Broken Pieces-Chp110

Brad: [led the gang to the back entrance, which is all the way ard the mansion towards one side of the fortress wall on the south] Here. This guy n I found it wen we were let out of the house for some sun. We managed to sneak out frm here by taking off the loose tiles at the bottom of this wall, then dug our way thru n underneath it. One of the slaves must've ratted us out coz we were caught aftr barely making it 3 miles out of this plc... [tries to look for the area where he n his fellow slave dug]

Wander: (looks)... Brad, is this it?

Brad: [looked ard some more before he went on his hands n knees n dug ard, then finds it] Yeah, its still here. They just covered bk the hole, bt they seemed to hv fortified the tile somehow

Hater: Well, looks like a job for some heavy duty weaponry. Awesome, got any gadgets up ur sleeve to loosen the tiles?

Awesome: (has large gun-like device) How about this?

Hater: Ooh, that would work. Hv at it then [made way for him]

Awesome: (aims)... Fire in the hole! (fires)

[everyone covered their ears as Awesome fired at the wall, blasting off the tiles]

Sylvia: Well, that's one way to break a barrier

Awesome: I love this thing. ^^

Wander: (rolls eyes, amused)

Sylvia: [rolled her eyes as well] U n ur gadgets [chuckled n kissed his cheek]

Brad: I hope no one heard us...

Peepers: Let's move. (enters inside with the others following)

[the gang soon entered the area as quietly as they could, with Brad leading the way]

Brad: We're not going to the mansion, we need to get to tht big barn over there. He has a basement built underneath it where he keeps the slaves...n sometimes enjoys them [shuddered a little]

Wander: (grimaces, knowing well what Brad meant by 'enjoy')

Fury: Just show us where to go, Brad

Brad: [nodded n led them thru the compound towards the big barn a few feet frm the mansion]

Wander: (looking around as they entered the barn, seeing certain type of 'toys' ... whimpers a little, staying close to Hater)

Hater: [held Wander close] Geez, I thought they would keep these hidden in the basement with the slaves

Brad: This barn is not reli a barn. Its just for show. Everyone ard this area knws tht this barn is actually a plc for parties n orgies, n a plc for ppl to pay to enjoy the slave they pick for the day. The mansion only allows civilized parties to keep up the image. This barn is where the 'real' party's at [stops in the middle of the barn n swept the dust n pulled a rug aside, revealing a trapdoor] This is it

Peepers: (goes over) This lock seems complicated...

Hater: Can u figure it out or do u need my help? [flared his claws]

Peepers:...(steps back) You first, sir.

Hater: [went forward n tried using his powers to blow the lock, but no dice] Damn, it's anti-magic

Peepers: Brad, do you remember what this needs to let us through?

Brad: [shook his head] We weren't allowed to watch wen they open the lock, n we're locked in frm the outside. It was sheer chance that the guards were too drunk frm partying after enjoying us that we managed to sneak out of the barn

Wander: (thinks before digging into hat pulling out what seemed like an ordinary lock picker) See if this works.

Hater: [blinked] That's just normal lock pick, no offense [takes it frm him anyway]

Wander: You'd never know unless you try it.

Hater: [passes it to Peepers] Ur the lock pick expert. U give it a shot

Peepers: (gets to unlocking it...hears a click) Got it.

Wander: Told ya. ^^

Hater: Sweet. Guess ur hat is pretty handy after all

Sylvia: Alright, let's give this trap door a little heave-ho. It looks kinda heavy

Awesome: (kneels, lifting the trap door with surprising ease)

Sylvia: Ooh, my strong hunky man~♥️

Hater: [rolled his eyes] Show off

Awesome: ^^; I tend to work out a lot.

