Richie Rich and Misc Comics Fan fiction Saving Her
Post: Richie Rich 1994 movie. Months after the Rich family had their victories against Van Dough and his men, Lawrence Van Dough is still in the Department of Corrections when he gets word when he is sent to Court for his upcoming parole. After he gets out of jail. He was planning on targeting another wealthy family when he came up upon a woman named, Julie Kaylah, who she is very quiet at times and she works at a diner near his office building. Van Dough finds out about her father, who was killed in a plane crash that he'd never heard before. Julie's mother always resisted her own daughter and she wins Julie's brothers over her. Lawrence sees her more often and he saves her from her family, who never cares for Julie and Van Dough falls over heels for her. Strong rated T for language and romance fluff.
Chapter 1: Released From Corrections For Good Behavior and For Parole.
Inside the Department of Corrections, Lawrence Van Dough sat in his jail cell, sitting and minding his own business by just reading a book that a friend of his gave him in the dim light in his cell. Van Dough stayed long enough there when someone yelled out his name. "Hey, Van Dough!" A guard yelled as he walked towards his cell. "You have a visitor!" Lawrence looked up from his book as the guard stood in front of him. He had someone looking familiar behind the prison guard. "Your lawyer is here to see you." He added with his emotionless expression look on his face. It was early in the morning for his attorney to show up.
Lawrence grinned at the lawyer, who had a suit outfit for Van Dough to wear over his arm. Lawrence noticed this. "Mark Kaylah. It's been awhile." He said.
And at this, the guard yelled. "Open Van Dough's cell block door over here!" He said loud and clear to another guard, who was in another room opening and closing the jail cell doors.
Lawrence cautiously and slowly walked out of his cell as he first looked at the guard, who gave her the cold glare. Van Dough then gazed at his attorney with a surprised look and his eyes widened. "Mark, what's going on here? Has something happened? Am I getting dressed for something?" He asked all his questions that he could muster. They completely ignored the other prisoners' rants and protests that Lawrence was out of his jail cell.
Mark chuckled with his smirk. "You'll see and know when we get into 1 of the rooms and we will talk in there then." He told his client as they walked down the corridor. 'What is he talking about here?' Lawrence asked himself. All of his answers will be said when they get into a interrogation room to talk of the matter at hand.
Once they walked into the room Mark placed Van Dough's suit outfit down on the table before they both sat in the chairs. Mark leaned over a bit and he looked straight into his client's eyes with his arms across his chest. Lawrence was wondering what was going to happen. Well, he would have to go along with it. "Well, Mr. Van Dough, it seems that I have been having a good talk with Judge Hackett." Lawrence gulped in his adam's apple in his throat at this. 'Oh boy, is he going to give me the torture treatment? I certainly hope not.' He thought. "I've convinced him that you can be released on parole and also on good behavior." Mark said to his client.
Lawrence just stared at him with eyes widened and he gave his lawyer a grin. Van Dough was between flabbergasted and amazed at the same time. He wanted to jump up for joy when he heard the words 'released on parole and also on good behavior' slipping from his attorney's own mouth. "So, Mark, when will I be out of 'this place?' This prison's giving me the creeps here." He told him. Lawrence knew Mark for years. Mark Kaylah had a brother, Edward, who was killed in the Air Force 2 years back. That poor man. Edward and his wife, Hariette had 3 children, Jacob, Jordan and Julie.
"Mr. Van Dough, you can be released later on today. After the Court hearing will be done." Mark said softly with a sigh. The lawyer also told Lawrence that he had to get ready for the hearing and Mark can meet him in the Court house and he left the prison for Van Dough to get ready to go back to court.
After he got dressed in his suit outfit, Lawrence waited in his cell for 1 of the guards to drive him to the hearing. The same guard that gave him the cold glare walked over and he stood and yelled out to another guard to open Van Dough's jail cell door. The cell door opened, Lawrence walked out of there when he saw another guard by the name of Johnson walked with. Van Dough looked at the man, who was escorting him to a vehicle to the Court house. "Are you the driver, who is going to take me there?" He asked the guard.
Johnson looked at him with a small smile. "Why yes, Mr. Van Dough, I am. I'm here to escort and drive you to the Court house for your hearing." He said and they then walked in silence the rest of the way out of the Department of Corrections and Johnson drove Lawrence in a prison van to drive him to the hearing.
After Johnson drove him to the Court house and they arrived at hid destination, Lawrence climbed out of the van and in a sudden instant, reporters, cameras and the whole social media were there. Cameras flashing his eyes as he walked where he was going without bumping into anything that got in his way. Van Dough didn't want to say anything, but he just kept saying, 'no comment!' to any social media around him.
Mark met him inside, waiting for him. Lawrence and his lawyer rushed to get into the Court room to get away from the reporters and cameras. "Are you ready for this, Lawrence?" Mark asked his client.
