Bullet, Zero, Ralph, Fixit, and Bugler all stared in disbelief. They were all standing outside of Foggle Towers, staring at a new truck.
"You're giving this to *us*?" Zero asked.
"It's not exactly brand new." Logan said and handed Zero the keys. "It's a '99."
"I don't think that should be a problem." Fixit said. "I kept that truck of ours running and that must've been made in the '80s, but probably farther. And that is old. I mean... the '80s."
"Hey." Logan said, but he wasn't heard. Max began to talk.
"Well, there's a map on the front seat." Max said. "And there's some money in the glove compartment, along with all your papers and sector passes and all that."
"Just follow the directions on the piece of paper by the map." Logan said. "They'll take you right to your new place."
"If you ever need an aunt, call me." Max told them.
"We will." Bullet said and they all piled in the car. Bullet rolled the window down so they could say good-bye.
"Thanks." Ralph said.
"Yeah." Zero said. "I would be dead if it wasn't for you."
"And we wouldn't have anything." Fixit said.
"And -"
"I get it." Max said. "I'm not good with good-byes. Too many of them for me."
"Then... see you later." Zero said.
"See you later." Max said and moved back from the truck.
They all yelled good-bye, then Max and Logan disappeared from sight.
*****
The sun had started to slip behind the hills as Zero finally pulled up the dirt road.
"Is this it?" Zero asked as he drove up the bumpy road.
"The directions end, so I guess." Bullet told him as he looked at the piece of paper that had the directions.
When they reached the end of the long driveway, they all rolled down their windows and looked out.
"It's an actual house!" Zero exclaimed and got out of the truck quickly.
The others all scrambled out and stared at it.
"Two stories." Bullet said.
"Electricity." Fixit said.
"Running water." Zero said.
"Food." Bugler said.
"Indoor plumbing!" Ralph squealed and ran to the door. The others followed and they all went inside.
"Ready?" Zero asked and placed his hand by the lightswitch. The others nodded feverishly. Zero flipped the switch and the lights all came on.
"And Zero said, let there be light!"
Ralph dashed upstairs to check everything out and the others stayed downstairs.
Bugler went into the kitchen while the others admired the living room. He went over to the fridge and opened the door to see how much food they needed to fill it, but when he saw inside, his face lit up and he ran into the living room.
"The fridge is fully stocked!" He exclaimed.
"The upstairs is so spacious!" Ralph exclaimed as she came barreling down the stairs.
"I officially love this place." Fixit said.
"Oh! I have the papers from the glove compartment." Bullet said and reached into his jacket pocket.
First he pulled out a wad of money that looked to be about two thousand dollars and they all stared at it for a few minutes. Then he pulled out their papers and handed them out.
"Who're you guys?" Zero asked as he looked at his.
"I'm Eva." Ralph said, looking at her papers.
"I'm Jack." Bullet said.
"I'm Tinga." Fixit said.
"I'm Ben." Zero said.
"I'm Zack." Bugler said.
"You think we're named after anybody special?" Ralph asked.
"Nah." Zero said. "Probably just a bunch of random names that Max picked out."
"What if Logan picked them out?" Fixit asked.
"I don't think so." Bullet said. "Only Max could come up with the name Tinga."
"Well, where do you think she got them?" Fixit asked.
"I still think it's a bunch of randomness." Zero said.
"Well, I think we're named after people." Ralph said. "Maybe they died and this is Max's way of letting them live on."
"Would you shut up." Zero said. "It's all random."
"You have no sensitivity anywhere in you, do you?" Ralph asked.
"Okay!" Bullet said loudly and everyone looked at him. "Let's just forget this. All we need the names for is work and school."
"Speaking of school," Bugler said. "When and where do I get to go?"
Bullet pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and looked it over.
"You start next week." Bullet said. "And you're going to Regis Academy."
"Sounds fancy-smancy." Zero commented.
"Who's Regis?" Ralph asked.
"The only man who thought life was fair." Fixit muttered. The others looked at her.
"Anyway," Bullet said. "What do you want to do in our new house?"
"Let's eat." Bugler suggested.
"Freedom, it's a good thing." Zero said. The others rolled their eyes.
"That's enough Martha Stewert for you." Fixit said as they all went into the kitchen.
"Do you think our lives will be better here?" Bugler asked.
"You know what? I think they will." Bullet said.
"God bless us everyone."
"Zero, you're so... argh!" Ralph exclaimed and threw a salt shaker at Zero.
"You can only live happily ever after on a day to day basis." Zero said.
The room lapsed into silence. Without meaning to, Zero had depressed everyone in the room. He made each of them think about how their lives would turn out. Not something they wanted to think about over ham sandwiches.
THE END
End A/N: I dunno. Maybe a sequel. Maybe not. I'm very undecided on everything right now. I'm working on stuff. Possibly. Possibly not. *shrug* We shall see.
