Chapter 9: At Dinner

When Laserblast and Ice Queen got to P.O.I.N.T, they went to Foxtail and Doctor Greyman and told them about the situation. "Be careful tonight you two" Foxtail said."And be sure to bring plenty of bug spray, just in case the dinner bites" Greyman said. They all laughed at his joke. "So Operation Spider Extermination is a go then" Laserblast joked. "You know it!" Doctor Greyman said. "Let's go get you some top of the line spider replant. I'm sure it could be a nice cologne for tonight" Ice Queen said. Laserblast let out a hearty laugh. They then went to a storage room and got all the things they would need. After they had everything they needed, Ice Queen turned to Laserblast. "I guess we better go get ready for dinner then. It's four o'clock now and we only have two hours until we need to be at the estate" she said. "Don't worry, I'm just gonna take a shower, maybe shave" he said. "Don't. I love your stubble" she said as she caressed his face lovingly. He put a hand over hers that was stroking his face as he leaned his cheek into her hand. He then sighed softly. "I love you" he said. "I love you too" she said lovingly. She then removed her hand from his face and grasp. "But we have a bad guy, well, girl, to stop" she said seriously. "Besides" she stared. She then leaned into his ear. "The sooner we stop and defeat her, the sooner we can have some quality us time" she said. He nodded and they walked to the garage area of P.O.I.N.T. They then loaded up a normal looking car with everything that they needed for that night. "I'll come get you at five thirty" Laserblast said. "I'm looking forward to it" Ice Queen said with a wink as she got on her bike. She then put her helmet on and started her bike. "See you tonight" She said as she sped out of P.O.I.N. . 'Man I love that woman' Laserblast thought to himself as he locked up the car. He then looked at a clock that was on the wall. 'I better go get ready myself' he thought. He then walked off towards his living quarters.

Ice Queen finally arrived to her home. She pulled her 'Icecycle' into her garage. She then walked up to her front door and unlocked it. Once she was inside she pushed a hidden button and a ding' was heard. "Cain, I'm home" she said "Welcome home Madame" a voice said. "Today there was nothing out of the ordinary" the voice said. "Oh? Is that so Cain?" Ice Queen questioned as she put her helmet onto a hat rack. "Just the usual loiterers and jaywalkers. You know, the usual" C.A.I.N said. Bianca then walked up the stairs and into her room. She opened her closet and looked through her clothes. "What should I wear?" She asked herself. She then picked out a blue sweater with dark blue jeans. "I want to look good but not too good" she though out loud. She then laid out the outfit onto her bed. "Cain. Could you start the shower for me please" she asked her AI. "But of corse Madam" he said. She then heard the shower start in her bathroom. "Thank you Cain" she said. She then looked at the clock. She noted that it was five o'clock. "Cain, could you please notify my when Laserblast is on his way and when he is close to the house? Oh! And could you please research all of the mysterious deaths from the Black Widow case?" She asked. "Of corse Ma'am" C.A.I.N responded. She then prepared herself for her shower. Moments later she was dressed and had a towel around her shoulders as she styled her hair. "Madam, it is currently five twenty-eight. Laserblast is on his way and will be here in approximately two minutes. I have researched all the files and I have taken the liberty to upload them onto your phone" C.A.I.N said. "Thank you Cain. That was very nice of you" Bianca said as she finished styling her hair into a braid bun. "Oh and Laserblast is in the driveway now Miss. I hope you have a wonderful evening" C.A.I.N then heard her doorbell ring. She looked at the time to see it was five thirty. She made her way down the stairs and opened the door. Once she saw Laserblast standing in the doorway in his usual hero attire, he enveloped her in a hug. "On time as always" She complimented. "What can I say, I wouldn't want to keep such an incredible girl like yourself waiting" he responded flirtatiously. "What a charmer" she said with a small giggle. "Only for you baby. Only for you" he said as she grabbed her purse and closed and locked her front door. They then got into the prepared car and drove off towards the Caballo's estate.

"Oooh isn't this exciting Ladia dear?" Ernest asked excitedly. "Soon we will have two amazing heroes in our home to eat dinner with us!" He said. "Indeed Ernie. I do hope nothing goes wrong. It would be awfully tragic" Ladia said. "Same here sweetums" Ernest said. "I'm going to go make sure that the preparations at all in order" Ladia said. She then walked off into the dining room. They then heard the doorbell ring. Ernest happily answered the door. "Ah welcome, welcome! Please do come in" He said cheerfully. The two heroes then walked into the home. "You have a beautiful home. Right Laser?" Ice Queen complimented. Laserblast nodded. "Why thank you so much! That means a lot to me. This home is centuries old. My ancestors built this home by hand from the ground up. it was built around the land, we have many different animals around the estate. They are all very friendly" he said gleefully as he showed the two heroes to the large dining room. "You don't say?" Laserblast said.

When they walked into the dining room, the lights were dimmed. They noted that the walls were brown and there was a door that lead to a balcony. It was dark out and the stars were out. At the head of the table was Ladia. She appeared to be wearing a red dress. Her face and eyes were illuminated by the candles at the table. Bianca noticed how her red eyes shone brightly and a bit eerily in the candlelight. "Welcome" she greeted. They all then sat down at the table and proceeded to eat, wile making small talk to be polite. At one point during the dinner, Laserblast looked at Bianca and then coughed then took at sip of his drink. "Excuse me" Laserblast said. Ernest and Ladia nodded. "Would you mind if I went and freshened up?" Bianca asked politely. "Darling, why don't you show her to the restrooms?" Ladia suggested. "Oh of course" Ernest said. Bianca then stood up and put a hand on Laserblast's shoulder before she and Ernest left.

When they walked out of the room, Ernest turned to Bianca. "I'm going to be honest with you, my wife is trying to kill me. I recently found out that she is the reason why all her other husbands died. She killed them after the honeymoon" Ernest confessed. Bianca looked at him in shock. "Please, I need you and Laserblast's help" he pleaded. "I'm going to be honest with you as well. Defeating her is why we are here" she said. Ernest looked at her with a large smile.

In the dining room, once the two left the room, Ladia smiled seductively. She then slowly stood up and sauntered over to Laserblast and sat in the seat where Bianca was sitting. "So Laserblast. You know, I am enjoying having you here. I have seen you in action many times. I must say, I'm impressed." She purred seductively. She then put a hand on his arm and stroked his arm. "And I'm sure all that crime fighting is quite a work out for you. With all these muscles" She purred. Laserblast clenched his fist under the table. "Yeah, you never know when you will have to go fight a giant robot or something so I have to stay in shape" Laserblast said. "I bet with all your crime fighting, you must get lonely" she said. "Not really. I have Bianca and my friends" he responded. "You know, that Bianca is so plain and boring. Wouldn't you rather be with someone better looking? Say oh I don't know. Me perhaps?" she suggested. "Bianca is not plain and boring! She is amazing, funny, smart-" he started. He was cut off by a hissing sound. "Oh pardon, the candles have hiss as they go out" she said. Laserblast could tell that she was lying, but he dare not show it. "As you were saying. It seems like she means a lot to you" she said. She then leaned in to him. "I see, so I suppose it would be a shame if anything were to happen to her" Ladia said. "What do you mean?" Laserblast asked cautiously. "Oh nothing" she said. She then stood up. "It has been a pleasure having you in my home. Please excuse me. I must retire to bed now. Goodnight" she said. She then left the room.

*C.A.I.N is like J.A.R.V.I.S or F.R.I.D.A.Y from Iron man/The Avengers

His name stands for:

Computer

Artificial

Intelegence

Network