Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 9
Chapter 30: The Two Witnesses
(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)
One week ago on Atreides…
Guido was called here in the Atreidian city of Vidratha as he was at the behest of an anonymous caller. For a while, he was building a case against Neville Schacter as he burst into his homestead with his unit. When they got there, they noticed that Neville and his accomplice wasn't there as they noticed several young men living here in which some of them were expecting. Guido was on the warpath as he also had to find evidence to convict Neville for the worst offenses until he saw a ledger on one of the coffee tables. Picking it up, he saw the names of vulnerable men with crafted wombs in their bodies as he saw mine and Minara's names in it, for this was yet another form of incriminating evidence that would soon go against Neville and those beneath him.
"This is some heavy shit," he said as he closed the ledger.
"Wait! What are you doing?!" yelled a Cat Sidhe man as he was clutching at his stomach.
"We got an anonymous tip that concerns your caretaker."
"Master Neville did nothing wrong, I assure you!"
"Oh, really? He really did do something wrong here and I'm here to collect the evidence!"
Guido's unit continued to search all over Neville's homestead as they were combing every nook and cranny to find possible shreds of truth against him. He later went into a room as it had the same layout as what was done to me and Minara. The sight of assorted strokers being cleaned and put on display were incriminating as Guido also saw the catheters and needles that were unopened and in the closet along with some hypodermic syringes that were still in their packages. There was also the presence of petri dishes, a microscope, and various measuring cups on display as they were right next to the collection of strokers that were there. The sight of bottles of rubbing alcohol and iodine in the cabinet was also evident enough to bring a search warrant. It was more than enough to put Neville out to pasture as Guido was beyond disgusted to see what was in there, for he wanted to castrate him for what he was doing.
"This is some heavy shit here," he said.
"Stop! You can't go in there!" yelled the heavily pregnant Cat Sidhe as he was trying to stop the search warrant. "This is Neville's private area, that's all!"
"If it's private, then how come it's furnished like a sex torture dungeon?!"
"I'll tell Neville about this when he—"
Without warning, the Cat Sidhe man began to clutch at his stomach in pain as Guido was worried about his safety. He had to put his search warrant on hold as he gathered the expectant Cat Sidhe man and escorted him out of the homestead the moment the Medical Corps arrived at the scene. With Dunya arriving, she had to operate on the expectant father as she and her unit brought him towards their ship where the sickbay was. Guido was watching in the distance as he saw the Cat Sidhe being operated on the moment he was anesthetized just in time for a caesarian section. When Dunya and her team cut the Cat Sidhe open, they gently pulled out a Draazaling as it was crying with a healthy set of lungs the moment he was later sutured up with a laser scalpel.
"It's a girl," she said as she cut the umbilical cord and placed the newborn in an incubator with swaddling clothes. "The Draazaling is healthy in which she was has no complications. As for her father, he's alive, but he'll spend a few days in the hospital until he gets on his feet."
Dunya and her unit wheeled the Draaza newborn out of the operating room as it was placed in the nursery. With Guido watching in the distance, he had to talk to the Cat Sidhe who tried to sabotage his investigation, but had to wait longer in which he also wanted to put Neville behind bars for what was really going on in his homestead. By the time he caught up with Dunya, he had to know more about what was going on as he had to get to the bottom of what went down, for Neville's goose was about to be cooked after what was found.
"How's the newborn?" he asked.
"She's alive, but from the genetics, our Cat Sidhe man had an Elven ovum that was fertilized by a Draaza's seed. The real kicker was that both came from extinct bloodlines that were out of existence for centuries until now."
"So our Cat Sidhe saboteur was a surrogate against his wishes…"
"That 'saboteur' has a name and he goes by the name of Fyodor Stapleton, who was actually a runaway that originally came from Alecrast. His parents have been looking for him for over a year, but he's now found and ready to go home."
