I know this chapter is short. I'm still trying to go as fast as I can to finish this fic. I'm already finished with chapters 19, 20, and 21.

Chapter 18

In A Matter Of Time

625 entered the room where Marie and Gantu were in to ask for forgiveness, but first he had to think of a way to ask without them getting suspicious.

'' Hi guy... and gal. Ya missed me?'', 625 asked, rather nervously.

'' A little'', Marie said, half-heartedly.

'' Yes a little'', Gantu said, as if he was holding a grudge.

'' I did a little destruction... and I...'', 625 said, softly but audibly for Gantu and Marie to hear.

'' That's nice'', Marie replied, sarcastically.

'' I'll be back... I gotta go to the bathroom'', 625 said.

He went to the bathroom to think,'' Okay 625 you're being too nervous. Just wash your face and go back in there to beg for forgiveness. Stop being so nervous.''

625 went to the sink to wash his face, he could see through the mirror that his eyes were fading the greenish glow, as he was going back to normal again. He exhaled some air from his mouth to calm his nerves. He exited the bathroom and went back to Marie and Gantu.

625 didn't know that the time was 5:45. It was 15 minutes left before 625 would become very weak.

'' Feel any better, 625?'', Marie asked.

'' Very'', 625 replied, sadly.

'' So why'd you come back?''

'' Jumba sent me to keep an eye on you two.''

'' Really?''

'' Yes.''

'' Is something wrong?''

'' NO!''

'' Because you look so sad.''

'' I'm not sad.''

'' Then why do you seem so sad?''

'' I'm not sad!'', 625 choked.

'' That's his I'm-about-to-cry choke'', Gantu said, to Marie.

625 clenched his teeth,'' Stop teasing me Gantu!''

'' 625, come to me. Even though I'm in a pod.''

625 felt that he needed comfort anyway. He walked up to Marie's pod, crying.

'' It's okay boy'', Marie said, softly to 625.

If she wasn't in that pod, she'd hug 625 to make him feel better.

625's sobs were heard throughout the ship, as a thought came to his mind,'' Do you guys hate me now?''

Marie smiled, as she knew the answer to that question,'' No, we'll never hate you 625.''

'' Really?''

'' Yes. I love you.''

625 smiled, as he dried his tears,'' Will you ever forgive me?''

'' Of course we will.''

'' I forgive you too, 625'', Gantu said.

'' There must be a way to get you guys out of there'', 625 said.

The time was 5:59 p.m. 625 got up to walk to the control panel in front of the ship, the moment he was about to exit the door, in front of Marie and Gantu, he collapsed to the floor unable to move. He was feeling very weak.

Time was up... 6:00 p.m.

TBC...