What Do You Mean Were Travellers!

by qaliinuyasha

Then we heard the door open instead of two feet we heard four feet then we both heard whispering Are you sure their here Pendragon a males voice asked Yes I'm sure the other repiled katie and I stayed under the covers not sure what to do. I then took a lo

1. The Flumes

Oh my god Parathy, the strangest thing just happened to Katie and I today. First of all we met two guys whom we never seen in our life, then we met a weirdo by the name of Saint Dane who wants our world to far in total chaos. The two boys say were like them and we save the world with other people like them, and that they are called travelers. Well let me bring you to how it all began.

It all happened when Katie and I were at Katie's parents cottage, and it was 11:30 p.m. at night Katie and I was whispering to each other "How much longer initial its one o'clock?" I asked her, Katie put up her finger as to say one sec then she swinged her feet over her bed side and then she tip toed to the door, she open the door quietly then peeked her head out side and peeked around the corner, she then jumped and closed the door behind her and ran to her bed, she whispered to me "someone coming, it could be my mom to see if were sleeping again?" I got the hint and pulled the covers over my head Katie turned off the light and went under her covers too.

Then we heard the door open instead of two feet we heard four feet then we both heard whispering "Are you sure their here Pendragon?" a males voice asked "Yes I'm sure" the other replied Katie and I stayed under the covers not sure what to do. I then took a little peek to see, I made sure I was quite. I then put my head out a bit but it was too dark. Before I knew it they turned on the light in the bedroom, I was now blinded I covered my eyes "whoa" I said quietly well I looked at them they both looked the same age as Katie and I. One looked like he was Asian or something, he had almond shaped eyes and his eye color looked brown as well as his hair, his hair was shoulder length next to him was the other guy he was a bit shorter then the Asian looking guy, this guy had short brown hair and blue eyes he had pale looking skin ((it looked like he was going to be sick or something))

"Spader wake that one up!" the shorter guy pointed to Katie, Spader nodded and went over to where Katie was hiding under her covers waiting for her mom to tell them to go to sleep. She had her fingers in her ears and didn't hear the actual voices and thought that she was just checking and leaving. She popped her head out as Spader shook her and she was first blinded then thrown off the bed in a heap with the covers. "Ow..." She mumbled rubbing her head still wrapped in her coverlet. I wasn't quite sure what to do these two guys were weirdoes and they had to be stopped so I throw my blanket over Spader's head by then Katie was already out of the blankets and feeling her new bump on the head "come on" I yelled to her. Katie without second thoughts came running behind me she soon cot up but now at the door there was the short guy the one they called Pendragon "You two aren't going any where, because you girls have to come with us!" he told us, Spader was now behind us I looked at the Pendragon guy and said "Who are you too tell us what to do?" Then Katie went up to him and started poking him hard in the chest "Yah who do you think you are coming in to my cottage and telling us what we can do and can't do?" Pendragon and Spader looked at each other a little startled from what us girls had to say, that when Spader came in "Come on mates were not here to do any harm were just here to show you two a place I bet you two adventurers never seen before" Spader then winked at us Katie and I couldn't help it but laugh. Pendragon then looked at Spader "yah what he said" we then looked at each other and used our minds to talk to each other like usually "well should we trust them?" I asked, "well I'm not sure but I think I have a plan to get out of here" "and what that?" I couldn't wait to hear her answer "well lets just say will go with them but they have to get out of the room because we have to get dressed but we sneak out the window" we both smiled "ok lets do it" Pendragon and Spader just stared at us Spader then whispered to Pendragon "Mate what the matter with them?" he just shrugged by the look on Pendragon's face he had no clue editor. We then looked at them "we decided..." Katie began "that we'll go with you two where ever you want to bring us too"
"ya as long as you give us time to get dressed!" I add they looked at each other a bit confused, we then pushed them out the door, and then got dressed I wore a pair of blue jeans and raving red top with a black net top I also had my hair up in a ponytail. Katie wear oh most the same them but on her jeans it said POW! On the back pocket, her top was red as well but her hair was down we looked at each other and smiled "lets go" I whispered "ok" Katie replied. I then opened the window as quietly as I could Katie went first she swinged her left leg over the side then the right and hop down "Come on Jessie hurry! Before they notice what were really up to!" then a knock on the bedroom door was heard at that moment, I looked over "you guys done yet?" Pendragon yelled Katie looked at me a bit nervous "oh most done!" I yelled and it was the truth, we were oh most done escaping that is. I then swing my leg over the side of the window and then the other I then hop down out of the window and on to the grass "come on lets head down to the lake and drive your Dad's boat" I insisted "No lets use the canoe! We don't know how to drive the boat" Katie replied back "good point" Me and Katie headed down to the lake down the large rock steps that wove themselves into the cliff. When we got to the sauna we started to get out the life jackets and paddles. While we were preparing our get away those guys were getting restless and chose to go in.

