Chapter 27 Grim Reminder

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8 years later... 


Zaine: "Bishop! Your kids are playing in the cherry tree fields again..."

Bishop: "Oh sorry about that Zaine... I'm new to this fatherhood thing. Come on kids! Go to your mother! Hey! Don't run from me! Jazzy! Come get these damn kids!"

Judy: "Oh stop being a grumpy party pooper Zaine... They're just having some fun"

Zaine: "Well last time they were just having fun... They blew up most of the generators and let's not forget when they burned down a couple of mango and grapefruit trees last week!"

Judy: "Oh the generators were easily fixed... And I keep telling you guys I got a good suspicion that those trees randomly being set on fire was Big C!"

Zaine: "Yeah sure... That's what you said last time back in the bunker..."

Judy: "But it was him! He's always playing with fire!"

Big C: "Really Judy? Still, resorting to pinning your childish behaviour on that of a highly intelligent machine? Capable of handling something as simple of a flame?"

Judy: "Don't pull that smart shit with me you little shit... You know it was you!"

V: "Actually it wasn't  the kids..."

Judy: "See I told you! Big C did it!"

V: "I saw the kids flying around in that crazy car, and the damn thing set the trees on fire, blazing through the fields like a rocket"

Judy: "Wait, so it was O'Ton-omi?"

Big C: "I am surprised it was not Judy, feeling the guilt of children taking the blame would usually leave her to resort to illogical methods such as blaming me, a machine"

Judy: "Big C... You piece of..."

Zaine: " Anyway, speaking of that damn car... Where's Axel and the others?"

V: "I believe the others are training today with Devilleno, shooting practice in the forest."

Zaine: "Wait with Devilleno? Judy, I thought you were training them to shoot? You're the best with firearms here..."

Judy: "Yeah I was... But then I got bored, being a teacher is boring! I trained all the other adults, so I thought maybe they should do the teaching from now on"

Zaine shakes his head, slapping his forehead. He looks up to a massive flock of birds scattering from the tops of the trees in the forest ahead.

 Zaine: "Alright, I'll head over there. And Big C, go tell that damn car it has to manage the fields until next harvest after burning down those trees."

Big C: "Affirmative, locating O'Ton-omi now"

Within the forest, shadows zoom by across the floor from trees above. Multiple figures dash through the sun-kissed leaves, quickly leaping from branches sending startled birds and other creatures array. Zaine slowly strolls through the forest following the loud fluttering from the wings of the distressed birds. 

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