Chapter 9
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Pneumono walked from house to house, frustrated that there had been nothing relating to the god of bananas like the monolith had said. "They had looked everywhere from houses, libraries, parks, forests, banana farms, other places nearby, etc. But there had still been nothing!" Pneumono thought to their self. They were exploring a one-story house, with very fancy furniture. Pneumono didn't care, since there were only two known creatures alive on Earth, so wealth didn't matter to them. Suddenly, they heard the feminine screaming of Bruce, and the sound of thing breaking or smashing. Pneumono tried to escape the house they were in as fast as they could. When they got out, they couldn't remember which direction the sounds came from. Pneumono then heard loud coughing and more things breaking. Pneumono then sprinted as fast as their legs would carry them to a run-down two-story building with boarded-up windows. Pneumono pushed the door open to reveal the unconscious figure of Bruce and another person standing on top of him, holding their hand out towards Bruce's face. Pneumono immediately realised that the person standing on top of Bruce was the god of bananas, that they were about to turn Bruce into pink glitter and short division was easy. Fortunately, Pneumono still had he heavy, scrap metal umbrella with them. It was a pain to carry around but could possibly save Bruce now. Pneumono quickly swung the metal Umbrella at the god, and because of its weight, gained so much momentum that it bludgeoned the god through the window before they could even react. Pneumono didn't have time to see to Bruce, as this could be their only chance to slaughter the god. Pneumono bolted through the open door and looked outside the window for the god. The god was nowhere to be seen. Pneumono kept searching everywhere they could, without straying too far from Bruce's vulnerable, unconscious body. "Oi! God of bananas! Show yourself so I can kill you and save our planet!" Pneumono yelled. "Although Earth is a wreck right now, it is still worth protecting! You accursed idiot!"
Pneumono continued to look around the local area for evidence that the God was still there, but there was none. The God had just disappeared. Since the rain had commenced again, Pneumono was walking around under the shelter of Bruce's and their umbrella, which now had multiple bloodstains on it from the God and Ichabod. Then Pneumono remembered something, they had left Demetrius alive. Pneumono hurried back to where Bruce was lying to tell him about their recent revelation.
When Pneumono arrived at where they thought Bruce was, all they saw was a puddle of Bruce's blood and a trail of it leading back out the door. Pneumono was simply happy that Bruce was alive and not a pile of glitter. Pneumono left the building seeing as it was no longer necessary to stay in. They had ruined the place enough. Pneumono walked outside and took a deep breath of fresh air. Fresh, banana and onion smelling air. They rejoiced over the fact that they were alive. What could the odds of out of the 8 billion humans on Earth, Pneumono and Bruce were the only two alive? Although it isn't a good thing that everyone else is dead, it is a good thing to be alive.
After Pneumono's short detour had ended, they followed the trail of dried blood to Bruce, who was hobbling around different houses, probably looking for help. They tapped Bruce on the shoulder, taking him by surprise, "AAHH! Pneumono, you scared me. I was looking for you everywhere. I have a lot to tell you." Bruce loudly reacted as he proceeded to tell Pneumono about the past interchanges he had with the god and how he nearly died. "I know how you nearly died, I saved you from that, but the rest sounds really brutal. Are you okay?" Pneumono asked.
"Yeah, I survived, that is all that matters. But thank you for saving me." Bruce responded and thanked.