New Year Night in Aintisar - Chapter 3: Hours of Reckoning - Part 1: You Better Watch Out
18:00
Carly was inside a bathroom waiting for Alfred to come out of the rightmost cabin. He got pranked thrice in a row and got his face pelted with a rotten egg by Aintisar's host Anisah during the final game of Ping-Pong,thus receiving an another mental breakdown. Even if he had told her and Bill that he couldn't take the trickeries for much longer,Carly have seen this coming long before they entered the Game Room. Her dad-bro's goal to ruin the party as much as possible without getting caught had backfired.
In truth,Carly herself felt really bad for being Alfred's aide on the same level as Bill,especially after meeting and getting along with guests she otherwise almost-never had a chance to see them. She once or twice in her life encountered Maria and Edu,and Vuk and Arisha once,while she sometimes gets visited by Liu for some trade access from time to time,without Alfred's knowledge.
She found it hard to behave arrogantly in front of anyone in Aintisar as she and her sisters Eugenia,Ava and Ratchel do when taunting the Southerner earthlings or Alfred's double Liam of New York over rivalry. Her pleasant conversation with Arisha at Cafeteria could've been a genuine way to get to know one another if it weren't for the fact that it was a part of Alfred's prank. When Alfred placed the spaghetti-filled Arisha's stolen cap onto her head,Arisha went enraged for getting her cap and hair ruined. Understandable,since Carly would too get pissed off and punch anyone who did this to her,and more so if one worked hard to prepare for an event such as this.
And she and Bill have earned a new enemy Ikram,host's older twin brother. The way he ranted at Alfred and humiliated him in public made them stay away from confronting Ikram. He isn't a guy to be messed with.
The disco music can be clearly heard from the color-illuminated bathroom even through mumbled noises. Carly looked at her watch. Its 18:03. She wanted to exit this room and dance with the crowd so badly,but she had to stay inside until Alfred recovers. At around 17:35,after they barely restrained Alfred when he broke the mirror,both she and Bill stayed. Ten minutes later,Bill gave up and told her that he's going to Disco Club,and that he'll wait for them.
Carly was finally fed up with waiting. She let out a frustrated sigh and turned at the locked door where Alfred was sitting with his hands covering his face.
"Al! Are you going to linger inside forever?!" she called him shouting impatiently,crossing her arms "Bill is waiting for us!"
"Ugh..."
"What?!"
Alfred moaned.
"I want to go home!" he shouted,angrily. He was still shivering in anger.
"Already?! Dude,you drove us there,not me!"
"You FORCED me to do so! I didn't want to go there in the first place!" Alfred yelled "Besides,those three savages have hijacked Games and Anislut threw that ro-..."
"Is whining all you do whenever the tides turn against you?"
Alfred kicked the door hard,so loud that it made Carly jump from the floor.
"Don't you dare speak to me as if you were a smartass!..." he seethed through gritted teeth.
"No I'm not!"
He grunted. A pause was present.
"Have you calmed yourself down?" Carly asked,now calmed "Partying in the Club might cheer you up!"
Alfred unlocked and exited the cabin. He had no glasses.
He and Carly glared at one another for ten silent seconds,with the former glare being scarier.
"I would've punched you in the mouth if you weren't my sibling..." Alfred said,twitching his eye in frustration.
"Did I said something wrong?"
"I can't completely calm myself down under these wretched circumstances,Carly!" he retorted "Leave me alone in the bathroom or let us out of here! It's better to remain here than to stand more bullshits..."
"But what about Bill?!"
"Bill? What's he doing?" he asked "Where did he go?"
"He's inside Disco." she replied "Come on! We have to find him before he gets lost!
Alfred opened his lips,looked down,closed his eyes and took a deep breath,to which he picked his cracked glasses from his pocket and put them back on.
"Fucking dumbass..." he spat,placing his hand on his face,annoyed "You're right,Cal,we should find him and then return to my mansion!"
"Got it!"
Carly and Alfred were about to head towards the Club,but the latter paused to look at the broken mirror he destroyed. She walked a step backwards and glanced in curiosity to see him stare at the other mirror on its right side. He looked as though he was smeared by monkeys' filthy hands. That's how he looks like every time he cracks.
"What are you doing,Al?"
"None of your concerns." Alfred turned at her "Go and find him. I'll be with you shortly."
Carly nodded and left the room.
18:10
As excepted,Disco Club was crowded by familiar and unknown faces alike. They were partying in joy with their partners,akin to her occasions while doing so in her home California. Nightlife in Beverly Hills,Hollywood and on beaches is in her blood. The maxed music and screams of joy dominated the nightclub. Carly also saw Anisah and the DJ MM dressed like ninja,who had a headphone for hearing his remix,standing one floor above.
Carly wasn't sure if she could join in immediately to dance or find Bill and get out of Aintisar,as Alfred demanded. She didn't have the third option.
She breathed in and entered the crowd,pushing some of them away and asking them if they've seen Bill. It was stuffy.
The first person she stumbled upon was Athene.
"Excuse me!" Carly,because of the music's volume,shouted at her.
Athene paused her partying moves and turned to Carly. She was curious who and why did that girl stopped her. Unlike most of the crowd,Athene didn't find a partner to dance with.
"Τι?"
"Have you seen my brother Bill?"
"Bill who?!" Athene replied,loudly to make Carly hear her back "I've never heard of him,nor you!"
"Uhm...I'm sure you've seen him." she insisted,smiling.
"I said,όχι!" Athene said,forwning "Whoever he is,I think he's somewhere at the party tables or near aquarium."
"Thank you hella much!" she concluded,to which Athene gave her a smile.
Carly continued trudging through the crowd as no one seemed to pay her attention. She searched left and right for those areas Athene had told her for two minutes until someone called her out of nowhere.
"Hey,you!"
She turned her back and saw no one.
"Down!"
"Down,what?" she thought,confused and annoyed.
It pulled her trousers,causing her to look down. It was Scepan,Vuk's best brother. He was standing behind the large fish tank.
"Wanna dance?" Scepan offered her,showing his arm.
"I-I would love to,my dear. But..." Carly stuttered "I'm busy finding someone. Sorry."
"Doesn't matter,луткице!" he told her with a yawn "I'm going to take a nap near this aquarium. I need to take a rest from all this dancing."
Then why did you bother asking...
She rolled her eyes and kept on going. Finally,after a short amount of time,she found Bill sitting on a table with two girls in between. He spent time telling jokes with them.
"Bill! Bill!" Carly shouted,rushing towards him.
"Who's calling you?" one of the girls asked him.
He heard the voice. Bill widened his eyes. Why's she looking for him? Was Carly supposed to be with Alfred until he's soothed? Guess Alfred managed calm himself down,albeit barely.
"My sister..."
Carly came out of the crowd and walked near him. Bill stood from the chair and approached her. When he was about to say something,she interrupted him.
"Why did you left us?" Carly asked,feeling a headache arising from all this searching.
"I didn't want to waste my time doin' nothin'." Bill replied,crossing his arms "Are you enjoyin' the party?"
"I would've said 'yes' if it weren't for your absence..." Carly replied,annoyed. Not necessarily because of him,but because she followed Alfred's orders to find him instead of partying. "I was worried of you!"
" Pfft! Like Alfred would care if I'm gone! Who's he to tell you what to do with me?"
"Your dad-bro!" Carly snapped at him "He sent me to bring you to him and drive us back to his mansion!"
"Now?!"
"Yes! I mean,what else would he-"
Carly stopped herself. Her ears detected a familiar scream. Alfred was heard screaming at the floor where Anisah and MM were at.
"TURN OFF THE FUCKING MUSIC,ANISLUT!"
He also screamed other things in frustration,mainly about Anisah ruining Christmas. Carly and Bill knew who let out the screams.
"Bill,we have to go! Alfred WILL get mad!" Carly shouted.
Bill moaned. He found it difficult to retort at her. As much as he wants to stay there,he had to listen to Carly. Otherwise,he would have a big problem with Alfred.
"Excuse me,babes. I have to go,y'all!" he told them,leaving "It was a nice buddying while it lasted..."
He greeted them goodbye and went with Carly. They followed the sound until they reached Alfred.
"Al!"
Alfred got his rants cut off by Carly.
"Oh,you finally arrived just in time!" Alfred said,serious. He then asked Carly "Why did it took you so long to find that idiot beside you?"
"This place is crowded!" she replied,pointing at her brother "It wasn't his fault for it being so."
"Yadda,yadda,yadda! You searched for him as if it's the Gold Rush and not a simple task!"
"Except when we wait for your stupid ass!"
