There had been many storms on the Plateau, but none like this. Dark
clouds filled the sky like a raid of bugs. Rain poured down in buckets. The
worst storm in all of the The Challenger Expedition's time on the cursed
undiscovered world. Even the dinosaurs found this weather unbearable, and
began to run about, causing chaos to other Plateau dwellers.
At the tree house, Malone was getting a little worried. "What If Marguerite and Roxton don't make it through this storm?" he asked, looking out into the dense forest. "Maybe they gave up on the dimonds, and headed towards the Zanga Village," remarked Veronica, coming out of nowhere. She patted Malone on the back trying to comfort him. It was odd to see a storm of such monstrous proportions just pop out of nowhere, and even Veronica had her doubts. The rain was starting to let up; allowing the sun to peek through for a few minutes, but it eventually came back to it's normal pace. Just then, Challenger emerged from his laboratory, revealing a small glass beaker. "Since there has been so much rain lately, I found a way to purify, and clean our water supply!" Malone, hearing this remark, took his mind off of he dreary rain, and watched Challenger pour his chemical residue into their water bucket. ".And what if this goes wrong, and it ruins our water?" asked Veronica curiously. "Well, there's plenty of rain. I think we'll manage." Challenger answered. "Wait! But." It was too late. The water started to boil, and bubble, causing some of it to spill onto the floor. "What happened?" Malone was astonished.
"I would very much like to get back to the tree house Roxton." Marguerite said in a nasty tone. "We'll get there soon enough. We're lucky enough to have stumbled upon the Zanga. Their maps of the Plateau are more accurate of ours, and we should be home in no time." Rain was falling off of Roxton's hat. It was getting dark, and hard to see. Marguerite's backpack was filled with diamonds from the explorer's last cave journey. It only showed how selfish the young woman was. After a long walk home, Marguerite and Roxton finally reached the tree house, and found Challenger, Malone, and Veronica standing around the water bucket. They had towels in their hands, trying to stop he uncontrollable flow of clear water. "Grab some towels, and help us here!" screamed Veronica. Confused, Roxton ran somewhere in the tree house, and retrieved some bath towels. When he came back, the water stopped. "Okay, can you explain to us what just happened?" said Marguerite. "Challenger found a new way to purify water, and all of a sudden, it started to bubble, and boil with hot water." remarked Malone. Sounds like a good idea for a hot bath. thought Marguerite peevishly.
After all of the explorers greeted each other, everyone sat down to eat. "I found some nut and berries on the way home. Just something to snack on." Marguerite placed a large bowl on the table. Everyone ate. It was like a feast, only without real food. "Challenger, what exactly happened with our water bucket?" Malone's voice startled everybody, for they were eating. "Well," Challenger answered. "Think of it as compressed air in a liquid form." Roxton gave him a funny look. Challenger tried using his hands to demonstrate this time. "Once the compressed air hits the bottom of the bucket, it releases, allowing it to bubble and boil." "That still doesn't explain how the water got warm though." Added Veronica. "Rightly so." said Challenger.
The next day brought some good weather to the Plateau. Exotic birds chirped in the early morning air. Dirt was turned into mud from yesterday's rain, so it made it nearly impossible for anyone to get out of the tree house. Especially Marguerite. "I am not going out there in that-that-that atrocious mud!" she declared. "Too afraid to get your boots ruined?" teased Malone. He knew all of the brunette's weak spots by now. "That is not funny!" "Judging by the look on your face, I think that's true!" Roxton popped into the twosome's argument. "Good morning." he said hoping to stop the battle. "Good morning, Roxton." Declared Marguerite, nastily. "You two better be quiet. Challenger is still sleeping. He was up all night trying to find a solution to his water purification potion." Malone looked at Marguerite carefully, and said "Yea Marguerite, Challenger is sill sleeping!" Veronica also appeared out of some curtains. "Next time, all of you should be more quiet. I woke up to the sounds of Marguerite yelling." She snapped. All four of the explorers argued, and argued. After a few minutes, Roxton heard a roar of a dinosaur. "Get the weapons. A T-Rex is headed our way."
