It must have been late morning when Christopher woke up because it was no longer dark and the sun was up and there was still some mildew on the grass in which Christopher currently layed on. As Christopher sat up his arms hurt and he had a small blister in his hand from the wood. He slowly became aware of his surrondings; a feild of grass with the occasional tree, his house not to far away, a dead dark wizard only a foot away, a stick in his hand, flowers, and a smoking Varrock in the distance. At the sight of Varrock Christopher suddenly remembered what had happend the day before...
FLASH BACK TIME WOOT!!! WELL NOT REALLY...
Christopher remembered that yesterday morning he had come to do a favor for Mr Willner... it was dark so it was early. Mr. Willner was acting weird too. Then he went to the castle for Mr. Willner's favor where he met the creepy man. Next the dark wizards attacked and took the monk. After that Christopher escaped only to witness Mr. Willner's death and to be saved by some mysterious person. Then he ran home and he and his mother ran until another dark wizard came, that's when Christopher told his mother to run and he stayed to kill the Wizard with a stick... some how he killed the wizard with a stick.
Now Christopher was here not far away from the house where his mother was last packing a sack... A sack! The memory brought back the small pouch that the strange man in the castle had given him! He still had it. Along with his food and gold.
Christopher took out the pouch and opened it... revealing a small dark red almost black ruby gem stone, light blue saphire gem stone, and a dark green emrald gem stone. Along in the pouch was another one which was blue and velvety. Christophered opened this one as well only to find it stuffed with gold, and lots of it. That was of course why the pouch must have been so heavy. Christopher simply but the containments back in the pouch and in his own pack. Now all Chrsitopher had to do was figure out what to do next.
Obviously Christopher had to find his mother which he told to go to Falador, next he would have to contact his father, and finally maybe he would find out why the dark wizards took the monk.
With that in mind Christopher stood up and started to walk but stopped and turned around to face the dead wizard. Maybe the wizard has something useful on him that I could use later, thought Christopher, so he searched the monk to find some earth, mind, wind, and water runes. Runes where what wizards used to cast spells, every time a spell was cast the runes you used to cast the spell, would disappear. Luckily this particular wizard had alot of the runes. Plenty of them actaully. Of course he would have so many runes, he would need them for the attack, thought Christopher as he stuck the runes into his pack.
Christopher once again stood up and realized that he was also facing his home. It looked like some of the wizards or someone in hiding broke in... the animals where dead and the most of the crops destroyed, from what Christopher could see.
Might as well get a few more supplies while I'm here, he thought. So Christopher headed home and found that most of the furniture was turned over, coals from the fire place shatered, a few iteams broken, and the windows cracked. As Christopher searched around he collected iteams his father brought back on his journeys and gathered some more food and supplies as well. Pretty soon Christopher was set and on his way to Falador.
Christopher found the best and quickest way to Falador was to go to Varrock and out the west gate, head through the Barbarian Village and keep heading west until he went a few yards away from the mines and south into the north entrance of Falador, where hopefully his mother would be.
So now Christopher's trip began. He headed back into Varrock where he found mmany of the buildings ruined and little people still in the city. When Christopher reached the town square, where the fountian was, he saw that the four-way bridge that was once there was now broken and the fountian over flowing because of the debri.
Horrible! Simply horrible! A great city ruined by a bunch of low lives. was the only thought that came to Christopher's mind. Christopher continued to walk and reached the western gate of Varrock where he saw Juliet's, the prettiest and wealthiest, girl in town's home completely destroyed and Juliet crying with her father. Christopher quickly ran over to the two.
"Excuse me Ms. Juliet but did the dark wizards do this too?" asked Christopher softly trying not to upset her more. It didn't work.
"Of course they did! They ruined anything close to Varrock city! And maybe anything to the north east to. Since that's where they were heading! They completely ruined our home, the city, everything!" shouted Juliet's father.
"Of course Sir, sorry for bothering you Sir." Christopher quickly said and did a short bow.
"It's not your fault young one, so please excuse my father and hurry home to your mother." said Juliet as she dried her tears.
"That's we're I'm headed, well not to my home but my mother. We were running to Falador when a dark wizard aprroached us. I told her to run as I fought the wizard. I killed him... and then fell unconsious. So now as you can see I have to travel to Falador and search for her." explained Christopher.
"Than I'm asuming your home was deystroyed as well? I'm sorry about that and that you and your mother were seperated. But what about your father? Surely he is around like mine is." Juliet asked.
"Well my father is lucky, he travels so right now he is on an island for work. Safe." Christopher informed Juliet.
"Well bless his luck. Well I don't think I should keep you any longer since you are in search of your mother. Best of luck to you." Juliet said with what was suppose to be a comforting smile but was still sad from the tragedy.
