Author's Note: Sorry for taking so long to update here. Anyhow, this chapter isn't that exciting. It's interesting in a way of sanity loss. But I bet most of you were utterly confused as to how I was going to end the story. Surprise, surprise! We are now entering the final arc of Rag Dolls.
Disclaimer: I do not own Jhonen Vasquez's idea's or any of his characters.
Chapter Nine- Red Ribbon Riot
Roy was sitting and staring out the window. He was waiting for Madison to finish getting ready for the day. She had the day off, so she was going to check on Johnny's House.
It'd been about a week and a half since Johnny departed. It was quiet but normal all the same. Madison focused on controlling her temper. Learning to ignore unimportant irritants, of course it has been hard for Madison to cope with the humans around her. Roy scolded her whenever she killed or in other words lost her temper all together.
Roy was enjoying himself, without any noise from his past problem or too much hassle from his current one. Roy couldn't be in lighter moods.
Roy smirked slightly when a squirrel fell out of tree being chased by a hot-headed mother bird.
"You ready yet?" Roy asked as Madison appeared out of her room.
"I'd rather be cleanly when I do step outside." Madison replied pouring herself a cup of coffee.
"Why are you so egar to get to his house anyways?" Madison asked now pouring sugar into her coffee.
"I… I just want to get it done and over with. I wanted to do something later today." Roy said biting his lip as he glanced out the window at Johnny's house.
"It's a nice day, I rather not waste it inside a sociopath home."
"Fine, we'll quickly run over check on the guests and leave without another thought." She replied sipping her drink.
"Alright… But I'm not going anywhere near one of those nimrods." Roy said giving her a mock evil eye.
Soon Madison grabbed her coat and walked out the door with Roy following not far behind.
They walked down the building and out to the street where all the neighbours around were out enjoying the sunshine as well. Even little Todd Casil was on his plastic tricycle. He stopped when he saw Madison emerge; Todd smiled and waved a little bit. Madison took notice to the small boy and waved back.
He smiled again and continued his ride. Madison walked up the stone stairs and into Johnny's makeshift hell house.
-Two Hours Later-
"We are lost!" Roy shouted after they took another wrong turn. They were both wondering down somewhere on the 10th floor.
"This is a mad house can I please escape it!? Before I soon go insane!" Roy ranted on.
"You know for a person who tells me to keep my cool you seem to have lost your entirely!" Madison snapped.
"Don't give me lip you whippersnapper!" Roy growled at Madison.
They argued and walked- odd multitasking. They entered a room it was completely empty. The one thing that stood out was a bloody wall.
Roy's pupils dilated, Madison walked in regardless to Roy. The dry and bloodied wall mesmerized Madison. Roy began to tremble but managed a weak "We…we are leaving."
Madison looked back at the troubled Roy she raised her eyebrow. He went behind her and started to push her away from the other side of the room.
"What's the matter?" She asked once they reached the doorway.
Roy gave her a frightened look and said, "You don't want to know. Let's get out of he-" he was interrupted by a rumble from behind the wall the floor also began to shake as well.
"Get out of here!" Roy yelled and shoved Madison onto the stairs that lead up towards safety.
Bloody red ribbons stretched from the wall. A thinly grey skinned woman stepped out from the wall as well. She had red eyes and was dressed in a pinstripe business suit.
She pointed at Roy, and said in a low masculine voice "You… Roy. You are under arrest."
Roy took small steps backward- eyes trained on the oddly soundly lady. But the bloody ribbons lashed forward with blinding speed and wrapped around Roy's limbs, he let out a scream of surprise. As the ribbons began to pull Roy towards the wall, he was acting fast with struggling movements and his seeping powers, and with no luck his attempts at escape were futile.
Madison reacted and grabbed his outstretched arm. But as if she was weightless the ribbons pulled them closer still, slowly as if making every moment more suspenseful.
"Please help me…!" Roy screamed at Madison who was now struggling to pull him back by his waist.
"Don't worry! You're not going anywhere!" She screamed back.
The hellish lady sighed "Just give it up mortal. He's ours, and has been causing years of trouble."