Alfred tried to slap Bill's face for stating a point,but Carly grabbed his arm and stopped him.
"Watch where you hit!" Carly warned,angrily,tightening her grip "You don't want to make me angry..."
Alfred got scared a bit for her change of tone and attitude. He forgot that Carly cares deeply about him and Bill.
He placed his left hand on his face and violently let go off Carly's grip. After that,he reverted his other hand.
"Now,before we go,can we,together,shout at Anislut to turn off the music?" Alfred asked them,thinking about disrupting the party.
"Wait,I thought you said we leave Aintisar immediately!" Carly retorted.
"That's right,but not without sending her a message that we're done with Aintisar!"
Three of them accepted and entered the crowd. The rush was more stuffier than when Carly was trying to find Bill. They huddled against their bodies and,unlike the first time,they didn't asked the crowd to move aside. They deliberately disrupted the rest's dances.
Halfway near the DJ Room entrance,the trio stumbled upon a pair who danced together in joy which outraged Alfred. Anna and Yasser were shocked for a second until they realized who did it. Yasser frowned annoyingly at them while Anna felt fear within her stomach. She wasn't supposed to be near Yasser or any of her neighbors while her sole protector was present.
"You three!" Yasser shouted,angrily "What the fuck are you doing inside again?! Have you had enough disturbing the Disco?!"
Alfred began shaking and vibrating in rage for what he had just saw and heard. He looked at Anna's and Yasser's face one at three times left and right,and swiftly took the collar of Yasser's tuxedo.
"WHY ARE YOU HARRASSING MY ANNA?!" Alfred asked,enraged.
"Your Anna?! Anna isn't a plaything! GIVE ME A BREAK!" and then pushed him hard away from his chest "I'm not in a mood to trigger a scandal with you!"
"Oh,you bet you are!"
"It was my pick,Al!" Anna yelled at Alfred,angrily,blushing.
Alfred turned to her.
"Really?! Did Netanyahu and I told you not to mate with that brat and his spawn?!"
"FUCK BIBI! This has nothing to do with politics! It's not what you thi-"
"SHAME ON YOU,ANNA!" he cut her off "The World would be a bett-"
"YOU'RE ON MY NERVES,COCKSUCKER!" Yasser yelled out,enraged as well.
Carly and Bill grabbed Alfred's arms and dragged him fastly before he could start beating Yasser up. Yasser took a deep breath,counted to ten with closed eyes and told Anna that he's fine,and then continued dancing.
When they got to the DJ entrance,two guards stood behind the door. Alfred didn't bother to ask them to let him 'contact' Anisah,and just banged at the glassy door. The guards argued if they could deal with that maniac,but instead called Anisah to go and hear what Alfred has to say.
"ANISLUT,TURN IT OFF!"
Anisah witnessed his antics in the Club through her eyes open from the DJ Room's 'balcony',including his hostile encounter with her younger brother Yasser. She made sure he doesn't get away with causing troubles,like how he immolated her during his prank in the Cafeteria.
"What were you saying?" Anisah put her hand on her ear "I can't hear you!"
Alfred repeated his demand.
"Louder,please!" she replied with a smile,trying her best not to burst in laughter.
Bill covered Alfred mouth and asked her to turn the music off. Anisah nodded and went back to MM. She smirked mischievously whilst glancing at Alfred and his siblings,and ordered him to max the volume to its fullest. It was so loud that most of the participants covered their ears.
Seeing that he just got trolled by her,Alfred banged like a brat. This time,the guards had had enough and punched Alfred's face unconcious,falling on the floor. Those who surrounded them have moved their faces at the scene. Bill received a big punch as well. Carly was smarter and backed off,but she spotted for a moment that Anisah was nowhere to be seen on the floor.
Carly shrugged her shoulders and casually walked away,deciding that she'll wait for her two idiotic siblings to get their consciousness back and leave. Unnoticed,someone suddenly punched her in the face. She also fell on the floor and that same being covered her mouth and stomach to kidnap her towards somewhere unknown.
18:35
The guards have dragged Alfred and Bill tirelessly out of the Club into the Game Room. They left them there laying on the ground and slammed the door closed. The sheer noise have slowly refueled their consciousness,but not nearly their memory.
Alfred squeaked his eyes and opened them bit by bit. His vision was blurry for some seconds despite wearing glasses,and he only saw light falling down his face.
He slowly raised his back and placed his hand on the right side of his head. He then adjusted his glasses and observed the room. Upon realization,he let out an "Ugh..." and wondered how did he ended up inside the Game Room. The last thing Alfred remembered before getting knocked down was that he yelled at Anisah to turn the music off.
Alfred sighed and,while he sat,turned his head at Bill who was still laying,as if he fell asleep.
"Hey,Bill! Wake up!" Alfred whispered,pushing his body with his hand.
Bill didn't react. Already annoyed,he rolled his eyes,leaned his face near Bill's ear and shot a strong puff right at it.
Out of shock,he reacted by swiftly raising his back.
"AHH! Who the-"
Bill stopped himself. He looked at Alfred,confused,and put his hand near his left ear.
"What the hell just happened?" Bill wondered.
"I don't know how,but we've apparently 'teleported' ourselves in the Game Room at the blink of an eye." Alfred said,feeling and sounding dizzy.
"Dang!" Bill replied,astonished. At the same time,when he touched the place where he got hit,he groaned in pain "Those guardsmen have some strong fists in the World."
"To Anislut's credit,her guards are fit to put up a fight,and that's what I admire." Alfred replied,cleaning the blood from his mouth,where he got punched.
Ten seconds of silence,albeit filled with mumbling music coming from Disco Club,later...
"What's the time?"
"Quit bullshiting,dumbass! I don't care about the current time!" Alfred snapped at him,getting up "Let's find our stuff and go to my helicopter! Carly's waiting!"
"Ok,ok,Al!" he retorted,then said "I asked you because it looks like its midnight or something."
"Midnight?! We slept for,like,five minutes and you spit 'midnight'!" Alfred retorted back "COME ON! GO!"
They left the empty Game Room and bypassed Cafeteria,few corridors and the Bar. Every last room they bypassed was empty and no one was in any of them. Most of the guests went to you-know-where and the Secret Location.
Before opening the Aintisar's entrance door,they found their jackets hanged on a stand near Aintisar's five-meter Christmas tree inside the bar and took them to put them on. They exited as Alfred gave one of the two entrance guards a shoulder hit while walking. When that guard shouted at him,Alfred raised his middle finger at the guard.
Their steps have slowed down. The dusk has already passed into a present night. Few fireworks appeared on the dark sky,filled with cold winds moving the trees and snowy fields. The Aintisar's exterior was idyllic,but it didn't matter to them.
Once they arrived at Alfred's helicopter parked at the edge of the hill where the fence blocked its slope,Carly was nowhere to be seen.
"She might could be inside." Bill speculated.
Alfred and Bill opened the helicopter's door. They checked the seats if Carly was hiding behind or laying under one of them. After few minutes of reconfirmations,they concluded that Carly was missing.
"You got to be kidding me..." Alfred seethed,right hand on his forehead and the other on his hip. "Where the fuck did she go?!"
"Somewhere..." Bill answered,worried "Maybe she got kidnapped."
Alfred made a face of shock and outrage.
"KIDNAPPED?!" he yelled out,creating a noticeable echo.
"Yes. Carly was most likely knocked down after us. If that isn't the reason why,then I don't know what it is."
Alfred opened his lips,and clenched his fist slowly and so tightly it hurt him. He tried to contact Carly if she got lost and where,but after receiving the beeps,he started to fume and tremble,disbelieved that she was now missing.
He couldn't bear more frustrations any longer.
"PERFECT!" he screamed in fury,kicking the snow hard. "First Anislut ruined the Game Room and flung me a rotten egg,then Anna cheated on my relationship for that savage rat,and now Anislut kidnapped Carly! WHAT MORE COULD SHE BRIGHTEN OUR DAY WITH?!"
After uttering his sarcastic and enraging question,he gnashed his teeth and ripped some of his hair and slammed his face with them. Bill didn't dare to say or do anything.
"I-I...I fucking CAN'T!..." Alfred stomped and kept on ranting,taking his glasses off "Bill,what I really want to do now...is to LEVEL AINTISUCK TO ASH AND BRING THIS SAVAGE HOTEL AND ITS BRA-"
"You mean,'destroy'?" Bill interrupted in the right time,trying to make Alfred avoid the cracking.
"DON'T INTERRUPT ME WHI-"
Bill placed his hand on his older brother's shoulder and with his other hand,he grabbed the medication bottle from Alfred's left pocket,opened it,picked two pills and opened his mouth to put them inside.
