You're Not a Bad Person

Chapter 11

Heroine

Her body felt warm. She was relaxed and seemed to be feeling fine, except for the odd ache in her back. She heard music and voices in the background, in which was hazy. She noticed many things. Her hat was gone, her bag was missing again; she felt so bare without her objects.

Sapphire's eyes fluttered open slowly, and she was greeted by unfamiliar faces of Clakkerz. The room she was in was all made from wood, which had a bar filled with Krisps and Beers of all kind. It looked like she was in some sort of Bar. A Clakker that was holding a pipe leaned down to Sapphire.

"My Odd, what a fascinating creature," He smiled. The female Clakker leaned down. She was pretty for a Clakker. She was wearing a barmaid apron that was red and white checker and had a white cotton-house dress.

"She must be awake now," She stated in her clear western accent. She patted soft feathered fingers at the side of Sapphire's face. "Are you okay, darlin'?" Sapphire blinked.

"What's just happened? Where am I?" She murmured.

Another Clakker pushed the Clakker with a pipe away.

"Is she with that Bart Man?" He gasped. A Clakker child jumped in front of Sapphire and twirled her feathers into her hair.

"Her hair's so soft." She giggled. Sapphire gasped and staggered backwards, standing up. She held onto the wooden wall behind her. Another Clakker burst out a hearty laugh.

"A toast, then!" He cheered. He and a few Clakkerz clashed their glasses with each other. The Clakker smiled. "To the Heroine!"

"Heroine?" Sapphire asked, confused. The female Clakker patted Sapphire's shoulder.

"Darlin', in the forest, you saved our men from being ambushed or killed by those Outlaws. You got them alright." She smiled.

"I did?" Sapphire repeated. She head-butted the wall several times, feeling utterly mystified. "What's going on?" She whimpered to herself.

"Aww, poor thing, she must be sick." The female Clakker said. Sapphire turned to the bar, where she saw another Clakker, a molecule over one eye and he was passing around the glasses. He faced the female Clakker, who stood next to Sapphire.

"Rose, she might be with Bart. I don't want that bastard coming here anymore, after what he did to us."

"I know, but look, she saved us." The Clakker named Rose answered defensively. Sapphire had had enough. She raged suddenly, raising her hands up.

"That does it!" She scrambled at her waist. The whole building went silence. "I have…I have…a..." She glared at her pistol that had no ammo clip in it. "…Ammo-less Pistol…and I'm not afraid to use it. I want some answers. Where am I? Who are you? What happened?" The Clakkerz didn't seem scared, in fact, they just smiled or shook their heads sympathetically.

"Darlin'," Rose said. "You saved us from the Outlaws back at the forest. You're at Mongo Valley, in the Inn called 'Rosebuds'. You saved us and then you got shot with some sort of sleeping injection. So, while you were sleeping, we put your weapons and bag into the spare Inn room upstairs. We bandaged your wound and…well, you seem fine."

"But you're not Bart's Bitch or something, are you?" The Clakker over the bar said, leaning over and eyeing Sapphire up and down. "You look similar to him."

"That's because we are the same species, but I don't tick like him." Sapphire reported. The Clakker tilted his head at her.

"Really?" he said at a long length. Rose glared at her husband hotly.

"Shut up, Billy! Obviously, she's not."

"No, I pick on him instead." Sapphire interrupted smiling weakly. The whole Inn burst out laughing and she smiled. These Clakkerz here at Mongo Valley seem nicer then the other ones. She blinked. "That reminds me, is Doc Vykker's here?"

"He was, but he left to do something. He'll be back shortly. Why darling?"

"Because I came here to pick something, you seen, something's happened to my sister and boyfriend and friend and I have to get this Slig Antidote."

"He should be at Gizzard Gulch now." Sapphire moaned and Rose sighed. "Did you know that?" Sapphire shook her head. Soon, then Inn became alive again and Rose was the only one talking to Sapphire. "Oh, you're not around here?"

"No, I'm from…" She pointed upwards. Rose clicked on straight away.

"Oh, you're from Vykkers Labs."

"Yeah," She turned and looked at the happy folk in the Inn. They laughed, they spoke, they joked and they played games. Billy was drying glasses up and music from a juke box played joyfully. She felt the muscles around her eyes tighten when she saw a Clakker with a newspaper. It reminded her SO much of Corey the Big Bro Rocker, who loved reading the 'Daily Deception'. She held her head in her hands and suddenly, she felt tired and ill. Rose saw that.

"Darlin', you must be homesick."

