Broken Pieces-Chp100

[The day of the mission comes closer, n the gang involved did a closed door meeting all day]

Sylvia: [tries to spy on the meeting with Wander] Dammit I can't hear a single thing

Wander: Hmm...(digs into hat)...(pulls out a hearing device that would help them hear the meeting) See if this works.

[they both hopefully used the hearing device to listen, only to catch the tail end of the discussion]

Hater: ...So tht settles it, we leave first thing tomorrow morning

Fury: Hv u said ur goodbyes to ur spouses?

Hater: I plan to tell him tonight n leave before he wakes. No point prolonging it the nxt morning. I knw he's not too happy abt us leaving without him tagging along

Wander: :( ...

Awesome: It won't be easy for me... suppose there's the chance we aren't able to come back... can't leave Sylvia with the boys and possible chance of another child alone.

Peepers: I'm also concerned leaving Brad alone...

Hater: Well, they all hv my sibs n my mom n my hired help to look aftr them. U did say u'd do anything to free Brad, to prove tht u reli love him

Fury: I've already said my goodbyes to ur mother, Hater. So its up to u all to do ur parts

Awesome: yeah...

Wander: (looks at Sylvia, concerned)

Sylvia: [looked dwn, a thoughtful sad look in her eyes] Damn u, Fish Face...

Grimm: Psst! Psst! [calling the duo frm a corner]

Wander: ? Grimm?

Grimm: [motioned them to come to him]

Loathe: [popped frm behind him] C'mon! Before they come out!

Sylvia: We better run [takes Wander's hand n went towards the sibs]

Wander: (follows Sylvia)

Grimm: Were u guys trying to listen in on the meeting just now?

Sylvia: Well, duh! We need to knw wat r their plans n where they plan to head off first

Loathe: Did u get anything?

Wander: Only that we'll get their goodbyes... and Awesome being concerned for Sylvia if she becomes...

Loathe: Becomes wat? A widow?

Sylvia: A PREGNANT widow. [rolled her eyes at the sibs staring at her] Yeah, we kinda did it wen the guys got bk frm their stupid drunk dad's party. I couldnt help it, I was horny. N seeing his tattoo turned me on

Grimm: Ugh, TMI, girl

Wander: ^^;; Syl...

Grimm: Anyways, remember u said something abt Operational Stealthy n we mentioned Prof Mayhem?

Sylvia: Umm, yeah?

Loathe: Well, he's got the stuff we need to go incognito. C'mon, lets go to his lab

Wander: (follows the sibs with Sylvia)

[the trio led them to the South Wing n dwn a flight of steps towards wat seemed like a basement/dungeon, n stood behind a huge wooden door, n beyond the door was a lot of racket going on]

Grimm: [pulls the lever outside the door, in which a loud buzz sounded]

Wander: (holding Sylvia's hand)

Loathe: Sorry abt the noise, bt Prof Mayhem can get too engrossed, n the machines he works on r so loud, he can't hear squat

Grimm: We made him design this buzzer so he can hear us wen we call, in case he's working on something dangerous, it'll warn him to stop wat he's doing before he hurts anyone

Sylvia: I see...

[as if on cue, the racket beyond the door stopped, a distant yell was heard, n the door opened]

Grimm: [looked dwn at a miniature female skeletor tht had ribbons on her tiny cute horns n a cute lab coat on] Hi, Jeopardy. Is ur Daddy here?

Jeopardy: Daddy working on...this big machine.

Wander: (smiles at how cute she was)

Loathe: Can we come in?

Grimm: Yeah, n call him to meet us in his study [takes out a big lollipop for her] There's a good girl

Jeopardy: (takes it) ^^ Thank you, Mr. Grimmy. (goes off to get her daddy)

Wander: So sweet. ^^

Loathe: Yeah, we're like family to her

Grimm: She doesnt knw it, bt she's technically born out of wedlock. Mother n Father tried to get him out of his lab to hv some real social fun, bt he ended up having too much fun n knocked up one of our scullery maids

Loathe: Yeah, she didnt want to hv the baby, bt Prof Mayhem felt responsible, so he offered to pay her to keep the baby. Once she was born, she gave her to him n quit working for us the nxt day. We nvr heard frm her again

Sylvia: Harsh...

