At 7:00 pm, Jason was at the Sacred Garden waiting for Shrictol to arrive. He planned not to stay long because he wasn't sure when Ivy would be back. She went out with Cyril for some Girl Party. He practically left without Ivy's permission. Shrictol had to come early... Ivy could be back in any minute.
"Miss me?" A voice called from behind him. It was Shrictol.... and he wore a long brown jacket with a red tank top and black yoga pants...and tied a scarf round his neck. "Shrictol? You didn't tell me there was a dress code." Jason said staring at Shrictol. "There isn't...I just wanted to look more human. "Right... So.. uh.. Why did you call me here?"Jason asked when Shrictol sat beside him. "To hang out together. Let's have some male time together." Shrictol said with a smile. "Well, if you say so... Alright!"Jason said and got up.
"I was thinking we could get some ice-cream on the way." Shrictol said and got up too. "Ice-cream? Do you mean ice-cream from the food fountain?"Jason asked as he ran his hand through his soft hair. He had dyed it dark blue with a touch of black after the fight with Shrictol. "Of course not. I'm a powerful being, remember? I can create anything with the wave of a hand." Shrictol said. "Anything?"Jason asked sheepishly. "What do you want?" Shrictol asked with a mischievous smile.
"Cyril, you are so great at picking parties for us to hang out." Ivy said and took a sip from her punch. "Yeah, I'm really good at it." Cyril said with a self-redeemed smile. "What do you think Jason could be doing right now? I mean...I told him not to go out with Shrictol." Ivy said with a blank look on her face. "I also told Shrictol not to go out with Jason... It's not like I'm trying to be a fun sponge or anything." Cyril said. "I understand." Ivy said.
"YEAH! WOOHOO!"
Jason screamed in excitement. He and Shrictol were skating on a hoverboard combined with a skateboard...A "skoverboard". "Shrictol, you are the best!"Jason screamed and Shrictol smiled proudly. "Like I said, I'm one of the best people to hang out with." Shrictol said.
"Well, I don't think we should worry ourselves with whatever they're doing. Jason's probably playing video games or eating noodles." Ivy said. "Shrictol's probably meditating. Let's go have lunch at the Fan Tower. It's also called the tower of cold." Cyril said and flew up into the sky and Ivy followed behind.
"You know what else could be fun?" Shrictol asked mischievously. "What?"Jason asked curiously. "Pranking! Follow me." Shrictol said and flew without his skoverboard and so did Jason.
Sammy sat outside with his mat and basket of food.
RING! RING!! RING!!!
Sammy went into his little tree to answer the 'prank call' set up by Jason..."Hello, Sammy the tree troll speaking. How may I help you?" Sammy asked hastily. He was in a rush to eat his celery, broccoli and cashew leaves sandwich garnished with acorns... And don't forget his walnut, peanut and cabbage casserole. "Hello, good sir. You are a fine gentleman... am I right?"Jason asked in a hoarse tone sounding like an old man. "Nah! You've got the wrong person." Sammy said and cut the call.
Poor little Sammy never new Shrictol had squashed flies and bees and sprinkled their corpses in his food... both the casserole and the sandwich. Sammy was already sitting on the mat holding the 'adulterated' sandwich, while Jason and Shrictol were hidden in the bushes laughing and chuckling like little devils."Wait for it.." Shrictol whispered with an evil red glare in his eyes. Now Jason knew the reasons Quin called Shrictol a devil in an Angel's clothing.
Meanwhile, Sammy bit into the sandwich and chewed the disgusting sandwich and tasted the crunchy and slimy corpses of the bees and flies...BLECH!
"This is actually really..." Sammy said and before he could finish his sentence, he realised that he had been pranked...Ouch.
"Aaaaaaaah!" Sammy screamed and spat and spat and kept on spitting. "Poor Sammy couldn't get the taste out of his mouth."Hahahahahaha! What a wimp! Hahahahahahahahahahaha! What a funny prank! Whoo! I haven't had this much of a laugh since 500,000 years in high school!" Shrictol laughed as they were walking in the garden. Jason didn't really look that happy. [Is Shrictol really who they say he is? Is he really that dangerous?] Jason thought. "What got you thinking?" Shrictol asked, startling Jason from his thoughts. "Nothing actually..." Jason said with his eyes fixed on the floor.
"Follow me, I have some pranks in mind. Maybe that would drift away the little cloud that's making you sad." Shrictol said and Jason faked a smile.
Quin was boiling some water for tea and went out to set a mat. When he was gone, Shrictol swung into action. He poured a whole bucket of baking soda into the water and disappeared into thin air. When Quin came back, he didn't notice a thing.
LATER THAT SAME EVENING...
Jason and Shrictol sat on the edge of a cliff in front of a cave, drinking soda. "Jason, nobody likes to associate with me, and that's why I'm so evil." Shrictol said and bent his head low.
"Oh... I'm sorry about that." Jason said, and Shrictol smiled. "You're the only friend I have.... and so, I have decided to get you something very nice." Shrictol said and walked into the cave. Jason followed him, and as soon as he entered, the cave lit up.
"What is this place?" Jason asked in curiosity, as he gazed at the ancient cave drawings. "As an immortal being that has lived for 150 centuries, I have faced loneliness all my life. But, now that I have you as a friend, you might die due to old age. That's why I brought you here. This cave grants immortality to anyone, and I want to give you that power (immortality) you deserve." Shrictol said.
"So, what do I do?" Jason asked, and Shrictol's eyes lit up. "Nothing much." He said and placed his right hand on Jason's chest, and his left hand on a cave wall. Shrictol's eyes began glowing a bright red, and Jason felt something heavy get pulled out from his chest.. and then, he couldn't hear a thing.
" 'IFAJOTY! DAI SIN DI SEV!'
'IMMORTALITY IS WHAT HE DESERVES!'
'THE LIFE OF HIS LOVED ONE SHALL PAY THE PRICE'
'..AND HE DID NOT THINK TWICE'
' BEFORE THE DIER DECISION HE MADE'
' SAI FULE JE SI TU HADE"
"Thanks a lot for that party." Ivy said, and Cyril smiled. "It's no biggie." Cyril said. "Well, see you tomorrow." Ivy said and entered the room
"JASON!!!!" Ivy screamed, and Cyril quickly teleported to the room. "What's wrong?" Cyril asked Ivy, whose eyes were sparking with rage. "Jason left the house!" She blurted out.
"Oh no." Cyril mumbled.
"Uh... What happened?" Jason asked himself when he woke up. He looked around and realised that he was alone in the cave. [How long have I been asleep?], He thought and looked at his watch.
...4:34pm...
Jason hurriedly got up from the floor and flew back to the Dojo.
"Hey, y'all." Jason said with a grin on his face.
Ivy didn't say anything. She walked up to him and gave him a hard slap on his face.
"Owwww!" He mumbled. "That's for going out with Shrictol." Ivy said.
"But, he gave me something super cool." Jason said. "Immortality." He continued with a smile.
"Did you just say immortality?" Cyril asked. "Yes... In this weird cave." he said, grinning from ear-to-ear. "You do know a sacrifice has to be made, right?" Cyril asked with a raised eyebrow.
"S.. sacrifice?" Jason asked. "Yes.. sacrifice... The one you truly love must die within seven days." Cyril said and Jason felt his heart sink. He was in a painful state. His legs felt limp like noodles, his body felt still and useless. His girlfriend was going to die, and it was all his fault.
...He had to fix this... no matter how long it took him... no matter what it costs...