"Alright, just get outta here. I'm going to sunbathe with what light we have left..."
That was all the four new Thornberry kids needed to hear. The were off in a flash, zig-zagging in the tall savannah grass. It was a beautiful evening. The sun was setting and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The four Thornberrys, Chelsey, Kacie, Anil and Brany, were to busy playing tag. They didn't know it then, but that beautiful evening was about to turn into a living nightmare.
One by one, Anil, Brany, Kacie and Chelsey all fell to the grassy ground, laughing and having the time of their lives.
"So much fun! We should do this again sometime." Brany grinned.
"Next time Debbie wants to get rid of us for the evening, we will."
They sat up and laughed. This had to be one of the best days of their lives here. The sun sank down lower and it seemed like a good time to head back. However, something quickly stopped them.
A loud gun shot ran throughout the savannah. The four
teens, shocked, looked up to the source. They strained
their eyes. The darkness of the afternoon didn't
provide them much to see except the outline of an
incoming helicopter. They recognized it almost
immediately, "SLOAN AND BREE BLACKBURN!" They cried
out in unison, starting to panic. Chelsey the worst
out of the four.
"What are we going to do?! Why do they always get
after us?" She cried out, pulling at her hair. "And
why do they always get me?!" She gritted her teeth
furiously. Kacie smirked, and took a step foward.
"I know why. It's because you're the easiest to
catch." She folded her arms in an arrogant manner. Her
smile faded when Chelsey glowered at her. She stomped
towards her older step-sister and came face to face
with her.She growled furiously, her hands clenched into fists.
"And what do you mean by that?" The older sister was
taken aback by the sudden outrage. But the arrogant
smile came back, and she put her hand to her chin in a
thoughtful manner.
"Well let's see...." She began thinking. "You're the
slowest runner...you always jump to
conclusions..you.." But she couldn't finish her
sentence. Out of nowhere, Chelsey struck Kacie in the
face. "Hey! What did you do that for?!" She glared
almost harshly at her younger step-sister.
"I do NOT jump to conclusions!"
Kacie glared, and backed away. She was about to say
something when Anil interrupted them. "Can't we
discuss this later?" He asked in a nervous manner, his
fingers fumbling together.
The two teens turned towards him. "Why?"
Anil pointed his finger behind him. "Because they'll
catch us!!" He screamed. Kacie and Chelsey looked
behind him and knew he was correct. The Blackburns
were heading straight their way. "They know we're
here!" Anil wanted to run right away, but he didn't
want to leave knowing that 2 of his step-siblings were
arguing while danger was drawing near.
Kacie and Chelsey looked at each other, and then back
at the helicopter. Kacie looked down at Chelsey, and
asked, "Should we run?" The younger girl looked up,
and gave a slow nod.
"Oh yes..."
The teens suddenly screamed loudly, so loud that it
seemed to make the Blackburns even more aware of their
current position. They sped up faster, and they could
hear Sloan shouting from the copter, "You won't get
away from us, Thornberrys!" He took out a gun and
fired away again. None of the bullets hit the kids,
but hit near them. The intention was to frighten them
into a run, and to seperate them.
It worked...
Anil and Brany went off in one direction, Kacie in
another, and Chelsey another. They continued running,
hoping they'd be fast enough to stay out of the light.
But that wasn't so. A second later, they could feel
the light heading towards them. Panicking, they sped
up. But so did Bree. Kacie, Anil, and Brany were
appearing to be making their escape, but Chelsey,
being the slowest, was not so lucky.
She continued to run through the tall grasses and soon
found herself bathed in the bright blue light. She
yelped and tried to run faster, but the light never
left her body. Now she was in full sight of Sloan
Blackburn. He pushed out the rope ladder, and started
to climb down. He held on with one hand while the
other was poised to grab the girl when they got close
enough.
Chelsey didn't dare look back. She knew she had to get
away. "I've got to lose them!" She whispered to
herself. She continued her running, not caring how
fast her heart was beating or how much her lungs were
hurting or even how tired her feet were. Right now
what's more important was getting to safety. The
Blackburns were speeding up again, and she didn't
think she could keep running forever, and she was
right. "Bad day! Bad day! Bad day!"
