"Okay, so we will come from the north. We will spread up in five different directions. I'll take the garage while Jodi takes the attic. Stephanie and Greg will go through the kitchen while Gabriel heads through the living room," Chris replied.
"…And how do you know Kenneth will be inside his own house?" Gabriel asked.
"Where else will he be? Kenneth has no secret hideouts or anything like that. He has to be there. There is nowhere else he could hide," Chris replied.
"…And why do we care about saving the town from Kenneth's grasp?" Gabriel asked.
"I went over this! There is no coming to save us. We are the last survivors of this town. We need to save everyone from Kenneth before it's too late," Chris replied.
"We also have to save Kenneth, he may be the only person that can end whatever he is doing," Stephanie added.
"Why can't we just stay here" Gabriel asked.
"Okay, Gabriel, if you want to stay here and live off of can food and Mentos you can be my guest, but the rest of us are going in and stopping this before anyone else gets hurt," Chris replied.
"Can I speak to you for a moment?" Gabriel asked as he took his friend aside.
"What is it?" Chris asked having a private moment with Gabe.
"What has gotten in to you?" Gabriel asked. "What is with you and saving the world crap? We are the types of people that want to see the world burn. Why do you want to save it so badly?"
"Because the person destroying the world is Kenneth. We don't want our history books saying that Kenneth committed all this and not us!" Chris stated. "Besides, Kenneth is out to kill all of us."
"That's why I say we go into hiding. Kenneth doesn't know about this place so we will be safe," Gabriel remarked.
"Until what? We run out of food or water? We won't survive. Kenneth is out for blood and he will not stop until he has it. Kenneth is itching for a fight so the best course of action is to bring the fight to him," Chris replied.
"So, we kill him?" Gabriel asked.
"I told you, we are not going to kill him!" Chris stated.
"Why not?" Gabriel asked.
"We might need him for later. He might be the only person that can shut off whatever it is that is controlling everyone," Chris replied.
"Is there another reason were keeping Kenneth alive?" Gabriel asked looking curious at his friend.
"No, there is no other reason," Chris replied as he started to sweat.
"There is another reason," Gabriel replied as he looked over Chris's shoulder to see Stephanie to the side. "Is it her?"
"What! NO!?" Chris stated.
"IT IS! You like her! Holy shit!" Gabriel exclaimed.
"I don't! We're just together under these certain circumstances!" Chris stated.
Gabriel smiled as he placed his arm around his old friend. "Let me tell you of five things that will never come to pass: pigs will never fly, the Cubs will never win a world series, video games will never upgrade past Pac-man, Trump, no matter how handsome he is will never be president, and you my friend will never be with Stephanie Glass."
Chris shrugged off his friend arm, "Look, I don't like her. I'm just dealing with the cards I was dealt with. When this is over, we will go back to doing what we used to do."
"But I want to do it now," Gabriel whined.
"Well, you have to be patient. The fate of the world rests on our shoulders," Chris replied.
"Well, I wish it wasn't. I don't want to save this fucked up world! What has the world ever done for us? It fucked us up so let's fuck it back!" Gabriel stated.
"It's not about us anymore! There are other lives at stake here! We need to put away our selfish desires and our own personal fears just for a little while. We have to do this to stop Kenneth, otherwise Wilmington and maybe the entire world will cease to exist," Chris replied.
Gabriel could not bring himself to accept Chris's logic. He was still stuck up on himself, and his own fear at what was going on was keeping him from wanting to help out.
"This is a suicide mission," Gabriel replied. "He's going to win, and there is nothing we can do about it."
"We can fight back!" Chris exclaimed. "We might win."
"There is no might when it comes to Kenneth! It's either total victory or total defeat, and right now I believe there is only going to be total defeat!" Gabriel yelled.
"We'll have a better chance if we all do this together! We will succeed if we do this as a team!" Chris stated.
Gabriel looked over Chris's shoulder again and saw both Stephanie and Greg talking to each other. A deep hatred for those two came over him. It was strong enough to repulse him.
"I can't do it!" he stated. "You guys can go on your little mission. I'm going to try and make it to the county line."
"You're not going to make it!" Chris stated.
"How do you know?" Gabriel asked in disbelief. "I'll make it! Besides, there might be people over there that can help us! You know, the proper authorities."
