Shattering Humanity-Chapter 302: Double Uncle Trouble
"What cannot be seen is called the invisible.
What cannot be heard is called the inaudible.
What cannot be touched is called the intangible.
These three cannot be examined and comprehended.
And hence are mixed together as one.
This "Oneness" is not much brighter in the sky, as It is not much dimmer on earth.
It is not more glorious in a saint as It is not more fainter in an ordinary person.
It is everlasting and cannot be named.
It is the original void of "non-being."
This "Oneness" is the Tao which is invisible, and formless.
It may be regarded as vague and intangible.
When the Oneness Tao comes forward, Its front cannot be seen.
When one tries to follow It, one cannot see Its rear.
By abiding with the original Tao, one can master the presence.
He who knows this "Origin," shall know the teaching and principle of the Great Tao." -Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
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Man’s Voice: "Your mission this time, will be to investigate and hunt down the newest mob boss to the Borgia family of Roronora City, a woman named Laban.
She is incredibly dangerous and there are rumors she’s got the entire city under her thumb.
As a free nation, we cannot let her domestic terrorism go unpunished.
This will be a solo, 3 year mission for you Agent OB2T.
Get as close to her as possible, and see to it that you have her terminated.
On behalf of all Vinland, God Bless You."
The sounds of meteors crashing into everything.
People yelling, screaming, and children crying for help.
Icemen growling, thrashing and eating blends in an all to familiar way.
Woman’s Voice: "No please, wait!
Don’t close it-"
The combination of disturbing and horrifying noises immediately becomes muffled after the noises creaking of a heavy of a metal door closes. The unfortunate woman pleaing for safety can be heard being torn apart on the other side.
2nd Man’s Voice: "If we all stay here for a while, I’m sure we can all ride it out.
There’s ten of us here, that’s enough food to last us three days."
2nd Woman’s Voice: "It’s been two weeks!
Every attempt to leave, there is always one of those fuckin monsters out there, waiting for us to come out!
We’re screwed!"
2nd Man: "I haven’t seen that guy eat anything, yet he’s still okay.
He must be sneaking food from somewhere!
Either you tell us, or we eat you!"
The sounds of slashing, punches being landed, and the grunts of a scuffle.
2nd Man’s Voice: "Wait no!"
The cutting of air, slashing of flesh, and spraying of blood is heard while a woman screams before another slash silences her.
3rd Woman’s Voice: "No wait, please we didn’t participate.
Don’t hurt the children, whatever you-"
*SLASH*
3rd Woman’s Voice: "Noooo-!"
*SLASH*
An unpleasant choking coming from an exposed esophagus stops after an equally unpleasant amount of time.
The sounds of a whimpering child-
*Swoosh*
-is abruptly muted.
Laban DaeMon’s Voice: "Yea, yea, Yea.
Listen Agent OB2T, that is a fire code-name by dah way, I know exactly who you is, I know exactly wheah you came fromz, and I also knowz what ya done.
So if I were you ’P’, I’d cut your losses with that secret agent BS and come work for me.
Just be a lookout or something easy in the city and sit tight.
I may need your assistance someday as one of my homies."
[Tristan and Stephanie’s Home]
Jamie’s Voice: "Oh my Goooood!
Stop snoring!"
The sounds of some child cartoon music and the show’s obnoxious screaming characters can be heard as Peyton snorts himself awake.
His orange/blue, two toned left eye shoot open, the man sits up, and he checks his surroundings.
Peyton: "Wh-where am...?"
At the edge of the same couch he was passed out on, Timothea is eating something from a bowl with a spoon, while the chubby girl looks forward.
Peyton looks in the same direction as her and sees Jamie sitting a few feet in front of the TV watching her cartoons.
Hiding behind the arm of the couch is Pauline, peeking at the waking man.
Peyton turns around and the nervous girl ducks her head.
Peyton: "Where is everyone?"
Petra: "Everyone left with Mizz MamMon almost an hour ago."
He looks over to the corner and sees Petra reading in the cushioned love seat reading a book.
The cover to the novel she’s reading has a wand and a pair of broken glasses but no title.
Peyton: "Wait, so they just left me alone with you girls?
How do they know I’m not some monster of a person that won’t rob them or kidnap one of you?"
Petra looks up from her half finished book.
The smallest but most responsible of the quadruplets looks over at the man with no fear in her eyes. Only confidence in her words.
Petra: "Because my Big Sister said you wouldn’t,and I trust her with the world."
She puts her face back down to resume her reading.
The man chuckles and shakes his head with his face in his hand.
