Stage 2 - The Rhinos
In the morning, Chantal was withdrawn at the lake, Talking to her cat.
You know, it is a bit difficult with you. You can not piss in my fathers shoes when we bought you a nice litterbox. It even has cat ears on the cover, I like it!
MEOW!
No, it is cute, really.
MEOOOOOW!
And you can not wake us up at 3AM when we have to drive… my father is now so tired that he lets me drive. Will you at least try to wake up just me, so that the others can sleep?
meow.
Indeed it was Chantals turn to drive, and when Chantals mental state is stable, she would drive neither slow nor too fast, and somehow, Chantal managed to remain calm, and nobody knew how, but since the night of Victor and Thomas was short, and their age showed up when they had to exist with sleep deprivation, they were happy about letting Chantal do the driving. Again, they matched the exact speed of the Chitcos.
Victor: FINALLY! Barcelona. I should buy real estate here as well, it looks nice.
Thomas: I have organized us a hotel, no need to, Victor. Chantal what are you doing there?
Chantal was waving to Andrea and Pi, making funny grimaces, pretending to be a cat. Katzone seemed quite irritated and hid in his box, pretending he has nothing to do with these weirdos.
The hotel turned out to be a …. ruin. But, for a price this low, there was nothing else to be found, so they continued inside. The door of the hotel room fell out of the hinges when Thomas opened it, and the beds were really… worn out, although more or less clean. Chantal was stressed since Thomas and Victor raged about the shitty room, and asked Victor for the Imperator keys, which he of course refused.
Chantal: But…but… look how cute I can be when I want something from you.
Victor: Look how expensive that car is.
Then Al Katzone threatened to urinate into Victors suitcase, and when Victor gave Chantal the keys, the cat walked out purring and used the litterbox.
Meanwhile, the last Team, M_F_E arrived, and Thomas guided them into a room in the ground floor - since they would have trobule with a wheelchair to go up the stairs, as the elevator was out of order, propably since 1987. Outside waited DYCT, visibly surprised to see Chantal opening the fancy luxury car with the remote control. When Kanna and Chantal spotted each other, they ran towards each other and Chantal did her famous jump hug.
With all other DYCT members, she made similar intense hugs, but without jumping, because of the weight differences, while Kanna does not fall so easily when crashing together with Chantal.
Mimi: WAOOOOOH, nice car ! CHANTAAAAAL, CAN YOU GIVE I A RIDE ?
Mia: SSSSH! Don´t be so rude! It is the car of that multi-millionaire. She is propably just unloading something.
Kanna: BUT THAT WOULD BE AT LEAST A CAR I WOULD FIT IN!
Chantal: OK, OK… I wanted to drive to the sea, and it has four seats…
Kanna: I SIT IN FRONT!
Mimi: Pfff! The rich and important sit in the Right rear seat in this type of car.
Mimi was excitedly waving her mother to also enter the Imperator, and the rest of DYCT followed with their own car. Inside the Imperator, Chantal connected her phone with the infotainment and played weird music, while Mia and Mimi enjoyed rear seat entertainment with own screens and built-in headphones made out of carbon fiber, to be light to wear. Kanna on the other hand looked into the air-conditioned glovebox, just to find cold coke she could drink and a few sweets that magically “disappeared”.
Arriving at their Destination, they enjoyed the scenery.
Chantal: OOOH; THE ATLANTIC IS NICE!
Anyel: Eeeeh, that would be on the other side.
Chantal: No, there is buildings. Are you blind?
Anyel: I meant, at the other side of the iberian peninsula. This is the Mediterranean Sea that you look at.
Chantal: So what? Water is water.
Meanwhile, the LA Racing dudes were at the same spot, arguing about precious fruits.
Lars: I AM FED UP WITH YOUR BANANAS. STOP IT OR I WILL CALL YOU BANANA CARL FROM NOW ON! I throw them in the trash!
Carl: YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT IF YOU BUY THEM, BUT THAT IS MY PROPERTY!
