Here's the new chapter of Wonderland. Here, we break out Murray, and we get a lot of Sly/You. What? I like cute!
Your POV:
"Mind if I join you?"
God, why would he even ask that question! It was completely and totally inappropriate and left you a stuttering idiot! You sounded like you had a speech impediment. It was just…just…
Argh.
Sly's POV:
She's cold and she's cruel,
But she knows what she's doing.
She pushed me in the pool at our last school reunion.
She laughs at my dreams,
But I dream about her laughter.
Strange as it seems,
She's the one I'm after.
'Cause she's bittersweet,
She knocks me off of my feet.
And I can't help myself,
I don't want anyone else.
She's a mystery,
She's too much for me.
But I keep comin' back for more.
She's just the girl I'm lookin' for!
Cerlie is really something else, isn't she? She threatens you all of the time, usually it's something like "I'll fucking skin you if you do that again" or sometimes she'll do it nonverbally, and she'll just give you that irritated face she makes when she's mad at something. But the look on her face that she had when you asked her if she could join her in the shower was just priceless!
She's not like other girls you've met before. She's got more loyalty in her pinkie finger than other girls do in their whole bodies and she's even worse tempered than Carmelita. And looking at her, she's more attractive. Better body.
(A Day Later)
Your POV:
Bentley starts with the mission briefings and shows you more pictures he took. "Thanks to your recent efforts, we are ready to attempt a Murray rescue. I call this plan, 'The Trojan Tank'." Oh, this should be fun. "Step one: we use the Contessa's keys to steal one of her tanks. I'll jump inside, while Sly, you and Cerlie will stay out of sight by crawling underneath." Yay, you get be squished next to Sly for only god knows how long. "With some luck, the guards won't notice anything out of the ordinary, and will open the prison gates for us. We casually roll in, and then blast the doors to Murray's cell block. Once inside, you'll need to improvise your way up to the guard control center, and open the doors leading to solitary confinement. Let's hope that Murray hasn't cracked under the Contessa's hypnosis."
Bentley's words send a shiver down your spine.
…
Sly's latched onto the bottom of the tank, and he's got his free arm and his tail around your waist while you hold onto him tight. You can feel his smirk against your hair. "Comfy, Cinderella?" You only roll your eyes, muttering a curse as your face turns six shades of red.
…
Getting the code into the computer, you open the door for Bentley and you and Sly follow him down. You find Murray a few minutes later, but…he's not himself. He's shaking terribly, and his eyes are wide with what looks like fear. Bentley notices too. "Hm, it looks bad. I've never seen Murray like this."
Sly nodded. "He's all…twitchy and bug-eyed."
"Cerlie, you said Murray was being forced to eat spice right?" Bentley asked.
You nodded. "Yeah, he said he was feeling 'weird'."
"Well, he's weirded out alright. I doubt he even knows we're here." You bit your lip at Bentley's words. "Clearly, we're going to have to lure him out of that cell the hard way."
"The hard way?" Sly asked.
"Why does everything always have to be so damn difficult?" You said with a sigh.
Bentley points to the machines with the "toxic" symbol on them. They're emitting some weird sound. "Those hypno-boxes are designed to heighten the effect of spice. And he's already in an agitated state. So, if we turn them all on at the same time, Murray's sure to become wildly hostile and probably break down the door."
"How do we turn on the hypno-boxes?"
"The power switches are all defended by laser barriers. When you get close, I'll hack the laser system from my terminal down here. That should give you access.
Sly nodded. "Let's do it. Anything to help out ol' Murray…he's looking really bad."
…
"I'm a little teapot, short and stout, tip me over…and I'LL SMASH UP EVERYTHING!"
Yes, it's going well.
…
"Uh…" Murray groans, rubbing his probably pounding-head. "Who? What?" He stares at you, Sly, and Bentley. You only have a relieved smile on your face. "Is this heaven?" He asks.
You only laugh as Sly replies, "Sorry pal. You're no angel."
"Just take a few deep breaths and try to center your thoughts." Bentley says.
"Okay." Murray says, taking in a deep breath.
You hear a voice from behind you and you know it's the Contessa. "What's with all the racket? My conscious mind is a wreck…I ought to…the weak-minded hippo is free! And he's got friends! Hmm. Perhaps it's time to reevaluate some life choices." You remember her regretting joining the Klaww gang, and now that her plans are falling apart even more, she probably regrets all she's done. But it's a little too late for regret.
Murray reaches for something in his pocket. "I'm serious. I managed to keep this half of the Clockwerk heart safe. It was hard to hide from the Con…the Contessa! She's getting away!"
You turn to see the back of the Contessa and that Murray's right. "Let's move!"
…
You chance the Contessa down the line, only she escapes on her blimp after she's done tossing bombs and spiders at you. Murray lets out a howl of frustration. "She's getting away!"
"Not for long she's not." You immediately growl.
"Cerlie's right. Don't worry pal, we'll find her. With the four of us back together, she doesn't stand a chance." Sly said as the four of you stared up at her blimp with you only thinking of revenge.
…
Now the ride out of town was wild! It was like you guys were at a party and had had one too many drinks. Murray had to pull over twice because he was laughing so hard. And you nearly strangled Murray by hugging him to death and you smacked Sly on the shoulder a couple of times due to his dirty comments. And while things between you and Bentley weren't great, you did patch things up and you knew that you were headed towards a better friendship.
You also took a few weeks off, just playing games, telling jokes and stories, and spending some time in the great outdoors…which became even better when you pushed Sly into the water.
You woke up the next day, and discovered Sly sleeping next to you.
Yay, chapter 17! I'm so happy, no joke. I'm almost done with Born This Way, and we're about halfway down with Wonderland. I thought we'd finish Wonderland first, but nope, I was wrong. Oh well. I also have a ton of time to waste because the new Monster High special comes on today at one! Awesome.
See you soon!
~Mimi