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# Table of Contents

Diary of a Mean Girl

The Saddest Day

History in the Making

The Creature

The Great Dragon's Cave

The King of Terror

Ghost Dog

Rudolf the Polka Dotted Human

Teenage Life

The Story of Trees

The Forest No One Sees

The Secret Life of Sandy Hook

I had a Life

#  Diary of a Mean Girl

9/15/2012

Dear Diary,

My mom gave me you for me to write my ideas and thoughts but I just think that is lame. But since she insists that write in you I might as well do so. I'll start from my name- Stephanie Stellar Summers. My age- 12 ( because of my height many people think I'm older than that).Well, I have straight blond hair, baby blue eyes, a little sister, a cat, and I go to Maxwell Middle School. Some call me mean but I call myself sassy. This state (Florida) is much different than all of the others. We eat oranges like their drugs. Also (this is the main thing that is confusing) instead of just inviting someone to prom we give them a ring to show how much we want that person to go out with us. I brought that up because school dance is coming up and I am scared now.

I'll just start you off with what happened a few days ago. I was walking down Cherry Lane off to school with my gang of girl's surrounding me. The wind blew lightly making leaves shuffle overhead. It was a beautiful day with the sun glistening upon me, there were cute gray bunny's looking around, and blue jays chirped quietly. That was all till I saw Caroline Evergreen with her 2 nerd-bots Laya Celtic and Sophie Freidan. Caroline has red hair that glows, it's not as cool as mine, but it will take away my popularity. Sophie and Laya have the same brown, frizzy hair that will NEVER change. Caroline was buzzing away with gossip only telling Laya and Sophie. She crossed the street with a smile on her face every few minutes looking at me. She came right up to me and looked at my shoes (I really can see why, Daddy bought me the not even out yet of Sparkle Spots, I know what you are thinking weird name but they have real gold shavings. Luckily, they were on discount for $2,000!)

"Um, HI!" Caroline mumbled.

I hesitated to walk away or respond.

"Get out of my way, tatter-clothes" I snickered.

Everyone behind me laughed, a few stuck out their tongues to Caroline. Sophie (or was it Laya) walked up to me. I pulled out my lip-gloss and put on a few layers. The brand "Reality" has lip-glosses depending on their name it actually gives you that talent or thing for 30 minutes. Thanks to Daddy buying every single model I have them all, they even come with a cute case. Today I have "Brave-Heart" and "Beauty-Queen" in my back pocket. I pull out "Brave-Heart" and pass on a few layers. A sparkling sensation went through me, the back of my neck prickled with excitement. A breeze blew back my hair back (was it because of the lip-gloss I don't know) pride seeped through me, my heart started beating faster.

"Don't call me or Caroline any names, do you understand me?" Laya protested

"Well, look who is standing up to her best friend. Now mo0ve out of the way nerd-bot or you will never remember your last dream. Come on MOVE!" I snapped

Kala ran away from me and hid behind Caroline. Now Sophie reached into her backpack. The girls behind me gasped. I looked around hearing the clatter of metal, shocked spread across all the girls' faces. One of them looked around me and chewed on her lip. I twirled around me. A cup of deep red tomato juice was clutched in her hand. I gasped, my mouth hanging open. Caroline was trying to hold Sophie back but it was too late. Sophie threw the tomato juice with the cap off. The wet, red liquid splattered all over me. I looked down at my newest designer clothes .My white shirt was blood red, my pants the same color. I felt my mascara drip off. Breathing deeply I got down to sprinting position. I sprinted pulling Sophie along with me, and then nailed her to the nearest tree.

"WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU THINKING? YOU COVERED ME IN TOMATO JUICE. WHEN DADDY GETS HIS HANDS ON YOU, NOTHING WILL SURVIVE. HE WILL SELL YOU TO THE ORPHANGE FOR ALL I CARE!" I roared

Caroline pulled me back and pushed me to the ground. I was going to get back up but Laya was holding me down .Her breathed blew into my face, I wanted to throw up thanks to the smell of eggs.

"Stephanie, calm down, it was an accident. Don't worry; the washing machine will probably clean everything up. It won't be bad at all." She soothed

"WON'T BE BAD? HOW WILL I GO TO SCHOOL?! DO YOU THINK I HAVE AN EXTRA PAIR OF A $500 PANTS.WHAT ABOUT MY SHIRT IT HAS AN UNWASHABLE MATERIAL SEWED INTO IT.GET OFF OF ME EGG-BREATH." I sneered

Kala pushed off me, her frizzy hair flopping in my face. I spit dramatically just so people feel pity for me, it seems to work. Girls rush over to me and help lift me up, occasionally dabbing my clothes with little bits of tissue. Every second that passes my clothes clings even closer to me. The last time I ever had this feeling before is when my butler dropped lemonade on me. BLAH!!

"Stephanie please, by the way you were making her mad she was forced to. I have an extra pair of clothes with me in my pack; if I give it to you will you promise not to attack Sophie or Kala ever again. If you do I, well we, promise to keep our mouths shut." Caroline inquired

I thought about this for a moment, thoughtful faces of my crowd looking down at me.

She is pretty much asking me to wear her filthy clothing, not pounce on her friends, and then to top it all off not tell Mum or Dad. That is like asking a dog to do you laundry for a life time without getting any food. That makes no sense for me to accept this at all. How am I going to go to school with...?

My thoughts were interrupted be the zipper of Caroline's backpack. She pulled out a white shirt with degusting red flower vines on them. There was an ugly (I think cotton if so who uses that material anymore) red vest stitched on the shirt. I think she wants the pants to match the shirt (which was done very poorly) so the pants were DARK orange pants with a red piece of cloth sticking out of the side. Was that supposed a new stamen of fashion, not today!

"Isn't it beautiful" Caroline grinned

Really, does she think that that hump of orange poo is pretty? She must needs her eyes checked out. Well thinking about that reminds me, I think she wears contacts. Well there I said it. Once I walked into the bathroom at her sticking her finger in her eye looking like she was pushing something around her eyeball. When she saw that I was watching she made the excuse that she was getting an eyelash out of her eye. Well I am not that stupid, thank you very much.

"So what do you think of the dress, isn't it lovely!" Caroline sighed

I made sure my eyes were super wide to show my shock about the clothing. Catching my breath getting ready to scream a look of excitement was thrown upon Caroline's face.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"I screamed

Well with a lot of twangs and twinges I could make ... this pretty. Should I ask for permission? Well it's her clothing. But I am the one who is going to wear it. Huh, I might as well just ask if I can get my kit and bring it to life.

"Do you seriously that that is pretty. Come on you really need to go to fashion school. I am not asking permission nor anything but, can I use my kit on that?" I mumbled

Caroline's face sprang to life. She gathered Kala and Sophie and started to mumble. After a few minutes they all stepped back and caught their breath.

"Well, GO AHAID!" Caroline squealed

She threw the shirt and pants along with my backpack. I pulled the golden copper zipper down and dug through my pack. I pulled out things one at a time mumbling their names.

"Lip-gloss, calendar, homework, math-text-book, oh here it is, well finally, my sewing kit." I mumbled

Bringing out the sparkling kit Kala (or was it Sophie) started to giggle.

9/15/12

Dear Diary,

Ok sorry dad called me to lunch, so let me finish the story.

I looked up and saw LOGAN!!!!

Ohmygoshwhathappensifheseesmelikethis! Breathe, Stephanie, breathe. So like diary I forgot to tell you that I have a crush on the hottest boy at school LOGAN!

"Quick hide me you lame brains, don't let him see me." I yelped

"OOOHHH look who has a crush!" Kala snickered

"Kala quiet it out, please I know you have a crush too so just stop." Caroline whispered

"Thank you for that kind speech but, HE IS GETTING CLOSER!" I whispered-screamed

The girls shuffled me and my things behind the nearest tree, blocking any trail of me being there.

I peeked through the pokey evergreen branches. I saw Logan with his ripped jeans and deep green t-shirt walk across the street in a swagger motion.

"Hey, what's up!" he said with his deep voice

"Um, oh not much." Caroline blushed

"May I talk to you in private." He mumbled and looked behind her and to Kala and Sophie

"Um, sure!" Caroline squealed making a shooing motion with her hand

Kala and Sophie ran away looking back every few seconds until they turned to the next street.

"So I heard the school dance is getting close and I got request from people that don't like so." He paused and got down to his knee.

Caroline's hand flew to her mouth. By that point my eyes were so far out of my head it hurt. Logan stuck is hand in his jeans pocket and pulled out a little box. He opened the box to reveal a little ring. The base was silver as was the hoop but in the middle was an aquamarine gem.

"So will you go to the dance with me?" He sighed

Caroline started to shake and looked to the tree I was hiding behind. I shook my head no but luck got the best of me.

"OHMYGOSHYEAH" she squealed

He held out his hand and Caroline put hers lightly on it. The little ring was pulled out by Logan's white boney finger and placed in her's. Now I couldn't breathe at all.

Ohmygosh. That was to be my ring, not hers. Should I pounce on her? I should but, he will see me like this. I will just tell daddy and everything will be fine.

I noticed that my whole body was shaking and I was having real hard time breathing.

I really should go to anger management classes. This is starting to get out of hand.

He hugged Caroline for a LONG time making me feel my face grow hotter. Logan nodded and walked away, the blue little pouch sticking out of his pocket. Laya and Sophie came running, their small arms flying in the air. Their screams sounded like an angry elephant not wanting any one to see it. Breathing deeply I looked down at my kit and the clothing and started to add some touch ups. It didn't take a long time before I turned all of the clothing to awesomeness. Luckily I had some extra cloth in my pack (a cream color).I threw away the shirt and vest (it's not changeable, it is COMPLETELY useless).So I cut up the pants and started to stich with the fabric that I had left. In the end I made a strapless cotton dress with a sewed in bow belt. At the bottom there are 5 stripes it looks AWSOME. Well that is what happened then so let me tell you some inner details. Right now I am hiding in my locker writing in you. Uh oh the bell rang; write in you in just a minute.

9/16/12

Dear Diary,

Sorry I couldn't write anymore I was stuck in math. You probably don't know my schedule so here it is.

8:30-10:00 Social Studies

10:00-11:00 English

11:00-12:00 Spanish

12:00-12:45 Lunch

12:45- 1:00 P.E.

1:00- 1:45 Cheerleading

1:50- 2:30 Biology

2:30-3:00 Science

3:00- 4:00 Math

THEN IT'S ME TIME!!

In Social Studies we had to talk about the under-ground railroad. Well, at least some people did. I was too busy observing from a far distance how close Caroline and Logan were sitting. In English we had to make an essay about some book called "Surviving the Apple Whites". It's about thirteen-year-old Jake Semple who after accidentally burning down his school, has been forced to live with an eccentric artist family to avoid being sent to a detention center. The experience of living with this open-minded and loving family changes Jake's view of the world and himself. After that I looked over at Caroline and she was showing off her ring. I turned around to see Kala looking intensely at the ring, tears streaming down her face. She jumped when she saw me looking at her. I rolled my eyes and we started to snicker. Then the teacher put 45 minutes of detention on Kala, man I was happy, I got nothing of detention. In Spanish my teacher was mumbling in Spanish something about a test next Tuesday. Then Logan raised his hand and then when Ms. Garcia called on him he said, "No puedo hacer la prueba el martes. Yo, um, tengo que ir al dentista. Perdón por la locomoción que puede causar por no estar aquí." Well, if you don't speak Spanish here is a translation. I cannot have the test on Tuesday. I will, um, have to go to the dentist. Sorry about the commotion I may cause about not being here. Then Caroline said the same thing to the teacher but, instead of saying dentist she said doctor. I feel that something fishy is going to happen and I have plans to be there (well for at least one of them). In lunch I got a beautiful salad while other people got a hot dog (Oh, forgot to tell you, I am a vegetarian and I am proud of it)! In P.E. we had to play dodge ball, I was the only cheerleader because I don't throw or run away from balls( OK that sounds weird but I meant the ones you throw on the ground and your friends call them bouncy... those kinds). After gym I got to watch Mr. Everett (gym teacher) pull Ms. Bernadette (gymnastic teacher) into his office and then hear smooching sounds vibrating from the walls. In biology we got to dissect a baby pig but, I sat down and did my nails. Every once and a while I saw Logan scoot in closer to his lab partner (Caroline). I can tell I am not the only one jealous of Caroline. Once I saw Laya and Sophie glare at Logan but, I won't say anything.

Who knows, they may become part of my crew if they keep this up!

In Science the class looked at cells while I was looking at how my makeup was. Well, I told you I was caught up in math right? You know why?! Breathe Stephanie Breathe. Ok I'll tell you diary. So I staid after math so I could get on the computer and see other peoples grades (what! that is allowed, well I am allowed no other people can but little old me.)So then I was hidden behind the computer in the back of the room. I heard a loud BANG and looked over the computer quickly. Books were splattered on the ground and I the middle of them was Caroline and Logan KISSING!!! I practically had steam blowing out of my ears. So I did the only thing reasonable. I got the two closest books and threw them at the two, quickly sitting down so they didn't see me.

For more Diary entries, be sure to visit: http://thesnoopyfamily.blogspot.com

#  The Saddest Day

I woke up to my mom saying, "Come on we have to go!"

"What is going on?" I asked.

"Come on, we have to hurry!"

I was nervous, but I slipped on my Jordans and ran out in the cold winter air. We jumped the car and drove to Central Baptist hospital.

Why on earth are we here?

When we finally arrived we looked at the blue, and white hospital sign me and my mom ran through the door and straight to the elevator and went to the 2nd floor. We went to room 273. I opened the heavy metal door to find my dad lying in the bed very ill.

"Don't worry," my dad looked at me "I have a big spot of cancer on my heart."

I busted into tears. "I love you, please don't leave me!"

"Come on, Lilly, we have to get ready for church. We'll come back after words," said my mom.

We got back into the car. We went to home to get dressed. I put on a long flower skirt with a purple top. My mom put on a black and blue dress with her high heels. Then we headed off to Open Door church. When we walked in and sat down everyone was saying hi and shaking our hands.

My mom said church was starting, and I needed to sit down and not talk. I sat down and listened to the preacher Mrs. Sarah to come and get me for children's church down stairs.

"By, love you," said mom

"By, love you," I said.

As I walked down the steps to my class, I was thinking about my dad, and if he would be okay.

Finally, my mom came to come and get me; I was so excited to go back to the hospital.

"I can't wait to see dad."

"Me either."

We arrived and I said "I still remember the room 2nd floor room 273."

I ran to the elevator pushed 2nd floor, and as the elevator went up my heart was pounding and I was so excited. I heard a ding! The elevator doors opened I ran down the hall to room 273.

"Hi, dad."

"Hi."  
I ran over and jumped on the hospital bed and gave him a big hug. My mom finally walked in the room.

"Lilly, you know there are sick people asleep."

"Hahahhahahahhahahahaha", me and my dad laughed.

Mom went over and hugged dad and asked him if he was feeling any better ... he said not really.

The nurse walked in and pulled mom out of the room to talk to her, mom walked in with a sad face and just sort of glanced at me.

"Come on, Lilly, you need some sleep so you won't be tired for school tomorrow."

"Okay, can we come back tomorrow?"

"Yeah."

We walked down the hall and into the elevator. We walked out of the hospital, and into the car. We arrived at my house and walked into the house. I put on my pajamas and lay down; my mom walked in and gave me a kiss good night.

I woke up at 9:00 am.

"Mom, mom I am late for school!" I jumped up, running into the living room. Mom sat on the chair, crying.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"Ummm, I don't know how to say this, but your dad's funeral is tomorrow at 10:00am."

"No, why"?

"Remember when the nurse took me in the hall yesterday"?

"Yes."

"Well, that's what she was telling me about."

I woke up at 8:00 and I was crying, the rest of the day passed in a blur and before you know it I was putting on my dress and went to the funeral home. When we arrived, I walked up to the front were the coffin was setting. I took a look and broke down in tears. My mom walked up to me and touched my shoulder. Mom and told me the service was about to start so I needed to take a seat. I walked and sat beside my aunt. The preacher was talking about how he was a good, hardworking man. My mom sang a song dedicated to my dad called Amazing Grace. After that, we walked out to the parking lot and got in the cars, my mom and my dad's mom and other family member got in the black Cadillac with the coffin. We went to memorial gardens. We all got out of the car and stood around the coffin.

"Do you have any last words?" said the preacher.

My mom walked over and talked about the things they have did together. The preacher ended it in prayer. My mom, aunt, and I let balloons off that had special messages on them. Then everybody there got a rose off the top of the coffin and left.

They let the bars out of the bottom of the coffin, and Boom! The coffin fell in.

#  History in the Making

"Lower the sails!" the captain yelled, but it was lost in the ferocious roar of the wind.

The captain grabbed the cabin boy by the shoulder as he ran past.

"Take down that sail!" he shouted "Do whatever it takes!"

The cabin boy nodded his head and ran for the sail. The winds were against him and he thought it would be easier running through a jar of molasses. Finally he reached the pole where the sail was attached. It was so dark he couldn't tell what to do. It was the dead of night and all the ship had been awoken by the huge storm. He had to find it, or else they would plummet off the side of the Earth. His hands ran rapidly on the side of the pole, splinters being dug deep into his hands until his nimble fingers closed around a tough, cylinder, shaped object and pulled. The sail was detached and flew into the wind.

"NO!"

He threw himself at the cloth soaring in the air and caught the sail in midflight. He hit the ground with the sound of bone hitting wood. Lewis was dragged across the ship on his back, still clinging onto the sail, until he hit the side and was flipped over backwards. Lewis grabbed onto the side for dear life with one hand, the other still clutching the large piece of cloth. The wind was too much for the sail. The part he was clutching on was torn from the rest, and it flapped into the stormy night. He watched it disappear, still in shock of what had just happened, and then slowly climbed up the side of the deck. He lay down, sprawled out against the cold, wet surface of the wood.

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He felt the angry glares around him burning into his skull. He sat atop a barrel, his head in his hands.

"Congratulations!" the caption said suddenly.

The cabin's boy lifted his head following several confused grunts.

"This boy has saved our lives! I think that is worth congratulating!" the caption continued.

"He lost the sail!" One of the Seamen shouted.

"We're stranded out here!" cried another.

"If it wasn't for this boy we would all be stranded in the sea or at the bottom of it dead!" the caption yelled at the others. "I didn't see any of you trying to do anything, running around like a bunch of toddlers!"

"I took action!" One boasted "I made the ship lighter so we wouldn't sink!"

"How did you do that?" the cabin boy asked.

"Threw the food crates over into the water of course!" he said, cheerful still.

"We had very limited food, why in the world would you through it overboard!" the caption yelled.

"Perhaps I shouldn't have said anything," he said, suddenly gloomy and embarrassed.

"So now we don't have any food nor can we search around to find any!" said a Seaman who had not yet spoken up before.

"No! Look there!" the Cabin Boy cried as he stood on his barrel.

He was pointing into the distance where he could see a large hunk of green land. The Seaman in the crow's nest, who had been staring down, listening to the conversation, straightened up and cried,

"Land hoe!"

"A little late for that, isn't it?" The caption sneered.

The Seaman flushed.

"Launch the boats, lower anchor!"

They all untied the smaller rowboats from the side of the ship. Five people got into one, so they all fit into three. The Cabin Boy was next to first, which meant he had to row. He slowly began to push the large sticks.

