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Monster High: Voltage! Chronicles 1:

The Birth of Frankie Stein 

Summary: Monsters and “normies” (humans) have been sworn enemies for centuries, but a pair of mad scientists create a being who could possibly challenge the status quo. 

(Figured I finally do something with this AU for Halloween)

On the darkest of humid summer nights, during an electrifying storm, a young human was wandering through a seedy graveyard with her tiny goblin companion. It's rare to see a human/monster pair roaming around. For millions of years, humans have antagonized monsters into hiding away from normal society. While the monsters’ fear of extermination has morphed into resentment and feral aggression. So to find a human being comfortable enough to go grave robbing in the middle of the night with a goblin is quite the surprising scenario.

The two slit up to scan through the many stones in the yard, the goblin slowly becoming more and more frustrated as they keep failing to find the one grave they need. 

“Lucisha, we've been searching through this place for eons and you don't seem to be satisfied with any of our choices.” The human huffed. “Maybe we should focus on finding the right part after we bring them to life?”

The goblin stamps her foot in protest. “No! You know I can never leave a job half finished. It must be PERFECT!” 

“But we're both soaking wet. At this rate, even if we do find that part, we'll be too sick to even put them together.”

The human suddenly gets a look on her face as if she remembers something. “Maybe we could use that prosthetic.”

“A piece of plastic junk? Are you serious?!”

“That's all we have. And it's not plastic. The metallic material will be the perfect  conductor of electricity. Isn't that good enough?”

The goblin's brows furrowed. True, a metal limb would help it retain energy, but it would hinder its walking capabilities. It would be all clumsy! However, it seemed to be their only option at that point. The storm could end at any moment, plus she was getting cold.

“Fine. Let's just get back before the storm clears.”

They ran back to their car as fast as two people carrying a sack of body parts and rusty shovels could. Though the human did trust her pale green partner, she knew better than to let her get behind the wheel. They sped down the open road back to their humble hideout, an old abandoned hospital, thankfully avoiding any potential law enforcement. 

They drag their ill gotten materials to the smallest room at the end of the highest hallway. After setting up everything, they get to work. It took a lot of thread, blood, and drilling, but it was all worth it as their greatest creation slowly came together. Literally. As the human put the last few stitches on their arm, she began to think to herself about all of the potential shenanigans that they could both get up to. 

“Do you think that they would like baseball? I could see them being a star pitcher.”

“It doesn't matter what it's “into”, the goblin chuckles to herself “as long as it excels at whatever it does, I'll be satisfied.” 

The human blankley rolled her eyes at that. As the goblin hooked up the cables to the bolts, the two looked into the half open eye, then back at each other. The goblin gave one last thumbs up, receiving a confident nod back. They put their protective goggles on and the goblin tightly gripped the lever as they waited for the moment. 

One thunder strike… two thunder strikes… and… Now! The lightning flashed as the goblin flipped the switch, activating the lightning rods on the roof. The electricity crackled its way down to the generator and into the body. It was at high voltage. Too high voltage. It looked like it was going to explode!

And it did. A huge cloud of smoke blew out of the windows. Through the wheezing, the two looked up at the body. It didn't move. There was no pulse. Did it not work? The goblin leaned it closer to check for breathing, the two of them both holding their breath themselves. Suddenly, they heard a gasp. The heart rate monitor started beating.

“It's alive! Alive!” The goblin squeezed her partner in pure excitement as the human felt as if she would cry. The body began to move. The goblin shushed the human as they came to. They lazily opened their eyes, looking between the two. The goblin slowly took their hand in hers.

She spoke quietly and slowly. “Hello, I am Lucisha Stein. I am your mother. You are my child. I created you.” They stared for a second, then smiled. 

“Mom!” 

She had never felt so proud, their first word! They should have recorded this.

The human cleared her throat, wiped her own tears, and leaned in.

“Hi there. Uh, I guess I'm your other mom. I may be a human, but I don't want to hurt you. I hope you can love me as much as I have loved you from when we first found your heart.” 

They once again stared for a second, it must take a little time for them to process information. They smile again. 

“Mom! Two moms! I have two moms!” 

They were already speaking full sentences. They had done it. Together, a human and a monster created the perfect being. It took months, lots of blood, and even more arguing, but it was worth it. 

“Wait…” They paused for a second. “Who am I? What's my name?”

Crap. The goblin had been so focused on making this being exactly how she wanted, she forgot to come up with a name. Good thing that the human was there. 

“Franklin, After my brother. We'll call you Frankie for short.”  Frankie. They like that name. 

“My name is Frankie!”

To be continued…

Wasn't to happy with Voltage!Cleo's original outfit (Too much blue). She also has a cat named Tuti now.