Sorry this took so long to come out. More homework :(. But here it is. And also, I just realised that (duh) I can't put pictures here. So for the confusing part that I said you would probably need a diagram for, just email me at crazygal2000jn@yahoo.co.uk and hopefully I will be able to send you the pic. Did that make sense? Oh well.
ChickFlick Chapter 8
Eighteen, Videl and Pan left Bulma and started striding off in the opposite direction. They walked quickly, in silence. Their nerves were tingling with alertness [is that a word?], they but couldn't see or hear anything out of the ordinary. Occasionally they would stop and listen, straining their ears in the darkness. But all they could hear was the steady drip and gurgle of water in the passageway. The place seemed deserted. The Tunnel of Dangers didn't seem to be very dangerous so far. They had been walking for more than ten minutes without sight or sound of anything unusual, so they decided to start making their way back to Bulma and Chichi. The steady sound of the drops of water echoed eerily around them and mingled with the sound of their footsteps. The sound of the water magnified as they drew near to the hole.
At the same time, they all stopped so suddenly that it looked like they had run into an invisible wall; Chichi and Bulma had disappeared. They looked around and saw strange marks in the muddy floor. Videl squatted down near the largest and most concentrated group of them.
"Look, here," She pointed, "that's a human footprint. That must have been Bulma. But what's this one, the smaller one? Who does that belong to?"
"Or what does it belong to." Intoned Pan gloomily under her breath.
Eighteen walked up to where Videl was crouching and bent over to examine the marks for herself. She walked a few paces to and fro, still bent over, and announced to them
"Hey, look! The smaller tracks go off this way, but the normal footprints stop." Pan felt like something cold and heavy had dropped into her stomach, and she knew that she was feeling the weight of her fear. Videl shrugged and tried to speak without her voice quivering.
"We may as well follow them." But her voice didn't sound very carefree, even to her. All of them were dreading what they would find at the end of those tracks, even though they weren't quite sure what it would be. They started off down the tunnel again, following the tracks. The noise of the water through the hole dwindled as they proceeded. Eventually they came to the crack in the wall through which the spider, (with Bulma in its grasp), had disappeared, although they didn't know that at the time. Being a lot smaller than the spider, they could slip through easily and continue on their way.
The dark walls seemed to press in on them, and the clammy air smelt of evil and danger. They shuddered and pressed closer together. Pan had a powerful urge to grab hold of her mother's hand and never let go. All of a sudden, the passage opened up into the largest cave that they had ever seen. If they thought it went up forever, they were even more astounded when they looked down. They saw a bottomless pit, which seemed to just sink down and evaporate into a black nothingness. But this blackness was hidden under (what first seemed to them), a huge cloud of whitish-grey mist. On closer inspection they realised it was a huge spiderweb, so thick that it was hard to see through it. Luckily, there didn't seem to be any spiders nearby.
At the same time, they all gasped and leaned forward; they had seen a human-sized lump in the web. This lump was perfectly still. Slow but alert, they flew down to hover above it. Videl pointed silently to a lock of Bulma's hair which had missed being encased by the web.
"She's probably unconscious; the lack of air." Her words boomed strangely around them, bouncing of the walls and echoing back to them. She hoped she was only unconscious.
After a few seconds of thought, Eighteen said unsurely
"I... I think I have an idea..."
"WHAT?!" demanded Pan, nervous impatience rising within her.
"Well... me and Videl could blast through the web in a circle around Bulma... and you could catch her from underneath."
"Ok," Pan agreed, "let's go. Quick." She added needlessly.
They got into their positions, with Eighteen and Videl above, and Pan below. Pan shuddered in the semi-darkness that the web cast about her. She had slipped underneath in a gap between the web and the wall in the corner of the cavern. She put her fears aside and tried to focus.
"Ok, when I say go." said Videl, and Eighteen nodded.
"Ready... set... GO!"
Their blasts cut through the web like butter. They worked in a circle around Bulma's body until the portion fell away and Pan caught it underneath. Together they lifted her up to the ledge above the web and laid her gently on the stone floor. Then they all directed a tiny amount of energy to their fingertips, just so they were glowing slightly, so the web wouldn't stick to them as they ripped it away from Bulma. As Eighteen wiped the last strand away, they could see that Bulma was completely still. Anxiously Videl listened for a heartbeat and felt for a pulse; they held their breath... but Videl nodded in relief and they breathed once more.
"It's probably just a fairly mild poison, and of course the lack of air. She should be okay in no time." Said Videl reassuringly.
