The Ninety-Sixth Dimension
La Novanta-Sesto Dimensione
Note: The CHARACTERS & OBJECTS in this story do not belong to me, but they belong to the talented people who created and updated them from the original Treasure Island. The STORYLINE belongs to me because I made it up completely on my own.
* - These are the lines that you want to remember the most when you read this story! Otherwise you might get lost.
Chapter 1 A New Mysterious Orb
'The ninety-sixth dimension is a tale about a killer. Apparently one- hundred years ago, there was a huge gathering of people to worship Rajah, the god of the universe, on a planet about ten zillion light years from here called Mirzam. There were ninety-seven thousand people that had turned up. Something went terribly wrong. An evil force swept over them all, and caused them to turn on each other. They were all slaughtered one by one, all ninety-six thousand, until there was only one person standing. The ninety-seven thousandth person. Today, this guy is known as Cinque Morties. He is still trapped in this other dimension of a planet. He's still searching for someone to slaughter. He wants more blood. He wants to skin someone alive. To feast on their flesh. It is said that anyone remaining in the dimension for over ninety-six hours, that you will be hunted down and brutally killed.'
'James Hawkins!! Stop scaring the children!!' Jim's mother, Sarah called from downstairs.
How she heard every word being said from down there was beyond him.
'Aww, come on mom they like it!!' He smiled, looking at the poor little three year old kids sitting on his bed in front of him.
Each one of them looked as if they'd seen a ghost, and Jim didn't really blame them. This story freaked him out the first time he heard it. Though he was a braver kid than most, and at his least only when his mother tried to fix his short dark brown hair, or tell him for the millionth time that his blue eyes were getting more beautiful by the day. He shuddered at the thought, climbing off his bed and opening the door to let the three toddlers out.
'Don't tell your mommy that I read that story to you or she'll beat me with that mop again' He smiled and the four of them laughed as if it were a joke, but he wasn't kidding. Not at all.
The last time he came even close to explaining it to them, she accurately threw the mop at him to shut him up. He didn't think that this was being a good house guest at all, but it was his own fault. You see the three toddlers belonged to his mother's good friend, and scientist Dr. Delbert Doppler. He was a nice man, but one thing that Jim didn't trust was his wife. She was a cruel beast, or so she was in his terms. That afternoon in particular, she hadn't visited. It was rather odd considering she would be here at least every hour of the day. Jim thought that this might be the best time to ask his mother for a favor. He stumbled down the stairs, following in the toddlers footsteps.
'Mom! I have a great idea for what we can do tomorrow!'
'Jim, you know that I have to run this Inn. It's not fair that you come up with these things and can't go to them, you understand' Sarah replied, placing a plate down in front of a horrible looking creature with fangs.
'You can come to Stella Nova right?' He asked, smiling at her.
'Stella Nova? Oh, that's the theme park over the other side of the Spaceport isn't it?'
'Yes, and I'm going to go whether you like it or not'
Sarah smiled at her son, and pushed him out of the way.
'That's wonderful, but how are you getting there?'
'Are you coming?'
'I'm sorry Jim. You know I can't leave the house at this time of year. I've told you that before'
'Awfully strange, going off to Stella Nova all by yourself, Jim' Delbert explained, coming up behind him.
'Why don't you bring a friend?'
'A friend? Like who exactly?' Jim replied and Delbert smiled.
'How bout' I come with you?'
Jim pondered for a minute before he turned and headed to his room.
'Why would you wanna come? Theme parks like Stella Nova aren't meant for old.I mean people your age'
'I enjoy a little bit of adrenalin every now and then, Jimmy'
Jim turned and grinned at him.
'Are you sure you want to come? It's gonna be a long day'
'I wouldn't miss it for the world' Delbert told him, and Jim ran back up to his room to find stuff to take with him.
'Why'd you agree to go with him?' His mother asked, a little curious on Dr. Doppler's sudden adrenalin outburst.
'Well, if my memory serves me right, I've never seen poor Jimmy with any friends recently. I'll be his friend for the day,. tomorrow'
Sarah smiled and wiped her forehead.
