Disclaimer: I do not own the guy who wrote 'The Gladiator' story, even though it is based on archeological evidence and therefore available to everyone. The Lady of the Lake said "Timburtonfan tell this story to the world. Let them know that I have nothing to do with this story" So I told her, "Lady of the Lake, you weren't available to star in this movie, so you shall star in this story." She didn't seem to happy because she started throwing weaponry at me….I don't understand either.
Author's note: If you see a dead sea nymph in the water….not my fault. But I enjoy the reviews, they're keeping me going.
Chapter Four: The Great Isle of Seattle
"Here it is." Dr. Bricot did an arm sweep for dramatic irony. I looked around. I was sort of disappointed.
"Philip…this is not what I expected. I expected, I don't know. Actually, I do. I expected the mad scientist scene. A guy with a humpback flipping switches while you were whipping him. Lightning descending from the ceiling hitting a twisty metal object. Then, you're crackling like a mad man."
"Am I also shooting lightning from my fingertips?" he asked skeptically. I thought about it, in my head he was. He seemed to know what was going through my head, so I thought real hard. In my head I asked him to make me a ham sandwich. "Make it yourself." I let out a scream. "Carrying on…the water…"
"Of all things it reminds me of Hannibal Rising, where the guy is in the water and he's all like 'Where are they?' and the guy is like 'I don't know!' and Hannibal puts the hose on him and he's like 'Oh no! Not water, I'll talk, I'll talk!'" Everything was silent for a while.
"Do you hear the string of words coming out of your mouth sometimes?" Lili asked me. "Do you think before you speak?" I shrugged.
"Sometimes." I replied. "I'm just really nervous because what if he really is a mad scientist and he's pulling our leg to drown us?"
"I'm right here." Dr. Bricot interjected. "I've known you since you were in diapers. Why would I want to kill you now?" I thought about it. He had a valid point.
"Cloning." I replied.
"Cloning is the exact replica of everything in your body. Mind included. Don't even mention the Matrix in this conversation, so help me god I will let you drown in the water." He took my other theory.
"Have you been through a traumatic experience? Like eating your sister, lack of sleep, or someone try to shoot you in the head?"
"No. Can we carry on?" I shrugged. He gave us bags. "Provisions, because you might die, if I don't give you them."
"How many did it take before you figured that out?" I joked.
"What did you decide your named was?"
"Clarice." I answered.
"Did you snort immense amounts of crack before you came here?" Dr. Bricot laughed. "Try Wenefreda. So if someone messes up, oh well! It's close enough!" I shrugged. "Get in the water." We obliged. Sharp pains shifted throughout my body. I opened my eyes to find vast emptiness. It caused my head to hurt, so I closed them. All of sudden it all just stopped. I took a few stabilizing breaths. I opened my eyes slowly. At first, all I could see was various shades of green. I closed my eyes again.
"Oh my gosh! The stupid time machine has caused me to go blind!" I cried.
"Wendy, your eyes are closed; of course you think you're blind." Liliana replied.
"It's Wenefreda now! I'm well aware that my eyes are shut!"
"I was just pointing out that could be the solution to your not seeing problem." Lili stated. "Old fool must be into trickery. Do you realize we could just be in some random forest on the outskirts of Seattle?" I opened my eyes. Everything was so lush, so perfect.
"Are you serious? Look at this place! There is no way that this is the outskirts of Seattle! Have you ever seen Seattle?" Lili laughed. She inhaled the air.
"There is no way I'm going back! Pre-pollutant air!" She laughed very oddly.
"That was very creepy."
"I know it's the fumes of the air…or therefore lack of." She let out a scream of pure delight. "We need to find civilization."
"How? We don't have a map."
"Well, we choose a general direction and we walk in that direction. Until we're like in a village." I opened my bag of provisions. "What are you doing?" I pulled out a piece of bread.
"Lembas bread." Lili rolled her eyes. "One small bite…"
"…can fill the stomach of a full grown man." She completed. "Oh my gosh! You can't help but say it."
"It is catchy." I flung the sack onto my shoulder and we started walking to trees. I had no idea what direction we were heading in, but it worked. A man on a horse appeared there. "I knew we were going the wrong way." He had a sword out prepared to strike.
"I heard a scream." The man said.
"Yes." I replied. "It was a fox." Lili looked at me and mouthed: What the hell?
"You are now in the custody of Arthur Castus and the Roman Empire." He droned.
"May God have mercy on my soul." I replied and I walked away. An arrow whipped by my head and I let out a scream.
"State your name and where you're from." The man commanded. I was about to run for it. "If you take another step, I shall make sure the next arrow doesn't miss."
"I am Liliana and that is Wenefreda, we come from Seattle." Lili stated. "The great Isle of Seattle. It rains often and we are quite civilized. Many advances in healing."
"We bring good tidings with peanuts and beer. Uh, you're not going to shoot me if I take a step towards the horse, right?"