Peepers: >_> No kidding. (leads the way with Brad)

Brad: [went dwn alongside Peepers n led the gang dwn a bit of a long underground corridor, then stopped them wen they heard voices up ahead, recognizing the main one] Stay bk. It's him. He's here

Wander: (stays close to Hater)

Peepers: (glares but keeps near Brad)

Hater: [held Wander close]

Sylvia: [stayed close to Awesome as well, bt was on defense]

Fury: [kept watch to make sure no one was coming up to them frm the bk]

Broken Pieces-Chp109

[Using warp jump, the gang made it at least 2 days before Ash'mund's next shipment at the planet's coordination. They all opt to stay the night at the planet's local inn, n Wander's group stayed there too, one floor below them so as not to attract suspicion. The next day, Hater's gang made their way to look for Ash'mund's HQ]

Peepers: (trying to track the area on his device)

Hater: Getting anything, Peeps?

Peepers: It's a little fuzzy, Sir.

[Wander's gang were following right behind them using the Invisibility Helmet]

Sylvia: Any recollection of how to get there, Brad?

Brad: [shook his head] Sorry, its a bit fuzzy for me too, n we had black bags ovr our heads at the time

Wander: There's nothing else you remember about it? Certain sounds perhaps?

Brad: [tries to think] No, sorry. I think I was kinda drugged at the time. I wish I could help

Sylvia: Then its all up to our men then

Wander: Hope so...

[the gang followed Peepers with his tracking device, hoping to get to where they needed to go]

Fury: It should be the right coordinates, dwn to the last detail. I can tell wen someone is lying or not under threat of interrogation n torture

Hater: Maybe tht Ash'mund guy is using some sort of anti-tracking device to prevent frm being tracked. He's wanted by the Universe Guards aftr all

Peepers: (shakes his device) Still fuzzy... (gets a clearer screen) There we go.

Hater: Good. Sooner we find him the better

Peepers: (points them in the direction)

[the gang followed behind Peepers n soon found themselves in some sort of old dark mansion that looks pretty foreboding in size]

Hater: Is this the plc? [scoured the area]

Peepers: (checks device)...Yes, this is it.

Sylvia: [whispers] Does this ring a bell, Brad?

Brad: Maybe. I think there might be a back door to this plc. I tried it once wen this guy n I tried to escape. I don't think it'll be wise for them to just go in the front door n ASK for Ash'mund

Wander: What will happen if they did? (though he hardly wants to know the answer)

Sylvia: He's a wanted man by the Universe Guards, Wander. My guess is it's not pretty

Brad: Most likely something involved with a laser shotgun to the face

Wander: Yikes...

Sylvia: Operation Ghost Mode again?

Wander: ... Yes. (turns on his helmet)

[the trio did the same thing again, luring the gang to the back door]

Hater: Who the heck is this guy leading us?

Fury: Ur guess is as good as mine

Peepers: It is very strange... But this must be where we get inside.

Brad: [was almost to where the back door is but he was busy keeping an eye on the gang following them tht he missed a step n tripped, falling on his face n dropping the helmet, revealing himself] Ack...!! Oops...

Sylvia: Ah crap....

Wander: :o Uh oh.

Peepers: (turns)... Brad?? :o

Brad: Ehhehe... Hi guys...? ^^;;

Hater: If ur here... [looked ard] Wander? Wander, where r u?

Wander: ... (turns off his helmet) ^^;... Hi, Hatey.

Awesome: (also looks around) Bumblebee?

Sylvia: [rolled eyes n sighed, taking the helmet off] Hey, Fish Face

Brad: [looked dwn awkwardly] H...Hi... Master... Pls don't be mad at me...

Peepers: Brad... what were you thinking??

Awesome: You too, Sylvia! You could be with baby and you still followed us up here??

Wander: (looks worried at Hater) :( Hater, I... We...

Sylvia: Hello to u too. I didn't hv any signs or symptoms, n it's only been abt a couple of weeks since we did it. We didn't hit the jackpot, don't worry

Hater: U were supposed to be bk at my plc with the litters! [gasped] Don't tell me u left them behind!

Brad: I'm sorry, Master, I'm sorry, I'm just so worried for u, n Loathe said its a suicide mission n I didn't want u to go in the first plc, pls pls don't get mad at me...? [his body went into tense defense mode, something he had since his past experiences]

Wander: We left the litters and the babies with my parents! They're fine, but we-

Peepers: (sighs) Brad, I'm not mad, but why are you even out here?

