Yes, yes, I'm still alive. Bet you're surprised to see this update, am I right? I kinda got bored with this, but I've vowed to finish it, for you guys. And I did!
Months ago. Now I lost the last chapter. Thanks fanfiction.
God I gotta get my A into G.
Transcendence Rebels
Chapter 19
"Who….who are you?" Mabel stuttered. Zahra grinned slyly.
"Who, me?" She asked, cunningly sweet. "I'm just the bodyguard, the guard dog. Or should I say, guard tiger." Alpha team stood there a while longer, hesitating. It was Lavendyr who recovered first.
"We are here-" She began.
"I know why you're here." Zahra let her head fall against the wall behind her so she was staring upwards. "You're here to take revenge on Gideon, as is your right."
"'Right'? What do you mean by that?" Alcor asked, head cocked in confusion.
"I'm not going to stop you from going in, but I need something in return." The hybrid explained.
"Just spit it out." Lavendyr ordered.
"Yeah yeah. Don't get your tail in a twist. I want a duel." She said simply.
"A duel?"
"Yes. You see, the extra guards Gideon provides don't put up much of a fight." The way she said 'extra' sent shivers down Lavendyr's spine. "It's boring here, so I would like some entertainment to liven things up a little." The spy hesitated, before nodding.
"Alright, you got your fight." She announced, smirking.
"Lavendyr, what-" Alcor began. She placed a hand on his shoulder to cut him off.
"Listen, I got this. She's jut a bored little kitty, itching for some fun. This'll be easy." She assured, and the young demon nodded.
"Okay." He began to reach out to open the door.
"Oh, and Alcor?" He paused. "I'm gonna call you Dipper from now on." Mabel face lit up.
"But what about Diana?" Alcor asked.
"Diana's….Diana's dead." She said sternly, even thought it pained her to say it. "She has been for five years. The name 'Alcor' was supposed to be a title, an alias, but you turned it into something more than that, something that never shouldn't have been. If you keep it up this way," She sighed. "You aren't honoring her." Alcor recoiled slightly. To hear Lavendyr talk so bluntly about her deceased best friend, it was kinda scary. But…..she had a point. The demon boy averted her gaze.
"Sorry for interrupting this little moment, but don't you have an evil overlord to overthrow?" Zahra asked.
"You got this." Lavendyr supported. He nodded, and gripped the door handle.
"Oh, and one more thing." The hybrid said. "He's got a couple of guards in there with him."
"What about you?" Pacifica asked. She shrugged.
"I guess he didn't trust me." She replied honestly.
"I don't blame him." Alcor muttered. "Okay! Alpha team, this is it! Let's go!"
He threw the door open.
Lavendyr and Zahra watched them enter, the latter's tail twitching in anticipation.
"You know I lied to them." She said, averting her eyes. Lavendyr glanced sidelong at her.
"Gideon's not in there, is he." She didn't phrase it like a question. She shook her head.
"Oh no, he's in there all right." She turned from the door and went back to her position of leaning against the wall.
"So what did you mean? That he doesn't have guards?"
"He's not in that room." Lavendyr raised an eyebrow in silent question. "I've suspected it for a while, but he has a 'secret lair' in there, as I like to call it." Zahra explained.
"Any idea how to get in?" Again, she shook her head.
"Not a clue." Lavendyr bit the inside of her cheek.
"Well that doesn't help."
"Not even a little?" The hybrid inquired.
"Okay yeah, a little. But not a lot."
They were silent a little longer.
"On the count of three, name your favorite candy." Zahra ordered.
"What, why?" She shrugged.
"I wanna get to know my opponent." She explained.
"Yeah, but what's the point?"
"The point is do it before I kick you to kingdom come."
"Oooookaaay…..."
"One. Two. Three."
"Smile dip." They said in unison.
"Hottest guy in my group." Lavendyr ordered.
"The ex-solider." Again, the two spoke at the same time.
"When you first came to Gravity Falls."
"Five years ago."
"Did we just become best friends?" Lavendyr asked.
"Yes. Yes we did." Zahra agreed, and sighed. "Too bad I'm gonna have to kick your ass."
"Woah woah, hold up. Who said you're gonna kick my ass?"
"I did." The hybrid said obviously. Lavendyr dropped into a fighting stance.
