The next day began around 7:30 when Monger woke us up and we all came outside to have breakfast. Chris was outside since he was staying in a nearby hotel and was informed of our wakeup time so we could continue to hang out.
Dr. Cockroach got some garbage from the park s waste baskets. Insecto was allowed to nibble on a few of the trees within the park. Bob ate everything that Dr. Cockroach didn t eat from the garbage. Link was lucky, he got some fresh seafood from Legal Sea Foods in Boston. Susan and I both were given a lot of pancakes! Chris had already eaten at the breakfast buffet in the hotel he was staying at.
After breakfast, we all went and reapplied our costumes and soon we were ready to go. I looked over to Link and he winked at me to signal that he would soon try to ask Susan her feeling for me. I sneezed twice to confirm the plan.
Gesundheit, Susan says to me smiling.
Thanks Susan, I reply to her smiling back in hope Link can pull this off.
We had started to walk over to the convention hall when Link suddenly exclaims, Oh Shoot! I forgot my red contacts! Hey Susan, will you come with me back to get them?
Sure Link, Susan replies.
We ll catch up with you guys, Link tells us. They start to walk back and I smile to myself that part one worked, it was all up to Link now.
We then resumed our walk to the convention center, unaware of the large cloud seemingly hovering over Boston.
Once, Link and Susan got to the plane-jet, they began searching.
Now I know they re somewhere around here, Link states while searching, completely aware that they are within the plane s cockpit dashboard, Just be careful Susan.
Ok Link, Susan responded and she continued to look for the contacts as best she could despite her size.
Meanwhile, Link thought of how to try and get answers about Susan s feelings for Paul, but without Susan finding out the true intentions.
Hey Susan? Link asks.
Yeah Link? Susan replies.
I was thinking of pulling a prank on Paul today, Link tells her.
What?!?!?! Susan replied in confusion.
Yeah, Link responded in hope of getting an answer, I m going to have Bob pants him. He ll never expect it, especially from Bob! He then started to chuckle.
Link, Susan replied, You can t do that to Paul, especially in public, he ll be extremely embarrassed!
I know! Link exclaims, It will be epic!
Link, I won t let you do this, Susan tells Link.
Why, Link asked knowing he had her trapped now, Is it because you like him?
WHAT!?!?!? Susan replied again to Link s statement.
How about that? Link tells Susan, You tell me how you feel about Paul, and I won t prank him.
Susan stares at Link for a minute and sighs, Fine. I think Paul is a great person.
But, Link replies, Do you like him?
Well what s not to like about him, Susan tells Link, He respects everyone, he s funny, he s polite, he can understand my feelings because he was once a regular person like I was and Susan stops and realizes she is stuck, she ll have to tell Link the truth. Yes Link, I have a light crush on Paul.
Link stares at Susan and then says, Alright He walks into the cockpit of the plane and picks up the contacts he walks back out into the main part of the plane and tells Susan, Found them, let s go.
Susan does a double take, Wait, that s it? No mocking? No laughing? No jokes?
Link replies to Susan, I only asked you how you felt about Paul, you answered my question so I won t prank him. Don t worry I won t tell anyone.
Susan asks Link, Really?
Link replies, Really.
Susan looks at Link and says, Wow thanks Link! Alright, let s go to the convention hall and catch up with everyone.
Link smiles and says, Ok.
They leave the plane-jet and they start to walk to the convention hall and catch up with everyone. And they too were unaware of the large ominous cloud over Boston.
Soon, Susan and Link caught up with us, we had all waited for them to catch up and we had waited at the entrance for them.
I was first to notice them because everyone else was arguing about what we were going to do today.
Hey guys, they re here, I said to everyone so they would stop arguing and then I spoke to Link, Link, did you find your contacts?
Link nodded and said, Yup, I can t believe that I left them in the plane s cockpit and I forgot. Even though, he had planned that response in advance.
Susan then spoke up, So, Paul, what is on our agenda today here at Anime Boston?
I looked at the schedule for Saturday at Anime Boston.
Well, nothing much until the afternoon, when there is a food eating contest maybe we could all go to the manga section and do some reading until then, I say and then being courteous add in, Except I think the books may be too small for you Susan so if you had any ideas for what to do today because I wouldn t want you to be left out.
Wow, thanks Paul, Susan says, smiling since I was respectful to her, Umm I don t know I was hoping that before we had to return to the facility we could see some sights around Boston but only if everyone is up for it.
Monger asks everyone including Chris, Well, does everyone want to sightsee until the afternoon when we can return to the convention?
Everyone agrees that they want to go and look around Boston for the morning.
So , Monger starts, Where do you each want to go since we re in America, let s vote.
Link chooses first, Well, how about we go to the Boston Aquarium.
Dr. Cockroach says, Ooooh, What about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum?
Chris in agreement with Dr. Cockroach says, Yeah, I d go there!
Bob says, I wanna go to the convention!
Monger says to Bob, Bob, we are going there in the afternoon.
Next up, I picked, Hey why don t we just walk around and see the memorials and sights?
Susan chimes in, Yeah, that sounds like fun.
Monger states, Well I wanted to go to Fenway but it seems we have a tie between the Museum and walking around.
Link realizes something, Wait! I just remembered Insecto told me what she wanted to do no joke!
Well, Susan asks, What did she want to do?
She wanted to go and cool off in the Charles River over by the Boston Museum of Science, Link tells us, Maybe we could go and just look at the view from atop of her.
Susan then says, Actually that does sound like fun, I m in.
Link says, Actually I m changing mine as well to going with Insecto.
Bob then said, I ll go as well because three s a crowd so by it not being three, it s not a crowd.
Dr. Cockroach says, And I haven t been out on water since Camp Woodstock so I want to choose that as well.
