Note from forevermagik13: Before I say anything else, I would like to announce that there is a comic involving Riku's brain in the previous chapter up on my deviantArt. I will have a link in my profile for you to follow. Other than that, rarmaster and I worked on this chapter together, though she is responsible for most of it. Though, it was my idea to bring 6 in.
Note from rarmaster: well, actually, I don't have much to say. the fun doesn't start until the next chapter
"You'll regret this!" Larxene Replica C shrieked. She was currently bound to a chair. Her hands were tied, though it wasn't quite stopping her from shooting lightning bolts. It was really only effecting her accuracy.
23 and 19 were both watching her, questioning her, and collecting data. They both had their shields out to protect themselves from any stray lightning bolts. They also had notebooks out, but it wasn't quite clear how they were actually managing to write.
"That's the third time you've told us that," 19 snapped. "It's pointless."
"You don't know who you're dealing with!" Larxene C shouted.
"Actually, yes we do," 19 replied, not amused. "Now stop with the threats and start answering our questions!"
"What do you want with the main computer?" 23 asked, trying to sound threatening.
19 elbowed him in the ribs. "Really? We already know what they want with the main computer!"
"Well, it seemed like a good question at the time," 23 said with a shrug.
19 rolled his eyes. "When is Saix sending the next little party?" he asked. "And are they actually going to be smart enough to use a dark corridor?"
Larxene Replica C rolled her eyes and snorted. "Heck if I know. Saix'll probably yell at 37 to send another party within the next two days. As for any of them having enough brains to use a dark corridor, your guess is as good as mine."
"Thank you for your cooperation on that," 23 said, scribbling this information down in his notebook.
19 frowned. That seemed too easy. He was about to ask the Larxene Replica about this, but he was distracted by her shooting a bolt of lightning at him. He casually held up his shield and the bolt bounced off, adding yet another scorch mark to the floor, which was beginning to resemble a Dalmatian.
"Oh please," Larxene C snarked, rolling her eyes. "I only told you that because I honestly don't care. The sooner you get done with your little questioning, the sooner I get to get out of here."
"Who said we're letting you out?" 23 retorted.
"You wouldn't!" Larxene C gasped.
Silence.
Larxene C groaned. "Oh just kill me," she muttered. "Nothing's worth this torture."
"If that is really what you want, I'm sure it can be arranged as soon as we're done questioning you," 19 said. "Which reminds me, why did 37 bother to bring you? All you seem to have is a big mouth, and it got you in trouble."
"I do not have a big mouth!" Larxene C shrieked, shooting another lightning bolt at him. Again, it was blocked. "I choose to come with 37 because I thought I would get to see some action and actually do something for once. But NO! All I managed to do is anger the one Vexen who managed to knock me out in one blow. That's just lame!"
"Well, you did injure Joseph," 19 replied simply.
"That little mistake had it coming to him!" she replied.
"Hey!" 23 shouted. "You can't speak about Joseph that way!"
"I'll say whatever I want about him!" Larxene C shouted in return, just as loud. "He's just a stupid little kid! I hate stupid little kids! Saix was right to get rid of-"
That sentence was cut off by 19 whacking her over the head with his shield.
"Ow!" she shrieked, sending another lightning bolt off in no particular direction. It bounced around the room for a second before fizzling out of existence.
"You better keep your voice down," 23 warned. "If 29 hears you say that, he might not be as kind as he was last time."
"Or Riku will hear you," 19 added with a shrug. "And you wouldn't want that either."
"Why should I be threatened by Riku?" Larxene C asked, spitting Riku's name out rather loathingly.
"He hates your guts," 23 replied with a shrug.
"Why?"
The Vexen Replicas exchanged glances.
"I thought it was obvious," 19 said after a moment. "He did destroy the other one rather quickly."
The others accepted that explanation without question.
The three of them were startled by someone banging on the door.
"Who could that be?" 19 wondered.
"It sounds like someone's bashing their head against the door," 23 replied.
"Number 6," they both said, hanging their heads.
"Help!" Larxene C shrieked. "Get me out of here!"
19 walked over and opened the door. He held up his hand so that 6 would bash his head against his hand as opposed to falling over when there suddenly wasn't a door in his way. (Yes, this has happened before.)
"6," 23 said, tapping his foot. "What are you doing?"
6 stopped bashing his head against 19's hand. "Pudding!"
Larxene C growled and fired off another lightning bolt. 19 suspected this and held up his shield to block both him and 6 from the blow. It bounced off his shield and hit 23 in the foot. 23 hopped around for a few seconds before the cackling died down.
"I'm going to need a new pair of shoes," he muttered.
"That replica is defective!" Larxene C shrieked. "Defective Replicas should be destroyed!"
23 took that opportunity to bash her upside the head with his shield. She was knocked out cold.
"Really, 23?" 19 said. "That's the seventh time."
23 shrugged. "I wouldn't keep bashing her if she'd stop being so annoying."
19 rolled his eyes.
"I'm going to go take care of 6, you stay here."
With that, he calmly led 6 out of the room. Only to poke his head back in after 8 seconds.
"By the way," he said. "Riku and 29 are on their way. Please keep them from destroying her."
"Oh for the love of..." 23 muttered. "Of all the people to interrupt, why them?"
19 shrugged. "She was screaming rather loudly."
"PUDDING!" 6 shouted.
"Come on, 6," 19 muttered, escorting him out again.
23 sighed.