Thanks for the reviews! Glad you all enjoy the story! Anyway, let's pickup from that cliffhanger!
Maisy was dumbfounded. First, at the fact that she had forgotten about Teep. Second, THERE WAS A DINOSAUR IN NEW YORK! Zoey looked happy, apparently at the fact that he was here, and Rythian was thinking, again. In contrast, Toby and Martyn looked a perfect mixture of angry and fear.
"Wait... who else is here?! Please say that we don't have a mad scientist here too! The cops are going to have a field day with this..." Ignoring her incredulous expression and shock, Toby said instead,
"Oh great. Going to have your dino attack us again? We haven't forgotten how he started shooting us!" Rythian broke out of deep thought, and retaliated swiftly with,
"It was misfire! We didn't know it was you! What else were we supposed to do?"
"I don't know, check who it was first?!" Toby whipped back. This wasn't going to go well. Maisy didn't want a fight, and this was only going to go one way.
"Um, sorry to interrupt, but maybe you should plan how to get Teep back before you, um, start another war? Just a suggestion." She said cautiously.
"Yeah!" Zoey exclaimed. "Operation Dino Day 2!" The group seemed momentarily distracted from the tension forming amongst them, and Maisy used that to try to ask a couple of questions.
"Uh, question? Again, um, how many of the others are here, exactly?" She said, shakily. Martyn, who had been a bit more quiet than the rest, responded with,
"I don't know. It could be just us, but that seems too good to be true." His tone was almost wistful, as if he wished they were the only ones. "There could be everyone, or just a few others. It could be anyone, anywhere." Maisy thought about what that meant. Possibly everyone. She put the figures together. A scientist, three spacemen, a dwarf, an owl lover, a poolman, the Rail Bros., a bartender, and the people in front of her currently. Wow, information overload. How come the city hasn't blown up yet?
"That's... not good. Especially since you guys just came out of war." Martyn shook his head, confirming the seriousness of the situation. The other Minecraftians, or Tekkittopians, maybe Yogcraftians, were watching the TV with interest. "So what's the plan?" She said.
Her question caught Martyn off guard. He hadn't been thinking of a plan to deal with others, he had just been thinking of home. Even though he had just woken up, he was still tired, and he wasn't in the right mindset. He replied honestly, "Well, I haven't been thinking about it too much. Hopefully, we won't have to make a plan." However, his comment was caught by the others in the room, and now that the TV was turned off once again, they were full out thinking once more.
"What do you mean, we don't need a plan? You always need a plan, even if it is vauge and dependent." Rythian spoke. A strong point to make, and clearly what had been on his mind.
"Does winging it count was a plan?" Toby asked, more to himself than the others.
"Technicaly, but no, not really." Maisy answered, trying to jump back into the conversation. "Why don't you make your first priority learning how to fit in? It would help, a lot. Because from the way I see it, you guys have no idea of things that are essential in this world, but don't exist in your world." Did she really just say that?
"But shouldn't our first objective be to find or get Teep?" Zoey interjected, worried about their green friend.
"How can you do that without blending in? Here, people can track you down, arrest you, and basically you have to follow the law. It's a bit harder than what you're accustomed to." She concluded.
"Hmm. Fair point. How do we stick out, again?" Rythian asked. Apparently, they didn't notice everyone else looked different than them.
"Um, first of all, you guys look, well, different than everyone. The way you dress, hair styles, expressions, they all just stand out." They honestly did look like they came out of a war zone. "Also, you don't have any money."
"Money?" Martyn asked confusedy. Maisy sighed, it was going to be a while before they understood exactly the dilemma. She then replied,
"That's our currency, or measure of wealth. You can't do anything without it." She stopped, right before coming into the realization of such another problem. "You guys also don't have any official documents. No driver's license, no birth certificate, technically you're illegal immigrants!" This only got her more confused looks.
"Well, we stick out. That couldn't be avoided, I guess. We don't know much about this world, if that's what we're going to refer to this as such. However, that doesn't help our situation. We need to get Tee, and find whoever else is here. We don't have anything to go on, or any extra information." Rythian stated, bringing us back to the current situation. Thankfully, Maisy had already conjured up a plan, and it did involve some trickery, but that's not important.
"I'll just look were they took Teep online. It should be easy, I'll just check the news website. They post new information hourly, so there should be an update on the broadcast." Fortunately, no one even tried to understand what she had just said.
"But that doesn't help us with getting around the- What did you call this place again?" Toby asked.
"A city." Maisy swiftly answered.
"The city. How would we know our way around?" He finished, oblivious to one fact. They needed someone to help them get around the city, however...
"Well, I could come-" She was cut off as Martyn hastily said,
"You shouldn't. You're just, well, a kid, and this is literally nuclear war. We're not trying to be ungrateful for all the help you've given us so far, but you could get seriously hurt!" Maisy knew that someone was going to say that, and she wasn't going to argue. However, it would be amazing if she could go.
"I know. I've got a few maps that should help you work your way around, and I'll give you some snacks. I can't give you money, though. I only have twenty bucks to my name, and I don't feel like taking any money." She replied, half-heartedly. She left the room while the others occupants started discussing their own plans.
Zoey didn't like the way to girl had looked after Martyn said she couldn't come. However, even she knew no matter how great it would be to have her along, it would end up being dangerous. She focused her attention back to the newly started conversation.
