Chapter 6: Liberty
"The house cleared out pretty quickly at the mere mention of cops. Lila grabbed Arnold's
hand and lead him out the back door. The two got separated from Rhonda and the others.
They ran down a few blocks, then Lila stopped to catch her breath."
LILA
Have you anything illicit?
ARNOLD
No...
LILA
Good, we're going to meet my friends at the "secret camp". I think you'll like it, its out in
the woods, we have to stay there till...
ARNOLD
Slow down a minute!! First off, why are the cops after Sid, and what does that have to do
with us?
LILA
Hmm... I guess they don't have anything on me, still, I wanna relax for a few days...
ARNOLD
Days!! You're going to be gone for days?!?
LILA
Me? You're coming too!
ARNOLD
Oh no! This has gone far enough.
LILA
Are you afraid of freedom now?
ARNOLD
I am free...
LILA
No you're not!! Beyond the city limits lies freedom!! Freedom from laws of the land, true
Liberty!
ARNOLD
You've asked enough of me! I will not go with you, this ends here!
LILA
Fine, I should've known, such a timid little boy...
VOICE
There you are!!
"Arnold spun around to see of all people, Arnie.
ARNIE
So, look at you two fugitives, wait till your grandpa hears that you're helping the criminal again!
LILA
You freak!!
"Lila surge forward, apparently intent on beating Arnie down. Before she reached him, he
pulled out his sword, and pointed it at her heart."
ARNIE
Back down, I am placing you under citizen's arrest...
"Lila burst out laughing. Even Arnold couldn't help chuckling."
ARNIE
Hey, hey, hey! I know how to use this...
"Lila whispered seductively into Arnold's ear..."
LILA
Why don't you prove your love you me now?
ARNOLD
I shall. ARNIE!! I can no longer stand you're insolence.
"Arnold drew his sword, and pointed at Arnie."
ARNOLD
En guarde!!
ARNIE
Tout fait!!!
"Arnold and Arnie clashed into a deadly duel. Both seemed intent on killing the other. Lila
took this opportunity to run."
ARNIE
Ha!! Seems your sweet angel could give a crap about your well fare!
ARNOLD
You'll pay for that insult, in blood!!
"The fight took a viscous turn. Arnie was forced to back up a onto a fire escape. He
continued backing up till he was almost at the top. Seeing no other way, he jumped, and
landed without injury. Arnold couldn't reach him..."
ARNIE
Hah!! Now I shall summon the police...
VOICE
I don't think that will be happening.
"Arnie felt something pointed stick his back."
VOICE 2
Don't turn around.
VOICE
Lila, what would you have us do with him?
LILA
Allow him to face me, keep that at his heart.
"Arnie turned around to see Stinky pointing a pistol at him, and Sid cleaning his dagger,
with an evil look..."
LILA
Now we can't have you running off a telling the cops, can we?
"Out of the shadows stepped Rhonda and Nadine."
RHONDA
I hate rats, just hate em!!
NADINE
My Dad's in jail cause of people like you!!
"Sid tied up Arnie's hands, blindfolded him, and made him wear ear plugs. Then he sat him
down against a wall."
LILA
So, what happened?
SID
Well, heh, heh... Um...
STINKY
We're in a kinda harsh predicament.
"Sid started turning red in the face, it looked like he was about to cry."
SID
They took all our stogies!!! Waaahhhh....!
LILA
WHAT!! You idiots, now what are we gonna do?
STINKY
Well, er, I'm sure everyone at the camp will let us enjoy their hospitality...
SID
Yeah, I mean, most of them are hippies anyway. Right Nadine?
NADINE
*sigh* My uncle's up there, he'd let us stay with him.
SID
All right, I think its about time I took Arnie on a little "walk".
LILA
Make sure he can't follow us.
SID
Oh, we will.
"Sid forced Arnie up. Stinky pointed the pistol in his back, and he and Sid lead Arnie away."
LILA
So, I'm guessing you will join us now?
ARNOLD
I have no choice, he'll probably rat me out again.
LILA
Then let us fly... For freedom.
RHONDA and NADINE
For Liberty!
"A few hours later, Gerald and Eugene were looking all over for Arnold. He had been
missing since the cops came. They bumped into Helga during their search."
GERALD
What are you doing out here this late?
HELGA
For your information, I wanted to see what all the commotion was about, why a bunch of
cops were conjugating only a few blocks from Rhonda's house.
EUGENE
I heard they found a large amount of cigarrettes, that had obviously not been payed for..
HELGA
Holy crap. That's serious.
GERALD
That's not the only problem. We were at a party at Rhonda's and Arnold was there. He and
Lila have a thing for eachother or something.
"Gerald wasn't paying much attention, but Eugene did notice Helga's face turning very red
and the mention of Lila and Arnold."
GERALD
But we can't find them... Nadine, Rhonda, Sid, and Stinky are also missing.
HELGA
*snicker* I hope they're in jail...
EUGENE
That's not very nice, and who said they had anything to do with it anyway?
VOICE
I'll say it.
"It was Arnie, and he was covered from head to toe in garbage."
ARNIE
I don't know where they went, but it was definitely them that the cops were after.
GERALD
I find that had to believe, especially coming from you.
ARNIE
Fine don't believe me, but don't be surprised if you don't see them for a long time. They've run off.
"Helga grabbed Arnie by the collar and waved her fist menacingly."
HELGA
Listen up you little freak! I know Arnold, he wouldn't do something like that, unless he had a damn good reason! Now tell me where he is, or face the consequences!
ARNIE
*whimper* I really don't know. They blindfolded me, and made me wear earplugs! Then,
Stinky and Sid dumped me in a garbage can. They had a gun...
GERALD
This is not good, not good at all...
