Free Guy: A Whole New World
Chapter 2 - Maximum Effort
Author's Note: Thanks for everyone who's read my story so far and left comments. I'm glad to see you're enjoying it… as well as the fact that Ryan said Disney was interested in doing a sequel to Free Guy. I also hope that by now you've gotten a chance to see it this weekend in order to understand what's to come in the story.
Disclaimer: Disney/FOX are the rightful owners to Free Guy, its characters, etc. and the song lyrics in this chapter belong to their respective owners.
When Guy was able to open his eyes again, everything felt like it it came all back at once as his eyes widened like ping-pong balls and he let a loud gasp escape his mouth. "Ohhhh, my God!"
He brought his hands to his face, feeling it all over while wondering how he ended up back in his bedroom at home instead of the beach or somewhere in the ocean waters.
"I brought Guy Friend back into home." Guy jumped up in surprise, having not expected to hear Dude's voice. The NPC with a bodybuilder-like physique was currently standing outside on the opposite side of Guy's bedroom window. "Ice Cream Lady is resting on your couch. See you tomorrow, friend." He then smiled at Guy's pet goldfish and gave both a friendly wave before walking away. "Catchphrase!"
What did he mean by Ice Cream Lady? Guy turned over to Goldie, who simply continued swimming around in his mini-aquarium tank. Then, Guy's eyes became wide again once he realized who Dude had been referring to.
"I'm coming, Millie - aahhh!" He now found himself lying down on the floor after having attempted to leap and dash out of his bed. "Goldie, you don't think she's gonna mind if I take a moment to change outta these wet clothes?" The small fish just continued to swim. "Thanks for making conversation."
A few moments later, a now freshly-dressed Guy entered the living room and just like Dude had said, Molotov Girl was knocked out on his couch. Once he was kneeling by her side, Guy felt some relief after seeing signs of her breathing. Her whole outfit was somewhat dry but still very wet from the beachwater, and he couldn't help himself from gently moving aside some wet strands of her multicolored hair so that her beautiful face wasn't hidden from -
"Gah! Come on, Guy, focus here!" hissed Guy, mentally slapping himself in order to get his train of thought back on the right track and figure out what to do next. "This isn't a Nicholas Sparks book, for Pete's sake… okay, so I can't obviously toss some water in her face to wake her - oh, I got it!"
Walking over to the nearby coffee table, Guy moved several objects around until he found what he was looking for: a remote that controlled his music jukebox machine. Even though he loved to hear "Fantasy", Guy had been surprised to learn about the multiple different types of songs that existed. But as he tried to get it to play the song for Millie's avatar, Guy realized that he definitely listened to a lot of songs.
For better or worse
Til death do us part
I'll love you with all-
"No no no, not the one I need right now," said Guy, hitting the skip button and waiting for the next track to play what he hoped to hear.
I'm watching it come true, it's taking over you
Oh, this is the greatest show
Unfortunately, his jukebox seemed to have something else in mind. Lowering his head in irritation, Guy sighed before hitting the skip button again. "Come on, Music Box, you know the song I'm trying to play!"
Never Gonna Give You Up
Never Gonna Let You Down
Never Gonna Run Around
"Never gonna play you again," groaned Guy as he shut off the machine, and closed his eyes while rubbing his temples to stop an arriving headache. "Maybe I should try-"
Tomorrow, tomorrow
I love ya!
Tomorrow
You're only a day away
Guy yelped in shock after the jukebox began to play music again, and he swiftly headed over to it so that he could press the ON/OFF power button. After seeing the machine's lights turn off, Guy nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, there's one more thing I haven't tried… but I need protection for myself first."
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When Guy returned to the couch, he was now wearing a red-colored mask. Kneeling down beside Molotov Girl's face, the NPC took a deep breath and raised up his hand so that he could use it to bring it around his mouth like a megaphone. "Millie! I need you to wa- oof!" The response he got was a solid punch to the side of his face, and Guy felt like his eyes were spinning in dizziness before he collapsed to the floor. "Yup. That's why I used protection."
