"I miss, Dorris, Nino. I know she's.....a bit cruel, but I like her, you know, and I am sorry that she died, I was.....scared myself too?." Salala comforted to him
Nino rubbed Salala's hair and said; "I miss her too.......and you are right.......she is cruel....in a good way. And that is why I adore her as much as I adore you."
Salala then asked; "Are we gonna be ok?."
Nino said; "I hope so."
"Ok. Can I.....go outside and go shopping?." He asked
"You're growing up. Sure you can. You're a brave kid. But uhm.....do me a favor......uhhh.......can you buy me some pancakes?, three packages I guess." Nino requested
"Are you going to cook pancakes?." Salala asked
"Partly. But. I want to use the pancake dough to make something else. Just trust me. See what's what in the store, any pancake product can do." Nino said
"Ok then." Salala heard
"You're a good kid Salala, keep doing good things." Nino smiled and kissed his forehead.
Salala then left
30 minutes later, Row woke up from bed after one sleep. He sat near Nino.
"Others about?." Row asked
"Salala is going shopping. Don't know where Grover is, but he'll be alright. And Gargamel well......he is out somewhere.....probably wanting a deathwish or....messing with other people's lives." Nino explained
"Ok. Ok. I get it." Row said
"Good. Well. I am trying to be.....happy for myself....but I still miss Dorris...it is just......" Nino said
"Don't think and talk too much about it. It will make matters worst." Row advised
"Alright then. Row. How do you handle grief?." He asked
"I never did." Row answered
"Then why are you advising me this whole time if you don't. Is it part of your delusion again?." Nino asked
"There are too many prospects in life Nino. Somehow you must be able to derive it, and live with it. Me?. Well. All my life is grief and difficulties. I keep telling you this because I don't want ANY of you to grow up just like me. I can't go back, only move forward, and I only have some options left. That's all I can say." Row said
"Ok. I understand. Sorry if I was naive." Nino apologized
"A young man is always naive, they have the tendency too anyway. So of course." Row forgave
Grover then came inside,
"Good noon guys." Grover is happy
"Hello Grover. What's up?." Nino asked
"Guys uhm....well.....I never wanted to ask you all this. But uhm......you guys want to have fun and make some money." Grover asked
"Woah. Woah. Woah prince, why are you talking like that?." Row wondered
"Look. We all have been sad at all, but....I just want to make us happy" Grover requested
"What?. By robbing?." Nino asked
"Well yes uhm......." Grover told the truth
"Look hadn't we had enough trouble already?." Nino said
"Look. I. I. I. I want to be a king....." Grover said without the heart of one
"You are." Nino said
"No it it just.....I want to prove to you all that I am one. I mean...I have been useless to you all and....." Grover said
"Don't listen to what Gargamel says." Row interrupted
"I am not man. I am useless. I. I. I want to prove to you all that I am not." Grover wanted to prove himself
"Then I guess it will take time." Nino said
"Ok well. I am sorry if I ask. I thought we could do it cause its fun." Grover was pissed none of them wants to listen to him
Nino is annoyed, Row is too. "Ok Grover. What is it?."
Grover then said; 'I found a car."
"A car?. Now this is serious." Row reacted
"Look guys uhm...." He looked at Xac and Igor just arriving to the hotel from their walk. "Ah. Xac, Igor, could you all come over here."
"Yes." Igor approached
"Guys. What if I told you that I found car, that in the back, they have gold." Grover said
"Gold?." Row asked
"Woah, woah, wait, gold, real gold?." Xac asked
"Yes." Grover answered
"Hold on. Why are we talking about gold?." Igor asked
"I don't know. I mean. His favorite color is yellow, he draws a yellow crown, and the fact he is always wearing Miss Aran's 80s yellow coat." Nino joked about
"Guys please. You. You better listen to me. I want to prove you guys something....." Grover said out of nowhere, Igor thinks he wanted to prove everyone that he means business and is cool, something that Gargamel always judge Grover for
"Prove what?. You're a king?. Don't be ridiculous." Igor argued
"I am not......I will but guys....This is real. I need to show you all that I am a Zondar....I will help you." Grover is serious
"Grover, man, you don't need to rob someone to rule a territory to prove you are a Zondar." Nino reminded. "You are always our great king, just as great as you are!." Nino advised.