Wander: Hmm...

Jeopardy: (arrives back) Daddy, you got...visitors.

[A tall, lanky Skeletor came in view, dressed in a slightly old, tattered lab coat with black lab gloves, n was wearing bottle glasses, with one of his horns broken n charred, like an old injury]

Grimm: Prof Mayhem! Presentable as always

Prof Mayhem: Lord Grimm, Lady Loathe. Wat a pleasant surprise. Jeopardy sweetie, go get the tea robot to bring us some tea n snacks for our guests, will u?

Jeopardy: ^^ Ok, daddy.

Wander: (stays close to Sylvia, trying not to look uneasy)

Prof Mayhem: Hmm? [sees Wander n Sylvia] N who might these new ppl be?

Grimm: Ah, this is my new bro-in-law, Hater's wife, n his friend Sylvia

Prof Mayhem: Hater? Who's Hater?

Loathe: My younger brother, middle child, the one who always used to hide ur glasses?

Prof Mayhem: [long thought later] Ooh! THAT Hater! Wow, its been yrs. I didn't knw he's bk

Wander: (swallows, doing best not to tremble)

Loathe: Oh yeah, he's bk. U were gone pretty long on ur trip to the space convention

Prof Mayhem: It was quite a fascinating trip, n we got held up by that planet's natural disaster, we couldn't help it [bent dwn to study Wander, since he's so tall] Pardon my asking, r u a Star Nomad?

Wander: U-uh...half...(is unable to stop trembling; Mayhem seemed nice but he couldn't help feeling uneasy somehow)

Prof Mayhem: Hmmm, interesting. I'd love to study a rare species like u... [circles ard him curiously]

Loathe: Prof, don't frighten the poor boy. Wat did we say abt biological experiments?

Prof Mayhem: [rolled his eyes n stood up] Fine, wat can I do u for?

Sylvia: [had kept her hold on Wander's hand tight the whole time, protecting the little Nomad frm this intimidating looking nerd]

Wander: (keeping distance from Mayhem as best as he could)

Grimm: We need ur help for some stealth mission. U see... [tells him the gist of wats going on] ...So yeah, we were wondering if u hv any gadgets that might be of use to us

Prof Mayhem: [rubbed his chin in deep thought] Actually I might hv THAT device still lying ard, n then some. Wait here while I get it. In the meantime, enjoy some tea. Thank u, dearie [patted Jeopardy's head wen she came bk with the "tea robot" pushing a trolley of snacks n tea before leaving the room]

Jeopardy: ^^

Wander: (keeping eye an Mayhem)

Grimm: Wats up, Wanda? U seem on edge

Wander: Is...he always like that?

Loathe: Always wat? [didn't seem bothered by the Prof]

Wander: Just...like this...? (feels Sylvia rub his back)

Grimm: Wat? Being a nerd? [wasn't phased either]

Sylvia: I think wat he means is scary, terrifying, intimidating

Loathe: Oh, that. Pfft, that's just how he looks. He's born with it. Sure, he got a bit of an accident on his horns frm one of his experiments, n he has had a bit of a weird fascination with biological experiments which involved dissection, but he's just a big bag of bones, nothing more

Wander: ... (nods, slowly)

Sylvia: Well if u say so

Grimm: Besides he's got a cute little daughter right here. How bad can he be? [petted Jeopardy]

Jeopardy: (giggle)

Wander: ... :) Yeah.

Prof Mayhem: [came bk 15mins later with a few gadgets in his arms] Sorry for the wait, guys. My gadget room is a bit of a clutter. Right, here are the things u need [sets the things dwn on the table]

Loathe: Ooh, I remember this one. I used to play practical jokes on my nemesis wen I was younger

Grimm: U mean Hollow? Oh yeah, she's such a bitch

Wander: (doesn't understand but doesn't really ask about it)

Jeopardy: Daddy, she swear!

