Plastic Love: Chapter 30

Chapter 30:  Evangelist's Response

Murdoc was sitting at his desk reading a book. His booted feet was propped up on it and had a lit cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth. After smoking it and putting it out, he kept on reading, but began to nod off.

When he finally did, images and visions began to flash in front of him. They were only short snippets at first then they began to last longer. Murdoc saw himself fighting the pirates and Boogieman.

Murdoc was firing at an incoming pirate jet. The island had come under attack during early afternoon. He remember that he and Rei were talking in the Studio when they both heard the loud hum of the old World War II fighter planes getting closer to the island. He looked into the telescope in the room and saw that they were approaching.

Then next thing he knew, is that he was  up on the roof staring down the Boogieman who had situated himself on the abandoned pirate ship dubbed 'Glitter Freeze'. The horseman showed him the deal that they made. Murdoc made Cyborg Noodle go down to the beach and fight then a few minuets later, he was being shot at.

The visions then flashed to him seeing a very large Russel swatting down planes and a mysterious woman in a cat mask firing her gun at more incoming planes. He looked to his left and saw Araiya shooting at the small boats that were landing on the shore. The pirates had guns too and they shot back at her. Not wanting her to get seriously hurt, Murdoc yelled at her to fall back. She glanced at him and began to back up just as the pirates cocked their weapons and fired at her. He saw that she hid behind a mound, but kept on shooting.

After what seemed like forever, Murdoc had felt himself get shot. He felt his warm blood pour out and stain his shirt. Clutching his side, he fell to the ground and tried to stem the bleeding. Turning his head to the left, he saw that Rei was down and she was crawling to him and she too had a blood stained shirt, in front of him he saw that Russel was running out of steam and beginning to slow down,  to his right Cyborg Noodle was beginning to malfunction because of the too many bullet holes she had in her and the cat-masked woman was getting overwhelmed as well.

Then Boogieman was standing over him and the bassist knew that he was smiling under the mask. He felt himself being lifted up and pinned against the pink plastic. The evil entity had a long sharp dagger appear out of no where, and was about to finish Murdoc off with it, until a blast of white energy hit him in the side sending him blown sideways onto the beach which also had him let go of Murdoc.

Murdoc fell back to the ground and looked up at whoever saved him. What he saw shocked him. A being with a fishbowl for a head  that had tentacles coming out, a face that looked like it had been through a mincer with four eyes, clothes that consisted of a red and white t-shirt that had 'E' on the front, shorts that hung off the hips revealing red and white underwear, and was wearing gray boots. Obviously he knew it was a girl, but the strangest thing he found about her was that red veins were all over her arms and legs.

This girl was standing in front of him and protecting him from further harm. He saw that the Boogieman struggle to his feet. Words were exchanged and a fight ensued, but Murdoc didn't get to see the fight as the scene faded and he was now laying on the floor of a  simple room.

Realizing that he wasn't injured anymore, Murdoc stood up and looked around. He scratched his head in confusion. "Where the bloody fuck am I?"

"In a room I created." said a voice coming from behind Murdoc.

The bassist, spun on his heel to come face to face with the girl he just saw. "Who are you?"

"I think you know."

"No I don't."

"You asked me for help right? Well, I'm here to help."

Murdoc thought for a few seconds and it dawned on him. "You're the Evangelist?"

"Yes."

"Then that means you can go and find that red-eyed freak and take him out for me right now right?"

"No. I cannot do that?"

Murdoc narrowed his eyes. "Why? I thought you were gonna help me?!?"

"I am, but it's not time yet. Trust me. I will be there when you need me." The Evangelist looked at her hands. "I have to go, but before I do, I must tell you something."

"What would that be?"

"They are coming. They'll be here by summer of next year, just in time too." She turned to walk away.

"I don't get you. Who's 'they'?"

"What was once lost will return two-fold." At that she disappeared.

"Hold it!!! Come back!!" Murdoc ran to the spot where she was standing. "Dammit!!!"

He heard Rei's voice echoing through out the room....

"Murdoc? Murdoc?...."

The bassist jerked awake to find Araiya standing over him.

"Hey, you must have nodded off."

Murdoc sat up straight in his seat. "Guess I did."

"You were mumbling in your sleep."

"What was I saying?"

"Don't know, it wasn't intelligible enough for me to understand."

"Oh...so what do you want?"

"2D and I want to do a jam session and wanted to know if you wanted to join."

"Damn straight I do. If I wasn't in there, 2D might start singing that blasted Cuppy Cake song." he got up from his seat.

"Hey, I like the cuppy cake song."

"That's exactly why I'm joining." Murdoc walked to the studio doors and opened them.

Rei put a hand on her hip. "Then would you prefer that we sing 'Murdoc is God'?"

"That my dear, is a wonderful idea." he winked at Araiya and walked into the room leaving the keyboardist to stare after him.