Chapter 7

Author's Comments: This'll be tricky. This is the only chapter I didn't plan enough. I just want to make it good. Hopefully, that will be the case. Okay, here we go…by the way, an upcoming scene was inspired by a picture by Bonka-Chan on deviantART: .com/art/Oh-Francoeur-253852311 - the one with Frank in flea form carrying the others in his arms. This picture is not part of my story, it just inspired it. There is only a small snippet that makes it relate. Just thought I'd let you know. On with the show!

Raoul was coming to deliver a package to Lucille's Aunt Carlotta when he saw the driver that took Lucille and Frank to Versailles Park at Lucille's aunt's door. As soon as he saw the panicked expression on both their faces, he rushed over. "What happened?" He called to Carlotta, who turned, tears in her eyes. One word was all she was able to utter, "Maynott…"

Raoul gasped, "What? He's out of prison? How?" The answer came from behind him, "Maynott was let out a few weeks ago and he's obviously been planning his revenge. He disappeared on Friday and no one's heard from him. He must've followed Lucille and Frank on foot and attacked when she was away from Frank." Raoul turned to Officer Clavel, "What are we doing just standing here then? We need to save her…"

Officer Clavel nodded, "I'll dispatch a team to look around the Versailles Park area. I'll be going myself…though; we need to find Frank first. He's probably the most panicking and it may even cause rage if Lucille is harmed. We need him to be calm in order to get Lucille back and Victor Maynott back in jail. I knew we shouldn't have let him out of jail."

Raoul panicked expression turned to one of determination, "I'll take Cathy and drive her over in that direction. She's fast, so I'll get their quickly." He turned to the driver, "Which way did Frank go?" The driver answered, "It was west of the Trianon Palace. He hops really high." Raoul nodded, "I'll get Emile on the way. He'll be good to have for support. He beat Maynott before, so he can probably help us do it again."

After picking Emile up, he explained, on the way to the Trianon, what happened. Emile finally asked, "Do you think we can help? Don't you think Frank is strong enough? I mean, he is a seven foot tall flea who probably has super strength too. We might get in his way." Raoul shook his head, "He needs us there for support. So that's what we'll give him." Emile sighed but nodded.

After less than twenty minutes, they arrived at the Versailles Park area and turned west at the Trianon Palace. After driving fast and crazy for an hour, they noticed something unusual. There was a pattern of smashed trees and bushes. "Frank did this?" Emile asked. Raoul nodded, "I'm sure it was his way of showing us where he went." Emile nodded and took out a map of the area.

In the meantime, Frank had followed the route in which he thought Maynott had taken Lucille. He asked several people if they had seen them. Only a few had, and they pointed in different directions. Frank was about to give up when he heard a familiar engine and someone calling his name. "Frank! Wait!" The giant flea turned. Raoul and Emile were driving in Raoul's new remodeled truck, Cathy.

Raoul got out and ran to Frank, "Do you know where Lucille is? We heard she was captured!" Frank shook his head. "I don't know where she is…and for all I know…she could be…!" He couldn't finish his sentence for the pain it caused was too much for him. He loved Lucille more than his life or life in general. He couldn't afford to lose her.

"Relax, Frank. We–" But for the first time ever, Frank didn't listen. His fury boiled, "No," He interrupted, "I won't relax! I love her…I won't lose her like this." He looked around, trying to figure out which way Lucille could be. It was useless, however, because there was no way to tell. Frank began to hyperventilate as he thought about all the ways Maynott could torture Lucille.

"Sir?" A small voice echoed into his mind and he looked down at the little ten-year-old who spoke. "Yes?" She smiled, "I know where she is…come down here and I'll whisper it to you." Frank obeyed and, as she explained, his eyes widened. "Really?" He asked when she was done. She nodded, "It was a rumor at first, and then I went to check it out and it was true. A woman in white, blue and purple was being carried away by a man in a green suit."

Frank nodded, "Do you know which way?" She pointed behind him, "It's that way. Be careful, sir." Frank nodded and for the first time in a while, or so it felt, he smiled. "Thank you." He turned to Raoul and Emile and whispered, "Go in that direction until you come to what seems like an abandoned warehouse. I'll be there by then, probably." They nodded and watched as he took a giant leap, surprising the crowd that had formed around him.