Peyton: "Well you all got lucky, because your sister is right.
I have no ill intentions towards any of you.
In fact, I pretty owe my life to that blonde chick in the cloak who saved me last night and your Big Sister and Brother for giving me a place to stay for the night."
He puts his feet on the floor and looks around the living room.
Peyton: "So where did they go?"
Petra shrugs her shoulders.
Peyton: "When will they get back?"
Petra again shrugs her shoulders in a silent response.
The new house guest lowers his head, closes his eyes and takes a deep sigh of defeat.
Peyton: "Welp..."
Putting his hands on his knees, he uses his core to stand up and stretch.
Blushing and silent Pauline watches him from her hiding spot.
Peyton: "I gotta use the bathroom.
It’s to the left, right?"
Still giving him the cold shoulder, without taking her gliding lime green eyes of her literature, Petra nods.
Bright pink in the face, Pauline slowly pops up from her hiding spot while the man’s back is turned to her.
Pauline: "It’s the 1st door on the left!
Eeepp!"
The shy young girl hides back down before Peyton turns around, thinking it was Petra.
Peyton: "Thanks."
He turns the corner, leaving the four girls alone in the living room.
Pauline watches him leave but looks at Petra with an angry scowl.
Pauline: "Why did he thank you and not me?"
Not entertained by the obliviousness of her sister, Petra gives a quick, annoyed side eye glances before brushing it off.
As Peyton walks down the hall, his socks slide against the floor.
Peyton: "Well, I guess being a babysitter ain’t too bad of a gig in the apocalypse.
Hehe, I couldbe the Main Character to a show with one of those long winded titles.
’Stuck In The Apocalypse While On A Mission, I Became The Babysitter For Quadruplets!?’
Yea, I like that, I might have to write that down somewhere."
While the silly mannered man makes his way down the hall he gets to the first door and a flower painted sign is hung up with ’Bathroom’ is hand written in calligraphy.
He takes a moment to admire the beautiful handwork, them grabs the knob.
As soon as he does though, his ears catch sound of a doorknob down the hall turning and the door opening.
Sliding through the doorway, wearing a tank top and pajamas, no socks, Jay appears and his dreads are all over the place.
While half awake, the young man scratching his ass with a yawn.
His brown left eye and right IceEye focus forward and the HFF soldier stops in his tracks.
The two men with alien symbiotes EyeEngage and they both get a look of panic on their face.
Jay: "Who the Hell are you?"
Peyton: "Uhh, I can explain..."
With a badly timed scream from one of the girls in the living room, Jay thinks he realizes the situation and charges for Peyton.
Peyton: "Woah!
Woah!
Woah!"
Jay leaves his feet, pushes off the wall, and throws a wind splitting haymaker.
Peyton barely dodges it and blocks the returning elbow strike.
Peyton: "Hold on kid!"
Jay isn’t listening, too focused on protecting the crown sisters he thinks are in trouble, he continues throwing combos while Peyton surprisingly stands his ground. Blocking, dodging, or tossing away every attack from the military trained Jay.
Peyton eventually has had enough and his expression turns sour.
Peyton: "Come on man.
I really didn’t want to do this..."
Jay still doesn’t listen, throwing a leg kick, barely missing one of the walls in the narrow hallway.
Peyton uses his forearm to stop the kick, and grabs the leg.
Jay can’t believe it when he tries to pull it away.
Even more so when his other foot loses balance and Peyton uses his strong upper body to swing Jay, making a dent in the hallway drywall.
Jay falls to the floor trying to catch his breath and a panting Peyton looks at the damage the two of them caused.
Peyton: "Oh great...this is why...I didn’t want to fight man!"
An alarmed but quickly turned angry Petra runs in from the living room.
Petra: "What the heck is going on!?"
Recovering Jay looks up from the floor and sees the Shepherd Sister is unharmed.
Jay: "Petra?
But... the screaming?"
The most responsible younger sister folds her arms in disappointment.
Petra: "Yea, Timothea doesn’t make much noise.
Unless she drops her food or doesn’t have any...
I swear Stephy and Tritty should put her on a diet..."
From the ground Jay looks up at Peyton and the two men EyeEngage under different pretense.
The still standing man holds out his hand.
Peyton: "The name’s Peyton.
I crashed on the couch last night after MamMon brought me here.
I guess the rest of the gang left this morning without us late risers.
Haha!"
Jay chuckles to himself and accepts the help up.
Jay: "Sorry for going all ’fight or flight’s on you, Peyton.
I’m Jason, but everyone calls me Jay.
Either one, it don’t really matter to me."
