Three
A lot can happen in 3 years
Brandy was running in her field, Gasping For air while smiling, She didn't look any different. Behind her were Bluey and Bingo. Chasing her, Bluey was now 10 years old. She was taller and had 3 little hairs on the top of her head. "Come on Bingo we can't lose her". She said to her younger sister, Bingo was 8, Her fur was a bit messy. She was slightly smaller than Bluey. The red Heeler was running as fast as she could, It was harder to keep up while holding the magic xylophone. "C'mon on girls I thought you two were faster than greyhounds". Brandy yelled looking back, But when she looked forward. She saw that she was getting close to the river. The canoe near the pier she was gonna use to get away from the girls.
"Wait Bingo I have an idea, Just follow my lead". Bluey said as tripped on the grass, and fell. Brandy was now on the pier getting near the Canoe.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH"
Brandy then stopped, She turned around to see Bluey on the grass screaming in pain, While holding her knee. Bingo was trying to help her. "BLUEY". Brandy yelled as she ran to her niece, kneeling to see if she broke anything. "Bluey are you ok, Do we need to tak-
"DING"
Brandy frozed, Bingo had the magic xylophone, Bluey got up and stretched. She flipped her hair And gave Brandy a smug look. "Got ya". Brandy was mad, But she had to play the game. "Hm, What to do with Aunt Brandy, What do you think Bingo". Bluey said, as she gently laid her aunt on the ground. "Let's put makeup on her, And paint her nails". Bingo suggested While wagging her tail. "Nah I have a better idea, let's roll her down on the pier and dump her in the water". She said Brandy's pupils got smaller, Bingo giggled and placed the xylophone on the ground to help her sister roll their aunt on the pier. Brandy was mentally screaming in her head. What they all didn't know was that someone had picked up the magic xylophone and began slowly walking toward the three girls.
The girls had rolled their aunt right on the edge of the pier. "Aunt Brandy, I've decided to not throw you over the pier". Bluey said as she laid her elbow on her aunt. "Why? I thought we wanted to throw her overboard".Bingo complained, Brandy just let out a sigh of relief. "We won't throw you in the water, But you have to say Mississippi". Bluey grinned, The rules of the game were whoever was frozen, could not say a single word. But Brandy tried to say it through her teeth.
"Midsipipip"
"I'm sorry aunt Brandy, Can you say it again". Bluey said
"Misdpidipi"
"Looks like she wants to be thrown in the water, Bluey". Bingo smirked, They started to push their aunt closer to the edge. Brandy did not want to be thrown in the water. She still had a huge fear of crocodiles, And the kids were about to push her into the water. Even though she knew there were no crocs in her father's river. It was still the place where her mother died. Her heart started to race, And the girls started to count down.
"3….2….1".
"Ding"
"Ding"
Both of the young Heelers stopped moving, "Girls, You can't be doing these types of jokes on your aunt".
"Ding"
Aunt Brandy was now unfrozen, She crawled away from the edge of the pier. She looked up to see Bandit holding the magic Xylophone looking disappointed at his kids, "He didn't change much in 3 years. "You alright Brandy". He said as he picked her up by her hand. "Yeah I'm alright, Thanks Bandit". The Blue Heeler then walked up to his two daughters. "Alright kids, do you want me to freeze ya". He said smiling at them, The kids grunted at him. "hmm how about this I'll give you two options. One I'll leave you two here all alone, And me and Brandy get to eat all the hotdogs I just made". He said while the two kids gave each other a worried look.
"Or I'll give you the hotdogs but I gotta do something to the two of you, Blink twice if you agree". He said while holding their shoulders, They looked at each other and blinked twice. "Alright Then, Just give me a second," He said as he placed the magic xylophone on the ground, "BANDIT" Brandy yelled at him, As the Blue Heeler gently pushed his two daughters into the river.
"SPLASH"
Bandit was laughing, While Brandy went to the edge to see if the girls were ok. "Why did you do that?". Brandy said getting up and hitting his shoulder, Bandit continued to laugh. "I'm so sorry but I had to do it, And don't worry about them, they're in the shallow area. They'll come up. Brandy stopped hitting him and looked down at the water,
………………
After 30 seconds they did not come up. "You forgot to unfreeze them," Brandy said, giving him a worried face, Bandit then realized his mistake and jumped in the water.
