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Catch Up on Previous Chapters:
Start From the Beginning: Chapter 1
Most Recent Chapter: Chapter 27
Zenzeroni shakily gets to his feet as Space Bowboy puts his arms in the air as if to say “I tried to warn you”. Rebel who had been dragged back by Plank storms ahead and puts herself in front of the rest of the crew.
“Now that everything is settled I look forward to what adventures lay ahead. Please, feel free to enjoy the ship for all it has to offer!”. Space Cowboy gestures behind him takes off his hat and gives a slight bow before turning on his heel and walking away flanked by the six men he had walked in with.
As soon as they are gone Violet rushes up to Zenzeroni “Zen I had no idea he was going to do that. I promise!” Violet begs. Zenzeroni shakes her off and refuses to talk to her going back over and sitting next to One eyed Larry’s body which is now covered by a blanket. One Eyed Larry’s words still echoed through his head... “Make me proud” he had said. Zenzeroni planned on doing just that.
“You want to prove you're my friend? Tell me how to bring this ship down.”
“Zen I don’t think that’s the answer” Violet mutters quietly.
“Fine I will find out myself” and with that Zenzeroni stormed out of the warehouse and onto the artificial main street that had been built on this giant spaceship that apparently had the capability to control the weather and environment below it.
Violet watches Zenzeroni as he walks down main street alone. He looks in a few of the shops and saloons but finding nothing, adventures into the wasteland that lay beyond. It was interesting that the ship would have an area dedicated to what appeared to be a desert considering they likely could have created anything they wanted to but instead wasted space with nothingness. Then Zenzeroni realized it did have a purpose, to cause intruders to become lost and lost he was. Zenzeroni had walked far enough by this point that main street was nowhere in sight but neither was anything else. With no landmarks to go off of, Zenzeroni continued walking straight until he heard a voice.
“Young man I am impressed by your fortitude but you are going the wrong way. Might I suggest you turn around and go the other way?”. The voice of Space Cowboy tells Zenzeroni from an unknown location.
“Where are you?!” Zenzeroni says twisting around and seeing no one.
“This is my ship I see all.” The booming voice responds.
“I just want to talk!”
“Then talk we shall” And all of a sudden Zenzeroni is floating and begins flying across the desert eventually reaching a giant cliff base where built on top of it is a giant old west church. Zenzeroni is set down and he walks inside where instead of pews, candles, and bells, the inside is filled with holographic images, surveillance cameras, and most importantly a giant window that shows the outside world, earth as the ship sits silently in the clouds.
“Welcome to my base of operations. Based on what Violet told me I knew you would be the chosen one.”
“Where are your partners?”
“Not even they are allowed within the walls of The Church of New Beginnings.”
“Kind of a cringe name don’t you think?”
Space Cowboy grins at this remark “I believe it to be a fitting name as “cringe” as it may be. I bring all my disciples here and I believe you to be the most promising of them all.”
“I don’t want to be your disciple. I want Larry back.”
“Time heals all wounds and this situation is no different. Come, take a look at this for me.” All of a sudden Zenzeroni is forced forward to a holographic image that appears to show what is below the ship and sees another ship moving through the water and entering the zone of The Bermuda Triangle. “Why don’t you hit that button for me.” Space Cowboy asks but Zenzeroni does not reciprocate. “You will come around but for now I can show you how it’s done.” And with a press of a button Zenzeroni watches in horror as a creature reminiscent of a kraken comes up out of the ocean and swallows the ship whole.
“You are a monster,” Zenzeroni says quietly.
“No, that is a monster.” Space Cowboy says pointing at the kraken like creature as it sinks beneath the waves.
“No” Zenzeroni inherits Larry’s fierce gaze staring daggers into Space Cowboy “YOU are a monster” and without arms to attack with, Zenzeroni swings back his leg and fires it at Space Cowboy who is caught by surprise and is struck squarely in the chest before his armor can react and sends him on unsteady legs flying backward hitting the glass wall that is slightly slanted down to look at the ocean below. Space Cowboy falls on this glass and is frozen for a second until the sound of what sounds like ice breaking comes from beneath Space Cowboy but it isn’t ice breaking it is the window beneath Space Cowboy cracking and with one loud crack the window breaks apart with Space Cowboy still on it unable to even get a single word out before plunging thousands of feet into the icy depths below. Zenzeroni hears a sound behind him and turns to see Violet holding a pistol beam in very shaky hands.
