Un Coléoptère Dans La Neitherworld
Chapter 12! Woo! I am on a roll! XD I've just had a surge of ideas so that's good. Had no idea this fic would be so long but I'm enjoying it so it's great 8D
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Beetlejuice was going as fast as he could. He cranked Doomie's handlebars as hard as he could, causing the Vespa to whimper a little.
"Come on! If you don't go any faster, they're going to catch up to us!" Beetlejuice yelled as a large ketchup bottle appeared in the sky above him. It opened and drenched them both. He shook it off after a moment.
Doomie whimpered again but sped up a bit. It wasn't enough for Beetlejuice, though. He looked back and noticed the police cars gaining on him and he freaked. He threw a tantrum in his seat and began kicking the Vespa, roughly. Doomie growled slightly as a warning.
Beetlejuice glared, "Oh, don't you get mad at me, you worthless bucket o' bolts! Maybe if you were a little faster, we wouldn't be in this situation!"
This was just getting Doomie angry! Beetlejuice felt the Vespa rumble and shake. His eyes shrunk with almost an 'Oh, crap' look plastered on his face.
Beetlejuice pet Doomie with a seemingly frightened compassion, "Uh, hahaheh, you know, I was just kiiidding…."
He lifted his hands from the handlebars a moment and he looked all around at Doomie and all his yellow metal got covered in deep red fur. His eyes looked crazy and psycho. Beetlejuice gasped as Doomie stood up on his back wheels before taking off with super high speed. The ghost was flapping in the wind as he barely managed to hold on to the handlebars
"Aaaah!" He screamed with a freaked out expression, "Too fast!"
Doomie came to an instant halt, causing Beetlejuice to be launched through the air, losing his hat, onto the street in front of him. He got to his knees and shook his head.
"The flight was okay…But you can work on your landing!" He shouted the last part as he looked at his vehicle.
Beetlejuice noticed his crazy state and did not want any part of it. He snatched his hat off the ground and began running off. He glanced back as he ran and saw that Doomie was ripping through and attacking some of the cop cars.
Beetlejuice smiled and spoke with an admiring tone, "…That's my Vespa!"
He wasn't watching where he was going so he rammed into a pole and then vibrated away from it. He became dizzy and was seeing stars. When he regained his composure, he screamed, "Can't a guy get a break!"
He heard sirens and looked back. His eyes bugged out of his head as he saw at least two cars coming after him. He yelled, "Apparently, not!"
Beetlejuice continued to run, picking up speed and breathing heavily. He looked left and right; scanning his surroundings. There had to be someplace he could hide. Then, suddenly he spied an alley way. He darted for it. Once he got there, he continued running down the alley but noticed something and he skidded to a stop. It was blocked off by a wall.
"A dead end!" He whined as he felt and pounded the wall, "For a dead guy!" He took a gulp and backed into the wall with fear as he heard the cops getting closer, "Soon to be deader!"
"Well…" He walked forward a little bit and rummaged through his coat. He pulled out a bug, "At least I have time for one more beetle…" He lifted it up to his mouth and before he even got the chance, he was grabbed and pulled into a nearby window.
Beetlejuice almost started to freak out. He thought that this was it! Until he realized who it was that grabbed him. He could hardly believe it. It was Lydia!
His eyes shook a bit, "…Lydia?"
She pulled him down into a sitting position below the window and covered his mouth. He stayed quiet and so did she as they heard cops enter the alleyway. They could hear their voices and radios. They could also hear the faint sirens. After a few minutes, the two heard the cops leave the street near the building they were in and heard the sirens take off into another direction. Beetlejuice and Lydia could finally breathe safely and relaxed in their sitting position.
"Whew!" Lydia sighed, wiping sweat from her brow.
Beetlejuice couldn't take his eyes off of her. He couldn't believe that even after being such a jerk to her, she would save him.
Lydia stood up and brushed some dirt off of her skirt, "Well, I have to hand it to ya, Beej…You sure have a talent for getting into trouble!"
He looked up at her with a nervous, open-mouth grin. She offered her hand and he took it as she helped him up. He dusted off his coat and looked at her as if he wanted to say something but he couldn't think of a thing. He didn't expect to ever see her again and yet here she was. He took out a giant magnifying glass. He began to search around the flower shop they were in with it.
Lydia dusted off her shoulder a little more and then looked at him with slight amusement in her voice, "What are you doing…?"
"Oh.." He spoke softly, "Trying to find my words…" He stood up straight a second and looked at her, looking a bit concerned, "I'm speechless!" Then he joked, "Kinda like Mayor Maynot when I wrecked his press conference, Pfft!"