"Not entirely… He's a witness just like all the rent boys at Neville's disposal. As for what happens next, Neville won't run because he'll get what's coming to him soon enough. It's about damn time that he got what's coming to him, for he won't see the light of day after all the shit he pulled, especially when it came to that sex torture dungeon with all the trimmings."
Guido made his point clear as he left the ship and went towards Neville's homestead to confiscate more evidence. When he heard a noise, he rushed into the bathroom as he saw Chuck tied up with zip ties and duct tape along with a roll of toilet paper shoved into His mouth. Guido never saw anything like it before as this was a humorous take on the disgraced Terran God, for he later closed the door, only to see Ferdinand standing in the distance with a smirk on his face, for Chuck had it coming after all His constant meddling came to a halt for now…
Present day…
Minara was in his quarters as he was writing in his journal while awaiting the trial of Neville and Abraham respectively. After enduring such toil from his uncle and accomplice who violated him, he was more than likely to be watching him fall under the cracks. Still, he was carrying his unborn in his body as he also had to be cautious in which he was wanting Neville to get what was coming to him. With the trial coming here, it would be located in the citadel where Dean's unit was staying at as the time to pass judgment was looming. When he left his quarters, he was on his way to see me in the infirmary wing as he noticed me eating a bowl of fruit cocktail and not worrying too much, for I had to be further away from the stress as soon as possible.
"You're looking better than you were yesterday," he said.
"It's the big song and dance coming into the courtroom," I said as I took a bite of my fruit cocktail.
"Oh, I just wish that you didn't eat that stuff… Oh, while I was carrying Sayoko, I ended up devouring can after can after can of fruit cocktail."
"There is more in the pantry if you're wanting some."
Minara left my room as he went towards the pantry to find a decent can of fruit cocktail. When he got there, all he found were cans of peaches, pineapples, and pears as he later noticed the girls pilfering the canned fruit to make a dessert with. He noticed Carly getting out the whipped cream as she topped it over the fruit cocktail that was opened as he wanted some of it. When he saw the mixed fruit being blended with the whipped cream, it was later topped with marshmallows and shredded coconut as it was mainly a fruit salad for dessert. He was literally craving fruit cocktail as he tried to steal the dessert that the girls made earlier until Jill stopped him by using her Nephilim powers to keep him from pilfering it.
"Reiko said that we can't have it yet until after dinner," she said.
"But I was gonna taste it," said Minara.
"Don't lie!" yelled Carly. "You were gonna devour it and not leave us any!"
"Whatever floats your boat, but there's always canned peaches, pears, and pineapples… Oh, how I want to have fruit just to feed my little ones… Oh, fruit cocktail, why did you leave me all of a sudden?"
"Are you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine, but I really want some fruit cocktail..."
Minara got out a can of pineapple rings as he opened them up and grabbed a fork to eat them with. Even though he wanted fruit cocktail, he settled with canned pineapple as the taste of it was both sour and sweet at the same time. By the time he finished eating the pineapple and drank the juice, he threw the can away as he washed his fork in the sink until he later left the kitchen. When he rushed outside, he saw an Order of Letters ship touching down in the harbor as it was parked near the dock. He spotted Akio coming out of the ship as he was mainly here to observe Neville's trial, for he was aware of what was going on right now.
"I had a gut feeling that you'd be here," said Minara.
"Ryosuke gave me the details in which both he and Ginryu helped to authorize the raid on Neville's homestead," said Akio. "At least you blew the whistle on what he was doing, but his family really don't want anything to do with him after that."
"That's good to hear, but he'll be one foot away from prison once a guilty verdict is reached."
"I hate to burst your bubble, but Neville won't be able to go to prison lightly in which one of his family members wants him to be free."
"I bet that Phyllis still wants him out."
"Actually, the one who wants Neville to be walking a free man is none other than his daughter, Sophie Schacter. She may have issues in the past with him, but she also has to show decency and respect towards him. Honor and family are two sides of a coin and Sophie chooses the sanctity of her father than that of his victims."
