Chapter 3

= The 22nd Floor =

Megavolt walked into the building with Luma holding his hand and skipping alongside, the staff looked at him and Luma curiously for a moment then went back to what they were doing.

Luma looked around the high rise lobby, it was pretty.

'C'mon.' He picked her up and carried her over to the elevators.

'Everyone's staring.' She said quietly.

'Oh don't mind them, they're just jealous that they don't have electrical abilities like us.' She smiled at the idea. 'I'll look after you, don't worry.'

The lift door opened and he stepped in, turning and pressing the button to the top floor. 'We're going to the top?' She asked.

'All the way up' He said pointing to the ceiling.

She looked up. 'Wow...'

He smiled it wasn't as big a deal to him. 'Ever been on the 22nd floor of a building?'

'No.' She said.

'You're about to be.' He said putting her down.

She looked up at the floor counter watching intently.

Megavolt pulled himself together, facing off with the others wasn't that big a deal, he did it often enough, adding Luma wasn't going to change anything. 'Now you remember what I said?'

'Best behaviour.' She said sweetly. 'I'll be good.'

Megavolt doubted that Luma's glow would annoy anyone but Negaduck and he was normally annoyed anyway, but it was better safe than sorry.

She took his hand and he smiled. 'I know you'll be.' The elevator door opened.

The room wasn't dark and gloomy like Luma had expected it to be, the picture was entirely different, 4 people sitting at a table, Quackerjack, Liquidator, Bushroot and the duck who wasn't happy in the slightest must have been Negaduck.

'You couldn't get a babysitter?'

'No.' Megavolt replied. 'You can't get babysitters that understand how to help calm an unsteady electrical current.' He scooped her up and walked to the table sitting down and putting her on his lap.

Negaduck rolled his eyes but didn't press the issue. 'Anyway, glad you finally decided to show up.'

'Yeah well, I've been busy.'

'You mean your memory's not good.' Quackerjack snorted, Luma looked to him quickly with a serious expression, Quackerjack leant back in his chair knowing she wasn't happy about the tease.

Megavolt took her hand and looked around the table .'So?'

'Yeah...' Negaduck said. 'To business.'

Luma looked up at the ceiling light, it was directly over the table and was trying to get her attention, it realised it had managed to get it and started talking to her.

Whether Luma was overhearing any of it was clear on her face, she was looking up intently at the light bulb, riveted in the history lecture.

After so long of being able to hear appliances Megavolt had learnt how to ignore them too, which was good news for him since this light had a ton to say.

'This can't be good for her neck.' Bushroot commented looking at her.

'What?' Megavolt looked at her and the way she was looking up, he shrugged and pulled her back to lean on him instead.

She looked at him, then around shrugged and looked back up at the light.

'What is she doing?'

'Getting a history lesson.' She said. 'I love it when they recycle light bulbs, you find them in the strangest of places.'

Megavolt smiled and looked up too, he looked around the table again prompting the conversation to continue.

Negaduck was quiet, watching Luma intently, she could hear light bulbs too? Maybe it wasn't a bit of insanity on Megavolt's part, maybe it was legitimate... Though it sounded utterly ridiculous, there was no way that Megavolt and her could share the same insane imagination.

A/n: Yes it's short, I know... and there will be a break while I insert the next chapter, I haven't written it yet so this'll take a bit longer.