"Look Grover, maybe you can't benefit or help us at all, but you soon will. I don't know.....stealing gold from an armored truck is such a bad idea to think of." Xac argued
"We ain't taking it from an armored truck. Believe me. I was walking around the houses nearby, I peeked at the cars, and the black big one has gold in it." Grover said
"A big car has gold?. How much?." Row asked
"Uhm. One square I guess, long big one." Grover said
"One bar of gold in a car?." Row asked
"Yes. And there are only two men in the car, wearing black clothes." Grover answered
"Wait. Wait. So hold on. You're telling me that you want to contribute to the Zondars by stealing a gold from a.....car??." Nino asked
"Yes. Yes, yes. Please. A gold is expensive so money is high right?. Let's go steal it and make some money. I even wrote the back number of the car guys on my paper, 5MD-069." Grover is so deep into it
"I don't know Grover.......this seems reckless." Xac worried
Row laughed and said; "You know what guys. Let's have some fun."
"YES!." Grover is happy for it
"Row...don' be ridiculous." Igor warned
"I am not. He is right. As Zondars, without Gargamel....and Salala because he is innocent, let's go steal that gold." Row said
"You sure?." Xac asked
"I don't like this." Igor is worried
"Guys. Come only it is just a car. And besides, if Grover is lying, we'll blame it on him. But.....a king never lies....so I believe him." Row believed
Nino agreed. "Ok. Ok then. Just one car, and we go home, no security whatsoever right."
"Yes." Grover replied
"Well I hope so." Xac hoped
"I think there is guys, I don't want......" Igor worries
"We'll know when there is. Besides, We'll ditch if the risk is actually high. The main point is guys, lets take a drive and have fun." Row said
"Yes. YES!. Thank you guys. You guys treated me like the kings of promises, a true society we would never get." Grover quoted randomly
"Your quote is so overwhelming Grover, quit it." Igor is annoyed
"Uhm....ok then. Well....Come on." Grover went outside
"He is so happy." Nino laughed
"Ok then you guys are boss. Suit yourself. Let's hope we don' get to trouble." Igor agreed to come anyway
"We have been to trouble befor,e we got away did we?." Nino asked
"I think we did." Xac confirmed
"Alright then. Now come on." Row said
On the way to the Baleno,
"Hey Row....can I drive?." Nino asmed randomly
"Can you?." He asked
"Is that a joke form or are you asking?." Nino asked
"Both." Row answered
"Well I did go to driving school months ago in Nevada, it has been awhile. But I am sure that once you take the wheel, you'll remember how to drive either way. Same as if you never rode a bicycle for ten years, and rode it again, you'll still remember how to ride it anyway. I passed the school, but don't have a license yet. So May I?." He explained
"Maybe when we go home, we can, new blood." Row complimented
"No. I got apache blood in me, Dorris knows that." Nino beliebed
"Of course she does." Row said
In the Baleno,
"Where is that.....car anyway?." Asked Nino
"Uhm....it is around that way.. near...a yellow house." Grocer said
"Wait...with the red roof?." Row asked
"Yes, I mean, it is not there, but the house is in that house's road." Grover said
"Alright then. It is not far." Row said
On the way,
"Let me ask you Grover. What exactly is the car?. Is it a van?." Igor asked
"No. No. It is big but not as big as a van." Grover answered
"Is it a square car?." He asked again
"Yyyyeeeeee no. Uhm. It has...uhhh circle edge if that is right." Grover remembered
"It's possibly a range rover, or an SUV. Alright then." Nino said
At the road where the car was, the car with that license plate, or the looks wasn't there.
