Chapter Fourteen

                                    

                                          
Bonnie, Freddy, and I left the hospital with paperwork on how we wanted them to handle Uncle's body. I couldn't think at the moment, let alone drive.
                          
"Here, let me drive." Freddy softly stated, and led me to the passenger side. I didn't know how well Freddy would have done it, but at the moment, I was too depressed to care.
                          
Before we returned to the pizzeria, we stopped at MoonBuck's.
                          
"Hey guys!" Zayla greeted us cheerfully, like she always did. "The usual?"
                          
"Actually, something different today." Freddy smiled. "What do you have...that's uplifting?"
                          
"Let me see...Is it okay if I just surprised you?"
                          
"Absolutely!"
                          
"Okay, and 8 drinks all together?"
                          
"No, Only 7." I mentioned quietly. "We...we lost one today." I turned away trying to hide my streaming tears.
                          
"I'm so sorry to hear that..." Zayla stated, sympathetically. 
                          
It was quiet in the car as she started the drinks. We heard lots of blending, shaking, and pouring. A few moments later, she leaned out of her window, holding a clear cup with colorful, layered contents inside. Also there was something that floated along the bottom.
                          
"Here you go! This is my special Rainbow Bubble Tea!" she smiled. "It has different flavors on each layer and edible glitter blended in. Also with tapioca pearls at the bottom for a little extra texture."
                          
"That looks so good!" Bonnie yelled  a little too enthusiastically. "Thank you, and we will make sure we see you tomorrow!"
                          
We paid Zayla and went on our way back to the pizzeria. The drink she made would have been wonderful on any other night. But tonight, I didn't feel like eating or drinking much of anything. I wanted to go home and lock myself in my room, disappearing for days. 
                          
I didn't want to think about what to do next. I was always so strong, and willing to take on anything but now I wanted someone else to do it. Uncle was my rock; the reason I was the way I was. I didn't know what to do without him.
                          
When we got back to the Pizzeria, everyone was sitting at the tables, and had cleaned up the kitchen. I sat down, trying to act normal, but everyone saw it on my face. They knew what happened.
                          
Chica sat next to me and gently wrapped her arms around my shoulders. And held me as my tears kept streaming. 
                          
Of course, the pizzeria had to close down, until we could figure out how to take down the robots downstairs, who could bust in at any moment if they were strong enough. We chained and blocked all the doors that could have led in or out of the establishment. 
                          
I had Uncle's keys with me, so that I could drive his truck home when we left, while Chica drove my car.
                          
When we got home, it felt emptier. It felt darker, colder. we all sat on the couches with our bubble teas, I had hardly touched mine.
                          
"(Y/N), when you went to the hospital, we were thinking..." Gordon began. "We want to help bring down those robots, but..."
                          
"But..?" I sniffled.
                          
"Long story short, " Chica added, "we think now is a good time to start using that dojo."
                          
"The dojo??" I had forgotten all about it. They were asking me to teach them what I knew, in Judo. I thought hard about it since it was Uncle's wish that I had used it to teach the public.
                          
"Yes. Will you teach us?" Freddy asked. "That way, you can keep busy, and we will get stronger."
                          
"Guys. We don't have alot of time, maybe a week if that, until they figure out how to escape. We would have to train almost nonstop and we couldn't ..."
                          
"We could." Felix corrected me. "For Uncle." 
                          
"That's right! they'll pay for what they did to him!" Chica cheered. "Let's do this!"
                          
I Smiled slightly, then the smile faded. I looked around at all of them. I noticed that Marty was missing. He had been there moments before. I didn't think too much of it.
                          
"Okay. I'll try." was all I said in response. "Get your rest then. We will start when the sun comes up. wear some loose clothing. Be sure to hydrate yourselves. Once we start....we will have very little time to rest."