Well, here we have the 1st Chapter of Fight With the Vespers. Except this Chapter is the "edited" version of the previous one. Hope my loyal readers will take time to read this since I did make it better than the last crappy one so...Enjoy and R&R if you want to. :)
Disclaimer: I do not own the 39 Clues. Really, I don't.
Chapter 1: Normal Day.
By: 39ninjas
It was a clear Sunday morning, the bright light peeked in through the curtains as blue birds nonchalantly chirped and sang throughout the morning.
The sky was a beautiful hue of light blue and the clouds were floating by aimlessly, white and calming. The tree's swished along with the light wind and the grass shined with mildew under the bright, warm sun.
The dogs were barking, the cats were meowing; the neighbors were either out at Church or in the park relaxing with their kids. Some flowers had already begun to bloom while others stayed asleep under the shade of big backyard trees.
Mrs. Conelly was taking her daily Sunday morning jog with her husband, Mr. Conelly (for once) while the sound of sizzling bacon echoed from downstairs in a certain house.
In that certain house, there was a small family, not your normal family with the average 'Mom, Dad, Kids and noisy dog.'
No, this family was different, to put it simply, this family is special.
This family is not composed of the average. This family is…well…it's really just composed of the brother of deceased grandmother, a nan-au pair, two brilliant siblings and…a cat.
Now, I won't go into details too much because I'm sure you know their story.
So I'll just skip ahead onto one of our most favorite characters, and how his Sunday morning is going.
"DAN! WAKE UP! YOU'RE BACON AND EGGS ARE READY!" Nellie, the au pair slash guardian, shouted with one hand at the side of her mouth toward the stairs.
"Mpphh…" groaned our now dear 12-year-old male protagonist. There he lied on his bed; you would've thought he was unconscious if it wasn't for the up and down movements of his chest, which indicated breathing.
"DAN!" shouted Nellie once more.
"RRRGGHHH!" He yelled through his pillow.
Fiske sighed, already seated at the dining table with a plate of pancakes in front of him and a glass of orange juice in one hand. "Dan slept at 4 in the morning, busy playing Ninja Gaiden 2." He informed to their au pair, chewing on a piece of his breakfast. "Needs more syrup." He said.
Nellie sighed. "What Chapter is he now?" she asked, passing Fiske the maple syrup. Fiske took it and squeezed some onto his pancakes. "Chapter 4"
"Still?" Nellie exclaimed incredulously. Suddenly, a loud cough echoed throughout the room.
There, near the open archway connecting the Living Room to the Dining Room was Dan, ever so groggy and angry.
"I was this," he placed his index finger inches above his thumb. "close to finishing the last boss but Unfortunately, I DIED." Dan hissed, he stomped over to the dining table and ate away at the bacon and eggs placed in front of him by an anxious Nellie.
"Relax Kiddo, it's just a game." Nellie said, one hand on her hip.
"Just a game!" Dan dropped his fork. "Dare you call it just a game!" Nellie looked at Dan with a raised brow, contemplating on the sanity of the poor boy with the unruly hair.
"It's not just a game Nellie. It is…The Game. The ULTIMATE game. I'm sure even you can't handle the ultimate abundance of massive hard coreness of Ninja Gaiden!" Dan pointed an accusing finger at his astonished au pair.
Nellie smirked.
18 MINUTES LATER…
"Did it." Nellie handed Dan the controller, a triumphant smile on her face.
Dan's jaw dropped down so low it looked just like it is in the cartoons. His eyes bulged open like saucers with one twitching slightly like a certain Russian Cahill they all knew by the name Spazky.
"Gh….Ah….B-But….How…..Why did….When did….Wha—?" Dan's tongue tied, his voice lost itself and continued to spat out nonsense. Nellie smiled and wiped her hands together, cleaning away invisible dust of victory.
"Now, finish your bacon." She ordered the still frozen Dan.
…
Nellie entered the kitchen with a gloomy Daniel behind her. Fiske raised a brow. "What—?"
"Beat his Ultimate Game for him." She said while walking toward the fridge, taking out a pitcher of orange juice. At this, Dan shivered.
"Gross. I thought we didn't buy orange juice anymore." The gloominess in Dan's voice started disappearing as he picked up his fork and began munching on his bacon once more.
Fiske shook his head with a 'tsk'.
"Oh Daniel, do you not know how important orange juice is? It is filled with vitamins that can help the body grow and protect you from illness!" he exclaimed, holding out his glass of the said juice.
Dan winced once he saw the pulpy liquid and turned his attention backed to the pancakes. Nellie laughed and drank some of the juice.
"Geez, kiddo. Ya know those chewy dinosaur vitamins aren't the only things you need to chug down to stay healthy."
Dan flushed. "I thought I told you not to mention the chewy dinosaur vitamins!" he said. Nellie laughed once more and turned back to the fridge.
"Dan, orange juice is filled with a bunch of healthy and important vitamins that you need for daily living. Like Vitamin C! Did you know that Vitamin C is one of the most important antioxidants? It helps keep your immune system steady and you know how you hate getting sick." Fiske explained.
Dan huffed and continued to chew on his bacon.
"And let's not forget about the Potassium!" he continued. Dan groaned.
"Did you know that Potassium plays an important role in muscle function and helps in reducing the chances of having high blood pressure and stroke? Isn't that amazing! Age hasn't caught up with me yet thanks to this baby!" Fiske held up the orange juice and sipped on it daintily.
Dan felt like barfing.
"Oh, and the Calcium~!" Fiske began. Dan covered his ears. "Stop it!"
"What?" Fiske asked, his face confused as he looked toward Dan.
Nellie sighed and continued to search the fridge for her beef jerky. "I swear I put it in here last night…" she mumbled.
"Daniel! I haven't even started talking about the Folic Acid!" Fiske called to Dan who was still covering his ears while trying to eat his bacon at the same time.
"Aha!" Nellie exclaimed happily. "Found them!" she reached in to the very back of the fridge, trying to get to the bag of beef jerky.
"Daniel! Come on, Calcium helps give you strong, healthy bones and supports healthy blood pressure and at the same time promotes cardio-vascular health!" Fiske hollered.
Dan stood up, the hands on his ears gone and instead slammed upon the dining table surface.
"IF YOU'RE ANGRY AT ME FOR ACCIDENTALLY MIXING YOUR UNDERWEAR WITH NELLIE'S RED SHORTS THEN I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE'NT SUPPOSED TO MIX WHITE'S WITH COLORS!"
"YOU WHAT!"
"Gotcha!" Nellie gripped the plastic bag of beef jerky.
"You know what? Forget is said anything..." Dan said with a nervous grin on his face. Fiske glared at him. Dan chose to sit down and pick up his fork to resume eating his bacon. And then...
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Time stopped.
Dan and Fiske paused, the remnants of their voices left in the air.
Nellie's hand still clung to the bag of jerky but stopped there.
About a second passed…
"OW!" Nellie screamed after her head made contact with the top of the fridge. Fiske dropped his glass of orange juice and it shattered to the floor, the liquid flowed out and spread onto the wooden boards of the dining room floor.
"Amy-? ACK!" Dan gagged as his bacon clogged into his throat.
So this is my "fixed" version of the previous Chapter 1 of Fight with the Vespers. I know this might not be nice either but trust me; you do not want to see the old one. :) Hope you like this.
