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A Trip Through Time
Chapter 22: The Battle
Previously
Soon the rest of Sheck's goons, having been attracted by the ruckus arrived, all with weapons at hands. Andy saw this and sent them a heated glare at them. The anger, frustration and stress from the last few days have reached it's breaking point.
He is beyond mad right now...
"Okay, that does it, this ends now...'Andy said as he got into position, as did Gertie.
Everyone realized that they were going to have to fight now and got into position. The time for play is over, and now it is time to fight.
One fight that Andy is determined to win, not for himself, but for his family and friends.
There were about 11 of Sheck's goons had appeared and the our heroes got in position, with Gertie leading.
"CHARGE!..."The aged woman shouted as she swung the bat around, hitting one goon and getting the others to get into the fight.
The children had grabbed a few old items they found around, Helga still had the old pipe she used to knock the other guard out, that Lisa girl grabbed an old mop that was lying around while the others started running and tiring out their respective bad guys.
Megan started running, since she is still too young and Arnold had the need to guard her, especially since one big guard was looming over them.
"Hold still you little brats..."The big guy said.
Arnold frowned, and out of pure instinct, did a front kick, much like how Andy did earlier, causing the guard to yell. Arnold normally didn't like violence, but he knows he has to fight here, not just for his sake, but for the sake of the others, especially his future children.
Megan saw this and looked at him in awe.
"Way to go..."Megan cheered to him, Arnold smiled and did his best to protect her, since she is so little and doesn't have the fighting experience of her brother.
Speaking of which...
"HI-YA! HI-YA.!...'Andy shouted as he punched, kicked and karate chopped the bad guy in front of him, a bald, muscular brute covered in tattoos and had a face that can give little kids nightmares, but he is not scared.
He is going to fight!
Unlike with W.J and his fellow bullies, who were just dumb kids, these guys are criminals and were way more difficult to fight, but Andy used all of his years of training to best dodge and land blows as he could.
"You rotten little brat!..."The big guy shouted as he pulled out his knife, which Andy only barely managed to dodge.
"Oh man...Oh man....Oh man...Oh man...Oh man.....'Andy thought, panicking on the inside, while on the outside, he tried to keep a strong face and continue to dodge.
However, before anything else could happen, Helga appeared,s swung the pipe in her hand on the guards back, making him scream loudly in pain and fall to the ground.
Andy saw this and smiled at her.
"Nice one...'Andy said.
"Don't mention it, now let's go show these donuts holes who's boss...'Helga said as she had a vicious smirk on her face, promising pain to her enemies.
One that was almost identical to the one Andy had on his face.
They weren't the only ones, Phil and Gertie were fighting off against two of the thugs, but due to their older age, they were a little slower, but that didn't mean they didn't pack a punch.
"HI-YA!..."Gertie shouted as she managed to give a thug a falcon punch, and Phil managed to kick under him, sending him to the ground.
Gerald and Phoebe were close together, trying to outrun two thugs that were after them, and Phoebe tried to think of quick idea...observing her surroundings...She then saw something and got an idea.
"Gerald, do you have anything on you that can throw?..."Phoebe asked as they ran around a support beam, trying to outrun the thug.
"I think I got my old baseball, why?..."Gerald asked.
"Trust me...hit the ceiling..."Phoebe ordered.
Gerald, while confused, obeyed Phoebe, threw the ball to the spot where she pointed, just in time for the thug to approached them...however, that part of the ceiling, which has been worn through throughout the years, had given, and a huge chunk of it fell out, hitting the guard and knocking him out.
Gerald was surprised but smiled.
"Awesome!...'Gerald said.
Kiara saw this, was glad that her parents were okay and sighed.
"Quick thinking, mom...'Kiara thought in relief.
Only for a thug to suddenly pull out a knife and approach her, causing her to gasp.
"Not so fast, little girl..."The thug said and Kiara looked nervous to say the least.
However, before he could do anything to hurt her, a loud thud noise was heard, and the guard now had wide eyes, let out a high pitched "ow" and soon fell to the ground. Behind him, was a very angry looking Andy with his arms and legs raised, making it obvious about what he just did.
"Stay away from her..."Andy said in fury.
