After smashing through the welded-shut front door, Becky, Bob, Iza, and Rael headed for Becky's spaceship. They found it in mere minutes. From the outside, it seemed that nothing was wrong with it. But once Bob took a look at the internal wiring, he saw a big problem. All of the circuitboards and internal structures were either ripped out or destroyed.
Bob squeaked after his analysis of the spaceship's condition.
"Several hours?" Becky said in shock.
Bob squeaked a response.
"Ugh, what are we going to do for a couple days if that maniac kid Taver is after me?" Becky asked.
"You can always stay in your spaceship until Bob is done fixing it. If you hang out at our house any longer he's sure to find out you've broken out, and may take more drastic steps to keep you there. It's simply too risky." Iza said, knowing that all spaceships built on Lexicon were equipped with spare bedrooms, in case of long travel. Especially after Becky left Lexicon.
"That's true…I'll have to do that then." Becky said, sighing. "You know, there's room for you guys to stay here too, i-if you want. I mean, if Taver knows where you are, he could capture you and threaten to kill you unless I stay here. Plus we could still spend time together."
"Actually, that's not a half bad idea. I'd hate to have to be separated from you if the sole purpose of your coming here was to spend time with us." Rael said.
"Yeah. Oh, you guys would love how I decorated the hideout! Let me show you around." Becky said, grabbing her parents' hands and entering the spaceship. Becky showed them everything: from the bedrooms, to the crime detector/alert system, to her various game rooms, to her criminal memorabilia room, and last but not least, the library.
Becky stepped into the library, her parents stepping in slowly behind her. They looked up to the ceiling to see themselves painted into a mural depicting themselves as the saviors of Lexicon. They saw the statues of everyone on the Council, including themselves. The walls were stacked, corner to corner, with books. In the center, their own battle strategy book was proudly displayed.
"B-Becky…this room is…is amazing…" Iza said, stunned.
"I know. For fifteen years, this was the only memory I'd ever had of Lexicon. The only real knowledge I ever had of it was all your battle tactics, and that these people lived there." Becky said, pointing to the statues circling the room. "But now that I've met you guys, I know everything I've ever wanted to know. But most importantly, I know that I had a family that loved me, and a planet that cherishes me. And now that I know all about Lexicon, I know that I belong on Earth. It makes me feel so complete."
Iza and Rael smiled.
"Oh, Becky, we're happy to know that you're happy. We were just happy to know that you're alive, and you're safe and sound, and cared for. We always thought you were lost and alone somewhere far away, with no one to take care of you. We thought for sure we'd never see you again. We were even scared of the possibility that you were dead. But now that we know you're okay, we want you to be happy. And we're happy to know that we can make you happy, even if we have to let you go to do so." Iza said. Becky smiled and gave her parents a big hug.
"I'll always love you guys." Becky said as she hugged them.
"Okay, let's get to business. We need a plan to defeat Taver in case he finds us again." Becky said. The three of them sat down on the couch and began strategizing.
~…~
"How's it going, Bob?" Becky asked as the three emerged from the spaceship. Bob squeaked a response.
"Okay, let us know if you need any assistance. It will go by a lot faster with two or more of us working on it at a time. But in the meantime, we have devised a plan, just in case Taver should find us again." Becky explained. Bob squeaked.
"Well, if he finds us, plan A is to talk him down, talk him out of kidnapping me and explain to him why we think he really wants me to stay. We figure that if he hears that from somebody, he'll realize we're right and he'll let me go. If that doesn't work, I'll just use my superpowers to defeat him. I figured I'd spare us all the trouble of preparing for battle…or, at least, try to, anyways." Becky explained.
"Alright. We're heading downtown to the Council building, if you need us." Becky explained as she left with her parents.
After the three of them left, and Bob buried himself in his work, completely unaware of anything going on around him.
Including the hooded figure sneaking up on him.
Suddenly, the hooded figure grabbed Huggy and ran off. Huggy wrestled to get free, but the mysterious person had too tight a grip on him. He simply couldn't get loose. He squeaked in protest.
"Sorry, monkey," The man said. "But you're not going anywhere. Nowhere but locked up so I can get my love back."
Huggy looked at his kidnapper's face to see Taver smiling evilly.
Huggy squeaked even louder for help.
~…~
Becky was sitting at a conference table in the Council building when she heard the distant sound of a squeak of protest.
"Hang on, I hear someone calling for help…" Becky said. Everyone went quiet so Becky could listen. But before she could hear anything, a hologram suddenly appeared before the table.
"Hello, Alysia." Said the hologram of Taver, maniacally. "You may think you're leaving this planet, but you're wrong. I have found a reason for you to stay."
He moved the hologram beside him to show Huggy in a steel cage, shaking the bars to try and free himself. The cage had some sort of laser gun device pointed through the bars, directly at Huggy.
"Huggy! What have you done to him?" Becky said, standing up from her chair.
"Oh, I took him for some ice cream, and a carnival, it was a blast." Taver said sarcastically. "What does it look like I did? I kidnapped him, idiot."
Becky shut up immediately. No one had ever talked to her like that, and to be honest, it hurt a little.
"I've kidnapped him, and in order for his safe return, you must swear you'll stay here, with me. If you say no, I will shoot this at him." Taver explained, pointing towards the laser cannon.
"I call it the Vapor-Ray. Its victims are vaporized upon impact. If you do not agree to stay with me forever, I will vaporize your friend. The choice is yours," Taver said, cackling evilly. "See you soon."
Becky turned back to her parents.
"Oh, no, what are we going to do?" Becky said, plopping herself back in her chair and burying her head in her folded arms.
"I can't lose Bob, he's my best friend in the whole world. But I can't stay here, there's people back home that I love too dearly to abandon." She said, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Oh, come now Becky, we're going to come up with a plan to stop him. We're not going to let him vaporize your Captain friend. Now, let's stop moping about it and make a plan of action. This just got personal." Iza said, putting a reassuring hand on Becky's back. Becky sat up and smiled for a moment before her eyebrows creased in seriousness. It was time to get down to business.
Ah ha! I just found out what to do with the rest of the story! Woohoo I love my brain :D Lol, anyways, enjoy XD