Jim's mother never expected him to be up at five-thirty in the morning, but on this particular day he was extremely excited. He was already sitting downstairs at the table, wolfing down his breakfast. Occasionally he'd glance to the door, waiting for Delbert to arrive so that they could finally get going.
'How long will it take to get over there?' Sarah asked, sweeping his empty plate away from him.
'Apparently about an hour, at the most'
Sarah looked down at him, 'Please be careful. Remember, past the spaceport there a worse people than pirates'
'Really?' Jim replied, sounding curious.
His mother opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by Delbert bursting in the front door.
'I'm ready!!.... Let's go!!' He cried.
Jim and Sarah looked over to him. He wasn't dressed in the clothes he would frequently wear. He had a short sleeved red and white shirt on with the words 'Stella' on the front, as if it were a kind of Skyebow team. On the bottom he was wearing cargo pants not too far from Jim's, except they were a deep, dull brown. In one hand he had a huge green backpack. In the other was a camera.
'You sure you're ready, Dr. Doppler? Haven't forgotten anything?' Jim asked, walking past him and to the door,
'Like what my dear boy?'
'Like the kitchen sink?'
Delbert laughed at his remark as if it were a good joke, and smiled over at Sarah.
'Guess we'll see you this afternoon then'
Jim poked his head back in the doorway, and waved to his mother.
'See ya mom! Thanks for letting me go!'
Delbert hitched up his pants, which were slightly slipping down, closed the door behind him, and followed Jim down the road.
The trip over to the park seemed to be longer than both Delbert and Jim expected. They also didn't expect to have to be talking to a very large man, hidden from head to foot in his own beard. Delbert just told Jim to ignore him, but unfortunately to his shock they started a brawl in the middle of the journey. By the time the ship arrived at the theme park, Delbert was still threatening to sock one of the man's eyes out, even though he was really only declaring it for self-defence. As they stepped out onto the dock, the professor was still hopping around, flailing his fists about as the shaggy man ignored him and headed toward the entrance with the rest of them.
'Calm down, he's gone' Jim explained,
'No he's not, he's right over there' Delbert quickly replied, and Jim seized him by the arm, to pull him toward the entrance.
From where they were standing, Stella Nova looked enormous. Jim watched as two sliver and gold inverted rollercoaster trains passed each other in separated loops, just near the front of the park. He also spotted a black monorail, which was docking in a station on the far right. Everything that was visible from the entrance seemed to show that the entire park had a strict colour theme. Black, gold and silver. Even the rollercoaster tracks were black. When Jim pointed this out to Delbert, he just suggested that they were black to stop people from running into them.
'That's not a wise remark, coming from a scientist' Jim told him,
'I'm no scientist here today! I'm just Delbert!'
'Just Delbert?'
'Well, no, I mean I'm only going to be Delbert Doppler, and not DR. Doppler'
Jim waved his hand, as if to understand.
'Whatever Doc' He replied, Delbert looking at him unusually.
As the line slowly started to fade, they finally got through the entrance. Jim was overexcited about trying out the rollercoasters, and seeing the stage shows, but Delbert forced him to sit down while he looked at the map.
'We don't want to get lost here. It says the park is at least one hundred and seventy hectares wide'
'If we get lost we can meet back somewhere can't we?'
*'Like where Jim? If you get lost, you're lost. It's not as if you can just turn a corner and..ahhh'
Delbert spotted over in the distance, a group of dancers. Female dancers.
*'That's what a map is for' Jim explained, snatching it from him.
'So where do you want to go first?'
Jim overlooked the map for the most interesting attraction he could find.
'How bout' coming on the Venom Rail with me?'
Delbert's face turned pale.
'And which rollercoaster is that?'
Jim pointed to the same coaster he spotted at the front of the park. The one with the reversed cars and the loop in the track. Delbert gulped.
'Well, that looks like a job for you, Jim. Meanwhile, I think I'll sit this one out'
'You're not getting cold feet are you Doc?' He asked getting up and beginning to walk down the main street.
