A Poem About A Good Cry, By Brum

When my friend was ill, she felt emotion

And then began to cry

I haven't felt emotion this much

Ever since I heard Kipper's mother Katie died

The Sparkle Song (Hormonal Version)

Everyone has hormones,

Everyone and me

We all have them even when we pee

Everyone has hormones,

It all makes us cry

Sometimes it will make us want to die...

TINY: I think my friend's singing about something us Little Robots haven't heard of before. It's called, a 'Second Puberty'. Find out more about having a second puberty by visiting ClearBlue at:

https://www.clearblue.com/menstrual-cycle/what-is-second-puberty

Curious Thoughts - Vegeta

At the beginning of the very first Toonami TIE, The Intruder, Tom 1 was mentioning Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z before Sara screamed that an intruder had entered the hall. But, I'm curious about something: was Vegeta really friends with Tom 1? Because it all links to something potentially much more powerful. So powerful in fact that it would even bring the most feint-hearted Toonami fan into tears. Here goes:

When Tom 1 first arrived on US screens, Vegeta had been training him behind the scenes. The two had a mentor-student relationship that felt like that of a father and son, and as time passed and shows on Cartoon Network came and went, their bond strengthened and grew. The days grew into years, weeks and months, and with every second he spent with Vegeta, Tom 1, a weak little robot host, grew stronger and more powerful to face even the scariest content some of his shows had to represent.

However, the massive downhill point came when The Intruder aired. Vegeta prayed that Tom would survive this, but we knew what happened, don't we? It was an event that would change Vegeta's life forever and place a firm impact on his mental health. After watching Tom get consumed by The Intruder, he screamed as loud as his did in Dragon Ball Z and began crying mournfully.

For the rest of his years, he fell into a deep depression over the loss of his student. He couldn't eat or drink anything, he refused to partake in filming of future Dragon Ball episodes or films and worst of all, his Saiyan powers faded until it was just a spark. The Vegeta he used to be was gone forever, all thanks to the loss of his faithful student.

But when DBZ aired uncut in 2005, Vegeta couldn't take seeing Tom in his then-current form anymore. He flew into a rage and began throwing things around, overturning tables and attacking other characters that were attending every uncut screening, until, one day, he bit Goku's arm right off.

All this sent him to a mental asylum, where he was treated and experimented on multiple times before he emerged battered, bruised, bloody and with one arm missing. It was here that Toonami returned to TV screens in 2012, and years later, Intruder II premiered, and Vegeta knew it was his chance to help the Tom he despised show the Intruder who's boss.

He told the Intruder to listen to him very carefully, and said to him all the wise words he'd forgotten when he was consumed. Upon hearing those words, Tom 1 began crying, something he refused to do when he signed a contract for starring as the host of Toonami. And with that, after Intruder II had finished filming, he turned back into his normal self. Various news reports and tabloids said he'd disappeared for so long, leading to Vegeta's mental health spiral, but now, the two are reunited.

Remember: never be afraid to cry. Sometimes, it's through a robot host's tears that one depressed cartoon star manages to find one way when he is urgent to find another.

Mummy...Are You Like Her?

I was telling Lady Penelope about the stories published in the issues of her old magazine when she was a young girl. One of the stories was that she got ill when in India, and that a governess named Miss Pemberton had to take care of her. Of course, we both got really emotional by what we reminded each other, and Lady Penelope cried hard into her hankie. I hugged her, crying too, stating that I love her so much, as much as Miss Pemberton loved her when she was a girl. She told me that history has repeated now that she has me as a daughter, but that was before she got emotional. I love you, Lady Penelope. You're the most caring second mother in the world.

In This Lonely Garden

I walked across this garden by myself

Without Lady Penelope by my side

I tried to be rid of the lump in my throat

And try hard not to cry

Around me trees grew lavender plants

Fountains made a tinkling tune

The gates creaked open and growled when shut

And up in the sky thrushes flew

I sat on the edge of a fountain

And felt the urge to let it out

I sat down and began to cry

But didn't the least bit pout

At this point, Lady Penelope came by,

Delighted, I ran into her arms

Now we get to enjoy the secret garden

And all its wonderful charms