Chapter 9
This, That and the Other...
Polybius's initial recovery had been remarkably fast. Despite his injury and near-death incident, he acted as if nothing happened and brushed it off.
However, his time in the hospital had been relatively uneventful. All of the Leaguers who could pay Polybius a visit did so. The young man appreciated every single one as it reminded him that a lot of people cared about him, and he wasn't alone.
Of course, he always felt loved and cared for when his adoptive mother or best friend was around. And the two would always go out of their way to prove it. However, Polybius knew that neither of them were quite fully aware of how much he appreciated them, especially the little things.
The fact that the two had maximized the amount of time they could spend with him while he was in the hospital meant the world to him.
Regardless, today was the day that Polybius was going to get released from the hospital. Of course, both of them were there to help transport Polybius back to Mount Justice. Dinah walked alongside him while Donna pushed the wheelchair Polybius was in.
As they exited the hospital, Polybius grumbled about being put in a wheelchair and insisted that he would get around fine on crutches. However, the doctors didn't want to risk him putting any weight on his leg. Despite this, he was promised that he would be out of the wheelchair soon.
The trip to Mount Justice was a mostly silent one. The trio took the Zeta Tubes to the Cave. Once there, they found Mount Justice to be empty as the Team was out on a mission. Polybius only knew bits and pieces of what was going on. However, it sounded like an 'Injustice League' had formed and was wreaking havoc with plants. The extent of how bad the situation was was unknown to Polybius, but he did suspect that his adoptive mother was going to get called up soon.
Regardless of where the Team was or what was going on, Polybius lacked much of an ability to care about it. While he hated the idea of being confined to bed, the idea of spending a lot of quality time with both his mother and best friend did excite him. Especially Donna, as the two hadn't spent any time together since before he had come into the employment of the League. Knowing Donna and just how close the two were, she wasn't going anywhere any time soon.
Regardless, Polybius was glad that the Team wasn't in the Cave at that moment in time. Polybius was especially worried about Kid Flash and his naturally flirty attitude and how it would affect Donna.
However, upon arrival at his room, and like Polybius had predicted, Dinah got the call to action.
"I'll be fine." Polybius assured his mother as Donna helped him into his bed, "I've got Donna here. She'll take care of me."
"I know she will." Dinah replied, "Doesn't mean I can't worry."
"Have I ever let either of you down?" Donna asked.
"Well, if you want to get technical about it…" Polybius started in a joking tone.
"Shut up!" Donna replied as she let out a chuckle.
"But on a serious note, I trust her with my life." Polybius turned, "Mom, you have nothing to worry about."
"I'm glad you trust her that much." Dinah said, "Doesn't mean I can't worry."
"Well, you better not!" Polybius countered, "Stay focused on the fight and not me!"
"I know." Dinah countered, "You don't have to lecture me on fighting Polybius. That's my job."
"Yeah, yeah." Polybius said, "Just win and don't get killed."
"I was planning on doing exactly that." Dinah said.
With that, Dinah rushed off to go join the action, leaving Polybius and Donna alone for the first time in a long time.
"Do you need anything, Polybius?" Donna asked as Polybius got situated in bed.
"I'm fine." Polybius brushed off.
"Polybius." Donna said, in a stern tone, "You can't say you're fine all the time. I know you like to take care of yourself, but you're gonna have to let me help you."
"Bah!" Polybius brushed off in a light-hearted manner, "I've survived so much worse, and I'll survive this easy! Remember! Walking by Christmas!"
"Yeah, well, first you gotta get through this first month." Donna countered, "Round the clock care with me for a whole month!"
"Must make you feel special!" Polybius joked.
"Sure does!" Donna returned in the same light-hearted tone.
Polybius then laid back in his bed. However, he then realized something that he had overlooked until now.
"Say?" Polybius started, "Where are you gonna sleep?"
"Uh?" Donna started, "That's a good question!"
"Geez." Polybius said out loud, "Well, I think I still have that blow-up mattress that you always slept on when you'd do overnights at my apartment. You can set it up, and then we can rock and roll."
"In here?" Donna questioned.
"Where else?" Polybius asked, "I might need you at 2:30 in the morning."
"Now, don't you think me, sleeping in here, will start rumors?" Donna asked.
"Well, considering I share this building with a bunch of horny teens, of course!" Polybius stated, "However, I don't care what they say or think. The fact of the matter is, nothing sexual has ever happened between us, nor ever will because I was born without sexual organs or a sex drive, and you went through a horrific nightmare that you had to get yours removed to save your life."