Lars: YES, AND BROWN LIKE AN OLD IP URBANA BY TOMORROW! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Lars grabbed the box with bananas and threw it - but he should have looked where he aimed at, since the flight path was crossed by the Highway Hooligans. The box crashed into the windscreen, blocking the sight with smashed bananas and cardboard.
Trevor: So, I will definitely not use that shitty hotel, when we could save the money and just use our trailer. This is a nice place….HEY, WHAT MORON WAS THIS? THROW IT AT THE GDR GEEZER, HE HAS USE FOR THAT!
Cody: I think we should eat healthier, this is a sign.
Trevor: 100 beer cover the daily supply need of most Vitamines, we don´t need that bananas unless there is forgotten cocaine in the box.
Jake: HOW ABOUT STOPPING WHEN YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU?
Trevor: Oh, right, I will just…
BANG
The vehicle of the Hooligans used the Imperator as stopping aid, not only damaging the rear, but also sending it over the cliff into the sea.
Chantal: OH NOOOO! THESE FUCKING IDIOTS!
Anyel: Oh, oh, this will cause trouble.
Mia: Oh no… Good that we all left the car…
Chantal: RUDOLPH! HE WILL DROWN AND DIE!
Mia: What Rudolph? DID SHE CARRY A BODY IN THE TRUNK? IS VICTOR A MAFIOSO?
Anyel: No, it is her beloved plush toy. She always needs to carry a plushy with her for emotional regulation.
Mia: Chantal, plush toys are not alive and can not feel pain.. CHANTAL!
It was too late, Chantal jumped into the sea, to dive for her plush elk. But even after more than a minute, neither Chantal nor the plush elk showed up.
Saki: SHIKI! USE YOUR HYDROKINESIS! NOW!
Shiki: Oooooh, this is a lot of water - and quite deep… OK, I try…
Anyel: Please, I could not survive losing Chanty.
Kanna: ME NEITHER! Please, do the best you can!
Shiki focussed…. and the water formed a gigantic wave, pushing Chantal to the beach, hugging her plush toy she managed to get out of the car. Chantal was unconscious, but alive, but her translator ring broke in the process, meaning she could only communicate in german. Woken up by Anyel, Chantal became conscious again and had a panic attack, realizing Victors car was gone, and her communication lost, and ran away, at least what could be considered running for her abilities, and disappeared into the crowd that formed around the Scene, being curious about the lound bang and the large wave.
Anyel: ARGH! WHY DID NOBODY WATCH HER?
Mimi: Well, we were all scared, do not you think?
Anyel: Fair Point, but how do we find Chanty now?
Trevor: Well, I would just see where some drama or disaster happens next - she is propably right in the center of it.
Mimi: NO FUNNY ! WHY DID YOU HIT THE CAR?
Cody: We got a sign that healthy food is dangerous!
Jake: True, we got bananas thrown at us, and we did not see where we were heading. At least we are well insured.
Cody: Did you fill in the papers, yes? Good.
Jake: I thought you did it.
Trevor: ARE YOU MAD? I SAID YOU SHOULD CARE FOR THAT, CODY!
Anyel: Oops… I hope the hydrokinesis abilities of Shiki are good enough to pull the car out of the sea… not that it would change anything about it being totaled, but it would save the crane loan…
The Hooligans that were in the car returned to the hotel room, where the both furry characters decided to stay. They were not pleased to hear what happened.
Lyrran: Wait, you hit a WHAT?
Cody: At least we don´t have an insurance that we have to explain it to.
Rowan: SHUT UP! I am more worried about the girl. From what you told me in advance about those you knew before, she is a bit sensitive?
Jake: Clearly an understatement if you ask me… More that she is helpless anywhere without a little guidance. But you are right, we must make finding her a priority.
The three human members were a bit afraid to knock at the door of Thomas hotel room.
Jake: You drove, you knock!
Trevor: Ehm, you know how Thomas is when he is pissed and it is already NOT about his daughter.
Jake: Maybe we should confess to this other guy Victor first, and let him tell it to Thomas?