Kiara smiled, knowing that her best friend just protected her, just like he always does. She was about to thank him, only to see something, frown, and suddenly push him away and land on top of him several feet away...and now he is looking deep into her eyes.
"W-What?..."Andy muttered only to see what caused Kiara's strange action.
Another guard had been about to sneak up on him, but Kiara pushed him out of the way before he could get hurt.
"You rotten little kids..."That guard said and was about to attack them, only to be hit in the head by what looked to be a baseball.
He turned around and saw the twins glaring at him, Lisa still had the mop in her hand, while Logan still glared.
"Pick on someone your own size, ya big jerk!..."Lisa shouted as she held the mop tighter and started swinging it like a regular baseball bat.
"Why you!...'The thug said in anger.
"You leave my cousins alone!...'Andy shouted as he did another punch on the stomach, making the goon gasp in pain and then scream.
The fighting continued, everyone against an opponent, determined to win, one way or the other.
Outside
With Sheck
"GUARDS! GUARDS! ANSWER ME YOU IDIOTS!...'Sheck shouted, having waited outside.
They got an alert that the kids escaped from the cell and Sheck ordered the rest of his underlings to go get them, not taking any chances this time.
He still needs those kids for when his targets get here...he sent them away 5 minutes ago and still has yet to get any word from them. Another few minutes passed and Sheck got angry, angry enough to squeeze his walkie talkie enough to crush it in his bare hand.
"Those kids...they are just like their parents..."Sheck muttered, feeling anger and dark thoughts consume him.
No one is going to get in the way of his revenge...No one.
Back to the battle
Andy cursed under his breath, Sheck's goons were a lot tougher and stronger as as much as they went down, they got back up. It sort of stinks that they are all escaped convicts and the only ones fighting are kids and two old people.
But that doesn't mean they aren't giving a good fight.
"Take that!...'Helga shouted as she swung the pipe around, managing to hit quite a few guys.
Arnold continued to dodge and duck everything, while Megan was now hiding, wanting to think of a way to help.
"Just what is going to take to take these guys out..."Helga muttered as she kept swinging.
"Whatever it takes!...'Andy shouted as he kept using his karate to defend himself and the others.
SHOT!
A gun shot was heard loudly and everyone paused when they saw that Sheck has joined the room, with a deranged look on his face.
"I leave for a few moments and you children cause a riot...my oh my, such bad manners..."Sheck said mockingly, but everyone could see the crazy in his eyes.
"YOU!..."Andy shouted.
"Such a bad little boy, escaping and attacking my henchmen...such bad behavior...'Sheck said as he pulled out his gun again, causing the others to gasp.
"Andy!..."Arnold, Helga, Megan, Kiara and the others all shouted.
"ANDY! Sheck, if you do anything to him, I will kill you!..."Phil shouted, while Sheck only laugh.
"Don't move, or else..."Sheck demanded.
Everyone stopped, as they had no choice now, while Sheck continued to laugh and glare at Andy at the same time.
"You caused me so much trouble today, you little brat...you know...if you had just behaved, it wouldn't have had to come to this, but I am afraid I don't have a choice now..."Sheck said.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!...'Arnold shouted as he tried to run and do something to save his future son, but Sheck only send a bullet and purposely missed him only by a few inches, causing Arnold to yell and stop in his tracts, due to almost being hit.
'Arnold!..."Everyone shouted, only for Sheck to turn back to Andy, with that psychotic look still on his face.
"Dad...'Andy let out, not caring if anyone heard now.
Sheck didn't notice, he just pointed the gun back to Andy...
"Goodbye, boy..."Sheck said as he pointed the gun to Andy, who let out a gasp.
'NO!...'Arnold, Helga, Megan, Gerald, Phoebe, Kiara, Logan, Lisa, Phil and Gertie all shouted but they were too far away to do anything.
However-
"NOOOOOOOOOO!...."Was suddenly heard echoing all throughout the area.
An upper window had crashed open and a figure plummeted and barrelled into Sheck, sending him to the ground and making the gun fall out of his hand.
'W-What?...'Arnold exclaimed while he and the others saw a middle aged man with blonde hair, an oblong head begin to beat on Sheck on the ground.
