Fan Fiction ❯ A New Existence ❯ Jersey HO! ( Chapter 1 )

Title: A new existence

Chapter: 1/4

Chapter Title: Jersey HO!

Author: Silverwolf

E-Mail: Silverwolf_angel@yahoo.com

Rated: R

Disclaimers: I DO NOT OWN Dogma or it's rights. The original movie, story line, and characters are © copyright Kevin Smith. 'Cherry' However, is my own creation as is the following version of the story, seeing as it came straight from my subconscious.

A/N: First off, I'd like to thank Kevin Smith (though I doubt he'll ever read this) for his magnificent movie, Dogma. I've watched it about a hundred or more times and recently started to have dreams of the original storyline, but it was twisted around. Cherry showed up with Bartleby and Loki and it was obvious that I was supposed to write this all down. Anyway, I put her to use, using my dreams to write this out. Basically, she was created by God to watch over the two outcast Angels so they didn't get into too much trouble. She was created from the blood of many Angels (Virginity, Temptation, and Trouble) though she was part human. She can still do things that most Angels can't (Smoke, drink, eat, have sex etc.) AND she gets to keep her immortality. As I was saying, she was sent to watch over Bartleby and Loki but ended up straying away to have some fun and found out about the 'loophole' hinted to the two renegades by Azrael.

And if I say more, I'll be giving away the story.

Enjoy!

Silverwolf

P.S.

Another thing I should mention so this doesn't spook you. Cherry doesn't cry like a normal human. She cries tears of blood, kinda like the statues of the Virgin Mary.

Jersey HO!

"Oh COME ON, Loki, put me down!" A young female whose long hair was split into two braids kicked her feet as a blonde male lifted her up and carried her out to where a brunette man was standing, waiting. "You know the rules, Cherry. You're supposed to stick with us or you'll cost us our wings!" He growled, meeting the taller male at the beginning of the highway. "I see you found our stray. Where was she?" The brunette asked, staring at the younger girl in the Catholic school uniform, complete with a black Rosary. "That bar, slamming down drinks with a bunch of bikers." Loki set the girl on her feet and cracked his back. "Sweet Jesus you weigh a lot Cherry."

"You're just jealous that God let me keep my humanity and still be immortal." She growled at him and pulled a cigarette from the box at her hip, lighting it before turning to the taller male. "Bartleby, tell Loki that he's just jealous." She purred childishly as she leaned against him for support. "You're jealous, Loki. Now pick the little lady up and let's get going." Bartleby answered, starting down the road with his thumb stuck out for a ride. Loki lifted the girl back into his arms and grunted under her weight. "Cherry, can't you walk?" he asked. "No. I told you to carry her, Loki. We can't have her straying away again." Bartleby answered, staring out at the dark road. "But she's so damn heavy!" Loki grumbled, struggling to keep the girl still as she giggled and dropped her cigarette. "Look, we'll trade off later. Just hold her for now or she'll puke all over the place again." Bartleby continued down the road, pausing as a huge Ford pulled over. "Where yea headed?" Came the driver's gruff voice. "Jersey." Bartleby watched as Cherry began to kick her feet again, making Loki hold her at his hip like a child. "Well, I can take yea to the Greyhound station in Illinois, but no further than that." Bartleby nodded and climbed into the back of the truck, holding the door open for Loki and Cherry.

The younger female seemed to fall asleep in Loki's arms, snoring and sighing softly as the driver started down the highway again. "Can't we dump her off at the next turnpike or something?" Loki muttered as she snuggled closer to him. "Come on, Loki. She isn't that bad. Besides, You-know-who would get REALLY pissed if we dumped her like that. It's not right." Bartleby closed his eyes and rubbed his temples as if he had a headache. "But she gets so annoying. We've lost two days trying to keep her out of trouble!" Loki seemed really irritated now, probably from lack of sleep and the fact that HE was the one who had to chase after Cherry when she ran off.

"Look at it this way, she loves you. She loves me. She's like a child, man. She's become so attached to us these past few years, she loves to be around us. Do you really think life could go back to the way it was if we got rid of her?" Loki shook his head. "I guess not, but can't we do something about her drinking? I'm sick of cleaning her up after her projectile episodes." Bartleby chuckled. "Just think of her as a baby. A really big, nineteen-year-old baby." The driver stared at the trio in the back of his truck and shook his head. "Nutters." He grumbled, speeding down the empty highway.

