The next chapter. Rather short, but necessary. Hope you all enjoy! :D

-Katalina

Chapter Two

A split second later, Zoe burst into evil, almost demonic chuckles that sounded eerily similar to Psymon's.

As usual, he looked far more dangerous than your average human being. He was wearing a bright orange outfit that resembled those worn by prisoners, and he had a huge chain around his neck that trailed all the way down to the floor. He also, for some strange reason, was not wearing shoes.

Aw this is gonna be great, Zoe thought, not caring that Elise was narrowing her eyes at them both in disapproval. I hope he lets Atomicka have it.

Or Griff. Seeing either one of those losers covered in white foam would make her day.

"About damn time you got here," was Atomicka's response to Psymon's dramatic entrance. "I was starting to worry."

For just a moment, the crazy look left Psymon's eyes, and he slowly lowered the fire extinguisher.

"Really?" he said in surprise. He adjusted the giant chain around his neck. "Well, err, I guess that's nice of ya-,"

"Not about you, you idiot. I meant I was starting to worry that maybe you'd vandalized something in the other room. Because if you did, I'd have to pay for it out of my own pocket, and you'd be in BIG fucking trouble then."

Moby tapped Zoe lightly on the shoulder. "Oi, Zo. Did he do anythin'?" he whispered so Atomicka wouldn't hear.

Zoe shrugged, honestly having no idea. "Dunno, but I would assume he did. I mean how else do you explain the fact that he's barefoot?"

"But you said before that you knew he was gonna be late," Elise was quick to point out.

Zoe scowled, wishing that Elise and Allegra had gotten the chance to fight a few minutes ago. She would have had Allegra's back all the way, no question about it. "Yeah, but all I knew was that he was gonna be bringing a fire extinguisher to get this party started," she told the skank. "He didn't say anything about vandalism."

"Aieyeiyei!!" Psymon suddenly shouted, causing mostly everyone in the room to jump. Except Zoe, of course. She found it entertaining.

Mac covered his ears in case he would do it again. "Damn, dawg," he muttered to no one in particular. "It's a real good thing Kaori isn't here."

"All right, Psymon, this episode is officially over," Atomicka said, more annoyed than anything. "Now sit your ass down. I've got to finish what I was saying about our little Disney World vacation."

At the mention of 'Disney World,' Griff suddenly stood up and began dancing around the room in celebration. With all the chaos, he'd completely forgotten about Atomicka's announcement.

"Disney World!" he sang. "We're going to Disney World! We're going to Disney World! We're going to-,"

Before Zoe could chuck her glass cup at him (as she wanted so desperately to do), Atomicka intervened.

"GRIFF! What did I just say about sitting still?" he shouted. "I've got nails and a hammer out in my truck, kid, and I'm not afraid to use 'em."

"And I've got a gun!" Psymon added menacingly, pointing the fire extinguisher at Griff.

Griff shrieked and climbed onto Allegra's lap, wrapping his arms tightly around her neck.

Allegra let out an irritated sigh. "Get a grip, dude," she said, knowing that it was Psymon he was afraid of, not Atomicka. "It's just a fire extinguisher. And besides, it probably doesn't even have anything in it. He's an idiot."

She shoved Griff off of herself, and looked up just in time to see Psymon pointing his weapon directly at her. Zoe's eyes lit up with amusement. She had nothing against Allegra, but as long as she got to see someone get nailed, she would be happy. Besides, maybe it would teach the little rebel to be less moody.

"You'd sure as hell better believe it's loaded!" Psymon warned.

Viggo stepped in front of Allegra defensively, but the reckless look in Psymon's eye suggested that that wasn't going to stop him.

"PSYMON!" Atomicka yelled, but it was too late. Before anyone could do anything, Psymon laughed madly, and let Viggo and Allegra "have it".


Nate jumped up from his seat next to Elise, and quickly ran to stop Psymon. He got sick and tired of having to restrain him every time things got out of hand, but he did it because he knew that no one else would. The only other people there strong enough to even attempt it would be Moby and Atomicka. Moby was somewhat afraid of Psymon and his unpredictable nature, and Nate knew that he would never lay a hand on him unless it was absolutely necessary. And Atomicka…well, he was just a lazy ass.

And a jackass, and every other sort of ass that you could possibly think of. Nate didn't like the DJ at all, and he kept quiet most the time to avoid hearing more of his bullshit. He especially didn't want to go on this vacation, because he knew that they would hear nothing but his mouth and profane language the entire time. The man was almost 36 years old. He needed to grow up.

Meanwhile, Psymon was still having fun with the fire extinguisher. He'd completely hosed Viggo-on his clothes, in the face, everywhere. But he'd only gotten the front of Allegra's shirt, and now he was chasing her in circles around the room so that he could finish the job.

"YOU FUCKING IDIOT!" Allegra screamed, successfully hurdling over a chair. "WHEN THIS IS OVER I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"

"Aww blah, blah, blah," Psymon said, having no problems keeping up with her. "Your mere words can't intimidate me!"

He aimed the fire extinguisher at her again, but before he could pull the trigger, Nate had him in a headlock. The delinquent struggled desperately to get away, but it was no use; Nate was too strong.

"Thank you, Nate," Atomicka sounded more than relieved. "Allegra, babe, I would have done the same thing, but I decided to save all my energy for later tonight."

Allegra was so furious, Nate swore that her eyes were spitting fire. Not that he blamed her. As usual, Atomicka had said something completely out of line. In fact, he felt a very strong urge to go up and punch him in the jaw for it. If he ever said something like that to Elise, he would kill him. Literally.

"Oh shut up, you sick bastard," Viggo snapped, although he wasn't taken seriously, because at the moment he was using a napkin to wipe the foam off his face.

Atomicka looked rather pleased at the reaction he'd caused in Allegra. "You gonna kill me now?" he asked her somewhat quietly.

Allegra let out an angry sigh. Then without a word she went to stand next to Viggo, giving Atomicka a rude, single fingered gesture as she walked away. The DJ chuckled to himself, but he didn't comment.

The room was silent for a few moments, except for Psymon as he continued to struggle under Nate's hold.

"Lemme go," he grunted. "Grrr…"

"Now, the next one of you who interrupts me doesn't get to go on the trip," Atomicka said seriously. "Anyway-,"

"Does this count as interrupting?" Zoe shouted hopefully.

Atomicka glared at her. "No, it doesn't. Now-,"

"Oi, what about this?!" Moby exclaimed.

Atomicka sighed. "You know what? I'm done. You can fill Sketchy in on all the details later. We leave in 3 days at 10:00 in the morning. Be at the airport by 9 or else."

"Or else?" Elise arched an eyebrow. "Um, yeah, what if we just don't show up at all?"

Now Atomicka really looked mad. "Look, you all are gonna show up. Then you're gonna go to Florida, and you're gonna FUCKING like it. Have I made myself clear?"

There were deep, heavy sighs among the competitors, along with "yes sir's", and "yeah, whatever's". Mac was the only one who said something different.

"Whateva' you say, A-bomb."