Prof Mayhem: Language, guys, not in front of the kids

Grimm: Oops, sorry :p

Prof Mayhem: Alright, here we hv the Invisibility Helmet, self-explanatory. But here's a demo [gestures to Jeopardy] C'mere, sweetie. We're giving our guests a show-and-tell

Jeopardy: ^^ Okay.

Prof Mayhem: U just press the button here inside the helmet, then put it on [does so on Jeopardy, in which she immediately disappear into thin air, clothes n all] N tada~! Invisibility galore!

Wander: :o

Sylvia: Wow, that's pretty cool

Loathe: Cool, eh? Used that to sabotage my nemesis' beauty pageant. Let's just say it took her a week to file dwn her hideous overgrown horns (giggle)

Grimm: R u guys planning to go n leave the kids behind tho? Coz its gonna be a pretty dangerous mission

Sylvia: Gee, I never reli thought of that. I guess Awesome is right abt us staying

Wander: :(... I don't want to be the weakling anymore... staying behind worrying if Hatey would make it or not...

Loathe: At the cost of the kids? Is it reli worth it?

Sylvia: [thought abt it] I dunno...

Wander: ... We didn't come up with this plan for nothing...

Grimm: There must be some way we can go n not leave the kids behind

Prof Mayhem: Sorry, folks, I only got 3 of these lying ard, so u guys hv to decide who should wear it. But if u plan on bringing more ppl along, I suggest u fit in ur spacecraft with this [showed them a microchip] It works almost like the Invisibility Helmet, but instead of being fully invisible, it can camouflage the ship n hide its presence frm most radars

Loathe: Hmm, we do hv a kind of spacecraft that we use for spy warfare. It can latch onto an enemy ship like a bug n piggy bk on the ship as it goes its course

Grimm: Then we just need to install that chip into the ship n Bob's ur uncle!

Sylvia: That's actually a pretty good idea. That way we can bring the kids along as well. We just need to bring someone extra to look after the kids in the ship while we go incognito with our hubbies

Wander:... Sure it's okay to bring the kids along?

Loathe: Would u rather they stay here not knowing whether their mommies n daddies would make it or not? Its basically the same as ur situation. It wouldn't be fair, would it?

Wander:... (looks at Sylvia) We'd have to, won't we?

Sylvia: [shrugged] Its not even a choice there, buddy. If we leave them here, we're doing exactly wat our hubbies r doing. Double standard right there

Wander:...Whatever it takes.

Grimm: Wish we could join tho. Its a bummer that we can't help coz of our condition

Prof Mayhem: U wanna participate vicariously? Then this is where these come in [showed a bunch of watches n a couple of headsets] Its a VR Viewer. Here's a demo [looks for Jeopardy] Sweetie, where r u? Take off that helmet, we got another show and tell

Jeopardy: (pops up beside Mayhem) Boo. ^^

Prof Mayhem: Ah, u cheeky bones. C'mere, we need to show them the magic watch [puts the watch on Jeopardy's wrist] N I'll wear the magic headset [puts it on n flipped a couple of switches n dials] Now press the green button on the watch, sweetie

Jeopardy: (does so) ^^

Wander: (watches closely)

[The watch projects a hologram of Prof Mayhem that stands next to Jeopardy]

Prof Mayhem: N the fun thing is I can see wat u see, thru the headset that is connected to the WiFi of the watch, so while u can't physically touch stuff, u two can be there to help out ur friends wen they need ur expertise

Loathe: Wow, that is so cool~

Grimm: We can join u in ur journey after all, sorta

Wander: :)

Sylvia: So its settled then? Operation Stealthy are go?

Wander: Hopefully go.

Sylvia: All we need to do is let Brad in on this n hope he's fit enough to go with us

Wander: (nod) Right.