"Why leave?" Chris asked. "If we all do this together…"
"There is that key word that repulses me beyond anything! Working together! With her, the deaf girl. The girl of your dreams! Why do we have to work with her?" Gabriel asked. "Why can't we just do this mono el mono?"
"Because Pat is dead and everyone else is brainwashed! It's all hands-on deck when dealing with the apocalypse!" Chris stated.
"But I don't trust her," Gabriel replied.
"I don't care!" Chris exclaimed. "We need her…and wait! Why don't you trust her?"
"The only person that I trust is me!" Gabriel stated in a catchy tune.
"Suit yourself," Chris replied. "We're staying."
"Well, I'm probably never going to see you again, so, bye," Gabriel replied. "You are all going to die."
With that, Gabriel turned and walked out of the house. Chris returned and joined his friends as they planned their mission.
"Where's Gabriel?" Stephanie asked.
"He's left the building," Chris replied.
"To get more food?" Jodi asked.
"No," Chris replied.
"To get help?" Greg asked.
"No, he left us," Chris replied.
"Without saying good-bye?" Jodi asked.
"He's scared, so he turned tail and ran," Chris replied.
"So, he abandoned us!" Stephanie stated.
"Looks like it," Chris replied.
"Well, screw him!" Greg stated. "We don't need him!
"Yeah! We can save the world all by ourselves!" Stephanie stated.
Chris let out a sigh as he placed his hand over his head. "I hope you're all right," he simply replied as the group wet back to working on strategy.
Meanwhile, at Kenneth's house. Kelly Ann was busy working on entertaining the audience. She was busy placing on several different tunes that kept the audience busy. Kenneth was in the back doing a simple wardrobe change.
"I'm ready!" he stated as he put on a new outfit.
"Come on out! Kenneth! Show the world your new look!" Kelly Ann stated.
Kenneth came out wearing the same outfit that he had drawn Kelly Ann in. He was wearing a colorful vest which was multicolored. He was also wearing denim shorts that were multicolored. The right side was blue like a pair of blue jeans while the left side was red with white polka dots. He had his hair trimmed and pulled back as if to look like a girl. He was going to become a girl all for his imaginary friend who was his true and only friend.
"Wow!" Kelly Ann stated. "You look beautiful."
"It's all for you," Kenneth replied.
"It's wonderful!" Kelly Ann praised. "You have the looks spot on. You are going to make a beautiful woman."
"Then let's do the transformation now!" Kenneth stated. "The ratings will soar and we will be happy forever!"
"Not yet," Kelly Ann replied. "Even though this is what we both want there is still the elephant in the room."
"Right, our enemies," Kenneth replied. "The roamer is scanning the town as we speak. They won't remain hidden for long."
"We need to find them, Kenneth. They have a device that can stop our plans. If they activate the device near our station, it will break the control we have on the people. If that happens we can never be together like you want us too. We have to find them Kenneth!" Kelly Ann stated.
"As I said, the roamer is scanning the entire area. They won't remain hidden for long," Kenneth replied.
Just as he said this, a red light started flashing in the studio. Both Kelly Ann and Kenneth turned towards the screen.
"It found someone!" Kenneth stated.
"But who?" Kelly Ann asked hoping for Stephanie Glass or Chris.
"I don't know and I don't care! It got someone!" Kenneth stated as he grabbed his microphone. "Breaking news citizens of Wilmington! This just in! The roamer is in pursuit of one of my enemies. It has cornered him or her between North Avenue and the train tracks. It won't be long before we get some actual action! Let's turn to our co-anchor Kelly Ann to get some feedback at what she thinks will happen."
Kenneth then handed over the microphone to Kelly Ann. "So, Kelly Ann, what do you think is going to happen? Will the roamer rip him or her into two or will it electrocute this person to death?"
"Well, Kenneth, I have a special thing in store if it is who I think it is. If it isn't, I have another special thing in store for this person," Kelly Ann replied with a laugh.
"Okay! Well, let's zoom in to see who or what we're dealing with!" Kenneth stated.
The camera zoomed in and the whole town saw Gabriel Raziquil running from a giant TV. He jumped onto the train tracks and was hoping to escape, but he could not. The giant wires coming out of the TV grabbed him and pulled him into the air. Gabriel let out a scream as the TV pulled him close.
