Chapter 16

In An Instant...

Hamsterveil entered the elevator. He tried to reach the button that said the number 3 on it. He couldn't reach it because of his rather puny size.

Hamsterveil cleared his throat,'' Does anybody have any phone books?''

625 slapped his head with his hand,'' No.''

He walked up the wall and pressed the button,'' Happy now?''

'' Yes 625'', Hamsterveil said, while patting 625 on the head.

625 purred.

The elevator went up to their next mission. 625 began to feel a little sick, but he ignored it. Nausea wasn't going to stop him from what he was about to do in a few minutes... destruction.

Just then the door opened, and Hamsterveil was confronted by a large applauding audience, who were rewarding their contestant, for getting the answer correctly.

Then the audience stopped applauding and stared at Hamsterveil, who was in front of the entire game show.

'' The Wheel of Misery, lolo game show'', 625 said, sarcastically.

Hamsterveil had 383 beside him,'' Experiment 383, begin the hypnotizing.''

Swirly obeyed, as his eyes began to reflect swirling colors at the audience.

625 yawned, as he looked at Jumba,'' When am I going to destroy things?''

'' Soon 625. Pretty soon''.

625 groaned, as he whined,'' I wanna destroy now.''

Hamsterveil cleared his throat,'' Behold the power of Doctor Jacque Von Hamsterveil. You are going to be my slaves and going to obey everything I tell you to do''.

Everyone in the audience was hypnotized, even the camera crew and the contestants.

The host came up to Hamsterveil,'' You're ruining my show!''

'' 625! Hold this human and teach him a lesson!''

625 held the host down.

The host was pleading,'' Don't hurt me. I'm the only one who has good looks.''

625 snorted,'' Not with that face... and haircut. So in term... What good looks?''

The host was another victim to 383's powers, as 625 held him down on front of the hypnotizing experiment. 625 made sure that his eyes were closed, so that he wouldn't get hypnotized himself.

383 was held up to the camera.

625 was in between them first,'' Umm... testing? 6... 2... 5...? I mean 1... 2... 3...? We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a special message, and we come in peace so you could become our slaves.''

'' 625, stop fooling around with my slaves!'', Hamsterveil scolded.

'' Hey! I'm trying to do something constructive for once!''

'' Let me be the constructive one. You destroy the wheel over there. You fulfilled your part of the plan.''

625 walked up behind Hamsterveil, when he was at the camera. He made a peace sign with his fingers and paced them behind Hamsterveil's head.

'' Behold the power of Doctor Jacque Von Hamsterveil''.

Rupert Von Hamsterveil is more like it, 625 thought.

He still continued taunting Hamsterveil behind his back. He made faces at Hamsterveil, and walking far away so his hands were bigger, so when he was forming his hand like a crocodile, as it seemed like Hamsterveil was getting eaten by 625's hand. 625 laughed, in entertainment.

'' 625, stop making annoying faces at me'', Hamsterveil scolded.

'' I wanna destroy'', 625 said, urgently.

'' Soon 625''.

625 growled. He picked up the wheel and threw it across the room. It broke into a pile of debris.

'' Now my slaves. We should all meet in front of the t.v. station and I'll tell you what to do'', Hamsterveil commanded.

625 stood beside Hamsterveil,'' What should I do?''

'' First check if Gantu and that little girl are still in their confinement, then you can go off to destroy.''

'' Excellent.''

625 went to the elevator and pressed the button for the first floor. he exited the elevator when it got to the floor he wanted to be on. He entered the ship to find marie and Gantu still in their pods.

'' 625? Will you let us go now?'', Marie asked, very sweetly.

625's heart nearly turned to mush, but he wanted to destroy,'' Why should I? My boss commands me to keep you two in there'',

'' But will you let us go?''

'' Why?''

'' Will you do it for me... because I love you?''

625 wanted to break into tears, but the glitch was in more control of him, then ever,'' Never! You're going to have to live in there until my boss says so.''

'' 625, take a look at yourself. One day you are going to be all by yourself, and nobody will help you... including us, right Gantu?''

'' Uh, right?'', Gantu said, confused.

'' You're getting yourself into so much trouble, and you refuse to admit it'', Marie said.

'' Oh, I don't think so. Bye, I've got a town to destroy'', 625 yawned.

'' Fine be that way!'', Marie snapped.

'' I guess I will.''

625 turned his back on Marie and Gantu, to go on into his destruction rampage.

'' 625 betrayed us'', Marie said.

'' It's the glitch'', Gantu said.

'' I know but I know there's good in 625''.

'' How would you know?''

'' 625... helped me cope with my father's death. he stayed beside me'', Marie choked, as she was holding in her tears.

'' He's kind?''

'' Yes. Even though he doesn't like to talk about his feelings.''

'' He never tells me anything.''

'' He tells me things... but I promised him I'd keep them a secret.''

'' I understand, but I do have one question though''.

'' What?''

'' I promise to keep it a secret.''

'' Okay.''

'' When he lived with me in my ship, before we met you, I hear him cry himself to sleep at night. Why did he do that? Sometimes he seemed so sad, but never wanted to admit it.''

'' He said that it was about his past. He said that Jumba did something to him.''

'' Oh.''

'' Every time he thinks about his past I see him crying to himself under the pile of fleece in the attic.''

'' Poor 625... I never thought...''.

'' He said that he kept it a secret to himself until he confessed. That was his deepest darkest secret, so you mustn't tell. Don't even tell him that I told you.''

'' I'll keep it a secret.''

'' Thanks Gantu. I'm glad that you're my uncle.''

At that statement Gantu's heart turned to mush. A smile was on his face, as he anted to help his adopted niece.

(Meanwhile...)

625 was running up to Hamsterveil, who had a predicament in his hands. A large crowd of people were in front of the t.v. station.

'' Hey boss, can I destroy things now?''

'' Go ahead, but I want you do destroy all the souvenir shops. Since there's alot of slaves nobody's going to need souvenirs.''

'' Yeah! Yeah!''

'' Go! I have alot of work to do.''

'' Ih!''

625 walked down the street to find a souvenir shop to destroy, but little that he knew that the time on the clock was 4:00 p.m.

TBC...