A large volume of adventures may be grasped
within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything
Laurence Sterne
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Following anxiously treacherous fortune;
Fortune which e'en as he grasps at it flees,
Vain though the hopes that his yearning is seeking
Yet does the pilgrim embark on the seas
Jose Rizal- The Song of the Traveler
Adventures of Jim Hawkins. #2
The search for the Odyssey
Prologue:
Jim quietly strolled through the shadowy alley of mechanical junk that toppled toward the sky the silver moonlight shown through high peaks of machines casting dull figures on the grown. He was walking through a dump site right behind the Academy searching materials for his next solar surfer. James Hawkins was a skilled and talented boy with an incredible ability to build complex machinary, the astonishing thing was that he was only fifteen. He had built his first solar surfer when he was eight.
The dark silhouette of the Academy rose imperiously against the moonlight. It was one of Jim's greatest achievements of his life by being accepted into the interstellar Academy which paved the way for a great future. Jim contemplated on his life before his adventure to find Treasure Planet that led him to this place. It was a gloomy life when he waited for so long for his father to return, but he never did. His Father had left him and his mother when he was eight making him and his mother to work very hard for a living.
He had failed to gain his father's love which led him to shut everyone out including his mother and making him lose his self confidence. Only his adventure to find Treasure Planet help boost his self confidence.
He turned a corner into another alley, when suddenly out of no where a green skinned Naridonian landed in front of Jim blocking his Path, he wore brown breeches a blue vest and a white shirt underneath.
"What are you doing down here?" said the tall Lizard with a tone of apprehension.
He wore goggle like glasses with a thick elastic band that was strapped around his head. This was Jack Radford, Jim's best friend; he was a sensitive and cautious fellow who came from the Planet Naridonian. His species consisted of intellectual Lizards that stood on hind legs,
"You know we could get caught sneaking about late at night by the robot cops." His eyes, which could change color depending on his mood, were brown from being nervousness,
"Hey chill okay I was just getting materials for my solar surfer besides nobody's around so just chill okay and beside I have battled with more dangerous creatures that some lame hunk of metal wearing a police uniform.I even survived the explosion of Treasure Planet so your in good hands, this is no sweat, we can easily get out of here," said Jim with a confident tone,
"Okay let's just get back to the Academy before someone sees us." said Jack looking vigilantly around for any robot cops that constantly patrolled the area.The Robot cops always knew that every night Jim would be lurking around dump.
Suddenly on top of the piles of trash appeared a huge bulky machine that wore police uniform. Coming out of his head a beam of neon that began probing the area for life forms,
"Oh shoot! Let's go." Grabbing Jack by the shirt Jim began to run down back towards the academy. The Robot cop spotted the two life forms in his rushing down the alley in its viewing monitor. He called out in a mechanical voice saying,
"You two get back here at once or I'll have to report you to the senior officer." The robot cop race jumped down the pile and began to run after the two boys.
Jim and Jack raced through the labyrinth of metallic junk with the robot cap close behind. They turned a sharp corner to a long alley and at the end stood two huge doors that served as the gate. Ahead of Jim a small pile of trash stood in the middle of the lane. Jim stopped and beckoned Jack to run ahead. Jack followed the order and skittered towards the metal gate meter ahead of him. Jim pushed the pile over until it crashed to the ground with the clattering sound of metal. It completely block the path,
This should hold him for a while Jim thought. He raced forward towards the gate. The robot cap slowed to a Holt in front of the heap of trash.
With its full strength it climbed the pile. When the two boys reached the huge doors of the gate they found that the left door stood ajar. Jim and Jack pried the door opened a little further.
The Robot cap successfully overcame the pile went full speed towards the two boys. In time Jim and Jack went through the gate and slam the door to the gate and locked it.
Jim and Jack leaned their backs on the wall to catch their breath both started toward the long building that was ornamented with baroque sculpture of famous spacer of the Etherium.
Breathing heavily Jim said, "now that.... was fun!"
"I agree ... don't ever....do...that ...again!" The two boys stood upright and headed for the entrance of the academy.
"Don't worry I'll keep you out of these messes next time!" he patted Jack on the back.