Awesome: You were asked to stay behind.

Brad: We... We just wanted to help! N... N I've been here before, so it would've been OK if we helped u behind the scenes n all... U guys looked like u needed the help

Sylvia: U knw as well as I do tht I dont take orders easily. I'm worried abt u, OK? Doesnt tht count for something? At least we didnt leave the kids behind. They're safe on our ship with Wander's folks

Hater: [reached ovr n hugged Wander tight, his brain telling him to scold the hell outta the nomad, bt his heart was missing him so badly, tht all he could say as he hugged him tight was...] Stupid... Ur so stupid, u knw tht... So stupid... [didnt mean anything bad, his one hand stroking Wander's bk]

Peepers: (hugs Brad)

Awesome: Just...got so worried... (embraces her)

Wander: (hesitates but also hugs back) I'm so sorry... ;(

Brad: [tensed up wen Peepers got close, expecting a beating, bt wen he felt Peepers' arms ard him, he started sobbing in relief] I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, I didnt mean to disobey u... ;(

Sylvia: [embraced him bk, hiding her face onto his shoulder to hide her tears]

Hater: I missed u, my star... I missed u so much... [whispered sweet nothings into the nomad's ear as he kept hugging him tight]

Fury: [shake his head in amusement at the turn of events]

Peepers: I know...I know...

Wander: We just...wanted to help...

Hater: Shh... Its OK, I knw... [stroke the nomad's bk some more]

Fury: Hate to break up the reunion here, bt we've got a slave trader to catch here

Peepers: That's right. Brad...do you remember anything else about HIM?

Brad: [sniffled] Yeah, tht's where we wanna lead u to. There's a back entrance to this mansion. U can't go inside directly like tht, if u wanna get shot in the face. He's a wanted man n he's dangerous

Wander: (swallows)

Awesome: What other way is there to get inside without getting caught?

Brad: The bk entrance is all I knw, n if u want, I can lead u there

Sylvia: Its the best chance we've got

Peepers: Are you sure about this, Brad?

Brad: Positive. Is there something wrong? Am I doing something wrong, Master?

Peepers: Just... you going back in there might cause you to... (is feeling very concerned)

Brad: [thought carefully, then takes a deep breath] ...Its OK. I'm ready to face my demons. N if all goes south, at least I knw I did it to protect u

Sylvia: [smiled at the sweetness of it all]

Wander: (thinks)... I am, as well.

Awesome: Bro?

Hater: Yup. I'm game. If we can catch this bad guy n hand him ovr to the Universe Guards, then at least we hv an ally for our world conquest, n also stop him frm hurting anyone else, of course

Fury: Lead the way then, Brad

Peepers: (stays by Brad as he lead the way)

Broken Pieces-Chp108

[The ship soon took off, flying into space. 2 hrs into the flight, the trio felt the need to chk on their spouses to see how they were doing, so they donned their helmets n entered the big ship, only to find Hater, Fury, Peepers n Awesome sitting at the lounge taking a beer break frm their misadventures just now]

Sylvia: [hid behind the couch together with Wander n Brad to listen in]

Hater: [took a long swig of his beer, then burped] That was a pretty crazy day so far

Wander: (listening closely)

Awesome: Tell me about it, bro.

Hater: So... U actually did it with her? That crazy lady?

Fury: Like I said, I only did it for a while, then wen she's distracted, I started hurting her to force info outta her. She actually liked it for a while, but wen I started cutting off her fingers, she soon realized I wasn't in the mood. Wen i finally moved on to her other hand, she was pretty much begging for mercy at that point

Sylvia: :o [whispered] Dude....

Brad: [almost couldn't believe wat he just heard]

Wander: (blinks that Fury would do something like that) ... (is brought back memories of times how he wanted to do away with Ryder, but wasn't able to...)

Hater: Guess ur experience as the Royal Interrogator was put to use, huh?

Fury: Not a profession I'm proud of, but it did the job [flex n unflex his claws]

Awesome: Huh...reminds me of when Wander had the thought of doing something like this with Ryder, but... guess it was because of his parents that he wasn't able to or something...

