Chapter Three: Love and Science Don't Mixed!

Back at the Hillhurst Mansion, Vexor was busy working in his lab down at the basement, hoping that the peace and quiet would put his troubled mind at ease. The lab consist of the most advanced technologies that humans won't be able to endure for millions of years! There were shelves of the most rare specimens that are kept in securely tight jars. High-tech computers collecting massive amounts of data. The finest tools in Chemistry. Electrical orbs to harvest energy. A big, long chalkboard that has many equations and formulas written in chalk. Scale replicas of molecules, and everything else that has to do with Science. You might think that this could be the lab of Dr. Frankenstein! That's just plain silly. Vexor isn't a madman, but he is an execellent genuis for that matter. His mind is far more advanced then any other. He is the most powerful being in all the universe. He can master all kinds of skills. Except love...

Why is love so complicated? Vexor thought as he made a sad sigh. Love is too hard to understand. Even I can't explain it. I still can't believe that a superior being such as myself would fall in love with an Earth creature like Goldie. Ever since Goldie came into the picture, I begin to have a 'really deep liking' for him. I don't know why, but there's something about him that fascinates me. He's creative and amusing. He's a awfully lot friendlier then most creatures I've seen on this planet. He's more respectful then those three failures that I have to deal with. He's so affectionate. I never met anyone as loveable as he is. It's actually cute. He caters to my every whelm. He always assist on helping me with my experiments. Such a very thoughtful bipedal, jackal-like Pokemon. He's kind, caring, and extremely attractive. I swear, whenever I'm with him, I couldn't keep my eyes off him for a second. I always get a strange, sensual feeling when I look directly at him. He has eyes that are in a lovely shade of red. It almost look like the color of blood. He has such beautiful fur. Gold and black body with a sapphire torso. He has the cutest paws. All soft and pink. I just want to tickle them so badly just to hear Goldie's wonderful laugh. His body is perfectly slim. With a toned waist and delicate thighs that make my heart melt like ice under the sun.

Vexor quickly shook the image out of his head as he bang the table before him with a hand that is clenched into a fist, trying to regain some self-control.

This is insane! He thought in anger and frustration as he rubbed his forehead with a free hand. I am Vexor, the leader of the Magnavores for neon's sake! I shouldn't be engulfed into these sexual fyntasties. It's disgraceful of me, the most powerful being above them all, to develop these feelings for Goldie, a regular organism. I try not to, but I keep loving him more and more everyday. He is the most gorgeous creature that even I can't resist. Ah, this is such a pain! These feelings that I have are driving me to a point of insanity! Maybe putting my anger out on those three loathesome pests of mine would help calm my nerves. Where are those knuckleheads at anyway?

Just when Vexor started to wonder where his minions were at (since they've been gone all fucking day), the door to the basement open.

"Ooh-ah-ooh!" An elderly squid-headed figure with a staff said as he walked down the stairs and into the lab. "Is that you making all that noise down here, Vexor? I thought another one of your experiments have gone horribly wrong again. You can't always trust those damn formulas. Are you alright?"

His name is Octoroo. He is Vexor's most trusted assistant, who have been doing some research on humans for many years and gives what information about Earth he can find to Vexor. He usually reads old books, mix all kinds of medicines, or helps Vexor with any experiments. He is quite powerful despite his small form. He is very skilled at black magic and a gifted potioneer. He is also extremely smart, almost as smart as Vexor. Typhus, Jara, and Noxic always calls him "Noodle-Face", but he doesn't mind.

"I'm fine, Octoroo." Vexor reassured his lab partner as he turned away from his work and looked at him. "Nothing to worry about. I'm just not feeling myself lately."

"Perhaps some of my special medicines can help." Octoroo said. "It always does the trick."

"That it does, old friend. But that won't be necessary. Have you seen Typhus, Noxic, or Jara anywhere? They're suppose to be here to help around the lab hours ago."

"Nope, haven't seen them for a while."

"Probably out messing things up or torturing the humans when they should have been helping me. Bastards!"

"Don't be so hard on them, Vexor. I'm sure they'll turn up soon."

"Knowing them, Octoroo, it can take their sorry carcasses almost a century to get back here. They're as useless as a pile of garbage."

"Well, they do have more potential then they show."

"Still, I wished they wouldn't pick on Goldie so much. He's a member of this house just like the rest of us."

"Speaking of Goldie, I haven't seen him around the house all day."

"You haven't?"

"Nope. He's not in his room or sleeping on the sofa in the parlor for an afternoon nap. Haven't seen Fortuna around either. She usually dust around the pipe organ or sweeping and mopping the floors at this hour. She must be out buying more cleaning supplies."

"So you haven't seen Goldie anywhere in this house?"

"Can't say I have."