The lady walked over to the struggling duo calmly. She lifted her heel and booted Madison with unexpected force. Madison lost her grip and Roy fell now clawing at the ground his legs lifted. The lady smirked and said "Humans are weak and pathetic fields of reality. Just waiting for us to harvest from." She laughed and waved her hand. A sort of portal appeared and she stepped through disappearing.
Madison scrambled to her feet and grabbed onto Roy's hands once again- standing up.
Roy's eyes watered he feared there was no more hope he then said, "I've finally been caught… I have to go."
Roy let go of Madison's hands and he disappeared behind the wall- gone.
Madison screamed and pounded the wall calling his name she slumped to the floor. "He's really gone…" She muttered.
-Madison's P.O.V-
It's so quiet. For the longest time I was so accustomed to hearing something if anything. Never complete silence, I didn't like it.
When I got back to my apartment, I paced back and forth thinking of how I could possibly get Roy back. The owner of the bloody wall was the only person who's going to help me. But I have no clue where Johnny could be. For all I know he could be in Canada!
I wish he gave me some sort of idea where he could be in cases like these. My first step was to regrettably to quit my job. Who knows how long this manhunt will be. I kid about the hunting…
I got my gatherings together the next day, readying myself for a shaky search.
-The Next Day, Afternoon-
I packed my bag with extra clothes, money, extra shoes, food and water. I had my roller skates on; since I had no car my only transportation was going to be a painful one. I left out the door to the elevator and then to the street.
I skated to the borders of the city, it took me a few hours but I finally got out to the freeway. It'd be a lot faster progress with ramps and no people to dodge. I continued on the winding roads as cars went speeding past me.
When night came I was exhausted and in a near by town. Both mental and physical exhaustion weren't enough to keep me from worrying for my friend in need.
-One-Week Later-
It's hopeless… Days and nights, sleeping in motels, my feet have blisters on them. They fucking hurt.
No sign of Johnny, I've been asking people on the streets. No clues, no direction. I don't know where I am any more I just keep going.
I entered a familiar town yesterday. I can't recall what its name was, my mind is leaving, and I hate this very much.
…I'm sleeping on park benches now… No money. Still having trouble figuring out if I've been here before. All these faces, places, streets are so familiar. I can't wrap my head around it.
I skated into a subdivision and went down the deserted road. It had a park with one child sitting on the swing set; the little boy stared at me as I went by.
I looked up past the roofs of houses to see a hill jutting out of the ground with a lone tree standing all by it's lonesome. I stopped moving and stared for a few moments. Finally realizing where I was… I was home.
Madison skated up to her old home nobody was in it. Luckily the door was unlocked Madison stepped inside looking all around drinking in the memories.
She passed the empty rooms, but it didn't take much to use her imagination to fill in the emptiness. She reached the back door and looked out the small window. There was a mini tombstone that marked the place where her dead kitty lies.
Madison stood smiling. She sighed and turned exiting her old home.
Madison skated out of the neighbourhood as it started to spit and down pour rain.
Madison made her way back into the city cold, wet, and slightly miserable. She came to an intersection trying to cross the street.
She crossed the street head down, as the light turned red and the cars waiting had a green light to go. Madison heard loud noises all around her and something with bright lights raced towards her. Her mind snapped from her dazed state as she gasped she was hit with full force and slid across the wet ground- unconscious.
The driver who hit her put on the brakes immediately and stopped on coming traffic. He stepped out of his little grey car cursing.
"What the fuck is wrong with people, just walking out in front of my car the way they do…" Johnny growled. He reached the body he hit and gasped.
"M-Madison!? You idiot!" He scooped her up and walked back to his car, he placed her in the passenger seat. Nny sat in the driver's seat and drove towards the hotel he was staying at.
-The Next Day-
Johnny stretched he'd been reading to pass the hours of the night. Keeping a close eye on Madison, she still hasn't awoken. But she was unbelievably alive.
Johnny had patched her up; she had a large bruise and possibly a concussion. She also had a large gash up her right arm. The other possibility of her being comatose.
