~
"May
I have your attention please!" Becky Dingle stood on top of the cafeteria table
screeching. "Everyone, over here."
We
all turned to look.
"This
is just a small announcement." She yelled. "Merton Dingle is not my brother.
I'll say it again, he's not my brother!"
"Oh
brother!" Cass rolled her eyes laughing.
Merton
grinned and stood atop our own table. "Becky Dingle is my sister! I repeat, she
is my sister!"
He
got down quickly still smiling. "Just another way to ruin her life."
Becky
looked mortified. Her head was face down on a table. Her friends were laughing
and giggling.
"Are
TnT here today?" asked Lori.
"Over
there." I indicated where they sat basking in fame.
"Thanks
Tommy." Cass got up. "I'll be right back."
"Lori
what do you know about this?" Merton looked at her suspiciously.
"Is
she about to wolf out in front of the whole school?" I asked.
"No."
said Lori reassuringly. "We're just gonna de-smarten TnT."
Cass
came back grinning triumphantly. "They really aren't all that smart. I slipped
the pills in their drinks and they didn't even see them. They'll be dumb as
normal by next period."
"One
problem down." Merton said. "about a gazillion more to go."
"Cheer
up." Lori wrapped her arm around Merton's shoulder. "With TnT out of our way
the rest should be a piece of cake."
"We
deal with those freaky scientist guys first." I pointed towards a small table
in the back where two of them were sitting. "They're following us."
"Tell
the principal they've got guns." Merton suggested. "after all stun guns are a form
of guns."
"The
office probably already knows what type of equipment they've got, and they
probably don't care." Said Cass menacingly. "They probably don't care if they
have it to use on us."
~
Cass's
antidote worked. TnT were stupid by the end of the day. Not that it mattered
anymore.
When
the last period bell rang Merton and I rushed out of class as quickly as
possible. We went to our lockers then met Cass at hers.
"Hey
Cass." Said Merton.
"You
make me want to throw my pager out the window, tell MCI to cut the phone polls,
break my leash so I can move, 'cause you a bugaboo, a bugaboo." She sang softly
to her self.
"Uh,
hello?" I waved my hand in front of her face.
"A
bugaboo, a bugaboo." She muttered shutting her locker.
"Are
we having a Destiny's Child convention here?" asked Merton sarcastically.
"Huh,"
Cass jumped up. "Oh, it's you guys."
"Ok
where's Beyonce?" I asked grinning.
"Very
funny." Cass pointed behind her. "Those freakin' scientists are following me.
It kinda reminded me of that song."
"They're
on the move." Said Merton. "They're trying their hardest to blend in. It's not
working. They look like they've come right out of 'Leave It To Beaver'."
Merton
was right. They were all dressed like total nerds. Pocket protectors were stuck
in each pocket, and thick bottle like lenses were perched on their noses. And
they all had that shiny slicked back hair.
"Let's
loose 'em." Lori came up grinning devilishly.
"Ya
think?" asked Cass dryly as she started down the hall, making a sharp turn to
the right trying to shake the doctors. We all ran to catch up. Cass was
standing by an open window when we reached her.
"After
you." She gestured towards the open window.
"Are
you suicidal?" Merton gave her an are-you-crazy look. "We're three stories up!"
"He's
got a really good point." I said backing away.
"I
second that." Said Lori also moving back.
"I'll
meet you by Merton's car." She swung her legs over the ledge and jumped. When
we heard a thump on the ground we looked down. Cass stood there dusting herself
off as if she'd done nothing. She'd landed on her feet--again.
"How
does she do that?" asked Merton in awe.
"She
says she does it a lot. Probably practice." I said.
"How
ever she does it doesn't matter." Said Lori. "What matters is that we get out
of here."
Merton,
Lori and I took the normal way down to the parking lot (y'know we
actually used the stairs) and Met Cass by Merton's hearse. She was sitting
causualy on the hood of the car, unhurt and un-phased from her flight out of
the window.
"Ready?
I'm too lazy to walk today." She paused. "Actually I'm probably more concerned
about getting abducted off the streets by those doctors."
"They
promised they wouldn't study us at home anymore." I recalled. "I guess that
didn't mean school."
Cass
swung around into the front seat. "Merton, c'mon the stalkers are coming."
