Saving the Fabulous Killjoys (DISCONTINUED)
Chapter 14: Never mind about shape I'm in
Fun Ghoul
“The last of the resistance. They’re all dead.”
Our chests heaved with deep breaths as the last of the dracs fell at our feet. “It’s over.” Party announced. I looked over at John. (Yeah… His name was John). He lay, curled up into a ball, in a sea of bodies. “Hey,” I said. His eyes darted to me “I’ll help you up.” He allowed hislef to be lifted and I sat him down at a booth. Party darted out of sight. Jet walked in. “You missed all the fun!” I exclaimed. He didn’t laugh. His face was dead serious. I looked at his hands. He held two small bottles; one in each hand.
He looked at us… we looked at him.
Out of all the pills we had gathered? This was it? These two bottles were our last hope? John screamed like he just got tazered and everybody jumped. That brought everybody out of the trance and back into reality. We had to get out of here. Everyone split up and began picking things up from the floor.
I walked into my room. Things were strewn everywhere. They had checked here too. I pulled out a backpack and threw in a couple of clothes and my rolled-up mask.
This was all I owned and, as much as I hated to admit it, all I was.
Party Poison
Missle Kid was safe… the dracs were dead… the room was intact. They had been so close… if we hadn’t shown up, who knows what might’ve happened. I ran my hand through my brother’s hair. He looked so peaceful. A big burden was lifted off my shoulders. “How is he doing, Dr. D?” “Better. What did you get?”
Jet came in holding two bottles and looking as pale as a ghost. “I have these. I hope they help.” He handed the bottles to Dr. D with shaky hands and avoided my eyes. I looked across the room to Pink. Her cheeks were flushed; she was twitching an mumbling. “This’ll buy us some time… thank you Jet.”
He put the contents from one of the bottles into a needle. “What’s wrong with her?” I asked, putting my hand on her forehead. She was burning with fever. “She was poisoned.” My legs turned to jello. “What kind?” “I don’t know yet.”
He injected the liquid into her arm and shook his head. “This is all I can do for now… but if we don’t find a cure soon, she might…”
At this, Jet left the room, mumbling something about ‘cleaning his room’. I just stood there as the words sunk in. an intense feeling burned in my chest. No… she couldn’t… die… she just couldn’t. I wouldn’t lose anybody else. Dr. D put his hand on my shoulder. “Party, I’ll do my best. You need to stop worrying so much. Take a load off.” I nodded absentmindedly and shuffled out of the room, clutching my aching heart.
Everyone I loved… dead. I wouldn’t lose anybody else to HIM.
I entered my room. It was the worst part of the house. I began salvaging a few things. All my drawings… gone. I lifted the floorboard next to my bed. Everything in there was still safe. I pulled out my hidden stash of comics and put them in my small backpack. An extra pair of pants and another shirt. This was it.
I threw my bookbag in the car and opened the door for Show Pony ans Agent Cherri, who were carrying the food. I looked over at John, who hadn’t moved since Fun Ghoul put him there. “Hey, you okay?” He jumped. “Y…Yeah.” “What happens if Korse finds you?”
We both knew the answer to that one, but I just wanted to hear him say it. Sick, right?
“He’ll kill me.”
After the words came out, I was guilty for asking. “Sorry…” “it’s o.k. he’ll find me and that’ll be the end.” I shook my head. “Don’t say that…” “I’m not afraid of dying, Poison. Stop trying to make me feel better.”
John reminded me of how Fun Ghoul used to be when we found him. Cropped hair, hollow eyes and death stamped on his face. I gritted my teeth. “This is what you’re fighting for.” I told myself.
I helped John out of the booth and took him to the car. He was like a rag doll. Kobra and Pink were put in the van. Missle Kid came with us. Everyone got together outside the café. We all looked at it one last time.
“Will we ever come back, Party?” Missle Kid asked.
“No.”
Just as we were about to split up, Fun Ghoul dragged a bulky item ou of the car. It was the black bag I had seen earlier. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he revealed it.
I’ll be completely honest. I had no idea what It was, but Dr. D did.
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” everyone screamed. Everyone, except me. “I forgot.” I whispered “I forgot.” “Party!” Dr.D called “Come join the hug!” “I forgot.” I said, a little louder. I didn’t deserve to join the hug. Dr. D smiled, tenderness in his eyes.
“Don’t beat yourself up over it. You’ve had a lot on your mind these days. Just gimme a hug, will ya?
We all joined for the biog group hug. In that moment, things seemed almost normal.
“Where are we going?” I asked to no one in particular. “Zone 6.” Agent Cherri answered. “I found a nice little building near the division.
We all split up.
Missle Kid
We reached the border of Zone 6. I had never been so far away from Battery City before.
There was a huge fence, about 50 feet tall, that separated us from the outside world. “It’s an electric fence” Party said, when he saw the wonder in my eyes.
“We’re never free” John said, looking at me “Not really. We’re just caged animals.”
Party gave him a look that shot daggers.
As we got closer, I saw a small school. It had been two stories, but now it was half blown off.