"Looks like there's only one way to settle this." Zahra did the same, smirking.
"Bring it."
What lay inside shocked the lot of them.
"He's….he's not here." Wendy stated.
"No shit." Pacifica deadpanned. "Zahra lied about the guards, too." Alcor rolled his eyes, and surveyed the room. It was empty, bare of any decorations or furniture, save for a single dark oak desk situated in the middle of the space, and a large fireplace off to the side.
"No carpets, no hangings, no paintings, what kind of place is he running?" Stan asked sarcastically, investigating the fireplace. "I wouldda thought he would have at least spiced the place up a bit."
"Not a clue." Dominic replied, running a finger along the desk. Dust piled on the tip and he brushed it off. "Don't think he's been here for a while." Alcor huffed, coming over to him.
"Might be worth checking this place out, though." He announced.
"You can't be serious." Pacifica said. "Look around you. There's nothing here."
"This was a waste of time." Vereyu concluded for the blonde.
"I beg to differ." While they had been talking, Kali had taken the chance to properly examine the wooden desk, flipping through the many papers that littered it. Mabel raised an eyebrow.
"How so?"
"Come take a look at this." The rest of Alpha gathered around her, Mabel and Alcor at her sides.
A single stack of paper stood out from the rest, a small ring of uncluttered desk surrounding it.
"What is this?" Pacifica asked, lifting a paper. It was a short bio of someone they had never met, the picture crossed out in red and labeled 'Deceased.'
"By my understanding, a list of everyone who opposes Gideon."
"Candy! Grenda!" Mabel cried. The next two papers were of her old friends, Candy labeled as 'Jailed' and Grenda as 'Processed for Work.' "I completely forgot about them! Oh god, I'm a horrible friend." She sobbed, and Alcor put a comforting hand on Mabel's shoulder.
"At least they resisted."
"True, but they aren't free." Wendy reminded. The demon shot a look at her. "What? I'm just pointing out the obvious."
"Uhh, guys?" Qual asked. "Is this the 'Diana' you keep mentioning?" He held up a paper. The picture was crossed out in red, but the label wasn't 'Deceased.'
"Solitary Confinement." Mabel read. "But wasn't she….."
"Lavendyr needs to see this." Alcor ordered. Before they could do anything, a folksy voice rang out.
"Oh, ya'll ain't goin' nowhere." It said.
"It's about time you little brat!" Pacifica yelled. "Stop hiding like the coward you are abound fight us!"
Heeding her command, the fireplace slid aside, shaking the room and revealing Gideon in all his folksy glory. The shudder opened the door a crack, but no-one noticed.
"Great." Mabel muttered. "Juuuust great." The so called 'evil overlord' flashed her a toothy grin.
"Why hello, pumpkin!" He greeted. "Long time, no see, ain't it?"
"Not long enough." The brunette told him harshly. "We're here to stop you, Gideon." She spat the word. He chuckled darkly.
"Oh, we'll see about that." He snapped his fingers. "Henchmen! Put a stop to these trespassers!" At his command, two large, bulky men appeared from the shadows on either side of him. Alpha team slowly stepped back as they advanced.
"I guess Zahra wasn't lying after all." Vereyu muttered, eyes wide.
"Oh, no, she was acting precisely as I ordered."
"I knew there was something off about that bitch!" Pacifica yelled.
Alcor scowled, and stepped in front of the others. Mabel, seeing what he was about to do, did the same. She smirked.
"Bring it on, short stuff." They said together.
Lavendyr had thrown the first punch.
Zahra had nimbly dodged it, and the next one, and the next. But the rebel kept going, throwing punches right and left, then left and right. The hybrid just continued to avoid them, moving her head side to side, like what anime characters do. She never retaliated, instead opting to wear her opponent down until her chance came.
Soon the two heard a muffled shout from the other room, something along the lines of '-An-y! Gr-da!' Lavendyr's eyes darted to the source, momentarily distracted. Zahra took the opportunity to swing her leg around, hitting her smack in the face. She went flying, crashing into the wall. Lavendyr slowly stood, wiping her chin. She shot a glare at her opponent.
"Oh, it's on, bitch." She swore.
"And it wasn't before?" Came the reply.