'Cold? Is it cold? Oh, I never really noticed'
Jim smiled and ran away from him. Delbert took one look at the coaster as it zoomed around the loop and gulped once more.
'Jim, wait for me!' He cried, dashing after him.
According to Jim, the entire day was the best he'd had in at least ten million years. But on the other hand according to Delbert, the day was completely a bombshell. He was tired by the tenth ride that Jim went on. Unfortunately, for him, he had agreed to go on one of the most outrageous rollercoasters, only if Jim agreed to go with him to what he called the most boring part of the park. Pleasure Island. It was the part of the park that was meant for adults. The only thing it had were a few restaurants and some stage shows that Jim didn't see as being theme park material. Delbert insisted that he remain at Pleasure Island, while Jim went back over to finish with a few festival games. Jim agreed and headed off to the sideshow alley. He spent practically all of his money on the bigger games, such as the racing of the monkeys and the hoop games, but then he noticed a game that wasn't there when he checked last. It was called Missile Striker. Jim thought it might be a good idea to have a go. At the back of the area was a wall covered from top to bottom in small to large light fittings. On the counter were long sliver tubes and there was a short, stocky man walking over to him.
'Excuse me, how do you play this game?' Jim asked, cautiously.
'It's simple, young man. You just take one of the tubes, put a dart in it, blow it at one of the coloured lights over there, and what ever number you hit, you might get a prize'
'Cool, let me try'
Jim handed over his money and took one of the tubes. The man placed on the table three red and blue darts. Jim took one and crammed it into the tube. He got it ready and blew as hard as he could. But he didn't aim, so he failed to hit one. He tried two more times and finally hit one with his last shot. One of the light fixtures in the back, exploded and sparks went soaring. The man laughed and reached into a box under the counter.
'Sorry kid, but you get the booby prize'
He placed into Jim's hand a small sphere. It was purple, with crevices all over it and blunt spikes. Jim inspected it and gawked at the little man.
'What's it supposed to be?'
'Nothing! It's a booby prize. It's not meant to do anything'
Jim tossed the ball up into the air and caught it. He looked at it again and strolled away from the stand. He made his way back to Pleasure Island, and plonked down in the chair next to Delbert.
'Win anything, Jimmy boy?'
'No. Just this stupid booby prize'
Jim placed the sphere on the table in front of him. Delbert raised his glasses to examine it.
'Well, it certainly looks familiar'
Jim stared at it too, now speculating about what he meant. Delbert sighed and leant back in his chair.
'Whatever it is, it's certainly giving off bad vibes'
'What do you mean by that?' Jim asked him curiously.
'Well it doesn't look too friendly'
Jim picked it up and started fiddling with it.
'It has to do something'
Delbert took a sip of his coffee and placed the cup back on the table. He was still looking at the odd sphere, trying to think of what it reminded him of.
'Here give it to me. Me being a scientist, I should have a general idea of what to do with it'
Jim handed over the ball, and Delbert brought it closer to his face to view it better. He tapped it on the table three times, and began twisting it, as if attempting to open it up. Delbert got up from his seat and forced as hard as he could to get it undone, but he failed. He became so frustrated with it that he pitched it at the ground, making a loud shattering noise. Delbert fell to the floor to retrieve it.
'It's ok! It's NOT broken!' He explained, disposing the ball back onto the table, and it rolled slowly back towards Jim.
'No luck, huh?' He asked, as Delbert took his seat again.
'No, no. It's virtually impossible to get it open, or working or. doing something. or anything for that matter'
'You said you weren't a scientist here today'
'A person such as myself has no business dealing with objects such as that'
Jim grinned and glanced at the sphere once more, before placing it into his inside jacket pocket.
THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE WRITTEN UP UNTIL NOW. I'M STILL WRITING MORE SO PLEASE COME BACK TO SEE THE NEXT PART OF THE STORY!!
