Life is a Treasure
Chapter 4:
"Those traps were crazy!" Granny May complained as they made their way out of the booby-trapped tunnel.
"The kids have probably found the treasure by now," Chuck said.
"The treasure," Becky whispered amazed.
The 4 of them couldn't move. All they could do was stare. Mountains of gold, piles of jewels, and the room completely filled.
"Guys, do you know what this room is?" Scoops asked.
"The room Captain Jerrold buried his loot in, duh," Tobey answered.
"No, it's just the famous reporter from a long time ago described. Leonardo Lanchester found a giant underground room and called it the hall of heroes. This room turns ordinary people into Superheroes! But you only stay a superhero as long as you stay in this room," Scoops explained.
"How do you know this is the room?" Violet asked curiously.
"Because there is a superhero in every corner of the room and he described it as huge and like a throne room in a castle. Doesn't that look like this?"
They looked around and Scoops was right.
"Can anyone become a superhero?" Tobey asked.
"No, only people who are good."
Tobey huffed and crossed his arms.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Becky asked and she skipped into the room.
She turned around to make sure her friends were following, and she came face-to-face with the Butcher. She transformed into Wordgirl and flew up.
"Don't move, Wordgirl, or else we'll hurt them," the Butcher warned.
Granny May held onto Violet, Chuck had Scoops in his grasp, and the Whammer held onto Tobey.
"You let us destroy you, and we'll let your friends go," He offered.
Wordgirl started sweating. She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to die, but she didn't want her friends to either. If only her friends could step into the room and become superheroes. Then, it hit her.
"You might want to step out of that room and into this one," She suggested.
"Why?" the Butcher asked.
"Because there are a million arrows in the wall that are going to come out of the wall in a couple of seconds," Wordgirl lied.
"And how do you know this?" Granny May snapped.
"I have super-hearing. I hear the arrows winding up, ready to fly."
The villains looked at each other, and then they stepped out of the small room.
"Now guys!" Wordgirl ordered.
Violet slid out from under Granny May's grasp and karate kicked her in the face.
"I am karate- Violet!" She announced and started battling Granny May.
Scoops looked back at Chuck and zapped him with laser vision.
"I am laser-eyed Scoops!" He announced and he started battling Chuck.
"I am still Tobey McAllister! The same me! Oh c'mon!" Tobey yelled. He was still considered a villain so he wasn't allowed to become a superhero.
Wordgirl battled the Butcher, while trying to rescue Tobey. Tobey stared at her dreamily as she tried to rescue him. However, Tobey still had some tricks up his sleeve. He slammed his foot onto the Whammers.
"Oh Whammer!" He squealed as he held his foot.
Tobey smirked and ran over to Wordgirl. She was relieved when she saw him brake free. She dodged all of the Butchers meat attacks.
Tobey got another idea. He grabbed a nearby gold bar and slammed it on the Butchers foot.
Wordgirl found some gold rope and tied him and the Whammer up. After assisting Violet and Scoops, all 4 villains were tightly tied together. Wordgirl smiled at her hard work. [With some help.] She thought about the help she had, but she mostly thought about Tobey.
"Well, a job well done, Becks," Tobey complimented.
She turned towards him and sighed. He really had changed.
"I think, during this adventure, you've really grown on me," She told him.
Tobey blushed and commented, "And I hope that is a good thing."
"Yeah, it is."
Tobey took her hand they leaned in closer to each other.
"Oh, goodness," The Butcher moaned. "We have to stop this."
He noticed a gold guitar next to his foot, and he kicked it. The room started to rumble and Wordgirl spun around.
"It's the curse," The lady said, though she was nowhere to be seen. "The gold is cursed."
"Oh, shut up," Tobey yelled back at her.
"We have to get out of here before this place collapses!" Violet told them.
She was right. Rocks were falling from the ceiling and came up with an idea. She flew up and used herself to drill through the dirt. She surfaced on the grass on the outskirts of the town. She flew back down to bring the villains out of the room.
"Are you sure you two don't want to be superheroes anymore?" Tobey asked.
"I'd rather have my life," Scoops responded.
Wordgirl came back down and picked up Scoops and Violet. As he waited for Wordgirl, Tobey got nervous at the ceiling. Now, larger chunks of rock were falling. He grabbed 3 pieces of nearby gold for proof. Finally, Wordgirl returned for him. She picked him up and flew straight towards the hole.
"This will be an amazing story," Tobey said.
"Yeah, I wonder what will…," Wordgirl started to say before boom! Violet was holding Tobey's hand, so he wouldn't fall.
"Don't worry, I got you Becky…" Violet reassured before she looked at exactly whose hand she had. "Tobey? Where's Becky?"
Tobey didn't know either. But a weird feeling filled his stomach as he looked down at the hole. What had happened to Becky?