"Sounds like theres someone..."
"...approaching us from..."
"...a nearby distance!"
lips teeth and dimples stopped as they heard extremely slow footsteps and groans from up ahead.
The trio froze as Bray looking like misery incarnate staggered towards them.
The stitch in Brays side had steadily increased in its seething intensity and it was taking all of Brays sparse remaining supply of energy to keep himself from passing out.
but Lips teeth and Dimples were full of energy as the charm worked its wonders on them.
"hey man where..."
"...have you been hiding all..."
"...of our lives?"
The trio surrounded Bray who was far too weak to resist.
but just before the die was cast the gods smiled upon Bray.
The mob arrived.
Seeing their beloved being taken by others Ebony Danni Ellie Alice and salene agreed to bury the hatchet for now and set upon Lips teeth and Dimples who were forced to drop Bray in order to defend themselves.
Under the cover of this new turn of events Bray crawled through an alley and into the street beyond.
here he collapsed utterly defeated and bereft of strength .
"Well well well! Look what the cats dragged in."
Oh dear.
it seemed that Jack Dal Axl and Ryan had finally caught up with Bray.
"H...hey..." Bray wheezed as the four shadows loomed menacingly over him.
It was taking all his wind to get out the words.
"No need to talk Bray!" Ryan snarled. "I thought you said that you didnt want Salene?"
"I...d...dont..."
Wheeze.
Hack.
Cough.
Brays lungs were really going through it.
"Dont lie! if thats true then why did she come onto you like that unless you'd been with her behind my back?"
Bray opened his mouth to reply.
Cough.
He hadnt meant to cough.
Actually he'd meant to say "Actually thats been happening to every girl I'v met tonight" but unfortunately wind got in the way diverting the words into oblivion and shoving good old cough into place.
"Dont give me that!!" Ryan was furious.
The shadows closed in on the Mallrat.
bray took his one last chance.
the last hope of the damned.
Prayer.
"Dear lord." he prayed silently. "If you love me you'll save me from my fate."
When no thunder bolt struck jack Dal Ryan and Axl dead Bray realised that he was finally finished...
But then just before the final blow of fate Bray was saved.
"Hi everybody!" called a voice from behind them.
Ryan jack Dal and Axl turned to face the speaker.
"Hi lex!" they called.
lex listened gravely to the nights events taking all the information in.
"Looks like theres only one way to resolve all this!" he remarked.
"Welcome everybody!" lex called down at the audiunce which was composed of three Jackals some break away members of the Nomads and a group of gulls. "Welcome to the first ever showing of Lex's current affairs discussion programme!!"
Bray was sitting on a sofa on the stage.
lex spoke again. "Tonight we will be talking to Bray the leader of the mallrats who has captured the hearts of many girls. However the course of true love never ran smooth and Bray has been having some difficulties. Now we shall meet Jack Dal Axl and Ryan."
The four stepped out from behind the drapes.
They saw Bray and went mad with rage leaping at him.
Luckily the militia was there to stop them.
"Now tell me guys." Lex said calmly. "What has bray done to upset you so?"
The replies were immediate.
"He wont take Ellie of my hands!!"
"He broke two little girls hearts!!"
"He ruined my chances with the girl that I like!!"
"he stole my wifes heart!!"
The four glowered at Bray as if they could have eaten him.
lex spoke. "That is very serious! Now lets say a big hello to Ebony Danni Ellie Patsy Chloe Alice Lips Teeth Dimples and Salene."
The girls marched onto the stage and went mad when they saw Bray and also had to be restrained by the militia.
"Now Bray please answer my question truthfully." Lex addressed the leader of the Mallrats. "Who is the one you love...?"
Brays eyes went to danni.
if he told them the others would probably duff him up in a jealous rage...
However he was spared that final crushing blow as tai San appeared on the stage dragging the Hunga along by his ear.
"I believe I owe you all an apology." she told everyone angrily. "Our friend here" she continued twisting her captives ear and causing him to whimper. "Stole an experimental love potion I made which caused anyone who looks at the one who drinks the potion to fall madly in love with that person. Luckily I have made the antidote. Here Bray this is for..."
tai San's voice trailed off as she saw Bray.
"Oh Bray I'v been searching for you..."
But Bray had already snatched the bottle from her hands and had downed every last drop.
there was a tingly sensation as the charm was dispelled.
The girls were returned to their normal selves.
"So it was..."
"...that filthy rat who had us..."
"...chasing around after that wimp all night! Get him!!"
The Hunga departed hastily with Lips Teeth and Dimples in pursuit of him.
Patsy and Chloe went off to see whether or not it was time to give Cloudy her flea-bath yet.
Ellie went back to distracting Jack who went off feeling bittery resentful.
salene went off with Ryan. They had a bit of a tiff at first but eventually made up.
lex took Tai san back to the mall so that she could recover from her ordeal...allegedly.
dal went off to the farm to fix the tractor. It was now day break but you know what they say. "early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise".
Axl went after Alice trying again to get together with her. The leader of the militia
was later found on the doorstep of a bar with a dazed expression on his face.
The show over the watchers went on with their lives.
All who remained on the stage were Bray danni and Ebony.
Ebony gave Danni a puzzled look.
"Where were we again?" she asked.
"You told me to shut up and that you'd do whatever the hell you liked." danie reminded her.
"Oh yeah!!"
Bray didnt know whether he was coming or going when the two girls seized both his arms and began to pull in opposite directions.
But he did know one thing.
He was never going to get out of this.
The end