A second later, she tripped over a root sticking from
the savannah ground. With a yelp, she fell to the
ground, face first. She could hear Sloan chuckling
with amusement. She swerved around, and discovered he
was now only 10 feet away. She screamed and climbed to
her feet. Dread and fear filled her heart as the
poacher drew closer. She was so scared she forgot to
run away. She cringed back, and cowered away slowly.
"G-Get away from me." She managed to choke out, only
to hear the poacher laugh heartlessly.
"Not so tough now, are you?" He asked darkly, and
continued to come closer.
"KACIE!!" Chelsey shouted.
About 20 feet away, the 18 year old stopped abruptly,
and so did the others, who were slightly further away.
She turned around and saw the Blackburns closing in on
Chelsey, who was moving away slowly. "N-NO!" Her eyes
widened with fear, Kacie bolted towards the
helicopter, and Brany and Anil, also worried,
followed.
Chelsey finally remembered that she should run away.
Her fear, however, delayed her long enough. As soon as
she turned around to start running, she felt Sloan
touch her hair. She shivered, and then felt him grab
her shirt collar. With a single yank, she was taken up
into the air. "HELP!" She screamed. One moment later,
a fierce snarl filled both their ears, and suddenly
Kacie had grabbed a hold of Chelsey's leg. "Kacie!"
Struggling, the older teenager tried to pry Chelsey
loose, but Sloan gave an evil smile.
"So, you wish to come with to?" He gave a harder tug,
and Kacie could feel her feet being lifted off the
ground. She hung onto Chelsey's leg tightly, knowing
that if she let go, she'll die. The helicopter went
higher and higher into the air. Anil and Brany
attempted to catch Kacie, but hit solid ground
instead. As they watched the copter speed away, Anil
put his hand on Brany's shoulder.
"We have to go back." He said softly. Brany shook her
head wildy.
"No! We have to help them!"
Anil shook his head. "We can't help them from down
here. We've gotta tell our folks!"
"But...." Brany looked up. The helicopter was so far
away they could only make out a tiny dot. She shivered
with dread, not knowing what's going to happen to
them. She turned back to Anil, and realized he was
right. They needed to tell their step-parents about
this. "Okay...let's go." The remaining Thornberrys
rushed back towards camp to tell Nigel and Marianne
the grave news.
Back up in the air, Kacie hung on tightly to Chelsey's
leg. Chelsey was struggling, in vain, to make Sloan
let them go. She knew it was a bad idea. They'd die.
But then again, they could die if they stay with the
Blackburns. So there wasn't much of a difference.
Sloan looked down at them, and smiled a toothy grin.
"Kill two birds with one stone." He turned to his
wife. "Come on, let's go!"
Bree turned the copter around back towards their
hideout. Sloan began to pull the two teens in. But he
immediately had some difficulty. They weren't willing
to go in so easily. Kacie kept pushing herself forward
to make the effort more strainful on Sloan. Chelsey
kept squirming herself, making Sloan's grip a tad
looser each time. He gripped tighter, and glared at
them. "Stop struggling!"
"No way!" Kacie shouted, baring her teeth at Sloan. He
blinked in mild surprise, and then smiled devilishly.
He gestured with his head towards the savannah floor.
"You rather I drop you down there?"
This comment only made the girl laugh. "Yes!" She said
half-heartedly. "I'd rather be a pancake then in there
with the likes of you!" This gave Chelsey enough time
to nail Sloan in the knee. A powerful kick was
delivered, causing the man to howl with pain.
"Why you little...!" He cursed under his breath, then
looked over towards Bree. "Bree! Put the helicopter on
auto-pilot and help me!" Bree did as she was told, and
she came in closer. She reached down and quickly
grabbed Kacie by her shirt collar, and struggled to
pull her up.
They wouldn't go without a fight. They continued their
desperate struggle to get free. But they were so high
up, they were having second thoughts. Sloan and Bree
almost pulled them all the way in, but then Chelsey
and Kacie were grabbing the doorway with their hands.
They struggled to pull themselves out. "No! Not in
there!" Chelsey squealed, trying to get away. With one
final pull, they were finally inside.
Chelsey whimpered and shivered as she was being held
up in the air by Sloan. He smiled evilly at her, and
whispered, "Gotcha now, don't I?" He could hear Kacie
snarling at him warningly, her teeth bared like a wild
dog. He smiled arrogantly, and turned towards Kacie.