"You
guys coming?" Merton offered.
Lori
got into the back seat, but I passed. Merton shrugged and started to drive off.
I left the parking lot taking the main road back home.
About
ten minutes into my walk I heard a horn honk from behind me. I turned startled.
An old Toyota was parked. A man stepped out and hurried towards me. I didn't
recognize him at first, but then I realized it was my football coach. The look
on his face was not a happy one.
"Tommy
I have what could be some upsetting news.." He said when he caught up to me.
"Hi
coach." I said. I sorta had a feeling about what was coming next.
"We
um," he continued. "Well the school has decided that, uh, in light of your
'condition' we can't let you play on the team anymore."
I'd
been expecting that. See I figure they can't let someone with superhuman
strength play against other teams.
"Oh."
I said trying not to sound to upset.
"I
hope you understand." He said hurriedly. "It just isn't fair to the other
teams."
"Yeah,
sure." I walked away.
He
stared at me for a second then turned and went back to his car.
"Wonderful."
I made a detour towards the woods. "Just great."
As
soon as I was in the denser part I wolfed out in anger, and started kicking
basically what ever was in my path.
"What's
next?" I called to air. "Am I going to have to go to some government lab in
D.C?"
"I
hope not, because they'd most likely take me to."
"Cass?"
I turned facing her.
"You
look upset." She looked me over.
"So
do you." She wasn't completely transformed, just her ears and her teeth. "What
happened?"
"Two
things." She sighed angrily. "One, I just got kicked off the soccer team."
"You
too?" I asked sympathetically.
"You're
off the football team?" she asked me.
"Yup."
I didn't go into it. "So what else is wrong?"
"Oh!"
she immediately looked serious again. "The town has decided to get rid on the
Evil Werewolf Syndicate."
"What…"
I interrupted.
"Let
me finish." She held up a hand. "They're on their way now, and this time they've
brought lots more stuff with them. And get this… they tried to hire Merton to
help them 'cause they figured he knows the most about this sorta thing. That
really pissed me off. Anyway Merton and Lori are on their way now. As much as I
hate the syndicate I think we should warn them so the towns population doesn't
go down another thirty-three. We can get there before the town does, and you
know it." She looked at me for a reaction.
"We
can't do that!" I protested. "We'll end up getting killed because the town'll
think we sided with them."
"True
that, but…" Cass ran her fingers through her hair. "we have a responsibility,
to the town, and to the syndicate."
"Say
what?!" I exclaimed.
"You
heard me." she looked me dead in the eye. "we've got a responsibility to the
both of 'em. To the town, because we live here, and to the syndicate
because…because they're like us. They're about to be cornered and halfway taken
out."
"Cass
are you alright?"
"Tommy!"
she said. "I'm not saying help the syndicate because we're they're friends. I'm
saying warn them because what happened to us is what's about to happen to them.
Now get your ass up off that log and come with me."
~
"Last
time I was here with a girlfriend she ender up turning evil." I muttered. Cass
ignored me and banged on the castle door again.
"Who
is it?" a friendly voice rang out.
"maybe
we've got the wrong castle." Said Cass.
"No,
that's the, em, 'receptionist'." I told her trying to keep from laughing.
One
of the large wooden doors opened a little. The 'receptionist' stuck his head
out.
"I
know you!" he said loudly. "You're…"
"Shh!"
I hissed. "Just listen to us."
"There's
a very large mob headed your way." Cass told him.
"Again?"
he looked concerned. "we've still got left overs from the last mob."
Cass
turned a bit green. "listen we just came to warn you, because we figured it
would be a decent thing to do. We also wanted to say… don't hurt them."
Cass
turned and headed away from the castle. The other werewolf shut the door and I
followed Cass down the stone steps.
"Ok
that didn't do any good." She said sullenly.
"I
won't say I told you so."
"If
you do you may end up with a broken jaw." She threatened. "Lets get out of
here. It gives me the creeps."
"How
about we hide in the bushes." I suggested. "That way we can help incase
anything too damaging happens."
"Sure."
Cass headed towards a clump of shrubs, but then stopped and started at
approaching headlights. "Here comes Merton and Lori."
