I….LIVE….AGAIN!!!! (jumps into room with kope trailing behind) HA HA! I'M ALIVE! I LIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!
Kope: Right when we all hoped you were gone for good
XD hey everyone! I bet you're ALL GUNNA KICK MY SORRY ASS FOR NOT BEING ON, RIGHT? YEP, I THOUGHT SO! XD well, you can all kick my ass for being so busy, lazy, and getting obsessed with another series of show. Like I said last chapter, you can all beat me with baseball bats XD
Anyway, I re-read my fanfic from were I left off, chapter 9. So, it's time for chapter 10! THE BIG 1-O:O XD here it is, hope I can remember where I was. And please excuse me if this chapter sucks, I'm still trying to remember all of the fanfic
Chapter 10
June 3rd, 2052, Mexico
"Hey, where's the light?" someone said in the darkness.
"Did it die out again?" another voice asked.
"Hey you guys, why are you working with no lights- OW!" another person shouted in the darkness, after the loud sound of a 'WHACK!' was heard.
:What happened?" someone asked in concern.
"MY SHIN! SHIT, MY SHIN!" the person who had entered the room shouted.
"Oh, I think I found the light!" a girl's voice shouted. In a moment the light turned back on, followed by the rest in the room turning on after. Susan was seen behind one of the large lights in the pyramid, a cheeky smile on her face.
"Someone unplugged it…" she said laughing a little.
"OW! Could've…told me earlier! Now my shin's bruised!" In the entrance of the pyramid room, George was hopping on one foot, holding onto his right shin. In front of him, not even a foot away, was a two foot tall Aztec statue.
"Well it just went off when you came in!" Susan continued to explain.
"Yeah George, give the kid a break and come help me with this." Flora said. She was standing by a wall with hieroglyphics on it, studying it while holding two books.
"Susan, check this out!" Ark's voice was heard from the other side of the room. Susan rushed over immediately, and crouched down with her dad.
"What is it Dad?" she asked, trying to see what was in his hand.
"Look." He said. He showed her an ancient gold coin, dusty with dirt and faint engravings on the old metal.
Susan gazed at the coin. "Cool Dad…where'd you find it?" she asked.
Ark pointed to a small area near the wall that had been dug out. Afew bricks had been dug out too, and were scattered near the dirt spot.
"Cool…." Susan said. She looked at her Dad again. "Do you think there's anything else there?"
"Why don't we take a look?" Ark asked with a smile.
"Great!" she said. She grabbed a small shovel and duster to look for more ancient relics. Just as Ark was about to follow his daughter, a voice beckoned him.
"Ark! Ark, can you come over here?" the voice asked.
Ark turned his head and got up. "What is it?" he asked walking over to Flora and George.
"Take a look at this." George said, still holding his leg somewhat. Ark looked at the wall before them, an eyebrow raised.
"What is it?" he asked again.
"Can you read these hieroglyphics?" Flora asked, eyes fixed on the wall.
Ark looked at the wall more carefully, trying to decipher the ancient codes. His eyes grew slightly. "No, I can't." he said after a short while.
"Neither can we." Flora said. Ark looked at her quickly, and then slowly back at the wall.
"Well Ark, what kind of language do you think this is? If you can't read it, it's not Aztec-" George asked.
"And if you can't read it, it's not Egyptian…" he finished George's sentence.
"What about the other civilizations you study? It looks like both Egyptian and Aztec a little and possibly more. Could it be Mayans?" Flora asked.
"No, no. If it was Mayans I could read it too. But this…you're right. It looks a little like Aztec or Egyptian hieroglyphics, but..." Ark trailed off.
"It's not." They all said united. They all continued to look at the hieroglyphics before them, hieroglyphics made of lines and dots.
STAR STAR STAR
It was dinner time, 4:30 P.M, and everyone was gathered in the main tent. It wasn't as full tonight, seeing as most of the archeologists and other scientists had left the site.
As everyone gathered around the large table, talking amongst themselves, they heard a bell ringing. Everyone turned to the head of the table, were there before them stood Robert, in a white business-suit like clothing.
"Well Everyone, now that we have your attention, I would like to tell you all about our progress on this project." He said loud and clear for everyone to hear.
"We've all been here now for two weeks, and in that time we have made many records of everything in the ancient pyramids here. Because of all your work, mankind will be able to know much much more about our ancient ancestors, the Aztecs."
Cheers were heard throughout the table, and a few people toasted glasses with one another.
"And, I would just like to announce the members that will be leaving tonight, an hour following dinner. Group 6, studying the only Mayan pyramid here."
Cheers went around the table again, and Group 6 seemed to shine with pride. They had uncovered another mystery locked inside the pyramid. An ancient corn commonly used by the Mayans as they had found out.
