I was gone a bit to long but here is the second chapter in the series, I want to thank all those reviewers who have patience with me for taking so long to bring this out. I also want to give a special thanks to Hate Eater for pushing me to bring this chapter out, and another to FIOLEEFAN for giving me the opportunity to work with her on one of her storeis 'Little Bundle of Trouble'. Its an 'Adventure Time' fic using the gender bent versions, its pretty damn good. If I do say so myself but without further ramblings your new chapter. Also I do not own Kick buttowski.
I looked pasted my dads shoulder and saw Penelope Patterson standing on the stage, hair and makeup a complete mess, a wild look in her eyes. How did this happen to her? I knew she flew off the handle when angry but did this whole event completely drive her over the edge?
"Penelope are you alright?" I asked genuinely concerned for her while slowly making my way towards the stage "Why yes! I'm absolutely fine, now that I won the pageant" she was waving to the empty crowd "What pageant?" she looked at me with confused eyes (at least I think she was confused) she then smiled, lipstick smeared on her teeth. "Why Brianna don't tell me you forgot about the 'Little Miss Mellowbrook' pageant!" still with that same smile, I don't know why but that smile still scares me (That pageant isn't till next month!) thinking quietly to myself but dad had to blurt out "Isn't that pageant next month?" she stood there motionless, her bottom lip quivering and her left eye twitching "NO! IT'S TODAY AND I WON!" she screeched at us voice cracking. Just as fast as she snapped she was back to her normal (well as normal as circumstances permitted) self, she went back to waving at an audience that was not there "I think we should just get backstage and sneak out!" I whispered to my dad, he nodded and we walked slowly to the left of the stage. "Hey now where are you going?" penelope said while starring at us "Oh... w-w-well we don't want to ruin your big moment so dad and me will just quietly slip out back." she frowned a bit "But you can't leave just yet, I thought you would at least stay for the after party." I didn't know what to say to that, I know she is confused but do I play along or try to snap her out of it? I thought against snapping her out of it, after dad tried to correct her I figured it was best to just play along "Oh well, sure I guess we can stay for a little bit." she seemed generally happy upon hearing that, there goes that smile wide and demented.
All three of us walked behind the curtain backstage, what I saw scared me! Two zombies strapped to chairs at a small table, that's not what scared me "Hi mom, hi dad!" when Penelope greeted them like these things were still people, that's what scared me "I want you to meet Brianna and her dad" I looked over at dad who just looked back at me, each one of us just exchanging a worried look, I motioned for him to play along. "H-helloMr. And Mrs. Patterson, um heh, lovely day today wouldn't you agree." Penelope looked back to us and gasped "You two need chairs to sit on, how inconsiderate of me to forget something so simple." she walked away to fetch two more chairs. "Alright nows our chance to get out of here!" I looked at dad then back to where Penelope walked off to "We can't" I could hear his jaw hit the floor (My dad not Mr. Pattersons) "What!" as if he didn't hear me correctly "Look, we can't just leave her here with (as I motion to the tied up corpses) these two things." he looked and sighed, a small smile on his face, I'm glad he thought I was right. Penelope came back carrying two folding chairs, she set them down opposite her parents and motioned for us to sit. "I'm so glad we are all here!" Penelope looks over to her father "You're right dad it is my birthday! How could I forget that, I'm ten today!" I felt terrible as she went on to lose both parents one the same day and that day be your birthday!
"Brianna? Brianna!" Penelope was calling to me "Sorry, I was lost in thought" she tilted her head to the side "That's alright, I was just asking if you wanted a slice of cake?" before us was a brand new cake "It's my favorite red velvet with white chocolate icing, mom hand makes this for me every year!" she cuts dad and me a slice, one for herself and her, um... parents. As we eat I notice this cake is bittersweet, to bad we didn't get to enjoy it as the front doors burst open "OH NO!" shouted Penelope "We don't have enough cake for all these people!" I mentally face palm myself "We have to get out of here!" I said to the other two " she looked at me "Why? They just want some cake!" she walks past me to the edge of the stage, the dead half way down the isle. The other doors burst open "How did I not notice those!" dad said "People, please, I am sorry but we don't have enough cake!" I can't let her go on like this anymore, walking up to her I grab her arm and spin her around 'SMACK' "SNAP OUT OF IT! THOSE ARE THE LIVING DEAD COMING, WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!" tears start to form in the corners of her eyes. "You're lying! *sob* You're just jealous!" she tried to pull away towards the oncoming horde clamoring at the base of the stage "NO! They'll tear you apart!" as she struggles to get free from me "We have to move now!" she cries out for help "HELP MOM, DAD, SAVE ME!" I have to do this, I grab her,spin her "Look at them! Those two there are no longer your parents!" she shuts her eyes tight, trying to break free from my grip, tears raining down from her face "Stop it! STOP!" "ADMIT IT! STOP RUNNING!" she just goes limp in my hands. The undead start crawling on the stage, with no other option I sling Penelope over my shoulder and make a mad dash for the back door. Dad is carrying the bag and right on my heels, we switch baggage and move a bit easier, as we enter the ally I see large dumpster motioning dad over we force it in front of the backstage exit.
