The Battery Page #3

f***ing channel, Mickey.

They can take our

bones and bury them

Deep under the river, but

we'll still be together

And we cannot be defeated.

They can take our trombones

and pack them down

there with us.

But no matter how

long it takes us

We will not be defeated.

When we dance,

we dance together.

Under the moon,

and under the weather.

We will all rise

forever, and at night.

Good morning.

Come on. Shhh.

Shut up. Shut up, shut up.

Shut up!

Mickey wake up!

What the f***!?!

Come on, Mick!

Come on, Mick!

- You gotta do it!

- What are you doing?!

- Come on, Mickey!

- Let me out!

I left the bat in there!

I've seen you swing it!

Swing the f***ing bat, Mickey!

- Nooooo! No!

- Come on, Mick!

- Noo!

- Mickey!

God! Please!

- Come on man!

- Stop! Get off! Get off!

Mickey!

Man?

Mickey?

Well?

You made a f***ing mess,

but you got the job done.

What the f***, Mickey!

What the f*** are you...?

Get off me!

What the f***!

You motherfuck...

Get off me!

F***er.

Oh, f***!

Aw, Mickey. Mickey!

Come back, man.

You're on the board, Mick!

We gotta celebrate!

Mickey!

Mickey!

Where you goin', Mick?

Mickey.

What are you doin'?

I talked to her.

Who?

Annie?

She said they'd kick her

out if she talked to me.

She told me to let it go.

Aw sh*t man.

You know, you look like a

f***in' lunatic right now.

Why don't you uh...

come get cleaned up.

Get some clothes on.

Get outta this f***ing rain.

Come on.

Cheer up, Mickey.

Mickey.

Cheer up!

It was just a girl on the radio.

There's other girls

out there, brother.

Somewhere.

We'll find you a nice one.

This is the saddest game

of catch I've ever had.

Do you want me to do a...

Do you want me to do a dance?

A funky dance?

Doo-dat-dooo-dat-doo

doo-dee-doo-dee-doo

dooodle-doo-dat-doo!

Cheer up, Mickey!

Alright, let's get you an assist.

You want an assist?

Here we go. He's gonna

come around second.

He's gonna head for home.

You're gonna throw him out,

alright? I want a rope.

Come on, Mick.

He's comin' around!

Comin' around third!

Get it in, get it in!

Whoooo!

He's out!

Ben.

What?

It's hot.

I think there's someone here.

Hello!

Anybody there?

Just keep an eye out.

We'll be gone in a second.

Ben.

- It's f***ing...

- Benny!

Bone dry!

There's not a dr... hey!

Whoa, what the f***!?

Stop right there.

Just gimme the keys,

and I'll let him go.

Just calm down, okay?

Gimme the f***ing keys!

Can we talk about this? Let's talk.

I don't have time to f***ing talk.

Why not, what's the rush, man?

Where you going?

Please, we can help you.

We can take you anywhere you want.

Yeah, I need to go

to f***ing Arizona.

Are you gonna take me

to f***ing Arizona?!

No, I didn't think so.

Now put down the gun,

and toss over the keys.

I don't have the keys.

God dammit I am not

f***ing around here!

I will open this motherf***er up!

No you won't.

What did you say?

I said you won't do it.

Then you have no leverage.

If they find me I'm

a dead man anyway.

Who?

Who finds you?

I'm done talking to you, a**hole.

Hey tell me, what's

in Arizona, huh?

You got three seconds.

What do you got, a wife?

Shut your f***ing mouth!

Couple of kids?

Tell me.

Are they gonna be happy

about the way you got home?

Stealing from innocent people?

Don't you think we got

enough to worry about?

Without having to worry

about each other?

Tell me your name, man.

What's your name?

Jerry, my name's Jerry.

Jerry.

My name's Ben.

- That's Mickey.

- Stop trying to talk me down!

- Sir please!

- Shut up!

They told me they

were gonna take me.

They said if I stuck it out,

and worked through

the winter they'd...

come spring they'd give me a truck.

And a gun, and enough food

and gas to make it home.

But they f***ing lied!

Who, who lied?

If you don't put down that gun...

and give me the keys to that car...

I will take his f***ing eye.

No Ben! Benny!

Please!

Give him the f***ing keys!

How's that for leverage?

I told you, Jerry.

I don't have the keys.

They're in the car!

They're in the car.

In the ignition.

Okay?

Okay.

You know, if it was

my kid, Jerry...

I would have walked across this

whole f***ing country by now.

F*** you!

You don't know me, motherf***er!

Open the door.

Okay okay! Okay, Jerry?

You win, Jerry.

You win.

Here's what's going to happen.

I'm gonna throw the gun away.

You're gonna let Mickey go.

And you get in and

drive away, okay?

Okay.

Give me the gun.

No I'm not gonna give you the gun.

This is not a negotiation.

Alright, I'd rather shoot you

both and take everything.

You're not taking the

car and the gun.

I am gonna throw the gun away,

you're gonna let Mickey go,

and be on your way.

Okay.

Throw it away.

Okay.

Let him go, Jerry.

You f***ing motherf***er!

F***er!

That was a person, Benny.

Yeah it was.

A real a**hole, too.

He just wanted to see his family.

Yeah.

I wanna see my family too, Mickey.

But A:
they're far away.

And B:
they're

probably f***ing dead.

And I'm not gonna take someone

else's livelihood to do it.

I mean, I don't

understand you, man.

That guy had a f***ing

knife to your throat.

I don't understand people

anymore, I tell ya I'm...

starting to prefer the dead ones.

Ben!

Look!

Hey, hey, hey.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

We friends or what?

I don't know, are we?

Well that's our car right there.

We come to get it and be on our

way, that alright with you?

Well it's got no gas in it.

We got gas.

So...

we friends?

Or what?

I guess so.

Great.

Thought you said we were friends.

What about the shadow back there?

Oh that's Egghead.

Not because he's smart, either.

Because he's got a big

ol' egg for a head.

Put it away Eggs, get the can.

Who are you guys?

Survivors, same as you.

You uh, happened to see the

guy who was driving this?

Yeah, we saw him.

Where'd he go?

He was bit.

I had to finish him off, he's

in the field right there.

He uh, say anything to you before?

Bout what?

Anything?

No, uh... just...

panicky, yammering on

about family back West.

He say where he got the car?

No.

Only that it was owed to him.

And that you were probably

gonna come and get it.

Half true.

He tried to take ours, too.

Well he was a thief.

Weird dude, you did

the right thing.

You wanna see him?

No.

We got what we came for.

Keep on keepin' on, boys.

Wait, wait a minute.

Annie?

Beg your pardon?

It's you isn't it? Annie?

It's me, Mickey.

Jesus Christ! What are you doing?

I told you to let it go.

Aw, God!

I- I did! We did!

Oh! What the f***!

How were we supposed to know

you were gonna be here?

You f***ing b*tch!

I already shot you once,

Beardy-face I will do it again.

I'm sorry, I told you.

The Orchard is not

what you think it is.

I can't have you following us.

Where are your keys?

- Ben, give her the keys.

- Aw, come on Mickey!

Ben, give her the

f***ing keys, man!

Alright, alright! Here!

Here you motherf***er!

I'm sorry.

Way to go, Mick!

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