Wander: :O (thinks; he knew...)

Hater: Wat do u mean? Ur saying Wander wanted to kill Ryder at one point?

Brad: [whispered to Sylvia] Wat does he mean by Fury being a Royal Interrogator?

Sylvia: [shrugged] First time I heard of it

Awesome: The others didn't seem to notice, but I've sort of seen it... the way Wander would glare behind Ryder's back... but I guess the reason he couldn't pull through with that sort of thing was...because of either his parents or he was scared he'd...hurt himself as well...

Wander: (shrinks back, hugging himself; Awesome was right about that...he had had thoughts of worrying what he'd do to himself if he had killed Ryder on his own)

Hater: Prolly bcoz of wat happened wen he was bullied, n the side effects of him using his powers that he himself is allergic to... [noticed Peepers staring at Fury] U look like u wanna ask my father abt something

Fury: [turns to Peepers] Its abt my previous profession, isn't it?

Peepers: If it's not too much to ask, Sir.

Fury: Before I was Lord Fury, Lord of Planet Skeletor, I used to be the Royal Interrogator for my lord, interrogating prisoners n criminals n pretty much anyone my lord commands me to. The throne didn't even originally belong to our family. It belonged to Anguish's family, n she was the daughter of my lord at the time.

Hater: Yeah. There was civil unrest bk then n Skeletor used to be torn into two factions: Lord Torment (my dad's lord) and his brother's Lord Anger. Mother was supposed to be wed to Lord Anger's son in an arranged marriage to secure a truce, but the wedding was a farce, it was an ambush by Lord Anger to assassinate Lord Torment. He succeeded, n since Lord Torment had no male heirs n his second in command died in battle, n Mother was too young at the time to take the throne, the majority party voted my father for the job

Peepers: Wow...

Wander: (also interested)

Fury: I've done a lot of bloodshed through my work, n more bloodshed wen I declared war on Lord Anger, n it took almost a decade before it was ovr. During tht decade, Anguish n I fell in love, n naturally I married her during the 5th yr of the war, n she got pregnant with Loathe during the wee mths of war's end. I almost missed the birth bcoz I was busy trying to kill Lord Anger, bt I made it in time, n at the same time secured peace throughout Skeletor with me as one ruler

Hater: The rest is history [shrugged] Father still kept some of his Royal Interrogator tools, the three of us sometimes would sneak into the weapons room to see it

Fury: As a reminder tht I wouldnt do such cruel things evr again, tho for this occasion, I broke the vow, bt it was worth it

Awesome: Worth it for a family?

Fury: Yes, for my son

Hater: [smiled a little, glad to hear this frm him]

Wander: :)

Sylvia: [pretty impressed by the story]

Brad: [was also mildly impressed, bt he was more concerned abt getting a glimpse of Peepers. He didnt knw why, bt he couldnt help missing him, the familiar ache in his chest evrytime he steals a glance at him]

Peepers: ...You're lucky to have a father like him, Sir. :)

Hater: ....Yeah, I guess I do [smiled at Fury]

Fury: [chuckled n patted Hater's head]

Wander: ^^ (happy for both of them)

Sylvia: [grinned as well]

Hater: [sighed] I miss Wander. I knw its been a week, bt it feels like forever. I've nvr missed anyone like I miss Wander n the litters right now

Wander: (frowns, concerned about Hater; it was hard for him to not go to Hater to hug him)

Fury: I knw u miss him, bt ur doing this for his friend, n its a vry honourable thing. U two must miss ur wives too, huh? [turns to Awesome n Peepers]

Awesome: Yeah, pretty worried...and maybe even our new baby...

Peepers: Hopefully Brad's alright as well.

Brad: [blushed wen Fury assumed tht he was Peepers' wife]

Sylvia: [was a little concerned, bt shook her head. She hadnt shown any signs, they prolly didnt hit the jackpot]

Wander: (sighs) ...Should we head back?