"Hey?" Pendragon rapped his hand on the white door. "You almost done in there?" When he got no reply he and Spader started to count. "One, two," They chorused. Before the third count Pendragon held up his hand and walked to the door again and tried the doorknob. It opened freely and he groaned along with the creaking of the hinges as it showed that it had never been locked. They went in and looked around for the girls, "where are they mate?" Spader asked while looking under the beds. Pendragon growled and mumbled curses to him as he saw the window and realized what they had done. He told Spader and they both left through the window and started to try and follow the girls path but gave up since it was too dark and started to look in the shed and down the drive way.

While they did that Katie and I had finished getting everything except for getting the canoe in the water. Katie held up her hand and whispered, "On the count of three, one, two, three!" We both lifted our ends of the canoe in uniscin and Katie started to head backwards towards the water but she forgot about the rocks that came before the sand and fell backwards with the canoe landing between her knees, which were lucky cause it would have hurt her pretty badly. I hadn't been ready for the sudden stop and had continued walking and only managed to get the stern in my gut. I fell down and the canoe fell on the rocks and made a loud boom that echoed across the lake and up to the cottage. We both cursed differently to ourselves and hurriedly got up and finished getting the canoe in the water and hurriedly grabbing our gear.

Up top the boys heard it and turned to each other and said, "The Lake together and ran down the large steps. Spader was ahead Pendragon because he was jumping down two steps at a time and saw us out in our canoe and tore off his shirt preparing to jump. We heard Pendragon scream, "No! Wait!" But Spader had already dived in and his head came up shivering. I was in the front of the canoe and I cheered knowing that we could now fully get away and go to the marina and get help. I started to paddle but for some reason we weren't moving. I turned to see Katie looking back at the floundering Spader and yelled. "What are you doing? This is our chance to get away!" Katie just turned to me and I saw pain in them. She didn't say anything but I could tell when she started to turn paddle backwards what she was feeling and thinking. She got beside Spader and put her paddle across the sides of the canoe and reached down to his wet form. I only just managed to lean to the opposite side before the canoe flipped.

I saw Spader over my shoulder sitting and shivering on the bottom of the canoe, pulling the life jacket Katie had given him tight around his shoulders. I sighed as Katie took up her paddle and started to turn us around and head us in. I got out first and sat on the bow of the canoe to balance it out as Katie helped Spader out or the boat. Pendragon stood behind me, wither he was making sure I wouldn't run off or so that he was there to make sure that the canoe didn't flip, I still don't know.

Katie had sat brought Spader into the sauna and had somehow magically gotten the old thing working. I'd never been in a working sauna before and I didn't take to it too nicely, too steamy and too hot, and I could tell by the look on Katie's face, neither did she. I went back out and was face-to-face with an angry Pendragon. "What were you thinking? If you had fallen in that water would have frozen you!" Well, at least now I knew he had some sort of feelings for me and I didn't back down from his challenge. "Well, why do you care so much? And why do you need us so much?" Pendragon was slightly cut off guard at my outburst and I saw it in his eyes, but he quickly regained his ground and we started to argue but of course I had much better arguments than he did.

"Ahem" Pendragon and I turned to see Katie and Spader, who were wrapped in a few of the saunas' towels, watching us. I blushed a light pink and I think Pendragon did too and Spader started. "Why are you getting on her case Pendragon mate? You like her or something? What about Courtney?" He raised his eye brow for emphasis and I turned to see Pendragon blushing a brilliant red and I snickered at his face but I stopped and joined him with his embarrassment when Katie Announced out loud, "Hey, Jessie, you're already trying to find a new guy hmm?" I turned back to the Pair of giggling lovebirds and Pendragon and I glared at them sending sparks at them. They stopped and looked down and before we could blow up at them Spader changed the subject perfectly. "So Mates? You ready to go?" Katie and I looked up at him and then to Pendragon wanting a further explanation. He grinned and nodded. "Alright then Mate, lets get going." He turned and Spader dropped all of Katie's towels and put a hand over her shoulder. "Lets go." He started to walk and, they passed me so I just went after them and stood at Katie's side. We were off on our journey, and I didn't know where, I just hoped we would come out in one piece.

We were now forced to go with them with out choice, I looked at Katie she looked at me and put her head down "I know Jessie it's my felt" she sent me a message to my mind "know its not..." was all I could say I couldn't think of anything else because if she didn't turn around we would of made it in time but then again Spader wouldn't of made it to shore. I looked ahead to Pendragon and walked up beside him "umm sorry for our trouble" I said as I kept my head down "I mean wouldn't you do the same thing if two people came to your place and say they need you to come with them? And you don't even know them!" he looked at me and had no smile on his face for some reason I still think we were in trouble I guess he wouldn't of did the same thing, we soon got to a van at the top of the stairs "umm who's is that?" I asked as I pointed to the van "oh its Gunny's mate" Spader came up behind with Katie with him. Katie and I looked at each other "Who Gunny?" Katie asked Pendragon and Spader looked at each other "you'll find out" Spader smiled then winked.

