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Mrs. Young was standing in her front yard watering her garden as Tye and Hydrangea pulled up beside the home. “Mrs. Young! Has Adam come home yet?” Tye asked. “Oh Tiana, Adam hasn’t come home yet. Why, is he in trouble?” Mrs. Young responded, giving the two a confused stare. “Oh no, we just have a present for him. A birthday present.” Tye said looking towards Hydrangea for help. “Uh, yes we have a wonderful birthday present for Adam and we wanted to deliver it to him ourselves.” Hydrangea said with a smile. “Right well he went out with his friends in the woods, you might find him there. If you do please tell him to come back, there’s a bloody awful storm showing up and I don’t want him to get caught in it.”
“Right, will do ma’am.” Tye said walking away, Hydrangea following. Once Mrs. Young turned back to her plants they both took off running as fast as they could, headed towards the eye of the storm. Tye stopped and pointed upwards. “Uh, angel… What the hell is that?” They said shaking the angel's shoulder. Hydrangea turned to look in the direction of where Tye was pointing and saw what looked to be a spacecraft hovering in the sky. “It appears to be a spaceship.” Hydrangea said, raising an eyebrow. “Well, I knew he liked aliens but, why?” Tye said, shaking their head. “Hey, let's get going. We still have an antichrist to stop.” Hydrangea said, pulling Tye by their arm.
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As Hydrangea and Tye got closer to where Adam was the wind around them grew stronger. Violently blowing around leafs and Tye’s hair alike. “Where the hell is he?” Tye asked, pushing their hair out of their face. “We should be coming across him soon dear.” Hydrangea said, pulling a leaf from their own hair. “......SMILE….” Tye and Hydrangea turned their heads towards the scream. “Shit!” Tye yelled as both Hydrangea and Tye ran towards the voice. As the two got closer to the yelling, it stopped. Hydrangea grabbed Tye’s shoulder. “Oh my lord.” Both Tye and Hydrangea looked up to see Adam suspended above the ground. Tye and Hydrangea ducked down behind a cluster of trees. They both sat in silence as the antichrist continued yelling at his friends. Hydrangea tapped Tye on the shoulder. “What angel?” Tye snapped, turning their attention away from the child. “Adam’s friends.” Hydrangea pointed towards the three friends. “They're all smiling.” Tye looked over at the three kids. “Yeah so, what about it? They're probably just happy that their friends got magic powers.” Tye said, shaking their head and turning back towards Adam. “No, they aren't smiling on purpose dear. One of them is crying.” Hydrangea said, pointing to a girl in a red raincoat. Tye sighed and looked at the girl. They too noticed that she was crying. “But, if she is crying then why is she smiling?” Tye asked, becoming really confused. Hydrangea sighed heavily pointing towards Adam. “He’s the antichrist dear. He can do alot worse than make his friends smile.” Tye’s eyes widened as even what they believed to be the hellhound cower at Adam. “For satan's sake.” Tye let out a heavy breath shaking their head. “SO, what the hell are we gonna do?” Tye looked back at Hydrangea. Hydrangea shook their head. “Stop him i guess.” Tye rolled their eyes. “No really. “ Tye glared at the angel for a moment. “But, how do we stop him?” Hydrangea opened their mouth to answer but was cut off by the children.
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“Where are they going?” Tye asked, standing just outside the field with Hydrangea to their side. “I haven’t the faintest idea but I’m glad they worked it out a bit.” Hydrangea smiled, “Honestly I’m surprised he didn’t call us out too, I’m sure he knows we’re here.” They spared Tye a glance before following after the kids. “Well yeah, I don’t think bright colours and black against… what’d you call it, a lush forest? I don’t think that’d be the best for hiding.” Tye added, following Hydrangea. They made a sound like half laughter half scoff, “Besides that dear, I’m sure he could sense us right? I can sense you when you’re nearby, and besides it would make sense. He would need to at least sense angels to keep himself safe, a sort of hereditary insurance.” They thought out loud. Tye rolled their eyes. “Angel you say the weirdest things, one day ima convert you to speaking like a modern person.” Hydrangea giggled, “Dearest I would rather not hear it from someone who sounds like they’re from the Southern parts of America.” At this Tye rolled their eyes again, “And angel when’s the last time you’ve been to America? Let alone the southern parts of it.”