It wasn't long until Minara spotted an Elf dressed in Atreidian clothing in which she was there for a reason. Akio recognized her very well as it was none other than Sophie Schacter the moment she was sporting her red hair and green eyes complete with some freckles on her face. She was out to protect her father from degradation as she didn't want him rotting in prison, for she wanted to break him out of his prison before the trial starts. Minara was aware of her presence as he viewed her as a threat, for she was mainly here to rescue her father from further humiliation.
"There's the queen bitch of Neville's family coming," said Akio.
"Sophie Schacter...," said Minara.
"She's famous on Atreides, but she's had some bad blood with her sister, Stella, who speaks out against their father's misconduct."
"And they say that blood is thicker than water, but honor is thicker than familial happiness."
Minara and Akio left the harbor as they were on their way to the citadel in the Inland District. By the time they got there, they noticed Neville being taken there as he would soon face trial. What he didn't expect was that Sophie was there as she wanted to rescue him, for she believed in honoring her own father instead of showing empathy to his victims.
"You were supposed to stay on Atreides," he said as he was disappointed in Sophie's arrival.
"What was I supposed to do, Dad? Let you rot in a prison cell for the rest of your days?!"
"I'm the one on trial, not you!"
"I'm here to rescue you and return you home to Atreides. Everyone in the Order will rot for what they're doing to you in which I have faith and honor over the sob stories of the ones who want you put away. I have faith that you'll be found not guilty, for you protected those young men and gave them a home. That was what remained unwavered, for I will make sure that you're safe."
Sophie fished out a hidden proximity bomb and detonator as she was ready to destroy those who were keeping Neville prisoner. Just as she was about to blow up the citadel, Neville stopped her as he didn't want her to become something that she wasn't, for he was the one standing in front of the scales of justice.
"Don't do this," he said. "You're better than this."
"Am I better than the cops raiding our home?" said Sophie. "Am I better than having you arrested? Am I better than seeing you stand trial while you are innocent in all of this? No! I won't let you get strung up in the gallows! You're the only family since Mom died and I believe in sanctity of your honor over everything! I won't let you suffer in silence while everyone is dancing over your early grave! As for the witnesses who will testify against you, they won't last long because of the fact that I'll stop at nothing to protect your good name and destroy those who speak ill of your honor and reputation."
"Enough! Don't you dare try to intimidate the witnesses! Can't you see that they're with child? If you do that, then you'll invoke the wrath of the Terran God, can't you see that?"
Sophie stormed out in disgust as she wanted to rescue Neville from his fate. Still, she wasn't about to give up as she vowed to disrupt the court and defend her father's honor, for she had to formulate a cunning plan to deliver a not guilty verdict and acquit him from his fate. When she saw him going into the citadel, she was seething in anger as she wasn't about to throw in the towel, for she cared about her father's safety more than anything...
The trial started off with a hitch as both Neville and Abraham were in the defense chair. Both of them were in front the judge's podium as Akio took charge as the one who will bang the gavel. Minara and I weren't the only ones in the courtroom as we saw a jury and other spectators sitting in their chairs, for they were ready to hear the juicy details of the charges that were tossed in front of the accused.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury," said Akio. "We are presiding over the trial of Neville Schacter and his accomplice, Abraham Sloane. Both of them are charged with several counts of theft, two counts of kidnapping, two counts of medical rape that resulted in carrying a pregnancy against the victim's wishes, and multiple counts of forced imprisonment. There's no need to say that if you're guilty or innocent in which those charges before the forced imprisonment carry a possible life sentence to both of you. Now, court is in session."
We saw everyone seated as Minara and I were waiting for our moment to give our testimony to prove the guilt that Neville and Abraham imbued. They had guilt all over their faces as they weren't about to weasel out of their trial like they fled from Ryosuke's watch. With a prosecutor and defense lawyer on either side, the trial was starting as this was something that had to be done, for we all wanted to see justice done.