We walked up to the van and I saw Katie trying to look in the window where the driver would sit. I sent her a thought asking her who was in the front seat but she just shook her head and sent back to me that it was tinted and couldn't see through it. I was about to ask her to try again when the door opened and a man about the age of Katie's mom with an extra few years on him came out. He was dark skinned and tall and also missing a hand that made both Katie and I shiver when we saw him lift it up in a wave. "Hiya shorty, Spader. I see you've gotten the new recruits." We looked at each other and shrugged both not knowing what he meant. He went over to the sliding door and opened it with his left hand with a bit of difficulty. I noticed Pendragon jerk forward to help but Spader had held him back. The old man then open the door "come on you two get in!" he smiled then welcomed us in Katie and I wasn't sure who these guys were all we knew was the old guys name was Gunny, that when I had enough and blow up in their faces as Spader and Pendragon started to head in to the van "THATS IT!" I shouted and my hands were shaped as fist they all looked at me even Katie "I HAD ENOUGH OF YOU GUYS...I'M NOT GOING ANY WHERE WITH PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW!" Pendragon, Spader and Gunny all looked at me a bit shocked "come on mate don't be that way" Spader said as he walked over to me "NO THIS IS ENOUGH I'M NOT MOVING INTAIL YOU TELL ME WHO YOU PEOPLE ARE AND WHAT YOU GUYS WANT FROM US!" Pendragon then went to me and looked right in the eye "you will find out soon enough" he said his eyes made me claim down it was really weird he then spoke again "I am Bobby Pendragon and that is Vo Spader" then he pointed to Gunny "he is Gunny, now come on lets go" Katie then pulled me in to the van and we left and went on to the highway all I could do was look at the window, I notice them stare at me accept times but I had nothing to say I felt a hand touch my shoulder and I looked over to see Katie looking at me sympathetically. I hated it when she gave me that look cause it always made me feel bad and I didn't like anyone pitying me, even my best friend. I turned back around and looked out the window in a huff. I could sense that Katie felt bad and I sent her a sorry in her thoughts but she didn't receive it or just ignored me. I hated it! Now she was making me feel like the bad guy! I was about to blow my top off at her when I saw the most beautiful coal black wolf she had ever seen. It was running along with the van around the same speed but it was falling behind quickly. I turned my head to watch it, the sun reflected off its' fur and made it glitter like a disco ball. I loved it! I wish I had had a camera with me. Katie had turned and had seem me and was confused by what I was doing and tapped me on the shoulder making me lose concentration on the beautiful creature. "What are you doing? Are you okay Jessie?" the creature then disappeared I then turn to face Katie "you didn't see it?" I asked "see what?" Katie said a little confused "The black wolf it was running with the van" "a wolf your crazy Jessie there are no wolves around here" I then looked her right in the eye "I swear I seen a wolf you have to believe me!" Katie then looked back out the window "Jessie I would but I know there are no wolves around here your imagine things" I think couldn't help it but get mad but I didn't want to blow up at my best friend so I started to look out the window again it isn't fair that she doesn't believe me I know what I seen was real I then looked down at my lap everyone is against meI continued to stare at my lap. I found it presumably interesting. I sighed again and saw Katie hunch her shoulders and lean forward to rest her elbows on her knees. I guess we weren't on the best of lines at the moment. Maybe I should have said sorry, but what had I done wrong?

I didn't get much more time to think on that because my thoughts were interrupted by a large bump in the road that made the van bounce. I looked up to see Spader rubbing his head and that was when I noticed that he wasn't wearing a seatbelt. How dumb could this guy be? I looked over to see Katie moving towards him to see if he was okay. God she was practically falling for this guy! And she had a boyfriend too. Wait until Adrian heard bout this little adventure. I looked forward at the so-called Gunny to see his face taught and his eyes locked on he ground ahead of the van. Pendragon was busy telling Spader to get his belt on. They hadn't seemed to notice that Gunny was having trouble with the steering, and why shouldn't he? He only has one hand! I look to see if anyone else notice that gunny was having a hard time but all there eyes were on Spader I then unbelted my seat beat and went over to sit next to him in the front I pushed Pendragon against the door, he looked at me funny but right now I didn't really care "Gunny do you need help with the steering?" I asked and looked at him even though I didn't know how to drive a car or anything. I could steer a golf cart at my dads place. Gunny smiled "well I'm not sure I don't know if you can even steer!" I looked at him "come on we can be a team you press the peddles and I steer what do you say?" he then laughed then let me sit on half of his seat it was more like a quarter but hey Pendragon got his seat back! I then started to keep the steering wheel as straight as I kept my eyes on the road I could feel everyone was staring at me but you got at do what ya got at do! We were now close to a rest stop and let me tell you this van really needed Gus. The van started to slow down and it stopped right beside the gas thing and I sighed letting out my breath that I had been holding for a long time. I got out and got a lot of weird looks from other drivers and the gas guys. I ignored them and moved over to make room for Gunny to get out. He did and thanked me, I smiled and said it was nothing, "Hey at least now I know I'll be able to get my driving license, at least for the most part." "That's true, you're quite good at it."

