It was 10:35pm the next evening with both Arnold and Helga working. When Helga got off she dashed over quickly to meet up with Arnold. Texting Arnold that she was here, Helga opened the passenger door just to turn around to face Ludwig when she heard a pair footsteps rush up to her.
"Asshole." Helga snarled out. "Leave us be."
Ludwig smirked. "No."
Watching how close he was getting, Helga pushed him forcefully away so she can get into the truck and take off so she can at least hope to get to Arnold, but obviously Ludwig decided to grab her and push her into the trucks side. Feeling temporarily woozy, Helga narrowed her eyes at him. He's always been trying to get handsy a long time ago and never raised a hand to any girl before so this took her by surprise.
"LEAVE HER BE!"
Helga felt jerked when Ludwig was forced away by stumbling to the ground after Arnold punched him. "Arnold, he'll say you attacked first if the camera can't see this interaction from where we are standing." Helga whispered out.
"I'm defending you so I believe they'll understand." Arnold was fuming as he stared down Ludwig. "Get in the truck Helga so we can go."
Keeping an eye on Ludwig still on the ground watching them, Helga went and climbed into the cab before gasping when she saw how Ludwig quickly grabbed Arnold to slam him against the truck bed hard. Getting out of the cab she started pounding on his back and pulling at him to stop Ludwig from strangling Arnold. Feeling a hard backhanded slap, Helga fell to the ground as tears started to form.
Arnold fumed watching his love on the ground in pain making him reposition himself as he ignored what Ludwig was doing as he repositioned himself to curl up and push him away forcefully by using his legs. Helga rolled away from the large body as he landed on the ground. Now he has an excellent reason to defend Helga and himself. Now without his cronies, Arnold started to use his skills he learned from grandma as he struck.
Helga called 911 stating her emergency as she watched the blows Arnold was doing while Ludwig did something she had no clue he was trained for. She had no clue he also knew karate. Helga watched in horror as she saw blood show on Arnold's face.
"STOP THIS!" She yelled out. "THIS ISN'T WORTH IT!"
Delivering a punch to Arnold, Ludwig smirked over at Helga. "You really sell yourself short, Pataki."
"Ugh." Watching Arnold deliver a kick to Ludwig's side, Helga focused on Arnold while hating the police for choosing this time to be slow. "This is really stupid. I'm Arnold's! I will not be yours you fucking cretin!"
Arnold was busy concentrating on Ludwig while trying to maintain his footing. He was surprisingly very good with his skills making Arnold curse himself for being lax in his studies.
Helga was becoming frustrated and scared for Arnold seeing he was starting to weaken. Where were the cops? "HELP! SOMEONE HELP!"
Ludwig turned his attention back to Helga after he landed Arnold to the ground and began to run after her. "SHUT UP!"
Helga could of swore Ludwig looked like Bob just now coming after her. He looked like the last image of Bob before he was taken away when Frank came to visit. Turning around quickly, Helga started to run before hearing a loud sound behind her with fighting starting to resume in a series of punches. Turning back she saw it was Wolfgang and Ludwig fighting. She also spotted Arnold stopped a little before the newest fight looking dragged out. Running over to him she wrapped her arms around him.
Hearing a police car coming into the parking lot finally with their sirens on they stopped short of the fighting to yell out their customary, "FREEZE!"
Seeing that at least they weren't pointing the guns at the couple, Helga spoke up, "Ludwig attacked first by slamming me into the truck and my boyfriend was defending me when he kept attacking."
Wolfgang and Ludwig already stopped fighting and were standing up with their hands in the air. With a tilt of his head in Ludwig's direction, Wolfgang said, "That's Ludwig."
Approaching them cautiously the cop asked. "And your involvement in this?"
"Helga was yelling for help and he was chasing after her so I went to stop him." Wolfgang answered calmly.
"Put your hands down then. We will still ask you questions." Examining Ludwig he quickly went behind him to force him towards the car.
"I have an upcoming court case that involves Ludwig for beating me up in this very parking lot with some friends of his. I was in the hospital for a couple of weeks." Arnold informed the other officer.
Hearing his partner read Ludwig his rights and placing him in the back, he turned back to Arnold and Helga. "We'll need you to come to the station to give us a report but please tell me why he would attack you in the first place."
"It sounds like an awful soap opera but he did it because he said he wanted to take Arnold out in order to get me. It is all very stupid." Helga told him.
