Chapter 8: Nana .VS. Ricky!
Tom pushed open the door and we all rushed inside. It was quiet… Too quiet… Oh great… I sound like Jake… We looked around the staircase towards the basement door. Ricky smiled at us, held up the backpack with Snugs and tossed down into the basement. I gasped. He shut the door, locked it and stuck the key in his mouth. Oh... He better not do what I think he's gonna do...
"Oh my, God…" I muttered. He did a creepy, Exorcist style, neck swivel as he swallowed the key. I shuddered. He did it...
"You have lost. Now the invasion shall begin!" He said. Alien controlled douche bag say what?
"Invasion?" Art asked.
"You mean there's more of you guys coming!" Lee exclaimed.
"Many more." He replied, he started walking towards us. We backed away from him.
"And we will we crush you like bugs." He spat, pushing Tom roughly in the chest. He stumbled backwards and we walked farther back.
"Not if we crush you first!" I spat back.
"I will not be beaten by children. If you show anymore signs of resistance then the one you call Jake will be eliminated!" He snarled,
"What? NO!" I exclaimed… Not that I care… Really! I don't! Stop looking at me like that! I looked to see everyone in the room staring at me. Don't worry about me! Worry about the fact they were going to kill my Jake! Wait, my Jake? Wtf? He's not mine. I shook my head and pointed at them. They all stopped staring at me and focused on Ricky. Phew... Thank God.
"I want Snugglelumps back!" Hannah cried.
"That's it. Time to die." Ricky growled. I backed away from him. Tom looked back and Lee and nodded, Lee nodded back and held up the controller.
"Richard… You remember Nana." Tom smirked, he stepped aside to reveal Nana. I smiled. I almost forgot about Nana. She stepped forward.
"Game on!" She said, well actually Lee said it… But we heard Nana…
"Game over." Ricky replied, balling his fists up. His knuckles cracked, I cringed. I absolutely hated that sound. Tom grabbed Hannah and I and pulled us out of the way. Ricky punched at Nana, but she blocked it with her cane. He punched at her again, and she blocked it. They went at for a few more seconds.
"Go Nana!" I exclaimed.
"Whoa!" Hannah agreed as we moved to get a better view of the action.
"Guys!" Tom hissed. We ignored him and watched as they battled it out. Ricky did a cartwheel type thing over Nana's back and Tom pulled Hannah out of the way as I ducked out of the way and closer to the twins. Ricky crashed into the coat and umbrella rack and whipped around wielding 2 umbrellas. He held them above his head and turned towards the three of us.
"Oh no." I muttered. He swung them down and we all dove out of the way. I nearly crashed into Lee, but he steadied me. I looked back up in time to see Nana take her cane, stick it where the sun don't shine and yank it. I heard a ripping sound and Ricky did a front flip and landed on his back. Man, I really hope that hurts him when he wakes up….
"Whoa!" I exclaimed.
"What was that move?" Lee asked.
"One that will make sure my cousin won't be able to have kids." I chuckled. Tom laughed, seeming to be the only one who understood. I smiled. At least there was someone around to appreciate my humor.
"It was a double right thumb click with a left panel twist!" Art explained. Ricky kicked Nana's feet out from under her. She landed with a loud thud on her back. Ouch… I hope she's okay after all this and that we didn't like break her back or something. Ricky hopped up.
"Make her get up!" I exclaimed. He did just that and she growled at him. I laughed. I noticed something coming down from the ceiling, I looked up and saw the fat alien.
"He's on the light!" Tom yelled.
"Send Nana after him!" I added. Ricky got up and did a scorpion kick towards Nana, she ducked and he kicked the railing, knocking a chunk of it onto the floor.
"NANA!" Hannah yelled, racing forward. Tom caught her and held her back. She struggled in his grasp, but he didn't budge.
"Lee! Flying's you're specialty." Art exclaimed, tossing the remote to his brother. Lee handed me the microphone. I smiled. I could have some fun with this…. Lee made Nana do a flying backflip up the stairs.
"That was so cool!" I chuckled. I looked down at the microphone and back and Nana, who landed on her feet.
