Chapter 14
"Steven. Steven hey hey wake up bud" the fact the Marc was now the body alarm clock annoyed Steven slightly.
They've been stuck down here for…however long, Khonshu upped and left and chase and Layla were most likely, getting on with their lives.
He knew being over in America was a bad idea. He said it. He said to Marc at the time it was a bad idea but he didn't listen, never listens.
"Marc we've done this every day for a year. We can't get out" Steven drawled out, a sigh leaving him and a hand running down his face in exasperation.
"Well that nut case can obviously get down here somehow. We just gotta figure it out"
"How? How do you suggest, we do that? We're in a box. Like I've said, previous times." Steven threw his hands up in frustration and leaned against one of the walls away from the door, "and without khonshu, we can't exactly escape by pulling the door open" all he wanted to do was to go back home, call chase and Layla up and apologize so much that his mouth would drop off.
"Can I just say Marc, coming to America was the worst thing you could have ever thought of." Steven started, staring at a polished section of the door and Marc groaned
"Don't start this again Steven"
"Well, it's true isn't it? We go to America, get kidnapped, khonshu leaves us and we're stuck in a box! So tell me, how will we be able to get out! C'mon. Got an answer for that" Marc stayed silent, "yeah thought as much. Marc, I should've- should've been making memories with the people i- we love. Layla, chase. But you decided to think about yourself yet again."
"I get it. I screwed up! But you don't think I'm missing Layla? That a day doesn't go by without thinking if she's worried about me or if she's moved on?"
"...will we ever get out of here…? Wherever…here actually is?"
"I hope so Steven. I really do"
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"Totally like each other." Chase stated, "they have to. To sleep like that on the bed" chase and Layla were down by the statue of liberty, chase in Demonia boots, loose pair of ripped skinny jeans an an oversized top and they were thinking that maybe the boots weren't a good idea.
They were heavy and hot.
"Chase you just want to tease those two about something that's not there" Layla responded with, drinking her milkshake from the straw it came with and chase rolled their eyes.
"Okay okay okay. Tell me the truth layla. Khonshu and ammit-"
"Oh my god chase"
"No no hear me out. They definitely had a lil something something going on before all that"
"Stop speculating about khonshu and ammit-" Layla said, turning her head away from her friend whilst also trying very hard to not laugh at the current topic of discussion.
"Whaaaat I just wanna know the tea from that lil relationship" chase shrugged out, eating the last of their pretzel and looked at the statue of liberty, "I wanna go up it"
"Thought you were scared of heights chase"
"Yeah but…when am I ever getting this chance again?"
"You literally refused to go up a lighthouse because you said, and I quote, you don't like heights."
"....that was young me. I'm adult me now. Now, let's goooo!"
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"Oh- oh my god these bloody shoes!" Chase wheezed out, finally making it to the top and leaned against Layla, who just patted their head in mock sympathy.
"There there. The view looks gorgeous though"
"It really does. Hey. Hero selfie?" Chase asked, pulling their phone out and flipping into their miss knight suit
"No chase" Layla stated, failing to hold the smile off her face, "I'll do a hero photo for you. Just, have the mask down" chase let the mask fall, a grin on their face and handed layla their phone, then leaned against the rail
"Oh this is getting ticked from my bucket list" chase mused out.
"Is it now? Okay say cheese!"
"Khonshu!" Chase held a peace sign up and heard the click of their phones camera, "got it?"
"Yep" Layla nodded, held chase's phone out to the and an excited grin came to the artists face.
Then got swarmed by a bunch of people because they saw the suit, "oh uh- hi- ah- Layla, help?"
"No."
"What a great friend you are" chase drawled out, the mask falling over their face and somehow taking photos with them.
At least Layla found it amusing. Once the people had left, chase quickly let the suit fall and wheezed, "please never let me do that again"
"I dunno. It was rather funny seeing you swamped by people" Layla grinned out, a giggle leaving her and chase rolled their eyes.
"So funny.
"Oh I know." Layla nodded out and the two friends leaned against the rail.
"Layla…would you be alright if me and Steven did go out with each other? I mean- I'm not- ah shit just- forget I said anything I don't want to lose you as my friend-"
"Chase, chase calm down. And I'm perfectly fine with that. I'm married to Marc. Marcs married to me, Steven deserves a chance with someone and, I'm okay with that"
"Like, really okay?"
"Yes chase. I'm really okay with that." Layla said, a small smile coming to her face and got pulled into a hug by chase
"Oh- oh thank you! You've just welcomed the most annoying person into this family y'know? Yeah y'know" the friends laughed, Layla patting chase's head and the two decided to head down and get something to drink.
"Oh I knew that when I first met you. I was like yep. This is happening, we can't get rid of this annoying yet cute little lost dog"
"Aw Layla! You think I'm cute? I'm flattered" chase pressed a hand to their chest, a giggle leaving them and their phone pinged, "huh? What's this…oh- oh sh- Layla the trackers been activated" chase batted Layla's shoulder, looking at the tracker on their phone.
"Chase? Chase what's it saying?"
"6th avenue. Layla we need to go."
"Chase-"
"Layla this is our only chance! If nyx does something or- or vanishes off the edge of the world that's it."
"I'm not disagreeing with that. But we need the scales to do anything"
"Oh uh- right- right yeah." Chase said, scratching the side of their face, "yeah we should probably go get that first"
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"Little cub are you sure you're ready for this?" Menhit asked, chase glanced up from their phone and shrugged.
"Not really sure y'know? But. We need to do this. Nyx.. she's dangerous and I didn't realise she was this new threat"
"Young cub it's not your fault"
"I agree with the cat. You could not have known" chase raised a brow at khonshu
"Where's the real khonshu? What happened to the sassy bird brain?"
"Be careful, depressed bug. I may be nice but as soon as I'm back with Spector, you will have the original khonshu back."
"Ah love you too Tweety pie"
"Die"
"Oops there we go" chase muttered out, a grin on their face.
"If you two are quite finished" Layla piped up, stuffing the scales in a bag, "can we go? I'd like to get my husband back now"
"Oh yeah. Definitely second that motion- uh- not the- not the husband part that is. Let's go! I've actually had enough of America for one lifetime" chase stated, a look of indifference on their face.
"Right. Let's go. Chase, where does the tracker say Nyx is on 6th street?" Layla asked.
"Oh uh hang on-" chase zoomed in and turned white, "the empire state building."
"The depressed bug will die of heights" khonshu rumbled out
Oh they hated this bird.
Definitely hated this bird.