NCHS
By Secret Dancer
Chapter 12: Intended Accident
"There's been an accident on Hageman Avenue."
"Now we add the corn."
"-partly clouded with a chance of-"
"Several teenage boys were in the accident-"
"Stir and cook until boiling."
"And back to you Shamus."
Shard was flipping through the TV channels in his hospital bed. He'd been moved to the head injury floor since he'd woken up. Now he was going through mental therapy to help him make a full recovery. With him being mute to others he couldn't tell them that he felt fine and there was no paper or pencils to write them a note. A specific channel caught his attention.
That looks like Rocky's RV .I'll keep watching. I hope it's not them. Please let it not be them. Please let it not be them. They're fine Shard, that's just some drunk camper who couldn't drive.
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"Is everyone alright?" Cole asked. He'd been thrown to the back of the RV and had slight bleeding on the back of his head.
"I am." Kai replied while helping Flame up. They'd hit the couch and seemed fine.
Cole helped Jay and Wisp up. Jay was thrown into the bathroom door and was just dizzy. Wisp was underneath the table and clinging onto it for dear life. Zane was buckled in his seat but when the second vehicle hit the back of his head slammed into the glass but didn't leave a scratch.
"I shoulda brought an extra pair of underwear." Jay sighed before lowering his head sadly.
"Just dandy." Zane replied to Cole's question.
"What about Rocky?" Wisp questioned. They all hurried to the front.
"Rocky. Wake up man." Cole said while shaking him.
Rocky however had banged his face on the steering wheel. He had a nosebleed and it knocked him out. The third car had done the worst damage to the RV and threw them all the most.
"I'll get the first aid kit." Zane announced before going to dig through the shifted supplies.
"Rocky, wake up." Cole repeated. The steering wheel really had the teen out.
"Aww great, they got the TV crew out here." Jay muttered before closing the window blinds.
"Rocky's parents are going to kill him for this."
"At least no one was severely injured." Wisp stated.
"Is everyone okay?" Rocky asked waking up.
"Uh huh. You sir, stink as a driver." Cole joked giving a small punch to his buddy's arm.
"I'm sorry guys. I wonder why the airbags didn't go off though."
"Can we get ice cream?" Wisp asked. Glares were shot his way.
"What? You said something about rocky road."
"Look, we've got to wait for the police, make sure other drivers are okay, call my parents to tell them about this, and aww man…. I'm going to be grounded for life." Rocky whined before he used the first aid supplies to stop the nosebleed. Once that was done he hurried out to check on the damage and other drivers.
"Everyone's okay but their cars not. Also, don't talk to the old lady. She's got sailor language."
"You did probably total her car." Kai responded grumpily. This was not on his to-do list for today.
"She was the second to hit us." He muttered.
"Whatever fines you may get or to help pay for repairs or a new RV we'll chip in." Zane offered.
"What?" Flame asked but Wisp elbowed him.
"Oh yeah. We were half responsible for the accident."
"After this, we'll go get ice cream." Rocky replied and Jay and Wisp cheered.
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"Did you set the traffic lights up for the accident?" Skalidor asked his scout Snike.
"Yes and I watched the accident take place."
"What was the damage?"
"Three cars hit the RV but the others stopped themselves in time. No fatalities sadly."
"As for the group?"
"Minor injuries. However they won't be going anywhere anytime soon with the damage to the RV."
"Did you sabotage the vehicle?"
"Yes, I pulled out the spark plugs and punctured a hole in the gas tank. We're ready for part two." Snike said and Skalidor messaged the Venomari on his walkie talkie.
"Light it up."
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That's them alright. But who is that blonde person sneaking their way towards the accident? Come on people, look, he's right there!
"Hello Shard, are you doing alright? Feeling any pain?" Dr. Tudabone asked. Shard shook his head.
"Your stats are a little high. I was just making sure."
Shard looked at his sign language card and tried to sign, I'm doing fine. Apparently the message was well received. When the doctor left, Shard turned his attention back to his friends on the screen.
What is that person doing? Is he trying to break into the RV? No, he's climbing under the bus. What in the world?
Beep beep beep!
Shard's heart rate was above normal. The RV, was being set on fire. His friends were still inside. The cars at the four way had been redirected while the cleanup crew was being dispatched. Yet nobody noticed that the person was trying to cook his friends. He knew that if he didn't calm himself that the doctor would scold him for lying.
"Deep breaths Shard. Oh, don't talk. Deep breaths and don't talk."
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"When are the cops gonna come? I just want to get scolded for bad driving, get ice cream, and go home to get the punishment of a lifetime." Rocky complained.
"They'll be here when they get here. As Sensei has told us many times before: patience." Wisp replied.
"I highly doubt the word of Sensei is the right thing to say right now." Kai responded.
Lloyd crawled under the RV with a lighter. As Skales had said, there was gasoline all over the ground and more pouring down. It smelt really bad under the vehicle. Pieces of glass littered the ground and Lloyd was cut in several places. What bites is that the gasoline he was crawling in was seeping into the cuts and burning. However the real burning was yet to come.
Lloyd smiled as he reached the place Pythor directed him to via Bluetooth. He lifted the lighter and then let the flames begin. The bottom of the RV lit up like Kai's eyes if he caught someone looking at his sister.
"What the? Ahh!" Lloyd screamed before scurrying out from under the inferno. His clothes were on fire. STOP DROP AND ROLL! He quickly did the steps he learned when he was younger and then fled the area before he was caught.
After a few minutes the RV exploded and Lloyd returned to the Serpentine's rendezvous point with a contentment inside. Also inside was another feeling. Guilt. It's like I didn't even want to do this. What's going on with me? As the smoke filled the air and confusion swam inside him, Lloyd was beginning to doubt everything he knew.
