Good way to start the year, no? Anyways, I just want to quickly say that this chapter and next chapter will be the final uploads for this story FOR NOW. As much as I love doing this story and I have SO MUCH planned for this, but I have another story to do and I feel like I've been letting a majority of people down not uploading much on that story. Again, I have so much planned for this action-packed story, but I have another story to focus on which I also want to do but I haven't gotten to it mainly with me being caught up in all the action writing... I'll be giving a little sneak peek for where we are headed next. Once we're done here, we're off to Chicago. That's all I'm going to say. I'm super excited for the Chicago adventure and I can't wait to get to it! Anyways, enough of me blabbering on and on, enjoy these next two chapters and happy new year!
Minutes Later
The Hyperjet had just arrived at HQ and had landed.
"Aw yeah!"
"We did that!"
"Did you see how awesome that was?"
They were all in a celebratory mood.
"Great to see you all made it back! Even if the helicopter may have received minor damage." Phoebe said to them. "Pheebs, the QR Helicopter was a success! Well, except for the part that smoke got into the engine." Ariel replied.
Swoops was on top of the Hyperjet as he squawked.
Most of them flinched as they didn't notice.
"Swoops! Get down from there!"
"Uh, Arnold? I believe you have someone waiting for you." Phoebe told him, sounding rather concerned. Arnold only nodded as he soon went upstairs.
Arnold was upstairs looking for Rhonda. He eventually found her in their bedroom, staring out the bedroom window with her arms crossed.
Arnold snuck up behind as he held her by the waist. "Hey, sweetie!" Rhonda only. scoffed as she freed herself from him. "Did I say something?"
No answer.
"Did… I say something…?" Arnold asked, confused about what was going on. Rhonda turned around and glared at him for a few seconds before…
SLAP!
"What was that for?!" Arnold exclaimed as he rubbed his cheek where Rhonda slapped him.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? HUH?!"
"Wh- What do you mean?! I never cheated on you or anything!" Arnold stammered.
"NOT THAT, IDIOT! DANGLING FROM A ROPE! ARE YOU FUCKING FOR REAL RIGHT NOW?!" Arnold stood there, silenced. "THIS IS THE SAME SHIT YOU PULLED WHEN I WAS PREGNANT, RISKING YOUR DAMN LIFE! HOW CAN YOU TELL ME THAT'S NOT SAFE? AND EVEN WORSE, YOUR NEW PROJECT ALMOST COULD'VE TAKEN YOU OUT ONCE SMOKE FILLED THE ENGINE! WHERE IS YOUR BRAIN? ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE?! HUH?! THINK, IDIOT, WE HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO STILL NEEDS OF US. AREN'T YOU GONNA USE THAT FUCKIN' BRAIN WHERE EVER IT IS?! DANGLING FROM A ROPE? REALLY?!" Rhonda started to have tears in her eyes. "ARE YOU EVEN GONNA USE THAT BRAIN OF YOURS FOR ONCE IN YOUR MOTHERFUCKIN' LIFE?! I… I…" Rhonda turned away from him as she broke down in tears.
Arnold stood there for a moment before he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Rhonda, I'm… I'm very sorry to be causing you all this rage… I know what I did was probably reckless but I saved those people." She then interrupted. "Is that the only thing you fucking care about?!"
"No! I know I was rather reckless about it but… I always look after myself. I know that little malfunction could've gone wrong but thankfully we had Sapphire. I'm not gonna stand here and make many unrealistic excuses… Rhonda, forgive me, please. I never wanted to feel scared or anything…" Arnold put his face on her shoulder as a few tears slipped down. "Forgive me, Rhonda…"
She felt his warm tears run down her shirt. She only put a hand on his cheek as she rubbed her head against his. She then took a deep sigh. "Arnold… I forgive you. It's just… all the pressure of being a mother and not only that, wanting you to be here every step of the way… It just breaks my heart every time we always go out on those call-outs. I'm just scared when things like that happen… And Arnold?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry for slapping you… I wasn't in control and I felt helpless to do anything. I still love you, my sweetie pie." Rhonda then lightly smiled. Arnold soon smiled at her. "Is there any way I can make up for it?" She then asked.
Arnold lightly smirked as he pointed at his right cheek. Rhonda only giggled as she held his face and gave a long kiss on his cheek.
"I love you, Princess." Arnold hugged her. "I love you, my Prince." Rhonda replied as she hugged him. They nuzzled their noses together as they stood there and hugged.
Down in the lair, Ariel was already working on the QR Helicopter's engine as she found minor damage. Swoops was with her as he was looking over it.
"That bird is more useful than any car mechanic in town." Spinelli smirked. "So he can fix anything better than you?" Gerald teased. "Stop it before I hit you in the head with a raw turkey…" Spinelli lowered her eyelids. Gerald only contained his laugh.
