Chapter 23: Plan B
Everyone knew they had to gather their provisions and leave as soon as possible to rescue me, but Misery wasn't having any of it, and that was a bit of a deal-breaker.
"What can we do about Misery? Any ideas?" Ruby asked everyone else.
"Well, guys I think we've only got one option: We're gonna have to leave Misery behind." Skull Boy answered.
"But we can't leave her here all alone." said Iris. "Especially not if she's in this bad of a mood."
"I know that we all want to help both Misery and Zaí right now, but at this point there is nothing more we can do to help Misery right now. While Zaí needs all the help we can offer her." Ruby said reluctantly.
Everyone agreed.
"What do you say Scaredy?" Frank asked.
"Well, although the very idea of going on a perilous quest to save Zaí from potentially more dangerous captors. I can't be truly alright until I know she's alright" Scaredy answered truthfully.
"That's the spirit!" Skull Boy answered. "Okay everybody, let's get packing, we don't know how long we'll be gone or what we'll encounter." Ruby spoke seriously.
Everyone then ran off to pack their bags, unbeknownst to me a cavalry was organized to save me.
Pretty soon, the gang were all gathered in the parlour with their bags packed.
"Ok Doom" spoke Ruby. "You were the last one to see Zaí so take us to where she was.
"Capital idea Ruby, onward ho!" Skull Boy added on speaking in his expedition leader voice (same as in Iris Springs Eternal).
Doom agreed and lead the rescue party out the door.
"Take a good long look Len." Frank told his brother. "It might be a long time before we see this place again."
Len followed his advice. "So do you think Misery will ever want to talk to you again?" he questioned.
Frank thought deeply and answered "There's no way I can know for sure Len, It's all up to fate."
"Fate? I hope they know what their doing, because that must be an insane amount of pressure for them, whoever they are." Len confusedly confessed.
Frank couldn't help but smack himself in the forehead again.
Doom lead them to the location where my abduction occurred and I became an abductee. (That bit was pretty obvious but I don't have the wherewithal to defend myself here.)
"Ok Doom, you're our key witness so did you see which way she went?" Skull Boy asked his feline friend.
Doom thought to herself and remember the direction that I was unintentionally headed for. She pointed the way and began following my scent.
"Follow that cat!" Skull Boy called to the group, and everyone followed closely behind Doom into the unknown...
About my scent I've been showering frequently and I've been fairly clean lately so it couldn't be that bad of a smell right?
I guess I'll still be a rotting corpse when this is over. That is to say, I may still be a zombie now, but by the time DeDe's finished with me who's to say if I'll even be in one piece?! This just got a whole lot heavier.
(*gulp*)
(next chapter coming soon, Stay groovy readers, Peace!)