GOMEN NASAI for not posting earlier, but I was having a little bit of a
problem. No, not internet problems, and not writers block. I know exactly
where the story is going, but I was out of writing energy. Here's the next
chapter. ENJOY!
"Trey, Trio, wake up," Shinna shoved the two sleeping kids. Shinna, who had taken the last watch, had climbed a tree to watch the sun rise. While she was up there, she had seen cow herders heading their way. She had waited to see if they would change course but she had no such luck; they would reach them any minute now.
"Wha." Trio mumbled, blinking. "What's going on? I'm sleeping."
"Cow herders are coming, we've gotta go." Trio perked up. Trey opened his eyes slowly and blinked a few times.
"How far away?" Trey mumbled.
"Not more than a mile, besides, if we sleep all day we'll never get to where we're going!"
"Fine," Trio mumbled, sitting up and cringing when she stretched her leg, which had been cramped for hours. Trey popped up and dusted himself, and the blanket he had been sleep on, off. Trio stood up and flicked the blanket up and down until she felt it was clean enough. Folding it back up, both kids shoved their respective blankets into the bag.
Before the kids could get all packed up, a voice rang out from the other side of the clearing.
"Who's der? WAIT, BESSY!" A cow came crashing through the trees, running head on into the kids. Trio and Trey dodged the cow but Shinna screamed and ran for the tree, running up the branches as quickly as she could. The cow, which had kept her head down, ran right into the tree and knocked Shinna down, onto its back.
"AH!!" Shinna screamed as the cow started bucking. The man who apparently owned the cow ran into the clearing. He stared at the scene for a moment before laughing.
"That's what you get for not looking where you were going," he chuckled again. "BESSY!!!" The cow stopped bucking and turned around, acknowledging the man who was dressed in a light white flowing robe and an Arabic style hat. The cow bellowed once before leaning down on one knee to let Shinna down. Trembling, Shinna quickly backed away.
"What.what.what the HELL is wrong with that COW?"
The man laughed, "She's a crazy cow she is.now, what are you three kids doing in this forest? It's forbidden."
"We're terribly sorry," Trio said, bowing, "but we seem to have a knack for getting lost recently. Can you tell us where the nearest town is?"
"That way," he said, pointing over his shoulder. "But you might want to wait a while."
"Why's that?" Trey asked.
"Cow herders will be coming through for about 10 minutes and it will be almost impossible to get through."
"ALMOST?" Trio asked.
"Well," he replied, putting his hand behind his head, "you COULD go through the trees, but there are snakes."
"Snakes?" Trio inquired, "and that's suppose to scare us why?"
"DUH!" Shinna shrieked, "snakes are scaly and slimy and GROSS!"
Trio rolled her eyes, "You girly girls are SO pathetic."
"Meh," Shinna retorted, pulling her bottom eyelid down and sticking out her tongue.
"Let's just go back out to the road," Trey suggested.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," the cow herder said. When the three kids looked at him with inquisitive looks he continued, "there's a bunch of revolts going on. The revolts is starting with teenagers your age and if you're out on the road, the police will think you're with them."
"For being on the road?" Trio questioned.
"The rebels always come on the major roads, no matter how many rebels there are."
"Fine," Trio muttered, sitting down on the tree branches, "we'll wait." A dozen cows and another herder walked pass the man who had stopped. "Who are you anyway, sir?"
"Bebar," he replied, "and you crazy kids would be?"
"I'm Diana Kai, that's Tara Suzuki and that guy's Matt Midori."
"Hmm, those aren't Turkish names."
"No, our parent's were Japanese," Trey offered up, cutting Shinna off. Shinna glared but knew she probably would have made up a ridiculous story Bebar wouldn't believe.
"What are you doing here?" Trio started to repeat their story, but as she began to speak, Bebar cut her off as a cow herder walked past him. "Sorry kids, I've got to go, nice to meet you anyway."
"Thanks for that info Bebar," Shinna said. Bebar nodded as he rushed off to catch up with the other herders.
"Let's go," Trio said, standing up again. The other two G-Alloids nodded and struck off down the cow trail.
Ten minutes later the three kids reached a dirt road. Following the dirt road, it lead them to the back entrance to the open gate of Ankara. A guard dressed in a dull gray uniform stepped out in front of the teens.
