Golden Eyed Snake

Cade's not surprised. It's like he sees this occur every day.
My gamer screen comes up shortly after that. I have one new message from Cade.
"It's a video," Cade confirms looking at me. "Of the riddle Ed gave you, I screen shot the whole thing just in case we might need it later."
I'm puzzled that I didn't think of that first, or that we can even screen shot from inside the game.
"We better get out of here Cade motions to me quietly; Wardogz could be swarming this place in a matter of minutes."
Realizing Cade is right, I follow him down a dark alley. Away from the neighborhoods and more towards the rural outskirts of the town. When we're far enough, I ask a question I've been wondering the whole time we've been walking.

"Were you really going to strike him, that kid, Ed?"

Cade doesn't stop walking and he doesn't look at me either. His gaze is intent on the road ahead of him. He's on a mission and he's not willing to break concentration for questions.
"Does it really matter," He asks?
"I suppose not," I say. Mostly because I don't want to be an annoyance. I only just met Cade but my resilience falter's after a two minute silence . I can't easily let this situation go.
"If you had struck him with your sword what would have happened?"
"Do you always ask this many questions," Cade whines?
"If I don't know the answer to something and I don't ask, I will never know."
"Well you're out of luck Einstein, because I don't know the answer either," Cade snaps.
"Is it possible to die in the game," I ask? Afterall, that's all I really want to know.
Cade stops then. He looks at me as if he's trying to decide whether I'm strong enough to handle the truth. Looking me up and down, he smirks.
"I'd hate you in real life," he says. "You ask too many questions"?
I don't know what to think of his response. He says it so nonchalantly. Like I am a best friend he only wishes he hated. Before I can even figure out a respond. I see the largest golden eyes I've ever seen come up behind Cades back. There followed by a head the size of a small car, and teeth that only vampires in movies should have.
This is my fault, I instantly realize that. Had I shut my stupid mouth and kept walking, Cade would have noticed the monster before it ever reached us. We would have at least had time to flee.
"What's wrong with you," Cade ask? His voice is annoyed and his eyes impatient.

I don't have words to warn him. Fear has swallowed them up and made me silent, and if Cade gets eaten it's going to be my fault. Except, none of that will really matter, because I will probably get eaten too.
My heart stops the moment Cade turns. He must have felt the breath of the creature on his neck. I don't get to see his face when he finally turns and notices the monster. But, I feel him freeze; I feel the fear roll off of his body like cold water.
If he's going to be afraid then I can't be, because we'll both die. Or maybe we won't I still don't have the answer to that. Either way, I don't have a weapon. That was the whole point of this stupid trip, but I'm defenseless.
"Hey", I yell, running towards the end of the pavement. The monsters eyes glaze over me. He sees me as a small fly or maybe a delicious chicken nugget. He follows my voice his entire body slithering along the roadway. That's when I realize this creature is a snake.
Cade finally moves, my yelling catching his attention. He grabs his sword from his backpack. Golden Eyes isn't looking at Cade any longer . He's following me. The fear in my heart is matched by the quickness of my footsteps and my heavy breathing. Suddenly I realize I'm an idiot because this alleyway, it's a dead end. I've obliviously let this beast corner me.
Weaponless, I realize this must be how a fly feels in a spiders net, helpless. I reach in my pocket because that's all I have, searching for anything that can distract the monster from attacking me. All I have is that stupid box with that silver ball inside of it. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't even be in this whole mess.

I can see Cade just a little past the monster. The sword he holds, it's too small and dainty to ever beat this monster. Even when he uses it to stab the monster in its long body, It's more like a toothpick in its side. The monster doesn't budge. He doesn't feel the pain. He's made up his mind that he wants me.
Opening the container holding the silver ball, I pull it from my pocket. Its dark out, and there's no light for it to reflect off of. Still the monsters eyes follow it the way a dog follows a bright red ball or a bone.
I use all my strength to throw the ball past the monster as far as I can, hoping that maybe it will chase it. Cade has resulted to shooting the creature with arrows. It swerves back and forth annoyed, like Cade is a mosquito it would swat if only it had hands. To my horror the ball doesn't land somewhere that leads the monster far away from me. It doesn't land in front of it either. It lands directly in its mouth. The monster swallows it whole. The monster positions itself right in front of me, its fangs in line with my nose. It waits to see if I have any more tasty treats, when It notices I don't. It roars a loud obnoxious howl directly into my face. I am now covered in monster spit, honestly though that is the least of my problems.
Cade continues to shoot arrows, but finally annoyed the monster swishes its bottom half at Cade, knocking him into the adjacent wall of a building.
I want to cry now, I want to scream and yell and act like a baby that has gotten its bottle taken. I want someone to save me. But most of all I want to beat myself up for not having a peace of that black licorice.
After the howl, the monster looks me straight in the eye then it opens its big mouth wide. I'm a goner. Since I know it, I close my eyes and take a deep breath. Hoping I end up back in my room and not somewhere with a halo and wings.
Its a few seconds and the howling continues. In fact it's gotten stronger. I open one eye up, then seeing that the horrible creature in front of me is somehow crying in agony, I open the other. Maybe Cades arrows worked after all. Maybe we just needed to give them time.
The monster stands tall. A long slithering howl escapes its mouth for the second time. Then without any warning it explodes. It isn't blood that covers the ground or slime, and the monster doesn't fizzle out the way computer data does. Instead falling to the ground in more quantity than you can ever imagine is money, dollar bills and coins. When I start to pick them up a blue light comes from the ground encasing me, making sure no one gets the money but me. Not that It would matter anyhow. I'm the only one in the alley. Cade and myself. But where I am fine, Cade lay unconsciously near an old building.

Thanks so much for reading guys let me know what you think. Posted early since I might not have time tomorrow. HAPPY READING !