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Disclaimer: I don't own TOL or any other tales games. if I did, id be rich.
Summery: Senel and Jay are locked in a tool shed for 48 hours. They suffer from hunger, claustrophobia, lack of elbow air, and each other. How long will it take them to kill each other? How will they get out? And more importantly, will they get out alive?
Characters: Senel Coolidge, Jay the Unseen, Chloe Valens, Will Raynard, Harriet Campbell, Moses Sander, Norma Beatty, Shirley Fenes, and Grune
Here's a brief authors note. I decided to write this story because something similar like this happened to me and my friend. Just to be clear, were both huge TOL fans. She thought I should turn it into a fanfic after we final got out of the shed. She's an awful lot like Jay and she thinks im like Senel. I don't see it though. And also, we weren't in the shed for two days. It was more like thirty minutes.
Enjoy!
Chapter 1:
Jay walked into town in just breifly near noon. It was about that time of day when Werites Beacon became busy with panic and hurry. Jay knew he was suppose to go to the fountain plaza to meet up with Senel, Shirley, Norma, and Grune for some odd reason. He turned the corner at the Hotel only to see Senel run by him quickly. His face was all red from the heat outside and from the jogging he had supposedly done.
"Hey, Senel!" Jay called to his friend. He stopped when he heard Jay call him. He was still breathing heavily when Jay caught up with him.
"What's going on? Why are you all sweaty?"
Senel whipped a few beads of sweat from his face. "Shirley and Norma are making me go pick up some things ate the store. I was just on my way there." He pulled out a list from his pocket. "I guess they really need this stuff."
"Why do you say that?"
"They pushed my halfway down the road making me go, even though I said I didn't want to."
"Seems like your always the errand boy now."
Senel hung down his head with an annoyed look on his face. "Have you seen the others? Will, Chloe and Moses, I mean." Jay alked.
Senel looked backed up with a heavy sigh. "I don't really know. Shirley got me up early this morning to come to the plaza. You too?"
Jay shook his head in a positive manner. "Norma came to get me then just ran off without saying anything."
"For some reason, they want me to buy a bunch of flowers." Senel said handing Jay the note in his had as they walked up the road to the plaza. "That's right! Today's Arbor Day. They probably want us to help them plant flowers and trees. The others must have declined." Jay handed the note back to Senel.
"Don't you need to go pick up those things?"Jay asked Senel.
"Ill at least walk back with you. I'm sure they wont mind waiting for a few minutes." Senel shoved the list back into his picket just before the two made it up to the Fountain Plaza.
Norma was digging up an area on the edge of the fountain plaza to be ready for planting. Shirley was pulling on a pair of gloves so not to get her pretty little hands dirty. And Grune was happily watching a butterfly land on her hand. Jay watched as Norma ran up to Senel with an anxious smile.
"So Senny! You got the supplies we need?" Her smile faded as she spied him empty handed. "Oh, come on Senny! You were suppose to bring our flower seeds! What happened?'' Norma waved her arms around in fury. Senel backed up a few steps from her. "Sorry, I met up with Jay and walked back with him."
"Don't try to pin this on JJ! We need those flowers now! You go get 'em right now! JJ, you stay here and help us."
Jay sighed as Norma grabbed his arm and dragged him to a bed of dirt. Shirley handed him a pair of gloves and Jay causally slipped them on. Shirley then walked up to Senel. "You still have that list I made you, right? Just get the types that's on there and that'll be fine."
"And don't try running off with the others! They already said no, but you two don't have a choice!" Norma yelled from across the plaza. "Okay, okay. . ." Senel shrugged his shoulders and walked back down the road he and Jay had walked up a few moments ago.
Why do I always wind up getting the supplies and paying for them? he asked himself as he made his way to the store.
"Bye, Senel! Don't get lost!" Grune called as she waved at him from spot by the fountain. Senel blushed and waved back.
"That will be twenty-seven thousand gald, Senel." The woman behind the counter smiled happily at him as Senel dug out his wallet.
Damn! That much for stupid flowers!? Im better off stealing them and payin' bail?