Sylvia: Yeah, I heard enough

Brad: ....Yeah [but was reluctant]

Wander: (leads them out quietly)

Peepers: (has taken out the small red box again, sighing)

Hater: [noticed it n whispered to him] Psst, wat's tht?

Peepers: I was thinking...well, hoping if we make it... once we get back home, I could ask Brad if... if he'd be my...

Hater: [blinked] U mean u havent evn asked him yet?

Peepers: (shakes his head) Because of the whole thing with the collar...

Hater: Huh, I dont think it matters if he wears the collar. U could still propose. Bt I see wat u mean. U wouldnt reli be truly husband n wife with tht collar in the way. It'll still see u as master n slave

Peepers: Yes, it will... :(

Hater: I bet u'd make him the happiest man on earth wen u propose to him aftr the collar is gone

Peepers: I hope so, too, Sir.

Broken Pieces-Chp107

[The trio went bk to the ship to feed their babies as they wait the thing out, while the gang followed behind Fury n Xanseviera to her HQ. Almost an hour later, Fury came out of the building, looking a little disheveled n bloodstained]

Hater: Father! R u...??

Fury: Don't worry, its not my blood [dumped Xanseviera's severed head onto the ground]

Peepers: :O Oh grop...

Awesome: :O Dude.

Hater: W-Wat did u do, Father...?

Fury: I gave her a little bit of wat she wanted, then pressed her for information. She enjoyed the pain for a while, but I was too much to handle, she broke n spilled the beans. She gave me Ash'mund's last known location, dwn to the coordinates. We need to get there before he leaves for his next shipment next week

Peepers: (looks at the head)... At least Brad will no longer be bothered by her...

Hater: We better make haste then

Fury: [nodded n made his way with the gang bk to their ship]

Sylvia: [was in the ship keeping a lookout n sees them returning] Ooh, they're bk. Quick, Wander, turn on the camouflage on our spacecraft

Wander: (presses button to hide their ship)

Sylvia: I hope evrything is OK on their end

Brad: [sighed in relief tht Peepers was in one piece]

Awesome: So, how much of the information do we have?

Fury: Just the coordinates I managed to squeeze out of her, nothing more, bt its better than nothing

Hater: Lets fire this ship up n head off to the destination then

Fury: [hands the coordinates he copied to Peepers]

Peepers: (reads them) ... (goes to set their destination)

Sylvia: [feels the rumbling of the ship] Looks like they're taking off. Buckle up, guys

Wander: (does so)

Amazing & Pride: (whine for Sylvia)

Sylvia: [took them n held them close] Its OK, Mommy's here

Brad: [tried to sit still n hold onto his twins that were just abt to fall asleep after nursing]

Wander: (also has the littlers with him, comforting them) It'll be okay, babies... mommy's got you.

Broken Pieces-Chp106

[The trio led their spouses into their intended direction with a series of hollers, n soon Brad stopped at a dark alleyway that led to the sea docks]

Brad: [whispers] This is as far as I remember. Quick, hide!

Sylvia: [dragged Brad n Wander behind some crates]

Wander: (watches Hater and the others from their hiding place)

Hater: [stopped at the edge of the docks, panting] Great, where did the voices go?

Fury: [chk their surroundings]

Wander: (thinks, before picking up a small rock and throwing it, catching their attention)

Hater: [spun round] Who goes there?

??: I should be asking u

Brad: [his heart skipped a beat as he recognized tht voice, turning pale]

Wander: ??

Peepers: Who's there?

??: Like I said, I should be asking u

[the stranger came into view, almost as big as Fury, but slightly shorter, was a female alien with white tentacles for hair n grey skin, n an eye patch across her left eye, smoking a feminine pipe in one hand n holding a whip with another hand, n dressed in a black leather long flowing dress n black classic hat]

Wander: :O (looks to Brad)

Brad: [was shutting his eyes tight n hugging his head, clearly terrified of this woman]

Hater: We're not telling u anything until u tell us who u are n why did u lead us here?

Woman: I didnt lead u here. U must be totally high if u think I would bring anyone here into my domain unless ur important [sees Peepers] Oh, I remember u. Ur tht funny looking eyeball who bought my prized money-maker

Peepers: (glares) And so what if I did?