"Whoa! I bet he is soiling himself right about now! Man! I wish that really happened! I really hate Gabriel Raziquil and I want to make him suffer!" Kenneth stated.
Kenneth then grabbed the microphone and tapped it several times. "Hello, Gabriel, can you hear me?" he asked as he spoke through the roamer.
"Kenneth, is that you?" Gabriel asked.
"It is," Kenneth replied with a laugh. "Do you like what I have done?"
"What is it?" Gabriel asked.
"We call it a roamer," Kenneth replied. "Kelly Ann built it. What do you think of it? Impressive?"
"Put me down!" Gabriel ordered trying to free himself from the roamers clutches.
"Uh! Gabriel, you're not in the position to order me around! Man! You used to do that to me a lot! Order me around! Beat me up! Now, I have the power to do this! What should I do first? Rip you in two or decapitate you! Oh! They are both good ideas, but I think I am going to rip you in two!" Kenneth stated.
Gabriel flinched as he saw what was coming. However, something different happened. The roamer placed Gabriel on the ground and released him. Both Kenneth and Gabriel were confused.
"What just happened?" Kenneth asked as he frantically began pushing buttons.
"I released him," Kelly Ann replied as she went back into the TV.
"Why?" Kenneth asked looking confused.
"Yeah, why?" Gabriel asked looking even more confused.
Kenneth turned to the TV. "Uh! Excuse us for a moment kind audience but we are experiencing more technical difficulties." He then placed his hand over the camera.
"Why are we releasing him?" Kenneth asked. "He's my mortal enemy!"
"Gabriel, are you hearing this?" Kelly Ann asked.
"Yes," Gabriel replied staring at the roamer.
"You are Kenneth's mortal enemy, right?" Kelly Ann asked.
"Yes," Gabriel replied expecting Kenneth to snap and rip him in two.
"You are only one of Kenneth's enemies. There are four others. We want them all. I suppose you know where they are," Kelly Ann replied.
"I do," Gabriel replied.
"I suppose if you can help out a little bit it will go along way in saving your life," Kelly Ann remarked.
"How so?" Gabriel asked wanting a clear picture at what he was getting.
"Let's just say it's good. You help us out and I will talk Kenneth into letting you live," Kelly Ann replied.
"WHAT?!" Kenneth asked.
"Yeah! What he said!" Gabriel remarked.
"Shut up!" Kenneth stated pointing to the monitor. "Kelly Ann, I did not agree to this!"
"Kenneth, you have to see the big picture. So, we could kill him and get revenge for like five seconds, but if we keep him around and make him serve you, imagine how long your revenge will last! Instead of him controlling you, you control him!" Kelly Ann stated.
"You know I can still hear you two right," Gabriel remarked.
"Shut up!" Kelly Ann stated pointing to the monitor.
"I see, use him to find the others, then we spare his life," Kenneth replied.
"Yeah, for now," Kelly Ann replied.
"I heard that!" Gabriel stated.
"Oh, he is such an annoying bastard!" Kenneth stated.
"I heard that too!" Gabriel yelled.
Meanwhile, back at the Newbolt residence. The team was getting ready to ship out. Stephanie was busy tweaking the blocker when Chris approached her.
"What are you doing?" he asked in sign language.
"I'm fixing up this machine," Stephanie signed back. "If I can get this close enough to Kenneth's signal. It may be enough to break it."
"Break what? His heart?" Chris singed as he tried to insert a little humor in the situation.
"No, stupid!" Stephanie stated. "Not his heart but the frequency. I believe this will save everyone."
Chris smiled at this as he handed Stephanie a bottle. It was a bottle of her favorite drink Moxie.
"You got one!" Stephanie stated.
"I thought you would like this. It is your favorite soda," Chris replied as he handed her the glass bottle.
"…And it's in a glass bottle! These are expensive!" Stephanie stated.
"Only the best for a good friend!" Chris stated as he took another bottle himself. The two opened them and clanged them together.
"A toast! A toast to us for trying to save the world!" Chris stated.
"Here! Here!" Stephanie remarked as the two took a huge sip from their bottles. Chris started choking and fell to his knees.
"UGH! It tastes like batter acid mixed with Old Spice! Help!" Chris stated.
"It's not that bad," Stephanie remarked. "It is an acquired taste."
"It still sucks!" Chris stated as he began to pour his out on the floor.
"Don't do that!" Stephanie stated. "I'll drink it!"
