While the city of Bumblyburg is having two struggle with 2 problems,
At the abandoned haunted house, on top of the stairs, the Freaks and Black Hood were discussing their plot to seek revenge.
the dark and cold stare had pierced onto the cauldron of Witch Poppy.
"I probably wouldn't believe it if Poppy didn't show me what has happened even though Hayden is in a position he can't get out of. But after seeing those visions, I haft to agree with it and deal with it." Black Hood thought in his mind.
"Alright ladies and gentlemen. We got news that Mother Pearl escaped with that sorry excuse of a son. Anyone remember what we haft to do?" Alterego asked the group.
Everyone was silent until...
"I do. As much as it pains me to say it but strangely not, We seek revenge." Black Hood said as he stepped up.
"Ahh, very good Black Hood." Alterego replied as he nodded in agreement.
"Sss-So why call him Black Hood? Why not Dark-Larryboy?" Vipero asked.
"Cause he has a Black Hood you reptilian twit." Monarch answered him.
"I think I'll stick with Black-Hood, Snake boy." Black-Hood said to Vipero in a dark and dull tone.
"That's Vipero to you." Vipero protested.
"Heheh. Snake-Boy suits you." Dollface said with a giggle.
"Does Not!" Vipero said to Dollface.
"Does too. Yer a snake boy ya know." Dollface replied.
"Nows not the time to bicker like a couple of little kids. We need to focus." Vamp said to them.
"Vamp's right. You two get yer act together this instant." Alterego said to them.
"Yes Bosssss." Vipero replied to Alterego.
"Ya may wanna forgive him my dear. He has the temper of a rattlesnake. Yet Vipero here, most of his scales resemble a viper. Hence the name Vipero of course." Alterego explained.
"Wait a minute, did MotherPearl...?" Black Hood asked but trailed off.
Alterego nodded.
"You mean...?" Dark Hood asked.
"Yep. Vipero was snatched by her. How we rather not say. Like all of us she used science and black magic on him by combining him with a rare snake she stole in the Bumblyburg Zoo in the reptile section." Alterego explained.
"That was her?! I thought that pathetic Awful Alvin did that?! There was evidence about it too." Black Hood said in shock.
"Well ssss-she did frame him for that yessssss. I mean really sssomeone had to be her patsssssy. Though he wassss going to sssteal it for fun. But MotherPearl got it firssssst and framed him for the crime. But thatssss bessside the point. After sssshe turned me into thissssss. I had to play dead. Asssss a resssult, when my limbsss were releasssed, I bit her chemisssstry addict sssss-son asssss a diverssssion. With that, I essscaped to here." Vipero explained.
"I see. I do have a question. Can't you not do the 'sssssss' thing?" Black Hood asked.
"I wisssssh I could but, my ssssnake Dna preventsssss me from doing it Black Hood. Ssssoo no I sssadly can't." Vipero answered somberly.
Black Hood then looks at Vamp before he can ask.
"Vamp here. Oooh you don't wanna imagine what he's been through." Alterego said with a somber look.
"Was he...?" Black Hood asked but trailed off.
"Bitten by a vampire? Well yes and no. I was bitten by a vampire bat. Huge difference. That old hag really messed up my life. No kidding she did. Using a few chemicals mixed in with some old remains of an old vampire she dug up from Zuchinia, I was bitten by the bat she infected. And it passed on to me. A couple of other suffered worst. I was the only survivor of that test. I had to learn to become mist in order to escape. It's what vampires do. Hence why my names 'Vamp'. Coming here was just the tip of the iceberg. I was only lucky I'm a rare one that doesn't get burned from sunlight." Vamp explained as he looks down.
"Ugh, I never knew there were people I didn't save. How come I never knew about it? How come I didn't hear anyone scream?" Black Hood asked.
"Sound proof walls. She made sure nobody would hear or see us. But don't blame yerself. Her lab and black magic chambers are hidden." Vamp said.
"Though it's probably not too late for the others that are still being tested by her." Alterego said.
Black Hood looks at Poppy.
"I was tested for months. Originally being planned as a sacrifice. She covered me with the scent, pollen, and petals of a Poppy Flower. But I grabbed a wand she had dug up from Ancient Japan. I was able to save myself from being a sacrifice and escaped. Others didn't stand a chance like I did. After getting here I had to study witchcraft. It's messy. Even for me. I've been smelling like poppy flowers ever since." Poppy Witch explained.
