CHAPTER SEVEN

The death machine and two mean up girls

George replied, ''It is ready to start up and begin its diagnostics.''

Andrew said disappointed, ''So... it's not ready yet?''

George answered, '' It is, but it will take 1 min to adjust and begin its battle mode''

Andrew said very excited with his voice going up, ''I can't wait till it works!''

You might think it was something I was waiting for, but I wasn't very happy when it happened. George gave the remote to Andrew, he touched the turn on button on the remote and the whole floor began to trembled and ascend, we weren't moving but the floor was moving in front of us changing and making obstacles, huge walls, a wooden tower, some bridge of wood connected by rope, looked kind of like an old bridge people would fall off since it had no handles, a dirt pit must have been quicksand, a water pit and a lava pit. That was the last thing I would want to go, really a lava pit? Who makes them these days?

Andrew said anxiously, ''Well who's first? Better question who wants to try out the arena first?''

Everyone was too busy to answer his questions since they were all drooling on this machine like a dream come true, but I just stood there like it was extreme PE again and this time I could die. As usual teachers would pick the last person who would try it.

Andrew said, ''We don't know if it's safe so let's send… You new kid, what's your name?'' Pointing at me.

I was so going to run or die in front of everyone. I didn't want to die, well not on my first day at camp anyway.

I said petrified, ''Me? Ummm.''

Andrew said, ''Yes, you, what's your name?''

I said, ''I'm Danny''

Very fast he said, ''Good to meet you, Danny. You have been chosen to test this machine and see if it's safe for us.''

I said, ''Wait what? Why me?''

He replied unsecure of his question ''You because, you look ready for it, yeah and it's good to see new campers join camp activities.''

I couldn't say no and his answer had a very good point.

I said, ''Sure why not, I don't have anything to do anyway.''

He pointed me to the circle in the floor, to me to go there. I walked there and stood on it. And two girls behind the whole group shouted so no one can see them.

Girl one screamed ''He's son of a chicken, he can't make it out alive. No wonder he hasn't been claimed.''

Girl two screamed ''He's just a sore loser he can't even make a first graders robot''

I didn't mind of the second one, I didn't care, but the first one. I really I'm going to show them what I can do.

I heard another scream ''Come on Danny, Show them what you can do, make them be sorry for their lame insults''

I looked back and saw that was Sky screaming it. It was good to see her holding my back. Andrew touched the second button and said, ''Start''

The machine started to move and the platform I was in it, moved up and then back. I was thinking I could take it slow, but the sides of both walls were starting to shoot arrows at me, from side to side. I ran as fast as I could, like I said already I don't want to die.

Well, it was painful to say this machine was made to kill you and torture you. I ran and I passed some road which I found myself in a death point, but the teacher referred it to as a check point. It was just long log bridge, well ''NO IT WASN'T''. It was a stinking wooden log that had a lava pit under it!

I can't go through that log; I could lose my balance and fall to my death here. Does anyone care for my death? I just looked down and looked to the other side and behind me where the line of fire was getting close. Running a log isn't easy if you have arrows on your tail and a lava pit under you. I kept running to the other side that looked safe.

Andrew said smiling, ''This kid might survive the 2 wave'' Touching a button on the remote and me almost making it over the bridge. Everyone was screaming and cheering me on, like it was a pep rally and I'm the one man team that's participating on the event.

When I got to the other side, I didn't stop and try doing the "I'm alive and I know it dance", I just kept running. I saw a two metal human robots walking toward me, they were holding one sword each and their faces looked horrible with the "I'm going to kill you and I'm going to like it face". Jejeje, I just got close to one while the other was at its side and the other robot tried to decapitate me but I kneeled down and the robot decapitated the other robot making its head fly over the campers.

The sword fell off the decapitated robot and I took it and decapitated the remaining robot. I made a fast sprint towards a long hall that had holes in it well you may guess these holes shoot water, but they don't. I kept running when this punching bag on a stick hit my face, I landed flat on the floor. All the campers where making "Aww and ouch and mostly that's got to hurt''.

I just said, "Ugh" shaking my head to concentrate and get up. Andrew said, ''Danny you ok? If you are tell me if the punching bag needs to hit stronger next time?" I just wanted to get him here and use him as a shield and see if he likes to get hit by the punching bags.

The whole wall was covered in holes so it might be a bit hard to know what's the next precise moment it might strike again. I'm as dumb as you might think of me, I just ran without having a plan trying to avoid all the moving objects. It worked I made it out of the punching bag zone and made it to the quicksand zone.