Chapter 3: A Head of Her Time Part 2

People continue to eat pieces of cake, drink, and dance. Ray and Nate are also eating.

"Pardon me." Nate said.

"Pardon me." Ray said.

"Pardonne moi." Nate said.

"Pardonne moi."Ray said.

"So it's not a guillotine." Ava said. Zari, Charlie, and Itchy shake their heads in agreement. A drunk man walks to them.

"What day is it?" He asked drunkly. He also smelled.

"Uh, how long have you been here?" Zari asked. She then pokes him and he falls down to the floor dead.

[gasps] Ava.

"Oh my, he's... dead." Itchy said shocked.

"Oh, my God, he's dead. Ugh, he literally partied himself to death. So tacky." Zari said as two soldiers pull the body of the room. Charlie then pointed to a woman who also fell dead to the floor.

"Look, no, he's not the only one. What is happening?" Charlie said. Two soldiers then removed the body from the room.

"That's why I don't eat carbs. This woman is next-level popular, people rather die then leave. Talk about FOMO." Zari said.

"My God, that's it. Marie Antoinnette was beheaded for partying while France starved, and now she's literally killing the Revolution with a nonstop party. Legends, we figure it out. Charm is her superpower. Hello? Ray, Nate, Behrad?" Ava said.

Unfortunately for them, the three kept eating cake.

"It's like she's gotten to everyone except for us." Itchy said.

"So we have to stop this." Ava said.

"Wait, I'm on the team?" Zari asks.

"Sure." Ava said.

"Okay, what's the plan?" Zari asked.

"Uh, we have to find a way to get Marie Antoinnette out of here without a riot." Ava said.

"[gasps] The only way to get a celebrity to leave her own party quietly is it make her think that there's a cool a party somewhere else that she's not at." Zari said.

"Let's go tell her." Ava said as she walks to the VIP area, but Zari stops her.

"Uh-uh, girl, you're not gonna get anywhere in this ensemble." Zari said touching Ava's outfit.

"What are you doing? Stop." Ava said.

"Hey, trust me." Zari said. The three then follow Zari to get change.

"Come on." Zari said.
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Ava and Zari come back 17 century stylish dresses with Charlie and Itchy walking alongside them.

"Every level of the party has its guardians. Getting past the bouncer, easy. Getting past the friends, you need to know someone." Zari said.

"But we don't know anybody." Charlie said.

"I know that guy." Zari said pointing to Napoleon.

"You know Napoleon?" Ava asked.

"No, but they don't know that." Zari said. They walk up to the VIP area where a staff member guarded the way.

"Bonjour, Napoleon." Zari said to him. He waved at them.

"We're with him." Zari said to the member. The member looks at Napoleon for proof. Napoleon lets them come in.

"Oh, she separated from the pack. Now's the time.

"Oh, good, work your magic." Ava said.

"Oh, teaching moment. The big secret to being cool, confidence. It makes people think you have something they don't. You got this, Captain." Zari said as she pushes Ava in.

"No, but I don't - -Ah..." Ava said as she's pushed in. She takes a drink from a servant.

"Thank you." She said. She and Marie begin to laugh together until Marie held her fan against Ava's neck.

"I do not know you. What are you doing here?" Marie said.

"Uh..."

"Hmm?"

"Ah..."

"Ah?"

"Leaving."

"Ugh, leaving?"

Zari gave her a look to keep it together.

"Actually, i'm going to the after-party." Ava said.

"What is this "aprés-party?" Marie asked.

"Mm, it's a party after the party. It the best place to be." Ava answered.

"Where is it?" Marie asks.

Mm, I can't tell you." Ava said.

"Ugh." Marie said.

"But I can take you." Ava said.

"Oui, take me." Marie said.

"Mm." Ava said. Zari smiles as Charlie and Itchy gives her a thumbs up.

"Oh, oh, this is my bestie, Zari - - she's coming with. And these are my servant dogs." Ava said.

"Yes, queen. Mm." Zari said.

"Guys, I have Marie, and we're talking her to the Waverider." Ava said.

"That's a good idea. We're gonna have her all to ourselves." Ray said as Nate nods in agreement.

