The Gates chapter 3

Here we are, chapter 3! This could be one of the last few chapters.

Benny: I'm not surprised. Maybe you should be better at time management instead of trying to juggle exams, homework and fun all at the same time.

I'm trying to multitask, Benny. You should try it sometime. Anyway, I'll reply to the comments now.

Mr. legoman – Thanks, that's good to hear.

Now, let's move on to the chapter!

Eddy and Kevin had been glaring at each other while Sarah and Jimmy played together. Jonny held Plank close to his body, feeling a mild surge of fear coursing through his body. Eddward was in active conversation with Ed and Nazz was attempting to speak to Zachary who was trying to motion something with his hands.

Rolf warily said "Ah, Tall-angel-man, what will we do next?"

Zachary answered "I'm exactly not certain about that, Rolf. As I said before, you'll most likely simply live out your lives here until the Dawn comes or when the Angel Council deems you all worthy. That's how some of you got here."

Jonny looked up from Plank and asked "I was holding the hands of two people when Plank and I fell. Is that what happened?"

Zachary nodded and answered "Yes, Jonny, the Angel Council did not deem you worthy of being able to enter Heaven. I personally find that ridiculous but unfortunately, I don't make the rules."

Nazz crossed her arms together and replied "Let me guess, you just enforce them."

Zachary said "Precisely. I'm not happy with the way the Angel Council operates things but like most lower-level angels, I am powerless to do anything about it."

Eddy snorted and replied "Yeah, sure, Angel Boy, just pass the buck like all the other workers."

Kevin replied "Like a poor kid like you would know anything about working or money, loser."

Eddy sharply responded with "At least people actually like me, shovelchin!"

Kevin's eyes narrowed as he said "People like me too, dork. I'm the most popular kid at my high school. How popular are you?"

Eddy was about to answer when Eddward intervened with "You're already in high school, Kevin?"

Kevin nodded in the affirmative and answered "Yeah, I'm a freshman. Or at least I was before I apparently died."

Ed said "I'm not sure why I died. All I could remember is that I got stabbed in the stomach and then I woke up here."

Eddward replied "That sounds horrific, Ed. I am downcast for your loss, even if it is a self-loss."

Rolf responded with "Rolf is sad for you too, Chip-tooth-Ed-boy."

Kevin's eyes widened as he said loudly "Wait a minute, Rolf guy. Are you telling me three of those morons are named Ed? Wow, dorks, I almost feel sorry for you. Roll call must suck with teachers trying to find out who's who."

Eddy stated with annoyance "Sorry to disappoint you, roadkill but I never met either of these mooks before tonight."

Eddward responded with "I have to agree with Eddy. None of us knew each other prior to our arrival here. However, that isn't limited to just me, Ed and Eddy. Save for Ed and Sarah and Jonny and Plank, none of us have encountered one another even in passing before now."

Zachary said "That would be correct, Eddward. However, Ed had known three of your fellow residents. Of course, none of the rest of you have but you'll more than likely meet them soon enough knowing how confined this place is."

Nazz asked "Ed, who are these guys that Zachary are talking about? You must know something about them."

Ed answered with a pale face "They're not guys, they're actually girls. In fact, the three of them are sisters. They're called the Kankers and they're not…very nice. Honestly, they might have hearts but they guard them with iron steel if they do."

Sarah replied "They sound like real jerks but knowing you, you probably did something to get them after you, you moron."

Ed said dejectedly "Yeah, Sarah, I guess I must have."

Before Sarah could make any further remarks, Eddy intervened and said "Look, kid, I don't know ya all that well but you gotta stand up for yourself. Don't let any suckers push you around."

Jimmy quietly responded with "Yeah but boys shouldn't hit girls. Besides, Sarah's right." and said to Ed "You probably deserved it, Mister."

Sarah agreed with Jimmy as she replied "Jimmy has a point. Boys can't hit girls so you can't fight them. It serves you right anyway."

Nazz asked "What do these Kankers look like, Ed?"

Ed answered "The leader of them has curly red hair. The other two have short black hair and short blonde hair."

Jonny said "What's that, Plank? No, Nazz isn't a Kanker. At least I don't think she is." while holding Plank up to his ear.

Kevin replied "Of course, she isn't a Kanker. Tall Guy over there would have said something if she was."

Rolf asked "Tall-angel-man, what do you know about the Kankers-that-not-be-seen?"

Zachary answered "I know that the girls are like you as they died and were sent here."

Nazz crossed her arms and replied "That's not an acceptable answer, Mister Zachary."