“Actually just last week, went to Texas I think, got some ribs and biscuits.” And by biscuits they ment of course the American biscuits and not the British biscuits because some people just have to be difficult. “It’s still in shambles though, but I think a little better than it was a hundred or some years ago.” Hydrangea said ending on a completely different topic then when they started. “What do you think those kids are gonna do now?” Tye asked nodding in the direction of the kids. ‘Um, I’d hope they’d stop what he started, you have any idea dear?” Tye turned and looked at Hydrangea. “Why would i ask you if i know?” Tye said, shaking their head. “Well.” Tye said admittingly. “I did hear something was going down at the airbase.” Tye said, realizing how stuipid they just made themself look. “Maybe we should go see what's going on with that?” Tye said, shrugging their shoulders. “Sounds like a plan dear.” Hydrangea said as the two turned back towards where they had abandoned Tye’s car.
As they got closer to the car they could hear a radio. The radio in question was coming from one of the Youngs’ many neighbors' yards. The radio was playing the daily news. As it so happens when the two beings walked by it and heard it so happened to be talking about the M25 highway. “We recommend staying away from the M25. According to the people we have there it's on fire...Literally.” The radio cut to a commercial and the two being stopped walking. “Wait, wasn’t the M25 how we got here?” Tye asked, glancing at Hydrangea for a response. “Yes, I do believe we drove down it to get out of london.” They said nodding their head and furrowing their brow at the same time. “Angel, what's that face for?” Tye asked their voice full of concern. “I remember you telling me about the M25 back in 1970. Said a demon had convinced people to build it in the shape of a sygial. Your lot was not impressed.” Hydrangea said with a small laugh. Tye nodded their head in agreement. “Yeah, this dude named uhhhhh… Why can’t I ever remember their name? Oh well, doesn't matter but, yeah it's supposed to mean, hail the great beast, devourer of worlds.” Tye said as both Hydrangea and Tye broke out into a laugh as they continued to the car. As Tye opened the driver's side door Hydrangea snapped their fingers and the door closed. “Hey what the hell was that for?” Tye asked, snapped their head up to look at Hydrangea. “You drive like chaos. So, I’m driving.” Hydrangea said, trying to leave no room for arguing. “Ugh, no. You are not driving my car.” Tye said snapping and opening back up the door. As Tye slid into the driver's side seat and turned and looked at Hydrangea. Hydrangea had put on their best puppy dog eyes and began to stare at Tye. “Ugh, don’t do that.” Tye sighed. “Don’t just, don’t do that.” Tye said, shaking their head. Hydrangea didn’t let up on the puppy eyes. Tye sighed, “I’ll drive carefully.” Turning their head back forward as they started the car and began towards the airbase. Hydrangea dropped the puppy eyes and smiled. “Thank you dearest.” They said as they faced forward. Completely successful on their guilt trip. Tye reluctantly and pitifully drove the car towards the airbase in complete silence not wanting Hydrangea to rub in their win.
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They reached the air base and went to search for the children. Luckily for Hydrangea, Tye kept their promise and drove carefully. So this time there was no stopping, unless you count a very confused marines guy guarding the gate and looking like he’s about to shoot your head off. Though they both manage to avoid his gaze and slip in, pros of playing hide and seek with kids in the woods.Tye and Hydrangea made their way up to the roof of one of the buildings just in time to see Adam and his friends ride into the airbase on their bycicles. The two of them crouched down when the four horsemen of the apocalypse walked out of one of the different buildings. The four horsemen, rightfully named War, Famine, Pollution, and Death, approached the children and began to speak to them. Hydrangea and Tye couldn’t hear a single word said. Although they did notice the very upset look that the horsemen gave Adam. While Tye was completely invested in the horsemen and child Hydrangea noticed something back by the entrance to the airbase. This thing was a flaming Bentley. Hydrangea didn’t know what to say except, “Uh dearest, did you leave a lighter in the car?” Hydrangea sputtered out trying to get Tye’s attention. “No, angel.” Tye said looking to face the direction Hydrangea was looking in. “Oh my satan. What the hell is that?” Tye said, raising an eyebrow. “A flaming car dear.” Hydrangea said, answering Tye’s question. As they stared, they watched a red haired being, an old sergeant and a woman all talk to each other before the car, previously mentioned, exploded. The red haired being seemed to be quite distressed about their vehicle. Tye gasped, “That's him!” Hydrangea was confused at first but, as they watched, the woman with the snap of her fingers made the trigger happy marine disappear. “I see.” Hydrangea said, continuing to stare at the group of beings ride on a scooter towards the kids and the four horsemen. As the three groups finally met all of each other the red haired being pointed at Adam and the woman raised a very large gun. “Don’t you fucking…” Tye began as they stood up to go protect Adam but Hydrangea pulled them down. “No, watch.” Hydrangea said with a proud tone of voice. Tye reluctantly crouched back down and continued to watch, this time with even more intensity, the now group of eleven beings standing around each other. The woman raised the gun and fired. Although the ‘bullet’ misfired. Tye released the breath they didn’t know that were holding in. The woman that had misfired the weapon talked to Adam and then seemed to split into two beings. The woman and a blonde, nicely dressed fella that looks like they belonged in Hydrangea’s antique shop. “That one your lot?” Tye asked, pointing at the blonde. “Ah, I think so? I wouldn’t know. But he looks like my lot, just old.” Tye sat there wondering if they should make the statement about Hydrangea also looking old but they refrained, no need to draw unnecessary attention to themselves. Hydrangea looked a little closer and saw flames, “Oh my!”