"Marie, come back!" Napoleon said.

She speaks something in French. "There is an "apés-party."

People then roared cheering and started to go after them.

"Guys, we got company." Nate said as he follows. 

"Oh, the after-party's right this way." Zari said as she, Charlie and Itchy guide Marie to the Waverider.

People continue to follow them. Ava and other Legends slow them down.

"Corsets are so impractical." Ava said as she tries to move in it.

"Maire, where's the party?" A man asked. Nate, Ray, and Behrad are catching up to them.

"I do not think this is a good idea." Marie said.

"We're gonna party our faces off - - it's gonna be great." Zari said as she dodges a pillar. Maire bumps into it and her head pops off. Nate jumps in and catches her head. She screams. Behrad looks horrified and Ray looks shocked. Charlie screams a little and Itchy nearly fainted.

"Ew." Zari said.

"That's so freaky." Charlie said.

"Should've seen that coming." Nate said. He then gets up with her head and runs out.

"Return me to my body this instant!" Marie commanded.

"Ok, body, here we go." Ray said as he picks up the body and runs out with them.

"Get her to the Waverider!" Ava shouts.

"Oh, This is weird." Ray said.
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Marie Antoinnette's head was a on table while her body was strapped down on a bed.

"This party stinks!" Marie shouted.

"Oh, so true girl." Zari said agreeing. Ava then comes in with a cloth to cover her.

"[sigh] But not the point. She's annoying, you can just -" Zari said as Ava pulls the the cloth over the head.

"Yeah." They both said.

"Still freaky to me." Charlie said.

"Get this thing off of me!" Marie said under the cloth. Her body still tried to get off the bed as the three boys enter the lab recovering from the spell.

"Ugh, I can't believe I tried to drink." Behrad said.

"Can't believe I ate all that gluten-filled cake." Ray said.

"I can't believe how heavy that head is." Nate said.

"Yeah, she really had you under her spell. If it weren't for interim legend here, you guys would've partied to death." Ava said pointing at Zari who smiled.

"Well, just play it safe, I'm going to take this into the library." Nate said as he picks up the head who shouts as he walks to the library.

"Oh, I'll help you." Ray said.

"Don't get creepy, Ray." Nate said.

"So, my sister the superhero." Behrad said.

"Hmm." Zari said.

"Should I get Gideon to make you a cowl?" Behrad asks.

"Cowls are for middle-age women who want to hide their necks. But I do need a dress for the party tonight." Zari said.

"Fabricator's all yours." Ava said.

"Yay, thank you." Zari said as she walks to the fabricator room.

"Sooo... what did you did you two think of the mission?" Behrad said.

"It was quite something, cool but also freaky. Cool, but freaky." Charlie said.

"Says you, Charles. I thought I was going to lose my head. Though I never thought someone could party to death." Itchy said.

"Well, I'm sure Sara will be happy to hear you two are enjoying yourselves here." Ava said.

"Hey, Ava, why don't 3 try the crepes recipe I got." Behrad said as they head to the kitchen.
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Ava, Charlie, and Itchy were now trying the food Behrad had made.

"Can you taste the cardamom?" Behrad asks them.

"A little." Charlie said as he continues to eat.

"I'm smell it a bit." Itchy said.

"I can't. I can't taste anything because of your sister's perfume clogged up my entire olfactory system. Everything tastes like - -" Ava said as Ray interrupts them.

"Zari, Zari stole Marie Antoinnette's perfume." Ray said as he runs out of breath and takes a drink.

"You should see with Mick stole from Mexico. It's disgusting." Nate said.

"Should consider ourselves lucky. At least she didn't do something to screw up history." Behrad said.

"Oh, my God, the perfume. That's how Mari did it. Zari, Charlie, Itchy, and I weren't affected 'cause we couldn't smell because of the Dragonesque. Who knows what kind of damage she can do with that?" Ava said.

They get and get ready to go after Zari.

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let her stay." Behrad said.

"I knew it was too early to pat myself on the back." Ava said.

"Ah, look, it wouldn't be a true Legends Mission unless something went wrong." Ray said. They suddenly hear a crashing sound. They turn their heads to the sound.

