"I can't believe this!" Chase screamed. She fell to the ground in a heap,
crying into her arms. This was too much.
"He got our two hundred bucks!" Xray yelled, kicking dirt in the direction the bus had left.
"I don't think so," Zero said, a grin spreading across his face. He held up a huge wade of cash in his left hand.
"Wha-how'd you-" Chase began breathlessly.
"I stole it outta this box full of money at the front of the bus," Zero said.
"But when did you steal it?" Static asked.
"When we were getting off the bus," Zero replied. "I stole it 'cause he was being a jerk."
"I LOVE you!" Zippy cried, kissing him on the cheek.
Zero blushed, then said, "I think we should split the money up equally; that way we'll all have some money just in case."
"How much is there?" Lei asked.
"I dunno yet," Zero said, beginning to count the wade of money in his hand.
"But even so how are we gonna get home now?" Xray asked. "The next bus station is hundreds of miles away!"
"Life sucks!" Chase growled, wiping away her tears and climbing back to her feet. Before anyone could stop her she started storming forth, not looking back.
"Guess we should follow her," Zippy said, watching Chase march down the side of the road.
They all started walking while Zero counted.
"Wow," Zero said after a minute or two.
"What!? What? What is it!?" Magnetic cried, bouncing up and down with excitement.
"So far there's seven hundred," Zero said as he continued counting. "So far we each get fifty bucks."
Zippy smiled.
"Eight hundred....nine hundred...ONE THOUSAND!" Zero cried.
"Wow, the bus driver must have been pretty stupid to leave all this money in that little box!" Squid cried.
"One thousand and one hundred twenty bucks," Zero concluded. "We each get eighty bucks."
"Can't wait 'till we get to a little town or some place with an AM PM," Armpit said.
"I know what you mean," Zero said, passing eighty dollars to each person.
"Thank you," Fidget said when Zero handed her the cash. "What about Chase?"
"OOH! I'll give it to her!" Squid cried, a little too quickly.
"I knew you would," Zero said, handing Squid his money and Chase's.
Squid smiled sheepishly just before hurrying ahead towards Chase.
"Isn't it SO obvious he and Chase love each other?" Magnetic said in a know- it-all tone.
Zippy raised her eyebrows.
"Chase!" Squid called as he ran up to her. "Chase! Wait up!"
Chase went on, ignoring him.
"Chase, I got your money," Squid said when he caught up to her. He held out the eighty bucks for her to take.
But Chase didn't even look at the money as she continued onward in a rush of anger.
Squid held the money closer to her. "Eighty bucks, all yours, you want it or not?"
Chase glared at him.
Squid shrugged and pocketed the money; he would try giving it to her again later. "Would you slow down a little?" he asked her.
She didn't reply.
"Look, you're not the only one who's pissed about what happened," he tried again. "We're all mad! We all hate being out here, practically starving! But you aren't helping the situation by being so rude all of the time! Quit being such a selfish bitch!"
Chase kicked Squid in the shin. It hurt pretty bad, but Squid wouldn't show his pain.
"Chase COME ON!" he yelled at her; he was getting really annoyed now. He still loved her a lot, but she was being such a drama queen.
That's when the blue truck came roaring up the road. Magnetic had tried flagging it down, but it had just rolled past her and the others.
Chase stepped up to the road and stuck her thumb out.
"Chase! Come on!" Squid yelled again, hurrying towards her.
The blue pick up truck slowed down, then came to a complete stop, and Chase climbed in.
"Chase! Wait!" Zippy yelled, seeing what was happening from afar.
"What the hell is she doing!?" Magnetic cried. "And how come that guy didn't stop for me?! I'M WAY PRETTIER THAN SHE IS!"
The blue truck rolled off into the haze, leaving the rest of D tent behind, gaping as they watched it go.
"He got our two hundred bucks!" Xray yelled, kicking dirt in the direction the bus had left.
"I don't think so," Zero said, a grin spreading across his face. He held up a huge wade of cash in his left hand.
"Wha-how'd you-" Chase began breathlessly.
"I stole it outta this box full of money at the front of the bus," Zero said.
"But when did you steal it?" Static asked.
"When we were getting off the bus," Zero replied. "I stole it 'cause he was being a jerk."
"I LOVE you!" Zippy cried, kissing him on the cheek.
Zero blushed, then said, "I think we should split the money up equally; that way we'll all have some money just in case."
"How much is there?" Lei asked.
"I dunno yet," Zero said, beginning to count the wade of money in his hand.
"But even so how are we gonna get home now?" Xray asked. "The next bus station is hundreds of miles away!"
"Life sucks!" Chase growled, wiping away her tears and climbing back to her feet. Before anyone could stop her she started storming forth, not looking back.
"Guess we should follow her," Zippy said, watching Chase march down the side of the road.
They all started walking while Zero counted.
"Wow," Zero said after a minute or two.
"What!? What? What is it!?" Magnetic cried, bouncing up and down with excitement.
"So far there's seven hundred," Zero said as he continued counting. "So far we each get fifty bucks."
Zippy smiled.
"Eight hundred....nine hundred...ONE THOUSAND!" Zero cried.
"Wow, the bus driver must have been pretty stupid to leave all this money in that little box!" Squid cried.
"One thousand and one hundred twenty bucks," Zero concluded. "We each get eighty bucks."
"Can't wait 'till we get to a little town or some place with an AM PM," Armpit said.
"I know what you mean," Zero said, passing eighty dollars to each person.
"Thank you," Fidget said when Zero handed her the cash. "What about Chase?"
"OOH! I'll give it to her!" Squid cried, a little too quickly.
"I knew you would," Zero said, handing Squid his money and Chase's.
Squid smiled sheepishly just before hurrying ahead towards Chase.
"Isn't it SO obvious he and Chase love each other?" Magnetic said in a know- it-all tone.
Zippy raised her eyebrows.
"Chase!" Squid called as he ran up to her. "Chase! Wait up!"
Chase went on, ignoring him.
"Chase, I got your money," Squid said when he caught up to her. He held out the eighty bucks for her to take.
But Chase didn't even look at the money as she continued onward in a rush of anger.
Squid held the money closer to her. "Eighty bucks, all yours, you want it or not?"
Chase glared at him.
Squid shrugged and pocketed the money; he would try giving it to her again later. "Would you slow down a little?" he asked her.
She didn't reply.
"Look, you're not the only one who's pissed about what happened," he tried again. "We're all mad! We all hate being out here, practically starving! But you aren't helping the situation by being so rude all of the time! Quit being such a selfish bitch!"
Chase kicked Squid in the shin. It hurt pretty bad, but Squid wouldn't show his pain.
"Chase COME ON!" he yelled at her; he was getting really annoyed now. He still loved her a lot, but she was being such a drama queen.
That's when the blue truck came roaring up the road. Magnetic had tried flagging it down, but it had just rolled past her and the others.
Chase stepped up to the road and stuck her thumb out.
"Chase! Come on!" Squid yelled again, hurrying towards her.
The blue pick up truck slowed down, then came to a complete stop, and Chase climbed in.
"Chase! Wait!" Zippy yelled, seeing what was happening from afar.
"What the hell is she doing!?" Magnetic cried. "And how come that guy didn't stop for me?! I'M WAY PRETTIER THAN SHE IS!"
The blue truck rolled off into the haze, leaving the rest of D tent behind, gaping as they watched it go.