Wal-Mart

I wave my flashlight beam around, facing the direction I knew the toys would be, illuminating the long stretch of path. People further down could probably see the light, as I could defiantly hear people. Now that I had a light I could move around quicker, so I got to the section in under a minute. I shone the light over countless board games and puzzles, but I didn't think I'd need one of those unless I got extremely bored. I moved on and found myself in a girl's aisle, pink exuberant toys were displayed everywhere. Defiantly never ever needing anything here. Ever. Ok, maybe the stuffed cow that was eerily staring at me, but that would be for later.

Finally I hit the jackpot : Boys Toys. There were Hot Wheel cars and Lego's and all sorts of goodies. Though, I'm not here to play, but rather to grab a Nerf gun and a foam sword. These are convenient ways of soft defense. Just in case. I browse the toy guns and finally choose one with a big cartridge and a long range. Oh baby! I feel a little childish as I rip open the box and equip my new weapon, making sure that I grab extra ammo. Close beside is a strong foam sword, and I stuff it under my arm with the rest of my stuff. The extra ammo goes in the gym bag. I feel so 'cool', with my Nerf gun to protect me.

"Damn, I.. Can't...Reach.." I huffed, crossing my arms finally. I tried one more time and gave up. "Screw this. I'm going to find a base." I hissed quietly, turning from that aisle to where my cart is. I shuffle over, feeling the metal under my fingers. I grab the cart, and do a U-turn. I'm headed for Cosmetics now, I'd really need something that smells good so I don't smell like a ball of grease. I move my cart forward, making a high-pitched screech. Seriously? I'm pretty bad at this. Hey?! What's that? I think, seeing a shining light down the grey-blue pathway towards the back of the store. I immediately take action, leaving my cart behind in order to protect my items. I sprint to the brightly-coloured toys and notice the light is really close. I search around for something to keep the opponent busy, staying as close to the light as I can, so I can see the options of what I can use. I hear a 'clicking' sound and I reach for the first thing in the aisle beside me. Wait- a NERF gun?! Are you serious? Whatever. I tell myself, opening the box and taking the gun out. It was a little orange and black pistol-type thing. I put the ammo in and load the gun. Rounding the corner and pointing it at someone. I realize it's Tharias.

And there it was, the sound of a toy being unwrapped. I'd know it anywhere. The frustration of plastic ties and tape that was practically cemented to cardboard, plastic casing that cut under your nails when you tried to pry it off. I spun around and found myself facing the girl called Caitlyn, she had a Nerf pistol aimed at my chest. The light from the flashlight shone in her face, and I winced. After being in the dark, the full on power of light would not be fun for the eyes. I hiked all the things I was carrying farther up my shoulders and quickly shot off 5 shots in her general direction, hoping they would hit. Then in quick precession I ducked into the next aisle and stuffed all my stuff onto one of the bottom shelves, so I could better use the light and Nerf gun. I jumped back to the previous aisle and readied myself.

I was facing the the door to the Do-It-Yourself store when that Tharius dude informed me it was past Crafts and to my right. Hmmm... Do-it-yourself... Crafts... These rich people sure have a lot of free time... like me...

Unfortunately since I wasn't in a store traversing the place was diificult. Step one: Take a right. Step Two: Take a step...

I walked slowly. No point in hurrying. I had all night to make a fool out of myself... What a pain... When day comes, one old man's death will send me to jail... Damn him! and the drugs!

I hit something and tripped. But I didn't fall on the floor, I fell on a bed. It seems Tharius gave me the wrong directions... Damn him too!

The bed is too comfortable. Well, it seems my adventures, if you can call them that, are over. I'll the electronics store later...

It'll be better that I sleep now. Tomorrow will be a nice day. I hope I'll get to do some loooovving... Maybe with that hottie.. or that other one... or maybe...

And then I fell asleep.

I swish my head around as I watch someone race past me. "What the...?" I walked in the direction the figure had gone and ran in to a cart. "Oww!" I slightly pushed the cart aside and ran in the same direction as the figure. When I stopped I realized I was in the toys section. A devious smile spread across my face, than I heard steps and rattling of toys and finally a voice. "Ah ha!" I said a little louder than expected. I quickly grabbed the nearest thing that I could reach for protection. A light saver? I giggled a little than clutched the handle. I'm not a violent person, but I will kick some butt if need be!