"Oh no. Oh no. It's gone no!." Grover is not pleased
"Let's head back then." Igor said
"Take it easy guys. We can still find it." Row said
"Ok then. Let me see if I could ask the neighbors around." Xac got out of the Baleno and asked the yellow house owner who was seen gardening the plants. The owner pointed south. Xac rethrned and said; "Owner said that the car is heading south to the other residents. Don't know where, but its best to look there."
While searching,
"See. It is good of hang around as a family again." Row enlightened
"Yeah. It is. If Salala was here, it would have been perfect." Xac said
"Without Gargamel?." Asked Row
"Hahaha exactly, without Gargamel." Nino smiled
"Well if we had a more appropriate job, we can bring him along." Row said
"Yeah I guess." Xac said
"Row. Can I ask you something?." Nino asked
"Yes." Row is all ears
"Have you been to New Hampshire?." He asked
"Once in Winter 2014. Why?." Row asked
"Is it as horrible as other dudes say, even the narrow minded ones who has somehow been there." Nino wondered
"Ohohohohhohoh Nino, you shouldn't talk that, its obvious." Igor laughed out
"Hahahaha. Truth to be told, they are right, New Hampshire is the playground of the conflict." Row said
"I agree with him." Igor said
"Playground?. People play around there?." Grover asked while keeping his eyes peeled for the car
"Exactly my king. That state has the most severe and worst Youth Conflict situation than any other state, it is like they are cursed or something." Row stated
"I seen Nevada and Jersey, they don't make any difference to me. What difference does it make there?." Xac asked
"Just go there and you'll see competition there. Horrible and scary competition that you guys don)t have the guts to fight the war there. On that state here are lots of Youth Conflict advocates. Bullying is countless sheep there. One of the biggest gangs and factions for kids and teens is originated from that state. Cal Flecker is from that state. Almost everyday in any area you can hear some shooting, unlike Nevada that is. It is a nightmare it really is....just.................a speechless.....dark....nightmare of a state for children to live in man, honestly." Row explained
"I guess I don't want to put my foot there." Nino considered
"Yeah you better not, unless you have the balls......although you gotta credit them for their good education....,despite that it is also ruined same as any other state nowadays thanks to the conflict and now t__________" Row spoken
"GUYS. GUYS, I SEE THE CAR, OVER THERE, 5MD-069." Grover spotted the car right in front
"Rock and roll!." Nino screamed out
"Rock and roll?. Seriously guys. Let's make it quick." Igor said
"Don't doubt me Igor, please!." Grover begged
Row turend around to make a blockade. He stopped at the cliff.
"Those guys are in tuxedos and glasses, I don't like it." Igor doubted
"They sound like the mafia, Gargamel would be proud if we do." Grover said
"He won't." Igor said
"Well. Alright guys. Let's make this quick. Here is the plan. I block the car, then everyone except Nino, get out and take the gold from the car. Nino, once we got out, you take the wheel and we get out no drama, but if you ever, EVER, dent the car, you're paying the damage, capiche." Row explained the plan as the car is making a stop in the red light
"Like I said Row. I have driven once before. Reckless or not, I had my hands on the wheel before." Nino is confident
"No need to feel so confident man." Row said
'It's moving." Xac said
"Alright. Let's do this."
Row then sped the Baleno up and blocked their road.
"OUT!. OUT COME ON!." Row threatened as he got out of the Baleno witht he rest.
Row opened the driver's seat, THE DRIVER SWUNG HIS BATON, ROW DODGE,D GRABBED HIS HAND AND TOOK HIM out OF THE CAR. THEN HE KICKED HIS HEAD UPWARDS ON THE GROUND.
"FREEZE!."Igor threatened with his minigun, the man on the passenger seat surrenders and got out of the car.
"WOAH. WOAH. KIDS, SIRS. YOU ARE MAKING AN HONEST MISTAKE!." The man warned and panicked
"SHUT UP BEFORE WE MAKE YOU AN HONEST MISTAKE!. GET DOWN ON THE GROUND!!!!, STOMACH DOWN!!." Row theeatened as he pressed the lock button, unlocking the car
"Ok. Ok." The man panicked, he is unconvinced that he is being robbed by some children and teens. "Wait, please....you got the wrong idea who you're messing with pal. Don't!."
