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 |