Eternity | T.J.

I Feel Bad For Anyone Hiking In Those Mountains Today.

     At the death threat, Magnus turned to Samirah, Hearthstone, Blitzen, and me for help. Unfortunately, most of us had no idea what to do, none of us were exactly masters at bowling.

     Hearth appeared to be the only one with an idea. F-R-E-Y.

     " Insignificant Mortals!" Utgard Loki said." Do you forfeit?"

     " No!" Magnus quickly answered." Just a second!"

     " Do you need to pee?"

     " No! I just... I need to confer with my teammate before we are brutally decapitated."

     The giant king considered this for a minute." That seems fair, proceed."

     I wish I could say something extremely interesting and good for storytelling happened in those next few minutes while Alex and Magnus whispered back and forth to each other, but nope. Everyone except for the two of them sat around and waited for their conversation to come to an end so that the bowling game could continue.

     Eventually, we watched as Alex suddenly grabbed my brother's hand, and they both continued to stand there for a while, just staring down the bowling pins, before suddenly both of them glowed with a bright light ( Similar to what happens when Magnus heals or I have to become a flashlight for a little while.

     " Stop that!" Tiny demanded." You're blinding us!"

     " There!" Alex yelled.

     We all looked ahead to see a rift in the middle of the bowling lane, showing the White Mountains, a place Magnus and I had visited a lot back when our Mom was still with us. A moment later, it was gone again.

     " Insignificant Mortals!" Utgard Loki called to them." What was that? Do you always confer with each other by generating a blinding light?"

     " Sorry!" Magnus apologized." We're ready now!"

     He grabbed his fluffy pink bowling ball, before rolling it down the lane. The ball rolled all the way down the lane, before it at last hit the bowling pins, effectively knocking them all down.

     " Strike!" Blitz called.

     " It worked?" Alex seemed as surprised as the rest of us." It worked!"

     The next thing we knew, instead of Alex Fierro, there stood an African Bush Elephant ( or a cat as one giant helpfully yelled). She grabbed her bowling ball with her trunk, before throwing it full force at the pins, knocking all of them down, and knocking every other pin over ( and a lot of other things) due to the shaking in the ground every time she took a step.

     That put the score at 130 vs. 20. We were finally winning.

     " We can't beat that score!" Herg complained." Just take our heads!"

     " The mortals are cheaters! First, they shrunk my bag and insulted Elvis, now they've dishonored the Turkey Bowlers!" Tiny yelled, as the other giants seemed ready to attack us.

     " Hold!" Utgard Loki demanded." This is still my bowling alley, and these competitors have won... uhh... squarely, if not fairly." He turned to our small group." The normal prize is yours. Would you like the severed heads of Herg and Blerg?"

     I straightened up, attempting to be as professional as I could be when talking to a hoard of giants that was trying to kill us." No thank you, we do not require any severed heads, we simply ask to receive the information that was promised to us."

     The giant king faced his followers." My friends, you must admit these mortals have spunk. As much as we tried to humiliate them, they humiliated us instead. And is there anything we mountain giants respect more than the ability to humiliate one's enemies?"

     No one seemed to be able to argue against that.

     " I wish to help them!" Utgard Loki continued." I believe they have proven their worth. How much time will you give me?"

     " I say five minutes," Tiny said." All in favor?"

     " Aye!" Nearly every giant agreed.

     Their king bowed." More than fair. Come, my guests, let's talk outside."

     As Utgard Loki led us to the front door, Magnus asked the question we were all wondering.

     " Uh, what happens after five minutes?"

     " Hmm? Oh, then my liege men are free to chase you down and kill you. You did humiliate them after all."

A/N: Once again, nothing much to say, except for the fact that today I had a dentist appointment ( which is why this chapter is coming out so late into the night) and tomorrow I have an audition for theater. I hope at least someone somewhat enjoyed this chapter, any to all comments from anyone about anything make my day, and just keep in mind the world is your erster.