The
hearse skidded to a stop about twenty yards away from us. Lori jumped out, but
Merton stayed in the car and backed it far into the woods so no one could see
it.
"The
mob'll be here in less than five minutes." Said Lori and Merton together.
Cass
and I led them to the shrubs. We all ducked behind them.
"Here
they come." I pointed to the crowd coming up the road. Not surprisingly TnT
were in the lead. Even with out their smarts they still had a passion for
abolishing werewolves. They all marched straight up to the door. In the back of
the procession I saw large cranes equipped with wrecking balls the size of
trucks. Travis Eckert banged his huge fist on the front door of the castle.
Unfortunately for them…it opened.
Twenty
fully transformed (and very angry) werewolves came pouring out of the castle.
They stood lined up ready to defend themselves.
"Look
it's Corley." Lori whispered. She indicated a werewolf standing among the
twenty. She'd been one of the thirteen reported missing from the last attack.
"And
there's Andrew." Cass grimaced. "The rest are probably inside as backup."
"Attack."
Someone stupidly yelled. The two sides merged suddenly into one big clump.
There were screams, yells, cries, and other noises of 'get me the hell outa
here'. Though they were less in numbers the syndicate defiantly had the
advantage. Even when the mob moved to let their wrecking balls through the
syndicate was still winning. People from Pleasantville were falling all over
the place.
"So
much for 'don't hurt them'." Muttered Cass.
"Well
did you expect them to listen?" asked Merton.
"Shut
up." Cass growled.
"Should
we go in?" I asked.
"Are
you insane?" Merton hissed. "This is just like the episode of Xena when Joxer
was killed!"
"What
happened?" asked Lori.
"Well
it was stupid move for the writers to make seeing as Joxer was one of the best
characters on the show…"
"No
what happened in the show!" Lori, Cass and I all said at the same time.
"Well
Joxer was at the sidelines trying to stay away from the battle, but then he
decided to charge in. He ended up being killed by the most powerful person on
the field!"
"As
I recall Joxer was the show idiot." Said Cass dryly. "I think we have more
sense than he does."
We
heard a scream. I turned, a girl named Gwen had fallen.
"Oh
now it's personal." Lori stood. "That was one of my best friends."
"I'll
stay here." Volunteered Merton. "After all someone's gotta watch the car."
"Sure
Merton." Cass smiled kindly at him, then rushed out of the bushes and straight
into the fight. Next went Lori who ran straight to Gwen and dragged her out of
the path of the fighting. Merton nudged me encouragingly and I stepped out of
the bushes. I looked around for a place to start. Finally I decided on saving
another one of my fellow students.
Us
entering the battle didn't help much but it turned the tides…a little.
~
Turned the tides…on us.
~
(A/n- Muwhahahahaha! Total cliffhanger! I love it! The
next part is already written, but it sorta spoils the effect if I give it to
you all in one serving. Am I correct? So when reviews start coming in and I'm
aware that people have read this part I'll post the next part. Oh yeah, Thank
you soooo much Phoenix!!!)
~
"You
will not leave this house, will not leave this room, will not communicate with
anyone out side this house." The town prosecutor glared at me. I felt like
ripping him apart.
"Is
that clear?" he asked, pacing around my room.
"Yes
sir." I refused to look at him.
He
snapped his fingers and the mechanic that stood behind him pulled the plug from
my phone. Then they both left my room. I heard the prosecutor talking to my
parents down stairs.
Maybe
I should explain. See the town 'assumed' we were responsible for the syndicate
being so prepared. We were of course, but the town thought we'd tried to kill
more of the citizens, which we hadn't. It was all because we'd joined the
fight. All because we'd tried to help. Sometimes I hate my life.
"You've
got mail." I heard my computer's Madonna voice say. Maybe Merton was right,
this town was whack. They told me not to contact anyone out side the house, yet
they didn't disconnect my AOL service. Stupid, just plain stupid.
I
sat down and clicked on the mail-box. It was from Merton, to Me, Lori and Cass.
I read it, more like skimmed it. Basically he was complaining about being
locked up, and about how Pleasantville was stupid. I shut it rolling my eyes.
"Can't
leave the room." I muttered to myself in anger. "what kind of shit is this?!"
A
message appeared on the screen.
Dark_Chain
has sent you an IM. Would you like to accept and reply?
