Warmth In The Cold

Chapter 4

The ice melting behind Ace started to pour onto the cop cars and some big chunks even broke off and fell onto the road. the cops came to a screeching halt when the ice started to block their path. they got out of their cars and stood up. they were watching Ace get away in defeat. "I've never seen anything like it in all of my years.." one said, taking off their cap and tossing it aside. there was almost nothing they could do. but they knew someone, some few, who could do something about it...

Ace looked behind him and laughed, seeing the police getting stuck behind. "so long suckers!!" he shouted while more ice melted. speaking of things melted, it wouldn't be long until a certain someone would defrost. and today wasn't a good day to be frozen and kidnaped, especially being immortal. As Murdoc started to warm up, he was finally able to move his eyes. he frantically looked around and down and the ground that was rapidly moving under him. he then looked at the ice path and then what he could see of Ace. Murdoc started to panic slightly, not knowing what the fuck to do in this situation. he saw that they were approaching a dump and a small wooden shack, knowing he would probably meet his eternal fate here.

Ace glided down towards the dump and got off of his path right in front of his hideout. it might not be so secret that he was there anymore but for now, that wasn't what he worried about. he pushed his way into the hideout and set the money down. he walked over to a corner of the single-roomed hideout and set Murdoc down like he was a precious vase. he took a step back and held his hands together "Oh how I adore my new prized possession..." he sighed happily, admiring Murdoc for a minute before grabbing the bags of money and lifting a floorboard that had a compartment in it to stash his stolen goods. he shoved the money into it with a struggle. the bags were too big for the compartment. he pushed himself against it and tried to shove it in that way. he grunted and groaned "Get- in!!" he huffed, pushing and punching the bag in frustration. Ace got up and looked at the bag before taking a few steps bag and body-slamming it into the hole in the floor. it finally went in, but so did Ace. He fell on top of the bag and sighed. Murdoc watched it all unravel and hummed in amusement since he couldn't laugh. Ace looked up at Murdoc and glared

"Yeah yeah very funny. I wouldn't be so giddy if I were you." he grunted. he got up from the floor and set the floorboard down to hide everything. it didn't close properly so it was kinda arched upwards. talk about a tripping hazard. Murdoc furrowed his brows a little at Ace, grumbling in protest and rolling his eyes. Ace walked over to Murdoc with a look of anger but stopped In he saw Murdoc start to drip, a puddle forming under him. Murdocs fingers twitched and so did his eye as he was starting to thaw out. Ace looked around frantically for some rope and cloth. he couldn't have Murdoc escape him, not so soon anyways. Murdoc blinked and started to free himself up. moving his fingers and then his arms. he looked down at his legs and tried to move them. just as he did so, Ace tackled him to the ground and started to tie him up. murdoc yelped in surprise and looked back at Ace "Hey! Get off me you freak!!" he shouted, wiggling around under Ace. Ace frowned at this and shoved the piece of cloth he found, into Murdocs mouth. he tied it around his head securely and huffed as he got up. he looked down at the now very upset and squirming Murdoc and started to smile

"hmm. I think I really like you now!" he grinned. he had tied Murdocs wrists and ankles together in a sort of hogtie. he dint have the intention of hurting Murdoc, even if it seemed like it. Ace heard a sudden knock on the door and his cold blue ears pointed up. his head snapped to the door and then murdoc. he quickly grabbed Murdoc by his wrists and dragged him to a closet. he opened it and tucked Murdoc away in it "Don't make a noise- please-" he shut the closet and practically ran to the front door. he opened it up nervously, poking his head out and looking around, not seeing anything. he raised a brow in question until he got startled by a sudden voice that sounded quite annoyed.

"down here." the voice of a little girl demanded. Ace tilted his head down to see little girls in matching blue, pink, and green dresses looking up at him. the Powerpuff girls. they all looked up at Ace with a glare from their big stupid bug eyes. "open up." blossom said bluntly, seeming really pissed off. Ace gulped and looked to the side "W-well it all started when my dad-" he said with a wobbly voice. buttercup kicked his leg "She meant to let us in you bonehead!!" she shouted. Ace hissed in pain and retracted his leg behind the door. "oh- oh I'm very sorry girls- it's a mess inside you cant come in- maybe another time?" he smiled awkwardly and tried to close the door but bubbles stopped it with her 'foot'. "you live in a dump for crying out loud. you arent cute Ace." bubbles rolled her eyes and they all pushed their way inside. To Ace's lies, it was seemingly empty as usual. they didn't expect much anyways, but it made it easier to search for things that weren't supposed to be there they saw the slightly arched floorboard and walked over to it. they were about to lift it up but their train of thought was stopped when they heard something rattle around in the closet. they turned their heads to it and slowly approached it. Ace was in the corner watching nervously. he knew it was over for him now.

the girls stood in front of the closet and listened to it. they heard muffled angry screams erupting from it. that was all it took for them to finally open it for further investigation. low and behold they saw Murdoc on the ground squirming around and trying to shout but the cloth in his mouth and the rope around his wrists and ankles stopped him from doing anything. They looked back at Ace with a glare while he held his hands up in defence "Please girls! This is just a misunderstanding!!" he tried to back into the wall even more but it was no hope. blossom and Buttercup charged at Ace and started to give him a beating while Bubbles stayed behind and untied Murdoc. when Murdoc was fully untied and the gag was removed, he stood up and dusted himself off. "there you go mister murdoc! get to your show safely!" bubbles said cheerfully. murdoc looked down at her confused, scratching his head "You like my band?" he asked. bubbles shook her head "No, but my dad owns a few of your albums!" she held her hands together and swayed back and forth. Murdoc nodded a little "Right well- tell him I said cheers- take care kid-" he waved to bubbles and casually walked out past Ace getting the shit beaten out of him. Ace caught a glimpse of Murdoc leaving and he felt his heart shatter. 'this can't be happening. he can't leave me just like that. I have to get him back.'

'he's mine.'