Van Dough gazed at him as they just walked into the Court room with a small smile on his face. "I'm ready, Mark as I'll ever be." Lawrence said softly before he sat down in the chair in front of the Judge's Podium.
Mark was about to sit down when he heard. "Uncle Mark! Right behind you." A familiar woman's voice came from behind both of them.
Both Lawrence and he looked right behind them and they saw Mark's son, Joe and his cousin, Julie sitting next to him. "He smiled at them. "Hi, Joe." The lawyer stepped forward to wrap his arms around him in a hug. Then he turned to his niece. "Hi, Julie, sweetie." Mark said to her quietly as he hugged her. She needed that hug though. Anything with comfort and the touch of body heat would help calm her down. Lawrence noticed the dark circles under her eyes. She looked like she never had enough sleep though. Something was going on with her and Lawrence was willing to find out what it was with her. Van Dough never took his eyes off of her when he smiled warmly at her. He knew that there was something about her right there and then. There was something that drew him to her for some reason, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Lawrence would know sooner or later. Van Dough turned in his seat as Mark sat down after he had his family greeting. That was a surprise for Mark to see his son, Joe along with Julie and her butler, Winston Cadbury, which he was Herbert Arthur Runcible Cadbury's brother. They always worked as butlers for wealthy families.
Johnson was there, standing over by the podium and waiting for the Judge to walk out. Johnson works 2 part time just working at the Department of Corrections and he also worked at the Court house as 1 of the guards. And then, the bailiff called out. "All rise. The honorable Judge Hackett residing." He said as everyone in the room stood up when the Judge walked into the room and Judge Hackett went up to the podium to sit down. Court was now in session. The judge took the documents and he read them thoroughly and he talked to them about what was going on. Hackett looked straight at Lawrence as he took his glasses off. "Now, Mr. Van Dough, if you are to be released this afternoon out on parole and for good behavior, You need to promise me something here that you can't break this promise what so ever. Do you understand what I'm saying here?" The Judge asked him.
Lawrence stared at Hackett with his eyebrows raised. He knew that he can't break this promise or he would be marching his butt back to prison for a very long time. "Yes, your honor, I understand what you're saying." He told the Judge. 'I'm not breaking this promise this time. I hope.' Lawrence thought to himself. He knew that everyone was watching this. they were all witnesses to see Lawrence Van Dough sit in the chair in front of the Judge's podium.
Hackett sighed as he looked at him when he placed his eye glasses back on. "Alright then, Mr, Van Dough. You need to promise the law, myself and the wealthy families that you won't be targeting any more wealthy families like you did with the Rich family." Lawrence nodded to him. "Because if you break that promise after your release, you'll be marching your butt back to the prison. Now is that clear to you, Mr. Van Dough?" The Judge determined asked him.
Van Dough nodded once again. "Yes, your honor, very crystal clear. I promise you that I won't target any wealthy families." Lawrence said. He knew that he had to keep that promise now and he knew that the Judge was very serious on things like these. Hackett never bluffs like this.
Judge Hackett spoke to both Mark and Lawrence and then, the Judge looked towards the others right behind them. "Is there anyone in the Kaylah family own a restaurant where Mr. Van Dough may be working at?" He asked them.
Mark's son, Joe stood up while Julie stayed seated with Winston sitting next to her. She had never been to a Courthouse before. So this was her first time there for either a hearing or a trial. "That would be us, your honor." Joe said to the Judge. Hackett asked who they were. "We are the Kaylah family, sir." Mark and Lawrence looked behind them when they looked at them. Van Dough eyed Julie and there was something that he needed to know. He also noticed that she was very quiet at times and she seemed depressed for some reason. He would ask Mark about her when he gets released from prison. He turned back around to listen to them. "I own a diner down the street where Mr. Van Dough, building is at. And I' was thinking that Mr. Van Dough here." Joe gestured to Lawrence with his hand. "Will be working for me at the diner. I think that it would be a very good idea for him to work there" Joe added.
Judge Hackett thought about this idea. Everyone agreed with Joe in the Court room. "Alright there, Mr. Kaylah," Then he turned to look at Lawrence. The Judge spoke some more to have Van Dough released on parole, keeping that promise and on good behavior. "You will be released from prison this afternoon, to go on parole and for good behavior and you better still keep that promise that I told you about." Both Mark and Lawrence nodded and smiled at this. "This Court is adjourned."
'Good thing that this is over.' Van Dough thought to himself. He looked at Julie and she warmly smiled at him. Winston and Joe gave him a glare, but he knew that he had to keep his promise to not target any more rich families. The 3 of them walked out of the building. Mark shook hands with Van Dough to congratulate him on his released. Now that Lawrence would work for Joe in 2 days to work at the diner. Van Dough went back to prison to wait on his release this very afternoon. In which was not that far off.