Chapter 2: The Blonde Fugitive
They drove almost the entire day. The sun was starting to go down, and the three friends began to feel quite tired. Although Johnny's car was quite fast, they had only drove for about 280 miles. They were already half a way to their destination, but it still felt they had to drive even more than that. They started to look for a nice place to spend the night, but every place they saw, it was too expensive, or it looked like a dump.
I'm bored, and worst, I'm tired, Johnny. Can't we just stop for the night in one of those fancy hotels, hein?
Not if I can find a cheaper place, that looks just like those fancy hotels, Usagi. Have a little patience, ok? I'm sure we'll find something really soon. –affirmed Johnny, as she looked through the window to the many buildings outside.
Finally, they found a cheap motel that was located outside a town they passed. It was a one floor building. It was painted with a greenish colour, with an orange roof, and it had a parking lot. A few cars were parked there, which meant that the place was full for the night. Even so, they entered. When they entered in the reception, the place looked even worst than the outside. It was dirty, and both of them and Luna were expecting to see a huge cockroach or a rat coming out from behind the counter. Instead, what came out was a huge, obese guy with greasy long black hair, caught in a ponytail. It was clear that he did not have a shave in a few days. His eyes made him look like a junky, and he probably was one. He was dressed with an old yellow shirt. It was stained with a lot of mustard and ketchup stains. His pants looked even worst, for they were as greasy as his hair. He got near the counter and said:
So, what's it going to be? –he asked them.
Two rooms, please… -said Johnny.
Sorry… But there's only one room left, amigo. –he told Johnny.
Usagi looked a little frighten, and grabbed Johnny's right arm, squeezing it, like if she was begging him to get out of it. He looked at her, and smiled, like if he was saying that it was alright, and that he would not allow anything to happen to her, or to Luna. He turned back to the guy and said:
We'll take it… How much for it?
That'll be 70 bucks. The room's got a king-size bed, a bathroom with a shower. Also, there's a TV there, but it's broken. One more thing, no pets allowed in the rooms. –he explained as he looked to Luna, very surprised to see a panther accompanying them both.
Luna hissed, but Usagi kneeled right at her side, and whispered to her ear, to calm down. Once outside, the panther transformed into a regular black cat and went to hide somewhere, until it was safe for Usagi to let her in. The room's decoration was similar to the one seen in the reception, with the exception of being a little cleaner than the other one. Besides the king-sized bed, there was also a red dusty arm-chair near the only window that existed in the room. Usagi decided to sit on the arm-chair, and closed her for a few minutes, while Johnny put their luggage in the wardrobe, and on top of the bed. A few minutes later, he gently opened the door and whistled, signalling Luna that it was time for her to come in. They all had dinner in the room. They ate sandwiches and drank a few soft drinks that Johnny had in his suitcase. What surprised him was the fact of Usagi's appetite being so big. She ate almost of the sandwiches they had in less than ten minutes.
How come you got such a big appetite, Usagi? I've never seen a girl with such an appetite before…
I don't know. I think its metabolism… Usually I can eat an entire roasted pig all by myself. And you know what the best part of it is? I don't get fat, no matter what I eat. –explained her, as Johnny finished the last sandwich.
Well, that's always a good thing… At least you don't spend any money in diet products or crazy pills to loose weight. –he giggled about it.
You two should get some rest. We'll have a big day tomorrow, and a good night sleep will give you the strength that you will need to go on… Meow! –Luna said when she was interrupted by Usagi, who threw a pillow to her.
Luna, stop giving us orders! We're not kids, and besides, I'm not that tired! –asserted Usagi.
I think that Luna is right, Usagi… We really could use a little sleep, and besides, I'm very tired. Why don't we follow her advice and go to bed. –asked Johnny, as he yawned.
Oh… Ok, I think we can go to bed. But you stay outside, Luna!
But why?
Because I said so! You don't want the manager to kick us out because you decided to spend the night in the room, against the rules, or do you? –Usagi asked her cat, as she looked Luna in the eyes.
... Ok, Usagi… I'll go outside. –said Luna, with a monotonous voice, making both teens realise that she was very upset about that. Still, Luna went outside, so her friends would not get into trouble.
After Luna went outside, Usagi closed the door. After that, both Usagi and Johnny went to bed. Johnny offered Usagi the bed, and he stayed in the ground, although Usagi felt that that was completely unnecessary. He was wearing a black pyjama with white crescent moons, while she was wearing a pink nightgown, that reached her knees.
Come on… You don't have to do this, Johnny. You can sleep with me. I don't mind sharing the bed with you… –stated Usagi, with a sincere smile in her face.
Sorry, Usagi, but what kind of gentleman would I be, if I did not offer you the bed… Don't worry about it. I'm used to sleep in the floor. –he told her, as he looked in the eyes. –I'll accept your propose, but on another time, ok?
After that, they both went to sleep. It took them awhile to fall asleep. Usagi was the first one to fall asleep. At the same time she entered in the world of dreams, she wrapped herself around the sheets, pulling them to herself. As for Johnny, he was lying on the ground, covered with a blanket. He fell asleep, but only for a few minutes, waking up right after, like if he had a bad dream, and his subconscious woke him up, to protect his mind from any kind of psychological damage. He turned around a couple of times, but soon found out that he could not sleep. He got up and went to the window, and looked outside, hoping to see something that helped him regaining his sleep. He looked at Luna, who was already asleep, lying on the ground. But then, a noise was heard, a rather hideous noise, the noise of a bunch of motorcycles that were passing near the motel. He thought that it was probably a gang of bikers who was passing through, but then, the one that was slightly in front of the others, looked like if he was trying to get away from the others. Without noticing it, that guy hit with the motorcycle in a tree, projecting him into the air. He landed a few meters forward, and it looked like he was dead or unconscious. The other bikers stopped their motorcycles, dismounted from them and got near the biker that was lying on the ground. Without knowing what to do, he decided to wake up Usagi, and told her that there was some kind of problem.