We parked out vehicles and went inside. There were two rooms that had resisted the explosion.
We settled there.
Party kept looking at Pink strangely. I had never seen anything like it. He overly obsessed about her and went to check on her every 30 minutes. Maybe he was sick or something… I had never seen him act this way… not even with me.
“Why is Party is acting like that?” I whispered to Fun Ghoul and Show Pony. They both smiled goofily and laughed. “He’s in love.” That got me smiling too. This was good. He deserved to be happy. “Hey… let’s do something for him…” I said softly. “Like what?” Both guys leaned in.
Party came out from seeing Pink for the eighth time, but this time we were waiting for him outside the door.
“What’s going on…?” “Come here, lover boy!” the guys grabbed him and began throwing bits of paper over his head like confetti. I laughed as he turned red and tried to make his face serious.
A wreath of plastic flowers was put on his head and the guys began dancing around him. “Guys! We have to be serious!” He yelled. No one paid attention.
“STOP IT!” he yanked the wreath off his head and stalked outside. Everyone was still laughing at is lobster-red face. Tears were coming out of our eyes. I had never laughed this hard.
Through all this, John managed to keep a straight face. Then, he got up and walked outside. What was his problem?
Party Poison
I took a collection of deep breaths. This was no time for fun and games… our lives were in jeopardy. The sun would be down in a few hours and BL/ind might plan a night attack. That, and John might be chipped. I took another deep breath as the laughing from inside the house reached my ears a second time.
So what if I liked Pink? We could never be together. We had to always be running; watching our backs… nothing could ever happen between us. Besides, my killjoys went first. I shook that thought out of my head and focused on the mission ahead of me. Destroy Korse.
“Party… I’m sorry.” “Hm?” I turned to see Missle Kid. She sat next to me. “I’m sorry we did that to you.” She said again. I shook my head. “It’s not important. We have other things to attend to.” “Your feelings ARE important Party.” “They’re not.” “But… love is what keeps us going… you love Kobra, don’t you?” I stayed silent. “And you love me, or you wouldn’t have rescued me.” I stayed silent again.
All this talk about “Love” and “Feelings” was making me dizzy. I’d rather discuss strategy and murder. Still, I nodded.
After she left, I put my hands over my face. This had to end soon, or I would break. I couldn’t keep doing this anymore. My feelings WERE getting in the way. So… what would I do? Hand the killjoys over to Fun Ghoul and leave? I looked out at the desert.
Where would I go? I had no one.
It was times like these I wished for a bottle of beer or a good cup of coffee.
“The last of the resistance. They’re all dead.”
Our chests heaved with deep breaths as the last of the dracs fell at our feet. “It’s over.” Party announced. I looked over at John. (Yeah… His name was John). He lay, curled up into a ball, in a sea of bodies. “Hey,” I said. His eyes darted to me “I’ll help you up.” He allowed hislef to be lifted and I sat him down at a booth. Party darted out of sight. Jet walked in. “You missed all the fun!” I exclaimed. He didn’t laugh. His face was dead serious. I looked at his hands. He held two small bottles; one in each hand.
He looked at us… we looked at him.
Out of all the pills we had gathered? This was it? These two bottles were our last hope? John screamed like he just got tazered and everybody jumped. That brought everybody out of the trance and back into reality. We had to get out of here. Everyone split up and began picking things up from the floor.
I walked into my room. Things were strewn everywhere. They had checked here too. I pulled out a backpack and threw in a couple of clothes and my rolled-up mask.
This was all I owned and, as much as I hated to admit it, all I was.
Party Poison
Missle Kid was safe… the dracs were dead… the room was intact. They had been so close… if we hadn’t shown up, who knows what might’ve happened. I ran my hand through my brother’s hair. He looked so peaceful. A big burden was lifted off my shoulders. “How is he doing, Dr. D?” “Better. What did you get?”
Jet came in holding two bottles and looking as pale as a ghost. “I have these. I hope they help.” He handed the bottles to Dr. D with shaky hands and avoided my eyes. I looked across the room to Pink. Her cheeks were flushed; she was twitching an mumbling. “This’ll buy us some time… thank you Jet.”
He put the contents from one of the bottles into a needle. “What’s wrong with her?” I asked, putting my hand on her forehead. She was burning with fever. “She was poisoned.” My legs turned to jello. “What kind?” “I don’t know yet.”
He injected the liquid into her arm and shook his head. “This is all I can do for now… but if we don’t find a cure soon, she might…”
At this, Jet left the room, mumbling something about ‘cleaning his room’. I just stood there as the words sunk in. an intense feeling burned in my chest. No… she couldn’t… die… she just couldn’t. I wouldn’t lose anybody else. Dr. D put his hand on my shoulder. “Party, I’ll do my best. You need to stop worrying so much. Take a load off.” I nodded absentmindedly and shuffled out of the room, clutching my aching heart.
Everyone I loved… dead. I wouldn’t lose anybody else to HIM.