I
didn't know anyone named Dark_Chain but my curiosity got the better of me. I
clicked accept.
Dark_Chain:
The syndicate can help you and Cassandra, Tommy.
I read the message, doing a double take. How
did the syndicate know my screen name? When I didn't reply Dark_Chain tried
again.
Dark_Chain:
We could make them forget all about you. Or we could plan for you to say…
disappear, eh?
I
clicked the block button and signed off. I didn't want to get anymore from
them. I heard someone in the hallway right out side my door. It sounded as if
they were working on something. They stood up, and a sudden ringing blasted
through the hall.
"What
the hell!" I cried covering my ears. But I knew what it was, and this was the
last straw. I was tiered of it, sick and tired of it. Sick of the way people
were treating us, and I wanted out. There were guards posted out side of my
window and my door, no options for escape except… I turned longingly towards my
computer.
I
could take the biggest risk possible, or live a life of punishment and arrest.
Risk sounded better. Risk. Possible death, betrayal, jail. I sat down at my
computer and logged back onto AOL. Member find told me that Dark_Chain was
still on. I double clicked on his name, setting up an IM.
Qback8463:
I accept, I don't know about Cass, but I accept.
I
typed slowly, but fast enough so that I wouldn't change my mind. I'd given up.
I waited for a reply, time seemed to go in slow motion until the words came
onto the screen.
Dark_Chain:
Meet me in the forest close to the clearing by Cassandra's house. E-mail
Cassandra and tell her to meet you there. I have no doubt that you will somehow
be able to sneak out.
I
bit my lip while reading the message, then quickly I composed a message to
Kicker_Chick telling her where to meet me. I didn't mention why. Then I sat
back on my bed trying to figure out how to escape.
~
Cass
was there, waiting patiently. There was no sign of any syndicate member. Cass
just stood there alone, looking worried, and a little scared.
"Cass."
I said walking up to her.
"Tommy."
She flung her arms around my shoulders. "I…"
I
stopped her, shaking my head. "You're going to kill me when I tell you what I
called you here for."
"It
can't be as bad as what's happened." She said.
"I
made a deal with the syndicate." I said bluntly, still holding her.
"Tommy?"
she looked up at me. "What did you do?"
"I've
given up on the town. We're obviously hated. The syndicate offered to take us
away."
She
squirmed away from me frowning. "You gave up? You mean, you told the syndicate
you'd actually go with them?"
"Yes."
I closed my eyes for a second. "I wanted to meet you here to know if you're
coming?"
"Coming
with…" she stopped herself. "Tommy, I can't just run away. I've got plans for
my life, and I can't run. Even with you."
I
just started at her, and she went on.
"I
know what I'm going to do. I'm going to stay here, and when this is all over
I'm going back to my normal life. I couldn't run, much less with the syndicate.
Am I correct in remembering that they tried to kill us?"
"It
could be different?" I said still staring. "Cass, please."
"Don't
say please." She kissed me on the cheek, and started back towards her house. "I
can't."
"So
you're just gonna continued to be blamed for everything that goes on around
here? Going to be blamed for every thing?"
"Running
away would let them know that they won!" she whirled back around.
"No
it wouldn't!" I protested. "It would just give us a better life."
"He
knows what he's talking about." Said a voice to my side. Cass and I both
looked. It was another teenager turned werewolf.
"Joel."
Cass nodded towards him.
"Are
you two coming?" He asked.
I
looked at Cass who was looking between her house and us. I saw tears falling
down her cheeks.
"I
can't leave every thing." She said. "I had my life all planed out. I was going
to graduate, go to college, play soccer. It isn't fair."
"You
can come back when they've forgotten, or they decide we're not all bad." I told
her. "You can do every thing then. I promise."
She
slowly made her way back over to me. I felt her hand slip into mine.
"Don't
promise me anything." She said quietly.
"We're
going." I told Joel. He smirked, and led us away through the forest. Away to
someplace safe.
~
(A/n-
I have no idea where they went. But it really doesn't matter because that was
the last chapter. Now for some 'splaining, this story did not really happen in
my story series, it's just something I felt like writing. My next story will
fall in line with my other two stories, and one day maybe I'll write a sequel
for this.)
