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Bobelion was going to get fired.
He and his partner had been dispatched from the planet Astellironion, or better known as planet #188329r, to catch the criminal known as Stanford Pines.
They had been chosen by luck, being the only „trained“ officers who weren’t currently working on a case.
They did a pretty good job following him for the first five planets, not getting discovered, but there were two major incidents putting them on thin ice.
The first one being a small run-in with their target and getting knocked out, and the second one being similar, only that his teleportation gun got stolen too and they ended up getting rescued by their superior.
Bobelion and Stevealeon got chewed out by her, but got away with a second chance and a demotion.
And now this. ‘I’m gonna get fired so bad!‘ His and his partners very new guns were stolen. Thankfully they could at least flee before the hero caught them. That would’ve been embarrassing. They were currently hiding in an abandoned building.
He didn’t expect the first thing to happen, once stepping on the planet Pines was staying on, to be jumped by him!
Bobelion and Stevealeon put great effort on finding Ford, looking for the last position of their stolen gun before he broke it. They even looked into this planets culture to help disguise themselves and brought extra strong weapons to deal with him.
Now they were stuck on this stupid planet and with their stupid disguises. He hated this. As if this wasn’t the worst thing that could happen, they were now wanted villains! They should be the heroes, being the people to catch an interdimensional criminal. They were in the police, for gods sake.
„Here’s your new disguise. Don’t break it! I went through a lot of trouble to make it.“ Bobelion was bought out of his brooding by Stevealeon. He was their designated disguise maker while Bobelion took care of their food. „Thanks, Steve“ „Don’t sweat it,“ Stevealeon grinned.
It was actually not so bad being stuck here, like a short, unwanted vacation… No! Bob had to pull himself together. They were on a mission.
—*—
Bobelion was at his wits end. He didnt think about taking this countries currency into account when he planned their trip. He was driven by the fear of getting fired while packing and ended up missing some things, like food and money. ‘I usually pack this stuff, why was I so stupid?‘ he didn’t want to end up as a common thief, stealing food and necessities.
But did he really have a choice? They didn’t have accommodations or food, and he didn’t want to die of hunger.
‘At least we aren’t recognizable anymore.‘ One win was not good enough to lighten his mood in the face of their situation.
It was only a couple hours ago, but the police were already asking about a bird beaked and a blue horned man in the area. Thankfully, Steve’s new disguises covered their faces, so even the pro hero who saw them wouldn’t recognize them. They discarded their old ones in a dumpster and burned them, for good measures.
Bobelion finally arrived at his destination: a jeweler. Some of their equipments had parts, which would be seen as rare here, such as gold. He could hopefully sell it for quite a bit, enough to later buy food and temporary housing.
—*—
It had been just under a week. Stevealeon was currently doing the dishes, while Bobelion was sweeping the floor. They had settled into a small apartment, not knowing how long they were going to be stranded.
The gold ended up giving them more money than they hoped for.
„You know, it’s not actually that bad here. We could stay here a bit longer, don’t you think?“ Bobelion finally had the courage to get his thoughts out of his mind. Stevealeon raised his eyebrow. „What’re you talkin‘ bout? We’re on a mission. Don’t forget that.“
He sighed, his intrusive thoughts still screaming for him to stay right where he was. ‚It isn’t so bad, why don’t you stay here?‘ Bobelion was probably just getting portal hallucinations. He wasn‘t scared of the repercussions because of the failed mission or his superiors reaction.
„Dont take it to heart, will ya?“ Bobelion looked up from the floor, staring directly into Stevealeons eyes. „You alright? Been acting weird lately. Didn’t get portal jeebies, did ya?“
As Bobelion was about to answer, a blue light came out of their bathroom. Stevealeon let the plate he was cleaning shatter on the ground as he ran to the stalls door and slammed it open.
There, in the doorway, stood no other than their superior herself. Her face instantly worped into a scowl as soon as she saw them. „You bastards! I had to save your asses twice already. The chiefs been up my ass to fire you!“ She stormed into the room and slapped Steve on the back of his head. „Come on now, we don’t have all day. Your vacation‘s over!“ Their superior packed them at their necks and threw them through the portal.