Alfred was puzzled by what Bill's doing,all the while repeating 'destroy' silently as it entered his mind.
"Feelin' better?"
He swallowed hard those two pills before answering Bill's question.
"In a way,I am! " he replied after a calming snort,amazed,and letting out a soft chuckle. He walked and placed his hands on the freezing fence and glanced at Bill from behind "As a matter of fact,you gave me what I was looking for after all this time!"
"Raze Aintisar to the ground?"
Alfred turned.
"Yes."
"Uhm,you pranked her once." Bill reminded him.
"And it wasn't enough. She recovered and countered against me from the prank." Alfred replied,putting his glasses back on,smiling "The only thing remaining is to sabotage Aintisar altogether. I'll explain my masterplan to you,but first..."
He went to take a large briefcase inside his helicopter,which Bill followed. Bill didn't knew Alfred had one. After less than a minute,he did it and went back to him.
Opening the briefcase on the snowy field while crouching,out of all items it had,he picked a dynamite and a lighter,stood up and gave them to him.
"What are those things for?"
"It's a New Year,Bill!" Alfred replied cheerfully,an odd time for this situation "We need to celebrate,fire and cheer for this holiday!"
Bill raised his eyebrow.
"With a dynamite? I don't think so."
"Then with what?"
"Fireworks."
"Where did you find the rockets?"
"And where did you find a dynamite?"
Alfred cleared his throat.
"I packed,among other stuff,the dynamite and the lighter in case I launch an ambush against Anislut and her guests." he casually explained "Likewise,if I had brought my suitcase at Aintisar,it would've ended up confiscated by her guards like my Desert Eagle did."
"You've made a wise decision."
"Indeed I did."
Pause.
"What would happen if the dynamite explodes in my hand?" Bill then asked.
"Don't act like you're stupid,Bill!" Alfred protested "Dynamite explodes when you light the fuse!"
"I thought I need to light the dynamite for the fuse to explode!"
Alfred slapped the back of Bill's head.
"Stop clowning around,Bill!" he shouted "Do what I've just said!"
Just as Bill was about to throw the explosive,he sensed those two entrance guards were watching them.
"Al," Bill turned his head at them "what if they spot us?"
"Don't pay attention to these filthy dogs." Alfred assured him "If anything happens,we'll deal with them."
Bill nodded,lit the fuse,and flung it as far away from his sights as he could. It landed half kilometer away from Aintisar. A big explosion unleashed a bright red-and-yellow mass of fire into turning to a lingering smoke. It shook trees and painted the snowed area black.
"What was that?" the first guard said to the second one.
The second guard spotted Bill and Alfred at the fence over the first's back.
"YOU!" he shouted at them from the distance "Using explosives that aren't fireworks is banned!"
"THE FUCK ARE YOU LOOKING AT?!" Alfred yelled at them,angrily.
"YEAH! Can't you see we're having fun?!" Bill added.
"WE DON'T CARE!" the first guard yelled back "GET BACK INSIDE,AT ONCE!"
"Or what?" Alfred asked.
The first guard fired a bullet at Alfred's shoulder,but he and Bill successfuly dodged it by ducking,and ended up cutting a line at his jacket's shoulder.
"WE'LL SHOOT YOU AGAIN IF YOU CONTINUE DEFYING US!"
There was no use reasoning with the guards. Bill and Alfred looked at one another and,after the latter closed and picked up his suitcase,advanced towards the entrance. Alfred stopped for a moment to,after Bill entered the main room,deliver a spit at the second guards face and slamming the door closed.
"That blonde prick is such a scummy brat..." the first guard spat.
"You bet,partner!" the other one replied,cleaning the spit from his cheeks "One may wonder how does Anisah still tolerate him."
"Maybe we should destroy his helicopter to teach him a lesson."
"Unless its under Anisah's orders,we won't do it." he reminded him "Right now,we'll keep guarding and waiting...Allah,I HATE that manchild and whoever was with him..."
That same time,nearby the Secret Location
The quarter near the Secret Location's entry was dark and padded with several boxes and dirt. Here,Carly laid unconscious with Anisah kneeling next to her.
One would state that Anisah lost it for doing the unthinkable: She was the one who kidnapped Carly,not her guards or siblings.
Even she herself forgot what was her official reason behind her illegal act. Shortly after Alfred and Bill were knocked down,Carly was walking in the crowded club and Anisah came out of the DJ room to find and punch her face,then to carry her into the quarter. It was her means to an end of revealing the identity of the Secret Location in private. To no one but Carly.
The brown hair and ponytail,her darkish-white skin,pink jacket...Carly looked very familiar to her,as if she already seen her before. Anisah's cloudy visions displayed her fighting ISIS during the Raqqa Campaign. Perhaps Carly was involved in that conflict and fought with her,despite Alfred being her sworn enemy.
Anisah covered her mouth with her hand. She was concerned about her reaction and what sentence should she give her as an explanation for the kidnapping. How would she react? There was no sentence formulated by Anisah that could've came out.
It stressed her out more when she heard Carly's phone ringing three times in three minutes. Out of fear to wake her up,she checked out who was calling and it was her dad-bro Alfred. Without bothering to answer him,she ended the call and on the third attempt,she turned off the power of her phone.
But by that point,it was too late. Anisah gulped as she saw Carly opening her eyes and raising her back,all in a very slow motion.
"Bill,Al!...Are we home?" Carly wondered,unaware and half-awaken.
"SHIT!" Anisah thought. What would be her reply? Tension spread itself around the quarter.
"La..." she replied to her,unfortunate.
Carly stood up and looked around. She walked towards the wall,touched and examined the material.
"Where am I?" she asked,getting closed to Anisah.
"Do you remember anything?" Anisah countered,trying to get away by skipping her question.
"I guess so?" Carly replied,giving her a suspicious look "Alfred told me and Bill that we demand you to turn the music off before we get out of your party hotel.
"There's your reason why,sweetie." Anisah said to herself,not daring to spit it out. Anisah kidnapped her because she wanted to lure Alfred into staying. She already acknowledges that he hates being there.
And now it backfired. It didn't turn out what she had excepted.
"Uhm,I know it'll piss you off,Carly,but..." Anisah took the risk "You're in the Secret Location."
"You mean,the place where the winning team gets access to?"
"Correct,and the thing is...I-I kidnapped you there..."
"You WHAT?!"
Carly blushed in disbelief and anger,and slapped Anisah's face.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY SIBLINGS!?" she yelled at her,angered.
Anisah made a grimace of discomfort,placing her hand on the slapped part of her face.
"Nothing..."
"DON'T LIE TO ME,ANISLUT! DID YOU KILLED THEM?!"
She could slap her back,but it would only make the situation worse.
"Can you please let me explain before you hit me again?"
Carly let out an angry snort,crossed her arms and made a 'go ahead' facial expression.
"No,I hadn't killed or caused harm upon them." Anisah reasoned "They're probably chilling out."
"And you except me to believe you and your not-so-legit statements?"
"Believe what you will,Carly." Anisah said "I barred them from allowing to enter the Secret Location."
"WHY?!"
"It'll give Alfred a heart attack." she finished "Besides,Alfred is my enemy."
"Oh...now I get it..." Carly replied,getting calmer and lowering her voice "Still,you should've just invited me and Bill into this dark place and what else!"
Anisah bursted into a quiet laughter.
"This quarter is just an area dividing the corridor guarded by a couple of my men and the Location." she informed,smiling "What lies beneath it would make everything you and your fellow siblings have experienced,look like a kindergarten by comparison."
"Really?! Can you show it to me?" Carly asked excitedly.
"It's right behind that unlocked door standing beside you." Anisah replied,encouraging her to open the door.
Carly did so and when it opened wide,it revealed something which stunned her to the core in a great way.
"Oh...my...God!..."
It showed a huge wide amusement park consisting of dozens of rides,games,restaurants and few resting places. Its machines were shining through light buttons attached to themselves,and those enjoying within then have had their adrenaline and courage tested. Music and screams of joy and ecstasy dominated the park for each spin,for each turn. What made it more intriguing were extreme and abnormal forms of rides. Carly could see people and the past guests from afar.
In short,the 'Secret Location' turned out to be an underground amusement park.
"Do you like it?"
"That's not even a question!" Carly replied,fascinated "I haven't tried any of your rides and yet you're asking me this!"
"Oh,the fun is guaranteed!"
They were about to go downstairs and join the people,but Anisah stopped after taking one step while Carly was going.
"Anisah," Carly turned,going back towards her "What's the matter?"
"Look down."
She did,and saw an abused and dirty American flag standing as the Park's carpet.