"Put your back into it!" the Seaman in front of him said.

"How about you do it, Richard?" The cabin boy growled.

He was mad at him because he had been the one who had spoken out the most against him in the earlier argument about him losing the sail. And he had pestered him the trip, giving him jobs that he himself was told to do.

"There is no reason you can't do it you little—"

"His request is reasonable, you have reached man-hood." said the seaman right behind the cabin boy, named Augustus, who had helped him the most throughout the trip.

"I suggest that you shut your—"

The cabin boy pushed as hard as he could on the oar and it went up into the air, and then he yanked it left. It hit him on the side of head and he fell overboard. Everyone was laughing. The cabin boy turned his head in the direction of the caption in the other boat. He smiled at the boy and winked. The seaman's hands came out from under the water, and then re-submerged under. Quickly the cabin boy ran forwards and stole the front seat. Finally the seaman's hands gripped the side of the boat and he pulled himself up. He snatched out a dagger from his belt and raised it to strike him.

"Let's see how you like this Lewis Night!"

Bang!

The caption fired his pistol, casing the dagger to soar overhead into the ocean.

The seaman grabbed his pistol and fired it. It missed the caption and made a hole in the boat's Spanish flag.

"I'll get you Martin!" he yelled.

His last goal was not achieved. Another deafening bang and the seaman had a bullet through his forehead. He fell back into the ocean and didn't come up.

"Who are they?" one of the other seamen asked.

Lewis (for that was his name) returned his attention to the beach. There were people with darker skin standing on the shore.

"They have got to be the Indians. They must have heard the commotion. Put you weapons away, killing a crew member might not be the best first impression."

Only then did he realize just how many of the crew members held weapons. Even he himself held his one weapon, a hunting knife. He, like everyone else, sheathed his weapon as they approached the island. Soon they had docked and Lewes' feet hit sand. He still felt the rocking of the sea. It had been three months until he had felt solid land, and he was never happier. He tossed grains of sand into the air as if it was tropically snowing.

"Land hoe!" he yelled.

He knew he was losing it. The natives stared down from a cliff overlooking the beach. The children were making fun of him, throwing dirt and mud from the cliff up into the air and it landed down below. Soon his hair was full of gunky mud and bits of scattered dirt.

"Well you try to go to sea as long as I did!" he shouted up.

The Indian children continued to through bits of twigs, mud, dirt, grass, and small rocks down below.

"Well, I think we've certainly made for an entertaining first impression." The captain said, now at his side.

He brushed the gunk out of Lewis' hair.

"Thanks." He said, at the same time trying to spit out a glob of mud.

"First off," the caption said to his crew, "we are going to need a place to set down."

"There!" someone said from the back.

He was pointing to a cave in the side of the cliff.

"Great!" the caption confirmed "You," he pointed to a group of semen who had been chatting alone, and they immediately stopped. "Go back to the ship and gather supplies. You go with them." he said, indicating Lewis. "The rest of you follow me."

While the others followed the caption into the cave, Lewis and the all of the rest of the seamen, which included Augustus, got into the row boats. Each of them toke one, all except for Lewis who got into one with Augustus. Together they all rowed towards the boat. After so far out, he glanced to his right. It was the place where the angry seaman had been shot dead. He could have sworn that he still saw a trickle of blood floating on the surface of the water.soon he felt the boat jar and saw that they had reached the ship and that he had been staring at the water the whole time. Lewis gripped the rope that connected to the anchor and put his hands one after the other, slowly beginning to climb up. Soon, he was at the top, the first one there, and others came over a few moments later. He was not appreciative of the continuous rocking of the ship as miniature waves crashed on the wooden sides.

"All right, scout the ship for all useful supplies." said Augustus, and with that they all began searching the ship.

Lewis went up onto the quarter deck where he knew there were supplies. He went to the first barrel, which was the one he had sat atop, thinking that he had stranded the entire ship because of him ripping down the sail. He grabbed it with both hands and threw it into the row boat down below. After that, he continued with the rest, some heavier, some lighter, until the quarter deck was clean. Then He went down to the hold to find all the other seamen gathering barrels and climbing up the stairs. He had to press against the stairwell wall to avoid having his head taken off by Augustus carrying a large wooden crate that took up most of the stair-case. When he got at the foot of the stairs he could only see one remaining crate, which was about the size of him. He heaved it onto his back and slowly puffed toward the stair case. It weighed many times more than Lewis himself did, and he was now sure of the reason why they left it for last. He finally got to the end of the hold and looked up at the stairs before him. They seemed to have expanded miles longer than when he had first come down. He began to taken one ever so slowly step after another, the floorboards creaking under the combined weight. It had felt like hours before he had finally gotten to the top. His eyes where bloodshot and watery, so he closed them until he got them back under control. He walked blindly to the spot where he was sure the row boat was. He then lifted it up and threw it.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

His eyes shot open as he fell towards the Ocean. He apparently had not lifted the barrel high enough because it was on top of his stomach, pulling him down. He looked to his side and saw the row boats almost onto the shore. His eye flared in pain as the salt water salt water seeped into his eyes as he submerged. He closed his eyes again and did not open them until he felt his back hit sand. He was surrounded by coral to his front, right and left. He looked up and immediately wished he didn't. A shark was swimming right before his eyes. At the sound of the sudden Swoosh made the creature look down. A smile crept across his face that probably meant "Yippee! Dinner!"

Then a pair of two electric eels swam up behind it.

"Just my luck." Lewis thought to himself.

Then shark lunged, and Lewis screamed. No sound came out, but his whole mouth filled with water. He immediately closed it shut tight, and turned around to look behind him. He prayed that there would be some kind of exit, some way out of being devoured by a ravenous shark, because if there wasn't the only way out was the top, and that wasn't a wise option.

Thank-fully, behind him was a large underground cave with tall stalagmites that looked 3 feet long. He swam quickly, barely avoiding the shark's swift attack. It was momentarily dazed, thinking it had caught him, but Lewis knew this was not much of an advantage. Soon the Shark was back up to his game of chase. He swam as fast as he could. He looked back and refilled his mouth with water for he had accidently swallowed it. The shark's jaws where inches from his toes. Centimeters. Millimeters.

Crack!

Rock flew in every direction as the shark slammed into a stalactite. This gave Lewis just enough time to get a few yards ahead. It had gotten up and was angry now. It was soaring straight at him. Lewis' lungs were fit to bursting. He knew he was dead.

If I die because of their stupid prank, I am so going to kill them.

Then a new flurry of hope pumped in his chest. Above there was dim light filtering into the water. He could see the sand rising higher and higher and the shark getting closer and closer...

"Ahhhhhh!!!"

Before he knew what was happing, he was flying through the air, thanks to a last minute jump, and felt a huge pain shoot down his right leg from the ankle down. He saw dark red blood being swung into the air as felt sand hit his face, then everything went black.

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His eyes slowly opened all he saw was more darkness.

"Great," he said "Guess I really am dead."

It wasn't exactly what he expected heaven to be like. He imagined it as a never-ending city on white clouds and a pink atmosphere with translucent building and streets of gold and for it to be as bright as the sun. But all he saw was more darkness. Grains of sand bit into his check. Almost like sand...

He rolled over and looked around. He could see the rocky walls of a tavern, sand at the spot where he was laying and the ocean at his side.

"So, I guess I'm not dead," he said aloud.

He thought that he would be on the shore of a beach, but he then realized he wasn't. There was rock on all of the sides except for the space leading to the ocean. Something large and smooth lay under his back. He tried to stand up, but the pain was too much, and had to lie back down. He out stretched his hand and gripped his leg. He felt a mix of water and blood coated his fingers at touch and so he slid them to where the blood was the greatest. His fingers ran out of bloody leg before he felt his foot. He ran them over again and still couldn't feel it. Finally he lifted it in front of his eyes and saw in the dim light that his foot was gone.

"That ignorant shark must have bite of my foot." He said, his voice thick with anger.

He felt around on the shore and found a long wooden stick lying flat on the sand. He picked it up and dug it into the ground in front of him. He then yanked and managed to lift himself off the ground. He leaned on the side of it like a cane. He reached down to grab the item that was sticking him in the back.

"Gold!" Lewis said, jovial.

It was the West Indies anyway. It certainly could be gold.

He wiped his across the ground and picked up what had been laying there. It was smooth, slick, and light . not at all like he imagined undiscovered gold to feel like. He raised it up to the light and saw that it was actually a message in a bottle. He stuck it into his pocket, for it was to dim to read, and began searching for the source of the light. He didn't see how there could be light, because he was completely surrounded by the ocean and rock walls. He kept looking, his hands rubbing against the rugged surface of the rocks, until he found where the light was coming through. It was a hole in the cavern wall full of rubble and rocks, with tiny cracks of light shiny into the darkness. He stabbed his cane/stick at it and with a few swift hits knocked them down. He then tossed the stick out the hole and climbed through himself. He barely fit, scraping his side pretty badly on the way out. He landed head first on a sandy and grassy cliff side beach, the smells of the outdoors filling his nostrils. It was kind of sunny, but the island was surrounded by fog. He lay there awhile, exhausted after barley avoiding death from a shark attack and/or drowning. He smelled the great outdoors again. He could smell something cooking, and only then realized how hungry he was. He staggered to his feet (actually more like foot) and looked where the smell was coming from. He could smell it from a forest cluttered with trees. He began speed-limping into the forest. He walked through and was amazed by what he saw. He was looking at several different colored birds, some that looked like they had flown into a rainbow. He saw a long, narrow river that flowed down into a pond in what appeared to be a village.

"More Indians."

He crept closer, dodging between trees until he could hear the sounds of the village. He was surprised that he had not heard it before, because it looked like they were all talking very loudly. And their voices still seemed discontented.

"Wait a second, I bet my ears are clogged with water."

He tapped his head roughly and heard an odd throbbing noise that echoed inside his head.

BUM! BUM! BUM!

He tilted his head to the right and wacked it with his hand. He then tilted it to the left and repeated the same thing. Slowly, the hot water trickled out. Now the sounds came clear and loud, baby's crying, children yelling, and adults giving orders and explaining thing to the kids. Several people turned skinned animals, such as dear and rabbits. Men sat and lay by the river, clearly tired, taking big gulps of water. They were covered with sweat, bows lying next to them. It appeared that they had been out hunting.

"At least they have some food. Man, am I hungry," he muttered.

Lewis looked up and saw a round purple fruit hanging off of a tree branch. He reached up and plucked it from its dwelling. He ravenously chomped down on the fruit and reached up for another.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

He felt like his stomach might dissolve. Suddenly he was hurling it back up, choking as he felt his throat closing. He, in a panic, launched himself into the river and drank face down. The water appeared purple, but was quickly becoming darker. All logical thoughts where slipping away, and suddenly he felt someone tug at him. Then he was brought back up and could only see a concerned Indian women's face before he passed out.

He blinked several times. His eye sight was still blurry and a faint shade of purple lingered in his vision. He tried to sit, but only managed make it half way up before he fell back down. A man who had been leaning over him dipped a long, wooden spoon into a bowl filled with a blue liquid, got a good spoonful, and spoon fed it to Lewis. He decided he was to trust the Natives. He was alive because of them.

Then the man left the room, pushing over the tent flap, which let in the glow of a star filled sky. Another man stepped in, but this one was extremely old, wrinkled with what looked like centuries of living. He shuffled in, clutching onto a long cane with a dried deer skin, folded into a sphere, on top. Finally the man reached the side of his bed. There he lowered a shaking hand to an animal skin pouch dangling at his side. He scooped up a handful of sand and began chanting.

"Ye- ma-ko-nu-ba, Ye- ma-ko-nu-ba, Ye- ma-ko-nu-ba, Ye- ma-ko-nu-ba, Ye- ma-ko-nu-ba."

The man continued chanting and poured sand all over Lewis, scoping handfuls after handfuls of sand. At last he ran out of sand. He blew out Lewis's candle and left the room. Lewis rose up and shook out the sand from his hair, body, sheets and clothes as best he could considering he was still weak. He lay down, itching slightly, and went to sleep.

He awoke to the sounds of the villagers talking, sunlight seeping through the tent flap into his room. He sat up roughly feeling much better than he had the previous night. Lewis grabbed his bottle and walked into the midst of the tribe. A male, teenage Indian meets him outside, and handed him what appeared to be cooked possum.

"Thank-you." He told the Indian, even though he knew the boy wouldn't understand him. He ate it quickly; for he hadn't eaten a thing besides sour medicine in a long while (he had gone unconscious so much he wasn't sure how long it had been). It tasted great, especially to his growling stomach. The same man who had been in his tent first walked up to Lewis.

"We have prepared a canoe for you." He said pointing to the water, where, indeed, there was a hollowed out trunk floating in the water tied onto a nearby tree.

"Hold on, did you just speak English?" Lewis asked.

"Yes. An explorer who had come here taught us."

An explorer, Lewis thought, wondering who that could be.

"Reckon you are heading in the direction of that island over there?" he said, pointing toward the island he had come from.

"How did you know that?"

"We saw the ship come. If you need help from there show this to the native tribe."

He handed Lewis a rock with a single carved symbol on it.

"I don't know how to thank you enough."

"You are welcome."

Lewis smiled and jogged toward the canoe on the sand filled beach.

He began rowing away feeling the familiar rocking of the waves. He gave one last wave before he disappeared into the fog. He knew it was early, but in the massive fog it looked the same as the evening. He faced forward and touched the moving oars. He kept rowing, the oars dipping up and down, up and down, up and down...

I wonder how far I could have swam from shore.

Just then he felt himself wash up on land. By the light of a lamp dangling on the end of a hook at the front of his boat he could see that the lands features were the same as the island he and the rest of the sailors had docked on. The fog had lifted, but know it was pitch black. He snatched the lantern off its peg and held it up. He finally came upon the cave they had originally stayed in, but no one was there. He saw a few things laying around, like a candle holder and some of the nails they had used to hang their hammocks. The one hammock left was his own. He looked down on its top and saw a slip of paper and a withered rose.

In respect of Lewis Night

1479-1493

Killed by the crew of the Explorer

"They think I'm dead." Lewis said aloud in disbelief

He sighed, placed the rose and card on the ground, and hopped into his hammock. He fell asleep almost immediately, his aching muscles finally relaxing. He awoke again to sunlight shinning into the cave where he was dwelling. He jumped up, grabbed the note, rose, nails, hammock, and carved rock. He shoved it all into a pocket in his jeans. He then walked out of the cave and headed towards the edge of the cliff. He glanced up to the top of it and braced himself. He then grabbed one rough edge of the cliff after another, and was soon at the top. The cliff wasn't really that tall. He scoured the land for any sign of his crew mates, but instead saw a group of log houses in the distance. He began running towards them, hoping to seek some kind of help. Once he got close the Indians saw him.

"GAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!" one of the natives screamed.

Yelling and shouting came from the village. Suddenly a group of Indian that looked like warriors bashed on their many scars and tattoos. More and more poured in. Soon there had to be about fifty, twelve of sat on top of what looked like donkeys. The one who was at the head of the group on top of the largest and healthiest looking donkey, shouted a battle cry and stormed onto the grass in front of him. The others followed, and there was a barraged of hundreds of arrows from all directions. Lewis dived behind a cluster of trees and nearly avoided being hit by a ton of arrows. Landing on the ground had enough force to knock out all of the items in his jeans. The warrior who appeared to be the head of the group loomed over him. He drew back his bow and arrow and prepared to shot. Out of instinct Lewis grabbed a rock off the ground and held it over his face for protection. He knew it would do no use.

The head warrior above him gasped and dropped his bow, which fired harmlessly at the ground. Seven other warriors ran up behind their chief and gasped as well. Lewis, who had had his eyes squeezed shut, expecting death, glanced up. He saw the shocked expressions and their faces and felt confused. He rolled the rock over to where it was facing with its top facing him. It had a long, curvy symbol carved in. It was the rock the Indian tribe had given him. He closed his eyes and said a silent prayer thank you to God. The Indian chief jumped off his horse and offered Lewis a hand. Lewis quickly gathered up his items and took the man's hand. He was yanked up in seconds. The man's grip was strong and sweaty. Releasing his hand, he then led Lewis to his donkey. He then bowed next to the donkey's side. Confused, Lewis stood there awkwardly. After a moment or so, another Indian who was on top of another donkey patted the blanket on which a rider would sit.

"Oh, you want me to get on."

The Indian shrugged, clearly not understanding.

Lewis hopped up onto it. Then the chief stood up and gave a command to his men that sounded like

"Ya-Ma!"

All of the men followed the chief, and Lewis' donkey trailed behind as well. Once they had arrived, everyone jumped off, and Lewis followed. Everyone else dispatched except their chief. He lead Lewis to a large wooden hut. He opened up a deer-skin flap, what Lewis supposed a make shift door, and lead him inside. The hut had one window, a bed to the right, and a table to the left. The Chief made a sleeping motion, then drew a sun in the air, then with two of his figures made a walking motion, then drew a crescent moon. Lewis leaned against the table, considering what that had meant. After a few moments, Lewis took a guess.

"Sleep now, by night we will search for your crew? All right."

Lewis made a nodding motion to show he understood. With that the chief left the room, leaving Lewis by himself. Lewis then pulled out his hammock and two of the nails and headed towards the window. There he hammered in the top and bottom of it over the window, leaving the room in almost complete darkness. Then he kicked off his shoes and jumped onto the bed. He wasn't exactly tired, and the noises outside were kind of annoying, but he fell asleep after a few minutes. He had gone to sleep late many nights after doing excoriating labor. This felt good...

A hand withered by salt water clung to the side of a row boat. Startled fisher men stared at it, flabbergasted. He slowly and eerily pulled himself up, and his face was identical to to to...

"RICHARD!!!", He screamed, wide awake now.

"Richard? Alive? How?

So many questions whirled around in his head as a teenage Indian, about his own age, rushed through the door. He began tugging on his arm and pointing towards the door.

Lewis hopped up from his bed and ran outside. Directly in front of the door-step was two donkeys. The teenage boy jumped on one, and Lewis jumped on the other. The teenage boy whistled and the donkeys started trotting. The trip took a long time, and after several hours they took a pit stop. The Indian un-mounted, so Lewis did the same. The Indian laid down the blankets that had been on top of the donkeys. He set them about five feet apart, facing each other. Then he walked towards a pond, and waved his hand for Lewis to follow. He did what he was told (or shown), and walked with the Indian. He strode towards a pond nearby. He picked up a long, skinny, stick nearby, and also withdrew a knife. He then placed them on the ground and pulled up a long strand of grass. He lifted up the knife and raised the stick, propping it up in his armpit, and tied the knife to the stick with the grass.

"I don't think that will work." Lewis said.

The native ignored him (not that he could understand him) and raised it up. Before anything could happen it feel to the ground. The Native clearly impatient, tried again. Once again it feel to the ground. The third time he started to prepare it, Lewis snatched it away. Before the Indian could protest, Lewis took out two nails, over lapped the stick and knife, and hammered them in with the butt of his knife, one over the other. He handed it back to the Indian, who took it, a little confused.

"N-A-I-L." Lewis said pointing to the nails he had inserted.

"Nnaaiill" the Indian repeated.

"Yes, nail."

"Nail."

"Nail."

The Indian shook his head, trying to focus on other things.

