Final chapter! Olive and Ruby will risk everything to get out of the game and be together.
"I can't believe you! This is such horse shit!"
Quill was bad at controlling his emotions. Ruby tried calming him down. Olive sat in bed watching the two argue from behind a silk sheet that acted as a wall to separate them.
"Quill calm down ok? There's really no need to panic!"
"I can't believe this...I thought..."
"What?"
"...Nothing..."
She placed a friendly hand on his shoulder, "I'm glad your ok. This is going to be great we can stop Pelt and save the jungle."
"Was tonight serious?" He wasn't going to let this go.
She had this weird feeling in the pit of her gut. She looked up at him a bit saddened. "Yes. I really like her. I've never felt this way about anyone before."
Quill could see a shadow. Someone behind the sheet. He pulled it away revealing a startled and half naked Olive. All three stood there staring at each other just waiting for someone to say something.
Finally Olive chimed in when her brain started working again, "Uh...just going to find a bathroom." She ran off.
In the morning they devised a plan to stop Van Pelt once and for all. They needed to get that gem. Olive had an idea but she wanted to consult with Ruby first. Once that slab of meat Quill was out of sight they sat down and talked alone.
"I don't trust him," said Olive.
"What do you mean?" Ruby had no reason to suspect anything shady about her old friend, Olive was convinced something had to be up.
"How did he get here? How did he find us?"
Ruby shrugged, "He's Quill he can do anything."
Olive let out an exaggerated sigh, "What if it's possible he's working with Van Pelt?"
"What? No way!" Ruby's eyes got all big.
"But as a possibility."
"There's no way he'd work with that scumbag!"
"But you did though right?"
Ruby had to take time to really think that over. She was right, it said in the opening animation of the game that they were old colleagues and then he turned on her.
"Quill is different...trust me..."
"I already know he hates my guts. He does like to disappear and reappear a lot."
"Don't worry ok? I'll keep an eye on him. Or hey why not get your subjects to while I kick Van Pelt's butt?"
Olive thought about it and smirked, "Not a bad idea."
Ruby kissed her on the cheek, "Come on we've got work to do."
It was time to prep the Amazonians. This was going to be their last stand.
Van Pelt was overseeing a meeting at his camp when they were rudely disturbed by what sounded like a stampede.
His men stood at attention with their weapons drawn. The stampeding stopped and was followed by silence for several seconds until a noise like an wild animal call spread came from multiple directions.
They looked to the trees. The pack of wild redheads swung on vines. They ambushed them before they had any time to react. Van Pelt retreated back into his tent. Unsurprisingly Ruby was a step ahead of him.
"Ha! You thought you seen the last of me?"
"I'll hand it to you, Roundhouse...," he said as he reached into his pocket, "You always find yourself in the right place at the wrong time." There it was in all of its green glowing glory.
Ruby was mesmerized by it, she couldn't move.
"Ruby!"
Olive's voice snapped her out of it.
Van Pelt turned his attention to the teenager standing outside of his tent. He held up the jewel and instantly animals of all kinds came out into the open.
Olive wasn't sure what to do. A thousand birds circled above her. Elephants moved in from the surrounding jungle looking menacing with their long tusks pointed at her. Even lemurs in the trees all staring at her with their beady eyes.
Ruby kicked the jewel out of Van Pelt's hand before they could advance. Olive watched as Ruby fought in hand to hand combat with the villain. Ruby had a strange technique involving karate, Kung Fu, Nujitsu and Dance Fighting. It got scary when Ruby got knocked down but she was very quick and flexible. They blocked each other's attacks and wound up on the edge of a cliff.
Olive was grabbed from behind and dragged.
"Hey! What the hell?" She swatted at the large arms squeezing her. Quill took her behind a tree. Carnage was still happening. The busty warrior women were being slaughtered by Van Pelt's remaining men.
"Keep quiet!"
"I knew you were working with them!"
"What are you talking about?"
Both stopped and noticed Van Pelt had Ruby by the neck and was ready to throw her off. Olive elbowed Quill and made her way over to them.
"Olive don't!" Quill called.
She picked a gun up off the ground and shouted. "Let her go!"
Van Pelt turned to her and smiled.
"Are you sure you want me to do that?" Olive hesitated, "Give me what's mine and I won't drop her!"
She saw the scared look on Ruby's face, it looked like she was shaking her head. Olive was ready to shoot when Quill popped up out of nowhere and yanked the gun away. He tossed Van Pelt the jewel. He tossed Ruby aside.
Olive ran to Ruby's aid. "I knew it!"
"If you're going to win you might as well be on the winning side," Quill said with a stupid grin on his face.
Van Pelt was really hamming it up with his excitement. This was short lived as a split second later Quill pointed the gun he confiscated from Olive and shot him in the shoulder. Van Pelt took a knife out from his belt holster and spun it at Quill, hitting him in the chest. He flew backward.
