FINDING ALICE
BY: CATHERINE GUARINI

Chapter Four

    On A Main Street Flint is driving back to the G I Joe base wondering who the guy was at the airport. As he is driving it suddenly dawns on him who the guy was. Bobby! He says to himself.
 
    Flint, starts to remember his life in Cobra, being on his own since he was 14, he starts thinking about his parents and brother, who he has forgotten about until now.  Just then he decides to blow up the Pitt, and go back to Cobra.
 
    He heads back to the Pitt and decides to pick up some experimental microscopic bombs, which he heard that G I Joe was working on.   He decides to put an end to G I Joe once and for all.
 
    G I Joe Pitt When Flint drives up to the Pitt’s security gate, he is greeted by the guard, where he shows his G I Joe pass, enters the base, and parks his car in the officer’s parking lot.  He can’t believe that he has been in G I Joe only one week.

    He then heads to the weapons supply room and puts a box of experimental microscopic bombs and a remote control that has one setting for the bombs.  He then takes one box of bombs, and puts it into his briefcase. He exits the supply room.

    Before he leaves for the Pitt.  He plants all of the bombs on the G I Joe vehicles, and various spots around the Pitt.  On to the control room he says to himself.
 
    He enters the control room and plants the bombs on all of the computers and equipment there is in there, and exits the control room.  He then heads for the male barracks and plants some of the bombs on all of the beds and furniture in there as well, and also in the female barracks.
 
    When he is satisfied that all of the bombs are planted through out the base not missing one area.  He goes back to the parking spot where he has parked his car and gets in and exits the Pitt for the last time, and heads for the airport.
 
    He is finally going home, back to Cobra.  He thinks he has found the girl of his dreams that has been plaguing his mind since he was 6 years old.  Lady Jaye is the girl, I met so long ago in first grade I am positive of that.

    Airport

    Flint has purchased a ticket to Boston, Massachusetts, for the same flight that Lady Jaye has purchased her ticket for.  He is at the ticket counter paying for the ticket, the lady behind the counter looks at the clock and says, “You better hurry there is a plane due to take of in 10 minutes.”
 
    Flint takes off like a bandit running to catch his flight.  Just as he gets there, he hears the following announcement come from the intercom of the gate. 
 
    The attendant says, "Lady's and Gentlemen, This plane will be making two stops today. The first stop will be Cobraville." A roar of applause goes through the passengers on one side of the plane. "With a three hour layoff at Cobraville then we will be heading towards Boston, Massachusetts. We are starting to call people onto the plane by row numbers. So please wait and be patient. Thank you and have a nice day." With that the announcer starts calling the passengers row by row. And people start heading on when their row is called.

    Just as he gets to his seat. Two passengers board the plane and sit next to Flint.

    The two passengers on the plane never noticed that they are sitting next to anyone at the time, nor do they know that the person sitting their long lost nephew David. The two passengers are talking to each other.

    Passenger 1 (Tomax) says, "So brother what are we going to do about G I Joe?"

    Passenger 2 (Xamot) says, “I’m not quite sure what we are going to do, brother?”
 
    Flint looks over at the two and recognizes them as his uncles Tomax and Xamot a little bit older but still recognizable, he says to himself. Flint quickly picks up a magazine, trying not to be inconspicuous about their conversation that Tomax and Xamot are having.
 
    Passenger two (Xamot) says, “Well, I don’t have a plan right now.”
 
    Tomax and Xamot both look at the guy next to the window and think to each other, Why does he look so familiar?
 
    Flint decides to join the conversation, “Pardon, me but it seems, that you no longer have to worry about that stupid, ridiculous G I Joe team.”
 
    “And why is that?” Tomax and Xamot ask together.
 
    “Well let’s just say that pretty soon there will be no more G I Joe.”
 
    Flint looks at his watch and notices that three hours has gone bye, since he has planted the bombs at the G I Joe Pit, and two hours the plane has taken off.

    Two hours later...

    The stewardess said, "We have reached our first destination. We have been started our decent for Cobraville."
 
    The Airport…

    Alice and Bobby are at the airport waiting for Bobby’s uncles to arrive. 
 
