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Between Love And Blood Chapter 17
Just as she promised Joanna passed along the message Mr. Ages requested her to deliver to Justin. Much relieved to see she made it back home in one piece Justin expressed his gratitude for delivering the message and then headed off to speak to their leader about tonight's preparations for drugging Dragon.
Afterwards Joanna went about her regular duties in the Rosebush as per usual. The only time she stopped was early in the evening when she went to cook supper for her elder brother. As expected Jenner was mighty furious when he discovered that Joanna actually set foot outside the Rosebush against his wishes.
But that all changed as soon as Joanna caught the conniving and wicked gleam flashing in his eyes as an scheme took shape in the depths of his brain.
Suspicious of her brothers intentions, hands on hips, Joanna said "I know that look, Jenner. What are you up to?"
"Nothing to concern yourself with, Joanna. Merely a possible solution to delay the Plan further," said Jenner, snickering.
"Do I even want to know," said Joanna, removing his now empty plate to be washed with the rest of their dirty dishes.
Shaking his head, in a roundabout manner, Jenner said "No, you most certainly do not. Although you won't be in the dark for very long. If all goes well according to a plan of my own that has come to mind you should be hearing about it very soon."
Jenner then departs as quick as he came leaving Joanna behind with a sickening feeling in her stomach.
As luck should have it Joanna was at the infirmary making an well organized inventory on medical supplies when she gets an answer on about what Jenner meant by all that back in their home.
As she was stacking some herbs in an empty cabinet Joanna can hear a commotion erupting from down the hall outside the infirmary doors. Seconds later they burst open and in walks Justin carrying an invalid and immobile Mr. Ages with a couple of other Rats trailing behind. The majority of them none the worse for wear although they're covered with dirt and scratch marks over their bodies.
Instantly Joanna figures out something went wrong with this night's excursion to the farmhouse in order to drug Dragon.
Rushing over with the current healers who are stationed inside the hospital in order to lend an assist, feigning initial surprise over their shared conditions, Joanna demands "What happened?"
Lowering a groaning Mr. Ages onto an empty bed, Justin said "I have no clue. One minute all seemed to be going well and then in a blink of an eye all hell breaks loose."
"Ages was almost to Dragons food bowl when that dratted cat came out of nowhere and pounced. Ages barely bad time to turn tail and retreat back under cover and towards the hole. He's lucky he even managed to escape with his life let alone the injuries he sustained afterwards," said Brutus.
"What made Dragon attack? I thought you guys had the necessary methods to distract him under control," said one of the healers, examining Mr. Age's leg.
Turns out it's broken and will have to be contained in a cast for a few weeks in order to sufficiently heal in a proper state. So the healer quickly set to work setting, splinting, and putting the elderly Mouse's leg in a cast as Joanna tends to the minor injuries the others have sustained from the skirmish with Dragon.
Joanna's mind kept traveling back and forth between them and Jenner. There's no doubt in Joanna's mind, considering how vague he'd been acting about it. Jenner is definitely behind this sabotage and by the sound of things there's no proof to back any of that up. Nonetheless she's well aware this is her brother's handiwork.
Don't get Joanna wrong she still loves Jenner and always will, but his attempts to halt the Plan are getting more hazardous and dangerous. Where before he's been using the excuse to keep everyone safe now he's showing less and less disregard for his fellow Rats and Mice.
Joanna is evermore worried about the path where this'll lead and it's not letting up. Not even close.
Authors Note:
Merry Christmas! Here is your present for the holiday!
Hope you all like this one! I certainly did while writing it for your vast enjoyment! ;D
I've been meaning to get back to this one for a while and only now I've managed to find time and inspiration for it. I'm very satisfied and happy about it.
I recently put up some other works I've put out at titled Secret Of Bristol Cove, Predators Redemption, A Revolutionary Romance, Fantine Tezla: Hot Wheels Acceleracers, Magic And the Brave Little Toaster 1, Lavinia: Princess Of Edelweiss, Rorschach's Legend, Watchmen Meets Avengers: The Newest Defender, The 8th Loser, Naomi Poldark: Mistress Of Nampara, Serenity: End Guardian To The Moors, Dido Cruger: Power Rangers SPD, and Nuala: The White Lioness. I highly recommend them. ;D
By the way Rorschach's Legend and Watchmen Meets Avengers: The Newest Defender are the newest additions to my profile. If you're a fan of Watchmen and the new series on HBO coming up soon then I recommend that you check it out. Since it was just recently uploaded I really would enjoy hearing other peoples thoughts on the subject matter so far. So feel free to do so if you have the time.
I have other grand news! I was a patron at New York Comic Con! Ah! I'd been dying to go for years and now I had the opportunity. The Jokers from Impractical Jokers have been here along with Tom Hiddleston and so many others. Over those few days I actually got my picture taken with a couple of other actors/actresses and some really great panels. It really is so exciting there. This is an opportunity of a lifetime so there's no way in hell that I was going to waste a single second of it. No one ever should with something like this. Ever! ;D
For future preferences I highly recommend that you all keep an eye out for when tickets for New York Comic Con are available for purchase again for next year. This is a huge event and you should jump on it whenever you have the chance.