"Or several things." Ray added as they rush into the lab. They reach the lab to see the body is missing.

"Uh, wasn't there a body on that stretcher?" Ray asked.
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"Here, body, body, body, body, body." Ray said calling to Marie Antoinette's body. He and Itchy finds the body bumping into a wall. Ray, Itchy, and Mick walk to it.

"Oh.[chuckles]Okay, body. No one wants to hurt you." Ray said to the headless body.

"Speak for yourself!" Mick said as he prepares to fire his heat gun at it.

"Whoa! Take it easy." Itchy said.

"Hey, come on, Mick. She's harmless. It's just a headless body." Ray said before the body grabs his arms and starts chocking him.

"[grunting] A little help here." Ray said as he tries not to choke. Itchy and Mick rush to help him. Mick pulls the body to the floor and aims again.

"No, Mick, don't!" Ray said as he knocks the gun out of his hand. The gun lands right next to the body and it begins to fire at them.

The portal opens with Ava, Nate, Behrad, and Charlie coming out of it. They see people are trying catch Zari as she tries to get away from them.

"Okay, we need to protect ourselves. Zari's deployed Marie's perfume." Ava said as she sprays Nate, Behrad, Charlie, and herself. They gag and cough a bit as they recover.

"Okay, team, A.L.O.H.A. time." Ava said as they run into action.
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Ray, Mick, and Itchy continue to dodge the fire blasts from the Heat Gun that the headless body is using.

"Run, run!" Ray shouts.

"She's still after us!" Itchy shouts as he runs.
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"Nate, what do you got?" Ava asks.

"I'm assessing Zari used too much of the perfume, 'cause this crowd is bananas." Nate responded.

"Charlie?"

"It's like a pack of wolves or hyenas chasing a meal." Charlie said.

"Behrad?"

"I'm listening, and I hear another mob coming." Behrad said.

"Okay, I'm observing, and there are way too many people for us to stop. We need to get that perfume off her and stop this." Ava said.

"How?" Behrad asked.

"I have an idea. I need your help." Ava said.
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Ray, Mick, and Itchy run into the kitchen and hid. The body continues to blast a beam of fire all around.

"This is not looking good." Itchy said.

"You said it." Ray replied.
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Zari continues to get chase by a mob of reporters and camera people who are trying to catch her.

"Behrad, now!" Ava shouts.

A gust of wind blows the people away from Zari. It was Behrad using the Air Totem. Zari turns to see Ava and Charlie.

"You guys came back for me." Zari said.

"Of course we did." Charlie said.

"A Legend never gets left behind, even an interim one. Follow me." Ava said as she grabs Zari's hand and they run. They turn to a fountain and jump on to it.

"What are you doing?" Zari asks.

"Trust us." Ava said as she holds out her hand.

"There's too many of them. I can't stop them all." Behrad said as he tries to keep the people at bay.

"Come on!" Ava said.

"Hurry!" Charlie said.

"Okay." Zari answered.

Zari takes her hand and jumps on the fountain as well. Ava, Zari, and Charlie stand side by side together.
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The body still continues to fire the Heat gun all around as the three hid behind the counter.

"Well, we've tried the A.L.O.H.A.  method. The A.L.O. haven't gotten us anywhere."

"What does the H stand for?" Mick asks.

"I think it was..." Itchy said.
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"Hydrate!" Ava shouts. The three jump into the fountain with a huge splash. As they do, the spell breaks off as Zari entered in. People start coming back to their senses.

"S'mores." Nate said.

"Yeah." S'mores said.

"Zari's boyfriend?" Nate asks.

"That's me." He said. Nate then punches him and runs away to pull the three out of the fountain.

"Okay, guys." Nate said as he grabs Zari's hands.

"Oh, God." Zari said as she climbs out.

"Party's over." Nate said. They soon climb out. Charlie then shakes himself dry while spraying the others a bit.

"Charlie, really?" Ava said.

"What? A dog's gotta do what a dog's gotta do." Charlie replied.

"Did Zari just jump into the fountain? Whoa, talk about desperate stunts." Man said.

