Allo everybody! Sorry I have not updated in a while. Uni just started up so...in an attempt to proclam my sorryness (sorryness? Is that even a word?) I shall give you two chapters today. :)
Chapter Twenty-five
War of Wrath
Gwen's car sped down the highway at about nighty-five miles per hour. She had A Night at the Opera by Blind Guardian basting in the stereo and the AC on full blast with all the windows up and locked. It had been like this for an hour and nobody bothered to say anything. Gwen had filled up the car in Connemara and she had said that she would not be stopping the car unless it needed more gas.
Sauron had given up reading his book within ten minutes of the drive due to the fact that he couldn't concentrate on it. He then gazed lazily out the window and watched the beautiful landscape of Connemara turn into the horrid city of Walisack. His eyes then lit up with enlightenment.
So that's why they didn't like my orcs and men trampling across Middle-earth and cutting down the trees for industry. It all makes sense now!
Gwen purposely drove over a bump and all three launched into the air. Morgoth hit the seat with a thud.
"What the hell did you do that for?" he yelled above the music.
Gwen pretended not to hear him and turned up the music. Five minutes later Gwen's cell rang and she turned off the music and answered the phone.
"Ya? You're on the speaker phone so talk it up before I hang it up," she said.
"Gwen? Bad mood eh? It's Kisha. I was wondering where you were," Kisha asked.
They passed by a sign and Gwen read off the location.
"We're on I-87 going westward at about nighty-five miles per hour. We just passed Walisack five minutes ago. I can still smell its pungent odour."
"Okay, what's your ETA?" Kisha asked.
"Well if I don't stop and kill the three of them then we'll be home before five."
"What'd they do to piss you off?"
"The usual: constant bickering. It's getting very annoying. I've locked the car windows and put the AC on full in an attempt to freeze them to death. Apparently it's not working."
Kisha laughed on her end.
"I'll let you go buddy. Le projet est très bon."
"Ten-four good buddy. See ya at the camp."
"Bye."
Gwen heard the click of a hanged up phone and so she turned hers off.
"What's this project Kisha talked about?" Morgoth asked.
"Nothing that concerns you," Gwen replied as she turned up the music again.
"War and anger shall reign the clash of iron can be heard By blindness you're driven insane I'm lost in anguish and grief Sorrow won't wane 'til you die a shattered body deeply hurt And darkness will cover the light It's gone forevermore." Gwen sang after she turned it up.
"Well this isn't a pleasant song," Morgoth commented.
"Yes and you're not a pleasant being to be around. Look a perfect match. Now shut up," Gwen retorted angrily. She turned up the music louder and continued to drive down the highway.
Morgoth inwardly sighed.
I hate women.
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"Okay have you finished the dry milk?" Kisha asked as she walked down the hallway carrying a box of cellophane.
Elladan and Elrohir nodded.
"Yup, and the dressers are glued shut and anything that has a tube now has chilli oil or garlic oil in it," replied Elladan.
"Good, is everything else that we can do ahead of time done?" Kisha asked.
Elrohir nodded.
"Most definitely, the pillows have been glued down and seven alarm clocks have been placed in hidden locations around the room. Each one is going to go off a half hour after the other starting at two in the morning."
Kisha gave the nod of approval.
"Good job. Now let's put the cellophane up. I called up Gwen a bit ago and they should be back around five if they're lucky."
Elladan took one end of the cellophane and the two put it in front of the doorway. After they had finished they stepped back to admire their handiwork. At first glance it didn't even look like there was something in front of the doorway.
"Good job guys. Now let's get something to eat," Kisha said.
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A Night at the Opera finished and Gwen pulled it out and replaced it with Battalions of Fear. They were about three hours into the drive and Gwen noticed that the gas needle was resting on the empty side. Giving a frustrated sigh Gwen pulled off exit forty-six and found a gas station.
"Stay here," Gwen commanded as she got out.
She put the pump in her car and began pumping gas. When the gas pump clicked she pulled it out and placed it in the cradle. She quickly jogged inside the station and waited in line for the single register. While she waited in line she picked up a pack of gum and a bottle of Coke. She then thought that maybe the idiots-even though she was a bit peeved with them- might be thirsty and so she grabbed three more Coke's. She finally reached the register and placed the items on the counter.
"Is that all miss?" the register lady asked.
"Oh and fifty dollars in gas," Gwen replied.
The lady nodded and punched it in.
"That'll be sixty dollars please," the lady said with a smile.
Gwen handed her the Discover card and waited for it to transfer.
--
Sauron watched a suspicious man walk hurriedly across the parking lot and into the store. He had an odd aurora surrounding him and he knew something was amiss. He poked Morgoth in the shoulder and he turned around.
"What?" he demanded in a gruff voice.
"Did that man seem suspicious to you?" Sauron asked.
Morgoth rolled his eyes and turned back to the front.
"I'm serious!" Sauron persisted.
They then heard gunfire and shouting inside the store. Thuringwethil turned her head and looked inside the store. Sure enough the man had a gun and was waving it around.
"We better do something," she said as she unbuckled her seatbelt.
Morgoth nodded and undid his.
"Yes we should. Come on then," he said as he opened his car door.
--
The lady handed back Gwen's Discover card when everyone heard a voice from the doorway.
"Nobody move or else I'll shoot!" he demanded.