"Seriously?"
"Told you that Alfred would get a heart attack by entering the Location!" Anisah said,giggling.
Both of them couldn't avoid laughing at her conclusion. Anisah was right,Carly thought,Alfred would be incredibly jealous over what she had established underneath.
19:00
Carly and Anisah were having a tour around the Aintisar Park. The latter introduced to many rides it had to offer,but they hadn't entered or tested out any of them,as of now. Carly was scared at the sight of some rides,mainly the ones who rotated 180 degrees vertically,while also intrigued by games inside the Park,such as Whack-a-Jihadi,Ring Toss and,the most dangerous and ambitious of them all,the Aintisar Cannon. She couldn't wait to try any of them.
In the midst of their tour,Ivan was the one who blocked their way first. A claw machine was seen two meters near him.
"Привет,girls!" Ivan said with a smile.
"Hello again,Ivan!" Anisah replied "Gotten sober?"
"Kinda,Anisah." he giggled "I can't describe how pleasured am I of giving me the second chance after that pindo made your guards kick me out."
"No need to thank me!" she told him "What were you doing?"
"I just earned a teddy bear from the Claw Machine. Look at it!" Ivan showed his prize to them "Isn't it cute?"
Carly,interested to involve in their conversation,stepped between them and grabbed the toy. Her fingers touched the light-brown teddy bear's soft fur,and a cord was attached to its ass. She pulled it and let it go,making the teddy let its sprinkling sound.
"It really is,Ivan!" Carly replied,passing his toy.
"Thanks! Now,who are you?"
"I'm Ca-"
"She's one of Alfred's siblings." Anisah cut her off "I and Carly are touring the park."
Hearing her words,Ivan formed a face of shock for finding out that these two people who companied his enemy were his (Alfred's) siblings. He firstly gave Carly a suspicious look,then turned his look at Anisah.
"Why did you invited that b-...girl?" Ivan retorted "Didn't you say that pindo and his relatives were forbidden to enter the Park?!"
"She's the exception." she reasoned,defending her.
"How?"
"Carly isn't much antagonistic like Alfred,and Bill didn't show interest."
"I see." he concluded.
"Where are the others?" Carly asked him.
"They're all around you,Carly. Around 50 people or so." Ivan told her,smiling.
"I specifically want to see guests whom I got along with."
"Like who?"
"Arisha and Vuk?"
"They?" Ivan said,surprised "My siblings are at autodrome and нет,it isn't just two of them."
"You heard him." Anisah told her "Follow me,Carly. I'll show you where the autodrome area is."
Before they went to their separate ways,Anisah thanked him and all of three waved each other goodbye. Ivan asked them if they could try out the Claw Machine,and they said that they might try it later.
By the time they reached that area,the free cars were gone,too late to be selected for a ride. They saw Arisha and Vuk riding together,careful not to hit their opponents. Aside of them,Maria,Alba,Edu,Laura,Hyuk,Sarah and others were also driving. They often laughed whenever they got bumped by other pairs.
"Hey,Arisha!" Carly called them.
Vuk and Arisha stopped their car in an instant and turned to them. Looking at her,Arisha's hair no longer was red and ruined with spaghetti. She cleaned her hair in the snow and washed it in the bathtub,before getting convinced to enter the Secret Location with Ivan and Adele.
Her hair was restored back to normal.
"Carly? What are you doing here?"
"Anisah permitted me to access the Park!" she replied,loudly "You?"
"What do you think?" Vuk intervened.
"Right now,we don't have time to chat with you." Arisha added "If you want to participate,wait unti-"
She and Vuk were cut off by Maria and Edu's sudden car bumping against their back. It caused the former pair to push their bodies forward and hit the wheel,surprising them for a moment.
"OUCH! That must've hurt!" Maria said,jokingly. She then asked them "Are you two alright?"
"Да,we are,Марија!" Vuk replied.
"Talk about broken cars!" Edu added,chuckling.
Three of them giggled in return,and Carly and Anisah were waiting patiently. The autodrome ride continued until one minute had passed,after which the ring signaled the end of the game. While some stayed in their cars to play another round,most of the players came out of the vehicles and left the area to play other rides and games.
Carly has greeted with everyone whom she had gotten along during the party.
"It's good to see you again,Carly." Arisha said,smiling kindly.
"Same,Arisha." she said.
"And you must be that girl from Cafeteria Alba's been talking about." Laura added,in a friendly manner.
"Yep!"
They hugged each other and released themselves after ten seconds. Carly had a spare time to converse with Maria and her sibling Edu. She didn't felt such sense of friendship for a very long time. It was all lie what Alfred had taught her and Bill: Relations aren't restrained outside of their lands,much less when an interaction is between her and Alfred's enemies.
Carly was more than welcomed inside.
"Alright,folks! Let's do another round!" Anisah told them,then said to Carly "Want to play the bumper cars with me?"
"Can you let me drive?"
"Of course!"
As Carly selected a free car for both,Anisah went to ask the register for three tokens. She came back and sat with Carly.
The bell rang. On that very moment,Anisah inserted the token into the car. Their car started itself and Carly pressed the pedal. The latter drove around the field,sometimes bumping against a pair,sometimes not. Anisah was pleased at her driving skills,despite commenting that she (Carly) should drive in a different direction and not just following the circle.
On the second round,they switched roles. Anisah's way of driving was more faster and daring. She was more focused on surprising any player she could hit than avoiding the same.
"You're not so fond on battling the drivers as I am,aren't you?" Anisah was guessing,after she bumped Laura and Alba.
"Me? It's only because of the traffic I've been used to face all my life." Carly said,then smirked "Wait until the third round comes in."
"I would love to see you toppling cars as Alfred does against regimes he doesn't like."
It made Carly to snicker.
"True,Anisah! No arguments needed." she replied.
Come the third round and Carly didn't lie. She managed to hit so many cars in one round that Anisah founded to be too far. On last half-a-minute,she lured most of the cars to chase after their shared car and crashed against every pair. Eight cars against one spot.
"Well played,Carly!" Anisah congratulated her.
"You're more better than I am,Anisah."
"Yeah,more or less." she said,getting out of the car "Wanna take a rest?"
"Not yet. We're just getting started!"
"You sure? Autodrome is a child's play compared to other extreme rides."
"Yes I am,gurl!"
Anisah ran somewhere and Carly followed her. She stopped at the ride machine called Speedy. It consisted of nine 'sections' formed out of four connected seats. The Speedy was on its way to end the roll by slowing down its rapid speed. Those who sat on the machine were screaming in fear and joy,depending on their courage.
"Do you want to try out Speedy? It's my favorite ride."
"Why not?"
They sat on a section and they didn't fastened their seatbelts. Hell,it didn't had any. Rather,it had the mechanized body blocker falling down at their bodies,precisely to prevent one from ejecting oneself from the seat.
"Just hold on tight and you'll be fine." Anisah told her,tightening the blocker with her hands.
It started really slow,then slow,normal and finally,fast. The roll from machine and sections grew faster and faster and Carly screamed in suspicion of ejecting herself by its immense speed. Anisah chuckled at her reaction,advising her that she as a first-timer will get used to it. Carly's suspicion only got reaffirmed when the ride reversed its direction.
On the last ten seconds,the Speedy stopped itself as the roll slowed down to a halt.
"Gosh,you were screaming like a total sissy!"
"No I didn't!" Carly excused herself "I was only hyped,that's all!"
"We'll see."
They played the second ride and,while Carly was less frightened than the previous time,she started getting sick after it ended.
"Only one last roll remains."
"N-n...no..." she complained "Shall we rest?"
"I thought you said we're getting started."
"Yes I did,but..."
"Please?"
Carly looked away and sighed.
"Fine..." she conceded "But it won't be my fault if I throw up!"
The third roll came in and it went same as usual. The lockers rose up from Carly's and Anisah's chests. They stomped out of their seats and walked casually towards a seat to take some rest before they could continue playing other games and rides. They laughed softly,viewing the show that was Aintisar Park.
Actually,before they decided to do so,Carly felt a lump in her throat.
"Anisah,where's the bathroom?"
"It's at the leftmost corner near the Cannon." she answered "But why?"
"I think I got nausea from all the dizziness your ride has brought." Carly said,not feeling well.
"You should burp it out before it formulates into a vomit." Anisah said,hand on her shoulder. It caused Carly to nod "Trust me,a drink will solve your problem."
Overall,she'll have a great time enjoying the fruits of the Park. Even if her siblings Alfred and Bill would grow concerned (and vice versa) over her absence.
