Hey guys, welcome to chapter 6! I want to say I'm truly sorry for not having updating recently, it's been a combination of being busy and writer's block. I will try to update more often, I have a plan that I'll leave at the bottom note, so read the whole chapter.. On a better note I reached 800 views! That's completely insane thank you guys so much it truly means a lot to me! Anyway on to chapter 6!
Chapter 6:The Rock
Gregor stood there staring at the building in disbelief. He thought he wouldn't ever see this building ever again. All the memories came flooding back and despite his hardness from the underland he felt like a little child again.
"If we want to do something we should do it now before the sun goes down" his uncle said.
"Wherever Gregor wants to go he knows the place best" Larry and Emma said in unison.
"Yeah there's this one place I want to show you, it's not too far from here we can walk there" Gregor mumbled.
"Ok where to?" Gregor's uncle questions.
"Follow me" Gregor responded.
Gregor led them down a couple of streets and past Central Park.
"Ohh" Emma exclaimed loudly, "Are we going to Central Park?"
"No" Gregor replied, "We can visit Central Park later the place i'm taking you is very important to me"
"Yay we get to learn about Gregor's past, we never hear anything about your past" Emma said excitedly.
"I don't like to talk about it much,it's not anything special" Gregor lied.
Gregor was nearing his destination and his anticipation was growing. He hasn't seen this place in forever, it's the place that prepared him for death.
Long ago in what felt like another lifetime Gregor had been in a life controlled by prophecies, written by a mad-mad called sandwich. Greogr could never get over the fact that this crazy person that had such a big impact on his life was praised as a hero by an unknown group of humans underneath New York City was called sandwich.
There it was the museum he stopped walking. He never thought he would see it again. It stirred a mix of emotions through him. He felt happiness because he didn't think he'd ever be back here again but also sadness and a heavy weight that came with his time in the Underland. He would be willing to forever carry that weight for just one more chance with her.
"Who was he kidding" he thought "she probably forgot about him already".
It filled Gregor with sadness thinking that she had forgotten about him and all his other friends that he had to leave behind. He thought he might actually cry but he hasn't cried for as long as he can remember.
"Gregor are you alright?" Emma asked, placing her hand on his shoulder.
"Nothing" Gregor lied, "I'm just remembering all my memories of this place".
They stopped right in front of the museum and Gregor heard Larry laugh "A museum?".
"If only you knew what it meant" Gregor muttered under his breath as Emma shot him a glare.
"What is it that you meant?" Emma questioned him curiously.
"Nothing" he lied " it's boring forget about it".
"Ok" Emma replied as Larry shot him daggers. He definitely did not like her talking to him a lot and her getting mad and ignoring him.
Gregor would have to deal with that later.
Gregor walked up to the front and asked for 4 tickets to the museum. His uncle came up and paid for them all.
"This better be good" he joked.
They all walked in and Gregor was hit with all the memories. Not memories of this place but of the underland.
Gregor knew exactly where he wanted to go but never go straight there otherwise they would know that's what he came for and he really didn't want to make an excuse up.
He realized he never really remember the rest of the museum and as he looked around he found some cool artifacts like masks and knives. His eager side wanted to feel how the knife was in his hand, how it swung but Gregor was able to control it.
Ever since he got back from the underland he had had these urges but he's always been able to overcome them, but he fears for when he is unable to control them.
Finally Gregor laid his eyes upon what he was looking for.
The tomb was there as peaceful yet lifeless as ever. It had prepared him for death but not for surviving. It had been his support through thinking he would die but it crumbled as soon as he had hope of surviving.
Now he doesn't feel anything for the statue but he knew he had to see it one more time.
Once they were all done looking through the museum they made either way out.
"That was actually kinda interesting" Emma commented.
"Haha nope" Larry chimed in, "that's probably the boringest thing we could have done in New York City."
"Shut up" Emma told Larry.
Larry looked slightly offended and replied "jeez I was just kidding".
Emma asked Gregor, ignoring Larry, " is there anywhere else you want to go?"
"Yeah there's this one place in Central park that I want to go to," he responded.
"Yes Central Park that is so cool. Now we're talking" Larry responded ecstatic.
"Ok lets get a move on before the sun goes down" Gregors uncle told them all.
"So where is this place in Central Park?" Emma asked.
"Oh it's on the outside part of Central Park,but it's really cool" he told her.