    Bobby says, “Let me call my mom again and see when they are supposed to land.”
 
    Alice says, “Ok, and let me know when they land.”
 
    Bobby begins to walk away from Alice, when over the intercom there is an announcement that is saying, “Flight 123 has landed and the personnel on the plan will be landing in a few minutes.”
 
    Bobby says, “I think that is the plan that my uncles are on.”  Just as he says it.  Two people debark the plane.  “Look there they are.”
 
    Lady Jaye’s jaw drops, “I don’t believe it. Flint?”
 
    Flint approaches a little behind the two gentlemen.  Flint walks over to Lady Jay and says, “Lady Jaye, I have come to say one thing to you.”  As he puts his arm around her in an unpleasant feeling that slowly creeps up her spine.  She senses something different about the man that wanted to go out with her and she turned him down.  She says to herself, And I’d do it again too.
 
    “Flint, what are you doing here?”  She asks him.
 
    Flint replies, “Do not ever question me!  Do you understand?!  I am in charge here not you.  In fact, you know way too much.  I don’t know what I am going to do with you but you will go out on a date with me or I will press this button.”  He takes out a remote controller.
 
    Lady Jaye says, “Flint, where did you get that from?”
 
    Flint says, “You know where I got it from I can see it in your eyes.  I can see the fear creeping into you.  All I am asking for is one date with you and I may or not use the remote in my hands.”
 
    Bobby, Tomax, and Xamot are surprised at what this guy is doing.  “Excuse me, you have no right to come here and threaten her like that.”
 
    Flint says, “Oh but I do.  You see, the lady there and I are really member of…”
 
    “G I Joe?” Bobby completes Flint’s sentence, as he pulls out his gun on him.
 
    Tomax says, “Bobby, how…”
 
    Xamot says, “…do you…
 
    Tomax and Xamot says together, “know that?”
 
    Bobby says, “I don’t know, it’s like I can read his mind or something.  But that’s impossible, isn’t it.”
 
    Flint says, “No, it’s not, Bobby.”
 
    Bobby is in total surprise that this stranger knows his name.  “How do you know my name?  I don’t even know who you are?”
 
    Flint says, “Search your feelings, you will find the answer in your inner soul.  And for you Lady Jaye you will go out with me or I will blow up the female barracks in G I Joe, and all of your belongings will be gone.”  He says with an evil laugh… “Ha ha ha ha ha…”
 
    “Since I have no other choice.  I will go out with you, but I won’t like it.”
 
    Bobby is trying to figure out who this guy is and why he looks and sounds so familiar to him.  But only one person comes to his mind.  No it can’t be, can it, can it be my long lost brother, David?
 
    “I can tell by the look on your face you have figured my true identity.  Yes it is true.”
 
    Tomax says, “Lets get the luggage from the conveyer belt and then we are ready to go take you home, Bobby.  As for you uh…”
 
    Flint says, “Flint.”
 
    “Where would you like to be dropped off at?”
 
    “I’m not sure.  I haven’t seen my parents in over 20 years.”
 
    “What?” Everyone says including Lady Jaye.
 
    “I have been on my own since I was 14 years old.  I guess that’s why I am act like a kid sometimes.”
 
    Just then Lady Jaye spots a lady with long jet black hair and she starts to freak out.  “Who is that?  She scares me.”  She starts to crawl into a ball and starts to cry.
 
    The lady in the jet black hair walks over to her and says, “What’s this there is no crying in Cobra?  Who are you?”  She asks the girl that is crying.  Then she spots Flint and says, “Who are you?”
 
    “Who I am is none of your business?  So you can just die with the G I Joe scum.  Now leave us alone!”
 
    Tomax says, “That is no way to speak to the Baroness like that!”
 
    Flint says, “I can speak to her anyway I want to.  It’s none of your business how I speak to anyone like that or not!”
 
    “I can kill you here and now, mister.  I don’t know who you are, but you will regret this someday.”  The Baroness says as she leaves.
 
    Lady Jaye is starting to calm down a bit. “What…just…happened?”
 
    Flint says, “I took care of her she won’t bother you again for a while.”
 
    “Lets just grab our stuff and get going.  Bobby do you have all of your stuff together.”

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