"Thank you miss Juliet." Christopher said as he bowed to her in respect. As he came back to a stand he noticed that Juliet was now walking to tha back of him and he turned around to see Juliet racing toaward a man. Toaward Romeo. Romeo and Juliet were two lovers but Juliet's father disagreed of their love. Christopher ceratinly did not want to stay to see the out come so he started a quick jog to the Barbarian Village which was not too far away.
Slowly Christopher went from his quick pace jog to a walk and soon reached the bridge leading into the Barbarian Village. Not many people where fishing today or coming to Varrock. As Christopher neared the bride he was suddenly attacked by a goblin.
"AHH!" was the shout of Christoper as the goblin slammed them both to the ground.
Christopher was not exactally strong so as hard as he tried to keep the goblin from spearing him the goblin was stonger, then suddenly the goblin collapsed on Christopher. Christopher pushed the golbin off of him quickly a scooted away.
"What the?" began Christopher but as he looked up he saw a warrior infront of him collecting gold from the goblin.
"Why thank you sir." Christopher said as he bowed to the man who had just rescued him. The man nodded in return to Christopher and gestured him over to a patch of dirt, and christopher followed. With his sword the man wrote in the dirt: It seems that this is the second time I have saved you.
At first christopher did not understand until he remebered that some one had saved him from the dark wizard that had killed Mr. Willner.
"That was you! Why thank you so much sir I greatly apreciate your help. Is there anything at all I can repay you with?" Christopher asked in excitment only to have the man nod his head no and continued writing in the dirt: Where are you headed?
"Falador Sir. Can you not speak at all?" Christopher replied with the question.
In response the man wrote: No. and if you are heading to Falador through the village I will accompany you to the east gate, since it seems that you seem to keep getting attacked as well as almost killed.
"Why thank you!" exclaimed Christopher in pure delight.
once again in response the man nodded as the two started to walk over the bridge and into the village. On their way to the east gate Christopher studied the man. He had on a black helm, steel leggins, green gloves, brown boots, and admant sword, a pack like Christopher's and blurite armour shirt, as well as a red and white stone on a necklace. But was amazing was the man was reather thin and only one or two inches taller than Christopher. He must have been in his twenties at least.
"You must be very strong and wealthy sir. Your things look so valuable and make you look strong. You're obviously mighty in fights." Christopher said, but the man nodded no and wrote: I might seem like it to you but not to others. Many other men are stronger and are better equipped. I am still working my way to the top.
"Oh. Well thank you for guiding me here Sir, if you don't mind I would like to know your name." Christopher said as the two reached the gate. In the dirt the man responded with the name: Gab.
"Gab? What an interesting name. But I thank you once again Sir Gab." Christopher said and Gab replied with a nod.
The two went their seperate ways, Christopher heading east and Gab to the Northeast.
It was only a short matter of time until Christopher reached Falador, the only thing was that it was becoming rather late and Christopher would have to settle somewhere while there was still light because he would not be able to find his way to Falaodr since the sky was obviously cloudy and the moon would not give him enough light. So as Christopher continued he searched for the bast place to make a camp. He found a small indent at the base of Ice Mountain, which ment Christopher was VERY close. so Christopher lit a small fire and ate a bit of his food and soon fell asleep.
When christopher woke he woke to the sound of metal clashing nearby. Christopher quickly put out the rest of the fire and gathered his things as he ran to a tree and climbed it as the clashing came closer. The nosie was a dwarf and Gab fighting! The only was that Gab was talking! And it wasn't exactally a male tone.
"Just give me the stones and gold dwarf!" Gab shouted as he lunged at the dwarf cutting him.
"Never! You will have to kill me first! Dwarves have pride! They never simply hand anything over." shouted the dwarf back as he blocked Gab's move.
"Do you really think a girl like me would kill a dwarf? If I ask and get rejected then I will fight but I would never kill... well never kill something like a dwarf, a goblin or killer maybe but not a dwarf or decent human!" shouted Gab back as she once again cut the dwarf. Oviously the dwarf was losing until final Gab back him into a tree where she held her sword to his neck.
"Now drop the pick axe and hand over the gold and stones." Gab said in a serious tone. The dwarf dropped the axe but did not hand over anything to Gab.
"You dawrves really irratate me sometimes." said Gab as she kicked the axe away and slapped the dwarf uncounsious. She reached into the dwarf's pocket and took out a rune stone, a nature one at that, and some gold.
"Besides you were stupid enough to believe the theif that pickpocketed me was my pupil and was saying this was a presant in return of a stupid iron axe." said Gab putting the gold and rune in her pack. With that Gab walked away to Falador leaving the dwarf at the tree.
As soon as Gab was out of sight Christopher climed the tree and jumped to the ground and ran over to the dwarf. Christopher shook the dwarf but he did not wake up. So Christopher took out a pouch of water, one of many he had, and splashed it on the dwarf. That did the trick.