"DAD! Daddy!...'Andy and Megan shouted upon recognizing him, causing Arnold and his friends to gasp.
'Dad?...'Arnold questioned as he saw the man, who is his future self.
Yeah, it is him, they have the same head and the same hair, except the adult's is slicked down...He also saw that the older Arnold is now punching Sheck to the ground, and the derange criminal is trying to do it back.
"Stay...away...from...my...kids...."Future Arnold said as he continued punching Sheck, who despite his advance age, is putting a good fight.
One of Sheck's goons had recovered and went to grab the gun, and point it to the others. However, before he could do anything with it...a pink shoe suddenly was tossed to his hand, making him yell and drop it.
"AHHH!....'The thug shouted in pain as he cletched his hand.
"Huh?...'The others shouted as a new person appeared, a blonde woman in a pink dress, and one shoe...and a very angry look on her face.
"BACK OFF!..."The woman said as she threw her other shoe hard, making the guard yelp when it hit him painfully in the face.
Andy saw her and smiled widely.
"MOM!..."Andy shouted, startling everyone.
"Mommy!...'Megan shouted happily upon seeing her.
"M-Mom?...'Arnold thought in shock as he soon saw a tall, blonde haired woman with blue eyes...and she looks so beautiful.
Beautiful...and angry...
The beautiful, blonde woman was about to go and aid Future Arnold, who is still fighting Sheck, only for four of Sheck's thugs to surround her.
"Sorry Doll-Face...not happening..."One of Sheck's goons said with a sadistic, almost wolfish grin on his face.
The one had a stone cold expression on her face, and said only this.
"Wanna bet?...'She said as she just snapped her fingers.
Suddenly two more people appeared, a man and a dark haired, Asian looking woman to be precise and they both looked really mad too.
"NOT SO FAST!...'The man, an African American man with a goatee said as he punched one of the guards from behind, while the dark haired, Asian looking woman took who looked to be a sword and lunged to her enemies, leaving them defenseless.
"Surrender, fools..." The dark haired woman said as she continued to fight the thugs.
Young Arnold, Helga, Gerald and Phoebe were stunned, only to snap out of it.
'Come on, they need help...'Arnold said, only for Andy to block them.
"No, they don't...not from you guys...go hide...'Andy ordered.
'What are you talk-
'NOW!...'Andy said more forcefully to Helga, before she could finish her complaint.
Arnold took her hand and dragged her, Gerald and Phoebe to a hiding spot, while they continued to watch the new adults fight the bad guys.
"Wow..."Arnold thought as he saw Andy's mother punch the lights out the bald guy with the tattoos.
Phil and Gertie stayed to help their grandson, his wife and the new adults continue to fight the baddies to protect the children.
"You stay away from my daughter and my god children!...'The dark haired male said as he grappled with two of the guards, and managed to send them to the ground.
The blonde female saw this and sent him an approving smile.
"Nice going, Gerald..."The blonde woman said, unintentionally causing the eavesdropping, time traveled children to gasp.
"Did she just say Gerald?..." Young Gerald asked out loud.
"I...I think so...'Arnold said, still a little shock over seeing his own future self, his future wife and now the future version of his best friend.
Who are kicking serious butt against Sheck's goons.
"We can't just sit here and do nothing, they need us..."Young Helga said as she was about to do something, only to see something unbelievable.
Andy, Megan, the twins and Kiara, having had enough of this whole thing, decided to give the adults a hand in the battle. Andy, Kiara and the rest of the future kids grabbed some instruments they had, or in Andy's case, used his bare hands and bashed over the bad guys, Andy however, had punched Sheck on the back of the head while his dad was busy holding him off.
With all of the combined efforts, including the still smarting injuries from the earlier battle still there, the bad guys had fallen to the ground, including Sheck who said only this.
"Ouch...'Sheck said before passing out.
Andy panted, unable to believe that the battle was finally over.
'Finally...'Andy let out, happy that it's all over.
"Mom! Dad!...'Andy shouted in happiness and started running towards them.
"Mommy! Daddy!...'Little Megan shouted as she immediately ran to her parents, who scooped her up and pulled Andy into a hug too.
