Chapter 77: Part Of The Family?
Nebula was snapped out of her train of thought when Enid waved a hand in front of her face. "You okay Nebula?" she asked. "Yeah sorry. I was just lost in thought" she said. "Anyway, we should get back inside and finish up our work for the day" Ko said and they all went inside the store and went back to work. "That battle sure was crazy" Nebula commented as they finally finished cleaning up all the damage from the recent event. "Totally, I still can't believe that you could have gone back to P.O.I.N.T, and yet you chose not to" Enid said and Nebula shrugged. "You know me, my heart belongs here with you guys, especially Rad" She said lovingly as she glanced over to Rad who was chugging down a can of juice with Ko.
As the days passed, the Boxmore robots would attack and each time, they would insult Nebula. Enid quickly noticed this and she approached her friend as she was stocking one of the shelves. "Hey Enid, what's up?" she greeted. "I've noticed something about Boxmore's attacks recently" Enid said. "Really? What?" Nebula asked as she put the box that she was holding down onto the floor. "Well, every time that they attack, they seem to target you and insult you. I think that they're trying to bring you down so you can't fight them" she said. Nebula went quiet as she thought about what her friend had said. "You're right! I don't know what Voxmore is planning but I'll run it by Mr. Gar on our mission later" she said. Mr. Gar then walked into the store and he looked over to Nebula. "Ready to go?" he asked and Nebula nodded excitedly. She then ran over to Rad and kissed his cheek. "Love you baby! See you tonight!" she called as she ran off. She then followed Mr. Gar to his car and once she was buckled up, he took off.
"So, where are we going?" she asked. "You'll see" he responded as he kept his eyes on where he was driving. After a while of driving, Nebula's eyes widened in shock as she saw where he was driving. "Mr. Gar,why are we at POINT?" she asked. "Just follow me" he said as he drove into a passage and parked. She obeyed and silently followed him through the long halls that she knew all too well. A door opened and there was Bianca holding Solana and sitting next to Laserblast on a couch as they played with Solana. To her surprise, Laserblast was in his usual outfit, except he was wearing a red shirt with a grey jacket. Across from them was an empty couch. "Good, you're here" Laserblast said as he and his wife walked over to Mr. Gar and Nebula. "Nebula, today you'll be training with them. I'll be back later to get you" he said. He then said goodbye to the heroes and he left the room.
"So Nebula, are you excited to spend the day with us?" Laserblast asked. "We're going to have so much fun! Aren't we sweetie?" Bianca said and Solana cooed happily. "Laserblast and Ice Queen to the head office" someone said over the intercom. "Can you please watch Solana for us? We'll be right back and then we can leave" Bianca asked and Nebula nodded. She then handed Solana to Nebula and they walked out of the room.
Nebula held up the baby in the air. Solana giggled and put a hand on Nebula's head. "What the?" Nebula asked before she fainted onto the couch.
"Sorry about that, but this is the only way that I can talk to you where you can understand me" a voice was heard saying. "What? Solana?" Nebula asked as she searched through the darkness of her mind. "Look, I can tell that you are still unsure of me. But I do hope that you will give me a chance to get you to like me. Can we please get along today? I always hear my mommy saying how amazing you are and I really want to get to know you" Solana's voice said.
"Wait. How are you doing this?" Nebula questioned. "I have the power to enter people's dreams. I've done this with my mommy and daddy and I'm not sure how I got this power. I'm sure I'll learn when I'm older" Solana's voice was heard saying.
Once Bianca and Laserblast got back, they took the girls on a picnic in a quiet part of the new and improved P.O.I.N.T Prep. After that, they went to a private P.O.I.N.T pool.
"Alright Nebula, while Laserblast and Solana swim in the other pool, I'm going to show you how to freeze large objects. This machine here can control the water. I'm going to start with a semi large wave so get ready" Bianca explained. With a turn of a dial, a large wave formed and went straight towards Nebula. "Keep calm and focus" Bianca instructed. Nebula moved her hands out in front of her and froze the wave. "Good! Now for the next level" Bianca said and a larger wave went towards Nebula. She was only able to freeze most of it. Bianca noticed this and she immediately stopped the machine. "You're free to go swim. I need to do something" she said and Nebula glanced over to Laserblast who was playing with Solana in the water. She clutched her shirt as she felt like something in her chest tightened.
She heard her phone ring so she exited the room and answered it. "Nebula? Babe? You okay? Did you talk to Gar yet?" Rad asked and she smiled. "Not yet boo. He dropped me off at P.O.I.N.T and I am training slash spending the day with Bianca, Laserblast, and their daughter" she explained. "That sounds fun" he said. "Yeah. I'll tell you everything when I get back" she said and Rad heard her voice trail off. "Are you sure everything is okay?" he asked. "Yeah… I'll see you soon. Love you" she said. "Love you too babe" and before he could say another word, she hung up.
"Ah! There you are! While Laser puts Solana down for a nap, I want to show you how to make working ice sculptures. I know that you can make weapons out of ice, but have you ever tried making something like a grappling hook or a vehicle that works?" she asked and Nebula shook her head. After a couple of hours, Nebula learned how to make a working ice vehicles and weapons.
Laserblast then entered the room with Solana and the four of them went to a local amusement park to celebrate Nebula's progress. On the way there, they told stories of their experiences as being a hero. Once they got there, they went on the rides and Nebula chose to play the test your strength game. She raised the mallet in the air and with one mighty swing, the small bar flew up and to everyone's surprise, it broke the bell. Nebula took out her wallet to pay for the damage when Bianca put a hand on her shoulder and paid for the broken game. "I had Gar drag you out here on short notice. It's the least I can do" she said.
Nebula then took Solana to a roller coaster simulator game and then to a duck pond game and Solana watched each of the floating rubber ducks happily. "Go on, pick a duck" Bianca cooed. Solana giggled and put her tiny hand on a duck and handed it to the worker. He then read the number on the bottom of the duck and he handed her a small stuffed Bianca took Solana on the rides for children, Laserblast took Nebula to a few a shooting games. One was a water shooting game and the next few required the player to hit a moving target. The final shooting game was where the player had to hit a non moving target.
They all met up and played whack a mole, skee ball, and finally a game where the player had to pop the balloons on the wall using darts. The four heroes then went back to P.O.I.N.T just as the sun was setting. "I'll stay here with Nebula while you go get Solana fed and ready for bed" Laserblast whispered. "Are you sure?" Binaca whispered back as Solana was falling asleep in her arms. He nodded and she kissed his cheek. "It was wonderful being able to spend the day with you Nebula" she said. "Yeah. Thank you for everything. I had fun" she said tiredly. Bianca nodded and left the room with Solana. Moments later, Mr. Gar walked into the room. "Let's go Nebula" he said and Gar began to leave the to him, Nebula was clinging to his back like a koala. "She seems to be more comfortable with you" Laserblast commented and Mr. Gar only shrugged in response. He said his 'goodbyes' and then walked out with Nebula still clinging onto him.
This chapter was obviously written BEFORE Dark Plaza