At that moment Bulma's eyelids fluttered open and she groaned groggily.
"Lookout..." she moaned.
"Don't worry, your okay now, everything's gonna be all right." Soothed Videl. And at that second they heard Eighteen's scream.
They could only see her arms and her head above the edge of the ledge; something was pulling her downwards. It was the spider, huge and black and hairy. It had crept up silently behind them from a dark corner and attacked. It was dragging her down, down, down into the repulsive darkness below. And it was angry. It would not let its prey escape again. Its eyes gleamed in anticipation. Videl and Pan leapt forward at the same moment, jumping from the edge of the cliff and spinning around in mid air to face the spider. Eighteen was still in its grasp, just managing to hold on to the top edge of the cliff with one hand. Pan fired an experimental StarBlast at the spider's body, but its hide was so thick that the attack bounced right back at them and they were forced to dive in opposite directions. The blast blew between them and hit the wall behind, making a gigantic booming sound that echoed throughout the cave.
The spider, oblivious, continued to tug at Eighteen, until with a cry her hand was dragged away from its hold. Then, slowly and carefully, the spider picked its way down the cliff-face. It was going headfirst, and Eighteen, sensing the huge black depths before her, could do nothing but hang, helpless, her head spinning, in the spider's iron jaws. Videl and Pan flitted back and forth overhead like frenzied flies, trying not to let panic get the better of them.
Then it clicked.
"Go for the eyes!!!" yelled Pan suddenly, even as she dived at the creature's head. For a second she hung there, exchanging stared with the spider. Its eight eyes were full of evil laughter, mocking her. She mentally shook herself and concentrated her energy. Rocks were falling everywhere, in huge chunks, from the StarBlast that had hit the wall. The whole chamber was going to collapse. All this flashed through Pan's mind in a fraction of a second as she focused her energy into her hands...
"MASINKA!!!" She blasted away at the spider's head. Its eyes were burned, melting. It had been blinded. It shook its head in alarm and slightly loosened its grip on Eighteen.
That was all she needed. Eighteen wrenched her body out of the spider's grasp and they all rocketed towards the top of the cliff, dodging the falling rocks. A mounting noise of rumbling filled their ears, seeming to come from the very air around them. They landed and sprinted the last few metres towards Bulma, who was lying weakly near the entrance. Supporting her between them, they hurried through the doorway just as the whole chamber collapsed behind them.
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ChickFlick Chapter 8
Eighteen, Videl and Pan left Bulma and started striding off in the opposite direction. They walked quickly, in silence. Their nerves were tingling with alertness [is that a word?], they but couldn't see or hear anything out of the ordinary. Occasionally they would stop and listen, straining their ears in the darkness. But all they could hear was the steady drip and gurgle of water in the passageway. The place seemed deserted. The Tunnel of Dangers didn't seem to be very dangerous so far. They had been walking for more than ten minutes without sight or sound of anything unusual, so they decided to start making their way back to Bulma and Chichi. The steady sound of the drops of water echoed eerily around them and mingled with the sound of their footsteps. The sound of the water magnified as they drew near to the hole.
At the same time, they all stopped so suddenly that it looked like they had run into an invisible wall; Chichi and Bulma had disappeared. They looked around and saw strange marks in the muddy floor. Videl squatted down near the largest and most concentrated group of them.
"Look, here," She pointed, "that's a human footprint. That must have been Bulma. But what's this one, the smaller one? Who does that belong to?"
"Or what does it belong to." Intoned Pan gloomily under her breath.
Eighteen walked up to where Videl was crouching and bent over to examine the marks for herself. She walked a few paces to and fro, still bent over, and announced to them
"Hey, look! The smaller tracks go off this way, but the normal footprints stop." Pan felt like something cold and heavy had dropped into her stomach, and she knew that she was feeling the weight of her fear. Videl shrugged and tried to speak without her voice quivering.
"We may as well follow them." But her voice didn't sound very carefree, even to her. All of them were dreading what they would find at the end of those tracks, even though they weren't quite sure what it would be. They started off down the tunnel again, following the tracks. The noise of the water through the hole dwindled as they proceeded. Eventually they came to the crack in the wall through which the spider, (with Bulma in its grasp), had disappeared, although they didn't know that at the time. Being a lot smaller than the spider, they could slip through easily and continue on their way.
