Chapter 12- That Mary Sue Army We Hate
Beastfire: Here's chappie 12!
(Senya's POV)
"Senya!" I hear a voice call.
I look to see Frus running toward me. Something's wrong.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
He tells me that Ivy was attacked by Mandarin and Bloodstone, and that he doesn't know where they'd taken her. Then, he looks around.
"Where're Ichigo and Shorty?" he asks.
His answer comes when Ichigo comes whizzing by with Shorty in hot pursuit. Frus is forced back by the breeze they generate but I put my tail up behind him to keep him from falling.
"Thanks."
"No problem."
We stop the chase to tell them what happened. Tears form in Shorty's eyes.
"Calm down, Shorty," I tell her.
"But she's my best friend!" Shorty says before bursting into tears.
"We'll save her, don't worry."
Shorty just turns away and continues crying. Ichigo and I try to comfort her. Frus, on the other hand, seems very determined to fight. Liam, Jet, and Malachite come speeding at us.
"We came as soon as Malachite told us," says Jet.
Now, Jinmay, Nova, and Lugh come. They haven't as of yet been alerted to the current crisis. I clue them in. Lugh begins growling, saying that nobody threatens his "girlfriend" and gets away with it. Frus is becoming noticeably jealous.
"YOUR girlfriend?" he growls.
"Yeah. What's it to ya, half-pint?"
"I'm not a half-pint, I'm a full pint!"
"Why would you think Ivy even likes you?"
"Oh, I'm sorry; I must have missed the part where she even CONSIDERED liking you! Besides, she's kissed me before! That's more than anyone can say for you!"
That's when they both go berserk and attack each other. This is insane! The rest of us have to get those two apart before they kill each other! Liam, Jinmay, and Nova grab onto Lugh and I use my tail as a sort of restraint on Frus. Even though he's struggling to get free, I'm able to keep my hold.
"We're supposed to be fighting the Mary Sues, not each other!" says Jinmay. "Save that for after we destroy them!"
Frus and Lugh glare at each other for a moment, and then sigh in defeat.
"Okay," they say at the same time.
We all head back for HQ and find a lot of clues as to where Ivy was taken. Ichigo looks pretty nervous and I can see why. I mean, why do Mandarin and Bloodstone WANT us to find them? We can all tell that it's kinda suspicious.
"It has to be a trap," says Malachite.
"I don't care," Frus says in a really dark tone.
He sounds about ready to kill. Then Nova and Jet find the security footage. On the tape we see Ivy talking with Frus on speakerphone, Mandarin and Bloodstone breaking in, them arguing with Ivy, then picking her up by the tail holding her upside down, her yelling at them, and them locating the camera and hitting her really hard across the back of the head with it. They were here looking for us. Could they have created the Mary Sues? I actually don't think so. Why would they? We try to decide what to do: walk into a trap or sacrifice another's life. It doesn't take Frus or Lugh long to come to a conclusion. They grab the map that Mandarin and Bloodstone left. The rest of us decide to come along as well.
When we all arrive at the location, Shorty steps on a button, tripping the security alarm. The next thing we, except for Malachite, Lugh, Liam, and Frus, know, we seem to be looking into a large perfect mirror. Yes, we're facing the Mary Sue clones. All of us fight our own clones. Mine wrestles with me for a while and we use our attacks on each other. She uses her braid to throw me onto my back. I get up and she gets out a flamethrower and uses it on me. I fall to the ground and scream in both pain and horror. The clone comes at me again. She's just about to finish me off when Frus shields both himself and me with some sort of fire-proof metal. Shorty puts the flames out, and then Frus and Lugh run inside. Shorty turns into a puppy while Jet turns into a kitten and both distract the clones while Frus and Lugh come out with a table. Strapped down to the table is Ivy. We all run back to HQ, joined by Shorty and Jet. Although we all hate to walk away from a fight (well, Ichigo doesn't like fighting so she's the exception), none of us want to lose a friend, even one as annoying as Ivy.
Beastfire: Well, that's chapter 12! Frus, why didn't you just go after Bloodstone and Mandarin in the first place?
Frus: Because I would've been outnumbered and I could've used backup.
Beastfire: Oh. Okay. So, next time, we see if Ivy lives or not. Heehee…I am so evil…
Frus: That's the first time YOU'VE ever been right!
Beastfire: Hey, Frus?
Frus: Yeah?
Beastfire: Shut up.
Frus: Make (yawn) me. (curls up and goes to sleep)
Beastfire: (looks at watch) Yup. Time for his two hours of sleep. Please review!