"I was just warming up." Sure enough, she launched herself at the tiger, tackling her to the ground. She then began to punch her, now that she couldn't move.
"Hey, that's dirty!" Zahra protested.
"This is a revolution, kiddo. There ain't time for playing nice."
"If that's how you wanna play it." The tiger heaved with all her strength, and rolled Lavendyr off her, until she was on top of the spy. "How'd you like it now?" She asked.
"Hmm, not bad," The blonde brought her legs up and shoved her off her. Zahra skidded back a couple metres, and she stood over her, "but I'm still better." She finished.
A low rumble filled the room briefly, not strong enough for either of them to falter, but enough to nudge the door open slightly. The voices in the other room floated freely into the hall. A folksy 'Why hello, pumpkin!" flowed into the hall.
Lavendyr glanced towards the door, and Zahra took the opportunity to shove all her strength into the blonde, sending her staggering backwards. She recovered in time to block the following blow to her face, and to dodge the side kick coming from her right. Voices floated into the room.
"I guess Zahra wasn't lying after all."
"Oh, no, she was acting precisely as I ordered."
"I knew there was something off about that bitch!"
Lavendyr glared.
"You lying motherfucking bastard!" She yelled. "You lied to us!"
"I had to." Zahra replied, smirking. "Part of the job."
"'Part of the job' I called you my friend!" She shrugged dismissively.
"Shows what you know."
Lavendyr growled in frustration, and launched herself at the hybrid.
"Short stuff!? Short stuff!?" Gideon cried. "I am Lord over the entire world!"
"Not for much longer." Mabel teased, evading one of the henchman's grasp. He growled, and kept attacking her. She skipped back each time with the ease of five years practice. Kali and Vereyu join in, trying to confuse and tire the bulky guard.
Dom, Alcor, Stan and Qual worked on the other, striking and landing hits before jumping out of reach and another teammate jumping in. Several years of working together as a team strengthened their teamwork, and while it wasn't perfect, it was enough.
Pacifica and Wendy kept shuffling through the papers, stuffing what they needed into their pockets and destroying the rest over a convenient candle on the desk.
Off to the side, Gideon stood fuming, barking orders at his two very human henchmen, and looking like a beetroot who played paintball and failed miserably.
He was that red in the face.
"So." Alcor said between attacks. He was panting slightly, but not enough to deter him from their mission. "You send your lackeys to fight, but don't do any work yourself?" He snorted. "Some overlord."
Gideon went even redder with rage.
"Oi! Tomato!" Vereyu called, and he spun to face her. "You can't even stop the people doing the least work!" She taunted. He was furious, turning a reddish purple. By now, Wendy and Pacifica were nearly done and the desk almost completely cleared, any papers burned or stolen.
"What, never did any kind of exercise!?" Stan yelled. "Bet you never did any work in the five years you've ruled! Let alone signing papers, that is!" The old man cackled, before having to cough and heave. "Ahem. Worth it."
"While we," Mabel continued, firing her modified grappling hook at the exhausted bodyguard, "Have been training non-stop for five years. And a bit." She added as he collapsed, unconscious.
"Face it, Gideon." Alcor finished, knocking the other out with a final whack to the head with his bo staff. "We've already won."
Both henchmen down, Gideon looked about ready to explode. He obviously had underestimated his opponent.
"You….you friggin' parsnips!" He cried, and a moment passed with no-one saying anything.
Then they all burst into laughter.
"Parsnips!? Gideon, seriously, but parsnips!?"
"Haha, what next, beetroot!?"
"Yeah yeah, or vegetable!"
"Guys, guys. I think we all know what would be next." Stan said, face serious. "Cabbage."
They all howled in laughter, while 'Lil Gideon' got angrier and angrier. Finally he snapped.
"ENOUGH!" He yelled. Alpha team all stared at him in shock. Even Alcor, the freaking demon, was surprised.
So surprised, a small amount of it escaped him in the form of electricity.
And it hit Gideon.
And it fried him.
Instead of staring at him in shock, they stared at his crisp corpse on shock.
"Ǫ͙̦̟̝͚o̗̹̹̣͓p͏͇̪͈̻͕s̖̫͈̲.̜̤" He whispered.
That day did not go as planned, to say the least.