"Here, help yourself!" Chris stated as he handed her the bottle.
As she took a sip, she began to remember the good old days with her and Kenneth. "I remember the first time Kenneth tried Moxie. We were sitting in the park and he saw me drinking out of the orange soda can. He came over and asked what I was drinking. I handed him over the can and he took a huge sip. The reaction was priceless. He made a huge sour face and coughed just like you did. It was one of the first times we ever met."
"He stayed with you even though you tried to poison him," Chris joked. "How sweet."
Stephanie began to remember other times she spent with Kenneth. The first time at the beach, the science fair project they did together, the day Kenneth took Stephanie fishing and she caught more and bigger fish than he did. All of this caused Stephanie to have emotional flashbacks. She began to cry.
Chris used his finger to wipe away her tears. He gave her a gentle hug and tried to comfort her as best as he could.
"Don't worry, we'll save him. I promise you, we'll save him," Chris replied.
"Thanks," Stephanie replied as she smiled back. She was just about to kiss him when Jodi came into the room.
"What are you guys doing?" Jodi asked.
"Nothing!" Chris stated as he pulled back from Stephanie.
"We're you two having a moment?" Jodi asked.
"No!" Stephanie stated.
"Well, you two can, I don't care if I see a little skin, not into all that kind of stuff," Jodi replied.
"Right! Into men! We all know!" Chris stated.
"…And don't you forget it!" Jodi stated.
"Can we get back to trying to save the world?" Stephanie asked.
"Yes, blah-blah-blah, save the world, stop the frequency, save Kenneth, more blah-blah-blah," Jodi replied.
"Don't mock her!" Chris ordered. "We have to save Kenneth. We might need him to shut off Color-Blah's or whatever he's calling whatever he's doing."
"I know, I know…it's just…. well, after we save him and shut off what he's doing. Then what? What happens next?" Jodi asked.
"We beg for his forgiveness and we accept his," Stephanie replied as she took a sip of Moxie.
"How do we do that?" Jodi asked.
"I don't know? You'll think of something!" Chris stated.
"Hey, maybe I can unzip my pants and tell him to suck it!" Jodi stated. "He is gay after all!"
"Get out of here!" Chris ordered.
"I'm joking! I'm joking!" Jodi replied as he turned away. He began to walk when several wires grabbed him and pulled him into the darkness. He let out a yelp as he disappeared. Chris heard this tiny noise and stood up. He turned and faced the hallway.
"Jodi! Why did you make that noise! What happened?" Chris asked.
Stephanie stood up and followed close behind. The two made it outside the door when they saw the giant TV standing in the middle of the room. Jodi had wires going into his mouth as tears ran down his face. He was extended into the air so there was no way he could escape. This is when Greg Hoffman walked into the room.
"Hey, guys, everything is all set…HOLY MAMA! What the hell is that?!" he asked as he pointed to the giant roamer.
An electric current came from the roamers wires. They went all the way into Jodi's mouth.
"Suck on this!" was all it said before the current went into Jodi's mouth. Jodi was electrocuted. He lit up like a thousand Christmas trees and smelled like a thousand burnt turkeys. When the roamer was done, Jodi's body was thrown to the floor and smashed into a pile of ashes.
"RUN!" Chris shouted before the roamer attacked them.
The wires went in all directions through the walls and the floor. It ripped huge chunks of debris and hurled them towards Stephanie. Chris jumped in the way and pushed her. The debris slammed into his head knocking him unconscious. The house began to creek and crumble under all the assaults.
"It's coming down!" Greg shouted.
"Head to the front door!" Stephanie yelled as she dragged Chris from behind. The group escaped before the house came tumbling down in front of them. The roamer let out a loud roar before charging the group.
Kenneth and Kelly Ann were watching from the studio and smiling with glee had what was going down. Kenneth took hold of the microphone and began reporting to his captive audience.
"This just in…Our roamer has located the group and has successfully killed one of them. Now, only three people remain alive. It won't be long now before they are all eliminated!" Kenneth stated.
"There is no escape from our roamer for you see, this device uses the most advance technology. It tracks body heat and noise. There is no way those three will be able to escape!" Kelly Ann added.
"Let's zoom in and see what kind of mayhem will go down!" Kenneth stated.
The cameras went live as they zoomed in out Stephanie, Chris, and Greg as they were hiding from the roamer.