"That was the monster of Paris, wasn't it?" A woman asked. Raoul shook his head, "No…he's more like…the hero of Paris. He's probably the most kind-hearted guy you'll ever meet." He turned to Emile, "We better follow now if we want to get there on time." Emile nodded with determination and they both went back to Raoul's Cathy.

Lucille groaned as she began to wake up. She looked around and gasped as she took in her surroundings. She was in an abandoned warehouse, the same abandoned warehouse that Frank was currently looking for. Lucille tried to move, but found she couldn't. She looked around more and noticed handcuffs holding her wrists in place. Where did they come from? Then her sight took in the many different weapons in the room – guns, knives, bombs, and more.

She gasped. Then she heard the maniacal laugh above her. She looked up at Maynott. He smiled, "This was a facility for weaponry. It's abandoned and it was locked, but I picked the lock easily. The flea won't dare come here if he knows about the weapons. Lucille suddenly groaned in pain, but managed to say, "His name is Frank." Maynott laughed, "Whatever…"

Lucille grimaced at the pain, which was coming from her stomach, and finally looked up as Maynott dropped to the ground. "What are you going to do to me?" She asked, trying to be angry. The pain was a bit much. Maynott laughed again, "Nothing…yet. I'm more interested in getting revenge on the flea. Once I use any of the weapons in this room, his hard shell will be too damaged to protect him." He laughed.

His laugh was cut off by the sound of retching coming from Lucille. She slumped as soon as she was done and moaned. Maynott looked at her curiously, "What was that about? Are you sick?" Lucille closed her eyes, "I don't…know! My stomach hurts so much." Maynott, hearing this, smiled evilly and thoughtfully, "I see. You probably did it with that flea, didn't you?" She looked at him, "Why would you say that?" He smiled wider, "Because you're probably pregnant with his mutant offspring."

Lucille looked away thoughtfully. That was a good explanation. She had heard a lot about what it was like to be pregnant. The symptoms were similar to this situation. She nodded mentally, she probably was pregnant. But how was that possible? He was a flea and she was a human. The answer was clearer than she thought. He had taken different potions to help him grow, sing, speak, and help his diet. Maybe it was the diet that did it. She held onto that theory. Little did she know, Frank would get the same theory later on when he heard the news.

But as the news of her possibly being pregnant registered, she turned to Maynott, "You're not going to use this possible pregnancy against me, are you?" Maynott laughed, "Oh, you are smart!" Lucille shook from shock, "No, you leave me alone." Maynott laughed louder, "Don't you worry. I'm after your flea right now." He grinned maniacally.

"Good, then let her go!" Maynott grabbed a gun and aimed at it at Frank who had finally appeared at the scene. Jumping and evading the bullets from the giant gun Maynott was holding, he went to the side of the room and grabbed a big, thick sword. He readied himself, glaring angrily. "Okay…shoot!" Maynott laughed and did exactly that, but didn't expect such a speed from Frank as he used to the sword's indestructible blade to make the bullets bounce off. His arms, which were all out and usable due to his ripped sleeves, moved the sword so fast, it was a blur.

Maynott kept shooting from different positions, each bullet aimed at different areas of Frank, although Frank kept dodging as if he had been practicing exercises for this his whole life. But this was no mere exercise; this was for love. And as soon as Maynott's gun was empty a few minutes later, he moved. Frank ran at him and pinned him down onto the floor before he could grab another weapon.

But Maynott would not have it. Barely kicking Frank off him, he grabbed another gun and pointed at Lucille, "One wrong move and I'll shoot her and your offspring." Frank's eyes widened immensely and he lifted his hands up. What Maynott didn't know was that his back was to the door of the warehouse and Raoul and Emile had arrived. Both were surprised by Maynott's words, but they knew what they had to do. Both grabbing something heavy silently as Maynott was fighting Frank, they prepared to attack. This went unnoticed by Maynott.

As Maynott threatened to shoot her, Emile shot Maynott's leg. Maynott cried out and fell forward and dropped the gun he was holding as Raoul hit him in the back of the head with a gun. Making a funny face, Maynott fell completely to the floor unconscious. All of them relaxed their tense bodies. Frank turned to Lucille and ran to her, sword in hand. With one quick swipe, he released her from the chains binding her to the wall.