Ruby got back up and faced Van Pelt. Olive knew she had to do something, she had more bars than her. She ran for the gun but could not get a clear shot now that he was fighting back and fourth with three determined female adventurerer. He was unbelievably strong and fast.
Ruby spun kicked him. He was dazed like a cartoon character minus the stars around his head.
Olive took the opportunity to finally shoot. Pierced in the neck, Van Pelt flew over the edge of the cliff to his doom.
Olive assisted Ruby who was still in shock after Van Pelt's beat down. She saw a thought to be killed Quill stand up. He pulled the knife out; one bar tattoo left on his arm. Ruby marched over to him. He opened up his arms for a hug only to get a hand across the face.
"Wow, I see you haven't lost your touch," he snickered.
"You were working with him?"
"I was undercover. I was trying to get that thing away from him. I didn't want you getting hurt."
"Well nice try!" Both Quill and Olive froze up, she was scary when she was angry.
The sacred jewel rested just on the edge of the cliff. It was time to restore everything. Ruby led the way and everyone including the remaining tribe followed.
Ruby placed it back into its tomb. She turned to Olive.
"Do you want to do the honours and say the sacred words?"
Olive gulped, "If I do. The game will be over."
"Well...that's how games go right?"
"But what if I never see you again?"
Ruby held her close, "You can have this to remember me by."
She hugged Olive tight and pressed her lips against hers. The women cheered. Olive's glasses fogged up. She turned to her other new friends and spoke to them with gratitude.
"Thank you all for your help. I have no idea what happens now but I hope that maybe some day I will see you all again."
"We will meet again," Queen Hendricks led her followers in a bow.
"You're alright, kid," Quill said parting her on the back, though a little too hard.
She had to hug Ruby again. She didn't want to let go.
She looked at the jewel and said, "...Jumanji..."
Olive woke up at her computer. She was drooling on the keyboard.
She adjusted her glasses and looked around her room. Her neck had this kink. She was devestated. It was all just all dream. She felt like the world's biggest loser.
"Hey..."
She spun around in her chair.
"Ruby!"
Ruby hopped into her lap. She made out furiously with her. A minute felt like two years apart.
"I had to find a way back to you. After months I had to figure out something. That tribe helped me.."
"Wait...months?"
"Well yeah."
Olive checked the calander. It was still the 28th.
"Time must work differently in the game," she checked the time. Only 7pm, "We can still make the party!"
"Well then what are we waiting for!"
"Do you have anything else to wear? I mean...I'm not sure it's a costume party."
Ruby chuckled, "Don't worry I brought just the thing."
In no time they were at the house party and once Ruby and Olive entered everyone came to halt and gawked at the couple.
Rhiannon was in the kitchen drinking from a keg when she spotted her best friend arm in arm with a magnificent redhead in a red dress sporting some impossible cleavage. She spit her drink out, spraying everyone within proximity.
"Hi, Rhi!"
She walked over to them. Still in shock.
"Whoa. Um. Olive are you going to introduce me to your new friend?"
"Oh this is Ruby . Ruby, Rhiannon."
"Pleasure," Ruby shook her hand.
Rhiannon was surprised by her strong grip,"So you're..."
Ruby pulled gave Olive a shake, "Her girlfriend."
Rhiannon wasn't sure what this was but it raised a lot of questions. She crossed her arms, frowning, "Oh? How did you two meet?"
Olive butted in, "Online."
"Right..."
"I'll give you two a minute," Ruby said, making her way past them to the kitchen.
Rhiannon took Olive aside still staring at Ruby, "Whoa. Like seriously."
"Right?"
"Is she an escort?"
"No!" Olive said, offended.
"Jeez sorry. I'm just well in shock. I mean I'm glad you're out of the closet I just didn't think..."
"Didn't think what?" Olive asked getting into Rhiannon ' s face, "That I wouldn't score a girl like her?"
"No! No! No! I just..."
"Sorry, may I cut in," Ruby came back with two plastic cups of beer handing one to Olive.
Rhiannon stammered and said, "I'll catch up with you two later."
"Nice meeting you," Ruby smiled cheerfully oblivious. She watched her disappear behind some people, "I like your friend."
"Yeah she's...something," Olive laughed.
A song started to play, something slow. Olive put her hands around Ruby's waist. Both were totally head over heels, knowing perfectly well what would happen at the nights end. It looked like there was a lot on Olive's mind.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Are you staying?"
"Well I'm here aren't I?" She said confidentially.
"I can't wait to get you out of this dress," she said tugging at it. They both laughed. Some more time went by.
"Now what are you thinking about?"
She got extra close to Ruby's face, leaning in and saying, "How I'm the luckiest nerd in the world."
They sealed their relationship with a long and savoring kiss.
Thank you all for reading! I have a new Jennifer's Body story already in progress!
