Tobey had a good time catching up with everyone. When it was time for bed he was able to get a room to himself for the night because the robots were charging for the night. Although they were built with a long lasting battery, Mephisto's castle robots only lasted 18 hours. The robot he built to impersonate Tobey was the first one built to last for a long period of time. They had actually left that robot on Earth with no way to recharge it. A bed would be brought to the boys dormitory in the morning. The other six deadly sins would be getting their own rooms as well. They would be heading off to their own planet in the morning.
Jackie was more than welcome to join them but she declined for the time being. She wanted to catch up with Tobey and help do something about Mephisto. Of course no one asked him right away what his intentions were when he built that robot to impersonate Tobey and break up with Becky. His intentions were too vague for them to make sense of them on their own. It's not like they could just ask him why he was doing this. Everyone knows you save that kind of question for the dramatic final scene.
"Everything is going according to plan." Said Mephisto. "But what troubles me is Tobey being back in Becky's life. What if she ditches the throne to live life with him and her child on Earth? I need her here to give up her place on the throne." Unbeknownst to Mephisto Becky had figured out which room was Tobey's and knocked on the door. Everyone else was asleep but she just wanted to talk to him alone and away from everyone else.
"Come in." Said Tobey's voice from within. Slowly, she opened the door.
Tobey was in his pajamas and his hair was wet after he had taken a shower. He was drying it with a towel.
He gasped and dropped his towel once he saw who it was. "Becky." He said it slowly. The dream realm was nothing compared to this. Here he could feel her again. She smiled at him and shut the door behind her.
"Hey Tobey. I wanted to talk." She said as she walked past him and sat on the bed. He sat next to her but he put some distance between them. He wasn't entirely sure where they stood in their relationship.
"To begin...I know that it was your brother Mephisto who tried to break us up by sending a robot that looked and sounded like me. I would be impressed if I wasn't so mad at him right now. I don't care what that robot said. I love you Becky Botsford or whatever your royal name is. I don't care if I ever go to an Ivy league school I just want to be with you." He reached out and held her hand. Scooting closer so he could feel her warmth.
He gazed into her chocolate brown orbs that he always found himself falling for whether or not she was Word Girl. She gazed into his ocean blue eyes that were calm after a storm. He brushed a lock of her dark hair behind her ear and cupped her cheek with his hand. She leaned into his touch and scooted closer to him wanting to be near him. Her pulse accelerated and she gazed at his lips wanting to kiss him.
"Oh Tobey. I've been wanting to get back together ever since we 'broke up '." She air quoted. "I'm not entirely sure what his motivation was for trying to break us up but what matters is that we are together now. Now, with your permission I want to kiss you." She grinned at him sending his heart beating like crazy.
"I was thinking the same thing." They did not hesitate to start kissing.
"Won't someone notice you are not in bed, your highness?" Joked Tobey as she cuddled up to him.
"I'm sure they will understand. I haven't seen you in a long time and I missed you." She glanced down at her stomach. "We missed you." She whispered the last sentence.
Tobey suddenly remembered he was going to be a dad and he leaned down to her stomach. He rubbed it lightly.
"Hey there. I don't know if you can hear me yet but I am your father. How far along are you?" He asked Becky. He never did ask her how far along she was the last time they met up.
"Three months. Almost four now. You should come along to my next appointment so we can find out the gender of the baby. What are you hoping it will be?" She asked him as he continued to rub her barely protruding belly.
"To be honest I will be fine with whatever they decide to be. Does this future child have claim to the throne?" He asked her as if she would know.
"Hmmm." She rubbed her chin in thought. "I will have to ask my council as well as Mephisto. It probably will but because this child is half human it might not."
They cuddled up and kept each other warm. It did not go further than that but they did end up sharing the bed fully clothed. Becky slept better than she had in a long time.
Mephisto checked the security cameras the next day and saw that Becky was not in her room. He guessed she was with Tobey and checked there. He was shocked that they had slept together. Again. They were both under the blanket looking awfully cozy.
He decided to turn it off and get breakfast. He wondered if Tobey being here would ruin his plan. This was, after all someone who despised him. He saw Tobey as someone who held Becky back from her full potential. She could be so much more than a housewife and mother if she just didn't have this robot building imbecile stifling her potential. His original plan was to have Becky give birth, take the throne and then give it up to him but if he went through with that plan it could ruin him. It she gave up control of the throne before giving birth he wouldn't have to worry about his future niece or nephew still being eligible for the throne.
Later that day...
Becky and the group filled Tobey in on what had happened so far. Tobey would be joining them in their classes even though he was going to be starting pretty late. It didn't matter with his superior intellect he caught up quickly. He and Becky were the best at answering questions. Tobey quickly learned that learning about the history of Lexicon was a lot like learning Earth history. It was a bit boring and tedious but vastly different from Earth history.
He learned that here like most places on Earth were unfair to women. If Becky did indeed ascend to the throne she would be the first queen in the history of Lexicon. The first queen to take the throne without having a King. He wondered if him marrying Becky would make him King. It's not that he didn't want to be king of a whole planet. Ok maybe it was that but he would miss Earth too much.
He also wondered if it would be possible for him to talk to Mephisto privately. He really didn't like confrontations but this would have to be done at some point.
Elsewhere...
It was finally the day... The day that Captain Huggy Face or Bob as he was known was going to have his trial. Becky was not present because she was not informed of said trial. It was quick and easy.
"Captain Huggy Face." Said the judge.
"You are sentenced to work in the diamond mines for your crimes. Case dismissed."
