![]() skink Oh, You Oh, No By the time I snuck silently (Skip and I had been in the woods playing an improvised hide-and-seek goblin game) to where I could see him . . . ![]() ![]() . . . it was already too late We were too far from the Witch's camp the the four guys already had Skip handcuffed and I saw *stone sinking stomach* that one of them was wearing a wristwatch Then they took off their robes ![]() ![]() the 4 Horsemen are Security Guards. . . from the corporationfrom the 21st century ![]() ![]() They put on their hats and went through this two-minute kangaroo court act with Skip on his knees ![]() ![]() and showed Skip his own little bag of diamonds and gold and listed the modern items he traded for them ![]() ![]() and cited chapter and verse of the employment contract and how Skip had endangered the shareholders' investment ![]() ![]() and then one big bastard ![]() ![]() drew a total bullshit Hollywood fantasy sword ![]() ![]() and they bent Skip over I don't think there was anything I could have done I've replayed it 1,000x in my mind They would have killed both of us I think I don't know Oh, no and I sent out the biggest burst of good vibes to him I don't care if it was corny and new-agey ![]() ![]() and maybe he looked up right then ![]() ![]() "skink" is the sound a blade makes going through a neck Oh, no Oh, no I made it back to camp We put Skip together and buried him The Witch did a nice ceremony Regine says "There are only four Security Guards --- no problem" Oh, Julio Oh, Benjamin Oh, Skip Oh, no |