My eyes hurt, that idiot shone a flashlight in my face! I'm angry now, and I have to fight back. He'd already blinded me, and shot me in the stomach. I weilded a plastic lizard and held it at my side. I scooched away into the darkness, before he could come to face me again. I look behind me- and up on the shelves against the wall, I find a dora scooter. I jumped on, speeding from the end of that aisle to around it, in the aisle beside it. I scoot forward, being careful not to run into random crap. He made it easier to see with the flashlight- so it was easier to maneuver around the thin aisles. I appeared behind him, now. I aim my lizard carefully, at his chest. Then fire. It seems to swerve wrong and hit him in the cheek.

When I looked in the previous aisle no one was there, but I could hear someone, maybe more than just a someone. The hell? I thought to my self and look around. She's gone, but my darts from the toy gun are on the floor. I bend down and pick them up and reload the gun. I guess she left. I walked towards where I stashed my stuff when I heard something squeak ever so slightly. I turned around and there she was. This time I made sure I pointed the light not in her face and I studied her. She was on what appeared to be a small child's scooter and was brandishing a plastic lizard. And then she threw it at me, I didn't think she would so I wasn't prepared.

It hit me on the side of the face, the plastic was sharp and the thing was heavy, falling to the ground. “Oww?!” was the first thing that came out of my mouth. That's where I hit my cheek earlier. I poke my cheek a second time and it felt sore, I looked up at her accusingly. I willed my pupils to enlarge and gave her my best 'I'm a poor hurt puppy and it's your fault' look. Hopefully this would get her guard down, because after holding this look for a few more seconds I unleashed Nerf gun fury, this time aiming at her face, knowing the foam and suction cup darts couldn't do much damage. Like before after firing I ducked and rolled – yes, rolled – into the aisle I had stashed stuff in. My roll was really sad and I probably shouldn't of done it because here I am, lying on my belly, vulnerable. But I mean c'mon. It's in the moment, for effect, and in my mind I seem pretty dang awesome.

Another two darts hit me in the head and I fell back, off my scooter. It threw me off balance and I struggled to stand. By the time I was up, he was down, on his stomach. But he wouldn't stay that way. I grabbed the next nearest thing and studied it quickly, hoping it was useful.

Oh, and it will be, my friends, it will be. A foam sword is now in my hands. Being as generous as I am, I give him few seconds to stand. Because a noble fight is fair, right? Definetly not because I was trying to get the plastic darts off my face, no, no. I hear somehting else in an aisle close to us. Another person perhaps? Anyways, I struggle to make it seem like he headn't hit me at all, I placed my gun on a shelf and reload it with ammo.

I know she's there, hovering close to me. I had dropped my flashlight on the ground and now I reach for it, but how can I carry it while fighting? So instead I fumbled around for the foam sword I had left on the bottom shelf. Tent...no. Gym bag...no. Ah ha! Foam sword. I pushed myself up with my arms and while crouching I rocked back on my heels and propelled myself to my feet. Smooth. She was just setting her Nerf pistol on a shelf, though it was harder to see her now that the flashlight was on the ground. I thought about picking it up and placing it on a high shelf so I could see better, but what if in the process she struck? I would have to take my chances. Besides, the bottom halves of our bodies you could see just fine. Who needs to see anything else when sword fighting?

Caylx sighed with the no response. Automatically she knew this place was stoked with millions of items. First though she needed a candle to see. She vaguely remembered seeing a large sign that said decorations in the dim light. Caylx trotted her boots making clogging noises and trotted back over to the aisles squinting at the signs. When she finally came across it she was releived. she had spent 15 minutes searching for the sign. She walked into the aisle quietly and stopped seeing if there was anyone near. When she was sure there wasnt she quickly grabbed at things. She found wreaths and statues but no candles. Finally at the end of the aisle she felt one long shelf with shphere like waxy shapes. She quickly plucked a large one from the shelf and wen tin search for a lighter. Caylx stumbled upon a cashiers counter and felt for the small little compartments that tried to sell you pens, lip glosses, and sometimes lighters. she dug her hand into one and found some small bic flick lighters. She grabbed a few and shoved them in her pocket takeing one out and lighting the candle. Relieved there was light, she ran to a bucket that she saw in front of decorations filled with large plush animals and pillows and blankets. There she would grab bed supplies and find a place to make camp

I stand up from the ground and run down the aisles, my eyes finally adjusted enough for me to see ahead of me without banging into anything. I walk up another aisle and recognise it immediately as the toys section. I walk over to the shelves, which are lined with row after row af dolls, and the proper one's too, where you can change the clothes and brush the hair. I take one of them from the shelf and delicately open the box, swiftly removing it from the packaging with my nimble fingers. I stroke the dolls blonde hair, and take the brush out of the box, brushing her silkly hair. I look up suddenly, hearing something close by, and immediately drop the doll. I'll look like the biggest pussy ever if I'm found stroking the dolls hair.

