And here's another chapter! :3 Now we're in the basic area of Plauge.
Question: Should I go into Fear or make it up my own way?
"What I wouldn't give for some food." Sonia groans.
"What I wouldn't give to end this nightmare." Violet rolls her eyes. "If your so hungry, go get us some fish."
Sonia picks up some Bertos' and heads out the door. She sighs and speeds around Perdido Beach, searching for Quinn. She slows to a stop as she finds him, grinning hungrily at the fish.
"Hey Quinn, long time no see." She grins. Her grin falters and she hunches over in pain. "Can I get some fish?"
"How much you got?"
"I'll give you ten Bertos' for 2 medium fish?"
"Fifteen." Quinn digs out two fish and Sonia hands him some money.
"Thanks." She bolts away, rattling the streets in the process.
She returns home, dropping the fish on the table. Running had tired her out, so she now stayed hunched over the table, rubbing her stomach. She starts a fire in the sink and roasts her own fish over the fire.
"I got dinner!" She calls up.
"Thank god." Violet smirks. "Took you long enough."
"Do not insult me and my speed!"
She didn't mean for it to happen this way. She didn't expect the given results. All she knew was that whatever was left of the Human Crew just betrayed her.
She thought she could hide it and pretend she was normal. But she just couldn't control it. She morphed into Zil right before their very eyes, and they flipped. They all ganged up on her and ditched her in the woods.
Her head hurt, she couldn't think straight. Someone had hit her with a bat... Was it Hank? Lance? ...Cow-girl? She couldn't remember. But her side hurt too. Someone cut her.
She stands on wobbly knees and walks slowly back to Perdido Beach. She goes into a heavy coughing fit, falling to her knees and coughing harder. She starts to cough up blood. She stares in horror as it dawns on her.
'I'm gonna die.'
She carefully gets back on her feet, less determined now to get to Perdido Beach. She figured she was going to die before she got the chance. She needed food... Water... Medicine. Her sickness was coming back, worse than before.
She drops to her knees again, coughing and hacking. Krissy flops to the side and lays there.
"Goodbye world."
"Hey Orc." Violet and Sonia wave to the half monster boy.
He grunts back and holds out a beer can. Sonia grabs the can and pops it open, handing it back to Orc.
"Where's Howard? He owes me money." Violet scowls.
"He's out."
"Ugh, that little..." Violet crosses her arms and leaves. "Sonia, you stay here in case he comes back. If he does, beat the Living hell out of him until he gives you the money."
"Damn." Sonia cocks her eyebrow. "Someone's living the thug life. My goody two shoes sister is stealing my thunder."
"Shut up Sonia..."
Sonia shrugs and goes into the kitchen and tries to find something to do. She rolls her eyes as Brittany starts yelling.
"Orc! Orc!"
"Shut up!"
Sonia sighs and looks into the living room as Jamal comes inside. What was Albert's bodyguard doing here?
"Sup Jamal." She gives him a smile an waves, then disappears back in the kitchen.
She takes a beer out the cabinet and pops the tab, sipping slowly on it. She listens to the yelling in the other room, sighing exhaustedly at the two boys arguing. Not to mention Brittany was yelling nonstop.
"Orc!" Brittany yells.
"Both of you shut up!" Orc roars.
"But Drake is-"
"SHUT UP!"
The floor suddenly comes out from under Orc, sending him crashing down into the basement. Jamal looks down the hole in amazement and laughs a bit. Sonia sniggers, failing at keeping up a mad expression.
"Drake is breaking free..." Brittany whimpers before she morphs into the psycho known as Drake Merwin.
"Oh shit." Sonia looks down in the hole, Jamal at her side.
"Uh oh..." Jamal shivers.
Drake looks up through the hole, giving them both a toothy grin.
"We... Should run." Sonia quickly backs away.
With a quick flick of his whip, Drake knocks Jamal down into the hole to the basement. Sonia blinks and stops, unsure what to do.