20:15 - Inside the now-empty Cafeteria
On the other side of Aintisar,Alfred and Bill were discussing the former's masterplan on the table where they and Carly ate their lunch. The cafeteria was silent and no one was there to bother them. Using Alfred's Apple phone,they reviewed again the map which Bill captioned eight hours ago through that phone.
They set out few ways to sabotage Aintisar,first of which was to directly confront the security guarding the gate of the Secret Location and convince them to grant Alfred and Bill access to this area.
It hadn't worked out as Alfred planned.
Half an hour earlier...
Bill and Alfred approached the corridor. It was continuously protected by six heavily-armed guards,standing still. They didn't had any weapon to defend themselves in case the guards assault them,so it was obviously impossible to went through them unless they somehow convince the same.
They looked at each other,nodded and walked with slow steps. On the fifth step,a familiar yet disgusting voice spoke out.
"Just where do you think you're going?"
They turned and it was none other than Ikram. He had his arms crossed and shot a hateful gaze at them. Alfred wasn't intimidated by Ikram's glare,but Bill was.
"We're up on the hoof..." Bill whispered,not cutting his eye contact from Ikram's.
Alfred closed his eyes and jostled Bill's arm,telling him mentally to shut up.
"Why do you give a shit,Dickram?" Alfred retorted "Are you some sort of a host?"
"You better pray I were,punk... And fortunately for you,I'm not." Ikram seethed,trying to maintain the little politeness he still had "You and that scum of yours are banned from entry!"
"And what if we do? What are you going to do about it,then?" Alfred mocked,grinning arrogantly "Tear my limbs apart and place them into chemical incubators?"
Ikram barred his teeth and grabbed his head to drag him away from the corridor towards the nearest wall so as the guards don't witness the scene. Bill rushed towards Ikram and Bill.
The second male then strangled Alfred's neck with his arm.
"I could end your miserable life in worse ways imaginable if you keep spitting venom from your filthy mouth!" Ikram shouted,angered.
"Look who's talkin'!" Bill snapped at him,having finally gathered enough strength to taunt him "Whenever you open your mouth,you let out the stench coming out of an opened toilet. Your duckin' breath smells worse than sewages!"
Alfred bursted into laughter which was cut short by Ikram's tightening grip around his neck. He got enraged and clenched Bill's collar of his shirt.
"AND I WOULD RIP YOUR FUCKING HAIR FROM YOUR FACE,MUTAFAKHIR!" Ikram yelled at him.
Alfred took the opportunity to push Ikram's arm away from his neck. After that,he stood up.
"You would this,your would that!" Alfred kept speaking mockingly,only to revert to a shout "I wouldn't be surprised if you were the one who stole my Carly!"
Ikram grew so pissed off that he barely managed to hold his suppressed shriek of rage. He took a deep breath and released Bill forcefully.
"I didn't stole your precious sister,Satan!" he retorted "In any case,don't you DARE step your foot on the Secret Location's doorstep,for I'll be watching you!"
He gritted his teeth.
"Unless you want to fight off me and my guards!... Did I made myself clear?!"
"Fine,we're leavin'!" Bill spat as he and Alfred were walking away to their table.
Ikram grunted and brushed the sights off of them,and also walked away.
"We'll make you pay!" Alfred shouted from afar.
Ikram turned back at them.
"What did you say!?"
"Nothing,Ikram!" Bill replied,trying to avoid getting beaten up.
He didn't reply,except placing two of his fingers at his eyes and pointed at their faces,and walked away,reciting a prayer silently in irritation.
"Our first attempt was a fatal disaster!" Bill commented,remembering their confrontation "Did you see Ikram? We were lucky we've been only caught and not ending up digging our graves!"
"Ugh,it could've been worse!" Alfred shouted "We're no longer able to access that stupid 'Location' with ease,and the only alternative we have is...is..."
Alfred stopped himself. He let his head drop at the desk and took a frustrated sigh.
"Is to retrieve the electronic key from that greasy,spoiled,savage maggot called Malik al-Saud whom I regret having as an 'ally',leeching off of my expropriated oil wealth!" Alfred lifted himself,angrily.
"You've planned the alternative already?"
"Yes. When you and Carly were playing outside with the Genocidal Brat,I was exploring the rooms and among them lied the Casino. Malik and his gang are inside his harem,and I've met with him and his monkeys for a tiny amount of time before I left this place in order not to get a massive headache by the mere sight of him!"
"How do you know it's him?"
"I've noticed something white inside his right pocket for a second before I said goodbye to them." Alfred said,calmly "I'm not sure,but it's certainly a key of sorts."
"Do you have anythin' in mind?" Bill asked,getting closer "If not,can you allow me to come up with an idea? It could help you out."
"No,Bill. You aren't experienced enough as I am."
He looked away from Bill and took a brief moment of silence.
"Here's the deal:" Alfred started explaining "The first thing we'll do is enter the Harem. The annoyance,of course,is that Malik has his own very tight security guarding that pig and his gang. I myself got inside without any trouble because I'm an 'ally' of his and therefore,I've a high-profile. You on the other hand don't have that privilege."
"That's unfair!" Bill protested,turning at him "Are you expecting me to stay outside like a fuckin' rooster in the night while you waltz inside like it's nothing?!"
"Again,no!" he continued,now annoyed "You too would be permitted to enter once I tell Malik you're my relative. Then,We'll try convincing Malik to hand me that electronic key over through talk. If talking doesn't work,we'll use...severe measures,to persuade him. One way or another,he will give us what we want!"
"What about Carly?"
"We'll question Malik if he has any information over where was she kidnapped or if he is the one who took her away from us. He's as much of a major suspect as he is with 9/11!"
"And then what?"
"We'll then find a camouflage,Bill..." Alfred sighed heavily,facepalming. "But for fuck sake,stop asking questions!"
"I was only wondering if we could pow-pow them." Bill replied,forming a gun shape with his hand and waving it.
"If only! It would be a fucking DREAM!...but they and us are all immortals. Especially when we have no guns to fire upon." he said,turning off his Apple phone's screen and placing it on his pocket.
Alfred got up from his seat,to which Bill did so when the former ordered him,as well as standing behind him.
"Let's get going,shall we?" Alfred said with a small smile.
20:25 - Casino
Malik sat on a soft,wide and red sofa,accompanied by Abu,Aisha and Samir. The Harem area was a mini-palace in one room,all reserved for them and no one but waiters. Its perfumed air dominated the Harem and it mimicked any of his palaces of his land.
Over the last ten hours,four of them spent time chatting,laughing,playing Casino games and smoking pot together. More so when Anna,his former enemy,was around. Anomalous among his family,he enjoyed talking to her and made sure she remained safe by the Gulf Gang's side,not wanting to expose her in front of everyone because of Ikram's draconian restrictions until Aintisar's Nightclub got officially opened.
He caressed his goatee with his hand impatiently as his ass was glued to the sofa,feeling tired to stay inside for so long. For a good reason,though: Anisah invited but forbid him to go anywhere outside Casino,not after he continuously harasses Aida of Yemen to Hell and for his attempt to flirt with Anisah on 2012. Anisah never lets him go to her birthday on every 17th April.
She hates him a lot.
"Mal," Abu approached him,after playing a roulette with Samir "do you want to try out this game?"
"La,Abu!" Malik rejected,then complained "I'm tired of repeating the games over and over again. All these hours of rolling the circle of time bores me!"
"You really miss Anna,don't you?" Abu asked.
"Bialtaakid!" he raised his voice "We wasted six pipes of Cannabis with Anna just to suppress our boredom. We're so puffed as allaena!"
He got up slowly,moaning.
"Come to think of it," Malik added "where could my pal Ahmed be?"
That's how he calls Alfred.
"I can't remember."
"Who cares?" Aisha suddenly asked,peeking through her magazine "Anisah explicitly said that we're better out of the harm's way from your friend."
"That same Anisah who won't allow us to dance in the Nightclub or ride in her underground amusement park! Allah,she's so selfish!"
"Is that so? Anisah is 'so selfish' for barely allowing you to go there!" Samir added,from the roulette "You don't know shit about morality!"
"Shut u-"
Malik's angry retort was interrupted by a security guard who walked fastly towards him.
"Sir,someone wishes to see you?"
"Who?"
"Two people. They told us their names: Alfred and Bill."
He formed a face of shock. Could it be? The excitement level rose up inside him.
"Ahmed?!" Malik smile grew wider and his eyes were sparkling with joy.
"Nem."
"MASHALLAH!" he shouted happily,then said "Let him and whoever this 'Bill" is in! No permissions needed!"
The guard nodded and went back to send Malik's reply. Ten seconds later,Alfred and Bill stepped forward. Blood boiled within Alfred for seeing Malik again.