Row and Grover approached the trunk.
"You ready. On your three." They put both their hands on the trunk
"One. Two...." Grover counted
"Three." They both jinxed and opened the trunk, and found that one bar of gold.
"Yes, yes, YES!. WE GOT IT HAHA!." Grover felt pride
Row took and smelled the gold. "Oh yes, like golden watches, this is pure."
Xac and Igor stared at the back as some loud engines were heard
"Oh no.............." Igor reacted
"GUYS!. RUN!." Xac and Igor ran back to he Baleno
"Calm down who is onto us?." Asked Row while looking at the pure gold
"Row...." Grover panicked seeing the color of those vehicles
"THE US MILITARY!." Xac yelled
Row stared back and was very shocked and alarmed. He then checked what's under the bar and found that it was written United States Military official.
"CRAP!." Row threw back the gold to the trunk. He returned to the Baleno
"Where's Grover?." Asked Igor
"GROVER COME ON LETS GO!." Nino yelled
Grover then ran to the Baleno and entered the car. "DRIVE!."
Nino drove fast and recklessly as the US military jeeps chased them down.
"Oh no they are on us!." Xac panicked
'We just messed with the wrong people. Great going !." Igor moaned
"THIS IS THE UNITED STATES MILITARY!!!. STOP WHERE YOU ARE!." They called in on the microphone
"DON'T STOP!." Grover cried
"HE'S RIGHT. IGOR, XAC GET TO THE TRUNK! WE SHOOTIN' THESE BASTARDS!." Row yelled
'WHAT?!." Xac panicked
"COME ON XAC!." Igor said as he and Row got to the trunk
"I AIN'T SHOOTING THE PATRIOTIC ARMY MEN!." Xac was scared
"ITS GETTING HAIRY BACK THERE!. OH NO TRAFFIC!." Nino yelled
"WE'LL BE TOASTED IF WE DON'T COME ON!. WE NEED TO PROVIDE NINO AN ESCAPE!." Row yelled. There are now ten jeeps chasing them down
"That's a lot of them!." Igor never felt such tension before
"You think I didn't see that!." Nino yelled
"Argh!!. nice work King Grover!. Look what you did!." Xac blamed him so much
"I DIDN'T KNOW OK!." Grover cried
"SOLDIERS ARE HUNTING US DOWN. TAKE THEIR JEEP DOWN!." Row then opened the trunka dn wielded his powerclip along with Xac and Igor.
Row shot a military jeep with all his bullets, then he reloads again. Then He did the same thing again three times, yet the military jeep still stood, even its window was damageproof. Igor on the other hand at the same time Row did it three time,s managed to take down pne jeep. Then he helped Row finished his jeep. Two jeeps down,
"NICE ONE IGOR!." Xac reacted
"YOU SHOULD BE LUCKY YOU HAVE A MINIGUN YOU RASCAL!." Row yelled
"GUYS ON YOUR TWELVE!. MORE JEEPS DUDES!.. Nino panicked, and drove even more recklessly
"NINO I LIKE THAT YOU ARE NOT CRASHING IT, BUT DRIVE LIKE A SANE PERSON FOR ONCE!!!!." Row ordered
"I AM TRYING ROW!. JUST PROTECT OUR BUTT!!!." Nino screamed
While Nino drove recklessly
"NINO WHERE THE HECK ARE WE EVEN GOING?. TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT AND ALL!!." Xac panicked
"I AM IN THE WHEEL, I'LL DO THE DRIVING, YOU D9 THE SHOOTING!!. KEEP GOING MAN!. COME ON!." Nino yelled
Row, Igor and Xac tried their best to shoot the military, but their jeeps is no match for their fake guns.
