Mount Fortain
chapter 13
"Man,this is boring," Dawson groaned in the store. "Suck it up. We have to get supplies for the girls," Doug said. While Doug was looking at the shoulder tall shelves, Dawson wandered his eyes around the small store. All there was were other shoulder tall shelves, a cash register, someone behind the cast register, and another customer. "All right, I got the supplies. Let's go," said Doug. Dawson followed Doug to the cash register. Doug gave the items to the cashier. "I need more stuff to do on this journey," Dawson thought as he closed his eyes. He got bored so he started spinning slowly with his eyes closed. The other customer got in line behind Dawson and he bumped into her. "Ow!" she said as she fell to the floor. Dawson opened his eyes and saw the girl on the floor.
She had brown long hair, a peach colored sleeveless dress that went down to her knees, and brown sandals. "I'm sorry. Are you ok?" Dawson asked while holding out his hand. "Yes, I'm fine," the girl said, taking Dawson's head. "That'll be ten dollars," the cashier said in a monotone voice. Doug checked his pockets. "Oh no," he said. "You don't have the money, do you?" Dawson asked while he helped the girl up. "Yeah, I forgot to ask Madisen for the money." "Ha, you idiot." "You're one to talk! Did you bring any money?" "Nope," Dawson said proudly. "I have ten dollars," said the girl. "Thanks but we can't take your money," said Doug. "No, it's fine. I would be happy to." The girl dug in a bag on her hip and pulled the money. "Thanks," Dawson said while taking the money. He gave it to Doug and he gave it to the cashier. The cashier put the supplies in a plastics bag and gave it to Doug. "Thanks again and I'm sorry about bumping into you again," Dawson apologized. "It's ok. I'm just happy to help," the girl said. Doug and Dawson headed for the store exit and they left.
Meanwhile, Jack and Antoine had started fighting. They clashed fists and made dents in the ground. They both were breathing heavily. "See? You're not stronger than me," said Jack. "I am! You're going down!" Antoine darted at Jack. He punched but Jack blocked with both of his arms. Antoine kicked Jack's elbows and his guard fell instantly. "Dang, my arms are still worn out," Jack thought. Antoine punched and hit Jack directly in his face. He was sent flying towards the windmill in the town. Jack hit one of the legs with his back. Antoine walked towards him. "I told you I'm strong enough. I'm gonna finally win," said Antoine. "I'm just getting started. Let's go for real this time," Jack grunted as he got up.
The two jumped into the air and punched. Before their fists could connected, someone jumped into the air behind them and knocked both of them to the ground. "You idiots!" Madisen yelled as she hit them. Jack and Antoine went crashing into the ground. "What is with you two?! You shouldn't be fighting in the middle of the town!" she yelled as she landed on the ground. The two boys were in dents in the ground. "I thought you were with the girls," Jack groaned as he got up. "I was but I came to check on you guys," she said angrily. "You left holes in the ground and almost destroyed the windmill." "Sorry, but Antoine attacked me," said Jack. "Stop lying! You provoked me!" Antoine yelled. "What are you two going to do about the damages?" Madisen asked. "We should try to fix it," Jack said. "We don't know anything about construction. How are we going to fix it?" Antoine asked. Jack shrugged his shoulders and Antoine facepalmed himself.
While they were still thinking, the tower started leaning on its left, where the damaged leg was. "Guys, we're sone with the shopping!" Dawson called out. The windmill leaned more. Just then, the girls were making their way back to the group with a couple of bags. Finally, the leg broke and the windmill started falling. Everyone was together in front of the mill but they saw a girl under the falling mill. "Hey! Watch out!" Dawson warned. The girl looked up and saw the windmill falling. Dawson ran towards the girl. "Wait!" Doug said as he followed Dawson. "Be careful!" Justice warned. Dawson made it to the girl and picked her up but the metal mill was a inch above their heads. "Come on!" Doug thought. "I have to save them." Doug held out his right hand and a black shadow darted towards Dawson. It pushed the two out of the way and the mill came crashing down into pieces. There was debris everywhere and a dust cloud. When it cleared, Dawson and the girl were away from the destroyed mill.
"Did you guys see that?" Doug asked. Everyone shook their heads yes. "Are you all right?" Dawson asked the girl. "Yes, thank you," she answered. Both of them got back up to their feet. "Oh, you're the girl from the store," Dawson said. "Yes, my name is Maya," said the girl. "Sorry about not giving my name. I'm Dawson." While they talked, the two walked over to the group. "Guys, this is Maya," Dawson introduced. "Hey Maya," Justice and Lily greeted. "Hi." Maya turned to Dawson. "I should be going. Thanks for saving me again." Maya waved goodbye as she skipped away. Then, people started coming out of the buildings. They all saw the windmill and gasped. The people turned to Dawson and the others. "They destroyed the windmill!" a man yelled. "Get 'em!" another man yelled. The townspeople surrounded the group.
"There's like a hundred of them," Antoine said "Stop!" a female light deep voice said. Everyone turned to the direction of the destroyed mill. The people made a path and the lady from earlier was there, still accompanied by Matt. "Queen Elequen?!" a woman said. "Queen?" Jack asked himself. "Hey, old lady," Dawson greeted. "Don't call the queen that!" a man yelled. "Oh, it's the kids from earlier," Elequen realized. She started walking to them. "Why have you youngsters destroyed my great grandmother's windmill?" Queen Elequen asked. "Grandmother? So you're Elequen the fourth?" Madisen asked. "Yes I am. Now let me ask again. Why did you destroy our windmill?" Elequen asked again. Madisen pushed Antoine and Jack to the front of the group. "I'm sorry queen. My friend and I were fighting when we broke it. We're sorry," Jack apologized as he bowed. Lily kicked Antoine's leg and he bowed too. "You're welcome," she whispered. Elequen thought about it. "Apology accepted," she said. "But Queen-." "It's fine but they have to pay the price," she said. Jack and Antoine stood up straight. "What price?" Dawson asked. "Because we're broke." "I don't want money. I want you and your friends to rebuild the windmill," said Elequen. "Sorry queen but we don't know anything about building stuff," said Justice. "I know a little something," Doug stepped up. "What is your name?" Elequen asked Doug. "Doug Hempton," he answered. "You will get started with my construction workers and Matt will guide you kids through it." Most of the crowd evaporated and Doug left too. Before Queen Elequen left, she whispered something to Matt. Then, she left.