Chapter Six
We were brought to a stadium. A really big one used for games, such as flack ball, a sport like foot ball except that the ball was a person. I looked around and saw no one in the bleachers except the old millitary general. "Hey you, yeah you, big guy!" I screamed "Lizzie, don't!" Jok cried. I didn't stop, I was to angry to stop. "I hate you!" I screamed. "Lizzie, what a suprise." The general said menacingly. "I thought that you escaped, but no, you came back. With a friend I see. How selfish, selfish indeed." "You're selfish you old pig!" "Lizzie, I can see that you dislike me, but that won't last long, because I don't like YOU!" The converstation was going on like a ping-pong ball. One insult after another. I saw what was in the middle of the stadium. A royal purple pedastal with gold trim around it, that pedastal was covered in glass, at least the top of it was. Inside the glass was something. I couldn't see what it was yet. As the guard walked us closer, I saw that the contents was a very deadly looking knife. "No, don't kill them yet." Said the millitary general. "Let them think about what they have done, and maybe I will forgive them. The short one could be a very useful servant." Amy blushed. She the shortest of all of us, I am four feet and nine inches. Jok is four feet, and Amy is three foot and nine inches. She was always abnormaly short, but I just looked through that. My thoughts were interupted by the military general again. "Jok, how old are you." Jok looked very suprised to hear him say his name. "Fifteen sir." "Jok." I wispered to him. "Why are you telling this dirty rat that?" "Lizzie, shh." The military general stood up, I was suprised to find that he was only four and a half feet tall. I had only seen him in his office before, but then he was at his desk. Jok's and Amy's eyes went big. I don't think Jok had seen him standing up either. Amy's already very pale skin turned white. "Psst! Amy whats wrong?!" "He looks just, just, like me!" "Oh my gosh, your right." "Well, looks like you two have caught on to me." Said the military general. "You see, I have a story to this, which is why I could not kill you. If I just saved one of you, that would seem cruel and unfair." "You alread...." Jok had slapped his hand over my mouth. "Hey, what are you doing!" I wispered to Jok. "Shut up, just shut up!" Jok replied. The military general started again. "Amy or should I say, Ariya, is my daughter!"
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Jok's Tunnel Ch5
Chapter Five
Soon I had brought Amy underground. I hadn’t thought until now about how our parents would think of this. Soon the secret would be out, we were missing. But really, we were just off on our own for a mini vacation. Anyways, who cares what parents think? My parents were divorced anyways; they just cared about the new man or gal in their life. All my sister cared about was her boyfriend and makeup. So, really I missed nothing, I felt at home down here, at least I used too. Now, Amy, I didn’t know if she would miss anyone, but I had to take the chances. I needed her quick thinking and encouraging behavior. We walked through curving tunnels and watched spiders climb up the mud covered walls. We walked by the alligator pit. Yes, people throw away baby alligators from New York, so they all go into one place, the alligator pit. The alligator pit is used to discipline underground people. I found Jok right I told him I would meet him. What I didn’t tell him was that I was bringing a person, not a piece of equipment, but I knew that if I told him that I was going up for a person, I wouldn’t be able to go. I told him I needed to get something from home. Amy wasn’t exactly from home, but close enough I told my self. When Jok saw us, he had a very displeased look on his face. “I thought you needed something from home.” He said. “This is what I had in mind from home, Jok.” I said defiantly. “You know that even you should not be down here, but you bring a friend, how selfish and stupid” “I am not!” “Stop, both of you.” Said a calm cool and collected voice. “I asked Lizzie to bring me down here. It is an honor to meet you, for I have heard much about…” Suddenly, Amy was interrupted by a guard slapping his dirty hand over her mouth. I looked up from the muddy floor, only to see the guard I left behind the first time I came down here with the new empire. “Your next.” Said the guard.