"You already know what she did to me." Alterego said.
"What about the ghost?" Black Hood asked.
"That's Ghostface to you. Me you may ask? Well let's just say, she did a number on my face. My face has been scarred. Sort of like yours but 5 times worst. My beautiful face, forever scarred cause of her! She tortured me!! Ya know what was more painful?! Being white as a ghost cause she drained all of my skin color. Quiet literally. I wanted her to suffer for what she did to me and everyone else!! I was able to free myself as soon as I obtained a black cloak and the mask that resembles a ghost that she had taken from an old cemetery in Pugsleyville and with it, I escaped her domain and come here to meet up with the others. As you can see, my alias of 'Ghostface' was created." Ghostface explained.
"As you can see. My arms are see through." Ghostface said 'showing Black Hood his arms are definitely see through.'
"As you can see by my butterfly like appearance despite it being pretty as a fairy. I was indeed tested with bug DNA. MotherPearl caught a common Butterfly 'a monarch butterfly with orange and black wings' she combined it with black magic and my back! Aching while my wings grew!! I was in a cocoon! For a whole freaking Month!! It was solitary confinement in there!! My body aching from that awful growth inside me!! My wings were splitting my freaking flesh!! I went on a rampage as soon as I emerged from that awful place!! I escaped from the vent and ended up here!! Now I am Monarch!!" Monarch explained.
"Me and Dollface were tested together. We were nothing but mere puppets to her. She never gave anyone any remorse!! She never cared about anyone but herself and her stupid son. Black magic was inflicted on us both. She not only sewed the buttons onto Dollfaces eyes right in front of me! But she also freaking injected a magic serum in my veins!! She even turned her into a living life size doll!! Tried to make me an into a freaking puppet. But I had a trick up my sleeve. Using an actual magic wand she stole from a deceased magician from Dinkletown. I swiped it from her and was able to get her away from us and together we fled outside and took refuge here. I studied the dead magicians secrets and o stain them as my own." Magnifico explained.
"So she actually has buttons on her eyes?" Black Hood asked seriously.
"See for yourself." Dollface said sadly.
Black Hood looks closely and he was shocked at this. One tap on that eye and he gasped.
"It hurts. I can still feel the needle on my eye as she sewed them in. She made marked me, turn my hair into a flammable material and... Now I'm nothing but a living doll." Dollface said as a tear was coming out of her left button eye.
Black Hood felt remorse for them. But he couldn't show it due to his newfound dark nature.
"Right after I escaped the asylum. I found myself in a wooded area. I regained my sanity, realized what I done, I can never turn away nor could I forgive myself for what I did to you those past few weeks, I felt guilty, regret, and despair. That was when I found this place. I met them, and we've been trying to come up with a plan to get our revenge on her ever since. We were just biding our time." Alterego explained.
Black Hood sighed deeply. He knew the Alchemists mother was a heartless villain but he never knew how cold blooded and senseless she really is. No one knew. But now he has a moment.
Despite being the pawn in her scheme, he thought to himself that Alterego may have taken him, tortured him, raped him for a few weeks and tried to take over Bumblyburg and force him to be his love slave but he was like that cause of MotherPearl. He had no idea what he was doing.
"I'll not only do this for Hayden but for those I can't save and for you all. Had I known about you I woulda saved you all. Alterego? Count me in. As much as I don't like doing revenge and kill but I can strangely make an exception or 2." Black Hood said as he looked at the group.
The cape part of his cloak flew through the air as his red eyes glare daggers at the floor.
"I have failed to see what she did. I won't be looking forward to what has to be done but I haft to save them and Hayden and who knows. Maybe, they'll turn to the good side. Least for some of the people in this world. I'll haft to not only save those in need but to punish those who appose Gods will. Not as Larryboy, but as the Black Hood." Black Hood thought.
"Good. Glad to have you here on our side but listen, once this is done. You will be returned the Bumblyburg unharmed along with Hayden." Dollface said.
"I understand completely." Black Hood replied in a dark tone.
"Hang in there Hayden. Hang on." Black Hood thought to himself as he tightened his fist.
What the 8 Freaks (secretly the Gay Pride Group) said was almost all true though. Though when they escaped they turned back into themselves and their families (scared to death but relieved they were safe) brought them to the hospital. No one knew what happened to them nor did they feel like talking about it. They found the abandoned amusement park and made it into their hideout.
"Here we come MotherPearl. Just you wait." Alterego muttered.