Chapter 5
Beauty and the Beast
Max: It's very humiliating to admit I was held prisoner by an eight year old. I can just hear all the other agencies laughing at me. But pride comes before the fall. Especially if you're in. The Leeds Zone.
Rachel sighed. She looked around the room. Nobody! She had just come back from the spa and now she was at N-Tek. She had tried calling Josh, but he hadn't answered his phone. So then she went by his house, but nobody was there. So now she was at N-Tek looking for him. But the trouble wasn't that she couldn't find Josh. The trouble was she couldn't find anybody. "Josh? Berto? Jake? Anybody?!" No one answered. Sighing again, Rachel walked over to Team Steel's op room. She peeked inside. No one. She walked in the room and over to Berto's counsel. She tapped on a few buttons. "Hmm that's strange," Rachel muttered. "Everyone's tracers seem to be in the same location." She pushed a few more buttons and gasped. "Lizzie!"
"I love Lizzie she's so great. Let's give Lizzie lots of cake." "I can't take it anymore," screamed Jake. "I'm going to jump!" Everyone turned and watched as Jake jumped of a two foot metal box. "Ow,"cried Jake as he hit the floor. "I think I sprained my ankle!" Josh sighed and shook his head. "Berto we have got to get out of here. People are going crazy!" Berto didn't answer. "Berto did you here what I said," asked Josh turning in Berto's direction. Josh gasped. Berto sat on the floor hugging his knees, rocking back and forth. "Berto are you ok? What's wrong?" Berto slowly looked up and Josh. "Too...much. kid stuff! Must.have.intellectual substance!" "Don't worry Berto. We're get you some help, ok?' Berto shook his head bravely. Josh looked up to the control room. He hated to do this, but begging might be his only hope of saving Berto and the others. "Lizzie you have to stop this," Josh yelled to the disorderly girl. Lizzie only smiled. "Why should I? It's working so far." Josh sighed. "It's Berto," he began. "He's...he's.sick. Don't you see? If we don't get him to a computer soon he. he. he might not make it," Josh cried. For a minute Lizzie's eyes softened, but then they grew cold again. "If he is not meant to make it then the Fates were against him for the beginning. Who am I to interfere? What must be must be." With that she turned her back to Josh. "No," cried out Josh. "You can't do this! You can't!" Lizzie turned sharply back to Josh. "Of course I can Josh. It's my story. I can do what ever I want! And I say 'Let him die!' " Once again she turned her back to Josh. "Lizzie you won't get away with this," Josh screamed. "If he dies I swear you will meet the same fate. I swear it!" Berto groaned. Josh quickly bent down to Berto's level. "Don't worry bro,"said Josh quietly." You'll be alright. We're together now." Berto shook his head sadly. "I'm afraid it's too late for me Josh. I can already feel Death's cold hands pulling me away." "No! You can't die! Not like this. Not like this," Josh cried. Berto smiled slightly. "It's ok Hermano. I've had a great life. I've accomplished more in my short amount of years then many people do in a life time. But there is something I'd like you to do for me." "What is it," asked Josh. "Anything you want buddy." Berto reached up and pulled Josh's head down so he could hear. "Take care of Hombre for me," he breathed Josh's eyes misted up. "I don't know if I can bro. I don't know if I could live with it knowing your face would never appear on that little screen again." "You have to Hermano. I want it that way. Promise me Josh. Promise me!" A tear fell from Josh's eye. "I promise bro. I promise." "Thank you Hermano. Now I may go in peace." Berto suddenly smiled. "It's beautiful Hermano. It's so light and warm. It's so light and ." Berto went limp. "No," cried Josh.
