Chapter 4
A Visit To Uncle Tom's
"So where are we going? Exactly?" I asked Star as we rode off in the night sky. Comet decided to take a nap in his dad's arms and it was only me and Star wide awake. "Come on. Talk to me Star."
"My friend Tom," she said taking a deep breath. "Well my ex. But during the war he become a good ally. One that was a great effort in recruiting demons on our side of the war."
"Sounds more like an Uncle Sam. Eh,"I elbowed her but she just had a confused look. "Come on Star. That's a good one."
"Alright, but his names Tom. Here take the wheel real fast."
"Fine Uncle Tom then," she went to the front of the chariot with some scissors, then jumped and made a cut in thin air opening a portal to another dimension. Luckily Star managed grab hold of the chariot before it flew into the other portal. Star stood there with a simple flip of her hair, with out breaking a sweat. "Whoa man, you're on a completely different level!"
"Yeah, yeah but that name Uncle Tom doesn't even make sense," I looked around and realized we were in a different dimension. A dark yet lightly lit place with small flames flickering. "I mean I already have an uncle and he doesn't really look like Tom. Plus if he were my Uncle that'd be gross since he's my ex."
"Uh Star..." I said watching as the chariot started to slow and a Giant Demon came before us. "Look out!"
She turned and a stern looked came on her face as her and this huge red Demon stared each other down. Then Star did something unexpected... She made a face. It cracked a grin on the Demon's face as he moved aside. She glanced behind her shoulder and must have saw the crazy confused look in my face. "Oh that was only a test. Don't worry he just wanted to make sure we weren't clones."
I sighed. "Never mind Star. Just wake me till we get to this Uncle Tom."
"I don't think I've ever introduced you too him," Star said as I sat up against the chariot and closed my eyes. "I think you two would really hit it off."
"Uh huh," I was on the verge of sleep."Night Star."
That's when I had that dream. The dream of a monstrous pool of blood. All around me were images of friends, family, as their eyes were gone, and red liquid dripped from their mouths. Their bodies twisted as if trying to escape some evil darkness. I saw Star holding Marco's limp body. Black tears fell down burning a hole in Diaz's lifeless face. That is when I felt a tug of my shirt. I turned to see Comet's little blonde locks. "It was him..."
"Who?" My breath was shaking. I got his eyes level, and that's when I noticed his skull had empty eye sockets. His smile stretched to his cheeks. It sent chills through me.
"The monster," he whispered in a deadly voice. I tried to run but his grip was like iron as he laughed crazily. I watched in horror something crawled out of his throat. A huge black centipede erupted from his mouth. It stared down me with familiar blue eyes. Laughing hysterically at me. Mocking me. Shouting, "We win, we win!"
"Indeed," a monster appeared before me. With toffee colored eyes in a black crisp suit. "We have, but not quit yet-" He reached for my chin and force me to meet his bored gaze "-But we will meet again, Janna." His long mouth met my ear. "Very soon."
He pulled back with a bored face. With a slow snap of his fingers it all went red as the centipede lurched into my mouth and crawled out of my stomach. It stared back at me with my own eyes. "Wake up," its hysterical voice screamed. "Wake up!"
My eyes snapped open.
"Hey are you alright?" I expected blue or even brown eyes to greet me. Never would I have expected three confused red ones to pop out of nowhere. I ended up punching the third one by reflex. "Ouch-What was that for?"
"Janna!" I spot familiar pair of blonde hair run up to me. "Are you okay?"
I saw the concerned look in his puppy dog eyes. "Y-yeah Comet. Just had a very very bad dream." I pinch his cheeks to reassure myself that he isn't an illusion. "Very bad."
"You mean a night terror," I finally looked up and met a tall slender man. With red hair, 3 eyes, elf ears, razor sharp teeth, and he was wearing a sleek black suit. This must be Uncle Tom. "Miss... Janna? I presume."
"Sheesh dude? Whys so formal?" I got up and dusted off my skirt. "My name is Janna Banana." I gave him a fist. "Come on."
