Bad News From The Zones, Tumbleweeds

FGIM inner monologue
OCIM
Same style as before


Jet, Star and Kid in the new car. Ghoul and Poison in the other.
JS First one to Dr. D’s is the winner!
FG Bring it.
OC We will.
PP YOU WISH
KK Just get in and DRIVE!
Two cars leave the compound, gaining speed as they hit the highway. Dirt Flying.
FG Come on babe you can’t let them lead.
PP I’m catching them, give me a minute.
The two cars are even now racing down the highway.
KK You’re going down brother!
FG I’m the only one who goes down on your brother!
EWWWW Enough. Come on Jet
Poison and Ghoul are laughing. Till they see Star wiggling around the backseat and her naked ass in the window.
FG I’m blind!
FGIM All I can see is a white ass in my eye-line. Jesus, she’s crazy.
PP Jesus star, get some fucking sun!
OC You are one to talk Poison! Jet! Stop fucking around and stand on it.
KK Yeah let’s blow these punks away!
FG Never
PP We’ve got you!
JS Not quite asshole.
Star says something to Jet and they pull ahead of Ghoul and Poison; easily leaving them behind.
FG WHAT THE FUCK?!
PP We’ve been robbed. What’s under that hood?
FG I don’t know but they are still pulling away. Come on Gee, we’ve got to catch up.
PP I’ve got it wide open man, it’s not working.
FG Son of a bitch I hate losing.
PP We will never hear the end of this. My rep has been permanently damaged. Whose idea was this?!
Jets? But I think it was Kid.
PP Dammit.
They drive on commiserating their loss. The conversation dies down. Ghoul takes Poison’s free hand and holds it tenderly. His thumb stroking Poison’s hand.
FG Don’t let it get to you babe. You’re still the hottest piece of ass in the zones. I meant fastest.
Poison laughs.
PP Sure you did. And yeah, I am the hottest aren’t I?
FG So hot you burn me.
Ghoul rips his hand from Poisons and blows on it dramatically. Poison laughs.
PP You’re a dork.
FG I’m your dork.
PP Damn right you are!
Ghoul leans over and gives Poison’s cheek a quick kiss. They settle in for the drive. Ghoul cranks the radio and settles back in his seat. Poison hums along, still trying to catch the car in front of them. As they get their destination in sight, they see two cars.
PP Dr. D wouldn’t have a car out in the open like that.
FG What’s going on? Trouble?
PP I have a bad feeling about this.
Poison pulls off the road and pulls behind the Exterminator’s car, they see the dead bodies around the car in front of them but not Kid, Jet and Star. They exit their cars, guns drawn.
PP Kid? Jet?
FG Oh fuck.
He sees Mikey lying on the dirt with Star next to him holding Jet and crying hysterically.
PP Mikey?!
The panic and fear in his voice escalating as he starts to rush to his brother. Ghoul stops him and stands in front of him.
PP I’ve got to get to Mikey.
FGIM Star is looking at Jet and sobbing but she holds her gun on us. Poison is behind me struggling to get past. All he sees is his brother. What the fuck happened?
FG Star? Can you hear me? It’s us, put the gun down. Please if you can hear me, put the gun down.
Star looks at them strangely. Poison is losing his mind and starting to really fight against Ghoul to get to his brother. Ghoul can barely hold him back as he screams.
PP MIKEY! KID! JESUS MIKEY GET UP. LET ME GO FRANK!
Star turns the gun on herself aiming for her temple. Ghoul releases Poison. Poison rushes to Mikey and Ghoul rushes to Star.
FG Star NO!
FGIM I get to her in time to rip the gun from her hand and slap her back into her senses. But she falls limp next to Jet, dammit hit her to hard. I look to Gerard. He is screaming in Mikey’s ear, shaking him and telling him to get up. Oh God. I feel a cold empty feeling as I look down and see Jet’s face.
FG They’re dead.
PP NO! Mikey you stop, this isn’t funny. Get your ass up Mother Fucker!!
Ghoul turns to Poison and as gently as he can, he stops Poison from shaking Mikey.
FG Baby, he’s not playing. He’s dead. You are getting his blood all over you.
PP No.
Poison voice begins to crack.
PP No it can’t be Frank. He’s my baby brother. He can’t be dead. What happened?
