The Mouse Who Didn't Like Musicals

Chapter 11: Too Late

The mouse and the dog had arrived at the high school where Mindy was. It was dark and it had looked like how any other school would look like in an apocalypse. Buttons called out,
"Mindy?? Mindy, where are you!! Can you hear me??"
"Shh! Be quiet, Buttons!" said Brain, trying to avoid him and Buttons being caught.
"But we need to find her!"
"And we will find her, but you'll need to shut up first! This entire school could be crawling with those singing...things! Your yelling could get both of us killed. And then who's going to save Mindy?"
Feeling bad, Buttons quieted down and said,
"Ok, you're right, Brain. Sorry. It's just...she's all I have..."
"I know...just try and remain calm while you follow me"
As the pair slowly crept through the hallway trying to find the choir room, Buttons began to whimper. He said,
"You know...Mindy's a good kid...she's smart...she's kind to animals...and I respect her choices...but...if we're being honest...I really don't like Cindy...she's not that funny and as someone who's part toon, I feel like Mindy can do so much better..."
Brain put his hand on Buttons' paw and said,
"Yeah...I know"

But then Buttons continued with,
"But this morning, like the dumb dog I was, I told Mindy,
'Why don't you try dating someone in your own high school in Concord?'
And Mindy responded with,
'You just don't like Cindy, don't you?'
I...I couldn't just lie to her, that wouldn't make me a good dog! So I told her,
'Why not try dating someone like Elmyra Duff?'
And she said,
'No way! Elmyra is an annoying pain!!'
And I said,
'One, I said to date someone LIKE her, and two, that's not a nice thing to say!'"
As Brain tried to get Buttons to calm down again, the dog continued with,
"Next thing you know, I'm defending Elmyra out of all people! And she says,
'You just want Elmyra to be your daughter!!'
And I said,
'Well at least she treats me like a good dog!'"

As Buttons and Brain entered the choir room, Buttons had a horrible realization.
"That...that must've been why Mindy got off the bus to go see Cindy..." he said.
Feeling absolutely guilty and whimpering more than ever, he continued with,
"Oh no, Brain...I'm the reason they trapped her...it's all my fault..."
Brain put his hand on Buttons' paw and said,
"No. It isn't. Listen to me, Buttons. This is not your fault"
Suddenly, from behind the dog and mouse, a teenage girl voice said,
"Yes it is"
Buttons and Brain turned around and to their shock and horror, that voice belonged to Mindy. She was now appotheosized, complete with her eyes glowing bright blue.
"Mindy??" replied Buttons.
"It's ALL your fault. At least that's what I thought before they broke down the door"

And then, Mindy began singing,
"I'm not your girl anymore...
I'm not that tween that you came here for...
I'm not your girl anymore...
I overtook her body with an infectious spore"
Buttons slowly walked up to her as she continued singing,
"You left me out of your sight for one second and look
What happens, nightmare time!"
"Mindy..." said Buttons before being interrupted with Mindy singing,
"It's worse than you could imagine
Not getting wounded
Just alien invading minds!"
She then began dancing and pointing to Buttons as she sang,
"No more fetch or playtime together
'Cuz your only girl is under the weather!
And if you actually paid attention to me..."
Buttons was shocked from this because he ALWAYS paid attention to her and the one time where he didn't, she ended up like this. As he felt the weight of this situation, Mindy sang,
"You'd see I'm not your seed!"
Buttons said,
"Mindy, what's going on?"
"I'm not your cutesy teen!"
"Don't worry, I'm here to take you home!
"No matter what you believe,
The apple's fallen far from the tree!"

Mindy fell on her knees dramatically and then sang,
"It's not my fault anymore...
No more curfews to be late for...
It's not my fault anymore...
No more being worried and waiting by the door..."
She then got up and pointed at Buttons while singing,
"Did you know I wanted you to live with me?"
And suddenly, from behind Mindy, Cindy and another teenager named Cora, who were also apotheosized, joined in with,
"Look what happens, nightmare time!"
The three girls, with Mindy leading, then sang,
"Yet mom and dad decided to let you be...
(Aliens invading minds!)"
As Mindy and the other girls danced, she sang,
"Did you know Cindy let me sleep over?
And you're right about her, her jokes are a groaner!"
Buttons shouted,
"What?? I knew it!"
"And if you wondered what led sweet Mindy away?
Well the doggy wasn't here to stay!"
Mindy, Cindy, and Cora then sang,
"Not your seed!"
"Listen, Mindy, whatever I said before-" said Buttons, trying to talk to Mindy
"I'm not your perfect teen!" they continued to sing.
"I know you're in there Mindy, break out of this!!"
"I'm freaking seventeen! At least I was before you left me..."