"Don't remind me." Donna said with a slight sense of fear in her tone, "That still gives me nightmares."
"Yeah, me too!" Polybius stated, "But then again, all I have are nightmares anymore."
"Me too." Donna stated.
"You too?" Polybius questioned.
"Yeah." Donna admitted, "Not long after we talked last, I started just having nothing but nightmares again."
"And you didn't tell me?" Polybius asked.
"I didn't want you to worry." Donna admitted, "You already worry too much about me, anyway."
"The hell I do!" Polybius countered, "It was my fault you got dragged down into that horrible place in the first place. I take full responsibility for what happened to you, Donna! You can't leave me in the dark like this!"
"I know." Donna said, "And I also know it's not your fault. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"Still my fault." Polybius countered.
"No, it's not." Donna said, "And I'm not having this argument with you!"
"Fine." Polybius said, "Because there is nothing you can say or do that will change my mind."
"And I accept that." Donna stated, "But like I said, we're not arguing about this now!"
"Fine, fine." Polybius said before going back to his more light-hearted tone, "But if you need a place to sleep, I'll freaking move over and make room for you because now that I think about it, I think I did get rid of that bed because a rat ate a hole in it."
"Oh yeah, like that won't start rumors." Donna countered, taking up a more light-hearted tone.
"Oh, please." Polybius brushed off, "The League knows that neither of us can do sexual stuff! That's why we get left alone together so much."
"But what about the Team?" Donna asked, "I don't want them spreading rumors about us."
"I'll squash that." Polybius assured her.
"Yeah, I'll figure something else out." Donna said.
"You sure?" Polybius asked, "It'll be just like old times."
"Yeah, that situation was different." Donna countered, "We only had each other as warmth in that decrepit place."
"It wasn't that bad." Polybius said, "Like a freaking five-star hotel compared to where I've had to sleep before."
"Well, I'm glad that's behind us." Donna said.
"Yeah." Polybius agreed.
There was a moment of silence between the two before Polybius spoke again.
"I've got a question." Polybius spoke up, his tone now more serious.
"Yes?" Donna asked, matching his tone.
"How close was I to losing my leg?" Polybius asked.
"Close." Donna answered truthfully.
"How close?" Polybius followed up.
"Too close." Donna answered, "I'm honestly surprised you still have it. From what I heard, it was bad."
"It was." Polybius said, "But I didn't think it was that bad. I mean, I didn't die!"
"I'm glad you didn't die." Donna said, "I wouldn't survive if you died. That would be the end of me."
"Bah." Polybius said, "You'd survive."
"No, I wouldn't." Donna said, "After everything we've been through and everything you've done for me… As much as my mother would hate to hear me say this, I love you!"
"Yeah… Your mother would hate to hear you say that to a man." Polybius agreed, trying to shift the topic.
"Oh, so you're saying you don't love me?" Donna questioned in a playful tone.
"Donna, I love you more than anything else." Polybius stated, "And don't you ever forget that!"
"I won't." Donna replied, "But you do know that I really mean that I really do love you? Right?"
"Of course!" Polybius said, "Why the doubt?"
"Well, I just want you to know that no matter what happens to you, I'll still love you." Donna said, "Even if you get disfigured."
"And the same goes to you!" Polybius said.
"Thanks, but I think you're trying to avoid or are missing my point." Donna said.
"I must be." Polybius said.
"What I'm trying to say is that even if you lose a limb and get a mechanical prosthetic, I won't reject you." Donna explained.
"Sure." Polybius countered, not believing her.
"Polybius." Donna said in a stern tone, "I know that you're terrified of having a prosthetic limb put on you, or a mechanical one. I know you're afraid that it'll cause the people closest to you to distance themselves from you and reject you. But I promise you, by all of the gods, that I will always love you."
Polybius looked away from her. He was on the fence about believing her. He wanted to convince himself that she was telling him the truth and that she wasn't lying. However, he knew better than to fully trust promises like that.
"Polybius, please!" Donna said as she took his hand, "Talk to me. What are you thinking?"
Polybius let out a long sigh before he began speaking.
"I want to believe you." Polybius admitted truthfully, "But there is just… It's just something telling me otherwise."
"What is?" Donna asked.
"I don't know." Polybius said, finally looking over at her.
"A little voice in the back of your head?" Donna asked.
"If that's what you call it." Polybius said.
