Chapter 56: Chapter 55: Handle with Care
The family were in a very famous art museum in Chicago as most were examining the pieces of art around them. Ben, however, looked unbelievably bored out of his wits.
"Ah," Gwen said, looking at a set of bejeweled eggs. "The world-famous Fabergé egg collection."
"I've actually heard of these," Allison said, admiring the eggs. "They're imported from the St. Petersburg Gallery in Russia, I see. Originated in the late 19th century when a Russian tsar gifted one to his wife. The subsequent eggs were made with precious metals and stones with a surprise in the center of each one."
"Each one of them is engraved by hand so no two eggs are the same," Becky said.
Ben, however, snored at the explanation as the girls all groaned.
"You know, Ben, it wouldn't kill you to learn a little this summer," Gwen said.
"That's what museums are all about," Jen said. "Learning."
That was the point where an explosion occurred by the wall, sending smoke and dust everywhere as the patrons ran for the hills. Two thieves emerged from the smoke and started loading all of the bejeweled eggs into bags as the team stood by and nodded as they all activated their respective watches.
Flashes of light occurred and the thieves looked to see Ben as Diamondhead and Jen as Stinkbomb in the corner with Lucky Girl, Huntress and Matter Girl standing by with a smirk each.
"You know," Stinkbomb smirked. "I love my Eggs Benedict as much as the next gal, but maybe that's not what you had in mind with these things."
One of the thieves simply growled and tossed an egg at them, which the group ducked under and Matter Girl leaped forwards and caught the egg in her hands.
"Hey, guys. How about we save the eggs by not breaking them!"
"Touchy, touchy," Huntress said as Matter Girl absorbed the metal and bejeweled materials placed the egg back on its pedestal and they ran forwards.
The thieves ran forwards and tossed the eggs at our heroes, as Stinkbomb shouted out and swiftly caught them in her arms and then carefully wrapped her tail around her body as a makeshift pouch to catch them.
"There. Satisfied"
The thieves suddenly tackled her, sending the bejeweled eggs flying once again and the team shouted out as Diamondhead ran forwards and caught the eggs in a basket made of his crystals with a sigh of relief.
The team shouted out as the thieves tackled Diamondhead and Huntress grabbed her spear and brawled the thieves and swatted them back into each other as Matter Girl ran in and slammed them with her metal fists, knocking them out.
Lucky Girl shouted out and shot her hands out as her Telekinesis Charm started glowing and the eggs were enveloped in a blue glow as everyone gave out a sigh. She then carefully placed the precious eggs on their pedestals and everyone sighed in relief as they transformed back.
"Okay, I wanted to go to the water park," Ben said. "This stuff happens to us whenever we go to a museum."
"Ditto," Jen sighed as Gwen nodded.
"Yeah, our track record is still intact for thieves breaking in anywhere we go," she smiled as everyone chuckled.
(END)
(ALIEN FORCE WILL BE IN VOLUME II)
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