Chapter 11: Shocking and Terrible.
Crossover Town, Colorado, September 29th, Hell's Pass Hospital.
Mabel didn't know how long she was out, But when she woke up, she found herself in a hospital room, The slow beeping of a... heart monitor?
With a slow turn of her head, Mabel found herself looking at White walls and A television screen at the top left side of the Room. It was currently turned off, then the sound of Door opening caught her attention as a Nurse entered the room.
"Aw, You're up." She said, smiling. "We were worried there for a sec."
Mabel coughed. "Where… am I?"
"Hell's Pass Hospital." Said the Nurse. "You were in a pretty bad scrape, Pretty bad."
Mabel winced in pain. "What… Happened?" She asked, trying to remember.
"Oh, you were in a pretty bad scrape." The Nurse explained. "You've been out for most of the night, The Doctor is with your family now."
At that moment, Uncle Harold and Aunt Valorie came into the room with the Dr. Doctor, A man with dark, combed and wavy hair, and dressed in a white shirt under a turquoise lab coat, And Wendy, The two foster Parents quickly went to Mabel's side!
"Oh Mabel!" Cried Valorie. "We were so worried!"
"It's gonna be alright now Sweetheart." Harold said comfortingly. "It's gonna be alright… What's the last thing you remember?"
Mabel stared for a moment, and then… it all came back to her.
Flashback.
"Oh poor little girl." Courtney cued. "So sad and alone."
"Why are you doing this?!" Asked Mabel.
"I told you, Nothing Personal." Said Courtney, as she lobbed a backhand to Mabel, quickly followed by a sidekick from Kelly, that sent Mabel spinning towards the edge to the staircase, Only to be caught by Courtney before she went over, with a tug, She pulled Mabel back to solid ground, and for a moment, Mabel thought she had a last minute change of heart…
…She didn't.
"We just need a cover."
Courtney then shot out her leg and kicked Mabel in the chest! Sending the poor girl tumbling down the concrete stairs, brushing and scraping herself in the process.
Flashback ends.
Mabel's eyes went wide as she remembered, her mouth trembling as she struggled to find words.
"I… I remember now, I was… I was attacked!" Mabel almost screamed. "There were these bullies, a-and they…"
Harold embraced her as she almost cried. "Shhh, It's alright now, they won't hurt you again…"
"Yes, Kyle Brovflovski will never lay a hand on you again." Valorie added.
Mabel's train of thought suddenly stopped. "What?"
Crossover Town, Colorado, September 30th, Hell's Pass Hospital.
When Mabel was released from the Hospital, A Day later, She was using a crutch to walk and was bandaged from scalp to left arm. She would need time to recover, but that was not what concerned her.
What shocked her more was the crowd/mob that had come to greet her, much to her surprise and even more so when a Young Boy in a Green ubraska was shoved before her by a Heavy-weight woman with long pointy hair.
"Oh Valerie." She said morosely. "I am so terribly sorry for all this, I swear this will never happen again."
"I… surely hope so, Sheila. " Said Valerie, Strangely, she didn't appear angry or resentful, which Mabel found both surprising and strange. It was almost as if she was worried about something else.
"Young Man, You make your apologies to this poor girl right now." The apparent Mother demanded, waving a finger over the head of Kyle.
"B-But, I didn't…" Kyle almost said.
"YOU SAY SORRY RIGHT NOW YOUNG MAN!" Sheila snapped, causing Kyle to flinch in fear before, shuffling nervously up to Mabel.
"I'm… Sorry…" He said, barely making eye contact with her.
Mabel said nothing, she just looked at the crowd, who were either looking at her with sympathy or glaring at Kyle. She was so confused… She didn't know what was happening.
As the Testaburger family moved to the car, Mabel spotted someone in the crowd, watching her; she couldn't get a proper look, before she was escorted into the car, as it drove off.
Once in the car, Mabel spoke up again. "What was all that?"
"We'll talk once we get home." Harold said.
"What? B-BUt I don't understand?" Mabel protested. "It wasn't-"
"At. Home." Harold cut in sharply.
They spent the rest of the car ride in silence, And when they returned to the House, Harold and Valorie set Mabel down on the couch as Waddles scrambled up and nuzzled her gently.
"Okay…" Said Valorie, Holding a hand to her forehead. "Now… We know, You're not stupid, We know what happened to you."
"It wasn't that Kyle kid." Mabel said. "I barely even know him."
"Yes, We know." Harold replied. "But… tell that to the rest of the Town, That Video that was posted was a dead give away."
"Video?" Mabel asked.
Valorie pulled out her phone, went through it and found what she was looking for, she showed it to her neice, who stared in shock.
It was a Video about her getting attacked, But not by Courtney and her minions, But by Kyle and three other kids, Two of them were Cartman and Kenny, who she also rarely talked too, But the fourth was a kid he never even saw before, A little boy in a Red Poof Ball Hat and brown winter coat, And they were all doing the exact same things that Courtney's pose did!
"Wha… That's not what happened!" Mabel exclaimed.
"Doesn't seem like it to us." Said Valorie, as she put her phone away.
"You can't seriously believe that!" Mabel exclaimed. "I barely even know those kids!"
Harold sighed. "Mabel, We don't, And we're sorry we weren't there to stop this-"
"Like you weren't there for my Parents?!" Mabel snapped, her eyes glaring upwards at her Aunt and Uncle, who both flinched at the sharpness in her tone.
"Mabel…" Harold began.
"No! Shut up!" Snapped Mabel as she limped to her feet. "You expect me to just… sit by while another kid takes the heat for something he didn't even do?! While letting the real bullies get off Scot free?"
"It's… A Lot more complicated than you think." Valorie said.
"Complicated, What do you mean complicated?!" Mabel demanded.
"Well…" Harold scratched the back of his head. "Let's just say Courtney Richards is not to be handled… lightly."
Mabel gave a look of confusion, But brushed it off as she made her way to the stairs.
"Where are you going?" Valorie asked.
"Call me when Dinner is ready." She simply replied as she retreated up stairs, leaving Valorie to sob in hands, While Harold placed his hands comfortingly on her shoulders.
Meanwhile,
General Ross stood in the Command center, looking over maps of the whole town and surrounding valley.
"Come on… Where are you?" He growled, just then, Major Talbot entered the room, followed by another Man..
"Sir, Our Drones have found no trace of the Hulk so far." He reported. "And the Ferrets have offered no help either in finding any trail."
"Is there anything GOOD to report, Major?!" General Ross snapped.
"Well, Not good." Talbot shrugged. "But Interesting to say the least, The Drone here can give you the details."
The Man beside Talbot was holding a Drone in his arms, He placed it on the Table and hooked it up to a projector, As the Drone's feed played, Thunderbolt Ross put a Hand to his chin.
"Well, What do you know."
To Be Continued.
Well, this was something, Wasn't it, Will Mabel get to the Bottom of this? Will Kyle's name be cleared? Will Courtney be brought to Justice and what has Ross learned? Be sure to find out in Future installments to this Story.
Until next time, I hope to start working on the next Chapters of C.W.J.O.T.O.R. and South Park the Dark Time comes, They are my more Popular stories after all, Any reviews and critiques would be appreciated.
Stay Tuned for now. :)