe, ever tried to paint a naked klicky?

Jean Phillipe: No plastic for an artist, just real stuff Monsieur!




As our "deep" conversation continued, Geneviève chatted with her mother, femme à femme:

Geneviève: They seem to get along so well, mom. Why can’t you too?

Elise: Why couldn’t YOU pick another man for your offspring?  Look at Colonel Zimmerman, he’s so charming and he’s got such a good position in the army.

Geneviève: Bah!

[Luis]

And a few metters away, Charlotte, Alexander and his inseparable dog Töten were cooking an evil alternate plan…

Alexander: Why didn’t you tell me your sister was already commited and with a baby?! This is going to ruin our plans of having her marry me to inherit your dad’s fortune and share it with you!

Charlotte: I didn’t know anything! I just knew she recently moved to this neighborhood! I had never even heard of Ludovic. If they just didn’t have that stupid baby…

Alexander: That’s it! The baby! I’ve got a plan…




Suddenly, aunt Agthe spoke.

Agathe: Attention famille, why don’t we continue our cocktail inside? Perhaps Geneviève should delight us with her beautiful voice to some piano playing, shouldn’t you chérie?

Geneviève: Will be my pleasure!

[Luis]

Once inside, we gathered in the living room in order to listen Geneviève sing and play the piano, except Charlotte and Alexander.

Geneviève: ♪ Caaaaaaaan you feeeeeel the love toniiiiiiiiiight! ♪♫

Simba: Magnifique, darling. You sing my favorite song like an angel.




In the meantime in the kitchen…

Charlotte: Ohmygoodness my sister’s voice is just horrible! And her playing is annoying...Somebody stop her!

Alexander: Yeah, but we need to carry out our plan B…Now, what’s the fastest way to take the baby away from Simba and Geneviève?

Charlotte: Ugh, I can’t think with so much noise!...Oh wait she just shut up!...




Geneviève: Oh no! My piano just broke!

Simba: Let’s bring her another one!!!

[Luis]

Five minutes later, a brand new piano was delivered just outside of the house.




Elise: Jérôme, don’t you think our daughter is a little bit spoiled these days?

Jérôme: Nah, she’s always been spoiled.




And then, for Charlotte’s misfortune, Geneviève was able to keep singing and playing.

Elise: Chérie, would you mind playing “Für Elise” by Bethoven for me?

Geneviève: Yes, mother!

[Luis]

As she started playing the requested song, Zimmerman and Charlotte were carrying out their evil Plan B.

Alexander: I hope my plan works!

Charlotte: If not at least she’ll shut up...




As Geneviève played “Für Elise”, the mouse that Alexander and Charlotte had caught got close to were the rest of the family was…

Geneviève: A mouse!!! Somebody kill him!!!




But everyone, myself included, did nothing but run with fear…Seemed Zimmeman’s and Charlotte’s plan was turning out better than planned.

[Luis]

While a madness was happening in the living room, baby Félix was falling into Charlotte’s claws in the dinning room…

Charlotte: Come with aunt Charlotte, sweetheart!...




As part of the plan, Zimmerman showed up to pretend being the hero of the scene by coming to everyone’s rescue…




Charlotte was finishing the kinapping by taking Félix somewhere away enough from the family. Töten was helping patrol that no-one would see the act.




Charlotte: You’ll be safe here...Now I’ll go back to pretend that I’m sorry about your dissapearance, you ugly baby!

[Luis]

And as she left, a tramp woman named Kätharina and her addopted son Adolf, were passing by.

Kätharina: Did you just hear that, sohn?

Adolf: I did mutti. What kind of mother would abandon her child in such a way?

Kätharina: If she doesn’t want him, let’s adopt him! Just like I adopted you!




And so, they took the baby with them. Who knew what would await Félix in the future…

Kätharina: If we hurry, we still can catch the 5 pm train. We need to move to another town where rich people aren't that arrogant...

[Luis]

And while things straightened out after our other uninvited little guest in the house left…

Jean Phillipe: Merci Alexander. I swear we’re not coward men, er…It’s just an aristocractic thing to be afraid of mice, he!

Simba: Wait a minute, has anyone seen Félix?

Elise: I thought he was with you, lâche.




What will happen to baby Félix? Will the villians be unmasked now that he's with a family of tramps? Will he ever find the way back home? Find out in the next chapter, stay tuned!