Chapter 105: Helga (1/2)
Jinx sat on the wall overlooking the city. She would find herself here on most morning to get away from it all. To just take in the peace and quiet. The sun had begun to rise on a new morning. Looking onwards, she shook her head. ”Anyone told you it's rude to interrupt Emil?”
”Didn't know I was interrupted anything.” He spoke standing idly by holding a can of lemonade. ”Mind if I join you?”
”It's a free country.” She grumbled, moving over allowing Emil to jump up. She glanced at his drink, poking at him. ”You know drinking fizzy drinks before breakfast is bad for your teeth.”
”I know. You know me a real criminal I am.” This got a dry chuckle from Jinx as she rested her hands on the wall. ”It's still hard to believe the trials are gone.”
”Tell me about it. I still can't quite believe it myself; I would always pass that damn bunker with an uneasy feeling. Did I ever tell you I planned on blowing it up?”
”You're kidding me? Seriously?”
Jinx crackled rubbing her nose. ”Yup. Had the whole thing planned out as well?”
”Yeah, and how were you going to blow up an entrance to the Garden of Grief.”
”I would use a big bomb. Like a really big bomb. Throw it down there and walk away my back to the explosion for extra cool points.” She joked. ”Still, knowing that place was the Garden of Grief this whole time… If you told me that a few months back I would have not believed you but with the mental overloads, Paradox and Alton this Garden shit sounds more real each passing day.”
”Well, we've stopped them four times now. The next time they show we'll be there to stop them.”
”For now, I guess.”
”What do you mean by that?”
Jinx pushed Emil as he almost fell off the wall to his death. ”Don't act so dumb, the Garden is growing stronger and stronger with each appearance. There might be one day where you can't win.”
”well, we will figure that out when the time comes.” Emil threw away.
”Somethings never change.”
Emil looked out to the city letting out a refreshing sigh. ”Haven't seen the city like this for a while, say. You haven't come up here for a long time. Before the trials. What changed?”
”I don't know, a little trip down memory lane I suppose? It's strange when you and Zinnia took down the Garden, I felt something return. Only faintly but it was like a part of me I lost had returned. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I feel different.”
”Going back to how you were before the trials? It was so long ago I can't say I really remember what you were like much. Monty is a different story… You think he too went through a change?”
Jinx shrugged her shoulder, not really caring. ”Bah, who knows. You will just have to ask him when you next see him. I do sometimes wonder where my useless brother has gotten up to, but I'm sure we will see each again one day. Dad was looking for you by the way. Something about what he promised.”
Emil's eyes widened as he jumped off the wall. ”Helga!”
Jinx spin around stretching. ”After the shit, you went through for us, it's the least, he can do. Send that idiot Alton my regards. And don't forget my challenge. That goes to you or any member of your little family. So, you better be ready.”
”I think we just might surprise you, Jinx. See you around.”
Jinx turned back around watching the sun as she scoffed throwing the lemonade can away. ”These days nothing surprises me with how shit is going. Stay safe out their little brother.”
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”Ow, ow! It hurts it really really hurts!” Zinnia barked, closing her eyes looking away.
Gale stared blankly at her, holding a wet towel. ”I haven't even touched you yet.”
”Yeah, well I know it will hurt!”
”You're such a baby!”
Emil walked in, rubbing his back. ”Hey, everyone.”
”Hey, dude, where you been?”
”Just about. How's Zinnia?”
”Zinnia is in a lot of pain, maybe it would stop if you just left me alone!” She snapped, snatching the towel from Gale.
Gale rolled his eyes standing up. ”She's a bit of a spoilt brat when in pain.”
”I am not!” Zinnia pouted wincing in pain, holding her leg. ”Turns out I hurt my leg a lot more when we fought each other.”
”My bad. I'm sorry.”
Zinnia waved her hand around, shaking her head. ”I should be the one apologising. I could have killed you. I lost control out there when I promised I wouldn't, is that what happened to Monty and Jinx?”
”Most likely. That power you pulled on me hits like a truck by the way. You might even give Scarlett and Alton a run for their money.”
Zinnia lay back rolling around giggling. ”It's cool, though, right! I mean I don't really get how to use it; I have much to learn, but the powers are so cool!”
”Zinnia hasn't stopped yapping on about controlling storms, although her explanation is something a child would say. A lot of zap, zap and pow!”