He cupped his eyes, pointed to a tree's bark, and made a swoosh sound.

"Hum. Search for firewood. On it." And he ran off.

He had gotten pretty good at guessing hand gestures. He searched the ground and found several hunks of wood decent for burning. He found a neat looking chunk that had reddish wood. He had never seen it before in England. He walked towards the pond once more, looking for the Indian. Once he got there he couldn't find him. He began panicking. Where was he Lewis jumped into the pond, looking for his unconscious body.

That was until he heard him yell.

"Nail! Nail!"

He sat next to their donkeys, on the mat. Lewis could tell he was holding back laughter.

Lewis climbed out of the pound thickly annoyed.

"I thought you were dead!"

He just smirked.

Lewis picked up the wood clomped up to him. Thankfully, he had dropped the wood before jumping in.

The Native held out his hand and Lewis shoved the wood in.

He then struck a stick quickly on it several times and it burst into flames. Throwing it into the center , he then added more as the fire grew. Lewis was handed a stick with a fish attached to the end, along with Lewis' dagger, and together they roasted it over the fire.

"I," Lewis said pointing to himself, "L-e-w-i-s. You are?" He asked pointing to the Indian. "Akahoe." Akahoe replied.

"Akahoe nice name."

Time went on and Lewis decided to read the letter in the bottle he had found. He unscrewed the cork, and then dumped the message out. He began to read.

Dearest mother,

I have sailed may miles and have at last reached land. My crew is dying, and we are all mad seeking gold. I have only discovered that they land I have sailed to the wrong continent. The land I am currently at is no the West-indies, but another land. I hope to land rich soon, and that my crew does not plan mutiny against me to steer back towards home. I write this in hopes you might know of my journeys if I do not return home.

In great uncertainty,

Marco Polo

"Marco Polo?" He mumbled, dazed.

How could that be? Was he mistaken, and later realized that this was indeed India? Was this some sort of prank to throw people off? Was this washed up from somewhere else?

Or maybe this isn't the West Indies., He thought.

He looked at his fish to distract himself from the possibilities. It didn't look like it was cooking well. Lewis dropped the red wood that he had found in the forest onto the fire.

"SHNEE-HE-HAY!"

The native through himself into the fire, setting his pants a-flame, grabbed the wood, and plunged into the river. Lewis dropped his fish into the flame. It all happened so fast all Lewis could do was sit, flabbergasted.

Akahoe came up panting, clutching onto the wood. He walked over to Lewis, drenched.

"If I had a shilling for every time I got drenched I could by a hundred candle sticks!" Lewis said.

Akahoe Set the wood down, far from the fire, pointed to it, and shook his head no. It must have been sacred to them.

Lewis took his fish out of the fire. It was a bit over cooked, but it tasted fine.

After eating their fish, Lewis and Akahoe climbed back on their donkey's and sped off.

***

It was dark before they saw the flame flickering in the distance.

"Moracahoe!" Akahoe shouted at the donkeys. They sped up.

Soon they were within 30 feet. Lewis jumped off his donkey.

"Thank you for everything."

Akahoe nodded his head, and turned around the other way. Soon he was far in the distance.

Lewis crept up towards the fire. He then stopped and stared from behind a tree. There seemed to be much more men than before, but he could still make out the members of the explorer. He then heard what the captain was saying.

"How foolish. Kill a boy for a few cheap laughs.

Then a sailor that Lewis had always resented, Clark, who had become great friends with Richard, spoke up.

"You've been going at this for days, would you shut up already! It's just one boy it doesn't really matter!"

"DOSEN'T MATTER!" Lewis had lunged from the tree, now standing in the center of their circle.

Everyone just sat there, mouths a-gap.

"You're alive." Croaked Augustus.

"Yes, but when I'm done with you, you won't be!"

Lewis lunged, but Martin (the caption) grabbed him around the waist.

"Calm down, nobody meant for you to die."

"Well I almost did!" he shot back.

"And who are all these people!"

"I suppose we haven't been properly been introduced yet." said a well-dressed man, who appeared to be at the ranking of captain. "I am Christopher Columbus."

"Yep. He's the reason we sailed the seven seas." Martin said.

"What do you mean, 'He's the reason we came here'?" asked Clark.

"I thought we were here to scavenge for gold!"

"That's what I told the king." Martin said, "But I really came to meet up with my brother, Christopher, and to make sure he was all right."

"You lied to his majesty!?" Clark yelled.

"Well, yes, but how will he ever know?"

"Don't take this lightly, you could be hung for treason to the king!" Augustus yelped.

"I think it was a wonderful idea. At least some people care for the well-being of others." He shot at Augustus.

He looked down at his feet.

Then they heard hooves clomping on arid ground.

Clomp, cuthunk, clomp, cuthunk, clomp, cuthunk...

Then hundreds of men were running at them, weapons raised. Several were on top horses. He saw one who was perched on a horse giving orders. He looked like...

Smack!

Everything went dark.

***

Lewis opened his eyelids. His eyesight was blurred. Finally they came into focus. He saw the grinning face of...

"Richard." Lewis growled.

He head was wrapped in a bloody cloth, yet he smiled devilishly at Lewis.

Lewis tried to reach for his dagger, and realized his hands were bond. He tried to run at Richard, but did this only to realize that his legs were also bond, and that they were all tied to a long wooden post. He looked to his right and saw Martian and Augustus. They too were bond to poles. Farther down he saw the flickering light wooden poles of the Indian village. Below him he saw the crew of the Explorer on the grass ground, hands tied.

"Those who defy me will be sentenced to death." Richard said.

"Why didn't you just kill us on the fighting ground?" Augustus questioned.

"I want you to fear what is coming, to know who you won't see and what you won't do. What's the fun in killing your enemies if they don't know what's coming for them."

"Why are these pirates working for you?" Martian asked.

"What do you mean 'captain'?"

"They rescued me," Richard said, moving his hand to show the crew of men behind him. "Then I killed their captain and toke the place for myself. I told them I wouldn't take any cut of the riches for me if they helped me."

Martian suddenly looked around frantically.

"What did you do with Christopher's crew?!"

"Killed them." He replied "All except one."

Richard stepped aside as Christopher was thrown in front of him, wrists tied, looking greatly injured.

He pointed the tip of his sword on the back Christopher's throat.

"Who dies Martian, you or him."

"Don't." Christopher croaked.

"Me. Kill me." Martian said immediately.

"Good enough for me. "

Richard raised his sword and chopped of Martian's head.

"NOOOOOO!!!" both Lewis and Columbus cried.

Martian had let out a wail, the crew was all yelling and screaming at Richard, while Richard was laughing menacingly. Several Indians had walked out of their village and were now staring. At the front of the line was Akahoe.

"Stop, stop, no more deaths! Wouldn't your time be better spent looking for gold?! What will you tell the king?!"

The cheerful moods of the crew of the diamond stopped, Richards laughed went quiet and the sailors from the explorer stopped shouting.

"Well do any of you have ideas for funding. I don't see any gold laying around!"

"I have an idea." One of the diamond sailors said "How about we sell this. We don't have it in Spain and I'm sure people will pay top dollar for it."

He pointing to a tree with red bark.

It is the one sacred to Indians.

The other sailors were mumbling agreement.

"All right, chop it down." Richard said.

"Axe!" The sailor cried.

From somewhere in the crowd an axe was thrown, which the sailor caught.

Crack!

The tree hit the ground.

"AYAMIA!"

At least that's what it sounded like. I was hard to tell because they were all yelling different things. They had charged out onto the ground in front of them.

Lewis watched members of the Diamond fall to the ground, arrows in their chests; and Indians fall dead with bullet holes. Smoke swirled into the cave, and seeing became near to impossible. Then a dark figure cam towards him through the smoke. Once he was a few feet away, Lewis could tell who he was.

"Akahoe."

He untied Lewis, then the rest of the Discovery's crew.

Through the smoke he saw Richard running in terror.

Lewis reached towards the ground and grabbed the captain's belt. He slapped it on, grabbed a sword, and ran after Richard.

He was running up to a ledge at the side of a cliff, hanging over the Ocean. It was elevated about ten feet above the rest of the battle. He was lighting a fuse to a...canon.

Lewis sprinted up its side. Richard spun around and shot a bullet. It missed by a hair. The smoke gave him some protection, but not enough. He fired again, and he felt it shave a fleck of skin off his head. Richard raised his gun one last time, a direct aim at his heart. He pulled the trigger and...

"Ahhhhh!"

Lewis sliced his sword through the air. Richards hand and his gun fell into the Ocean, firing harmlessly below. With his left hand Richard withdrew his own sword. Richard made a few weak attempts at a strike, but Lewis quickly disarmed him, his sword spiraling into the Ocean. Without the clang of swords or the crack of a gun, he could hear a fizzling sound behind him. Lewis spun around. The fuse was down to less than a centimeter. Lewis launched himself into the air and pushed up the canon. The ball launched into the air, hundreds of feet, then turned back around. Lewis jumped backwards as the whole side of the cliff feel into the Sea.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!'

"Richard!" he screamed.

He had been hit square in the chest. He was now headed to the bottom of the Ocean.

Lewis could just stand and look. He didn't know how much had passed. Akahoe and Augustus walked up to Lewis' side. Lewis glanced over his shoulder and saw the battle field. Many were dead. He saw only a couple of crew members from the explorer still alive, but greatly damaged and couldn't live much longer. Their crew had been greatly outmatched. Many Indians still stood, and yet many had fallen. About half of Christopher's crew was left. The only crew member of the diamond left was tree chopper man, but as Lewis watched Columbus stabbed him in the chest. Lewis returned his gaze to the water down below.

"Is dead?" Ackahoe asked curiously.

All Lewis did was nod. No matter how hard he tried, no words could come out.

"He deserved what he got." Augustus said.

Lewis never said that he agreed. He remembered when he was a kid picking up a stick in his parent's backyard swiping it threw the air.

"When I grow up, I'll sail the sea, fighting crooks and criminals!"

Mother looked up from her knitting to respond.

"I'm sure you will my brave little boy!"

Then he remembered another time when he was eleven.

"This will be the best armor this town had ever seen!" Lewis told his best friend, Johnny.

"We'll win for sure!" He agreed.

They were preparing armor for the tournament in the fields every Saturday were all the kids would get together and fight in swordplay. Although it was tons of fun, nobody ever got hurt.

Back then he had seemed to be so revved and ready for a fight, to kill all who trespassed against him. Now all being an assign could bring was guilt. And loads of it. He withdrew the withered rose from his satchel and threw it into the ocean. With that he trudged back through the bodies of the dead to the ground below.

***

Lewis and the other survivors from Columbus's and the explorer's crew walked out from the cave where they had slept for the night. They all met on the shore of the beach to say thanks to the Indians and to make final arrangements for the following journey home.

Christopher began to speak.

"We would like to thank all of you for your tireless work to help us," he said to all the Indians.

"You have truly shown amazing bravery serving our king, and on behalf of the crown we present you and your tribe with all of our finding on this land."

He handed the Indians a handful of shining gold to their chief. He examined it with immense curiosity.

"Thank-you." Akahoe said. Apparently he was the only one who had learned basic English.

"I believe we can all fit to board one ship."

"I suggest the Explorer." Marcus said.

"All who agree?' Christopher said.

"Aye," everyone said.

"Now, we will need a new captain, for I am in no condition to continue the role."

This was true. His right arm and left hand were in make-shift casts, and he was blind in his left eye. It was stabbed in the fighting.

"I nominate Lewis Night. All in favor?"

To Lewis' surprise "I" rang out throw the who crowd gathered.

Christopher smiled down at Lewis as he placed the captain's hat on his head.

"Well, I suppose everything has been settled. I suppose we should take the row boats back to the ship."

As everyone headed that way Akahoe walked up to Lewis.

"I'll miss you." Lewis said.

"I come with you?"

"What about your parents?"

"Dead, long ago."

Akahoe had been orphaned.

"Sure, follow me. We might even find you a foster home in Spain."

Akahoe smiled and they walked across the shoreline.

They rowed out Lewis getting one last look at the land they had just explored. He was the only one who knew that it was not India. He thought of a name. America.

Nicholas' Blog

#  The Creature

Deep down in Alaska lurks a killing monster named big blue of the lake.

Deep in Alaska are scientists who search for plants that can change people's lives. They go through harsh weather and death-defying plants and animals. They saw many different animals, insects, and plants along the journey. They ran up upon one of the most biggest and dangerous bug in Alaska. They didn't do anything to it because they didn't want to get extremely hurt or even death. They went through rivers and lakes on boats. They saw eagles soring across the light blue sky with their babies. Spiders lay patiently on their web waiting for the next victim to get cot on the giant web of buity. That night they set their tents and a fire.

Snakes and bugs crawl along the path on the Alaska floor. They walked along the fog from the night coldness. Through the day the fog cleared and they looked to find something but had no success in the morning. The fog was completely gone by noon. And they found many things but not what they were looking for. They had 2 months leafed till they had to come back from Alaska. By the next morning they still had found nothing.

The mouth was about over and nothing special had been found forth the days got shorter and the jungle got deeper as the animals gazed on the path to the lake and that lake was called: python scratch. There animals disappear randomly from the lake but yet the water is silent. They creped through the lake. The water got deeper until it was up to their necks. Fish swirled around them as they walked through the neck deep water then someone frizzed and said something was under him and it was as big as a python.

He tried to get it as it moved on but he couldn't then he saw it and it was a python swimming in the dark green water. Fish swam smoothly through the water. They walked to the other side. The night came fast and they were dry from the time they got to the place they were at. The morning came faster and fog scattered through the forest. Animals were all around the tents. The animals roamed away and they set off looking. They had found something that they had not ever seen they took tests on the plant and took it with them on the way out of the jungle.

They arrived at deep and dark lake. Where snakes are everywhere and the most deadly insects lurk look for it next kill. They prepared to go across. When the where across they started to set camp. The next day they will start to pack up and go back to the lab in California.

They camped close to the lake that night. Through the night they heard the water crooking nonstop the whole night then it just stopped out of nowhere. The night past slowly as it got lighter. The morning came their eyes had purple marks under them because they couldn't get any sleep till the crooking stopped.

After that discovery they were pumped up to see what it would be or do.

They were packing up when a big noises burst in their ears. Could it have been something in the jungle, a bomb, someone shooting a gun, or trees falling? They got dun packing and set the bags it the car.

They drove for miles and miles and reached Bone Lake! They tried to hit the brakes but it was no use. The jeep started to sink they got out of the car coming face to face with a big snake looking thing! It was bleary so they didn't know what it was. They tried to swim to the surface but the horrible thing then happened the men were gone not a single sign of them.

20 years later.

The river dried out and scientists were studying the area and found bones of a mysteries creature.

The be continued ....

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#  The Great Dragon's Cave

On a hot summer day of August, a boy went on a hike in the forest. He loved to until one day when a weird voice that said:

''Get out, get out now or bad things will happen.''

The boy froze and looked around. There was nothing to be in site of the boy. Then he heard the voice again. He was scared, really scared. Then he heard cracks and he heard the voice again, and again.

"Why, why do you want me to go?" The boy asked.

The voice didn't answer.

He stared at the trees and said: ''why won't you talk me?''

Then he saw a cave that looked as if someone took black paint and dumped it there.

When he got in, over 1,000 bats flew out. He ducked quickly as the bats flew above him.

He went more through the cave it was quiet ... very quiet. As the boy got more into the cave it had been like night with no stars or a moon in the sky. The boy already went 1 mile through the cave as dark blue water dripped on his shirt.

It was so dark that if he did not have his torch, he wouldn't see his hand in front of his face.

When he got deeper in the cave it felt colder, denser, and the smell was so horrible it made his nose wrinkle as the stench covered him. It smelt if smoke was everywhere. He thought it was his torch. But when he went even deeper into the blackness he saw from the bottom of the cave smoke had been coming from he thought that was why he had smelt the horrible snitch. Then, the smoke dropped very quickly.

He wondered.

He saw skeletons full of bugs and rats trying to eat the remains of flesh. He jumped away thinking what they were there for as the rats ran away.

Then he saw a tail coming from a dark passage and a weird looking one. He hid behind a rock attaching from the floor to the ground. He could see what that tail. Thoughts raced through his head wondering what it could be.

Then he saw fire come bursting from where the tail was and saw a very creepy face and ran. A dragon flew out of the cave the boy tripped on a stick that fell from a tree close by and saw the dragon. The dragon was breathing red fire.

More dragons came out; a fire dragon went flying out of the cave. Then, a water dragon and an air dragon and all kinds of dragons flew out of the cave. The boy felt the violent moving wind over his back. Then the earth dragon made a big roar like thunder released from the sky of a stormy day and all of the dragons went right in the cave and the boy hollowed along with his ears still vibrating from what seemed as thunder. The earth dragon was very old for a dragon. So he went to the earth dragon for help.

Then he said ''I was told to leave the forest for some rezone and I want to know why''.

Then the dragon said ''well you have to find out yourself''.

He recognized that voice from somewhere he said ''I feel like I have heard you before''

The dragon said ''and where do you think you heard me.''

The boy said ''in the forest when I was walking,'' ''but I didn't see anyone.''

''So you came to my palace?''

''No.''

''Thank the lord that you did''.

''Why''?

''Have you ever seen what you walk on''?

''Yes.''

''What?''

''Mostly Sticks and dead leaves.''

''Well what kind or dragon am I?''

''You're an earth dragon.''

''So when you step on dead leaves and sticks I can fill it.''

''So now you know why.'' ''So I am going to say this one last time,'' ''get out know or I will haunt you for the rest of our life''. ''What will happen if I don't get out?''

''Then I will eat you for dinner.'' ''So I will put you with my collection of bones on that rock over there were my skulls of people who didn't get out. And you skull will be on that rock with all the others.''

The boy said: ''you know what I think I will just leave. Because I don't want my skull on your rock.''

So the boy left the cave and his mom said ''why it has taken you 2 hours to get back. Usually it takes you about 20-30 minutes to get home.'' Then he told his mom all he had done on his hike. And why it took him 2 hours to get home. ''The mom said you have a good imagination my boy . for a boy like you.''

That night he had sworn he had seen a light in the cave but this time the cave was a lot more different and it was over a boiling thing of lava so the boy went back in his pajamas and a Lantern. He went into the cave and ducked, but no bats flew out of the cave

"Why didn't any bats come out like last time they should right about now?'' he said in a whispering voice to himself.

He heard a cry and a big bang. He wondered into the cave scared as can be. He looked all around him looking for the earth dragon.

He heard an even bigger bang and went further in the cave. He was extremely scared. He went deeper and deeper into the cave. He had then seen the dragon. But this time the earth dragon was crying for some reason. He walked closer to the dragon. He said to the dragon why are you crying.

Then the dragon said ''have you seen what is in the forest ground.''

''Then it just turned to him.'' The dragon said.

''Didn't I tell you that you were never supposed to come back.''

''The boy said y ...yes'' in a shivering voice.

The dragon said ''so I guess you want your skull with the rest of them.''

''The boy said n ...no'' in a scared and shivering voice.

The dragon said ''then why did you come back to the cave.''

The boy said ''because I saw a light in the cave and wanted to find out what it was.''

''What light", the dragon said.

''The light in this cave the boy said.''

''There was no light that I have seen in this cave.''

''Then why did I see a light and not you?'' The boy said.