I smiled back at him; he had a nice smile I hoped I'd be able to get used to being with those others though. I turned to see Katie checking out Spader's head. He was sitting on the curb and Katie was sitting beside him. I went over to them as I saw them whispering to each other. "Hey guys." They both sat up straight and blushed deeply, I noticed Katie turn to look away from Spader and Spader didn't seem to be blushing as much as Katie. I guess he didn't mind that much that I had come up.

"So Katie," she looked up at me still blushing probably expecting me to say something to embarrass her but I wasn't like that. "Yah what?" I nodded over to the convenience place where they sold the gas and extra little things. "Wanna go buy something'?" She seemed to perk up more and stood up practically jumping. "Yes! I can finally have gum without mom or dad finding out!" Spader looked at Katie and then me confused, "Ummm, what's gum?" WE both looked at each other weirdly and then we both held out our hands for him to take. He took them and we hauled him up. "Oh you'll see." I winked at him and Katie pulled him foreword towards the gas station.

When we got there she pointed out one of the new juicy fruits and then pulled out a five. I noticed Spader looked at the bill curiously, which made me think more about him. WE went back and sat down on the curb after Katie got her change and she handed us each two pieces. I of course shoved them in my mouth and started to chew, as did Katie but she first sniffed them. Well yah, she hasn't had gum in a while because of the braces so she should be aloud to savor this little break. Spader looked at the two small white rectangles and sniffed them. Katie elbowed him in the side and he looked up at her. "Pop 'em in your mouth." She mumbled it out through chewing and he shrugged and popped them in. He brightened and started to chew furiously. "Mate!" He ran over to Pendragon who had been talking to Gunny. Pendragon turned and looked at him, "What is it Spader?" Spader was practically hopping. "Have you ever had this gum? It's great!" Pendragon looked over at us and gave us a weird look that I couldn't translate and Katie got up and handed both him and Gunny two pieces. She then threw out the package that was now empty and sighed avoiding the taste. They then all put their gum in their mouth. I looked at Katie and patted her on the shoulder "gum is good my friend and picking juicy fruit was a good choice" I then smiled Katie laughed at me "ya this is good gum I only wish I could have it more often!" I nodded my head in agreement it was too bad she wasn't aloud gum "We must be going now" Pendragon told everybody, we all then got into the van and started driving down the highway again I kept my eyes on the road as I asked Pendragon a question "where are we going Bobby?" I asked I could feel his eyes on me as he was thinking of an answer "were going to New York" was all he said, "Why are we going to New York?" Katie asked after "We have to go there to go someway else" Pendragon told as "go there to go somewhere else?" I asked a bit confused "ya you'll see when we get there" I started to get a little bit upset again "But I would like to know now" I told him Gunny and Spader were a bit confused "Mate just wait and find out" Spader said "I don't want to wait!" I assured him Gunny looked at me as whispered in my ear "Don't you worry about anything right now except for the road missy" I was even angrier then before but Gunny was right, right now I was driving and if I made one mistake like taking my eyes off the road I kill us all now I think I shouldn't be driving!

We now were in New York City this place was really really busy there was way to many cars it took as about 4hrs to get here I could help but ask Gunny if we could park at the side we all got out of the van and looked around at the big building it was really amazing to see New York for my first time "Come on you guys we have to go to the subway station" Pendragon then grabbed my hand I grab Katie's as Pendragon pulled us forward Spader and Gunny followed behind. After looking at the surroundings and the tall skyscrapers I got annoyed. "Hey." I pulled at his arm to get his attention. He stopped and looked at me weirdly. "What is it now?" "I was just wondering why we couldn't drive right up to the station. Wouldn't it have been faster?" I felt Katie pull her hand back and I turned to see her rubbing it. It was red and white in different places. "Woops, sorry 'bout that Katie." She looked at me and then took my hand again and pushed me. "Lets just hurry up." I noticed that she eyed everyone around them weirdly. "What? Are you afraid Katie? That's not like you." Katie seemed to swell since I had just hurt her pride. "It's not like that!" I saw it in her eyes, she wanted to say something mean to me, but I guess the tension was felt by all of us because Gunny placed his good hand on Katie's shoulder and spoke softly to her, "Calm down. We're almost there." I noticed that her eyes dulled for a second then she blinked and they were back to normal. I also noticed that I could feel my hand again. "Okay. Let's just get going again."

We started walking again and I soon saw a building coming up ahead of us. It was old and the openings were boarded up, there were no people except for us there as well. I stopped and let go of Pendragon' hand and he stopped as well soon after and looked at me a bit cross. "What is it now?" Katie looks over at me as well; I notice a small glint in her eyes. "Awww, is little Jessie afraid of the dark?" She said it in a teasing baby like voice that made me feel like jumping on her and slapping her but I would have actually punched her cause I'm no girly girl. My hand tensed into a fist and Katie let go and hid behind Spader.

