We arrived in Evie's apartment trying to figure out what to do next. But as usual Rick got to argue about something. Poor Evie. They could at least shut the door. All this about him wanting to go and Evie wanting to find a way to beat this creature. But the way things are going in the room isn't going down so well.
"Will you listen to me? We have to do – Once this creature has been reborn… his curse is going to spread until the whole of the Earth is destroyed." Evie telling Rick. "Yeah? Is that my problem?" Rick, you stupid – "It is everybody's problem." Evie said back. I have a feeling that something is going go south very fast. Someone is going to get hurt.
"Evelyn, I appreciate you saving my life and all, but when I signed on… I agreed to take you out there and to bring you back. I have done that. End of job. End of story. – Contract terminated." There it is. I'm going to kick Rick's ass.
There was a pause, " – That's all I am to you? A contract?" Evie said upset. Ouch.
"You can either tag along with me… or you can stay here… and try and save the world! What's it gonna be?" Rick giving her the options, like there's a right answer. "I'm staying." With her defences back up.
"Fine!" Rick said.
"Fine." Evie said back.
"Fine."
"Fine."
"Fine." Rick had the final say by closing the door behind him.
He saw me sitting on the chair, with an eyebrow raised. "Not a word, Alice." "Wasn't going to say anything except…" I go up to him and smack the back of his head. "Are you fricking kiddin' me Rick? That's not the way you talk to a lady. Now let's get a drink, God knows I need one."
We walked into the bar, I saw our very old friend Winston, drunk as always. Talking to one of the local ladies on his arm. No doubt about his time in the Royal Air Corps. Rick wasn't paying attention and bumped into him. Rick looked up, saw it was Winston tapped his shoulder, "Hi, Winston."
He saw it us, "Ye – uh – you know, O'Connell's. Ever since the end of the great war…" We saw he was walking through the fountain, Rick rolled his eyes tapped Jonathan on the shoulder to give him a heads up with the key he had in his hand. "… there hasn't been a – a single challenge… - Worthy of a man like me." Jonathan just managed to put it in his jacket pocket.
"Yeah? We all got our little problems today, Winston." Rick told him. Jonathan started to pour us our shots. "I just wish I could have chucked it in with the others… and gone down in flame and glory… rotting of boredom and booze." Winston takes Jonathan's shot off him, "Cheers." He takes the shot. Puts it back on the table. "Oh, well, back to the airfield." Slapping the boys on the back giving them a jolt.
I was choking back a laugh at their faces. I downed my shot before it even goes anywhere. Rick about about to take the shot, but his curiosity got the best of him, "tell me, has your sister always been –" Jonathan knew what he was about to say and interrupted Rick. "– Oh, yes, always." "To be honest, who would blame her having a brother like you?" I said sarcastically, with a little grin. They just give me a 'really' look.
I saw Henderson coming towards us, with Daniels behind him. Looking quite terrified, mind you wouldn't. "We're all packed up, but the damn boat doesn't leave till tomorrow morning." Henderson told us, standing by Jonathan. "Tail set firmly between your legs, I see." Jonathan said. "You can talk. You don't have some sacred walkin' corpse after ya." Henderson told him Jonathan with a bit of anger. "Hey, everything will be alright!" I told them.
Rick turned to Daniels that was sitting next to him looking like he doesn't know what's happening is real. "So, uh, how's your friend?" Rick asked with genuine concern. "He had his eye's and tongue ripped out of him. How would you be?" He grabbed his shot and walked off. We just looked down. Nothing can say that can make this better. Only if we can find away to kill this thing and hopefully everything will be alright.
This is a late update, apologies. No excuses. Just haven't had the inspiration to write. But other than that hope you enjoyed it. Hope you had a great Christmas, I will try and write more before the New Year. TRY. But if I don't have a great New Year!