We Made A Mountain

Today's song is We Made A Mountain by The Mynabirds.

"Knock, knock," Jacob's voice called from outside the open door.

"Come in," Charlie grunted distractedly as he rifled through a pile of supplies in search of his moustache grooming kit.

Jacob ducked through the low door frame and helped himself to a seat at the old kitchen table "Mornin' Charlie, Bella up yet?" Jacob asked just as a loud thump echoed through the house.

Charlie never even bothered to look around for the source of the sound. "She is now."

In a vain attempt to escape the sun's piercing rays, Bella had rolled over and instead of catching a few more z's, she managed to fall out of the bed and onto the hard wooden floor. "Mother fluffer," she groaned loudly as she lay staring at the ceiling while her legs remained tangled in her sheets on the bed.

Jacob chuckled as he listened to Bella tell off her sheets using the most colorful language he had quite possibly ever heard."Is she okay?" He asked when another resounding thump was heard from upstairs followed by yet another bout of creative swear words.

Charlie just shrugged his shoulders and continued searching. "Who knows with that one. I swear, I should have bubble wrap grafted to her skin. That girl is a walking catastrophe."

Upstairs, Bella eventually won the fierce battle with her bed sheets and staggered to her feet. "Ha!" She shouted triumphantly at her defeated blankets now lying in a crumpled pile on the floor, "I shamed your ass you pansy mother flucker!" She taunted before tripping over her discarded pillow and becoming intimately reacquainted with the floor. "Touché, my worthy foe," she grumbled as she pulled on a pair of discarded jeans and stumbled out the door with a grimace, "touché."

Cautiously, Bella made her way downstairs and into the main living quarters. She wasn't surprised to find Jacob already up and waiting for her but the sight of Charlie awake before noon when he had a choice of sleeping in was unexpected. She could distinctly hear the sounds of Emmett's loud snoring and since no one had bitched at her yet this morning she could safely assume Alice was also still asleep.

With an amused smile, she watched as he shifted frantically through the piles of supplies until he finally emerged victorious with a small black faux leather pouch clutched lovingly to his chest.

"I found it!" He waved the small bag above his head triumphantly, "I knew this was in there somewhere. You see kids," he explained seriously as he continued to wave the small treasure trove moustache grooming implements at them, "that's what can happen when you don't give up on the things you want. Eventually, with a lot of hard work and dedication you will eventually succeed and meet your goals. It's all about perseverance. If you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything your heart desires."

"Yeah, okay Dad," Bella replied with a roll of her eyes as she collapsed in the chair across from Jacob. "We'll be sure to remember that the next time we can't find out 'stache scaping kits."

Ignoring his daughter's usual sarcastic comments, Charlie turned his attention to Jacob who was trying unsuccessfully to mask his amusement. "Don't mind her," he jerked his head toward Bella's rumpled form, "she can't help it. When she was small, her brother used to like to put her in the dryer and turn it on air fluff for fun. She's never been quite right since."

"Dad," Bella groaned as she buried her scarlet face in her hands to hide her embarrassment.

"Hey the kid deserves an explanation about why all of you are the way you are, I mean I can't want him thinking it's entirely my fault. Now as for her brother," he continued turning his attention back to the grinning Jacob, "the kid always liked to gnaw on the bars of his crib like some sort of wild animal. His mother said it was normal but if you ask me-"

"Dad!" Bella shouted in protest.

"Alright, alright," Charlie conceded as he put his hands out to show he meant no harm and backed out of the room to groom the 'stache. "I'm going."

"Sorry about him," Bella mumbled from beneath the curtain of hair in which she was currently seeking refuge, "my whole family is certifiable."

"It's cool," Jacob replied with a hearty laugh, "you guys are great for keeping me entertained. With no more TV any time in the foreseeable future, you're going to be great to have around. You guys are way more entertaining than any reality show I've ever seen."

Bella sat back in her seat with an annoyed huff. "Well I'm glad we amuse you."

"Oh come on Bells, you know I'm just messing with you." Jake pushed his chair away from the small table and rose to his feet. "Now how about you throw some shoes on and come down to the road with me. We brought up the last of the supplies this morning and once the boys get back from securing the cars we're going to set the charges."

Immediately, Bella's mood brightened. There were few things in life she enjoyed more than a good explosion. In her humble opinion it ranked up there with hot pockets, a well timed 'That's what she said,' and lawn ornaments.

Springing to her feet, Bella dashed back upstairs to retrieve her favorite pair of Chucks and managed to make it back downstairs without injury. "Ready!" she announced excitedly as she skidded to a precarious halt at the bottom of the steps.

