The sky flashed in warning before a torrent of rain came down. The strong winds made it impossible to keep umbrellas open, forcing everyone outside to run for shelter. High above the rainstorm, a little girl laughed delightedly, before stomping on the clouds. The result was more rain fell from the sky.
Stormy relished days like this. The moment she had found out about Brian's vacation, she had immediately set to work. The following days would be filled with constant rain, wind, thunderstorms and lightning. She would make sure of that.
And it made the long wait for the winter season that much easier. Stormy smiled as she looked in the direction of Russell's stable. The dirt road leading to it was completely impassable due to the heavy flooding. But it didn't stop the more foolish ones to try anyway.
The gloomy truck that tried to take Brian's horse away was now partially submerged in the water. Inside the truck, an upset Randall made his annoyance known.
"Idiots!" He growled out as he smacked the truck's dashboard. Angrily he turned to the side and glared at the two members of his gang unfortunate enough to be in the truck with him. "Get out there and push now!"
The two looked at each other, the weather outside and then Randall before daring to speak. "But boss…it's raining pretty hard out theres." The other boy quickly agreed. "Yeah Randall…maybe we should just try another day."
Despite the wind, the truck door is forced open and the two henchboys let out a scream as they were shoved outside, hitting the water with a thunderous splash.
Stormy couldn't help it. She fell to her knees laughing hard as she watched the two bullies wallow in the muddy water. The duo had obviously not heard about teamwork. Whenever one of the brutish boys staggered to his feet, he was immediately pushed back to the watery ground by the other one. On one attempt, one of the boys had actually picked up the other and threw him with vigor.
Stormy was so involved in the scene below that she didn't hear the hoof beats behind her. "Stormy!" The look of merriment faded from her face and she stood up. She turned to face the intruder with a look of defiance.
"I'm not done yet Rainbow!" She declared. Rainbow Brite looked at the other girl firmly from atop Starlight. "Stormy! It's been raining for 7 days! Enough is enough!"
"Brian's not back yet! And until he is I'm not stopping!" She stated rebelliously before stomping hard. Rainbow had had enough with trying to reason with the storm kid and placed a finger on her belt. The finger quickly fell away when she noticed a hole was now punched into the cloud. No doubt from Stormy's violent jump. Curiously she gazed down at the scene below.
The two bullies had finally made it to the back of the truck only to face a new series of difficulties. The truck refused to move and with each push they became more and more buried in the mud. Inside the truck Randall's face was as red as a tomato and he yelled silent threats at the back window.
Fate though would finally have pity on the stranded boys. The moment an old beat up tow truck appeared, the rain had stopped and the sun started to come out. The aged truck stopped not far from the trapped vehicle and the door opened revealing Russell Adams. The older man whistled a cheerful tune as he hooked a metal hook attached to a chain to the other truck.
In no time at all the black truck was free. Russell walked over with a long rope. As he passed the passenger side door it suddenly flung open violently knocking him onto the ground. Almost instantly Randall pounced on the downed adult.
"Where is she?!" He shouted out angrily. With little effort Russell gently pushed the irate boy off his chest and stood up. "Oh good!" The stable owner declared happily as he picked up the fallen rope and placed it firmly in the rich boy's hands despite his furious protests. The other end he threw into the middle of the flood where the trapped boys were.
"Now boys! Grab the rope so your little friend and I can to pull you out of there! Ready? On the count of 3! One…..Two…..Three!" Randall had immediately thrown down his part of the rope in protest, or tried too. To his surprise and absolute fury, his hands were stuck to the rope courtesy of a smaller rope tied around his wrists. He was so intent on removing the offensive object that he didn't see his cohorts pull the rope instead of holding it until it was too late.
The force the other boys had used was enough to send him flying into the muddy water. Face first. Randall let out an outraged cry as he turned his head to stare venomously at the stable owner who had managed to stay out of the mud. Russell ignored it and smiled brightly. "Good try guys, but this isn't tug of war." With a sudden heave he is able to drag Randall out of the water. Several more pulls and the other boys are pulled out as well.
"You know… maybe it would have worked better if I tied the end to my truck." Russell thought offhandedly before turning back to the mud covered trio. "You boys are sure lucky I was around to help! Otherwise you'd be stranded here for quite a whi-"
"Shut up!" Randall interrupted angrily before jabbing a finger harshly into Russell's chest. "Listen up old man! That horse you're holding for paperboy is MINE. And YOU'RE going to give Crusader back. And YOU'RE going to do it NOW." He hissed out. Every word of the spoiled boy's venom filled speech was punctuated by increasingly cruel stabs to the older man's chest.
The happiness disappeared from Russell's eyes and was replaced with an instant hardness as the younger boy continued to show off his callousness and ignorance. It wasn't until the rich boy and his friends dared to raise their fists against him that it happened. The sky abruptly darkened and a bolt of lightning came hurdling out the sky. With a loud crack it hit the muddy water. Everyone jumped from the impact. Randall immediately rounded on Mr. Adams.
"You did that on purpose!" He snarled. Almost immediately another bolt of lightning hit the ground again. Russell stared at him steadfast, but couldn't help the grin that spread across his face as he stared upwards at the dark clouds. "I don't control the weather." He said smiling.
The smile quickly faded and Russell grabbed the brat's hands tightly. "I believe I will be having a chat with your parents." He cast his eyes skyward and winked at the clouds before dragging Randall and his friends into the tow truck.
Stormy blinked. Did that person actually wink at her?! She shook her head and smiled. "Okay…maybe I have been working too hard." She reasoned out loud before summoning her own horse, Sky Dancer. Without a word she climbed on and the pair took off.
Imagi's Ramblings
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