Woman: [chuckles] I see how it is. Ur either bored or tired of him or u got urself a better slave n u want to give him bk. Well, sorry, honey, bt no refunds, bt we're not adverse to buying him bk frm u for a discounted rate

Peepers: I did not buy him for those sick purposes! And I am not giving him to someone who will continue to disrepsect him!

Awesome: Who did she say she was?

Woman: [rolled her eyes] Fine, if u wanna knw who I am so badly, I'm Xanseviera, head of the underground trade in this planet. Drugs, slaves, contraband, u name it, we deal it, bt evrything has to go thru me first

Hater: So ur the one who talks deals with other slave traders then. We need to knw if u knw someone we're looking for

Woman (now Xanseviera): Information dont come cheap, bones, n we dont rat

Wander: (frowning at Xanseviera)

Peepers: We aren't here to make a deal, we're here just to get information!

Xanseviera: Well tough luck, everything has a price, even information. Take it or leave it

Fury: [stilled the group] Fine. We want to knw where we can find this man [showed her the picture of Ash'mund] Name ur price

Xanseviera: [looked at the picture] Ooh, he is definitely gonna cost ya

Peepers: How much...?

Xanseviera: Ah ah ah, not so fast. First I'm gonna need me some feedback. How'd u like my little prized money-maker? I mean, he's only been in this planet for three mths n already a dozen masters were lining up to buy him. We even hv to put him temporarily off the auction market n sell him on a rental basis. Too bad his last Master had to let him go coz he kinda almost bit his dick off wen he was trying to enjoy him, but a little discipline frm me took care of that [tapping the handle of her whip on her other hand with a smug grin on her face]

Brad: [cringed at the sound of the whip, as if he could still feel the phantom pain]

Wander: (pets Brad's shoulder, still glaring at the mad woman)

Hater: We're not here to entertain ur sick fantasies. We just need to knw where to find this scumbag

Xanseviera: [leans dwn at Peepers] U must RELI like to fuck him so much, don't u? This is the highest price we've ever got for a slave, u literally outbid Gage, our local pimp, n HE'S the richest guy in this district. Tell me, eyeball, does his ass feel good ard ur cock?

Peepers: (growls) YOU SHUT UP AND GIVE ME BOSS WHAT HE NEEDS TO KNOW, WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW!

Xanseviera: [her eyes widened in anger n grabbed Peepers by the throat, holding him high up in the air] YOU need to show a little respect. This is MY turf, n no one, n I mean NO ONE, is allowed to raise their voice at me

Hater: Hey, u put my second in command dwn, u bitch! [activated his powers in warning]

Xanseviera: Or wat? U'll kill me? Pls, I hear those threats almost at a daily basis. U dont scare me. Now stay back [cracked her whip at the group to keep them at a distance] while I teach this little eyeball a lesson

Brad: M-Master...! [wanted to go forward bt Sylvia held him bk]

Sylvia: [hissed in a whisper] No! We're supposed to stay in the shadows! Let them handle it

Wander: (looks worried)

Peepers: >_< (kicking at her, trying to make her let go)

Xanseviera: [cracked the whip again n got ready to smack the shit out of Peepers]

Brad: [couldn't stand it n grabbed a random rock to throw at her, tho thankfully he stayed invisible at the time]

Xanseviera: [the rock hit feebly at her hip] Wat the...?

Fury: [saw the opportunity n quickly charged towards the woman, freeing Peepers as he tossed the Watchdog for someone to catch n then pinned her down onto the ground, using his powers to burn off the whip] Now that we've calmed dwn, let's make another deal: U tell us abt Ash'mund n maybe I won't fry ur pretty face [activated his power n brought it close to her face]

Peepers: O_O (caught by Awesome)

Awesome: Gotcha, bro.