'Uh-Huh…" Sapphire whimpered and then suddenly, she cried silently, though she tried so hard to hide it. She had held onto it for so long, the cheerful atmosphere reminder her of home. But Rose rubbed her back.

"Come on, Darlin', let's take you upstairs."

She helped Sapphire go up the stairs. Sapphire had one hand against the wall to steady herself; the other was lounging over Rose's shoulder. Soon, Sapphire was on top of the stairs and looked up. There was a narrow corridor, several doors were on each side of the walls and the flooring was shiny planks of wood. Further down, there was a wider hall, only two doors stood there. Rose pointed to them. "Just to let you know, they are the bathrooms. You'll be staying here for a while."

"Staying here? No, I'm sorry, but I need to get my stuff and find the Doc. I need to-"

"You're not going anywhere." Sapphire was taken back by the Clakker's sudden reply. 'You saved us all, and you need to rest. It's the only way we can say thank you. We want to look after you." She examined Sapphire. "And with the bag and hat and such, you are an adventurer, am I right?" Sapphire giggled lightly.

"You could say that, but I was here only for one day. It's been two days now…" She paused. "What time is it now?"

"It's about 5.12pm, darlin'."

Sapphire nodded. Soon, Rose took her to a door, which had another door standing opposite to it. "Here you go, here's your room."

"Thanks,"

She entered into a biggish room, timber walls and flooring again, but it had a big bed, clean and freshly made. A lofty wardrobe was standing on one side of the room. A dressing table with a mirror sat in the other side of the room. Sapphire smiled when she saw her stuff on the bed, all fine. Some clothes were folded neatly beside them. "This is brilliant, thanks." Sapphire was surprised to see this room. "But, how can I pay it?"

Rose winked.

"Don't worry Darlin'. It's on me. You can stay here as long as you like or need." She sat on the bed and smiled, looking up at Sapphire. "I'm glad I found you, Sapphire."

"How did you know my name?" Sapphire asked silently. Rose grinned.

"Everyone from Buzzaton and Gizzard Gulch are talking about you. I've been hearing good things about you. You see, I was really upset, when I realised that, Oddworld never has a female hero. They are all male with male baddies and such. And that Bart, Oh, he annoys my Husband to much, but hey, we can't reject his offer if he wants to stay here. It's good money." Sapphire nodded. "But I wanted someone to get at Bart, which I thought was never gonna happen, because he IS scary, until I saw and heard about you. You took his Moolah and tricked him, and I laughed at that." Sapphire giggled too.

"Yeah well, that's what he gets for messing with a girl." Sapphire said proudly, playfully shaking her fist.

"Now that's what I'm talking about." She patted Sapphire's hand. "Sapphire, I look up to you, and will you keep a promise to me?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"Never change. Please, never change." She smiled. Sapphire pondered of what she meant, but she smiled back.

"Well, sure thing, Rose."

"And darlin', feel free to call me Mom."

Sapphire smiled beamed brighter. She was now feeling better, like a second home and the Clakkerz were nice to her. To the Clakkerz here at Mongo Valley, she was a Heroine, and that was something to be proud of, not to mention rub in Bart's face if she sees him. She smirked at that thought, but the smile vanished soon after…better not do that actually.

"Thanks, Mom." Sapphire whispered and embraced Rose. She chuckled.

"Now, please rest here. There are some clean clothes there. I hope they are okay for you."

"They are, don't worry." Sapphire nodded and Rose left.

Sapphire tossed her shirt to the chair and looked at the white, thick bandages that covered over her right shoulder. She smiled. They did a good job here. She put on her new nightgown. It was an eye-catching shade of blue and it flowed like a dress. She smelled the softness and fresh scent of flowers on it. She unlocked herself in her mechanical pants and jumped onto the bed, landing on it lazily. She groaned, but rubbed her head longingly on it. It was so comfy, she felt like a million dollars. She closed her eyes and fell instantly into irresistible slumber. It's true of what they say; even Heroes and Heroines need rest too. She giggled at that.

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Heh, I guess Sapphire does deserve a good rest after all of that crap really. :D Hm, I wonder what I should do next. If you have anymore ideas, just tell me. You'll never know, it could change the story line XD

Disclaimer: In all respect to Lorne Lanning and his world of Odd, I do NOT own anything in this, I only own my OCs:

OCs in this Fanfic or are mentioned: Sapphire the Big Sis Slig, Rose the Landlady Clakker, Dave the 'Multitasking' Slig and Furlong the big bro Slig, Danni the Vykker and Ruby the Slig, Corey and Joey the Big bro Slig.

OCs owned by friends who allowed me to put them on this: Bart the Big Bro Slig.