Chapter Two
Preparing
Towsam led the two kids to what looked like a town that had suffered a war and was now abandoned. Destroyed buildings, broken streets, severed lamp posts, and other signs that this town was given no mercy.
"What is this place?" asked Hoagie, "looks like a bomb went off here."
"Several did," said Towsam, "A war happened, and this town was the first to go."
"How long ago did that happen?" asked Fanny, "this place looks like it's just been sittin' here for years,"
"It has," said Towsam.
"Wait, didn't Father just create this dimension?" asked Hoagie, "How could years have passed if he just made it?"
"Father wanted the dimension to destroy any hope you kids have of getting out. He wanted to make a place that is gloomy and depressing. The colors of the place are also meant to mess with you. Though the people of this dimension are fake, they have their own mindsets and act independently; Father made the dimension and took a step back."
"How d'ya know all this?" asked Fanny,
"We have our ways. All will be revealed later."
"Is that all ye have ta say?" demanded Fanny, "Ah demand some answers here! HOW D'YE KNOW ALL THIS?!" Towsam waited for Fanny to finish screaming at him, and catch her breath, before replying.
"Are you done yelling?" Fanny sighed an annoyed sigh.
"Yes," she said, begrudgingly.
"As we said," Towsam reassured, "we have our ways. We cannot reveal them yet, but we have them. We will not abandon you. We can understand your reservations, but you must have some faith in us."
"So why did you bring us here, anyway?" asked Hoagie,
"Because," said Towsam, "we must train you."
"Train us for what?" asked Hoagie,
"There is a side effect of humans entering this realm," said Towsam, "they begin to exhibit super powers."
"Super powers?" asked Fanny, "why would Father give us super powers?"
"He didn't," said Towsam, "but it is a side effect he was unable to remove. To make up for that, he made the realm much more dangerous. He is also soon to send someone in to stop you. You must be ready for that. We will make sure you are."
"So what kinds of powers did we get?" asked Hoagie,
"You only got one power. Father noticed that the younger people he sent in, only got one power. The older ones got more than one power."
"But how does Father know about all that?" asked Fanny, "who did Father send in ta test this dump out? And again...HOW D'YA KNOW ALL THIS?!"
"We will not say it again," said Towsam, a bit of annoyance in his voices, "we have our ways and will reveal them in due time. But for now, you will just have to trust us." Towsam then looked at Hoagie,
"As for your power, we already know what it is; you have obtained," he paused, causing Hoagie to lean forward in anticipation, "super strength." Hoagie's eyes widened.
"COOL!" he said.
"But how d'ye know he has that?" asked Fanny,
"Simple," said Towsam, "the bar fight. In normal circumstances, the big man would have crushed him in just a few hits. But with his strength, Hoagie was able to withstand the assault and fight back."
"Alright," said Fanny, tapping her foot impatiently, "what did Ah get?" Towsam looked at her,
"We do not know yet," he said, "but we know how we will figure it out." Towsam looked on the ground around him, when he saw a massive circular saw blade. He carefully picked it up, and, without warning, he threw it like a discus...at Fanny! Fanny screamed a bit, then when the saw came close to her, she flipped off the ground, and her whole body was above the sawblade, and it sailed smoothly under her. Fanny then flipped around, her feet landing on the ground. To her spectators, it looked like she had been practicing a million times, but to Fanny, it was one of the strangest things she ever went through.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" Fanny demanded.
"We wanted to test what kind of power you got," said Towsam, "and know we know; you have the power of superhuman agility. You may even be able to dodge bullets." Fanny's eyes widened.
"That's amazin'!" said Fanny.
"Indeed," said Towsam, "feel free to practice up, until the villain shows their face."
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"You've gotta help me!" screamed Tommy, "Please, please, please?!"
"Can you stop yelling, Tommy?" Groaned Nigel, exasperated, "I just got back from camping ten minutes ago, and you're screaming in my ear. What exactly is the problem?"
"Father has Hoagie and…that mean girl!"
"WHAT?!" Nigel was startled. He would have spit if he were drinking when Tommy said that. "Where did he take them?! Also, which mean girl?"
"The red haired who's always yelling." Explained Tommy, glad that Nigel was finally listening. "But I dunno where he took them, He sucked them in some big portal, and Hoagie threw me outta window before he got sucked in. I ran back up and they were gone." As little as Nigel wanted to believe Tommy, in the back of his mind, he knew the young boy had to be telling the truth.
Tommy may have more of an active imagination than he should be allowed, he even he would never tell tall tales if he wanted someone to believe him. Besides, this was Father they were dealing with, and this kind of thing was defiantly something Father would do. The how was unclear, but the motive was unquestionable. Nigel took out his communicator,
"Kids Next Door, This is Numbuh 1, reporting with a super black booger berry emergency!" The line was silent before a voice came back to him,
"Super Black Booger Berry Emergency?!" came the voice of Abigail, also known as Numbuh Five, the shock and alarm very alive in her tone, "Numbuh Five's only heard of those, but I didn't think they were real."
"What's the emergency?!" suddenly came the voice of Numbuh Four,
"Father has Numbuhs 2 and 86. The details are vague, but I need all hands on deck!"
"Numbuh Five's On The way!" Responded Numbuh Five.
"Be right there!" Came Numbuh Four, "I'll get Numbuh Three on the way."
"Excellent," confirmed Numbuh 1, "meet me at the tree house ASAP." Nigel put his communicator away, then directed a glance at Tommy,
"As for you, Tommy," he said, "I need you to get me something of Hoagie's. Something we can use that he's recently touched." Tommy turned and ran, and Nigel had to call to his back,
"JUST NOT HIS UNDERWEAR!"
I dunno, guys, I'm gonna have to cut it here. I am so sorry this update came so slow, but this was really hard to write for some reason. Hey if you guys have ideas to improve it, let me know, and if I use your ideas, you will be credited. Thanks again for reading, guys, see you next time.