"Prosecutor, call your first witness," said Akio.
"We call Dunya Lomond to the witness stand," said the prosecutor.
We noticed Dunya coming here as she was dressed in her usual Medical Corps garb complete with bikini top, skirt, and labcoat. I sensed that she was uncomfortable as she was buttoning up her labcoat in which she didn't have time to dress modestly, for she was about to be grilled in the hot seat by both lawyers who were there to give her tough questions.
"What is your name?" asked the prosecutor as he was staring at Dunya.
"My name is Dunya Lomond, member of the Order of Letters and part of the Medical Corps under the leadership of Reuben Winchester," she said.
"When did you get your start in the Medical Corps?"
"Originally, I was living on Shiganshina and raised in a commune that was run by our leader, Father Adrian, in which I spent most of my years living a vegan lifestyle, I was shunned after drinking a glass of milk, but most of the people living in the commune ended up taking their own lives by ingesting poisoned lemonade when the Shigan Government issued a crackdown on Father Adrian amid allegations of abuse and humanoid trafficking. After I lost so many of my friends and family members in the commune, I lived on the streets as an exotic dancer until I was discovered by Kazuo Mitani. He steered me from my former lifestyle so I can do more for the better. I studied in medicine and stayed on task in—"
"Objection!" yelled the defense attorney as she stood up on her feet. "The witness should be telling us the truth about the raid, not one of her sob stories!"
"Overruled!" yelled Akio. "Keep going, Dunya…"
"Miss Lomond," said the prosecutor. "What happened when your group arrived on the accused's homestead on Atreides?"
"I got there after Guido and his unit raided Neville's homestead in which one of the men with crafted wombs was in labor."
"What happened next?"
"We prepared the Cat Sidhe man to an emergency caesarian section in which he gave birth to a baby girl, which happened to be a Draaza with Elven genetics."
"Where is he now?"
"He's in protective custody along with his newborn daughter. As for what was found, there is evidence in which the Cat Sidhe was forced to be an Incubator against his wishes the moment he received the Draaza's seed and Elf's ovum in his body. What was also found in the raid was a man in the bathroom tied up with zip ties and duct tape with a roll of toilet paper in his mouth. He was later brought into custody, but was gone after that."
"Who was this man?"
"He goes by the name of Chuck Shurley, but he was later taken away by a man named Ferdinand. I have no further questions."
Dunya was still on the witness' stand as she was waiting for the cross-examination from the defense attorney. When she saw her standing, she had to stand firm to answer her questions as she wanted all of this to be over, for she was stuck with us until the trial was over.
"Ms. Lomond," said the defense attorney. "Is it true that the Cat Sidhe man you found carried a Draazaling in his body?"
"It's true," she said.
"As I recall, the Cat Sidhe you performed the caesarian section on happened to be the son of Conrad Stapleton of Alecrast, is that correct?"
"Fyodor Stapleton was from Alecrast and he ran away from home a year ago."
"So our Cat Sidhe happens to be a runaway, but he had high hopes over his savior."
"His so-called 'savior' committed medical rape, which carries a life sentence in—"
It wasn't long until the defense attorney slapped Dunya in the face. She was meaning business as she was ready to deliver another blow to the witness. Just as she was about to do so, Akio banged the gavel as he waved for Dunya to leave the witness stand and sit down in the spectator box. With the next witness being called, we were prepared to answer any question that got thrown at us, for this was going to be a long trial.
"We call Guido Zampano to the witness stand," said the defense attorney.
I spotted Guido coming towards the witness stand as he was at the mercy of the defense attorney. He knew of her tactics to clear Neville's name, but he wasn't about to become a pushover at her mercy. I sensed anger in his eyes as he wasn't fond of defense attorneys, for they were mainly all bark and no bite in the courtroom.
"State your name," said the defense attorney.
