CHAPTER 9

ROCKY ESCAPE

After the loud bang, both Dipper and Wendy get to the car and just before a few of the Van Meters swoop in, Dipper and Wendy then jump inside and have the doors locked immediately. The Van Meters are constantly clawing and growling with frustration and mad rage trying to cut through the car and to have their claws and teeth imbed and tear their flesh and muscle.

Both Dipper and Wendy are flat on the floor of the car holding each other in a slight state of fright from the creatures getting at them as the sounds of howls and metal screeching add to the fright. But both get to their senses as Wendy lets Dipper go and while still crouched down, she then puts the keys into the ignition and turns it then she presses the gas petal with her right hand and then the car burns rubber and suddenly goes forward. The Van Meters that grasped on they all get flung off.

Wendy is staring at the car with just one hand and still crouched down looking forward while getting up slowly. Dipper snaps out of it and then has both hands on the gas petal to help Wendy put more power to the car, as that happens, he gets in an upright position while Wendy gets to a proper position to drive the car. Once she is Dipper he then sits up as well and both are in the car, going at top speed, not quite knowing where their going except to the source of the loud bang they heard; they automatically assume it might be their friends come to save them. Wendy is doing plenty of outrun maneuvers and using the town to make obstacles for the Van Meters. But it's not enough as the Van Meters are gaining on them and then suddenly, a small group of them latch onto the car on all sides.

Wendy says, "Dipper you better fasten your seatbelt because I'm about to do something really crazy."

Dipper says, "You don't have to tell me twice."

Dipper rapidly fastens his seat belt and then Wendy stomps on the gas and drives right toward a neighborhood park. She drives though the swing set and the chains of the swings and then bars from them catches a couple of the Van Meter monsters and they're knocked down. Wendy then sees a jungle Jim and she drives right through and the bars band and tangle up the Van Meters and two more are down.

There is one more Van Meter monster and it starts to claw at a worn area of the roof and open a hole, it then punches it' hand through the hole despite the jagged metal cutting its wrist, there is neon purple blood that leaks out and some of it drips onto both Wendy and Dipper as it is swinging its hand trying to grab at them. The Van Meter grabs Dipper's biker cap. As that happens, Wendy she immediately turns, and she goes underneath a slide and the right side of the slide it hits the Van Meter in the head hard and when that happens its arm is pulls right back though and a lot of neon blood spills down and paints a little of the interior and Dipper and Wendy.

Wendy then gets back on the road, and she remembers there is a road outside of town, she takes it. Just as they are driving smoothly suddenly there is one swipe that happens as one Van Meter gets through the left passenger window. Dipper unbuckles and goes to wrestle with the Van Meter. Then there is another Van Meter that crashes through the right front window and grabs Wendy. Wendy is struggling with her right hand while with her left she is driving. Dipper is just grasping at the wrists which are slashing at Dipper with its claws while with its head trying to bite him with its teeth.

Wendy feels some scratches on her right arm despite holding the Van Meter by the throat with her muscle. She then looks and sees there is a cigarette lighter. Wendy then turns, has her left foot on the gas petal, with her left hand she quickly pulls out the cigarette light from the dashboard and then one it's pressed on the cheek of the Van Meter. The Van Meter then howls in pain as it feels its delicate flesh from its face being burned. Wendy then lets it go and it back out of the window, jumps and flies off.

Meanwhile Dipper he is struggling with the Van Meter, the Van Meter with its tall nails managed to get a few scratches on Dippers face. Dipper then with his left hand lets go of its wrist and then takes the Van Meter by the throat. Dipper's grip and being able to clamp down on the vital veins and points of its throat, the Van Meter is at bay as it struggles to breathe but also continues its murderous rage which is in vain.

Dipper lets go with his right hand and quickly takes out a switch blade which was in a leather belt holster. As he takes it out, he pushes the button, the blade flips out from the left side and strengthens. He then immediately takes it back handed and then it jammed fully on the right side of the Van Meter's face which goes right through the right rim of its eyes. The Van Meter than yells out in pain and there is plenty of neon purple blood that leaks out and hit and paints Dipper, but also makes him back out of the window and roll down on the road scraping and tearing some skin from the Van Meter which paints a little of the road neon purple.

Both Dipper and Wendy look ahead on the road they're on and they see what looks like some giant dark blue monster truck with giant four wheels that can crush any car but, on the front, there is a giant drill bit that is still rolling. Two of the passenger doors of the monster truck are open and on the left side William with his left hand he is pointing and shooting out a Roman Candle which is discharging multiple-colored balls of fire.

On the right side, Mabel, and Adam both have Roman Candles too and they also discharge flare balls. The colored flare balls light up the entire cave which blinds most of the Van Meter monsters. William looks forward and he sees one of the Van Meter monsters coming toward him, and the white horn starts to glow. William then takes his cane, and he twists the wolf's head in a direction and then he looks away while pointing the cane. And suddenly on the middle shaft of the cane there is suddenly a white glow with some disco lights. The disco light hits the eyes of the Van Meter, and it backs away and then flies away. Mabel and Adam see Wendy and Dipper rolling toward them but also see a whole flock of the Van Meters that is more than they've ever seen as they just about blot out the dim light and cover the cave area.

Rose is on the wheel of the monster truck, and she sees what's happening and says, "William takes the wheel."

She presses a button which puts the monster truck on cruise control, and she moves to the back seat while Willam quickly comes to the front. Rose from the back suddenly takes out her 12 gauge and she then sticks out slightly from the left passenger opening and points the muzzle of her 12 gauge at the horde. Rose discharges several shells and the shells as they travel detonate at midpoint and they produce rainbow light colors which are almost brighter than the sun. The bright colors slow the Van Meters down and they try to fly away from it but bump into each other and even attack one another as they are trying to retreat to any darkness from the light. Mabel and Adam then press buttons from the mini switch boxes they both have and shoot out several of the rockets they set up and as the rockets fly, they make all kinds of colorful patterns in the sky contributing to the colors William and Rose made which makes the whole place one big seizure inducing spectacle but also making thunder in the cave.

As Mabel and Adam alongside William are shooting off the fireworks lighting up the skies in the cave suddenly, they hear a car that is coming their way and they see Dipper and Wendy are getting closer to them. But suddenly the car gets attacked by a couple of the Van Meters with their horns they shoot out their burning light. The light hits the car which has made scorch marks on the left side of it and is starting to reach the windows.

Rose reloads her 12 gauge with shells that are colored neon blue then points to the 12 gauge and discharges a couple of shells. The two shells connect with the Van Meters. They detonate midway and suddenly there is some strange neon blue slime substance that comes and hits the two Van Meters. Both Van Meters are a little puzzled by the substance but then suddenly there is a lot of pop and crackle sounds which also produce a small series of flares, and this makes both Van Meters spasm on the ground with pain.

Wendy and Dipper then zip right past them safely and then William then puts the monster truck in reverse and matches the speed Wendy and Dipper are rolling on. The thunder from the fireworks display causes the Van Meter swarm to scatter; meanwhile both vehicles going at top speeds soon get clear and as there is a distance away, William then takes out his remote and then presses the button and then the charges detonate. Suddenly the mine caves in and soon all the loose boulders cover the entrance completely. Dipper and Wendy they both then take a breath, both slowly get out of the car and then look up at the sky and see all the stars but also notice how clear and peaceful it is.