"Ok lead the way" she replied.
Gregor lead them to the little hill that was close to the rock, the rock that could lead him to her, the rock that could take him to the place he loved, the rock that could take him to the place where he didn't feel like an outsider, the roc that could take him to the place with all his friends.
"Is this it?" Emma asked.
"It's pretty nice, but why this place?" Larry questioned.
"This place is nice but this isn't it, it's right there" Greogor told them pointing to the rock.
"A rock, seriously? You've got to be kidding." Larry told him.
Emma nudged him lightly as to tell him to keep quiet.
"Why a rock?" Emma said more politely.
"It's not the rock, it's what's underneath it" Greogor told them.
They made their way over and Gregor knelt down next to the rock and put his hand on it.
He remembers the last time he saw this rock, it had parted him from the person he loved the most in the world.
"What's underneath it and what's so special about it?" Larry asked blatantly.
"It's better to show you" Gregor told them, knowing what he was about to do would change everything.
Gregor felt around the edge of the rock till his hand slipped under. He pulled up but it didn't budge. Worry shot through his mind, was this the right rock, had someone found out and sealed it up?
Gregor tried again but pulled harder and it popped off. Relief flooded him
"What is it?" all 3 asked in unison.
Gregor jumped through and looked back up. "Follow me I will show you".
"Are you sure this is safe Gregor, I don't want anyone getting hurt on my watch" Jerry asked skeptically.
"Yes I'm sure, now trust me" Gregor told them impatiently.
He didn't know how long he could wait for them. He had to go down there.
"Fine, I'm coming down but catch me if I fall" Emma told him.
"Of course " Gregor replies sarcastically knowing no one could fall from such a small fall.
Emma jumped down and fell on Gregor leaving her on top of him. He knew that she had done that on purpose and was getting daggers from Larry.
Emma took her time getting up from him and he knew it, but he couldn't do anything about it. When they got up Gregor called for the rest of them to come down.
Both Larry and Gregor's uncle jumped down and as soon as they were all down Gregor moved the rock back into its place. He was about to start walking when he was interrupted.
"Umm Gregor how are we supposed to see?" Emma asked.
Gregor almost forgot they were in the dark because he could use echolocation to "see".
"Oh yeah I was just getting my flashlight out" he replied as he pulled his flashlight off of his belt. He always kept a small flashlight with him no matter what even after all these years.
He switched the flashlight on and led the way down the stairs.
"Where are we going and how did you find this place?" Emma questioned.
"You'll see when we get there and Boots and I discovered it when we were in Central Park" he lied.
"Boots?" Emma asked "whose she?"
"Oh I mean Margaret, we used to call her boots when she was little".
Gregor had slipped up with being so close to the underland.
The concrete eventually turned to stone and Emma asked "why is this stone".
"I don't know but it's safe don't worry" Gregor assured them as he led the way on.
They were about to come up to the hole that lead to the sea in the underland.
Gregor fake clouded to get a clearer picture of what was ahead and what he saw made his blood cold.
Gregor immodestly stopped and turned around.
"Wait here I'll be right back" he commanded them.
"Where are you going?" His uncle asked.
"Just trust me I'll be back I promise just wait here" he said worriedly "here keep the flashlight". He handed them the flashlight and turned around.
"Wait how are you going to see?" Emma asked.
"I'll be fine don't worry about me" he said dismissively.
Gregor made his way down and turned the bend. He clicked once more to make sure he wasn't imagining things even though he knew he wasn't.
He walked forward and stood there frozen looking at something he never wanted to see.
A dead underland scout with his flier.
And that's a wrap on the chapter. I love this cliffhanger. Anyway this is going to be long but important. First off I want to apologize for the extremely long wait. Im truly sorry for that but I have a plan. Firstly I want to say I'm NOT ending this fanfic nor will I till it is complete. So I'm on my spring break right now and have an extra week due to school closure because of the Covid-19 so I will have plenty of time to write and plan to write many chapters so if sometimes I can't write one week I'll have some in store to post. Hopefully this will mean no long waits on chapters. I will be spending more time writing chapters because I know how it is to wait for a post and I don't want you guys eating for so long. Secondly I want to thank you all for waiting for this chapter and continuing to read it. It truly means a lot to me. If you have any questions don't hesitate to pm and don't forget to favorite and review! Any suggestions on what to do next is welcome and that's it. Stay safe out there and fly you high!