Disclaimer: As I said in the earlier part, the only things I own are John,
Elena, their parents, the holodisc and the story. All the rest belong to
their respective owners. Remember, I'm British, so my spelling may seem a
bit strange if you're from some other country.
Lost!
Part 2
In a few seconds, they saw it was some kind of van, which had been converted into a mobile home. John stuck his head out around the corner a bit too far, and was spotted by the driver. The van screeched to a halt.
The door of the van opened and a green male hedgehog stepped out, soon followed by a pink female and a blue male who John recognised from earlier: Sonic. Elena moved right next to John and signed him to step forward.
"Come on, John, say something!" However, before John could even open his mouth to speak, Sonic beat him to it, saying,
"So, you're the Earthlings mum mentioned in her note."
-"That's right, but it's human, not Earthling," answered John.
-"She didn't mention how you got here, though. Care to tell?" asked Sonia.
-"Not much to tell. We fell asleep on the orphanage grounds back on Earth, and woke up in that alley. No idea how, though," John replied.
-"Well, I wouldn't mind staying here," signed Elena, "it sure beats the orphanage!" -
"Pardon?" asked Manic.
-"Elena commented on how she'd rather stay on Mobius than go back to the orphanage, and quite frankly, I agree."
-"Orphanage?" asked Sonic.
-"Yeah, our parents died a couple of years ago in a terrorist attack, on board an aeroplane... It's a long story, which I think would better to leave till later."
-"Well, why don't we get in the van and go elsewhere? It would be safer than standing around here," suggested Sonia.
-"Good idea," agreed Manic. The five of them got in the van and drove off. After a few minutes' drive, they arrived at the headquarters. John and Elena followed Sonic and Sonia, while Manic hid the van.
They entered, and Sonia asked, "Now, would you mind telling your 'long story'?" -
"Alright, but you might want to sit down, it's not a very pleasant story," John answered. All of them sat down. Manic came in a second later and sat down as well.
"Two years ago, our parents went on a business trip to a country known as America, leaving Elena and I at home in Great Britain, the country we lived in. Our parents took an aeroplane to the American capital, Washington. From there, they took a connecting flight to New York, one of the major commercial cities. Unfortunately, terrorists working for a man named Osama bin Laden hijacked the plane and flew it, as well as another plane, into the twin towers of the World Trade Centre. Thousands of people were injured and killed, our parents among them. The president of America, George Bush, announced an all-out war on terrorism. Just before we ended up here, there was talk of war on a country suspected of being allied with bin Laden. We don't have any living relatives, so we got sent to an orphanage in London, the capital of Britain. Elena and I were in the orphanage grounds, and I guess we fell asleep. When we woke up, we were in that alley."
As John finished the story, Elena sat upright and signed, "I hear someone at the door. They just dropped something heavy on the ground." John translated that to the triplets, and Sonic went to the door. He opened it and found two extremely bulky, heavy backpacks on the ground. "John," he called, "these yours?" John looked and answered, "Yeah, but how'd they get here? They were left in our room at the orphanage!" He picked both up and took them inside. As he put them down on the floor, a small disc fell out.
"What's this?" Elena signed as she picked it up.
-"It looks like a holodisc. We've got a player over there," answered Manic, having guessed what Elena was asking. He popped it in the player and turned it on.
John and Elena looked at the hologram and jumped. They were looking at their parents! Their father's image began to speak.
Next chapter: a surprising discovery, as well as a new family for John and Elena.
Lost!
Part 2
In a few seconds, they saw it was some kind of van, which had been converted into a mobile home. John stuck his head out around the corner a bit too far, and was spotted by the driver. The van screeched to a halt.
The door of the van opened and a green male hedgehog stepped out, soon followed by a pink female and a blue male who John recognised from earlier: Sonic. Elena moved right next to John and signed him to step forward.
"Come on, John, say something!" However, before John could even open his mouth to speak, Sonic beat him to it, saying,
"So, you're the Earthlings mum mentioned in her note."
-"That's right, but it's human, not Earthling," answered John.
-"She didn't mention how you got here, though. Care to tell?" asked Sonia.
-"Not much to tell. We fell asleep on the orphanage grounds back on Earth, and woke up in that alley. No idea how, though," John replied.
-"Well, I wouldn't mind staying here," signed Elena, "it sure beats the orphanage!" -
"Pardon?" asked Manic.
-"Elena commented on how she'd rather stay on Mobius than go back to the orphanage, and quite frankly, I agree."
-"Orphanage?" asked Sonic.
-"Yeah, our parents died a couple of years ago in a terrorist attack, on board an aeroplane... It's a long story, which I think would better to leave till later."
-"Well, why don't we get in the van and go elsewhere? It would be safer than standing around here," suggested Sonia.
-"Good idea," agreed Manic. The five of them got in the van and drove off. After a few minutes' drive, they arrived at the headquarters. John and Elena followed Sonic and Sonia, while Manic hid the van.
They entered, and Sonia asked, "Now, would you mind telling your 'long story'?" -
"Alright, but you might want to sit down, it's not a very pleasant story," John answered. All of them sat down. Manic came in a second later and sat down as well.
"Two years ago, our parents went on a business trip to a country known as America, leaving Elena and I at home in Great Britain, the country we lived in. Our parents took an aeroplane to the American capital, Washington. From there, they took a connecting flight to New York, one of the major commercial cities. Unfortunately, terrorists working for a man named Osama bin Laden hijacked the plane and flew it, as well as another plane, into the twin towers of the World Trade Centre. Thousands of people were injured and killed, our parents among them. The president of America, George Bush, announced an all-out war on terrorism. Just before we ended up here, there was talk of war on a country suspected of being allied with bin Laden. We don't have any living relatives, so we got sent to an orphanage in London, the capital of Britain. Elena and I were in the orphanage grounds, and I guess we fell asleep. When we woke up, we were in that alley."
As John finished the story, Elena sat upright and signed, "I hear someone at the door. They just dropped something heavy on the ground." John translated that to the triplets, and Sonic went to the door. He opened it and found two extremely bulky, heavy backpacks on the ground. "John," he called, "these yours?" John looked and answered, "Yeah, but how'd they get here? They were left in our room at the orphanage!" He picked both up and took them inside. As he put them down on the floor, a small disc fell out.
"What's this?" Elena signed as she picked it up.
-"It looks like a holodisc. We've got a player over there," answered Manic, having guessed what Elena was asking. He popped it in the player and turned it on.
John and Elena looked at the hologram and jumped. They were looking at their parents! Their father's image began to speak.
Next chapter: a surprising discovery, as well as a new family for John and Elena.