''The dragon had a suggestion for the light'' and he said ''does anyone or anything want you dead.''

The boy said ''well there is this snake called the light snake''. ''Well then that is problem could be him.

The boy said ''how that can't be.''

''Well the light snake came into the cave and lit up and it made you want to come back to the cave.''

''Then were can the snake be.''

''Back In the forest," replied the dragon.

The dragon said ''sshhuuuuu for a minute'' then, the boy and the dragon heard cracking noses in the forest.

Then the dragon screamed loudly in the wind and it cared through the tree tops of the dark forest. Birds went flying from the trees.

The boy said what, what it is in a loud voice the boy said.

The light snake had bit the ground because the snake knew that when something is put in the ground he makes a big roar in the tree tops. The snake knows that because when the people put things in the ground he is in the cave because he lives there and he sees the dragon roar.

The dragons said to the boy kill me now before someone else sticks something in the ground or more like in me.

The boy said ''why do you want me to kill you.'' ''I would never do that to you if my life depended on it''

''Hurry'' the dragon said ''do it now before I do it myself.''

''No don't do it,'' the boy said.

The dragon said ''go to the hole over there and there are some weapons in the hole''. ''Get one and throw it at me.''

So the boy did what the dragon said and got a weapon. But he didn't throw the weapon he just held it in his hands and didn't do anything at all.

The dragon said ''do it now before I just do it in the loudest'' voice as he had.

The dragons claws came out he was about to do it but I said something that made him stop doing what he was about to do.

The said something so surprising that the dragon stopped and listened to the boy. The boy said ''I love you!!!''

The dragon's claws went down then the dragon screamed and his claws came out as fast as he could and he killed himself.

The other dragons turned to dust and he was alone in silence.

The boy had dark tears dripping from his eyes. He stood there and looked at the earth dragon.

Then something magical happened.

The dragon's spirit rose up and out of the cave the boy was amazed with what he had seen. The tears on his face dripped off as this magical thing happened.

He walked out of the cave and then half way in the forest he seen the light snake. He sat here as still as he could. The light snake looked around. He didn't see the boy but the snake then saw something move. The snake lit up and he saw the boy the boy ran for his life. The snake slithered toward him with his razor sharp teeth. The snake hissed saying I am going to get you if you don't go faster than that. The snake stopped and sat there for his friends to come. The snakes went charging as the light snake straggled behind the rest. The boy had got home safe he ran to his bed and jumped in. the looked all around him he summand out of bed. He went in the kitchen and got something to drink and he went into the living room it was quiet till he heard cracking sounds in the walls, floors, and the roof. He went and got his mom and she woke up and the sound stopped.

His mom said 'what is it now?

The boy said I heard cracking sounds all over the house the mom listened and heard nothing but her heart.

The mom said ''well I don't hear cracking sounds. ''weird.''

The mom told him to go back to bed and he did. He sat in bed remembering the dragon.

On day in September something happened to him the dragons spirit had come back down but it didn't go back up it went all into his heart and the spirit of the dragon had stayed in his heart. The boy was as fears as a dragon. He was brave and smarter.

He went outside and roared like a dragon. The spirit of the dragon came out as a dragon form and went back into him.

The boy went back to bed and had fallen asleep the minute he hit his head to his pillow. That morning he woke up he felt more than himself because of the dragon's spirit can make all powerful. The boy got dressed and got breakfast then went to the cave, crept in, and found the dead dragon's body on the hard black dull ground. The boy sat by the dragon's body felling his armor like scales. The boy started to fell a tingling on his body the boys feet got big and harder the boy started to see scales on him. The boy was changing into an earth dragon with razor sharp teeth, big wings, and even bigger feet.

The boy ran out of the cave as he changed more into a dragon. The boy started to fly with his enormous wings. The boy flew up to the clouds amazed of what he was seeing. The boy flew higher and higher till he could touch an airplane. The boy flew down like a rocket ship. He hit the ground but he didn't stop he went into the ground with a big roar. The boy had made a big passageway with his big body.

The boy came back up out of the ground. The boy was sore from hitting the ground so fearfully. The boy was very dirty the dirt covered his body like a brown coat.

His mom was just getting out of bed. She looked all over the house for the boy but she had no success finding him.

The boy on the other haps was walking in the dead forest. Then something happened. The boy changed back into his body form. He ran home and his mother saw him she made a big frown.

"Where have you been?"

The boy lied and said in the back yard. The boy was worried he would get into a lot of trouble.

Something nocked on the front door. The mother went to go answer it and the boy sneaked to his room the mother answered the door and no one was there. The mom looked out the door and still saw nothing. She shut the door and then something knocking on the door again she open the door and nothing was there again.

The boy screamed the mom went racing to him the boy stood on his bed. The mother asked what had happened.

The boy told his mom that smock was on his floor and it made a face like shape and it said something but he could not hear or make up the words it was saying.

The boy and his mother decided to move. They moved to a house that was big and had many things to do and see. The two of them lived in the house and was much happier. But the boy still thought about the dragon ever day as he started to fill like him every day.

THE END

#  The King of Terror
Chapter 1

The Room of Death

There the old man sat, leaning on his throne for support. Light angled from the windows, making him look fearless and powerful despite his age. His beard, white as snow, brought out the bloodless color of his skin. A crimson red glowed oddly on his body as if producing a magical substance. On top of his head was a golden crown with gems of ruby, sapphire, and emerald that never stops glowing. Suddenly, a group of peasants with knives and swords walked into the room.

"What do you want, and it better be good." The king growled because of the waste of time.

"We need money," they whimpered, shaking in fear.

"Not my problem," the king puffed. "That's why you work for me, ten cents a week, best price in the kingdom." He grinned.

"That is not the best price!" The smallest of the peasants howled. "My brother gets 8 times more than me."

One of the peasants stomped forward. "That's why we are here; to take that's worth all we've done for you, such as you're crown." He snickered devilishly.

The peasant softly put his hands together, tapping his fingers tip to tip. The silence settled; tension rippled through the crowd.

"Attack!" shouted the tallest peasant.

"Guards!" The king shouted as he jumped off his throne.

Footsteps clattered, growing louder. Crash! The doors flew open as guards flooded the room.

"Don't just stand there, get them!" he boomed.

To the king it looked like a morbid ballet, full of death and destruction. It wasn't long before peasants lay on the ground, dead.

One lone little boy stood among the bodies, crying and whimpering in the corner.

"No one will ever touch my crown but me!" The king's voice echoed in the hall.

Footsteps of the guard clinked closer to the helpless child. The kid shook, scooting towards the wall. Sliver light blinded the boy as the guard slinked behind the child, grabbed his spear from his back, and yelled as he stabbed the child through the heart. The child screamed, sobbing, then fell to the ground eyes staring at the hazelnut door as if waiting for someone to come and save him.

"That's better." The King sighed and stomped through the dead bodies that scatter the floor.

He stopped at the door and glared at the child then left.
Chapter 2

Town's meeting

Town's people gathered at the old, brown, wooden steps of the bakery.

"He killed so many peasants; many of them may be family members of all of you!" Ryan, the baker, shouted, standing next to his sobbing wife. "He must have killed my son," he whispered. Luckily no one heard.

"We have to go stop him, kill him!" shouted the butcher.

"I know, I know!" exclaimed Ryan. "But first, I think it's best that we attack at night when there aren't as many guards." He stepped on a wooded box that lay near him.

"That makes sense" most of the village mumbled in agreement

"Let's have a voting, come forward if you have a different idea, "Ryan yelled

No one wanted to step forward.

Ryan's voice echoed through the trees. "We will leave the women and younger kids. Men start getting your weapons, we leave at dark. Then come to the park when dark, so I can tell you the plan."

The day passed by slower, much slower, than expected. Kids looked around the house for their fathers weapons as if the weapons were playing hide-and-seek. Wife's cried to think that they may have to take care of their kids alone. All of the sadness flooded the town.

Later that night black and gray figures rounded the corner heading closer to the park.

When Ryan got there he was spooked at the scenery. Shadows streaked across the afternoon sky barely showing the tall camel colored grass. Stone had little lines and squiggles, making them look like tombstones. Ryan shuddered at the thought of the park being a graveyard.

"Okay, this is how it's going to be Jeff, Sid, and Todd will go around the back of the castle and distract the guards so we can sneak in. Then 2 of you will hit the guards with metal tools on the head. Make sure to hide the guards or it will be too obvious. Then we will go in the castle and try to kill the king." Ryan whispered at the men.
Chapter 3

The Chase Off

"Go, go" cried Jeff, trying to whisper.

The men looked like they were wild foxes chasing after a mouse. Todd jumped looking down to make sure his shovel didn't stab his stomach. He closed his eyes as he pushed his strong legs into the air. Todd's leg scratched the side of his leg on the rough maple bark, making his eyes fly open. Blood seeped out of his wounded leg but, Todd didn't want to stop his journey to kill the king at that little scratch. The smell of the trees that surrounded him made Todd remember of the times with his father. He didn't notice till later that he landed behind a tree with roots as tall as three men stacked on each other. Sid lounged into the top of the forest green bush. When he opened his eyes, the roots of the plant looked like they were clawing out of the ground. Jeff sprinted to the pearly doors of the castle.

"Why do I always have to do all the difficult work?" mumbled Jeff to himself. He jumped in front of the guards. They jumped back with a face disillusioned face.

"You know... you should really look at your face right now" Jeff snickered smacking his knee with laughter. "Come on do you really think I should be trespassing on the Kings grounds." The guards looked at each other then started to chase after Jeff.

"Well, this isn't half bad" he thought to himself.

He jumped into the tree and luckily, just as on plan, Todd and Sid jumped up and slammed their shovels into the guards head and knocked them out.

"Come on. They won't be out for long." Todd and Sid said in unison.

Jeff brought out his horn (that was in his jacket) that glowed with sparkles of cinnamon and amber. He blew his horn with all his might. A loud BBBBLLLLLLLAAAAAAAWWWWOOOOOO blared the horn, sound echoing off the tree as sparkles filled the air.

Angry villagers crowed the front of the castle. Everything from fancy swords to pieces of old glass was bobbing in the air. Even from miles away you could feel the anger that flooded the crowd. Everyone ran to the castle not caring that they could wake up the whole kingdom. They all jumped, bursting through doors.

"What do I do?" Sid asked

"We talked about this, Come on, Split Up!" Ryan sighed, anger seeping through his voice.

Remembering suddenly peasants decided weather they wanted to go up the stairs or to the ballroom. That's when half went upstairs and the other half went to look in the ball-room. The clatter of shoes echoed off the marble walls. Cries rang as each person walked into the room. People from ages 9 to 41 scattered the floor with pale faces, and pools of deep red blood all around them.

"Daddy, please come back!" one of the peasants cried

The peasants went to check on their family members to see if they were alive or not. Unfortunaly all were dead, which gave the people more inspiration to fight and kill the king. Ryan looked around to see if his son was there that's when he saw him lying in the corner of the room. A pool blood seeped around Gregory. His lost eyes focused to the door as if waiting for someone to come. His deep charcoal hair was dripping with sweat as if he was in a sauna. There, in the middle of his chest, was his heart is, a brown and sliver spear was sticking out. Ryan ran to the corner and sobbed over his Gregory.

"He was the best son a father could hope for." Ryan whimpered. He screamed to the ceiling right before he passed out right on top of Gregory.
Chapter 4

Fight for Life

The stairs creaked and groaned as the peasants ran up them. When they got to the top the hall split in two. Dark shadows streamed out of each hall not making them look any friendlier.

"Which one do we go through." one of the men shouted from behind the group of peasants.

"How about we go through the left one." suggested Sid.

"O.K, but you're going first." mumbled Todd.

Floorboards creaked as they walked along the path. Soon they saw guards standing near the room to the left. Diamonds brought out the face of the king's picture on the door. Gold boarders fill most of the door's peachy space.

"Um, so, who has a baseball bat" Ryan whispered. His foot tapped lightly on the wooden floor.

Ted grumbled "It's one of a kind but ... here you go."

Ted's hand extended with a maple wood baseball bat being held tightly.

"Well I guess I'm going in." Ted grumbled.

Ted jumped in front of both the guards. They both reached for their back and got their swords out.

"O.K. let's make this fair hand-on-hand no weapons or protection allowed "

The guards huddled and mumbled to each other glancing at the peasant every few seconds.

"We agree to your challenge but, Matty will be fighting as I guard the king's door, and if you don't want to be killed by the king please keep your mouth shut no matter what!"

Matty (the guard towards the left) walked toward Ted in a slinking motion. Matty and Ted walked in circles around the hall with all the other peasants staring at them waiting for the first hit. Ted throws his fist into Matty's nose. He tried not to scream because his face felt like metal. Then he grabbed part of Matty's face and pulled. A mask started to come off and showed the face of an old man came into view.

"Grandpa!" shouted the other guard loud enough to wake the king.

Footsteps drew nearer to the door. Ted jumped toward the steps out of view. The doorknob to the king's door twisted. An old figure came out, that looks like the photo of the king on the door.

"GURADS WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON HERE, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMEND OF YOURSELF, THREE WEEKS IN THE DUGEON NO COMPLANTS!"

The king's face was a scarlet red and his forehead looked a little indigo, too. Eyes bulging and fist clutched he got a moldy rope from behind his door and pulled surprisingly the guards and everything they were holding disappeared.

"Long time no see Theodor, Wisely right, anyway didn't your father come to kill me, he's in the room where the other group is, please step forward, and nice baseball bat" said The King

"Um... how did you see us and how do... "

"I know everything Theodor, and I know you're going to say up next prove it and now I'm saying get out of my castle and if you don't want ,I'm talking to all of you hiding there, your family members to get thrown in the trash go and get them NOW!"

The peasants all ran down the creaky stairs yelling "You will pay for this!"

When they ran to the bottom of the stairwell they kept running into the ball room. Most of the peasants gasped in surprise. They grabbed their family members and ran all the way back to the village. Ryan woke up, picked up his child and walked out of the room in disgrace.

The village was happy to see their brothers and fathers coming back but, they were most emotional to see how many have died.

"Thank you for bringing them back so we can bury all the dead properly," hollered Ryan's wife "But what will we do about the king, please step forward is you have an idea!"

A little girl, with blonde curls, deep blue eyes, and freckles, stepped forward and ran up the stairs and whispered in the lady's ear.

"Um, well, I never knew we would have to bring Big Mac into this but, we will try our best."

Most of the people at the town's meeting started mumbling when they heard the name Big Mac.

"That is a wonderful idea Kala, now you may go back to your family." Ryan insisted to the little girl.

She scrambled down the wooden stairs and ran into a women standing across most of the crowd.

"I am heading out at 10 till' 5 to warn Big Mac and to ask him if he can help us at all." he continued "If there are any who would like to help me walk up the mountain of Fudgy Sundaes."

Only three people walked forward. Not to Ryan surprise there were Todd, Jeff and Sid, all covered in mud thanks to the last battle and to their revulsion of water.

"Men go to the shed and get your packs, and please don't fight over the shovel, AGAIN!" he said with a hint of anger.

The men started to run to the shed calling different tools or weapons.

"I feel like I'm taking care of a 5 year old child, don't any of you feel sorry for me, at all!" Ryan shouted to the crowd in a playful way.

He walked into his bakery still laughing then, started to cry and slammed the door.

"Sometimes I worry about him especially after our son died, he has been very strange, and I thought I was going to over react." Sighed Mary Lue (Ryan's wife)

"Well what are you doing let's get ready to say good bye to this wonderful man who risked his life for use, 2 times."

The entire crowd disappeared in seconds as if a herd of horses just let free.

"Now that's better." Whispered Mary Lue

Minutes later everyone was waiting at the dirt trail that led up to The Mountain of Fudgy Sundaes. Later Ryan, Todd, Jeff and Sid were dressed in khaki shirts and pants with a ginormous backpack with things from frying pans to rope.

"Well now to get a move on we have trail to cover, Good Bye loving and caring village if we don't return in 5 weeks you will know we are dead."

"Bye honey, please come back or else we will suffer dearly, I can't run the bakery without you, I mean really who is going to milk Henrietta, she hates me!" Yelled Mary Lue

"Don't worry dear with our talent put together no one is going to get killed."

"But honey."

"No but's ,we are going without any comment and please ask Sarah she is the one who gave Henrietta to use, and as I said before GOOD BYE."

"Bye." Mary Lue whispered

Colors of the trees past bye in fast motion, dirt blew up in the air, and shouts of nearby villagers filled the surroundings as Mary Lue ran to the bakery and jumped onto the small feather bed. Tears filled her eyes as she cried.
Chapter 5

Path of Wind

"I am sh-sh-shaking so h-h-hard my pants are falling' off!" shouted Sid from behind a large gray rock. "None, I s-s-say none, of these rocks bl-bl-block the wind from t-t-touching me!"

"Well keep your pants up and keep walking, were barely halfway up this stupid mountain." Jeff tried to yell over the wind. "Didn't Ryan tell you to get a THICK jacket, not a THIN jacket, a THICK jacket!" Jeff continued.

"Guys quit fighting over a jacket, as Jeff said we are barely half way up the mountain and if we continue like this who knows what trouble we're going to get into, and please Sid get out from behind that ginormous rock." Ryan insisted

"F-fine!" Ted said in a shaky voice with a hint of sassy in it.

For the rest of trip Sid and Jeff kept giving each other dirty looks making Todd snicker every time as if he had something to do with it.

"Um, Sid your pants are sinking in poo!" Yelled Todd

A look of disgust jumped on Sid's face as he looked down at the slushy brown goop that was swallowing his black sweat pants.

"It's not poo it's fudge, that means we are at the top, look theirs the cave, I'll go you guy help Sid out and DON'T step in the fudge," Cried Ryan

"How do we get him out," asked Todd

"Well since it's the Mountain of Fudgy sundaes you eat him out,"

"Um, look out Sid were going to eat you out,"

A look of delight happiness spread upon Todd's and Ted's face as they look at the fudge.

"You're kidding, right, please be kidding!" Sid whimpered

"Nope not at all." chuckled Ryan

"Oh, no, hurry up and do it now or I will kill all of you!"

"Well I better get going if we want to get home on time."

Ryan ran up the rest of the Mountain avoiding puddles of brown fudge until he reached a large rocky cave. He peered in side to see a huddled figure in the corner.

"Excuse me, not to disturb or anything but, I need to speak to Big Mac!"

"What do you want from me," a deep voice echoed from the cave.

Hairs on the back of Ryan's neck stood up as if someone was behind him. He looked around but only gray stones scattered the mountain floor.

"The king, he killed S-so many lives, all tried to take his crown. I don't know why but I think the crown may be the source of evil power!"

"What do you want me to do, try and take the crown?"

"Well actually yes, we tried and tried but he gets even powerful each day, and don't forget how many new guards he gets, and their armor is a hard as stone, if you know what I mean."

"I will accept the task for a prize, if I get the crown and hide it in into a spot unknown to ALL mankind, I accept this challenge, but don't come running to me if I kill anyone on the way!"

"Fine, as long as you do what you are telling me and, as long as you walk on the yellow brick road in the village none are to be killed."

"Well then I better get my beauty sleep so I have enough energy, so bye gone."  
"Of course"

Ryan ran down the mountain until he saw Sid climbing out of the hole. Todd and Ted had chocolate fudge covering their faces and clothes, some even dripping down their shirt.

