5 Times Someone Saved Party Poison and One Time They Couldn't
A/N: This one offers a lighter tone than the previous ones but near the end there are hints as to Party's inner demons (which will be the main focus of the next chapter ;D ).
uh-oh, one more to go before Party cannot be saved :(
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FOUR
DR. DEATH DEFYING
"Just let her go."
Korse smiles at him wickedly and the words are growled out, "What makes you think I'll do what you say, Killjoy?"
Party Poison's jaw works. He glances down at the frizzy haired girl in the clutches of the Draculoid standing next to Korse.
"The girl needs to go back to Battery City."
"She clearly doesn't want to go back. Besides, you're outnumbered fucker."
"You forget that I have a ray gun to her pretty little head. And you also forget that you cannot hurt me."
The sneer is back and Party Poison wishes he could blow it off the Exterminator's face. Fun Ghoul tenses behind him and Party looks back at him shortly, warning him to stand down until they figure this out. He sends the same, wordless message to Kobra Kid and Jet Star.
"What do you want Korse? Why come all the way out here for a kid?"
"The girl has defied Better Living Industries. She will be taken back to Battery City immediately to begin her re-integration into society."
"And if she doesn't comply?"
"That's is none of your concern, Killjoy."
The red-haired man takes another fleeting look at the girl. There is a yawning, pleading fear in her eyes that tears at his heart but there is also defiance there. Strong and pulsating. Her soulful brown eyes awaken something in him.
She's younger, much younger than the last kid that ran away from Battery City and attempted to find them. The boy's face floats in his head before Party pulls away from the painful memory, concentrating once more on the situation at hand.
"So why not kill her already? Go ahead, pull the trigger. You sure as hell don't give a flying fuck about her. Or is there something else that you're looking to get out this little meeting?"
Korse laughs , "I know perfectly well that I'm outnumbered…but I have a…proposition for you, Killjoy. A way that you can have the girl."
"And what exactly is that?"
Kobra Kid doesn't like the direction that the conversation is heading and he nudges this displeasure to Jet Star as discreetly as possible.
The Exterminator's head turns to the side a little, his predatory grin looking more deranged with the shifted angle.
"We don't know who you really are yet, unfortunately…but I know you for what you are worth, Killjoy."
"Tell me, according to BL/ind, what am I worth?"
"You, Party Poison, are worth more than you think…you're the head of the snake, so to speak. A snake that is very, very annoying to those I represent."
Party Poison understands what Korse is getting at. What he wants.
His mind screams at him to find another solution, but if it will buy the girl time, if it will buy his brothers time until he thinks up a better plan or until reinforcements arrive, then…
Party Poison spreads his arms to the side, palms upturned.
Kobra Kid can't believe his eyes, "What the fuck are you doing Party?"
His brother disregards him and takes a step forward. Towards Korse and the three Draculoids.
He grins his most wild smile and lets a look of utmost rebellion burn in his eyes.
"Come and get me then. I'm the head of the snake aren't I? Cut off the head and the rest of the body is practically harmless. Go ahead. Come and get me."
"Party you can't be serious!"
Party just ignores Fun Ghoul and takes another step forward.
Korse just studies him and smiles, a depraved, predatory grin.
"Party!"
The three Killjoys behind Party Poison are about to surge forward and pull him back when the sound of an engine rumbles across the distance.
A dirty, white van speeds across the barren landscape, stopping not far from them. The door slides open and Show Pony fires the first shot, covering the running exit of Cherri Cola.
It's Dr. Death. Somehow he knew where they were and that they were in trouble and he's come to rescue them and each Killjoy breathes with relief even when everything explodes into chaos.
The Draculoid holding her is surprised enough to slacken his grip and the girl runs from him quickly, towards the closest Killjoy. Korse makes to grab for her, but for once, she is faster.
Party immediately pulls her small body behind his, firing his now un-holstered bright yellow ray gun as they move backwards, towards the waiting van.
He shoots at Korse's hand and the Exterminator drops his weapon, screaming at his Draculoids to stop their escape.