After that, They all headed back to Brandy's house, Where The Blue Heeler had made hotdogs for all of them. They all sat down around a wooden table, Brandy and Bandit were having a conversation about their favorite show called Game of Bones. "So how do you think the seasons gonna end, I think they're gonna join up together and try and kill the Brat". Bandit said as he finished his hotdog. "Yeah I hope they do, That kid is nothing but evil, How could someone give birth to such a horrible child"?. Brandy said while grabbing another hotdog from the plate. "We should be asking nana, The same question". Bluey said, scowling at her father. Bingo did the same while eating her hotdog, They both had towels on their heads.
"Oh come on kids, Are y'all still mad at me for almost letting you drown". Bandit said, raising his eyebrows. "YES". They both yelled at him, "Well I had to teach you, kids a lesson, You were about to throw your aunt in the river". Bandit said, Giving brandy a worried look. "It's not their fault Bandit, I never told them about it". Brandy started to rub her arm, "About what". Bingo asked, taking her towel off, "We'll you kids are too young, But I will tell you this. it's because there used to be a crocodile in the river near your grandad's river. And one day when I was out in the river. I was painting a picture of the whole landscape, And then…..". Brandy stopped and looked at Bandit, He shook his head. "That's all I can tell you, At Least for now". She said, giving the two kids a fake smile.
"Oh ok, But I bet Grandad wrestled the croc And won. Then he called a plane and they took the croc to another location. Just like that guy dad always watches on tv". Bingo said, putting her hand in the air. "Hey, Bingo you wanna go play with Shaun the emu". Bluey suggested as she got up from the table. "Yeah, C'mon". The Heeler girls ran inside Brandy's house, The only ones left at the table were the two adults. "You know what day today is Brandy". Bandit said, grabbing another hotdog from the Plate, Brandy just sighed knowing the answer. "The day you……The day Chilli passed away"? She said looking up at the blue Heeler. "Yeah, I wanted to go visit her today before we go to my house. You don't mind do you, I just want to make sure". He asked.
"Yeah it's ok, It's been a while since I've last seen her. But can we go visit my dad, I wanna see how he's doing, And give him some of the Hotdogs". Brandy said, as she put her elbow on the table and her hand on her face. "Are you sure you wanna visit him? He hasn't been himself for 3 years, And he's kind of an asshole to you". Bandit said as he got up to make sure the grill was off. "First of all don't call him that, Second he's only like that because he hasn't moved on ever since Chilli's death". Brandy said putting the rest of the hotdogs in tinfoil, she got a bit angry at his comment. "Sorry it's just…..You told me how he acts towards you. I just think he shouldn't be like that to his only daughter".
"Even then he's still my dad I just want to be there for him". She said, Bandit just sighed After they packed everything up. They all headed down to Mort's house, Brandy got out of the car holding the leftover hotdogs. "Hey, dad, can we go see Grandpa". The little red Heeler asked him, "No Bingo, Brandy is just gonna leave him some food, And then we're gonna go". Bingo looked down at the car floor, "But we haven't seen him in forever, Is he ok". Bandit didn't respond, he tried to find the right words. "He's…different, It's better if we don't talk about it". Bandit then took out his phone And pulled up a photo of Chilli and him in the hospital, Before she went feral. In the photo, she was kissing him on the cheek, While he was smiling in front of the Camera. He sighed remembering the good times he had with her, Even after 3 years he could never forget her.
Brandy used her keys to open the front door, She closed it behind her and called out for her father. "Dad, I just came to drop off some hot dogs that Bandit made for you". She walked around the dusty house, The wall's paint was decaying from a lack of care. She peeked her head in one of the rooms and saw the old Heeler sitting on the couch, He had his head down, Looking At the floor. "Ok Brandy It's gonna be different this time, Just talk to him better than last time". She thought, As the red Heeler walked up to her father, He didn't even react to her, Mort just kept on looking down. "Hey dad, I just wanted to give you some food before Bandit and I head out". She then put the 4 hotdogs on a small table beside his chair, Mort didn't react.
"I'll come back to check on you, Later in the afternoon". She said as she put her arm around his shoulder, Brandy then gave him a small kiss on his head.
"WACK"
She fell to the ground, Covering her bleeding nose. Every time Brandy would come to check up on him, He would usually say nothing. But there were times when he would tell her to leave his house, Or even cuss her out at times. But this, Was new. He never punched her in her whole life, This was new to brandy, She felt confusion and sadness. But what he said after just hurt her even more. "Whore". He didn't even look at her, He kept on looking at a picture of chilli in front of him. "You've never listened to me Brandy, I've always hated you for that. Chilli was always my favorite. She listened to me, She always respected me. But all you did was cause trouble, for me, Your mum, Your sister, And even Bandit, Everyday I asked myself why did it have to be my wife. Why couldn't the croc have settled for a useless……Cunt like you….Instead of your mum".