"Should be fixed within an hour or so. Thankfully it was nothing major." Ariel said as she assessed the engine. Swoops squawked. "You do this if you think you're a mechanic." Ariel smirked. Swoops screeched. "Unlike you, I have actual thumbs." She kept smirking. Swoops flapped his wings as he faced away. Ariel only laughed as she saw Swoops facing away.
Arnold and Rhonda were still upstairs as they were hugging and not wanting to let go. "Uh, Rhonda?"
"Yes, sweetheart?"
"You do realize I still have my uniform on, right?" Rhonda then smirked as she looked over at him. She then jumped onto Arnold and the two fell to the floor. Rhonda lightly giggled as she nuzzled her nose against Arnold's nose. She then started to kiss him as she slipped her tongue inside his mouth.
Arnold's tongue soon wrestled against Rhonda's tongue as the two passionately kissed on the floor. Rhonda then separated from him. "If I don't ask you to have sex, it's cause I prefer this a lot more right now." Rhonda smirked as Arnold was blushing and giving a cute smile.
"I think I'm gonna have some fun right now…" Rhonda kept smirking as she slid a finger down Arnold's lips. Arnold had a goofy smile as Rhonda winked. She then slowly pressed her lips onto his as her tongue slipped into his mouth.
A Minute Later
The two soon separated as they didn't want to get up.
"Alright, Juliet." Arnold chuckled. "Can I get up now?"
"Alright, Romeo." Rhonda giggled as she soon got off him. She then helped him to his feet. "Reminds me of the time we did that school play as kids. Don't you remember?" Arnold soon started. "Yup. If it wasn't for Helga's bitch ass, I would've been Juliet!"
"Yeah… So, I'll meet you here later?" Arnold asked. "I'll be waiting for my cuddles." Rhonda smirked as she tickled his chin. Arnold only smiled.
Hours Later
Arnold and Rhonda were cuddling up in bed as it was nearing nighttime. Clouds were forming in the sky, looking like it was going to rain.
"Hey, Arnold. Think I should try and get my nails done? I've rarely even done so ever since we've been living this life." Rhonda started as she looked at her manicured nails. Arnold held her hand. "I have to say, I always loved how you did your nails. The creativity and the different shades of red." He then smirked.
"Wait. You could tell?!" Rhonda asked, surprised. "Of course! You thought I was like the others who thought you painted them the same shade of red?"
"I genuinely thought you couldn't tell." Rhonda blushed. She then sighed lovingly. "Which makes me all the more in love with you." Rhonda laid her head against him. Arnold only smiled as he caressed her cheek. "Arnold, call me crazy on this but… What would you think if we had a baby at around Nineteen years old…?"
Arnold thought for a moment. "Well, it would be a little more challenging but I certainly wouldn't. You wanna know why?"
"Why?"
"I'm in love with you, it'll always be that way. And I wouldn't mind if we were to start a family at that age." Arnold kept caressing her cheek. Rhonda giggled as she gave a quick kiss around his neck.
"Sir, the airships have been detained, they're hooked and tethered. We're reeling 'em in." The Militia Lieutenant said over the radio. "Good. Get in there, find our guy and interrogate him. And Lieutenant, I'm assigning an extra unit as we speak. For guard duty." Haidra replied.
"Who're we guarding?"
"Alastor. Boss wants to come aboard."
"This does NOT sound good." Ariel said as she had her arms crossed. Swoops was on the desk while Phoebe managed to intercept radio chatter from the Militia. "After two weeks, we finally know their next move." She said. "Time to get everyone down here." Ariel said as she activated the crime wave.
The alarm sound throughout the mansion. Spinelli and Star Sapphire were arm wrestling while Nadine was playing referee for them. Gerald fell asleep watching a football game. And Arnold and Rhonda were upstairs.
Two Minutes Later
They were all suited up as Ariel soon started.
"We know where the Militia will be striking next. Only question is, what are their intentions? They're targeting the BlackJack airships. We don't know what they could have against the owner, but we're going to find out." Ariel informed the team. She then nodded to Arnold as he soon stepped forward.
"Alright, now that we know where the Militia are headed next, it's time we take down this army and find out who their leader is!" A warning alarm then sounded briefly. "Sir, I've detected long-range missiles in the area. I'm afraid none of the vehicles will get through there unless those missile trackers are taken down."
"And unfortunately we don't know HOW to take them or even know how they work." Phoebe added.
"Well, that changes things… How close can we get?"
"The area is protected like an island. I'm afraid there's no getting near there." Impulse replied.
"Two separate teams. One in the Hyperjet. And the second team will be with me and destroy the missile launcher. Star, Spinelli, and Gerald. You're all with me."
