Fanon:A Sim's Tale: Book 3: Difference between revisions

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==Chapter 12: Matilda==

The Science Lab.

A middle-aged woman, around 50 years old, seen walked through the corridor heading to the lab where Nancy Landgraab was waiting. The woman, Matilda Romanova, was a renowned scientist in the Sunset Valley. She had created many spectacular inventions, especially a prototype of '''Plumbot''', a humanoid robot which more advanced than '''SimBot'''.

[[File:Matilda_in_science_lab.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Matilda Romanova]]In these past five years, Matilda had a top secret project, creating a machine which she believed could brought dead people back to life. Some of her co-workers thought she was crazy, but Matilda was very ambitious with this project.

“Good morning Mrs. Landgraab, sorry I am late” Matilda said in Russian accent. “It’s alright Ms. Romanova” Nancy said, “You said that you will show me your new invention right?”. “Yeah, it’s already complete now!” Matilda claimed.

Matilda then showed Nancy her ultimate creation. “Mrs. Landgraab, I present to you, ''Automagic Ghost-O-tron 1220-DR''!” she said proudly, “This machine can bring all deceased people come to life! If you want to revive your family, you only need put their ashes here and...”.

“You know, Matilda, I respect your consistency to continue this project” Nancy said cutting Matilda’s sentence “but, do you really sure that we really can bring dead people back to life just like you said ? I mean will there be a problem if we ever do that?”.

“Don’t worry Mrs. Landgraab, I have calculated everything!” Matilda said “I’m sure that there won’t be a problem”.

“Well, if that so, let we see how this machine work” Nancy said.

“Okay, put the mouse’s remains in!” Matilda said ordering her co-workers to put a carcass of a mouse inside the machine.

“Gross... Did you really killed that mouse?” Nancy asked, but Matilda didn't answer.

The carcass stored inside the machine, Matilda prepared to pull the lever. “Okay, begin the resurrection procedure!” she said pulling the lever.

The machine turned on, everyone watched solemnly. “I hope this works, Ms. Romanova” Nancy said “I have spent 850.000 Simmoleons to fund this project”. “Don’t worry Mrs. Landgraab, you won’t be disappointed”.

Suddenly...

“Ma'm, I think there’s something wrong!” a co-worker said. “What is it?” Matilda asked. Just before her co-worker could answer, the ground suddenly shaking. It was came from the machine.

“Great woolly llamas!” Nancy said. “The machine is gonna explode!” Matilda’s co-workers begun to panic “Turn the machine off!”.

“No! It’s okay! This ''earthquake'' means the machine is working!” Matilda claimed.

“Are you Crazy!?” Nancy asked "Turn the machine off!".

"NO!" Matilda yelled.

After two minutes, the shaking finally stopped.

“Oh, it’s over” Nancy said wiping her sweat “I thought the machine would exploded”. “Well, let’s we see the result of this test” Matilda said.

Matilda then opened the glass where the mouse’s carcass stored inside the machine. Matilda snapped, the carcass was destroyed into nothing, the experiment failed. “I have told you Matilda, it’s impossible for us bringing the deaths back to life” Nancy said.

“No, it makes no sense! I have calculated everything!” Matilda yelled “I think... I think we missed something important!”. “Matilda, please, stop” Nancy said

“...” Matilda didn’t said anything.

Nancy sighed, “Look, I know that the purpose you created this machine is to bring your sister back to life” Nancy said “I understand that you really love your sister, but please, doing something impossible like this is only wasting your time, you have other more important things to do”.

Matilda became quiet, she had spent her whole life to made a machine that could brought her sister back to life. But now, she must faced the fact that the resurrection machine was a total failure.

Matilda then sighed, “I think... I think you are right Mrs. Landgraab” Matilda said, “But, I do this not only for myself, but for my niece too, I just...”. “I know, I understand” Nancy said. “I am sorry Nancy” Matilda said. “It’s alright” Nancy said.

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Meanwhile, back in the school.

“Oh gosh, that was the biggest earthquake ever!” Vicky Toadstool said. “Yeah you are right” her friend said. Some students were seen hiding themselves under the table while some of them ran outside. They thought the shaking was an Earthquake.

[[File:Valentina_protrait.jpg|thumb|200px|Ariana's mother]]

“No, it was not an earthquake” Ariana said “I am sure that my aunt is trying to resume her crazy work again”. “What do you mean?” Sandi asked. “Well, uh, it is hard to explain” Ariana said, “By the way, the next class is about to started. let’s we go to the class, shall we?”.

“Ariana, wait, you drop this!” Sandi said giving something to Ariana, it was a prhotograph. “Oh thanks” Ariana said “It means something to me”.

Sandi then looked into the picture in the photo, it was a picture of a young woman with same hair color with Ariana’s. A name also written there: Valentina.

“Your mother was so pretty” Sandi said.

“...” Ariana didn't said anything, she only stared at her mother’s picture.

“Let’s we head back to the class” Ariana said.

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Back to Matilda...

Accompanied by Nancy, Matilda visited Valentina’s grave in the cemetery. “It has been ten years...” Matilda said wiping her tears “I still could not believe my sister, Valentina was gone”. “But at least you still have your niece, Ariana” Nancy said.

“Yeah” Matilda said, “But I feel sorry for her. She is too young to loosing her mother”. “What about her father? Where is he actually?” Nancy asked. “Her father... My sister’s ex-husband was the '''worse man''' that ever lived” Matilda said in an anger tone “After what has he done to my sister and niece, I will never forgive him!”.

“What happened actually in their family?” Nancy asked again.

Matilda sighed, she then begun to told the story.

“It was started, after Valentina’s 19th birthday...”