Soon I had brought Amy underground. I hadn’t thought until now about how our parents would think of this. Soon the secret would be out, we were missing. But really, we were just off on our own for a mini vacation. Anyways, who cares what parents think? My parents were divorced anyways; they just cared about the new man or gal in their life. All my sister cared about was her boyfriend and makeup. So, really I missed nothing, I felt at home down here, at least I used too. Now, Amy, I didn’t know if she would miss anyone, but I had to take the chances. I needed her quick thinking and encouraging behavior. We walked through curving tunnels and watched spiders climb up the mud covered walls. We walked by the alligator pit. Yes, people throw away baby alligators from New York, so they all go into one place, the alligator pit. The alligator pit is used to discipline underground people. I found Jok right I told him I would meet him. What I didn’t tell him was that I was bringing a person, not a piece of equipment, but I knew that if I told him that I was going up for a person, I wouldn’t be able to go. I told him I needed to get something from home. Amy wasn’t exactly from home, but close enough I told my self. When Jok saw us, he had a very displeased look on his face. “I thought you needed something from home.” He said. “This is what I had in mind from home, Jok.” I said defiantly. “You know that even you should not be down here, but you bring a friend, how selfish and stupid” “I am not!” “Stop, both of you.” Said a calm cool and collected voice. “I asked Lizzie to bring me down here. It is an honor to meet you, for I have heard much about…” Suddenly, Amy was interrupted by a guard slapping his dirty hand over her mouth. I looked up from the muddy floor, only to see the guard I left behind the first time I came down here with the new empire. “Your next.” Said the guard.
Jok's Tunnel Ch4
Chapter Four
Amy
I knew why Lizzie hadn’t been at school today, but when the teacher asked why she wasn’t there I just said she was sick. The plan was that she would go down there and ask the leader of the colony if I could come. Then after school she would come and meet me at the corner of 75th street and 92nd street. There was an interesting man hole there. Maybe that’s the place that the opening is to the underground. Lizzie never told me where it was. My mother took me down there sometimes, but it had been years since I had gone down. Since it was five days later in the human world I had no other excuse but to say to Lizzie’s parents that she was spending the nights at my house. Of course I told my parents that Lizzie was over at Alice’s house, and since Alice’s house has no phone or e-mail, it was a perfect place. I told Alice though because if Lizzie’s mom saw Alice at the grocery store, she could be prepared.
I went to the corner that I was supposed to meet Lizzie at, and sat on the curb. I knew that only one day had passed underground, I had learned that from Lizzie. I also knew that the underground had been in danger of revolution from the military general. Suddenly, Lizzie popped up from the manhole and gave me a journal. “Just come with me, you can read the journal on the way down.” She said as she pulled me under…
Amy
I knew why Lizzie hadn’t been at school today, but when the teacher asked why she wasn’t there I just said she was sick. The plan was that she would go down there and ask the leader of the colony if I could come. Then after school she would come and meet me at the corner of 75th street and 92nd street. There was an interesting man hole there. Maybe that’s the place that the opening is to the underground. Lizzie never told me where it was. My mother took me down there sometimes, but it had been years since I had gone down. Since it was five days later in the human world I had no other excuse but to say to Lizzie’s parents that she was spending the nights at my house. Of course I told my parents that Lizzie was over at Alice’s house, and since Alice’s house has no phone or e-mail, it was a perfect place. I told Alice though because if Lizzie’s mom saw Alice at the grocery store, she could be prepared.
I went to the corner that I was supposed to meet Lizzie at, and sat on the curb. I knew that only one day had passed underground, I had learned that from Lizzie. I also knew that the underground had been in danger of revolution from the military general. Suddenly, Lizzie popped up from the manhole and gave me a journal. “Just come with me, you can read the journal on the way down.” She said as she pulled me under…
Jok's Tunnel Ch3
Chapter three
I was in the holding cell with Jok now, he looked very disgruntled. “What did I tell you!?” he whispered.
“I know, I know, I never should have been here.”
“BUT you were.”
“So… that can’t be helped now.”
“Well maybe you could have listened to your gut.”
“I’m not like you; I can’t tell when something is going to go wrong.” I said angrily. Jok cursed quietly. “Tell me what’s really going on, because I can see that its not just that the old military general of war is now ruler.”
“I can’t tell you right now.”
“And why not?!” I replied.
“Just because the guard might hear.”
“Well he’s not here right now.”
“So, do you think that means that they aren’t coming down the hall right now?!”
“You never know.”
“Well I do because I can feel that something is going to happen.”