Lizzie looked down at the agents down below. "They're starting to weaken. Good. Soon the brainwashing will be complete, and I will rule them all." "Not today you won't be, came a voice from behind her." Lizzie turned to see her Aunt standing only a few feet away from her. Lizzie gasped "Young lady you have a lot of explaining to do," Rachel snapped, putting her hands on her hips. Meanwhile Rachel had been spotted by the captured agents. "The Savior! She has come," yelled Jake. A mountain of cheers went up into the air. Rachel heard the cheers and came over to the window. That's were everybody was. Rachel looked at Lizzie. "Turn this retarded song of now," ordered Rachel. Lizzie rushed to turn it off. Once it was off Rachel called down to the agents. "Alright, show's over folks. Back to work." Rachel pushed a button that opened the doors. Little screams of delight were heard all through their former prison. The agents began to pour out of the room. Each giving their thanks before heading back to their jobs. Rachel sighed and turned back to Lizzie, but then turned back to the window. She looked down. She hadn't imagined it. Berto was lying on the floor, and Josh sat beside. Rachel rolled her eyes. "Martinez. Martinez! Get your bloody butt of that floor and get back to work." Berto didn't move. "Now," screamed Rachel. Berto opened his eyes and jumped up. Rachel glared at him. Berto laughed nervously. "Just playing around Rachel." Rachel crossed her arms. "I think I'll get back to work now," Berto stuttered. He ran out the room. A shocked Josh following him. Rachel closed her eyes in irritation. "Why have I been cursed with such imbeciles?" Lizzie turned quietly and tried to sneak out the door. "Don't you move one more step young lady," rang out Rachel voice. She turned and looked the child in the eye. "Lizzie I'm very disappointed in you," she began. "I know," Lizzie answered. "No you don't know," said Rachel. "How many times have I told you not to take over a top secret organization and brainwash it inhabitants without permission and proper supervision. Lizzie looked down at her feet. "You know what? It doesn't matter! If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times." Lizzie began to cry. Rachel sighed. "Alright stop your crying. I'll take you back to my house and we'll talk about it more in the morning. Rachel took Lizzie's arm and walked her out the door. Seeing Josh she stopped. "Mr. Steel I expect to see a full report on this disaster on my desk tomorrow morning. And for God's sake use spell check this time. She eyed him in disgust. "Worm," she muttered walking off. "Yeah worm," repeated Lizzie following after her aunt. Josh watched them until they were out of sight. He sighed angrily. "Leeds!"
Mission status: Over (Thank God!)
Notes: 1. Beauty can control the Beast. 2. Never baby-sit again. 3. Two Leeds are not better than one.
Orders: 1. Write a stupid report. 2. Move before Lizzie's next visit.
Max: Ok what did we learn to day class? That's right two heads are better than one. That is as long as the heads don't belong to two Leeds and as longs as those heads aren't in. The Leeds Zone!
Yay! I'm done! Well all except for the special letter Josh received from Lizzie after she went back home. I'll have that up soon. I just want to thank all the people who gave me reviews. It kept me going. Ok I'm done now. Read n Review!
Max: It's very humiliating to admit I was held prisoner by an eight year old. I can just hear all the other agencies laughing at me. But pride comes before the fall. Especially if you're in. The Leeds Zone.
Rachel sighed. She looked around the room. Nobody! She had just come back from the spa and now she was at N-Tek. She had tried calling Josh, but he hadn't answered his phone. So then she went by his house, but nobody was there. So now she was at N-Tek looking for him. But the trouble wasn't that she couldn't find Josh. The trouble was she couldn't find anybody. "Josh? Berto? Jake? Anybody?!" No one answered. Sighing again, Rachel walked over to Team Steel's op room. She peeked inside. No one. She walked in the room and over to Berto's counsel. She tapped on a few buttons. "Hmm that's strange," Rachel muttered. "Everyone's tracers seem to be in the same location." She pushed a few more buttons and gasped. "Lizzie!"