Zachary sighed and continued "Alright, Nazz. I also know that they remain in certain parts of this realm, most notably the trailer park. They may appear to be hostile but they could actually be kind if you gave them a chance."

Eddy snorted and responded with "Yeah right, Heaven Boy. That's what teachers say to get little kindergarteners to get along with each other."

Eddward replied "I have to disagree with you on that note, Eddy. Perhaps we shouldn't judge these Kankers by their initial appearance or how we interact with them now but rather how we do later on."

Eddy responded with "Don't give me that peace-and-love mumbo-jumbo, Sockhead. Anyway, if that's true, then where are these Kanker girls? We should've run into them earlier."

A few minutes after Eddy said those words, a sudden silence put a halt to all talking among the kids. The faint sounds of stomping reached the children's ears as well as those of Zachary's, although he heard the sound much clearer and louder.

Nazz nervously asked "Guys, does anyone else hear something?"

Kevin rubbed the back of his head and answered with mild panic "Uh, yeah…maybe we should go someplace else."

Before Nazz or anybody else could reply or take Kevin up on that suggestion, three girls appeared from a nearby path. The first girl was about 15 years old and true to Ed's word, had curly red hair. The girl also had green eyes and wore a white T-shirt with blue gym shorts and white low tops.

The second girl was 14 years old and had short black hair and dark brown eyes. She wore a blue polo shirt with denim shorts and black Converses.

The third girl was also 14 years old and had short blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore a orange tie-dye T-shirt with gray sweatpants and white sneakers.

None of the three girls seemed particularly frightening in appearance, save for possibly Lee as she was slightly taller than even Kevin and her eyes were mainly hidden by her hair. The fear mainly came from their demeanor. Lee had an eager, evil grin on her face and Marie had the same expression while May smirked at everyone.

Lee put her hands on her waist, leaned forward and said "Well, what do we have here, ladies? A bunch of pathetic losers wandering around our turf? That's a death wish."

Marie looked curiously at Eddward and replied "Yeah but there are a few decent guys so why don't we go and spare them from the slaughter?"

Lee smirked and teased Marie when she responded with "Going soft now, huh, Marie?"

Marie growled "I ain't going soft. I just don't wanna attack a potential boyfriend."

Lee said "There are no boundaries in war, Marie. Isn't that right, May?"

May shrugged, smiled and replied "Why don't we just teach them a lesson?"

Marie reluctantly nodded and said "Yeah, that's right. We'll teach you brats to go running around where you shouldn't."

As the Kankers started to step towards the kids, Eddy shouted "Run for it!"

The kids began to run in different directions as the three Kankers stopped in their tracks and stared at them. The three Kankers then looked at each other and smirked.

May suggested "Should we even go after the runts? They seem scared enough without us having to do any damage."

Lee replied with a grin "We might as well. Freaking them out is only half the fun. Besides, I got a few new moves I've been dying to try out."

Zachary coolly warned "I'd advise you not to do that. They already have a bad view of you and violence would only increase the tension and hatred."

Lee's eyes narrowed as she glared at Zachary and responded with "Just who are you to tell us what to do, Whitewings? Just because you're some kind of angel doesn't mean you're the boss of anyone, least of all us."

Marie said "Yeah, Whitewings, go back to your little preppy friends up in the sky and leave us to do what we want."

Zachary replied with a tinge of anger and impatience "What you want is to hurt the other kids for no apparent reason other than your own joy, amusement and pleasure. I refuse to let that happen."

Lee said mockingly with a smirk "Just what are you going to do about it, Whitewings? Send us down to Hell?"

Zachary put his hands together before spreading them apart and muttered "Caveam aeris". A large, still bubble formed around the Kankers, effectively trapping them inside. The three began to pound on the walls of the bubble while Zachary looked up at them with calm indifference.

Zachary said "No, just put you in what you humans call 'timeout'. Perhaps calming down is just what you need."

So that's chapter 3 finished! So there's only a chapter or two left and I should have the entire story done by Independence Day.

Benny: So you plan to finish this by next Saturday? Yeah, you're never going to make that deadline.

I plan to and with school ending, I just might have a lot more free time on my hands. After I'm done with the Gates, I plan to finish Social Care like I promised. Then I might start the sequel to Vampire Street and perhaps a reboot of TDI Again.

Benny: So you plan to do a remake of one of your crummy Total Drama stories and a sequel to another one of your terrible Total Drama stories? That won't happen for a long time, I'm calling it.

Call whatever you want, Benny. I want to do those and I plan to do those.