Chapter 57: Nebula Likes Robots?!
Nebula's voice is heard. "Wait, what am I supposed to do?" she asked. Someone then whispered her line to her ear. "Oh okay" she said. She then cleared her throat. "In fair Lakewood, where we lay our scene" she started. "A pair of star-cross'd lovers we do see. While one is blue, the other green" Raymond said. "Wait what? Green? Raymond?!" she said alarmed, along with a long string of "no's".
The curtain then showed Enid, Ko, Rad, and Nebula fighting against Darrell, Shannon, Raymond, and Jethro in the rain. Nebula saw Shannon with her body coiled around Rad as she was choking him. "Oh no you don't! The only person allowed to have her arms around him is ME!" she said as she ripped the robot off of her boyfriend. She then threw her in the air and kicked her. Shannon was then sent flying into the Boxmore building. "Nice one babe" Rad complimented as he got up from the ground. He then walked over to Nebula and kissed her cheek. He then went to fight Darrell when he noticed the robot charging towards her. "Thanks Raddie" she said as she turned to fight Raymond with Enid. "Hey Rad honey" Nebula called as she blocked Raymond's fist. "Yeah?" Rad responded as he landed a punch on Darrell. "I was thinking that maybe after this, we could go back to your place and watch a movie or something" she said as she got Raymond in a choke hold from behind while Enid went to help Ko with Jethro. "Sure" Rad said as the heroes continued to fight. Raymond took a hold of Nebula's arms and flipped her onto her back as he held her to the ground. Nebula let out a small hiss and a clap of thunder was heard. Unknown to her, Raymond was then struck by lightning. He let out a small groan as he opened his eyes. "Wow" he whispered as he gazed star-strucked at Nebula as she was trying to get free of his grasp. "Wow?" she asked slightly confused. For a moment, she and Raymond started into each other's eyes. The rain suddenly stopped for a moment and Nebula heard Rad shouting. She shook her head and used both of her feet to kick Raymond off. The rain began to fall again as she stood up. "I'm coming honey" she called. She was then stopped by Darrell. "Hey guys, watch this" Rad said to Ko and Enid. "Hey babe. The sooner we finish here, the sooner we can get back to my place to watch some tv and cuddle" he said. Nebula frozen in place as she caught Darrell's fist. She then used her powers to levitate Raymond, Jethro, and Darrell into the air and fling them into the Boxmore building. She then strode over to her boyfriend and their friends. Rad held out a hand and Nebula grabbed his hand and walked away with him in tow. "Later guys" Rad called as Nebula dragged him away.
Meanwhile, at Boxmore. Raymond was sitting with Darrell, Shannon, and Jethro. "What's the matter bro? You've been spacing out and sighing ever since we got back from the fight earlier"Darrell asked as he noticed Raymond spacing out and sighing heavily. "Oh brother dear. You wouldn't understand" Raymond sighed. "What? Is your hard drive messed up or something?" Shannon asked. "No. It's just... I'm in love with someone but she's in love with someone else! It truly is a tragedy!" Raymond said dramatically. His siblings stared at him blankly as he continued. "Shannon. Remember when you fell in love with that blue buffoon? How would you like to get him back?" Raymond suggested."Ewww no! My circuits were fried and I had no choice! I would NEVER go for a loser like him!" Shannon yelled. "Then why did he fall for you?" Darrell asked. "How should I know?!" Shannon responded. "I am Jethro" they heard. "Good point my dear brother" Raymond said. He tapped his finger on the table in thought. "Aha! That gives me an idea!" he said. He then stood up and raced out of the room.
Raymond came across Lord Boxman's lab. He opened the door and walked in. He immediately approached Lord Boxman who was tinkering with a small device. "Say father, during our fight with those Lakewood Losers, I noticed something. The blue buffoon does anything that the blue beauty says. Imagine if she fell in love with me for example. The blue buffoon would be completely lost without her! If only there was a way for her to fall in love with someone else" Raymond suggested. Boxman sat in thought as he pondered what Raymond had said. "This gives me a brilliant idea!" Boxman exclaimed as he ran around his lab to get started on the device for his latest plan.