"Well, you need to do what you love to do, and tell it to shut up!" Donna said, "Because I love you, Polybius! No matter what!"
"You're right." Polybius agreed as he faced her again, "Little voice in the back of my head, shut the fuck up!"
Donna chuckled at Polybius's statement. She was thrilled to see that he was doing much better and back to his usual self despite his injuries.
"Say, speaking of telling people to shut up!" Polybius started, "If Kid Flirt gives you any issues, you let me know, and I'll squash that crap."
"Kid Flirt?" Donna asked.
"Kid Flash." Polybius explained, "Kid Flirt is my nickname for him."
"Why is that?" Donna asked, stifling a laugh.
"Cause that's all he freaking does!" Polybius said, anger in his tone, "I swear, if he's talking to any female remotely hot, he starts flirting! I mean, he flirts with Miss Martian every time he talks to her! Hell, he even flirted with my Mom!"
"Well, he has a snowball's chance in Tartarus with her!" Donna stated.
"Oh yeah." Polybius agreed, "Kid Flirt really pisses me off so much."
"I can tell." Donna said.
"Oh, that's not even the half of it!" Polybius said, "He also really comes off, at least to me, as an objectifier."
"Of women?" Donna asked.
"Oh hell yeah." Polybius said, "He seems to treat them more like sexual objects than people. And you know I absolutely hate that crap!"
"I do too!" Donna said, "Great Hera, he sounds like a real piece of crap!"
"Oh he is." Polybius agreed, "I can't stand him! And I one hundred percent guarantee you, he is going to flirt with you."
"Aw, gross!" Donna stated.
"Yeah." Polybius said, "And if he gives you any problems, you come to me. You know darn well that I'll put him in his place."
"You bet!" Donna agreed.
"That, and I don't want him tearing open old wounds." Polybius stated.
"Yeah…" Donna agreed, her tone softer than before.
"Look, after what you've been through and how long your recovery was, I do not want you to go through that nightmarish hell again." Polybius stated, "If you feel remotely uncomfortable with him, or any of these other little a-holes running around here, you let me know, and I'll take care of it."
"Thank you, Polybius." Donna said, "But you know I can take care of myself, and I'm supposed to be the one taking care of you."
"I know." Polybius said, "I'm not trying to paint you like a damsel in distress or incapable. I'm just reassuring you that I'm here and that I don't want you to get those old wounds torn open again."
"Of course!" Donna said, "Polybius, you seem to forget that I've known you long enough, that you don't have to tell me this!"
"Ah, well!" Polybius started, "Reminders are always a good thing, right?"
"I guess." Donna said, "Say, do you have any idea of when they're getting back?"
"Nope!" Polybius answered, "But keep them away! I know darn well that the first place they are gonna come is here. They all are gonna want the scoop on me, so be prepared."
"If you don't want them, I'll send them away." Donna said, "Tell them that you're trying to sleep or something."
"Now, with you in here, wouldn't that lead to the rumors you're so worried about?" Polybius asked.
"Maybe." Donna said, "However, they should be aware that I'm going to be with you at all times for at least a few weeks."
"Between how much information comes down from Batman and how much they like to listen, they probably have no clue." Polybius stated.
"Oh, so they don't like to listen?" Donna asked.
"They're not good at it." Polybius stated, "Considering most of their recon missions turn into target elimination missions according to their own agenda."
"Well then, I guess I'll have to be on my toes." Donna said.
"With them, yeah." Polybius said, "Although, Superboy ain't that bad."
"Really?" Donna asked, "I hear he's angry all the time."
"He's got a temper." Polybius said, "I've been helping him work on that, actually. However, he's got a short fuse, and just about anything will set him off."
"Do you think he'll force his way in here?" Donna asked.
"I'm honestly, not sure." Polybius said, "He does have a lot of respect for me, so I hope he wouldn't. But I'm not going to put it past him."
"Cool." Donna replied, "Well, what about the others?"
"Well, Aqualad seems cool." Polybius stated, "Honestly, I don't know him all that well. But Robin also seems pretty chill."
"Alright." Donna said, "Anything I should be worried about?"
"Nah." Polybius said, "I might worry about Artemis, though. She seems like the one to spread rumors."
"So she's the one who will try and say we're a couple?" Donna asked.
"Maybe." Polybius said, "Although, Kid Flash might do so as well. I know he doesn't like me and wants me gone. And I'm pretty sure he'll do anything to get rid of me."
"Well, he had better back off!" Donna said defensively.