I continue down the aisles, arriving at the bikes section. I grab one and hop on, whizzing around the store. I can't even remember the last time I rode a bike, but it's just one of those things you never forget. I take a sharp turn, almost banging into the aisle beside me and grab something from the aisle, not sure of it's contents. I park the bike and lean it against the shelf, taking a closer look at the box. It's a remote control plane. How the hell this will help me, I'm not sure, but it could come in handy. I put it in the bikes basket and turn around. That Tharius guy is lying on the floor with a Nerf Gun in his hand. I have got to get one of those, I think. Wait, what the fuck is he doing on the floor? I roll my eyes and hop on my bike, riding off again, looking for the boys toys section. They have to be close. I see an action figure, and nod to myself. If my memory's correct, it's right down here.

And sure enough, there it is, right beside a bunch of other guns and army hats of sorts. I grab a gun off the shelf, take its darts out and put them in the basket, just in case I need to reload, before putting that box back and taking another one. I rip open the box, not caring who hears, and once again hop on my bike. I'm planning on heading to the Apparel Section next, I need a bag to carry all the stuff I'm hoping to get. Then I'll head to the food section.

I arrive at the clothes,and the first thing I do is grab a bag off the shelf, stuffing my supplies into it, and then in tun the bag into the basket. I'm about to head to the food section when I spot it. The Shorts. I can't help it, I head to the restrooms, which I can see aren't too far away and get changed, before heading off again.

This bike really is coming in handy. I'm going much faster than if I were on foot because, to be honest, I've never been the sporty one. Even as a kid, I didn't like soccer or anything, like all the other kids. I randomly stuff food into my bag, and notice some beers in the corner, and stuff them into my bag too, which is almost full by now. I walk over to the counter and check the register, just in case, but they've emptied the register before-hand. Typical.

Now all I need is light. So off I go again to the Electronics store.

Change Of Clothes And Bag Here.

All I saw were darts flying past my face. Surely this means war, and I was not going to be the first one to be beat! I am definitely not a fighter. I could never even hurt a fly. But since they were toy weapons, i figured What the heck? Why not? I searched around and found a black pair of roller blades. "Score!" i whispered. I quickly kicked off my sandals and put on the roller skates. Not too much fun wearing those without socks, but it would have to do for now. I held on to my light saver and found a little button in the process. I pushed it and behold! The light-saver came to life. I smiled to myself, feeling like an idiot. But on the plus side, it served both as a light and a weapon!

I rolled closer to the isles where I say movement, but saw nothing. So i went in circles and rolled in and out of isles, when suddenly I tripped on something (or someone) on the floor and quickly lost balance. "Wahh!" i struggled to regain my balance but quickly lost it and fell, butt first on the floor.

Caylx finds the blankets and remembers a staff room on the wall. She runs over careful not to spill the hot wax off the candle. She opens the room and its pitch black still but there are no body figures. She spends a few minutes scooping out the place and knows noone is there yet. Quickly, she makes a bed out of a large plush toy puppy that is so big it could be her mattress. She puts that down and quickly throws the pillow pet lady bug at the top. She smiles to herself as she puts the sponge bob fleece blanket over it. Later on she would get better things for now she just needed to guarentee herself something. She nods and places the candle next to it which she realizes is an olive green. She blows its out and takes her lighters with her lighting one when she needs it.

"This lighter is so annoying." Caylx thought as she licked her finger after burning it. Caylx needed a flash light. And quickly she ran to the back of the store quickly glancing in aisles. She saw noone so she ran down to the electronics section. But before she headed into it she saw a long line of back packs and duffles. Instantly she grabbed a large black backpack used for camping off of it. Perfect! She thoguht. She ran to the electronics section pausing and hearing something moving inside.

I point my sword at him, watching the movement of his body the whole time. My eyes catch glimpse of something in the corner of my eye, I suspect its someone planning to join in on the battle. I look at my surroundings, wonderng if He was ready or not. I focus my attention back in on him, pointing the sword at him. My focus was diverted from Tharias to a figure hovering by, with a glowing stick of insanity. In a flash, somehting crashed- I wasn't sure if it was Tharias or not. But I was alert now, and still aiming my sword at him. "Let's dance, pretty boy!" I chuckled, swinging my sword through the air in a motion like a figure eight with the blade. It made a swishing sound.