"Bring it on!" I spoke as Nana. Ricky ran up the stairs, but not with the steps, but with the wall and railing. He jumped towards Nana but she ducked out of the way. Ricky crashed through the wall. Oh no, we might have trouble explaining that… Nana hopped up onto the railing and slid down it.
"I so want to try that." I told Lee. He laughed. Nana flew off the railing and did a front flip. She narrowly missed the alien and the light as she landed on her feet. Ricky ripped his arms from the wall. He spun around and jumped down the stairs in a mid kick. Nana grabbed his foot as soon as he was close enough and swung him around. He hit a picture and fell to the ground, breaking a table in the process.
"Oooh." I laughed. I really really wished he could feel pain in this state.
"Take him out Lee." Tom exclaimed. Lee began messing with the control.
"Thumb grip, thumb grip!" He shouted. Art ran towards us and pushed me out of the way. Rude much?
"Give it to me!" He shouted. He snatched the control from Lee and began to control. He made Nana punch Ricky and the two flew up in the air. Nana did a 360 while Ricky did a backflip. He landed on his feet and stumbled backwards, breaking another picture. He growled, and grabbed the chair. He spun around and stalked towards Nana, she punched through the chair and he went back a few steps. She then leaped up and spun in the air and kicked his head, he spun backwards and went face first into the same picture he broke. Nana went forward and elbowed him in the back of the neck. Something fell and hit the floor. It was the mind plug.
"Finish him." I said. I heard the door shut, I turned and saw Bethany. Oh no! Terrible timing! Terrible timing!
"Ricky!" She exclaimed. He looked at her. He had a little blood on the corner of his mouth.
"What?" He asked, extremely confused. He then noticed Nana.
"Nana?" He asked. Lee made her do a flying ninja kick in his face and he flew backwards into the basement door. Beth screamed and took a step forward, but stopped when the alien swung down from the light and pointed at her.
"Scream human! For your species ends tonight!" The creature laughed evilly, Beth stared at it with a shocked, scared and worried look on her face. The alien laughed it's happy little ass to the basement. After he was gone, Beth spoke:
"What the heck was that thing?" She exclaimed.
"Space alien!" I exclaimed. She looked at me.
"Too much to explain." I said,
"We think they're probably here to destroy the world as we know it." Lee said.
"Yeah, crazy right?" I asked. Tom gave me a look and I shrugged and backed away from him.
"Come on! If we don't get down there soon we're gonna be in trouble!" Tom exclaimed, we started for the basement but stopped when Mr. and Mrs. P came storming into the room. We all froze and stared at them
"I think that is the understatement of the century!" Mrs. P yelled. I flinched. Mr. P stopped and looked at Nana, who was still in her ninja pose.
"Mom? Are you okay?" He asked. I looked at Art, who unfroze Nana. She shook her head and stared up at Mr. P confused.
"What? How did I get here? Oh, I need a glass of water." She stuttered out before walking out of the room. Mr. and Mrs. P stared after her for a few seconds before turning back to us.
"Okay, someone better start explaining right now! It looks like you kids had a battle royal in here!" Mrs. P exclaimed.
"We did! Nana verses Ricky!" Hannah replied. I sighed and did a face palm. There was no secrets with that kid….
"Not now Hannah!" Mrs. P snapped.
"Dad. It's not what it looks like." Tom started but Mr. P cut him off.
"All of you, upstairs. Now." He demanded.
"But Mr. P it wasn't our fault." I said.
"Yeah Uncle Stu." Lee added. Mr. P looked at all of us briefly before his eyes finally settled on Tom.
"Now." He said. I went to protest again, but Tom shot me a look that clearly said 'Shut up or I'll kill you.' So I didn't speak. Tom glared at his parents before being the first to start walking. He held Hannah's hand and started up the stairs. The twins followed, also shooting them a look. I brought up the end of the line, also glaring. We slumped up the stairs slowly.
"Okay. Unless you want to join them Bethany, you better explain what the heck happened down here." Mrs. P snapped at her daughter. I stopped at the top of the stairs and looked down at them. Before Beth could reply though, Nana came walking back into the room. She picked up her cane from the floor then turned to Mr. and Mrs. Pearson.
"I haven't got a clue as to what happened. But my back hasn't felt this good in ages." Nana said, then she walked out of the room again.