“You just think that just because….” Just then a guard walked in to the room. Oh, I said softly.
“You two, come with me.” Just as I was about to protest Jok put a hand over my mouth and pulled me along. As soon as we were left alone in a room, I whispered to Jok.
“Can’t we escape?”
“No, even I don’t know these twisted halls.” I started to cry. I really wanted to go home. I missed my parents, my dog, and even my little sister too. All my friends at school never knew why I wasn’t there on the weekends sometimes. Well all but Amy. Amy was my best friend, I told her everything. I wrote journals that she kept for me. Unlike everyone else, if they heard they wouldn’t believe me. But Amy did, and does. So every time I went down here, I brought paper and a pencil. I would write everything down as it happened. The paper and pencil! I could feel them in the pocket of my faded blue jeans. I started to write everything down….
I had just finished writing when a guard came in to give us broth. It looked really good, steaming hot and smelled like turkey. When I tried it, it tasted like dirt. The guard left, but I really needed something from home.
"Hey, Jok?"
"Yeah, what."
"Need something from home."
"Well, WE CAN'T GET OUT!"
"Yes we can, just lift me up." It was true that the cell's had easy lift celings. So Jok lifted me up, and POW! I punched out the celing. I had no time to nurse my swelling fist, so I jumped out. If I didn't make it in time, the guards would catch me, and that would be worse for Jok and me. I ran through the winding tunnels and ran past the guard at the entrance even though he had a wepon. I got to the surface and....
I was in the holding cell with Jok now, he looked very disgruntled. “What did I tell you!?” he whispered.
“I know, I know, I never should have been here.”
“BUT you were.”
“So… that can’t be helped now.”
“Well maybe you could have listened to your gut.”
“I’m not like you; I can’t tell when something is going to go wrong.” I said angrily. Jok cursed quietly. “Tell me what’s really going on, because I can see that its not just that the old military general of war is now ruler.”
“I can’t tell you right now.”
“And why not?!” I replied.
“Just because the guard might hear.”
“Well he’s not here right now.”
“So, do you think that means that they aren’t coming down the hall right now?!”
“You never know.”
“Well I do because I can feel that something is going to happen.”
“You just think that just because….” Just then a guard walked in to the room. Oh, I said softly.
“You two, come with me.” Just as I was about to protest Jok put a hand over my mouth and pulled me along. As soon as we were left alone in a room, I whispered to Jok.
“Can’t we escape?”
“No, even I don’t know these twisted halls.” I started to cry. I really wanted to go home. I missed my parents, my dog, and even my little sister too. All my friends at school never knew why I wasn’t there on the weekends sometimes. Well all but Amy. Amy was my best friend, I told her everything. I wrote journals that she kept for me. Unlike everyone else, if they heard they wouldn’t believe me. But Amy did, and does. So every time I went down here, I brought paper and a pencil. I would write everything down as it happened. The paper and pencil! I could feel them in the pocket of my faded blue jeans. I started to write everything down….
I had just finished writing when a guard came in to give us broth. It looked really good, steaming hot and smelled like turkey. When I tried it, it tasted like dirt. The guard left, but I really needed something from home.
"Hey, Jok?"
"Yeah, what."
"Need something from home."
"Well, WE CAN'T GET OUT!"
"Yes we can, just lift me up." It was true that the cell's had easy lift celings. So Jok lifted me up, and POW! I punched out the celing. I had no time to nurse my swelling fist, so I jumped out. If I didn't make it in time, the guards would catch me, and that would be worse for Jok and me. I ran through the winding tunnels and ran past the guard at the entrance even though he had a wepon. I got to the surface and....
Jok's Tunnel Ch2
Chapter two
Walking through the long stone tunnels, made me realize how different the underground would be. It wouldn’t just be my secret place, but a place where I could be attacked by blood thirsty warriors, just because I was an above ground human. I took a right and then a left to get to the holding cell. Oh boy, Jok was there all right, but disheveled and asleep was he. Jok was an undergeround guard for old ruler. Like all of the people under here, he was really pale, like snow. His sandy blond hair was different than the rest of the people down here. They usually had black hair. I always wondered if there was a story about that. The people always showed uneasyness around him, but the old ruler treated him very well. He was my age, well of course I didn't know his age for sure, but I was pretty sure that he was about thirteen. I decided that it was time, I slowly woke him up, but quietly. If anyone found out I was here we would both be executed.
