Authors Notes: Don't worry about what the natives say...just pronounce them out like so.... ho-mo-ko the letters sound the same as regular English.
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The
Natives: Chapter 2
Morning fell
into the jungle the five survivors of the wreck were a good few miles away from
the crash site, TK woke startled by a noise...Matt was wide awake watching for
anything....he looked at the others...Sora and Tai held each other Joe slepted beside TK and TK looked at Matt. "Did you get sleep?" he
questioned.
"Not a lot....I kept thinking...." he stopped and
studying his brother carefully. "What?" he asked. "Um...nothing...where
did you get that mark on your forehead?....it looks like a cross." He replied,
Joe groaned the he stirred and opened his eyes... "No..." he replied he
looked around. "It happened didn't it...we crashed and now were here." He
said sitting up...he looked to Tai and Sora who lay cuddled with each other
asleep, then to TK... "Joe do you have a mirror?" TK questioned, he nodded
and started to go through his bag, took out a mirror. "Huh?" he
questioned...he looked at Matt. "Did you do that?" he questioned. "No why
would I?" Matt questioned him.
He tried to rub it off. "It's not coming off." He
replied. Tai and Sora both woke at the same time, Tai got up and sat up and
helped Sora also. "It's real." Sora replied...the five all looked on in
and nodded. "I know...but I don't feel any better then before." Tai
replied he felt his cut above is eye. "We got to do something...we got to
get." Matt stood up he heard something it sounded like a helicopter. "I hear
something." He replied. "What?" Sora asked.
"I think it's an helicopter." He started to run toward the sound. "Matt! Wait..." Joe cried he got up and started running after him. "I'll come back with help stay there!" he shouted to them. "I'm coming!" Joe shouted. "Wait guys!" TK cried to them. "Tai can you run?" he asked. "He can't TK..." Sora told him, he growled as he watched his brother running shouting help.
***********
At the crash site the recovery experts successfully, found
the last part of the plane and had loaded onto a military helicopter, and they
lifted the rest of the plane off from the forest floor it began to lift.
Matt ran as fast as he could. "HELP SOME ONE WERE STILL
ALIVE!!!!" he shouted to the top of his lungs...he was still far away from the
crash...Joe caught up a bit and was running behind him. "WERE STUCK!!!
HELP!" he called out also.
Joe halted in one spot as he saw the helicopter started to
leave.. in one of the clearings of the canopy. "NO! Wait!!" Matt shouted he
could see that they were leaving and kept running the way they came from.
"COME BACK!!!" he shouted once more in anguish. The helicopter noise
lessened and lessened...until he couldn't here it anymore. He stopped.
"They're.....gone....again....." he cried he stopped
and dropped onto the ground. "COME BACCCKKKK!!" he cried out...his voice
echoed in the rainforest...
TK turned his head....he could hear the echo of Matt's
voice screaming come back. "They didn't make it." He whispered both Tai
and Sora hung their heads. "I don't think we can survive here alone." He
whispered.
Once again the man with the black strips was monitoring
them, then was out of sight once more.
Joe approached Matt, who sobbed on the ground; he pounded
his fist angry on the ground. "IT'S NOT FAIR!!! THERE SUPPOSED TO LOOK NOT
HURRY GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!" he cried. "Matt we can't do nothing
about it." Joe replied "I was going to propose to her Joe.... she was
everything thing to me the first girl that ever loved me for me." He replied
as he sat on the ground. "We got to get back to the others." Joe told Matt.
"Get back to them?" he questioned absentmindedly.
"Matt! Joe!" TK called to them.
"Right... WERE COMING BACK!!" Matt shouted to him.
*********
After moments of waiting Joe and Matt re appear to the
three who were still sitting. "Don't run off again like that Matt." TK
told him. "I won't I'll try to stay clam and that we will get through this
together." He replied. Sora helped Tai stand up. "Okay well...first things
first." Joe opened the pages up he found a picture of the Amazon rain forest
it was a map. "That's excellent Joe." Matt replied he took the book from
him. "Wait we don't know where we are...we could be here...or there or way
over there." Joe said pointing out some places on the map...suddenly there was
an ruffle of leaves...it startled them "What
was that?" Sora questioned she rubbed Tai's back gently also frightened at
the same time.
