Mission in Progress || Boombox Biograft Fic Thing

Chapter 14: One by One

Hyperlaser heard an abundance of Biografts from one of Subspace's "invention rooms", so he decided to investigate. It was normal to hear Biografts, especially where him and Subspace lived, but why would Subspace need to use so many of them right now?

He stepped foot into the noisy room, and was met with Subspace using some kind of remote control device in the back, rows and rows of Biografts lined up in front of him. It looked like a cult meeting. Subspace looked up from the device and across the room at Hyperlaser, beaming.

"Ah, Hyperlaser! Great timing, I was just about to send some more Biografts out!!"

Hyperlaser looked at Subspace skeptically behind his helmet. "...More?"

"Of course!! Since my previous efforts didn't exactly... work out as planned..." He paused to look down at the floor for a quick moment, then immediately lifted his head back up. "Ahem! Instead of going for a more passive approach, why not just overwhelm the enemy? That kid won't know what's coming..." Subspace's eyes twinkled with evil. Hyperlaser could only stand still, confused. "So you're going to go back to the failed plan that then commenced ANOTHER failed plan... Can you not just think of something new?"

"If I could THINK of anything new, I WOULD, DIMWIT!! Besides, it's too late now! I've already sent out the first five hordes!! The crystal criminal and his pesky friend go to that one skatepark a lot, so I sent the Biografts there! I'm a genius!!" He placed his hands on his hips, looking pleased with himself. "Now, if you'll EXCUSE me-"

"Wait." Hyperlaser interrupted, earning a nasty look from the other demon. "Apologies for cutting you off, but shouldn't you wait a bit before sending out another horde? Or just, don't at all... we're kind of running out of Biografts. Also, wasn't the whole point of using a single Biograft last time to make sure you didn't waste any? Why would you risk going through more Biografts and more resources just to possibly fail, like you have time and time again? It really just seems like a big waste of time to me."

Hyperlaser finished his last sentence, silence quickly replacing his words after. Subspace's breathing became unsteady as he slowly put the remote control down, staring at Hyperlaser in shock, then walked away in a sort of limbo between speed-walking and walking. The back door to the room slammed.

Subspace had agreed with Hyperlaser's reasoning.

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"We're almost there! Man, we really shoulda just drove or something, huh..." Slingshot glanced over at Boombox, who looked like he was phighting for his life.

"Yeah..! You don't have... a car, though... so now... I have to suffer!" Green sweat droplets showed on his visor.

"IF YOU NEED TO REST, I SHALL GO AHEAD." Biograft offered, turning its head towards Boombox and waiting for his response. Slingshot stayed silent for a few seconds, thinking about Biograft's offer. He could go ahead, too, since he had a lot of stamina... Boombox looked like he needed the stop, after all.

"Yeah, BB! You should probably stay back and rest for a little bit. Me and Biograft will take care of Skate and Coil!" Slingshot didn't wait for a response. "See ya!"

He and Biograft sped off, covering the remaining distance between Boombox's location and BOGIO skatepark. Boombox meekly waved, sitting down on a nearby sidewalk with his gear (he'd picked it up from Skateboard's house after visiting Medkit). The skatepark was only a mile or two away from where he was, so if he just took a two-minute break he should be fine. While he was catching his breath, he began to think. Who would attack Skateboard and Coil of all demons? Sure, they're not exactly the most polite to people around them, and they've definitely ticked some demons off on multiple occasions, but to the point where they needed backup?