Resurrection Part 7
I'm back! Stupid real life getting in the way of my fanfic.
This should be the second-to-last part.
Part 7
After everyone had calmed down and Booster had gotten dressed (Ted stopped objecting when he saw Huntress ogling him), they tried to decide what to do next. Ted didn’t want to leave the house; Robin, Canary, and Oracle wanted to get him to a lab and find out how he’d come back; Huntress and Fire wanted to hear his story and find out how he came back in a way that didn’t involve letting the rest of the League poke at him; and Booster started by saying they should get help before switching to him and Ted staying in the house while the others left to find answers.
Huntress and Fire finally agreed that it would be best to get the League involved, and since the five of them could easily overpower Booster and Ted, those two reluctantly agreed as well. Then they argued over the best way to get there. Ted wanted to take his Bug, which was parked in the garage. Oracle didn’t want to let Ted out of her sight, but wasn’t about to leave her jet behind either. Unfortunately, no one else wanted to leave Ted either. She suggested leaving the Bug behind, but Ted refused to leave in anything else, and threatened to fight tooth and nail if they tried to drag him. They considered dragging him anyway, but then Robin joined in, pouting that he really wanted to ride in the Bug.
“Can’t you do that thing where you take over the jet’s controls from the Bug?” Booster asked.
“You can do that?” Robin said, wide-eyed.
“Sure. Of course, for Babs’ jet, I’ll need access codes.” Ted smiled charmingly. “How about it, babe? Going to grant me access?”
“While you’re claiming to be a villain? Not likely.”
“He’s not a villain anymore,” Booster said.
“Am too.”
“No you aren’t,” Fire snapped.
“See,” Booster smirked. “He can’t be a villain, or Bea will use the Mommy Voice on him.”
“The what?” Fire yelled, while Ted laughed.
“You have a Mommy Voice,” Booster said, hiding behind Ted and activating his force field. “Normally when you get upset, you use the ‘metahuman with PMS’ voice, but today it was all Mommy. It’s cute.”
“I do not have a ‘mommy voice.’”
“Do too,” Ted said. In a falsetto and very poor Brazilian accent, he imitated “Theodore Kord, you stop that right now! You are a hero, and I won’t let you throw your life away because you’re having a tantrum! Now do as I say or no dessert!”
“The second that force field comes down, I’m frying you both,” Fire snarled, while everyone else laughed.
“I’ll enter the codes myself,” Oracle said. “Let’s go everyone.”
It took nearly half an hour to finally leave. Oracle had to go to the jet to turn everything on and set up the link, while Ted insisted on backing up his computers and hiding the CDs in the Bug. Then there was an argument about whether they should confiscate the disks and erase the computers, which ended with Ted taking Canary hostage until Booster pointed out that a light gun fired at point-blank range at someone’s temple wouldn’t do much. Then Canary elbowed Ted in the ribs, and Fire took his gun and CDs. They dragged Ted to the Bug and shoved him into one of the passenger seats.
“It’s my ship! I get to fly her!”
“You’re our prisoner,” Canary snapped. “Sit still or we’ll knock you out.”
“Bug! Activate mphmpphl.”
Booster sighed, hand pressed to Ted’s mouth. “Did you really think I’d forget about the voice-activated internal defense system? I helped you install it. Someone hold him down for me?”
Fire sat on his lap, hand over his mouth, while Booster pressed buttons on the control panel. “Okay, it’s off now. You can let him talk.”
“Traitor!”
“I am not!”
“You promised to join me!”
“You were torturing me!
“Doesn’t matter. You said you’d turn evil. And breaking promises is evil, so no matter what you’re evil now. You might as well join me and have fun.”
Booster tried to figure out a way out of Ted’s logic, but quickly gave up and just pulled out the chair’s restraints and tied Ted down, ignoring his protests.
Once everyone was onboard and the two ships’ computers linked, they headed for the JLA headquarters, Ted still complaining about being tied up, and Booster threatening to gag him.
“Booster,” Oracle said soothingly, “let me try to talk to him.” She turned to Ted and smiled. “Hey Beeb. You want to talk?”
“No.”
“I missed you. I’ve missed our chats. You always made me feel better.”
“You want to join me too? We can take over the world!”
“I thought you didn’t want to take over the world,” Booster pointed out.