"Oh, look at you!" Polybius teased, "Getting all defensive about me!"
"Somebody has too." Donna said, "At least, somebody other than your mother."
"Yeah, I suppose you're right." Polybius agreed.
"Yeah, I am right." Donna corrected, "Seriously, Polybius, what would you do without me?"
"Things." Polybius answered.
Donna let out a small laugh before she continued the conversation.
"Anybody else I need to be worried about?" Donna asked.
"Miss Martian." Polybius said, "She's going through a bit of a culture shock right now, coming from Mars and all."
"I get it." Donna said, "Man's world was a very intimidating when I first got here."
"Yeah." Polybius agreed, "I mean, it's so radically different from the worlds both of us grew up in."
"Yeah." Donna agreed, "But we've both made our place here."
"Learned to live in this confusing place." Polybius added, "And geez, does it suck!"
"Better than where you came from." Donna stated.
"It wasn't always bad." Polybius said.
"The situation we found you in was one of the worst, if not the worse I've ever seen!" Donna said.
"Again, you're forgetting that I lived a life before that." Polybius said.
"One of uncertainty and violence!" Donna said.
"And lots of fun!" Polybius added on.
"If you can call it that." Donna said.
"I do!" Polybius affirmed, "Most fun I've had in my life."
"Okay." Donna said in a light-hearted tone.
"I will admit, though, there are things about that time I do really miss." Polybius said.
"Like what?" Donna asked out of curiosity.
"My brothers and sisters." Polybius said, his tone now picking up sadness, "I miss them the most."
"I'm sorry." Donna said, all of the playfulness gone from her tone as she didn't expect him to say that.
"No, it's alright." Polybius stated, "They just came up the other day, and I got reminded of how much I miss them."
"I bet." Donna said, "I can't imagine how hard it must be. I mean, I would be devastated if I lost my sisters. But you lost more than that. You lost your family."
"My first family." Polybius corrected as he took Donna's hand and smiled, "But I couldn't be happier about the one I have now."
Donna returned the smile as the two shared a warm moment.
"But I also miss stacking bodies!" Polybius added in, going back to his light-hearted tone.
"There it is." Donna said.
"Yeah." Polybius said as he let go of her hand, "I tell ya, there's nothing that quite gets me going like a good fight."
"Oh, trust me, I know." Donna said, "I've seen you tear up enemies before."
"I know I'm good at it." Polybius stated.
"Which is why I never worry about being captured." Donna followed up, "Because I know you'll tear Tartarus apart for me."
"Well, whoever decides to kidnap is one seriously dumb idiot." Polybius said, "Cause you know it's not gonna be just me tearing through everything to get you."
"Yeah." Donna agreed, "But I know you'll approach it more tacitly than Diana."
"You are correct on that account." Polybius agreed, "I would probably do some more covert actions while your sister would just tear straight through."
"We both know she would." Donna said, "She'd freaking bust in and destroy everything in her path to get to me."
"Alerting everyone in the process." Polybius followed up, "Next thing you know, we've got another hostage because whatever took you out, definitely can take her out as well."
"Yep." Donna agreed, "However, I hope you would be able to talk some sense into her."
"Like she'd listen to me." Polybius scoffed.
"I think she would." Donna said.
"No she wouldn't!" Polybius countered.
"Polybius, she, as well as the rest of the League, respects you more than you realize." Donna pointed out.
"Sure they do." Polybius brushed off.
"Polybius, if it weren't for you, most of them wouldn't be here. I definitely wouldn't be here either!" Donna stated.
"You all would have died if I hadn't intervened, yes." Polybius agreed.
"Right!" Donna cheered, "And they respect you because you lead them to safety, and put aside your own for theirs' as well! Polybius, I know they want you to join them and become a hero."
"I've put that life behind me." Polybius stated, "I've seen enough senseless violence in my lifetime."
"But why do you tolerate it?" Donna asked, "We both want world peace, and you go on and on about taking action! Why not now?"
"You know why." Polybius said.
"Then go solo!" Donna offered.
"That'll probably put me at odds with them considering my conduct." Polybius pointed out.
"You just need to bend it a little." Donna stated.
"I don't know." Polybius stated.
"Would you do it for me?" Donna asked, "Please."
"Well, if I was getting involved, I'd say yes." Polybius stated, "However, for now, I choose to remain as support."
"I'll take that." Donna replied, "For now."
"For now?" Polybius questioned, "What do you mean 'for now?'"
"For now." Donna repeated.