"Lucille, are you all right?" He whispered melodiously. Lucille shook her head and placed her hand on her lower stomach, "My stomach hurts so much." Frank noticed the pile of puke nearby. "You threw up?" She nodded, "One of…the symptoms…of pregnancy." Again, Frank's eyes widened and held Lucille close to him. "I'm sorry…" She shook her head, "I'll be fine…if I am pregnant…it'll be okay." She smiled at her lover and Frank smiled back.

"So you two really did THAT?" Raoul asked surprised. Lucille smiled, "Yeah…twice." Raoul gawked, "You must've lost a lot of blood then." Lucille and Frank shook their heads as the giant flea said, "Thanks to one of the potions, I don't need blood anymore. Even for sex…" Raoul shook his head and passed a hand over his face, "I can't believe you lost your virginity to a bug, Lucille." At this, the couple glared at him. He smiled sheepishly, "Sorry…"

At that moment, the police arrived. Immediately, Officer Clavel noticed Maynott and rushed over and handcuffed him. "I'm so glad everyone's okay." Frank looked down at Lucille who was still in his arms. "Well, almost okay. Lucille might be pregnant. It's just a theory, though, so it might not be true." Officer Clavel's eyes widened as he looked up at Frank and Lucille and finally pointed at the giant flea. Frank nodded. The officer tilted his head, "But how is that possible? How are you two compatible?" The answer was beyond them. But Frank, who had the same theory as Lucille, explained about the diet potion.

The officer nodded, "That would make sense. Well, if your theory is true and she is pregnant, congratulations!" Frank smiled sheepishly and mumbled, "Thanks." As more police officers rushed in, it was easier to get Maynott out, considering it took four big guys to lift and move him – Maynott's a big guy. But as they were hoisting him out, Frank heard something behind him and then noticed a smile on Maynott's face that no one else noticed.

"Oh no!" He gasped and looked around until he saw a bomb with less than sixty seconds to go. With one scared chirp that was more like a squeak, Frank turned to everyone, "We have to get out of here! A bomb is about to go off!" He pointed at the ticking bomb and as everyone registered it, they began to move faster. Ripping off his shoes quickly, Frank grabbed Emile and Raoul in his spare arms, still holding Lucille in his first two, and began to run out. The men shouted in surprise.

"Hurry up!" He shouted to the police officers and they nodded. Frank didn't know how big the explosion would be, but with other weapons in there, it was sure to be big. Placing Raoul and Emile in the car, he told them to immediately take off. He would take Lucille with him. "Okay, be careful, Frank." Raoul said. Frank only nodded as he began at jump as far and as fast as he could. He knew it was probably jostling Lucille, but it was better that he made her throw up than have her get killed.

Frank could still hear the ticking noise of the bomb in his head, but he was not prepared for what happened next. The explosion was enormous and most of the policemen's cars were caught up in the blast even though they had gotten pretty far away. Raoul and Emile were farther, so they only felt a wave of power hit Cathy and press them forward – but otherwise, they were okay.

Frank hopped over to them and gave Lucille's unconscious form to Raoul. "Protect her…can I trust you?" Raoul looked up at the giant flea's panicking eyes and nodded. That was enough for now. Frank nodded back and hopped away, towards the police vehicles to inspect if everyone was okay. As he inspected all the vehicles, which were surrounded by flames, he saw two of the men were outside of the vehicles, and both were unmoving.

He ran over to them and checked their pulses as Lucille had taught him. Both were unconscious only. Frank smiled. But in the time it took to check if they were okay, the fire had spread. With a determined yet scared chirp, Frank lifted the unconscious men and placed them in a police vehicle. The vehicles were fireproof, but the ground was not. If this continued, the fire would burn down the towns nearby.

Thinking fast, Frank ran in the direction of the nearest village, the one with the nice girl who had told him where Lucille was. The same girl was the first one he saw and he ran to her. She noticed him and asked quickly, after seeing his expression, "What happened? Is she okay?" Frank nodded but explained, "A bomb went off, and now there's a fire. If you have something I can use to put it out, that would be good." She nodded and ran off.

Frank followed, hoping that everything would end okay in the end…

End Comments: Okay, I longified it! XD Meaning, I made it longer than I had originally planned. This scene was just supposed to be the capture of Maynott and the rescue of Lucille, but I added the bomb and it became longer. But now people all around are going to see the good in Frank. They'll see him as a hero. Okay, even though I don't think anyone reviewed, I'd appreciate them. I gave you a cliffhanger here BECAUSE no one reviewed. So yeah, I blame that! *smirk* Please review!