20th July 2013 Saturday

Day 201

Ok, their wedding is fast approaching in approximately eleven days. Also, just to let you know I do have a deviantART account now; username is 9Blue, password is ******* and I have no idea how to use it. Please help if you're ever on there and make friends with me! (If you want to).

Disclaimer: All story based information is 98% my own; there is always a 2% margin of error.

"Hey Zap, could you please help out Tung in the lava caterpillar enclosure. I think he accidently clogged up the heating vent with leaves," the leader informed his employee on the communicator. He furrowed his brow when there was no reply.

"Zap? State your co-ordinates please," he said, voice growing worried. When the only response he received was static, Dex decided to take matters in to his own hands and find the pilot himself.

It really didn't take him long; after all, you can't miss the crazy person in the horn slug enclosure who's throwing around scraps of food.

"Here, here, ha ha," he chuckled in a 'mad scientist' sort of way. "Take it. Take it!"

"Zap?" Dex asked, knocking politely on the inside glass after he stepped through the door. Zap turned around sharply, his breath heavy and his eyes wide.

"Look, look Dex," he could've been mistaken, but the leader swore he saw a bit of froth form at the bug boy's mouth. "They're eating!"

Dex looked to the horizon where the bugs were cowering from their feeder; the food lay untouched.

"Uh, no they're not," he walked up to him, slowly, holding out his hand to place on his shoulder. "Are you ok?"

Zap cowered away from his leader, shaking from head to toe. "Do you realise that in two weeks, I'm going to marry Jenny?"

Dex sighed in relief, thankful that Zap's new condition wasn't something insect related.

"Two weeks!" he continued his ramble, throwing his hands up in the air. "I'm getting married in two weeks."

"Is that it?" Dex questioned, crossing his arms over his chest. "Zap, you asked this girl ten times to marry you and now you're freaking out. Why now?"

"I thought it wouldn't come soon," he appeared to calm down as he sat on a large boulder. "But it's come sooner than I thought. I feel like such a kid; I'm not an adult who gets married, I'm barely a teenager."

"So, you're saying you don't feel like an adult?" Dex pondered, bringing his finger up to his chin as he thought.

"Exactly."

"I think I have just the solution."

"So, to get the razor started, press this button here," instructed Dex, turning over the small device and indicating the button. Zap rolled his eyes from beside his boss as he followed suit.

"This isn't exactly what I had in mind," Zap groaned, feeling the small stick heat up.

"You want to become a man, right?" Dex said in an obvious tone. "And history dictates that you become a man once you learn to shave. Now, the easier sections are the cheeks, just brush lightly over those. What you have to be careful of is your upper lip."

Zap pointed the laser away from him and a small blue circle illuminated on the towel next to him. Before he knew it, a singed hole sat in its place.

"Careful," said Dex, flicking the razor in another direction. "Make sure you hold it a certain distance from your face."

With a sigh, Zap shined the circle across his cheeks just as he had seen from Dex, feeling a cool burn glide across his skin. It shrank in size once it reached his upper lip, and with a trembling hand, he waved it sideways.

"Ouch," he dropped the laser on the ground as he cradled his face.

"I told you to be careful," Dex said casually, putting down his razor as he finished his own work. He opened and rummaged through one of the drawers in front of him, whipping out a small container.

"Apply that to wear it hurts," he instructed. Zap unscrewed the cap and applied the cream, the burn immediately disappearing with the white substance.

"Yeah, I really don't like shaving," he complained, wiping his hand over his chin. Dex simply chuckled, slapping a friendly hand on his shoulder.

"Now you're a man."

Zap strutted down towards the control room in search for Jenny, ready to show off his new look to the girl. He entered the room and immediately spied her, and with another quick smirk, he walked over to her.

"Hey," he greeted, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. She turned around, a smile on her face.

"Hey, you smell different," she said, nose scrunching up in a cute manner. He stood back so she could look him over.

"Notice anything different?"

"Did you get your hair cut?"

"No."

"Bleach your teeth?"

"No."

She narrowed her eyes. "Oh my gosh, did you shave?!" he chuckled slightly as she stood up and moved closer to admire his work.

"So, what do you think?" he asked, eyes fighting to stay open as her soft hands moved over his skin. She bit her lip as her eyes rolled over his face.

"You know, I think you'd look good with a little stubble."

I actually had this one planned; shocking. Don't worry, I won't give Zap a beard, even though if you picture it right, stubble kind of suits him. R&R! and I look forward to seeing you on DeviantART.