"Ahmed,my man!" Malik said,spreading his arms wide to hug him.
"Fuck your 'Ahmed',maggot!"Alfred said to himself,irritated.
"Where were you,my friend?" Malik hugged him.
"None of your stupid concern,my enemy!" he pushed him away.
Malik was slightly confused and upset by Alfred's reaction. What's wrong with him,he asked himself.
"And you,Bill?"
"That guy knows my goddamn name,Al!" Bill whispered to Alfred,then replied to Malik "I'm fine. Pleasure to meet you,I suppose..."
"Care to sit down with us?"
They accepted without saying a word. Everyone sat down on each seat they've selected. As usual,Bill sat next to his dad-bro while the latter sat next to Malik.
While Malik was undoubtedly glad to see his ally again,by giving him a friendly smile to show it,Alfred shivered in growing anger and was disgusted without exposing his feelings. To him,the atmosphere was annoying like in the UN or when he,Malik and Khendi touched a bright white orb three years ago in May at Riyadh. Almost to a point of excepting the Casino to consume his soul till death.
The only thing preventing him from lashing out is Bill's hand on Alfred's leg.
"Ahmed? Why are you shivering?" Malik asked,curiously.
"If you call me 'Ahmed' again,I'll break your fucking skull!" Alfred thought,angrily.
"It's cold."
"Does the air conditioner bother you?"
Alfred blushed. Not because they have romantic relations (they never have),but because of how random this question was.
"Kinda." he replied with a forced smile "I won't mind if you turn it off."
After Malik got up and went to the air conditioned to do as requested,then to return to sit down and ring his bell. With a sound,a waiter came in and he ordered him to deliver drink through guests' accordance. No matter his hospitality,Alfred didn't changed his opinion nor his emotions for him.
The chattering started with a cut on some slack from the tension,all the while Alfred crossed his arms. He didn't join in the conversation,and just starred hatefully at Malik. Bill didn't like that,and argued to Malik and his Gang that he isn't in a mood to chat with them. At the same time,Alfred couldn't help but look down at the electronic key peeking from Malik's pocket for a moment.
Only when the waiter delivered their drinks did he started speaking.
"Ahmed!" Malik called,kneeling to pick up a Cannabis pipe under a desk where drinks were placed "Wanna smoke some pot?"
"No thanks." Alfred replied,rejecting the offer "I'll much rather see you 'smoke' my dick than anything else."
"What did you say?"
Alfred coughed.
"Nothing."
Just as he uttered that word,Bill leaned to grab a pipe,but his hand got slapped by Alfred,snapping at him mentally that they didn't came here to smoke shit.
"You should've seen me and Anna when we were puffing together for hours!" Malik added.
"Ugh!...The nerve of her..."
When the last glass of water got drank empty,he finally decided to ask what he came for.
"What's in your pockets?"
Malik turned to grab the key.
"It's the electronic key Anisah lend me. Why do you ask?"
"Can you borrow me this to unlock the Secret Location,and then hand you back? My sister Carly might be inside."
"I'm afraid I can't,Ahmed." Malik argued in a sad tone "Ikram would kill me if I grant this to anyone,regardless of reasons!"
"Ikram at least has some shred of decency,unlike you or Anislut!" he retorted at him,angrily.
Malik got offended by that and his forehead turned reddish,which made Alfred to smirk. That smirk got reverted to a frown upon realizing the time passing so rapidly.
He couldn't stand wasting more time.
"Mal,do you mind if we talk in a more private place like balcony?" Alfred suggested,hiding his vendetta.
"Sure,my friend." Malik agreed,standing up "There's one outside the Casino."
They both walked away from the group. Bill was going to ask him where were they going,but Alfred only winked at him. He and Malik's gang won't get to know what Alfred's up to.
After walking down the path leading to the nearest and open stone-paved balcony,they entered and closed the door. Although Malik was creeped out by Alfred's continuous,malicious smirk,he was distracted by the calming fall of the snow.
The night was already present. Malik and Alfred got closer to the stone railing. The latter observed the snowy hill filled with trees below.
It was the perfect place and time to teach Malik a lesson he'll never forget.
"So,why did you want to go outside?" Malik asked,hands on the railing.
"Nothing special. Taking some fresh air." Alfred told him,proceeding to distract him by steadily leaning his arm towards the key.
By the time Alfred's fingers touched the key,he snatched it and placed the same into his jacket. Malik felt his clothes tingling,but ignored to take a look,thinking it was an insect landing on them.
"Malik..." Alfred whispered to his ear,still smirking "Say '9/11' for me..."
He didn't let him respond. Alfred,using full strength,pushed Malik immediately out of the railing into the field. Malik screamed in confusion,fear and outrage. When he stomped his body at the snow,he got stunned and unconscious,physically overwhelmed. Alfred counted for thirty seconds,checking if Malik would get up.
After the thirtieth second,his smirk once again became a frown,though he felt an incredible satisfaction for what he did. Alfred tempted to laugh outloud.
"The least you deserve..." he remarked,before leaving the balcony.
Alfred rushed back towards Bill and the Gang,still chatting and getting along.
"Bill,get up!" he called him,stopping the scene "Our business is over!"
"What happened,Al?"
"I've dealt with Malik for goo-"
"Where did Malik go?" Abu suddenly asked,standing up from his chair.
"He told me not to bother him while smoking outside." Alfred lied.
"That's not true at all!" Samir corrected him "We didn't saw Malik taking a cigar before you and him left!"
Alfred opened his lips and rolled his eyes. He could've simply grabbed Bill by his arm and leave them disoriented,but he instead bursted into laughter with closed mouth.
"Trust me,Samir." he assured him,returning his smirk.
With a hand move backwards at them,they and Bill followed him towards the balcony. Abu,Aisha and Samir were searching where could Malik be. When they spotted a large man-like hole below this area.
They remained there starring vaguely (they couldn't see the details) at the spot,to which Alfred winked at Bill.
"Huh?" Bill mumbled,not understanding what Alfred meant by blinking at him.
He made silent gestures pointing at the three,mimicking that they should push them over. Bill quickly and finally understood him,but was hesitant not to do it.
"Are you off the rail?!" Bill objected quietly,shocked. He spread and dropped his arms in agitation.
Alfred didn't replied,but was angered enough to threaten him by having his hand getting near his glasses. Realizing what Alfred will do,he nodded forcefully and,together,they thrust the Gang with their own shoulders. Aisha,Samir and Abu fell and screamed down as the result.
"Dang! Look what we've done!" Bill exclaimed,kinda ashamed "Who knows what'll happen to us if Ikram or any high authority finds out! They'll never forgive us..."
"Good! Don't care! It's a great thing we've got ridden ourselves from these pests! Nobody will miss their asses!" Alfred replied,clapping his hands up and down to clean up the dust "Also,it's not the time to whine like a retard. The first phase is complete,now off to the second one!"
Bill and Alfred left the Casino,as casually as though nothing had happened. Bill conceded and started laughing as well. Alfred smiled kindly at him in response. No matter how abnormal and disgusting Alfred's actions may look,Bill couldn't avoid finding some humor beneath them. Not that he had much of a choice,anyway.
20:50
Alfred and Bill entered the Cafeteria's empty kitchen. Under the former's instructions,their next task was to find a disguise to be used as the other tool to create distraction and breach the Secret Location.
Alfred knew that Chris,as Santa,was inside Aintisar all the time. After they came out of the Casino,Alfred followed Chris' footsteps. Chris was hungry and no one was there to stop him from acquiring some food in the Kitchen. That is,so long as he stays away from Ikram's presence so as to not get spotted and kicked out.
Both of them peaked through wall,watching Chris eating a burger near a stove. Alfred was about to take something from his jacket,but Bill farted before he could've done it.
Chris stopped at that moment and looked around.
"Wie? What was that?"
Alfred turned leftwards and took Bill by his collar.
"Why are you farting?!" Alfred asked,quietly and angrily "Do you want Santa throw coal at us?!"
"Sorry,Al...It slipped through." he excused "I couldn't help myself."
"And you've now decided to fart in the middle of a serious situation?!"
"Dude,again,sorry!" Bill reiterated,annoyed "Jeez..."
Alfred sighed and resumed what he intended to do. He took out a syringe.
"Bill,do you know what's this?" he asked,showing it to him.
Bill gulped in fear.
"A syringe?"
"A sedative syringe,to be precise." he specified "It's a weapon which contains enough anesthetic to knock a grown man like him unconscious for a considerable amount of time. It isn't a lethal weapon."
"For what I can tell,you use injections whenever after losing your shit."
