Warning: I do not own Horton Hears a Who or any of the characters in the movie or book…And sadly I also want a Jojo plushy!!
Summary: The Mute, The Hacker, and The Biker…three friends on their way home from the movies decide on a shortcut, but when ambushed, they end up in a spiraling adventure to Whoville where they are split up…Talia, the mute, meets Jojo and while finding her friends, she must help a bigger crisis that threatens Whoville and their very lives…
Falling into Darkness
It was almost eight o'clock when Talia, her cousin Adam, her friend Luke walked out from the theater doors. Luke was still laughing over the movie they had just seen. Adam shook his head and glanced at Talia with a grimace as if saying 'you invited him'. Talia just gave a silent smile in his direction. Talia rarely spoke, especially after her father's car accident. Most people tried to console her but they weren't there in the car. Talia was, and now all she did was find comfort in her friends, but sometimes wondered if that was enough.
"Horton Hears a Who was a great movie," Luke said finally as they continued down the road. Adam rolled his eyes.
"Dude, it wasn't that great, Compton," Adam said, his voice sounded amused at the boys antics. Compton was Luke's last name, but then again, they each had their own nicknames for each other. Adam sighed as he ran a pale, freckled hand through bright red hair that was stiff and spiky, well, as much as it could be. He sucked his teeth then.
"Man, I told mom to get the extra strength gel," he grumbled. Luke shrugged and they veered off to take a shortcut they had wanted to try.
"You really think this'll get us home quicker, Red?" Compton asked Adam, or Red, as he called him. Compton seemed less then eager to try a shortcut into the woods, but then again, he specialized in electronics, and didn't know much about nature. Red shrugged his broad shoulders.
"I don't know, we went biking out here once…it has to lead somewhere…don't look at me, it was Whispers idea," he said nudging Talia who had a small smirk on her face as she watched the boys talk back and forth. Talia may have been considered a mute, but had special moments where she would say a few words before withdrawing again. The sun had completely disappeared over the horizon and they had only the moon and a few stars to guide them.
They neared the edge of the woods when they saw their least favorite people…The Biggy Smalls Gang (A/N: Seriously, my cousins picked the name…sorry if it sounds dorky). The leader was captain of the football squad and was a mean as bullies come. He sneered when the three friends paused a few feet ahead of them. Red had an angry glare, Compton looked nervous, and Whisper was almost livid. The leaders name was Logan and wasn't surprised to see Red glaring at him. Red tended to hold grudges, and even though Logan was once his friend, the friendship ended when he had Whisper in a corner and was calling her names because she wouldn't speak. Red still held the image of Whisper's tears trailing down her tan face, making streaks down her cheeks. The three started again towards entering the woods, but with more caution. Red new he could take on most of the gang, but ten against three was unfair. Logan hopped off his perch on a trunk and walked over, blocking them from the path.
"Well, well," he sneered, "If it isn't the three biggest freaks in Roverhill High School," Logan spat at them. Whisper, at the age of sixteen, still flinched at Logan's sneer, her eyes glazed over as she remembered the day after the accident, when she refused to speak or laugh, or even make a sound. Logan saw her flinch and he laughed. He was almost nineteen, since he was held back a year, he was the oldest of the group there and used his authority and intimidation to get what he wanted.
"Out of the way, Logan," Red growled. He was also sixteen but was one of the toughest boys at their school; he could win a fight against three guys and barely have a scratch on him. Whisper grabbed his arm with fearful eyes. Red looked back at her and his eyes softened at her silent message 'let's go, please, let it go!' her eyes quietly pleaded him. He dropped the fist he had started to raise as Compton took Talia and hid her behind him with a nervous gulp. His dark brown eyes were almost hidden behind dark brown hair that was gelled downward. Red shoved past Logan and they walked through the first path of trees. Logan reached forward as he turned and grabbed Red by his sleeve.
"Who said you could leave?" He ordered more than asked. His gang snickered as they rose from their sitting position. Talia, Compton, and Red knew they were outnumbered. With one quick movement, Red punched his fist into Logan's stomach, making him fall to his knees…
"RUN!" Red yelled as they bolted down the dark path in the woods. Talia saw a clearing up ahead and the three screeched to a halt. In front of them was a crystal blue lake.
"Shit! What the hell are we gonna do?" Compton yelled grabbing his head. Talia took a quick glance and then pointed to her left. There, over the lake was a bridge. Red nodded as they ran over and up the bridge to the middle. They paused again before walking off the bridge.
"Where to now? The path is gone!" Red growled. The Biggy Smalls Gang was coming closer, their voices heard through the trees. Compton looked over the edge.
"Calculating the bridges depth and the darkness of the water, if we pinpoint our location, we can appear to assimilate with the lake," Compton reasoned. Red stared at him.
"Can you say that again in English? I don't speak geek," Red said sarcastically. Compton rolled his eyes and let out a frustrated sigh and climbed up on the bridge's ledge motioning for the others to follow.
"If we dive in deep enough, they won't see us," Compton explained. The other two climbed onto the ledge. With Whisper in the middle, the three held hands.
"One," Compton counted. Red glanced over towards the trees, the voices were getting closer.
"Two," Red counted the second number. He felt Whisper's grip on his hand tighten. She didn't have a good feeling about this idea. They jumped.
"Three…" Whisper's voice was unheard as they dived into the dark cold water. Whisper couldn't see a thing. It was pitch black and the gangs voices grew fainter. Whisper opened her eyes, but it was still useless. She felt a current suddenly hit her, and her grip on the boys strained a bit. 'That's weird, it wasn't moving earlier' she thought. Then as if she were hit by a train, a thick wave of water slammed into her and she lost her grip….She felt weightless, like she was floating. 'Am I dead?' she asked herself. She suddenly felt something hard strike her in the head…everything went dim, and Talia imagined a small light glowing above her before she lost consciousness, and continued falling into the darkness…..
A/N: Hello!! How did you like it…I'm hoping for reviews and I am holding a vote, and I'm debating whether to add a lemon at the end or not, so vote yes for a lemon or no for a regular ending.