Slime-Cycle (Humble Beginnings)

22. kidnapped

Charlie's eyes slowly adjusted to the room. They blinked open, staring at his bedroom ceiling.

He laid there for a moment, regaining his thoughts as he began to remember the night before.

He paused, his eyebrows furrowing as it clicked.

Oh! Good morning! Hope you slept well!

Slimes voice greeted him cheerfully.

Charlie laid there for a moment, somewhat confused, before slowly pushing the blanket off himself and hesitantly pushing himself up.

He groaned, rubbing his eyes as he looked around his blurry room. "What happened..?" He mumbled.

Oh, yeah well after you got on the boat, I took over and got us home.

The sailors were a little suprised to see me but over all they were pretty friendly!

Charlie contemplated the answer, putting the information in place and attempting to fill the gaps in his memory. "Ok.. yeah.." he mumbled slowly.

He sighed, running a hand through his hair as he grabbed his glasses from the bedside dresser. Attempting to blink away his tiredness, he pushed his arms up above him in a stretch.

. . .

Once he got out of bed, he got dressed and began to make breakfast. He decided for normal cereal, because he was too tired for anything else.

Sitting himself down on the couch, he turned on the tv and switched to the news, feeling complete shame as it showed him sprinting across buildings in full vigilante garb.

'The suprise guest of last night's battle has left the entire city surpised and confused, presenting more questions as to who Slimecicle is, and who they really are?' The news reporter lady spoke, sitting at a desk beside some guy in a suit, with a television playing clips behind them.

'Now, there were a couple different eye witnesses at the scene last night, one of which we were able to get on hold today.' The man spoke, gesturing a hand to the screen behind them as someone with blond and blue hair appeared on it.

Charlie groaned, leaning a hand against his forehead as he scrunched up further.

'Now Gina? What is it that happened last night?' The man asked, turning to face the screen, watching as the girl seemed to fidget somewhat nervously.

They laughed, smiling weakly. 'Uh, well.. yknow, he came in at around nine thirty, we were about thirty minutes away from closing, and I wasn't really focusing on anything since I was just waiting to go home. I was suprised a little to see him, I mean, who wouldn't though? He looked kinda wierd.' They rambled.

'U-hm, but, I mean he wasn't really what I would have expected Slimecicle to act like! He was all fidgety, and awkward. It didn't really seem like he wanted to be there.. now that I see it, he did have the kind of slime and stick that slimecicle did, but I guess I was too tired to really notice.' She laughed nervously.

'And... yknow, eventually he ordered, it wasn't really anything special... but when I came back to address a new customer, standing right behind him was Icarus! I dont even think he noticed cause he just stood there confused. He turned around and we both kinda stood there shocked. And, yknow Icarus's voice was deeper than I expected, it really was suprising.' They commented.

'He said he was there waiting for someone then kinda just brushed us off and went on with his own thing. I immediately ran back into the kitchen and called the police, cause, it was Icarus what else do you do? My coworkers all hid in the kitchen with me and eventually we heard them talking- Icarus and slimecicle. The guy seemed just about as scared of Icarus as we were, so yknow there's that. Then some other stuff happened we couldn't really hear and they were all gone. So, yeah I don't know.' They finally spoke. 'He seemed pretty chill though. Yknow if you ignore the strange behavior.'