"How did Lance get kidnapped? He was tough," I asked.
"He was also drunk. He was drinking at the pub, as he got scolded by Coach. I went to the Gents, but when I came back, he's not there anymore. So I came over here to ask Jennifer where Lance could be." William was grief-stricken.
"Elaine and Lily Fay must be going home after Elaine's shift when Marco ambushed them. Probably sneaked up behind them and knocked them unconscious." I mused.
"The thing is, do we meet Marco? Or tell the authoritives?" Jennifer asked the dreaded question.
"We can't. If we do, Marco'll kill them. I bet his got our room bugged."
"I'll go." William decided.
"But you'll die!" Jennifer exclaimed.
"Not if we've got a plan. And the Lady of the Lake sure has one, doesn't she?"
"We need to go to Ms. Kali's house." I said. "Her house had a sword. It may not be Excalibur, but at least it's better than an umbrella or a hockey stick."
So we took a bus and got there. I knew where Ms. Kali's spare key was hid, and then we entered.
Ms. Kali's house was clean. We went to the study. I opened the closet. And there, lying within a "stone", was a sword. Ms. Kali must have spent hours cleaning it.
"Well, it's not Excalibur, but it's close enough. As I'm Merlin's apprentice, I shall 'bless' this sword." So I "blessed" the sword, and William grandly pulled it out of the "stone". Jennifer found a sheath, and the three of us brought the sword home.
Meanwhile, Jennifer and I filled William in about his "parents". "Do you know a guy whose name starts with U?" Jennifer asked.
"Maybe… Ulysses? and Ingrid. But he's a black! Plus, she's a Catholic. Her father'll never approve of this." William said.
"William, they have to get together, or you'll be powerless. You'll never be born."
"Fine."
We walked over to the soccer field near our house. William pointed to a muscular black guy. "There he is."
Ulysses's a great footballer, like Pele. He plays for our county. Ingrid is the cheerleader of the football team. Alas, beside her was a blonde guy, most probably Gordon.
"What are we going to do?" I asked.
"I'll invite Ingrid to come along with me, and William can go talk with Gordon about football." Jennifer suggested.
Ingrid was really pretty. Brunette curls, deep warm green eyes, petite figure… Anyway, Jennifer and Ingrid walked to Ulysses. It was love at first sight. Ingrid was totally awed by this six-feet-tall footballer, and Ulysses looked like he couldn't believe such a pretty girl was talking to him. They hit it off right away. But then the religion part came up.
"Let's go on a date," Ulysses suggested.
"Sure. But… are you a Jew?" Ingrid asked tentatively.
He nodded.
"I'm sorry then. My father doesn't allow me to date Jews, 'cause I'm a Catholic."
Blast the theology! Why couldn't they be an atheist, like Jennifer, who only believes in things with scientific explanations.
I walked over. "Hi. I'm Lily Fay's friend." Lily Fay's also a cheerleader.
Ingrid nodded. "Hi."
"Can't you just 'escape' from your house without your parents' notice? I mean, date first, think later, right?"
It totally worked. Not that I expected it to. Anyway, Ingrid was getting out of her house at ten. Ulysses'll be there on his bike, ready to whisk her away.
"Done!" Jennifer said. "All we need is their first kiss, and Hey presto, King Arthur is born!"
What did you tell Gordon?" I asked.
"Oh. Well…"
"Say it!"
"I told him that Nancy Lake's interested in him. He said he don't mind, as she's got a nice figure…" William blushed.
I glared at him, and punched him. In the arm.
"Oww!" He shrieked.
"You deserved it! And Gordon's a PERVERT!" I couldn't believe William'll do this to me. Well, maybe his girlfriend is more important to him than her best friend.
