They went over fields and roads. Past shops and past gates. They traveled until finally the party reached kwik trip. As they went through the parking lot Gapli was talking to Finny.
"I think we should go through the salt mines again!" said Gapli.
"Gapli you are fricken obsessed. Shut the hell up," said Mikey. He was about to slap him when suddenly a shotgun was pointed at Gapli. Then shotguns came out of no where was pointed at the rest of the party. For there were kwik trip workings standing all around with shotguns. Suddenly a strange man emerged.
"The freak breathed so loudly we could have shot him in the dark," said the man. For this man was Bob, the #2 top employee of Kwik Trip.
"Bob, we need your help. We must seek your protection," said Finny.
"I say we go through the salt mines again!" said Gapli.
"You have entered the parking lot of Kwik Trip. You cannot go back to the 'salt mines.' Come, she is waiting," said Bob. He then lead the party inside kwik trip. At the cash register he stood with Gladys, the #1 top employee of kwik trip.
"Four are here yet 5 set out from Goman's house. Tell me where is Harrygalf? For I would much like to speak with him," said Bob.
"Ah hell he ain't here so stop fretting about it, Bob. Anyways it looks like your quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little and it will fail, to the ruin of all," said Gladys. She then stared at Mikey and he started bawling because her stare was creepy.
"Yet hope remains. Do not let yourselves be sorrowed. For tonight you will sleep well," said Gladys. She then lead the whole party to the break room. They were all eating candy and pop from kwik trip and laughing merrily. Night suddenly came and Mikey and Sam were sitting in the break room.
"Take some rest. See those security cameras? This place is well protected," said Sam.
"I will find no rest here. Did you see how that woman was staring at me? It was weird. Anyways she said there was still hope but yet I do not see it. I know the Vikings are noble men but they are always failing and they turn to us to make things right and we will do it to make sure that the team of the Vikings returns," said Mikey.
"I went to one of their games once. Long ago," said Sam.
"Well the trumpets will blare and the fans will put posters in our names when the fans of the Vikings return!" Mikey said proudly.
Meanwhile Gladys trudged across the floor and woke Finny up. Finny followed Gladys into the bathroom where she was cleaning toilets.
"Will you look in the mirror?" asked Gladys.
"What will I see?" asked Finny.
"The hell if I know. Look for yourself," said Gladys.
Finny then went up to the mirror and looked. His image suddenly vanished and was replaced by the images of all his friends. They would look normally and a town was shown. Suddenly there were orcs all around. Cattle would flood the place and orcs would throw footballs and beat down innocent civilians. All of the gays were turned straight. Cheese would flood everywhere. Finny got scared and ran to a corner and cried.
"I know what it is you saw," said Gladys.
"But how? I thought you said you didn't know what I'd see," said Finny.
"Well yeah but it's so damned obvious and you're pissing your pants about it. I mean look at the floor," said Gladys. There was a large puddle underneath Finny.
"How embarrassing," said Finny.
"Yes but it's what will happen if you should fail," said Gladys.
"But I probably will fail. Or would you take the ring?" asked Finny.
"Me take the ring? I must admit that my heart has been set on this," said Gladys. Then she got weird.
"Instead of a dark quarterback you will have a cheerleader! Not dark but beautiful and slutty as the dawn! All men will love me and want my body," said Gladys as she flared up in shadows. Suddenly she calmed down.
"I passed the test. Now I will finally get that damned raise!" said Gladys happily.
"I can't do this alone," said Finny.
"You are a jock Finny. To be a jock, is to be alone. This task was appointed to you. If you cannot find a way, no one can," said Gladys.
"Well then I guess I have to do this. It's just, I don't really want to do it," said Finny.
"Well damn it you have to whether you like it or not!" said Gladys.
The next day the whole party awoke. They all went out into the parking lot to say goodbye to Gladys, Bob, and the Kwik Trip workers. Gladys then gave Finny a special gift.
"Take this Finny. Let it be light, where all other lights in the world have gone it," said Gladys. She gave Finny a battery powered flashlight. The party then hitched a ride in the back of a truck and stole away down the highway. They started heading for their destination which would be the bridge leading into Wisconsin.