Xanseviera: Well hello, hunk. Seems like someone loves to play rough [licked her lips at Fury]

Fury: Don't play games with me, woman. I'm not kidding ard! [use his flaring finger to make a small carving on her right cheek, his voice serious now, almost the sound of thunder]

Wander: :O

Xanseviera: [hissed at the burn before moaning a little] Mmhh, u do like it rough. I like rough

Hater: I don't think torture is gonna work, Father, she sounds like a masochist. I think she likes it

Wander: (starts to growl...)

Sylvia: [hushed him]

Xanseviera: I'll make a counter-offer for u: I'll give u wat u need to knw... [booped Fury's nose] If u sleep with me

Hater: What?!

Fury: Wat did u just say...?

Xanseviera: U heard me, big man. Ur cock inside me for ur precious information. Take it or leave it

Wander: (glares)...

Awesome: Bro, she sick in the head.

Sylvia: Dude....

Brad: [was not surprised]

Fury: [long pause later] .....Fine

Hater: Father, u don't hv to do this--

Fury: I'll do whatever it takes. I told u, son, I've abandoned u long enough. If this can make up for it to fulfill ur cause to help ur friend, I'll do it

Wander: (is growing both worried and pissed to the point of breathing getting too hard)

Sylvia: [noticed] There's nothing we can do here. Its their decision now. Let's get bk to the ship. U don't hv to see this

Brad: [silently agreeing to Sylvia; he looked like he wanted to be anywhere bt here]

Wander: (isn't moving, memories flooding back and doesn't want to see someone else go through the same thing)

Sylvia: Let's go [picks Wander up n left with Brad]

Hater: U sure u wanna do this? Wat abt Mother?

Fury: It'll be our secret, n if she does find out... Well, she'll understand

Xanseviera: So r we gonna do this?

Fury: U got a deal

Xanseviera: [grinned as she licked her lips] Great! Step right into my office then [held her hand out for Fury]

Fury: [took one last look at the gang before he followed her]

Hater: Father... [looked at him helplessly]

Wander: (struggles in Sylvia's grasp) :( No...

Sylvia: There's nothing else we can do. Do u want to get them killed?

Wander: (frowns)... No, but...

Sylvia: Then calm dwn n stay behind.  We're just here to help behind the scenes. Its their call now. Fury is a grown man, he'll knw wat to do

Brad: [winced at his tender chest] I'm feeling engorged. I need to feed the twins

Wander: ...(sighs) Alright... :(

Broken Pieces-Chp105

[The trio soon followed behind their spouses, careful not to hit anything or anyone so as not to attract attention, as Hater n the gang followed Peepers' lead]

Peepers: (leading) ... (stops) This is the location, Sir.

Hater: [looks ard] Right, lets ask ard. To do an auction, they definitely need a permit for it, so we need to find out where n wen did the guy applied for permit

Brad: [whispers] I remember a little where it is before I was being drugged. But how r we going to help lead them to it?

Wander: (thinks)... (idea) (whispers to Sylvia)

Sylvia: [leans in to listen]

Brad: [blinked at them, curious]

Wander: (whispering how they could somehow lead Hater and the others to where they needed to go without them noticing anything)

Sylvia: [nodded n gave him a thumbsup] OK, buddy. We'll follow ur lead

Brad: Follow wat lead?

Wander: (in a low voice) To get the others to where they need to go without seeing us.

Brad: [whispered] Alright, I'll show the way, u guys hv to do something to steer them to my direction

Wander: (gives thumbsup)

Brad: [looked ard, trying to probe his memory to remember where it is, then it dawned to him] This way

Sylvia: Good. Wat should we do to lure them? Any ideas, buddy?

Wander: (thinking)...

Sylvia: [gave it a thought too, then snapped her fingers] (idea) I knw! Operation Ghost Mode!

Brad: Operation Ghost Mode?

Sylvia: Ryder n I did it wen we wanted to get this rich dude out of the way so we could rob him. I suggested it bcoz Ryder wanted to kill the old man, but i didnt. Not my proudest moment, but basically we hid in the shadows n use just our voices to lure him to the basement, locked him dwn there n then just strolled off with his loot

Brad: Man, that's pretty sneaky

Wander: Do you have to mention Ryder in this...?