"I come in piece did you also survived the crash?" the
man asked as he stepped out into the clearing. "You are...my gosh...Matt
Ishida...my daughter love you songs." He replied and shook hands with Matt,
who himself looked a little freaked out and wiped his hands on his pants.
"That's nice...but who are you?" Tai asked him and Sora stood side by side
TK also stood up next to Sora, the three watched the man wearily. "How do we
know that your not some trick sent here by some evil tribe that is unknown to
the world?" TK questioned.
"There's no worry...look." he pulled out small liquor
bottles. "These were on the plane I grabbed whole bunch just before it
crashed." He said to them. "Well fine...were going this way." Matt
replied. Pointing pasted Tai was. "Your walking through the forest?" he
questioned they all nodded. "You should walk along the Amazon River...it will
eventually lead to civilization." He replied.
"He has a point." Joe said to the others. "What ever
it takes to get out of here." Matt replied.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Obadia memorial service.....
Matt picture, Tai, Sora, Joe and TK were placed in front of giant bouquets of flowers at the front near the pictures.
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me.
Kari
watched as piles of people were lined up to say bye to Matt, some for Tai...some
for Sora...because they were stars of there own in Japan, family Members were
standing sadden faces were every were...most of Matt's fans started to wipe
when ever they finished payers.... the rest of the band member were in the
pews...heads down.
I once was lost, but now I'm found.
'Twas blind, but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved.
Kari
looked up at she could see the five blown up pictures of each of in they're
high school graduation photos. Samantha stood next to Kari she wasn't looking
up. To her left were her own parents; her mother had a grim face on her as well
as her father.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun,
'why
are they giving up?' Kari though angry. She only agreed to come because maybe
he was dead...I mean what if they all were, she wiped her eyes. 'I refuse to
believe so...they're bodies weren't found they can't be dead.' She
thought...Izzy's eyes went over to Kari he remembered what she said to them
this morning, he watched sorrowfully thinking she could only make this whole
grieving process more difficult for her to realize that they are actually gone
and will never come back.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Then when we first begun.
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now I'm found.
Was blind, but now I see.
Amazon......
Tai stumbled a bit Sora grabbed on to him so he won't
fall. "Tai are you okay?" she questioned. "I'm okay just a little
dizzy." He replied and continued to walk, TK glanced at them for a second.
"Maybe we have to stop...Tai's not doing good." TK replied. "We can't
stop we have to keep going." Matt said to him. "Matt Tai's sick." Sora
exclaimed angrily. "I'm okay Sora...really guys don't worry I can keep
up." Tai replied, TK and Sora looked at each other worriedly...and began to
continue they're walk along the river.....that's not till they came across
children.
Joe stopped all of them, the big guy came ignored his
warning and started to talk to them. "Hi kids." He replied. "I don't
think you should do that." TK told him. "What do you mean they just
kids...what can they do?" he questioned. "They not just any kids they're
native kids...they don't understand our language!" Matt cried out in a
whisper. "Naw...look at them they probably want candy." He replied and went
into his pocket and pulled out the small bottles of liquor. "Here you go.
I'll just place them on this log here." He pointed and placed the candies
out on it.
The kids picked them up and looked at the candy. They had
blow dart shooters in there hands as they examined the candies then one put the
straw type shooter to his mouth and blew a dart at the big man...he looked at
them in shock and three more darts hit him...the five watched in horror as the
man collapsed. "Come on, come on!" Matt cried he pushed the others they
started a mad dash back from where they came from.
***********
In sheer panic the five had arrived back at the crash site
panting and exhausted from running the way they did. "I never ran this much
since the digital world." Joe replied trying to catch his breath.