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Cherry woke up in Bartleby's arms as he walked out of the Greyhound bathroom. " What... where am I?" She asked, sitting up a bit. "Illinois. You fell asleep last night and puked all over Loki. The driver dumped us off at Mooby's over an hour ago and made us walk. " He chuckled a bit and turned to see his companion shaking his head, wearing a new set of clothes. "You did this, I hope you know. YOU got me filthy and got us kicked out of that guy's car." Loki pointed an accusing finger at the younger girl who pouted and looked away. "I'm sorry, Loki. I didn't mean to..." She trailed off and stood, pulling a new cigarette from her pack, walking out of the station to light it.

"Good going Loki." Bartleby hissed, following the teen. She sat on the curb, taking long drags from the Marlboro light. Tears caressed her cheeks, tears that were not made of salt, but blood. "Oh... Bartleby..." She looked away and sniffed, trying to wipe up the crimson mess. "What's wrong, Cherry? What are you crying for?" He asked, offering her his shirt sleeve. "Loki hates me, doesn't he? All he does is complain about me." She asked, looking back at him. "He doesn't HATE you, Cherry, he's just frustrated by you. " Bartleby wiped away the rest of her tears and watched her start to laugh. "Bullshit, Bartleby. I heard you guys talking about me. He wants to dump me off." She whined a little and hung her head. "Jesus Christ, my head hurts." She grumbled, rubbing her forehead. " I can go get some aspirin, if you want..." Loki came up behind the two looking very sorry for what he had said. She turned around and smirked. "If it's not too much trouble... like me." She grinned when his mouth dropped open. "I'm only joking Loki. Go ahead and get it. In fact, that gun store you wanted to go to is right around here, isn't it?" She asked, standing. "Yeah... why?" Loki asked, looking suspicious. She grinned again. "I wanna buy myself a new toy. Something big. Something that will blast the SHIT out of anyone who crosses me." Bartleby looked at Loki and shook his head. "There's no room for one in that tiny skirt of yours, Cherry." He said softly. Cherry raised an eyebrow. "That's why I'll get Loki to carry it. You'd do that for me, wouldn't ya Loki?" She winked and twisted her rosary around her fingers. Loki laughed. "Yeah, I'll carry it, but you know, that 'sexy lil innocent school girl' stuff doesn't work on me."

She smiled at him and flicked her cigarette to the ground. "And that's why I wish you were a human. I bet we could have some real fun Loki, it's a pity God didn't change you..." She turned and walked towards the shop labeled ' Mike's Pistol Palace.' Bartleby laughed at Loki's shocked expression. "Dude, I TOLD you she liked you." Loki just punched him and followed her to the shop.

"This one here is perfect for you, little miss. 9 mm automatic with detachable silencer. " The man behind the counter in the gun shop handed Cherry the silver gun. "Well... it's a bit small, don't you think?" She asked, handing it back. The man scratched his head. "I guess so... what do you have in mind?" He watched Cherry scan the wall behind him, spotting a gun that looked about a foot long; black with a silver handle. " That one!" She cried as Bartleby and Loki walked in. "The Avenger? Are you sure Little Miss?" His eyes were wide as she impatiently nodded.

"All right then," The shop keeper took the gun down and handed it to her. "Wow... Loki, look. Isn't it gorgeous?" She pointed it at the wall and pretended to aim. "You should feel this, Loki. The power is so... " She shivered and looked at the shop keep. "How much?" "$25,000, Miss." "TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS!? Are you mad???" She screamed, nearly dropping the gun. "Yes, twenty-five thousand dollars. If you don't like it, don't buy it." The man leaned forward to take it from her when she wrenched away. "Is this loaded?" She growled.

"Yes..." The shop keeper looked a bit suspicious as a slow grin spread across Cherry's lips. "Then you'd be willing to give it to me for less if I shoot your nuts off, right?" "Cherry, don't this guy hasn't done anything. You can't kill him." Loki said softly, putting his hands on her shoulders. "I want this gun, Loki, so if this guy's balls are the price to pay, then I'll pay it." Her voice was very soft as she started to pull the trigger.

"TAKE IT! TAKE IT! Take anything! Just don't shoot my nuts off!" The guy shouted, putting his hands up. Cherry smiled. "Thank you very much sir. Loki, Bartleby, you heard him. Find something, take it and we'll get out of here." She snagged a box of bullets and stuffed them down her shirt.

