The road less traveled
"Oh my gawd I can't believe you told Darth Vader to get laid" said Sam
"Why not it's true. If the Jedi had gotten laid more. They wouldn't have been such stuck up prudes" said Charlie
"Well any ways we're home now, odd vacation not with standing" said Beth
"I still say we dump all the horror flicks off that shelf, I don't want another Jurassic park incident" said Sam
"Already beat you to it" said Beth
"I still say we need to add some chick flicks. Just so the next time we slide we can all get laid" said Charlie
"Oh yeah" said Beth
"Oh come on you all got some in Rivendale," said Sam.
They sighed as a group.
"We need to get back to reality" said Charlie
"Oh yeah, this coming from the girl who took Luke up on the Jedi training" said Beth
"Hey he was hot" said Charlie.
Her friends rolled their eyes at her.
"Besides learning to fight might come in handy some day" said Charlie
"Yeah probably on our next jump" said Beth
They grumbled
"Man I just wish we could control the damn jumps. I can't afford to keep missing class. I've got midterms coming up" said Beth
"Yeah and we're likely to get fired. If we don't stop just not showing up" said Charlie
"We could always call in sick" said Sam
" Tell them what? Sorry caught a strange virus in the star wars universe. Can't come in right now" said Charlie
"Well I don't know about you guys but I'm hungry" said Sam
She walked into the kitchen area and opened the fridge
"Hey Charlie when's the last time you went to the market?" said Sam.
The room began to swirl again.
"Ah shit not again" said Sam.
They blinked they were sitting in a strange open-air market. Sam was leaning over one of the stalls.
Beth and Charlie were lounged in the walkway area.
They got up quickly and made they're way towards each other.
"All right I'm lost which one is this?" said Beth.
Charlie looked around the area. Taking in the strange creatures surrounding them.
"My guess would be Hb two," said Charlie
"Hb?" said Beth
"Hell boy two" said Sam.
"Oh is that the one with the hot elf guy?" said Beth
"Down Beth, hates humans remember" said Sam
"Aw but I bet I could change his mind" said Beth
"No Beth we've got to figure this out and go back" said Charlie.
Beth pouted
"Man you guys are no fun sometimes" said Beth
"Come on I don't see Hb. So we are going to have to save Nuala" said Sam
"That's his sister right?" said Beth
"Yeah didn't you watch anything like I told you to" said Charlie
"Well some, ok two but they were my own, sorry" said Beth
Charlie sighed "Do you at least still have some of rogues ability?" said Sam
"Oh yeah but I don't know for how long" said Beth
"You do remember how to fight right Charlie?" said Sam
"Yeah that's something that doesn't go away" said Charlie
"What about the weapons?" said Beth
"Check, still here" said Charlie
"Does that light saber whip thingy you made still work?" said Sam
"Yeah it worked at my house too" said Charlie
"All right lets go" said Beth
"Hey guys how are we going to explain this to her?" said Beth
"Carefully she's armed remember" said Sam
"Well we need to hurry. Before big gray and ugly gets to the shop before us" said Charlie.
So they set out towards the shop where Nuala would find the location map.
They found the shop and quickly went inside. Nuala had already drawn the shutters.
"Can I help you young ladies?" said the shopkeeper.
Charlie approached him.
"Actually we're here to help Nuala and we might want to hurry because Wink is on his way here," said Charlie
"you are a human?" said the creature in shock.
She nodded her friends we're watching through the panels in the doors.
"You are all human?" said the shopkeeper.
Nuala came out of hiding
"How did you find this place and how did you know I would be here?" said Nuala
"It's a long story your highness, I won't mind telling it to you but right now we must leave" said Charlie
"How do I know my brother did not send you to steal it from me?" said Nuala.
"He didn't but lets face it you don't have a lot of allies right now" said Charlie.
"Hold out your hand to me" said Nuala.
Charlie did so and Nuala touched her hand. Her eyes went wide in shock.
She was probably reading their last slide from her memory.
Nuala withdrew her hand
"Amazing" she whispered.
"In coming!" yelled Sam.
"Quickly your highness out the window" said Charlie
"What of you?' said Nuala
Sam and Beth grabbed her arm. They steered her towards the window.
