Venom was holding a knife to Flash Drive’s throat in the middle of the basement. With one swift movement she could kill her with ease.
“What the hell, Venom?!” I asked without much thought. The moment after it left my mouth I knew that could have been a mistake.
Venom just smirked, and tightened her grip on the knife handle.
“Let her go.” Party said between clenched teeth.
By now he had stepped off of the last step, and was just a few steps from Venom and Flash. I wasn’t too far behind him, but hadn’t dared to go one more step closer to Venom.
“Fine.” Venom said in a voice that wasn’t quite her own.
She lowered the knife from Flash’s throat, and gracefully spun on her heels to put her face right in front of me. With another swift motion she was holding me with the knife to my throat.
I didn’t dare move. I just let my eyes dart from face to face hoping someone would help.
As my eyes met Kobra he turned and ran back up the stairs. Coward! I thought. He couldn’t even watch.
I hadn’t really realized how tense my body was. Then again, wouldn’t you be tense in that situation? I let my body relax and even let out a sigh.
I allowed myself one final look at my best friend, Acidic Venom, before closing my eyes for the last time.
The sting of the knife digging into my skin never came though. Instead I felt cool metal and Venom’s hands dropped away from my body, and I was free.
I opened my eyes to find out what had happened.
On the ground before me Venom laid awkwardly on the floor, the knife no longer in her grasp. I looked around to see who had caused this.
Party was still too far to have done anything and he didn’t have any weapons on him. Flash Drive was cowering behind him still shocked from the whole ordeal. Everyone one else was still on the staircase, not having ventured forward.
That’s when I noticed Kobra had returned. He held a dart gun in his hands.
“What did you do?” I asked him, my eyes locked onto this.
“Shot her with a heavy sedative. She’ll be out for several hours now.” He answered trying not to worry me. “We’ve got to get her out of here now though. She’s a danger to use all as you’ve experienced.”
I knew that was coming, but it still came as a smack to my face. She may have nearly killed me, and had every intention of doing it too, but she was still my best friend. I also knew there was no point in fighting against these guys. They were right, and Venom had to go. I hated this.
“Fine.” I sighed. “I just thought that, I thought, I’d just gotten her back. Let’s just get this over with.” I got out with remorse.
“Jet, would you mind helping me into the back of the Trans Am?” Kobra asked him. Jet nodded, and did that right away. “If you’d like, Bomb, you can come and say good bye.”
“Yeah.” I said following him and Jet carrying Venom out of the basement. “Flash Drive, you can come with too.”
We all walked out of the basement, but Party and Fun Ghoul just sat at a booth, while everyone else went out to the car.
I sat up front in the passenger seat, and flash sat on my lap. Jet and Kobra laid Venom across the back seats. Once she was in, Jet left, and Kobra got into the driver’s seat.
We started to drive down Route Guano until we came to the Zone 5 sign. Once there Kobra pulled the car off the road, and onto the unruly desert sand. It was probably a good half hour, maybe a little more, until we stopped in front of an abandoned shack.
The entire ride had been silent, as I thought about everything that had just happened, and how I felt about this. In the end I decided to take Venom’s life motto and apply it to the situation. Life was going to go on. I would mourn over having abandoned my best friend, but I would get over it. I had Flash Drive, and the guys. They would get me through this.
“We’re here.” Kobra announced the obvious. He got out of the car as Flash Drive opened our door, and slid off of me so I could get out too.
I helped Kobra carry Acidic Venom into the shack, and we just awkwardly stood there for a couple moments.
“So...” Kobra began.
“Could you guys leave for a minute? So I can say goodbye” I asked solemnly. They both nodded, and I was left alone with Venom sleeping on the floor.
I kneeled down next to her, and looked at her closed eyes wishing they would open. I sighed knowing they wouldn’t. “I guess this is goodbye then. And we always thought it would be a double suicide that would bring us down.” I chuckled a little. I stood back up, and before turning to leave gave her one last look. “See ya Venom.” With that I walked out of the shack and met back up with Kobra and Flash.
“You good to go?” Kobra asked me. I nodded, and we all got back into the car. Again I sat in the front passenger seat, but Flash took a seat in the back this time.
to be continued...
Don't let the bed bugs bite,
Sleep tight, and sweet dreams.
-Waterfall Bomb