"We better get a move on if we want to the village before Big Mac." Ryan stated

Shacking and shivering they walked down the mountain when suddenly they heard cheers.

Then people got into sight.

"You made it, you did it, and it barely took a day." The Kala shouted.

"I'm going to call Mary Lue to tell her the WONDERFUL news!" she squeaked.

She ran to the bakery and knocked on the door when she heard, "Leave me alone I don't want a visitor,"

"But, Ryan is back and he asked Big Mac and he said that he was going to follow the yellow brick road!"

"That's the road that goes to the king's castle, right." Mary sniffed

"Yeah and Big Mac is going to stop the king from killing anymore people or children!"  
Creaking of the door blasted the steps of the bakery as a red, puffy, wet face poked out of the doorway.

"Really?"

"Yeah, Ryan is in Town Center with Todd, Ted, and (He he) Sid!"

Mary ran out of the bakery like a rocket and into the town square leaving Kala at the steps.

"Well um... at least she's happy now." Chuckled Kala as she raced to the Town Center.

"I talked to him, and he said yes, he's going to steal the king's source of power, and can someone take the boys for a cleanup, because I mean look at them." Ryan hollered

Heads turned to Sid, Todd, and Ted as snickers ran through the crowd. They were covered in brown goop (and Sid was pants less)! 3 women in light blue rags, ran to the boys rapped them in fuzzy white towels, and dragged them into a giant white cabin.

"Mary Lue you made it, sorry about this morning, I didn't mean to "insult" you but anyway and how about we make a basket for Big Mac filled with tasty treats, and don't forget to make a place for the crown he asked that he keeps it away from the King's grasp." Ryan told the crowd.

"Wait your giving the crown to him!" Mary Lue shouted with a hint of surprisement in her voice.

"Yeah he said he was going to take the crown to a place unknown to mankind!"

"But what if he gains the power from the crown and uses it against us?"

"Then we will have to deal with him."

"Well, fine, but I warned you."

"So let's start getting the basket ready and don't forget to make it large because I heard he's 4 times larger than the castle!"

"So how large of a basket?"

"How about, um, the sizes of three Sid's."

A small head that resembled Sid's poked out of the large log cabin that the boys were changing.

"I heard that you know, I am not short!" he screamed

"I said that because you are tall not short." Ryan replied surprisingly calm

"Oh Whatever, I need to get changed anyway, but I am not short."

"Ok, ok you're not short; anyway let's start getting to work on the basket."

People rushed away into their stores to look for anything useful for the basket.

"Ryan may I speak to you privately?" Mary Lue asked her husband

"Ok what's going on?"

"Um... about the king and his power I don't really understand

"I have many clues about the king and his power but I only believed it when Ted told me what happened."

Ryan explained to Mary Lue about what happened at the castle with the guards, the rope, and how the guards reproduced by the day.

"I don't get it; his father was the kindest of all mankind, I can't believe that Set would ever by his son!"

Ryan shivered at the name Set as goose-bumps crawled across his arms.

"Don't say his name you know it is bad luck, anyway many say that the murder of The Kings father turned his heart into a black hole with nothing but grieve."

"Sorry, sorry so a heart filled with grieve, but now we have the question where did the king get his crown from?"

"That is a mystery to all of us."

"Well thank you for the summary of the power of the king's crown but, we really should get going on the basket."

"You're welcome so, um, bye."

"Bye"

Chapter 6

The Night to wait for

Standing in the middle of Town Square was a ginormous basket. The sun shown making its 10 foot tall shadow run down the village. Wooden trees were rapped into a small basket form. Inside their was everything from fresh pastries, gallons of cold cow milk, and even a pair of super large underwear. In the middle of the pile of goodies was another wooden basket. It held velvet pillows large enough to let the King's crown to sit in the middle. Everyone who had worked day and night to create the basket stared at it happy with their creation. Many were sitting down on steps waiting for any sign of Big Mac. That's when they saw him, a giant 20 foot tall gorilla walked into town following the yellow brick road. That wasn't all he was a plum purple color wearing a lime green T-shirt. It left everyone's mouth hanging open with eyes bulging out of their heads.

Ryan opened and closed his mouth but nothing came out.

"So is the basket for me?" Big Mac questioned

"Um... yeah but first you have to get the crown to get the basket." Ryan hollered head staring up into Big Mac's eyes

"Ryan is that your name, anyway I will take you with me so you see that I accomplish to take Set's crown."

The crowd of presents shivered hearing The King's name.

"Please don't say his real name, it is bad luck to our village, but I will go with you I would like to see your strategy in case something else where to happen similar to now!"

"Very well hope on"

The gorilla's plum colored hand reached down and touched the floor. Ryan tried his best to climb over Big Mac's giant fingers and decided to sit in his palm, he griped tightly to the palm as Big Mac threw Ryan into his head fur. The smell made Ryan's nostrils burn. The stench was so bad that Ryan thought he could see the smell. Hair was shaven off in odd places of Mac's scalp showing a odd pale color.

"You ready?" a deep voice grumbled

"Um I guess so."

Big Mac's walked so fast it made Ryan feel as if he was flying. Ryan jumped up and down with hair and wind blowing in his face

"Here we are The King's castle. I will drop you off in the back of the castle while I get the crown, I don't know why but I have a feeling Set's going to run through here!" Big Mac cheered happily

Ryan pushed himself off Big Mac's head and landed on his back with a large thud. He groaned as the pain seeped through his tense body. His hands began to numb as he pulled himself into the mossy bushes of the king's garden. Thrones were waiting for him stabbing whenever the wind blew. Ryan kept on shifting his position since rocks were poking into his stomach. Big Mac ran to the castle and stepped over the coffee colored moat.

"I wonder if the moat acutely has coffee in it, why am I thinking of that it's probably just poop from the royalty that they placed there for the alligators to eat ." thought Ryan

Big Mac looked around in the castle sticking his hand in windows every few moments frowning when not finding the crown.

"Wonder why there are not any guards trying to stop him from achieving the crown?"

That's when Big Mac smiled and stuck his hand in the castle again. This time his hand came out with a small object that shimmered when Mac held it up to the sun. Waiting for Big Mac to come back for him Ryan stared at the giant gorilla that walked away from him even the castle.

"He just playing a trick on me or he's going to go through the tree's so that the guards don't see him. Wait he didn't bother hiding in the beginning so why bother now? Oh yeah it's for me to see the king come by. What if he doesn't run through here? What if I have to walk home? Ryan STOP WORRYING! "Ryan thought

He sat there still thinking about having to walk home when he saw the king. He was running through the doors of the castle screaming words that where unknown to Ryan. Ryan listened closely to catch words like "Big Gorilla" and "My beautiful crown, my source of life". Seconds later the king fell to the ground and stared at the bush Ryan was laying in. The King's eyes rolled to the back of his head.

"If they take you, you will take my place and you will rule this disreputable kingdom." A hoarse voice screeched through the mouth of The King.

The King's eyes came back to its socket as a scream rang through the garden. He froze as a liquid poured out of his body. It took Ryan minutes to discover that it was The King's skin that was melting. A puddle of peachy color was sucked up from the lime green grass. The clothes from the King were carried away from a sudden breeze. Ryan got to his feet and to find the smell of cinnamon. A warm breeze blew through the trees making leaves blow in a circular motion around Ryan. After each spin of the leaves dozens of honey colored sparkles appeared. Ryan had a feeling that he had to close his eyes and he did so. When he opened his eyes he was in Town Square. Many people of the village were staring at him, mouth hanging open. Sid's eyes were bluding out of his head.

"You, you, you just appeared out of now where and, and where did you get your clothes, they're made for a KING!!" Sid shouted

Ryan had not noticed what he was wearing. He was looked down to find a shock. He was wearing a maroon shirt with an emerald green cape. His shoes were black and shiny with a ruby on the sides. He touched his head and took off what was on it. A crown of sterling silver had so many jewels that many where unknown to Ryan. Mary Lue pushed her way out of the crowd and into Ryan.

"So did you kill him" she whispered

"Yeah he's not getting close to our village now"

A look of delight seeped on to her face.

"HE DID IT, HE DID IT!" Mary Lue yelled

Kala walked to Ryan and signaled him to bend down.

"You shall be our new king, your son would have been very proud." She whispered

A pain swelled up in Ryan. A small tear ran down his cheek and exploded on the floor.

Kala grabbed a nearby box and stood on it. Her voice wasn't small and meak it was strong and loud.

"Whoever who would not like Ryan to become the new king step forward or hold your peace! If you wish for him TO be king lets cheer him on to royalty and wish for his family to agree."

No one stepped forward but started screaming, "All hail our new family of royalty."

They stepped down to their knees and bowed repeatedly. Kala stepped down from the box with a pleasing smile and joined the crowd.

"Ok I get it you would like me to be your king but I already have 3 rules." Ryan yelled

The crowd gasped and started mumbling.

" The first, no one is to call me the King please still call me Ryan or King Ryan, second please don't do that motion it makes me feel greedy , and third if you ever need a pay raise just come to me and I will pay you." King Ryan continued

The crowd cheered.

"Um... Can someone help me pack so I can move to the castle and it is not a command, I can do it myself if no one would like to?"

Everyone ran into Ryan's bakery and minutes later came out with all of his things neatly in his suitcase.

"Thanks, I'll go get my wife so we can start walking to the castle."

Seconds later a golden carriage arrived. Ryan's wife stuck her head out and smiled.

"Come in honey we need to go to our new home!" Mary Lue shrieked

Ryan reached down to grab his bag but a butler ran out of the carriage and got the bag himself. Ryan walked into the carriage. The inside of the carriage was even better than the outside. Inside there were seats of velvet cushion and in the middle was a fountain that was spitting out tasty treats.

"Oh don't worry, the butler already explained the fountain to me, you think of what you want and then it squirts it out. Cool right!" Mary Lue grinned.

Ryan closed his eyes and started to think of a large fish with oregano sprinkled on top. His mouth watered just thinking about it! A smell of salt water filled the carriage. Ryan opened his eyes to find a small silver plate with a large orange fish with leafy oregano on it. He grabbed the fish and a fork that was next to him and started to eat. I warm feeling spread over him as the fish salted his mouth. Ryan never tasted anything like it; this was a dish that only a professional could make.

"Fis is vood" Ryan sputtered

"Well you better get used to it we will be eating like this for the rest of our lives!" Mary Lue squealed

The fountain splashed water around the carriage making the only noise since the conversation die

Seconds later Mary Lue and Ryan gasped. Outside the carriage the castle drew nearer it seemed pleasant and inviting in the glistening sunlight. The pearly marbled reflect off images as if it was water. The wooden doors of the castle groaned as it opened. The butler walked into the carriage even though it was still in motion.

"We are now arriving at the castle please keep all body parts inside the carriage at ALL times, because it seems the old king had a problem doing THAT!" the butler announced

"And what is the name of my ...um, royal servant." Ryan smiled

"Jack, my royal highness."

"Well Jack, thank you for taking good care of this carriage it is spectacular."

"Look, honey, we parked." Mary Lue gasped

The door opened extremely slowly as screams of delight filled the air.

No one lived long enough to tell the rest of the story but, if you want to see more of Ana Nickel look for my book "Life of a Mean Girl" in a few months.

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#  Ghost Dog

My dog died. My dog died. My dog died.

I can barely say it in my head. I don't want to even think about it. But I have to because I need to help people who have lost something important to them.

Rosy was her name. Want to know why? Whenever she was happy her eyes would be as pretty as roses.

Do you think it's stupid? If you do, shut it.

When I found out that she had died, my stepmom said, "Now honey, it's the circle of life. And besides, she died of old age."

What I said back was not very nice.

You may think I am a little brat. But that dog was the only thing I had left of my mom.

What happened to my mom? You may be thinking, well get that out of your mind because that's a different story and I really don't want to talk about it.

When Rosy died, I was so crushed I cried for a month at least, and as you can see I'm not over it. The reason she was so important to me was that she was a protector of all the bad things in the world that would try to hurt me.

You think it may be stupid, but my house is haunted. Do you not believe me? Well come to my house and see for yourself.

Oh yeah. My name is Grace.

When my dog died I had no one to meet me at the bus. It was harder than ever . Whenever someone tried to bully me, Rose would bark, and she can't do anymore. Then whoever had tried to bully me would run off. Now I have to deal with it all by myself.
Chapter 2

I walked into middle school; no one pays a lick of attention to me, as usual. But I really don't care.

My first class is math. I sit at my seat and read.

I hate math. Math is difficult. Very difficult.

Our math teacher is named Mr. Smith.

He is actually nice, believe it or not. This is what he says to us every math class. "Hello class, get out your minnie whiteboard. Write what your mood is, and if it is bad ... CHANGE IT"!

I right down my mood. In my best hand writing I spell out, G-R-U-E-S-O-M-E.

While Mr. Smith walks around the room, I look around at the place I spend one and a half hours a day.

There are a lot of posters all of the walls.

One even says "I have high expectations for you, so make them higher or lower. That is your choice".

I like that poster. I read that every day and it makes me want to keep going even though the world tries to stop me.

Then, I look at other people's Minnie whiteboards. A lot say cool or awesome or great.

What makes me think is that if their day is so cool or awesome or great, why do they have to make mine so gruesome?

While I am lost on thought Mr. Smith taps my shoulder. "Hello ... is someone in there"?

I shrug, like there may or may not be a brain inside my head.

"Class, erase your moods. This will be your new mood. Math mode. Do the problem Forty-five thousand, three hundred fifty-six divided by 7."

I try to do the problem, I am already confused. My fellow classmates seem to have no problem. This makes me even more confused and embarrassed.

He comes over and tries to help me. I look at him like he is about to bite me.

"Its fine I don't bite," he says.

This is really ironic. He helps me, and I kind of get it. Then we do like a billion more problems. Then the bell rings.

Chapter 3

THUMP. Ow. I slowly look up. 2 pairs of eyes are staring at me. Great. Could this day get any better?

Let me tell you now, how much I was wrong.

I hear other footsteps, getting up as I get into my seat, ignoring the laughter.

The bus finally starts and I hear the screeching of tires on the yellow bus when we stop. I feel the jolt when the tip of a sharp paper airplane hits the back of my head.

I capture it before it falls into another seat; I start to crumble it up when I see barely readable handwriting on the paper.

This is what it said:

Gracie! Gracie! Gracie! Ghostly Gracie! Where's a ghost this time?

Furious. That explains the way I felt. She tried to hide that it she wrote it but I'm not stupid. JESSICA!!!! She tries to look inanest. The nerve of that girl!

The bus stops again. I walk over to her seat and sat right next to her. Then I punch her arm with all my strength and it looks like she is about to cry.

I then got back over to my seat. I was still enraged.

Why is life so cruel to me?

# Chapter 4

I look at my blue watch. The bus is late today, which means I will be late for dinner. Then to top it all off my dad will be extra mad at me because the Red Socks lost today.

I see my house and I prepare for fighting. Then I see my dad not looking sad or mad just worried.

Then I start to panic. Its about my grades I just know it. Or it's about complaints from other kid's parents.

When I walk up to my dad and stand there. Waiting to be yelled at. Then I hear the faint sound of a bark.

He says," What's wrong? You look surprised".

"I am not surprised". Then I walk into my house. Not giving him a second glance.

When I get into my bedroom I see a dog on my bed. Its Rosy. I ignore the dog and lay down. I say one thing, "Goodnight Rosie, I missed you". She Barks.

I wasn't even tired. It was 5:00p.m.But, I went to sleep anyway. .

Dang it. I am too late for breakfast. I grab some clothes, throw em' on and go downstairs.

But why didn't my dad wake me up?

My hands are shaking a little.(From missing dinner) So I grab a piece of frozen pizza.

Its Tuesday, and I am not tired. At all. Maybe I sleep better with Rosy around. No she wasn't there.

Or was she?
Chapter 5

I need a happy ending in my story. I need a happy ever after or a everything was happy. Or ANYTHING.

When I get to the bus stop I do not hear the usual taunting.

"If anybody bullies Grace once today, I will pummel them".

I try to see who said it, but they seem to want to stay anonymous. Well, fine.

Then we get to school. Uh, school. Jane walks by me. She even sits by me in class. She actually never left my side.

I had a BODYGUARD. Really? Nah... or maybe a friend. Let's talk about this later.

When I had a class without her I hid from her. It worked pretty well because she couldn't find me.

When I have half of my classes over with I see Jane and she sees me. I run.

Man, she must do track or something because she caught up to me really fast. Dang, Dang, Dang.

"WHAT"? I yell really loudly.

"Why did you run away from me"?

"I don't know, see you on the bus".

"Wait..."

I am already down the hall. I stop at my next classroom door and catch my breath. My teacher is reading a book. She says I am 5 minutes early, and that I should read.

By: Claire Melvin

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#  Rudolf the Polka Dotted Human

Rudolf the polka-dotted Human

# Prologue

Once upon a time in Juneau, Alaska there was a boy who had the most absences in the whole school ever. This kid would always get one sickness. The cold. This is where our story begins.

There is an unpopular, super nerdy, 15 year old boy named Rudolf. Rudolf goes to school at North Pole Academe. He is ALWAYS: coughing loudly, sniffing up snot, sneezing grossly that gives him a red nose, picking at zits and pimples, and falling over and running into walls from tiredness.

# Chapter 1

Rudolf goes to school maybe 3 weeks total in one school year. He mostly is homeschooled because he is ALWAYS sick. Also anything he touches gets pus on it from all of the pimples and zits JUST on his fingers.

Now Rudolf wasn't any nerdy boy, his dad was a scientist that focused on dieses. One day Rudolf`s dad, Mr. Reindeer, notice how often he got sick. So on the day Rudolf gets sick the most, (the 3rd Friday of every month), his dad took him to a laboratory.

Then Mr. Reindeer told Rudolf to lie down after drinking a special medicine to put him to sleep. After his dad thought that Rudolf was asleep, he started to poke Rudolf with sharp and pointy needles. Mr. Reindeer walked away to help in a different area.

He was not expecting what would come next.

# Chapter 2

"Ooowwwwww!!!! Ooooohhhhhh!!!!! Heeellllllllpppp!!!!" began to sound. Then Rudolf's dad fell out of his chair, in surprise, and on to the floor. Mr. Reindeer limped over to Rudolf and removed the needles. Rudolf looked at his stomach and saw a lot of red dots from the needles that Mr. Reindeer poked in him. Since Mr. Reindeer had a M.D. (medical degree) he felt Rudolf's stomach to make sure he was okay. Rudolf`s dad told Rudolf that he had those dots for life. Oooooowwww!!!!!! Rudolf just poked his stomach. Mr. Reindeer told Rudolf that he could not touch his stomach for 1 week nor he could wash it.

The week went by quickly. Once the week was over the next day Rudolf woke up and touched his stomach. It hurt like a he pinched himself. So then Rudolf took a shower and his stomach did not hurt during the shower. After Rudolf took his shower he smelled clean because he hadn't taken a shower in a week so he was starting to stink. So Rudolf put on his clothes and brushed his teeth. Then when Rudolf brushed his hair and looked in the mirror and he noticed that he looked different. He was very handsome and was not coughing loudly, sniffing up snot, sneezing grossly that gives him a red nose, picking at zits and pimples, and falling over and running into walls from tiredness. Rudolf was good looking. Then he remembered that his mom, dad or mean little sister hadn't seen him like this.