"SCREW RHIS IMMA GO OFFROAD!." Nino then turned around
"BE CAREFUL!." Row warned
The jeeps were comfortable with the dirt and BUMPED THE TRUNK, NEARLY CAUSING XAC TO FALL, WHICH HE DIDN'T.
"MAN THEY IN A JEEP!. AND WE ARE IN A COMPACT, IT AIN'T GOOD HERE!." Row argued
"I AM TRYING MY BEST, SHOOT THEM BEFORE THEY GET TO US!!!!." Nino yelled
Nino turned left and right around, bump and bump the dirt, jump and jump the rocks, sloppy by sloppy turns, it was all a chicken chase between the military and their target. Then a military attack chopper came around,
"Uhhhhh guys.....what the heck is that?." Grover panicked
"That's a chopper." Igor said calmly
"OH NO NOW A CHOPPER!." Xac panicked
"WE AIN'T LOSING THEM IF THEY HAVE A BIRD, TAKE IT OUT." Row ordered the shooters
Row, Igor and Xac shifted focus to the helicopter. Even after so many hits and misses they can't take it down.
"Control the suspects won't slow down, what are we to do?." The pilot asked as the helicopter kept getting tickled by shots
"If that is the case, spit fire to the front of the road, make them slip." The comms said
"You sure control?, subjects are youngsters." The pilot said
"They won't stop. I am sorry." The comms apologized
"Then I am sorry too. Affirmative control, buzzard out." The pilot agreed and SHOT THE ROCKET OUT FEO T, THE BALENO SLIPPED TO THE RIGHT. In slow motion, Row shot his Powerclip, and the bullet BROKE THE PILOT'S GLASS AND SHOT THE PILOT IN THE NECK. The helicopter then crashed to FIVE JEEPS, and the Baleno CRASHED DOWN TO THE BEACH, UPSIDE DOWN. THE CAR IS STUCK AND RUINED.
Row woke up first, he then turned right quick and opened the door. Row got out and looked at the poor Baleno. "No. No. No. Not him..........." Row was heartbroken for the car.
Igor just got out in time. "ROW......ARGH.........OVER HERE.........I NEED YOUR HELP......"
Row helped take Grover out of the car who was knocked out. As they did, he checked his heartbeat, it was still beating. Then they both took Xac out, who had a minor head injury like the rest of them. They both then checked on Nino, and his leg is stabbed by the pedal.
"OwowowowowowowowowowowowowIcan'tIcan'tIcan'tfeelmylegs!!!." Nino reacted to the pain with tears
The remaining military jeeps approached to them; 12 military soldiers came, with melee weapons.
"Oh no........" Igor saw the battalion
"Xac......get him out..........Igor...." Row said
"Sure." Igor agreed
"Go." Row told Xac
Row and Igor walked to them.
"Guys.........this is a mistake." Row warned and surrendered his arms
"You just stole government asset!!." Said soldier #1
"We were trying. But we........" Row explained
"ENOUGH MEN. TAKE THEM DOWN!." Soldier #1 ordered instantly
SOLDIER #2 AND THREE TACKLED IGOR.
Row punched soldier #4, and his own knuckle was hurt. Then he tried punching him again, THEN SOLDIER #5 CAME FROM THE BACK AND TASERED HIM. Row immediately tried pulling off the second he felt it; he let it go and PUNCHED HIM BACK. Soldier #4 then grabbed his neck upwards. Row tried punching him back to let go. Row and Igor is trapped.
Xac tried helping Nino but Nino couldn't move a muscle to do so.
"Nino come on!." Xac cried and begged
Then the Baleno engine was on fire. Nino then realized, and wielded his Nerf Strongarm. He then SHOT XAC AWAY FROM THE BALENO. He smiled at Xac AND THE BALENO EXPLODED IN THE BEACH.
"NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!." Xac yelled
"NO. NONO!." Igor said as he was trapped, only for soldier #3 TO TASER HIM AS SOLDIER #2 HELD HIM TO THE GROUND.
