B3 (Blue Beetle X OC): The Unchangeable

Chapter 9: VR can also suck Nightwing

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Jaime's POV

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"I need to go to Encino now." Gar said as he stood up. I look up from my phone with a confused look on my face. "I thought you said the club's in Hollywood?" Perdita asked as she came out of the bathroom. "I need to go to Encino now." Gar repeated again. Something was wrong. I turned to look at Chloe. She wasn't moving. I looked back at Gar, his goggles were short circuiting. Perdita gasped and threw her hands over her mouth. "Garfield, Garfield what's wrong? Stop this, you're scaring me!" Pertida exclaimed as she threw the goggles off of Gar. His eyes were wide and staring into nothing. She waved a hand in front of his face, but he didn't respond. "Clo, Chloe, are you okay?" I asked as I removed her VR goggles. She also stared into nothing. I heard a loud thump behind me, and I watched Perdita scream as Gar fainted. I turned back to Chloe, and caught her just as she fainted. "Chloe!" I exclaimed as I shook her, but she didn't respond.

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Chloe's POV

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"Hello?" I called for the hundredth time. No response, again. I was walking around in a black void of nothingness. I sighed and stopped to look around. This was going nowhere. "Tea, dear?" I heard a voice say, and I screamed and jumped back. I turned to see an old woman sitting at a table, with a pot of tea and two cups. "Where the fuck did you come from?" I asked as I put a hand on my chest to control breathing. "Tea?" She asked again. "Nah, I'm more of a coffee person." I replied as I crossed my arms and studied her. "Hey, wait a minute, you're-" I began, but she cut me off. "Gretchen Goode. Founder of Goode World Studios, yes yes. But I'm sure you know that I'm more than that, correct, you're majesty?" She finished as a smile made its way up her face. I felt my eyes widened. "How do you know that?" I asked quietly. She laughed. "Sit, my dear, please." She said as she gestured to a chair next to her. I hesitantly took a seat. "So..." I muttered as Gretchen sipped her tea. "Ah, you're probably wondering why you're here, dear!" She exclaimed.

"Uh, yeah, just a little bit." I replied as I poked my tea. "Well, I know who you are Chloe Victoria Crimson, Princess and Conquer of Helma, and last known remaining Helman. You're pretty famous." Gretchen said as she sipped her tea and my jaw dropped. "Shocked? I heard you were quite the conversation starter." Gretchen asked after a few seconds of silence. "Listen, granny, I don't know how-" I began, but she started laughing. "Granny? Oh, you have no idea!" She laughed, and my face twisted into more confusion. "This isn't funny! How do I get out of here!?" I exclaimed as I stood up, and her smile and laughter immediately faded. "Yes, yes, of course, this contract is very serious." Gretchen immediately agreed. "Contract?" I questioned, and Gretchen smiled. "Oh, I completely forgot! Allow me to change." Gretchen said as she snapped her fingers, and boy, did her costume change.

She now wore a dark blue suit, which was covered by golden armor. She had a long red cape, and a headdress with an Omega on the front forehead. "Well, that's quite the change." I muttered. She grinned, and lunged forward, grabbing me by the neck. "You, Princess, have a contract with Lord Darkseid, and I, Granny Goodness. One that your father never finished. One that your sister didn't remember. One that you will remember. And if you don't, Lord Darkseid and I have plans for you." Gretchen, well, Granny said as she squeezed tighter and tighter, and my vision began to blur as I gasped for air. Darkseid. That name sent chills down my back. Finally she dropped me onto the floor, and I began to cough. "C-Contract?" I managed to spit out. Granny leaned down and grabbed my face. "Contract, dear. You're going to help us conquer Earth." Granny spat, and I frowned. "No thanks." I said as I pulled my face out of her hands. She laughed. "Wrong answer, dear." Granny said, and then she pulled out a rod. "What the fuck-" I began, but then she whammed the stick into my forehead.

It burned, burned hard. I screamed in pain as she pressed it harder onto my forehead. "There, all done dear." She said as she pulled it away, and the pain immediately went away. I took a few deep breaths and felt my forehead. "Oh, don't tell me we're twinning." I muttered as I felt the Omega symbol on my head. "It's what I like to call a bird's eye. It's-" Granny began to explain, but then the room shook, and she frowned and muttered something. "You see, Lord Darkseid and I have been looking for you ever since your sister died. We used these goggles to track Helman DNA, along with the meta human gene. You're the key to our plan, princess. You and your very special powers." Granny finished as she poked me on the forehead. "I'll find a way to get this out of my head." I snapped as I stood up. Granny smiled. "How will you get it out if you don't remember anything?" She asked. I opened my mouth to argue, but she snapped her fingers before I could start, and my world went dark.

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I gasped as I shot up from wherever I was laying. "Chloe!" I hear Jaime's voice scream. I held my head as I felt arms wrap me into a hug. "Ugh, what happened?" I asked as I opened my eyes. "The VR goggles, they malfunctioned, you and Gar..." I heard Perdita begin to say, and I turned to see Gar, passed out. M'gann stood over him, with her eyes glowing green. "Uh, is he good?" I asked as Jaime helped me up. "He will be." I heard Conner say, and I turned to see him standing in the corner. I gave him a smile, and he smiled back. I looked back at Gar to see his eyes slowly fluttering open. "Are you alright? I was so worried!" Perdita exclaimed as Gar sat up. "I'm crash, feeling more aster than I have for a while actually." Gar replied as he sat up to face Perdita. "Uh, sorry my English. What is 'aster'?" Perdita asked. "I'll explain later. I figured out a lot in there." Gar said as he jumped off the gurney he was on and reached for the pairs of VR goggles.

"Starting with this. At Goode World Studios, Gretchen Goode handles everything, Meaning my boss is one of the bad guys." Gar explained as he handed M'gann the pairs of goggles. "Debrief later, but first, thanks for sticking by me, your majesty." Gar said as he wrapped Perdtia in a hug. "I warned you what would happen if you called me that." Perdita said as she grinned. "Big talk." Gar replies as he wraps Perdita in a kiss, M'gann and Conner slowly following after. Jaime turned to me and smiled, and I wrapped him into a kiss. The moment would've been much better if I didn't have a terrible headache.

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After 2 weeks, and update! Sorry again, slowly coming back.

XOXO,

Regina George