Sakura in Paris 2
Part Eighteen: Frainria

{A'sN: This next part gets pretty gruesome, not to mention "OH NO!! HE CAN'T DO THAT!!" Just thought I'd warn y'all before you get to it. *(^-^)*}
Raye: So, let me get this straight, we can't go into Mexico yet?
Christopher: Precisely. The Mexicans have Border Patrols who are on the lookout for anyone trying to sneak into their country. And seeing as how we're wanted, we'd be in an even worse hell.
Sakura: So, what do we do now?
Christopher: Well, the only thing I can think of is: we clear our name.
Ms. Sinic: We hyjacked a Mac 'n Cheeze truck, blew it up, and already broke into Mexico. I'm sure they'll say, "Oh, that's okay. We forgive you. Go ahead, come into our country." Think, Idiot!! They'll arrest us for sure!
Max (half-unconscious): Not all men are annoying. Some are dead.
Li: Could someone shut her up? She keeps rambling nonsensical crap.
Psycho: But Max ALWAYS rambles nonsensical crap. That's just who she is.
Raye: Okay, as leader-
Everyone: EXCUSE ME?!?!
Raye: Pro tem, of course, I decide that we all make camp, AGAIN, and get some sleep. We'll worry about everything tomorrow.
Li: I AM tired . . .
Ameoba Boy (snoring): Zxzxzxzzxzxzxxzxz . . .
Max: Everyone thinks I'm psychotic. Except for my friends deep inside the earth . . .
Everyone: SHUT UP!!!

{Disclaimer}
Don't own anything.
I'm armed, dangerous, and extremely crazy.
Care to argue with me?
I thought not.


Shawn woke as a muffled scream cut through the air. Another followed.
Jumping from his warm bed and running down the hall, more screams echoed among the mansion.
"Shawn!!! Li!!!"
"That was Sakura!! But what about Madison?!" Shawn thought aloud, running through the halls towards Madison and Sakura's room.
Bursting into the room, Shawn met with an awful sight.
Li, with a strange sword unsheathed and held in his hands, was beside Sakura's bed. Sakura's Sealing Wand was clenched tightly in her hands; she was standing on her bed, her eyes wide in fear.
But neither of them could do a thing, for standing hunched over on Madison's bed was the demon-like Garlin. And even worse, crouched beside him, forced onto her knees, was Madison. She was doing her best not to cry as Garlin's sharp nails, which were circling her neck in a stranglehold, dug deeper and deeper, trickles of blood dripping down to dot the white silk bed covers.
"Let her go!!" Shawn cried, his eyes darting from Madison's grayish blue to Garlin's soul-less red. Tears slowly tricked down Madison's cheeks.
"No, Nicolus, you do not tell me what to do," Garlin hissed dangerously, his fingers digging deeper into Madison's neck. Madison couldn't stop a whimper.
"Garlin, let her go." Shawn said slowly. "She hasn't done anything to you."
"She's done everything to me!" Garlin whispered out venomously. "She's stolen you from me, again! No matter what I do to either of you, no matter how hard I try to split you apart, she always finds her way back to you! And you always forget about me!!!"
Madison closed her eyes in the pain, her hands gripping the sheets in an attempt to fight it.
Sakura moved slightly, pulling a Card out.
Garlin saw the movement out of the corner of his eye, and shook his skull head slightly. "Uh, uh. I wouldn't do that if I were you." To emphasize his point, he dug his nails just a bit more deeper.
Shawn struggled to think straight. By the way this was going, Madison would be dead in minutes. The blood drops on the covers had spread to large splashes. "Garlin, I'll do anything, just LET HER GO!"
Garlin seemed to consider this, loosening his hold on Madison minutely. "Anything?" His horrid voice was sly and cajoling.
Shawn nodded without hesitation. "Anything. Just let Madison live."
Garlin grinned, pulling one hand from Madison's neck. Deep gouges bled. He gestured with the blood-stained claws, and a wide, swirling vortex appeared behind Shawn. "Step through it. Come with me back to Frainria, where we belong."
Shawn paused. "Let go of Madison first."
Garlin cocked his head. "How do I know you will come then?"
Shawn gulped. "I give you my word. Just let her go first."
Garlin grinned. "You always were a sentimental honorable fool, Nicolus." Garlin threw Madison aside contemptulously, Sakura and Li rushing to her aid. "Let us go then, Nicolus."
Shawn looked over at Madison, who stared up at him through her tears. I don't know if you can hear me, Madison, but I care so much about you. Please don't forget me.
Madison's eyes widened.
"Goodbye, Madison." Shawn said sadly, turning slowly.
"Shawn! No!!" Sakura cried, rushing after him.
But it was too late. Shawn had disappeared into the vortex, followed closely by a grinning Garlin.
With a snap, the vortex disappeared, Madison fainting from blood loss at the same moment.

Shawn opened his eyes, groaning as he sat up. He immediately wished he had kept them closed.
Everything around him was twisted and strange. The trees were hunched over as though their backs were broken. The grass was stunted and browned. But as far as his eyes could see, there was no other life. No birds, nothing. This entire expanse was devoid of life.
"This is Frainria?" Shawn whispered in horror. "I didn't think there could possibly be such emptiness in a place."
"How do you like my home sweet home, Nicolus?" Garlin whispered happily as he stood and stretched, tapping the back of Shawn's head with a still-blood-streaked claw. "But now that you're here, we're going to have such fun!"


Before you all come after me with flamin' pitchforks, I had to do this! Otherwise, the story wouldn't be interesting! Please, ya gotta understand!
Christopher: Uh, Raye?
Raye: What?
Christopher: Can you hear something?
Raye: Something? Like what?
Christopher: Like a car coming?
Raye (pausing to listen): You're right ... I can hear a car!
Christopher (sighing): Oh shit. Well, I guess we're all done for....
Raye: Don't give up just yet! Maybe it's just a passerby. We don't know it's the Border Patrol-
Voice over loudspeaker: This is the Border Patrol!! Don't move and put your hands up!!
Psycho: That's strange. They have a very good grasp of English. And no accent either.
(The Border Patrol jeep comes closer and the others reluctantly put their hands up. Someone jumps out of the jeep, carrying a megaphone.)
Ms. Sinic: Wait a minute ...
Max: It just can't be....
Raye: It is!
Li & Sakura: It's.... It's....
Everyone: Lizzie!!
Lizzie: Hiya!!!
Raye (screams): AHH!!! RUN FOR IT!! I'D RATHER RISK IT IN THE DESERT!!! *(^O^)*
Everyone: AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!