THE JOURNEY OF THE JELLS Chapter 4: The Long Path to the Dark Temple

We want a guide, and we want him now! I dont have time for this crap, Minion said, eyes burning like a madman (notice I didnt use angrily.) You? Go to the Dark Temple? HA! Thats a good one! the Pink Golem secretary was laughing so hard, her water that she drank a while ago came out her huge nose. Listen- Minion started, but he was cut off by the usually quiet and patient Gengen. Give. Us. A. Damn. Guide. Gengen said in a no-nonsense kind of way. I have a very long patience thread. I can put up with what my friends here wouldnt dream of putting up with. So when I start to get pissed, you gotta learn to have my way. He said this very calmly, and the Pink Golem immediately got up. Yes, sir. Would you like some tea? Ill get you a guide right away, yeah, I will. Make yourself comfortable, Ill be right back. And with that she got up and went to find a guide on the computer. The other Jells were looking at him like he was an alien from another planet. Even Deed was stunned. Im not getting on that guys nerves, Scaler whispered. Scaler? Gengen asked pleasantly. Yes, Gengen, Scaler said. Shut up. Yes, sir. Then the Pink Golem came back. Uh, there is only one guide, and he isnt that experienced. Perhaps- Well take him, Minion interrupted. A couple of hours later, a Gobi came by. Hello, he said in a booming voice. Im your new guide. My name is Big Bob. You want to go to the Dark Temple? Yes, of course, Minion said in a duh kind of fashion. Then we leave. If you gotta pee, go now. Im not stopping at every McDonalds on the way, Big Bob said. Oh, great, a funny Gobi, Zimbo said. Zimbo didnt like him much. Maybe because of the Henger sub-type? They continued their journey to the Dark Temple right then. The first few nights were uneventful. Then came a night they would remember for years to come. They were all sitting around a campfire, glum, when Minion decided to entertain everyone. He told Scaler his plan, and they both molded their hands into instruments and microphones and sang new rap and rock music. But Baxter and Gengen, the young guys, had a better, original idea. Gengen molded his hand into a stereo, and Baxter into a CD, and started playing. (Notice how original this idea is. I thought of it after I wrote the first chapter.) The Hengers were clapping and laughing. Big Bob was laughing so hard at the idea, he fell into the fire and caught fire. Since he was rock, it didnt affect him much. But it made him laugh harder. Scaler was laughing at Minion because the young ones had paid him back for the machine-gun thing. Minion, being a good sport, made extra speakers so it would be louder. Deed took the opportunity to steal most of Minions food. It was a very merry and happy day, and they all went to sleep feeling good. Two days later, they came upon a stream. Minion, being the Chloro Jell he is, drank more water then the others (check the card). Then Baxter noticed something. Hey, there is a hurt monster over here! he called out to his friends. It was a Tasman, and it looked hurt. Its leg was dragging, its arm in a cast, very skinny, hungry and thirsty looking. Gengen rushed over to his side. Hanger can notice many small things, and he noticed a bit of hatred in the Tasmans eyes, and, well, he thought he saw something strange. He was-no. It couldnt be. He was just being stupid. What is your name? Scaler asked the Tasman. Katuum, the Tasman said. Well, I dont think we can leave a hurt monster in the wild, Minion said, with a bit of resentment in his voice (he doesnt like Katos). Well nurse you back to health for a couple of days, then we will set you free, to travel on your own. Baxter was about to point out that they could have a new friend, but then remembered his leaders hatred for Katos, so he shut up. Thank you so much, Katuum responded. That night, Minions tent was being approached by a figure. I should tell him, Hanger thought, No, hell think me stupid. I wont tell him. Ill just let it go. So he went back to his own tent. (Thought it was Katuum, didnt ya? Maybe things wont turn out like you expect.) They traveled the next day, Katuum slowing them down, and finally camped for the night. That night, Deed snoozing and snoring, Scaler couldnt sleep. Big Bob couldnt either. Big Bob was half asleep when he tried to raid the kitchen, thinking he was at home. Fortunately, he thought the kitchen was Katuums tent. Of course, it wasnt, it was Katuums tent, but he walked in there when he suddenly remembered where he was. So he apologized to Katuum, then turned around to leave. Then he remembered something. Katuum wasnt there! He turned around and looked at the bed, bandage on floor, and thought, Aw, he probably went for a walk. You have to remember, this guy is a Golem, and Golems arent exactly geniuses. Then, it sank in. He started running toward the nearest tent he could find it happened to be Scalers tent. Scaler! he shouted. What? Scaler replied. I was about to fall asleep. Deed was woken too. Katuum, hes escaped! He wasnt really hurt. His bandage was on the ground! Im afraid of what he is captaple of! Hanger, who also couldnt sleep, came over. What the hell did you wake me for? he asked, looking furious. The Gobi told him the whole story. But we dont know where he is going next, Big Bob added. Then, it all made sense to the Henger. Quick, we gotta get to Minions tent! Hes gonna assasinate Minion! They ran up, seeing the Tasman holding a knife and holding it above his head toward Minions sleeping body. Minion was sleeping heavaly because he had not slept since that happy day so long ago. There was no way his friends could get there in time. Suddenly, Scaler had a plan. Big Bob, stretch me out and fire me like a rubber band. I might make it and save Minion! But Deed had a better plan. As the Gobi stretched Scaler, Deed jumped on Scalers head. As Big Bob let go, Deed pushed off, applying force to Big Bobs force. It pushed Scaler back, though. Deed flew through the air just as Katuum brought the knife down. Some of the blade went through Minion, a half a millimeter more, it would have killed him on the spot. But Deed got there just in time, attacking Katuum, knocking him to the ground, keeping him there until the others got there. Then Big Bob lifted his big foot, and squished the Tasman with his big foot. Katuums life was over, never to breathe again. In fact, he made a gross smudge on the ground, which attracted tourists in the future. But that is another story. The others were awake now. Baxter looking glum, Gengen feeling it was his fault, because he found and showed the group to Katuum. Big Bob was feeling like an idiot, because if his I.Q. would have been higher, they would have found him earlier and maybe saved Minion (he wasnt dead yet, but pretty near it), but Hanger was feeling the worst, for he knew something was wrong with the Tasman. Scaler was crying but pointing out the good parts to his friends, Gengen, dont look so sad, all of us would have done the same thing in your place. Big Bob, you are a very good person, if you had been smarter, you wouldnt have found him in the first place, and wed all be dead. And Hanger, you have good insights, if you had not figured out that it was in Minions tent, he would be long dead right now, not just in critical condition. So they started back toward Golem Village, each and every one of them, to help their friend. They hurried, never resting, never sleeping. Will they make it? Find out next chapter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- JellTrainer (lukadjukic@yahoo.com), February 28, 2000

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-- JellTrainer (lukadjukic@yahoo.com), February 29, 2000.