Jacob shook his head at the girl's crazy mood swings before sinking into a low bow and extending his hand. "Would you do me the honor of accompanying me to a most miraculous spectacle my fair lady?"

Bella wrinkled her nose and giggles quietly before extending her hand to accept his. "I would be honored good sir," she replied in a terrible British accent.

The two friends strolled leisurely through the early morning haze toward the entrance to the road. In the distance they could see the quickly growing shapes of several people standing near the top of the road. As they drew nearer, Bella recognized Jared and Quil but not the girls standing beside them.

"Hey Jake, mornin' Bella," Quil greeted them warmly.

"Mornin'," Bella replied with a smile and a friendly wave to an exhausted looking Jared. "You guys come to watch the road get blown apart too?"

"Well we did," replied a tall girl with long black hair hanging loosely down her back, "but these guys are just getting off of their watch shift and decided to stick around."

"I'm Kim by the way," said the other slightly smaller raven haired girl as she stepped forward to shake Bella's hand, "and this is my sister Claire. You must be the Bella we've heard so much about. Jake here is always going on and on about you." Bella shook both girls' hands while she blushed cherry red knowing she had been a topic of discussion amongst the small community.

Sensing Bella's embarrassment, Jacob decided to change the subject. "So any problems last night?"

"Nope," Jared yawned. "We took over after Sam and Embry and they said everything was quiet. No zeds yet."

"Yet?" Kim squeaked, burrowing further into his side.

"Well yeah," Quil replied wearily. We're pretty confident that we won't have any problems up here but that doesn't mean we won't get any walkers out here. There's nothing keeping them contained within the cities and pretty soon they're going to start to wander. Chances are we'll get the occasional zed out our way."

"Oh," Kim mumbled looking slightly green at the thought of any zeds coming anywhere near her.

"You ready to get this show on the road?" Jared asked, "I'm about ready to crash."

"Sure, sure, " Jake replied. "Anyone still down there?"

"Nope." Claire answered, "Seth and Colin got everything all locked up and are waiting for us on the other side of the rim."

Bella frowned. "Why are they way over there?"

Jake wrapped his massive arm around her and pulled her into his side. "To watch the show of course. You didn't think we would actually stand right here to watch did you? There's bound to be a shit load of debris flying everywhere when this thing blows."

"Oh, I guess," she said with a disappointed shrug.

"Don't worry," Quil assured her, "we'll have an even better view from over there."

Appeased Bella graced him with a smile and allowed Jacob to lead her to a spot several hundred yards away where Seth, Colin, and a few other boys had set up a viewing area. After greeting everyone, the small group took their positions. Bella was glad to find that Quil had been right, this spot had a better view of the road since all of it was visible without having to stand right on the edge. Much safer.

"Would you like to do the honors?" Jacob asked Seth while passing him a small metal box with a large red button in the center.

The younger boy's dark brown eyes grew round in amazement. "Really?" he squeaked before clearing his throat," I mean really?" he repeated in a much lower voice earning him a few chuckles.

"Yeah, why not?" Jacob answered ruffling his kid brother's messy black hair.

"Hell yes!" Seth shouted before snatching the button from his brother's hand before he could change his mind. "Alright everybody ready?" he asked the group and receiving a cacophony of 'yeahs', 'yeses' and one 'get the hell on with it already, I'm fucking tired,' in reply.

Without any further hesitation he began a countdown backwards from ten but by the time he got to four he grew impatient and hurried through the numbers and slammed his fist down on the button. Suddenly, the entire mesa was rocked with a series of small earthquakes as a geyser of earth and rock shot skyward.

"Woooh!" Bella screamed in delight as the boys howled like wolves at the sight.

"Holy shit! That was- that was," Jake searched for an appropriate word to describe the sight, "fanfuckingtastic! Holy fuck!"

As the dirt settled and the dust cleared, they finally decided it was safe enough to approach the edge of the mesa and survey the damage. Eagerly, they all rushed toward the former entrance of the only road up to the mesa and found themselves having to pick their way through a minefield of boulders and fragments of sharp rock.

"Moving back from the road, definitely a smart idea," Bella remarked as she skirted around a bolder the size of a shopping cart before reaching the new edge of the mesa.

Instead of a smooth road, there was now an incline that rose upward for a few hundred meters before dropping off suddenly. It would have taken more dynamite than they had available to completely destroy the old road and since they only needed to keep any zeds or unwanted visitors from being able to reach them they had decided to bore holes deep into one section of the road, and drop the charges inside.

"No way is anyone or anything getting up that way," Jared remarked as he surveyed the damage appreciatively.

"Yeah," Bella agreed with a snort, "not unless they're Evel Knievel."

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