"State your names."
"Diana Kai."
"Tara Suzuki."
"Matt Midori."
"State your purpose in Ankara."
"To obtain food and other supplies."
"You may enter." The guard stepped away from the gate.
"Can you tell us the present situation in Ankara?" Trey inquired.
"Turkish teens are leading rebellions all around the city. If a revolt starts, get away or you will be tortured and possibly killed."
"Thank you," the three chorused. Trey took the lead and led them through a series of windy streets. Walls surrounded certain sections of the city, probably houses. The houses and businesses open to the street tended to be slightly broken down. Some doors were broken in, some windows shattered all over the streets and some were burnt.
"I guess we came to the bad part of town," Shinna whispered.
"Don't think so," Trey replied, "there's a bunch of rebellions going on, remember? The WHOLE town may be like this."
"But there's GOT to be a store around here somewhere," Shinna argued.
"And what makes you think they'll accept OUR money?"
"I thought American coins were accepted any where."
"Oh, boy," Trio laughed; but Trio's laugh was cut short as the sound of machine guns rang out from ahead. Screaming, followed by terrified citizens, came rushing toward the unsuspecting kids. Trio was caught up in the crowd and swept off. Trey managed to pull Shinna against the building, but couldn't reach Trio in time.
"SHINNA!" Trio screamed, as terrified citizens pushed her along. "HELP!"
Trey's scream was lost behind Shinna's scream. "TRIO!" Shinna tried to pull out of Trey's grip but could not. "LET GO!"
Trey started to let go. 'But if I let go I'll lose them both. Shinna,' a tear slipped down the boy's cheek, 'I love you too much to let go.'
"I CAN'T LOSE BOTH OF YOU! TRIO CAN FEND FOR HERSELF!"
"TREY, PLEASE!"
"I can't lose both of you," Trey repeated, pulling the crying Shinna up to his chest. "I'm sure she'll be fine but I would die if I lost you."
"Trey," Shinna cried into his shirt as he held her close. "If you won't let me go to save Trio don't let go of me."
"I promise I'll protect you," Trey whispered with tears of frustration clouded his eyes, "always."
"Trey, Trio, wake up," Shinna shoved the two sleeping kids. Shinna, who had taken the last watch, had climbed a tree to watch the sun rise. While she was up there, she had seen cow herders heading their way. She had waited to see if they would change course but she had no such luck; they would reach them any minute now.
"Wha." Trio mumbled, blinking. "What's going on? I'm sleeping."
"Cow herders are coming, we've gotta go." Trio perked up. Trey opened his eyes slowly and blinked a few times.
"How far away?" Trey mumbled.
"Not more than a mile, besides, if we sleep all day we'll never get to where we're going!"
"Fine," Trio mumbled, sitting up and cringing when she stretched her leg, which had been cramped for hours. Trey popped up and dusted himself, and the blanket he had been sleep on, off. Trio stood up and flicked the blanket up and down until she felt it was clean enough. Folding it back up, both kids shoved their respective blankets into the bag.
Before the kids could get all packed up, a voice rang out from the other side of the clearing.
"Who's der? WAIT, BESSY!" A cow came crashing through the trees, running head on into the kids. Trio and Trey dodged the cow but Shinna screamed and ran for the tree, running up the branches as quickly as she could. The cow, which had kept her head down, ran right into the tree and knocked Shinna down, onto its back.
"AH!!" Shinna screamed as the cow started bucking. The man who apparently owned the cow ran into the clearing. He stared at the scene for a moment before laughing.
"That's what you get for not looking where you were going," he chuckled again. "BESSY!!!" The cow stopped bucking and turned around, acknowledging the man who was dressed in a light white flowing robe and an Arabic style hat. The cow bellowed once before leaning down on one knee to let Shinna down. Trembling, Shinna quickly backed away.
"What.what.what the HELL is wrong with that COW?"
The man laughed, "She's a crazy cow she is.now, what are you three kids doing in this forest? It's forbidden."
"We're terribly sorry," Trio said, bowing, "but we seem to have a knack for getting lost recently. Can you tell us where the nearest town is?"
