Ray turns to Doc and says Doc your hurt let me look at that. Guys this is shaping up to be just as bad as the last time we were together, any suggesations other than 'run and never look back'.
Doc sits back in his open cardoor and as he sits down on the driver seat he looks outside at Ray with a serious look on his face.
Hmmm thanks for the help Ray. And I guess you might be right... but Jas here needs our help and I don't know what's going on here but it's ruining this town. I know it's none of our buiseness and all but my mother taught be to be there for one another. And I can't stand by and let evil take this town down without a fight, god helped me through the last encounter with evil. I see that as a sign, perhaps late in life but I think god has a purpose for me. I'm gonna try and find out what's going on here... and I'd like you guys to help me. I'm not as mobile and vigerous as I used to be, time saw to that.
Well... Jas had those few newspaper articles that he showed us... who wrote them anyway or who in town might know some more about all this. And then that woman we saw when we entered town... and who the hell assaulted us at campus...
James gets out of the HumVee and walks over to the other vehicle in time to hear the Doc speak.
"Where my friends are concerned, I'm concerned, so count me in. I ain't psychic, but I get the feeling we'll be needing our guns again," he responds, "And also, if we're sleeping in our cars where's the best place for our cars to be?"
Auw! Gentle, gentle... no wonder you're still single...heh
And Doc takes a good look at his hand which Ray just taped in and put some bandage on to stop the bleeding. Was a nasty cut from that inch of glass sticking out and the red stains everywhere make sure everyone got that fact...
Well James... in the middle of town seems to be a bad idea and campus or between campus and town suddenly lost all of it's appeal. Maybe it's just me but I think somewhere along the lake would seem just fine. Bit away from town and campus... and if we would pick some small beach we could easily notice anyone appoaching.
Pulling himself up with some assistance from Ray the old man massages his neck with his good hand and gazes up into the clear night sky.
Ray looks at Doc and James with relief. I'm glad you feel that way. We've seen and done things that would scare the pants off the Pope and I have a feeling we're needed again.
"I'm gonna just hang out back here in the back seat with my gun, watching everything frantically if that's ok with all you guys. Just decide where we're going, I'll watch our backs." Jason blurts out rather quickly, glancing nervously around as he relies on the rest of the group to navigate.
His trusty pistol aint leavin' his hand unless he sees a cop.
The headlights sear through the pineforest near the edge of the lake and with gnashing tires the cars come to a halt near the water on a small seemingly abandoned beach. Doors slam shut and for a moment silence falls again over the lake and nothing but the water playing with the sand reaches your ears. Little conversation is made and soon people return to their cars except for one dark shape at a turn who leans against a car or nearby try.
So with vigilance ever present the night passes by and morning comes, the sun rising over the mountains beyond the town. As the first few cars start roaring past your nightly restplace you all awake and a blue morning sky is there to great you as you exit your cars to discuss what to do next today. Under the comfort of the first few warm sunrays of this day you all sit down near the water on a little bench.
Doc takes of his shoes and walks over to the lake where is wades in anckle deep. A sense of tranquility rushes through his body and he takes a deep breath of fresh air that pours out of the surrounding pine forest. He looks at the rising sun and a flood of memmory and emotion boils to the surface of his mind as he remembers his vacations and weekends away from the city with his late wife.
God I miss those days, and on the other side... I'm just glad I've had the time and privillege to experience them. That the lord granted me such a wife and such a great time on this world.
Turning around as he realises he wasn't really talking to anyone but himself he turns only to see that everyone was actually looking at the old geezing talking to himself. A smile grows on the old mans face.
Well now it's our duty to drive the evil from this place to others may live lives as great as mine and to give them a chance to find friends such as you all are to me. But where to we start? The woman we saw when we entered this town and the.. errr.. weird stuff we saw... I'd like to find out who she is... but then again... The drugs seem to be showing up everywhere in this town and this whole strange stuff that was going on and the articles Jas showed us and who wrote that. Hmmm... euhmm.. wait a minute.. Jas? Anyone seen him? Ray you left him in the car asleep or did he go to take a piss or something?
What are you talking about. He's right here in the car.... Frack! Ray panics realising his nephew is not among the group. Oh.. This is not good. If he wandered into the lake.... Spacy stares out into the water and seems immobilised.