"My babies! Are you alright? Are you alright?!...'Future Arnold shouted as he scooped the two blonde kids into a hug, while their mother started hugging and kissing them as well.
"Oh, my precious, darling angels! We were so worried!...'The mother said as she was kissing the two children with all her might.
"Logan! Lisa! Oh, you two, come here!...'The blonde mother said to the twins, who also joined in the family hug and the two blondes were worried for them as well.
Arnold and Helga had witness this, their eyes stunned by the sight of Arnold's future self, his wife even started crying as they kept embracing their children and the twins too.
"I was so scared when I got that call...'The mother cried as she held the children tightly.
"That monster didn't hurt you did he?..."Future Arnold asked.
"No dad...we didn't let him...'Andy answered.
"He was really mean daddy, but we aren't hurt...'Little Megan said as her parents continued to hug, kiss and cry over the children in their arms.
They weren't the only ones.
"Kiara! My baby girl!...'Gerald shouted.
"Kia-chan!...'Kiara's mother shouted.
"Kaa-san! Daddy!..."Kiara shouted in happiness as she now embraced her parents.
The mother started kissing her as her father continued to hug the daylights out of her. Young Gerald saw this, gasped and his jaw dropped.
If that's his future self and Kiara just called him "daddy", then that means.
"Kiara...she's...she's my daughter...'Young Gerald whispered out in astonishment.
Phil and Gertie smiled and soon approached them.
"What happened? How did this happen? What is going on here?...'Future Arnold asked, once he regained his composure.
"Uh...You see dad...it's like this..."Andy started, trying to explain how this all happened.
Only for Future Arnold's eyes to widen as did his wife, and even future Gerald and his wife too.
Andy turned around and cursed under his breath when the time misplaced kids had been caught when they tried to take a peak and apparently they had been so in shock, that they stepped out of hiding.
"W-What...is...this?...'The mother asked in a slow voice, while she still held Megan in her arms.
"I...uh...Hi..."Young Arnold said awkwardly, feeling so strange right now.
However, before the adults could ask what is going on here, something got their attention.
'I...Have...Had...Enough...'Sheck muttered as he got up, with the gun in his hand.
The adults gasped and immediately pulled the children behind them to protect them. However, when Sheck pulled the trigger, nothing came out. He pulled it again and still nothing.
"What?..."Sheck demanded as he opened it and saw dismayed to see the lack of bullets inside it.
"Looking to these...'Gertie said as she held the bullets in her hands, revealing that she took them out while Sheck was knocked out.
Sheck had a bad moment, all of his henchmen were knocked out and the two pairs of middle aged parents were glaring at him. Future Arnold and his wife were the firsts to get up and marched up to the bad guy, with angry looks in their eyes.
"Phil? Gertie?..."Andy's mother said, in a soft voice that barely concealed the anger within her.
"Yes, dear?...'Gertie asked.
"Please take the kids...all of them outside...please...I don't want them to see what is about to happen...'The mother said as she cracked her knuckles, making it obvious what is about to happen.
"Yes please, grandma and grandpa...It's not going to be pretty..."Future Arnold said, with that same look in his eyes, while Future Gerald and his wife approached them as well, obviously wanting a part of this.
Phil and Gertie got the message and motioned the children to finally leave this accursed, abandoned building.
"Come on kids, nothing to see here...'Phil said as he tried to guide everyone out.
'But I wanna see the butt kicking..."Megan said with a pout.
"No argument...'Phil said as he forced all of the children to go out.
All the while, young Arnold, Helga, Gerald and Phoebe were fixated on the four adults in the room and well.
"That's my future self..and my future wife...wow...'Arnold thought.
"Oh Arnold, he looks even handsomer as an adult..."Helga internally swoon, while she was curious about the woman with him... ."That blonde woman...could she really be-"
'That's me as an adult? Wow...I look so cool..."Gerald thought.
"That blonde woman and that dark haired woman...could they possibly be-..."Phoebe's thoughts were cut off as they were finally outside of the abandoned FTI building.
Just in time to hear loud, shrill screams echoing from within it.
-To be continued-
Next time on A Trip Through Time
Times Collide
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