"That way," he said, pointing over his shoulder. "But you might want to wait a while."
"Why's that?" Trey asked.
"Cow herders will be coming through for about 10 minutes and it will be almost impossible to get through."
"ALMOST?" Trio asked.
"Well," he replied, putting his hand behind his head, "you COULD go through the trees, but there are snakes."
"Snakes?" Trio inquired, "and that's suppose to scare us why?"
"DUH!" Shinna shrieked, "snakes are scaly and slimy and GROSS!"
Trio rolled her eyes, "You girly girls are SO pathetic."
"Meh," Shinna retorted, pulling her bottom eyelid down and sticking out her tongue.
"Let's just go back out to the road," Trey suggested.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," the cow herder said. When the three kids looked at him with inquisitive looks he continued, "there's a bunch of revolts going on. The revolts is starting with teenagers your age and if you're out on the road, the police will think you're with them."
"For being on the road?" Trio questioned.
"The rebels always come on the major roads, no matter how many rebels there are."
"Fine," Trio muttered, sitting down on the tree branches, "we'll wait." A dozen cows and another herder walked pass the man who had stopped. "Who are you anyway, sir?"
"Bebar," he replied, "and you crazy kids would be?"
"I'm Diana Kai, that's Tara Suzuki and that guy's Matt Midori."
"Hmm, those aren't Turkish names."
"No, our parent's were Japanese," Trey offered up, cutting Shinna off. Shinna glared but knew she probably would have made up a ridiculous story Bebar wouldn't believe.
"What are you doing here?" Trio started to repeat their story, but as she began to speak, Bebar cut her off as a cow herder walked past him. "Sorry kids, I've got to go, nice to meet you anyway."
"Thanks for that info Bebar," Shinna said. Bebar nodded as he rushed off to catch up with the other herders.
"Let's go," Trio said, standing up again. The other two G-Alloids nodded and struck off down the cow trail.
Ten minutes later the three kids reached a dirt road. Following the dirt road, it lead them to the back entrance to the open gate of Ankara. A guard dressed in a dull gray uniform stepped out in front of the teens.
"State your names."
"Diana Kai."
"Tara Suzuki."
"Matt Midori."
"State your purpose in Ankara."
"To obtain food and other supplies."
"You may enter." The guard stepped away from the gate.
"Can you tell us the present situation in Ankara?" Trey inquired.
"Turkish teens are leading rebellions all around the city. If a revolt starts, get away or you will be tortured and possibly killed."
"Thank you," the three chorused. Trey took the lead and led them through a series of windy streets. Walls surrounded certain sections of the city, probably houses. The houses and businesses open to the street tended to be slightly broken down. Some doors were broken in, some windows shattered all over the streets and some were burnt.
"I guess we came to the bad part of town," Shinna whispered.
"Don't think so," Trey replied, "there's a bunch of rebellions going on, remember? The WHOLE town may be like this."
"But there's GOT to be a store around here somewhere," Shinna argued.
"And what makes you think they'll accept OUR money?"
"I thought American coins were accepted any where."
"Oh, boy," Trio laughed; but Trio's laugh was cut short as the sound of machine guns rang out from ahead. Screaming, followed by terrified citizens, came rushing toward the unsuspecting kids. Trio was caught up in the crowd and swept off. Trey managed to pull Shinna against the building, but couldn't reach Trio in time.
"SHINNA!" Trio screamed, as terrified citizens pushed her along. "HELP!"
Trey's scream was lost behind Shinna's scream. "TRIO!" Shinna tried to pull out of Trey's grip but could not. "LET GO!"
Trey started to let go. 'But if I let go I'll lose them both. Shinna,' a tear slipped down the boy's cheek, 'I love you too much to let go.'
"I CAN'T LOSE BOTH OF YOU! TRIO CAN FEND FOR HERSELF!"
"TREY, PLEASE!"
"I can't lose both of you," Trey repeated, pulling the crying Shinna up to his chest. "I'm sure she'll be fine but I would die if I lost you."
"Trey," Shinna cried into his shirt as he held her close. "If you won't let me go to save Trio don't let go of me."
"I promise I'll protect you," Trey whispered with tears of frustration clouded his eyes, "always."