"You're giving this to *us*?" Zero asked.
"It's not exactly brand new." Logan said and handed Zero the keys. "It's a '99."
"I don't think that should be a problem." Fixit said. "I kept that truck of ours running and that must've been made in the '80s, but probably farther. And that is old. I mean... the '80s."
"Hey." Logan said, but he wasn't heard. Max began to talk.
"Well, there's a map on the front seat." Max said. "And there's some money in the glove compartment, along with all your papers and sector passes and all that."
"Just follow the directions on the piece of paper by the map." Logan said. "They'll take you right to your new place."
"If you ever need an aunt, call me." Max told them.
"We will." Bullet said and they all piled in the car. Bullet rolled the window down so they could say good-bye.
"Thanks." Ralph said.
"Yeah." Zero said. "I would be dead if it wasn't for you."
"And we wouldn't have anything." Fixit said.
"And -"
"I get it." Max said. "I'm not good with good-byes. Too many of them for me."
"Then... see you later." Zero said.
"See you later." Max said and moved back from the truck.
They all yelled good-bye, then Max and Logan disappeared from sight.
*****
The sun had started to slip behind the hills as Zero finally pulled up the dirt road.
"Is this it?" Zero asked as he drove up the bumpy road.
"The directions end, so I guess." Bullet told him as he looked at the piece of paper that had the directions.
When they reached the end of the long driveway, they all rolled down their windows and looked out.
"It's an actual house!" Zero exclaimed and got out of the truck quickly.
The others all scrambled out and stared at it.
"Two stories." Bullet said.
"Electricity." Fixit said.
"Running water." Zero said.
"Food." Bugler said.
"Indoor plumbing!" Ralph squealed and ran to the door. The others followed and they all went inside.
"Ready?" Zero asked and placed his hand by the lightswitch. The others nodded feverishly. Zero flipped the switch and the lights all came on.
"And Zero said, let there be light!"
Ralph dashed upstairs to check everything out and the others stayed downstairs.
Bugler went into the kitchen while the others admired the living room. He went over to the fridge and opened the door to see how much food they needed to fill it, but when he saw inside, his face lit up and he ran into the living room.
"The fridge is fully stocked!" He exclaimed.
"The upstairs is so spacious!" Ralph exclaimed as she came barreling down the stairs.
"I officially love this place." Fixit said.
"Oh! I have the papers from the glove compartment." Bullet said and reached into his jacket pocket.
First he pulled out a wad of money that looked to be about two thousand dollars and they all stared at it for a few minutes. Then he pulled out their papers and handed them out.
"Who're you guys?" Zero asked as he looked at his.
"I'm Eva." Ralph said, looking at her papers.
"I'm Jack." Bullet said.
"I'm Tinga." Fixit said.
"I'm Ben." Zero said.
"I'm Zack." Bugler said.
"You think we're named after anybody special?" Ralph asked.
"Nah." Zero said. "Probably just a bunch of random names that Max picked out."
"What if Logan picked them out?" Fixit asked.
"I don't think so." Bullet said. "Only Max could come up with the name Tinga."
"Well, where do you think she got them?" Fixit asked.
"I still think it's a bunch of randomness." Zero said.
"Well, I think we're named after people." Ralph said. "Maybe they died and this is Max's way of letting them live on."
"Would you shut up." Zero said. "It's all random."
"You have no sensitivity anywhere in you, do you?" Ralph asked.
"Okay!" Bullet said loudly and everyone looked at him. "Let's just forget this. All we need the names for is work and school."
"Speaking of school," Bugler said. "When and where do I get to go?"
Bullet pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and looked it over.
"You start next week." Bullet said. "And you're going to Regis Academy."
"Sounds fancy-smancy." Zero commented.
"Who's Regis?" Ralph asked.
"The only man who thought life was fair." Fixit muttered. The others looked at her.
"Anyway," Bullet said. "What do you want to do in our new house?"
"Let's eat." Bugler suggested.
"Freedom, it's a good thing." Zero said. The others rolled their eyes.
"That's enough Martha Stewert for you." Fixit said as they all went into the kitchen.
"Do you think our lives will be better here?" Bugler asked.
"You know what? I think they will." Bullet said.
"God bless us everyone."
"Zero, you're so... argh!" Ralph exclaimed and threw a salt shaker at Zero.
"You can only live happily ever after on a day to day basis." Zero said.
The room lapsed into silence. Without meaning to, Zero had depressed everyone in the room. He made each of them think about how their lives would turn out. Not something they wanted to think about over ham sandwiches.
THE END
End A/N: I dunno. Maybe a sequel. Maybe not. I'm very undecided on everything right now. I'm working on stuff. Possibly. Possibly not. *shrug* We shall see.