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At the tree house, Malone was getting a little worried. "What If Marguerite and Roxton don't make it through this storm?" he asked, looking out into the dense forest. "Maybe they gave up on the dimonds, and headed towards the Zanga Village," remarked Veronica, coming out of nowhere. She patted Malone on the back trying to comfort him. It was odd to see a storm of such monstrous proportions just pop out of nowhere, and even Veronica had her doubts. The rain was starting to let up; allowing the sun to peek through for a few minutes, but it eventually came back to it's normal pace. Just then, Challenger emerged from his laboratory, revealing a small glass beaker. "Since there has been so much rain lately, I found a way to purify, and clean our water supply!" Malone, hearing this remark, took his mind off of he dreary rain, and watched Challenger pour his chemical residue into their water bucket. ".And what if this goes wrong, and it ruins our water?" asked Veronica curiously. "Well, there's plenty of rain. I think we'll manage." Challenger answered. "Wait! But." It was too late. The water started to boil, and bubble, causing some of it to spill onto the floor. "What happened?" Malone was astonished.
"I would very much like to get back to the tree house Roxton." Marguerite said in a nasty tone. "We'll get there soon enough. We're lucky enough to have stumbled upon the Zanga. Their maps of the Plateau are more accurate of ours, and we should be home in no time." Rain was falling off of Roxton's hat. It was getting dark, and hard to see. Marguerite's backpack was filled with diamonds from the explorer's last cave journey. It only showed how selfish the young woman was. After a long walk home, Marguerite and Roxton finally reached the tree house, and found Challenger, Malone, and Veronica standing around the water bucket. They had towels in their hands, trying to stop he uncontrollable flow of clear water. "Grab some towels, and help us here!" screamed Veronica. Confused, Roxton ran somewhere in the tree house, and retrieved some bath towels. When he came back, the water stopped. "Okay, can you explain to us what just happened?" said Marguerite. "Challenger found a new way to purify water, and all of a sudden, it started to bubble, and boil with hot water." remarked Malone. Sounds like a good idea for a hot bath. thought Marguerite peevishly.
After all of the explorers greeted each other, everyone sat down to eat. "I found some nut and berries on the way home. Just something to snack on." Marguerite placed a large bowl on the table. Everyone ate. It was like a feast, only without real food. "Challenger, what exactly happened with our water bucket?" Malone's voice startled everybody, for they were eating. "Well," Challenger answered. "Think of it as compressed air in a liquid form." Roxton gave him a funny look. Challenger tried using his hands to demonstrate this time. "Once the compressed air hits the bottom of the bucket, it releases, allowing it to bubble and boil." "That still doesn't explain how the water got warm though." Added Veronica. "Rightly so." said Challenger.
The next day brought some good weather to the Plateau. Exotic birds chirped in the early morning air. Dirt was turned into mud from yesterday's rain, so it made it nearly impossible for anyone to get out of the tree house. Especially Marguerite. "I am not going out there in that-that-that atrocious mud!" she declared. "Too afraid to get your boots ruined?" teased Malone. He knew all of the brunette's weak spots by now. "That is not funny!" "Judging by the look on your face, I think that's true!" Roxton popped into the twosome's argument. "Good morning." he said hoping to stop the battle. "Good morning, Roxton." Declared Marguerite, nastily. "You two better be quiet. Challenger is still sleeping. He was up all night trying to find a solution to his water purification potion." Malone looked at Marguerite carefully, and said "Yea Marguerite, Challenger is sill sleeping!" Veronica also appeared out of some curtains. "Next time, all of you should be more quiet. I woke up to the sounds of Marguerite yelling." She snapped. All four of the explorers argued, and argued. After a few minutes, Roxton heard a roar of a dinosaur. "Get the weapons. A T-Rex is headed our way."
More where that came from coming up soon. Please review! Chapter 2 is coming!