"What?" He stared at it.
"Pound me," I wiggled my fist.
"I can't hit a human..." I heard Comet stifle a giggle.
I sighed grabbing the guy's wrist. "Here just close your hand-" I shivered as my fingers wrapped around his cold ones "-Wow you're kinda cold for a demon, aren't ya?"
"Really? Usually you human females call me hot, for example, your pretty hot."
"Well no kidding," I snickered. "I'm human. We're pretty warm blooded."
"Janna do you know the difference between talking and flirting-"
"Comet! There you are!" I saw a glimpse of a muscular Hispanic man give me a relived look. "I'm so happy Comet was with you- Am I interrupting something?" He was looking straight at our interlocked hands.
"Yeah, I'm about to show this dude how to give me a fist pound," I connected our fists. "Like this then you add some random side-effect with your mouth like- Blah bam! See, simple."
"I rather be making another noise with my mouth," Uncle Tom smirked. "If you get my drift."
"Yeah Uncle Tom go ahead," I released my hold on his hand. "Go ahead and try it with Marco!"
"Uncle Tom?" Tom and Marco said together.
"Yeah since he recruits other demons. Get it?" Tom raised a brow. Then after a few moments Marco burst out laughing.
"Oh my gosh I get it!" Marco kept laughing and this time he pointed at Tom. "Don't you UNCLE Tom!" I think Marco started to mock him really as Tom sent him a dirty look.
"Alright Marco," I said watching Uncle Tom get mad. "It's not that funny..."
"Is this funny to you?" Tom's head snapped his head towards me. "Did you say that to ridicule me?"
I got to admit now I know what those girls were talking about. He was hot! His head was literally on fire but it didn't really scare me. "Woah Dude!"
I waved my hand over his flaming head. "Now that's hot!"
"Really?" Uncle Tom gave a questioning look. "You're not... scared?"
"No way that's so freak'n awesome! Right Comet!"
The little blonde nodded his head in excitement. "Yeah Uncle Tom you're so cool!"
Tom seem to calm himself. "Well then," he snapped his fingers.
"Hot! Hot! Hot!" Marco's girly screams broke through the room. "Oh my gosh! I'm on fire!"
"Daddy!" Comet cried. Uncle Tom saw the panicked look in Comet's eyes then snapped his fingers and the flames on Marco disappeared.
"Don't worry," Tom said walking towards Marco. "Your Daddy is okay. He just got on my nerves."
"What the heck Tom!" Marco yelled. "Is that anyway to treat your guest!"
"No," Uncle Tom started to get HOT again. "But that doesn't mean I'll allow myself to be mocked by you."
"Sorry it's just..." He glanced at me. "Um Janna. Can you?"
"No problem Diaz," I lifted Comet into my arms. "Let's go kid. They're gonna start talk'n about feelings and all that emotional stuff."
"Gross," he said as we walked out. It was weird but after Jackie Lynn past I think that's when I started to develop a sort of bond towards Marco. I tried to help Marco out with Comet as much as I could. I think we started this relationship of a sort of mutual understanding and it really started when we both missed two certain blondes. "So can we go visit Godmother Star?"
"What?" Comet broke my train of thought. "Oh yeah. Sure. Do you know where she is?"
"Yeah! Daddy was trying to hide from her all day!"
"Really?" I said in disbelief. "Well what else is new?"
"Oh well I think Marco wanted to talk to Tom about her too! He was saying it earlier. That's why I was trying to find you!"
"Why me?" I asked looking into his pretty blue eyes.
"Because," he snuggled closer to my neck. "I had a nightmare..."
I stopped. "Yo-you did."
"Yeah," his voice shivered. "And Janna there was a monster."
No way, I thought soothing his hair. "Comet, Sweetie. Do you remember its name?"
"Uh-huh..." I could feel his little hands shake as they clutched my shirt. "Toffee."
Don't worry I'm out of school trying to catch up on my stories! So stay tuned for some actual Starco!
