Chapter 52
Dragonfly looked up to find a large crystal staring down at her, from the angle she was looking at it she couldn't quite tell what type it was, but she had an idea of what it would do.
The small scientist stood beside her busily fiddling with a control panel "you know I told myself—Doctor you're wasting a fantastic...specimen, you could do all sorts of things...for science of course but then I though what the hell, I'll give myself a little treat" A smile gleamed on Obdorebodden's face as his glasses glinted in the dim light.
With a final push of the button the crystal started to glow faintly. Obdorebodden took a few steps back with his hands behind his back, his assistant Night Crawler standing beside him "power at 40 percent, sir" his assistant hissed as the professor stared contently at the struggling treasure hunter.
"60 percent, sir"
Dragonfly's eyes darted as she struggled to break loose as the crystal became brighter with every second that passed.
"70"
"This is the end for you young lady, why struggle?" the professor taunted.
She began to sweat as she squinted, the light becoming to much for her eyes to handle.
"Looks like I couldn't save you after all..." she thought to herself.
"80"
"But look on the bright side; at least you get to make me 60 years younger!"
Dragonfly slumped, giving up, she knew she was beat.
"90"
She closed her eyes as she waited for the inevitable.
Ting pzzt CRACK!
Dragonfly opened her eyes just as the control panel announced "ERROR: equipment is damaged, cancelling procedure" the message echoed through the room as the professor and his assistant turned to find the cause "You!" he barked in rage.
Dragonfly's eyes swelled up when she saw her saviours at the door, the blonde haired sharpshooter reloading another bolt into his crossbow, a cheeky smile on his face as he did this "Aww did I break your new toy?" He remarked which only made the professor even angrier "You, get that pesky rat!" he ordered as his assistant sprung into action only to find Junko and Seth appear behind Finn who was still smirking.
As the assistant landed he felt the full force of Junko's knuckle dusters as they sank into his chest for a second or two before being flung across the room into a table covered in experiments. The professor jumped back at the sight turning and running his stumpy legs as much as he could, eventually disappearing behind another door.
"Forget him, help Dragonfly" Seth ordered as he kept an eye on the door. The other two nodded and ran to the chained companion "guys, you came back for me..." Dragonfly sighed as she tried to hide her teary eyed face.
"Who said we were leaving you behind?" Junko teased as he pulled the chains clean off, allowing Dragonfly to drop to the floor. She looked up; whatever was left in the crystal had disappeared as she was helped up by Finn.
Suddenly a sound came from the next room, the sound of engines and mechanics echoed through the door.
"Ah guys, I think we have a problem..." Seth anxiously pointed out as he prepared for what was coming.
But before the others could act the entire wall that the door was connected to exploded sending debris everywhere.
Dust covered the room, lowering visibility "you guys alright?" Seth cried out getting a response in the form of a wave from a hunched over Finn.
"What in the world is that?" Junko pointed out as he helped his bud. Near where the wall once was stood a shadowy figure twice the size of Junko.
An ominous laugh suddenly echoed throughout the room "you've done it now!" a voice bellowed from the shadowy figure.
"You've destroyed my laboratory!" the professor boomed from an intercom.
"That was your own damn fault, moron!" Seth responded.
As the dust cleared, the group could finally see what had been standing there all this time. It was a giant mechanical robot, it had pistons pumping away and exhausts letting off steam, it looked like a bulky and mechanical wallop, only twice the size, and at the head of it sat a plump professor chuckling to himself.
"Looks like we have a fight on our hands, are you okay?" Junko asked Dragonfly who was clearing a bit of dust out of her eye.
"Damn straight I am! me and the professor need to have a little 'chat'" Dragonfly grinned.
"But you don't have your weapon..."
"Who said I needed it to fight?" Dragonfly smirked as ran over to Seth; Junko looked at Finn who just shrugged before joining the others.
"This has all gone to the wastelands, Cyclonis promised me scientific freedom! And then she disappears leaving me with the little resources here and that butler! He didn't even know I existed until one day he storms in here and demands that I create this and that. I should have known my world was going to crash and burn!" the professor spat into the intercom as the right hand of the robot inverted into itself and presenting a chain gun.
"You can't be serious..." Seth groaned as the gun started to wind.
Ratatatatatata! The chain gun boomed as the group ducked for cover, splitting into two groups.
"How are we meant to take on that!" Finn screamed as the cover he and Seth hid behind was sprayed with gunfire.
Seth sat beside him calmly looking through his bag of things "Ahha!" he cried out when he discovered what he was looking for.
"You were looking for that?" Finn barked as he ducked again as more gunfire pinged off their cover.
Across the room Junko and Dragonfly hid, also watching what Seth was up to.
What Seth had in his hands was a blizzard crystal.
"What do you intend to do with that?"
"It's not what I'm intending to do with it, it's what you're going to do with it" Seth responded as he turned around.
"What? Why me?" Finn barked.
"You're the sharpshooter, so you do the shooting" Seth explained in laymen terms.
"Look that chain gun is the main problem, if we can freeze it we can get in closer"
"Oh...why didn't you just say that?" Seth shrugged as he handed the crystal to Finn.
Finn lined up his shot and with the pull of the trigger the crystal flew directly to its target, shattering on impact freezing the chain gun.
Before the professor could do anything, Seth jumped from his cover and ran towards the hulking machine.
The other arm swung at him once, twice even three times but each time missed.
Seth jumped up on the arm and ran up it where he came into contact with the professors dome atop the machine.
"How dare you destroy my dream!" the professor spat as Seth raised his robotic arm.
"Get over it" Seth smirked as he sent his arm through the dome and into the face of the professor.
The force of the punch was so great that it was imbedding into the professors face.
Seth removed his arm from the dome and jumped clear as the machine came crashing down.
CRASH!
As the dust cleared the others cheered as they found Seth sitting on the machines leg, tinkering away at his arm.
"SETH!" Dragonfly jumped on him.
"Hello honey..." Seth responded as they shared a passionate kiss.
Finn and Junko stood there, their jaws hitting the floor.
As they broke away Seth gave them an odd look "What?" he asked the two.
They didn't respond "um, I may not have told you two...everything" Dragonfly started to explain.
"Wait, you didn't tell them that were..."
"I was afraid they wouldn't help me if I did" Dragonfly started to fiddle with her fingers.
Seth laughed "I'm so sorry guys" Dragonfly apologized only their reaction wasn't what she was expecting.
Finn and Junko looked at each other and began to laugh, hard.
The same thought ran through their head as he laughed away "what fools we've been".
Author Notes:
I apologize for the late post, been really busy lately.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
From the one they call Doilan.
