The Adventures of Spyden: Book Two: Time is of the Essence
Disclaimer: HA! I don't own Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (or any characters in it) JtHM and all characters relating to Jhonen's fabulous works. However, I am the creator of Spy, (who is a main character in the story if you couldn't tell) Brion, and Ned.
Author's Note: This is the second book in my Spyden series. I highly recommend you read my other two fics first as they both tie into this storyline. Also, another fic will be going on about the same time as this one is "The Chronicles of Lewin". This also has a direct connection to this story. But remember, IT'S BEING UPDATED ALONG WITH THIS STORY! So I won't reveal everything in one sweep.
I would like to thank DanMat6288 for inspiration…and also deviantart's "Paradoxal" for inspiration as well (not to mention the look of the character in question).
I'm trying to keep the story mysterious…
One word on update speed…I died…yes I died. Or at least my creative side. I've had a severe case of Writer's Block, like, forever.
Anyway, please R&R.
Now on with the story…
Chapter five: July 1st part one
Mac lay in his bed at his apartment. Too many questions flew through his mind, not to mention concerns. He had been trying to go to sleep since he had gotten into bed…which was six hours ago.
'Did Bloo actually…' he couldn't bring himself to finish the thought. He glanced at his clock on his bed-side table.
'3:25 am' the gleamed in a dull red.
He could hear movement outside his room, his locked room. Mom had put it on after a stream of pranks Terrence had decided it would be fun to try. He didn't usually lock it, but Terrence had a tradition to pull off out-of-the-ordinary pranks on his birthday; himself being the target, of course. He listened to the creaks in the floorboards and concluded that his Mom was moving about, and not Terrence; the jangle of keys and something being written. Soon after, the front door opened and shut as quietly as it could, bringing silence back into the apartment. Mac waited for fifteen more minutes before venturing out of his room.
On the table was a card and a gift wrapped in red. He opened the card, which was nothing more than a simple 'happy birthday, son'. Well, maybe a little more than that was said inside the card.
'My sweet little Mac,
I can't call you 'little' much longer, can I? You're growing up so fast. I still remember when you went to your first day of school; you didn't want me to leave you. You've grown up so much since then, taking on new challenges and succeeding without even asking for help. I hope you like your gift, I'm pretty sure you will.
Love,
Mom'
Mac took up the gift and opened it…it was another note. Rather, it was a brochure. He opened it, revealing tickets and a sheet of paper saying that the three of them were going to Disney World for a week. Mac would've shouted out in joy if Terrence wasn't sleeping. This didn't stop him from jumping up for joy though. He quietly rushed back into his room, taking the card and gift with him.
But once again, Mac couldn't get to sleep. Now he was just too excited. He would have to talk to Frankie and Madame Foster about how to keep their agreement going, the last thing he wants is to lose Bloo because he had to go on vacation. He put the gift into his backpack and got dressed. He couldn't sleep, so he was going to walk to Foster's…maybe taking the long way this time. Mac grabbed his keys and walked out of the apartment, locking both his and the apartment's doors on the way out.
Mac walked through the park on that clear summer night. Well, it was clear except for the ring of clouds forming around the entire horizon. He walked without many thoughts running through his head, mainly the gift from his Mom and the situation at Foster's…okay, so maybe that was more than a few, but he didn't concentrate too hard on them. He walked by a tree and bushes, that rustled.
Mac turned to see a man in black, who was awkwardly trying to sneak up behind the boy. Mac screamed and ran while the man gave chase. He tripped on an upturned brick and flipped over to see the man holding out his hand. Mac, now clearly seeing the stranger under the moonlight, realized that it was Todd.
"Sorry, about that…didn't mean to scare you."
Mac recovered his breath, "oh, hey Todd…What are you doing here?"
"I was about to ask the same thing…" a pause.
"I couldn't sleep; there's just too much going on around now, and I don't…want that to happen again."
"I don't sleep much anymore…I've had to be on my guard for most of my life, both around me and in my mind." The two walked through a tunnel of trees. "Oh yeah, Happy Birthday."
"Thanks."
Foster's, later that morning
Only a few residents at Foster's were moving at the moment, since it was only 6am. Frankie, as always, had been up for a couple hours beforehand; eating her own breakfast and doing a few early morning chores. If there was any time of the day she got to relax, it was the early mornings. Mr. Herriman didn't give her too much work considering many of the friends were still sleeping, but the list was still lengthy. Frankie was just sitting down (in the tea room) for her second cup of coffee when Mac and Todd entered the room.
"Wow, didn't expect to see you here this early, Mac"
"Yeah, me neither…is Bloo still asleep?" he probably knew the answer already, but it didn't hurt to, ask did it?
"Still asleep, along with over two-thirds of the house."
Nope, didn't hurt to ask.