The dark walls seemed to press in on them, and the clammy air smelt of evil and danger. They shuddered and pressed closer together. Pan had a powerful urge to grab hold of her mother's hand and never let go. All of a sudden, the passage opened up into the largest cave that they had ever seen. If they thought it went up forever, they were even more astounded when they looked down. They saw a bottomless pit, which seemed to just sink down and evaporate into a black nothingness. But this blackness was hidden under (what first seemed to them), a huge cloud of whitish-grey mist. On closer inspection they realised it was a huge spiderweb, so thick that it was hard to see through it. Luckily, there didn't seem to be any spiders nearby.
At the same time, they all gasped and leaned forward; they had seen a human-sized lump in the web. This lump was perfectly still. Slow but alert, they flew down to hover above it. Videl pointed silently to a lock of Bulma's hair which had missed being encased by the web.
"She's probably unconscious; the lack of air." Her words boomed strangely around them, bouncing of the walls and echoing back to them. She hoped she was only unconscious.
After a few seconds of thought, Eighteen said unsurely
"I... I think I have an idea..."
"WHAT?!" demanded Pan, nervous impatience rising within her.
"Well... me and Videl could blast through the web in a circle around Bulma... and you could catch her from underneath."
"Ok," Pan agreed, "let's go. Quick." She added needlessly.
They got into their positions, with Eighteen and Videl above, and Pan below. Pan shuddered in the semi-darkness that the web cast about her. She had slipped underneath in a gap between the web and the wall in the corner of the cavern. She put her fears aside and tried to focus.
"Ok, when I say go." said Videl, and Eighteen nodded.
"Ready... set... GO!"
Their blasts cut through the web like butter. They worked in a circle around Bulma's body until the portion fell away and Pan caught it underneath. Together they lifted her up to the ledge above the web and laid her gently on the stone floor. Then they all directed a tiny amount of energy to their fingertips, just so they were glowing slightly, so the web wouldn't stick to them as they ripped it away from Bulma. As Eighteen wiped the last strand away, they could see that Bulma was completely still. Anxiously Videl listened for a heartbeat and felt for a pulse; they held their breath... but Videl nodded in relief and they breathed once more.
"It's probably just a fairly mild poison, and of course the lack of air. She should be okay in no time." Said Videl reassuringly.
At that moment Bulma's eyelids fluttered open and she groaned groggily.
"Lookout..." she moaned.
"Don't worry, your okay now, everything's gonna be all right." Soothed Videl. And at that second they heard Eighteen's scream.
They could only see her arms and her head above the edge of the ledge; something was pulling her downwards. It was the spider, huge and black and hairy. It had crept up silently behind them from a dark corner and attacked. It was dragging her down, down, down into the repulsive darkness below. And it was angry. It would not let its prey escape again. Its eyes gleamed in anticipation. Videl and Pan leapt forward at the same moment, jumping from the edge of the cliff and spinning around in mid air to face the spider. Eighteen was still in its grasp, just managing to hold on to the top edge of the cliff with one hand. Pan fired an experimental StarBlast at the spider's body, but its hide was so thick that the attack bounced right back at them and they were forced to dive in opposite directions. The blast blew between them and hit the wall behind, making a gigantic booming sound that echoed throughout the cave.
The spider, oblivious, continued to tug at Eighteen, until with a cry her hand was dragged away from its hold. Then, slowly and carefully, the spider picked its way down the cliff-face. It was going headfirst, and Eighteen, sensing the huge black depths before her, could do nothing but hang, helpless, her head spinning, in the spider's iron jaws. Videl and Pan flitted back and forth overhead like frenzied flies, trying not to let panic get the better of them.
Then it clicked.
"Go for the eyes!!!" yelled Pan suddenly, even as she dived at the creature's head. For a second she hung there, exchanging stared with the spider. Its eight eyes were full of evil laughter, mocking her. She mentally shook herself and concentrated her energy. Rocks were falling everywhere, in huge chunks, from the StarBlast that had hit the wall. The whole chamber was going to collapse. All this flashed through Pan's mind in a fraction of a second as she focused her energy into her hands...
"MASINKA!!!" She blasted away at the spider's head. Its eyes were burned, melting. It had been blinded. It shook its head in alarm and slightly loosened its grip on Eighteen.
That was all she needed. Eighteen wrenched her body out of the spider's grasp and they all rocketed towards the top of the cliff, dodging the falling rocks. A mounting noise of rumbling filled their ears, seeming to come from the very air around them. They landed and sprinted the last few metres towards Bulma, who was lying weakly near the entrance. Supporting her between them, they hurried through the doorway just as the whole chamber collapsed behind them.
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