The next day, Nebula and Rad were setting up a new display while Enid was wiping off her counter and Ko was sweeping the floor. Suddenly, a purple box fell from the sky. "What now?" Enid groaned. She and Ko glanced over to see if Nebula and Rad noticed the box, only to find Rad levitating the products and juggling them while Nebula fawned over him. "Hey dodo heads! Didn't you see the large purple box that fell from the sky?!" Enid yelled. "Nope. I was too busy watching Rad" Nebula responded dreamily. "Yeah, and I was too busy impressing my girl" Rad said. "Oh Rad~ You don't need to do anything special to impress me. I already love you so much more then life itself" Nebula said. Rad levitated the products down as his face turned red and he sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck. Enid groaned and she grabbed the couple and dragged them outside. The box opened to reveal Raymond with a small guitar.
"Oh Nebula~
With your long long hair
And your ice cold stare
And your looks that are beyond compare
Why can't you see?
That you should belong to me
For the rest of all eternity" he sang as he strummed on the guitar.
"Oh great, not another one" Nebula said with a groan as she face palmed. "What do you think my dear?" he asked. Nebula took the broom from Ko and she began to hit Raymond with it. Raymond somehow managed to take the broom from her grasp and he threw it elsewhere. "Since my song didn't sway you. I'm afraid that I have no other choice" he said. He then took out a ray gun and blasted Nebula with it. "Nebula!" her friends cried in worry as they raced over to her. "Are you okay?" Rad asked as he put a hand on her back. Nebula let out a small groan as she opened her eyes. When her eyes were open, her gaze was locked onto Raymond who was walking towards her. "I'm fine now" she said dreamily. Raymond smirked and held out a hand. "Shall we then my dear? These simpletons don't understand our love! Run away with me! We'll be together forever!" he said. "No way dude! Nebula is my girlfriend! She'll never be yours!" Rad said defensively as he got in front of Nebula. "Yeah, and whatever you were trying to do with that ray gun clearly didn't work. So I'd head back now before we kick your butt" Enid threatened as she took the ray gun from him and stomped on it. "Very well. But I will be back" Raymond responded. He then activated his rockets in his feet and flew back to Boxmore. "That was weird" Ko said. "You okay babe?" Rad asked as he put an arm around Nebula's waist. "I'm fine. I just spaced out there for a sec" she responded. "What do you say we finish up our work then we can go back to my place and watch a movie or something" Rad suggested. "I'd like that" she responded. Ko and Enid then went back to their respective jobs and Nebula kissed Rad's cheek before they went inside.
Once they had finished their work for the day, Rad and Nebula arrived at his home. While Nebula removed her coat, after Rad put in a movie, he sat on the couch and Nebula cuddled up next to him as he moved to sit at the end of the couch. Rad then put an arm over her shoulders and pulled her closer to him. Nebula changed her position to where her feet were on the couch and her knees were brought to her stomach as she laid her head on Rad's chest. She then let out a sigh of content and he kissed her forehead. He then began to stroke her head as the movie started. A scene then came on with a charming jock character and Nebula let out a dreamy sigh. "He reminds me of Raymond" she said dreamily. She and Rad froze at her words. "Did I really just say that?" she asked in disbelief. Rad nodded and Nebula sat up as Rad paused the movie. She and Rad stared at the paused movie before they slowly looked at each other. "Raddie, I am soo sorry. I don't even know where that came from. You know that I love you and only you" she said pleadingly as she got on her knees on the couch and took Rad's hands. "Babe, it's fine. I know you would never leave me. Especially for a bucket of bolts that I can and have out-danced" he said. "You are the best dancer in all of Lakewood" she fawned. "I know" he said as he flexed one of his arms and she continued to fawn over him. Rad then pulled her close to him as he resumed the movie. "But still..." Nebula started. Rad looked at her in confusion. "Why can't you voice be as smooth and velvety like Raymond?" she asked. "Babe? What's gotten into you? You just said that you love me and only me!" Rad questioned. "I do! It's just... I can't stop thinking about Raymond for some reason. I love you but for some reason I can't stop thinking that Raymond is better! I don't know what's happening" she cried, clearly frustrated. She then took a deep breath and stood up from the couch. "I'm gonna head home. I'll see you tomorrow" she said. She then grabbed her coat and opened the door. "I love you" Rad called. Nebula sighed and shook her head before she left.