Cherri shoots down one of the Draculoids as the Fabulous Killjoys run to the van, shooting on the way. They all know better than to mess with an Exterminator, Korse especially, and their retreat is rapid.
The girl is heaved in unceremoniously and pushed to the back of the vehicle.
She doesn't have a chance to thank her rescuers before they begin to fight.
"What the hell were you thinking, Party?"
"What do you mean what was I thinking? I was buying us time!"
"You don't buy time with your life!"
"Kobra is right Party. That was a dangerous stunt you pulled back there!"
"I didn't see you coming up with a better plan Ghoul!"
"Don't yell at Ghoul! Not for being right!"
Jet Star interrupts.
"Whatever happened, happened. Would anyone like to at least know the name of the girl we rescued from those bastards?"
All eyes turn to the girl.
She smiles at them shyly. She's young but she knows that they're fighting over something that she was the cause of.
"I'm Missile Kid."
She won't give them her real name.
Not yet.
"Can I come in Party?"
Party Poison doesn't let anyone into his room. Instead, he chooses to step out and meet Dr. Death Defying in the hallway.
"What do you need Dr. Death?"
"Just came by to talk, kid."
"If you're here to talk to me about what happened this morning, save it. I already got lectured by the guys."
"Guess it didn't get through your thick skull yet."
"What?"
"Whatever the boys told you, it didn't stick. Not that I can see."
"Look, I get it. I should be more careful, blah blah blah. But I had to do something. You know me."
"I do know you Party. And because I know you, I'm here right now."
Party Poison sighs and runs a hand through his hair before turning around, intending to go back to bed.
"If it'll take reminding you that I saved your ass this morning to get you to stick around and listen to me, well then, I already said it."
The red-haired Killjoy stops immediately, hand on the doorknob.
"I know that as the unofficial head of the Fabulous Killjoys you have a lot resting on your shoulders. I get that. You are a great leader, no one will ever deny it. But you shouldn't forget that you're also a friend. A brother. I know that your love is so great that you'd rather sacrifice your life than let anything bad happen to any of the others. Don't forget though, that there's only so much you can do. You aren't indestructible. Most importantly, don't forget that your love is returned just as fiercely."
Party clutches the doorknob in a white-knuckled grip.
"Dr. Death, it's just…I couldn't… If anything, anything, were to happen to one of them…God, I just…I couldn't take it again."
Two faces ghost over his eyes, soft, rounded, female faces that he sees every night, tries to save in every nightmare but he just can't, he can't, and it's a nightly reminder of just how horribly he's failed before that he wakes up gasping for breath, chest impossibly tight, feeling (maybe even hoping) that his heart will stop and he'll join them.
Dr. Death Defying nods. He understands.
"I know that there's pain behind that protectiveness, Party… And you hide behind acting tough, and risking yourself, being the best and most daring Killjoy…But I want you, I need you to understand that what you feel is what they feel. When you bleed, they bleed too…I guess I'm just trying to say that they need you. Just as much as you need them."
Party Poison finally turns around and looks the older man straight in the eyes.
"I understand Dr. Death. Trust me. I do."
"Good."
"Dr. Death?"
"Yeah?"
"I think we have a third party eavesdropping..."
No sooner do the words come out of his mouth than both men hear a small, feminine gasp followed by the gentle patter of feet moving carefully away.
Dr. Death Defying chuckles, "I'll have a talk with her in the morning. I know she's new and all but that girl needs to learn the rules around here. Have ya'll decided what you're gonna do with her yet?"
Party just shakes his head and steps back into his room.
"Dr. Death?"
"What? Someone else listening in on us?"
Party just snickers and gives him a playful glare, "No…just…thanks for…you know…"
"You don't have to thank me Party. You'll never have to…though I wouldn't mind you putting that daring brain of yours into getting us something yummy to eat. I am seriously sick and tired of eating dog food. It just ain't right…"
The red-haired Killjoy winks at him, "I'll see what I can do."
Next up: Missile Kid/Grace!
Also, if anyone would like to take one of these one shots and expand it into a story, I would be excited to hear that!
