Before you read the next two chapters, here's one thing you should know: I almost lost this entire story.
I was writing this whole thing on my Nook Color. I had the next six and a half chapters ready, and some of them were just written the same day the app I was using to write suddenly breaks down and I could not open it anymore. I had to email the developers for help, and when they told me how to get a back up of all the stuff I wrote, I just get a long document full of everything I wrote. But the problem was that all the text was scrambled into different paragraphs. So I turned on Japanese music (which makes me work more excitedly) and spent four hours sorting through the document just to get all the chapters back together and back in order again- luckily I was at a place where that was all I could do.
So yeah, I got mad.
There might be a few typos, since not every part of the chapters were found, so I had to rewrite some parts and there may be some words or paragraphs missing. Bear with me as I try to fix this.
Please review for all my hard work. Actually, you better review! (Yes, I'm still a little mad) Or else you will DIE...of impatience because I might decide to wait a little longer until I post the next chapters lol!
And you won't like that because if you read my earlier stories, you know I always ALWAYS leave off at cliffhangers...
Chapter 10- Just a Mirage
The Alchemist walked into the lobby of the Daily Bumble on the first floor as he watched the Mirage Mistress walk away.
"Wait! Mother!" the Alchemist yelled after her.
"What is it, Cubby?!" she asked.
"Can we use this for anything?" the Alchemist asked. Then he held up a glass bottle with a black liquid in it. It was the poisonous mix of chemicals he made two days before.
"What? Why do you have that with you?" Mother Pearl asked.
"Just in case. Can't this be useful for anything?" the Alchemist asked.
"No! I have everything all planned out already! Besides, everything and everyone will be destroyed with our current plan! So that stuff is only useful for being useless!" the Mistress Mirage scolded. Then she turned around and left, her long red cape swishing behind her.
Then the Alchemist walked into an elevator and pushed the button that led to the roof. After he gathered all the supplies except the wireless speakers, which he left on the roof, he went down to the top the Alchemist found an outlet and plugged the projector in. Then he opened the a small window on the room and placed the projector there. After setting up the computer and camera, and connecting everything together, he heard voices.
"Can you believe my office was the perfect spot to watch that big fight?" Editor Bob said, walking into the room with a cup of coffee.
"Yeah!" chimed Junior, "I wonder what happened to the... Alchemist!" he yelled when he saw the Alchemist standing in the room.
"Hey! What are you doing in my office?!" Bob asked.
"That's not important," the Alchemist said, lifting up the red sticky string balls in one Bob and Junior could run, they were covered in the sticky red string, stuck to the wall. The Alchemist just laughed. Then he reached for the camera and pressed record.
Meanwhile, Larryboy and Vicki were talking by the side of a building.
"I'm sorry Vicki, but it's at a top-secret superhero only place," Larryboy explained, "I can't take you with me. It might be against the rules."
"What do you mean?" Vicki asked.
"Maybe we can see each other during the party here," Larryboy said.
"Wait a minute," Vicki said, "You're ditching me! You don't want to be with me now, do you?"
"What?" Larryboy asked, "No! I'm just going to be somewhere else."
"Then why don't you tell me where this 'party' is then?" Vicki asked angrily.
"Because it's a secret," Larryboy replied.
"Oh, like I haven't heard that one before!" Vicki exclaimed, "Where do you live? It's a secret. Where do you store your superhero gadgets? It's a secret! Who are you?! It's a secret! You are always leaving me with questions like this! Just another moment when you are ditching me for another one your secrets!"
"Well, superheroes are very...secretive," Larryboy said, thinking to himself.
"But we've been together for six months! So why can't you share anything with me?" Vicki asked, getting suspicious.
"It's just that there are some top secret information that it would be better if you did not know. If the superheroes told anyone, it could somehow get to a criminal and all peace and justice we know would be gone," Larryboy explained.
"Oh..." Vicki trailed off, "I didn't know how hard it would be." Then she sighed, a frown on her face. "If it's hard for us to be together, to be like this, maybe...we shouldn't."
"What?" Larryboy asked, "We can work something out."
"No," Vicki sighed, "If you have to protect such information for the greater good, maybe it would be best if we...were apart." Then she whispered, "I'm sorry." She seemed really sad and innocent all of a sudden. Little did Larryboy now that it was just a cover up- she was faking it...half of it at least.
Larryboy was silent. "Can I really trust you?" Larryboy asked.
"Of course you can trust me," Vicki said, brightening.
"You won't tell anyone?" Larryboy asked.
Vicki nodded, her eyes locked in his."Promise. I'll do anything to help. It will be my secret too."
Larryboy stared at her. Even though she said she will do anything to protect the secret, she also said she will do anything to make sure everyone knew the truth. Still, maybe he can trust her after all. He took a deep breath. All the secrets were about to known-
"Hello Bumblyburg!" a voice rang out, interrupting Larryboy, who secretly was relieved. Both Larryboy and Vicki looked up. So did everyone else nearby. Vicki and Larryboy ran back into the park to see the Alchemist's face on a screen.