I USUALLY POST AROUND ONCE A WEEK...SO COME BACK ANOTHER TIME FOR MORE!! (
Note: The CHARACTERS & OBJECTS in this story do not belong to me, but they belong to the talented people who created and updated them from the original Treasure Island. The STORYLINE belongs to me because I made it up completely on my own.
* - These are the lines that you want to remember the most when you read this story! Otherwise you might get lost.
Chapter 1 A New Mysterious Orb
'The ninety-sixth dimension is a tale about a killer. Apparently one- hundred years ago, there was a huge gathering of people to worship Rajah, the god of the universe, on a planet about ten zillion light years from here called Mirzam. There were ninety-seven thousand people that had turned up. Something went terribly wrong. An evil force swept over them all, and caused them to turn on each other. They were all slaughtered one by one, all ninety-six thousand, until there was only one person standing. The ninety-seven thousandth person. Today, this guy is known as Cinque Morties. He is still trapped in this other dimension of a planet. He's still searching for someone to slaughter. He wants more blood. He wants to skin someone alive. To feast on their flesh. It is said that anyone remaining in the dimension for over ninety-six hours, that you will be hunted down and brutally killed.'
'James Hawkins!! Stop scaring the children!!' Jim's mother, Sarah called from downstairs.
How she heard every word being said from down there was beyond him.
'Aww, come on mom they like it!!' He smiled, looking at the poor little three year old kids sitting on his bed in front of him.
Each one of them looked as if they'd seen a ghost, and Jim didn't really blame them. This story freaked him out the first time he heard it. Though he was a braver kid than most, and at his least only when his mother tried to fix his short dark brown hair, or tell him for the millionth time that his blue eyes were getting more beautiful by the day. He shuddered at the thought, climbing off his bed and opening the door to let the three toddlers out.
'Don't tell your mommy that I read that story to you or she'll beat me with that mop again' He smiled and the four of them laughed as if it were a joke, but he wasn't kidding. Not at all.
The last time he came even close to explaining it to them, she accurately threw the mop at him to shut him up. He didn't think that this was being a good house guest at all, but it was his own fault. You see the three toddlers belonged to his mother's good friend, and scientist Dr. Delbert Doppler. He was a nice man, but one thing that Jim didn't trust was his wife. She was a cruel beast, or so she was in his terms. That afternoon in particular, she hadn't visited. It was rather odd considering she would be here at least every hour of the day. Jim thought that this might be the best time to ask his mother for a favor. He stumbled down the stairs, following in the toddlers footsteps.
'Mom! I have a great idea for what we can do tomorrow!'
'Jim, you know that I have to run this Inn. It's not fair that you come up with these things and can't go to them, you understand' Sarah replied, placing a plate down in front of a horrible looking creature with fangs.
'You can come to Stella Nova right?' He asked, smiling at her.
'Stella Nova? Oh, that's the theme park over the other side of the Spaceport isn't it?'
'Yes, and I'm going to go whether you like it or not'
Sarah smiled at her son, and pushed him out of the way.
'That's wonderful, but how are you getting there?'
'Are you coming?'
'I'm sorry Jim. You know I can't leave the house at this time of year. I've told you that before'
'Awfully strange, going off to Stella Nova all by yourself, Jim' Delbert explained, coming up behind him.
'Why don't you bring a friend?'
'A friend? Like who exactly?' Jim replied and Delbert smiled.
'How bout' I come with you?'
Jim pondered for a minute before he turned and headed to his room.
'Why would you wanna come? Theme parks like Stella Nova aren't meant for old.I mean people your age'
'I enjoy a little bit of adrenalin every now and then, Jimmy'
Jim turned and grinned at him.
'Are you sure you want to come? It's gonna be a long day'
'I wouldn't miss it for the world' Delbert told him, and Jim ran back up to his room to find stuff to take with him.
'Why'd you agree to go with him?' His mother asked, a little curious on Dr. Doppler's sudden adrenalin outburst.
'Well, if my memory serves me right, I've never seen poor Jimmy with any friends recently. I'll be his friend for the day,. tomorrow'
Sarah smiled and wiped her forehead.