I quickly get on my feet and clutch the light-saver "Boy?" I giggle, than look down. "Oh, shoot! I'm so sorry!" i look straight ahead and see the outline of a girl, with what seems to be a Nerf gun in her hand. I look at my light-saver and frown. "How the heck am I supposed to protect myself with this?" I mumble holding it up in defeat.

(Im changing to first person now...Caylx.)
I quickly jog into the electronics room carefully making no sounds as to not alert the other one in the store. As quickly as I can I find a flash light and a whole table with batteries. As if my life depended on it I grabbed tons of batterys quickly shoving them in my backpack and racing out of that part into an aisle 10 aisles down. The batteries will come in hand later for my flash light and other things. This is great! Quickly I set the flash light on dim and search the aisle Im in....Beverages. I smile to myself and pull a small six pack of water, energy drinks, and drpepper off the shelf and slipping it into the pack. This oviously makes it heavy so I decide to head back and grab another bag.
The bag I take this time is a duffel which I will be filling with clothes. I squint at a sign labeled girls wear. Since I am so thin thats all that will fit. I shine the light on an array of tank tops and grab a brown, white, and black one. Easy colors to blend into things. Then I find a pair of jean shorts to go with the ones I am already wearing. After I quickly find a pair of jeans only to find there are none in my size. Well thats great! Annoyed, I grab a pair of sweat pants and find the food aisle.
My eyes skim along the endless array of food until I decide on some energy bars, cookies, crackers, pop tarts, a box of special k strawberries cereal, and some twizzlers.

I parked my bike a couple of metres back from the Electronics section and cursed. Even from here, I could see two figures in it, one had already made Camp there, the other one standing still, as if they had heard something. Perhaps that was me. I pulled out my Nerf Gun, and quickly tiptoed around the aisles, looking for anything that could be of use. I grab a phone and check it - of course, no credit - then continue on my way, praying no one will hear me. I grab an iPad from the shelf - What the hell, why not? A laptop, a camera. I'm not even sure if there will be internet access, and there probably won't be, but anyway. I turn a corner to see a girl I recognise as Calyx and immediately shoot my Nerf Gun at her. Not waiting to see if it hit its target, I dash towards the bike, and ride away. I better go, because if, for some reason, some perverts or physco's want to hunt people down, I've just made the loudest amount of noise I possibly could. I attach the phone to the front of the bike to give me light.

I realize I've just made a strangely shaped circle, as I'm back where I started. I can see the toys section from here, and so keep cycling. Theres the exit up ahead, but I just turn into the cosmetics section, and grab a shampoo and conditioner. Maybe I can use the sink in the bathroom to atleast wash my hair. I give a turn up to the Electronics again, and then another to where I can here the distan yapping of some sort of animal. That must have een the Pets section. I go past the pets section to the Paper and cleaning, and grab a piece of paper and pen and begin to sketch a map. I draw in the electronics, the pets, paper and cleaning, cosmetics and toys, and the entrance/exit I entered from. That's all I remember.

I have to make camp, so I think about the best place for that. I head to the Home area, after a couple of minutes of searching, and find a bed where I can rest. I park the bike at the bottom of the bed but make sure to hide my supplies. I'm about to hop into the bed when I realize I'm dying for a fag. Walmarts has to have cigarrettes, surely. Or maybe they were removed, and we're all smokers, and this is some way to keep us from smoking. I hop off the bed, thoigh I'm exhausted, and walk around the area once more. Finally, I find a pack, and the lighters are beside them. I grab a couple of packs, just incase, and head back to my camp, where I quickly dose off.

“I'm not a boy!” I exclaimed, and then winced, realizing how bad that sounded. “I'm a man...” I murmured the last part, hoping that would make up for the fact of how pathetic I sounded for the first comment. I tried to woosh my sword around like Caitlyn, but stopped myself. I'd likely drop it and look silly when I went to pick it up. I glanced over to the other girl, Roselee. She didn't seem to like the light saber she was holding and the toy's light lit up her face so you could see her frown. “I'm confused... I'm gunna thwack this one over here,” I motioned with my hand over to Caitlyn, “but I don't know what to do with you...” I said almost apologetically to Roselee. Things were quite for a few seconds, and I prayed that Caitlyn was momentarily distracted by the new girl before jabbing out with her sword towards her stomach. I knew full well how touchy girls were about being poked in the stomach by a guy.

