He heard his mother Tessa crying."Oh no. I'm not prepared for this.""You put this baby in me and don't you dare tell me to breath!"She hardly ever sounded like that. He understood that she was nervous after so many years of miscarriage and the doctors telling her to quit."Mom." Mort was distress, he forgot about everything else and he realized that he needed to be there for her. Carlos held her hand screaming at the intensity of her strength. "The doctor can't make it. There's too much traffic." He ran into the room and he pushed Oogie towards her."What? I know nothing about child-delivery." She winced when he pushed her towards Tessa who elevated her legs.Oogie was in tears. "Okay, mommy now relax. I have intel about your contractions..."Tessa just needed a female companion to be around with and she was not the kind to give consolation to especially when she could not invest empathy but they were accepting. This was a critical moment for her.Her screams forced her to improv
"I have an associate with me sir."Alec sighed brushing his eyes shut. "Who is it?""Adam Nicholson if I may. He is determined to get that prize money and Elaine too. We planned to meet halfway.""They will hurt her. Don't you see? Leave him and go get her yourself.""You see, the problem is, they know I'm after her and I..." His lip trembled. "They were in a motel. I t_think she's engaged with them.""She was coerced. I know her. She would never do such a thing."Donovan laughed. "She even called me a kook. There was this dog after them. It's robotic."Alec's jaw dropped and his mouth was open the whole time he spoke. Donovan cut his phone."Who knows, Trevor might even kill her and make false claims. Just like he did to Jackson." Adam said vaguely and Donovan's jaw fell open while he cackled.....Zack was checking on the radiator, he realized that the coolant needed replacement. Julie was kicking rocks on the side of the road. "Hey Gizmo, are you done yet?""Trevor, come here."
"Sir, we have received bad news. Please forgive me, I promise to do better."Gondomier frowned at the next robot, Zandax was nothing but a fool. He saw potential in him and he refused to leave Earth because he was in control of his honor. No one could be more worshipped except him."What is it?" He said irritably."Please permit me to speak...it would be offensive but I must go against My Lord and Cosmocrat's wishes for his own safety.""If it is for my safety then so be it.""Trevor is still alive."It knocked Gondomier off his foundation. His fear had been realized. "Did I not tell you not to mention that name again?""Yes but...It's my fault, My Lord.""No! I am the knight now, we cannot coexist. It is not possible. You are lying to me. Do you not want your honour, as a true hero. Do you not enjoy the praise? Do you not want my people to appreciate you."Zandax gazed at the people hailing him. And yet he was in a dark place. He felt empty, violated and used. "B_but Trevor is alive
Zack stomped on the gas pedal. They were neck and neck. Zack zoomed past them and he turned the wheel. The car rotated in an arc. Till it was in front of them."What the hell are you doing?" Conrad said with round eyes.Zack cringed. Adam's eyes rounded, as though he were close to death. He swerved out of the way. Their car crashed into a pole. Elaine's mouth fell open. Zack opened his eyes.Conrad hopped down running after Elaine. He didn't understand why she was changing sides."Donnie!" She said running after him.The lanky man hopped out as pale as ice."Are you okay?" She asked him."Yes yes, I suppose, young Miss. W_where is Adam?"Adam crawled out and dropped curling up into a ball.Conrad struggled with him and he slapped handcuffs on Adam to keep him down around the pole.He cried hard. "Noooo! What's the point?""Elaine, we're wasting time." Zack pulled her. He did not find Donovan to be a threat."You have caused your father so much worry and pain." Donovan said to her.
"What happened to Amir?" He asked....Amir held the blanket over his nose in the dark, his eyes rounded at Tibeus who constantly terrorized him to keep silent about his visits...."Oh my god, he must be traumatized." He said and Gwen pursed her lips."He's definitely going to think I'm cursed or something." Zack blurted. "That is not funny." Mort pointed a fork. Conrad hunched in his brown coat by a bench. He was gazing at a mural of some Catholic Virgin doing pray hands. He winced at Carlos who joined him holding out a bowl. "Would you like s'mores?" He chuckled brushing his eyes at the dad joke.Conrad packed a few. "Thanks.""That thing is magnificent."He said, Guard Dog scanned Carlos and roved past him."Yes.""I don't really want to talk but my wife insists I be more outgoing.""Tell me about it."Carlos opened his mouth. "Short and simple, please." He said."I never thought you'd say that." Tessa was asleep. Zack was on edge. Eager to talk about their next move but
Zack gazed at Tessa. "Mrs Gonzalez, I know what you're thinking.""I want none of it. He's too vulnerable for this kind of suicide mission.""Teresa, whatever Mort decides, we must be in full support. Gwen, you do not owe us your loyalty. We can manage." Carlos said. They moved to the car, Zack changed the licence plate.Mort waved stiffly to Teresa who cried on the porch. Carlos signalled him to look away.Conrad felt like the car was crowded. Gwen brushed her lip, thinking of thousands of scenarios that might happen to them in the long run. She could not believe that she was unprepared. It was all Conrad's fault. She recalled that Zandax and his army were responsible for harming their comrades.She was caught between her duty to her friends and her duty to her world. Afterall she was not Earthling but she was here because of her choices. Her belief in Zack caused more harm than good and here she was striving to fight for them.It was what Zed would have wanted anyway. She folde
"Gee Gwen it's not like there's a ticking time bomb underneath the trailer or something." He sounded anxious but not for the same reason as she."We're people, not machines alright? We'll get there.""Well we need to move faster." "What's your problem? We've been driving for 5 hours. Don't you think we need a break too?"She felt guilty about being hard on him. "How do you feel about your family?" She had not seen him upset and that left her puzzled.He glanced at her, she was actually throwing his failings in his face. "I'd rather not talk about it." He said hoarsely but his eyes said it all.Gwen turned to leave and Zack lingered alone for a while.Morty drove all the way and he spotted two drones zipping over their cars through the windshield. He gasped when they turned to him. The canons powered up and they fired.The bumper took a heavy hit and he drove faster. Till the arrow reached the speed limit. A squad car picked up their velocity on the way and started to chase after the
Gwen's lip trembled. "Zack...Zack! Please I need you to be okay.""Sharp, he's outcold." Conrad reminded.She just knelt there wondering who Sharp was and she sighed. Guard Dog tasered the men trying to get to them.They carried him to the car and they escaped. Zack woke up hoping that the nightmare would end. He expected to wake up to a pair of amber eyes and he winced at the steely blue ones. Conrad sat up straight. Gwen looked relieved."What were you thinking? You were being reckless and you were being too slow. I thought this mission was important to you." Conrad said."You think I don't prioritise this mission? I was just trying to help her out." Zack pointed.Gwen softened at him."At least we have to reach the ship in one piece. She's the only means to get us there."She frowned. "The staff was not safe with anyone else. Who knows what they might do to it.""It wasn't important." He said. "The vans were coming, I had to warn you!""I saved your life and this is all the app