"Only in severe cases,Bill."
"But why using on Chris out of all people?"
"Well,he aided and abetted Anislut by asking her to give me that invitation poster in the UNSC hall on Christmas." Alfred told him with a sinister grin "Ergo,Chris will have to pay his fair share,too."
Bill nodded,despite disagreeing,and stayed behind the wall. Alfred told him to watch his action. The latter sneaked up behind the Santa with crouching steps,ever so subtly,got up and muzzled strongly Chris' mouth with his left hand and injected the syringe at his neck with the other. Chris' mumbled and helpless screams filled the Kitchen.
After ten seconds,he was knocked down and his noise ceased. Alfred released him and let him thump to the ground.
"Bill,can you help me drag that bull into the Coldroom? I mustn't be caught while I change my clothes!"
He didn't complain and they dragged Chris. Bill left Alfred to do so while eating what remains of Chris' burger. Five minutes have passed and Alfred completed his dress-up. In addition to changing his clothes with Santa's,he removed his glasses and placed them onto one shelf. Afterwards,he put his contacts on.
"Ho,ho,ho! How do I look?" Alfred asked,feeling the heat inside Santa's clothes,as well as imitating Santa's voice.
"Like a hobo."
"WHAT?!"
"Nothin',Al!" Bill said,clearing his throat "You look like a real Santa!"
"That's better." Alfred replied and,with Bill,left the room.
That same period of time...
Ikram was taking a piss inside the Gameroom's Bathroom. He took the time to take a rest from being on duty of keeping Aintisar in check from any dangers,infiltrations and sabotages. Unfortunately,the first out of three has already happened,while the second one was attempted by that 'Great' Satan Alfred Jones and his pal Bill Houston. It's only a matter of time before the last word becomes reality.
Although he took pride in humiliating Alfred,as evidenced by the broken mirror inside bathroom,after the latter got hit by a rotten egg during his,Anisah's and Yasser's combined pranks against him,it didn't seem to diminish his frustration. Alfred was still there and it pissed him off greatly why: Anisah stole his sister Carly.
"WHAT WAS SHE THINKING?!" he asked himself,kicking hard the table. No matter how much he had warned her that giving the invitation poster was a grave mistake,no matter his forgiving of her,half of him wanted to phone her to come inside and deliver her a hard slap for being an irresponsible bitch,because she ignored him until realizing her wrongdoing at the last minute. The other half begged to differ: Anisah was naive and genuinely didn't know that Alfred would indeed visit Aintisar,believing that it was just a troll.
All of his frustrations and anger boiled down to the fact that he didn't go to the underground amusement park otherwise labeled as "Secret Location",causing him to have a big headache. Ikram was really jealous at everyone who were (and are now) playing inside this restricted area. He didn't have the chance to try out any of its rides whatsoever,as Anisah and Ikram had.
Poor him.
Ikram walked towards a mirror next to the destroyed one. He watched himself through it. He looked like he had just woke up. He washed his face and fixed his hair in no time. The diligent Ikram wondered how much minutes did he stayed outside his assigned place over guarding the Location with his men. He assumed they were thirty minutes,thanks to his recent confrontation with Alfred and Bill.
He checked the phone's clock. It made him concerned and uncomfortable,feeling a lump in his throat. Which events were happening while he was gone? Things can't get any worse,so he choose to inspect locations just to be sure they hadn't been infiltrated or sabotaged.
But they were.
The first place he inspected was the Secret Location's corridor. Bypassing private rooms and then the Cafeteria,he saw six guards standing still,Allah bless them. As he approached them,he greeted them by saying nothing but a thumbs up and a smile at them. The next place was Casino which,while two guards were there,no one was inside. Absolutely no one.
Something was wrong indeed. Entering the Casino,he saw the leftover Cannabis pipes on the sofa and beneath it,as well as Aisha's fashion magazine on the desk. He grabbed his chin and his left hip with the other. He searched every section until he got to the cold balcony. There,he spotted four man-like holes under the snow bellow the railing,surrounded in their blood.
Ikram didn't know how to react. Either to chuckle in glee for having Malik fall down like an apple falling from the tree (he loathes him like his twin sister) or growl for witnessing this incident. He held sympathy for Samir due to his completely neutral attitude,but not for Abu and Aisha.
Either way,his investigation isn't over. Ikram hadn't found the perpetrator,but he was sure as Hell that it was Alfred. Who would've otherwise done that shit?
Ikram exited the Casino and approached the guards.
"Excuse me," Ikram called one of the guards "What were you do-"
He cut himself off. Who was he kidding? The guards wouldn't venture inside unless they were asked to do so. Dissapointed,Ikram left,making those two guards confused and scratch their heads.
Things got weirder and weirder. When he entered the kitchen,again,no one was there. Last time he saw Chris was inside this location. Twenty seconds for tiring searching,he noticed the cold,grey steam coming out of the Coldroom. He raised his eyebrow in curiosity. The perpetrator must've forgot to close the door.
He went inside and saw something which appalled him. A bulky,nearly-naked young man laid on the ground,stripped of clothes except pants and socks. The Santa costume was stolen.
Ikram tried to wake him up,firstly by normal calling,then by pushing his body and finally,after several attempts,by shouting and slapping his face for few times. None of these methods had worked.
He placed his ear near Chris' mouth if he was breathing,and he wasn't. There was a tiny dot located on his neck. Ikram noticed it and was shocked seeing Chris unconcious,realizing that the latter was sedated by someone familiar.
Ikram looked away and took a deep breath. Whoever did this shall be dealt with personally. He left him there and opted to go to the park he had so desired,but he stopped his moves when he saw Bill and Santa near the corridor.
"Hey,you!" Ikram shouted at them,surprising them "Have I told you NOT to step your foot on the Secret Location's doorstep?!"
"Oh,howdy,Ikie!" Bill waved,ignoring his question "Where were you?"
He rolled his eyes and facepalmed,annoyed.
"I was asking a question,dumbass..."
"Yes you did,señor. I was only guiding Santa to go inside the Secret Location. He forgot where it was."
"Is that so? I'd assume you're right."
"Aye."
Ikram crossed his arms and turned to look straight into Alfred's,disguised as Santa,eyes. His stomach was churning from fright at how these eyes were effective at scarring someone. The actual Santa didn't had such heavy dark eyebags and somewhat bloodshot eyes.
"What are you doing at the corridor,Mr. Santa?" Ikram asked,interrogating him while growing more irritated.
"Why do you gi-" Alfred coughed,realizing he was speaking to Ikram. He switched to Chris' deep voice with much emulation as he could muster "I-I seek the entrance to Aintisar's Secret Location."
"Were you supposed to entertain kids?" Ikram kept asking "Have you sent every present to them?"
"Those bra-I mean,kids?" Alfred tried to excuse himself "I've entertained them enough,Dickram,and the presents were sent where they belong."
"Aha..." he got a clue after hearing his derogatory name "Have you seen that cowardly bastard called Alfred Jones?"
"No,sir."
"You sure?"
"I swear under oath I didn't,you oaf!" Alfred said,raising his hands.
"Well then." Ikram concluded,dropping his arms "I'll let you go,but not in the Secret Location. You don't look quite well,Santa. Fahimtu?"
Alfred (as Santa) walked away,but Bill kept starring at Ikram.
"What are you starring at?!" he snapped at him,angrily "Are you a goat?!"
"N-not re-"
"Move out! NOW!"
Bill gulped and walked away as well. Ikram crossed his arms again,assured the guards and this time,he walked ten meters away from the corridor to keep an eye on those two faggots skulking around. After all this time,believing that the first and second war against Alfred,ISIS and historical sanctions over the last thirty years weren't enough of torments he had beared for the World. With their presence,it no longer came to his surprise.
21:00
Alfred and Bill barely slipped away from Ikram. They didn't leave the pathway between Cafeteria and the corridor. Instead,they were hiding behind a wall six meters away from the latter area. It was far enough not to get spotted by Ikram's prying eyes.
Both of them cleaned the sweat out of their foreheads in relief. It was so close.
"Shit! We're now stuck!" Bill complained,quietly and angrily "There's no way to return to our Cafeteria table and discuss further plans!"
"Don't worry,Bill." Alfred said,grabbing something from Santa's jacket "I have one last trick up my sleeve."
He took a RU-AP mine and its remote detonator. Black in color,small in size and shaped cylindrically,it wasn't an ordinary bomb nor a mine used in wars. It had a trigger within its explosive.
Alfred was tired of executing plans alone,so they negotiated who's going to do what with that mine. Bill will throw the mine near the corridor while Alfred would press the button once the guards get near it. There was no other way of clearing out obstacles,for they,especially Alfred,didn't have their guns.
