Chapter 35: Wake Up Call
Three Days later, though they have been wake for the past couple of days, Tammy and Bink feel like they have been ran over by steamrollers over on the highway in slow motion. Fernando comes in with a big thermos and a couple of Styrofoam cups. He fills the two of them and places them on the nightstand by their beds.
"Hello Ladies.", Fernando says to them.
They both look at him as if they want to plant their claws into him and drag him back to the Hell from which they came from. Its not they are mad at him, they just look like they were sent to Hell and back.
"Ladies, there is some coffee on your tables... Grandma's secret fermented formula. Warning though, it won't taste good. It never did, but tastes is not the reason why you would drink it.", Fernando tells them.
They both look at their cups.
"Drink up.", Fernando says.
Fernando takes the cup from the thermos and fills it with the rest of the dark brew. He then quickly swigs it down. It tasted awfully bitter regardless of how much sugar cane juice was put into the mix. But it starts to kick in as soon as makes contact with the tongue and starts to cascade into the rest of the nervous system. The rest that falls into the empty belly gets absorbs and works as soon as it enters the blood stream: about 30 seconds. Fernando just tenses himself up as his fur and bushy tail puffs out, and then shakes it off in wild convulsions.
"Oh yeah...", Fernando says.
They both look at him, unsure whether or not to follow his lead.
"If you want that 2-ton boulder off your pointy little heads, I would advise you to drink it.", Fernando says.
They pick up their coffees, and take a sip of it. They both spray out the first tiny sips they took.
"That's Disgusting!", Tammy says.
"Just a tiny sip woke you up... But you still need to drink it all. Ignore your taste buds.", Fernando says.
"No Way!", Tammy says.
Bink on the other hand tries to drink the rest of it, gulping it down and holding back on her gag reflexes. She then drops the cup and curls up into a trembling ball of fur. After a minute, it stops.
"Feeling better Bink?", Fernando asks.
"I'm better now.", Bink answers, as she unballs herself.
"No more boulder on your head?", Fernando asks.
"No more boulder on my head...", Bink answers.
"Good. Tammy? Your turn.", Fernando asks.
"No way!", Tammy answers.
"I can always put it into your intravenous bag, and the convulsions will last hours instead of a minute.", Fernando says.
Tammy wanted to throw the coffee fills cup at him.
"Just ignore your tongue screaming at you and fight back the gag reflex. You'll be better afterwards.", Fernando says.
Tammy does not want too but has too, and fights herself to get it done. After gulping it down, Tammy tenses up and tries to fight off the convulsions, balling up tightly but like Bink, fails. After a while, she relaxes and turns to face Fernando.
"How can you drink that stuff?", Tammy asks.
"Do it long enough, you get used to it. Now you're felling better.", Fernando answers.
"Yeah.", Tammy says.
"Almost normal again?", Fernando asks.
"Just about.", Tammy answers.
"Squirrelly again?", Fernando asks.
"Bushy tailed squirrelly again.", Tammy answers.
"Good. You two relax while I go see about getting you released from the hospital. In fact...", Fernando says.
Fernando lifts a suitcase onto Tammy's bed and opens it. He then tosses a new set of clothes at them.
"I'll be back.", Fernando says.
On his way out, he runs into Marco and Angelica who were about to enter the room.
"Explain to me who is this Triple X guy and why he us wants to cross the border into Slovenia!", Marco says.
"Easy Marco... I don't have the full details yet, but Alex II and his pals are excellent intel gatherers. If they are to cross borders, it's because they are chasing a lead. In chasing that lead- they are going to need protection. You guys are to provide that protection.", Fernando says.
"I'm not going to do it!", Marco says.
"Bink and I will do it.", Tammy says.
They both turn to Tammy.