I whipped around the small dart bullet hitting her in the back. I knew it was a nerf bullet from using them in mychild hood but realized that was a genius idea! I quickly peered around the aisle to see who it was. Ahh that one I laughed silently. After I was done grabbing a pack of mint gum and popping a piece in my mouth a luged the duffle bag and back pack to look for the weapons section.
As I came closer I realized it was closed off....of course it is because a nerf gun isnt that much of a weapon! Ismiled and shoke myhead...If only I could get my hands on a pocket knife. I mean I wouldnt hurt anyone but they always came in handy for opening things and such. But she cleared that thought away and thought about what section guns would be in..
Hmmm....The toys! I knew exactly what guns I would be taking. A small hand gun easy to shoot, a red laser attachment, and the long shot my personal favorite as a child. I smiled when I found everything. I toke the hand gun out and loaded it. 6 bullets in the small bullet holders in the bottom and one loaded I cocked it and smiled. How badass do I look now? I laughed a little but decided it was time to get down to buisness. Next, I turn to find the cosmetics all the way across the store. I groan and decide to grab the basics. Hair brush, detangle spray till I can find a place to bathe, tooth brush tooth paste, and deodorant some wipes. I quickly find those given that they were practically essential and find a small bucket of sand buckets at the end of the aisle. I pick one up and bring that with me too. Finally my exaustion makes me head back to camp. I cant wait to make the small staff room look like home. But now that I think about it....I hope I can find someone that will actually want to help me or be allies in this it would be much better.

Rose:
I looked over at the boy (sorry, man) and grinned. "You don't know what to do to me? Well, good!" I said swinging the light-saver and knocking the sword out of his hands, than quickly picking it up. I smiled with the sword in one hand and the light-saver in the other than moved over to where the other girl was standing. "Something important to know about girls...they always stick together" i said grinning and holding my weapons, ready to fight. I quickly remembered I was still on roller blades which was definitely an advantage. Specially since I had to wear roller blades at the Cafe and i had plenty of practice.

I grinned, I was glad to have found Roselee. Or- I was glad for her to have found me. "Now, fight!" I said, still irritated by the fact that he'd jabbed me in the stomach. I swung the sword again, a huge grin spreading across my face. I jabbed forward a few times, not sure If i'd got him or not. I swung it back and forth, trying to land a shot on him. Inside, I'd rejoyced to the fact that I'd found someone to ally with. In my mind, (and in my car ;D) I planned ahead about where we could camp-out. I snapped out of it with a slight flicker of shock in my eyes. This might only be a one-time-thing. Roselee and myslef might not even stay with eachother after we defeat Tharias- or... he defeats us?

Rose:
I giggled as Caitlyn tried to jab at the guy in front of us, than looked around and spotted something that made me grin from ear to ear. Jackpot! I thought. "Here!" i said handing Caitlyn the sword I had stolen from the guy and rolled away towards the object. I picked up a large, blue water gun and smiled. "Oh yes!" i rolled as fast as i could to the nearest water fountain and quickly filled it up. Once it was filled I rushed back to make sure Caitlyn was ok. Luckily she was still on her feet. I rolled up next to her and smiled, than aimed the gun at the guy. "One wrong move, and you're going down bud!"

I looked at my hand, which was now sword-less, then I looked up at Roselee, and then back at my hand. I did not like this situation. “Ladies, ladies!” I put on my best grin and held out my hands defensively. Good thing too because Caitlyn began to hit me with the foam sword. Though the sword didn't break the skin, I was sure I would have a brand new set of bruises. Wait a minute... I have worked building houses and various structures for years and have fallen from roofs and many other unpleasant stuff and I was going to let a girl beat me with a toy sword?And another threaten we with water? I can't believe it didn't come to me sooner. I ducked my head and shoulders and swooped forward towards Caitlyn's middle, hoping to cause her to loose her balance and fall onto my shoulder.

I let out a soft grunt as he bowled me over, I looked at Roselee wide-eyed and tried to kick- too bad because my legs were immoble at the second. "What the hell?" I said, wondering what there is to do about this situation. Man, if this were some creep picking me up and it probably is- I'd be really bad at defending myself. Let this be a lesson to me and another Newyears resolution; Learn how to defend self against random attacks like this. Also, To know a pervert when I see one. I'm not sure Tharias is that sort-of-guy, though.

I had been standing at the inside of the door for a long time before I realized I should be moving so I started to head to the pet section hoping to find a living and friendly dog but not counting on it I passed through at least three isles of junk as far as I was concerned and arrived finding two puppies alive but skinny I was then thinking about them and looked for puppy food when I found some i was excited the two little fur balls would live a long healthy life with me and anyone who i deemed fit to stay in here with us for two months so I started trying to crack them out and was being loud as all hell.