This is a post Halloween story that popped into my head a week ago. I thought I would take a break before I started Return of the Mechanic 2. If you haven't seen Coraline, then go watch it. Like, right now, if you have to. Here's the first chapter. Enjoy and review!
Colemanite Brookestone was a teenage boy with the elemental power of Earth. Call him Cole for short. His teacher, Sensei Wu, taught Cole everything about the martial arts. He also looked after him. Misako, Wu's right hand woman, was a kind soul who spent most of her time working.
Now, this is a story about how a strange doll and curiosity changed this boy's life forever, and nearly ended it. Let's begin, shall we?
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Cole snapped a branch off of the nearest bush. He cleared the leaves off of it and it turned into a Y shaped stick. He held onto the points and walked around.
He had reached the bottom of a hill when he heard the rustling of the bushes above him. He looked up and only saw a bunch of boulders strewn around.
"Hello? Is anyone there?" asked Cole.
When he received no answer, he grabbed a rock on the floor and threw it as hard as he could towards the source of the sound. He heard a yowling noise and gasped.
Still holding the stick, he ran as fast as he could along the winding path. When he had finally stopped, he was at the top of a hill. He heard the yowling sound again and screamed. He turned around and saw a black cat, perched on a rock in front of him.
"You scared me to death, you mangy fiend!" Cole yelled angrily.
Cole heard the sound of an air horn behind him, and he turned around. He saw a kid on a motorcycle with a skull shaped helmet headed straight towards him. Cole screamed, dropped the stick and ducked for cover.
"Get away from me!" Cole screamed as the motorcycle whizzed over his head.
Thunder boomed as the kid got to his feet. He looked at Cole and took off his helmet. The boy had light brown hair and a cut through his right eyebrow.
"So...you're from Texas or Utah? Somewhere dry and barren?" they boy said, "I've heard of water witching before, but it..."
Cole yawned as he yabbered on and on. This guy sure talked a lot.
"It's a dousing rod." Cole said, "And I don't like being stalked. Not by psycho nerds, or their cats!"
He kicked the boy in the shin, causing him to drop the stick.
"Technically, he's not my cat. He's wild, but I feed him every once in a while." the boy said.
"Whatever. So...if I'm a water witch, then where's the well?" asked Cole.
"You're standing on it." the boy said.
Cole gasped and took a step back as the boy cleaned some dust off of the ground. Cole was standing on a trapdoor.
"It's supposed to be so deep, when you fall into it and look up, you see a sky of stars in the middle of the day." the boy said, looking into a crack in the trapdoor.
Cole looked out towards the dojo, and the boy kept on talking.
"Surprised you moved in. Nya Lovat, she's the owner of the dojo. Doesn't allow many teens, which is quite ironic, since she's a teen herself." the boy said.
"How come?" asked Cole.
"I'm not supposed to talk about it. Anyway, my name's Jay. Jay Walker." the boy said, extending his hand for a shake.
"Jay?" said Cole.
"It's short for Jayden. Not my idea, of course. What did you get saddled with?" asked Jay.
"I didn't get saddled with anything. It's Cole." said Cole.
"Cal what?"
"No, Cole. Cole Brookstone."
"Cole a strange name. Cal's more of an ordinary name, isn't it?"
Cole realised Jay's hand was still extended. He went to shake it, but recoiled in shock after touching it and receiving an electric shock.
"Oops. Sorry. Forgot to tell you... I'm the Master of Lightning!" Jay laughed.
"Jayden!" a voice yelled in the distance.
"I think I heard someone calling you, Jayden." Cole spat.
"Oh no. Guess I have to go." said Jay.
Before Cole could react, Jay ran off into the distance, the cat not far behind.
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"Hey, Sensei, I almost fell down a well today." said Cole. Sensei Wu didn't look up from his parchments.
There was a parcel on the table on the table Sensei Wu was working on. Cole opened it when he saw his name scrawled on the front.
In the parcel was a doll that looked exactly like Cole, and a note.
Hey Cal,
I found this. Look familiar?
Jay.
"A Little Me? That's weird. I hate dolls." said Cole.
"That's good to know. Why don't you check on Misako?" Sensei Wu muttered.
Cole groaned in disgust and walked to Misako's study. He opened the door uncertainly and saw Misako typing away at a computer.
"Hey, Misako. How's the writing going?" asked Cole.
Misako didn't answer, so Cole sighed and closed the door. Looking around, he decided to explore the dojo.
In the middle of Cole's exploring, he lost the doll. He looked around trying to find it... and instead found a door. It was covered with wallpaper.
"SENSEI! OPEN THIS DOOR FOR ME!" Cole screamed.
Sensei Wu walked into the room that Cole was in and glared at him.
"If I open this for you, will you leave me in peace?" asked Sensei Wu.
Cole nodded and gave Sensei Wu his best puppy dog eyes. Sensei Wu rolled his eyes and walked out walked up to a cabinet nearby. He grabbed a black key with a button on the top. He cut the wallpaper open with a box cutter and unlocked the door, Cole watching eagerly.
Cole's face fell when he saw that the passage was blocked with a brick wall.
"You happy? Now leave me in peace." said Sensei Wu.
Sensei Wu walked away, Cole staring at the brick wall in disappointment.
The world was dull as it could become.
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