Let's Find My Parents!
Chapter 9
Oh, my goodness; it's been a LONG TIME since I've even thought about touching this one. And what do you know?! My fanfiction (sort of, kind of) came true! I mean (SPOILER AHEAD FOR THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO SEE ALL OF SEASON 2 OF MECH-X4!), think about it: A bunch of people were being controlled by a monster-infused gel, including Harris, and Ryan really did find his parents during the season! Granted, they probably wrote their storyline LONG before I did, but still; it just feels nice being right. Anyway, I've decided that I have kept you guys waiting long enough. Without further ado, here is Chapter 9!
Mark touched his finger to the energy field surrounding them, and cried out when he received a shock.
"Dude, you've done that five times already", said Ryan. "I don't think it's working."
"Well, something has to!" said Mark. "We can't let Harper win!"
"He already has, Mark!" said Ryan. "Just give it up, okay? We lost; we're powerless in here; and there's no way out!"
"Whoa, dingus. When did you start throwing in the towel?"
"Oh, would you SHUT UP with your stupid sports!"
"BOTH of you shut up!"
The two boys turned to stare at Seth Harper, who was rubbing his temples.
"Seriously, you guys are giving me a MAJOR headache right now", he said. "Alright, you know what, Megan: Move them down to basement level, please; I'll bring them back up when it's time for the grand reveal."
Megan nodded, her gaze drifting to the three prisoners. Without a word, she raised her hand and their cage began to descend. Seth mockingly waved goodbye until they were out of sight.
"Ugh, this is worse than solitary", Leo muttered as the platform hit the ground. "Hope you boys are happy, now we're trapped AND in a creepy basement!"
To his surprise, Mark and Ryan smiled at each other and fist-pounded.
"Trapped?" said Mark.
"I don't think so", said Ryan.
He attached a spherical disk to the cage's top.
"Now!"
Mark activated a switch on his watch, and Leo cried out as the two boys pulled him down for cover. An electrical discharge from the disk took out the energy field that surrounded them, and the boys casually stepped out of what was left of their prison, deactivating their X-shields.
"Alright, way to go, bro!" said Ryan, high-fiving Mark.
Leo just stared at them, still confused.
"How-?" he finally said, and the boys began to explain.
"Mark and I anticipated that Seth would be ready with a trap", said Ryan, "so we decided to get ahead of the game and make him think he'd caught us."
"That way, his guard would be down when our plan was put into effect", said Mark. "So we snuck in some X-tech, because we also knew whatever trap Harper had planned for us, you or Ryan wouldn't be able to get out of using just your powers."
"So you started a fake fight just irritating enough so Harper would leave us alone", said Leo, understanding. "I like it!"
"Now the only thing left to do is plant the charges, get our friends back, and blow this thing sky-high", said Ryan.
"Bad news, guys", said Leo. "When Megan caught me down here, I'm pretty sure she and Harper-"
He stopped.
"You guys have back-up charges too, don't you?"
Both Ryan and Mark pulled them out to show Leo.
"Well, duh!" they said simultaneously.
Mark tossed one to Leo, who activated the timer.
"We've got 20 minutes", he said. "Let's move."
…
Ten minutes later, all of the charges were set. Ryan used his powers to connect with the security cameras in the main building. Seth's machine was almost complete.
"It looks like they're almost done", he said, turning to Leo and Mark.
"And so are we", said Mark. "Only one last thing to do."
He tossed a puck into the center of the platform where they were trapped and activated a button on his watch. A yellow light scanned the three of them and then projected holographic images on the platform. Ryan reactivated the energy field using his powers just as a hole in the ceiling opened up.
"Oh, boys!" Seth sing-songed. "You're not gonna wanna miss this."
As the platform rose with the holographic captives "trapped" inside, the three boys snuck upstairs a different way.
…
Seth clapped his hands together as the platform was returned to its original place.
"Ah, there they are: My least favorite people in the world. Shall I show you what I've been working on?"
His three captives said nothing, they only glared. Seth shrugged.
"I'm gonna take that as a yes."
He snapped his fingers and Harris and Spyder pulled back a long black cover.
"Behold!"
Behind Seth was a large missile, big enough to take out an entire continent!
"This baby's got enough monster juice in it to put the world under my control", he said. "Once I unleash this thing into the Earth's atmosphere, it will spread monster gel all over the planet. What do you have to say to that, Ryan?"
He pressed his ear to the cage, but there was no reply.
"Nothing? Really? Man, you guys are seriously bringing me down."
Out of the corner of her eye, Megan saw the captives flinch, and her eyes went wide with realization.
"It's not them", she said, and shrank the energy field to prove her point.
When Seth saw the holograms disappear, his eyes narrowed.
"Find them", he ordered his puppets, and they spread out.
From his hiding place in the vents, Mark followed Megan as she went down to the basement and looked around. Her eyes scanned the room, finding nothing. She took a step forward and was surprised to find her shoes covered in a shiny silver liquid. From the vent, Mark hit a switch on his wrist and she was pulled off the ground by her feet and held to the metal wall.
Grunting, Megan looked up to see a glowing puck attached to the wall above her feet. She tried to use her powers to get down, but there was no effect. Satisfied that his trap had worked, Mark jumped down from the vent and stood in front of her.
"What is this?" Megan demanded. "Get me down from here!"
Liquid titanium", said Mark, indicating the silver puddle on the floor. "Magnetic field generator."
He pointed to the puck on the wall above her feet.
"And no, not just yet. You need to take your medicine first."
Megan gasped as he pulled out the electronic pulse disruptor.
"Say goodnight, monster."
BAM! Megan yelled as a wave of energy flooded her brain. There was an audible shriek as the monster attached to her cerebrum let go and slowly made its way out of her head. With a final moan, Megan's hands dropped over her head and her eyes closed.
"UGH!"
Mark was taken aback as an orange liquid flowed out of Megan's ear, followed by a set of teeth. The monster shrieked again and then fell out, splattering on the ground. Quickly, Mark blasted it with his watch, and the creature disintegrated.
"Ugh…"
Mark deactivated the puck and caught Megan before she could hit the floor.
"What happened?" she asked groggily. "Are we still in Egypt?"
"Not exactly", said Mark, helping her to stand. "Come on, I'll explain on the way."
Holding her head, Megan followed Mark out into the hallway and to the stairs.
Yay, they got Megan back! One down, four to go! And I don't mean chapters left in this story, that is to be determined. But hey, if you liked this one, shoot me a review! I've got other projects in the works, but I'll be back for the next chapter of this one REAL soon. Bye!
-Imagigirl20