Spader held up his hands trying to keep Katie from my view. "Wow their mate, no need to get feisty." I let my hand go to my side and then I turned quickly, walking past Pendragon I saw his face and I set mine grim and went straight up to the wood panels blocking the subway and started to pry them off. I got one of the lagers ones off and squeezed through and everything went black. I started to feel around trying to find something to hold onto lest I bash face first into a pillar.

I took another step forward and then felt nothing but air beneath my foot. I screamed and fell. Outside the others heard my screams and hurried in after me. Pendragon turned on a flashlight that he had had in his pocket and IO felt the beam hit my face. I brought my hands up to block it and waited for them to help me up. They didn't, "hey! Any of you going to help me?" I looked up at them and saw fear in their eyes. "What is it?" Katie pointed behind me and I turned to see black dogs right behind me. Their fur was standing up in a snarl, their fangs were yellow with plank and their eyes were a brighter tint of that same color.

I screamed and jumped up, they barked behind me and I ran towards my friends. It may have just been a few meters but it felt like it took so long. When I was a foot away from he wall I quickly launched myself up and hoped that with my arms up they would grab them and pull me up. They did and I lay down on my back breathing heavily. "I...don't...like... dogs any...more." I said between fast breaths. Katie laughed and helped me sit up. "Well, at least you proved that you're not afraid of the dark." "You bet I'm not!" I stood up quickly and felt light headed for a little bit and almost fell back into the subway where the dogs were still barking but Pendragon caught me and steadied me. "Thanks." But how do we get past the dogs?"

Pendragon nodded and turned to Spader who pulled out a bag. ""What's in there?" I asked aloud and Katie said it with me. Spader smiled and opened the bag. "Our way of getting rid of those nasty little quigs." "What are quigs?" Katie asked. While Spader pulled out a few raw steaks. "Quigs," Explained Gunny, "Are things that guard each territory, they stand guard at each flume's entrance and stop people from entering them." I looked at Katie weirdly and she looked back at met he same, then we looked at Gunny together and chorused. "What are territories and flumes?"

Before Gunny could reply Spader interrupted by announcing that the quigs were taken care of and we had to go. So Katie and I reluctantly followed after Spader who led, Pendragon went between us and Gunny followed up after. When we got down I could hear the dogs or Quigs or whatever they were called chewing on the meat, the sounds made me feel like retching and from the look on Katie's face, she did too. Spader stopped and I almost bashed into him but stopped. "Here mates," He stood back revealing a large wooden door that would have been invisible haven't he had pointed it out, with a large star near the top center. "Is the flume."? "The flume?" I asked confused "its a door?" Spader, Gunny and Pendragon all laughed at me, Katie looked at me and I could see she was as confused as I was "What's so funny?" I yelled at them "wow there missy" Gunny said putting his one hand on my shoulder "The flume is not a door its what inside the door" Spader said with a smile Katie looked at me and I looked at her "ok then" I said with a shrug Pendragon then open the door and walked in the rest followed I looked at them all confused and walked in slowly all that was in there was a tunnel that looked like it wasn't going anywhere it was real dark too "umm ok you guys are you telling me a flume is a dark tunnel? That goes no way" I ask "no it goes some where it goes to all the terrotries of Halla!" Pendragon assured me "Halla? What's that?" Katie asked, "you'll find out soon enough" I watched Katie move over to Spader and whisper something in his ear and then he nodded and whispered something back too him. I flared and felt as if I was being ignored, I hated it when I was ignored. I walked over to them and forced myself into the conversation. "Whatcha talking' 'bout Katie?" I said looking at her, she backed off a bit and tried to hide behind Spader. I turned to look at him. "Spader?" He held up his hands protectively, "Nothing' mate, really, just having' a harmless conversation that was all." I looked form him to her suspiciously knowing they were hiding something then turned and went back to where Gunny was conversing with Pendragon about who should go first and whatnot.