"We've got some plans for you..."
"Oh really?" She sneered, attempting to swipe at him.
Sloan moved out of the way, and laughed at the feeble
attempt. "Put her down!" She shouted angrily. She then
felt Bree stroking her hair. She jolted to get away,
but the woman did not let go, nor did she stop.
"Now, now, kiddie, why don't you just stop and relax?"
She said sarcastically. She continued to stroke the
girl's hair, and now it was Chelsey's turn to be
angry. The younger girl struggled against Sloan's
grip, punching into the air.
"Get your dirty hands off her! She doesn't need to
wash her hair again today!" She snarled viciously, and
continued her struggle.
Sloan looked down at her, and shook his head. "A
fiesty one, aren't you?" He tightened his grip, and
pulled the girl further away. Kacie glared at Bree,
and attempted to swipe at her. That attempt didn't
work, no surprise to her. Bree was behind her. Her
hand only struck air. She could feel her anger rising
as Bree laughed cold-heartedly. She then stopped the
stroking.
"I'm serious, Bree! Don't touch her again, or I'll
kill you!"
Bree smiled darkly, and then pressed her hand against
Kacie's face. The girl squirmed her head away, but
still the hand stayed. She attempt to bite, but Bree
had positioned her hand in such a way that Kacie
couldn't bite it, no matter how hard she tried.
"That's it! Let me at her! Let me go!" Chelsey
struggled against Sloan's grip, and he kept pulling
her back. Bree looked at her behavior, and only smiled
evilly.
"Looks like they're not gonna be so easily detained,
Sloan...think we should cage them now?"
The man nodded, "Oh yes..." He stared in an evil
manner at the two Thornberrys, who stopped glaring and
looked at each other with a worried glance. What was
going to happen to them now?
to be continued.
Okay. Figured I'd better get a move on with my Wild Thornberrys stories. Anyway, most of this chapter was written by DarkHououmon. Thank you, DarkHououmon. R&R.
I'm Eliza Thornberry's mother, just shorter.
Mini Marianne
That was all the four new Thornberry kids needed to hear. The were off in a flash, zig-zagging in the tall savannah grass. It was a beautiful evening. The sun was setting and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The four Thornberrys, Chelsey, Kacie, Anil and Brany, were to busy playing tag. They didn't know it then, but that beautiful evening was about to turn into a living nightmare.
One by one, Anil, Brany, Kacie and Chelsey all fell to the grassy ground, laughing and having the time of their lives.
"So much fun! We should do this again sometime." Brany grinned.
"Next time Debbie wants to get rid of us for the evening, we will."
They sat up and laughed. This had to be one of the best days of their lives here. The sun sank down lower and it seemed like a good time to head back. However, something quickly stopped them.
A loud gun shot ran throughout the savannah. The four
teens, shocked, looked up to the source. They strained
their eyes. The darkness of the afternoon didn't
provide them much to see except the outline of an
incoming helicopter. They recognized it almost
immediately, "SLOAN AND BREE BLACKBURN!" They cried
out in unison, starting to panic. Chelsey the worst
out of the four.
"What are we going to do?! Why do they always get
after us?" She cried out, pulling at her hair. "And
why do they always get me?!" She gritted her teeth
furiously. Kacie smirked, and took a step foward.
"I know why. It's because you're the easiest to
catch." She folded her arms in an arrogant manner. Her
smile faded when Chelsey glowered at her. She stomped
towards her older step-sister and came face to face
with her.She growled furiously, her hands clenched into fists.
"And what do you mean by that?" The older sister was
taken aback by the sudden outrage. But the arrogant
smile came back, and she put her hand to her chin in a
thoughtful manner.
"Well let's see...." She began thinking. "You're the
slowest runner...you always jump to
conclusions..you.." But she couldn't finish her
sentence. Out of nowhere, Chelsey struck Kacie in the
face. "Hey! What did you do that for?!" She glared
almost harshly at her younger step-sister.
"I do NOT jump to conclusions!"
Kacie glared, and backed away. She was about to say
something when Anil interrupted them. "Can't we
discuss this later?" He asked in a nervous manner, his
fingers fumbling together.