Usagi! Usagi… Please wake up! –exclaimed Johnny, while shaking her up.
Moooom, go away! Let me just sleep five more minutes…
Usagi!! It's me, it's Johnny! Wake up, we got trouble… I think that a bunch of guys who are outside, are trying to kill someone! Wake up!
W-w-what are you talking about?! Why don't you let me sleep?... Wait! You're telling me that someone is being murdered? We got to stop them! Come on! –said Usagi, as he grabbed him by one of the sleeves.
Meanwhile outside, Luna also heard the racket and decided to see what was going on. The bikers had assembled themselves around the one that was projected into the air, when its motorcycle hit a tree. They were all laughing as they looked at the one, fallen in the ground, and then one of them pulled something from his pocket. It was a gun. He pointed it to the guy's head and said:
You shouldn't steal things from other people, you know? We told you to give us what we wanted, and we would leave your and your partner alone… Now she's dead, and you're going to join her. You better say your prayers, because this time, you don't have your partner to help y… What the Hell?! –he exclaimed, after hearing a roar coming from behind and him and the rest of the bikers. He turned his head, and what he and the rest of the gang saw make them even more scared than before they heard the roar.
Right behind them, Luna had transformed into a Sabretooth Tiger, and was looking at them all, like if they were a bunch of medium-rare steaks, with lots of mayonnaise, just waiting for her to swallow them. And behind her, were Johnny and Usagi, who were ready to kick some ass. Johnny was carrying some sort of gun, that resembled a shotgun from a sci-fi movie, and Usagi was standing in battle position, just in case one or two of those guys decided to attack her.
I don't know, who you guys are, but I suggest you get out of here, or we will have to use brute force against us! –said Usagi, as she closed her right fist, while making a menacing look with her eyes.
You heard my friend, you low-lives! Get out of here, unless you're looking for trouble! –Johnny yelled at them, as he charged the gun and pointed it to the bikers.
The bikers did not know what to do. They did not know if they should run like little girls, before becoming lunch to a Sabretooth Tiger, after their owners finished them off, or if they should risk everything and fight them. The one that had the gun in its power, pointed the gun to Usagi, Johnny and Luna and said with a calm, but rather creepy voice:
Listen… We don't want any trouble, kids. What we are doing here is taking care of a little business. So why don't you just go back to sleep, and let us deal with it, hein? What do you say?
Sorry, but no can do! –said Usagi.
She's right… -said Johnny, as he pointed his gun to the guys head. –You drop your gun, tell you compadres there to not do anything stupid, and get out of here leaving that guy alone, comprende, amigo?
Okay… Looks like you don't give me another alternative… Looks like that we will have three dead bodies, instead of only one, lying on this parking lot… So, tell me where do you… aaaaghh!
Luna had jumped and was now biting the guy's arm, making him drop the gun, almost instantly. The other guys also tried to get rid of Usagi and Johnny, by grabbing their own guns, but Usagi was too fast for them. With a quick and smooth move, she used her special attack, the "Moon Fist" to knock them down.
"Moon Fist"!
The Moon Fist was a technique that implied every bit of energy that Usagi had in her body. She concentrated every bit of her energy in her fists, and these started to glow, because of the immense amount of energy. Then, she projected that same energy into any of her targets, putting them out of commission. She was able to knock them all down, except for one, who tried to get away, but Johnny used his gun to stop him. He fired what looked like a blue net, trapping him underneath it. Finally, Usagi told Luna to stop. The leader of the gang had his arm pretty hurt, bleeding from every pore in his skin, and his hand was in no better shape than the arm. Luna stopped, but kept on licking the drops of blood that were still on her face. The guy trembled, as he tried to get up on his two feet.
Now get out of here! And if you and your friends ever try to get near us, we'll make sure that Luna will have you all for dinner! –Usagi yelled at him.
This ain't over yet! I'll get you two, for what you've done to us! You don't even know who you just messed with, you hear me?! –He said, as he got up on his motorcycle, with his arm still hurting badly –We shall meet again!
And so, he and the rest of the gang got up on their motorcycles and got out of there, as quickly as they could, leaving the teenagers, Luna and the unconscious, and rather mysterious biker, that they were trying to kill. It looked like that all that racket was not enough for them to wake up anyone in the motel, which just suit them fine. They did not want anyone to spy on them. They grabbed the biker and got him to their room. Luna reverted back to his cat form, and said, as they all entered in the room:
Those guys were really tough cookies… I wonder why they were trying to kill this biker? He doesn't seem look like the type of guy who would get himself into trouble.
Well, that I don't really know. But one thing I know, Luna. He's not a he; he's actually a she… The biker is a girl! –he said, as he unzipped the leather suit that she was dressed in.
She was wearing a yellow sweater, and a pair of jeans, beneath that leather suit. When they took off her helmet, they saw that she was a blonde girl, with very long hair, and a big red bow on top of her head. She was actually very beautiful, as beautiful as Usagi herself. They lied her down on the bed, and Johnny examined her with one of his many gadgets, to see if she had a concussion or anything broken. Fortunately, she was fine. For a second or two, they all feared that she would be badly injured, but their worst fears were luckily not confirmed.
Wonder who she is, and why those men were after her? –asked Usagi, as she watched her sleeping. None of them knew what to do, but they certainly would not wake her up. She needed rest, after what she went through, before being rescued by them.
Whoever she is, we will have to wait until she wakes up, and so she can tell us. –affirmed Johnny.