“Not with you. But with Babs, sure.”
Booster crossed his arms over his chest, sulking.
“Come on, Ted,” Canary said, walking behind his chair and giving him a small hug. “What do we have to do to convince you to come back to the Light Side of the Force? And before you say anything crude, remember that if I scream now, you’ll be deaf for life.”
“Spoil all my fun.” Ted sighed and gazed out the viewports. After a few seconds, he said, “I want Booster to get a divorce.”
“What?” The others asked in unison.
“I don’t see why you all always act so morally superior. You let anyone in your club: violent vigilantes, paranoid conspiracy nuts, ex-crooks, adulterers, absentee parents, jerks, and money-grubbing rent boys.”
“I am not a rent boy!”
“Prove it. Get a divorce.”
“Fine! I will!”
“Fine!”
“Um,” Robin looked between the two men glaring at each other, “does this mean you’ll be good again?”
Ted sighed. “I’ll think about it.”
“You said you’d be good if I got a divorce!”
“You haven’t gotten the divorce yet, Buster. Besides, I’m evil. I’m allowed to lie.”
Booster glared, then rummaged around in the storage bins. “Found it!” Smirking, he approached Beetle with a roll of tape. Ted struggled, trying to escape, but he’d done too good of a job designing the Bug’s restraints. He twisted his head, yelling for help, but Booster grabbed his hair and slapped a piece of tape over his mouth. “You can talk when you’re going to behave.”
Canary looked over at Booster. “Are you really going to get a divorce?”
Booster shrugged. “Probably. Gladys got kind of upset with me when I joined the Super Buddies, and then again when I skipped the commercial to help Ted, and then when I joined up with the League again. She likes retired heroes just fine, but active ones are a bit much for her. She’s been threatening to divorce me for awhile, and now she’s found this starving actor who’s willing to worship her. He’s almost ten years younger than me. But I should get alimony.” Ted mumbled something. “Doesn’t matter,” Booster said. “You said you’d be good if I got a divorce. You didn’t say anything about how Gladys had to feel about it.”
“Mmphl!”
“So’s your mom.”
Huntress sighed. “I feel like I’m back in my classroom.”
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Hopefully I'll have the last part done soon.
This should be the second-to-last part.
Part 7
After everyone had calmed down and Booster had gotten dressed (Ted stopped objecting when he saw Huntress ogling him), they tried to decide what to do next. Ted didn’t want to leave the house; Robin, Canary, and Oracle wanted to get him to a lab and find out how he’d come back; Huntress and Fire wanted to hear his story and find out how he came back in a way that didn’t involve letting the rest of the League poke at him; and Booster started by saying they should get help before switching to him and Ted staying in the house while the others left to find answers.
Huntress and Fire finally agreed that it would be best to get the League involved, and since the five of them could easily overpower Booster and Ted, those two reluctantly agreed as well. Then they argued over the best way to get there. Ted wanted to take his Bug, which was parked in the garage. Oracle didn’t want to let Ted out of her sight, but wasn’t about to leave her jet behind either. Unfortunately, no one else wanted to leave Ted either. She suggested leaving the Bug behind, but Ted refused to leave in anything else, and threatened to fight tooth and nail if they tried to drag him. They considered dragging him anyway, but then Robin joined in, pouting that he really wanted to ride in the Bug.
“Can’t you do that thing where you take over the jet’s controls from the Bug?” Booster asked.
“You can do that?” Robin said, wide-eyed.
“Sure. Of course, for Babs’ jet, I’ll need access codes.” Ted smiled charmingly. “How about it, babe? Going to grant me access?”
“While you’re claiming to be a villain? Not likely.”
“He’s not a villain anymore,” Booster said.
“Am too.”
“No you aren’t,” Fire snapped.
“See,” Booster smirked. “He can’t be a villain, or Bea will use the Mommy Voice on him.”
“The what?” Fire yelled, while Ted laughed.
“You have a Mommy Voice,” Booster said, hiding behind Ted and activating his force field. “Normally when you get upset, you use the ‘metahuman with PMS’ voice, but today it was all Mommy. It’s cute.”
“I do not have a ‘mommy voice.’”
“Do too,” Ted said. In a falsetto and very poor Brazilian accent, he imitated “Theodore Kord, you stop that right now! You are a hero, and I won’t let you throw your life away because you’re having a tantrum! Now do as I say or no dessert!”