I then announce, Count me in too.
Well then, Monger says, The votes show that you want to go out with Insecto onto the Charles River over by the Boston Museum of Science. I can trust you ll behave because I still will be going to Fenway Park Chris, do you want to go with me?
Sure! Chris exclaimed, Hopefully we can meet the Red Sox.
Alright everyone let s first get out of our costumes before we go, I explained.
We all went back and soon we all were looking regular and then we went and got onto Insecto while Monger and Chris both left to go over to Fenway Park.
Everybody ready? Link asked us before Insecto took off.
Yup, we all replied.
Alright pal, let s take off! Link said to Insecto.
SCREEEE! Insecto roared in agreement and then she took off!
She did a little flying and then we reached the river and she lands in it. She goes right where the water level is perfect so her wings aren t wet.
The view is terrific! People on the shore wave to us and so we wave back.
Link decides to jump in the water. Dr. Cockroach has his watch copter and is tinkering with it. Susan and I both are taking in the view. Bob, meanwhile, is just staring into the sky. Insecto is just looking at the shine being made off of all the glass windows on the buildings in Boston.
Everyone is silent until I decide to break the silence, Umm, Susan?
Susan looks at me and says, What is it Paul?
Well, I start up, Isn t this view great?
Yes it is Paul, Susan replies. She then looks off in the direction of where a few Duckboats giving tours are in the water.
Everyone on the boats wave to us and so we wave back. Link popped out of the water next to one and then they all laugh as he does some tricks in the water.
Then, Link returns from the water and climbs up Insecto to rejoin us.
Link then asks, Hey Dr. Cockroach, can your watch tell time yet?
Only a little, Dr. Cockroach explains, Once every ten minutes it tells the time so far. Luckily, that interval is now it is 10:00 AM. We still have two hours before we have to meet up with Monger and Chris back at the convention.
Bob suddenly shouts out, HEY Dr. Cockroach, can clouds have babies?
We all stare at him and then Dr. Cockroach replies, Bob, clouds cannot have babies and why in the world did you ask that?
"Well because of that , Bob says as he points to behind us since we all were staring at him and we all turn around and see a small black orb falling from an abnormally large cloud and heading towards the river!
We all gasp as it crashes into the river but thankfully, no one is nearby to get hurt in any boats.
Link shouts out to Insecto, Alright girl, can you go over there and pick that up for us?
SNORT! Insecto says and Link translates into, Yes.
Insecto stomps over to the area where the object impacted the water and Link dives in to locate it. He finds it and resurfaces to show Insecto where to grab it.
While Insecto is grabbing it, Link returns to atop of her to rejoin the rest of us.
Well Link, I say, What was it?
I don t know Paul, Link replies, It s some sort of orb and I couldn t make out any other detail in the water, we ll just have to wait for Insecto to pick it up and then we can look at it more closely.
SCREEE SNORT! Insecto says and she means that she found it and so we all watch to see what it was.
Once it s viewable, we see that it is just a simple black orb with a few simple lines detailing it
Bob breaks the silence and asks, Is it a boy or a girl?
Dr. Cockroach replies, Bob it is clearly not alive! And
Suddenly, Dr. Cockroach stops as the orb begins to glow within the detailed grooves.
Susan says in confusion, What the...
Suddenly the orb emits a small light on the top of it and a large hologram appears with an alien head belonging to Gallaxhar!
Greetings pathetic Monsters! Gallaxhar shouts, I have returned!
Gallaxhar! Susan says to the hologram, What are you doing here?
Oh nothing, I m just here for revenge! He says angrily, I m going to have my revenge, get back my Quantonium, take over your pathetic planet and destroy each of you monsters!
And how are you going to do all that? I say to him.
Hahahahahaha! Gallaxhar laughs, Like this! Look above you.
We all look above us and we see the huge cloud suddenly dissipate and we see a huge spaceship!
Meanwhile Chris and Monger have just finished seeing Fenway Park and they see the cloud dissipate and see the spaceship as well.
Chris exclaims, Umm, Monger, what is that?
Well Chris, Monger starts, I believe that the evil alien Gallaxhar has returned!
Chris asks, What does that mean?
It means that we need to find the monsters before he does! Monger says, Let s move!
They run towards the river to try and reach the monsters.
Meanwhile, back with the monsters
And I m not done yet! Gallaxhar says and then the orb starts to emit a strange gas.
Dr. Cockroach recognizes the odor and shouts, It s a chloroform bomb!
I then shout, It s a trap!
We all start to get really tired and weak but Link shouts quickly, Insecto, get us out of here!
Gallaxhar shouts, Not so fast! Computer! Deploy the restraints!
Suddenly, from the ship, enormous metal bands fall down and bind Insecto so she can t move!
And now, Gallaxhar says confidently, Computer, engage tractor beam!
Then, the spaceship shoots a beam onto Insecto and soon, we all are being lifted up towards the spaceship! Only, Insecto stays because she is sill banded and has already passed out from the chloroform bomb!
As we go up, we all start to pass out but before we do Susan grabs all of us and says weakly, Don t worry when we regain consciousness, Gallaxhar is going to get it!
Then Bob, Link and Dr. Cockroach, all pass out and now it s only Susan and I who are conscious.
Susan, I say weakly, I m freaking out!
Don t worry Paul, Susan says as she too gets weaker and weaker, I m here for you. I ll protect you. She then passes out.
And I ll protect you, I say and then I as well pass out.
Slowly, we all enter the spaceship unconscious.
Finally, Gallaxhar says, I will have my revenge and nothing can stand in my way now! Muahahahahahaha! Computer! Prepare our visitors surprises !
Yes Gallaxhar, Computer chimes.
Now all of Boston is in fear of what will happen next?!?!
--End Chapter 24--