Rudolf went down stairs to show his parents what he looked like. When Rudolf went down stairs, his mom literally fell out of her chair in amazement. Then Clarice told Rudolf that he didn't look like a dork. Next Mr. Reindeer asked Rudolf how he became so handsome. Rudolf thought and thought and thought and told his dad that did not know. Then Mr. Reindeer remembered that in the needle medicine was a medicine that would fix any disease, but the side effect was that you wouldn't look like yourself after it was injected in your body.

# Chapter 3

The next day Mr. Reindeer took Rudolf to the lab again. So again Rudolf had to be put to sleep with the drink, but Rudolf threw a big tantrum and screamed that he wanted to stay the same way that with the medicine. And all that Mr. Reindeer said was that the scientist will just take blood sample from your stomach and look at it. So Rudolf cried again because he didn`t want a shot Mr. Reindeer told Rudolf to calm down and drink some water. So Mr. Reindeer got Rudolf water, but before he gave him the water Mr. Reindeer changed the water with the sleep medicine and gave it to Rudolf. So Rudolf drank the medicine and started to feel sleepy and then he plopped down backward on the floor and went into a deep sleep. Just to make sure Rudolf was in a deep sleep Mr. Reindeer yelled and clapped and tried to make the most noise he could. All Rudolf did was sleep. Rudolf looked like a he was dead, but you could tell he was breathing because he snorted every now and then and his stomach rose and sank slowly. Then all the scientist crowded around Rudolf and watched Mr. Reindeer stick a needle in Rudolf`s stomach and watch the blood fill up in tube. Next Mr. Reindeer took the needle to a microscope and put what he saw through the microscope on to the computer which told the projector to project it on the wall. Then all the other scientist ohhed and ahhed. The scientist had never seen such a disease so close that looked so weird, even though they had seen so many other weird diseases.

"This is a scientific break through!" one scientist said.

"Let`s show this to the President" another said.

"Hold on." Mr. Reindeer said. "First we need to examine it more. Also he will wake up anytime now, so we need to not show to this." Then Mr. Reindeer called Mr. Vixsin over and said, "Take this to the lab fridge and put it away from all the others and put a label on it that says 'Rudolf`s disease'. Got it Mr. Vixsin?" Mr. Vixsin nodded and left the room.

Then Rudolf made a gurgling sound and everyone looked at him. Then Rudolf sat up and looked around. He looked like he had amnesia. Rudolf didn`t have amnesia though. Then he glared at his dad and screamed for no reason. The entire group of scientist made faces that looked like they were frightened. Mr. Reindeer made a funny face too.

"Don`t worry, he is probably freaking out or that might be a side effect of the sleep medicine." Mr. Reindeer said calmly.

The scientists` faces calmed and Rudolf calmed too. Then the whole room got quiet. Then one HUGE sigh from Rudolf broke the silence.

After that weird silence and seeing the weird disease everyone left the room.

After that Rudolf got off the floor and stood up very wobbly. Mr. Reindeer raced over to help Rudolf.

Rudolf said to his dad, "I have a bad headache"

Then Mr. Reindeer brought Rudolf to a little bed that rolled, so he could rest a little bit. Then Rudolf fell asleep, for real this. Mr. Reindeer rolled the bed to the car and pushed Rudolf into the car.

# Chapter 4

On the car ride home Rudolf was moaning in his sleep. When Mr. Reindeer and Rudolf got home, Mrs. Reindeer ran outside to help Mr. Reindeer while Clarice stood in the doorway. Mr. Reindeer had called Mrs. Reindeer and said that there might be something wrong with Rudolf.

"Is my baby okay?" Mrs. Reindeer asked

"He is fine, but he might have gotten something from having the amnesia medicine a second time."

"My wife will kill me if I tell her I gave Rudolf the second dose amnesia" Mr. Reindeer thought.

"Who gave him the second dose?" Ms. Reindeer said in terror

"Uuhhh?" Mr. Reindeer stalled.

"TELL ME! MY BABY IS AT CRISIS!" Ms. Reindeer yelled

"Uuuhhh? I think Mr. Cupid did. Wait maybe it was Mr. Dasher.

"Whoever it was is going to her from lawyer, me and might get sued!"

"Okay okay, I will tell everyone at work."

"The dork is fine." Clarice piped in. "Look he is waking up."

Mrs. Reindeer rushed to Rudolf.

"Where am I? "Rudolf questioned. "Who am I?"

"Oh no" Mrs. Reindeer cried

# Chapter 5

"Rudolf! Rudolf! Wake up!" pounded in Rudolf's head.

"Rudolf?" this voice sounded like Clarice`s voice but softer and more soothing.

Rudolf opened his eyes. Bright lights everywhere

"Am I in heaven?" Rudolf thought.

Nope. He wasn`t in heaven but somewhere that he didn`t recognize at first. Rudolf sat up quickly. Too quickly to be exact. There was a sharp pain in his stomach. He looked at his stomach just to check to see if there were any bruises. There were no bruises, but there they were again the red dots.

Rudolf turned his head. Right next to his side his mom sitting and squeezing the life out of his hand. Rudolf noticed that there were tears streaming from her eyes.

"Mom?" Rudolf said with all the energy that he could.

Mrs. Reindeer looked up quickly. Rudolf and his mom smiled at each other.

"Are you okay?"

"I`m fine."

Then Rudolf noticed his dad sitting in the corner staring at the wall. Also there was a figure leaning over him. The figure came in quickly, with a hug. As Rudolf pushed away the tight hug, he noticed that the amazingly tight came from Clarice, his sister. There were tears in her eyes that she tried to blink out. Rudolf had tears streaming from his eyes. A doctor walked into the room. The doctor had a really strange nose.

"You need to yave surgery. There waz zome sort of poizen in the medicine that vakes your legs unmovavle." He announced in a Russian accent and glared at Mr. Reindeer.

Rudolf was having a horrible time all ready.

Rudolf stared at his legs. He could not believe that just taking that sleep medicine twice made his legs unmovable.

"I think that if I can hold my leg up when the doctor drops my leg then I won't need surgery. " Rudolf thought.

"Pick up my leg." Rudolf whimpered.

The doctor pick up Rudolf`s leg.

"Let go."

"Why? Wa?" Rudolf gasped.

The leg had fallen limply to the hospital bed.

"You vill need to ve in a vheelchair for about 4 months or until the medicine vears off."

"UUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHH"

"Oh my poor baby!" cried Mrs. Reindeer.

"Will the dork be okay after he is out of the weird chair?" said Clarice.

"Uuuhhhhhh?" the doctor stuttered. "vat`s the ving I don't vow. His vegs are paralyzed-"

"PARALYZED! MY LEGS ARE PARALYZED!" Rudolf screamed.

"As I vas saying, I von't really vow because his vegs where paralyzed from vomething that doesn't vsually appear very often."

"What!" said Mrs. Reindeer.

" He`ll vrobably be vine by vhe end of vhe 4 months or vhen the medicine vears off." The doctor said.

"Wooo!" said a voice that hadn't been heard in a while. Mr. Reindeer.

Everyone turned to the corner where Mr. Reindeer. He had turned around and was standing tall now that he knew his son would be safe.

"Hey, you're still in time out." Mrs. Reindeer commanded.

"I`m too old for time out!"

"NO YOUR NOT!"

"Slow your arguing." Clarice joined in.

"We did not ask you to join in," Mrs. Reindeer said.

"SO!" yelled Clarice.

"Exvuse me. Could vou continue vis later? Vaybe after you leave?"

"Okaayyyyy." Mrs. Reindeer dragged on.

"UUGGGHHHH!" sighed Mr. Reindeer.

"Again, as I vas saying, Rudolf vill be fine. SO, I`ll get the bill." The Doc turned to walk out the door while muttering under his breath, " I`ll make a lot of money off of them."

"I`m sssooooooo sorry son," said Mr. Reindeer.

"What? I think I fell asleep," said Rudolf.

"Well, I said 'I`m sssooooooo sorry son.' Got it?"

"Yeah."

"Will you forgive me?"

"Of course, but I'm not the only one who needs to forgive you." Rudolf said while glancing at Mrs. Reindeer.

"What?" questioned Ms. Reindeer.

Mr. Reindeer gave her the puppy dog eyes.

"I`m ... sorry." Ms. Reindeer huffed.

"Yes! You still love me." Mr. Reindeer exclaimed.

"Thanks Mom." Rudolf said nicely to his mom.

"When can we go home?" said Clarice

"When Doc comes back with the bill." Dad said

The door to the room burst open.

"Aright, I vot the bill! Who`s paying?" the doctor said.

"Let me get my check book." Mom said while searching through her gargantuan purse.

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#  Teenage Life

December 25, 2013

Dear Diary,

Today is the day that I got you. You were underneath my Christmas tree. You were all wrapped up in blue wrapping paper that had white snowflakes on it. The tag said in pretty pink cursive; To: Jamiee From: Santa. When you were opened, I was very happy because I have wanted a diary all my life. Well until I knew what a diary was and I knew how to write. When you were opened you were all neon pink except the word diary which was in neon green. The title glows in the dark. Just to let you know. You were my best Christmas present this year. Whoops, I forgot to tell you about me. My name is Jamiee Smith, with 2, I said 2 e s. My mom likes my name with only one e, but to me, I'm just ordinary with one e.

I have dirty blonde hair that is just under my shoulders. I love skinny jeans and cloth sweat pants. Just to let you know, my best friend, Nicole Wilson, has short hair about to her shoulders. People say that her hair color is a light brunette, but she says that it is a dark dirty blonde. Nicole loves to wear cute clothes from the best fashion designers. Like me, she barely ever wears skirts or dress. Nicole and I have had the worst life like ever at school ever since we got to middle school.

There is this girl named Brooke Perf. She is so annoying. Brooke just tries to make my life miserable. The other day she asked Ryan Styles out on a date. He hasn`t replied yet though. YAY! Hey just to let you know, he is my crush! SSHHHHH! Don't tell anyone. IF YOU TELL A SINGLE PERSON, well A SINGLE DIARY, I WILL PUT YOU DOWN THE SHREDDER. Just kidding. I won't write in you for a month. So instead of you, I will use the computer. Sorry though that we are getting off to the wrong start. How about this . let's be friends.

Sincerely,

Jamiee Smith

December 26, 2013

Dear Diary,

He said no! Yay! Ryan said no to Brooke`s request for a date.

Okay, so I was at my locker and guess who comes stomping down the hall? Brooke. Her eyes were all watery like she was about to cry. I kinda felt bad for her, but who cares Ryan is open to me.

I saw Ryan down the hall talking to his friends. He was probably telling them about the date and saying no.

Brooke was gone when the bell rang. I was all like "UGH!!"

I think I was a little too loud because Ryan looked down the hall and looked at me. Guess what I did diary? I blushed and gave him a cute smile. NO. I gave him a smile that turned out to look like I was constipated. CONSTIPATED!

So Ryan looks at me with this weird look that was all like you-are-so-weird. So instead of me turning around and going to class, I slammed my head into my locker and just stayed there until I thought Ryan was gone.

