Hey everyone! I think this will be the last chapter I put up today. This one was a lot of fun to write. I got to be all evil and stuff. Anyway, just for a note, when Doris is talking about the past, just know what the italics is her narrative (or POV) and the bold words are the flashback. Make sense? Okay…

On to the reviews!

Doodlegirll: I'm glad to see that you're really getting into the story. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

GoobToSave: I'm glad you're enjoying the story. Take as much time as you need to read it! I love Goob, and I have only read three of your stories…I need to read the others. Your name is Kim too? Hmm…maybe there's some law that says that every Kim loves Bowler Hat Guy. I don't know…anyway, enjoy the story!

On with the show!

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Part 5: The Battle/Finale

Chapter 25

An Old Friend

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Mike awoke to find himself in a dark room, with nothing but walls all round him. He tried to move, but he found that he was tied to the chair. He eyes widened when he realized what he was wearing: his old black clothes.

"Where am I?" he asked out loud.

"Nowhere…"

Mike looked up. "Who was that?"

"Oh Mikey…"said the voice. It was female and was very sickly sweet sounding. "Don't you remember me? Your old friend?"

Mike gasped when the figure's voice came into view (once she turned on the light. It was Mrs. Harlington, CEO of Invent Co. the nice woman who endorsed Mike's inventions. Behind her were her colleagues.

"Mrs. Harlington?"

"Look closer…"

Mike looked and saw that Mrs. Harlington and her colleagues were all wearing hats over their eyes. Bowler Hats.

"DORIS!" he shouted.

"Bravo! Give the man a prize!" she said with a sick little laugh.

"But...how…why? How did you come back? And why am I wearing my old clothes?"

"Oh, I think they suit you better," she said with a twisted little smile. "I retrieved them from your garbage cans. They reek of failure…the only thing you were able capable of achieving…"

"And as for the whole… "Coming back thing"," she continued, "it's actually a very long story…"

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You remember mini-Doris right? Well, she escaped the clutches of the frogs and stole a time machine from Cornelius Robinson.

Mini-Doris easily sneaks inside the lab and takes the red time machine. She entered the coordinates for the year 2007 and blasted off.

She went back in time to the year 2007, but I was already destroyed. However, there was once piece of me left behind: My computer chip.

Mini-Doris is in Invent Co and finds the last piece left behind of Doris, her microchip.

Cornelius didn't invent me, yes, so I disappeared. He did invent the microchip, which holds the personality and function of each robot and device.

Mini Doris rebuilds her back in an Invent Co. Lab. Doris awakes, surprised and makes little clicking noises, demanding to be taken back to the present future.

Mini-Doris rebuilt me and took me back to the present future. I grew livid to see that you turned out to be successful. I read a newspaper that said you were a respected inventor and was engaged to marry that Allison lady you love so dearly.

When they returned to the future, Doris sees a newspaper with a picture of Mike and a girl. They were holding each other, and they were smiling. A ring could be seen on the girl's finger. The newspaper read:

INVENTOR ENGAGED

Recently discovered inventor, Michael Yagoobian, has just announced his engagement to his assistant, Allison Weatherly, former photographer for our paper, "The Advisor."

I admit…I lost my temper… and destroyed mini-Doris in my anger…

Doris's little eye-chip went red and she tore mini-Doris to shreds. She flew off, leaving the pieces of mini-Doris scattered.

Then, I concocted a plan. I would ruin your future. So to do that, I snuck into the Robinson house and stole the pink unicorn binder that Wilbur kept in the garage.

Doris sneaks into the Robinson garage and takes the binder, while cackling evilly.

I rang your doorbell, hoping Al would get it, but the robot got it instead.

Doris is seen, putting the binder before Mike's house. She rang the doorbell and hid nearby. She grew angry to see that AL did not answer it, but Ted did.

So then, I snuck into your room and took the unicorn binder again.

Doris breaks in though Mike's window. She takes the binder from under his bed and scuttles off into Al' room.

I hid underneath Al's bed, so that when she left, I could plant the binder in her room.

The next morning, Al leaves her room and Doris comes out of hiding. She puts the binder on her bed and quickly writes something on a piece of paper from the binder.

I even made up that "hate" entry in your binder. She found it and left you…destroying your future with her.

Doris cackles evilly as she watches from a window, Mike and Al having a fight. Al leaves hi in a huff and Doris flies off, satisfied.

Then, I went to the second part of my plan…controlling this future. I decided to sneak into Invent Co. and use their Duplicator to make copies of myself. I took control of this woman because she has access to everything in the company.

Doris goes inside Invent Co. and follows, Mrs. Harlington, CEO of Invent Co., into her office. Later, she comes out of her office, wearing the bowler hat over her eyes. She cackled evilly.

She then took Mrs. Harlington to the labs, where Mrs. Harlington passed all the DNA tests to get through the doors. Doris then detached herself from Mrs. Harlington, and she fainted. Doris entered the duplicator and came out later with over a 100 copies of herself. With quick chirps of orders, the hats all flew throughout Invent Co, and took control of everyone who worked there.

I control all the hats with my microchip. Then, I kidnapped all the Robinsons, minus Wilbur and his robot, and I am holding them up at Robinson Industries at this very moment. I will use that company's Duplicator, because it's more efficient and faster…"

Doris used Mrs. Harlington to laugh evilly. "Now, the next step of my plan is to kidnap your precious Al. I will destroy her and the Robinsons and proceed to take over this future!"

Mike was stunned. "So…me and Al…we would have gotten married if it wasn't for you?"

Doris giggled. "Yes…when we went back in time, you met her due to an interview she wanted to have with you. You the hired her as an assistant and then you both started dating and low and behold…you were engaged. The paper even said of you two possibly adopting children!

Mike smiled softly to himself when she said that. "Children…with Al…"

"…I couldn't let you have such happiness…so I ruined it. It was all just too easy…"

Mike grew angry. "It's because of YOU that Al won't speak to me…I could have had a family and yet it slipped through my grasps. You have done nothing but make my life harder!"

"Oh...boo hoo…" said Doris coldly. "Do you think I had it any easier? It took a while for me to carry this plan out!"

"You'll never get away with this," he said as he tried his best to escape the ropes that held him to the chair. "I'll save Al before you can touch one claw on her!"

"Have fun trying then," said Doris with a laugh. "I'll take care of you once everything is finished…come everyone! We have futures to destroy…"

And with that, she laughed evilly as she and the controlled Invent Co. colleagues followed. Mike struggled to get out of his chair, but to no avail. No one knew he was there, or even cared where he was. He didn't know how he would escape from the chair, but he would find a way to save Al…why?

Because he loved her. And now that he knew they were destined to be together…now that he knew they would have a family together, he would do his best to restore everything to the way it's supposed to be…

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Aww…I hope you enjoyed that chapter as much as I did writing it. So who will rescue Mike or will he get out of this situation himself? You'll find out soon enough!

Thanks for reading!

-Kim