"My name is Guido Zampano and I'm also a member of the Intergalactic Space Police like my mother," he said.
"Who gave you the order to orchestrate the raid on Neville Schacter's homestead on Atreides?"
"This is confidential at the moment."
"Really? Is the divorce of your parents on the same wavelength of the raid?"
"For the record, an anonymous tipster gave the go-ahead at the behest of Ryosuke Ashizoka to conduct the raid. What was found inside was a room that looked like a sex torture dungeon."
"That's not what Neville calls it."
"It is what is. No further questions, you got that?"
Guido was ready to answer the prosecutor as he saw him standing just in time for the cross-examination in the courtroom. He had a deep respect for law as he always had a knack to serve and protect, for he also had a strong sense of justice when it came to following in his mother's footsteps. Still, he had to piss on cue as he also didn't want to step on the toes of anyone who rubbed him the wrong way, for he had to answer the questions that he was about to hear at this moment.
"Guido Zampano," he said. "Is it true that your unit found that room that resembled a sex torture dungeon at the accused's homestead on Atreides?"
"The defendant's home had a bed with straps similar to what was found in the rotgut room underneath the Tsubaki District."
"What else did it have?"
"It had an array of medical tools and personal sex toys in the form of strokers. If you want to know what it is, then it's a sex toy that functions a lot better than a cock ring."
"Objection!" yelled the defense attorney. "There are vulnerable children in this courtroom, officer, and such vulgar talk won't be tolerated."
"Objection sustained," said Akio. "Please, Guido, don't air the dirty laundry here, okay?"
"Fine…," he said. "What was also there in that room were what's been used in operating rooms, such as the numerous catheters, measuring cups, a microscope, hypodermic syringes, rubbing alcohol, and iodine. It was more than just a sex torture dungeon, for it was something that was used for the 'rent boys' who lived in the defendant's homestead on Atreides."
"A sex torture dungeon?" said the prosecutor. "It looks like the defendant had a hint of kink for all the wrong reasons."
"I have no further questions."
Guido stepped from the witness' stand as he sat down in the spectator box. Akio was ready to see what was about to happen next as he had a gut feeling that Minara or I would take the witness' stand after Guido. Still, I was shaking as I spotted Neville and his accomplice in the defendant's box in which I wanted to chew him out, but not act like a deranged hooligan in the process. I was better than this as I also had to keep calm in this trial, for I would end up going next after this.
"I call upon the witness, Minara Mitani," said the defense attorney.
Minara got up as he was taking the witness' stand in which he was simply glaring at Neville and Abraham, who were on trial. He had nothing but contempt for his violators as he wanted them to rot after what happened to him, for he also wanted justice done just like I did.
"State your name," said the defense attorney.
"My name is Minara Mitani," he said. "I'm a member of the Order of Letters as both an Elder and a member of the Medical Corps."
"From what I know, Neville Schacter is your great-uncle in which you despise him for all the wrong reasons."
"You don't know the whole story."
"Really? I know how you lost your ex-wife and former father-in-law at the hands of Julilla Paxton in which you nearly went dark side."
"This isn't your business to pry into my affairs. All I want is justice for what was done to me."
"Very well… What happened to you after your business on this planet?"
"I was knocked out and later drugged in which I ended up in a room similar to a sex torture dungeon. After that, I was blindfolded and strapped to a table in which I felt a catheter and stroker surrounding my… personal parts."
"What 'personal parts?'"
Minara was feeling his hands shaking as he was under the gaze of the defense attorney. She was grilling him just to acquit Neville and his accomplice. He was remembering what happened as he never forgot how he was forced to be under the wave of pleasure just to have his seed milked from him. Akio noticed him sweating as he was feeling uncomfortable in which he wanted to dismiss him, for this was too much already.
"I think that's enough for now," he said. "Ryosuke told me about how you were subjected to such torture just to be forced to become an Incubator again. You're feeling uncomfortable, but I suggest that you take a break."
