Chapter 15

Chuck finished up in the camper's restroom and took the liberty of using the sink to clean his face and ears. He looked in the mirror and was surprised to see his face. It was worn and leathery from his constant exposure to the harsh desert environment. He then looked down into the basin of the sink and saw the dirt and grime from just washing his face. He went out to the main room of the camper, and took one last look around. He grabbed his aluminum bat and carefully peered out of the back door window before attempting to open it. He didn't see anyone or hear any noise and figured it was safe to open the door. He opened it and smelled the fresh air of the Wal-Mart parking lot. Chuck stepped down off of the camper truck and looked around.

Bill and Ted were no where to be found. There was a small pool of blood near the spot where Chuck had dragged their bodies, but they were not there now. Chuck decided it would be best to get the fuck out of there. He would have to lay low for a while in case those two cops were looking for him. Chuck walked to his hiding spot for his aluminum bat and re-hid it. He then started his walk to the park to find an empty bench for the rest of the night.

Bill and Ted did not have an easy night. After being attacked and knocked unconsious, they were found by a Wal-Mart parking lot security guard who was patrolling the parking lot. Red was a big guy and was immediately suspicious of the two males laying on top of each other sleeping on the concrete parking lot. He first tried to wake up the two guys and get them to leave. But, they wouldn't wake up, so he went over to them and began shaking them to see if he could wake them. They wouldn't wake up, but Red was sure that they were still alive. He saw some bruising around their heads and decided that there must have been a fight and this was the result. He dragged each man onto his security patrol golf-cart and slowly drove to the security gate at the main building. He then pulled each into the security detention office where he was able to prop each man into his own bench seat. He locked the door and waited for them to wake up.

Bill and Ted awoke to a white flourescent room and throbbing headaches. They saw a huge man outside of the detention room and did not recognize him. They reached for their FBI badges which they were amazed that were still in their pants' pockets. Bill and Ted slammed their badges against the window and shouted for the man to let them out. After an embarrassed and apologetic Red told them how they ended up where they did, they immediately went over to the camera room to review the tape from earlier to see if they could identify their attacker.

“It had to be some homeless guy hanging out in the parking lot.” said Bill.

“Yeah, that guy stunk pretty bad.” added Ted.

“This pine tree has been a problem in this parking lot for years, but management won't remove it. Says it would be detrimental to their reputation in the community.” said Red.

“Well, we're not going to find this guy by looking at a tree all night.” said Bill

“Let's get out there and do some foot work.” agreed Ted.

It was the first time in weeks that Bill and Ted had actually agreed to follow the same course of action without any animosity between them. They left the Wal-Mart security office with Red and rode the security golf-cart back out to the scene of the crime.