Chapter #2: Bob's Present for Enzo

Chapter #2: Bob’s Present for Enzo


As Bob and Dot made their way over to the data dump, they find Enzo playing with Frisket just like Bob had said. Just after they landed, Enzo saw Bob. He dropped the ball that he and Frisket were playing with and ran up to greet Bob. While Bob and Dot were busy compressing their zipboards, he caught Bob off guard and tackled him to the ground. "HiyaBob! Howareyou? WhatareyouandDotdoinghere? Didyacometoseemeorplaywithmeortellmesomethingreallyimportant?"

"Slow down little brother and we'll tell you why we're here but I think you should get off of Bob first."</span>

"Oh! Sorry Bob!" Enzo gets off of him.

"Breathes erratically Thanks Enzo!" Bob gets up and dusts himself off.

"So, why are you both here then? Oh sis! I like your necklace by the way."

"Thanks! Bob just gave it to me as a Christmas present."

"Christmas? What's Christmas?" Enzo eyes Dot quizzically.

"Why don't I let Bob explain."

Enzo turns his gaze towards Bob patiently awaiting an answer. Bob scratches the back of his head and says, "Well...ah...I...I have a present for you too Enzo?

"Really?" Enzo's face lights up in response.

Bob decompresses Enzo's present from is waist. "Yep! Here it is! Merry Christmas Enzo!" Bob gives his gift to Enzo.

Enzo accepts the gift graciously with bewildered look on his face. "Uh...thanks Bob! I really appreciate this! Besides, you still haven't answered my question so quit stalling. What's Christmas?"

"Well...ah..."

Dot interrupts, "Okay! I'll explain it to you instead since Bob is at a lost for words at the moment. It's a new event that Bob is trying to introduce into the system, some kind of holiday tradition. He's already got a lot of sprites and binomes in the city setting up for it and Phong is going to hold a big party at the PO to celebrate it."

"Wow! Sounds exciting!"

Bob adds, "It is Enzo. Ah...I've done some research on it once, before I came to Mainframe while I was still at the Supercomputer. It's some celebration that the User celebrates once an hour, so I started thinking lately that why don't we celebrate it too. You give presents out to each other, decorate a tree with ornaments, sing songs, and have snow everywhere."

"What's snow?"

"You know Enzo, I asked him the very same thing earlier."

"It's something white and fluffy and falls from the sky blanketing the ground in pure white. I only saw it once though, in a game. The user was St. Nick and I rebooted as a snowman. If I remember correctly, Matrix and AndrAIa bumped into the same game while they lost in the games. I remember, they told me."

"Pixelicious!"

Bob shrugs. "Anyway, that's all I know about Christmas. Not much is known on subject. So go ahead and open your present."

"Yes sir, Bob! I'm gonna enjoy celebrating this holiday every hour."

Dot chuckles. "I bet you will." Enzo eagerly opens his gift and it's revealed that Bob gave him a format command of some kind."

"Uh...what is it?"

"It's a convert command I recently imported from the Supercomputer. Take any junky item and convert it into something new. It's been specially modified so that it can't convert anything unless it's something useless. Hey, since we're in the junkyard, why don't you try it? But never go overboard with it, okay?"

"Alphanumeric!" Enzo looks around to see what he can try it on. He takes something that looks like a lead pipe. "Uh Bob, what am I suppose to say?"

"Say something like 'Command line, convert item into a zipboard!' It'll convert junk into almost anything so it does has it limits."

"Okay! Thanks for the warning Bob! I promise to be careful. Anyway, command line, convert item into a pogo stick." The convert command works and the item is turned into a pogo stick. Alphanumeric! Hey Frisket, isn't this great?"

"Oh! I almost forgot. I have a present for Frisket too." Bob walks over to Frisket. "Here boy, I have a present for you too." Bob presents Frisket with a bone and Frisket eagerly excepts it.

He starts chewing on it right away. "Merry Christmas Frisket! So, what will your present be for me?" Frisket stops chewing his bone and looks at Bob oddly. "You know, you could put away past differences and be nice to me." Bob sticks his hand out to Frisket. "Whadda say, can we be friends?" All Frisket did was growl not liking the catch of this whole scenario. Bob takes his hand away in disappointment. "Okay Frisket! How about at least for three seconds until the party is over? Can you be nice to me for once for at least that long? It would be one of the greatest presents I could ever receive from you?" Bob sticks his hand out again and Frisket looks at it curiously. Then Frisket takes his left paw and puts it in Bob's right hand. Bob smiles and shakes it gingerly. "Thanks Frisket!" Bob lets go of Frisket's paw and returns to the group.

Enzo gasps in amazement. "Wow! I'd thought I'd never see the second when Frisket is actually nice to Bob."

"Well Enzo, it'll only be for three seconds but at least it's better than nothing. Right?"
Dot puts her hand on Bob's shoulder. "Yeah Bob! I'm just surprised that your plan actually worked."

"Yeah! You're right! Chalk one up for me! Anyway, I think your sister and I should head back now. I interrupted your sis from her work and I've got to get back to the PO and help finish setting up the decorations. Don't ya agree Dot?"

"Yes!" Dot waves goodbye to Enzo. "See ya later bro!"

"Yeah! See ya later Enzo! Have fun with your present. Until next time!"

"Yeah, I will. Thanks again Bob! See ya later guys!" Enzo waves goodbye to them too and Bob does a funny salute. Bob and Dot decompress their zipboards and fly off into the distance.