As for Molotov Girl, she brought a hand to her forehead and groaned while slowly sitting up straight but keeping her eyes closed. "Ugh… I feel like I've been hit by a train."
"I can definitely relate to that," muttered Guy, taking off his mask and getting back up to stand beside her. "I mean, even though we were technically hit by a giant wave-"
He stopped talking after seeing Molotov Girl suddenly hold up her other hand in his direction, and remained silent while she slowly opened her eyes. At first, everything was a complete blur but it took only a couple of seconds to clear up and for her to see the NPC's smiling but also concerned face. "What in the… Guy?"
"Yeah, it's me," replied Guy, giving a nod and feeling relieved that she hadn't gotten some kind of digital amnesia. He walked over to sit down beside the awakening but also confused Molotov Girl. "But how come you were out in the middle of the-"
Boy, don't you know
you can't escape me
Ooh, darling! Cause you'll
Always be my baby
"Not now!" cried Guy, and the jukebox quickly shut back down while Molotov Girl couldn't help but let out a quiet chuckle. "Alright, uh… what's the last thing you remember?"
She closed her eyes back up but for some reason, the beautiful avatar was having difficulty trying to do what he asked. "I… I remember calling out to you… and that I needed to tell you something… uh… Guy?"
"Yeah?" Guy stopped himself from continuing his attempt to give her a kiss whilst Molotov Girl felt herself blush just a little bit from how close he was to her. "Oh, you mean… I was just, uh, trying to do what you did for me back in Free City. Should I get a bazooka gun or-"
Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far
Stealing through the night's uncertainties
"Don't make me unplug you!" Guy cried, and he waited for the jukebox to turn off before going back to Molotov Girl. "Uhhh, how about I try finding you some temporary clothes first while we put all of, uh, this in a dryer 'cause you're going to eventually feel uncomfortable with all that wet clothing sticking to - and you… ohhhh, Betty White."
A certain steamy visualization had entered Guy's mind, but it'd been a little too much for him to handle, and that caused him to faint as he fell back against his side of the couch while Molotov Girl became confused again. "Uh, Guy?"
Meanwhile…
The judge quietly watched as the head member of the court's jury stood to read the verdict. "We, the jury, are in favor of Millie Rusk and Walter McKeys whilst deciding Mr. Antwan guilty of all his charges. He is to no longer be associated with them or Soonami Games in anyway whatsoever, as well as spend up to a year in federal prison and repay the damages caused to the Free City servers."
As the jury continued on and the judge eventually dismissed the case, Millie and Walter sighed in relief while their nearby friend Mouser did a victorious fist pump and cried, "You know what they say 'bout soap and prison, Antwan!"
"Oh, ha ha freakin' HA!" exclaimed his and Walter's former boss, currently handcuffed and being taken away by a police officer. "So what that you two lovebirds got your precious boring game back? I am still Kentucky and you're all still Albuquerque."
Before he was gone completely, Antwan looked straight at Walter, whose smug expression began to falter a bit after hearing the ex-designer's words. "Remember what I said about sequels, Keys? That means you're a 'new hope', and I'm gonna strike back at you hard. I'm gonna be having the last chicken wing!"
Once he was gone, Mouser looked back and forth between his two friends with an amused expression. "Alright, how 'bout we celebrate this victory at a food place that doesn't have chicken in general on the menu? I'll be waiting out in the car."
Walter couldn't help but laugh at his pal's humouours antics, but just as he was about to follow him out, Millie stopped him for a moment with a concerned look on her face. "Are you okay? Don't listen to what Antwan said. He was just trying to have the last laugh."
"Uh, technically it was a chicken wing that - oof!" Millie elbowed him in the chest with a smirk and raised eyebrow. "Hey, you can't blame me for using good material that was available."
His girlfriend simply shook her head and kissed him on the cheek before walking out of the courtroom while Walter gathered up the important documents and other court-related stuff on the desk. But he couldn't help feeling some discomfort at Antwan's words. Maybe I should check the game when we get back home.