Brandy just sat there Crying, listening to everything he just said. She got up and ran out of his house, Slamming the door. Leaving mort alone, He slowly got up and walked to one of the drawers, and took out his knife. It was a kukri he took from one of the soldiers he killed in Vietnam. He had a better grip on his right hand, He could grip the knife with his thumb. However his left thumb still couldn't move, He looked at it, Realizing it was just a worthless part of his body.
Outside of mort's house, Brandy was speed walking towards the car. She had her hand covering her bleeding nose. She got in bandit's car and shut the door. The kids had their headphones on while looking at their tablets. Bandit looked up from his phone to see blood slipping from her fingers. "Brandy what happened". He said, shifting his head to get a better look at her. "I-I-It's nothing, let's just go, Bandit". She said, While looking away from him quietly Crying. "Let me see it, Brandy". Bandit then shifted his body and took Brandy's hand away from her face, Seeing her bruised nose. "He did this to you, That Motherfucker". He got out and began to walk towards Mort's house, Brandy got out and ran up to him, pulling on his arm.
"Bandit, Just listen to me, I don't want to cause any more problems". She said trying her best to pull him away. Bandit just shook her off and kept on walking to the door, Where he started knocking loudly, But nobody answered. After a minute Bandit got mad and kicked on the door, Brandy just walked up to him and grabbed his shoulder. She wasn't crying anymore and gave the Blue Heeler a nervous look, "It's not worth it Bandit, Let's just go You were right, I won't visit him anymore". Bandit then looked at her, He was still made from the situation. But yet he knew he would go overboard and try to fight mort. "Fine but we're going straight to my house, I'm gonna fix up your nose". Bandit started to walk back to his car, Brandy took one last look at her father's house. She sighed and cleaned the rest of the blood with her arm "OW" She said as a sharp pain hit her on the nose, She could already tell that she was gonna have a noticeable bruise on her face.
BANDITS HOUSE
In the kitchen, Brandy was sitting on a chair. While Bandit was applying alcohol to Brandy's nose. "Ow, Bandit, Please be Careful" Brandy complained as he continued to clean up her nose. "Sorry Brandy, I just don't want it to get infected". He said as he took a Blue cold pack out from the medical kit and gently settled it on her nose. "It's probably gonna turn purple in a few hours but you should be fine". Bandit then gave her a juice box, to try and make her feel better. "Did Grandad really hit you Aunt Brandy?" Bluey asked entering the kitchen.
"No, he d-
"Yes, he did" Bandit interrupted BrandyHe was laying his back on the counter, as he peeled an orange. "WHAT, but you are his daughter, Dad Always says that parents shouldn't hit their children No matter what". She said as Bandit stopped peeling the orange, He stared into space remembering how he almost hit bluey with the belt. "Ok…..Look he did hit me, But he's…….different now ...Ever since Chilli died he's been depressed. I still visited him, But he would always complain about me, He'd call me bad words". Brandy started to rub her arm, Realizing just how much she had to deal with him, She started to get mad knowing that she wasted her time on someone who hated her.
"But…….I'm done dealing with that, I'm not gonna take any more shi-..I mean crap from him". Brandy then took the straw and punctured her juice box, She took a huge sip from it and slammed it on the Table. "C'mon Bluey let's go play some games, I wanna have some fun today". Bluey, shocked by her aunt's sudden burst of energy, Made her blurt out one of her favorite games. "Let's play TUG OF WAR". Bingo then ran into the kitchen wagging her tail, "I love Tug of war". She said, Bandit, smiled seeing them act like this. "Yeah, let's just hope this time you guys will beat me. If I remember correctly I've won like 20 times already". He said grinning at the three of them, "We'll beat you this time you big meant". Bluey said, pointing at him, Bingo ran to get the rope in the garage.
After she grabbed it, she began to run through the living room. She stopped when she saw her plushie. It was the same one she had won 3 years ago. It looked exactly like her deceased mum. It had a missing arm, That was stitched up with a white cloth that looked like Bandages. Bingo picked it up, She smiled at it, And gave it a hug. "We miss you, mum". Shen then ran outside with the plushie and rope in her hands. She placed the plushie on the grass giving it a view of the backyard. She then walked up to the middle of the yard and placed the Rope on the ground. Brandy, Bluey, and Bandit walked out of the house to the backyard, while Bluey walked up to the rope holding a piece of chalk where she drew the line in the middle. The other two Heelers stopped to see the chilli plush on the grass. "It really looks like her". Bandit said, licking his lips.