Polybius let out a sigh as he knew what she was talking about but didn't want to address it.
"Ah, well, the future is constantly in motion." Polybius said, "Maybe I will, maybe I won't. And who knows, maybe you'll get out."
"Yeah, right!" Donna said.
"You sure?" Polybius asked, "You did take a very long break after we got back from those trials."
"That was different." Donna said, "Very different."
"Is it?" Polybius asked.
"It is!" Donna affirmed.
"If you say so." Polybius brushed off.
"I do say so!" Donna countered, "And you know what! Maybe if you get in, you and I can become a dynamic duo!"
"A dynamic duo?" Polybius asked, stifling a laugh.
"Yeah!" Donna said, also stifling a laugh, "With my raw power and your wicked intelligence, we'd be unstoppable!"
"And what would we call ourselves?" Polybius asked, "Wonder Girl and her bitch?"
"No!" Donna said, letting out a laugh as well, "We don't need some fancy name. You could go by Purple Eagle, and I could go by Troia!"
"Troia?" Polybius questioned, "Where did that name come from?"
"Well, recently, I saw a media article where they called me that." Donna explained, "And as much as I don't like having my name incorrectly blasted everywhere, I do like the sound of it."
"Troia, huh?" Polybius asked.
"But of course, you would still call me Donna." Donna quickly stated, "I'm sure that's a name I would hang on to."
"I hope." Polybius said, "Shoot, I've been calling you Donna since we freaking met! It would take me forever to learn to call you something else."
"I'm sure you'd pick up on it." Donna assured him before shifting the conversation, "What about you? Go back to Purple Eagle?"
"Oh, now, I don't know about that." Polybius said, "If we were both to do the dynamic duo thing, we'd be a highly covert thing."
"Would we?" Donna asked.
"Hell yes!" Polybius said, "You seem to forget that I don't like people nor being the center of attention."
"Well, the first I can understand." Donna said, "And I can see where you're coming from on the second."
"Exactly!" Polybius said, "So if we did this, our enemies wouldn't know who or what hit them."
"But think about it!" Donna said, "We'd still be heroes! Fighting the good fight on our own terms! Just like back during the trials!"
"We weren't fighting the good fight during the trials. We were fighting for our lives and sanity!" Polybius pointed out.
"Still the good fight." Donna said.
"I guess." Polybius said, "Saving each other, but still."
"Yeah, yeah." Donna brushed off, "But still, Troia and Purple Eagle."
"Sounds like a fantasy." Polybius said.
"Sounds like the future." Donna said.
"Oh please, like you'll leave Wonder Woman's side as Wonder Girl."
"I don't know." Donna said.
"Oh?" Polybius asked, genuinely surprised by Donna's statement.
"I mean now, don't get me wrong, I love being Wonder Girl." Donna started, "But… I have been thinking about striking out on my own."
"Why? You and Diana are like that!" Polybius asked as he crossed his fingers.
"It's not her!" Donna quickly defended, "It's more me. It's just… I know sooner or later, I'm going to have to leave man's world forever. I don't want to be forgotten in the shadow of my older sister."
"You want a legacy of your own." Polybius said.
"Yeah." Donna confirmed, "And I just… I don't see how I can do that living as Wonder Girl! I mean, come on! 'Wonder' is in both of our names! How can I build my own legacy with that?"
"Fair." Polybius agreed, "But what's holding you back?"
"A lot." Donna admitted.
"Like how you're afraid of how everyone will react?" Polybius asked.
"That's half of it." Donna said, "The other half is if I step out of that role and stop being Wonder Girl, I will lose my reason for getting off the island. Wonder Girl is a title that comes with special privileges that I enjoy."
"Like getting away from that island?" Polybius asked.
"Yeah!" Donna agreed, "That's the big one right there! And if I get locked up on the island, then I won't be able to see you!"
"Aw." Polybius said, happy that she cared for him, "Don't worry. I'd sneak on and visit you."
"No." Donna said, "I refuse to put you in that kind of danger."
"Okay." Polybius said, not taking up the fight there, "What about you sneaking off?"
"Well, you see, if they find out that I am sneaking off, especially to go see you, a man, then I'm afraid that they'll permanently get rid of me and won't allow me back on the island!"
"And you don't want to be banished from your home." Polybius said.
"Of course!" Donna said, "Being an Amazon is part of who I am! I can't turn away from that, even if I was adopted by them."
