Sidequest: In Realms Ungoogled by Frank J. Fleming

Author:Frank J. Fleming [Fleming, Frank J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liberty Island
Published: 2018-02-27T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Karen looked at the two of them in disbelief—Shannon with no shirt and Terrance in an undershirt and boxers, holding his sheathed sword—and uttered, “Nope,” before trying to slam her front door.

Shannon stuck her foot in the way. “Come on! We’re being hunted down and we really need to borrow some clothes.”

Karen rolled her eyes. “Fine. Come in.”

Karen’s home was meticulously neat and organized and stylishly painted and decorated to the point that Terrance felt like they might have been interrupting her from filming an HGTV show. Karen was in purple pajamas, and it looked like they had interrupted her from watching The Bachelor. Off the front room was a dark hallway, where Terrance thought he saw movement. He drew his sword and ran over to switch on the light, but whatever it was scampered away.

“Watch it with that thing!” Karen barked at him. “Don’t cut my walls!”

Terrance ignored her and turned to Shannon. “I think I saw one of those dark watcher things.”

“Of course,” Shannon said. “They’re everywhere. It’s not like we can hide.”

“Then what are our options?”

“I don’t know! I’m following you! You’re the one who is part of a group trying to take on the universe or some other nonsense!”

Karen sighed. “Are you guys just going to yell at each other all night? Because I don’t want that here.”

Shannon looked at Karen. “Do you think I’m evil?”

“What?”

“Like, my job and stuff—does it seem evil to you?”

Karen threw her hands in the air. “I don’t know, and I don’t care! What mess did you guys get yourselves into?”

Shannon pointed a finger at Terrance. “It turns out that Terrance—completely behind my back—has been part of an organization trying to destroy all servants of the Darkness.” Shannon paused for a moment. “Yeah, I guess I can see how that sounds kind of evil.”

“Break up with him, then,” Karen said. “What do you want from me?”

“Well, Lacey, Elissa, and Vicky are after him because he helped slay Amber with the help of”—Shannon frowned—“Talia.”

“Who is Talia?”

“Remember the empowerment ceremony?” Terrance asked. “Talia is the woman they were going to feed to the unnamed beast below our building.”

Karen nodded. “Yeah, you really acted like a complete spaz that day.”

Terrance sheathed his sword. “I saw something evil, and I tried to stand up and do something about it!”

“Behind my back!” Shannon shouted at him. “If you love someone, you don’t sit around thinking how evil they are without saying anything!”

“I know that now, okay? I’m sorry.”

Karen sighed loudly again. “If people are hunting you down, does that mean they’re going to come here and mess up my place?”

“I’m sure Lacey would let us take it outside,” Shannon said. “But if it’s Chet—oh man, I bet Chet is after us right now.”

“Your ex?” Karen looked angry. “You really have to get completely away from that guy.”

“That’s not easy!” Shannon said. “I’d have to quit my job…and I don’t even know if that’s possible.”

Terrance rushed over to Shannon and gently held her. “Maybe it is possible.

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