This has been buzzing round in my head since I started watching Series 3. I hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 1
Sunny had never seen a wall move before.
He'd seen warriors dance through a forest canopy like butterflies on the breeze. He'd seen people's eyes turn black when their killing gift came upon them. He'd even seen a group of blinded cannibals living mole-like underground.
All this, but he had never once seen a wall move.
Judging from the panic on his usually slightly bemused face, Bajie clearly had and he didn't seem to like the memory one tiny little bit.
'Get to higher ground', the man bellowed. 'We need to get to higher ground!' Dumping his pack he began to hurtle towards one of the steep valley walls, moving across the parched and cracked ground with a grace that belied his ungainly looking bulk.
Confused Sunny looked back up the valley. What he had thought was a wall was now a cliff filling the whole width of the deep valley, its diamond bright surface glittering under the fierce sun. It was three times his height – at least – and it carried on its top what looked like shrubs, even whole trees. The sound of thunder preceded it far noisier and overwhelming that that which had accompanied the earlier rain.
'Sunny, shift your arse man. Or stay there and die. Your choice'. Bajie had already covered significant distance up the valley wall and his voice was hard to hear over growing noise. Still, despite the strain, he was back to his sardonic self.
Checking the straps on his son's carrying pack and spinning round like a dancer Sunny began to chase after Bajie. The two men and the child made it almost to safety before the water hit.