I heard someone come down the hall. Then the steps stopped and then all was quiet, which was kinda scary.

~~~~~~~

The hall monitor walked behind me and was all like "What are you doing?" When hall monitor talked I screamed and bumped my head. The stupid metal locker left an annoying bump.

And I was all like "Hiding?"

So he was all like "From what and why?"

So then I was all like "I was hiding from ... um ... the school?"

The hall monitor was all like" Well then ... get back to class."

As I walked to science, that's what I had for first period, I heard something in the bathroom. I went in. Plus I had to go.

December 27, 2013

Dear Diary

Brooke was crying here face out. Her mascara was running done her face. Not really. The mascara actually dripped so far that it was about to bleed through her tank top.

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#  The Story of the Trees

Rain drops lightly dripped down my long black hair. The pink and purple sky slowly turned black. I was still walking in the woods trying to find my sister's doll.

I suddenly heard someone whistle. I looked behind me ... nothing. As I kept walking I heard tiny voices. I ran as fast as I could, gasping for more air.

"Stop!" said a small voice.

I paused, doing what I was told. I looked up and down, pondering the idea that a tree was talking to me.

Suddenly another voice said, "You are special."

I thought I was dreaming... I settled down against a tall brown oak.

Finally, it was morning. I dusted off my pants and started trying to find my sister's doll again.

The faint whistle of a mocking jay echoed through the trees. The sun started to slowly peddle down the sky.

I heard the voices once again.

I had a quick flashback of my mother fretting that I'd get lost. I stopped for a quick break. I settled down against the only sycamore tree in the whole forest.

"Hello," said a child-like whisper from the trees' canopy.

My heart stopped, but I replied with a simple hello.

"Follow the trees," the voice whispered. "There, you will find a box holding the wood's amulet. Listen for the highest voice to guide you."

I jumped up and stood there in shock.

My heart pounded; I debated if the tree was actually talking to me or if I was just going crazy.

The voices were amazing, just like the tree had told me they would be.

I listened to each one but no high voice appeared. A few hours later I heard the highest voice out of the whole forest.

"Look down," whistled the highest tree.

I kneeled to the hard ground, noticing something glimmer in the darkness. A diamond shaped box lay at my feet, flickering like a candle in the wind. I ran my finger across the sculpted wooden top, marveling at the detail of the simple sycamore tree in the upper right hand corner.

I cautiously opened the box ... no amulet was there.

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#  The Forest No One Sees

# Chapter 1: Anger Management

As I threw the last pink pillow on my bed, my brother, Ryan, pulled the covers off, jumped on the bed, and switched the TV on.

"Hey, what was that for?!" I yelled, anger filling my body.

"Be quiet, you little pipsqueak!" Ryan said like the boss of the house, even though he knows he's not.

"Mom, Ryan's acting like a jerk again!" I managed to yell from 3 flights upstairs.

I live in a real mansion and go to MPS (Monopoiles Private School). My dad makes $400,000,000 working as a marine biologist in California.

"Alright, I'll be right up after I get us a reservation at Vaccarro." My mom, Linda, yelled upstairs while still on the phone with the manager of Vaccarro.

After mom came upstairs and saw that Ryan had locked me in my own closet, she said "Okay, everyone in the car, now."

"Wait, where are we going?" I asked, my mom opening the door for me.

"Just get in the car and do as I say!!!" mom yelled as we entered our yellow 4 car garage. Little did I know that we were going to get everything fixed and that my life would change forever!

# Chapter 2: Middle of Nowhere

As we backed out of the driveway, I noticed that Violet (my older sister) hadn't come out of the house yet.

"Hey mom, where's Violet?" Even though I didn't really care, I wanted to sound like I did.

"She's over at Vince's house, "mom replied with unenthusiastically.

"But she's always at his house. Hunter lives in our neighborhood and is my boyfriend and I'm not at their house 24/7."

"I know, but...... you just wouldn't understand" I knew that mom didn't know what to say and was stalling so she wouldn't have to.

When we finally got onto highway 43, it was 12:30 and mom was rushing to get to some unknown place. I looked around and everything seemed so gray and lifeless. We were so hungry that we stopped at an old arcade, to get some extra buttery popcorn, orange crush, and frozen yogurt. When I said everything looked so gray and lifeless, I meant it. When we walked, you could tell how long this place had been abandoned. The counter where we went to get our food had red and black rust.

"Hello? Is anyone here?!" Mom yelled through the store.

"Oh, hello" someone named Jake said in really low voice. He reminded me of Vince and Hunter.

"Uh....hi" It was my turn to talk, and I'm really shy around strangers so this was hard for me. Right before I got to say anything else, I got a text from Hunter saying that Violet was on her way home and asking me where I was.

This is what I replied:

I don't care about that first part and honestly I have no idea where I am.

See you later, hopefully,

Katie

After I replied to this Jake said, "So, that's about it!"

Seriously, they had taken a tour of the arcade without me! This is outrageous, especially since the 4th rule in our house is to never leave others behind.

"One question...." I said, my hand shaking of anxiety.

"Could you give me the tour, I was.... Uh....... Busy?! I was really embarrassed because Jake thought that I had already taken the tour and really didn't want to give me another one, even though this was my first time taking the actual tour.

"Sure, I guess I'll give you ANOTHER tour, but this time you get a special tutorial of how to get a broken arcade game back to life!" Jake said this with a sheepish grin on his face, which kind of gave me the creeps. I agreed, but didn't feel protected at all. I felt like the people in horror movies right before their leg gets chopped off with an ax.

# Chapter 3: The Tour

"This is the counter where people used to buy food before the health department closed us down." I realized then that we probably weren't getting our food here.

"And here is where I will be teaching you the beauty of putting together an arcade game that has been broken down for 3 years." Again, Jake had the sheepish grin that gave me the sense that something just wasn't right here.

"Okay, so what you do is you take the red wire and connect it to the green wire..."Jake was boring me and I didn't really pay attention to the rest of the tutorial, I dozed off a little bit, except for when he said that it was my turn, and that's when my life changed forever.

# Chapter 4: Amazingly Freaky

I stepped into the big black box and again had the feeling that I shouldn't be doing this. Little yellow sparks burned tiny holes in the soles of my shoes. I sat down and immediately jumped right back up. I had just gotten shocked and sparks blinded me. I passed out and found that the world I was in right now was no 2nd dimension. AS I opened my eyes, everywhere I looked there was green. I sat up and hit my head on something really hard. I fell back down and woke up with a little girl's face in mine.

"Hi, I'm Hannah!" the little girl over excitedly screamed in my face.

"Hi, I'm Katie" I responded. By now Hannah and I were walking around and honestly, I was having a good time. Strangely, she looked a lot like Violet.

"So, what is this place?" I asked hoping not to get a fairytale answer.

"This is the land of Bushica" Hannah said not so excitedly. Since I met her, like 5 minutes ago, she has been enthusiastic in everything she says so it took me by surprise that she said this a little sadly, and then I realized that she did give me a fairytale answer.

"Why did you say it like that?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" Hannah replied with a bit of sadness in her voice.

"Well, you said it sadly" I answer.

"Well, it's just that....... nah you wouldn't want to hear about it" Hannah says. How would she know what I want and don't want to know?

"Yes, I kind of want to hear about it." You could hear the eagerness in my voice, and my excitement was jumping up and down inside of my body.

"It all started about a year ago. Our king, King Narsia, escaped the game." Hannah said this and I looked around the land and for the first time saw that everything was pixelated.

"Whoa, stop the train. You're telling me that I'm in the video game!!!!!" I half yelled.

"You mean you didn't know all this time?" Hannah asked.

"Well, in my defense, I have been passed out most of the time I've been here and I just got my clear vision back instead of blurry." I said. I felt like I was talking to Ryan.

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#  THE SECRET LIFE OF SANDY HOOK

2,000 years into the future.

There in the kitchen washing a baby gorilla was a 15 year old girl who lived on The Island of Good. This girl was named Sandy Mae Elizabeth Hook, Sandy for short. Sandy was the type of person that was always doing what they're supposed to and asked to do. Sandy didn't like mischief, but there was one person on The Island of Good that would do anything just to say he was a trouble maker.

This person that loved mischief was Daniel John McKee, D.J. for short. He loved when he got in so much trouble that The Island Commissioner almost kicked him off the Island of Good! Twice!

Yellow and silver filled the sky with huge orange and blue trees and pink and green lakes. This was the Forest of the Knight in the back of The Island of Good. The forest was the prettiest, most magnificent, most spectacular forest in the world!

At first when D.J. decided to bring Sandy to the forest. He wanted to show her all the secret places he had found. But, didn't realize how pretty she looked in the night sky. He decided that he was going to kiss his girlfriend Sandy.

"Sandy!" yelled a big, strong, burly man. This was the Sandy's father. This was from scenic room, which was the one room that every house had big or small that was full of nothing but windows. "Yes dad," Sandy called from the quiet room, which not every house had, that was made up of peace, quiet, and relaxation.

"I need to talk to you about something important that you should start this year." advised her father.

"Dad I'm here what do you need to talk to me about?" asked Sandy.

"Sandy, I think that you should start dating soon." said her father.

"But dad I already do kind of have a boyfriend." said Sandy nervously.

"Who!" exclaimed Sandy's father?

"D.J."

Sandy and D.J., still in The Forest of the Knights, now sitting on the Fountain of the Lions. The Fountain is over 2,000 years old and has lions all around it. It feels like such a magical moment when your there with the lions. Sandy and D.J. were talking having a good time, when...Sandy kissed D.J.! Even though Sandy and D.J. had been girlfriend and boyfriend for about 2-3 months D.J never thought that Sandy would have ever kissed him that soon since they haven't been together that long. D.J was so electrified that he gave Sandy a strong embrace and then it happened.

Strong footsteps of a magical creature stomped towards Sandy and D.J. They could feel hot breath on the back of their necks. The ground shook like an earthquake. The world that was once beautiful and magnificent had then turned dark and eerie. As he came he brought the darkness with him.

"Who are you? asked Sandy in a startled voice.

"I am the Zorg."

"What's that behind you?"

"That's my darkness. Everyone carries around something even if you can't see it, it's still there. Yours is the power of the sun. You have the power to give light or heat to anyone.

"Oh! That's cool. So with a snap of my fingers I can give people light and heat?"

"Yes! That is correct."

"So, your name is Zorg? By the way what is a zorg?"

"A zorg is a zebra and frog mix."

"Oh, okay."

"NO! Well yes, but I didn't always have that as my name I used to be the prince of the Island of Purple Clouds, until, it happened."

"What happened? Who's the prince now? "

"I've heard that someone by the name of prince Gabriel was the prince but he resigned because of some past legal trouble. Besides, if I told you what happened, you wouldn't be able to understand, and I don't have time for that. If I told you the whole story it could be a 500 page book. Besides you would never understand."

"Oh yeah like a 15 year old girl wouldn't know about romance and break ups."

"Fine. But please do not stop me in the middle of each sentence and or phrase. Got it! It happened about two and a half years ago."

I was the 147th prince of the mystical island of Purple Clouds. My father is the present day king of the island of Purple Clouds. Doomloc the warlock said to prince Diovann "If you love my daughter then you will be curse free forever."

"Yes Sir" I muttered, I will not break your daughter's heart as long as I shall live."

"But if you shall break my daughter's heart then I will turn you into a magical creature and you shall never return to my house ever again." yelled the Doomloc the warlock.

"If you do then something bad is going to happen. I don't know if it will be to me or to you or even to Jessica. I'm guessing that you don't want that to happen, especially to Jessica." whispered in a low, dark, mischievous voice by Jessica's dad also known as Doomloc the warlock .

As I turned to leave I heard a cackle and then a shriek! I dared not to turn around because I didn't know if Doomloc the warlock was planning to do something to me. But, what I did see was fumes of smoke go up into the air and then Doomloc the warlock disappears.

One thing that I thought was why did Doomloc the warlock tell me to never return to his house ever again?

I did break Doomloc the warlock's daughter's heart but, it wasn't my fault. The Allinake, an alligator and snake mix, turned himself into me by speaking to Grange the magical giraffe. Grange was an evil creature, and he could get you to turn into any person, place, or thing that you wanted to be. Even if it would cause the whole world to be in danger, Grange was not afraid to do it because there was only one thing in the world that could kill or defeat him. That thing was a diamond jewel.

Grange then turned the Allinake into prince Diovann in an instant. The Allinake then went to Doomloc the warlock's house and told Doomloc the warlock's daughter that he didn't want to date Doomloc the warlock's daughter anymore, while the real me still loved and cared about Jessica, Doomloc the warlock's daughter. No doubt that Jessica was heartbroken but didn't think that I was the one who broke her heart. Jessica was trying to explain to her father to not turn me into a monster because I didn't deserve to be treated like a monster if it wasn't me that broke her heart.

Jessica was still curious about who was the person that came to her front door to break up with her, but could never figure out. She then just stopped searching for the real me.

"Wow! That's an amazing story. D.J and I should help you."

Then they were off to Doomloc the warlock's house.

They were headed to the Stream of Dreams to make prince Diovann handsome again so then he could reunite and hopefully marry his Jessica. The Stream of Dreams was in a faraway land past the rolling Hills. To get to the Stream of Dreams it would take about 2 months, but they only had 1 month to get there because if they didn't, then Sandy's dad was going to start worrying.

Sandy's father thought that she was going on a trip to visit all of the Forest of the Knight which would take about 2 to 4 weeks. The Forest of the Knight was that big! It would still be amazing if Sandy and D.J made it out of the forest by a month. So their probably not going to be able to stop or take a break. It would take about 2-5 months in all without taking many breaks and sleeping for only 4 hours.

When Sandy, D.J, and prince Diovann were traveling, in 2 weeks they were in The Rolling Hills. They were making excellent timing with only 1 week left to go. After 4 days they were past the Rolling Hills and almost at Jessica's house when prince Diovann wondered if Jessica could handle him looking and his hideous self. He was also wondering if he would change by himself or if Jessica's father would be capable of changing him back to his normal, handsome, prince like self. Prince Diovann also worried the most if Jessica would take him back and know that it wasn't him who broke her heart but the Allinake and hopefully she would believe him.

Every second prince Diovann always wondered how much longer until they would be at his Jessica's house. He always wanted to turn back, but knew that if he turned back then he would never get his Jessica back. Sandy and D.J. told prince Diovann that everything was going to be fine, and that he had nothing to worry about. Prince Diovann didn't believe them.

When prince Diovann, Sandy, and D.J. got to Jessica's door step, prince Diovann started to morph and change into a million different things.

Prince Diovann thought that there was a magical force field that he was in when Doomloc the warlock turned him into a zorg. So maybe that's why Doomloc the warlock told him to never return to his house because it would turn prince Diovann back into his old self.

Sandy and D.J both exclaimed at the same time, "Prince Diovann, you look amazing!!!

"Thank You," said prince Diovann.

Prince Diovann then made the prettiest peroses, (periwinkle and roses put together) the cutest hot pink teddy bear, (Jessica's favorite color) and the best chocolates and fruit that there ever was appear before Sandy and D.J's eyes.

Then, prince Diovann went to the door and rang the doorbell. Doomloc the warlock opened the door, surprised as ever, and asked him how he got here. Prince Diovann then said "no questions" where is my Jessica in a stern voice.

"Well I think that you are going to be in a huge surprise," said Doomloc the warlock.

"Hello Jessica, I've missed you ever since the Allinake broke your heart as me."

"It's been five years since you broke my heart. What makes you think that you can come here, intrude on me, my father, and Zander?"

"No you've got to go Diovann." said Jessica in a callous voice.

"Can I see who your husband is, and then I will leave you alone."

"Fine."

"Zander, someone wants to meet you."

Zander sounds really familiar. thought prince Diovann.

GASP!

"YOU!!!"exclaimed prince Diovann.

Long ago, about 2000 years there was a battle between kingdom # 1 and kingdom #2. (That's what they were called back then.) Kingdom of the Purple Clouds was fighting against Kingdom of the Orange Sky. They had a year and a half war for a name. Whichever kingdom got the name Purple Cloud's would be known as the greatest kingdom ever.

Zander's 6 great-grandfather lied and said that Diovann's 9 great-grandfathers had gone inside the castle and stole all of his belongings. This was an automatic forfeit and Zander's 6 great-grandfathers won the name Purple Clouds.

Then, after 17 long years they finally found out that it was a lie and Diovann's 9 great-grandfathers got the name of Purple Clouds. Then, both of the kingdoms became islands. But Diovann has never liked anyone from the castle because they all have a history of lying.

Zander was actually prince Zander the 93rd. He was prince Diovann's enemy.

"Zander, this was supposed to be my princess and you knew that. Everyone in the kingdom and in neighboring kingdoms knew that I wanted Jessica as my fair maiden."

"Well Diovann, I got her first. She wanted to be with me and not you. You know after you broke her heart."

"You know that wasn't me and that was Grange, that then turned the Allinake into me and you know that. By the way how do you know that she wants you?"

"Well I know that, but Jessica doesn't know that and never will."

"Well you can't determine that because I can tell her myself just what I planned on doing today."

"She's now my wife, and you don't have the right tell her that because she always talks and thinks about you and I know that she would rather have you instead of me."

"Then, will you at least give her this letter I wrote to her? Please!"

"Okay. But, if you hurt her feelings in this letter, there will be serious consequences.

October 19th, 4013

Dear Jessica,

I'm sorry for what you think I did to you. But here is the whole truth about what happened. The all mighty and powerful Grange turned the Allinake into me to come and break your heart. Then when I came back here the next day, you wouldn't answer the door and your dad turned me into a horrible magical creature. So I hope you understand that I never wanted to break your heart, and that I even wanted to make you my bride. So I hope you understand.

With Love Always,

Prince Diovann

Prince Diovann then gave the letter to prince Zander and prince Zander then gave the letter to his wife.

March 22nd, 4014

Dear Prince Diovann,

I'm sorry that it took me so long to return your letter. Thank you for the letter, I didn't know that happened, but I never thought that you would have broken up with me like that. I can't believe that my father would do that to you, to anyone for that matter. I didn't even want to marry prince Zander, he forced me to and said that if I don't then he would put me in prison. I also wanted you to marry me too. But thank you for the letter and I will get back with you.

With Much Love,

Jessica

Sandy and D.J have been home for a while now, and they have been wondering what prince Diovann has been up to since the last time they saw him. Sandy and D.J always think about visiting prince Diovann on the island of Purple Clouds. The island of Purple Clouds is way beyond the Rolling Hills onto a completely different island about 3000 miles away. They could always go by hovercraft, but they would still have to walk little was.

Prince Diovann is now back on the throne and is happy to be back, but he misses Jessica and wants her to divorce prince Zander. Prince Diovann thinks that he'll pay Jessica and prince Zander. Hopefully Jessica will take him back. Maybe he should write a letter to her.

September 9th, 4014

Dear Jessica,

I'm planning to pay a visit to you and prince Zander. Do you have a house or apartment or do you live with your father still? When I get there I want to ask you something, and please give me an honest answer. I hope that it's okay for me to come to yours and prince Zanders living space. By the way, you don't have to call me prince; you can just call me Diovann. Please write me back.

With Love Always,

Diovann

December 16th,4014

Dear Diovann,

I appreciate the letter, and yes you can come. We live in the castle in the Orange Sky. Do you know where it is? Well, I'm guessing you do, but here are the directions anyway. first you go past the rolling hills, and then you go 20 miles past the Gorilla Village, and then there should be a huge castle that's orange. I hope you come soon. The best time would be in the New Year before March. By the way it's kind of hard to not call you prince Diovann and just Diovann.

With Much Love,

Jessica

January 19th, 4015

Dear Jessica,

Thanks for the letter. Are you sure that prince Zander is okay with this? Even though he's in line for the throne that doesn't give him the right to tell me that I can't go into the castle or onto the property. Well, he can, but I'm not going to let him. So, I will be coming February 2nd, 4015. I'm packing right now and I also have a huge surprise for you. I hope you love it.

With Love Always,

Diovann

When Diovann got finished with the letter, he had second thoughts. He wondered if he should do his surprise at the Orange Sky or at the Purple Clouds. He didn't want to do it at the Orange Sky because he might get shunned or arrested or even killed. But he also didn't want to do it at the Purple Clouds because he didn't want all of the islands around him to know before they make it official.

Prince Diovann was the number one prince in the number one kingdom with the number one king, queen, and staff in all of the islands around them. Prince Zander was the fifth and they've always been competing over who is first. There were 47 islands around them including the Orange Sky and the Purple Clouds. There were also 474 kingdoms with royalty in them and 22 that have been abandoned for centuries.

Prince Diovann is now on the Orange Sky island. Orange Sky, purple flowers, green houses, and a pink sea. He is ready to go to the castle and get settled into the castle. Then prince Diovann wants to take Jessica back to the island of Purple Clouds for his big surprise.

Prince Diovann then met up with Jessica and got settled into his room. Then Jessica said that prince Zander is away and that he will be back tomorrow afternoon. That then gave prince Diovann enough time to ask Jessica to go back to the island of Purple Clouds with him for her surprise.

Two days later Diovann was ready to ask Jessica to go with him back to the island of Purple Clouds for his big surprise. The first thing that Diovann did the next day was ask Jessica if she would like to go to the castle and help him do some things.

"Sure! exclaimed Jessica.

Diovann was so excited. The next day him, Jessica, and Diovann's servants were off and this time in Diovann's private jet. When they got back to the castle Jessica was so excited.

"Wow Jessica exclaimed as she looked at the lush forest of her own home."

"Yeah, I know. So now do you want me to show you your room or do you remember where it is?"

"I think that I remember."

"I'm glad that you didn't forget by being at the Orange Sky castle."

"How could I forget, this is my all-time favorite castle in my favorite kingdom with my favorite king, queen, prince, and staff."

"Wow! That means a lot that you think we're the best but what about prince Zander?"

"Well I like his castle, kingdom, king, queen, prince, and staff, but I love everything about this castle. I wish there was a princess to complement you."

"Well, maybe you can help me with that. If you want, but you don't have to. I have the perfect girl in mind."

"Well, what are you looking for in your princess?"

"Well, I want someone honest, fair, helpful, nice, caring, and more things on that line."

"So exactly like me." exaggerated Jessica.

"Yeah."

"Quick question Jessica?"

"Yes."

"Did you want to marry prince Zander?"

"Well do you want the truth?"

"Yes!"

"We weren't actually married. We weren't even dating or friends. He just wanted to be the best kingdom, and I was mad that you at the time broke my heart." said Jessica as she narrowed her eyes.

"Again! I'm so sorry that you thought that I did that but we already had that talk. So you just wanted to make me jealous, and prince Zander just wanted to make my kingdom look horrible and go down in ratings." said Diovann in a startled, shocked, but not really voice.

"Yep, that's right. But I never meant to hurt you because I've always liked you and your family and kingdom." said Jessica in a woeful voice.

"I hope that you can forgive me for all that I've done but prince Zander talked me into it and I didn't want to go to jail or shunned or even killed."

"So you did all of this to try and make me jealous?"

"Yep. But I never meant too it was prince Zander's idea to try and make me feel better. But it didn't work."