Looking at her left hand the officer smiled. "Congratulations." He pointed to the ring. Getting serious again, he looked directly at Helga. "Some people do the craziest things for someone they really want to be with, but what he did is insane." Hearing his partner come up to him he looked towards him.
"Arnold Shortman, correct?" His partner asked to which Arnold nodded his head. "I pulled up the police report on this and you out for a week before waking up. Him and your ex with some of his friends attacked you in a gang like style and left you here." Turns his head to Wolfgang. "Yeah I remember you, Wolfgang too. It seems you are trying to better yourself." Wolfgang shrugged. Turning back to the couple the officer smiled a bit. "He stopped a woman from getting raped a few weeks ago and gave CPR to a senior citizen last week."
Helga and Arnold looked at Wolfgang as a blush formed on his face. "Guess he is trying to better himself." Arnold spoke low and almost in a daze.
"Well we both need you at the station to give your report. Do you want to go to the hospital to get yourself checked out young man? It would be for the best for your upcoming case." The cop recommended.
"Oh mom and dad are gonna hate this, but I will." Arnold assured him.
"I'll make sure he goes." Helga assured them.
Nodding their heads they took their leave. Watching them disappear from the parking lot, Arnold and Helga looked over to Wolfgang.
"Don't say anything. I'm just glad I heard you." Wolfgang said as he started to wander away.
"Thanks Wolfgang. We appreciate it." Arnold called out.
"Sure thing." Giving at least Helga a final look he strolled away.
"I'm driving and you call your parents." Helga instructed as they went back to the truck.
Once at the truck and climbing into the cab, Arnold heard her thoughts clearly. "Don't worry, Helga."
"What if this time your parents demand for you to break it off with me?" Starting up the vehicle she stared down at the steering wheel.
Leaning over he kissed her. "They won't and if someone tries I'll fight for you. You are who I'll want by my side."
"Want a cape and a mask when you say things like this?" Helga teased while putting the truck in gear.
After so long in the hospital to get checked out they came home to a million questions from his parents while Stella fawned all over Arnold's wounds. They already left a message to Frank about the latest.
"Still going to school tomorrow?" Miles wondered as he looked at the teenagers.
"I'm still planning on going." Arnold answered.
"Same here." Helga chimed in. "We have to work tomorrow too."
Stella stepped forward. "You sure you want to work tomorrow? Perhaps you both need to rest from this stressful situation. I don't want you both going in there because frankly I'm worried since this is the second time you've been attacked there Arnold. As for you Helga he attacked you too. What happens if there are more friends of his out there who might have a grudge?"
"For me I can list off the things that have frightened me: Bob, losing my mother, Olga's stupidity, Ludwig, and most of all the thought of losing Arnold." Helga said. "If I didn't stop fighting in my own way, Bob would of killed me a long time ago so I learned to keep moving forward. Also I'm scared of losing all those that matter to me."
"Mom I understand your worry, I do, but I need to keep going forward too. I refuse to hide from things that scare me. Truth be told, I was afraid I wasn't gonna find you both alive, but I still kept going forth. Ludwig may have more friends out there who will take their chance with us, but I refuse to hide away in a hole." Stepping forward, Arnold hugged his parents. "I know you're both worried and I love you, just please understand."
"We do, son. We are your parents and we love you so it is in our blood to worry." Miles said to him as he flicked his gaze over to Helga. "We aren't your parents, but we love you and worry about you too, Helga."
Helga blushed as she fell silent.
"Before you both head up there I received a call from your cousin, Arnie. He'll be here for a couple of weeks so he'll be staying in your room, Arnold." Stella informed him.
"Alright mom, thanks." Well at least things have changed since the last time he visited, Arnold thought. "Uh good night mom and dad."
"Good night Stella and Miles." Helga waved at them as they went upstairs. Stopping by her room she told him she'll be right up there after she changed and washed up.
Nodding his head, Arnold went upstairs to remove his clothing gingerly thinking that he hoped that Arnie will maintain a distance with Helga after he finds out about Helga being with him. Putting a robe on and gathering his pajama's he kissed Helga on the way past him on the stairs as he went to use the bathroom.
While cleaning up, Arnold frowned. "Two weeks without sleeping with her? This will the slowest two weeks of his entire life." He mumbled out sullenly.
I did think that Brainy and Lila would make a good couple. Also her and Stinky. I never thought her and Arnold would work out since they were far too similar and both her and him need something that holds their attention to thrive off of. My opinion there. I also didn't have in mind originally who the couple was gonna be who got pregnant. I thought her for several reasons. (All good)
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