"nothing we do will hold these things back for long!" I said exhausted sitting in front of the dumpster next to my father. "We just need to get to the Battle Snax and we're home free!" at that point we heard a low moan, dad and me both shot straight up from where we were sitting looking around in a panic. Thankfully it was just Penelope stirring from here unconscious state, in a soft weak sounding voice she asked "Wha... happened.. to me?" dad and me breath a sigh of relief but now i have to open my mouth and explain what happened to her "Whats the last thing you remember?" wearily she replies "My parents... at home... fighting about... some strange woman..." I always wondered about Penelope Patterson's life, she was always one of those rich spoiled children from West Mellowbrook. She always wore designer clothes, she always seemed so happy, could she really have this much trouble at home? "I... remember... mom baking the... cake... dad... struck her... someone broke in... bit mom... fighting and screaming... we drove to the auditorium... dad looked sick... tied mom to a chair... had me tie his hand to a chair..." she remembered some of what happened but not all of it, I dont know whether to count her lucky or not. As I was about to speak the door behind us was being pushed upon, a loud thumping noise along with much moaning was heard on the other side.
"We need to move!" my dad said as he scooped Penelope up "Right behind you!" I replied as we ran down the ally of the theater "Where are we going? What is going on!" Penelope said apparently regaining some of her composure. "Zombie Apocalypse, Battle Snax, Saving our lives!" was what my father thought would pass for an explanation " Look the town is overrun with zombies, we are currently fleeing for our lives and there is a rescue happening at the Battle Snax, so yeah we need to keep moving or be eaten. You kind of snapped and I snapped you out of it." As we moved down the ally between the auditorium and this brick wall all I could think about is what would Kick do in this situation? Thankfully as we exit the ally and onto the street there are not many zombies in our way "This way!" dad shouted as he darted off to the right, I found it somewhat word that Penelope hasnt said a word since we left the ally. I look over and she is holding to dad for dear life, eyes tightly shut and appears to be shaking. I cant say I blame her, I almost lost all of my family today but her, she lost everything.
As we run I can start to see the Battle Snax off in the distance "Just over this hill!' I say, hope returning in full force. Just as soon as I say think we are going to make it, I hear an explosion and can see smoke rising in the direction of our salvation. Neither one of us needs to say anything we both had the same idea, we pick up the pace and run faster up the hill. When we reach the top we stop dead in our tracks, remember that hope I had? It died after what I saw, Mrs. Magnuson fighting along side the soldiers, Battle Snax had been overrun. The explosion I heard had been from grenades going off, the fire from molotovs burning the bodies on the ground and walking around.
"We have to get down there and fast" I said, Penelope sort of freak out when I said it "WHAT! WHY ITS A LOST CAUSE!" "Look, its our only way out and we have to make sure the Magnusons are okay!" I replied "How do you know its our only way out?" she says with fear rising in her voice "Before we found you we were in contact with Gunther Magnuson, my brothers best friend and he told us about the CDC being here to evacuate as many people as possible to a safe location." she towards the fight and then back to me "Are you sure its safe?" I stood there both feet on the ground, I can smell the smoke, I can see the blood spill, I know its not safe but its our only shot at this point. I spread my feet and raise my hands throwing up the 'Rock On' sign with both hands, I guess this is how my brother felt all those times, adrenaline rushing in my veins heart racing, but for some reason I am filled with confidence. I look at her, figuring there is no point in lying "Nothing is safe anymore" is all I say and I start walking forward.