You're Not a Bad Person
Chapter 20
Guardian Angel
…Sapphire heard Danni gasping breathlessly down the PDA.
Danni: Sapphire, is that you?
Sapphire: What's going on, Danni?
Danni: I'm sorry, I've tried to contact you as soon as I could, but Irwin was on my tail, so I wasn't alone.
Sapphire: Danni, what's happening?
Danni: I'm so sorry Sapphire, please don't get mad.
Sapphire's blood froze when she heard Danni softly sobbing down the PDA. Things were getting serious. Sapphire panicked and the Clakkerz turned their attention to Sapphire.
Sapphire: Danni? Danni! Danni, please tell me now!
The Inn went silent. The jukebox was turned off and the Clakkerz hushed to see if Sapphire was alright. When she let out a massive roar of horror, they knew she clearly wasn't.
Sapphire: What!
Danni: *sobbing* Please Sapphire, we've tried everything. But it's no use. Irwin and Humphreys knew that you would freak out like this. Kiki and I needed to tell you. Please, help us!
Sapphire heard Kiki yelling in the background.
"Is that Sapphire? Danni, you've got contact with her?"
Sapphire: Kiki?
Kiki answered the PDA.
Kiki: Sapphire, please, we knew that you should know. We have no idea why she would do such a thing. You're our only hope. It's very dangerous down there. Vykkers Labs are prohibited to go there. Please! Help us!
Static took over the PDA and Sapphire's heart stopped.
"Kiki? Danni, do you copy?" Sapphire cried out.
No response.
Rose looked up at Sapphire, who took Sapphire's angered fist softly in her feathered-hand.
"Darlin', what's happening?" Rose asked, a hint of worry was in her voice.
Sapphire glanced down at Rose, her eyes narrowing.
"My little sister Ruby. She ran away from Vykkers Labs and she seemed to have fallen in the Western Side of Oddworld."
"What?" Billy gasped in terror. The Inn rose with gasping and small chatting. Sapphire pulled her hand away from Rose aggressively.
"I don't give a shit. I'm going to search for her. This place is too dangerous for someone like her." Sapphire muttered hotly.
"But Sapphire, she could be anywhere." A Clakker behind her pointed out. Sapphire snapped to him.
"I know! That's why I'm going out to find her! She could die!" Sapphire raged. She shot up the stairs, her pants thundering up the wooden steps. The Clakkerz flapped about.
Sapphire slammed the door angrily. How dare Irwin and Humphreys said nothing about her little sister running away from Vykkers Labs…Odd knows why. She could be dead by now. Sapphire snatched her bag and swung it over her shoulder. She hastily grabbed her hat and put it on. She reloaded her Punisher with a snarl and charged for the door. The doorway was covered with Clakkerz.
"Please Darlin'. Don't do this!" Rose panicked.
"Why should I?" Sapphire growled. She pushed the Clakkerz away to make room for her to walk down the hallway.
Bart's door opened and he saw what was happening. He heard the racket from downstairs while he was working out and he glanced at Sapphire, puzzled.
"The fuck's wrong with you?" He murmured. Sapphire ignored him and the Clakkerz panicked. Bart snarled lowly. No one should reject his question, especially it they are that little bitch who stole his Moolah. He charged after Sapphire, who was about to go down the stairs. He grabbed Sapphire's wrist, which made her stop and turn around. Bart's eyes pierced her. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" He repeated. Sapphire tried to snatch her hand back, but his grip tightened and she yanked harder. No luck.
"Get off!" She yelled. The Clakkerz cried out in horror to see the two big Slig tugging each other. Bart suddenly clamped his strong hands on Sapphire's shoulders, holding her in place. She struggled, but no such luck in escaping.
The hallway gasped loudly as Bart's hand slapped across Sapphire's face hard. She stopped dead and she glanced at the floor, her hand over her wounded face, her cerulean fringe covered her eyes. Billy growled angrily as Sapphire stared at the floor stunned.
"Bart!" Rose gasped in horror.
"How could you?" Billy's eyes blazed. Bart glared at him as Billy was about to punch his back, but Sapphire's hand snapped up, which stopped him. Sapphire then looked up and sighed deeply.
"Bart helped me. I've snapped out of it. I was just so enraged that…" She sighed lowly. "I'm sorry everyone." She looked at Bart and for the first time, she smiled brightly to him. What Bart was confused about was the lack of tears. "Thanks Bart." Bart snorted and shoved Sapphire away from his grip.
"Pfft, that's what a crazy-ass bitch like you gets!" He murmured. The Clakkerz watched in puzzlement as Bart walked back to his room. Sapphire titled her head and studied Bart's body. She smiled again.
"You've been working out, haven't you Bartholomew?" She giggled at his name. Bart turned to her and gave her a hot glare before entering his room and he closed the door behind him. Sapphire giggled and the Clakkerz huddled around her.
"Oh my Odd, Darlin', you okay?" Rose asked urgently. Sapphire nodded.
"Yeah, I am now…" She nodded, smiling.
For the rest of the day, Sapphire rested and helped Rose with the Bar. At all that time, she thought about what Bart did. It helped her. She was blinded with rage, but it was wrong for her to flip-out on the lovely Clakkerz. They were so lovely, they forgiven her for her angered actions, which relieved her. That slap that Bart did, it felt nice, in a dark seductive way…
Later on, Sapphire was in her room, brushing her long locks of black and blue hair. Suddenly a voice rose up, a voice she knew.
"Sapphire?"
Sapphire jumped up and looked around. "Sapphire?"
She smiled. She knew who it was.
"Sam? Is that you?"
"That's right. Do not be alarmed. I am speaking to you through your Ruby Shaman necklace. Right now, I can see you, but you can't see me. Oh, and Big Face says Hi." Sam said through her mind. Sapphire giggled.
"Hey Big Face."
"Now, Sapphire. I've heard about Ruby. She will be fine, I am watching her now. Don't panic. She will be safe in my eyes. You'll see her soon."
"Really?"
"Yep, because I'm the magic little girl you saw."
"What, that small Mudokon child was you?" Sapphire gasped.
"Well, it was a magic trick. But just stay at the Inn, I can't speak for long, but I'll speak to you soon." Sam explained, her voice echoed in her room.
"Okay, Sam. Thanks." Sapphire smiled.
"Hey, anything for you," Sam giggled. "Okay, I'll speak to you soon."
Sapphire smiled as she looked through her window. She thought for a moment.
"I sure do hope Ruby's alright. If I see her, she's got a lot of explaining to do." She sighed deeply, leaning on the window sill.
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Well, if you have a Mudokon Queen, a bunch of Clakkerz and a Shaman on your side, you're safe, are you? Anyway, yep, let's just leave Ruby for Sam but a question:
Bart slapped Sapphire: Good or bad?
If you disagree with this, go slap him yourself. 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:
Sapphire the Big Sis Slig, Rose the Landlady Clakker, Billy the Landlord 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 © My Good Friend Jason. :D
