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Chapter 20: Plot Twist
Rhanee
As the door to the Holding Bay slid shut, I slumped to the floor and put my head on my knees. I couldn't believe that Cosmo was now on Hamsterviel's side. I didn't know what hurt more. The fact that he was now with the enemy, or the fact that he said those hurtful words. Either way, there was now a strange empty hollow feeling inside me.
It was just so unlike Cosmo to say what he did...and a part of me didn't want to believe it.
I jumped out of my skin as Jumba slammed his clenched fists against the wal, leaving a large dent, and he cried out in anger. "So much for being Evil Genius! Jumba's creations are supposed to be staying where they truely belong! 631 is truely belonging with us! Have you not seen how his behaviour had changed?! Have you not seen how he is looking at 399!!?"
Pleakley took a step forward. "Jumba, please don't shout."
"Will shout all I want! 631 was supposed to be being one of Jumba's greatest successes as a 'Good Experiment', as he was not truely evil! Was believing in him! So much for that theory!" he threw his hands up in the air. "Was thinking at one point, that he could be overcomming his programming! Overcome his cowardice! But no. Was wrong about that! He is showing his true self!"
I bit my lip and looked away. I'd never heard Jumba speak like this. It wasn't like him. I screwed my eyes up as I felt tears welling up in them. The last thing I wanted was for him to see me cry.
I put my head on my knees again, wishing that all this had never happened. I should've followed Cosmo's advice and stayed home from the Valentines Dance. Then none of this would've happened.
My ears twitched as I heard a soft tapping noise, and I looked up to see Cosmo knowking on the window, a sad expression on his face.
I stared at him for a second before glancing at Jumba. He was now sitting on the floor with his back leaning against the wall. I turned my attention back to Cosmo, and he waved and beckoned for me to come to the glass. I hesitated for a second before crawling over to him and placing my hands on the door. "You shouldn't be here." I said quietly, suprised by how much it hurt to say that. "Jumba's in a really bad mood, and if Leroy catches you..." I couldn't finish the scentence.
Cosmo shrugged. "Dat doesn't matter..." he muttered, lowering his ears. "I...I came to tell ya dat I'm sorry. I'm sorry dat ya had to hear what...what I said." he placed his hand on the glass opposite mine. If there was nothing in the way, our hands would be touching.
"I didn't mean a word of it, but it was da only way dat I could try an' stop Rat-Boy from tryin' to catch ya guys. Only...it would've been a great plan if it worked. I know dat what I'm sayin' is very uncharacteristic for me...but ya guys mean da world to me. Even if some of ya never speak to me again." he glanced at Jumba as he said the last part.
I felt the tears welling up in my eyes again. "I knew you'd never say something like---"
"YOU!!!"
I spun around as Jumba's voice rang out, and I saw that he was storming towards us, hands clenched into large fists and his eyes narrowed. "You are having some nerve showing your untrustworthy face here, 631!! After what you are doing, am suprised that you are even thinking that we would be wanting to see you!"
"And it's nice to see ya to. I'm great, by da way. Tanks for askin'." Cosmo rolled his eyes at Jumba's behaviour. "I'm actually here to---"
"When Jumba is getting out of here, am going to pound you until you are being black and blue!"
"Ya done yet?"
"Then, am dehydrating you..."
"I have to tell ya sometin' important!"
"And then, will be vapourising your Experiment Pod!"
A frown appeared on Cosmo's face, and he bared his teeth in annoyance. "If ya done chuckin' a tantrum, I'VE COME TO GET YA OUTTA HERE!!!"
Jumba stopped in mid sentence, a slightly confused look on his face. "...Uh, what?"
Cosmo sighed. "So now, ya can stop rantin' about how big a failure I am, and how your not an Evil Genius. 'Cause ya are!" he clumbsily cimbed up the wall and pressed a series of buttons on the key panel, and the door slid open.
Pleakley appeared at Jumba's side. "But...why are you doing this? Hamsterviel will probably think up some inhumane way of punishing you for this."
Cosmo grinned. "Two words: Plot Twist. It makes tings interestin'. And about Hamsterviel...I no longer work for him. I quit."
"What? You quit? Just like that?!"
"Well... I sorta...gagged him and tied him up in the storage closet."
I grinned and ran forwards, wrapping my arms around Cosmo's middle, and my grin widened as I felt his arms lower around my shoulders and hug me back.
Gravy cleared his throat. "Uhh, yeah. Not that this isn't great an' all, but can we please go now?!"
Cosmo nodded. "I'm gettin' to dat..." he said, grinning. A few second passed before he let me go. "Ok den. Because Rat-Boy is locked in da storage closet, we only have to worry about runnin' into Leroy. He does patrols of da ship for some stupid reason, and I havn't had time to memorise da route he takes. But if we do cross pafs(paths) wiv him, we're gonna have to make a run for it."
Jumba furrowed an eyebrow at hearing the red experiments name, but said nothing.
Cosmo cracked his knuckles. "Ok...Operation 'Sneak Out' is underway!"
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I don't think I've ever run so fast before in my life, but when you have an insane red experiment chasing after you, it makes your legs move much faster.
"Dis way!" Cosmo turned down another corridor, beckoning for us to follow him.
As I ran beside him, I saw him look at me. "Rhanee...I have to tell ya sometin'!"
I raised an eyebrow. "I don't think this is a good time." Behind me, I heard Gravy fire a stream of gravy from his nose.
"But its important! And ya need to know!"
"Can it wait?" I glanced over my shouder as Gravy fired again.
"It could...but ya need to know now...incase we don't make it outta here!"
I looked over at him. "What is it?"
He opened his mouth to reply, and I saw a nervous look fash across his face, and he hesitsted. "I...I wanted to tell ya for a while now...But I didn't know how to put it..." A look of fear flashed in his eyes for a moment. "I...I....I ate ya peice of pizza at da last Pizza Night!"
I stared at him. "I don't see how that was so important, but thanks for teling me. I thought it was Jumba."
His ears drooped. "Yeah...it...it was sometin' I had to tell ya." There was an uncharacteristic tone of sadness in his voice.
I looked up to see that the corridor split in two different directions. "Which way, Cosmo!?"
He looked up. "Right!" he shouted. "Everyone go right!" he grabbed my hand and lead me down the corridor. "If I remember correctly, dere's a door at da end of dis corridor dat leads outside."
"What do you mean if you remember?!" Pleakley asked,
Cosmo glared at him over his shoulder. "I've only been down 'ere once, Pleakers! I ain't no GPS!"
"Hey, will you two stop with the arguing!" Jumba shouted, running up behind Pleakley. "Is not the time for this. You can be fighting after we---There's the door!"
A determined frown spread over Cosmo's face, and ge gently squeezed my hand. "We're gettin' outta here!" he said, grinning. He looked over his shoulder and saluted Leroy. "So long, Red. Our time togever has been a horrible one!" he laughed, then sped ahead of us, ramming his full weight into the door.
Hmmm...Pot twists are fun. I like them. ^_^
Aww..Cosmo was so close to teling Rhanee how he feels...
And I thought that the idea of Jumba having a tantrum was kinda funny.