"What are we going to do?" Greg asked.
"I don't know," Stephanie replied as she tried to wake up Chris. She poured the last bit of Moxie onto his face. It went into his mouth as he began choking on the horrible taste.
"Ugh! Why do I taste batter acid?" Chris asked as he looked up and saw the roamer. "What the hell is that?"
"A gift from Kenneth! We need to find a way to take it out!" Greg shouted.
The roamer slammed a giant wire down on top of them. The group jumped out of the way to avoid getting hit. The roamer sent out several shockwaves sending the three of them across the street. The roamer attacked grabbing a hold of all three of them. Kelly Ann appeared on the TV and smiled at what she had accomplished.
"How does it feel to lose?" Kelly Ann asked.
"We haven't lost yet!" Stephanie remarked as she took hold of the blocker. She pushed a button as she pointed to at the roamer. The roamer let out a scream as it released all of them. The three of them hit the ground and ran off. The roamer pursued them.
"You think you can get away with this? I am everywhere! I can see everything! I know what your next move is before you make it! I will find and crush you all!" Kelly Ann stated as her roamer scanned the area. It locked onto Stephanie's body heat and attacked her.
"Give me that device!" Kelly Ann yelled through the TV.
"NEVER!" Stephanie yelled.
"I just need the device! Give it to me!" Kelly Ann stated as he roamer locked onto Stephanie. Its wires reached up and grabbed her. It held her high in the air. The wires wrapped around the blocker and tried to rip it out of her hand.
"LET GO!" Kelly Ann shouted.
Stephanie held onto it as if her life depended on it because it did. Greg and Chris were watching from the bushes. Both of them were scared but they knew they had to do something.
"What are we going to do?" Greg asked.
"I don't know," Chris replied. "We have to find someway to stop it!"
"I have ab idea!" Greg shouted.
"What is it?" Chris asked.
Greg did not answer. Instead, he rolled up his sleeves and charge the roamer. The roamer shot a bolt of electricity at Greg. The shock knocked him unconscious and into the air. The roamer grabbed him with its wires and began electrocute him.
"Let go or he dies!" Kelly Ann stated.
Stephanie refused to let go, so the roamer had no choice but to shock Greg. Chris saw this happening. Using his head, he ran into the streets and ripped open a manhole. He grabbed the lid and began swinging it.
"Hey! Kelly! Watch this!" Chris shouted as he threw the lid at the roamer. It hit the TV on the top of its head cracking the screen and crunching it a bit.
Kelly Ann screamed as she looked over and saw Chris.
"CHRIS!" she yelled.
This gave Stephanie an opening she was looking for. She shocked the roamer again and was able to get free. She jumped onto the TV's head and began shocking it with the blocker. The roamer dropped Greg onto the floor violently. Chris ran over and dragged him away.
"Greg! Wake up! We need you!" Chris shouted.
"Hot wings," Greg replied with a goofy smile plastered over his face.
"Greg! You high son of a bitch! Wake up!" Chris shouted.
"Oh! Hi Chris! You smell something cooking?" Greg asked.
"Greg! We need a way to stop that thing!" Chris stated.
"I don't know how to stop it," Greg replied.
"Come on Greg think!" Chris stated.
"Chris, it's not like I fight giant TV's every day," Greg replied. "I don't know how to defeat it!"
"It looks like it is superior than any piece of technology that we have. There may be no way to defeat it," Chris remarked.
"What about water?" Greg asked. "Get any electronic wet and it will fry! No electronic is waterproof! Just get it wet!"
"Greg! You're a genius! I could kiss you!" Chris remarked.
"Let's not," Greg replied. "You're the second person this week who has offered that, and I'm not sure how to react to that."
Chris shook his head as he looked around for the biggest spot filled with water. He saw a pond and an idea came to him.
"Stephanie! The pond!" Chris shouted.
Stephanie did not hear Chris shout; however, she saw him pointing towards the pond. She nodded as she jumped off the roamer and ran towards Chris. The two began running towards the pond.
Greg smiled as he looked at the two of them, "Oh, that's so sweet… OH SHIT!" he shouted as the roamer came running towards him. He jumped up and ran with Chris and Stephanie.
"What's the plan?" Greg asked.
"To the bridge!" Chris shouted.