“The second that force field comes down, I’m frying you both,” Fire snarled, while everyone else laughed.
“I’ll enter the codes myself,” Oracle said. “Let’s go everyone.”
It took nearly half an hour to finally leave. Oracle had to go to the jet to turn everything on and set up the link, while Ted insisted on backing up his computers and hiding the CDs in the Bug. Then there was an argument about whether they should confiscate the disks and erase the computers, which ended with Ted taking Canary hostage until Booster pointed out that a light gun fired at point-blank range at someone’s temple wouldn’t do much. Then Canary elbowed Ted in the ribs, and Fire took his gun and CDs. They dragged Ted to the Bug and shoved him into one of the passenger seats.
“It’s my ship! I get to fly her!”
“You’re our prisoner,” Canary snapped. “Sit still or we’ll knock you out.”
“Bug! Activate mphmpphl.”
Booster sighed, hand pressed to Ted’s mouth. “Did you really think I’d forget about the voice-activated internal defense system? I helped you install it. Someone hold him down for me?”
Fire sat on his lap, hand over his mouth, while Booster pressed buttons on the control panel. “Okay, it’s off now. You can let him talk.”
“Traitor!”
“I am not!”
“You promised to join me!”
“You were torturing me!
“Doesn’t matter. You said you’d turn evil. And breaking promises is evil, so no matter what you’re evil now. You might as well join me and have fun.”
Booster tried to figure out a way out of Ted’s logic, but quickly gave up and just pulled out the chair’s restraints and tied Ted down, ignoring his protests.
Once everyone was onboard and the two ships’ computers linked, they headed for the JLA headquarters, Ted still complaining about being tied up, and Booster threatening to gag him.
“Booster,” Oracle said soothingly, “let me try to talk to him.” She turned to Ted and smiled. “Hey Beeb. You want to talk?”
“No.”
“I missed you. I’ve missed our chats. You always made me feel better.”
“You want to join me too? We can take over the world!”
“I thought you didn’t want to take over the world,” Booster pointed out.
“Not with you. But with Babs, sure.”
Booster crossed his arms over his chest, sulking.
“Come on, Ted,” Canary said, walking behind his chair and giving him a small hug. “What do we have to do to convince you to come back to the Light Side of the Force? And before you say anything crude, remember that if I scream now, you’ll be deaf for life.”
“Spoil all my fun.” Ted sighed and gazed out the viewports. After a few seconds, he said, “I want Booster to get a divorce.”
“What?” The others asked in unison.
“I don’t see why you all always act so morally superior. You let anyone in your club: violent vigilantes, paranoid conspiracy nuts, ex-crooks, adulterers, absentee parents, jerks, and money-grubbing rent boys.”
“I am not a rent boy!”
“Prove it. Get a divorce.”
“Fine! I will!”
“Fine!”
“Um,” Robin looked between the two men glaring at each other, “does this mean you’ll be good again?”
Ted sighed. “I’ll think about it.”
“You said you’d be good if I got a divorce!”
“You haven’t gotten the divorce yet, Buster. Besides, I’m evil. I’m allowed to lie.”
Booster glared, then rummaged around in the storage bins. “Found it!” Smirking, he approached Beetle with a roll of tape. Ted struggled, trying to escape, but he’d done too good of a job designing the Bug’s restraints. He twisted his head, yelling for help, but Booster grabbed his hair and slapped a piece of tape over his mouth. “You can talk when you’re going to behave.”
Canary looked over at Booster. “Are you really going to get a divorce?”
Booster shrugged. “Probably. Gladys got kind of upset with me when I joined the Super Buddies, and then again when I skipped the commercial to help Ted, and then when I joined up with the League again. She likes retired heroes just fine, but active ones are a bit much for her. She’s been threatening to divorce me for awhile, and now she’s found this starving actor who’s willing to worship her. He’s almost ten years younger than me. But I should get alimony.” Ted mumbled something. “Doesn’t matter,” Booster said. “You said you’d be good if I got a divorce. You didn’t say anything about how Gladys had to feel about it.”
“Mmphl!”
“So’s your mom.”
Huntress sighed. “I feel like I’m back in my classroom.”
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Hopefully I'll have the last part done soon.