Chapter 1: On the Run
Quasimodo ran as fast as he could through the woods only stopping to catch his breath. He ran so fast that he didn't so the ditch before it was to late. He tripped and fell into the ditch his head smacking the ground hard. He slowly stood up. No one had followed him he must have not been seen after all.
It had been a week since he left his dad in Arizona, he was planning on making his way to the Canadian border, once there he'd be free. No one would find him there.
At least that was what his original plan had been, but it changed this very day. The Year was 2016 and 16-year-old Quasimodo Frollo was on the run from anyone who would drag him back to his stepfather. That included the police. He got to his feet quickly just in case he needed to run again. He noticed he was near the mouth of a cave.
"This caves perfect," he thought to himself walking into the cave. It was empty but he did find a narrow tunnel leading to another cave. He squeezed through the tunnel and out onto the other side. It was dark and there was no light. He took the bag he'd been carrying with him and took out a flash light. He turned it on. His eyes widened in amazement at what he saw.
There was some sort of machine built into the stone walls. The thing that caught his eye the most was the archway built into the stone wall. He ran his hands over what he assumed was the control panel. "I wonder what this thing does?" No sooner had he asked he accidently pressed a button and the machine roared to life.
He backed away in alarm tripping and falling on his crooked back. "Oww!" He shouted in pain. He was such a clutz he was always being clumsy. He stood to turn off the machine when he saw the wall where the archway was gone. It had been replaced with a glowing blue light.
It looked like some kind of portal. Should he go through it? This might be his only chance to get away from his abusive father for good. They'd never find him. But what if there was something bad on the other side?
Only one way to find out he thought. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and stepped through the portal. He opened his eyes and gasped in shock. "Where am I?"