Mephisto was there though. He quickly realized that Becky would be worried about her furry friend and would surely want to visit him. While everyone else was in their lessons he began working on a robot replica of the monkey.
It was a bit harder because monkeys do not move the way humans do. He had never created an animal robot before. It was challenging but worth it. While he was welding some metal pieces together he didn't hear the door opening until he heard a sharp clearing of someone's throat. He stopped what he was doing and quickly turned around. He was surprised to see Tobey there...in his private work area.
Luckily, he was prepared for something like this happening and he clapped his hands together to cover his half of the room. The half with the unfinished robot. If Tobey saw what he was working on he would for sure know just what he was working on.
"Hi." Tobey began. "I'm normally not a confrontational person but I really need to talk about this. Do you have time to talk about this?" He said while maintaining eye contact.
Mephisto didn't want to talk about anything to his future brother in law. He was already here and he really didn't feel like replacing him with another robot replica like he did back on Earth. He didn't exactly know about Jackie's power to enter dreams and it was probably a good thing.
Although he had security camera cameras set up in most places the group managed to find a few blind spots in order to practice mastering their powers. It might come in handy.
Mephisto sighed and asked Tobey to follow him to his office. He did not want to have this discussion here.
"What exactly were you working on in that room back there?" Tobey asked him as they walked through one of the many hallways.
"Just a small project." Answered Mephisto as he walked ahead of him.
To Tobey, Mephisto dressed like a peacock. With bright colors and flashy features. He wondered just how much different this man was than his twin? Becky always dressed conservatively in plain colors and never really stood out for her fashion choices. He liked that about her. If anything the way Mephisto dressed reminded him of Jackie. Of her clothing design and how she dressed. He supposed he should totally tell her about this and maybe ask her to suggest he dress less like a K-pop star. He would ask her about this later.
For now, he had this pending chat with his future in law about the whole building a robot to replace him incident and getting it to break up with his girlfriend. He really wanted to know why Mephisto was so hell bent on breaking them up. Just then Becky strolled up to them.
"Oh hey boys. Going for a chat?" She asked them. Tobey had discreetly texted her to meet up with them because she wanted the answers to her questions as well.
Mephisto was about to say something when Tobey beat him to it.
"Why yes, my darling. Would you care to join us?" He held out his arm.
"Why yes, my love." Becky giggled and took his arm. Mephisto was so not looking forward to this.
They soon arrived at his office. Mephisto took his seat at his desk while Becky and Tobey took the two chairs opposite his.
"What is it you wanted to ask me about? " Asked Mephisto who sounded slightly perturbed. He just wanted to get this over with and go back to working on his latest robot.
"We want to know why you felt the need to replace Tobey with a robot replica and then get it to break up with me?" Becky asked in a saccharin tone.
Mephisto tried to show no emotions. He knew he was trapped because he couldn't just deny it. They knew.
He sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"Ok. You got me. Truth be told, I have been spying on you guys for years now. I know all about Becky being Word Girl and Tobey being a former villain. I just felt that he wasn't good enough for you or the Lexiconian throne. I just didn't think you would get so upset about it." He told them honestly.
Becky was outraged.
"Wait...you've been spying on me...on us for years and you never once thought to make contact before now? Before any of this? More importantly; Who are you to decide who I date? You're not my dad!" She yelled at him.
"You make a good point, sis." Mephisto told her as he put on his poker face. He wanted nothing more than to smirk at her pain but he knew that she would not hesitate to punch or slap him if he did.
"I should have made contact when we were like 10 but then you'd be pulled out of school and wouldn't have met Jackie or Tobey's father." He told her again, with no emotions.
Becky wanted to argue but knew he had a point.
"Ok, I'm all for sibling rivalry but did you really have to tie me up? Because you thought I wasn't worthy of her? Your motivations are all kinds of creepy. " Asked Tobey. His accent momentarily slipping. Becky was surprised by that. She had forgotten that his accent was fake. She had always found his accent to be cute.
Tobey took both her hands in his and stared into her eyes.
"Regardless of what you think I love this woman. I've loved her ever since I knew her as two separate people. I've loved her ever since I put two and two together and realized I wasn't in love with two people but I was in love with one amazing woman who is now carrying my future child. I don't care if you or anyone else tries to break us apart. We will find a way to be together. I'm not saying love concours all or something like that but I will do anything if it means I get to be with her and help her raise our future child. I don't know what the future holds but I know I want her to be in mine."
Becky didn't know if it was her pregnancy hormones or the fact that his speech made her love him more than she already did but she pulled Tobey into a hug and kissed him passionately. In front of her twin brother.
Mephisto was a bit envious. He wished he had someone to love him like that. What he didn't know was that Jackie might have had something to do with that feeling of Envy. Mephisto looked away.
She walked away to find her boyfriend and tell him how much she loved him.
"Look. I don't know what to say at this point. I'm sorry I tried to break you guys up. It was wrong of me to try and come between two people who clearly love each other." He said with as much sincerity as he could muster.
"Even of one of those people is my sister who needs to start taking her lessons seriously so she can hand me the damn throne and be gone from this planet and kingdom." He muttered the last part. As they continued to suck face he decided to get up and leave.
Before leaving he decided to say something to them.
"Guys, I know you love each other and are having a baby but please try not to make them any siblings in my office." He told them in a loud voice.
Tobey and Becky pulled apart and blushed. They had forgotten where they were and who they were with.
Tobey cleared his throat.
"Right. Apology accepted. Just...please stop with the spying. It's unsettling."
"Ok. I will stop with the spying. I promise." Mephisto crossed his fingers under his desk because he was not going to uphold that promise.
To be continued...