"You might have thought I was gone, but look, I'm still here!" the Alchemist said, waving. "Now before I become the supreme ruler of Bumblyburg, I will first reveal to you something you should all know. It's about all those superheroes!"
Everyone mumbled about being confused, not so sure what the Alchemist was taking about. "All those heroes out there may not be who they say they are," the Alchemist snickered, "Did you ever wonder who they really are behind the mask and capes?"
Soon everyone murmured in agreement. Vicki looked at Larryboy, who was not so sure where this was going. He looked nervously side to side.
"Well I have a complete list right here!" the Alchemist said happily, holding the list up. Everyone gasped, surprised.
"No!" Larryboy yelled.
"Yes!" the Alchemist said, waving the list around.
"I can't let him do this!" Larryboy told Vicki.
"Why not? You were about to tell me this anyway," Vicki said, oblivious to the real problem.
"Yeah, to just you! Now everyone will know! The other criminals are probably listening as well!" Larryboy panicked.
"I'll read every name on this list!" the Alchemist said, "And we will all know who all those heroes are! Even Larryboy!"
Everyone in the crowd looked at Larryboy. This was getting worst.
"And let me say happy anniversary, Pickle-Boy-," the Alchemist said, then added, "Not! And it has not been a good run!"
Larryboy glared at the Alchemist's teasing face.
"Hey! He's in the Daily Bumble!" Vicki pointed out when she saw Junior and Bob tied up in sticky string.
"Let's go!" Larryboy said, firing a plunger to the Daily Bumble roof while holding on to Vicki. Then they ran into the elevator on the roof.
"Now, let's start shall we?" the Alchemist said, unfolding the list. Just as he was about to read it, he was interrupted this time.
"Stop right there Alchemist!" Larryboy yelled. The Alchemist looked up to see Larryboy and Vicki run out of the elevator nearby.
"Junior! Bob!" Vicki yelled, running towards the tied up duo. She tried to pull the sticky ropes away.
"Larryboy! How- Why- what are you doing here?!" the Alchemist asked in shock.
"I'm here to stop you, Alchemist!" Larryboy yelled.
"But why aren't you locked up like the other superheroes?" the Alchemist asked in shock.
"Because I- wait, what?" Larryboy asked.
"Never mind! I'll still read this!" the Alchemist yelled.
Just then, Larryby shot a plunger at the list in the Alchemist's hand. Then he pulled it back, away from the Alchemist reach.
"No!" the Alchemist yelled. Then he ran up to Larryboy, trying to get the list back. He jumped into Larryboy, falling backwards. They fell back into a trash can and Bob's paper shredder. Garbage and strips of paper spilled everywhere. The Alchemist lay on top of Larryboy, his robotic arms flailing and waving the list around.
Larryboy pushed the Alchemist's robotic arm off his face, took the list and slipped it into the shredder. The shredder buzzed as the list turned into tiny stripes.
"What have you done?" the Alchemist yelled, opening the shredder, dumping the paper stripes on to the floor.
"Looks like your plans have failed once again!" Larryboy said.
Just then, the Mirage Mistress walked into the room. She was surprised to see Larryboy.
"Larryboy! Why aren't you at your party I planned for you!?"
Larryboy just realized he never got to his party at the S.H.U.S.H. The talk with Vicki and now this situation made him forget.
"It doesn't matter. All those other superheroes will still be destroyed!" the Mirage Mistress cackled.
"What's going on?!" Larryboy asked.
Just then, the Mirage Mistress removed her red mask and cape, revealing Mother Pearl.
"Mother Pearl? What did you do to the Mirage Mistress?!" Larryboy asked.
"I am the Mirage Mistress! It's amazing what you could do with a really big red blanket!" Mother Pearl said, taking the blanket off. "I was around the whole time and you never noticed. That's how I got this!" she said, lifting up Oswald.
"You're the one who stole Oswald!?" Larryboy asked.
"Yes! And now," she said, turning to the Alchemist, giving him a lighter and a long string that led from out a window in another room. The string actually hung across the park and trailed down into the ally where the garbage elevator was.
"I filled 2000 fireworks inside the S.H.U.S.H.! And now it will be destroyed!" Mother Pearl laughed. Then she turned to the Alchemist. "Light it up, Cubby!"
"You know, mom. I still have my chemicals" the Alchemist said to her.
"Stick to the plan, Cubby!" she yelled.
"Why can't I do anything cool?" he whined.
"I'm letting you light the fireworks, aren't I?" Mother Pearl said.
"But...how...what about the other superheroes! How did you trap them?" Larryboy asked.
Mother Pearl laughed again. "So gullible! But I might as well quickly explain it to you."