"Okay on one hand, he'll kill everyone." She mumbles, bouncing nervously on her toes. "On the other hand..."
She jumps in surprise as Drake kicks open the door, Jamal and tow. Drake stops at the front door and glances back at Sonia, sighing softly.
"Let's go. But keep your mouth shut." He instructs.
Sonia grins and follows after him, ignoring the strange look from Jamal. They leave the partially destroyed home, into the dark night.
After half an hour of walking, Jamal falls back slightly and stares at Sonia. She had to look up to meet his gaze.
"...What?" She asks, slightly annoyed.
"Why are you here?" Jamal questions.
"Well... You should know when a mommy and daddy love each other very much-"
"That is NOT what I meant." Jamal shakes his head, rubbing his forehead. "I mean, why did you tag along?"
"Because the gaiaphage made me." Sonia fakes a flinch. "He doesn't like me to talk about it but he's gay for Drake... So don't bring it up, especially around Drake."
Jamal wasn't entirely sure how to reply to that, so he remains silent and walks ahead. Now that he thought about it, he actually had no idea what a 'gaiaphage' was.
"Well... Why did you tag along?" Sonia shoots back.
"I didn't, I was forced." Jamal mutters under his breath.
"Sonia, shut up." Drake snaps. "I said no talking."
Kristy fades in and out of consciousness as Hunter pretty much drags her to his cave. She lays on the cool ground, taking struggled breaths. Her body flickers to different people, her power rapidly acting up.
Hunter watches with interest for a little, but soon leaves. He had plans with Old Lion. Not even a full hour later, Kristy's shaking stops.
She slowly sits up, staring at the few bandages wrapped around her bigger wounds. Her whole body was sore, but her face stung the most. She stands and stretches, surprised to see others in the cave with her.
She stares blurry eyes as Sam seems to burn Dekka. She plays it off as a mind trick and walks up to them, limping slightly.
"H-Hi guys." She croaks.
They turn to stare at her. The looks ranged from dissapointed and pissed for being part of the destruction called the Human Crew to concerned about her beat up state.
"Kristy." Sam nods his head slightly.
"Hey Sam." She whispers.
"What... Happened to you?" Jack asks in the nicest way he knew possible.
"The Human Crew wasn't very understanding..." Kristy murmurs.
"Understanding about what?"
"This." Kristy closes her eyes, her looks morphing to those of Hunter's. it doesn't last very long though.
There's a brief silence before Dekka lets out a bark of laughter.
"Irony and karma at its best!" She claps sarcastically.
"Shut up, Dekka." Kristy snaps.
"Oh, my bad. Are you having a bad day?" She retorts, pouring with sarcasm. "Did you lose everything, are you hungry? Do you have a headache? Well too bad."
Kristy turns away to look at Hunter. She stares at the green thing growing from his neck, "Yes to all those things actually."
"Well it's your own fault, Ms. Human Crew."
"Dekka, stop." Violet snaps.
Kristy scowls at Dekka but says nothing back. She scoots closer to Sam and listens to his conversation with Hunter.
"...hatch from your insides out." Sam finishes.
Hunter's expression falters, "Sam... Sam, I can't... go like that."
Kristy stares in shock as Hunter begs to be killed. He even explained how his microwaving power wouldn't work on himself.
Dekka sits with Hunter and the two of them pray. Kristy mutters under her breath her doubts of a god and goes to wait outside with Jack. They wait together for the deed to be done.
"Ya know, for such a strong guy, you've got a weak stomach." Kristy comments jokingly.
"Yeah, whatever." Jack pushes her gently-well he thought it was gently.
Kristy goes crashing to the ground, scraping her hands on the ground.
"Sorry!" Jack helps her up.
"It's fine... I deserve it."
When the deed is done, Jack, Kristy, Sam, Violet and Dekka keep walking to Lake Toronto. Kristy made a point to avoid Dekka to the best of her ability. They had a long way to go...