Dream sequence:
We had found Max and were playing spin the bottle in the national space station on Mars when it was my turn. I spun it and it landed on Max, thank goodness her and not the mutant cucumber named Zogg sitting next to me. We leaned in to kiss and……
I woke up, dang. I mean, ok why was I having feelings for Fang's girl? Maybe it was just all that air I had breathed yesterday, yeah that's it. My stomach was really rumbling so I asked "Uh Fang we need to stop and ask directions how about there" I pointed to a small country shop, the size of a small (small) house "That place might have a map and maybe some food" He nodded and landed, I stretched my legs out and walked in, a beautiful girl was at the cash box, notice I didn't say register. It was like a wooden house with a couple racks of beef jerky and that kind of stuff behind her, and a freezer with some sort of generic brand popsicle in it. "Welcome to Rust's how may I help yal?" she said gesturing towards a table, and might I had, she looked a little (lot cough, cough) better with her mouth closed. "Yeah um, we'll rusell us up some breakfast" I said doing my best Texas accent, usually which gets me slapped by Max who walks away saying "I like Texas", but didn't even faze her. She nodded and showed us to the table. " Uh, ma'm, do you have any idea what the phrase "Remember the Alamo" might be, like a place" asked Fang as she handed out the menu. "Oh, well that's an easy one, the Alamo in San Antonio" he nodded and she left. "Any idea where that is?" Fang asked when she was out of earshot. "Yes, there is a little maze laid over a map if Texas and all the cities names are still here. You have to help Pete the snake get through it, and jeez is it used?" We ordered breakfast and when we finished and the girl let me keep the menu as a "Um, souvenir?" After another tedious flight we landed in San Antonio, at mid night. We crashed in a hotel an fell fast asleep, hey holding on for dear life is hard work. We awoke to a banging on the door.
I glanced at the clock, eight oh clock. I sheepishly opened the door and was struck by the full force of the Red haired wonder. After a couple minutes of kissing she opened her eyes and saw it was me. She stood up awkwardly "Hi…" she said. "Ryan" I recommended "Ryan, where is Nick or Fang?" she looked around. Wanting to protect Fang and just being an all-around good guy, pushed her over to the door "Why talk about Fang how about… uh, what a great kisser you are" I said, I really didn't want to say that because it just went on and wasted a couple more minutes in my life. I finally ended up walking, while kissing her, into the hall then darting back inside. After a few minutes of peace there came another knock. "Ugh, I'm not interested!" I said opening it, but this time, I wasn't hit by the Red Headed Wonder, but an Eraser. It jumped on me and was about to rip open my neck when I put my feet on his ribs and kicked him through a window, I shook Fang and we jumped out of the window, avoiding the body. We had to find a way, fortunately we walked right onto the street in front of the Alamo (where the Spurs play) and were greeted by a parade, people all wearing spurs championship jerseys, small people, big people, Fang- sized people, Ryan sized people etc. We both had to get big jerseys, because we're tall. Fang got a Monu Ginobli and I got a Tim Duncan, I couldn't stand those jerseys, I like my Suns and Cavs thank you very much. "Can you believe they're still celebrating?" I asked Fang. "No, it's like they just won't let go of this one" We had officially gone from the hunters to the hunted. After a few hours of mind numbing Spurs songs we finally passed the real Alamo. I ripped off the jersey and dumped it in the trash. We walked into the Alamo and also, Ari. "Hello boys, thought you wouldn't make it" he said "I'm tired of playing hide-and-go-seek" said Fang trying to lift up Ari but couldn't do it so I stepped in and said "Yeah, I want to play something fun, like tag." We all just stood there and I reached out and poked Ari "You're it" I said. Fang suddenly threw a roundhouse kick hitting Ari in the face. Suddenly about eighty Erasers busted out of the doors behind Ari. "Don't worry about Max, I'm keeping her perfectly safe" he yelled running past us "See you in LA!" Three erasers jumped at me and I grabbed one and used him as a battering ram on the others, when I looked to see how Fang was fairing, I saw that he was beating the snot out of Ari, and he was…. Crying. "Take me to my Max!" he kept crying. That hallmark moment was broken up when an eraser delivered a kick that could shatter bones into my ribcage. I turned just in time to get front row seats to see an eraser rip his claws through my lip. I grabbed his arm and pulled him close then sent him flying hitting some other erasers. "Ah come on 73 on one? That's not fair" I said as the erasers closed in on me "Should I put my hand behind my back?" In the end of that scramble I came out on top all battered and bloody. I saw that Fang was still fighting Ari, so I intervened. I grabbed him from behind and started to choke him. "Now Fido where is Maxi?" I asked. Fang glared at me "Max, sorry" He nodded toward the ground and stamped his foot, so I did just that, a boom and a crash later we were staring at a large tank with water in it, but so was Maxi, dang it. "How do you open this?" I asked him, he mentioned for me to stop choking. I did and he said "Open Sesame" I looked at him "That's you're codeword? I could've done that." I said. "Trust me you'd be dead if you tried" Ari said menacingly. The tank suddenly lifted up and Max slipped out of the container, coughing and sputtering she looked up at us, I was completely beat up, and Fang was a little better. I had her head on my lap and looked deep into her eyes. "You ok" I asked her, it had been days. "I've been better" she said. My spine shivered, I had missed her voice. Suddenly there were even more erasers and Ari was escaping. Fang flew over towards Ari. "Where are you going?!" I yelled. "I'm not letting him get away!" he yelled back. I gingerly slid Max's head onto the floor "Be right back ok?" She nodded. Before I got up she kissed my cheek. I turned a deep crimson and started to shake a bit. I really wanted to make it through this battle, mostly to see how Max will defend her case. I was really tired of these erasers so I grabbed a pipe and yanked it off the wall, using it as a weapon, I bashed through all of them. At the end Max had gotten up enough strength to stand. I walked among the bodies towards he when all of a sudden I felt something on my ankle. It was an eraser, it dragged me down to all its budies and they all started to bite gouge and beat me up. They were piling fast and my last glimpse was Max looking horrified and trying to walk towards me. After a while of taking all I could stand, I gave one final effort and lifted them all above me, I was shaking like a leaf from fatigue when I finally threw them off of me. I stumbled forward and collapsed into Max's now stronger arms. The last image that registered in my brain was Fang saying "Didn't get him." I blacked out.
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