Author's note, I do not own Firestarter, this is just a fanfiction story I created, Story is rated M for language and violent nature.

Charlie Helps A Local Chesnee Kid

Chapter .1 The Shop Ruins

It took at least most of the night to extinguish the massive blaze that destroyed the shop compound and other structures after Charlene got revenge after her father was killed by the shop's leader, Rainbird, she is now residing at the Manders residence for the time being.

Charlie: Thanks for having me here for at least another week until things settle down for me, the shop is in a huge ash heap now and full of burned corpses.

Irv: Sorry about your dad Charlie, he was a good person and is now watching over you and you did a huge favor by getting rid of those agents.

Norma: Well that settles that once and for all, those shop agents didn't know that they were messing with the wrong kid.

Charlie: Yeah, I'm supposed to have all of this put in the NY Times paper in a few days, but I'm afraid that will have to be delayed for a while.

Norma: What do you mean for a while Charlie?

Just then someone pulls up into the Manders driveway.

Irv: Hope that isn't another pathetic shop agent that is all we need, I'm pretty sure all of them are dead after what Charlie did last night.

Irv goes and gets his gun before walking to the front door.

Irv: Who are you and what are you doing on my property?

Leon: Hey Hey, put the gun away, I'm not who you think I am.

Charlie: Then prove yourself then!

Norma: Charlie, come back inside please, we don't need another inferno out heer.

Charlie: Sorry about that.

Irv: Oh come on in then, nice to meet you.

Leon: Hi Charlie, Iv'e heard about what the shop agents did to your dad, but you don't have to worry about me, I'm here to tell you about someone who desperately needs your help for the time being.

Charlie: Who would that be, hope it's not another shop freak.

Leon: It isn't Charlie, its a little boy no older than you, his name is Bobby, he lives in a house in the State Line community, but attends a school 14 miles from where he lives at.

Charlie: What about him, is there someone being mean to him, harming him in any hateful manner said Charlie in a concerned tone.

Leon: Pretty much yes, his teachers left a huge bruise on his wrist one day while they were teaching him measurements, he was doing everything correctly, but it wasn't meeting their seal of approval, so they grabed his arm and jerked it around in all manners, and its not only the teachers, quite a few other kids are involved as well.

Charlie: What?!, how could a school teacher do such stupid things, tell the NY Times this will have to wait I need a flight to S.C. ASAP.

Leon: Will get right to it, booking the flight right now, but you need to stay here and rest up with the Manders just for tonight, I will be back tomorrow to pick you up to take you to the airport.

Charlie: Okay, what time do I need to be ready?

Leon: 8:30 AM exact, but wake up at 7:00 at the least, that will give you enough time for showering and breakfast.

Charlie: Okay will do.

Meanwhile back at the shop ruins site, there were a couple of ultralight pilots flying overhead observing the damage.

Nester: Good God, all of this from just one child, we would land but there is no strip to touchdown on.

Ken: I don't think you would wan't to if you could, the smell of that would kill you, all we can do is drop our altitude some to get a closer look, I'd dropping to down to at least 150 feet AGL to get a better look at this.

I'm right behind you said Nester.

Nester: I can see the horse stable is gone as well, but Iv'e heard none of them were burned in the carnage, that kid did those horses a favor.

Ken: Also noticed a chared Bell 206 Jetranger down there as well as a 3 burned trails that form a perfect birds foot, Iv'e heard kill 2 birds with one stone, but this kid used the 3 bird method and there is nor just one, but 2 of these 3 trailed paths that stretches the length of 5 football fields, even the arched bridge that crosses that stream is gone.

Nester: Where do you think Charlie is at now, she could be anywhere by now.

Ken: Right now as far as I know she's at the Manders residence, a farm that they own, shes residing there until she can get to the NY Times to tell her side of the story.

Meanwhile the pilots landed back at the respective airfield and drove to the site to get more better observation and pictures of the destruction.

Holy crap, someone go and get some masks please this stench is killing us, said Nester.

Sure thing said one of the surviving shop agents named Maveric.

Maveric: I heard there have been a change of plans involving Charlie's visit to the Ney York Times to post her story in the local paper, but she's on a whole different mission now.

Nester: Huh?! What about?

Maveric: She's headed out to South Carolina first thing in the morning to help some kid named Bobby.

Ken: Who in the heck is Bobby.

Maveric: None of your buisiness jackass, now lets get these dead burned corpses out of here, including one stuck up in that willow behind you.

Nester: Hey, Hey, I'm not touching those disgusting dead bodies, the smoke that is still remaining from the ruins here is bad enough let alone the smell from burned flesh.

Maveric: Have it your way then, we will meet up with Charlie in South Carolina tomorrow afternoon on the next flight out, we will give her a head start.

Meanwhile back at the Manders residence Charlie was having dinner before getting ready to bathe and play a few games before bed.

Charlie: You sure can cook well Norma, this meal is wonderful.

Norma: Why thank you Charlie, glad you are enjoying it, but hurry up and get bathed before bed, but you can play a few short card games of Rummy with us.

Charlie: Sure, but you will have to show me how.

Norma: Sure Charlie.

Charlie: Okay just finished eating, now I'm ready for my bath.

Norma: Okay I'll get the water in the tub, but not too hot for you.

Charlie: Okay thanks.

Irv and Norma grab an unused deck of cards and placed them on the table while Charlie was bathing, so they can have them ready for a few short games before it was time for bed.

Charlie: Okay I'm all bathed and cleaned up.

Norma: Well I like the sleepwear you have, Lavender is my favorite color.

Charlie: Thanks, glad you love it, said Charlie with a huge smile.

Norma: Okay lets have our 3 quick games okay.

Charlie: Oh okay.

Charlie sat at the table and looked at the cards and there were 7 apiece for all three of them.

Norma: Okay the game is played like this, if you have any thing like 3 aces, 3 kings 3 jacks, queens or any number from 2 all the way to king in order you can lay those down and if you don't have any cards that you can play you lay those aside and draw from the deck.

Charlie: Sounds like fun to me.

Charlie played the 3 games and ended up winning 2 out of the 3

Charlie: Hahaha, I won 2 out of 3, but I let you 2 win as a way of saying thanks for letting me stay here until tomorrow.

Norma: Oh you're welcome dear, now its bedtime, its getting late and you need your rest because 7:00 AM comes quick.

Charlie: Okay, good night.

Norma tucked Charlie into bed and read to her before she and Irv went to bed also, but they talked a bit first

Irv: I imagine this kid that Charlie is supposed to help in South Carolina because some school has gone rouge, hope there aren't any shop people still existing, they would more likely catch the next plane out.

Norma: What makes you say that, Charlie wiped them out remember?

Irv: Yeah, but there is bound to be others that survived that huge inferno that the shop endured, hope nothing happens in South Carolina.

End of Chapter 1