Beauty and the Assassin

Sequence 2

Belle finally making it home rushed to the basement of her house which is mostly used for her father's lab, opening the basement doors Belle was greeted by clouds of smoke.

*Cough, cough* "Papa" Belle said slightly struggling with her vision as she made her way over to Maurice checking to see if he was alright.

Groaning Maurice stumbled to his feet losing his trousers on his way up mumbling in annoyance as he pulled up his pants.

"Are you alright papa?"

"I'm about ready to give up on this hunk of junk piece of merde (shit) " he replied kicking the machine.

"You always say that" Belle said giggling at her father's famous words.

"I mean it this time I'm never gonna get this damn contraction to work. Maurice said crossing his arms with an agitated frown.

"Yes you will and you'll win first prize at the fair tomorrow" Belle said trying her best to put the spirit back into her father. This would happened often, something ends up breaking, blowing up or falling apart completely and she was there to put the spark back in his attitude and encourage him to push farther.

"Hmph" he replied.

Belle came down to her father's level and said the magic words that usually got Maurice back on track.

"And be a world famous inventor" she said with a smile.

Smirking and glancing at her, he replied. "You really believe that, you think I can beat Franklin?"

"I always have Mr. Franklin may be good but you'll be better." She said while giving him a heartwarming smile and she meant it as Maurice knew she did.

Smiling with some pep in his step he rushed over to his machine "Well then I'll get this thing fixed in no time, hand me that dog legged clincher there" he said.

"Sooo did you have a good time in town today?" Maurice asked. Grabbing the clincher and handing it to him she replied "I got a new book to day.....papa do you think I'm odd?" Belle asked in an insecure tone.

"My daughter odd haa where would you get an idea like that?" he asked.

"I don't know it's just that I don't fit in here very well there's no one I can really talk to."

"What about that Gaston he's a handsome fellow" Maurice said while under his machine.

Belle loved that about her father even while occupied he found time to listen to her.

"He's handsome alright and rude and conceited oh papa he's not for me" she said with her hopes down of actually finding true love and not just your beautiful I'm beautiful let's get married and have kids no she wanted more than that.

"Well don't chu worry this invention is going to be the start of a new life for us, now I think that's done it" Maurice said with confidence as he put on the finishing touches and pulled the lever "Let's give a try" he said with a pull.

As the machine started it begun to shake violently Belle and Maurice bracing for impact where both surprised as it started to calm and before they knew it there was a chopping sound but it wasn't the machine this time it was the wood being chopped piece by piece dew to the machine.

"It works!" Belle said amazed.

"It does?" Maurice asked being a little uncertain but seeing that it kept a steady pace of wood chopping he was convinced "It does!" he said certain this time "Ha take that Benjamin!"

"You did it papa I knew you could!" Belle said with while hopping with excitement.

"Well then Belle I'm-"he stopped in mid-sentence thinking "Say Belle what do you say we both leave for Boston first thing in the morning you and I can go together." Maurice said with enthusiasm.