The transport UAV docks with the command ship, the 'disguised' Lil Bulb then escorting Boone and Cross into the receiving bay.
"Hey! Let us go you good for nothing- Gah!" Boone demands as he gets shocked by a GCDS Lil' Bulb, nearly falling to his knees.
"Ian! You good for nothing-ow! Hey!" As Cross gets shocked as well, the two forced to be compliant as they are led away by a small group of LBs.
Meanwhile, Gyro and the kids use the distraction to sneak out and stealthily make their way to the control room.
"Are you sure they'll be fine, Dr. Gearloose?" Webby asks worried.
"Eh, they'll be fine. They did volunteer after all." Gyro says.
"But still, they could be in big trouble if we underestimated what the Lil Bulbs would do to them." Huey argues
"Oh what is the worst that could happen?" Gyro questions dismissively.
—
Meanwhile
"You think this is precautions because of the stuff you said, erm, making you more of a threat or is it revenge? Ow!" Cross asks her boss, a bit nervous.
"Precautions? Maybe. Revenge?" Boone states as he and Cross have been tied up unnecessarily tight and thoroughly, back-to-back, where escape is likely impossible. "Definitely."
"Fair... This is bad. Like, really bad. What do you think they'll do to us?" Cross asks with slight concern as she is finished being secured.
"Oh come on, we'll be fine once Gearloose and the kids find a way to fix this..." He says calmly, then they see the little bulbs pull a lever, dropping stuff through a trapdoor and out the control ship, eyes wide as both get rather worried. "But I hope they are quick. Um, just in case..." For once, significantly worried himself.
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Back with the others
"Alright, the hallway to the control room should be right... Here!" Gyro says as they move a panel and exit the hidden passageway. "Almost there. Once I override the commands, the system should be restored to normal!"
"Good, then I can go back home and relax and read." Huey says.
"And I can practice my skills at capturing the enemy some more!" Webby says cheerfully.
"And I'll- wait wha?" As Dewey realizes that is a bad thing for him and his brothers. "You scare me sometimes Webby... Like, a lot."
"Here it is!" As Gyro tries to open the door, finds it locked. "Gah, blathering blatherskite, locked! No matter, I just have to enter the code and we will be fine!" As he tries to remember the code, getting it wrong a each time.
However, as Gyro does this, a lone GCDS-LB rounds the corner and notices them, goes on alert, holds its shock stick at them. Dewey is the first to notice, and he tries to alert the others as the Lil Bulb gets closer.
"Uh, guys?" As he pokes at them.
"Not now, blue nephew! The red nephew is helping me!" Gyro says dismissively. "Now, what would it be?" Gyro asks as Huey makes suggestions.
"Guys?!" Dewey urges, nervous as the Bulb gets closer.
"Calm down Dewey, I'm trying to focus!" Webby says, thinking of busting open the door.
The Lil Bulb zaps the shock stick, approaching the quadruo with only one aware.
"GUYS!" Dewey yells to get their attention.
"What!?" As the three turn around and see what Dewey is worrying about. "Ah phooey..."
The Lil Bulb holds them up, the red glow shining rather bright. It seems ready to call for backup.
Gyro gets an idea and steps forward. "Lil Bulb, listen, we are not bad. We are good! We are here to help. There is a small issue I need to fix in the control room, understood? These kids are here to help me." Gyro says, only half confident, hoping it works.
The Lil Bulb scans him, the HUD displaying info:
Gearloose,
Gyro
-Genius
-Inventor
-Father
Seeing this info and hearing Gyro's words, it stands down, the bulb's red light dimming some, believing him, nods.
"Good. Can you help us get in?" Gyro asks, relieved. Him and the kids watch as the Lil Bulb hops up to the panel and enters the code. Seeing this code, Gyro smacks his forehead, feeling dumb for not realizing. "Thank you Lil Bulb. Dismissed."
The Lil Bulb salutes and leaves, none the wiser.
The four sneak in and close the door, sighing in relief. Dewey remarks. "Phew, that was close!"
Gyro and Huey get to work as Dewey keeps watch, and Webby checks the security cameras. As she does, sees a scene that is not at all good. "Oh boy..." Webby remarks. "Uh, Dr Gearloose? You may want to see this..." She says worried.
"Ugh, what could be so important that I need to stop my work, pink one?" He says as he comes over with Huey and Dewey, and when they see it, realize why. "Oh... That is a problem..."
