Chapter 21 - Friendimie

"Croak. Get back here now. It's not safe out there alone. Croak!!! Where are you? I'm ssss....I'm sssss...I'm ssssor..Croak, don't make me come after you but if alone time is what you seek then.....I won't stop you."

"Is he gone?"

"Yes! Wish we would've left under different circumstances though but it's done."

"You did what you had too. Honestly thought he would never leave. Eating your brownies like that makes you think he never had a full plate before."

"I know but he needs to keep his energy up like we should be doing."

"Where do you think he's going to go?"

"He's going to go to the same place he always goes when he thinks I hurt him in some way or another. My dad!! Croaks gonna cry in his arms; wine that the world is crushing all around him and then start asking what is the meaning of life. Why does it feel like life is trying to beat me down and bla bla bla. Can't stand it when people do that. These are not dark times by any means. They're just…...sad."

"I knew I raised you right. What is next on our diabolical plan Mr Froglegs?"

"You know I hate it when my dad calls me that. Everyones expecting you and I to do this grand fight of bad vs evil. The usual stuff you know."

"Don't have to remind me. This is what everything has been leading up to. Are you having second thoughts, Hopper?"

"Nnn..nooo. There are no second thoughts here but I was thinking of a new battle, Swift."

"New battle? I'm listening."

"Well everybody likes good ol fashion bad vs evil right? Stories praise bad guys getting what they deserve and good guys walking away with the victory and a prize to keep like they own the place. Why not change that shall we? God is good! That's what people say all the time but when life gets dark they also blame Him for everything that happens."

"I see where you're going and I like it. People say if God is all good then how can all this evil be happening? Everywhere you look nowadays people either warn others that if they don't change there ways then God will come for them or saying that when God called people stiff-knecked and stupid He calls you the same thing so change it. Then everybody in the stands either a large crowd or small claps their hands and says what a great speech. This person knows what they're talking about. Can't wait to have this preacher speak again. Then the next time they speak they speak of redemption and coming to God for he will not hurt you or call you all these names again. Like what the hell!! These are 'Christian' teachers and pastors preaching this but in their 'sermon' they don't even tell others how to overcome, change to God and then start walking on the right path. They just roast them then leave and act like what they said really left a positive motivation in people's life. No, sir you did not leave a positive message for me. In fact you scared me more than I already am scared of your God so why would I now want anything to do with Him. I want to run as far away from Him as possible so he doesn't hurt me.

If I got roasted alive by someone saying the owner of a nightclub is cruel, hates everyone that is not for him and that you have to clean up your act if you ever want into this club. They say ``but for you; just walk up to the owner; say the secret password phrase;Jesus sent me so now you can't hurt me anymore then the owner will let you in.

I for one would not want to be part of the club at all anymore. Would you?"

"Now we're thinking the same. It's a major club full of peeps so how can you believe one person's tales saying that the owner is a rat? Has everyone forgotten that a snake lives within our midst? He's the true rat of the party. If everybody believes Heaven is for real and all the supernaturals that accompany Heaven they why don't people also believe in Hell as well? Yes, you may not want to believe in Hell cause it is so horrid but if you believe Heaven and God then you can't believe Him without also believing Hell exists and he sent Luci there God still exists and is always at work, angels still exist and are at work so if Lucifer is an angel that fell then why don't we believe all the supernaturals Satan can do? 'Do you believe,' people ask others all the time but believe in what specifically is wha I always counter with. You know what happens to fallen stars?"

"Yes I do. Fallen stars hit each other, other particles in space or even the earth and then break up into a bunch of tiny pieces that slowly dissipate and disappear. Stars can fall but they're also made like God made Lucifer."

"We don't know if God made the angels or where they even came from but the world has forgotten his powers. The world has forgotten all their powers so instead of good guy vs bad why not show the world good and bad vs everybody else?"

"Got it. You want to show the world that not only is Christianity real but so are all of the major players. You know that not too long ago people were drilling down to make a well and drilled so deep they started hearing peoples screen like they were being tortured on fire?"

"I believe that. God said I condemn you to live in the arth forever then will raise you and all the fallen angels plus followers of you up as well just so I can throw you all in the eternal lake of fire. Wouldn't be hard to believe that Satan literally lives within the earth and that you could drill your way down to pay him a visit and get his autograph. Don't know how willing he would be to let you leave however. People send prayers to Jesus all the time so why not go down and give Satan a postcard? I bet he'd let me bake as many desserts as I wanted in the heat he lives with."

"Hopper, don't joke off, this is serious. I didn't spend all those years setting this up for nothing but we got some competition this time."

"I saw that. We got a dad who thinks he is so sure of himself; a wanderer who can never make his mind up on anything and finally we have our biggest problem. My uncle is strong in the spirit as well as me so he's just as powerful. Oh, then there is a mysterious girl who just showed up out of the blue. She may be a problem down the road but nothing I can't handle. She can't hurt me."

"Haa! Your sarcasm even smells like crap. Thought it was funny in this shop of yours. You could never hurt a girl in your life even if you tried to force yourself."

"What are you talking about? I took care of the last girl, didn't I?"

"Took care of. Funny. If I recall correctly she took care of you Hopper. You tried to show that you could play ball with the big boys, step into their circle and look like you're mean and aggressive but she played you like a fiddle and you know it. Honestly it was depressing to watch but I needed something to entertain me right? I'll take care of her. Wouldn't want you getting hurt physically this time."

"Fine. You take the girl and I'll take Aaron. I'm not the only one bad at loose ends. Aaron sees you again. I promise he'll not miss this time. You didn't even get a chance to see his powers when you two spoke last."

"Looks like the plan is in motion. Fist bump!!"

"Fa la la la la la la!!!"

"Let me escort you out Swift."

"No, I insist you go first."

"Nonsense. Age before beauty old man."

"You know I'm not that much older than you Hop."

"Yea, but I wasn't talking about your physical age. I was more talking about your brain cells!"