Matt watched cautiously for any signs of the kids. "They
are dangerous...that guy was nuts." He replied. "He shouldn't have done
that." TK replied. Tai squinted his eyes he saw what appeared to be an orange
box he walked over there, Sora noticed. "Tai...what are you doing?" she
asked. "There something...here." he replied he brushed away the leaves that
covered it, Sora gasped. "Emergency." She read from the box, both worked to
free the box while Joe, Matt and TK were talking. "Sora, Tai.." Matt called
to them, as he looked over in the direction they were all going to head to but
not paying attention to what they were doing.
The two gasped as they opened the box... "Flares." Tai
replied. "Matt, Joe, TK we found flares!" Sora cried out, the three quickly
ran to them. "Oh man..." Matt replied he looked at them. "This is amazing
maybe we can get out of here with these." Joe replied. "Yeah but we are
blocked in even there is a helicopter how are we supposed to use the flares when
the canopy above is blocking the way into the sky?...." TK said trailing off
he looked up as the rest did and saw that they were partly covered by the
canopy...and the only opening was here where they were.
"We can't wait here." Sora said "It's too
dangerous...those kids know where here...it's only a matter of time before
they tell they're family what happened." She said cautiously. "We have to
we don't stand a chance." Matt said. "You heard her Matt we can't stay
in one spot for a long period of time." Tai agreed. "And because I have the
crest of reliability I think I should have the flares for our rescue it's the
only way." Joe said he put the 3 flares into his pocket and gun in his other
pocket.
They five waited... "Do you think they think were
dead?" Sora questioned Tai and the others nodded. "They probably do." TK
replied as they all sat in a circle. "Come on lets not talk about home." Joe
insisted. "Who can't?" TK asked him Joe didn't say anything. "We
can't talk about the now." Matt replied. "Kari was supposed to come with
us." TK replied. "I'm glad she didn't." he said Tai nodded looked up
at TK. "I agree." Tai replied to him.
It was mid day now...the sun was fairly high in the sky
they hadn't heard a plane or helicopters since this morning...they all began
to lose hope. "They're not coming back." TK said softly. "Even if I have
the crest of hope...it isn't going to do much." He replied sadly.
"My fans.... are probably having my funereal.... they are
probably crying there eyes out...I called John, and them before it crashed...I
hope they tell them that I love them..." Matt replied.... "I was calling
Samantha ...but the phone slipped out of my hand." He replied...remembering
what happened.
"My cell phone." Sora exclaimed she went into her bag
and pulled it out. "Oh good Sora." Tai replied he looked at her. "I think
it still works." She replied she typed in a number. But she got static. "No
it's no use...dose anyone have any Idea of a phone number in South America?"
she questioned they all shook they heads. Her cell phone then started to beep
and read low battery and turned off. "No...I recharged it before we left!"
she cried. "And I didn't bring mine I have only my pager." Joe said he
showed them. "Yeah I know so do I." TK replied.... "And My cell phone is
lost." Matt said.
Sora began to cry. "I had...it recharged now were never
going to get out of here." Tai hushed her and held her closely. "shh.." he
whispered. "It's not your fault Sora." Matt said to her.
There was rustlings in the brush Sora wiped here eyes and
stopped they all heard it. "Someone's here." TK replied the all were
silently watching in every direction. "Oh shit." Matt replied he saw that it
was tribe people. "Come we have to hid." He cried went back to where the
plane had been laying.... they hit a wall they were trapped. They all hid in the
behind the trees that had fallen and watched them coming toward them.
"I don't believe this." Whispered TK...They came in
close proximities of where they were sitting a few seconds ago.
"Al mota temay lo." One replied he pointed forward were
they were hiding. "Shit...we got to do something." Matt whispered as they
approached Joe took the flare gun out form his pocket and loaded it. "We need
an distraction and this is the only way we can get one." Joe said he readily
aimed the gun as one of the men came closer to them. "Okay when he fires we
run okay." Matt replied they nodded
Joe pulled the trigger and the flare shot out ward and hit
one of them in the chest he screamed in agony as the flare parity burnt into his
skin. Matt and Joe took off and ran for it, while TK, Sora and Tai ran the other
way.
