A/N: Hey guys! I'm back! As promised here is the sequel to 'Make a Wish' (and if you haven't read it yet, definitely check it out!).
I'm aiming for the same length as 'Make a Wish' though I'm not sure how often I can upload just yet, I promise to at least upload a chapter per week and at most a chapter a day.
Unlike last time though, we start our story with alt world Beca.
So without further ado…
I don't own pitch perfect.
Beca was an idiot.
Well, at least once upon a time she was.
And thanks to a little mishap she and her friends – at least the ones who knew about it – have dubbed 'The Shooting Star Incident', the problem with her idiocy was fixed. She matured a little, stepped up, and fought for the girl of her dreams.
Technically it was another Beca in her body doing all the fighting to help her out, but nevertheless, she continued the fighting.
That's how a whole year later she found herself 'properly' engaged to the redheaded girl she had promised to marry ages ago, when they were still little girls in a playground.
And then that's how a whole year later she found herself married to said girl, found friends from another world – thank you interdimensional video chats! – and that's also how a certain Dr. Stacie Conrad published her highly cited papers about the multiple universe theory, becoming even more of a big name in science than she already was.
There was a huge party going on in the whole of Stacie's research facility, with the two floor open lobby transformed into some fancy function hall under the command of her wife. Beca didn't waste any time in offering her services up to provide for the party music, after all, without Aubrey and Stacie, things could have ended up in disaster. In response to her generous offer, Aubrey had it set up for her to play two separate sets so that she can still enjoy the party herself, with the other party DJ someone Beca recommended herself.
It was after Beca's special second set that she found herself roaming the empty halls of the facility. Stacie was busy entertaining some foreign sounding physicists or something and the rest of the Bellas were enjoying alone time with their own spouses somewhere on the dance floor.
And so Beca was off to find her own spouse.
Who was busy skirting off with Aubrey every now and then for some rather secret conference that Beca's been wondering what it's been about. Chloe's been acting strange for a whole week now.
For the most part, Chloe was still Chloe though. She seemed to be excited about something earlier the week before all the hiding things in secret, but it wasn't like it never happened before.
There was some strange skittering sound coming from the hall that branched off from the main building, connecting it to Stacie's labs.
At least the one where she keeps the strange contraption that sent the other Beca to their world in the first place.
Beca was about to dismiss the sounds to possibly a few interns or research assistants sneaking off to the labs to impress their respective dates, but from the dimly illuminated hall she saw not two figures but one.
And things were definitely looking sketchy that she decided to follow him.
Because Beca was sure, she couldn't have been mistaken.
The figure she saw was Chloe's ex-fiancé, Jesse.
Beca never really met the guy, the other Beca did, but she does have those memories intact, memories they both share, so of course she knew just how horrible of a person he was.
He was the jerk who didn't deserve her Chloe.
So of course even without meeting the man himself she couldn't help but feel the anger bubbling through her blood.
What on earth does he want now?
Beca's first thought as she shadowed Jesse the best she could was to call Aubrey or Chloe, make sure they were okay. But she fought back that initial though.
She figured it would be the best to call Stacie first.
They were getting lost within Stacie's labs after all.
Beca didn't risk making too much noise with a call and shot a quick text to Stacie before finding herself standing alone in the dark.
She lost track of where Jesse was heading.
Beca was about to head back, Stacie's number already flashing on her screen so that she could alert her friends when all of a sudden flashing bright lights and loud noises started to come from one of the labs. She rushed towards the source only to find herself standing at a rather familiar room, she was in the lab where Stacie's 'precious instrument' was, the same instrument that had caused all the trouble and in the end all the good things she's found a good two and a half years ago.
"You know, it wasn't hard to figure it out, I thought it would be." she heard Jesse's voice over the whole racket the darn thing was making. He was standing near the main computer, the flashing lights on the screen casting a ghastly glow on his face.
"Swanson, what on earth are you doing?"
"I have a rocket scientist of a cousin and he read Dr. Conrad's papers. She never mentioned any person nor admitted if humans participated, just subjects and tests and whatever the hell experiments she ran, but you know. I put two and two together. You weren't exactly living up to your reputation when we met, stole Chloe, ruined my career."
"That was all on you dude." Beca replied, but Jesse didn't seem to hear.
"So I got him to explain what the whole thing was about. Still hard to believe it all. But I do believe in second chances. I'm sure there's a world out there where Chloe and I… where we're the ones who end up together…"
"Jesse stop!" Beca yelled, realization dawning. "You don't even know what you're doing, you don't know what forces you're messing with."
"You got to mess with it, didn't you?" Jesse spewed out, his tone laced with venom.
"Yeah, and believe me when I say it was unintentional." Beca responded. "Stop this now Swanson, you have no idea…"
But Beca never got to finish what she was saying.
The tiny gauge thing at one end of the instrument blew up.
And so did most of the equipment, flashing various flaring signs of danger, a loud siren taking over alerting security that something was wrong.
But security was already on their way though, Beca didn't even notice that Stacie answered the call.
And that she was on her way with the cavalry as she heard everything.
But Beca never got the chance to see what happened next.
She just saw bright red lights flood in her vision.
And felt the strong blow as she was suddenly swept off her feet, some strong force sending both her and Jesse flying towards opposite ends of the lab.
Because yeah, she just had to go and be curious and follow the idiotic fool who wanted to play scientist to get his revenge.
But she wasn't dead.
Not just yet.
She just has no idea what's in store for her when she wakes up.
Oh boy.