"Always up to crush some Militia skull!" Spinelli pounded her fists together.
"I'm sure they'll love that we crashed in." Sapphire smirked as she admired her lantern ring.
"What we waitin' for man? Let's crush some Militia scum!" Gerald said.
"Alright, so that leaves Ariel, Rhonda, and Nadine in the Hyperjet."
"I'll be in control. After all, I'm an expert pilot." Ariel lightly smirked. Arnold lightly smirked back. "Alright, Ms. Flyer. Alright, that settles everything. Let's go!"
"Good luck, guys!" Phoebe told them.
The Hyperjet was fired up and soon took off.
Minutes Later
The Hyperjet soared through the skies as it was approaching the barrier.
"Guys, I've picked up a weird signal coming under the airships." Ariel said. "Looks like they set a little camp under there." Gerald added.
The Hyperjet soon landed.
"Alright, Star, Spinelli, Gerald, all with me." Arnold said as his armor formed around him. "Sapphire, lead the way."
"With pleasure!"
The four soon exited from the Hyperjet's helicopter roof exit.
"There's the airships!" Spinelli pointed. "There's our next stop… just as soon as we deal with the Militia."
"Who runs the airships anyhow, Arnold?" Sapphire asked. "A once science genius. A prodigy in college who dropped out and wasn't heard of since. He was arrested several times for his out-of-control experiments. His name is Rash Jones. AKA Dr. Rash."
"Enough talk, let's hurry and crush some Militia!" Spinelli said as she got ahead.
"Hold it. We don't know what we're dealing with so we don't go in just yet."
The four of them soon reached a building next to the Militia camp.
"Looks like you were right Gerald, they set up a watch tower." Sapphire said.
Rain then started coming down
"The Militia have captured the BlackJack Airships and set up a watchtower with century guns. And it looks like I found where it's being controlled from. We gotta take it out." Arnold pointed out.
"Five soldiers, all armed. You guys thinking what I'm thinking?" Sapphire looked at the others. They all smirked. Arnold motioned his head as they all went down to pick off the soldiers.
"Shit stinks around here, there's bunches of mice everywhere, it's always raining, and not to mention how much of a dump this city is! It's better off burning to the ground. No wonder our bosses hate this place." A soldier complained.
"AAAAH!" Arnold snuck behind two soldiers and smashed their heads against the ground.
Spinelli pulled a wrestling move as it knocked out the soldier. Sapphire formed a hand with her ring as it grabbed the soldier and slammed him to the ground. Gerald snapped the last soldier's neck. He then noticed something odd.
"What's this?" He picked up a little device from the soldier. "Guys, looks like the Militia are upgrading, they're using devices to track our detective vision." Gerald dropped the device and crushed it.
"Sapphire, do me a favor and destroy that command unit, will you?" Arnold asked. "Anything for you." Star Sapphire grinned.
She dropped down to the command unit and formed a sledgehammer. She then smashed the central unit as all the century guns around the tower malfunctioned and self-destructed.
"Phoebe, we're at the airships, found anything?"
"If old schematics of the airships count, then yeah. Original schematics revealed that there's a service hatch that's accessible at the top of the aircraft. It also looks like Dr. Rash is very protective of his work, so I'd expect high security if I were you guys."
"Sir, I'm uploading the latest hacking software to each of you guys' PCU's. It'll come in handy here."
"Thanks, you guys." Arnold then faced the others. "Let's get in there!"
They all soon flew up to the airship's service hatch and they found it was locked.
"Locked… But not for long." Spinelli lightly smirked as she started hacking the lock of the hatch. A green light was displayed. "We're in!" She opened the service hatch.
They all dropped silently behind three Militia soldiers. They had a drone that carried an electric current.
Sapphire raised her arm, but Arnold shook his head as he had another idea. He has his PCU as he started hacking the Militia's drone unit.
"Is that thing working properly? Why did it just turn red on us?!" One soldier asked. "Chill out. It's probably a lighting glitch."
"AAAAAAHEUGH!" The three soldiers were shocked by the electric current as the drone self-destructed after.
"A little trick of mine." Arnold smirked. "Your wife is so lucky to have a man like you." Sapphire smirked.
"I see you four have made your way into the airships." Ariel started. "Any sign of Dr. Rash?"
"Nothing. But Haidra and Alastor's forces have already moved through this place, killing every scientist in here." Gerald replied.
"Any idea what they could be planning?"
"No idea so far. We'll keep in touch.
Minutes Later
"Looks like our next route is up." Sapphire said as she looked at a grate above.
Arnold soon grappled up to the grate as he soon got through.
He was met with a big armored brute who swung a blade at him.
"ARNOLD?" The three shouted as they saw what occurred.