Ch 9.
A Trap and A Failure.
Underground, Marceline spies Quickstrike going into a tunnel. As she and Igor follow the Fuzor quietly; Quickstrike himself sings the tune Daphne was singing.
Quickstrike: Let me be good to you...Ba-boo ba-boom... So dream on, and drink your beer...Your baby's here!
The two followed him and watched him going into the tunnel.
"Marceline..." Igor begins to say.
"Hush!" Marceline climbs into the tunnel. "Follow me."
Igor then follows the vampire into the tunnel. It is very dark which makes it hard to see. He does his best not to get lost or anything as he follow the predacon's trail.
"Geez, its dark, I can't see anything" said Igor.
"Shh, just hold my hand and follow me." said Marceline as Igor who still can't see grabs something.
"WOW, hay, Hunchi, that is not my hand!"
"OH, I am so sorry I did not mean too.." said a very blushed Igor
Marceline with a grow said "Forget it just follow me …no, no, no, no Igor, not that way your about to hit!"
But It's too late as a part of the tunnel rattles rapidly. That's because Igor walks into it. He yelps, "Ow!" Marceline chuckles at that, "Try to warn you."
Igor recovers and continues going after Marceline.
"Have you any idea as to where we're going?" asked Igor as he tries to walk through the darkness of the tunnel.
"Of course, turn left now." said Marceline as the they continue.
The tunnel came to an end as Marceline got a grate opened. As she looks to where she's at, she grins as she sees a hideout.
"Ha! Hunchi, we've found it! Osborn's hideout!" said Marceline excited. She has been looking for this place for years but never found it...until now. As she holds the grate open Igor can come out, she continued, "Boy it's filthier than my room, imagine that?"
The two sneaks over to the entrance doing their best not to make a sound.
"Okay, once we get in, we find Garfield, his mother, then we take Norman down, as well as his whole gang," Marceline explained.
"And by taking him down we put him in jail, right?" asked Igor.
"Fine, if you want to do this the boring way." Huffed Marceline
Then the two see something in a bottle nearby, a familiar looking boy with his back to them. It looks like he's sleeping.
"Hey, there's Garfield! Now thats lucky, huh?" Marceline said in amusement. The two sneak over to the bottle. When they got there, Marceline got on the neck and pulls at the cork. She is having trouble though.
"Geez, it's stuck, this so embarrassing, I'm a vampire for glob sake!" said Marceline.
"Garfield?" Igor asked, knocking on the glass bottle.
The boy turned...and Igor got a fright of his life. "Garfield" was actually Quickstrike in beast mode dressed as him! (I don't understand how he did it either) Quickstrike's cobra head tail made a kissy face.
"Surprise!" yelled a lot of voices. Startled, Marceline fell to the ground as a banner rolls down from the ceiling. It reads 'Hello Detective'! Balloons are let go into the air while confetti fell. Marceline stood up as she and Igor see Norman's minions' applause and cheer, mockingly to them.
"Bravo, bravo. Good performance, very good," laughed a familiar voice. Marceline turned and sees a sight that makes her ticked off. Norman Osborn is at the doorway applauding, taunting her. The Vampire glares at Norman with red eyes filled with hatred as the villain comes over. Taking out a watch, he said in false disappointment, "But I was hoping you would show up 15 minutes earlier. But what do I expect from a vampire detective who is not as smart as a walking talking piece of candy?"
Marceline growl angry Quickstrike led her and Igor into a trap...and she fell right for it. Trying to recover, Marceline reply, "Norman... nobody can have a higher opinion of you than I have, and I, quite frankly, think you're a downright despicable piece of slimy, loathsome sewer Goblin!".
If Norman was upset by Marceline's insult, as well as calling the villain by his old persona, he did not show it as he puts his watch away calmly. He chuckles as he continues, "Oh let me just say Marceline I just love your new disguise," Norman swipes the fake mustache right off causing the baddies to point and laugh at the hero. The villain looks at the hat she was wearing, "Why no one could hardly recognize you. The greatest," Norman nudges Marceline and laughs madly, "detective," He leans over now, "in all of Nobleus!"
Marceline growls angrily. First the jerk got her in a trap, now he taunt and insulted her. As Noramn laughs while walking away, the vampire snapped, "Osborn, I swear, either I rip you apart right here right now, or I'll shall see you behind bars!"
"You blood sucking fool!" snapped Collector as he gets in her face. He picks up the teenager by the collar and shakes her as she continues, "Don't you get it yet, the superior mind has triumphed! You actually think a pathetic excuse of a vampire like you could defeat and match wits with me!" He drops the vampire as he laughs some more. "Well your wrong, I won!"
Norman Osborn continues to laugh as Quickstrike, and the baddies join in laughing at Marceline's failure. The vampire does her best not to let this get to her. She steels herself against the jeering and pointing. But very soon, she sighs as she gave up. She has failed. She is no detective or a hero. She is not just a vampire she is also a failure.
Igor look sad at his friend as he hangs his head down like Marceline.
"I love it, this is priceless!" laughed Norman who kept himself under control. He clutches his sides. "Oh I love it, I love it, I just love it ha, ha, HA!"
Authors note.
Well still have not got any new reviews any so any one who is reading this please tell your friends about this please.