Lydia shook her head, rolling her eyes. She began walking away into an aisle, expecting him to follow. But he didn't. When she realized this, she turned around and before she even got the chance to speak, he did.
"Why did you save me?" He truly was curious.
Her eyes widened and she walked up to him. She raised her hands as she spoke, "I couldn't let them do anything to you, Beetlejuice!" She grabbed his dangling scarf and played with it for a moment before tossing it over his shoulder with a sweet smile. She gazed into his eyes, waiting until she got his to meet hers and then she said, "You're my best friend!"
Beetlejuice eyes widened and then narrowed as he turned his head, still looking at her though. He quoted the dictionary "You mean…the friend closest to you, whom you regard with affection and trust…?"
Lydia raised her arms as if it was the silliest question she'd ever heard, "Of course!"
"How can you forgive me so easily?" Beetlejuice asked her. He just did not understand her. How could somebody be so caring? He most certainly wasn't that way.
She spoke sweetly, "Because that's what friends do!"
He felt so incredibly flattered by how much she cared for him. He'd never had a friend before and certainly not one as amazing as she was. He truly felt so lucky.
He folded his arms behind his back, "Gosh, Babes…"
She just giggled.
It was then that the flower shop's owner came up to them, "Umm…Excuse me…?
Lydia panicked and grabbed a nearby bouquet of flowers and shoved it in Beetlejuice's face. He looked dumbfounded but held it in place with his hands.
Lydia laughed nervously, folding her hands and said, "Uhh…Yes sir…?"
"Is there anything you needed help with…?" The owner asked.
Beetlejuice bent down, still covering his face with the flowers, "We need to split!" He said in a loud whisper as a small crack appeared on his forehead.
Lydia cleared her throat and began to speak, "Oh..no, no…we were just…" She lifted a hand, "looking around…" She grabbed Beetlejuice's hand, "And now, we must get going!" After that last word, Lydia began to run, pulling Beetlejuice with her.
Beetlejuice still held the flowers close to his face as they left the store. The store owner ran out after them.
"Heeey! You need to pay for those!" The owner yelled. Not even a second later, he was hit in the face with said flowers and said not another word.
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Beetlejuice and Lydia had stopped running. The ghost had been using his red scarf to cover his face. Lydia glanced around at the streets. There was not a cop or police car in sight and she was relieved at that. She felt like a fugitive.
"I think we're safe for now!" Lydia breathed, one hand on her side.
Beetlejuice's eyes shifted a few times and then he pulled down his scarf, "That's a relief!"
Lydia closed her eyes and set a hand on her head, "You said it! All this running is making me feel like a criminal! I just-"
She was interrupted when she felt something grab her legs. Her eyes shot open and she looked down. Beetlejuice was down by her feet, hugging her legs.
"Ah!" She shouted with surprise.
"Lyds!" Beetlejuice sounded hysterical, "You gotta take me back!"
"Wha?" Lydia was so confused.
"I'm a mess without you!" Beetlejuice cried, transforming into a pile of dirt, "And normally, I'd like that!" He changed into gravel, "I am groveling at your feet! Keep me under control!"
A control remote appeared in her hand and he changed back to normal in front of her. Lydia shrugged and pressed the button; she saw a surge of electricity go through him and he was instantly covered with chains all over his body. She gasped as he fell over with a clacking metal sound. She pressed the button again and all that disappeared and she tossed the control behind her back. Lydia lifted his arm around her shoulder and helped him up.
"Okay, Beetlejuice…" Lydia agreed.
"Ya mean it?" A smile flew across Beetlejuice's face.
"Yeah, I mean it…" She replied with a smile, "Let's go home…"
They began walking together in the direction of her house, his arm still around her. They were walking for a few minutes.
Lydia broke the silence and said, "You know, I found those bugs you left in my pillowcase…"
Beetlejuice laughed nervously and scratched his head with his free hand, "Yeah…ahaha…I'll take those back…Gettin' kinda hungry…"
"This time, Beetlejuice…Listen to my warnings; No more pranking…" Lydia pleaded.
Beetlejuice put a hand behind his back and smiled as he crossed his fingers, "Okay, Okay…I won't prank anyone anymore…"
Lydia smiled all-knowingly, "…You're lying"
Beetlejuice tightened his grip on her shoulder, pulling her in a little, "Ah, Lyds! You know me so well…"
She just giggled. Apology or not, she could tell he was sorry and even better, his actions showed that he did care for her and that's all she needed. Criminal or not, Lydia was just glad to have him by her side again.
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X333 I like this chapter. They is back together and BJ is safe…for now. OwO Also, the whole flowers scene was a reference to the trailer for Un Monstre A Paris. Just curious if anyone caught that XD
Hope you enjoyed. More soon!