Sylvia: How else am I supposed to make my point? Ur gonna ask me how I come up with this anyways

Brad: Whatever, let's just do this

Wander: (looks to the others) Right. (switches on his helmet)

Sylvia: [switched hers on too, as did Brad]

Brad: [approaches Peepers quietly, tapping him on the shoulder] Psst!

Peepers: ?? (looks, but sees nothing)

Sylvia: [at a certain distance] Psst! Over here!

Awesome: You hear something?

Wander: (sneaks to Hater, tapping his shoulder too)

Hater: [turned ard] Wat the...? Who's there??

Brad: [went a further distance ahead of Sylvia] This way!

Fury: It sounded like it came frm that direction

Peepers: (thinks) Should we trust it on where it's going, Sir?

Wander: (rushes ahead of Brad and Sylvia) Over here!~

Hater: Its not like we hv a choice [follows their voices]

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[The next morning, at the break of dawn, Hater, Awesome, Peepers, Fury n a small group of Hater's minions gathered at the mansion docking lot]

Hater: Mornin'. All set n ready to go?

Fury: Ready as I'll ever be

Awesome: Ready to go, dude.

Peepers: (nods, turning away for a sec to peek inside a small red box he had, sighing and tucking it back in his pocket) Yes, sir.

Hater: Right, let's go then, before they realize we're gone

[Unbeknownst to them, their spouses, along with Wander's parents n the kids, all snuck into the spacecraft Loathe mentioned n installed the microchip into it]

Sylvia: [made her way to the pilot seat] We'll wait till they're 10mins ahead of them before we catch up

Wander: Hope this goes well...

Brad: Keeping our fingers crossed then

Sylvia: [turns to Wander's parents] The kids all snug n safe, guys?

Wildflower: [holding onto the two litters] All good here

Angel: We're good.

Wander: (nod)

[Hater's ship soon made its move n flew off. Sylvia waited for 10mins before activating the camouflage microchip n followed behind Hater's ship]

Sylvia: Initiating cling-on sequence [pressed some buttons to make their spacecraft latch onto Hater's ship n piggy bk on it] Let's just hope Hater's scanners doesn't pick us up

Wander: If it does...?

Sylvia: Then we'll cross that bridge wen that happens

Brad: They definitely can't send us bk if we've gone with them this far

Wander: Right. (fingers kept crossed)

[Thankfully the microchip worked, n their journey was smooth as it could be. Throughout the journey, once in a while, the moms would put on the Invisibility Helmet to infiltrate Hater's ship to find out any updates of their plans (or to occasionally raid the cafeteria for extra food to stock up their own spacecraft), but other than that, they just spent the journey piggyback on Hater's ship. After a week, they finally arrived the planet where they bought Brad]

Brad: [a chill ran dwn his spine as memories of him being there returned at the sight of the planet]

Wander: (notices the man's uneasiness) It's okay, Brad. It's okay. (pets his arm)

Brad: I knw, I just hv... Reli bad memories... My last master was frm there...

Sylvia: Don't worry, ur with us now. If we come across, we'll kick his ass. N besides, we got the helmet. We'll be fine

Wander: (nod) (thinks; I hope.)

Brad: [hopes so too]

[they all soon touched dwn onto the planet]

Hater: Ready, guys?

Awesome: Ready, bro.

Peepers: Ready, Sir.

Fury: [nodded solemnly]

Hater: Let's go. Peepers, u knw where the auction took plc. Lead us there

Peepers: (nod) (leads the way)

Wander: (watching from distance with Sylvia and Brad)

Sylvia: Helmets ready, guys?

Brad: Yeah [puts his on]

Wander: (swallows, but also puts his helmet on)

Sylvia: [turns to Wander's parents] Stay here, n keep the kids safe, OK?

Angel: We will.

Wander: (pauses before hugging them both) It'll be okay...

Angel: (nod) (hugs back, along with his wife)

Wildflower: We'll be here wen u guys get bk. I promise [kissed her son's forehead]

Sylvia: Let's go [puts on her helmet, turns it on]