CHAPTER SEVEN: A Superhero In Need of A Costume
Three days after the 'incident' at the car show, Beca returned home from another long day of crime-fighting. She flew up to her window, opened it, and took off her 'costume'. Then, as she made her way to the door, she remembered something. "Shit! They're probably downstairs, and will get suspicious if I just waltz in from upstairs." So, she went out the window, closed it, dropped down, and went up to the front door.
When she went inside, all of the other Bellas were sitting in the kitchen, talking amongst themselves. When Beca walked in, Fat Amy automatically asked, "So, BM, where you been?" Beca's eyes raised when she heard Amy say this. "Did you just call me 'baby mama'?" She asked, making most of the girls, including Amy, laugh. "Very funny, Shawshank." Amy said, before returning to her slice of pizza.
"Seriously, Becs, where have you been?" Chloe asked. Beca became automatically worried, and decided to tell a partial truth. "I have a new job. At a record company, in town. Hell, I might even get the chance to bring in some beats of my own." She said. "OMG, Becs, that's awesome! But, you'll still make sure that kicking German butt is a priority, right?" Chloe asked. "Of course I will. You don't go down on people like that only to back out. Trust me, I dealt with that kind of stuff in high school." She stated, before going to the fridge to get a bottle of water. When she grabbed one, she was tapped on the shoulder, and turned around to see that it was, surprise of all surprises, Jessica. "Hey. I need to talk to you." She stated. "Cool, can it wait? I'm tired, and I'm hungry." Beca asked, humorously. Jessica crossed her arms, and said, "Grab an apple and meet me in my room. Afterwards, I'll give you money to buy dinner at anywhere you want. Deal?" Jessica demanded and asked. "I will be right up." Beca said, bluntly.
After finishing off her water bottle and grabbing an apple, Beca went upstairs, knocked on Jessica's door, to which the blonde said from the other side, "Come in!" Beca opened the door, and sat on the bed next to Jessica. "So, what do you want to talk to me about?" She asked. "First of all, get off my bed. Second of all, we need to talk about your 'costume'." Beca got off the bed, and gave a weird look at Jessica. "Oh?" Jessica nodded her head. "Yeah, despite looking like a badass with your shot-up hoodie, you don't look like a superhero. You look like someone trying to be a superhero. So, I came up with a few sketches for a costume!"
She then pulled out her sketchbook, and showed her a page with Beca wearing a gold and green outfit. "Not much into gold, Jessica." Beca said. "Fine. Next page." Jessica said, as she turned the page, revealing a blue and pink suit, with a pink wig. "Why would I wear a pink wig?" Beca asked. "I just watched Kick-Ass, okay?" Jessica said, as she turned the page, revealing a black, grey, purple, orange, and green costume with a hood. "Hold it! I like that one." Beca said. "Really? Wait, there's a 'but', isn't there?" Jessica asked. "There's always a 'but', Jessica. Always."
"So, what is it?" Jessica questioned. "I kinda want a cape." Beca admitted, sheepishly. "Alright, I can give you a cape. But, where would you like it to go to?" Jessica asked. "What do you mean?" Beca asked. "Don't you know that your cape can go down to four spots? Your back, the end of your feet, your hind-legs, or your butt." She stated. "I think I'd like to go a little past my butt, to make the suit look cooler. That, and I don't want criminals staring at my ass when I'm kicking theirs." Beca requested. "And it will be done! Does Her Majesty request anything else?" Jessica asked, sarcastically. Beca laughed, and said, "No, thank you, my good lady. I'll see you later about it, though!" And with that, Jessica gave Beca the money she promised, before Beca left the room to go to Panera, as Jessica began to work on the costume.
The next day, when Beca woke up, she heard her phone ding. She picked it up, and it read "Just finished it. It's in my room, so come grab it when you're ready." Beca smiled, went to Jessica's room, knocked on the door, and waited for her to open it. When Jessica eventually did, she made a motion with her hand telling Beca to come in, and so Beca did. After Jessica closed the door, she went to her bed, pulled out what she had been working on all night, and showed it to Beca. It was just as beautiful as it looked in the sketchbook, and a lot nicer, too. "I added a face-mask, with the lenses from your sunglasses being put in the eyeholes. What do you think?" Jessica asked. "It's beautiful, Jessica. Thank you. Can I try it on?" Beca asked, to which Jessica responded by nodding her head.
After the other girl turned her head so as to not look at Beca while she was changing, Beca slipped into her costume. When she slipped on the hoodie and mask, Jessica squealed with delight, and said, "Well, what are you waiting for?! Show me!" Beca laughed, and turned around, as Jessica stared in awe. The costume consisted of a gray hoodie, an orange and brown bird emblem on her chest, a black shirt and boots, dark green pants, and a purple cape. "Wow… you… look like… a badass." Jessica exclaimed. Beca smirked and said, "Thank you!"
Then, at that moment, unexpectedly, Emily opened the door, and walked in. "Hey, Jessica, can I borrow your tooth-" She began, before seeing Jessica talking to Beca while in costume. "-paste?" She finished, questioning what she was seeing. "Hi, Emily." Beca and Jessica said at the same time.
Author's Note: Here's Chapter Seven, folks! Sorry it took so long to update. The costume was inspired by both Hancock's costume, Daredevil's costume, and Robin's costume from Arkham City's costume The next chapter is gonna show Emily becoming partners in crime with Beca and Jessica, now that she's seen Beca in costume, and some real action. Thank you all for reading, leave a review, and I'll see you next time!