"Ah get away! I have pride!" shouted the dwarf as he fully woke from the cold chill of the water.
"Relax your attacker is gone." said Christopher as he put the water pouch in his pack.
"Oh, well thank you for waking me. I might not have owken at all for a while if he had not splashed me." said the dwarf as he and Christopher stood up.
"It's no trouble, now I must be on my way." said Christopher as he started to walk away but was stopped by the dwarf's voice.
"Please come with me. I owe you something for wakin me. If you had not done so then I might have gotten in trouble in the mines. So please take this as a small thanks." said the dwarf as he handed is pickaxe to Christopher.
"Really I can't , I didn't do that much." Christopher studered but the dwarf shook his head and shoved the axe to Christopher.
"I insist now I must be off." said the dwarf as he slowly headed off.
"Wait I did not catch your name. Mine is Christopher!" shout Christopher.
The dwarf simply yelled back "Kren is my name. Call it and I shall help!" yelled Kren as he disappeared behind a tree.
With that Christopher headed on his journey once again. Finally after a day Christopher reached Falador's northern gate, where people where fighting gaurds, just like at Varrock. Christopher thought the best place to start was the pub. So he headed to it!
Christopher opened the door and found that oddly, no one was drunk. in Varrock there was always a man who was drunk and Christopher always felt bad for him. So Christopher walked over the bar and started to question the waitress.
"Excuse me miss but have you seen a women that looks like me? rather old, short, and a bit fat?" Christopher asked. Yes some of those comments were mean but it's what his mother looked like so he had to say them in order to find her.
"Yeah I think so kid, I think she's in the park now. Sorry if that ain't her. We get alot of people and I can't always remember every person who walks in and out." said the bartender. Christopher nodded in understanding and said thank as the bartender help another costumer. So his mother would be at the park, he might as well have figured that. hi smother loved animals and flowers so she would be there. For a moment Christopher felt stupid for a moment for not knowing what his mother liked and not direcly going to where she would most likely be.
After a few minutes christopher reached the park and serched it for his mother. She was not there. Only an old man was, sitting on a bench. Christopher asumed that it would be best to ask the old man if he had seen his mother.
"Excuse me sir but have you seen my mother? She looks exactly like me except older, shorter, and fater." explained Christopher.
"Ah yes infact I have. I even had a nice chat with her. She said she was expecting you to come. She also said she wasn't. After all she told me about the terrible attack on Varrock. You two must be in great pain." the old man replied.
"Oh, well yes sir. And as you can tell we got seperated. Do you happen to know where she might be?" Christopher asked.
"Why yes she also happened to mention that to me too. She said she was going to the general store to buy some more supplies." said the old man with a smile.
"Thank you Sir." said Christopher as he started to run to the general. Once again though, when Christopher reached is destination, he found that his mother was not where she said she would be. And in reulst Christopher once again had to ask about her, this time to the store owner.
"Excuse me have you seen a lady who looks like me? Fater, shorter, and older?" Christopher asked a bit irratated. this was the third place he had to ask for his own mother. He thought should would stay in one place so that it would be easier for him to find her. But no she had to go about the city everywhere!
"Yes and she happened to leave a message." replied the store owner as she handed a piece of paper to Christopher.
I reall yhope this isn't a ridiculoes game that mom's making me play. he thought.
Christopher read the note:
Dear Christopher,
If you happen to ever reach this letter know that I am safe. Also know that I have headed to the island where your father is to inform him of the news of Varrock and of you. He is on the island of Karamaja. When you recieve this note know that we will both stay on the island until you return. You are a smart boy and I know that because you are still alive you will reach us in one piece.
Your mother
What? Why does mother do this? Wouldn't it have been best to just stay in Falador? I would have found he rmuch faster and then we both could go to father! But no she had to go straight to him without me! What is this game she insists on playing with me? And the island? I have to travel to an island?! For all she knows I could be too injured to travel or not have enough money to pay for a ship to take me there! For all she knows it could take me ten years to reach the island! thought Christopher as he reread the letter over and over again. In a term which Christopher failed to fight his own belief he decided to go stragiht to the island just like his mother and father weather he had a choice of going or not.
"Thank you miss." said Christopher and he walked out of the general store. For once Christopher took in his surrondings for a moment. Falador was much cleaner than Varrock but not a busy. The buildings where white not gray, and in one piece. Another thing was that it seemd slightly larger, and that the castle in Falador was much bigger and surronded by water with many more knights in it than in Varrock.
Well then I best be on my way. Christopher told himself. So he straightened his pack and headed to the southern exit of Falador.
When Christopher reached the south entrance he was suddenly surronded by a bunch of woodsmen, all of them asking if he had anything to trade.
