Author's Note: Wohoo for a Double Update! Kenny is in Hell once more and learns a bit more about the Future as such. Oh, and another Casey and Andy nod, too.

The Future

Chapter 10

Kenny McCormick was dead.

It had been months - technically, several years since he had wandered the bowels of Hell. But here he was, walking across the world's reddish, Marslike underground, with nobody for company. Of course there was nobody he knew. In Kenny's time in Hell, he usually immediatly ran into Satan who would keep him there for a while. Today was different.

"Ken? Ken McCormick?" Kenny saw a slim man, about thirty or so, wearing gray pants and a black shirt with long black hair. "Hey, it's me Damien. Where have you been over these years, Ken?" Damien was, and always had been, quite nice when not angry and when "accepted"

"A Time Machine,"

"What?"

"Me and Timmy, we went here, using a Time Machine, so wait...where's Satan? Saddam? Hitler for Christ's Sake?"

"Oh, Dad's dead. Had to overthrow him to get here. Mom's still with Andy up there. So I'm in charge. Wanna come around? Pip's over."

"P-Pip?"

Pip was the kindest, quietest and nicest boy in all of South Park. But Kenny was told, and sure, Pip was still around. That Pip was fine. Pip should've been okay. "Yeah, Pip. A fire got his house a few days ago. His wife died too. I believe Clause is okay."

"Clause?"

"His and Sally's boy."

"Oh, greetings Damien. Kenny, is that you? I haven't heard from you in quite a while. Happy Trails, I expect?" said Pip cheerfully.

"Hello Pip. Yeah it's me. Bad time. Cartman just strangled me."

"Well, he just earned a spot in Hell." said Damien

"And Jimmy is dead. Say, he here?"

"Nope, Heaven took him in. He hasn't done many sins in years." replied Damien

"Well, that's quite a sad story, Kenny. Me and Damien were just talking about dear Chaos."

"Chaos? Wait, Chaos. Professor Chaos. Butters?"

"Oh, quite yes, Butters was a good friend of mine, as I believe you've known, Kenny."

"Oh, lord, tell me he is here, right now!" said Kenny anxiously, but Pip looked down sadly.

"Nope, I'm quite afraid not, chap. He's still alive. He's living in the woods still. Poor little fellow."

"Say, Pip, what happened with you in Fourth Grade? I missed a lot so."

Damien was out getting drinks at this point.

"Oh? My family took me back to Britian for a few months. My adoptive family that is. I came back, do not worry, though. Didn't go back til beloved Sally - er, she liked the name Powder, insisted we go back for our family. Thank God little Clause is alright."

"What was your sin?"

"Er, I'd rather not say." Pip looked down sadly.

"Oh, Pip? He wanted something of his neighbor's..." said Damien, snickering.

"Anyway, Pip, I'm so sorry-"

"It's...It's quite alright, Ken, I'll get used to it here."

"No, Pip it's NOT alright. You're going to wish you were dead here. But then you'll remember you are. I wish I could take you back with me."

"You're not going back." said Damien

"What?"

"You're not going back."

"Kenny, you're time is up. The rule was, once you were eighteen, then the next death is permanent."

"I'm still Nine!" cried Kenny, but Damien didn't listen.

"Nuh-uh, you're Twenty-nine according to the Life Clock."

"That's future me. Future me is dead." cried Kenny, his eyes watering.

"Kenny, you're dead, face it." said Damien ,crossing his arms.

"Well, Ken, you can stay with me if you want," said Pip, piping in. "My apartment is big enough for two."

"No! I'm going back. Damien, whether you like it or not!"

Before Damien could say a word, Kenny poofed back.

"Kenny! You're alive!" said Stan, hugging Kenny. The reunions were always quick, whether they be tearful or just a 'Hello'

"Oh My God, Kenny, I'm so Sorry!" said Kelly, hugging him. Kenny smiled that his girlfriend was so happy to see him. He had missed her so - even back before he went in time, he had not seen her for months.

Cartman was there, looking at the ground, his eyes tearful and watery. Wendy had her hand on his back and gently hit his back. "Go on, Eric." he said. Cartman whispered under his breath ("Ho") and then he walked over, and aplogized half-heartedly under his breath. Kenny didn't care.

"Thanks. I have to go back to Denver with Timmy now."

"Actually, Kenny, Timmy's back. The older Timmy drove him."

"He is? Did he say anything?"

"Older Timmy said something about a lot of questions and chaos and shot. I guess he meant about all of the chaos with Jimmy."

"Oh."

"Timmah" Timmy rolled in on his chair, smiling.

"Timmy, did you find anything?

The wheelchair-bound boy nodded. "Well, can you show me?"

Timmy rolled over to the computer and began typing instantly, and in less than thirty seconds, NotePad opened on screen, and Timmy began typing it up.

Author's Note: For those who didn't catch it, "Mom" and "Andy" are referring to Satan and Andy from Casey and Andy. I'm very VERY sorry, but I can't remember of the name of the author who wrote the FANTASTIC Pip/Kenny story set in Hell. Whrever it is, I remember it was two chapters and quite fun, especially for Slash. If anyone finds it, PM me. It's a major inspiration of mine.