Chapter 9
Dude Where's My Car?!
Max: You can't run from you troubles forever. Neither can you crawl away from them. Even if you are in…The Leeds Zone.
Mission: Retrieve Baby Josh
Location: Some Bar in Del Oro
Operative: Rachel Leeds
Rachel wearily walked into a bar. She had been all over town looking for her partner. Apparently Laura wasn't looking for any kids just yet, and had dumped Josh when he had showed up.
Rachel looked around the room. Josh sat a few feet away in a high chair.
"Give me another one," Josh groaned miserably.
The bar tender looked at Josh worriedly.
"Don't you think you've had enough son," he asked hopefully.
Josh laughed bitterly.
"Just give me another one pops," Josh demanded.
The Bar tender sighed but got out a bottle of soy baby formula.
"No man. I want the hard stuff," said Josh gravely.
Again the bar tender sighed. He reached down under the counter and brought out a can of grape Juicy Juice. He poured it in a tall baby bottle.
"Here you go Mac. Enjoy."
Josh picked up the bottle and took a swallow.
Rachel sighed and walked over to grieving boy.
"Hello Josh," she said sitting down next to him.
Josh moaned and turned away from her.
"I heard what happened," Rachel said quietly.
Josh said nothing.
"I'm really sorry it happened," Rachel continued.
Josh still said nothing.
"Josh say something," demanded Rachel.
"What's there to say," asked Josh groggily, "My life's over. I'll never see her again. I'm so lost without her."
Josh began to cry.
Rachel looked on sadly.
"Josh don't worry about it. I know it hurts now but the pain will go away eventually."
"No," replied Josh, "I can't survive without her."
"Josh don't say that," Rachel commanded.
"No it's true," Josh wailed, "When I think of her shiny silver wheels, her fine leather seating, and her perfect temperature conditions… I just don't think I can go on."
Rachel looked at Josh blankly.
"Josh, what the bloody are you talking about," she asked obviously confused.
Josh sigh irritably.
"Little Hombre of course! What did you think I was talking about?"
Rachel took a deep breath trying to calm herself down.
"Laura," Rachel explained, "I thought you were talking about Laura."
Josh started laughing.
"You thought I was talking about her," he asked chuckling.
"Well yeah. I mean Berto told me she dumped you and…."
Josh laughed even harder.
"Rachel, Laura didn't dump me. It was a mutual decision. We found that we both had interest in…well other people."
"Oh," was all Rachel said deciding not to pry to for more information.
She smiled timidly. A thought occurred to her.
"Josh what happened to Little Hombre," Rachel asked curiously.
Josh moaned at the mention of his ride's name.
"Psycho."
Rachel gulped.
"Psy…Psycho," she repeated.
Josh nodded his head grimly.
"Yeah he took it. He said something about me taking what was his, and so he was taking my ride."
Rachel laughed nervously, and slipped off the promise ring Psycho had given her.
"Imagine that," she said shrugging.
"Yeah weird," Josh remarked.
The two of them sat in silence for a minute. Then the reason she had been looking for Josh popped in Rachel's head.
"Oh Josh I forgot to tell you. We found a cure for you uh… infancy," Rachel said happily.
Josh's face lit up.
"You did? But how?"
Rachel swallowed hard and looked around the room.
"Oh… we just had Lizzie help out a little," Rachel said cautiously.
"What! You must be mad! There is no way I'm trying some cure that…she came up with," Josh shrieked.
Rachel's face turned red.
"Well the way I see it McGrath you don't have a choice," Rachel replied angrily.
Josh groaned.
"Your right, I don't. Either I take Mr. Hyde's remedy, or I'm stuck with this darn diaper rash. Why me?"
Rachel rolled her eyes. Now come on Josh. It's not as bad as all that. Lizzie is a very…gifted child. If she can help I say let her."
Josh sniffled.
"Your right Rach. Let's do it," said Josh bravely.
Rachel smiled and picked up Josh.
"Good. We can talk about your little drinking problem in the car."
Mission Status: Complete
Order(s)
1. Get Josh and Berto changed back
2. Try and get Josh's baby walker back from Psycho
3. Get a bottle of that Juicy Juice
Notes: Bad guys don't make good boyfriends, but DO give better gifts.
Max: There's no place like home. There's no place like home. Even when you are in…The Leeds Zone.
(Sob) I'm almost done. Then there be no more Lizzie. (Crying harder) Well probably 2 more chapters to go. Keep reading! P.S. Read and Review! P.P.S. Don't drink if you're under 21! (Alcohol that is.) :-)
Dude Where's My Car?!