"That's a little much. Are you low on flowers or something?" Senel pulled out thirty thousand gald and set it on the counter.
"No, its not that. It is Arbor Day, you know, so people have been buying a lot of flowers and seeds. We just raise the prices every year around this time to make a bit more prophet."
". . . Oh."
The lady took the money off the counter and ringed up the cash register. "Your change is three hundred gald. Here you go." She dropped the money into Senel's outstretched hand and he put it in his pocket.
"Thanks. See ya!" Senel picked up the paper bag containing the flowers and seeds and walked out the door to meet back up with the others.
Jay was still helping the girls with the flower bed when Senel came back to the fountain plaza.
He pulled off his dirt stained gloves and walked over to him. "Did you get the flowers?" Jay asked in a bored tone.
"Yeah. It cost me twenty-seven thousand gald, but I got them. You owe me big time, Norma!"
Norma looked up from her work with an evil grin. "Don't worry, Senny. I'll pay you back whatever you spent as soon as we're done."
Senel stared at her for a few seconds. "Your never gonna pay me back, are you?"
"I doubt it. Now, we have another job for you . But this time you might need JJ."
Jay looked at Norma curiously. "First tell us what you want us to do. Im not letting you get us into to any trouble."
"Just go down to Will's house and get a rake, shovel, plow, and watering can out of his tool shed. He shouldn't mind, he said we could use them." Shirley told them while brushing the dirt and grind off her dress. "Yes, Senny. Something so simple, even you could do it."
"HEY!"
Jay interrupted the beginning quarrel. "Why do both of us need to go?"
"That's a lot of stuff to carry. And with you being so small, JJ, and Senny being so scrawny," Senels face grew red from this coment," you could never get all of it here on your own. You can both help each other dig through that rat house. You two will be like out super heros only your both smaller."
Senel and Jay looked at each other. "Wonder twin powers, activate." Senel said flatly.
"Lets get a move on." Jay started off to Wills house. Grune came up to the bag of flowers and began digging through them as Senel turned to catch up to Jay. The last the he heard as he left was Norma and Shirley screaming.
"No, G-Girl! You don't eat the flowers!!! You freakin' plant them!!!"
Senel and Jay had been digging through the tool shed for over an hour now. They had already found the watering can and the rake, but that was only because they were both on a shelf where they could see it. Now they were searching noisily for the plow and the shovel.
"Maybe its on the top shelf." Senel said standing on his toes to try to see higher. "Try standing on my shoulders and check it out."
"All right. Just don't start spazzing out while I'm on top of you. I don't need a broken neck." Senel got on his knees and Jay climbed on top of his. Senel slowly stood up so Jay could step on top of his shoulders and reach up to the top shelf. They wobbled a bit at first, but then they began to gain more balance. Jay reached up into the shed and felt around on the shelf. It was seemingly bear to his thoughts at first, but then his hand hit something. He quickly grabbed it and dragged it towards him. It was to light and soft to be a shovel or the plow. Jay pulled it down still on Senel's shoulders.
"Did you find it!?" Senel yelled in a strained voice. With the object in his hands, Jay inspected his prize.
"No. Its just a rope."
"Well could ya hurry it up!? You're just a little heavy!"
Jay tossed down the rope. He had to find those other things so he could get down from there. Feeling around on top of the shelf again, Jays hand hit something else. This time, it was hard and long. Jay pulled the thing towards him again. It was the plow. "I got the plow!"
"Finally." Senel stated in a moan.
Jay threw down the plow and began to inspect the shelf for a third time.
"What are you two doing!?" A familiar voice yelled at them. It startled Senel and Jay so much, it caused them both to jump and make their tower topple over. Senel fell first onto his back, then Jay fell with a hard impact to Senel stomach. Senel let out a muffled scream as Jays fall knock the wind out of him. Jay promptly got off of Senel only to stand face to face with Harriet.
"Um…w-we're looking for a shovel."
"Why?"
Senel was still lying on the ground breathing slowly. "It's a long, painful story."
"And neither of us really feel like explaining it."
