Chapter 15: Campfire Origins Part 4: The "Diseased" Family From Danville!
As everyone gather around the campfire, Milo began his story of his family... condition to help give there newfound friends an understanding of it and how it contributed to him and his family's exile from their hometown and from the Earth itself.
"When our family's... "condition" first began, it started way back to my great, great, great grandpa known Sheriff Murphy. When he was around, everything around him either fell apart or blown up or both."
"Unintentionally mind you." Bridgette said.
"For real?" Globgor asked.
"Yeah, pretty much." Sara said. "Almost every one of the males have it."
Upon the blonde Murphy saying that, the others immediately rolled their logs back a bit in fright and shut their eyes with Eclipsa and Globgor smothering their daughter and Chris and Dan hugging each other tightly and Lincoln putting his arms up in self defense for what was about to happen.
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After a few, very intense seconds, they opened their eyes and was confused as to why nothing happened.
"We're still alive?" Dan asked in disbelief.
"Apparently." Eclipsa said in disbelief.
"I don't get it, why hasn't anything happened?" Lincoln asked the million dollar question.
The group began to think about that very question for a few a minutes before Milo spoke up.
"I think it was that cosmic smoke that most of us our powers."
"Maybe. It also gave your some control over your Murphy's Law." Sara said.
"It's a possibility." Martin said. "Well, in any case the Murphy's law does come up again, I suggest you guys don't stand too close to us."
The group nodded as Dan spoke. "Alright, so I'm guessing that this "Murphy's Law" nonsense is reason why you're here?"
"Well, basically." Martin said in a rather uneasy tone.
The group around them looked at each other in confusion as Milo and his dad looked down in sadness.
"You guys alright?" Bridgette asked in concern.
"I'm sorry." Milo said as tears streamed down his face. "It's just that me and my father's condition has really made me reflect about all the times "Murphy's Law" has nearly destroyed Danville... and caused me to have some enemies because of it."
"Really?" Bridgette asked.
"Yeah, remember the message we received when we woke up?" Martin asked.
"Oh yeah." The two said as a look of realization appeared on Bridgette and Sara's faces.
Milo wiped the tears away as he then said to the group. "I suppose I should explain who my enemies are who sent us away. It was only two who did this to us."
"Who?" Lincoln asked.
"Bradley Nicholson, one of my classmates." Milo introduced the first one. "And Elliot, the crossing guard."
"Wow, your Murphy's Law must've really ticked them off." Chris said.
"I guess you could say that." Martin said.
"Yeah. For so long, I thought that my condition was a call for adventure." Milo said. "But I never realized how much it annoyed the people around me... until now that is."
A few seconds of silence followed as the group processed this newfound information. They couldn't believe that Milo and his family were exiled for something that wasn't even their fault. Something that was completely OUT OF THEIR CONTROL!
Suddenly, Chris spoke up.
"It's not your fault, you guys."
"It's not?" Sara asked.
"Yeah, you didn't ask to have Murphy's Law flowing through your veins." Chris said. "It's not your fault that you guys out here, it's Bradley and Elliot's."
"Yeah," Globgor said. "If those two can't see how unintentionally awesome you guys are, then that's their problem."
"Really?" Martin asked.
"Of course dear." Bridgette said, patting his shoulder. "They're just jealous."
"Thanks guys." Milo said.
Just then, then the door to Lincoln's room slid open and everyone turned around were shocked by who it was that had just made their presence known.
That orange skin,
Dan turned one of his hands into a chainsaw that began to rev up...
that muscular form,
Eclipsa pointed her parasol at the newcomer...
that wild unkempt hair that looks like it's been through hell!
Milo gathered up the jinxed energy into his fists...
that diamond shaped gem on her face that was cracked horizontally,
Chris growled as he transformed into his bear...
Lincoln whispered the name in rising anger.
"Jasper..."
To be continued...
What does Jasper want with the Exiles?
A rematch with Lincoln perhaps?
Something else entirely different?
Both?
Find out next time on "The Exiles"!