After establishing the rules, Bandit got on the right holding the rope, Brandy and the girls got on the left. "Remember, Kids, use all your strength against him, But make sure to not slip". Brandy said as she scowled at Bandit, The Blue Heeler just stuck his tongue out mocking her, The kids then blew raspberries at their father Bingo began to count down. "3…2…..1!" They all began to pull on the Rope, as hard as they could, Bandit surprised by their strength almost fell over the line. He found his Balance and began to pull as hard as he could. "THIS IS WAY TOO EASY". He half lied as he began to slowly pull the girls, They were starting to get closer to the line.
On the other side of the fence, Judo was watching the Heelers playing Tug of war. Her tail started to wag, Wanting to play with them. She walked up to her mum who was on a phone call, While watching tv. She had grown her curl on the front of her head. "Yeah trust me it's fine………No, it wasn't her fault, I honestly thought she knew, Unti-
"Hey Mum" Judo interrupted her, "Sorry hold on, What is it, Judo". Wendy said, looking at her daughter. "Can I go play with Bluey outside? She's playing tug of war". Judo asked Wendy's eyes open a little wider. "Stripe I have to call you back, I just have to talk with judo………..Yes I'll be there by Thursday Bye". She turned off her phone. "Judo I do not want you to go over the fence, ok, You know the rules". The chow chow, Still remembered what the Blue Heeler had whispered to her ear. "But mum I haven't played with Bluey, And Bingo for a long time, Why are you so scared of Blueys dad". Judo asked, she got closer to her mother, Wendy held her shoulder.
"Well I can't tell you the whole story, But let's just say…..I made a huge mistake, That I regret to this day. And it affected Bluey's dad in a very negative way, He got mad at me and then he……". Wendy stopped talking, As she put her hand on her neck, Remembering when he choked her. That night she was certain that she was gonna die, The only thing that saved her was a picture of her daughter. She looked at Judo again, The kid was waiting for an answer. "He said mean things to me, And he also said he would say those mean things to you. If I ever made him angry again, I just don't want you to have to go through something……Worse". She said, As a small tear leaked from her eye. Wendy hugged her daughter close, Judo was concerned for her mother.
After a minute they stopped hugging, "I understand Mum I won't go, Over the fence, But i really miss playing with Bluey. I feel like she's my only friend". Judo said as she began to walk upstairs to her playroom, Wendy just watched her go up the stairs. She then got up and walked to the window. She looked back one more time to make sure Judo wasn't looking, The Chow Chow took out a cigarette and lighter. She lit up the cigarette and took a deep breath and let all the smoke out. She didn't want Judo to know about her smoking problem. Every time she got stressed out she would usually go outside and take a smoke Break, Even though sometimes she just did it because she did not smoke at least once a day. She would start to feel anxious, And she wouldn't be able to sit still in one location. "I can quit whenever I want, Don't worry about it". She was rubbing her head, trying to lie to herself.
"COME ON GIRLS, I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA WIN". Wendy looked down in Bandit's backyard watching the Heelers play tug of war. But what caught her eye was the Red Heeler who was trying her best to not fall over the chalk line. Wendy had Seen her a few times before, She never bothered to talk to her, Mostly because she was always near Bandit. All she knew was that she was Chilli's older sister, And that her name was Brandy. She also assumed that she was Bandit's girlfriend, Since she comes at least once a week to their house, If not then Bandit would drive and spend the majority of the stay at her house. Wendy then shifted her gaze at Bandit, He was smiling while pulling on the rope not holding back on his strength. He looked happy, The Blue Heeler then looked up at where Wendy was looking down at him. It was his first time seeing her smoke. It had been a long time since he talked to her. He never forgot the night he tried to choke her to death. It was one of the biggest regrets in his life. He took his hand off the rope and waved at her with a light smile.
Brandy saw him waving at the Chow Chow, She didn't know why but she felt a sting of jealousy hit her. She gripped the rope harder And pulled on it with all her force, Bandit being distracted fell over the white line a little harder than expected. "WE WIN, HURRAY". Bingo and Bluey yelled, as they celebrated, Brandy walked up to Bandit and picked him up. "Look who's the loser now". She taunted him, Bandit just looked up at the window to see that Wendy was gone. "Oh come on, I was distracted by the neighbor". He complained as he pushed off some of the chalk on his body. "Well, maybe you should have been concentrating on the game instead of looking at her". The Red Heeler said as she crossed her arms, Bandit noticed her change in attitude. "Alright then how about a Rematch I bet this time I can beat you with one arm, He challenged her. "Oh please this will be even easier". She grinned at him, as she grabbed her side of the rope. "AUNT BRANDY VERSUS DAD". The girls yelled while wagging their tails. After a few more games, Brandy had won a few of them, But even then it was a huge victory for her.