Cody: Good idea! But we better do not tell him about the insurance thing already in the first sentence…
Thankfully, Victor did not care about the lost car, as he could buy a brand new one cash anytime. But, the worry about Chantal was serious, and both the Hooligans including their furry companions, and Thomas went on searching her - Victor stayed in the hotel, so in case Chantal would go there, someone could inform Thomas.
But where was Chantal? She sat crying in Barcelona, having no idea where she was, where the hotel is, how to explain the loss of the car, and how to communicate at all. Suddenly, a small man checked for her.
Neccecitas ayuda, senorita?
Chantal froze, not being able to speak spanish. To at least answer something, she phonetically imitated spanish with some spanish sounding words.
SEAT, Santander, Cupra Telefónica! Paella, nacho Tortilla!
The man did not understand anything, and Chantals brain snapped - She meowed in frustration, like she would always Imitate animal noises when feeling misunderstood or too slow to think of answers that would make sense. But, the man himself suddenly meowed back, and with a distinctive tone in meows and sign language, they understood each other, and Ignacio - that was his name - understood.
Chantal did not know Thomas telephone number by heart, but… after putting Chantals phone in rice, it came back to life and they could call a very relieved Thomas who then could also fix her translator ring.
And also Victor and the Hooligans found a solution, as Victor simply bought the Hotel, and wanted to renovate it to add his to his assets, and the Hooligans would help him with the construction work in exchange for the loss of his Imperator, that DYCT maybe already got out of its bath…or not.
And finally, after Chantal changed to dry clothes and wanted to get some fresh air (and herbals, those who know, know), she slowly walked along the hallway, looking very depressed, and Rowan checked if she was ok.
Chantal: No… Nothing is ok. It was all a bit much lately.
Rowan: Mhm. We heard about your mother, and …
Chantal: It stressed me out so much that my realationship is fucked up too, and now I ruined Victors day, and… I guess the world would be a better place without me. At least then I would be up there with my mother.
Rowan: STOP! I heard you like cat fur and hugs, all I can offer you is….
Chantal: ENOUGH! THAT IS GOOD ENOUGH. That helps. Thanks.
Rowan stood there a bit helpless, but was finally happy that he could make up a bit for the inconvenience that his team caused, and that Chantal was feeling safe in this moment, when she could lean against a gentle cat just like hers, but larger. And finally Chantals extreme perfume cloud she has around herself had a purpose - it was still better to smell artificial strawberry and vanilla than the mouldy smell in the hallway.
In the evening, Victor and Thomas ended up at the hotel bar, after being called by the bartender.
Senores, she drank a lot and can´t pay, but she said, you would do that for her?
Thomas: Sure, how much….
Victor: ZERO! You are invited. I just bought this hotel today, feel free to be my guest.
Thomas: Very nice, although I think one has to pay money to you for taking over this ruin! Senor, dos Wodka Bitter Lemon, dos whisky and dos cervezas, por favor!
Chantal: At least I found a new friend in Ignacio… He asked me if I am ok, look!
Thomas: How do you even write each other, none of you speaks english?
Chantal: Dad, TRANSLATOR APPS EXIST! And even if I write bad german, the app also corrects it for me so that the translator can read it. HELLO? 25TH CENTURY? You really need to arrive in modern times.
Thomas: We are in the 21st, but other than that… smart girl! I think you are improving, and that makes me quite proud, rainshine.
Victor: Rainshine?
Thomas: That is how her mother nicknamed her, and I feel like I should continue that tradition instead of calling her “smurf”. Rain, for the heavy and dark feelings she has, and shine, because her heart is pure sunshine. I think it is a beautiful metaphor.
Chantal smiled almost up to her ears, and gently leaned against her father, surviving another stressful day somehow, and also doing something smart for once, and havig found a new friend, even if living far away from home.
teams included: DYCT by @Angelustyle , Highway Hooligans by @Madrias and LA Racing by @Knugcab , mentioned: Chitko by @MrdjaNikolen and M_F_E by @Elizipeazie
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