Chapter 2

The Land Shark

"Get it ready!" Shu yelled as he runs past them and stops. The Land Shark continued toward them. "Wait…" Shu said. "NOW!"

Jiro and Kluke pulled with all their might and a gate came up. The Land Shark drove right into it but was stuck! "Yes!" Shu, Kluke, and Jiro yelled. "Alright, Shu. Finish it off." Jiro said. Shu nodded and pulled out his knife again, walking toward the struggling Land Shark.

Suddenly, the Land Shark broke through and drove through the ground, bringing Shu, Kluke, and Jiro with it! "Damn it!" Shu said, trying to get out before it dragged them under. But it was too late. The ground closed up over them!

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"Uhn…" Shu's eyes open slightly and he sits up, rubbing his head. Then his eyes widen and he stands up quickly, yelling "Kluke! Jiro!" He looked around and noticed them a few feet away, coming to. He runs over and helps them up. "You guys okay?" he asks. Jiro nods and Kluke says "Yes, but where are we?"

Shu looks around and narrows his eyes in confusion. They were in what looked like a cavern. "Huh. I have no idea…" He continues to look around and then notices the Land Shark a few feet away. "Hey, check that out!"

He runs over and scratches his head in confusion when he saw that it was made of metal. "It's some sort of machine." Jiro said, his hand on his chin. Shu shrugs and puts his hand out to touch it, but Jiro smacks his hand away. "What are you doing? There's no telling what this thing could do!"

Shu narrowed his eyes at Jiro. "Jeez, you're always too careful!" "And you're always to empty-headed!" Jiro retaliated. Then Kluke got between them. "Both of you, stop it! We seriously need to find a way out of here. This place creeps me out!"

Shu nodded. "Yeah, you're right. We should find a way out of here." Jiro, Kluke, and Shu begin looking around the cavern for a way out but, a few minutes later, have still not found a way out. They all flop down beside the Land Shark, exhausted. "Any luck?" Shu asks. "No…" Jiro said. Shu looks up at the Land Shark and notices a button on it. "What if we…"

"No Shu! I told you, that thing is dangerous!" Jiro yelled, but it was too late. Shu had gotten up and pressed the button. That's when the rumbling started. "Oh no!" Kluke cried out.

The Land Shark shoots up out of the ground! Shu and his friends grab onto it and it blasts through the ceiling above. "Gnh…Where's this thing going?!" Kluke yells over the wind. "I think we're about to find out!" Shu yells.

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Finally, the Land Shark crashes down. Shu opens his eyes to see that they were in a strange-looking base. "What? NOW where are we?" Shu wonders. Then a few robots come up. "Intruder alert! Intruder alert!" The robots immediately advance on the kids and grab them. "Hey! Let me go!" Shu yells. All of them struggle as the machines carried them through the base.

Finally, they arrive in what looks like a throne room and they are thrown to the ground. Shu gets up and looks around. "HEY! What's the big idea?!" Then they hear a soft laughter and turn to see an old, purple man in a strange robe and a weird creature with a snake head, which was on his shoulder, sitting on the throne. "Ah, such young souls." He says.

"I am Nene, leader of this base. You may have noticed some of my creations, such as the Land Shark." Shu grit his teeth and pointed at Nene. "So you destroyed our village?! Do you KNOW how many people you have killed?!" Nene closes his eyes and laughs softly again. "Yes, I do know. As a matter of fact, I quite enjoy it. You see, I enjoy hearing the screams of the dying people of the Land Shark. It fills me with joy!"

"Enough!" Shu yells. "We'll take you down here and now!" He charged right at Nene, but Nene easily knocks him away. "Hmph, such insolence. Throw them out." The robots return and grab the party again. They then go over to the windows. "Shu struggles with all his might, but the robots throw them out the window!

"Damn it! AAAHHHH!" Shu screams, along with his comrades as they plummet toward the ground. Suddenly, a beam of light comes out of nowhere and stops their fall, bringing them toward the base. Once they were safely on the ground, all three sigh with relief. Shu looks up then to see three light spheres.