Chapter 22: Chapter 22

The great plan

Belle's POV

We waited for Jean and Elijah patiently to return with the news. Two days have already passed since they left with a plan and I was feeling agitated not knowing what was happening for the first time in my life. I picked Lee up from the crib as he was crying to feed him. I called Elle to come in my room and sat down on the bedside.

"I have a feeling that they will return today for us," Elle told me as she entered the room.

"I hope so. I cannot wait any longer. This has been the longest war we had so far. The Mandorians are highly skilled, very advanced and they have also weapons we have never heard of. We only have basics and that is a big problem."

"Well, that is why you have me now," Elle said grinning from ear to ear.

"I can help you the best I can " she continued saying trying to motivate me. "Let's go to the library. I have an idea. Mum can keep an eye on the twins for you whilst you have a little break from mummy mode."

She motioned her arm towards the door to leave the room and so I followed.

Elle put me in an engine thingy, she said it is called a car. We took off and stopped in front of a large building.

"Library," she read out the word for me.

I never learnt how to read like most Ragnons. My brother was taught how to read just a little bit from when our grandpa was still alive. Unfortunately, he was killed during the battle a day before I was born.

My eyes grew wide as soon as we stepped foot into the large room full of books. I have never seen so many in my life. Elle grinned and took my hand to move forward.

"Hello there, welcome to book ring library. How may I assist you?"

A lady behind the desk looked at us waiting for a reply.

"Hi, we have come to check some books out. I mean to read," Elle told her.

"mmm... what kind of books if I may ask? I can refer you to the right location for the right books," she said back.

"Sure, erm. Anything that has to do with weapons." Elle said shyly.

"Weapons? What do you want to do with such books?" She asked with a shocked face.

"That is none of your business " I blurted out.

Elle looked at me with wide eyes as she pushed her leg hitting me gently on my left leg to shut up.

"I'm sorry, my friend here was just joking. She likes to see the shocked faces of other people. We want to check them out because we need to prepare some costumes for a play that will be held next year and we are their costume designers," Elle responded wisely.

The lady behind the desk stared at us both for a while examining us, then nodded and looked down flipping some pages for a while.

Elle's POV

I never thought Belle would have such an attitude towards the lady. She is very agitated and I can understand. I am very nervous myself as I do not know if the plan has worked or not. I was determined that today I will have my love back by my side.

I was waiting for the librarian to send me to the right spot. She was checking on a book moving her fingers up and down the pages, then she started typing on the keyboard squeezing her eyes as she concentrated to find the right place. I could see Belle was losing her patience and crossed her hands close to her chest whilst rolling her eyes.

"You can go to row sixteen. There are a ton of books there to read about weaponry. You just walk straight up the corridor and take the sixteenth left," She said after five minutes of waiting.

"Yeah thanks," I said as I started walking.

Belle followed right after as I heard her puff and moan. I rushed towards the row.

"Row sixteen, row sixteen, left. Here it is. Belle. This is the row full of options for weapons."

I started moving my index finger on each book spine to help me read the titles and I stopped it on one.

"This. Let's start with this," I told her. "let's go sit down on the table over there."

"Look at the different options, Belle. Isn't that great? These are weapons that men used in battles in the past and the present days. Here. Look at this. It is called an explosive."

I started reading out what ingredients are needed to create one. It practically kills a bunch at a time which is quite helpful if you want to reduce the risk of having our people injured because this weapon you can throw it as far as you possibly can, reaching the enemy and as soon as it hits the ground, boom," I gestured my hand with the sound.

"What do you think?" I continued.

Belle smiled and told me to keep that in mind so I took a photo with my phone to save it.

"Now. Have you ever heard of guns before?" I asked her with a smile.

"Aren't those, these here?" She placed her finger on the picture in the book.

"Correct. Those are another way how you can protect each other without direct contact with the enemy. The more distant you are to them the safer it is and easier to win," I explained.

She grinned and turned her face to kiss my cheek grabbing my face with both hands to push it harder towards her lips.

"Brilliant! I cannot wait to show this to Jean and my brother. We should start by finding the right materials to create a sample of each weapon" she said with excitement.

"Let's take a picture of a few more weapons and we can go," I grabbed the phone and took a photo of a few more pages of the book then we left the building.

"I have another idea," I told her as I turned on the engine and reversed to get out of the parking spot.

I started driving out to the main road and into the city.

"There is a shop not so far from here that I would like to visit," I continued.

We drove for a couple more minutes. There it was. It said still open which only meant that I should find parking.

"What are we going to do here?" Belle asked as she curved her eyebrows.

"There is only one way to find out," I told her whilst opening the door of the shop to enter.

We went inside and I could hear Belle gasp from behind me.

"Amazing," she announced.

I smiled at her then moved towards the desk and waited for someone to come out of the room that was behind.

"Excuse me," I called out, clearing my throat.

I hear a shuffle and some footsteps before I saw the fat guy that walked out towards the desk. He had a bold head and a magnifying eyeglass around his left eye. He waited for us to speak up.

"Hi, well, we would like to see a few weapons that you have. Something easy to use," I told him.

"ID's please," he said as he took out his hand to reach for my card.

He inspected it, then gave it back and turned around to show me one small gun that was placed in a glass window.

"For the ladies," he announced.

I grabbed it and aimed like I was going to shoot.

"Hmm... anything manly," I asked still inspecting the gun.

I placed it back on the table for him to take. He looked at me like he wanted to say something but because he avoids talking he turned around again to pick a larger gun.

"How does it work?" I asked him. He looked at us for a while then he started laughing and coughing, his lungs filled with bile with all the cigarettes he smoked. Soon enough I spotted Belle right behind him holding her hand around his fat neck.

"One more laugh and I'll let my hands twist your head," she whispered in his ears.

His eyes twitched and his face turned red unable to breathe.

"Fine, I tell....you," he said almost unable to talk.

I stood there looking at the scene pretty much shocked.