“You killed my father.”
“He killed Larry! I didn’t even mean to do it he just fell through!”
“Why are you making me do this! We could have ruled the whole world together! You are like a brother to me you know that right?! A younger brother I never had. And now look what you’ve done!”
“Violet please. We can talk about this.” Violet takes a step forward and Zenzeroni takes a step back. They continue this dance until Zenzeroni is on the edge of where the window was. “Violet we can still rule the world together.”
“In our ruling system with the death of my father I am now the new ruler. And we are in The Church of New Beginnings. It is time to be the sacrifice for a new era.” All this time Violet had been talking to Zenzeroni Rebel had been sneaking up behind her and with those words, Rebel jumped on Violet from behind just before she could pull the trigger as the gun goes flying away from Violet and through the broken window never to be seen again.
“We’ve already taken control of the rest of the ship Violet. It’s time to give it up.” Five more crew members emerge from the door behind them and the surveillance cameras in the church show that all parts of the ship have been taken over by the fleet of One Eyed Larry with The Bermuda Triangle crew either dead or captured.
Violet had been able to keep it together up to that point but with that news, she laid there and the waterworks began to flow.
“Zen” Rebel says lifting Violet up and giving her to two crewmembers, “I think it is time we bring you back home.”
“To Baltimore? Ew no way!”
Rebel smiles “No honey, your real home, Disappointment Island.”
END OF PART I
*Author's Note: Hope everyone that has made it this far has enjoyed this little story. The ending felt a bit rushed but I wanted this storyline to end at the halfway mark to open up our next part somewhere else some-when else. Get ready to see Zenzeroni make his debut on the football field and deal with the confusing world that is the Spaghetti Culinary School.
Start From the Beginning: Chapter 1
Most Recent Chapter: Chapter 27
The Book of Zen
Chapter 28: The Devil Went Down in the Bermuda Triangle
Zenzeroni shakily gets to his feet as Space Bowboy puts his arms in the air as if to say “I tried to warn you”. Rebel who had been dragged back by Plank storms ahead and puts herself in front of the rest of the crew.
“Now that everything is settled I look forward to what adventures lay ahead. Please, feel free to enjoy the ship for all it has to offer!”. Space Cowboy gestures behind him takes off his hat and gives a slight bow before turning on his heel and walking away flanked by the six men he had walked in with.
As soon as they are gone Violet rushes up to Zenzeroni “Zen I had no idea he was going to do that. I promise!” Violet begs. Zenzeroni shakes her off and refuses to talk to her going back over and sitting next to One eyed Larry’s body which is now covered by a blanket. One Eyed Larry’s words still echoed through his head... “Make me proud” he had said. Zenzeroni planned on doing just that.
“You want to prove you're my friend? Tell me how to bring this ship down.”
“Zen I don’t think that’s the answer” Violet mutters quietly.
“Fine I will find out myself” and with that Zenzeroni stormed out of the warehouse and onto the artificial main street that had been built on this giant spaceship that apparently had the capability to control the weather and environment below it.
Violet watches Zenzeroni as he walks down main street alone. He looks in a few of the shops and saloons but finding nothing, adventures into the wasteland that lay beyond. It was interesting that the ship would have an area dedicated to what appeared to be a desert considering they likely could have created anything they wanted to but instead wasted space with nothingness. Then Zenzeroni realized it did have a purpose, to cause intruders to become lost and lost he was. Zenzeroni had walked far enough by this point that main street was nowhere in sight but neither was anything else. With no landmarks to go off of, Zenzeroni continued walking straight until he heard a voice.
“Young man I am impressed by your fortitude but you are going the wrong way. Might I suggest you turn around and go the other way?”. The voice of Space Cowboy tells Zenzeroni from an unknown location.
