CHAPTER 9: THE MORNING AFTER

Silent Jim has a flashback of his private time with himself and Wanda. Jim and Wanda are in some sort of fancy restaurant, Jim puts his hand on Wanda's and then Wanda puts her hand on Jim's face and takes his glasses off then Jim takes Wanda's visors off. He then puts out his left palm and then show a ring, Wanda then has an expression of joy and takes the ring then both look at each other's eyes and kiss one another.

Silent Jim then wakes up and he suddenly feels like there is a vice on his head. He gets out of bed and sees everyone else has got out of bed, all of them have checked themselves into a hotel for the night. Silent Jim then sees his friend Michael come but staggering a little as he has an ice pack on his head, and Mike tries to get back onto the bed and he then sits on the edge, moaning his pain.

Michael says, "Oh boy."

Both Chris and Gabriel come out and they sit on the edge of the other bed also both have ice packs on their heads. Gabriel then throws an ice packet toward Silent Jim and Silent Jim suddenly catches it and puts it on his head. All of them are moaning out their pain as they are shaking off the caffeine hangover they are currently suffering from.

Chris says, "Oh God, I feel as worse as I have since I saw

"Once and Again" with Sofia now that show was gruesome."

Michael then looks at Chris and asks, "Wait does Sofia have the third season burned on DVD?"

Silent Jim says, "I do."

And he then delivers a grin. Michael then clenches his left hand makes a fist and then elbows down in the air in triumph.

"Alright!"

Gabriel shakes his head in bemusement of the idiocy he's witnessing.

"Put a sock in it you two!"

All of them reel from Gabriel's shout.

Gabriel says, "Focus on the mission people."

Chris says, "How can I focus on the mission when my head?

feels like it's been hit by baseballs in a batting cage."

Michael says, "Yeah man we need to go somewhere to get rid of this

bad feeling and fast cause I'm beginning to remember

my most depressing time of my life ever, watching

"House of the Dead" for two whole hours."

Silent Jim then stands up and takes the floor.

"I know the perfect place."

Gabriel looks at Jim in slight puzzlement.

"Where's that?"

"Starbucks."

"Let's Go."

And so, they all go and have ordered hot mochas which range about 16 and the pastries they have which fill up the entire table their sitting on as it's literally a banquet. As there are a couple of pasty rings, six cursants, six muffins, 8 to Ten breakfast to lunch sandwiches from the sausage and egg biscuit, panini, etc. As well as 12 cookies. The list goes on as each of them are just scarfing down on what's on the table and guzzling the mochas. Soon the table is completely empty and all four of them are sitting down waiting for the food to completely dispose and are all patting their own bellies. There are a few customers that give the group some snide and snooty looks from the sight of their table. Michael then gives them the finger once they pass by, then he looks away and breathes out.

"Ah that feels better."

Gabriel then sits up.

"Good now let's get down to business, we've completed the first challenge

and now were about to meet the next challenge,

so, I want everyone to stay alert and ready, Satan could be anywhere

around this city and will tell us the next challenge."

"I don't get it why does he want us, of all the

people around the world why us?"

"As long as were around, we're still a threat and

This was his opportunity to take us out once and

For all, which is why we must win.

They all walk on the way and have a conversation about where all their lives are going and what their going to do next.

Michael looks at Gabriel and says, "Gabriel, I have a question have you ever had

all these crazy dreams."

"What do you mean? "

"I mean in every dream I always dream that both R.M.

and I are married but we always get into all kinds

of trouble, we have these crazy adventures where there

are so much to handle and it's completely out of control."

"What's your point?"

"I'm…I'm afraid of getting married,

in fact, I don't know any more if I do."

Chris contributes to the conversation.

"Same here I know what he's talking about."

"Look guys you're just nervous it's common before marriage."

"Yeah, I've been committed before, but this is

different this is like the big one, and

you must think about things like this."

Michael says, "What if we can't make our wives happy like we promised,

what if something goes wrong?"

Chris says, "And kids how we are going to protect them?"

Silent Jim says, "Do we really want to live domestic life, I mean?

I want to keep shooting double whammy's."

Everyone looks at Jim with surprise

Chris says, "Wow, Jim that was deep for you."

"Thanks."

Gabriel, he looks away for a moment, emphasizing with all of them on their doubts as he has felt some of them himself. Gabriel he then looks at them again about to give whatever advice he has.

"I wish I knew the answers to these questions but…"

Suddenly all four of them have their cell phone rings, though Michael's ring tone is the "Sailor Moon" theme song. Then all take out their phones and see a text that tells them to go straight to the Science Fiction Museum near the Pacific Science Center. All three of them run and as they go up the steps to the front entrance, suddenly they see Satan on the doorstep of the Science Fiction museum whom has a "Battlestar Galactica" cap on, a "Star Trek" T-Shirt which shows the enterprise flying in space, and two bags. He then has a smile as he sees his opponents have survived, he actually isn't sore about it as it means he can still have fun with them.

"Congratulations you have survived the first test

the test of endurance. But I hope that you have plenty

of energy left because what you've just went though

was only a warm up and exercise to get you trained,

toughened up, and ready for your greatest challenge ever."

Gabriel gives Satan a serious look not to look fatigued in his eyes.

"Name it."

Satan but both shopping bags down and then opens his arms and says with glee.

"Prepare for the tournament."

All four of them look surprised.

"Are you serious, two questions, one why does

we have to fight in your so-called tournament

and two you seriously couldn't think of another name

named has already been used."

"Two simple answers, one because I said so,

two because that name is so cool."

"I still don't get it?"

"Screw your ignorance now let's get down to business,

well for one thing the rules, one you have to fight

at least about thirteen opponents. Two each team leader has one

pick of everything, who will fight who and where. Three, it's a selective

match so be careful who you pick, and if you win the match

than you will ascend the Tower of Death, consisting of 14 levels.

If no one is left to fight the

other opponent than the team is out, and you will die

and never come back to your future wives."

Satan then takes his phone out and then delivers the next text to their phones on the location of the tower which is somewhere in the Chinatown district.

"So, if there are to be no

questions then good cause I don't want to answer them,

now let the games begin."