"Maybe me then you Shorty, I should maybe scout the place out a bit before you guys come through with the new two." Pendragon tried to argue. "But your hand would act as a handy cap, I think it would be better if I went." Once again I went up and in-between eh two and made my presence known to both. "So, where're we going?" I looked at them in turn and they backed off again. It seems like no body wanted to tell me anything. Gunny ended the silence spell with something that made me feel like bursting. "You'll find out Missy." instead of yelling at them I just asked nicely and shaked my leg impatiently "please I don't want to find out later I want to find out now" I said as nice as I could Gunny then smiled "ok missy you can come with me first" Gunny said as he looked at Pendragon with a sly smile, Pendragon rolled his eyes "Katie your going with Gunny and Jessica, now!" Katie didn't realize she was going to get her name called and when she did she didn't hear anything else but her name she looked at them strangely I rolled my eyes "come Katie!" I told her she walked over and so did Spader "whoa?" she asked looking at them confused "your coming with me throw the flume" Gunny said smiling "Pendragon and Spader are following after" I looked at them again still really confuse what the flume was it looked like just a plain tunnel you see at my cottage "ok so were going or walk throw a tunnel?" I ask they all laughed at me again I was starting to get annoyed by this I rolled my eyes "can ya stop laughing at me please before I get angry" I warned them "come on Gunny grabbed my hand as I grab Katie's we then stood at the mouth of the so called flume "now don't let go of me missy" Gunny said well looking at me I just nodded he then called out "Jesakatika!" I looked confused but then I heard music notes they sound like they were coming closer with that a bright light blinded Katie and I we then sinced and all of a sudden we were flowing down something Gunny was ahead of us it seemed I have let go of his hand I looked beside me Katie and I still haven't let go I looked behind to see Spader then Pendragon I was amazed by all the lights and sounds I was speechless Gunny looked back at us and laughed at our faces "hey missy you still think the flume is a tunnel?" he then chuckled some more I shake my head no The trip took about 6 minutes but during it, the view and the fright I still had within me made it all the more longer. I felt a tug on my hand and looked over to see Katie edging over to the wall peering out, I watched her hand move up to gingerly touch the wall but before it did, I yanked on her hand that was still enveloped in mine. She shot over to me and we collided into one another. She rubbed her hand and shoulder, "Hey, what was that for?" She sounded sad and hurt judging by the small bruise I saw under her sleeve and the new tenderness of her hand. I looked at her and ordered her like a mother trying to calm her child, "Don't touch things when you don't know what they are, Kay?" Katie looked at me and I looked back at her. I must have shown some form of authority because she backed down and went back to massaging her wrist because I wasn't about to let go of her hand.

I looked at the wall that was constantly speeding past and marveled at the sight, it was black dotted with stars and what seemed to be planets? Along with more tubes that they had called flumes. I lifted my hand up like Katie had and wanted to touch the wall and see if it were cold or hot. I never got to even get close because Katie pulled on my hand and I was about to yell at her for doing so but I figured it was now even and I turned to look at her. Her face was taught and it looked like she was preparing for me to hit her or something, but I didn't hurt my friends and I patted her on the shoulder "Okay, I'll take my own advice for once."

Up ahead I heard Gunny call back to us and I didn't hear exactly what he said but it sounded something like "get...pared...landing" I looked at Katie and she shrugged, she hadn't heard what he was saying either. I was about to call out to him and ask him to repeat but the musical notes that we had heard at first came back, they started out silent and then got evenly louder braking the peace that we had, I hadn't even noticed that it had stopped at first. It got louder and louder so I tried to cover my ears but I only did for one ear because Katie was gripping my hand so tightly I couldn't feel it completely.

We landed on our butts and it hurt, Gunny was a few feet ahead of us and he was beckoning us forward. Half pulling/half being pulled up Katie and I managed to get out of the way as Spader and Pendragon shot out and landed where we had just been. I rubbed my sore spots and Katie did likewise as we looked around where we were. It was a cavern no larger than Katie's backyard that had a pool, a tree house, a sand box, a dog run, and a deck which actually meant it could fit a lot of stuff, maybe even a garden with what area was left but by the state of the ground, nothing would have grown. It was flat except for the rocks that littered the dusty ground.

I felt Katie grip my hand tighter, which I was actually quite amazed that I could still feel it. I looked over at her and saw her looking around the cavern scarred, that's when I noticed that she was shivering and her eyes were open wide in shock. She had said it was just an act, one that she did very well, but now I was beginning to believe that she was lying all the time. She was Closter phobic.

I leant over to her and started to pat her back gently trying to calm her, "It's okay Katie, if we had to, we could go out through the flume again." She started to calm down but I still couldn't feel my hand so I turned to look at Pendragon and Spader who were dusting them off. "Can't we?" Pendragon looked over at us and didn't seem to notice what I was getting at and ruined my momentum with her. "We could, but were not going to, not yet at least." I felt Katie's grip tighten once again and I almost went to my knees. Spader came over and started to gently rub the top of Katie's hand and spoke calmly to her, "okay mate. There's another way out, you just have to get changed first." I looked up at him and started to massage my white and partially crushed hand I had just recently gotten back, "changed?"

"Whoa!" I held up my hands and backed away from Gunny Katie doing the same beside me. "I am not getting into that!" Katie nodded and agreed openly. "Come on, the ones we have to wear are worse." Gunny plucked at the ones Pendragon was still getting into. I didn't look, not wanting to see anything more than I had to. The one's he held in his hand had two pieces, the one that was in front was a light brown and the one behind was darker but the same style, only larger.

Spader came up behind us and put a hand on both of our shoulders making us jump. "Come on, it's not that bad, and you'll have to get used to it anyways. I have, and so has Gunny and Pendragon." Katie seemed to be a little bit reassured but I wasn't going to give in, even as Katie left my side to take the lighter colored one that I had had my eye on if we had to. She went off with Spader who stood in front of the rock as Katie got changed.