"Mom? Mom? Where are you going?" Mr. P called out to her, but she didn't reply. The two followed after her and I laughed a little bit. Nana was the coolest grandma ever. I looked back at Beth, who still looked extremely scared.
"Aliens." She hissed. I nodded then felt a tug on my arm. I looked down to see Hannah.
"Come on Rory." She said.
"Okay. Give me a second." I replied. I walked back to my room and looked around. Jake's duffle bag sat on his bed, still half packed. God I hope he's okay…. I sighed and looked at my phone one more time. Still no signal. I plugged it into the charger and walked back out. I walked into Hannah's room and everyone jumped about 5 feet in the air.
"Whoa, chill." I soothed, walking all the way in and shutting the door. I walked over to the window and curled into a little ball. I stared out of it and started thinking about what they could be doing to Jake at that moment. They could be torturing him.
"I'm sorry guys." Tom's voice broke my thought. I looked over at him.
"It's over." He said. No. It couldn't be over. They still had Jake!
"OVER?" Beth exclaimed, stomping into the room. Where did she come from?
"It better not be over! Ricky's down in the basement with that…. Space rodent!" She spat. Is that all she cares about? Ricky? I think the world ending is a little bit more important than my idiot, man-whore of a cousin. Tom rolled his eyes.
"You don't get it. An entire fleet of those things are about to invade." He said. Now it was Beth's turn to roll her eyes.
"Then man up and deal with it!" She exclaimed. Tom stood up and stared her down.
"I have been! All day." He said. Beth glared at him for a second then turned to us.
"Well if he's too scared, maybe you guys will help me?" She asked us. We all looked at each other then back at her.
"Not without Tom." Lee said.
"What? Why?" She asked.
"Because he's our leader." Art said. Good point there Artie.
"Come on. As much as I hate him, he's family. Ricky does need your help. So does Jake. I don't want to lose him... Them!" I said, standing up and correcting myself.
"And Snuggles." Hannah muttered. Art and Lee stood up next.
"And like everyone on Earth..." Art said.
"Including our parents." Lee added. Tom looked at us all one more time, Hannah and I pulled our puppy dog faces.
"All right." He said, he leaned down and picked up his potato gun. Beth looked at it, confused.
"Let's go save the planet." He said, then turned to her.
"And your dumb old boyfriend." He added with a smirk. She smiled happily and went to walk out.
"Whoa guys. Wait." I said. They all looked at me.
"Why wait?" Beth asked.
"Your parents. If they're down there, they'll just send us right back up here. That won't do anything but waste time." I pointed out.
"She's got a point. They're pretty ticked right now." Beth muttered. Tom looked thoughtful for a minute.
"I'll go and check if the coast is clear." I sighed. Before they could respond, I was out the door. I did a dive roll and landed next to the railing. I adjusted myself so they couldn't see me, but I could see them. Damn, I'd be an amazing ninja.
"Why would they do this?" Mrs. P asked Mr. P as she examined the damage. There was a broken table, a couple of broken pictures, the railing... It was a disaster.
"I have no idea. Tom's never acted this way before." He replied. Mrs. P sighed.
"We'll talk to him later. Let's go back outside. We have a guest. Remember, happy face." She said. They both walked out of the room. I dive rolled back to the room.
"The sparrows have left the nest, repeat the sparrows have left the nest!" I said. They all just stared at me for a few seconds before Tom finally spoke.
"What?" He asked.
"What?" I asked back.
"What?" He asked.
"What." I said.
"What?" He asked.
"I'm just saying." I shrugged. He rolled his eyes and walked out with Hannah and Beth. The twins walked up to me.
"The sparrows?" Lee asked. I shrugged.
"Seemed like the right thing to say." I replied, turning on my heel and walking out. They followed after me and we met up with the others. I went down first to scope out the place. The adults had all gone back outside. I walked back into the room,
"Coast is clear." I said, they nodded and walked down all the way. We stood outside the basement door, staring at it. Tom turned to us.
"Okay guys. Just remember. They're dangerous and unpredictable." Tom said. Wow. What an awe inspiring speech giver he is.
"Thank you so much for reminding me! I almost forgot!" I snapped sarcastically. He gave me another look and I went silent.
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Rhey.