"No!" yelled the defense attorney. "The witness will not be excused!"
"Let him take a break."
"I don't think so!" The defense attorney walked towards Minara as she was doing her worst on him against his wishes. "Now, continue…"
"No!" said the prosecutor. "Let me cross-examine the witness."
Minara was relieved that he didn't have to hear more from the defense attorney as he was glad to see the prosecutor take matters in his own hands. He knew of such plights that involved victims of sexual assault or medical rape as he didn't want Minara to fall under the cracks, for this was an edge for him in this trial.
"About what happened when the defendants kept you captive?" he said.
"I'll tell you the truth," said Minara. "When I felt my personal parts being stroked by what was placed over it, I felt a bit of pleasure until I felt my seed being stored in the catheter bag. What happened next was that I felt rubbing alcohol and iodine spread on my lower abdomen in which I later felt a needle injected into me. I felt the fertilized ovum being nestled in the crafted womb I had since the Spillway incident in which I fled just to get back to my home in New Capua. The rest is what my superiors know and that's all."
"You may be excused, Minara," said Akio. "You've been through enough already."
Minara stepped down as he returned to the spectator box. He was still shaking as he wanted this trial to be over the moment the last witness will be called. By the time I was up, I was glaring at my violators as I had nothing more than the usual contempt against them, for I wanted them gone in a jail cell somewhere.
"I call Sam Winchester to the stand," said the prosecutor.
I took the stand as I was also clutching at my stomach. I didn't want to be under so much stress after all that has happened in the past few days. Akio noticed me shaking as I was also trying to hold it together, for I would be on the verge of anxiety if not careful right away.
"State your name," said the prosecutor.
"My name's Sam Winchester, member of the Order of Letters and Elder. I also happen to be a war veteran who ended the Second Galvanic Uprising eight months ago, but now's not the time to deliver the rest. All I want is justice for what was done to me and to my brother-in-law."
"Tell me, on Halloween night, what happened?"
"I was in the town square picking up some Halloween candy for the children in which they were also doing their best by trick-or-treating. When I went to the candy shop to get some chocolate, I ordered a hot cup of tea with lemon."
"Objection!" yelled the defense attorney. "You equate drinking tea just like your past self drinks demon blood in the Elder Days!"
"Overruled," said Akio. "Please continue, Sam."
"When I sipped my tea, I felt faint in which I fell onto the ground in which I ended up drugged. When I woke up, I had my clothes put on as if nothing happened except for the incriminating puncture mark below my abdomen. That was when I was in a rotgut room in which it was also part of an advanced sewer system that is similar to what I was in on Cordell Island."
"Did you find a way to get out of there?"
"I reunited with Dean and his subordinate, Desna, in the town square in which I led them to the manhole that was in the Tsubaki District. I got out, but was exhausted in which I was back at the castle's infirmary wing. The very signs of me being with child were clear as I used a pregnancy test to confirm my suspicion in which Neville and Abraham were responsible for milking my seed, using it to fertilize foreign ovum, and injecting it into my body."
"Objection!" yelled the defense attorney. "You were just tipsy, but you also swore alcohol during your missions on Gehenna when you had some Black Speech poured down your throat and lived to tell the tale!"
"Let me finish!" I was starting to lose it as I was on the verge of a panic attack. "What Neville and his accomplice did to me was vile in which he followed the same message to force me to be an Incubator again. It happened with Minara in which the anonymous benefactor sent text messages that said the same words, 'It's baby time,' over and over again with a stork emoji. The same thing happened to me when a bunch of birds gave me the same message by doing my duty as an Incubator!"
"Same message to do your duty as an Incubator, Sam? What about your past self's message to piss on cue in which he kept screwing up over and over again starting with drinking demon blood, starting the Apocalypse, running around without a soul, and leaving his brother in Purgatory. And all he wanted was a normal life in which he never got it in the end, only to live out his autumn years with a crappy car! Face it, Sam; you lost and Neville will win."
