A/N If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Dark Ansalong is a vampire. xP She's bitten all three (four?) or her victims. She's not, I promise. (though, that reminds me of another awesome RHPS fic not by me… about everyone as vampires… it was epic)
And to anyone (un)lucky enough to be reading my other fic, Rocky Horrors. I… I want to apologize for the long delay. I'm not sure what to write next… I think I'm gonna randomly kill off Columbia. The poor girl hasn't had it too great so far. xP But anyway, I hope to be updating either this weekend or sometime during the week.
Writer's block is a cruel mistress. D:
After the initial shock was over, everyone decided to find the doctor. Then, they remembered that she was still recovering from Ansalong's attack. Luckily, Cosmo and Nation had a bit of experience in tending wounds (even if they were phony medics). So, while the siblings worked on healing Sonny, and Janet watched eagerly, Farley, Ricky, and Riff Raff went into Riff's bedroom to continue talking.
Farley growled and punched a pillow. He turned to Riff Raff with such anger that the alien considered – for a moment – running away. Farley spoke in a tone that was very strained. "She has to die." When Ricky opened his mouth to object, Farley interrupted, continuing. "There's no other way. She's hurt too many people, and someone even lost their life because of her. And I don't want to hear an excuse, either. I don't care if she 'doesn't know what she's doing' or 'it's not her fault'. The bottom line is that she's hurting innocent people, and the attacks won't stop until she's put down."
Riff Raff just stood there. He blinked, unable to think of something to say. Ricky stepped in to speak instead. "Look, Flavors, I know you're mad at her, but she… she doesn't deserve to die."
"Neither did Neely!" screamed Farley, making both Riff Raff and Ricky take a step backwards in surprise. After Farley had calmed himself down, he snapped in a very strained tone, "Look, she has to die. What other choice do we have?"
Riff Raff looked at the ground. "Vic Timm gave me a machine. The same one I tried to shoot at her back at the cave."
Ricky shook his head sadly. "But you saw that it didn't work. She said it would only work when she was completely insane, and standing still. It's… not possible." He looked at the ground. He did not want Ansalong to die. He had messed up, and now – if she died – he would never be able to live with the guilt.
"Then we'll make it possible." said Riff Raff suddenly, a new tone in his voice. He looked almost even excited. "We'll… we'll tie her down if we have to. Or, we'll shoot her with some paralyzing ray. Or… something. Anything. We'll figure this out." He smiled at Ricky. Ricky understood the situation. He believed there was still hope.
Farley, however, did not.
"Look," he snapped. "I know you love Ansalong. But what are the odds we'll actually find a way to keep her still? She's so… powerful. She'll find a way to break free at the last minute, and then we'll all be dead. Do you want that? Do you want to put our lives in danger?"
"You were fine with putting her life in danger." snapped Riff Raff. "You and Neely both. You idiots went around brainwashing everyone, then just make them leave. Macy died because of you. You may not remember, but you're just as much a murderer as she is."
"So you admit she's a murderer!"
"Shut up!" snapped Ricky. He could not take it anymore. He did not want anyone to die. He just wanted this whole thing to be over. He looked down. "Stop fighting, please. You're both acting so childish. Just… calm down. I can't stand this at all." He turned to Riff Raff, an accusing glare in his eyes. "You're letting your feelings for her get in the way of letting us actually work." Before the alien could fight this statement, Ricky turned to Farley, the same glare in his eyes. "And you are letting your feelings for Neely get in the way."
Farley and Riff Raff exchanged glances, then looked at the ground. Both of them were ashamed of themselves, but also were certain that their opinion was the correct one. Nobody spoke. The room was full of awkward silence for a long time. So long, in fact, that Nation entered a while later, saying that Sonny was feeling much better.
"That's great!" exclaimed Ricky, trying to keep the mood a cheerful one. He began walking towards the door. "Come on, guys." he called. He left the room. Farley and Riff Raff looked at each other again before following. They made their way to the living room, where they found Sonny asleep on the couch, his head on Janet's lap. She was staring down at him worriedly. There were tears in her eyes. She looked up at everyone.
"Sonny's gonna be okay. Ansalong didn't do much." Janet paused. "But he will need some time to recover." she sighed. Everyone was quiet again. She looked up, specifically at Riff Raff. "So… what now?" Everyone exchanged glances. Nation and Cosmo took a step back, as if not wanting to be involved.
Ricky was the only person brave enough to speak up. "We're gonna try to shoot her with Riff's machine." he explained. Janet opened her mouth to speak, but Ricky continued. "Listen, it's the best chance we have of defeating her." There was a pause, and everyone was silent, waiting for someone else to speak. Finally, Ricky just spoke up once more. "We'll find a way. This can't go on for much longer."
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Dark Ansalong was lounging on the throne, looking genuinely bored. She had nothing to do. Being the ruler of the planet was not at all as exciting as it had seemed. Plus, it was hard to enjoy victory when an alternate personality was complaining every second. At the moment, she was going on and on about how Riff Raff was going to come and stop her. Dark Ansalong really did not care. She was certain she would be find, no matter who tried to defeat her.
"Shut up, Nellie!" snapped Dark Ansalong. She had a bit of a headache, thanks to the fact that Ansalong could not keep her mouth shut.
Ansalong refused to give up. You will never, ever, ever in a thousand years get away with this! she snapped. Dark Ansalong rolled hollow her eyes.
"You obviously don't know me as well as you think, then." she snapped aloud. Suddenly, she smirked. "I can't be defeated, Ansalong. Deal with it."
This seemed to hit Ansalong especially hard. She could never remember another time that Dark Ansalong had referred to her by her preferred name, rather than Nellie. For some reason, this frightened Ansalong. She felt like her split personality was suddenly becoming braver, as if she had finally realized that she could not be defeated by just Ansalong alone.
Can you just… leave me alone? Please? begged Ansalong. Her voice was very weak and very soft. This made Dark Ansalong cackle.
"Quit acting so… immature." snapped Dark Ansalong. Suddenly, the door burst open. Riff Raff, Farley, Ricky, and Cosmo were standing in the doorway. In Riff Raff's had was the machine Vic Timm had given him. Dark Ansalong simply rolled her eyes. Her expression never changed. "What do you want?" she asked with a yawn.
Ricky took a step forward, as if trying to look brave. "You're going down!" he cried in a way that – although he was trying to sound heroic – came across as simply silly.
Dark Ansalong rolled her eyes yet again and stood up, stretching a bit and licking her fangs. "Alright," she sighed. "I'm game – let's play!"
A/N I wrote this in the middle of the night. I can pretty much guarantee a billion errors. Sorry.
I don't have time for an extravagant author's note. Too tired. Too lazy. :( Enjoy! ;D