"Oh, dear..."

"Is something wrong, Vexor?"

"Unfortunately yes, Octoroo. Goldie told me about this human tradition called Christmas. I don't see what's so special about Christmas. It's just a ridicules holiday for humans to buy each other material things and pretend to be nice for this one day. They should at least try to get along and be nice to one another all year round instead of one, simple day."

"It would be great if things could work out that way."

"Yeah, it would... I'm afraid that I might have been too harsh when I told Goldie that I didn't like Christmas. I don't know why I'm so mean sometimes. Whenever I'm with Goldie, I get a little nervous. My hands get all sweaty. It gets hard for me to breathe. My legs start to shake. I can feel my heart beating at a dangerous rate. My tongue gets twisted. I start to panic and say things that I don't mean. Is this what humans call 'love'? Oh, it's so confusing!"

"Vexor, love is a bond between two people who adore and cherish one another. It can't be explained. It can't be predicted. Love happens when you start to have these tender, passionate feelings for the person that you are extremely attached to. It's not like Science. Love and Science don't mixed! Love is a natural and beautiful thing. There's nothing to be ashamed of. It's perfectly normal. I know you love Goldie. Don't try to deny it. You care about him more then you care about yourself. I can tell that you do when you begin to worry a lot everytime Goldie has been gone too long."

"I thought something terrible might have happen to him. This planet is very chaotic and cruel."

"And whenever Goldie went to sleep by bedtime, you give him a 'goodnight' kiss on the forehead."

"He does look cute when he's sleeping. It's just so adorable!"

"You see? There is no doubt that you are absolutely in love with Goldie."

"Maybe you're right. I... I... I do love Goldie. He's the best thing that ever happen to me. I want to hold him in my arms and never let go. I want to give all my love to him. I want him to know how special he is to me. But..."

"But what? Don't tell me that you're afraid to confess your love for Goldie."

"No! It's not like that at all! It's just... well... what if he doesn't love me back, Octoroo? I don't want this to be awkard for him. It could be the end of our friendship."

"Goldie does feel the same way about you. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so loyal to you if he weren't."

"And what would those three brain-dead crooks think of me if they knew that I have these 'affectionate' feelings for Goldie? They'll never let me live it down."

"Oh, don't worry about them! They always like to pick on everybody, including each other. Hell, they call me 'Noodle-Face' all the time."

"I just don't think I'll be able to tell Goldie that I love him with every part of my own body and mind. I'm not even sure if I'm ready for that sort of thing."

"I can asure you that when the time is right, you'll be ready. I have a feeling that it will come very soon."

"When? When exactly? How long til I have to express my feelings towards Goldie? This whole 'love' thing is killing me! My nerves can't handle so much stress!"

"Calm down, Vexor! You need to relax."

"Sorry, Octoroo. I feel so bad about what I've said to Goldie. I didn't mean to be so harsh. I think I might have harmed him emotionally. That's why he's been gone all day today. He's trying to stay as far away from me as possible. Maybe even run away. I wouldn't blame him. I bet he'll never talk to me again after the way I've treated him."

"Don't be so foolish! Goldie has been loyal to you for two years. He knows you more then you think. He cares about you too much not to be with you. He'll always love you no matter what. He'll always be at your side no matter how mean you were. He must be helping Fortuna with her shopping. Just take a break from the lab for a while and get some rest, OK? Amy, Leo, and I will go out and find them. I'll let you know if Goldie is alright or not."

Amy is a female Ambipom, and Leo is a male Luxray. They are close friends of Octoroo. When they were little, Octoroo took them in after their parents died in a forest fire. He nurse them back to health and raise them in their parents' absence. Since then, he has trained them to be the best fighting warriors the world has ever seen. Amy and Leo have a really good relationship with the Nighlock. They always look up to him as both a parent and a teacher. Because of him, they heal after a tragdic loss. Because of him, they grew stronger and more faster then before. Because of him, they became a team. Because of him, they were a happy couple. That's right. Amy and Leo are a couple. And a perfect match for each other. It started out as a friendship, but then it turned into something more as they grew older. They became a couple by their fifth year living in Hillhurst Mansion, and it's been that way ever since. They're so happy together, and they have Octoroo to thank.

"Thank you, Octoroo." Vexor said with a sigh of relief as he sat down on his chair and try to calm himself down the best way he could, overwhelmed by his uncontrolable feelings and emotions. "What would I do without you?"

"You'll lose your head if it weren't screwed on right, old friend." Octoroo said as he laughed at his own joke. "I'm just kidding. I better go get Amy and Leo. I'll see you when we get back with Goldie and Fortuna."

As the Nighlock left the lab, Vexor thought to himself; Oh, where could Goldie be? I hope he's OK.