Johnny sighed and put the book down and thought why the hell is she all the way out here? On roller skates of all things. But most importantly where's her ghost Roy Boy?
He stood and took the cloth on her head. He walked over to the sink in the only bathroom and ran it under cold water, he rung it out and placed it back on her head.
Johnny took a step back and Madison began to mumble in her sleep.
"Rrr… Noooo… I, I was… Can't… See. Err…"
"Sight… Thanks a lot. You had to interrupt my vacation didn't you?" Johnny asked aloud to the unconscious Madison.
Madison made some strange noises, heaving in a restless sleep; cold sweat ran down her face.
"And now you're a mumbling mess, fuck, whatever gave you the impulse to step out in front of my car must be important. Man I want a Taco… No! I don't want it because I'm hungry. Noooo… Bad tummy box." Nny babbled.
He turned around and frowned. Suddenly Madison eye's shot open and so did her mouth. She sat up eyes wide and parched screams came from her throat. Nny jumped, startled.
"What the hell?" He shouted over Madison, she sat back groaning.
"Argh… waaaateeerr…" She mumbled.
Johnny grabbed his water bottle. Madison was flailing her left arm lazily in the air. Johnny caught her arm and roughly made her sit up; she twitched at the pain but made it to the sitting position.
Johnny poured the water in her mouth as she swallowed greedily. When the bottle was empty Johnny stepped back as Madison breathed and returned to reality.
She coughed several times and settled down then asked, "Why does my head hurt?" She brought her left hand to her head.
"You don't remember?" Nny replied tiredly sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Not a clue." She said staring all around.
"I hit you with my car when you crossed the street. You walked right out in front of me. And to answer your next question you're inside my hotel room." Johnny explained.
"Now… I remember, I actually can't remember the last time I sat on anything this comfy." She said patting the bed.
"Do you have aspirin? My head hates me…" Madison asked.
"No I don't. But since your awake, mind telling me why the hell you're all the way out here?" Johnny asked raising an eyebrow.
"Hmm… I was out here looking for you 'cause…" Madison thought.
"Oh really? Why would you do something as dumb as this?" Johnny glared.
Madison blinked a couple time then closed her eyes trying to remember why she was here looking for Nny. She opened her eyes again then stared sadly into her lap. She looked up and whispered, "They kidnapped Roy…"
-Meanwhile, In a Different Dimension-
"Damnit! I'll pay the fee or whatever, but don't you dare shove me into one of those god forsaken cells!" Roy screeched as two well-armed guards dragged Roy by his feet through a dirty prison.
"Jeez… I'll even bribe you for to at least let me walk to wherever we're going." Roy offered. The larger guard sighed- annoyed.
The smaller guard turned his head and looked at Roy smirking mischievously. Roy heard a snort and then a warm gooey substance on the back of his neck. Roy reached his cuffed hands to his neck wiping the substance into his hands he brought his hands forward to his sick realization of the warm green goo.
"You sick bastard!" Roy shouted in disgust.
"Shut up you semi real freak!" The larger guard barked.
The three of them stopped and the loogey spitting guard said, "We're here."
The larger guard opened the cell door and the other threw Roy inside the barking guard closed the door Roy got to his feet and glared hatefully at the pair of guards.
"Meet your new roomie freak. Have a nice time and don't shoot off your mouth. You might get strangled…" The large guard warned and walked off with his partner.
"Roommate?" Roy asked, he turned around and in the corner hunched over was a man.
The man turned his head up and looked at Roy through the corner of his eye. He stood turning towards Roy. He was a tall lanky fellow he had silvery cut short hair. The man gave him a toothy grin and stepped forward taking large steps. He wore army camouflage pants with an orange belt. He had dancing green eyes and also wore a violet turtleneck.
Roy gasped and the man greeted him "Hiya! It gets real lonely here nice to have someone to talk to. Allow me to introduce myself new best friend, my name is Justin Timer." Justin smirked.
End of Chapter
Didn't see that coming huh? Ha ha, I hope you enjoyed this over-due chapter.
-Darkarise