"So, like the other groups that have left in the past three days, they will be leaving. I'm sure we'll miss them all." Robert continued.
"Tonight, there will only be Group 7 left, along with a few wildlife guards and myself. In two days Group 7 will be leaving, seeing as they are just wrapping up their progress in the Aztec temple. All artifacts and such will be brought back by us tonight again, and tomorrow, leaving no helicopters in the area. But of course, the wildlife guards will have their walkie talkies with them, so if anything happens, we should be here in mere hours, depending on the call. And with that, I wish everyone a good meal!"
Cheers went around again, and everyone helped themselves to the food on their plates.
"Hey, Ark." Cassandra said from the other side of the table.
Ark looked at her. "What?"
"Tonight we're all going to be going back into the pyramid, so we can all take a look at those hieroglyphics you, Flora, and George found."
"Why tonight?" Ark asked.
"Because tomorrow, we're all gunna be separated again like today, and we'll never get another chance to check out those walls. So we're going to go deep inside it tonight, 8:00, and see what we can all find out about those hieroglyphics. Vick said he's gunna be able to help us a lot, since he's bringing his laptop." She explained.
"Right, I'll meet you guys there." Ark nodded.
"Be there at quarter to, okay?" Cassandra verified.
"Right." Ark nodded again, and continued eating his meal. Beside him, Susan was eating hers, and was only pretending not to her the whole conversation.
MEANWHILE…
I looked at the stars and planets through the huge window, and wondered about each one. Even though this was my first time ever seeing these galactic wonders, deep down I had a feeling that said this was familiar, almost like home.
I sat on the cold metal table-like surface in the head of the ship; a huge window and a laser beam the only main parts of the room. I had my knees pulled to my chest, a usual sitting position for me, and I rested my head on my knees, watching the space go by as our ship sailed on.
'I'll be there soon…' I thought to myself. 'I'm almost there, and the hunt is going to begin soon.'
Then, I saw it. It appeared from behind a planet, and I saw it; Earth. I gazed at the blue planet, and I held my breathe and sat still. The sight of it scared me to the bone, but also brought excitement for the hunt. In three hours I'd be there most likely. That wasn't a lot of time to get ready and prepare myself, and discus with the others. But something kept me stuck were I sat as I looked at the foreign, yet familiar planet.
"A beautiful planet, is it not?" a deep voice said behind me. I jumped and flipped around to see who was there. It was the Elder, and he was gazing out the window like I was, and he was in full armour.
"Elder!" I gasped somewhat, and bowed my head.
"Did I frighten you Zera?" he asked amused, and slowly walked up to me, his red cape gracefully flowing behind him.
"Well, er, yes Elder." I blushed embarrassed. He let out a small laugh.
"It's alright Zera. But you might want to keep more alert during the hunt; it would save your hide!"
I smiled. "Yes Elder, I will." The Elder stood beside me and the table, and gazed out the window with me.
"It is a beautiful planet, any Yautja would agree." He continued, and spoke almost like he was in a trance.
"Yes, almost as beautiful as our own." I said. The Elder nodded and looked at me.
"Should you not be preparing yourself? You will be departing within the next few hours."
"I should, but…I wanted to see it, from out here…" I said. I looked at it again.
"You fear the hunt, don't you?" he asked looking at me still.
I hesitated before I answered. "I do Elder. I don't want to fear the hunt, hunting is how I was raised, but…it's not exactly the hunt I fear…it's…"
"The prey. The Black Serpents as the humans call them."
I looked at the Elder. "Yes, I fear the prey. I'm afraid that they'll kill me, or Jek or Togen. I couldn't bare to see them die, but I know that if they lived, and I didn't, they couldn't stand living without me. They would blame themselves for it."
"So you want to forfeit the hunt, while you have the chance?" he asked, fully facing me.
I held my breathe for a moment, thinking over my answer. I looked at the window, concentrating at the planet, remembering that I had once come from there, I was born there, and my parents had died there. Then, I smirked and narrowed my eyes when I had it. I looked at the Elder again.
"No, I still have those I need to avenge, because of those cursed creatures. I have a score to settle, and no one or nothing is going to stand in my way!"
The Elder smiled and raised his head. "You'll do fine in the hunt Zera, I can promise you that. Now, go and prepare yourself for the hunt!" he encouraged me.
I got off the table and stood on the floor. "Yes Elder!" I said, bowing my head, and ran off to find Jek and Togen.
The Elder turned and watched me leave, his cape flowing gracefully again as he moved. He smiled as he watched me leave.
(trumpets are playing) WHOO-HOO! I DID IT! FINALLY AND YES! WOOT! I hope you liked this chapter guys, can't say when the next one is up. I'll try working on my other ones, once I reread them and stuff! SEE YA! ;)