My Life With a Killer (Jimmy Casket. VenturianTale Fanfiction)

Chapter 24

(Jimmy's POV)
I ran around the room, trying all the windows and doors, none of them would budge.

"Please enter passcode," the robotic voice said.

"Can't I have a hint?" I asked.

"What is I'm sorry in Farsi?" The voice asked.

"Hypothesis!" I shouted.

'That's a science term you idiot' Johnny said.

It was the first thing that popped into my head! Do you know? I asked.

'Why would I know Farsi?' He retorted.

"nǐ hǎo!" I yelled, continuing to check all the windows.

'That's Chinese!' Johnny yelled.

"Twenty-five seconds until detonation," the voice said.

I looked out the window to see Carter and Toast running across the large yard towards the van. An idea popped into my mind. I bolted into the kitchen, threw open the fridge door, and yanked the shelves out. Broken glass and food fell to my feet as I jumped in and shut the door.

'What are you-'

Johnny's voice was drowned out by the sound of bombs. The fridge lurched to the side, falling down with the door in the top. My head hit the plastic and I could feel it beginning to heat up. Explosions went off over and over, the ear-splitting sound finally stopped, and I waited fifteen seconds. Do you think it's safe? I asked.

'Sounded like the finale' Johnny confirmed.

I stood up, popping the fridge door open, and admiring my survival techniques. The fire caught my sleeve, and I tried to pat it out.

'Jimmy! Get out of here!' Johnny yelled.

I yelped as the fire made it's way from the wrist of my sleeve towards my shoulder. I ran through the fire as fast as I could, making my way to the van. The whole house had fallen I the ground, completely on fire. By the time I got away from the debris, I was on fire. I screamed in pain and jumped into the fountain.

"Jimmy?! Is that you?!" Carter called.

She ran over dodging pieces of wood that had flown across the yard. Carter finally caught up to me and fell beside me. Water splashed up, spraying me in the face.

"How did you survive?!" She asked.

"These people have clearly never watched Indiana Jones," I laughed.

"What?" Toast asked.

"Remember? You and Ghost were watching that movie marathon two weeks ago. Indiana ended up in a nuclear bomb testing place and he hid in the fridge to survive," I explained.

"That was a movie. How'd you know it would actually work?" Carter asked.

"I didn't. If I ended up dying then I would've died either way," I said.

"We should get out of here before somebody noticed something," Toast suggested. "We're pretty far into the woods though."

He held his hands out to help us out of the fountain. Carter gladly took it whereas I ignored the gesture.

"I think the trees are starting to catch fire too," Carter remarked. "That could start a forest fire!"

"Get to the van!" Toast ordered. "Quick!"

We zoomed off just as the fire started quickly spreading.

"Oh man! This isn't good! We're gonna get arrested! We're destroying a forest! This is horrible! It's gonna kill so many animals! This is exactly what Smoky the Bear told us not to do! This is-"