"However, your counter-part is…I think he's in the, uh……ok, so I don't know where he is. But he's around here somewhere."
"I have an idea, but he might want to be alone." Todd added.
Lewin leaned against the wall, getting a clear view of every inch of the room, Bloo's room. Lewin hadn't slept either, and although they were fifteen years apart, had the same thoughts as his younger self. The only difference is that he knew what would happen if Duchess pulled this off.
His thoughts took him back to when he was still writing in his journal…before the raid. The same raid that broke the resistance apart. That same raid that broke HIS heart. He lost his journal in that raid, but he didn't really care, it's not like some angel would swoop down and read it anyway. Lewin scanned the room constantly…
Seconds turned into minutes…
Minutes turned into hours…until Bloo stirred in his sleep. He was waking up…at 8:30. Lewin stepped out into the hall and leaned up against the wall facing the room. He noticed Todd strolling down the hall with Mac toward him. Bloo suddenly burst out the door and raced to the nearest bathroom, which Lewin could see a few doors down. Mac raced off to wait for his friend, who apparently didn't notice he was there at the moment.
Todd glanced at Lewin with his brown eyes, "So, just how do you think you're going to pull this off?"
Lewin answered coldly, "Get rid of Duchess, that's how."
"You're worse than me. Where's that 'least possible casualties' attitude you always had, hm?"
"What…are you talking about?" Lewin asked with a raised eyebrow.
"As much as you and I want to kill Duchess, from what you've told me, Duchess acts like she is royalty."
"Yeah."
"That means for her to have power, she has to have henchmen." Lewin's eyes narrowed in thought. "Duchess never did the dirty work…"
"The Extremeosaurs did…" Lewin added with a smirk.
"We off the Extremeosaurs…"
"We cut off her power…" Bloo tackled Mac squeezed him in a birthday hug. Lewin swore he heard a few ribs break. He winced. "Should we tell the others?"
"I really think only Spy and Frankie could be of some help to us, maybe Madame Foster if she feels so inclined." Mac and Bloo ran off toward the dining area to eat breakfast.
"Where IS Spy anyway?"
"Outside Duchess' room."
"Of course."
"I'm going to DIE of BORDOM!" Spy slid down the wall and faced Duchess' room, sitting on the floor.
Frankie walked down the hallway carrying a basket with some fine linens in it. She opens the door and drops them on the floor before turning toward Spy.
"Hey, Spy. Have you seen Duchess?"
"WHAT?" he jumped up and saw the window open, he ran to see the conspicuous marks made by a very large extremeosaur. "Not good." He ran out the door and left Frankie to notice the same thing Spy had. Then she too rushed out the door toward the dining area.
"LEWIN!" Spy ran as fast as he knew how, trying to find Lewin or Todd. He spotted them walking down the foyer staircase, heading toward the Dining room.
Lewin stopped and turned toward a still-running-at-him Spy. "What, Spy?" he asked calmly.
"Duchess is gone!"
"What! How?"
"Window, Extremeosaur express."
"Great!" the three of them dashed off to the dining room in hopes of finding Bloo. They burst into the dining room to see a party going on, hats, food, balloons, and a great banner reading,
'Happy Birthday, Mac!'
Mac was sitting at the head of the table with a party hat on his brown head, happily eating (sugar-free) cake. Bloo sat next to him; you could tell he was fighting the impulse to start a food-fight. Mac's expression changed slightly, like it had gotten colder in the room suddenly. Spy saw this as a cold voice whispered by his ear…
"Ya know, I used to have Birthday parties too…" Spy jumped forward and spun to face the source of the voice, Lewin and Todd turned as well. Ned stood with a maniacal grin on his face, it reminded Todd of someone else he knew.
"But less and less people came each year," Ned extended a sword into the doorframe, sending splinters of the wood to the floor. "Can't imagine why…"
All movement stopped as the entire wall behind Ned shattered like glass. The dust cleared revealing a familiar Black, red-eyed, spiky-tentacled monster, with Duchess riding on top of it with a distorted grin. "Maybe because I was never there…"
Spy whispered to the other two, "That's probably why they left…"
Lewin whispered as well, "Todd, take out the other Extremeosaurs. Spy, take care of Ned. I'm getting Bloo and Mac out of this madhouse."
Todd answered, "Got it." He sprinted off away from the two villains, toward the Extremeosaurs cage. Spy leapt into battle against Ned, driving them back into the (destroyed…again) foyer. Lewin sped over to Mac and Bloo, swooped them up and ran through the Extremeosaurs legs, to get outside.
And storm clouds slowly blotted out the sun.
A/N: I'M SO HAPPY! I UPDATED! YAY!
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Next Chapter: July 1st part two: I'm not telling you! Hehehe. Don't worry, action all around next chapters as this book comes to a near close.
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