Chapter 7
The Inferno
Gadget called Hunter.
At Hunter's, he and Kirby were covered by the blanket on Hunter's bed. They were both panting.
"Hello?" Hunter answered.
"Where are you?" asked Gadget.
"In my bedroom!" Hunter answered as if Gadget should know. "Kirby and I... just got unbusy... Why?" he asked out of breath.
"The evera alloy is back." said Gadget.
"What!" Hunter said in horror.
"It's true." said Gadget. "Stay in your room."
"My pleasure." said Hunter. "I want you to repeat your warning for Kirby to hear." he said and put him on speakerphone. "You're on speakerphone now."
"Kirby, this is Cyd." said Gadget. "I'm Hunter's friend and Kate's husband's brother. Listen carefully. There are monsters outside. Do not leave Hunter's room."
"Okay, Cyd." said Kirby.
"Alright." Hunter said to Gadget. "Keep ckeckin' up on us, won't ya?"
"I will." said Gadget. "Bye."
"Bye to you as well." said Hunter and hung up.
"What's that?" Kirby asked, pointing at a TV on Hunter's TV stand.
"That's a television." said Hunter. "We shorten the name to TV."
"What does it do?" asked Kirby.
"Well, it's easier to show you, than to tell you." said Hunter.
"Okay, skip that." said Kirby. "What's that?" she asked, pointing to the DVD player.
Hunter pulled a DVD of Scary Movie 3 from the night stand beside the bed.
"This is a DVD." said Hunter. "DVD stands for digital video disc. You put it in that and you can watch them anytime you want. You wanna watch one?"
"Sure." said Kirby.
Hunter got wireless headphones out of the night stand.
"These are wireless ear buds." he said. "Whoever is wearing them can listen to something without someone else hearing." he said and put the earbuds over her ears, then getting hypnotized by her eyes. "Your eyes are beautiful."
"So is your personality." said Kirby.
Hunter then began thinking back on the night his mother was killed, but more earlier in the night. Hunter's mother was outside with him watching the stars.
"Mommy, the stars are pretty." said little Hunter.
"Yeah, they're beautiful." said Hunter's mother. "You know, Hunter, I was thinking tomorrow that I would find someone to be your future father. Would you like that?"
"Yeah." said Hunter. "Anyone would be lucky to have you."
"Well, I guess I'm lucky that you're my son, then." said Hunter's mother. "Your personality's so beautiful, you're so kind and polite. Anyone would be lucky to have you, but I don't want anyone else to."
"I love you, mommy." said little Hunter.
"I love you too, baby boy." said Hunter's mother and hugged him. She then opened her eyes quickly at the smell of smoke.
Trees then caught fire from one to another.
"Hunter, run!" Hunter's mother yelled. "I'll be right behind you!"
So, the two ran through the forrest, trying to get to the city. As they were running, a tree was beginning to fall and Hunter was in its path.
"Noooo!" Hunter's mother screamed and threw him out of its path. That was the same second that the tree fell on her.
Hunter saw his mother, under the tree, not moving. Her eyes were closed.
"Mommy?" Hunter cried. "Mommy, please wake up! Don't leave me." he cried.
"Keep running!" her voice yelled. "Don't stop running until you're in the city!"
Hunter then began running to the city.
The present.
"Hunter, what's wrong?" asked Kirby.
"What you just said reminded me of something my mother once told me." said Hunter.
"You mind sharing?" asked Kirby. "I mean, you don't have to talk about it, but you can."
"My mother and I were sitting outside at night when I was little." said Hunter. "She was talking about getting me a new father and then, all of a sudden, there was an inferno. She and I began to run to the city and there was a tree getting ready to collapse. She was killed as she threw me out of the way. Then, I heard her ghost's voice and it was almost like she hadn't died yet. She told me to keep running until I reached the city." he said as tears ran down his face.
"Hunter, I'm so sorry." said Kirby. "I didn't know..."
"It's alright." said Hunter. "Talking about things makes you stronger, right?"