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The bus pulled over at a rest stop and the trio walked out. They were somewhere near Springfield and it was about four-thirty in the morning. "Why'd we get off?" Cherry asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "We needed to get away from there. That old lady was bothering me. Her sin-filled aura was bothering me." Loki grumbled, yawning. "But... I was sleeping, Loki." Cherry whined, stretching her arms. Bartleby paused and squatted. "Get on. I'll carry you if you're that tired." Cherry nodded eagerly and put her arms around his neck while he held her on his back. "Oh man... piggy-back? Come ON Bartleby. How ridiculous can you get?" Loki laughed at his friend as they walked away from the bus. "So, you guys never told me why we're going to New Jersey." Cherry said softly, yawning again. Loki and Bartleby looked at each other and then paused in their walking. "Um... " "It's a surprise." Bartleby answered, motioning Loki forward.

"Oh..... OK." She closed her eyes and fell asleep, leaving the two Angels to talk amongst themselves. "Don't you think we should tell her soon, Bartleby? I mean, we can't leave her out of this." Loki asked, kicking a soda can in front of him. "I don't know. I can't see her going with the plan." Bartleby sighed. "But she's all for the Mooby plan. She even 'bought' a gun, man." Loki reminded the taller male. "Still. It might not be safe to tell her about it until we get there. Just don't let it slip. Neither of us can slip up."

Loki just nodded and the two didn't talk again until they came across a motel. After breaking into one of the rooms, Bartleby set Cherry on a bed and sat down next to her. "Damn... you were right. She IS heavy." Loki laughed and shook his head.

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Cherry woke up to the sound of Loki's loud snores and looked around. Moonlight poured in from the curtains as she stood up and went to the bathroom to clean herself up. After taking a shower, she came back out to find that both Angels were still asleep. She smiled to herself and pulled her make up bag from the sweatshirt lying on the floor. Loki had loaned it to her a few nights ago when they started this little journey to keep her warm. After fixing herself up, she donned the sweatshirt and reached into Loki's other one, one that he was still wearing.

After she pulled out the gun she had stolen from 'Mike's Pistol Palace', she tucked it away and kissed Loki's cheek. "Good-bye guys. It's been fun." She whispered, walking out of the room onto the highway where she hitched her skirt up and flagged down a car that was blasting their music loud enough to hear about a mile away. "WHERE YOU HEADED???" The driver asked, shouting over the music. "WHERE EVER YOU ARE!" She answered. The woman who sat in the back, opened the door and let Cherry in.

"CAN YOU TURN THE MUSIC DOWN A BIT JAY?" The woman was a bit older than the men in front and was trying to get their attention. The music was lowered to a small buzz and the man with the long blonde hair and ski cap turned around in the driver's seat to look at Cherry. "So, how you payin' for this ride?" He asked, smiling at her rather wolfishly. "What do you mean by 'pay'?" She asked, narrowing her brown eyes. "I mean, are you gonna give me or Silent Bob head or a hand job for pickin' you up?" Cherry's eyes widened as she started to reach for her gun. "JAY! Stop being such a pig. It's MY car, not yours. Don't worry about it. What's your name?" The older woman asked. "C-Cherry. Just.... Cherry." She answered. "And you guys are?" " My name is Bethany Sloane and these two assholes are Jay and Silent Bob." Cherry gave a little smirk. "Is he aware that your car is going to blow up if you keep going at this speed?" She pointed at Jay, who was too interested in the song on the radio to care about the car, or which lane it was in. "JAY! PULL OVER!" Bethany cried, smacking Jay across the back of his head. The quartet climbed out of the car to check the engine and weren't very surprised when it smoked profusely. "Whoops..." Jay mumbled, looking to Silent Bob. Cherry shook her head. " Great this is so FUCKING great. I run away for a good time, and I meet YOU three and now, I'm stranded!" She screamed, pulling out her pack of cigarettes to find it empty. "Oh... beautiful. Just beautiful." She threw the pack to the ground and let out a shrill scream. "WHAT DID I DO??? HUH? WHAT DID I DO TO YOU!?????" She pointed at the sky as she clenched her fists.

