Chapter 20

Setting Things Straight

625 looked at Marie who was showing him a blue bottle.

'' Is that for me?'', 625 slurred.

'' Yes and it's going to make you feel better'', Marie said.

'' He must drink some'', Jumba said.

'' Shut up Limbo. Hey, why won't we play limbo for a while?'', 625 slurred.

'' Ohhh, 625'', Jumba groaned.

'' Here 625, drink this'', Marie said.

'' I don't want any'', 625 slurred.

'' What about if you drink some of this I'll give you a tummy rub'', Marie said.

'' Gimmie!''

'' Here you go''.

Marie gave 625 some of the antidote as 625 hastily drank half of the bottle. He had a strange feeling on the inside of him.

'' So, did it work?'', Marie asked.

625 responded with a hiccup,'' Hmm.''

'' So? How are you feeling?''

'' Hey Marie!'', 625 spoke, clearly, without the slurring.

'' 625!''

Marie gave 625 a hug, as he hugged back.

'' So what should we do to get the hypnotized people back to normal?'', Gantu asked.

'' I have a plan'', Marie said, but 625's going to a few things first.

'' Can't I do it tomorrow?'', 625 whined.

'' Oh! You are the same old 625'', Marie said.

'' I'm hungry!'', 625 whined.

'' Come on you need to distract Hamsterveil for a while.''

'' Nope.''

Marie dragged 625 to the door.

'' I'm thirsty!'', 625 whined, trying to think of every excuse to not do anything,'' I'm tired!''

'' Not working'', Marie replied.

'' I need to go to the bathroom!''

'' Lier.''

'' There's a police officer behind us!''

'' No there isn't, and we're not in a car.''

'' My leg hurts!''

'' Nope.''

'' You're arms hurt.''

'' What kind of excuse was that? My arms are fine thanks for asking.''

'' Oh!''

625 was in front of a large crowd of people. He snapped his fingers and some of the people were back to normal.

'' That works'', 625 said, to himself.

He continued to snap his fingers until he was in front of Hamsterveil.

'' Well, well, well. What is this?'', Hamsterveil said,'' You're supposed to be weak.''

'' I was but, now I'm not'', 625 replied.

Some people grabbed 625 and dragged him down the street. 625 snapped his fingers, and the people were back to normal. Marie was about to get out of the ship and she had Experiment 383 in her arms. Some more people got ahold of her, and wouldn't let go of her.

'' 625, help!'', Marie screamed.

625 saw Marie in danger,'' Nobody takes my friend away from me and gets away with it!''

Then he turned to Hamsterveil,'' I'll deal with you later Hamsterwheel.''

After 625 said those words he revealed his secondary pair if arms, antennae, and spikes.

'' It's Hamsterveil! Hamsterveil!''

625 was through the crowd of people and he pushed some out of his way. Since he was too small, he had to hear Marie's screaming to find her. The little sandwich maker grew very impatient. He climbed up on top of the people's heads to find Marie.

'' There she is'', 625 said, to himself.

He was grabbed by a group of people and brought back to Hamsterveil.

'' What should we do with this creature and the girl?'', a hypnotized victim asked.

'' Lock them up and throw away the key'', Hamsterveil said.

'' Let go of me!'', 625 shouted.

'' 625, what's happening?'', Marie shouted.

'' I think they're going to lock us up or something'', 625 said, struggling to free himself.

'' Why?''

'' Because we broke the law.''

'' What law?''

'' A stupid law.''

'' What kind of law?''

'' I don't know, some law.''

625, Swirly, and Marie were carried to the inside of the station and placed in a room with metal walls, locked inside, while Hamsterveil placed a chair over the doorknob on the other side of the door.

'' Let us out! Let us out!'', Marie shouted while pounding on the door.

'' What she said!'', 625 shouted, also pounding the door.

Swirly was just doing nothing but standing there watching Marie and 625 pound the door.

'' Oh, It's all my fault'', 625 moaned, loosely.

'' What do you mean?'', Marie asked.

'' I got us into this mess.''

'' No you didn't''.

'' Yes I did.''

'' No you didn't.''

'' Oh yes I did.''

'' It's Hamsterwheel's fault.''

'' No it's my fault! If I didn't bring you into Jumba's ship, none of this would've happened.''

'' That's because of the glitch.''

'' I know but... I... I think it was better if we just never met. I never meant for this to happen.''

'' I liked it better when we met. If you didn't become my friend I would have been beaten by those boys, and when my father died I would've ran away.''

'' That still doesn't give me much info.''

'' I wouldn't know what to do if I never had a friend like you.''

'' Ohhhhhh, are you trying to make me cry?''

'' You wanted info. Also If I never met you I would've been depressed, for like an eternity.''

'' I thought you hated me, after I got you into this mess.''

'' 625, you'd know that I'd never hate you.''

'' Well if I never met you, I would've been depressed forever too... without knowing why. I would have never found my one true place if I never met you. I would've been a troubled experiment that was lost forever. You're my best friend and I would protect you from anything.''

'' Awww, come here you.''

625 and Marie hugged each other. 625 smiled, holding back his tears.

'' Don't worry Marie. I'll try to get us out of here.''

Swirly just stared at the two, Oh boy, 625's being nice... It's the end of the world. Slugger owes me a dollar, since I won the bet about 625 being nice.

625's extra appendages were already out anyway. He tried to scratch the metal but it didn't work. He slammed into the door, still no use.

'' This is stupid! Why did Gerbilwheel put a stupid chair in front of the door!'', 625 shouted.

'' A window. Come on 625... and Swirly'', Marie said.

'' It's an awfully small window. I didn't know 383 was with us.''

625 could see that they were high up from the ground,'' Marie climb up on my shoulders. I can walk on walls and I can bring us down.''

Slugger owes me another dollar... 625's using his powers for something not evil, Swirly thought.

Marie picked up Swirly and climbed onto 625's shoulders.

'' Hang on tight, but not too tight'', 625 said.

He sighed,'' Here we go.''

625 climbed down carefully from the building and away from the crowd to search for Hamsterveil.

'' Let's get that Gerbil!'', 625 said, smiling.

TBC...