"I love Lizzie she's so great. Let's give Lizzie lots of cake." "I can't take it anymore," screamed Jake. "I'm going to jump!" Everyone turned and watched as Jake jumped of a two foot metal box. "Ow,"cried Jake as he hit the floor. "I think I sprained my ankle!" Josh sighed and shook his head. "Berto we have got to get out of here. People are going crazy!" Berto didn't answer. "Berto did you here what I said," asked Josh turning in Berto's direction. Josh gasped. Berto sat on the floor hugging his knees, rocking back and forth. "Berto are you ok? What's wrong?" Berto slowly looked up and Josh. "Too...much. kid stuff! Must.have.intellectual substance!" "Don't worry Berto. We're get you some help, ok?' Berto shook his head bravely. Josh looked up to the control room. He hated to do this, but begging might be his only hope of saving Berto and the others. "Lizzie you have to stop this," Josh yelled to the disorderly girl. Lizzie only smiled. "Why should I? It's working so far." Josh sighed. "It's Berto," he began. "He's...he's.sick. Don't you see? If we don't get him to a computer soon he. he. he might not make it," Josh cried. For a minute Lizzie's eyes softened, but then they grew cold again. "If he is not meant to make it then the Fates were against him for the beginning. Who am I to interfere? What must be must be." With that she turned her back to Josh. "No," cried out Josh. "You can't do this! You can't!" Lizzie turned sharply back to Josh. "Of course I can Josh. It's my story. I can do what ever I want! And I say 'Let him die!' " Once again she turned her back to Josh. "Lizzie you won't get away with this," Josh screamed. "If he dies I swear you will meet the same fate. I swear it!" Berto groaned. Josh quickly bent down to Berto's level. "Don't worry bro,"said Josh quietly." You'll be alright. We're together now." Berto shook his head sadly. "I'm afraid it's too late for me Josh. I can already feel Death's cold hands pulling me away." "No! You can't die! Not like this. Not like this," Josh cried. Berto smiled slightly. "It's ok Hermano. I've had a great life. I've accomplished more in my short amount of years then many people do in a life time. But there is something I'd like you to do for me." "What is it," asked Josh. "Anything you want buddy." Berto reached up and pulled Josh's head down so he could hear. "Take care of Hombre for me," he breathed Josh's eyes misted up. "I don't know if I can bro. I don't know if I could live with it knowing your face would never appear on that little screen again." "You have to Hermano. I want it that way. Promise me Josh. Promise me!" A tear fell from Josh's eye. "I promise bro. I promise." "Thank you Hermano. Now I may go in peace." Berto suddenly smiled. "It's beautiful Hermano. It's so light and warm. It's so light and ." Berto went limp. "No," cried Josh.
Lizzie looked down at the agents down below. "They're starting to weaken. Good. Soon the brainwashing will be complete, and I will rule them all." "Not today you won't be, came a voice from behind her." Lizzie turned to see her Aunt standing only a few feet away from her. Lizzie gasped "Young lady you have a lot of explaining to do," Rachel snapped, putting her hands on her hips. Meanwhile Rachel had been spotted by the captured agents. "The Savior! She has come," yelled Jake. A mountain of cheers went up into the air. Rachel heard the cheers and came over to the window. That's were everybody was. Rachel looked at Lizzie. "Turn this retarded song of now," ordered Rachel. Lizzie rushed to turn it off. Once it was off Rachel called down to the agents. "Alright, show's over folks. Back to work." Rachel pushed a button that opened the doors. Little screams of delight were heard all through their former prison. The agents began to pour out of the room. Each giving their thanks before heading back to their jobs. Rachel sighed and turned back to Lizzie, but then turned back to the window. She looked down. She hadn't imagined it. Berto was lying on the floor, and Josh sat beside. Rachel rolled her eyes. "Martinez. Martinez! Get your bloody butt of that floor and get back to work." Berto didn't move. "Now," screamed Rachel. Berto opened his eyes and jumped up. Rachel glared at him. Berto laughed nervously. "Just playing around Rachel." Rachel crossed her arms. "I think I'll get back to work now," Berto stuttered. He ran out the room. A shocked Josh following him. Rachel closed her eyes in irritation. "Why have I been cursed with such imbeciles?" Lizzie turned quietly and tried to sneak out the door. "Don't you move one more step young lady," rang out Rachel voice. She turned and looked the child in the eye. "Lizzie I'm very disappointed in you," she began. "I know," Lizzie answered. "No you don't know," said Rachel. "How many times have I told you not to take over a top secret organization and brainwash it inhabitants without permission and proper supervision. Lizzie looked down at her feet. "You know what? It doesn't matter! If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times." Lizzie began to cry. Rachel sighed. "Alright stop your crying. I'll take you back to my house and we'll talk about it more in the morning. Rachel took Lizzie's arm and walked her out the door. Seeing Josh she stopped. "Mr. Steel I expect to see a full report on this disaster on my desk tomorrow morning. And for God's sake use spell check this time. She eyed him in disgust. "Worm," she muttered walking off. "Yeah worm," repeated Lizzie following after her aunt. Josh watched them until they were out of sight. He sighed angrily. "Leeds!"
Mission status: Over (Thank God!)
Notes: 1. Beauty can control the Beast. 2. Never baby-sit again. 3. Two Leeds are not better than one.
Orders: 1. Write a stupid report. 2. Move before Lizzie's next visit.
Max: Ok what did we learn to day class? That's right two heads are better than one. That is as long as the heads don't belong to two Leeds and as longs as those heads aren't in. The Leeds Zone!
Yay! I'm done! Well all except for the special letter Josh received from Lizzie after she went back home. I'll have that up soon. I just want to thank all the people who gave me reviews. It kept me going. Ok I'm done now. Read n Review!