Jim's mother never expected him to be up at five-thirty in the morning, but on this particular day he was extremely excited. He was already sitting downstairs at the table, wolfing down his breakfast. Occasionally he'd glance to the door, waiting for Delbert to arrive so that they could finally get going.
'How long will it take to get over there?' Sarah asked, sweeping his empty plate away from him.
'Apparently about an hour, at the most'
Sarah looked down at him, 'Please be careful. Remember, past the spaceport there a worse people than pirates'
'Really?' Jim replied, sounding curious.
His mother opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by Delbert bursting in the front door.
'I'm ready!!.... Let's go!!' He cried.
Jim and Sarah looked over to him. He wasn't dressed in the clothes he would frequently wear. He had a short sleeved red and white shirt on with the words 'Stella' on the front, as if it were a kind of Skyebow team. On the bottom he was wearing cargo pants not too far from Jim's, except they were a deep, dull brown. In one hand he had a huge green backpack. In the other was a camera.
'You sure you're ready, Dr. Doppler? Haven't forgotten anything?' Jim asked, walking past him and to the door,
'Like what my dear boy?'
'Like the kitchen sink?'
Delbert laughed at his remark as if it were a good joke, and smiled over at Sarah.
'Guess we'll see you this afternoon then'
Jim poked his head back in the doorway, and waved to his mother.
'See ya mom! Thanks for letting me go!'
Delbert hitched up his pants, which were slightly slipping down, closed the door behind him, and followed Jim down the road.
The trip over to the park seemed to be longer than both Delbert and Jim expected. They also didn't expect to have to be talking to a very large man, hidden from head to foot in his own beard. Delbert just told Jim to ignore him, but unfortunately to his shock they started a brawl in the middle of the journey. By the time the ship arrived at the theme park, Delbert was still threatening to sock one of the man's eyes out, even though he was really only declaring it for self-defence. As they stepped out onto the dock, the professor was still hopping around, flailing his fists about as the shaggy man ignored him and headed toward the entrance with the rest of them.
'Calm down, he's gone' Jim explained,
'No he's not, he's right over there' Delbert quickly replied, and Jim seized him by the arm, to pull him toward the entrance.
From where they were standing, Stella Nova looked enormous. Jim watched as two sliver and gold inverted rollercoaster trains passed each other in separated loops, just near the front of the park. He also spotted a black monorail, which was docking in a station on the far right. Everything that was visible from the entrance seemed to show that the entire park had a strict colour theme. Black, gold and silver. Even the rollercoaster tracks were black. When Jim pointed this out to Delbert, he just suggested that they were black to stop people from running into them.
'That's not a wise remark, coming from a scientist' Jim told him,
'I'm no scientist here today! I'm just Delbert!'
'Just Delbert?'
'Well, no, I mean I'm only going to be Delbert Doppler, and not DR. Doppler'
Jim waved his hand, as if to understand.
'Whatever Doc' He replied, Delbert looking at him unusually.
As the line slowly started to fade, they finally got through the entrance. Jim was overexcited about trying out the rollercoasters, and seeing the stage shows, but Delbert forced him to sit down while he looked at the map.
'We don't want to get lost here. It says the park is at least one hundred and seventy hectares wide'
'If we get lost we can meet back somewhere can't we?'
*'Like where Jim? If you get lost, you're lost. It's not as if you can just turn a corner and..ahhh'
Delbert spotted over in the distance, a group of dancers. Female dancers.
*'That's what a map is for' Jim explained, snatching it from him.
'So where do you want to go first?'
Jim overlooked the map for the most interesting attraction he could find.
'How bout' coming on the Venom Rail with me?'
Delbert's face turned pale.
'And which rollercoaster is that?'
Jim pointed to the same coaster he spotted at the front of the park. The one with the reversed cars and the loop in the track. Delbert gulped.
'Well, that looks like a job for you, Jim. Meanwhile, I think I'll sit this one out'
'You're not getting cold feet are you Doc?' He asked getting up and beginning to walk down the main street.
