The Bus Boyz 2: Winner Takes All

Chapter Eight

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(John's P.O.V.)-

We were waiting aimlessly for hours, to rest in the hotel, mayor Izzy and the others were doing the same kind of things that Janet and I were doing. Resting, and more waiting.

"Alistair Bones is waiting for you, miss Izzy." a man in black tie suit, with brown, leather pants very skinny and funny looking like all the other berumins in this weird village, this berumin was half eagle and half horse. It made me flinch every time I glanced over at him. If anyone else wants to give them weird names out there be my guest, but I would still just like to call them a berumin.

"Thank you, Ronald. I'll be in there soon." said Izzy.

"What's going on, Izzy?" Karl asked her, "I thought we were going to go to the pool room, after we had our dinner back at the cafe! Doesn't seem like it does now! So what's the rush?"

"Don't ask questions... Just follow me please, okay?" She asked us calmly, but her voice was sounding much different like she was worried about something messing up with her parts of the job that she was intended, or assigned to do as usual.

"Why not?" I wondered.

"I said don't ask any questions!" Izzy snapped harshly, "Everything will be explained shortly, when we meet up with Nathaniel's parents, Mr. Bones, and my brothers... Follow me, boys! This way!" We saw her walking down a dark, secret hallway that led us into another hallway that resembled the looks of what was before our eyes was a tunnel. Going both ways, in the berumin language, the left room pointed to a secret meeting or lab, the other was down to a secret court room.

"Okay then..." I said suspiciously. None of us knew what was happening or what was going on around here, we just followed our orders from Izzy, who was practically elected as mayor now to run the village and her new family businesses after Pablo's defeat.

"Is it me or does Izzy seem a bit odd to you?" I heard Karl whisper to me over my left shoulder, as we kept on silently walking to the right hallway farther from the commons area.

I nodded, "Odd indeed, brother..." said I while agreeing with him, "Quite odd, indeed."

"Through here! And only speak when you're spoken to! Good luck boys!" said Izzy as she waved her right hand to show us the way to go, while she held a torch in other hand to light the way. I wish I knew more of what Izzy was trying to do, but it looks like we don't have much of a choice where we're going as it seems.

"Jonathan D. Filtch, and Karl J. Filtch... So glad that you could join us, please have a seat anywhere." A voice told us politely. It was a berumin that has a black beard, is half vulture and half lion. His tail was new when I first saw it on his back.

"Come on in, boys. We don't have all day, you know." Said another strange berumin who was half lion and half human and had a tag on his left corner shirt that said, "Alistair Bones."

"Right then, on with the meeting! As you both well know, when you were not here, we started on the discussions about the attacks against Pablo and his minions... Go ahead, Mr. Kenny Gerald Marackanwill." said Bones while he continuing on with this meeting and Kenny's blabbering. Kenny nodded his head and pushed the red arrow button on his little remote control device, to move on to the next slides of their plans, and Pablo's soon-to-be-next plans. 

"Attacks?..." I murmured as I had a seat right next to Nathaniel's father, that looked as serious as all the rest of these berumins and maybe us at this table. 

"Who knows? At least it gets away from waiting on James to show up in the next round, which is the last one raining down on our heads... So if I were you, I would just stick with this and follow orders." said Karl. "I couldn't be more happier than I am right now." he added. 

"I suppose..." I said nervously. I wasn't sure if this was going to end well with us or James... At least we'll soon know what we're up against, since we barely know what this meeting is all about, if we're ready for anything else. "What is this meeting about anyway?" Karl whispered blankly. 

"You haven't heard him saying anything at all what this meeting is about?" I asked him puzzled at why he would say such a thing, when one person has already told him something about it. I rolled my eyes, prayed in my head for the worst to get better, and the better to have peace. James is going to have a harder time when he comes back. Hearing about our plans to attack Pablo's minions again, if it were ever possible. James and Pablo have been enemies since the beginning of the first dimension world war started and after it ended with peace again that was returned to us and the berumins. 

"I'm just checking what it's about again, that's all... Where's Kevin and the others?" Karl wondered after a small sigh. I looked around at my own surroundings. 

"Over there!..." I pointed across the table, showing him where they were sitting at in this important meeting, as what the berumins think it is supposed to be. "Hey Kevin! Hey!" I heard Karl whispering out for him for some reason while Kenny was still talking to all of us. 

"What's up guys? I didn't know that you two would be here!" Kevin whispered, surprised as we are about this secret meeting. 

"Neither did we! Do you know what it's about?!" Karl asked him while whispering. 

"It's about taking on the fight against Pablo and minions again!" Kevin grumbled softly, "I cannot believe this... Weren't you even listening?!" 

"Barely!... I was barely listening to them! And what about you?!" Karl wondered quietly. 

"His bark is worse than Matthew's bite! If you haven't noticed it already!" Kevin teased them with a slight wink after he scratched his itching back, ignoring half of what the others have already explained what this meeting is can do or not do, listen or not listen, it's been boring mostly half of everyone in this fancy room... Including Karl and me. 

"You know what forget it! Just forget it!... I'll listen this time!" Karl replied at last softly. 

"Okay!" Kevin whispered and continued to listen to Kenny, who looked like he was the head chairman of the table, while the rest were just the members, including James... But is on his own business in trying to beat Pablo into whatever else he's got up his sleeves. 

(TO BE CONTINUED....) 

END OF CHAPTER EIGHT.