~Chap. 6: "Are we there yet?"~



Jake was sitting on a train with the mean lady. She didn't seem vicious or harmful. . . Jake wanted to escape however, he knew if he was being kidnapped it wasn't for a good reason. He tried to be annoying to the lady.

"Hey lady, wuz your name?"

"Viksa. Lady Viksa."

"Oh. Hi Lady Viksa!"

"Um.yes, hello," she said uncertainly.

"Where're we going?"

"The Temple of Destiny," she hissed idly, a small smile playing on her lips.

"Oh." Jake said, not knowing where the heck that was.

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No!"

"Are we there yet?"

"NO!"

Bam. Viksa slamed down a knife in between Jake's index and middle finger.

"Whoa! That was so cool! Perfect aim!"

"What are you talking about? I missed," Viksa hissed.

Jake gulped.

Viksa drummed her fingers on the table separating them.

Jake copied.

Viksa did it again.

Jake followed suite.

As Viksa tunred furiously towards Jake, Jake said quickly and loudly, "I've got to use the bathroom!"

Viksa sighed exasperadly, took his hand impatiently and dragged him to the small and grubby bathroom. When they entered, Jake saw some old bit of newspaper chained to the wall, dangling.

"Look! Reading material!" Jake said, trying to sound amazed. He reached out his hand for it, but Viksa slapped it down. "Go on! I haven't got all day!"

She stood there, standing guard. "I can't go when someone's watching."

Viksa rolled her eyes and turned around, showing him her back.

"I don't trust you, you'll look!" Jake said, surpressing giggles.

Viksa gave him a withering look, threw her hands up in the air and muttered, "I give up!" and she walked away, slamming the door behind her. Quickly, Jake searched for a hole or something to escape. Nothing. He sighed and lifted the toilet seat.

"Eww.don't people here know how to flush a toilet?" He rung his hand over the flusher and heard the water going 'splat splat'. "Wait a second.wait." Jake murmered to himself. He shoved the toilet over an inch or so and he saw. land! He hurridly pushed over the whole toilet and he reached up for the emergency brake on the train. The train screeched to a sudden halt and Jake jumped down, outside, free. He ran for it, not knowing where to go. The Temple of Destiny.he'd heard stories about that place! And if Casey told the parents.they were smart enough, they'd figure it out.

He rushed a little ways on, and found himself to be in a dense forest or jungle. He had no alernative; he was already lost. He'd have to wait. He climbed a tree and saw the tip of the Temple of Destiny, just poking it's self out of the trees. Night came, and still no sign of his parents. He found a bunch of bananas on a tree, he ate those for dinner. He saw a glinting of gold dangling from a tree.what was that? 'Whoa.wicked!' Jake thought. It was a sparking necklace with a golden snake on it. Jake placed it around his neck for good luck. He comforted himself in a large tree, and fell asleep.