“Where are you?!” Zenzeroni says twisting around and seeing no one.
“This is my ship I see all.” The booming voice responds.
“I just want to talk!”
“Then talk we shall” And all of a sudden Zenzeroni is floating and begins flying across the desert eventually reaching a giant cliff base where built on top of it is a giant old west church. Zenzeroni is set down and he walks inside where instead of pews, candles, and bells, the inside is filled with holographic images, surveillance cameras, and most importantly a giant window that shows the outside world, earth as the ship sits silently in the clouds.
“Welcome to my base of operations. Based on what Violet told me I knew you would be the chosen one.”
“Where are your partners?”
“Not even they are allowed within the walls of The Church of New Beginnings.”
“Kind of a cringe name don’t you think?”
Space Cowboy grins at this remark “I believe it to be a fitting name as “cringe” as it may be. I bring all my disciples here and I believe you to be the most promising of them all.”
“I don’t want to be your disciple. I want Larry back.”
“Time heals all wounds and this situation is no different. Come, take a look at this for me.” All of a sudden Zenzeroni is forced forward to a holographic image that appears to show what is below the ship and sees another ship moving through the water and entering the zone of The Bermuda Triangle. “Why don’t you hit that button for me.” Space Cowboy asks but Zenzeroni does not reciprocate. “You will come around but for now I can show you how it’s done.” And with a press of a button Zenzeroni watches in horror as a creature reminiscent of a kraken comes up out of the ocean and swallows the ship whole.
“You are a monster,” Zenzeroni says quietly.
“No, that is a monster.” Space Cowboy says pointing at the kraken like creature as it sinks beneath the waves.
“No” Zenzeroni inherits Larry’s fierce gaze staring daggers into Space Cowboy “YOU are a monster” and without arms to attack with, Zenzeroni swings back his leg and fires it at Space Cowboy who is caught by surprise and is struck squarely in the chest before his armor can react and sends him on unsteady legs flying backward hitting the glass wall that is slightly slanted down to look at the ocean below. Space Cowboy falls on this glass and is frozen for a second until the sound of what sounds like ice breaking comes from beneath Space Cowboy but it isn’t ice breaking it is the window beneath Space Cowboy cracking and with one loud crack the window breaks apart with Space Cowboy still on it unable to even get a single word out before plunging thousands of feet into the icy depths below. Zenzeroni hears a sound behind him and turns to see Violet holding a pistol beam in very shaky hands.
“You killed my father.”
“He killed Larry! I didn’t even mean to do it he just fell through!”
“Why are you making me do this! We could have ruled the whole world together! You are like a brother to me you know that right?! A younger brother I never had. And now look what you’ve done!”
“Violet please. We can talk about this.” Violet takes a step forward and Zenzeroni takes a step back. They continue this dance until Zenzeroni is on the edge of where the window was. “Violet we can still rule the world together.”
“In our ruling system with the death of my father I am now the new ruler. And we are in The Church of New Beginnings. It is time to be the sacrifice for a new era.” All this time Violet had been talking to Zenzeroni Rebel had been sneaking up behind her and with those words, Rebel jumped on Violet from behind just before she could pull the trigger as the gun goes flying away from Violet and through the broken window never to be seen again.
“We’ve already taken control of the rest of the ship Violet. It’s time to give it up.” Five more crew members emerge from the door behind them and the surveillance cameras in the church show that all parts of the ship have been taken over by the fleet of One Eyed Larry with The Bermuda Triangle crew either dead or captured.
Violet had been able to keep it together up to that point but with that news, she laid there and the waterworks began to flow.
“Zen” Rebel says lifting Violet up and giving her to two crewmembers, “I think it is time we bring you back home.”
“To Baltimore? Ew no way!”
Rebel smiles “No honey, your real home, Disappointment Island.”
END OF PART I
*Author's Note: Hope everyone that has made it this far has enjoyed this little story. The ending felt a bit rushed but I wanted this storyline to end at the halfway mark to open up our next part somewhere else some-when else. Get ready to see Zenzeroni make his debut on the football field and deal with the confusing world that is the Spaghetti Culinary School.
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