"Then you two are looking in the wrong place. The shovel is in that mess." Harriet pointed to the mess in the bottom of the tool shed. The shed was big enough for at least four people to be in at once. "You're going to have to dig for it. We haven't used that thing in ages."
Senel finally sat up and got to his feet. "You want us. . . to dig through all that?"
Harriet shrugged and began to walk off. "Oh!" She quickly turned around to face the boys. "And you better hurry it up. I just got back from the fountain plaza and Norma and Shirley seemed pretty mad."
"All right. We'll snoop around a little more. If we don't find it soon Senel can just by a new one." Jay said crossing his arms.
"Oh, come on! I need money too!"
Harriet shrugged her soldiers and went up the sidewalk, into the house.
Senel was messing around with the door knob when Jay told him to help him dig for the shovel. Senel walked in the shed and began to hunt through the mess.
It was almost seven o'clock and the two had still not found the freaking shovel.
"Damn it all to hell! That damn shovel really starting to piss me off!" Senel exclaimed angrily kicking a box of garden tools. "Those girls are going to rip us all to pieces if we don't get back now."
Jay stood up from his search. "Yes. If we stay here much longer we'll just have to pry fingernails out of our legs when we get home." Senel leaned up against the side of the door and yawned deeply.
"Lets just swing by the store and buy one like you said."
"Agreed."
Jay began to stack boxes back on top of each other. They had both turned the shack upside down just to find on stinking shovel. Suddenly, Senel's foot slipped and he crashed into the door. The door shut with a loud bang. Senel looked at Jay who was still cleaning up the small room without taking notice of the noise. He quickly took hold of the knob and twisted it hard several times, but the door didn't budge.
Whoops. . . I must have locked the door by accident when Harriet was here!!! Oh Hell!!!!!
"Uh. . . Jay. We got a problem." Senel said nervously
"Not now, Senel. I've got to get this mess cleaned up."
"B-but, Jay!"
Jay ignored Senel and continued to put things away. Irritated, Senel crouched down next to Jay and jerked his head towards the locked door. "Yes, Senel. I can see that. It's a door."
"Aaah!" grunted Senel.
He walked back over to the door and again tried to open it. Finally Jay got the message. Jay jumped up and ran towards to door. He tensely turned the door knob as Senel stood aside and watched him.
"What the hell did you do!?"
"I . . . uh. . . kinda, accidentally locked the door. Heh, heh."
"YOU WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????"
"My bad."
Jay ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. Why did he have to be trapped in such a small space with an idiot who gets locked into a tool shed!
"Hey look on the bright side, Jay."
"How could there be any bright side to a situation like this?"
"At least you're not trapped in here with Moses."
". . . You have a point."
Chloe walked into the fountain plaza to see how things were coming along with Norma and the others. Despite the lack of tools, the girls had done a beautiful job. Norma, Shirley, and Grune were all covered head to toe in dirt and were all sitting on the edge of the fountain.
"Hey, guys!" Chloe called out to the others.
Norma looked up surprised to see Chloe. "Oh, hey C! How does the place look?"
Chloe looked around the area again. The sides of the plaza were coated in flowers and planted seeds. The colors white, pink, purple, and blue ware splashed into the petals of the blooms. It looked so pretty, especially in the twilight.
"It looks beautiful. You all did a really good job."
"Thanks, C!" Shirley exclaimed getting on her feet. "By the way, have you seen Senel and Jay?"
Chloe got a confused look on her face. "No, why? Is something wrong?"
Norma jumped up angrily next to Shirley. "You bet there's something wrong! We sent them out for supplies hours ago!"
"Oh, I'm sure they just went off to have some fun." Grune said out of nowhere.
"Grunes right. Or maybe they just went home. I wouldn't worry." Chloe smiled at the two of the worried girls.
Norma stretched out her arms from tiredness. "I'm beat! Lets go home and get some rest. We can kill Senny and JJ tomorrow."
The three girls walked off to their homes. When they reached their separation point, they all waved goodbye to one another. Each going down a different road.
Well that was chapter one. Hope you all liked it! The next chapter should be up when I feel like writing again.
Right now my fingers hurt.
I need something to get high. . .
But review please!
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