Silent Bob walked over to her and offered her a cigarette from his own pack. She looked at him and smiled slightly. "Thanks." She let him light it for her and took a very long drag, holding it for a few seconds as Bethany tried to flag down a bus that was speeding past them. "That shit wont work, ma'am. I learned that the hard way. " She sighed and settled herself in the back seat, playing with her rosary.

"So, Cherry... what's with the name? You a virgin or something?" Jay asked, leaning against the car. "Not that it's any of your business, but, yes. I am. What's it to you?' She growled, sitting up. "Well, are you waiting for a fat man in a overcoat to pop that sweet little cherry of yours?" Jay grinned and looked towards Silent Bob who frantically shook his head. Cherry growled and pulled her gun out, pointing it straight at Jay's head. " Listen you little fuck, I don't have time to play games so you better STOP being such a pervert or I'll shoot your head off, and NOT the one I'm looking at right now!"

"WHOA! Where'd you get THAT?" Bethany cried, staring at Cherry with eyes the size of dinner plates. "Bought it to keep perverted little fuckheads like him away. Never thought I'd get the chance to actually use it..." She grinned maniacally and steadied her hand. "HEY! Come on, Cherry, I didn't mean nothin' by it! I swear! It was just a question!" Jay shouted, looking very frightened by the presence of Cherry's gun. Silent Bob nodded furiously and waved his hands as if to say, 'He was joking! Don't shoot him!'. Cherry huffed and lowered her gun, tucking it away. "Little bitch. So afraid to take a bullet or two..." She shook her head and laid back down, closing her eyes to resume sleeping.

But she couldn't sleep. She could only think of how Bartleby and Loki were going to react when they found her gone in a few hours. * They wont come looking for me, I know that for a fact. Loki might suggest it, but I know Bartleby is too obsessed with going to Jersey to even think twice about it....* She sighed sadly and flicked her cigarette out of the car, curling up on the seat as she cried silently.

Daylight soon came, and Bethany was furious with Jay and Bob by then. Cherry woke up to her rummaging through the back seat, and the men discussing if Bethany was going to fuck them or not. "NOBODY IS FUCKING ME! YOU GOT THAT????" She hollered, making Cherry jump up and hit her head. "Ow... fuck. Hey, Bethany! You want me to shoot these two fucks?" She asked, crawling out of the back of the car. Bethany shook her head and stared. "Cherry, you're-" "Listen lady, guys like us don't just fall out of the sky you know!" Jay yelled. Just as he said this, a man seemed to fall from nothing and crashed face down into the asphalt. Cherry screamed and jumped out of the car, running over to inspect him. "What the Hell?" She murmured. "Is he dead?" Bethany asked. "Dude, maybe someone threw him out of a plane with a note attached like in 'Con Air'. Did you see that flick?" Jay grinned and then jumped back as the man spoke. "Oh man, that sucked..." He grumbled, standing to full height. He was dark-skinned and very nude. Cherry blushed a little as she stood and looked away. "Oh my God! KILL IT! KILL IT!" Jay shouted, hiding behind Silent Bob. "Will you shut up?!" Cherry cried, shoving the blonde aside. "Er- Are you ok? What's your name?" Bethany asked, looking a little frightened. "Yeah, I'm fine and it's Rufus." The man answered.

Cherry stared at him. "R-Rufus?" She murmured. "Yes. And you're Cherry. Don't ask how I know you're name, because EVERYONE knows who you are." Rufus turned to Silent Bob and gave a slight nod. "Hey Big Papa, how 'bout lending a brotha' your coat until I find some threads of my own?" Silent Bob was a bit hesitant before handing over his coat. Cherry stared at Rufus curiously before he suggested that they go find something to eat. When they started walking, she ran up to his side and poked him. "Um... excuse me, but, I still want to know how you know who I am." She said softly.

"I know you, because you're the one they created to distract them and keep them out of trouble. But you haven't been doing your job, Cherry. We've all been watching you. Getting drunk, having sex, forgetting your purpose. You're lucky Christ was there to talk God out of destroying you." Rufus shook his head and continued while Cherry stopped dead in her tracks. "He... He wanted to destroy me?" She whined. Rufus nodded. "Come on, we have to keep moving.

Cherry followed behind the others, trying hard to believe what had just been told to her.

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Well, That's pretty good for a first chapter, right?

I mean, skipping the 'boring' stuff wasn't a bad idea, was it?

Well, anyway, I look forward to your comments.

Thanks for reading.

Silverwolf