"It's not wide enough!" Greg shouted. "That TV is huge!"
"That's the point!" Chris yelled as his foot touch the beginning of the old stone bridge. The three of them began running across but stopped in the middle of the bridge. They turned and faced the roamer with absolutely no fear in them because they knew they had the upper hand. Stephanie held up the blocker and pointed it to the roamer.
"Want this Kelly? Come and get it!" she shouted.
"It's Kelly Ann!" Kelly Ann yelled as the roamer began crossing the old stone bridge.
"Let's get out of here!" Greg stated.
"Wait! We need it to come onto the middle of the bridge!" Chris yelled.
"What?" Greg asked.
"Wait!" Chris ordered.
The roamer wrapped its wires around the bridge as it crawled ever closer.
"It's getting closer!" Greg shouted.
"Wait!" Chris ordered.
"My confidence is fading away!" Greg shouted.
The roamer made it to the middle of the bridge and was about to strike when Chris yelled: "RUN!"
The three of them ran just as the roamer brought down its wires and broke the bridge. The giant TV fell into the water and was electrocuted. The TV sank to the bottom of the pond. Chris, Stephanie, and Greg made it to shore just as the wires swayed in the air in a last-ditch attempt to save itself. Stephanie tapped Chris on the back and smiled at him.
"Good job," she replied.
Chris smiled back just as Greg stood up and looked into the waters. The TV floated to shore and began flashing. Kelly Ann appeared on it and began playing Color Bars in a last-ditch attempt to brainwash the three. Chris saw it coming and yelled: "Don't watch the screen!"
"Cover your ears!" Stephanie ordered.
Greg and Chris covered their ears as Color Bars played.
"There's nothing here…for you to see, for you to see…to see you…. I'm already here…for you too see, for you too see…I see you. I've always been here…for you to see, for you too see…I see you!" Kelly Ann chanted.
"Don't look!" Stephanie ordered.
"I've been here since the beginning! I know what has happened and what will happen! I control your lives! They are just shards of glass in a mirror. Two have been broken, you are next. You will not win. I have foreseen your defeat. Give up now and your end will be painless. Just let me win, fighting is pointless. Give up now, GIVE UP!" Kelly Ann commanded.
Chris walked over and punched the TV Screen. It shattered shutting off Color Bars. Kelly Ann watched it happened and screamed as she realized she had lost.
Kenneth saw Kelly Ann's frustration. He turned to the camera and glared at the audience.
"Uh! We will be right back after these messages," he replied as the screen flashed color bars. "Did you get them?"
"Does it look like I got them?" Kelly Ann asked.
"How did they escape?" Kenneth asked. "I thought this device was invincible!"
"It's that girl! Stephanie Glass! Her abilities make it impossible to control her! She's going to be a real threat to us!" Kelly Ann stated.
"Is she coming here?" Kenneth asked.
"Where else do you think she's going to go? McDonalds?" Kelly Ann snapped.
"Okay, okay, you don't have to get touchy," Kenneth replied.
Kelly Ann let out a sigh. She then approached and stroke Kenneth's hair.
"I'm sorry," she replied. "I didn't mean to snap at you. I'm just under a lot of pressure. They are getting closer. If they make it here and activate that blocker, it could mean the end for all of us."
"There not going to end us! We can stop them!" Kenneth stated.
"How?" Kelly Ann asked.
"Do you have anymore roamers?" Kenneth asked.
"One, but its not ready yet," Kelly Ann asked.
"Finish it, we can use it to capture our enemies," Kenneth replied.
"But what if they find a way to destroy it?" Kelly Ann asked. "That blocker is powerful enough to destroy Color Bars. What if…"
"Don't think about it!" Kenneth stated interrupting his good friend. "They're not going to destroy Color Bars. I promise you that!"
"How though?" Kelly Ann asked. "How can you promise me this? We have no roamers and the majority of the citizens of this town are in a deep sleep. What are we going to do?"
"We still have one card left up our sleeves," Kenneth replied.
"You don't mean," Kelly Ann replied.
"I do," Kenneth remarked. "Look, I hate him with every bone in my body, but were running out of options here. We have to use him."
Kelly Ann nodded as she knew what they had to do. The camera focused on the two as soon as the messages ended.
"…And were back, and this time we're not alone! Joining Kelly Ann and I is our very special guest. You know him from around town, you love him, you hate him, you love to hate him! It's Gabriel Raziquil!" Kenneth stated.
