Seth's Revenge
Chapter 4
I am back again! Yay! Who missed me? Man, it is so great to not have writer's block for once! Usually, I go months, sometimes YEARS without updating because of this problem. Anyone else? Ah, well, here ya go! Chapter 4!
"What do you mean, you can help us get him back?" said Mark. "How?"
"Yeah", said Spyder. "No offense or anything, but-you're just a principal."
"Was my sister "just a principal" here?" said Megan.
"No...she was an evil supervillain's henchman", said Harris.
"Exactly", said Megan. "You see, boys, there's more to me than meets the eye."
She raised her hands, and the chairs the boys were sitting in began to levitate.
"Whoa!" said Spyder.
"Dang, son!" said Harris.
"Okay, how are you doing that?" said Mark. "And please, put me down!"
Megan smiled and gently lowered their chairs back to the floor.
"I believe you work with a scientist named Leo?" she said.
"Wait, how do you know Leo?" said Harris.
"Because I was one of the people he experimented on", said Megan. "We thought the experiment was a failure until, well, one morning I woke up floating in mid-air."
"Aw, that is SO cool!" said Spyder.
"Yes", said Megan. "I thought so, too. But then I learned about Ryan and his powers. I was afraid for my life, so I said the tests didn't work. I was a coward back then, but now I'm ready to make things right."
Suddenly, Harris' watch beeped, and Leo appeared on a hologram projector in front of them.
"Guys", he said, "you need to get down to the ro-"
He paused when he saw the school principal in front of them.
"Megan?"
"Hello, Professor. It's good to see you again."
Leo turned his attention back to the boys.
"Get to Mech-X4, and bring her along. This is bad."
The hologram shut off.
"Well, you heard him", said Mark. "Let's go!"
"Wait", said Harris. "Won't it look a little suspicious if we leave school grounds with our new principal?"
"Leave that to me", said Megan, grinning mischievously.
After making an announcement that school was canceled for the day due to a gas leak in the building, the four were soon standing inside Mech-X4's center.
"Guys!" said Leo. "You need to see this."
He pulled up a video feed on the screen.
"I just received this five minutes ago."
The screen flashed to life, and a very scared-looking Ryan stared back at them.
"Ryan!" Mark called.
"Sorry, pal", said Leo. "It's pre-recorded."
"Hello?" said Ryan on the screen. "Can anyone hear me? This message is for Mech-X4, if I've managed to reach it. Listen closely, if anyone's there: I've been kidnapped by Seth Harper. He's got me locked up in some kind of-"
"That's enough, Ry-guy", said Seth, pulling him away from the screen.
Mark narrowed his eyes.
"So...yeah", said Seth. "I've got your little friend. If you guys want him back, I suggest you follow the map I sent and come get him before I destroy him. Adios, compadres! See you soon."
"Guys, don't fall for it!" Ryan called as he was pulled away. "It's a-!"
The screen went dark.
"I don't believe it", said Mark. "Bug brain was right!"
"I have my moments", said Spyder, polishing his shirt.
"But how?" said Harris. "This doesn't make any sense!"
"Who cares how?" said Mark. "We have to save Ryan, let's go!"
"Wait a second", said Megan. "Why would this guy send a map for you to find him?"
"Megan's right", said Leo. "It screams trap."
"Look, I don't care!" said Mark. "My brother is in the hands of a psychopath, and I'm going after him!"
"It's too dangerous for you to go alone", said Leo. "I'm the reason Ryan's in danger. I should've shut Harper down when I had the chance."
"I'm going, too", said Spyder.
"So am I", said Harris.
"Me, too", said Megan.
"No", said Leo. "You need to stay here."
Megan nodded.
"You guys, just-be careful", she said.
The boys nodded and went off to save their friend.
…
Mark and Leo busted down the doors to the warehouse where the map had led them. Harris and Spyder, armed with Mech-X4 weaponry, followed close behind.
"Alright, spread out", said Mark. "Let's find Ryan, and get out of here as soon as possible."
"Yeah, I don't think that's gonna happen."
The boys whirled around to see Seth holding Ryan by the shoulders.
"Let him go!" Mark demanded.
Seth shrugged.
"Sure!" he said, and released him.
Mark ran over and looked Ryan over, but the boy seemed different, like he didn't even know he was there.
"Yo, dingus!" said Mark. "We're here to rescue you."
Ryan looked up at him, his blue eyes glowing.
"I don't need to be rescued", he said darkly.
Before Mark could react, Ryan used his powers to hit him with an energy beam. Mark was blown back across the room and hit the ground, unconscious.
"Mark!" Harris and Spyder cried.
"What did you do?" said Leo.
"Oh, nothing major", said Seth, "I only used my serum to turn him into the son I never had. And with Mech-X4 out of the way, no one can stop me from building a better world."
He turned to Ryan.
"Take care of the rest."
"Yes, father."
Spyder, Harris and Leo could only stare in shock and awe as their corrupted friend blasted them with the same device. Soon, they were all on the floor with Mark. Ryan smiled.
…
Megan nervously paced the floor, worried about the professor and the three boys who had gone off to rescue Mark Walker hours ago. It was now nightfall and they had not returned.
"I knew I should've gone with them!"
Megan pounded the desk beside her, spotting the map they had left behind. She picked it up and studied its contents.
"Time to be a hero", she said, and left the robot.
…
Seth watched as Ryan hacked into Harper Industries and built him another monster heart bomb. The boy had been the only one who knew where they had taken the giant pool of ooze he needed to cleanse the town. Now that he had it, it was only a matter of time before the world was reborn in his favor.
…..
Mark groaned as he opened his eyes and found himself lying on the floor of a cell. Harris and Spyder were still unconscious next to him. Mark pounded the door, but it was useless. There was no way out.
…..
Leo once again found himself suspended in the air by magnetic shackles.
"Deja vu", he sighed, and struggled briefly. "Hello?!"
But no one answered.
"Hello, Leo."
Leo looked up to see Seth on a screen in front of him.
"You-"
"Don't bother with any of your snide comments, because this message is pre-recorded."
Leo shut his mouth.
"I just wanted to say, you had a chance to be a part of my world, but you were a fool to try and stop me. And now, you're going to die with your precious robot. Goodbye, my friend. Sorry you didn't choose wisely!"
The screen went black.
Leo growled and struggled furiously. To his surprise, the shackles started to spark. Leo looked down and saw lightning at his fingertips. He thought back to the day he had nearly lost his life fixing Mech-X4.
"Well", he said, "what a fortunate side effect of nearly being electrocuted."
He focused his newfound power on the shackles, and they soon gave way. Leo blasted the door, which immediately opened.
"Hang on, guys", he said. "I'll find you."
I LOVE adding little plot twists! I came up with the idea of Leo receiving powers from the near-fatal accident ever since I saw the season finale. What do you guys think? Discuss it while you wait for the next chapter! Bye!
-Imagigirl20