"There's been enough!" yelled Akio as he banged the gavel. "For the record, there will be no deliberations because there's no jury in this courtroom. As for the defendants, they have been found guilty on all charges!"
"Traitors!" yelled the defense attorney as she pulled out a gun. "You will all burn for putting Neville behind bars!"
It wasn't long until a strange object flew from the courtroom as it knocked the gun out of the defense attorney's hand. What happened next was that Sona rushed to my aid with a Betsy Wetsy doll in her hands the moment she squirted water in the defense attorney's face in which it turned out to be lemon juice. When other members of the Order arrived, they arrested the defense attorney as she was accused of something other than trying to defend Neville, for she was feeling her eyes burn after she had lemon juice squirted on her earlier. What I also saw was that the defense attorney was none other than a Djinn the moment she exposed her tattoos on her face. What happened next was that Bruce burst into the courtroom as he fired a silver-tipped arrow into the Djinn's chest the moment she fell onto the floor, for he had a gut feeling that Sophie would hire monsters to bail her father out. With Neville and his accomplice escorted out of the courtroom with a guilty verdict, everyone was stunned to see the dead Djinn on the floor as she was being carted away in a stretcher, for justice was served on all sides.
"Thank Elder Yavanna and the Matriarch that you're safe," he said as he put away his weapon.
"You just had to show up unannounced," said Akio.
"Sophie had a hand in bringing a Djinn here, but our departed defense attorney had a bounty on her head by her own kind."
"I came in handy, but I had lemon juice," said Sona as she ran towards me.
"And here's a weapon that looks like a batarang," I said as I saw it on the gun.
"It's a shame that there was no justice served," said Minara.
"And Neville will end up walking free…"
"Not entirely," said Akio as he fished out a letter and gave it to me. "This is proof of his guilt in which I got it from an unlikely source and he manages the Empty."
"You encountered Ferdinand, didn't you?"
"Neville and Abraham were already found guilty before the trial began," said Bruce. "It was also a way and mean to flush out the Djinn that Sophie hired to bail her father out, only to be dead herself with the help of lemon juice courtesy of what Sona had in her doll."
I was glad that Sona saved the day as I saw her to be brave for her age. As for the fate of Neville and his accomplice, they were going to prison as I was glad to never see them again, for they had it coming to begin with…
Chuck was sitting at the table of as He was eating a t.v. dinner while listening to "Rainy Days" by the Carpenters. The boredom was too much for Him as He was just eating His meal that consisted of fried chicken with some macaroni and cheese while drinking a beer. After that, He would be back in the doldrums of boredom as He also had a bit of a victory of me being an Incubator against my wishes. By the time He finished His t.v. dinner, He threw away the tray as He washed His fork in the sink before going into the living room to sit in His chair. All He heard on the radio was the classical music that appeared after the oldies from the Elder Days as He was just staring at the television that was playing old cartoons.
"This blows…," He said to Himself.
"Having fun in Your home, brother?" said Ferdinand as he appeared out of nowhere.
"This was your doing, isn't it?"
"After what happened to Sam on Halloween night, Your cohorts got busted in which I had to put You in Your place."
"Yeah, with the zip ties, duct tape, and toilet paper."
"Aren't You hoarding it like gold?"
"No, but I've got a lot of it since the pandemic. As for My own predicament, did you have to take away the god board?"
"Jack warned You not to harass Sam and You did it anyway. For the record, Sam's with child again like You wanted, but You should be glad that Reiko's adopting it. She's a caring soul in which she also displays a kind nature like what Nelliel did and Pomelia after him."
Chuck went into the bathroom as He was looking at the myriad rolls of toilet paper in His closet. Even though He lost His luster, He wasn't out of the woods as He was stuck with looking at the many rolls that adorned His bathroom, for He really was hoarding it like gold. When He got out of the bathroom, He went towards the broom closet as He was looking for something to do. By the time He opened it up, all He saw was the same thing and that happened to be none other than toilet paper.