Jok woke up, I had found some broth in a tunnel near by, probably some guard’s lunch, but I didn’t care. Jok was a bit embarrassed when he woke up and realized I was there. He ate the broth that was left in the cell, but then said I had to leave. “Why?” I asked.
"You could be captured or worse executed, I knew that." I said.
“Then why are you here??” screamed Jok. I had never seen him this angry before. I hurriedly ran down the tunnel to find the angry entrance guard standing there with five others. I knew I was dead meat. Suddenly the world went black.
Walking through the long stone tunnels, made me realize how different the underground would be. It wouldn’t just be my secret place, but a place where I could be attacked by blood thirsty warriors, just because I was an above ground human. I took a right and then a left to get to the holding cell. Oh boy, Jok was there all right, but disheveled and asleep was he. Jok was an undergeround guard for old ruler. Like all of the people under here, he was really pale, like snow. His sandy blond hair was different than the rest of the people down here. They usually had black hair. I always wondered if there was a story about that. The people always showed uneasyness around him, but the old ruler treated him very well. He was my age, well of course I didn't know his age for sure, but I was pretty sure that he was about thirteen. I decided that it was time, I slowly woke him up, but quietly. If anyone found out I was here we would both be executed.
Jok woke up, I had found some broth in a tunnel near by, probably some guard’s lunch, but I didn’t care. Jok was a bit embarrassed when he woke up and realized I was there. He ate the broth that was left in the cell, but then said I had to leave. “Why?” I asked.
"You could be captured or worse executed, I knew that." I said.
“Then why are you here??” screamed Jok. I had never seen him this angry before. I hurriedly ran down the tunnel to find the angry entrance guard standing there with five others. I knew I was dead meat. Suddenly the world went black.
Jok's Tunnel
Prologue
I swaggered down the street, yes, I know school was in, but I had more important things to do. I looked side to side like I was crossing the street. No one was around, so I carefully lifted up the manhole cover and slipped in.
Chapter one
It was dark; I had to take the flashlight off my belt. I walked down the passage way from the manhole. I was in an underground tunnel. No, it didn’t lead to a far off tropical land, but inside was cool enough. As I reached my destination, I could see the feet of the guard. A guard always stood at the entrance to the maze of underground passage ways. Just in case a workman came down by accident. I was hoping that the guard would be Jok, the normal guard, but this was someone new. “Where’s Jok?” I ask.
“He got sent to the holding center.” replied the new guard. I knew that something was up. “What did he do?”
The new guard seemed surprised that I was still there. “I think it was something like he revolted against the new government.” Oh man, this was getting worse every second! The old ruler or democracy type thing was fine except for the army officer and the people who followed him. They wanted to fight against the humans, because we litter up their world with trash. I had to find Jok, and fast! So I went through the gates and knocked out the new guard who was protesting an above ground human coming in to their world. I knew there would be trouble, and boy was I right.
I swaggered down the street, yes, I know school was in, but I had more important things to do. I looked side to side like I was crossing the street. No one was around, so I carefully lifted up the manhole cover and slipped in.
Chapter one
It was dark; I had to take the flashlight off my belt. I walked down the passage way from the manhole. I was in an underground tunnel. No, it didn’t lead to a far off tropical land, but inside was cool enough. As I reached my destination, I could see the feet of the guard. A guard always stood at the entrance to the maze of underground passage ways. Just in case a workman came down by accident. I was hoping that the guard would be Jok, the normal guard, but this was someone new. “Where’s Jok?” I ask.
“He got sent to the holding center.” replied the new guard. I knew that something was up. “What did he do?”
The new guard seemed surprised that I was still there. “I think it was something like he revolted against the new government.” Oh man, this was getting worse every second! The old ruler or democracy type thing was fine except for the army officer and the people who followed him. They wanted to fight against the humans, because we litter up their world with trash. I had to find Jok, and fast! So I went through the gates and knocked out the new guard who was protesting an above ground human coming in to their world. I knew there would be trouble, and boy was I right.
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