"I'm  calling my agent to schedule a divorce!" S'mores shouts.

The Legends portal by to the Waverider.

"Wait, what does that last A stand for?" Behrad asked.

"ATTACK!" Mick roared as he, Ray, and Itchy tackled the body down. They look at the others in relief.

"Hey." Ray said.

"How'd it go?" Itchy asks.
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"Lady in cheap pantsuit ruins party. Ava was right about no phones on the ship." Zari said to Behrad as he, Charlie and Itchy walk to her with new clothes.

"Had Gideon whip up some new clothes. Hope you like flannel." Behrad said as he puts down the clothes to her.

"I do not. Ew." Zari answered. Behrad, Charlie, and Itchy sat on the couch next to her.

"Listen, I know, you're going to tell me how selfish I was for stealing the perfume and burning the team. You guys toil away in obscurity to save humanity from unknown bodies, and I just go and spray evil perfume all over New York City without a second thought. I'm a jerk. I'm sorry." Zari said.

"Hey, I've made many mistakes in my life too. I gambled, cheat, lied, and even cheated death. But what I learned after coming back to life is that I needed to change myself to help people and not just myself." Charlie said to Zari. She smiles a bit.

"He's right, Z. We've all made mistakes too." Itchy said.

"They're right. And I was just going to ask if you wanted a doughnut." Behrad said. Zari then turns her head to them.

"I haven't had a doughnut in 1,743 days." Zari said. The four get up and head to the kitchen. They pass Marie who has her body.

"Hey, what is this doughnut?" Marie asks.

"Shut up Marie." The four said to her.

"Ah, phoo!" She said.

The others are enjoying their treats as they see the four come in.

"Hey. Wow. Nice shirt.." Nate said.

"Hmm, you would be into a lumberjack chic." Zari said.

"There's an incoming hologram from Captain Lance." Gideon said.

"Captain." Sara said as she appeared in hologram form.

"How'd the mission go?" Sara asks.

"Oh, um... Well, I..." Ava began.

"Killed it." Nate said.

"She what is a foxy hedgehog out there." Behrad said add and animal hissing to it.

"Okay." Sara said.

"We got our encore, Captain." Ray said.

"Plus me and Itchy were great out there in the mission." Charlie said.

"Oh, good. I'm glad to hear it. Ava, Call me later so I can thank you properly." Sara said with a smile. She then disappeared.

"Oh, Captain, my Captain." Behrad said.

"Call me later so I can thank you properly congratulate you," Nate said.

"Guys, come on." Ray said.

"She doesn't sound like that." Ava said.

Zari sat in the parlor room and to eat her doughnut. As she bites into the doughnut, she starts to have flashbacks of her old life in the old timeline, of her eating, and with Nate.

"Zari [whistles] Hey, are you okay?" Ava asked her. Ava and Charlie were standing in front of her.

"Yeah, I was- - I was just, uh, enjoying this doughnut and thinking - - you locked Marie Antoinette up, but you let me off the hook." Zari said.

"I mean, she killed people, Zari. You screwed up. You know, everybody screws up." Ava said.

"Not you." Zari said.

"Me? [laughs] I feel like I'm screwing up all the time." Ava said.

"You where is so on mission. You crash an A-list party in a pantsuit and threw yourself into a fountain." Zari said.

"Ugh, see, it's a perfect example." Ava said.

"No, it was amazing. You didn't care what anyone thought. You were just being you. I've been trying to get people to like me for so long that... I forgotten who I really am." Zari said.

Charlie felt like he understood what Zari was going through. He too wanted people and dogs to like him for who he really is.

"I have millions of followers but... zero friends." Zari said.

"You got one." Ava said.

"Make that two. I could always have more friends besides Itchy and Sasha." Charlie said.

"Really?" Zari asked. Ava then held out her hand for her to take. Zari then takes it as they get up.

"Come on." Ava said.

"Hmm. Well, as your friend, I have to tell you... no more pantsuits."

"I totally agree." Charlie said.

"Mm. [chuckles]" Ava replied.

"You're better than that." Zari said.

"Deal." Ava said.

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