Ok I'm back with chapter 9, things get exciting this chapter. A lot will happen so I really hope you enjoy it. This is where the plot kicks off. Don't forget to go vote on my poll on whether I should make another book after or make this the last one so I know how to plan the book. Don't forget to follow so you never miss posts. Anyway enough rambling on to what you're here for.
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Chapter 9: The Jump
Gregor had trouble falling asleep but finally did knowing he would need the rest. He dreamt of returning to Regalia. Seeing the beautiful stone structures. He dreamt of meeting all his friends again. And most of all he dreamt of reuniting with her. It was the best dream he has had since he came back up. His anticipation was at an all time high.
Greogor's uncle woke him up at 6:15. How had he not woken up at 6? He thought it was probably because he didn't want the dream to end.
"Go wake up the other 2, I'm off to shower" Gregor's uncle told him.
Gregor walked into Emma's and Larry's room quietly. They were both sleeping peacefully. Gregor debated leaving them behind, he didn't want anyone getting hurt because of him, but ultimately decided that it would be safer for them to come with him then them try to come after them by themselves.
Gregor lightly shook them both awake.
"We need to get ready, I'm going to go shower, you guys can go after my uncle and I are done" he explained to them.
"Sounds good" they both said sleepily.
Gregor went off to take a shower. While he was showering he was sure to try to remove all smell from him so they would be harder to notice, but he knew they would have to burn their clothes when they go to Regalia. Gregor couldn't hold back his excitement but now he was getting anxious. What if things were bad down there? What is going on that there was a dead human and flyer so close to the surface? And the question that had been haunting him. Was Luxa ok?
In the underland anything is possible, Luxa could be seriously injured or worse…
Gregor didn't want to think of the possibility and quickly cleared his mind of these thoughts. There was nothing he could do till he got down there and thinking of all these situations wouldn't help him he needed to focus on now.
Greoge finished up his shower dried off and put clothes on that he didn't care about. Most of the things in the overland Gregor didn't care about, there were very few things. Everything felt different to him once he came back up, it felt dull like this wasn't the place he belongs to.
Once Gregor was all ready he got out and went to go tell Larry or Emma they could go in. When he got out he found Emma waiting to go in.
"I'm done, you can go and shower. Be sure to shower really well because we don't want our scent to give us away." Gregor told her.
Gregor went to the living room where his uncle and were waiting. They both had very grim expressions on.
They waved him over to come sit with them. He wondered what this could be about. He sat down on the couch and looked up wondering what they were going to say. His uncle glanced up at and then looked back at Gregor.
"Gregor…" he started.
"Yes… is something wrong?" Gregor questioned.
"No it's just that, told me what all these people mean to you and I figured out what Luxa means to you and I want you to know that once we are done helping them down there, I won't blame you if you want to stay." He told Gregor solemnly.
"Umm I'm not sure what I'm going to do." Gregor told them honestly. "It's been so long and it still feels like home but I don't know how they will feel about me being back, they probably have all moved on." Gregor confessed sadly.
"You don't know that Gregor, you have been a huge part of their lives." reassured.
"Maybe." Gregor said doubtfully.
"Anyway let's make sure we have everything." Gregors Uncle suggested wanting not to go any further in the conversation.
They all headed to the door where had placed all the bags.
"Gregor this one is yours it had duct tape, water and some food. All the others have the water filters, water and food. I didn't know how both of you wanted to carry your knives so I just left them here." she said pointing to the table.
"I'm gonna keep mine in my hand and i'll keep the swiss army knife in my pocket for easy access." Gregor said.
"Gregor as much as I don't want to say this I think you should go first because you have the combat practice and it wouldn't be safe for me to jump after with a knife in my hand so you can just hold both knives.' His uncle told him.
"Sure, no problem." Gregor responded.
Right then Larry came out of the shower, he looked a bit pale.
"Are you ok?" Gregor asked with genuine concern.
"Yeah." Larry responded "It just hit me what i'm going to be doing."
"You don't have to do this if you don't want to." Gregor told him.
"No, I know how important this is to you. I'm coming." Larry stated with such confidence that even Gregor was taken aback.
"Ok." Gregor responded "Get ready we are gonna leave right as Emma is out of the shower."
Larry sat on the couch and stared at the wall. He couldn't believe this was happening to him. What had he gotten himself into? Should he stay behind? No, he pushed out all doubt from his head. He had to do this.
A couple minutes later Emma got out of the shower and they were all ready to go.
They all stood by the doorway a little while not knowing what to say till Gregor picked up his bag and opened the door. The rest of them picked up their bags in silence and followed Gregor out the door with closing the door and following.
"So where exactly are we going?" Larry asked.
Gregor had completely forgotten to tell them how he got down there when he told them the story of the Underland.
"The laundry room." Gregor replied.
"Who knew the separation between a whole different world would be a laundry room." Larry said cracking a joke that seemed to ease the tension that they all seemed to be carrying.
The rest of the way down they were all silent though lost in their own thoughts.
When they finally made it down Gregor quickly checked to make sure no one was there and went over to the grate. It was there, Gregor couldn't believe he was this close to being back to the Underland. He took a deep breath, took one last look around to make sure they were ok and moved the washing machine and opened the grate. His heart dropped when there was no current. He didn't know how long it would be till it came back on.
He turned back and told them that they would have to wait till it was back on. They all seemed even more tensed as the waiting game began. They remained in silence the whole time. Finally Gregor started to see the current start again.
Gregor looked around at everyone else and couldn't believe that these people were about to come to a strange land for him.
"The current is on, this is your last chance to turn back." Gregor warned "After this there is no turning back it's all in. I can't assure you that you will be safe or when we will come back. Do you all still want to come with?"Gregor questioned.
They all still stood their ground and said they would go with him.
"Ok." Gregor responded.
He turned to and hugged her goodbye.
"You be safe now." She told Greogor with tears in her eye.
"I will ." Gregor said sadly not knowing if he would see her again.
Then he stepped right next to the grate turned around and told the rest of them that they would be falling but they wouldn't get hurt and to just trust him. They all had flashlights in hand.
"Don't turn those on till you reach the very bottom you want to save as much battery life as possible." warned them.
They all nodded in understanding and then Gregor turned back looked down and… jumped.
Ok guys I would just like to say I am extremely sorry the first part of this story was made around May and I am just finishing this. I know this is unacceptable but I had no motivation all summer and I finally decided to post. I will be posting more now but I am sorry. Anyway don't forget to follow and review! Vote in my poll on my page please and thank you all so much for 2,739 views! That is just insane. I hope you guys are staying safe and I hope you enjoyed it. All suggestions are welcome. I will need them for the mark. I didn't think that through all the way. Fly you high-Proud Warrior