The RéBURSTERS Chapter 7 A Super Defeated

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Woman (on phone): Request claim on claim numbers 158183... (Bruno presses his telephone message button).

Mr. Honcho: HAVEN'T YOU GOTTEN HIM, WHERE IS HE!? PLEASE! (Mr. Honcho's Secretary Says over the intercom).

Mr. Honcho's Secretary: Mr. Honcho would like to talk to you in his office.

Bruno: Now?

Mr. Honcho's Secretary: Now... (Bruno eventually and reluctantly gets up from his office and heads to Honcho's Office. As a woman slowly walks and leaves something on his desktop. Meanwhile, at Honcho's Office, he sharpens his Pencil and aligns it with other three).

Mr. Honcho: Sit down, Bruno. (Bruno does so, causing a minor vibration that misaligns the fourth pencil. Honcho re-aligns it and starts), I am not happy, Bruno. Not. HAPPY. (Mr. Honcho gets up). Ask me why.

Bruno: Okay. Why?

Mr. Honcho: Why what? Be specific, Bruno.

Bruno: Why are you unhappy?

Mr. Honcho: Your customers make me unhappy.

Bruno: What, you have gotten complaints?

Mr. Honcho: Complaints? (Mr. Honcho Straightens Up his Suit Tie). Complaints I can manage. What I cannot manage is your customers' inexplicable knowledge of The Company's inner workings! They are experts! EXPERTS, Bruno! Exploiting every loophole, dodging every obstacle! They are PENETRATING the bureaucracy!

Bruno: Did I do something illegal? (Mr. Honcho Says Begrudgingly and while gritting his Teeth).

Mr. Honcho: No...

Bruno: Are you saying we should not help our customers?

Mr. Honcho: The law requires that I answerno.

Bruno: We are supposed to help people!

Mr. Honcho: We are supposed to help OUURRRRRR PEOPLE! Starting with our stockholders, Bruno! Who is helping them out, huh?! (Mr. Honcho sighs and regains composure).You know, Bruno... (He moves a letter that says):

{𝙼𝚎𝚖𝚘: 𝙿𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚢 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗}

{𝚃𝚘: 𝙴𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚎}

{𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖: 𝙷𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚘}

{𝙳𝚞𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚌𝚞𝚝𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏-𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜, 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚝 𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚕𝚜, 𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜, 𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛, 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚢, 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚜, 𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚙𝚜, 𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚜. 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚛. 𝙴𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚘 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚊𝚢𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔.

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚘𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝙳𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚝 𝙸𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚜𝚊𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚢. 𝙸𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚎, 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚏𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜. 𝚁𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛, 𝚊 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚎𝚜. 𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚐𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗... (𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝙷𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚘'𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛)}

{𝚂𝚊𝚕𝚞𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝙷𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚘}

(Mr. Honcho Continues the Conversation between Him and Bruno).

Mr. Honcho: ... a company...

Bruno: Is like an enormous clock.

Mr. Honcho: ... is like an enormous clo- Yes, precisely! It only works... if all the little cogs... mesh together! (Mr. Honcho Meshes His Fingers together as he continues his analogy).Now, a clock needs to be clean, well-lubricated and wound tight. (Bruno Looks out the Window and Sees an Alley where a Masked Robber is Robbing a Man). The best clocks have jewel movements, cogs that fit, that cooperate by design. (Mr. Honcho begins chuckling) I am being metaphorical, Bruno... Do you know what I mean by cooperative cogs? (Bruno is not paying attention to Mr. Honcho as he is Focused on the Crime in Progress).Bruno? Bruno... (Mr. Honcho furiously grabs Bruno by the chin and angrily pulls him toward him).LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU, BRUNO. (Outside Mr. Honcho's office a man is the victim of mugging)

Bruno: That man out there, he needs help!

Mr. Honcho: Do NOT change the subject, Bruno! We are discussing YOUR! ATTITUDE! (Mr. Honcho presses his Fingers in Bruno's Chest).

Bruno: He is getting mugged! (Mr. Honcho says Sarcastically).

Mr. Honcho: Well, let us hope we do not cover him! (Bruno gets up out of his seat and heads for the door).

Bruno: I will be right back. (And just when Bruno puts his hand on the doorknob, Mr. Honcho threatens him).

Mr. Honcho: Stop... RIGHT NOW, OR YOU'RE FIRED! (Bruno stops; Mr. Honcho grins evilly).Close the door. (Bruno reluctantly does). Get over here... now. (Bruno lets go of the doorknob, now crushed out of shape, and walks over to Mr. Honcho. Bruno Watches the Mugger get away as Mr. Honcho continues), I am not happy, Bruno. Not happy. (Bruno mutters to himself).

Bruno: He got away...

Mr. Honcho: Good thing, too. Heh! You were this close to losing your j- (Bruno angrily grabs Mr. Honcho by the throat and accidentally throws him through four office walls. Everyone stares at Bruno in disbelief).

Bruno: Uh-oh...

PA: Blissey Please report to operating room 722 at once. (A Government Agent, Miles and his Partner Pokémon, Swoobat Come out of the room where Honcho is getting hospitalization. Bruno and Miles conversate while heading to the elevator).

Bruno: How is he?

Miles: He will live. (Swoobat Nods in Affirmation).

Bruno: I am unemployed, aren't I?

Miles: Oh, you think?

Bruno: What can I say, Miles?

Miles: Nothing you have not said before.

Bruno: Someone was in trouble.

Miles: Someone is always in trouble.

Bruno: I had to do something.

Miles: Yes. Every time you say those words, it means a month and a half of trouble for us, Bruno. (Miles has Swoobat Reach and press the elevator button) It means hundreds of thousands of taxpayer's dollars.

Bruno: I know.

Miles: We gotta pay to keep the company quiet. We gotta pay damages, erase memories, move your family. Every time it gets harder.Money, money, money, money, money. W-we cannot keep doing this, Bruno. (Miles Says as he and Swoobat Enter the Elevator).We appreciate what you did in the old days, but those days are over. From now on, you are on your own. (The door closes, but Swoobat stops it for Miles to say). Uuuum... Listen, Bruno. Perchance We could move you. You know, for old times' sake.

Bruno: No. I cannot do that to my family. Everyone just got comfortable, I will make it work. Thanks.

Miles: Okay. Take care of yourself.

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