Headaches & Hazbins: Book 1: New Kind of Life, New Kind of Hell

Chapter 14: Roadtrip!!!: Part 2

Jerry: Hmm... Alright.

[He looks back down at Asher.]

Jerry: We're here.

Asher: Wait, really? How can you tell?

[Jerry points upwards.]

Jerry: It's pretty much impossible to tell without a pair of binoculars but you can kind of see some of the crystals on the ceiling of Hell.

[Asher responds with a smile.]

Asher: Ya mean the Glowstone?

Jerry: I'm not calling them that, but yes.

Asher: So we're at the spot you were talking about? The spot? The spot with the glowstone, the spot where the glowstone falls? That spot?

Jerry: Yes. That spot.

Asher: Finally! I could barely fend off the thoughts telling me to floor it down the road and keep driving until we hit a tree. Let's set up camp so we can-

Jerry: No. Not here.

[Asher raises an eyebrow as he looks at Jerry.]

Asher: Huh? Why not?

Jerry: Do you want to set up a camp in the middle of the road?

Asher: I mean in the woods on the side of the road dipshit.

Jerry: No, still a bad place to set up. We have to go deeper into the woods towards a secluded area.

Asher: Why?

Jerry: Because I'm your boss and I said so.

[Asher looks back forward with an annoyed expression on his face.]

Asher: Fine. (In Head) It's been a while since he's used the, "I'm your Boss" card...

[Asher looks around the sides of the dirt road and into the brush of the dead forest. He can't see any sort of opening or entrance. So he decides to drive forward slowly while keeping his eye out for one. In the back of the truck, Jerry looks around and takes in his surroundings. He's scanning the tree lines incredibly carefully. He seems to be on high alert for whatever reason.]

Jerry: (In Head) Yea... This is definitely the spot... It's been years since I've passed by here but I burned the spot in my brain just in case... Looks like that hour I spent staring into the sky paid off. Lucky for us you can't tell what's special about this place unless you're looking exactly for it... Hopefully, that means we should be somewhat safe out here...

Asher: What about that opening to our left?

Jerry: Hm?

[Jerry snaps out of his thoughts and looks back down. He gets on his knees so he can see above the roof of the truck. Ahead of them to the left of the road is a small opening in the trees.]

Jerry: Uhhhhh- Yea, that should work.

Asher: Neat.

[Asher drives ahead towards the opening and takes a left into it. He drives slowly and carefully down the non-existent road between dozens of dead trees. It's an incredibly bumpy and rough drive making it hard for Asher to navigate through it.]

*Wack*

Jerry: Ow! Fuck!

[Jerry is having just as hard of a drive. He just got whacked in the face by a thorny dead tree branch. He sits down and feels around his pained face. He's got a few thorns in his red skin. He looks annoyed.]

Jerry: *Annoyed Groan* Ughh... Goddammit...

[Asher continues driving deeper into the dead forest, past hundreds of thorny dead trees and bushes. After a full minute of slowly navigating deeper into the forest, Asher comes across an incline that leads up to an overlook of some sort on a small mountain. Not having much of a choice, he carefully drives up the incline and onto the overlook. At the top, he stops the truck and places it in park. He looks around. The lookout is above the tree line allowing him and Jerry to see far off into the distance. The dead forest appears to go on for miles with absolutely zero signs of life.]