The two teens turned towards him. "Why?"
Anil pointed his finger behind him. "Because they'll
catch us!!" He screamed. Kacie and Chelsey looked
behind him and knew he was correct. The Blackburns
were heading straight their way. "They know we're
here!" Anil wanted to run right away, but he didn't
want to leave knowing that 2 of his step-siblings were
arguing while danger was drawing near.
Kacie and Chelsey looked at each other, and then back
at the helicopter. Kacie looked down at Chelsey, and
asked, "Should we run?" The younger girl looked up,
and gave a slow nod.
"Oh yes..."
The teens suddenly screamed loudly, so loud that it
seemed to make the Blackburns even more aware of their
current position. They sped up faster, and they could
hear Sloan shouting from the copter, "You won't get
away from us, Thornberrys!" He took out a gun and
fired away again. None of the bullets hit the kids,
but hit near them. The intention was to frighten them
into a run, and to seperate them.
It worked...
Anil and Brany went off in one direction, Kacie in
another, and Chelsey another. They continued running,
hoping they'd be fast enough to stay out of the light.
But that wasn't so. A second later, they could feel
the light heading towards them. Panicking, they sped
up. But so did Bree. Kacie, Anil, and Brany were
appearing to be making their escape, but Chelsey,
being the slowest, was not so lucky.
She continued to run through the tall grasses and soon
found herself bathed in the bright blue light. She
yelped and tried to run faster, but the light never
left her body. Now she was in full sight of Sloan
Blackburn. He pushed out the rope ladder, and started
to climb down. He held on with one hand while the
other was poised to grab the girl when they got close
enough.
Chelsey didn't dare look back. She knew she had to get
away. "I've got to lose them!" She whispered to
herself. She continued her running, not caring how
fast her heart was beating or how much her lungs were
hurting or even how tired her feet were. Right now
what's more important was getting to safety. The
Blackburns were speeding up again, and she didn't
think she could keep running forever, and she was
right. "Bad day! Bad day! Bad day!"
A second later, she tripped over a root sticking from
the savannah ground. With a yelp, she fell to the
ground, face first. She could hear Sloan chuckling
with amusement. She swerved around, and discovered he
was now only 10 feet away. She screamed and climbed to
her feet. Dread and fear filled her heart as the
poacher drew closer. She was so scared she forgot to
run away. She cringed back, and cowered away slowly.
"G-Get away from me." She managed to choke out, only
to hear the poacher laugh heartlessly.
"Not so tough now, are you?" He asked darkly, and
continued to come closer.
"KACIE!!" Chelsey shouted.
About 20 feet away, the 18 year old stopped abruptly,
and so did the others, who were slightly further away.
She turned around and saw the Blackburns closing in on
Chelsey, who was moving away slowly. "N-NO!" Her eyes
widened with fear, Kacie bolted towards the
helicopter, and Brany and Anil, also worried,
followed.
Chelsey finally remembered that she should run away.
Her fear, however, delayed her long enough. As soon as
she turned around to start running, she felt Sloan
touch her hair. She shivered, and then felt him grab
her shirt collar. With a single yank, she was taken up
into the air. "HELP!" She screamed. One moment later,
a fierce snarl filled both their ears, and suddenly
Kacie had grabbed a hold of Chelsey's leg. "Kacie!"
Struggling, the older teenager tried to pry Chelsey
loose, but Sloan gave an evil smile.
"So, you wish to come with to?" He gave a harder tug,
and Kacie could feel her feet being lifted off the
ground. She hung onto Chelsey's leg tightly, knowing
that if she let go, she'll die. The helicopter went
higher and higher into the air. Anil and Brany
attempted to catch Kacie, but hit solid ground
instead. As they watched the copter speed away, Anil
put his hand on Brany's shoulder.
"We have to go back." He said softly. Brany shook her
head wildy.
"No! We have to help them!"
Anil shook his head. "We can't help them from down
here. We've gotta tell our folks!"
"But...." Brany looked up. The helicopter was so far
away they could only make out a tiny dot. She shivered
with dread, not knowing what's going to happen to
them. She turned back to Anil, and realized he was
right. They needed to tell their step-parents about
this. "Okay...let's go." The remaining Thornberrys
rushed back towards camp to tell Nigel and Marianne
the grave news.
