“Like the girl back in Kansas?” Logan asked. “Be still my beating heart,” Rafe sighed. “I still think she’s the one, bro. But nobody can handle this sexy hunk of goblin. The world just isn’t ready.”“Remember what we told you,” Abina patted what he assumed was the goblin’s head. “Once Logan grows his connections and becomes more powerful, you’ll be able to shapeshift into whatever body you want.”“Well that almost makes me want to do the connection thingy with Logan myself!” The goblin giggled. “But no homo.”“You know,” Logan laughed. “You keep saying that, but I’m starting to wonder…”“No homo, bro,” Rafe reiterated. “Now, are you ready for our sweaty, shirtless bodies to be thrown together from the whiplash of this roller coaster?”“Sure thing, Rafe.” Logan rolled his eyes and handed everybody their bands. They strapped them onto their wrists and then walked over to the entrance of The Giant Dipper. This was apparently one of the oldest roller coasters in Am
Before he could answer, they were launched up hundreds of feet into the air. The elves, Rafe, and Logan all screamed as the ride took them up, dropped them a few dozen feet, and then took them up again. For a brief moment, during one of the pauses, Logan opened his eyes and was met with one of the most beautiful scenes he’d ever seen in his entire life. They were hundreds of feet in the air, and to his right, the magnificent Pacific Ocean stretched out before him as far as the horizon would let it go. Off to his left, he could see the bustling boardwalk, framed by the beautiful mountains off in the distance. Then the ride decided it was going to drop them again, and his eyes instinctively whipped shut. After a few more ascensions and drops, the five of them were all safely back on the ground. The safety pieces on their chests clicked loose, and Logan raised his up and slid down out of the ride vehicle. “I think I liked that more than the roller coaster,” Beth
“Now I say, I say, could you kindly di-rect me to the numbas of mah finances for this account?” he said into the phone. Logan couldn’t help but put his hand to his face as the words came out. There was a moment of silence, and then a happy beep. “Hello, Mr. Quinn,” the automated voice responded. “Your account balance is… One-million dollars and fifty-seven cents.” “A-thank you, kind sir,” Rafe said as he hung up. Logan’s heart pounded in his ears at the automated voice’s words. “Did that thing just say we have a million dollars?” he stammered. “Ah do believe so,” Rafe snickered, still in Robert Quinn’s voice. “It looks lahk we’re gonna have ourselves a guhd time tonight.” “Holy fuck that’s a lot of money!” Logan could barely keep Shadow on the road because of his shaking hands. “I thought we’d hit it big back in Vegas, but a million dollars? And a credit card with no limit?” “That’s a lot of herb, bro!” Rafe jumped up and down in the se
“Hey, us mortals don’t all have magical magicfire powers or giant, super-strong demons or supernatural pets,” Logan argued. “We have to settle for the things we accomplish with our own two hands, our creative minds, and our blood, sweat, and tears. That bridge is one of those accomplishments.” “‘Merica,” Rafe added.“We have a famous bridge as well,” Abina spoke up. “It goes across the River of Souls and is guarded by a demon that the Egyptians called Xsf-Xmw.”“Uh, is Abina having a stroke?” Rafe asked.“Exactly,” the curvy woman continued. “That’s why we just call him Xavier.”“He’s actually quite friendly, once you get to know him,” Beth acknowledged. “His little unicorn horn is adorable as well.” “There’s a unicorn man guarding the main bridge in Hell?” Logan asked with a chuckle as he turned Shadow onto the exit for the Golden Gate Bridge.“Don’t be ridiculous,” Kelda shot back. “He’s a demon with a deer head and a single horn. Unicorns don’
“Son of a bitch,” Logan exclaimed, turning around to kick a branch in anger. “It was a trap!” “A pretty ingenious one, too,” Rafe remarked, placing his hands on his hips and surveying the area with satisfaction. “There are Keys of Solomon all around the perimeter. The elves and your friendly neighborhood Rafester would have been caught up in those, and then Jakey would have gotten taken out by one of the more conventional traps.” “Did they really think a trip-wire was going to take me out?” Logan laughed. “I’m almost offended.” Rafe shrugged. “Either the trip wire, or one of these.” The goblin tossed a rock onto the ground on the left side of the fire, and the tiny boulder stuck into a tarry black substance on the ground. In an instant, the fire pit split open at the side, and a couple of large logs rolled out onto the tarry substance, setting it ablaze. “That could have been you, bro,” the goblin warned. “Nonsense,” Logan snorted. “I co
“Then where do you think she is?” Logan asked as they drove down the streets of San Francisco. “At the tower with the rest of those assholes?” “I’d bet money on it,” the redhead nodded in agreement. “Though I don’t know what they intend to do with her.” “I do,” Kelda said grimly. “She’ll probably be sent to be ‘reformed’ like Sister Tris and I were when we would misbehave.” “Reformed?” Logan asked, raising an eyebrow. “It’s just fancy talk for ‘tortured until we promised not to do it again,’” Abina growled. “My sisters would be gone for days at a time when they were being reformed.” “Azar and his minions found that fear was a good way to keep people in line,” Beth explained. “There’s a reason that all of his elves are familiar with their fear powers, even if some of us refuse to use them.” The elves's words caused a fiery rage to simmer up from the very core of Logan’s being. “They are dangerous, sister,” Abina argued. “Ira’s magic destroyed an enti
“I guess that doesn’t really make for a good disguise, now does it?” Logan chuckled. “But how the hell do I get rid of them? They usually just go away on their own.” “I like to think about baseball,” Rafe suggested. “Or my grandma. That usually does the trick.” “Your grandma?” Abina sounded disgusted. “Relax, Lib,” Rafe snickered. “I only think about her when I’m trying to get rid of it, not when I’m trying to get one. Now, Logan’s mom, on the other hand—” “New topic,” Kelda interjected as she turned to Logan. “If you’re powerful enough to turn your powers on and off at whim, then all you have to do is clear your mind and order them to retract.” “So it is like getting a boner!” Rafe exclaimed. “Just try it,” the fit blonde put her hand on Logan’s chest lovingly. “Think of things that make you calm.” “I’m already off to a good start.” Logan smiled and put his hand over Kelda’s. He closed his eyes and thought back to the beaut
Logan felt a dull rage building up from within him. “You’re the asshole responsible for all this?” he growled as he summoned red Hellfire into his hands. “Give me one good reason I shouldn’t toast your ass into a crisp right here and now.”He promised himself that he’d keep his cool, but standing face to face with the man responsible for all of their recent hardships triggered his anger.Oliver retracted his hand. “Now, now, Mr. Ralston,” he said as he held out his hands, “there’s no need for violence.”“Brrroooo,” Rafe turned visible again. “You and your friends just literally tried to trap us and skewer Logan alive. If that’s your idea of pacifism, I really want to see what you think violence is.”“Ohh!” the white-haired man jumped giddily. “You brought the goblin along!” “I’m gonna give you about five more seconds before I rip you to shreds,” Logan warned. “You’d better start talking. Now.”“You see?” Oliver clicked his tongue. “The goblin throws around