"So, you it didn't make you feel better when Zander bought you a hovercraft? Or when he bought you a pod in the castle?"

"Yes, it was all good then but now I don't feel as I felt like 8 or 10 months ago. But now that I know what Zander was trying to do I feel a really anxious that he is going to have the whole kingdom shun me."

"Don't worry, you'll be safe in my castle."

Prince Zander then decided to call the castle with his 5CCV to see where Jessica was. Prince Diovann then answered and said that Jessica was at the castle and knew that he had just tried to make Jessica feel better and wanted to make there kingdom's ratings go down. Also that him and Jessica weren't married or even dating.

Prince Zander was outraged about this and decided to confront prince Diovann himself. The next day prince Zander and his guards went to the castle in the Purple Clouds and confronted Diovann and they got into a battle.

"How could you take my Jessica?"

"You guys weren't even married, not even dating for that matter." said Diovann huffing and puffing angrily.

"You still didn't have the right to take her away from me and the kingdom."

"Well I can because she's not anything to you and all that I'm doing is trying to make her and you jealous."

"I know that. Jessica even knows that and she is really upset and decided to help me with something and I have a surprise for her. But you and your kingdom will not know about that until it's final. Which won't be long and you should probably go now back to your kingdom."

"NO!"

"Did you just say "NO" to me?"

"Yes I did."

"You need to get out of my kingdom now or I will have to fight you until you leave. I have asked you multiple times to leave and so now we must dual."

"Fine, I'll beat you any day."

"Meet me by the Stream of Dreams tomorrow at dawn. Then we shall dual."

The next day at 6:00 am, they dueled. Blood, guns, knives, bloodoromes( a weapon that weaken you over time) Jessica was so surprised that to people were fighting over her, especially to princes of high ranking kingdoms.

After 26 long, agenizing, bloody, gruesome day's prince Diovann and his kingdom won against prince Zander and his kingdom.

"Wow! I can't believe that you guys dueled over me. I mean it's a once in a century that a regular girl like me gets fought over by two princes like you guys."

It's a once in a century that you find a smart, kind, beautiful girl like you. So now for my surprise. Come with me."

"Okay."

Jessica and Diovann walked into a romantic candle light dinner with violinist and roses and even dinner.

"Wow, what's this?"

"This is just a little something that I wanted to do for you as the surprise."

"So, you asked me to come over 3000 miles to your kingdom, wait here for over 26 days so you and Zander can duel over me, and this is the surprise. NOPE. I'm leaving, this is just a waste of my time and yours."

"Wait Jessica. Don't go."

"WHAT!"

Diovann gets on one knee takes a deep breath pulls out a box opens it up and says...

"Jessica, will you marry me?"

"YES! YES! YES! I will marry you."

Jessica wraps her arms around Diovann and they hug for what seems like eternity.

"That's great. But we can't let everyone know right away. We need to start planning some, and then tell everyone in all the kingdoms. Is that okay with you because if it isn't then we can tell everyone?"

"Nope that's perfectly fine."

"Let's start planning!"

The next month Jessica and Diovann told all of the kingdoms about the wedding. They also started planning a wedding that everyone is invited even commoners.

Back on The Island of Good Sandy and D.J were taking a stroll in the Forest of the Knight and spotted Jessica and Diovann.

"Hey guys what are you guys doing here." said Sandy.

"Diovann and I are engaged now." said Jessica....

"Wow! That's amazing. What type of wedding is it going to be?"

"We don't know that yet but were getting married on Valentine's Day, February 14th, 4016."

"Wow I never thought that the duel would ever end. By the way, should we tell people about the engagement and wedding or should we wait?"

"Go ahead!" said Diovann.

That was great. Diovann and Jessica were getting married, and Sandy and D.J were still dating. Well something bad has to go wrong. What ever happened to Sandy's father?

When Sandy got back home her father needed to tell her something. Sandy doesn't think that it's good news.

"Sandy, will you come here for a second I need to tell you something really important."

"Okay, dad, what did you want to tell me?"

"Since your mother's been gone, I've been really lonely lately and I've found a new wife. She's really nice and kind and caring and I think that you'll love her."

"Love her? How can I love someone that you just found off the streets? I don't want a new mother; I want my old mother.

Sandy stormed across the way. "I don't care if mom's in the Bronx and she's doing bad stuff. I want her and not a replacement mother." she said as she started balling.

"I'm sorry, honey, but don't you think that I should have happiness too?" as he tried to keep Sandy calm.

"Oh, well, yeah, but I don't like you just finding someone else without consulting me." as she rolled her eyes and huffed and puffed.

"You're not my mother or my father, and besides I'm a grown adult and I can make my own decisions." said with an impatient voice.

"No you can't!"

"Yes I can and go to your room for talking back to me."

"NO!"

"Not another word."

My father yelled with so much force that I didn't even know that it was him.

"Well how about three. I hate you."

Sandy then stormed out of the house and the next day Sandy decided to write her dad a letter of her apology.

August 23rd, 4015

Dear Father,

I'm so sorry for what I did yesterday. I don't know what got into me. I guess I was just mad that you were going to forget about a family before mom left to go to the Bronx. I didn't want you to make it like I don't exist. I also guess that it was because you didn't tell me that you were going to start dating again. Again, I'm sorry that yesterday I had such a huge outburst and also I'm sorry that I said I hated you. I truly am.

Your Loving Daughter,

Sandy Mae Elizabeth Hook

Sandy gave the letter to her father, and when he read he deeply appreciated it and wrote his daughter a letter back.

August 24th, 4015

Dear Daughter,

I appreciated the letter and always will but there's some news that I want to tell you. I got married. I proposed to a fine lady named Brandy McKee. And we married about 2 months later but we haven't had the reception yet. She says that she has just one child and he's a boy, maybe you've met him. But I wanted to tell you this in a letter so you wouldn't be so mad. I hope you understand and by the way we are going to meet her son and her tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. on the dot.

Sincerely, Your Father

Sandy was so mad that her father was getting married without telling her. I mean it's bad enough that her own father didn't tell her that he was dating ... but now getting married?

The next day at 6:00 p.m. there they were Sandy, her father, Brandy McKee, and guess who?

It was D.J! Sandy's boyfriend D.J was her father's step-son! Sandy's father had to divorce her. If he didn't then that means that Sandy and D.J would have to break up and Sandy would be so upset and would never forgive her father for ruining her life forever.

"Sandy, this is Brandy and D.J McKee."

"Dad, you know that this is my boyfriend D.J., right?"

No, honey, I didn't know that, but I'm happy and I'm getting married so this will be your brother."

"What! You're going to ruin my life to be married to my boyfriend's mom?"

"Well, I don't mean to be mean ... but yes."

"But why, dad?"

"If I'm happy then you should be happy too."

"Nope, I'm not going to be happy because you're ruining my life again! I hate you!"

Then Sandy stormed out of the room.

"I'll go get her" said D.J. "But, why would you do that Mr. Hook? Now we can't date. This is going to ruin me and Sandy forever."

"I never thought of that—of how it would affect my daughter's life. I feel so bad."

"You shouldn't," said Brandy.

"And why not?" said Sandy's father. with a questioning look on his face.

"You and I are happy, and that's all that matters. Just because Sandy and D.J aren't happy that doesn't mean that we don't need to be happy."

"But, I've been married before, and I want my daughter to have the same opportunity. I want my daughter to have a good life and to know that I will always be there for my daughter. I want my daughter to have a better life than me."

"Who would you rather have me or your daughter, um what's her name? she said in a thinking voice." Oh ... right... Sandy."

"I would pick Sandy over you any day. To think that I was going to marry you and make my daughter and her boyfriend's life miserable. Seeing each other every day but not even being able to look at each other because it wouldn't feel right. It wouldn't feel right to them if the dated for almost 2 years and then they just had to break up and wouldn't even be able to look at each other." said Sandy's father with an irritated voice.

"FINE! Choose Sandy over me! I don't care!" said in a fuming voice.

"Okay then. You can leave. It won't bother me."

Sandy and D.J. have been trying to help Diovann and Jessica all they could but it was starting to get frustrating. To plan a wedding at 16 is pretty hard, especially if the only wedding you've been to was when you were 7 and you were a flower girl. Now you could be a bride.

Then, D.J found Sandy in the Forest of the Knight, weeping. D.J asked Sandy what was wrong and Sandy said that it was nothing. But, D.J knew not to believe that.

It's now 2 months into the planning and Jessica needs help. So instead of having Diovann hire someone she decided to ask Sandy. Since Jessica was asking Sandy, it just made since for Diovann to ask D.J.

The next day Jessica and Diovann went to ask Sandy and D.J to help plan the wedding. They said yes! The next day Sandy and D.J wen to the kingdom and started planning.

"Okay, so what do you have so far planned for the wedding." said Sandy said in a high pitched squeal.

"Well, I know where I want the wedding ceremony and the reception. I want the ceremony at the stream of dreams, and I want the reception in the Forest of the Knight," said Jessica.

"Wow, that would be so pretty, and to think that I get to help you with your journey to becoming a princess." she said with such glee.

"I know this will be such a journey for me, and I'm so excited but I hope that the rest of the kingdom is too."

"Why do you think that the kingdom won't like you?"

"Well, I don't think that the other commoners will like me being one of their rulers, and I used to be one of them."

"Jessica, don't worry about it. I'm sure that everyone will love having you as a princess and maybe one day a queen. I know that me, D.J, and my father are."

"Thanks, that's really nice of you to say. Now let's get back to the wedding planning!"

When Sandy and D.J got back to her house and went into the kitchen Sandy saw her father at the table weeping.

"What's wrong dad?" Sandy asked her father.

"I had to break up with Brandy."

"I'm so sorry dad. If you would've told me that you were going to start dating again then I would've helped you pick some women to date.

"But, when you were always out with D.J, Jessica, and prince Diovann, I would get lonely. I started looking for someone to keep me company. I went down to the Time Traveler Shop and I met this lady and she was crying and then I asked her what was wrong and it was history." It was love at first sight until you came back and ruined it but its fine. Your happiness is more important than mine. You have a lot more life to live.

"Well, it's not my fault."

"I never said that it was

"But dad is it okay if I go and help Jessica with her wedding? Please dad she asked me too and I said that I would."

"You can go. But, don't stay out too long."

It was after midnight when Sandy and D.J got to the kingdom. When Sandy got there Jessica was screaming at people, pulling her hair, and had gone through 31 pots of coffee. Sandy asked Diovann what happened to her. He said that it was all the wedding planning. Sandy, then after 6 hours finally calmed Jessica down. Then they got back to planning.

The next day, Diovann was nowhere to be found. The whole kingdom went on a search party. They went to different islands and different kingdoms but he was still nowhere to be found. This is the seventh time that someone has done this. I hope that they find Diovann.

All of a sudden this girl comes walking in with a Mean Girl attitude.

"Um, who are you?" asked Jessica with a puzzled look on her face.

"Well, since you're too dumb to know who I am I guess that I'll just tell you. I'm Amber Prescott."

"Okay. So what do you want?"

"I want a date!"

"What do you mean you want a date?"

"I want a date from someone in the castle."

"Why would you want to do that?"

"I want to be royalty. Didn't you?"

"Well no. I wanted to find true love and I did but know I can't find him."

"Well, that's stupid. But, if you ever want to see your fiancée again then you will let me date someone from the castle."

"Fine!"

"Meet me at the Stream of Dreams at 12:00 noon.

"Okay.

When Jessica says that she'll let Amber Prescott date someone from the castle she meant a whole other thing.

When Jessica met Amber Prescott at the Stream of Dreams she was so excited. She saw her fiancée! Diovann was there with Amber Prescott!

"Diovann!!! cried Jessica!

"Jessica! I've missed you. By the way who the heck is this?" asked Diovann?

"Oh, this is Amber Prescott. I told her that if she led me to you then I would let her date someone in the castle. But when I said that I meant something else and you will see what I meant."

"Okay honey."

"So, do you know who held you hostage for all that time?"

"No, but I do remember what she looks like. She was kind of tall, long hair, a little chunky, and really mean. Oh also she thinks that she is better than everyone. I've never seen her before."

"Hmp. That's weird. I'll get one of guards to look into her to see who she is. I'm just glad that you're all right."

"Me too!"

" All this lovey dovey stuff is cute, but where is my husband, I-I-I mean date. Excuse my little word mishap. But Jessie where is my date?" said Amber Prescott in one of the rudest tones that you have ever heard.

"First of all my name is not Jessie. It's Jessica and usually I wouldn't give or do something to someone who is so rude but since you brought me back to my Diovann and I promised you I guess I have to keep my word. So tonight you will be having dinner with Vinnie at 6:00 in the castle. Don't be late."

"Wait, isn't Vinnie one of the guys that washes dishes?" asked Diovann.

"Well, she didn't say that she wanted royalty and besides she'll like him."

"Well I'm worried."

"Don't be. She'll be fine."

It's not her that I'm worried about."

"I'm so excited. This will be great." said Amber Prescott.

At 6:30 Amber Prescott was nowhere to be found.

"I guess that she just stood me up then" said Vinnie in a depressed voice.

"Well, I'm not surprised" said Diovann.

"Hey! Don't say that she could come. She doesn't know that he isn't a part of the royal family." said Jessica sternly.

At 7:30 here comes Amber Prescott.

"Sorry I'm late everyone."

"Don't play that with me. I told you 6:00 sharp and you are here at 7:30. You're a 1 hour and 30 minutes late. How could you do this? Vinnie has been here thinking that you were setting him up and then he left weeping." said Jessica.

"I'm what they call fashionably late, honey. I'm guessing that you wouldn't know anything about that considering the way that you dress."

"First of all I do dress really nicely unlike someone that I'm looking at and you're the only one that I'm looking at so you finish the rest. Also 1 hour and 30 minutes is not fashionably late. Five minutes is fashionably late." "Well to me I'm cute and I'm ready for this date. By the way, where is this Vino guy?"

"I'll go get him." said Diovann.

"So, said Amber Prescott how do you like being royalty?"

"Oh, well its fine I'm not used to all the nice fancy treatment but I still think that its fine."

"So did you want to marry prince Zander?"

"You know you a little special. Now, I don't think that you know exactly what you're talking about."

"Oh. I think I do."

"You were mad at Diovann because he broke your heart but it was actually the Allinake and he was mad that his kingdom and stuff wasn't at the top and Diovann's is. Isn't that what happened? At least that's what I hear."

"You know not to believe everything that you hear. Right? Well I guess not."

"Honey, you don't know what you're talking about." Oh, well honey I think that I do. I think that there is something suspicious about you and I'm going to figure it out. There are secrets about everyone and I'm going to figure them out about you. So you better watch your back because you never know whose right around the corner."

"Are you ready for your date yet?"

"Yes! I can't wait to be royalty."

"Then let's go."

When Jessica and Amber Prescott got back to the table Vinnie was standing there waiting. He looked so nervous. But Amber Prescott felt kind of bored. Amber had to use the restroom and Jessica just had to go with her. It's a girl thing.

Amber said that Vinnie was talking too much! How could someone talk too much and there not even getting a word in?

"Jessica, this date is going horribly. I mean he seems like a nice guy. I like him a lot but I don't think that he is royalty." said Amber.

"What does it matter?! I didn't find Diovann and try to marry him like every other girl in this kingdom I was the only girl that didn't. Don't you think that everyone would like to be royalty? I wanted to when I was a little girl but then I just said that in my own special way I'm always a princess. That's what you need to do to yourself." Jessica said with an angered tone in her voice.

"Yes but I want the whole world to know that I'm royalty."

"Look, you don't get it do you. You can be a princess in your own special way. You could even be a queen! You could be the queen of sports, creativity, writing, arts and humanity, music, but my favorite the queen of life. Live and do all of these things to the fullest. Do everything that you want to do in your life."

"You know that you're not the boss of me and if you were, I still wouldn't listen to you. I don't even like you."

"Well, isn't that a shocker! All I'm saying is to stop trying so hard on some things and it'll come to you instead of you going to it. Just remember that."

When Jessica and Amber Prescott got back to the table and they started eating dinner Amber actually let him talk. Then they were going back and forth talking and the night went on and then before they knew it, it was 1:00 a.m. They had a great night.

The next day Sandy and D.J went back to the castle to see if Jessica and Diovann needed any help with the wedding. But, when they got to the castle they saw Amber there barking orders to everyone, including the king and queen!

"Hi! I'm Sandy and this is my boyfriend D.J. Were good friends with Diovann and Jessica."

"Oh so you can work and clean this place too! I'm Amber Prescott and I'm dating Vinnie, Diovann's brother. When Diovann's father dies, which will be soon and then he dies which will be sooner than you think then he will be on the throne and I will be queen." with a scheming tone in her voice.

HMPH! I wonder why she said that Diovann would be off the throne sooner than we think.

When Sandy and D.J were leaving the castle they spotted Amber and two guys. Amber was giving them something and telling them to "GET THE JOB DONE AND NO ONE WILL GET HURT! THEN I SHALL HAVE MY TIME ON THE THRONE!"

Sandy and D.J were so nervous about this and didn't know if they were going to have the plan taken out that night so they went back to the castle and told Diovann and Jessica not to trust Amber and that she may be trouble.

They asked why and Sandy said because I think that she was hiring a hit man to kill you! She said "GET THE JOB DONE AND NO ONE WILL GET HURT! THEN I SHALL HAVE MY HAVE MY TIME ON THE THRONE!" I don't know what that means but I think that she's trying to get you killed so then she can be the queen.

"I'm guessing that she doesn't know that Vinnie isn't royalty; he's just a servant around the castle. "said Sandy. But there's nothing wrong with that.

The next morning Diovann wasn't worried. These kind of things happened all the time. But it was sort of unusual that Amber Prescott would want to try and kill him.

He was very leery about this person and or people that were out to get him. He didn't know if it was Zander, Amber Prescott, the Grange or the Allinake. Whoever it was he was going to get to the bottom of it. TO BE CONTINUED...

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##  I had a Life

I was asleep in my bed when my aunt was in the doorway saying, "Come on Jordan we got to go!"

I had no idea what was happening, but all I could hear is a loud siren sound knocking on my window. I slipped on my Sperry's and ran outside with my jacket, and jumped in the front seat,

I asked, "where are mom and dad?"

She pointed and said, "In there"

There when she said that I realized that my mom is having my sister.

My mom raced to the hospital Central Baptist Hospital with my little sister, Peace, I was so worried and I did not know what to do. I was crying, my sister is going to die. I was REALLY looking forward to seeing her, but I wasn't sure if I was going to be happy or not, so I sat there with my aunt and my grandma in the hospital waiting room. The waiting room smelt like new shoes and they smell like rubber. I saw a lot of people with no legs or arms. I began to think about if my sister will have special needs, what if she is born dead? Down deep inside I was crying, hard. I waited till it was time to go home without mother and Peace. They stayed behind in the doctor room with baby Peace.

"What do you want for dinner?" my aunt asked.

"I don't want anything, I am fine".

"Look I know you are sad about Peace, but I have a surprise for you".

"Really what is it! I said excitedly.

"It's a secret. you can't say I told you but you are not only having one sister but you are having two, their names are Peace and April".

I froze with shock and my mouth open wide. I screamed "Oh my gosh!"

I ran to my room really fast jumped on my comfy bed, I started to think of how I was a double big sister. I am so exited! I am going to help with the diapers, and the clothes, and the showers or baths. I watched television till I fell asleep then I wrote a little in my diary.

Dear Diary,

I can't wait till my new sisters arrive I am going to be a HUGE help, and when I am tired I will lay soundly with one of my sisters on each side of me . Wish me luck.

I slept through the night dreaming of my sisters and how they would look, smell, and act. I dreamed about us getting in fights and saying we hate each other, but we really love each other more than the world.

Two days pass

Oh my gosh! I'm seeing my little sisters. I raced to the car. I buckled my seat belt and then we drove off to Central Baptist Hospital. They told us to walk on in. There I saw two little baby girls on the bed. The bed was blue and smelled like fresh oranges.

Peace would lay there silently smiling a cute grin. Little April looked like she was ready to start dancing. They were adorable. I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Mom was in the bed smiling big grin on her face motioning for me to give her a hug. I ran to her and next thing I know I was crying tears of joy.

"Do you see your new little sisters?"

I nodded; she hugged me tighter while dad joined in on our group hug.

I held my new sisters and then my mom took her and wrapped them up, I thought I was going to drop, to tell you the truth I was kind of nervous. On the way home I sat in the middle of my sisters.I gave Peace my finger to hold while I fed April a warm bottle of milk. I was smiling, it seems like everyone is smiling.

When we got home I asked why my mom why I wasn't told I had two sisters

She said, "It was supposed to be a surprise"

I was so excited to be able to share a room with my two little baby sisters!

Dear Diary,

I am so happy my sisters are finally born, and the most exciting part is I have two sisters. I have the best life ever. I wonder where grandma is?

"On the way home your grandma was in a car accident" My dad said sadly.

My grin turned into a frown. I cried, and cried, and cried. I could not sleep. I had nightmares, I don't think you'd get over it, do you? I was still happy though the devil can't turn me down. I woke up and I helped with Peace and April. Then mom said we are going to get their pictures taken.

April just was saying hi to the camera, while Peace was just sitting in her blue and white hat mom and I picked out.

I whispered in both there little ears

"Grandma loves you"

They smiled

My Mom and Dad tried to get me and my sisters but they are both asleep as fast as the lazy cat next door that smells like cat litter.

When we went home my dad put hotdogs on the grill

Then I asked

"Can I call Camden and Caitlyn over to play?"

"Sure" dad said without looking up from the grill.

I ran to the house phone I dialed the number. Caitlyn answered I asked if she could come over she said okay and she is on her way. I ran outside with a jacket to let Caitlyn inside she said I needed a picture of her for my scrap book so she gave me this picture.

She has blonde hair with pretty blue eyes and always smiles. I played with my sisters while she used the restroom. My dad offered if we wanted to go around the block. we took a walk

"How has your brother been?" I asked.

"He still has a little bit of that glue in his hair but other than that I guess he is fine".

"That's good"

We played till she left then I went to bed.

Two years later

"Leave me alone you mutt!" I screamed to my sisters.

"No sissy I want that lipstick!"

"To bad now get out April"

"But..."

"No butts, out!"

She cried, and I picked her up and sat her in my lap.

"Listen, April that's my lipstick you can go get one in your room ok?" I said.

"Ok" she said as she stopped crying.

I went to my dad's room and caught my sister Peace playing with his collection of plates I tried to stop her, but when I did dad walked in and said

"Jordan, what are you doing why are you letting your two year old sister do this to my plate collection she could break them now go to your room!"

"But I didn't do it I! Just walked in and saw April playing with it, so I tried to stop her but then you walked in. I'm not lying."

"I don't want to hear your excuses! Now go to your room right this minute Jordan!" My dad screamed

I marched to my room, tears scrolling down my eyes. I screamed back

"I always do it in your eyes"

"Don't get an attitude with me young lady!"

"I'm not a young lady! I'm 12 now I'm don't have to go to my room!"

"GO TO YOUR ROOM!"

"No" I whispered

"What did you say?"

"Nothing"

"What"

"NOTHING!"

"Ok"

I sat down on my bed and wrote in my diary

Dear Diary,

I hate my life all I do is keep getting in trouble for nothing. If only Grandma was here. She would tell me jokes and calm me down.

Love,

Jordan

I went to sleep early that night then when I got up I started to get ready for school I put on my shorts a shirt and my Sperry's. I hopped on the bus and then I saw the hottest boy in school. He was on his way to sit by me. I am not very popular at Wendy's academy High school. He was handing me a note ...

Guess what happens in my next book you'll find out sooner or later.

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