AUTHOR'S NOTE: hello everyone! so sry its been soo long! but this chapter was RLY long and... i kept getting distracted.. anyway here it is!
~10 Old friends~
Riff snuck out of bed, got dressed and headed for the lab. He double checked all of the machines, they all worked perfectly. He was pretty sure he knew what he was doing though he'd never performed the procedure he had seen Frank do it tons of times. He opened the freezer to find the bodies they had hidden there last time. Frank, Rocky, what was left of Eddie and Columbia. Riff got everything ready and was about to begin when…" You got started early." Riff turned to see Dr. Scott. "ummmm…" riff stammered, the machines whirring behind him. " just thought you might want some help, I am an expert!" said dr. Scott. Riff smiled and nodded. With Dr. Scott's help everything went twice as fast. Before long they shut off all the machines and looked into the big tank "Success!" Dr. Scott hissed.
Magenta woke almost an hour after her brother. She was alone…again. She sighed and got up and started to get dressed. She was still in her underwear when the door banged open. Quickly she threw on her black chiffon robe. She turned to see her brother standing in the door way. "Riff!" she said beaming. He smiled. "I have a surprise for you!" he said and stepped aside. A squeaking blur came at Magenta. It hugged her knocking her backwards onto the bed. "Hi Magenta!" she squeaked. "Columbia?" said Magenta in shock. Columbia smiled and they both broke out into giggles.
Riff smiled and turned to go. "where do you think you're going?" came Magenta's voice. He turned back. "get off me Columbia!" said Magenta giving her a playful push. Magenta ran to her brother and jumped up wrapping her legs around him. "You…" she said "are the most amazing person in the entire universe!" She kissed him and jumped down. "Just thought you should know." She said. Their fingers met their palms, arms and elbows, and then Riff pulled her in close and kissed her "I love you." He whispered in her ear. Magenta chuckled and he let go of her. She ran back into the bedroom to chat with Columbia and Riff turned and left.
Magenta and Columbia spent the whole day chatting on Riff's room. It was just like old times. Once Magenta had caught her breath from all the laughing, she had an idea. "come on!" she said grabbing Columbia's hand and dragging her down the hall and into their old room. "Yay!" Columbia squeaked. "I remember this place!" she said with a wink. Magenta laughed. "and look what else I have!" said Magenta pulling a little red bottle out of a drawer. Columbia squealed and clapped her hand together. "I'll do yours first if you like." Said Magenta with a smile. "No way hosé!" said Columbia "that's my job!". They both laughed and plopped down onto the sofa, Magenta's foot in Columbia's lap. Magenta flipped on the view screen and the two of them sat, spying on the Earthlings, laughing, and chatting until… "what happened to me?" Columbia asked. "I mean it's obvious that time has passed, just look at Janet!" she said nodding at the view screen. "I feel like I've been asleep for months." Magenta's smile faded. She knew that this was coming, but she didn't quite know how to explain.
"well…"said Magenta finally. "what do you remember?" "I remember the floor show…and dancing,…and…" she stared off into space, trying to remember "and the pool… and more dancing…and then you and Riff showed up and then…a bright spotlight…and …and that's it." She said looking back at Magenta. Columbia could see the sadness in Magenta's eyes. "you…" the word caught in Magenta's throat. "…died." She finally got out. Columbia sat in shock. "how?" she whispered. Magenta couldn't do it. She couldn't tell her. She looked away, a tear rolling down her cheek. Columbia's eyes filled with tears. "did you?" magenta looked back at her. "NO! Never! I could never! Never ever!" she said shifting so that she could hug Columbia. Columbia looked relieved. "It was Riff…" said Magenta. "He was so angry at Frank, he couldn't think straight. And you startled him, I don't think he meant to kill you!...try no to hate him too much…"
"I don't." said Columbia. Magenta looked at her surprised. Columbia even sounded surprised. "I know I should… but I just don't! I mean he did bring me back too!" she said. Magenta chuckled and hugged her again. Just they heard a sigh and a grunt coming from the view screen. They looked back at it. Magenta's eyes widened and Columbia squeaked. "Hooplah Janet!" said Magenta before she and Columbia broke into hysterical laughter.