I entered my room. It was the worst part of the house. I began salvaging a few things. All my drawings… gone. I lifted the floorboard next to my bed. Everything in there was still safe. I pulled out my hidden stash of comics and put them in my small backpack. An extra pair of pants and another shirt. This was it.
I threw my bookbag in the car and opened the door for Show Pony ans Agent Cherri, who were carrying the food. I looked over at John, who hadn’t moved since Fun Ghoul put him there. “Hey, you okay?” He jumped. “Y…Yeah.” “What happens if Korse finds you?”
We both knew the answer to that one, but I just wanted to hear him say it. Sick, right?
“He’ll kill me.”
After the words came out, I was guilty for asking. “Sorry…” “it’s o.k. he’ll find me and that’ll be the end.” I shook my head. “Don’t say that…” “I’m not afraid of dying, Poison. Stop trying to make me feel better.”
John reminded me of how Fun Ghoul used to be when we found him. Cropped hair, hollow eyes and death stamped on his face. I gritted my teeth. “This is what you’re fighting for.” I told myself.
I helped John out of the booth and took him to the car. He was like a rag doll. Kobra and Pink were put in the van. Missle Kid came with us. Everyone got together outside the café. We all looked at it one last time.
“Will we ever come back, Party?” Missle Kid asked.
“No.”
Just as we were about to split up, Fun Ghoul dragged a bulky item ou of the car. It was the black bag I had seen earlier. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he revealed it.
I’ll be completely honest. I had no idea what It was, but Dr. D did.
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” everyone screamed. Everyone, except me. “I forgot.” I whispered “I forgot.” “Party!” Dr.D called “Come join the hug!” “I forgot.” I said, a little louder. I didn’t deserve to join the hug. Dr. D smiled, tenderness in his eyes.
“Don’t beat yourself up over it. You’ve had a lot on your mind these days. Just gimme a hug, will ya?
We all joined for the biog group hug. In that moment, things seemed almost normal.
“Where are we going?” I asked to no one in particular. “Zone 6.” Agent Cherri answered. “I found a nice little building near the division.
We all split up.
Missle Kid
We reached the border of Zone 6. I had never been so far away from Battery City before.
There was a huge fence, about 50 feet tall, that separated us from the outside world. “It’s an electric fence” Party said, when he saw the wonder in my eyes.
“We’re never free” John said, looking at me “Not really. We’re just caged animals.”
Party gave him a look that shot daggers.
As we got closer, I saw a small school. It had been two stories, but now it was half blown off.
We parked out vehicles and went inside. There were two rooms that had resisted the explosion.
We settled there.
Party kept looking at Pink strangely. I had never seen anything like it. He overly obsessed about her and went to check on her every 30 minutes. Maybe he was sick or something… I had never seen him act this way… not even with me.
“Why is Party is acting like that?” I whispered to Fun Ghoul and Show Pony. They both smiled goofily and laughed. “He’s in love.” That got me smiling too. This was good. He deserved to be happy. “Hey… let’s do something for him…” I said softly. “Like what?” Both guys leaned in.
Party came out from seeing Pink for the eighth time, but this time we were waiting for him outside the door.
“What’s going on…?” “Come here, lover boy!” the guys grabbed him and began throwing bits of paper over his head like confetti. I laughed as he turned red and tried to make his face serious.
A wreath of plastic flowers was put on his head and the guys began dancing around him. “Guys! We have to be serious!” He yelled. No one paid attention.
“STOP IT!” he yanked the wreath off his head and stalked outside. Everyone was still laughing at is lobster-red face. Tears were coming out of our eyes. I had never laughed this hard.
Through all this, John managed to keep a straight face. Then, he got up and walked outside. What was his problem?
Party Poison
I took a collection of deep breaths. This was no time for fun and games… our lives were in jeopardy. The sun would be down in a few hours and BL/ind might plan a night attack. That, and John might be chipped. I took another deep breath as the laughing from inside the house reached my ears a second time.
So what if I liked Pink? We could never be together. We had to always be running; watching our backs… nothing could ever happen between us. Besides, my killjoys went first. I shook that thought out of my head and focused on the mission ahead of me. Destroy Korse.
“Party… I’m sorry.” “Hm?” I turned to see Missle Kid. She sat next to me. “I’m sorry we did that to you.” She said again. I shook my head. “It’s not important. We have other things to attend to.” “Your feelings ARE important Party.” “They’re not.” “But… love is what keeps us going… you love Kobra, don’t you?” I stayed silent. “And you love me, or you wouldn’t have rescued me.” I stayed silent again.
All this talk about “Love” and “Feelings” was making me dizzy. I’d rather discuss strategy and murder. Still, I nodded.
After she left, I put my hands over my face. This had to end soon, or I would break. I couldn’t keep doing this anymore. My feelings WERE getting in the way. So… what would I do? Hand the killjoys over to Fun Ghoul and leave? I looked out at the desert.
Where would I go? I had no one.
It was times like these I wished for a bottle of beer or a good cup of coffee.
Sorry I stopped commenting. I've been horribly ill. But I'm back now and hope you'll continue this.
5/3/16