"She can fight," they both said.
Wink roared and they turned to look at him.
"Against that?" said Nuala
"Guys go!" said Charlie
Sam kicked out a window and climbed out. She helped the princess through. Beth followed her.
Charlie was playing dodge um inside with the creature. Until it managed to grab her and throw her through a window.
She climbed quickly to her feet and intercepted the creature once again.
It growled at her and drew its arm back. It clearly hadn't expected her to get back up.
Charlie remembered that its one hand was like a ball on a chain. It launched it and she did the splits strait down.
The hand went over her head and missed her. Charlie backed up.
She remembered Hb had almost lost the fight with this monster. So she backed up near the meat grinder.
It launched its hand again and got it stuck, just like in the movie.
Charlie stepped back and watched the creature try to pull its self-free.
"I'm sorry it's not personal you just chose the wrong side" said Charlie.
It looked at her in mute appeal then it made begging sounds.
She swore then made a last minute decision she hoped wouldn't be her last. She drew her light saber
"Remember this" said Charlie
She cut the chain attaching its hand to him. It fell backwards with a thud
She walked away quickly. Then she met up with her friends and they practically ran for the door.
"Wink?" said Nuala
"Hurt but alive, sorry" said Charlie.
"Why didn't you kill it?" said Beth
Charlie shrugged
"I have my reasons" said Charlie
"My brother will be angry" said Nuala
"He doesn't seem to be any other way" said Beth.
Nuala sighed
"He was once but that was long ago" said Nuala
"Okay gotta go does anyone remember the door code?' said Beth
"Move" said Sam.
She hit the symbols on the door and they lit up. The door slid open and they rushed onto the Manhattan Street.
"Hey you!" shouted Nuada
"Ah shit!" said Beth
They all turned to look at him. Wink stood beside him and was apparently complaining to him.
It held up its missing limb and said something else to him.
"Women? You oppose me with only a bunch of women at your side" said Nuada
"Hey, there's a lot to be said for girl power, asshole" said Sam
"We're good enough to defeat your friend" said Charlie
"You will pay for that" said Nuada
"Will you take a check?" said Sam.
Nuada narrowed his eyes and reached into his pocket.
"Oh here we go with the elemental thing" said Charlie
"I beg your pardon?" said Nuada
"Well honey if you want to get on your knees, don't let me stop you" said Beth
"How is it that you know what I hold?" he said
"Oh that's easy, she knows what your going to do already she studied you" said Sam.
Charlie glared at her,
"What its true girlfriend and you know it" said Sam.
"Studied me how?" said Nuada
"Oh that's easy she watched you. She can even tell you how many scars you have on your back and what that spear of yours really does" said Sam
"Okay Sam, shut up now" said Charlie and Beth
"Oops I'm rambling again huh?" said Sam
"Really and how many scars do I have?" he said charmingly
"Twenty six on your upper torso, didn't get to see the bottom," said Charlie. She sounded disappointed to him.
"How?" he said in shock
"Are you a seer?' he asked
Charlie shrugged not really but it would take too long to explain it to him.
"Very well since you know of my intentions then you must know how to deal with this." he threw the bean.
"Sam catch it," yelled Charlie.
Sam reached out and grabbed for it. It flipped just above her fingers. Sam stretched for it and finally closed her fist on it.
"Rogues ability now" said Charlie
"But that's too much," said Sam
"Just enough that it can't hatch, we'll find a way to expel it later" said Beth
Sam held the bean in her hand. She felt it move some and began pulling energy from it.
The bean darkened to black in her hand and it lay still in her hand. Nuada watched with his mouth hanging open.
The little witch some how killed it before it could hatch.
"Hail us a cab quick" Charlie mouthed to Beth.
Beth vanished towards the street. A few minutes later she stood next to a cab.
"Your highness in the cab" said Charlie.
"Your name seer, so I may know it the next time we meet" said Nuada
"Why you going to buy me a card and flowers?" said Charlie.
She smiled at him charmingly.
"No my dear seer. So I know what to carve into your headstone" he said calmly.
Sam got in the cab. So did Nuala and Beth. Charlie climbed in last
"Trenton New Jersey and step on it" said Charlie.