"I'm sorry but I don't." was all Christopher said, insisting that they leave him alone, but they would not they poking him with sticks and asking him. They almost even too his pack if it weren't for Gab coming to his rescue once again.
Gab pushed them all away showing her sword and meaning buisness without even saying a word, obviously she didn't know that Christopher knew she could talk and that she could speak as well. With that the woodsmen backed away from Christopher and Gab. And once again Gab wrote in the dirt.
"This really is annoying now. I keep bumping into you and every time your in trouble." she wrote.
"Well it's not like I need your help! I could have scared away the woodsmen myself! It's not like I've asked you to help me all the time!" Christopher shouted.
In response Gab wrote: Yeah well if I hadn't of come or if I wasn't nice enough to help you'd probably be dead by now wouldn't you?
"Once again it's not like I asked! ANd what makes you think that you can be right all the time? Your not that great of a person you know! Your not the best person and your obviously not the only one who could have helped me! Anyone could have!" shouted Christopher once more. He did not know why he was shouting, maybe it was because of his seperation with his mother, and her insisting that he play her little game of hide and go seek to find her.
"Well if that's how you feel then don't expect any help from me anymore you rude boy! All boys are rude to girls! I swear they are and I have no idea why! Note that this is the last time I'll ever save your sorry butt again Christopher!" shouted Gab as she took off her helmet revealing her face. Her female face and her female voice. With shock to herself Gab quickly tried to put her helmet back on and tried to speak like a man but failed to.
"Your not fooling me. I know your a girl. I've known since this morning when I saw you attack a dwarf. An innocent one at that." Christopher said, not shouting this time but speaking in a softer tone.
Gab sighed and took off her helmet once more now smiling at Christopher. To Christopher's surprise Gab was the same age as him! She had black hair and was fairly tan. She had brown eyes and a soft smile.
"I figured as much, I'm not exactly a master at hiding my real self. And my name's not Gab, it's Gabriella. So please call me that instead." Gabrielle explained.
"Sure... you know you look awfully young to fight." said Christopher.
"That's cause I'm fourteen. Same age as you by the looks of it." Gabrielle said, shocking Christopher.
"And you're already fighting?!?!" Christopher shouted once more.
"YEs, and I prefer that you don't yell. It hurts my ears." she said.
"Sorry, but if your my age should't you be like ya know weaker and shorter than me?" said Christopher trying not to sound too mean.
"Hey any girl can be as strong as and boy. Like fo rme and you for instance. And I only seem taller. I've just stuffed my boots with wool is all. You knwo you really don't use your head that much. You must be dummer than me too." said Gabrielle laughing a bit as she spoke.
"What ever. Anyways I've got to get going. I've wasted enough time here talking to you. I really need to get to the island as soon as I can." Christopher said as he started to walk on the path again with Gabrielle at his side.
"You know you don't have to come." said Christopher as he slightly quickened his pace.
"I know but I've been pretty bored from battles lately. It seems that it takes longer and longer for me to enhance my skills, plus I think I need a break from all the fighting anyway. An island sounds so great to visit. Especially if it's a tropical one!" Gabrielle said and she started to skip.
"I'm guessing your not going to leave are you?" asked Christopher in a nnoyance.
"Nope. And what's with the attitude all of a sudden. Before when I told you I was Gab you acted like I was the savor of Earth. But now ever since you've ssen me without my helm on, you treat me as if I'm an anoyyance. Why?" asked Gabrielle as she stopped skipping.
"Well, before I thought you were a strong guy, bu tnow since well..." stuttered Christopher.
"You better make sure those last words you say are 'but now I think there's another hero of mine, but you're still a great person.' or something along the lones of that." thretened Gabrielle as she poked Christopher in the chest, harder every time she said a different word.
"Er, well if I said that then I would be lying. And I'm not one to lie." said Christopher not looking at Gabrielle but instead walking faster.
"Then it must be you think girls are weak! That all guys are better. But they're not! We're all equel!" yelled Gabrielle, only to mistakenly punch Christopher a little to hard, knocking him to the ground.
"What was that for?!" shouted Christopher as he stood up and brushed himself off.
"For you being such a pig! That's what you are after all. A pig! I can't believe I'm traveling with you!" Gabrielle shouted as she quickened her walking pace.
"You know you could always thurn around right now! You don't have to come with me. It's not like I'm ASKING you to come with me. It's no command!" arggued Christopher.
"Ya but you just happen to be going to the same stinkin island as me!" shouted Gabrielle. She was now at least a couple of yards away from Christopher.
This is going to be a big ball of fun for me isn't it? Christopher thought as he started to jog up to Gabrielle, who was indeed a fast walker.
OMG i like this chapter too. This has to be my thrid best piece of writing so far! Well what do you all think????? Please review! If any ideas come to your mind comment me and let me know! I'll try to squeeze them in if I can. TTYL!