Here was just a little idea that I came up with one weekend. I DO NOT own Touched By An Angel. So without further noting, ENJOY!
"It's such a lovely day," Monica gleamed in the sunlight of the country.
"Yes it is baby, yes it is," Tess, sitting in the driver's seat, chuckled.
"Tess, tell me again what our assignment is," Monica turned in the passenger's seat towards the driver.
"Miss Wings, we went over this once already. The details are vague, but clear enough that we should know what we're supposed to do. All I know is that the four of us are to drive down this dirt road, through the town, and finally down the highway until we find who and what we're looking for."
"I can't wait to get there," Gloria piped in. "That last assignment was a ton of fun! I can't wait to see what this one involves."
"I've got a feeling it will be exciting," Andrew guessed.
"What makes you think that?" Monica looked back at him with fear hidden in her eyes. Whenever the Angel of Death says something like that, you know he's probably right.
"Well, all four of us are on this right? It's obviously something big."
"Wrong Angel Boy. Just you three are on this case. I have some things to handle while you three are at work," Tess explained.
"So you do know then?" Monica caught. Tess eyed her.
Twenty minutes later, the four of them were still on the dirt road, but Tess knew within an hour or so, they would be in town.
"This area is so beautiful," Monica sighed again. "It's a wonder how He…"
'Vooom, Clink, BANG! Cu Chunk! Cu Chunk! Zzzzzzzzzz' The car slowly came to a stop.
"My car!" Tess cried – literally.
"It's all right Tess, let me have a peek at the engine. Maybe it's something I can fix," Andrew offered jumping out of the back seat. Popping the hood open, smoke exploded into his face and trickled through his human body's lungs.
"Andrew! What are you doing to my baby?" was Tess's reaction to the mushroom of smoke.
"Tess, I don't know. It seemed like the car was running smoothly one minute, the next minute it just died."
"Well can't you fix it Angel Boy?"
"I'm sorry Tess, the engine's wrecked, and everything just looks wrong in here. I don't think I'm supposed to fix it. Try starting it again. At least we can pray for a miracle."
Tess revved the engine, but it fizzed out every time. "This is just honky dory! The next town isn't at least another forty miles straight, and fifty miles if we turn around. Tess exited the car as Monica aided Gloria out of the back.
"What are we going to do?" Monica wondered. "I guess we always could walk. It would do no harm."
"But we'd be leaving my baby here all alone!" Tess argued.
"Yea, I agree with Tess, we probably shouldn't leave the car all alone on this road. It could end up blocking other cars. This road is so narrow," Andrew agreed.
"But the chances of someone coming by soon is really rare. This road doesn't have much wear or tear," Monica noted. "Wait, I think I hear someone!"
A large SUV came rolling over the dust-covered hill towards them.
"How do we get their attention?"
"I know!" Gloria shrieked. She ran out to the middle of the road and held out her thumb. The car was coming nearer and nearer honking its horn at full blast.
"Gloria!" Monica screamed.
Out of nowhere, Andrew dove knocking Gloria out of the way and into a mass of trees as the car forced it's way around Tess's car.
"Hey! Hey!" Tess shouted after them. "Help!"
"Gloria, are you all right?" Monica rushed over to the two angels completely flipped over.
"I'm fine. But Monica, I thought you said that's how stranded humans got other human's attention?" Gloria stared in confusion.
"I know, but it's still not safe," Monica blushed.
"Fantastic. There was the one car that would come down this road today, and they didn't even slow down," Tess moaned.
"Well, at least we're all safe."
"Monica's right. We're all safe. It's a beautiful day! There's a beautiful view. Someone will come by eventually. We just have to wait patiently for them," Andrew insisted.
Suddenly, clouds quickly formed over their heads, and a distant rumble of thunder was heard by all four of them.
"Beautiful day eh?" Tess chuckled.
"Well, it's a beautiful rain storm?" Andrew pulled.
Tess quickly pulled the roof over the red convertible car as to not damage it any more. Just as that was finished, it rained, and it poured, and soon, the ground was no longer dirt, but mud.
For two hours straight, all it did was rain on the four angels, but they didn't mind it that much. Tess became resistant about bringing them all back into her car, but it wasn't fair to make them stand out in the rain. Even she had begun feeling cold from the heavy rain.
"Oh, and then there was that time when we had to help those two twins find one another after being separated after 21 years," Andrew reminisced. During the wait, the angels decided to see who could remember the oddest assignments.
"What about the time when we had to convince that one young kid to stop hurting himself to post the videos on the Internet?" Gloria tried to remember on her few years of being a caseworker.
"You won Gloria. Humans today definitely do the weirdest things!" Tess exclaimed.
"Sounds like the rain's coming to an end," Monica realized. "Wait just a minute… I think I hear another car!"
From over the hill, a big, old, red pickup truck motored towards the stranded angels.
"Hey, do you guys need a lift back to town?" the driver asked.
"Well, is it at all possible that you could pull the car behind you?" Tess inquired innocently.
"Sure. I've got some rope and a tow hook. Someone's just going to have to sit in your car to manage the brakes," the stranger offered.
"Oh God bless you!" Monica cheered.
"Oh, it's no problem. No problem at… Tess? Is that you?"
"Stevie?" Tess recognized the face.
"You two know one another?" Gloria grasped.
"Oh, I helped Stevie out a long time ago. You were just a little child!" Tess turned to her old friend.
"Yes, but that doesn't mean I don't remember everything you told me Tess. But don't worry, I haven't told anyone that you're an angel."
"Well why not?!" Tess questioned. "It's not a secret! We want the word of God spread all throughout the land!"
"I mean, of course I encouraged people to meet God and know him, but I didn't want people to think that I'm crazy. That tends to scare them away, and living in a small town, word travels."
"It sure does baby. It sure does."
"Okay, so I'll stay back in your car Tess, control the brakes and lights and everything, and why don't you three ride with Stevie?" Andrew volunteered.
"Thanks, dude, I hate not to let all of you ride in there, but I can't tow the weight, only haul it. And more unfortunate news, I only have one more seat in here. Two of you have to ride in the bed," Stevie noticed.
"Oh, okay. Gloria and I will sit back there. You don't think the police will mind – do you?" Monica worried.
"Not at all. As long as we stay on the dirt road or in town, they know I pick up passengers all of the time."
Andrew lifted both Monica and Gloria up into the bed as Tess climbed into the passenger's seat. He fastened the lead around Tess's bumper and took his place in the driver's seat – he liked it. For, not just anyone got to sit in Tess's driver's seat.
Just before he closed the door, Monica called out.
"Andrew!"
"Yes?"
"How does Tess know Stevie?"
"I don't remember. All I know, is that Tess worked with Stevie, back when she was just a little girl."