"I get it." Polybius assured her, "But I promise you, that no matter what you choose, I will support you, and if the worst-case scenario happens, you always have me to fall back on."
"Thank you, Polybius." Donna said, "But, what's your advice?"
"Well, if you ask me, I'm going to tell you to do what makes you happy." Polybius explained, "Don't get caught up in what other people will think about you because they don't matter. There is no point in living a sad life for other people. All that does is lead to depression and misery. The only people whose thoughts should matter to you are those closest to you. And now, you know me and that I'll back you up on whatever decision you make."
"But what about Diana and my mother?" Donna asked, "What will they think?"
"Oh, I'm sure Diana will understand." Polybius assured his best friend, "I have a hard time seeing her hold that against you."
"But my mother and sisters?" Donna asked.
"Are too narrow-minded." Polybius stated.
"Narrow-minded?" Donna asked, a little confused about what Polybius was saying.
"Look. You know me well enough to know that I don't divide people on whether or not they are a man or a woman. Black, white, Asian, or anything else. I see everyone as intelligent living creatures. As people. I don't look down upon anyone because of the way or where they were born because they have no control over it! That is the dumbest thing I can think of, and it's wrong." Polybius explained.
"It's very wrong." Donna agreed.
"And I'm very glad I've been able to teach you better." Polybius said, "However, it's that narrow-mindedness is what's going to get people senselessly killed. It's happened before and will happen again if narrow-mindedness isn't stopped wherever it's encountered."
"So, what are you saying?" Donna asked.
"What I'm saying is don't let them influence your decision." Polybius told her, "They are too narrow-minded to comprehend this world."
"But they're my family." Donna said.
"At some point, you have to put that aside." Polybius said, "Because even though you consider them family, family doesn't always what is truly best for you."
"But shouldn't I at least listen to what they have to say?" Donna asked.
"You can." Polybius said, "I'm just warning you about the narrow-mindedness of the Amazons. I've seen what that kind of thought can do."
"I know." Donna said, "Fortunately, the Amazons have no plans of ever doing that."
"For now." Polybius warned, "Never put it past them."
"Polybius…" Donna started.
"I'm not talking like a madman." Polybius said, "I'm talking about a distinct possibility that could happen. And if that should happen, you already know which side I would stand on, regardless of where you fall."
"Polybius, please stop." Donna asked, "I'd rather not think about this."
"What we do not think or talk about is what we are left most unprepared for." Polybius stated.
Donna shook her head.
"If that's the case, then I hope that there will never be a day where we have to stand against each other." Donna said.
"I hope so as well." Polybius said with a genuine smile on his face before shifting the conversation back to the original topic, "So, Troia. That does have a nice ring to it."
"I'm glad you like it!" Donna said happily, "I did too when I first heard it."
"So Troia and Purple Eagle, huh?" Polybius followed up, "We would make quite the team. You hit em high, while I hit em low."
"Or I hit them in the front, and you kick them in the back." Donna said, "Wouldn't that be the life."
"Sure would be." Polybius agreed.
"Then let's do it!" Donna said.
"Now?" Polybius asked, "I'm sorry, but while that life would be enjoyable, I've already stated why I don't want to do it."
"Aw…" Donna replied in a sad tone.
"That is!" Polybius started, "Unless you can convince me otherwise before I start walking again."
Donna looked at Polybius in disbelief.
"Really!?" Donna asked, excitement high in her tone.
"You gotta convince me." Polybius said, "If not, then I'm just gonna continue mopping the halls of Mount Justice."
"Now you know you'll roll over to me!" Donna said.
"Well, before you start convincing me of going as a dynamic duo, you had better figure out your situation first." Polybius said, "Because I promise you, you'll have a much better time convincing me to join you if you're squared away first."
"Of course!" Donna said happily.
"Just make sure you don't rush." Polybius said, "Remember, I'm going to be down for a while. Think things through first, then execute. Don't rush headfirst into this."
"Of course!" Donna assured him, "I'm just so happy that you'll hear me out!"
"I always will be open to you." Polybius said.
"I know!" Donna said, "It's just hearing you say that you'll hear me out on this makes me ecstatic!"
"Well, you had better be." Polybius said, "Now, why don't we shit this conversation to something more light-hearted. I'm tired of being all depressive and serious. Donna! Make me laugh!"
"Oh, you're gonna laugh!" Donna said as she began stifling her own laughs.
And there you have it! Chapter 9! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, don't be afraid to let me know what you think by leaving a review or PM. And as always, have a good one!