A mother with a small child had been in the candy isle and they dropped to the ground with the mother protecting her child. The man rolled his eyes and passed them by. Another man had been next to the coolers getting a Coke. He grabbed a beer bottle and went to hit the robber in the head. The robber saw him through the reflection on a mirror and turned and shot him in the leg. He dropped to the ground and the child in the candy isle began crying.
"Shut that kid up or I'll shut him up for you!" the man yelled.
The woman told her child to be quite and that if he was a good boy she'd give him a candy bar.
The man walked to the front of the store. He pointed the weapon at the lady behind the cash register.
"Give me all the money in the register or I'll kill everyone in here," he commanded.
The lady gave a small nod and began emptying the register. Gwen rolled her eyes and huffed. She was not afraid of the gunman; she had to put up with worse in Connemara, and so she appeared to be a little impatient. The man turned the gun on her and Gwen took no heed of it.
"Not scared miss?" he asked.
Gwen made a 'tch' sound.
"No."
He cocked the weapon.
"You should be."
"Why? I've put up with three demons for over a day. A gun in my face does not scare me."
He levelled it at her head.
"Is that a fact?" he said cocking his head to one side.
The doors of the convenience store were thrown open. Morgoth, Sauron, and Thuringwethil strode in. Sauron had a smile on his face and Morgoth looked peeved. Gwen gave a laugh.
"Oh you're going to so wish you didn't come here," she said.
The man took the gun from her head and pointed it at Morgoth and then back at Gwen.
"I don't know who you are but I'll shoot!"
Morgoth shrugged.
"Go ahead shoot I don't care. I just happened to be passing through when we heard gunshots. So, being the good Samaritans that we are, we decided to check it out. Now buddy you have two choices. One: you can put the gun down and leave this place and nobody will call the cops on you. Or two: the cops and a hearse will be here investigating what happened and they'll be identifying you by you're teeth. Actually no, they won't be able to identify you at all because I'll blow your teeth clean off after I've killed you."
The man felt a bit nervous but didn't let up.
"I'm the one with the gun and so I'll make the decisions."
Sauron rolled his eyes.
"This is the second time in two days that I've heard that line. This routine is getting old. Can't we just kill the batard and go home? Gwen's pissed enough as it is."
Morgoth shrugged.
"But you know its fun to mess with a gunman's head before they die. Sometimes they even think that they'll get away with what they've done," Morgoth replied.
"Really now I'm hungry and I haven't had blood since we showed up at camp. This one's mine," Thuringwethil said.
The gun in the man's hand began to shake and with a flick of Morgoth's wrist telling her that it was okay, Thuringwethil attacked the man and punctured the man's neck with her fangs. Gwen quickly grabbed the sodas and gum and ran for it. She hid behind Morgoth and Sauron and watched Thuringwethil have a feast. The other people in the store watched on in horror and confusion. When she had finished she stood up and wiped the blood from her face.
"Yuck, an AB positive, that's never been my favourite but it'll do."
Morgoth rolled his eyes.
"Yes well you really didn't have a choice in that matter."
Gwen tapped her foot impatiently and checked her watch.
"Come on we're burning daylight and I really don't want to have to answer to the cops. Do you guys have a sleeping potion like you used last time that will erase everyone's memory?"
Morgoth nodded.
"Of course I do. Sauron stay in the store with me."
Gwen headed for the door.
"Don't take too long. We're burning daylight here and I wanna be back at camp before I turn eighty-seven," Gwen said.
"You're eighty-six? Wow, I'd say you don't look a day over fifty," Sauron said trying to be polite.
Gwen rolled her eyes.
"Shut up, I'm thirty-two alright? Now hurry up!"
--
Gwen waited impatiently in the car. After what seemed like an eternity, Sauron and Morgoth emerged from the store and went to the car. They got in and Gwen took off. She pulled back onto the highway and fumbled around for another Blind Guardian CD.
"You could have gotten yourself killed in there you know," Morgoth said.
Gwen scoffed at his comment.
"Like you bloody well care," she said as she pulled out Imaginations from the Other Side and put it in.
"Well you don't have to be a bitch about it," Morgoth replied.
"Oh shut up. Sauron, you really were right about what you told me on the way to the Stop N' Go," Gwen said sarcastically.
Sauron shrunk in his seat.
"What did you tell her?" Morgoth asked.
Before Sauron could reply Gwen did for him.
"He told me that you liked me. The hell that's true. 'Go ahead and shoot!' you said. Thanks Morgoth," Gwen replied.
Morgoth turned and glared at Sauron. He turned back to the front and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"Well I did but you can forget it now!"
"Yeah well I never liked you! You selfish batard!"
"Fine! Wait till next time when I have to save your ass against another robber or thief! You can forget it!"
Gwen stopped the car to a screeching halt.
"Get in the trunk!"
Morgoth didn't move.
"NOW!"
"No!"
"I don't want to see your ugly two-faced face! Now get out!"
"Morgoth, just get out," Sauron whispered. "It's not that bad in the trunk."
They both turned to the back.
"SHUT UP!" they both yelled.
Sauron shrunk in his chair again.
"In the trunk! Now!"
Morgoth got out of the car.
"No! I'll walk to camp for all I care!"
He slammed the door shut and Gwen rolled down the window.
"Fine!"
She rolled it back up and sped off leaving Morgoth on the side of the highway.
"Does this mean I can sit in the front now?" Sauron asked.
"Shut up or you'll walk too!"
"Yes ma'am."