The three teens were able to walk out of the house while Elizabeth kept a close watch over the newly named Elsa. Well, more like Randy and Heidi had to drag Howard outside given Elsa's slight tightness.
"I just can't believe it." said Howard
"Neither can I Howard, I mean, of all the times that my mom could've brought someone home it had to be this time and her." said Randy
"The good news is that Elsa, as she calls herself, doesn't appear to have any desire to hurt anyone, and hasn't figured you out yet." said Heidi
"I just can't believe it." repeated Howard
"Yes but what do we do now? " asked Randy
"We could pretend to know who she is and make it look like she just went away with her family?" suggested Heidi
"No, my mom would smell that trick coming for miles. Besides she isn't acting like the creature that tried to kill me, plus I can't explain it but she seems to be scared and confused. She behaves almost humanlike." explained Randy
"I just can't believe it." said Howard once more getting on the nerves of the other two.
"Yes Howard, we noticed! She has huge breasts! I can't believe you two, she is still a creature created with the sole purpose of killing you, Randy. But apparently like a couple of men you can't think straight when you look at them. I'm gonna go in there and put an end to this." said Heidi as she grabbed her hammer and went inside the house.
Both Randy and Howard called to her as lightly as they could to get her back, but it didn't work. Heidi took a peek inside the house and noticed that Elizabeth had gone back to her room and Elsa was sitting on the couch looking over a book. Heidi slowly opened the door and started tip toeing towards the distracted Elsa. Heidi was almost upon Elsa when Elsa turned to face Heidi, who hid the hammer behind her.
"Can. I help. You?" asked Elsa
"Oh, no. I'm alright. Say, can you tell me what are you reading?" asked Heidi acting innocent.
Elsa turned the book and looked at the title. She then read it.
"It says 'Paradise Lost'." said Elsa as Heidi rose the hammer, but stopped herself.
Filled with curiosity, Heidi put away the hammer.
"Why did you chose that book?" asked Heidi
Elsa looked at it. She couldn't answer. It was almost as if she knew the book, she could write many papers about its themes but she had never read it. She knew the characters and how they made her feel but she had just started.
Voices inside Elsa's head made her ask and shake and fear. Where did the voices come from? Why was she hearing them? Was she one of those voices? She did not know.
Tears began flowing down her cheeks as she stammered to give an answer.
"I...I don't know. My head is...not right. I hear voices, and I see things. But I don't understand. Who am I? Are these my hands? Are these my thoughts?" asked Elsa as her eyes began to water down.
Heidi couldn't help herself as she put the hammer away and went to console the monster teen. Heidi placed her hand on her back and began telling her that everything was alright and that she shouldn't worry.
By the window, both Randy and Howard watched in amazement and utter bewilderment.
"Didn't expect that." said Randy
"Neither did I." said Howard
Just then Heidi saw them and mouthed, 'Not a damn word'. Afterwards she continued to comfort Elsa as she cried.
Back outside the two teens sat down on the ground thinking of their next move when Heidi stepped outside with a frown and a clean hammer.
"Alright, you were right. We can't kill her." said Heidi with a sigh.
"Told you. So what are we gonna do?" asked Randy as he tried to think of a plan.
"Well, and this is me spit balling here, why don't I-" began Howard
"We are not keeping her, Howard. She isn't a pet, she's a person. We need to help her, you saw how she talked me out of bashing her head in." said Heidi
"Fine..." said Howard looking disappointed.
"What we need is to understand her better, but we can't do that because all the other creatures I've faced haven't been anything like her." said Randy unknowingly making something click.
Randy noticed something after he said his last sentence. He's had it wrong all along. The creature-no, Elsa wasn't like any of McFist's or Viceroy's creations. She wasn't created to destroy him like all those robots before her. She had emotions, feelings, she could breath and her heart had a pulse, she was alive. And right now she had no idea of what to do with that life.
"I-We need to stop looking at Elsa as another one of McFist's get-rid-of-the-Ninja robots of the week and get to the one that created her." said Randy
"Ok, questions; Who are we looking for and where can we find him?" asked Howard
"I think I can help with that." said Phanty from behind Heidi causing her to shriek and jump at Randy's arms.