“What's wrong this time Angel?” Hydrangea pointed at the source of the flames, “The sword! Remember The Garden right? An Angel had given away their weapon to Adam and Eve, so it became the first weapon of men.” They now pointed at the suspected angel, “That's the Angel that gave it away, he gave humanity its first weapon, which led to it being War’s weapon because it's humanity’s first!” They said excitedly about seeing another angel much like them, “But I’d hate to tell the guy that he’s responsible for all war on Earth.” They added solemnly. “Huh, interesting.” They both nodded, seemingly in a private conversation. That’s when the horsemen started to poof into, whatever it is they are. Tye was the first to take notice. “Uh, what?”
“What is it dear?” Hydrangea turned and looked at what Tye was currently observing. “Oh dearie me, that doesn’t look too fun or good.” Hydrangea watched as Pepper took War out with a few words, “That’s my girl!”
“I swear you need to stop mentally adopting kids.” Tye added. A scoff was heard from the Angel, “Nej I’m good.” Tye rolled their eyes, “And stop bouncing between languages.” Hydrangea looked at them in response, mischief and satisfaction written all over their face. “No, don’t you dare.” They snickered, “Fine fine I won’t.” Tye shook their head turning back to the scene that was unfolding in front of them. At this point both pollution and famine had already disappeared. Only death remained standing tall above Adam. The two seemed to exchange words before death opened his wigs and disappeared. Hydrangea and Tye sat wide eyed staring at the spot death, moments ago, was standing. “Angel, they did it!” Tye said standing up. Hydrangea grabbed their shoulder. “No, our sides are gonna be really mad.” Tye crouched back down. And both of them continued to stare at the group to see what's to come. As they stared, two people walked out of a building off to the side of the main group. The group of now only 10 stand around talking till a strike of lighting hit the ground a little ways from the group. From it emerged the archangel Gabriel. Beside him the ground cracked and flames sputtered out as the prince of hell, Beelzebub, emerged out of the ground. “Oh…” Hydrangea backed up a little dragging Tye with them, ”I don’t like this one bit dear, oh could we leave?” Hydrangea said, trying to walk away. Tye grabbed Hydrangea’s arm. “Angel, we have to stay here and make sure Adam is ok.” Tye said pulling Hydrangea down so the group of people don’t see them spying. Both Gabriel and Beelzebub talked to the group and in the end left. Hydrangea and Tye glanced a worried look at each other then back towards the group. They watched the group talk for a moment until. “Shit! Shit! Shit!” Tye yelled as crippled to the ground. “Dearest are you ok?” Hydrangea asked, trying to figure out what’s wrong. “Angel we are fucked!” Tye yelled out again. “Why, why are we screwed?” Hydrangea was getting slightly fed up with Tye not saying anything helpful. Tye looked up at Hydrangea. “The devil is coming.” Tye said, staring straight at Hydrangea. Tye and Hydrangea both turned to face the hell incarnate Adam is about to face.
Now, to describe the image of Lucifer crawling his way out of hell. You need to imagine a volcano erupting but, instead of lava coming out the top is the devil himself. The devil and Adam yelled at each other for a few moments before Lucifer crumpled into ashes and disappeared back into the ground. Tye and Hydrangea looked at each other in shock. “Did the kid just beat fucking satan?!” Tye asked, almost yelling. “Dear, you must be quieter.” Hydrangea glanced at the demon and angel still on the ground. “It would be better if they don’t know we’re here.” Tye nodded their head while having the largest grin in the world on their face. Hydrangea turned back to the group one more time. “Dearest, it seems to me that Adam won’t need us to help him home either,” They say laughing. Tye looked out confused to see Adam’s father, Mr. Young had arrived scolding Adam all the way. Tye joined Hydrangea in their laughter as they began their way off the roof.
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