"Damn you, toilet paper," He said to Himself as He saw the rolls fall out of the broom closet.
Chuck couldn't take the pressure as He went upstairs to His room. When He entered into it, He was looking for something else as He opened up His closet. Lo and behold, He was met with all the rolls of toilet paper that was put in front of Him, for He couldn't take it anymore when they fell out of the closet and landed all over the floor. The sight of toilet paper was too much for Him as He wanted it all to go away, for it really was hoarded like gold after all...
I was in the infirmary wing as I was laying on the scanner table in the examination room. After seeing Neville facing justice, I was glad that it was over as I also had to be careful due to the stress that I nearly felt in the courtroom earlier. With Minara looking at the screen above me, he was glad that my babies were safe as he was also thankful that his own were unscathed, for we went through a whirlwind day in court that kept us on our toes. After all that has happened, I wanted to get some sleep as I simply wanted to curl up in a bed in which I was feeling tired, for it was all too much for me to bear in a trial that decided the fate of my violators.
"Oh, what a day," said Minara as he was exhausted.
"Yeah…," I said. "The feeling is mutual."
"As soon as I return to Claudius, the better I get some rest. We're in the same boat, Sam. We had the worst luck put upon us, but it's the things that we don't want that make us more resilient than we think."
"After all that has happened, I hope that I don't go through what happened to me again…"
"We're both with child, Sam. Even though we didn't ask for it, we had to bear what got put in front of us in which it gave us an edge. In your case, you're safe from those who want to abuse your raw power in which you have it all on your own. As for my own case, I still bear my twins whose ovum came from an Ancient. Time flies when you're having fun, but we can't bask in one place forever."
"That is so true… As for Neville and his accomplice, they're getting what's coming to them, for they couldn't hide from the law forever."
I slowly got up as I left the examination room the moment I returned to my hospital room and crawled into my bed. What I didn't expect was that I saw Jill and Sona there as they brought me some fruit salad for dessert. I was ready to eat it as I tasted the whipped cream, coconut, marshmallows, and fruit cocktail that were put into it, for I wanted it after the trouble I got myself into.
"I'm glad that you're not scared again, Sam," said Sona.
"I'm glad that you helped Bruce stop a Djinn," I said.
"There would've been more fruit salad, but Minara ate most of it," said Jill.
"That's fine… This bowl of fruit salad is more than enough for me."
"I hope that you're okay…"
"The same here," said Sona. "I couldn't fail again after what happened to you on Halloween night."
I heard the northern wind howling as I saw the window burst open in which fresh snow landed into the room. When Jill closed the window again, she saw a piece of paper in the form of a crane fly in here as she picked it up. When she unveiled it, she saw it to be a note as it happened to be from Bruce the moment she gave it to me. When I read it, I was noticing that in a few days, there was an upcoming anniversary in the form of honoring the fallen here on Skald Island. Still, I didn't mind the messages from my closest friends and family members, but I didn't receive any more harassment after what happened to me, for I was also forced to be on bedrest after being with child.
"This is a very uplifting message," I said.
"At least there aren't any pigeons with messages attacking the castle," said Sona.
"It was a long day, but I still feel exhausted…"
"Try not to worry too much," said Jill. "Besides, you've done too much for today anyway."
"That much is true… I'm glad to be away from the stress, for it was all too much."
I was glad to be out of harm's way as I was clutching at my stomach. The babies I carried were safe for now as I vowed to care and nurture them, for they needed love more than anything. As for the trial, I was glad that it was over as Neville and his accomplice were going behind bars this time, for justice was finally served at last. I didn't mind it, but seeing justice coming in my favor was a shot in the arm as I was happy to see everything coming my way, for I also had to be cautious with the two passengers that I had in tow...
To be continued...