"First, we should try to find allies. We are still technically at war, and we have no idea who else could possibly be here as well. However, we should only try to pick them up on our way to get Tee. He's already an ally, and we should try to get him as quickly as possible. Then, we go from there on trying to find a way back, agreed?" Rythian said, obviously thinking ahead as usual.
"Shouldn't we try to find others as well before Teep? We'll know where he is, so why hurry? Also, why do you assume we're coming with you? We have our own say in things, and our own way in doing them." Martyn interjected, clearly annoyed. His voice had almost completely come back, creating the feel of strength and defiance. Zoey immediately countered with,
"Who knows what they've done to him! Plus, the others might have seen that, um, news-thingy, so they know Teep's here too! We have to get our dinosaur, and you have to help us!" She was persistent in trying to show the obvious danger. However, they had never been in the first Operation Dino Day scenario, so they had no idea the with and hope that nothing horrible had happened to an amazing and awesome, sharpshooting, dino machine.
"Martyn, I think we should go with them." Toby stated. "They can help us. We might be here forever, trying to get back. They're our best chance of escape. Don't you want to go home?" That seemed to be the winning point for Martyn, as he came to the conclusion that they couldn't possibly be able to find out how they got here in the first place, never mind getting out.
"Alright." He said, confirming these thoughts and ideas. Now with the plan set, all they had to do was wait on Maisy to get the location of said dinosaur and the map of the city. Then, they would leave, hoping for the best.
Maisy walked through the living room, and waited for them to start talking. Then, she quickly began to search the room for any bag that might contain their belongings. The particular one that she was looking for was Rythian's, and for one reason only: diamonds. She found a small red pouch on the coffee table, and remembered what his Alchemical Bag looked like. She grabbed the small pouch, undid the simple two strings holding it shut, and poured out the contents onto the plain wooden table. She was astonished as many things of all shapes and sizes began to pour out of the tiny pouch, it seemed impossible.
She then quickly saw a small blue shade flash in the ever-growing pile. Quickly, Maisy set the pouch down, pulling the two strings back together. For a moment, she was astounded at the brilliance and color defining the diamonds, which were about the size of a small pendant each. Without thought, she quickly picked up a small handful of the precious gems, and proceeded to put them in her pocket. Then, she put everything back inside the small bag, which was easier said than done.
Noticing the lack of voices, she quickly scurried off the the computer to find the location of the dinosaur archer. Coming across the room, she sat down in the black chair seated across from the computer, and opened up a webpage. She went to the Fox News homepage, and scrolled down to the stories. She found the story, "Mystery Reptile." and selected it. She didn't bother to read it, instead skimming through the article before printing the page. After picking it up and nearly folding the piece of paper in half, she went to the bookcase, and found the city map near a few books about Disney World. She headed back to the living room, where she was met by the Minecraftians, scaring her slightly.
She jumped when she saw them, the feeling of the gemstones in her pocket becoming uncomfortably heavier.
Toby, Martyn, Rythian, and Zoey had just entered the main room once more before Maisy walked back in and jumped in surprise.
"Did you find out where Teep is?" Zoey asked excitedly.
"Um, it's on this article, somewhere. I got the map, also. Do you need anything else?" She asked, nonchalantly. Then, her eyes widened as she remembered what else they needed. "Oh! You'll need food! I'll go get some stuff, okay?" She said, leaving the two articles on the table. Then, she brushed last them, going back into the kitchen once more. She returned very quickly with a small plain grey bag, bulging with supposedly food."Here's basically just a few things to keep you satisfied." She then set the bag in the table, alongside the two pieces of paper.
"Wow... thanks!" Toby said. It did feel kind of bad to leave her behind, but they had to leave as soon as possible.
"We'll be going, but thanks for your help." Martyn said, picking up the grey bag. Rythian swiftly picked up the papers, while also picking up his Alchemical Bag. Zoey hurriedly picked up the rest of their things.
"I guess this is goodbye." Maisy said, but strangely not as sad as she was before. Had she accepted the fact? She showed them to the door, and Zoey waved goodbye while Martyn and Toby simply smiled. They then set out on their quest for Teep and whoever else may be here in this strange, new world.
Over a few blocks, a lone figure was walking in the shadows, concealed by the dark of the alleyway. The few that came into contact with him brushed away, fearful of his presence. It was a new experience to the figure to be alone as well, for in all it's life it had been joined with another. Silently, it explored the new realm it found itself in.
However, all could not remain peaceful. A fool, most presumedly drunk, was wandering the alleyway as well. He stumbled around, yelling and kicking at nothing. When he collided with the cloaked figure, he instead yelled,
"You wanna challenge me, huh? Huh! This is my turf! Hafta beat it inta ya?" The character started to kick, with no effect on the figure. Instead, something rather... disturbing happened next. Usually, people were afraid of challengers such as these, but the figure began to laugh. The attacker stopped confused. The figure, for the first time ever, physically spoke,
"Sso naive. Do you not fear as otherssss?" It spoke with a venomous hiss. "Neverthelessss, you ssshall be a fine example." The figure reached an arm out of the cloak...
The man's scream could be heard for three blocks, echoing through the noisy city.
Quite a dark ending, yes? Anyway, things just got serious. Whats going to happen next? What's Maisy's plan? Who (or what) was that figure? You'll just have to read to find out!
Bye! :)