The following day, Rad was pacing back and forth as he waited for Nebula to walk through the bodega's door. He looked through the large windows to see a green and a blue blur near the Boxmore building. He looked closer to see Nebula with Raymond. Raymond noticed Rad's gaze and he kissed Nebula's cheek before he lead her inside. Rad felt his heart break as he sunk to the floor. "What's wrong?" Ko asked. Enid gasped as she followed Rad's gaze. "I got this" Enid said. She then stormed over and banged on the door. A light purple box with a pink rose on it fell from the sky. The lid was kicked open and the sides fell to reveal Raymond on a large flower in a green suit with a red flower. "What do you Lakewood Losers want? I'm trying to have a date with my girlfriend" he said disgustedly. "What did you do to Nebula?!" Enid roared as Ko dragged Rad over to Enid's side. "Ray Ray, what's going on?" they heard Nebula say. She then came out from around the corner and to Raymond's side. Raymond smirked and put an arm around Nebula. Rad noticed that Nebula's eyes were slightly pink. He slowly rose up from the ground and he glared at Raymond. "What did you do to her?" he asked venomously. "Nothing" Raymond responded with false innocence. Rad let out a low growl and he turned to Enid. They nodded at each other and Enid shooed Ko away. Enid then launched a flaming power kick at Raymond and he was sent flying into the Boxmore building. While she fought Raymond, Rad put his hands on Nebula's shoulders and he stared into her eyes.
"Nebula my darling, please, snap out of it! Please" Rad pleaded. He then pulled her close to his body in a large hug and he cried. "You sound weird when you call me that" he heard her say. He pulled away and looked into her eyes once more. He sighed in relief when he saw that they were back to their usual blue. "Nebula! My beloved! You're back" he cried happily as he hugged her once more. He heard her laughing as she hugged him back. "Sorry. You just sound really weird when you call me darling or beloved. I love it but you just sound so weird" she said in between laughs. "What?! How did you break the spell?!" Raymond yelled. "Wait, did you break his spell with the power of lo-" Rad was then cut off by Raymond blasting him into a tree. He then took hold of Nebula and forced her inside the Boxmore building. "She will be mine! Whether she likes it or not!" he said menacingly. He then retreated back into the building.
Throughout the week, the heroes tried relentlessly to rescue Nebula. Every time their plans were thwarted. Rad was laying on Enid's counter in the plaza. He let out another depressed sigh as he glanced out one of the large windows at the Boxmore building. Enid sighed irritable and she pushed him off. "Enid" Rad whined. "Look, I know how you feel. We all miss her. But every time we have tried to rescue her, we've only made things worse. We can't tell Bianca. She'll freak out and we don't want to stress her out. Especially since she''l be having the baby any day now" Enid said. Rad then stood up from the ground and marched out of the doors. Enid and Ko turned to each other and shrugged before they followed their friend.
At Boxmore, Professor Venomous and Fink were wandering the halls when thy came across Nebula who was tied up tied as Raymond was serenading her. Most likely in attempt to to try and get her to fall in love with him again. While he was singing, Nebula looked over at the duo."Look. I know you guys are probably thinking about how perfect this is. He has me kidnapped and supposedly at his mercy. But, can we do this another day? I wanna go back to my boyfriend and my friends. We were supposed to have a movie marathon with his parents this weekend. Can you please get him to stop singing and let me go?" Nebula asked. They just stared at her blankly in confusion. A loud crash was heard and -to Nebula's relief- Raymond stopped singing. Rad burst through a wall and created a large hole on the robot when he power punched Raymond in the chest. Professor Venomous and Fink were quick to retreat as Rad took a hold of Raymond and forced him to reboot. He then turned to Nebula and scooped her in his arms and carried her off and into the sunset.
Professor Venomous and Fink stared at the couple in confusion as they watched them walk back to the plaza.