'Cold? Is it cold? Oh, I never really noticed'
Jim smiled and ran away from him. Delbert took one look at the coaster as it zoomed around the loop and gulped once more.
'Jim, wait for me!' He cried, dashing after him.
According to Jim, the entire day was the best he'd had in at least ten million years. But on the other hand according to Delbert, the day was completely a bombshell. He was tired by the tenth ride that Jim went on. Unfortunately, for him, he had agreed to go on one of the most outrageous rollercoasters, only if Jim agreed to go with him to what he called the most boring part of the park. Pleasure Island. It was the part of the park that was meant for adults. The only thing it had were a few restaurants and some stage shows that Jim didn't see as being theme park material. Delbert insisted that he remain at Pleasure Island, while Jim went back over to finish with a few festival games. Jim agreed and headed off to the sideshow alley. He spent practically all of his money on the bigger games, such as the racing of the monkeys and the hoop games, but then he noticed a game that wasn't there when he checked last. It was called Missile Striker. Jim thought it might be a good idea to have a go. At the back of the area was a wall covered from top to bottom in small to large light fittings. On the counter were long sliver tubes and there was a short, stocky man walking over to him.
'Excuse me, how do you play this game?' Jim asked, cautiously.
'It's simple, young man. You just take one of the tubes, put a dart in it, blow it at one of the coloured lights over there, and what ever number you hit, you might get a prize'
'Cool, let me try'
Jim handed over his money and took one of the tubes. The man placed on the table three red and blue darts. Jim took one and crammed it into the tube. He got it ready and blew as hard as he could. But he didn't aim, so he failed to hit one. He tried two more times and finally hit one with his last shot. One of the light fixtures in the back, exploded and sparks went soaring. The man laughed and reached into a box under the counter.
'Sorry kid, but you get the booby prize'
He placed into Jim's hand a small sphere. It was purple, with crevices all over it and blunt spikes. Jim inspected it and gawked at the little man.
'What's it supposed to be?'
'Nothing! It's a booby prize. It's not meant to do anything'
Jim tossed the ball up into the air and caught it. He looked at it again and strolled away from the stand. He made his way back to Pleasure Island, and plonked down in the chair next to Delbert.
'Win anything, Jimmy boy?'
'No. Just this stupid booby prize'
Jim placed the sphere on the table in front of him. Delbert raised his glasses to examine it.
'Well, it certainly looks familiar'
Jim stared at it too, now speculating about what he meant. Delbert sighed and leant back in his chair.
'Whatever it is, it's certainly giving off bad vibes'
'What do you mean by that?' Jim asked him curiously.
'Well it doesn't look too friendly'
Jim picked it up and started fiddling with it.
'It has to do something'
Delbert took a sip of his coffee and placed the cup back on the table. He was still looking at the odd sphere, trying to think of what it reminded him of.
'Here give it to me. Me being a scientist, I should have a general idea of what to do with it'
Jim handed over the ball, and Delbert brought it closer to his face to view it better. He tapped it on the table three times, and began twisting it, as if attempting to open it up. Delbert got up from his seat and forced as hard as he could to get it undone, but he failed. He became so frustrated with it that he pitched it at the ground, making a loud shattering noise. Delbert fell to the floor to retrieve it.
'It's ok! It's NOT broken!' He explained, disposing the ball back onto the table, and it rolled slowly back towards Jim.
'No luck, huh?' He asked, as Delbert took his seat again.
'No, no. It's virtually impossible to get it open, or working or. doing something. or anything for that matter'
'You said you weren't a scientist here today'
'A person such as myself has no business dealing with objects such as that'
Jim grinned and glanced at the sphere once more, before placing it into his inside jacket pocket.
THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE WRITTEN UP UNTIL NOW. I'M STILL WRITING MORE SO PLEASE COME BACK TO SEE THE NEXT PART OF THE STORY!!
I USUALLY POST AROUND ONCE A WEEK...SO COME BACK ANOTHER TIME FOR MORE!! (