"I think we should go through the salt mines again!" said Gapli.
"Gapli you are fricken obsessed. Shut the hell up," said Mikey. He was about to slap him when suddenly a shotgun was pointed at Gapli. Then shotguns came out of no where was pointed at the rest of the party. For there were kwik trip workings standing all around with shotguns. Suddenly a strange man emerged.
"The freak breathed so loudly we could have shot him in the dark," said the man. For this man was Bob, the #2 top employee of Kwik Trip.
"Bob, we need your help. We must seek your protection," said Finny.
"I say we go through the salt mines again!" said Gapli.
"You have entered the parking lot of Kwik Trip. You cannot go back to the 'salt mines.' Come, she is waiting," said Bob. He then lead the party inside kwik trip. At the cash register he stood with Gladys, the #1 top employee of kwik trip.
"Four are here yet 5 set out from Goman's house. Tell me where is Harrygalf? For I would much like to speak with him," said Bob.
"Ah hell he ain't here so stop fretting about it, Bob. Anyways it looks like your quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little and it will fail, to the ruin of all," said Gladys. She then stared at Mikey and he started bawling because her stare was creepy.
"Yet hope remains. Do not let yourselves be sorrowed. For tonight you will sleep well," said Gladys. She then lead the whole party to the break room. They were all eating candy and pop from kwik trip and laughing merrily. Night suddenly came and Mikey and Sam were sitting in the break room.
"Take some rest. See those security cameras? This place is well protected," said Sam.
"I will find no rest here. Did you see how that woman was staring at me? It was weird. Anyways she said there was still hope but yet I do not see it. I know the Vikings are noble men but they are always failing and they turn to us to make things right and we will do it to make sure that the team of the Vikings returns," said Mikey.
"I went to one of their games once. Long ago," said Sam.
"Well the trumpets will blare and the fans will put posters in our names when the fans of the Vikings return!" Mikey said proudly.
Meanwhile Gladys trudged across the floor and woke Finny up. Finny followed Gladys into the bathroom where she was cleaning toilets.
"Will you look in the mirror?" asked Gladys.
"What will I see?" asked Finny.
"The hell if I know. Look for yourself," said Gladys.
Finny then went up to the mirror and looked. His image suddenly vanished and was replaced by the images of all his friends. They would look normally and a town was shown. Suddenly there were orcs all around. Cattle would flood the place and orcs would throw footballs and beat down innocent civilians. All of the gays were turned straight. Cheese would flood everywhere. Finny got scared and ran to a corner and cried.
"I know what it is you saw," said Gladys.
"But how? I thought you said you didn't know what I'd see," said Finny.
"Well yeah but it's so damned obvious and you're pissing your pants about it. I mean look at the floor," said Gladys. There was a large puddle underneath Finny.
"How embarrassing," said Finny.
"Yes but it's what will happen if you should fail," said Gladys.
"But I probably will fail. Or would you take the ring?" asked Finny.
"Me take the ring? I must admit that my heart has been set on this," said Gladys. Then she got weird.
"Instead of a dark quarterback you will have a cheerleader! Not dark but beautiful and slutty as the dawn! All men will love me and want my body," said Gladys as she flared up in shadows. Suddenly she calmed down.
"I passed the test. Now I will finally get that damned raise!" said Gladys happily.
"I can't do this alone," said Finny.
"You are a jock Finny. To be a jock, is to be alone. This task was appointed to you. If you cannot find a way, no one can," said Gladys.
"Well then I guess I have to do this. It's just, I don't really want to do it," said Finny.
"Well damn it you have to whether you like it or not!" said Gladys.
The next day the whole party awoke. They all went out into the parking lot to say goodbye to Gladys, Bob, and the Kwik Trip workers. Gladys then gave Finny a special gift.
"Take this Finny. Let it be light, where all other lights in the world have gone it," said Gladys. She gave Finny a battery powered flashlight. The party then hitched a ride in the back of a truck and stole away down the highway. They started heading for their destination which would be the bridge leading into Wisconsin.