Max: You can't run from you troubles forever. Neither can you crawl away from them. Even if you are in…The Leeds Zone.
Mission: Retrieve Baby Josh
Location: Some Bar in Del Oro
Operative: Rachel Leeds
Rachel wearily walked into a bar. She had been all over town looking for her partner. Apparently Laura wasn't looking for any kids just yet, and had dumped Josh when he had showed up.
Rachel looked around the room. Josh sat a few feet away in a high chair.
"Give me another one," Josh groaned miserably.
The bar tender looked at Josh worriedly.
"Don't you think you've had enough son," he asked hopefully.
Josh laughed bitterly.
"Just give me another one pops," Josh demanded.
The Bar tender sighed but got out a bottle of soy baby formula.
"No man. I want the hard stuff," said Josh gravely.
Again the bar tender sighed. He reached down under the counter and brought out a can of grape Juicy Juice. He poured it in a tall baby bottle.
"Here you go Mac. Enjoy."
Josh picked up the bottle and took a swallow.
Rachel sighed and walked over to grieving boy.
"Hello Josh," she said sitting down next to him.
Josh moaned and turned away from her.
"I heard what happened," Rachel said quietly.
Josh said nothing.
"I'm really sorry it happened," Rachel continued.
Josh still said nothing.
"Josh say something," demanded Rachel.
"What's there to say," asked Josh groggily, "My life's over. I'll never see her again. I'm so lost without her."
Josh began to cry.
Rachel looked on sadly.
"Josh don't worry about it. I know it hurts now but the pain will go away eventually."
"No," replied Josh, "I can't survive without her."
"Josh don't say that," Rachel commanded.
"No it's true," Josh wailed, "When I think of her shiny silver wheels, her fine leather seating, and her perfect temperature conditions… I just don't think I can go on."
Rachel looked at Josh blankly.
"Josh, what the bloody are you talking about," she asked obviously confused.
Josh sigh irritably.
"Little Hombre of course! What did you think I was talking about?"
Rachel took a deep breath trying to calm herself down.
"Laura," Rachel explained, "I thought you were talking about Laura."
Josh started laughing.
"You thought I was talking about her," he asked chuckling.
"Well yeah. I mean Berto told me she dumped you and…."
Josh laughed even harder.
"Rachel, Laura didn't dump me. It was a mutual decision. We found that we both had interest in…well other people."
"Oh," was all Rachel said deciding not to pry to for more information.
She smiled timidly. A thought occurred to her.
"Josh what happened to Little Hombre," Rachel asked curiously.
Josh moaned at the mention of his ride's name.
"Psycho."
Rachel gulped.
"Psy…Psycho," she repeated.
Josh nodded his head grimly.
"Yeah he took it. He said something about me taking what was his, and so he was taking my ride."
Rachel laughed nervously, and slipped off the promise ring Psycho had given her.
"Imagine that," she said shrugging.
"Yeah weird," Josh remarked.
The two of them sat in silence for a minute. Then the reason she had been looking for Josh popped in Rachel's head.
"Oh Josh I forgot to tell you. We found a cure for you uh… infancy," Rachel said happily.
Josh's face lit up.
"You did? But how?"
Rachel swallowed hard and looked around the room.
"Oh… we just had Lizzie help out a little," Rachel said cautiously.
"What! You must be mad! There is no way I'm trying some cure that…she came up with," Josh shrieked.
Rachel's face turned red.
"Well the way I see it McGrath you don't have a choice," Rachel replied angrily.
Josh groaned.
"Your right, I don't. Either I take Mr. Hyde's remedy, or I'm stuck with this darn diaper rash. Why me?"
Rachel rolled her eyes. Now come on Josh. It's not as bad as all that. Lizzie is a very…gifted child. If she can help I say let her."
Josh sniffled.
"Your right Rach. Let's do it," said Josh bravely.
Rachel smiled and picked up Josh.
"Good. We can talk about your little drinking problem in the car."
Mission Status: Complete
Order(s)
1. Get Josh and Berto changed back
2. Try and get Josh's baby walker back from Psycho
3. Get a bottle of that Juicy Juice
Notes: Bad guys don't make good boyfriends, but DO give better gifts.
Max: There's no place like home. There's no place like home. Even when you are in…The Leeds Zone.
(Sob) I'm almost done. Then there be no more Lizzie. (Crying harder) Well probably 2 more chapters to go. Keep reading! P.S. Read and Review! P.P.S. Don't drink if you're under 21! (Alcohol that is.) :-)