As they see Boone and Cross tied up back-to-back, occasionally getting shocked by Lil Bulbs, the two clearly nervous. And then Gyro realizes just what cell they are in, horrified.
"Oh no..." Gyro says in horror.
"What?" Huey asks.
"Oh no no no no no no no no... This is very, very bad... We have to hurry!" Gyro worries.
"What? I'm sure they can take being tied up and zapped for a bit, right?" Dewey reasons.
"It isn't that. Those cells have trapdoors in them for disposing of scrap and other waste. If we aren't quick, those two are going to be dropped out of the ship!" Gyro explains in a panic.
The kids are horrified, realize just how bad this is. "What!?"
"Why are there trapdoors in cells in the first place?!" Huey asks.
"Other way around red nephew! The trapdoors aren't in cells for the purpose of dropping stuff held in the cell. The cells are there to keep people from wandering onto the trapdoors when in use for waste disposal!" Gyro tries to explain while typing on the computer to try and resolve the issue before it is too late.
"We gotta help them! C'mon Dewey, let's go!" Webby says as they find a vent and enter, crawling through to find the two prisoners.
"Pink one! Blue nephew! Wa-" Gyro starts but sees they are gone. "Ugh, children..." He sighs.
Webby and Dewey work their way through the vents to an area to continue through. They follow the sound of struggles to get to the two, see there are too many Lil Bulbs to get through safely, and that they are about to drop the two, who are sweating bullets, actually scared.
"What do we do? We go in there we'll get captured too!" Webby whispers to Dewey, concerned for everyone.
Then, Dewey hears a buzzing noise, his eyes going wide as he looks at Webby. "Uh, Webby? Please tell me it's you making a buzzing noise..." Dewey says with slight fear.
"What? No. Why would I-" Webby starts as she turns around and sees the cause of it. "Oh boy..." As around a dozen Lil Bulbs have cornered her and Dewey.
—
A few minutes later
"Well, never thought this what happen..." Boone says.
"What?" Cross asks
"Captured and about to be dropped to my death with you and a couple of kids BY AN ARMY OF SENTIENT LIGHTBULBS!" Boone yells, as Webby and Dewey are also tied up back-to-back, next to Boone and Cross. The four are in big trouble.
"I mean, look on the BRIGHT side eh," Dewey puns, getting glares from the other 3, "he-heh I'll shut up now..."
The four watch nervously as the GCDS-LBs prepare to drop them, bracing, when suddenly a Lil Bulb shows up, waving its arms, communicating something to the others that make all but the newcomer leave in a hurry. It then goes up to the four and starts trying to free them.
"Phew, good thing we brought you along little guy. Now hurry up and free us before they get back..." Boone says with a grin at who is assumed to be OG Lil Bulb coming to save them... Until...
Another Lil Bulb rounds the corner and, seeing the predicament, is startled, rushes over to them and tries to free them in a panic, causing confusion among the four.
"Wait. What?" Cross asks confused.
The two Bulbs then see each other and get in a confrontation, furthering confusion until Webby realizes.
"Wait, one of them must be the one that helped Gyro and us!" Webby exclaims.
"What?" Boone and Cross ask puzzled.
"Yeah, one of them unlocked the control room door for us after Dr Gearloose assured it's we weren't a threat! That must've been the first one that sent the others out and the original was the second one!" Webby deduces.
The two Bulbs seem to fight, to Boone's annoyance.
"Hey!" As he gets the two bulbs to stop fighting and pay attention. "I get there is a slight generational, er, conflict, and all, but uh, do you think you could put it aside for a bit and, oh, I don't know, SAVE US BEFORE WE ARE DROPPED TO OUR DOOM!?" Boone yells in slight panic.
The two bulbs look to each other and nod, then work together to free the four. Soon, the ropes are cut and fall away, freeing them, as they get off the trapdoor and out of the cell.
"That, was too close!" Boone sighs, that too much for him. "That is the last time I volunteer to be taken prisoner by killer lightbulbs!" As he creates a brand new sentence.
"As strange as that sentence is, I concur..." Cross agrees.
"We should head back. Probably safer in the control room." Webby points out as she leads them back.
If they payed more attention, it would be noticed that the 'converted' Lil Bulb that helped was getting less and less red.