Janet was amazed that she could think it but she was almost getting used to being at the castle. As she spent more time with Brad and Tom she began to remember why it was that she go engaged to him in the first place. Tom was a nice guy but Janet couldn't understand how Brad could be attracted to him. Whatever Brad said, Janet knew he wasn't as innocent as all that. The more time she spent with Brad and Tom, the more it seemed to her that Brad was trying to convince himself that he was in love with Tom.
It was early morning when Janet woke. The sun was barely peeking over the horizon. Figuring that no one would be up yet, she snuck out in her bra and underwear, not bothering with her robe. She headed for the kitchen but had to duck out of sight to avoid being caught by Riff Raff. He was heading for the lab with purpose and a slight smile on his face. She was curious what he was up to so she followed him, without his knowledge of course. When they reached the elevator she waited while he took it up to the lab. When it came back Janet followed. When she reached the lab she left the doors shut and peered through the grate to see Riff and Dr. Scott busy at work with the machines. She saw Riff pull Columbia's body out of the freezer, and place it in the tank After which she watched him perform the same procedure she'd seen Frank perform the first she was here. Once the flashing lights stopped, and the machines were turned off, she saw Columbia jump up alive as anything. "Hiya Riff, Dr. Scott." She squeaked "Boy! How many did I have last night! I don't even remember how I got here!" Riff and Dr. Scott glanced at each other. "Come on." Said Riff "there is someone that wants to see you." They all started towards the elevator.
Janet ducked down to avoid being seen. She shifted the elevator to go down and it clattered downward. Riff and the others would have to wait for it to return, but it was better than being caught. The elevator stopped at the main floor and Janet got out and once again started for the kitchen. As she walked, she thought, her mind wandering, she thought what a shame it was that Magenta had stopped making meals. Her food was really good! And Janet couldn't cook if her life depended on it. That whole pizza thing was really just a big mistake. It wasn't even rally that good! Lost in thought she walked straight into Brad.
"Oh…Brad." She said instantly remembering how little she was wearing. "oh… hi Janet." He said She watched his eyes scan her up and down lingering for a moment at her chest before returning to meet hers. "I was umm…about to have some breakfast…"he said holding up a tray of food. "care to join me?" Janet nodded "ya, sure" she said. Well, she thought, it had to be better than anything she would make. She followed Brad back up to his room. They sat and enjoyed a very good breakfast, the best Janet had had in weeks, well since Magenta stopped cooking that is. They laughed and talked and Janet began to realize just how much she missed being with Brad. He was so smart and funny, and nice…
Before long Brad pulled out a bottle of amber liquid. "look what I found!" he said with a wink. He filled two glasses and handed one to Janet. Janet looked at it for a moment before taking a big drink. The alcohol burned as it ran down her throat but she swallowed it bravely and drained her glass. She couldn't look weak in front of Brad. After the first few glasses, Janet didn't mind it anymore. She even kind of liked it, she wanted more…and more …and more, until she could feel her cheeks getting warm and her good sense draining away. "Oh Brad, what ever happened to us?" Janet said with a sigh as she put down her glass. "Well…"said Brad "I just got really involved in my work…I met Tom…and you…" He said and gestured off into space. As if his hand was following the thought into nothingness.
The two just sat and looked at each other for a moment. Janet broke the eye contact and refilled her glass once more. "ya know Brad…I think maybe I never should have moved to Chicago…" she said draining her glass and leaning forward. "Oh ya?" said Brad also leaning in. "ya." Said Janet moving even closer. "why is that?" said Brad, their faces were centimeters from each other "well.." said Janet. "Oh what the hell!" she kissed him. They broke apart and looked at each other. Janet could feel how red her cheeks were, partly because of Brad, partly because of the drinks. Brad pulled her to him and kissed her back. He picked her up and laid her on the bed. She giggled as he kissed her neck. How could they know they were being watched?
