La mariposa, el Doctor y el etéreo ch. 2
I OWN AND REGRET NOTHING!
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Star skipped down the hallway. they looked a little bland, but they were interesting. It was a really dull yellow, but they had lights running along the walls like it was Christmas season. Maybe that's why they have to keep it a secret: maybe this is the North Pole!
After some doors opened that said "Research Labs," The first thing she noticed was a lemony scent. It was not that overpowering, but it was something to be noted. There was almost no one there, and of the people there, they were busy trying to look at something…silver? Hopefully, it isn't sterilized. Some guy looked at me for a moment, and typed something in a tablet.
"Have you seen my wand?" Asked Star.
"You mean the baby rattle? It's in the back." Said the guy not even taking his eyes off his tablet
"Thanks stranger."
The back seemed a little closed off, but whatever they're working on must be a top secret thing. She went in, and saw a bunch of things titled "X-Ray artifacts." I'm not sure why a medical tool has stuff from the past, but it's not my business. Come on, come on…got it!
ZAP!
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Commander Sharp quickly ran to the research labs, where he was quickly mobbed by a group of security personnel, trying to apologize for…something.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
The lead security officer of the group then replied "It's our guest…she somehow managed to get by us and get to her baby rattle. Now the researchers say there's some kind of energy being detected in the labs...which is what activated the security bots."
Sharp groaned; their security bots were designed to instantly 'Zerg rush' and rain fire on anything 'weird' first and ask questions later(if at all).
"Okay, is she alright? Did you shut them down in time?" The security Officer shook his head. "That's just it boss...We didn't shut them off...That girl blasted them all with the rattle"...
A moment of awkward silence passed before they entered the research labs, and Dr. Vahlan greeted Sharp at the door. "Is something wrong doctor?" He asked.
She replied (in her usual long-winded way) "Commander, we aren't sure how our guest managed to get past us, nor how the 'Rattle' she holds is now capable of visible energy. Whatever the case, I think it would be better if we calm her down before something drastic happens."
Despite their earlier blunder, Security was now setting up blocking positions just like the actual solders of Xcom. And considering that they are the dropouts, that's doubly impressive. But, it was time to negotiate.
"Would the person in the back please come out now?" Asked Sharp.
It took a few seconds, but the teenager finally came out of the back room. Unlike the interrogation, she seemed a little too happy. "Okay, now what were you doing back there?"
"Getting my wand back," the teenager replied. After the familiar feeling of blasting 'monsters'; the girl felt peppy again! "Why are you doing that weird corner block thing I've seen in TV shows?" She asked.
Sharp just shook his head. "This is a restricted area. For that matter...what are you?" He asked baffled.
She then put her hands behind her back, said "I'm a magical princess from another dimension," and then proceeded to do an arc over her head with her wand, which somehow managed to produce a rainbow...That then caught on fire...That then triggered the fire suppression system.
Once the sprinklers stopped, everyone was wet. Unfortunately, this included a few computers that we're trying to figure out the Alien Alloys. While the backups weren't harmed, it would take some time to fix. Needless to say, the commander had turned from a person of calm demeanor, to a person who had a barely controlled rage inside him. The room definitely has a tense atmosphere.
Star; oblivious to it all; ran from the room giggling gleefully over being reunited with her wand-
Only for Sharp to yank her back in. "Uh, excuse me. Young lady?" Asked Sharp calmly as he resisted the overwhelming urge to strangle her.
"Yes?" Asked Star sweetly. "What exactly do you intend to do about all the damage you caused here?" He asked gesturing to all the damaged equipment.
Star looked at him confused. "Do? What do you mean?" She asked confused. Sharp took a long, cleansing breath. "I mean; how do you intend to fix the damage you caused to all our EXPENSIVE equipment?"
Star shrugged. "Just wait until tomorrow as always; it'll be fine!" She said reassuringly happy.
Sharp rubbed his face, and reminded himself how unprofessional it would be to punch a little girl in the face. "What, the blood are you talking about?" He asked calmly through gritted teeth.
Star giggled. "Come on! You know what I'm talking about! No matter what damage I cause; it's always reversed by the next day and everyone's happy!" She said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
Sharp just looked at her in disbelief. "Cuckoo for coco puffs"; if anything, was being too kind to her. Thought Sharp.
He shook his head. "Look girl. I don't know what loony bin you flew from; but here you take responsibility for your actions! You just caused over a billion dollars of damage! Sent crucial research back by months! You can't just wave a 'magic wand' over everything and expect things to be fine!"
Star laughs. "Oh, yes I can!" She shouts excitedly as she raises her wand-
Only for Sharp to snatch it away. "No, you can't." He said firmly. "The only tool you'll need to clean this up is this." He said while handing her a mop.
Star looked at it uncomprehendingly. "Wait...you want me to clean this up...without magic?" She asked in horrified disbelief.
Sharp smiled evilly. "You got it one 'Princess'." He said mockingly. "But that'll take forever!" Pleaded Star.
"We'll you best get started then!" Said a suddenly very happy Sharp as he walked out of the room...
…...12 hours later...
"There, now the room is all clean. Can I go back to my room now?" Asked an exhausted Star.
Sharp looked at both her, and the 6 other people that were with her, cleaning the room. After a few minutes, he finally said "Okay, you can go…but the wand stays here: we don't want another incident, do we now?"
"Urrrgh, fine. Just take it." She gave the wand to a guy in a hazmat suit known as "the janitor,"
Star then began the long task of dragging herself to her room. Then Sharp quickly added "Oh…and considering their blunder today, this security squad is now going to babysit you, miss Butterfly."
A collective groan could be heard just outside the research lab doors, and a strange group proceeded to get out and go to a guest room.
Star sighed. I do not like this place...I miss Echo Creek...I miss the Diaz's...I miss Marco...Where is he? He better not be having fun while I go through this...
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There was no threat of that...
What the Blood happened to my clothes!?
Thought a mortified Marco as he'd just been teleported buck-naked in the middle of an unknown city...During winter...
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TO BE CONTINUED?
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