The man with the stripes watched them he took out two of
the natives with his crossbow.
Matt and Joe ran...Matt looked behind them. "Where's
Sora, Tai and TK?" he asked as they ran through the forest. "Hoka! HOKA!!"
they shouted. "What the hell is he saying!" Matt cried as they ran they
stopped when they came up near a creek like river...it on was about five feet
across. Matt jumped in and made his way to the other side, then Joe once he made
it across he climbed on shore they both looked back. "There still coming!"
Joe cried he got up and Matt did also as they both ran for it.
And arrow narrowly missed them by inches. "Hi o! ema"
they could here them talking in the distant then splashing of water. The man
with the black stripes watched then aimed the cross bow at the native in the
water shooting him in chest, he fell into the water. "Tao" one said they
headed back to find the other three.
Joe and Matt stopped they were catching there breaths it
was. "This isn't good...I thought I told them to follow me...not run in the
other direction." Matt cried.
The man in the stripes watched them talk.
Meanwhile.......
TK, Sora and Tai stopped they were exhausted "We can't
keep on running." Sora said. "We have to there's no other choice Sora."
Tai told her, they all ducked here the shots of arrows being fired. "Oh
man!" TK cried they ran for it once more, this time they were thwarted by the
natives holding spears at them...another two appeared from the left hold bow and
arrow at them they turned to there back only to be cornered by the natives.
"Hai ota moato." The one with the shirt replied
pointing them to walk. "Okay." Tai replied he, Sora and TK were lead a way
by the natives.
************
They had brought the three to the camp...where there was
other female natives and children the same one that were they had confronted
earlier in the day.... the big guy that was with them was tied to a pole with
out his shirt but was wearing an white undershirt.
A tall man came and them. "Homoko da." He replied, the
natives nodded and brought the three of them over where the guy they were with
early was and they pushed them and told them with warning. "Iko ta dow." He
said the second in command. "Man what do you think they want to do with us?"
Tai whispered, the leader went to Tai and replied. "An eye for an eye." He
then went back to what he was doing.
The chief then spoke in his normal dialect and replied.
"Koto mo eva dow." He replied then pointed to the guy, the native with the
man shirt on and some other natives went to the man and untied him. TK, Tai and
Sora watched in confusion "what are they doing? To him?" TK questioned.
"He said and eye for an eye." TK repeated from early he thought it
over...and gasped as he looked to the wounded natives that lay there...a man
dancing around them was chanting some words as he sprinkled dust on them.
"If one of there's dies then one of ours dies to." He
replied, "They going to kill him?" Sora cried in shock, TK nodded. "Oh god
we got to get out of here." Tai whispered "Guys help!" the man shouted to
them. Tai and the two didn't move they couldn't after what they learned just
now. The man was now out of site then his scream was heard then dead silence
filled that air around them.
***********
Matt and Joe wandered around they kept on heading
southward. "We have to find them." Matt said as they made they're way
through the brush. "I can't believe I kill someone." Joe replied. "I'm
supposed to help people too." He said again. "Well, it's not like you had
a choice it was either us or him...and that guy was first choice." Matt said Night time began to fall in the Amazon.
"This is going to be along night." Matt replied. "No
kidding." Joe replied...they continued on in hope of finding the others
somewhere...then it began to rain. "Damn...we got to find them and soon."
Matt said they keep going through the brush.
The man in the black stripes watched over at the Natives campsite, and then quickly left in search for the two that remained out of the Natives grasps.
Matt and Joe both stopped they looked around. "Those
people must have them...why do you think we can't find them any more?" Joe
questioned as he looked back and fourth. "You don't know that.... what the
hell?" Matt questioned he reached to the back of his head. "What's
wrong?" Joe asked him then pulled out a dart and held it in front of him Joe
looked shocked at the dart until Matt passed out and the man in stripes was
standing behind him with the blow dart shooter, the man quickly covered Joe's
mouth. "Don't thy speak." He replied.
To Be Continued...............