The camera focused on Gabriel, who was still frozen near the railroad tracks. The sounds of Color Bars had gotten to him. He could not move or escape. The only thing he could do was obey.
"Why am I still here?" he asked.
"We need you Gabe," Kenneth replied.
"Wow! That's a first!" Gabriel remarked.
"Don't get smart!" Kenneth stated. "We need you to do a special mission."
"Do a mission! For you? Ha!" Gabriel stated. "Have you forgotten that you killed my friends Pat Moya and Jodi Foster? Now, you come crawling to me so that I can do your dirty work? Ha! You're a bigger disappointment that I had first thought!"
"He's not cooperating," Kenneth replied.
"Then he's useless," Kelly Ann replied. "Do away with him!"
"Look folks! The 6PM train is coming! Time to see what happens when a person just happens to be walking on the tracks at this time!" Kenneth stated. "Gabe, start walking on the tracks."
"What? NO!" Gabriel shouted.
However, Gabriel could not stop himself for what he was about to do. The frequencies commanded him to follow the voice of Kenneth. Placing one foot in front of the other, Gabriel began walking on the train tracks. Gabriel heard the train in the background. The whistle was bellowing loudly as it approached the young man. Sure, it was still far away in the distance, but that sound meant death, and it was death that Gabriel Raziquil could not escape.
"CUT IT OUT KENNETH!" Gabriel pleaded but it was falling on deaf ears.
"Do you want to know what happens when a train hits a body at 200 mph. SPLAT! Blood and guts go all over the place! It will be a sight to see!" Kenneth stated as he turned towards the audience.
"Everyone out there! Echo loudly if you want to see that happen?" Kelly Ann asked as he face appeared on every television in the area.
There was a loud shriek as thousands of voices echoed as one. This caused both Kelly Ann and Kenneth to smile. Kenneth focused the camera onto Gabriel just as the young man began to run.
"Can't escape now! Can you Gabe?" Kenneth asked.
"This is so entertaining!" Kelly Ann remarked.
"Entertainment! It's what you audience crave so badly! Death is fast approaching! You want to see this happen! It's an urge that you cannot control! You crave the violence! You crave the death! Echo in one voice if I am right!" Kenneth ordered.
The whole town echoed.
"I can't here you! Echo if you crave his death!" Kenneth ordered.
The whole town echoed.
"Sing people of Wilmington North Carolina! Sing as death fast approaches!" Kenneth stated.
The TV's began flashing several words just as Kelly Ann transported herself into the TV. She began chanting her catchphrase into a specific melody. As she sang along, so did all of the people town.
"There's nothing here, for you to see, for you to see, I see you. There's nothing here…. I've always been here, for you to see, for you to see. I see you." She replied. She sang this verse over and over again. "I'm already here, for you to see, for you to see. I see you. I've always been here, for you to see, for you to see…I see you."
Kenneth took hold of his microphone and began chanting a very catching tune. "Oh, the world's signing off. The second hour tells your audience you've had enough. …And all the colors of my loneliness arranged across the screen…"
"I think your audience has seen enough!" Gabriel pleaded as he ran from the approaching train. "Do you hear me? Your audience has seen enough! Cut this crap out!"
Kenneth smiled as he listened to his plea, ignoring it. "You hear that Gabe? Oh, the world's gone silent…Here's to loving life! Soon we'll televise our C-O-L-O-R. Now, leave me blinded and erase my memories. Soon you'll be a part of C-O-L-O-R. We leave you nauseous and it changes everything. …And in a moment, you will notice nothing's quite the same when my COLORBARS are mixing frequencies. Turn the signal down and spin around in the opposite direction. …And now, will you please applaud?"
The town applauded from their living room couches. The people enjoyed the melody that Kenneth was broadcasting. He turned to Gabe as fear gripped him and sang the tune to him.
"Oh, the days are getting shorter. There's a voice inside my head that says you've had enough," he sang.
"…And now you'll turn your eyes towards the screen," Kelly Ann added.
"See, all the limits of the televised have gone erratic," Kenneth sang.
"Oh yes, now turn your eyes and scream!" Kelly Ann ordered as she sang her famous tune. "I'm already here, for you to see, for you to see, to see you. I've always been here. For you to see, for you to see, to see you."
