Cindy Neutron's turn!
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Chapter Two:
"So, ve haff to meet zese...Sector C kinder, zhen?" Henrietta asked, adjusting her monocle.
"No, no..I already stopped in and saw them," Abby rolled her eyes as she thought back on the meeting. There had been quite a few problems with translation, and she still wondered if the translator was actually telling the other kids what she was saying...they were giggling too much for her tastes. "Numbuh 5 is all ready to get to that cave."
"Ja, zhat is good," Henrietta said, nodding. "Err...Abigail? Did I ever zhank you for turning me back?"
"Quite a few times, actually, Heiny...and Numbuh 5 thinks it's outta character for you," Abby turned around and faced the pretty blonde. "Is something wrong?"
"Wrong? und vhat could be wrong? Wrong! Ha...you make me laugh, mien Abigail..." Henrietta threw in an unconvincing giggle. Abby frowned.
Numbuh 5 thinks Heiny's hiding something...He...uh...she's never acted like this before. Not even before she ate those caramels...But then, the strange behavior is why Numbuh 5's here in the first place.
"Whatever, Heiny," Abby said instead, deciding not to call her up on it. "So, where's the copter?"
"It's ein little bit avay," Henrietta said, taking the lead. Not easily, though. Within a moment the two were back to their strange, but relatively friendly, rivalry. First Abby fell into step, but then her speed started to increase, until Henrietta had fallen behind a little bit. "Vould you vait, please?! You don't even know vhere ze copter is!" She sped up until she was a bit ahead of Abby. She smirked.
Surprisingly enough, so did Abby. So...some things are still like when she was a boy... Abby let out a strange sigh of relief. This had been a test. A way for her to figure out just how much Heiny had changed. Apparently it was only on the outside. On the inside she was still very much Heinrich Von Marzipan.
"Ha, I vin, Abigail!" the gloating broke Abby from her thoughts. She had walked as she thought, and now found herself a foot or so from the candy copter, which Heiny was leaning against, smiling about her win over Abby.
"It wasn't a race, Heiny," Abby teased, climbing into the copter. "How do you fly this thing?"
"Zhat is for me to know," Henrietta said, "and you to never find out." She motioned for Abby to scoot over so that she, Henrietta, could have the driver's seat. Abby decided not to mess with the other girl this time, and willingly moved over.
"All right," Abby said, pulling out the map and spreading it out, "This should be a really fast trip by copter...Numbuh 5 doubts it'll take more than ten minutes. The cave is over here," she pointed to one spot of the map, "And we're over here," she pointed to another spot that was practically next to the other on the map.
"Almost too simple," Henrietta said dismissively. She suddenly felt Abby's gaze on her and shifted to look up. "Vhat? Vhat?! Vhy do you keep staring at me?" she demanded.
Abby smiled. "Nothin...just studying an old friend." Abby sunk back into her chair as she allowed herself further introspection. She wasn't like this before she ate the caramels...Numbuh 5 doesn't think they changed anything inside her, so ...why is she acting like she was as Heinrich? ...and why is Numbuh 5 happy that she is?
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Again, after Chapter Four (or possibly Chapter Five), don't expect the updates to be this quick. Like I said, we've already got 1-4 written. (Plus, I'm going to be out of town next week)