I finally gave in and took the last one Gunny held out roughly. Grumbling I went over to where Katie was behind her rock and glared at a grinning Spader. "No looking!" He nodded in approval and turned to face away from behind the large boulder that he wouldn't have been able to see over anyways. I saw Katie Fidgeting with her clothes. "What's wrong with them Katie? Too small?" She shook her head and blushed deeply. "Then what is it?" She replied meekly, "Well, how do we put them on?" I nodded in agreement finally taking a better look at the garments; they were made from some form of large mammal because it didn't have much stitching except for where the material was brought together crudely by a thick string that looked like hair, which made me shiver. "Good point." I looked around the rock at Spader, "hey." I looked down. He didn't move as he replied, "what is it?" I held up the two identical pieces of cloth that were circular and about the same size, only one was longer. "How do we get them on?" He smiled and came over and I took a deep breath as he took the smaller one from me. He looked it over then pushed it to my chest that made me almost slap him. "This is the top and that," He pointed to the other piece. "Is the bottom." "Thanks." I grumbled and he was about to leave when Katie popped her head out from behind me. "Are we allowed to wear our underwear?" Spader looked at her weirdly. "Underwear?" I almost fainted from embarrassment. I pushed Katie back and nodded in thanks. "Ignore her. Thanks though." Katie said with a little smile" This is very confusing" I said "can we keep our underwear on?" Katie looked at me and asked "I don't know" I said with a shrug "I think we might have to take them off" I answered Katie looked at me abit afraid "really?" my cheeks went red "yah" we then looked at each other and got dressed quickly let me say these clothes weren't comfortable they were quite smelly we the walked out to go with the guys "what exactly are we here for?" I asked trying to actually get a answer "were here to help people" Pendragon told me "what kind of people" Katie asked "well the people of this territory" Katie and I looked at each other knowing these weren't the answers we wanted "time to go now mates" Spader said well heading to a hole in the wall he then curled out and Katie followed after, then everyone followed too when I got to the outside all you seen was a river and a lot of trees it was pretty bright and it felt weird too I liked at Katie she looked at the weird place and looked at me "What is it Jessie?" she asked me "Just confused" is all I could say this place was beautiful but the clothes not so nice I looked at Pendragon then to Spader and looked behind to see Gunny "ok everyone we all have to stay close together!" Pendragon told they just nodded but I didn't why was this Pendragon guy boss? We walked for a long time and the scenery never changed, except for the river that wound around the hills of rocks that were in it's way. I noticed that Pendragon was leading us; I thought Gunny might have been a better candidate for leader but what could I do or say about it? I had to leverage here, wherever here was. I looked over to talk to Katie but was turned off the idea when I noticed her and Spader talking to each other in muffled whispers. Katie giggled and I seized up at the sound for it wasn't something I thought I'd have heard here in this desolately abandoned area. Which brought me to another question.

"Hey, Gunny, why aren't isn't there anyone else here but us?" Gunny turned to me and seemed to be trying to find the correct words, I noticed Katie and Spader stopped talking and looked over at Gunny and me. "Well... They're in hiding." He managed out that didn't help me that much. "Why are they hiding Gunny?" Katie had come over to us and Spader soon followed. "Because they are afraid of what has been killing them off? That is why we are here." I turned to face Pendragon who was a few feet ahead of us. He hadn't turned as he replied to Katie's question that was aimed at Gunny, but I noticed Gunny seemed to sigh slightly as if he were happy Pendragon had stolen the right to talk. What made him boss of the rest of us? It wasn't fair that he was boss shouldn't it have been the oldest like Gunny? I didn't realize that Katie was listening to what I was thinking Jessie what do you have against Pendragon? She asked me I was startled to hear someone else's voice and stopped I looked over to Katie who was now just standing a few feet from me ahhh nothing I was just talking to my self I said as I walked right past her she then ran up beside me Jessie I know when their something wrong so tell me I refused to tell her what was wrong Its nothing" I said back Jessie if your still mad at me saving Spader I'm sorry but come on what were we suppose to do juts paddle away when we knew he needed help Katie said a bit upset there was no way I was going to argue right now I was really good at arguing and it didn't matter who it was I would always win I then walked right past her and stormed off she then went right beside Spader like she always did throw the trip here I didn't get it she was flirting with this guy mean while she had a boyfriend at home how poor was that?

I still didn't really understand why we were here and right now I really didn't care all I wanted to do is get back home and enjoy life at Katie's cottage after all it was vacation time I didn't work hard at school for nothing, we then stopped at a river and Gunny and Pendragon were arguing again for which way too go "I think we should cross by stepping on those rocks over there!" Pendragon said "no I think we should use the canoes" Gunny said looking at the small looking connes that could probably fit two people each I looked to my right and seen a bridge "hey guys." I was about to tell them when they cut me off "Not right now!" Pendragon shouted at me "yes right now" I shouted back "there's a." I was then cut off again but this time by Gunny "Missy not right now" he snapped "err" I said ready to punch those two out "Can you guys just liste..." my mouth then got covered by Spader I couldn't handle it any more so I bit Spader's hand he jumped and yelped in pain "get your hand off me" I yelled at him they all looked at me "great now I got everyone's attention, but I didn't know all I had to do was bite Spader's hand sorry for that but why don't we just cross the bridge up there?" I asked pointing to it.
Katie had been watching me as I noticed as she started to tend to the cut I had made in Spader's hand. There was actually blood coming out too. Weird. I was even bad at eating meat that was chopped up for me too. Now I could bite someone and get blood? Neat tricks I'm learning now.