Being exhausted from playing tug of war for almost an hour, They went inside and the girls were in their room watching the tablets. Brandy passed by their room and noticed this she smiled and ran to the kitchen where Bandit was washing some dirty dishes. "Bandit the girls are distracted, You know what that means". She said as she grabbed some popcorn from one of the Cabinets. Bandit then smiled, As he opened the fridge and took out some non-alcoholic Drinks. After getting the popcorn ready they sat on the couch and turned on The TV.
"Game of Bones Intro song"
"WWWWOOOOOOOOOO"
They both screamed out loud, They were on episode 2 of season four. Inside Patrick's house, He and Janeel were playing a game of checkers. But they both stopped when they heard The two Heelers yell. "Game of Bones". The two Retrievers said at the same time.
1 hour later
"YYYYYEEEESSSSSSSSSS"
After watching the death of a child (That was well deserved). The two Heelers were yelling at each other, at the same time, overjoyed from the episode.
"FINALLY AFTER 4 SEASONS, THAT BRAT IS DEAD. I'M SO GLAD THAT HE CHOKED TO DEATH, DID YOU SEE HOW PURPLE HIS FACE TURN".
"Dad"
"I JUST HOPE HIS MUM GETS A WORST DEATH THAN HIM".
"Dad!"
"I ALSO LOVE THE HOUN-
"DAD!"
Brandy and Bandit stopped yelling and looked to the right side. To see Bingo, She had a worried look on her face. "Oh…..Hey Bingo, Sorry for yelling, Your aunt and I were just overjoyed to see a……um…". Bandit tried to find the right words, To not sound like a lunatic. "To see a bad guy getting what he deserved". Brandy said, looking confident. "You mean where the mean kid turned purple, And then he started choking on the ground. While you and dad were screaming YEAH TAKE THAT YOU PIECE OF SH-
"Bandit then gently closed Bingo's lips with his two fingers, He started to cringe worrying that he might have Traumatized his daughters. "Oh no, Bingo you shouldn't have seen that, Those types of shows are not for kids". Brandy said as she started to feel guilty, But she then noticed that Bluey was nowhere to be seen. "By the way did Bluey happen to see the whole scene". She said as she turned off the Tv, "No but she heard you guys yelling and she ran to the bathroom". Bingo responded, The Red Heeler ran upstairs, To Check on the blue Heeler
Leaving Bandit and Bingo Downstairs. "why we're watching the show". Bandit Asked, A little confused about why Bingo wasn't as startled by the scene as her older sister. "You two were yelling a lot, And we thought you were squabbling. Also dad why did he turn purple, Does that mean that the Blood is purple now?". She asked her father, Bandit Was beyond confused and dumbfounded.
In the Bathroom, Bluey was in the corner, Where she was holding her Polly playtime Toy. She wasn't crying, but she was scared. The door opened to reveal Brandy, "Hey Bluey". She walked up to her niece and crochet down to her level. "I'm sorry that you had to see that on Tv, We thought you two were distracted". Brandy said as she hugged the Blue Heeler, Bluey hugged her back. "It wasn't the Tv that scared me, aunt Brandy When you and dad were arguing. It reminded me of when……mum used to yell at dad Before she went crazy. They would always argue late at night, And it always scared me". Bluey said as she put her head on her aunt's shoulder, Brandy just sighed as she patted her nieces back. "I promise that we won't tell anymore, I don't want to make you sad anymore…….I Love you Bluey". She said hugging just a little tighter, "I love you too Mu- I mean….A-Aunt Brandy". The Blue Heeler stuttered, Brandy then stopped hugging her and looked her right in her eyes, Even though Bluey didn't mean to call her mum. It still made Brandy feel important to the Young Heeler. The kids had her brought her something she never thought she deserved, Happiness. A small tear fell from her eye.
End of chapter 16
A/N:
-Didn't expect a time skip did y'all, It was gonna happen eventually though, And to those wondering, Yes Bandits belt is not finished yet. There is still a lot to write.
-I would like to give a big thanks to writers loneliness for being the first ever to review my fic. It inspired me to continue the fanfic. Without them, I would have probably given up on it.
-Big thanks to river water for their fanfic called."a night under the shining stars". It convinced me to write Bandits belt.
-MarcosRunk I read your idea, And I promise I will use it. It might be different. I will use it and give you credit.
-Thank you all for reading my fic, It's an honor to you guys like it. NextChapter will be called
Brother