Chapter 4 Randy; Shattered reality.
You know those moments where your life changes forever? You see it coming and you say to yourself, yes this is going to make my life either better or worse. Sadly I didn't see this coming and I really had no idea how exactly it was going to change my life. I figured badly but then again I'm just one man and apparently I didn't know shit. It was your typical night, well for me it was. My daughter Alana was staying with her friend Rose for the night so I was all alone at home. I had a long day at work so I was more than happy to relax with a nice cold beer in front of the mind numbing television.
"You know drinking kills braincells"
I looked up at the strange voice and almost jumped outta my skin. Not only had she come from no-where but she didn't look anything that would resemble human. She was tiny, about four feet. Her whole body was metal, like it was a suit. It went right up to her face. That part was human looking, her blue eyes probing into mine. Just to finish off the weirdness she had green hair, a light green that faded into white.
"Who are you?"
She smiled somewhat "Why is your kind so obsessed with names? I'm here thats all you should be concerned about right now"
"What are you?" I couldn't believe what I was seeing, surely I was hallucinating.
She stretched an arm out, like she was admiring her fingers "I am many things Randy, but right now I'm pissed off. See that bitch took something from me and I want it back" Her blue eyes flashed red before that smile came back "And your gonna help me"
My head was spinning, I really couldn't believe this was happening, had it finally happend? Had I finally crossed the line into insanity?
"No your not insane Randy" She said slightly bored "Back to the matter at hand. Will you help me?"
"Who are you?" I asked getting up, maybe if I kept it talking I could slide over to the fireplace and grab a fire poker.
She gave an annoyed sigh "My name is Demi and I have travelled many miles and centuries to find you. You can help me and if you don't I'm gonna have to go to plan B" She turned around like she was admiring my house. "So you know Randy, this suit has sensors, meaning if you go any further with a weapon, say a fire poker, it will kill you and I don't need or want that at the moment"
Demi had seen my plan, how did she see it? I was still confused about everything. I figured that this had to be a dream, yes I was dreaming.
Demi rolled her eyes, before I knew it she had struck catching me across the arm. Pain and blood shot from my body in record time.
"Does it feel like a dream Randy?" Demi asked sweetly "Now if your finished being an idiot back to my problem"
"What do you want?"
"Help. I thought I already said that? Man some humans really are stupid. That whore took something from me, something very important and I want it back. What I need from you is a clever distraction. See in a few days your gonna cross paths and instead of walking on I need you to stay and distract her"
"And if I say no?"
Demi shrugged "Then it becomes a race"
"A race?"
She smiled evily "Yeah, which one of us can get to your little girl first."
"You stay away from her!" I shouted angrily making Demi tsk as though I was a child.
"Temper, temper Randy. She won't appreicate that. Now distract her and I give you my word nothing will happen to Alana"
"Why should I trust you?"
"Because if you don't then I'm gonna take you to the highest building I can find and see how long you can fly with your arms tied behind your back" She gave me a hard look "Of course if you take the latter option I'm gonna have to go looking for your little girl"
"You leave her outta this"
"I have. So far" Demi simply vanished from sight, I had to sit down because in a matter of ten minutes my life had changed and I didn't know if it was for better or worse. Demi suddenly came back her face smiling lightly of course that brought on another heart attack "If you do exactly what I say, when I say it Randy your life will be changed for the better"
Once more she just vanished in front of me, I had no clue what was going on but suddenly I had been dragged into the middle of something big. I don't know what but I had no choice but to go along with it because apparently my little girl's life was at stake.