Pendragon and Gunny looked at where I was pointing and they kind of fell totally silent. I grinned to myself, "Hah! I should be the leader, not either of you too!" I didn't have anyone back me up because Katie, who would usually be the person who'd do that, was busy tending to Spader's hand I fell silent too. Grumbling I just started walking towards the bridge and soon got to the edge.

Turning back I saw Katie behind me and patting Spader on the back who was asking her if I was poisonous or something else stupid like that. I saw behind them were Pendragon and Gunny, they weren't even facing each other, or forwards for that matter. So I wasn't surprised when they both tripped and fell on their faces.

Giggling I hurried onto the bridge and stood in the middle looking over the side of the rope and holding on tight to it. The bridge was creaking and seemed like it had seen far too many seasons but it had held me this far. I saw Katie and Spader making there way across in the waters reflection, they were all wobbly and wavy. I continued on and waited at the other end.

Pendragon was at the back of the group and Gunny had hurried up to see how Spader was tending. Pendragon was such a hothead from what I'd seen. "Guess he's like me sometimes..." I thought to myself then blushed at the thought and pushed it the back of my mind and continued to stand there waiting.
When Spader and Katie got there both gave me a real evil look but hey wouldn't you do the same if you have someone you hardly know put there hand on your mouth to make you shut up? I should have a shirt that says beware I bite!

Soon Gunny and Pendragon made it across and looked at me I still kept my image of being tuff and a no it all when I hardly no anything because you know me Parathy I fall a sleep in History and Math class but they didn't need to know that.

"So what are going to do next?" I asked they all stared at me and made me fell like I did something wrong "what?" I asked confused "What did I do now?" all their eyes were on me I looked at Katie and sent her a message in my mind to her "hey can't you back me up here?" she stared at me and didn't replied back at first I thought it didn't get throw and tried again "hello in there?" she shook her head and that's when I knew I wasn't getting any help at all I let out a sigh and came to my senses "I'm sorry alright!"
Katie turned and started walking past me with Spader directly besides her poking his bitten hand with his good one. Gunny continued after them and I looked at him while he passed, "jeez..." I felt a hand on my shoulder an turned to see Pendragon there looked at me with a bit of hate and something else I couldn't figure out mixed into his eyes. "What?" He just shook his head and continued on past me. I waved my arms in the air frantically, "What?"

I went back to the water, I don't like being alone but this time was different. I felt completely alone, for the first time in a very long time. Looking in a saw fish swimming together in schools and felt jealous. "Stupid fish." I kicked some rocks into the water breaking their group up. I laughed and then sat down ignoring that the rest might have already left without me. I dangled my foot in the water and looked at my reflection.
What I seen in my reflection wasn't me it was someone else she wasn't happy, she looked more upset, I put my hand in the water to get rid of the picture I seen but it didn't work. So I stopped looking at my reflection and looked up at the sky and listened to my thoughts this is great everyone's mad at me but no one listen to me when I was trying to tell them about that stupid bridge I knew I should of went and worked with my dad at least I wouldn't of ended up here I sighed and looked at the ground I'm going to head back to the flume and find out how to get back home I then stood up and started to cross the bridge I was in the middle now but I heard a crack but I kept on walking but then I heard another crack I looked down to see if it was the bottom doing it but it wasn't I looked to see that the rope tied to trees were undoing I was too afraid to run because it was to hard to walk on the swing bridge that's when I stepped on a not so good step it broke I was to shocked to think of away to get out and screamed all the way down right into the water.

Gunny, Pendragon, Katie and Spader were still walking in silent that's when Katie notice that I wasn't saying sorry anymore she looked behind to find no one was there she looked in front to see if maybe I went in front but still only Gunny and Pendragon were there "umm anyone saw Jessie?" she asked everyone just kept on walking "hello any one seen Jessie?" she shouted this time Gunny turned around and said "I only seen her at the bridge!" he said calmly Pendragon looked to her "same" he said and stopped "shouldn't we go and get her?" Katie asked that's when they all heard a scream all their eyes were now widely open "yah I think we should" Gunny said running to the bridge and then everyone else followed.

I was now in the water and the currant was bringing me down I tried to come up for air but all I got was a mouth full of water I could hardly see anything that's when I seen the rock and tried to get out of its path but my head hit it and I could only see blurry shapes and then shadows then darkness.

This is where I am ending it Parathy but I'll make sure I'll write what happens to Katie and I soon Bye my friend