FG I don’t know baby. But I swear we will find out. Jet and Kid deserve it.
PP Jet?
Poison is still holding his brother but now he just hugs him tightly. He looks up at Ghoul.
PP No. Not Jet too? Jesus Frank, not Jet too.
FG Did you see Star draw on us? Did you see her try to shoot herself?
PP What? No. Is she?
FG She’s alive. Looks like I hit her harder then I intended. She seemed pretty messed up.
Poison looks at Mikey; next to him is Jet, dead, next to Star, unconscious.
PP Jesus Frank, this is awful.
FG I know baby.
Ghoul walks over to Star, kneels and pulls her to him.
FG Star? Can you hear me?
She makes sounds as if she is coming around.
FG Can you hear me?
OC WH-what?
FG Star, can you tell us what happened?
She struggles out of Ghoul’s arms; crawls back toward Jet and begins to cry again.
FG Star?
OC Jet? Oh baby, no. Please God, not my Jet.
She is hugging him and crying incoherently.
PP What happened to my brother?
Star is oblivious to their presence.
PP Star! YN! Talk to me, what happened?! ANSWER ME!
FG Poison, baby. She is in shock and denial. We need to get everyone home and figure out what happened. Bury our brothers.
Poison starts crying again.
PP I can’t Frank. I can’t bury my baby brother. How are we going to fit everyone in one car? Star isn’t fit to drive, she’s not even coherent. What do we do?
FGIM I’ve never seen Gee so lost. He’s our leader he’s the one who makes our decisions. He’s asking me. Tears are running down his face and I can see the pain he is in and I want to take it away more than anything.
FG Baby, I’ve got this. You and Star will drive our car back with Jet and Mikey will ride with me. We will deal with the rest when we get home. Can you handle her in this state for the entire drive? I don’t know if she’ll come out of it or when but I can’t put you in a car with Mikey alone.
Poison is nodding as Ghoul speaks.
PP Okay, I’ll be okay. Star and I will be okay.
FG Let’s move Mikey to their car and then deal with Star and Jet.
FGIM We reach down and tenderly pick Mikey up. I try to help support my share of the weight but Poison is holding him like a lover, cradling him and I’m just barely helping. We get to the car and place him in the passenger seat. I reach down and lay the seat down so Mikey is laying back; he looks comfortable. Well he looks dead, pale, his chest covered in blood. But his face is peaceful. Poison leans in and kisses his forehead.
PP I love you baby bro, I’m sorry I wasn’t there to protect –
Poison begins to cry again as he hugs Kobra Kid.
FG Hey don’t. Baby, please. You have to drive. I need you to pull it together. Once we are home, I promise I will take care of everything else and we will all grieve. Are you gonna make it?
Poison stops crying and begins sniffling and stands. He takes a deep breath and looks at Ghoul.
PP I’ll make it home baby. I promise.
FG Okay we need to figure out how to get Jet away from Star and into the car.
They walk back towards Jet and Star. Jet is lying flat on his back and Star is draped across him with her head on his chest and her arms around him. She is wailing, crying and covered in Jet’s blood.
FG Star? Can you hear me?
They both kneel down. Ghoul places a hand on her back and gently shakes her.
PP Star, you need to let us take him home. Let’s go home.
FG Star?
PP we are going to have to pry her off him, she won’t like it.
FG I don’t think she can hear us at all. Maybe you can get through to her in the car.
PP So you grab and hold her and I’ll move Jet into the car?
FG I don’t think you can do that alone. Not in the backseat.
PP So what do we do now?

Notes

I held the Star Crossed chapter back till I had this one finished; my daughter was afraid people would think the story was over when I meant it to be a cliff hanger of sorts. Decided it was too much to do that to you dear reader. There is still more of the tale to tell; hang on Killjoys it's gonna get weird, dark, and strange. Or maybe not. ;) Love all you, thank you for taking the time.