"Why must you always do that?" asked Heidi with venom in her words.
"Because it's fun. You two look cute by the way." said Phanty with a sly smile.
Randy and Heidi made some distance between them as Heidi sported a light blush. After getting their nerves back in order, Randy explained the situation to Phantasma and she more than agreed to give them the information that they needed.
"Alright, so the crazy scientist is in McFist's building, so all we need is to get him outside and kidnap him." said Phanty
"We could take him to one of the abandoned warehouses near the airport." suggested Howard
"That would be a good place, but how do we take Elsa there?" asked Heidi
"I can think of a way, assuming that she doesn't try to kill me right away." said Randy as they then heard the front door open.
Phanty turned invisible as Elizabeth walked out of the house with her bag in hand.
"Randy, listen, I know it may be a lot to ask but, could you keep an eye on Elsa? I'm going to check on the hospitals to see if they know of her." said Elizabeth
"Sure mom, not problem." said Randy
"Thanks, hon." said Elizabeth before giving him a kiss on the forehead. "You be safe alright."
With that said, Elizabeth went to her car and drove off to search for answers about Elsa. Randy turned to his friends after he waved his mom good bye.
"So, we all know what to do?" asked Randy
"Kidnap the most likely crazy scientist and you try not to get killed? Got it." said Howard giving his best friend a thumbs up.
"Just checking." said Randy
Randy entered his house and looked around for Elsa. He spotted her sitting on the couch reading not just one book but several. She snorted a little and wiped the tears from her face.
Randy couldn't help but feel sorry after he attacked her the other night. I mean, it hadn't even a whole day and he was now trying to help the same person that tried to kill him.
"Hey, Elsa, um can I talk to you?" asked Randy
Elsa looked up to him.
"Yes." said Elsa
"So, can you tell me if you remember anything about what happened last night?" asked Randy sitting on the couch.
Elsa thought for a moment as she put the book down. Flashes of the events that transpired that night appeared before her eyes.
Elsa shook her head as she closed her eyes.
"I remember. Lightning. Rain. A group of men. A red scarf. A light. Elizabeth. All blurry." said Elsa.
Randy honestly couldn't blame Elsa for not being sure as to why everything from the night prior was blurry. She had been brought to life by people that just wanted her as their weapon, she had faced him, he electrocuted her and then punched her into a building that collapsed on her. And as the cherry on top his mother hits her with the car by accident.
"Ok, can you describe those men that you saw?" asked Randy
"One was short, with yellow mustache, robot arm, very loud and noisy. One was covered in black, with a hunchback, crazy eyes. One was black, fancy clothes, weird smell. One crazy grey hair, he spoke like a father. Was he my father?" asked Elsa looking at Randy.
"Maybe, but let's not dwell on that for now. What can you tell me of this Red Scarf? Is he a friend?" asked Randy with a little guilt.
Elsa put down the book and then pressed her hands on her head. She began thinking and ironically she analyzed almost everything about her fight with Randy without realizing that he was right next to her.
"I attacked. He fought back. He hurt me. Scared. Confused." said Elsa
"If he was here do you think you could forgive him?" asked Randy grabbing his mask.
"Don't know. Why did he attack?" asked Elsa
"Maybe he thought you'd hurt others, and that he had to stop you but he didn't know you." said Randy
"How would you know?" asked Elsa getting suspicious.
This was the moment of truth for Randy. The phrase 'do or die' never felt so literal as of this moment.
Randy took out his mask and pulled it on. The suit slowly appeared on his body. The wrappings encased Randy's body in the suit that had been passed down for more than eight centuries as Elsa's eyes began to shrink at the sight before her. Before Elsa now stood Randy with the Ninja suit and no one made a sound.
"Well,... how are you feeling Elsa?" asked Randy after what felt like a small eternity.
Elsa's mouth twisted and turned as she tried to express her emotions. And then just as Randy was reaching out to her, Elsa screamed, loudly.
Randy winced at the loud scream and covered his ears and shut his eyes.
"Wait Elsa, let me explain." said Randy as he held out his hand as he used his other hand to cover his ear.
But Elsa wasn't listening, she instead lifted the couch above her head and glared at Randy with the intent to kill.
