LELA GASPED IN SHOCK. HOW IN PHIL SWIFT'S NAME WAS JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT THERE, AND ATTACKING HER ENTIRE SCHOOL NO LESS?!
WHATEVER THE REASON WAS, IT COULDN'T BE GOOD.
"FOR YOUR RECKLESS DECISION MAKING, THE VERY FABRIC OF TIME HAS CHOSEN TO PUNISH YOU BY UNRAVELING ITSELF." JJ SNEERED.
"who knew the cocomelon baby'd be so well spoken?" ESTELLE CHUCKLED UNDER HER BREATH.
"i knew it!" LIZZIE WHISPER-SHOUTED. "this is cause and effect from you!" LIZZIE CONTINUED AS LELA GLARED AT HER.
"i thought you said you weren't accusing me of anything?" LELA QUESTIONED AS QUIETLY AS SHE COULD IN HER RAGE.
"learn to read tone then, lela." TYLER SAID FLATLY.
"SILENCE, INSOLENT EARTHLINGS." JJ DEMANDED, SNAPPING THE GROUP TO ATTENTION ONCE AGAIN. "FOR YOUR SAKE, I'D SUGGEST LISTENING CAREFULLY." THE ODDLY THREATENING TODDLER INSTRUCTED. "AS A RESULT OF LELA BREAKING THE UNIVERSE, SHE MUST FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU USELESS EARTH-DWELLERS TO STAY IN IT." HE CHUCKLED SADISTICALLY.
"SO IF WE WIN, WE KEEP THE PLANET THAT'S RIGHTFULLY OURS? AS OPPOSED TO YOUR REALM INVADING OURS AS COMPENSATION FOR THE BROKEN UNIVERSE? GOT IT." LIZZIE SPOKE LOWLY WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR SARCASM. (A TRULY RARE OCCURRENCE)
"THAT CERTAINLY ISN'T HOW I'D PHRASE IT... BUT I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE THE CONCEPT RIGHT." JJ RESPONDED CONDESCENDINGLY.
"WHAT IF WE LOSE?" JAY ASKED WORRIEDLY, PETRIFIED TOWARDS WHAT HORRORS WOULD BE UNLEASHED AT EARTH'S DEFEAT. LELA FELT A STAB IN HER CHEST OUT OF CULPABILITY FOR PUTTING HER TREASURE CHESTY, LEMON ZESTY, SHINY WHINY, CURLY WURLY, POPTART SWEET HEART, PUMPAKINS BUBBAKINS IN SUCH PERIL.
"YEAH, WHAT'LL YOU DO THEN? KILL US, SLAUGHTER US ALL LIKE PIGS?" MINDY TACKED ON RATHER MORBIDLY.
"THAT DEPENDS... MY NATION'S COURSE OF ACTION, SHOULD YOU LOSE, WOULD BE RELOCATING YOU TO ONE OF THE WORMHOLES LELA'S SHENANIGANS CAUSED IN THE INFINITE VOID OF UNFORGIVING SPACE." JJ EXPLAINED.
"THAT'S BILLIONS OF PEOPLE YOU'D NEED TO DISPOSE OF WORLDWIDE! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG THAT'D TAKE?" LELA SHRIEKED OUT OF HORROR AND FURY AT THIS CRUEL PUNISHMENT. "BESIDES, WHAT ABOUT THE DEFENSELESS AND INNOCENT PEOPLE YOU'RE OBLITERATING? ARE THEY REALLY THAT WORTHLESS TO YOU?!" LELA RAMBLED, NOT SURE HOW ELSE TO RESPOND TOWARDS SUCH A DISTURBING CONCEPT.
"HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE?" JJ TITTERED, MAKING LIZZIE GLOWER WITH AN ACCUSATORY EXPRESSION.
"IF MY SUPERNATURAL BINGES HAVE TAUGHT ME ANYTHING," SHE BEGAN, CLEARLY REELING UP FOR A BIG SPEECH. THIS WAS RATHER FITTING AS A CROWD FORMED AROUND THE DISPLAY OF CHAOS JJ (AND KIND OF, SORT OF, ACTUALLY... DEFINITELY LELA) HAD CAUSED. "IT'S SHOWED ME THAT CREATURES LIKE YOU ALWAYS END UP PAYING YOUR DUES. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE WEIRD PORTALS LELA ACCIDENTALLY MADE, BUT WE 'EARTHLINGS' HAVE SOMETHING YOU NEVER WILL!" LIZZIE LECTURED.
"YEAH, WE HAVE K-POP!" MINDY FINISHED.
"WELL, THAT I GUESS." LIZZIE HALFHEARTEDLY AGREED. "BUT WE ALSO HAVE FIRE IN OUR HEARTS." LIZZIE YELLED, AS THE CROWD CHEERED.
"YOUR FEEBLE-MINDED MANNERISMS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY LESS ENTERTAINING..." JJ RUMBLED. "BUT, DO YOU AGREE TO OUR TERMS FOR THIS IMPENDING WAR? OR SHOULD WE JUST RAVAGE YOUR LAND WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT?" HE SAID SNIDELY.
"WE AGREE." A NEW VOICE CUT IN. EVERYBODY'S HEADS SWIVELED TO FACE THE FIGURE WHO UTTERED THOSE WORDS.
"MADAME VICE PRESIDENT?!" TYLER SPUTTERED IN SHOCK.