Bill aimed carefully and flung it to the ground. It reached its destination. The guards were curious and approached the mine. One of them was suicidal enough to pick it up and bring it to Ikram. That guard called him,but he couldn't finish his sentence. The moment he let out his voice made Alfred to press the button. It detonated on guard's hand,causing a powerful explosion after three seconds of delay,killing all of six.
Ikram's jaw dropped in utter disbelief over what he just saw,in front of his eyes. Six guards fell down in various directions,lifeless. He prayed that they were alive but unconsciously and heavily injured. His blood boiled in rage and walked slowly forward,deepening it in the following seconds.
The explosion created a visible smoke,to which Alfred and Bill took the opportunity to sneak within it and enter the corridor. Upon doing that,Alfred picked the electronic key and slid down the scanner. The doors separated and revealed what it looked like a cellar,except that wine bottles were firework rockets,bombs and the rest of explosives residing on rows of shelves. They were stashed inside for celebration purposes.
Alfred and Bill were fascinated.
"So this is what Anislut was hiding from us!" Alfred exclaimed,grinning menacingly "They should be of great use. Of blowing Ainti-"
His voice was stopped by a loud step. Loud,because the area was dead silent. Another step followed,and the next one.
Alfred and Bill turned around,slowly,and saw the infuriated,steaming and boiling Ikram walking towards them,hearing only his fuming. Alfred uncovered the Santa's hat and beard.
It was Ikram's final straw.
"ALLAH AKBAR!"
After the shriek of rage,Ikram sprinted,leaped and raised the fist,hitting hard Alfred's face. Both Ikram and Alfred fell down,and the former,as he was holding Alfred's body and arms with his knees,punched repeatedly against his target's face.
"I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU,RAT!" Ikram yelled,furiously.
As Alfred struggled to pull out his arms from Ikram's legs,Bill pounced Ikram's back and slammed him with the full strength of his body. Alfred moaned in further pain.
"DON'T FUCK WITH MY BROTHER,YOU SICKO!" Bill yelled back,starting to beat Ikram up.
Ikram turned and pushed Bill away,letting him slip and fall on his back. On that same moment,Alfred took the advantage and swung a hard punch at Ikram's face. From then on,Bill,Alfred (vs) and Ikram were hitting each other,all with equal anger. After a full minute had passed,Alfred and Bill rushed towards Cafeteria in hopes of escaping him.
"YOU THINK YOU CAN RUN AWAY JUST LIKE THAT,SCUMMY COWARDS?!" Ikram shouted,ready to rush against them.
Ikram then sprinted again and pounced Bill against the desk,crushing it completely. They fought off one another until they stopped when Alfred threw an used catering at Ikram,hitting his torso and leaving out the food splattered all over the floor.
It infuriated him even more and went to the buffet to throw glass,bottles,plates and yes,caterings,at Alfred and Bill.
"Bill,counter Ikram while I try to distract him!" Alfred shouted,after dodging a flying plate and a glass bottle.
"AHOY THAT!" Bill nodded.
Bill ran into Ikram and grabbed his arms with his own,pulling them both in order to prevent him from fighting. Ikram resisted even after he got his face hit by a catering. He kicked Bill's stomach hard,making him again fall down and releasing his grip. Ikram then ran to a next table and raised it to throw at Alfred.
"AL! WATCH OUT!"
Alfred would've been knocked out flat if it wasn't for his body slam against the floor,jumping away from the thrown desk. Third of the buffet was smashed to pieces because of this.
The circle of fighting lasted for five minutes by which caused them to grow tired,dizzy and exhausted. Blood and bruises sprung out of their faces from constant beatings,but they didn't give a single flying fuck. They pressed on,anyway.
"PRICKRAM,YOU'RE SO WEAK!" Alfred taunted him "CATCH US UPSTAIRS IF YOU DARE!"
"MOTHERFUCKERS!"
He and Bill ran forward upstairs into Private Rooms (it has five floors),after bypassing the Cafeteria and Pub. Here,they made a plan on defeating Ikram: They'll run from the highest room section to the lowest one,and then punching Ikram's face,specifically where his infamous ugly scar is located,every time he shows up on each floor. They were giggling at the thought of it.
It went on by allowing Bill to run upstairs while Alfred hid behind the corner nearby stairs. When Ikram arrived at the first floor,Alfred jumped out and punched him,then to run away and repeat the process. Ikram countered Alfred at the third floor and uppercutted his chin,causing him to fall for the third time. Alfred tried to get up,but Ikram kicked his body. Bill noticed it and turned back to give Ikram a roundhouse kick at his teeth,losing his front incisor.
"WE'RE RUNNIN' FROM YOU FOR A REASON,CREEP!" Bill yelled,after the kick.
"YOU'LL BE MY NEXT LAMB FOR SACRIFICE!"
Bill saw Ikram losing it a bit as the latter grinned ferally and attempted to grab the former's neck,but he jumped one step backward to have Ikram fall down once more.
Their circle continued on the fourth and fifth floor,and they got downstairs just to troll and make Ikram more exhausted,slowly breaking his morale. Alfred and Bill switched roles and Bill was quite good at surprise punches. When they got at the bottom,they repeated again upstairs,now separately but slowly. They too were tired.
Without hesitation,for next five minutes,Ikram's anger level was at its maximum and ripped apart his waiter shirt and roared lividly. Whenever he encountered either of them,he attacked them with claws via fingernails. Ikram's attacks created painful scratches on Alfred's and Bill's faces and his mouth foamed for getting that much fucked around. To the effect,he turned into a human animal.
Alfred ran upstairs while Bill ran downstairs and vice verse. Not even if there was a possibility of slowing down at quadruple motion would actually slow them and Ikram down.
Once Ikram finally stopped running,while cathcing a breath,he placed his arms on his shoulders,panted and coughed blood,already beaten up. Alfred reached him and jumped against his back before Bill encountered them and delivered their final blow. Alfred quickly got up to let Bill do it,and Bill slammed his body against Ikram,WWE-style.
Ikram was finally knocked down,decisively defeated. He was stained with blood and sweat,while his mouth in particular was colored red.
"Excellent work,Bill!" Alfred congratulated him,panting.
"We couldn't have defeated Ikram without our teamwork,Al!" Bill replied,also panting in tiredness. After twenty seconds of calming themselves down,he asked "What should we do to him? We can't just leave him there!"
"You're right!" Alfred said,smiling friendly "Let's drag him down to the Bathroom. You'll love it!"
Ikram,unconscious and stunned as he got,was transferred to their location. They lowered his body at a closed toilet seat. Specifically,on the cabin where Alfred unlocked himself after having a mental breakdown.
"Do you want to piss on Ikram?" Alfred asked.
"Why?"
"To punish that savage of Anislut's...for the third time."
"Ok."
They unbuttoned their trousers and pants and began pissing everywhere on Ikram's body. Alfred,to repay his humiliation by Ikram at the Gameroom,went on a whole new level and took his pants off to shit on his face...something that he hadn't done before in his life. Literally.
Bill was absolutely disgusted at this,to the point of covering his mouth and nose so as to not vomit.
"WHAT THE FUCK,ALFRED?!" Bill yelled while mumbling through covered mouth "THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR!"
"So what?" Alfred smirked,after letting out a large poop onto Ikram's face "That's what the great,victorious heroes did to Saddam and Noriega after their capt-"
"I DON'T CARE! I'M OUT!" he screamed,leaving the Bathroom "GOD,YOU'RE SO FUCKING GROSS!"
"YOU'RE SUCH A PUSSY,YOU KNOW THAT!"
Bill slammed the door closed. Alfred,without regret,cut one half of his poop to smear Ikram's face and torso with his hands,and he inserted his other half into Ikram's mouth. Lastly,he opened the toilet seat and shoved his head inside.
Revenge was disgustingly 'sweet'.
Satisfied with joyful malice,he scrubbed his hands from stinking filth with shampoo and water,captioned Ikram with his Apple phone,turned Ikram's phone after hearing Anisah calling,and he plugged his nose to whisper to his ear.
"There's your chemical incubators...Bitch!"
Here's the Aintisar's third chapter. Alfred,Bill and Carly opted to go back to his mansion after what had happened to their dad-bro in the Gameroom,but Carly was kidnapped by Anisah after their time in the Disco Club. While Carly started enjoying the fruits of the no-longer Secret Location with Anisah and her rides,as well as her friends like Arisha and Maria,Alfred,with Bill as his company,sought to do anything for the destruction of Aintisar,the Party and its guests. ANYTHING...
To be continued...