Overtaken - a BFB/II2 fanfic (very slow updates)

Rescue, Underway!

A bit of nervous tension was in the air as Team 5 (and Clock) soared through said air in what used to be the Grand Slams' hot air balloon (it still had the logo on it, though). In the distance, but slowly growing closer, was the looming form of the MeCloud.

Leafy noticed Bubble looking a little apprehensive. "You ok there?"

Bubble shrugged. "Not soire. Oi'm just a bit woirried about whoit we're going to foind up thoire."

"Well, Baseball, Balloon, and I have all been to the MeCloud before," Suitcase said. "It's not a bad place, besides... Cobs."

"Who is this guy, anyway?" Pin wondered. "It looks like we might not get there for a bit, so you may as well tell us what to expect."

Balloon nodded. "Yeah, what do you guys know about him that I don't?"

Sighing, Baseball spoke. "It's... a long story. But, I suppose we can summarize... do any of you remember that egg that Fan used to babysit all the time?"

Several of the BFB contestants nodded. "Wait, this is related to last night?" Clock asked. "I thought that that whole fiasco wasn't Cobs' fault after all."

"It technically was, in a roundabout way. Anyways, like Clock said, a lot of stuff happened last night. The egg began to hatch and made this... really annoying noise. Sort of like Four's screech, but not as hellish. Then it and Test Tube got abducted by an alien spaceship belonging to the egg's species."

Marker whistled. "That went from 0 to 100 real quick."

Suitcase decided to continue. "To make a long story short, we found a rocket and went up to the ship, where the Light Shimmers - that's what those aliens are called - told us about how they lost their youth. It was years ago, but... Cobs tried to steal them."

A collective gasp rose up from the group. "Or rather, some Meeple devices did. The Shimmers got all of their youth back except for two, and the egg Fan has been taking care of for the past few years was one of them. Nobody knows if Cobs actually has the second one or not, but... it was still a hard story to listen to." Her face hardened somewhat. "He is not a good man. Which is another reason that we have to make sure we get MePhone out of there."

It was quiet for a few seconds. "I've never hated someone more in my entire life," Fanny burst out, breaking the silence. "I mean, what type of person separates children from their families?"

"One who's hungry for power, I guess..."

An old memory suddenly popped to the forefront of Leafy's mind. "Uh, sorry if I'm being forgetful, but the egg was light green with darker green stripes, right? In a zig-zag pattern?"

Baseball nodded. "Yeah. Why?"

Leafy's stomach dropped. She'd never paid much attention to the egg, but she wished she had now. Her memory became clearer; it wasn't suppressed, but rather, wrapped up in other memories she wasn't very fond of. She opened her mouth to speak again, hesitated, and finally decided to go for it.

Then they crashed into the side of the MeCloud, the jolt throwing most of the team off.

Balloon sat up, rubbing his head. "I can't believe we managed to crash-land the same balloon on the same cloud twice."

"There goes our element of surprise," Fanny groaned.

"NOT NECESSARILY. WE COULD JUST WALK IN!" Yellow Face suggested.

Several of them stared at him like he was crazy. "No, no, he's got a point," Balloony pointed out. "Cobs likely doesn't know that we know that he has MePhone. We could go in and say that we're just..."