Row angered, he then took the pistol from Soldier#4's pocket and SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD, KILLING HIM. Then he shot soldier #5 in the head. Then he raged and killed soldier #6, soldier #7, soldier #8, soldier #9. The remaining soldier stepped back, but Row still gave a shot to soldier #10 and soldier #11 in the head. Then he shot soldier #12 in the stomach, then shot his stomach, again, and again, and again. Soldier #12 coughed blood in fear.
"N. N. N. No...please....I....." Row then SHOT HIM BEFORE HE COULD CONTINUE HIS MERCY
Then soldier #2 grabbed Row from the back, dropping the gun. "STAY DOWN!." Soldier #2 then smashed Row to the ground
"Ohohohohohohoughh!." Row said in pain, as he grabbed the pistol again AND SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD BEFORE SOLDIER#2 COULD GRAB HIM. Then he rose up, SOLDIER#3 ENGAGED, AND ROW SHOT HIM BEFORE HE COULD MAKE A MOVE.
Row saw all the dead bodies he made, in front of Igor's eyes. He dropped the gun in distraught. He looked at his hands, his horrible hands.
Igor ran to Xac. Xac immediately hugged him. "NOOHOHOHOHOHUGHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHGUHHUHGUHUGHUGHUGHUHUGH NOOOO!." Xac cried
Igor also cried, seeing his old friend die.
Row felt more and more grief and regrets for the Zondars. But mostly, his heart was fully broken when his Baleno died in scrap, a good random friend who had always been there for him. He also checked the bounty website for the Youth Conflict, and he is written on the website Rowenthal Wanted : Dead Or Alive.
"Oh no.........Row.......what have you done?." Row regretted himself
Row tried to think this through. He first tried by taking them away from the area.
"Guys we have to go." Row said in grief and regret
"But Nino....." Xac cried
"MOVE!. COME ON." Row ordered with tears as he lifted Grover
They all then walked to the Borgata, and Grover was just awake as Row lifted him home , he then let Grover walk. Grover looked at Xac and Igor.
"I...am sorry........" Grover apologized
XAC THEN PUNCHED GROVER IN THE EYE, IGOR STOPPED HIM THEN.
"YOU MURDERER!." Xac yelled
"I DIDN'T KNOW!." Grover cried
"XAC. ITS ALL OF US TO BLAME!. HE IS JUST A KID."
"KID?!. KID?!. HE GOT NINO KILLED. NINO SHOT ME TO SAVE MY LIFE. IT HURTS ME INSIDE AND OUT!."
"I am sorry!." Grover took out the gold that Row just returned. "Least we got the gold."
"OH NO!. OH GROVER YOU ARE SUCH A DICK!." Row blamed
"GUYS. PLEASE......" Grover begged an apology
"MAN YOU ARE JUST LIKE GARGAMEL NOW!." Igor blamed
GROVER THEN RAN TO IGOR AND ENGAGED, ROW STOPPED HIM. "HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY THAT'S ENOUGH, ALL OF YOU!. STOP IT BEFORE ANYONE ELSE DIES!."
"Oh man. Dorris now Nino...this is bad." Xac cried
"WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER!. JUST CALM DOWN!!!." ROW YELLED
Then Row received a message from Hoover. "Row. Call me. Now."
Row then said; "All of you, head back to the hotel, tell Salala and Gargamel about this."
"Wait...What about you?." Igor asked
Row then took the gold bar. "IMMA THROW THIS MAKE SURE WE DON'T SEE THIS AGAIN!."
"BUT!." Grover moaned
ROW THEN SLAPPED HIM AGAIN. "JUST SHUT UP AND GO YOU DAMN FOOL!. ALL OF YOU!. GO!." Row raged out he did not realize he just did. He then ran away from them.
He went to the beach he aimed the bold bar AND THREW IT AWAY TO THE BEACH, DUMPING 40K WORTH OF GOLD, THE ONE THAT GOT NINO KILLED.
Row kneeled to the sky and yelled; "NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!."