Episode 9

He sat down beside her and leaned back against the wall.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked around the dimly lit room. Snow White and Rumpelstiltskin were lying on the floor. One of the trolls was sprawled on the sofa with Rapunzel. Red Ridinghood was sitting beside him, lying against his shoulder and the wall. He moved his eyes back to Rumpelstiltskin and listened to his loud snoring.

Jack moved slightly and his head went into a galactic super nova, the Russian army marched through his mouth with their muddy boots and his eyes clouded over from the glare of a thousand suns. “What time is it?” His voice cracked three times in four words. “My mom will kill me.” His movement caused Red’s head to fall against the wall.

“Holy unicorns, what happened to me?” She moved her head away from the wall. “Where are we? What time is it? My head is killing me.”

Jack eased into a standing position. “We’re still at Snow White’s.” He glanced at his watch. “It’s nearly ‘bout morning. It’ll be daylight soon. I’ve got to get home right now.” He put out his hand and pulled her to her feet. “Let’s go before one of those dumb dwarves wakes up.” He walked to the kitchen area and picked up a six-pac of beer. “Dopey said for us to take a six-pac of Australian beer before we leave. Maybe this will make my mother happy enough to not beat on me.” He gently pushed Red Ridinghood out into the yard.