Disclaimer: a/n: Noooooo... (faints)
Loki: (dumbfounded) You killed her.
CF: Sorry, but the author is currently out cold. Anyway...Mel owns nothing and no one except for the idea for this story.
Chapt. 9: Bit In the Real World
"Pierce..."
Brad noticed Bit getting all teary-eyed. "Now, now, don't cry, Bit!"
"BIT!" Leena grabbed Bit by the shoulders and shook him. "SNAP OUTTA IT!"
"Wha-HUH?"
Leena sighed in exasperation and folded her arms. "Listen, Bit! We're not here to cry over your wife. We're here because you want to go back to the real world."
"I wanna go back now..."
Brad shrugged. "The real world ain't what it used to be, chum," he muttered, shoving his hands into his pockets. "After all, you're a dead guy now, and the living ain't so kind to the dead these days..."
Leena grabbed Bit and spun him round to face the exit. "We're wasting our time! Let's go!" And before Bit could protest, the three of them found themselves on top of a very tall building...
Bit noticed.
"ACK!" He let out a yelp and fell backwards onto his butt. "Oh...Oh, man...!"
Brad smirked at him. "No need to worry. Now that you're dead, nothing can hurt you."
"Oh?" Bit thought it over...es, it was true...And the view wasn't so bad, after all. He crawled to the edge and peered out over the city. "Wooooooow..."
Leena hovered nearby, and an idea popped into her mind... "Why don't you try and fly, Bit? It'll be fun! I promise!" she twittered innocently.
Brad choked.
And Bit jumped. "Ya-hooooooooooooooooooooo!"
Brad managed to get a hold of himself, and he catapulted over the edge. "BIT!"
Leena watched them go plummeting down to earth. She grinned and giggled. "Whoopsie!"
Bit, meanwhile, had tried flapping his arms. Naturally, nothing happened, save for the fact that the pavement below him was growing closer every second... "Wha...?" He gulped as he realized the awful truth—Leena had tricked him. "HELP! SOMEBODY HELMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Brad soared up, out, and swooped beneath Bit, just in time to catch him. "OOF! Gosh..." He gasped as he landed. "...You're heavy!"
Bit nodded numbly. "G-g-g-gosh...Th-th-thanks B-B-Brad!"
A shadow fell over them. Leena had arrived, and now she hovered nearby, well out of Brad's reach. "Hee-hee-hee!"
"Grrr...THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" Brad tried to lurch forward, but he couldn't do anything, since he was still carrying Bit. Leena rolled over in mid-air, laughing helplessly. Bit cleared his throat. "B-B-Brad...? I-I'd l-l-like t-to g-go d-d-down n-now, p-p-please...?"
"Huh? Yeah, sure." Brad dumped Bit unceremoniously onto the ground. Bit didn't care. He was still too freaked out. "O-oh, m-m-m-m-man...," he whispered as he staggered over to a wastebasket to puke. Brad whirled round to face Leena. "WHAT THE HECK WERE YOU TRYIN' TO DO BACK THERE?"
Leena met his scream with an innocent smile. "It's not my fault your charge is so gullible!"
Brad knew she had a point. He settled for grating his teeth as he stomped off, fists clenched. "Grngrngrn..."
Bit looked up as he passed and grinned. "That was fun! Can we do it again?"
Brad snapped.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!"
Bit watched him run off, looking utterly helpless. "Was it something I said...?"
"Maybe...Hey..." Leena alighted upon the ground and placed a hand upon Bit's shoulder. "While we wait for Brad, let's have a look around, shall we?"
They left the stage. Brad reentered a moment later, still fuming. "Man, that nut was a total idiot..," he grumbled as he looked around. "...Wha...?"
Too late. Bit and Leena had left. Brad groaned and slapped his forehead as he re-exited. "...I shouldn't have left them behind..."
As soon as the stage was empty, Benjamin and Sebastian slid the background for the hospital in place once more. Bit and Leena reentered. "Hey...we're back in the hospital again!" Bit noted. "But what about Brad...?"
Leena was all smiles. "Brad, Shmad! Who cares? Come on, Bit! I want to check a few things out..."
Stoller, Pierce and Naomi entered...
"Hey, Leena..."
Leena shrugged, pretending not to notice. "Feel free to look around, Bit!"
As Bit walked off toward his wife, Leena smirked, snickered, and departed...Everyone else exited as well. The background for Heaven was slid into place, and Jamie and Harry entered, Jamie with a mirror.
"Hmmm...It appears...our friend...is not doing...so well...," Jamie observed quietly, showing the mirror to Harry. Harry leaned back in his chair and smiled. "That scryin' mirror of yours is a handy tool. Lemme have a look."
Jamie handed the mirror over. Harry grinned. "Heh-heh...Leena is doing a fine job..."
Jaime nodded sadly. "There...is nothing...I can do...If he remains...in earth...for more...than a day...he will be denied...access...to Heaven...and Hell...until the end...of time..."
TBC...AUAA...
A/N: Another treat for all of you:
To Wolfpup:
Loki: What does the word "Kawaii"
mean...?
CF: (whispering) He doesn't know
anything, Wolf. Y'see, he's from a
medieval era.
Me: Good luck in your summer school!
Hopefully, the same thing won't happen
again next summer...
All 3: We hope to hear from you soon!
To Maelgwyn & CW:
Me: Please be nice, CW...
Loki: Yeah, authors ain't so bad!
CF: That goes for you, too, Maelgwyn!
All 3: (wink)
To nintendestined64:
CF: A movie, hm?
Me: This play wasn't based on a movie,
but it does sound awf'ly similar to "All
Dogs Go To Heaven" & "Bruce Almighty",
right?
Loki: The popcorn...was alive...? O.O
(faints)
CF&Me: Good luck job hunting!
Loki: (holds up sign that says "Same here.")
