Entomology: The Possible Return of Travis Strong Chapter 2
"Guys, we have 3 weeks to get Travis back to Roscoe." Lily stated.
"Yeah! An RFR Mission! From Roscoe to Moscow." Ray beamed. Robbie laughed.
Robbie's face got serious and used his 'journalist integrity' to ask "How, Lily? Do you have a plan or something?"
"Well…" the boys raised their eyebrows, "No." Their eyebrows fell and smirks appeared on their faces.
"So, what you were planning on calling him up and going 'Oh hey, Travis, when can I pencil you in for a come back to Roscoe?" I'm pretty sure he never wanted to leave, Lil." Robbie replied.
"Hey man, easy on my girlfriend. That, and you don't want to get her fired up", Ray whispered, "She'll start punching again."
"I heard that Raymond. Only cause we're on a mission, and you might need that arm, I'm not gonna punch you." Lily said primly.
"Gotcha Honeycakes." Ray said.
"Ray, how many times have I told you to not use your pet names for each other in front of me. It revolting." Robbie said, disgusted.
"Anyway, guys. Back to Travis here. So, we really need him back here. Parker's been really down. It is depressing to see her this way. You guys know what I'm talking about." they nodded, "So-"
" So, we think of a plan. And then we commence said plan. The result? Our beloved Buddha Buddy will be back with us." Ray finished for Lily. "Sweet."
"Well, I wasn't going to put it that way but…yeah. What Ray said. Robbie, you in?" Lily asked.
"Uh, Yeah. I want Travis back here as much as you guys do." Robbie replied, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"Okay! I'm so excited! Okay we need…what do we need? Books! Do we need books?" Lily ecstatically cried out.
"Calm down, Hermione Granger!" Robbie said with a laugh. "We should start by calling him, like I said before."
Meanwhile, a lot of miles away, this much talked about Travis Strong was sitting in an eerily Hong Kong version of Mickey's Discs. The irony could reach from Roscoe to Moscow. His hand was wrapped around a cup of traditional green tea, while his mind was paying no attention at all to the commotions around him. The frown upon his face and knitted eyebrows were the only hinders of his major dilemma. He seemed frozen, as a statue. Someone brought him out of his reverie.
"Would you like some more tea, sir?" a worker from inside the teahouse asked him.
"No, thank you." he replied. He paid and got up. When he turned around his eyebrows knitted closer together. "No, that can't be…why would she be here?" Travis grabbed his bag and caught up to the woman who began walking away.
"Parker! What-", he began. The woman turned around. "Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else." Travis pivoted back and put his finger to his temple. "How can I be so stupid? She wouldn't be here." Travis walked away in defeat. He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, but made no move to get it. He felt deflated.
None of these people here were his Parker, but as a victim of an illusion, he'd been trying to turn her into everyone. And everyone into her.
Author's Note: As you can see, these chapters are not very long. I prefer it this way so you don't have this whole chunk of writing to process. Well? Your feedback will help me make this story better.