Chapter 2: The Beginning of a Long Awaited Journey
"My head..." Steph groaned, as she opened her eyes.
"That was a bumpy ride..." Sam said, sitting up. She looked around at her surroundings,
"Toto...I don't think we're in Kansas anymore..." Excitement filled her as she quickly stood up. "We did it!" she shouted as Steph sat up and looked around,
"This is so cool!" Steph said. Once again, Steph and Sam grabbed hands and began doing their little dance of joy.
"We did it! We did it!" They chanted along with their dance. Without warning, a large man grabbed Steph from behind.
"Fresh meat..." the man said, "...and we could make a fortune with their clothes." Struggling to get free from the mans grasp, Steph let a scream out as she stomped on his foot. The man let go of her, giving her the chance to escape. Seeing that the man was preoccupied with the pain in his foot, Sam swung her right fist and punched the man in the side of his face, causing him to fall back. Energized now, Sam put her hands up in front of her face and started jumping around,
"C'mon, buddy! I saw 'Enough' last night, and I'm still pumped up to kick your ass!" she shouted, challenging the group. They accepted. As the group of men began walking towards her, Sam felt as if challenging them was a mistake. The closer they came, the more scared she got.
"Here goes!" she shouted as she tried to remember what was done in the movie she saw. Left jab! Right jab! Upper cut! With sheer dumb luck on her side, she knocked out a couple of them. Excited, she made a victory sign with her fingers, "Piece of ca-
" she was cut off by one of the guys tackling her down to the ground.
"You're going to pay for the fuss you're putting up," the guy said. Sam screamed, trying to move. It was useless, he had her pinned to the ground. Steph stepped forward, getting ready to help, but her try failed when the last remaining guy, grabbed her and held her back.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked her, grinning. Before the men could do anymore, Sam found that the one who had pinned her down, had passed out! Sam blinked and looked up, noticing a male figure before her.
"Tama...?" she thought to herself as she watched the man take out the last members of the gang. She sat up, as the gang fled in fear.
"Maybe next time, you'll think twice before coming after two beautiful women..." the young man said. Sam and Steph stood next to each other as they watched him.
Steph poked her friend in the side as she whispered in her ear,
"Dude! It's Tamahome!" They watched as he turned back around to face them. His shoulders slumped at the sight of them,
"...or maybe two little girls." He shook it off and held out his hand, "That'll be 5 gold pieces!" Sam put her hands on her waist, having a little tiff with him,
"What do you MEAN two little girls!? We're ALL woman!"
"And we don't really have any money..." Steph informed him. His hand sunk at her words,
"What!? No money!? Forget you!" he shouted as he ran off, waving the girls off.
"That's Tamahome for you...always obsessed with money...but-" Sam's sentence was cut off by another earthquake.
"What's happening!?" Steph shouted, falling to the ground.
"I think we're going back!" Sam responded, wobbling from side to side, trying to keep her balance, "It'll be over soon!" And she was right, before they knew it, they were back in the Tinley Park Library.
"Dude...that was weird..." Steph said, picking the book up as she stood up from the ground.
"It was cool!! I can't wait to go back in! But...I want to pack a few things before we go..." Sam responded, excited about seeing Tamahome.
"Well, that's going to have to wait because we're late for Colorguard practice!" Steph said, looking at the clock that hung on the wall.
"Shit!" Sam shouted as she grabbed her bag and raced out of the room. Steph followed soon after she put the book back in its place on top of the bookcase.
"My head..." Steph groaned, as she opened her eyes.
"That was a bumpy ride..." Sam said, sitting up. She looked around at her surroundings,
"Toto...I don't think we're in Kansas anymore..." Excitement filled her as she quickly stood up. "We did it!" she shouted as Steph sat up and looked around,
"This is so cool!" Steph said. Once again, Steph and Sam grabbed hands and began doing their little dance of joy.
"We did it! We did it!" They chanted along with their dance. Without warning, a large man grabbed Steph from behind.
"Fresh meat..." the man said, "...and we could make a fortune with their clothes." Struggling to get free from the mans grasp, Steph let a scream out as she stomped on his foot. The man let go of her, giving her the chance to escape. Seeing that the man was preoccupied with the pain in his foot, Sam swung her right fist and punched the man in the side of his face, causing him to fall back. Energized now, Sam put her hands up in front of her face and started jumping around,
"C'mon, buddy! I saw 'Enough' last night, and I'm still pumped up to kick your ass!" she shouted, challenging the group. They accepted. As the group of men began walking towards her, Sam felt as if challenging them was a mistake. The closer they came, the more scared she got.
"Here goes!" she shouted as she tried to remember what was done in the movie she saw. Left jab! Right jab! Upper cut! With sheer dumb luck on her side, she knocked out a couple of them. Excited, she made a victory sign with her fingers, "Piece of ca-
" she was cut off by one of the guys tackling her down to the ground.
"You're going to pay for the fuss you're putting up," the guy said. Sam screamed, trying to move. It was useless, he had her pinned to the ground. Steph stepped forward, getting ready to help, but her try failed when the last remaining guy, grabbed her and held her back.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked her, grinning. Before the men could do anymore, Sam found that the one who had pinned her down, had passed out! Sam blinked and looked up, noticing a male figure before her.
"Tama...?" she thought to herself as she watched the man take out the last members of the gang. She sat up, as the gang fled in fear.
"Maybe next time, you'll think twice before coming after two beautiful women..." the young man said. Sam and Steph stood next to each other as they watched him.
Steph poked her friend in the side as she whispered in her ear,
"Dude! It's Tamahome!" They watched as he turned back around to face them. His shoulders slumped at the sight of them,
"...or maybe two little girls." He shook it off and held out his hand, "That'll be 5 gold pieces!" Sam put her hands on her waist, having a little tiff with him,
"What do you MEAN two little girls!? We're ALL woman!"
"And we don't really have any money..." Steph informed him. His hand sunk at her words,
"What!? No money!? Forget you!" he shouted as he ran off, waving the girls off.
"That's Tamahome for you...always obsessed with money...but-" Sam's sentence was cut off by another earthquake.
"What's happening!?" Steph shouted, falling to the ground.
"I think we're going back!" Sam responded, wobbling from side to side, trying to keep her balance, "It'll be over soon!" And she was right, before they knew it, they were back in the Tinley Park Library.
"Dude...that was weird..." Steph said, picking the book up as she stood up from the ground.
"It was cool!! I can't wait to go back in! But...I want to pack a few things before we go..." Sam responded, excited about seeing Tamahome.
"Well, that's going to have to wait because we're late for Colorguard practice!" Steph said, looking at the clock that hung on the wall.
"Shit!" Sam shouted as she grabbed her bag and raced out of the room. Steph followed soon after she put the book back in its place on top of the bookcase.