"The house cleared out pretty quickly at the mere mention of cops. Lila grabbed Arnold's
hand and lead him out the back door. The two got separated from Rhonda and the others.
They ran down a few blocks, then Lila stopped to catch her breath."
LILA
Have you anything illicit?
ARNOLD
No...
LILA
Good, we're going to meet my friends at the "secret camp". I think you'll like it, its out in
the woods, we have to stay there till...
ARNOLD
Slow down a minute!! First off, why are the cops after Sid, and what does that have to do
with us?
LILA
Hmm... I guess they don't have anything on me, still, I wanna relax for a few days...
ARNOLD
Days!! You're going to be gone for days?!?
LILA
Me? You're coming too!
ARNOLD
Oh no! This has gone far enough.
LILA
Are you afraid of freedom now?
ARNOLD
I am free...
LILA
No you're not!! Beyond the city limits lies freedom!! Freedom from laws of the land, true
Liberty!
ARNOLD
You've asked enough of me! I will not go with you, this ends here!
LILA
Fine, I should've known, such a timid little boy...
VOICE
There you are!!
"Arnold spun around to see of all people, Arnie.
ARNIE
So, look at you two fugitives, wait till your grandpa hears that you're helping the criminal again!
LILA
You freak!!
"Lila surge forward, apparently intent on beating Arnie down. Before she reached him, he
pulled out his sword, and pointed it at her heart."
ARNIE
Back down, I am placing you under citizen's arrest...
"Lila burst out laughing. Even Arnold couldn't help chuckling."
ARNIE
Hey, hey, hey! I know how to use this...
"Lila whispered seductively into Arnold's ear..."
LILA
Why don't you prove your love you me now?
ARNOLD
I shall. ARNIE!! I can no longer stand you're insolence.
"Arnold drew his sword, and pointed at Arnie."
ARNOLD
En guarde!!
ARNIE
Tout fait!!!
"Arnold and Arnie clashed into a deadly duel. Both seemed intent on killing the other. Lila
took this opportunity to run."
ARNIE
Ha!! Seems your sweet angel could give a crap about your well fare!
ARNOLD
You'll pay for that insult, in blood!!
"The fight took a viscous turn. Arnie was forced to back up a onto a fire escape. He
continued backing up till he was almost at the top. Seeing no other way, he jumped, and
landed without injury. Arnold couldn't reach him..."
ARNIE
Hah!! Now I shall summon the police...
VOICE
I don't think that will be happening.
"Arnie felt something pointed stick his back."
VOICE 2
Don't turn around.
VOICE
Lila, what would you have us do with him?
LILA
Allow him to face me, keep that at his heart.
"Arnie turned around to see Stinky pointing a pistol at him, and Sid cleaning his dagger,
with an evil look..."
LILA
Now we can't have you running off a telling the cops, can we?
"Out of the shadows stepped Rhonda and Nadine."
RHONDA
I hate rats, just hate em!!
NADINE
My Dad's in jail cause of people like you!!
"Sid tied up Arnie's hands, blindfolded him, and made him wear ear plugs. Then he sat him
down against a wall."
LILA
So, what happened?
SID
Well, heh, heh... Um...
STINKY
We're in a kinda harsh predicament.
"Sid started turning red in the face, it looked like he was about to cry."
SID
They took all our stogies!!! Waaahhhh....!
LILA
WHAT!! You idiots, now what are we gonna do?
STINKY
Well, er, I'm sure everyone at the camp will let us enjoy their hospitality...
SID
Yeah, I mean, most of them are hippies anyway. Right Nadine?
NADINE
*sigh* My uncle's up there, he'd let us stay with him.
SID
All right, I think its about time I took Arnie on a little "walk".
LILA
Make sure he can't follow us.
SID
Oh, we will.
"Sid forced Arnie up. Stinky pointed the pistol in his back, and he and Sid lead Arnie away."
LILA
So, I'm guessing you will join us now?
ARNOLD
I have no choice, he'll probably rat me out again.
LILA
Then let us fly... For freedom.
RHONDA and NADINE
For Liberty!
"A few hours later, Gerald and Eugene were looking all over for Arnold. He had been
missing since the cops came. They bumped into Helga during their search."
GERALD
What are you doing out here this late?
HELGA
For your information, I wanted to see what all the commotion was about, why a bunch of
cops were conjugating only a few blocks from Rhonda's house.
EUGENE
I heard they found a large amount of cigarrettes, that had obviously not been payed for..
HELGA
Holy crap. That's serious.
GERALD
That's not the only problem. We were at a party at Rhonda's and Arnold was there. He and
Lila have a thing for eachother or something.
"Gerald wasn't paying much attention, but Eugene did notice Helga's face turning very red
and the mention of Lila and Arnold."
GERALD
But we can't find them... Nadine, Rhonda, Sid, and Stinky are also missing.
HELGA
*snicker* I hope they're in jail...
EUGENE
That's not very nice, and who said they had anything to do with it anyway?
VOICE
I'll say it.
"It was Arnie, and he was covered from head to toe in garbage."
ARNIE
I don't know where they went, but it was definitely them that the cops were after.
GERALD
I find that had to believe, especially coming from you.
ARNIE
Fine don't believe me, but don't be surprised if you don't see them for a long time. They've run off.
"Helga grabbed Arnie by the collar and waved her fist menacingly."
HELGA
Listen up you little freak! I know Arnold, he wouldn't do something like that, unless he had a damn good reason! Now tell me where he is, or face the consequences!
ARNIE
*whimper* I really don't know. They blindfolded me, and made me wear earplugs! Then,
Stinky and Sid dumped me in a garbage can. They had a gun...
GERALD
This is not good, not good at all...