"Kenneth! Knock this bullshit out! Come on! I'm sorry!" Gabriel pleaded as the train approached ever faster.
He could see the light shining directly behind him. The whistle was bellowing loudly as the vibrations from the tracks were tripping Gabe up.
"…And in a moment, you will notice nothing's been the same. Now your fucking lies are mixing frequencies. Turn the signal down and spin around in the opposite direction. …And now you will applaud!" Kenneth ordered.
The town applauded just as Gabriel tripped on the train tracks. He placed his hands over his eyes and began to beg for his life.
"I'M SORRY! I did not mean to do the shit I did to you! Please! Spare me! I'll help you! I'LL HELP YOU!" Gabriel screamed.
Kelly Ann smiled as she raised her hand in the air and made a fist.
"STOP!" she ordered.
The train stopped in its tracks right in front of Gabriel. It tapped him on the foot as he was about to soil himself. He began crying as the headlights flashed on him. The whistle bellowed loudly. Gabriel looked up and saw the train conductor. He realized that he was under the control of COLORBARS.
"Do you promise to help us finish this?" Kelly Ann asked.
"Are you going to kill me in the end?" Gabriel asked still concerned about his life.
Kelly Ann turned and shrugged. Kenneth rolled his eyes. He really hated, so much that he actually was planning for the train to hit him, crush him, and then back up and strike him again and again. Kenneth motioned to Kelly Ann giving her full control of the situation.
"We will reconsider your options," she replied. "Help us end Stephanie, Chris, and Greg, and we might…just might let you live."
Gabriel smiled as he got down on one knee and began to speak: "If you spare me, I will join your side and help end those three people that cause you pain. They were never anything to me. I will end them for the greater good of your cause…our cause. COLORBARS."
"COLORBARS is not your project! It's mine!" Kenneth stated.
"Ours," Kelly Ann added. "We worked on this together and we will finish this together. Now that we have an ally on our team, we may be able to accomplish our goal."
"I'm with you to the end," Gabriel replied.
"Then be reborn into COLORBARS. It will transform you into the being that you were always meant to be. You will be reborn into a purpose. I purpose that will be remembered as glorious. A glory that only I can give," Kelly Ann replied.
She pressed a button and the screens went out. The frequencies echoes across the county. Those knocked out by Stephanie's blocker re-awoken, finding a new purpose in their society. The screens focused on Gabriel, who looked intently at them. He saw wonders inside the screen as Color Bars were broadcast into his mind.
"Who are you?" Gabriel asked.
"I am the frequency that control's your mind. I am your deepest thoughts, desires, and fears. I am the one who has the power over life and death. I am a Simmons…Kelly Ann Simmons!" she stated.
The frequency swirled around in a colorful way. Gabriel was amazed as the soundwaves overtook his sense of reasoning and thought. He smiled as he discovered he had a purpose. A purpose that will be remembered for generations to come.
"It's so beautiful!" Gabriel stated.
"It is. It is my gift to this world. My gift to Kenneth Simmons and all those who were neglected by this world. Those who are forgotten, neglected. I am a voice that speaks for these types of people. We me in charge. No one will ever be left alone," Kelly Ann replied.
Gabriel knelt down on both knees and outstretched his arms as if he was forming a cross.
"I'm yours and you are mine! I will serve you until the end! You are my master and I am your servant!" he shouted as the frequencies echoed in his mind.
"Good! …And as your master I want you to go out and find Stephanie Glass and her group! End them!" Kelly Ann commanded.
Gabriel whipped the gun out of his belt and cocked it.
"With pleasure!" he stated.
Kelly Ann laughed as she echoed her famous tune. "I'm already here. For you to see, for you to see, to see you. I've always been here. For you to see, for you to see, to see you."
Kenneth charmed in and sang along with Kelly Ann: "Soon we'll televise our C-O-L-O-R. Now, leave me blinded and erase my memories. Soon you'll be a part of C-O-L-O-R. We leave you nauseous and it changes everything."
"I'm already here. For you to see, for you to see, to see you. I've always been here. For you to see, for you to see, to see you." Kelly Ann sang.
"…And in a moment, you will notice nothing's quite the same. When my COLORBARS are mixing frequencies. Turn the signal down and spin around in the opposite direction. ...And now, will you applaud!" Kenneth ordered.