Back up in the air, Kacie hung on tightly to Chelsey's
leg. Chelsey was struggling, in vain, to make Sloan
let them go. She knew it was a bad idea. They'd die.
But then again, they could die if they stay with the
Blackburns. So there wasn't much of a difference.
Sloan looked down at them, and smiled a toothy grin.
"Kill two birds with one stone." He turned to his
wife. "Come on, let's go!"
Bree turned the copter around back towards their
hideout. Sloan began to pull the two teens in. But he
immediately had some difficulty. They weren't willing
to go in so easily. Kacie kept pushing herself forward
to make the effort more strainful on Sloan. Chelsey
kept squirming herself, making Sloan's grip a tad
looser each time. He gripped tighter, and glared at
them. "Stop struggling!"
"No way!" Kacie shouted, baring her teeth at Sloan. He
blinked in mild surprise, and then smiled devilishly.
He gestured with his head towards the savannah floor.
"You rather I drop you down there?"
This comment only made the girl laugh. "Yes!" She said
half-heartedly. "I'd rather be a pancake then in there
with the likes of you!" This gave Chelsey enough time
to nail Sloan in the knee. A powerful kick was
delivered, causing the man to howl with pain.
"Why you little...!" He cursed under his breath, then
looked over towards Bree. "Bree! Put the helicopter on
auto-pilot and help me!" Bree did as she was told, and
she came in closer. She reached down and quickly
grabbed Kacie by her shirt collar, and struggled to
pull her up.
They wouldn't go without a fight. They continued their
desperate struggle to get free. But they were so high
up, they were having second thoughts. Sloan and Bree
almost pulled them all the way in, but then Chelsey
and Kacie were grabbing the doorway with their hands.
They struggled to pull themselves out. "No! Not in
there!" Chelsey squealed, trying to get away. With one
final pull, they were finally inside.
Chelsey whimpered and shivered as she was being held
up in the air by Sloan. He smiled evilly at her, and
whispered, "Gotcha now, don't I?" He could hear Kacie
snarling at him warningly, her teeth bared like a wild
dog. He smiled arrogantly, and turned towards Kacie.
"We've got some plans for you..."
"Oh really?" She sneered, attempting to swipe at him.
Sloan moved out of the way, and laughed at the feeble
attempt. "Put her down!" She shouted angrily. She then
felt Bree stroking her hair. She jolted to get away,
but the woman did not let go, nor did she stop.
"Now, now, kiddie, why don't you just stop and relax?"
She said sarcastically. She continued to stroke the
girl's hair, and now it was Chelsey's turn to be
angry. The younger girl struggled against Sloan's
grip, punching into the air.
"Get your dirty hands off her! She doesn't need to
wash her hair again today!" She snarled viciously, and
continued her struggle.
Sloan looked down at her, and shook his head. "A
fiesty one, aren't you?" He tightened his grip, and
pulled the girl further away. Kacie glared at Bree,
and attempted to swipe at her. That attempt didn't
work, no surprise to her. Bree was behind her. Her
hand only struck air. She could feel her anger rising
as Bree laughed cold-heartedly. She then stopped the
stroking.
"I'm serious, Bree! Don't touch her again, or I'll
kill you!"
Bree smiled darkly, and then pressed her hand against
Kacie's face. The girl squirmed her head away, but
still the hand stayed. She attempt to bite, but Bree
had positioned her hand in such a way that Kacie
couldn't bite it, no matter how hard she tried.
"That's it! Let me at her! Let me go!" Chelsey
struggled against Sloan's grip, and he kept pulling
her back. Bree looked at her behavior, and only smiled
evilly.
"Looks like they're not gonna be so easily detained,
Sloan...think we should cage them now?"
The man nodded, "Oh yes..." He stared in an evil
manner at the two Thornberrys, who stopped glaring and
looked at each other with a worried glance. What was
going to happen to them now?
to be continued.
Okay. Figured I'd better get a move on with my Wild Thornberrys stories. Anyway, most of this chapter was written by DarkHououmon. Thank you, DarkHououmon. R&R.
I'm Eliza Thornberry's mother, just shorter.
Mini Marianne