Jumanji-seaQuest Style
by Shell Lee
"Come on. Nothing's going to happen." Tony was convinced that something bad was going to happen. Lucas couldn't get him to talk about it and was currently occupied with trying to get him calmed down. "Here's the dice. Take a turn. I promise you nothing will happen." Lucas held out the dice.
"No. This is creepy. It's all happening just like the movie. There's no way I'm taking a turn now."
"Someone probably saw the same movie and made a game board to match it." Lucas sighed. "Come on. It's perfectly safe."
"If it's so safe why was Commander Ford called away?" Tony demanded.
"Coincidence. That's all it is. Coincidence."
Tony finally gave in and took the dice. "Fine I'll go. But if something bad happens I am going to kick your ass."
Tony rolled a four and two. Once again, a piece moved without anyone touching it, a new message appearing in the inky center ball.
"When you see it
You will shake;
It's big and green
And rhymes with lake."
***
Ford leaned over the back of Miguel's chair and asked, "So what's happening?"
"It's the strangest thing, Commander. The aqua tunnels are full of sharks." Miguel shook his head. "I can't explain it. Some of these species of shark appear to be extinct."
"Evidently they aren't. Is there any way to get them out of there and off the ship without harming them?"
"That's what we're working on now, Sir."
"Is Darwin all right? And has anyone woken the captain?"
"No one knows yet if Darwin is ok or not. And no, Sir. No one has talked with the captain. If you want me to I can send someone."
"That's ok. Keep me informed." Ford stood up and turned to leave. He paused as a thought struck him. "Miguel? Would you say that sharks are the top beast under the ocean?"
"I don't know if I'd use those words, but they are at the top of the food chain." Miguel turned around in his seat. "Why do you ask?"
"No reason. Carry on." Ford left the bridge.
***
Tony tensed up. "Snake. I hate snakes." He stood up and looked around.
"Tony, there are no snakes." Lucas sighed. Evidently there was no way to convince Tony of that, but at least he sat down.
"Well who goes next?" Tim asked as Tony continued to mutter under his breath. "Hate snakes. Couldn't have left well enough alone. Could I? Nooo."
The door swished open. "Hey guys I'm sorry but..." His voice trailed off. "Tony. Don't move. Lucas, Tim, come over here."
"What? Why?" Lucas asked, but did as he was told.
"Holy shit," Tim exclaimed from the doorway. Sitting right by Tony's shoulder was a big green snake.
"Lucas, you are a dead man." Tony was practically shaking as he eyed the predator coming ever closer. "Do something."
Lucas still had the dice in his hand from where he was going to take his turn. "Tony, get ready to run." He hurled the dice at the snake. Tony ran, scooping up the game board.
The dice landed showing a one and a two.
And a single token on the game board moved.
And a new message appeared.
***
Once they got to safety, Tony set the board down and opened it back up.
"Hey it's got a new one," Tim said.
"This will not be
An easy mission;
Monkeys slow
The expedition."
No one heard him as he read out loud. Tony was yelling at Lucas, blaming him for what happened. Lucas was yelling back at Tony, saying it was some sort of coincidence. Ford was trying his hardest to get them both to calm the fuck down.
All that stopped though when a loud noise cut through the room. They turned and there was a monkey. Behind that monkey was another one. Suddenly the room was full of monkeys. The foursome turned and ran.
***
Soon they were all safely back in Tony and Lucas' room. Trying to figure out what to do next.
Ford took charge before another yelling match could commence. "Tony, you keep saying this is all like the movie. How did they get rid of everything in the movie?"
"They finished the game. We could do that, but Lucas here threw the dice at the snake!"
"Hey, that snake was about to eat you! Would you rather me have let you die?"
"Stop it, both of you. Just stop it. Fighting is getting us nowhere." They both backed down as Ford paused to think for a moment. "Tim, you've been awfully quiet. What do you think?"
"Me? What do I think? I think I'm about to have a nervous break down. Either that I'm going insane." Tim was pale and shaky. Once the others attention was drawn to these facts, Ford made him sit down before he fell down. "I mean this can't be happening. It's impossible."
"Tell that to the snake and monkeys." Tony put in from the door.
"Ok. We are going to have to get the dice back, somehow. Any ideas at all?"
"How do we even know it's the game that's doing it? Couldn't it be something else?" Lucas asked.
"What else could it be?" Tim asked from where he was seated on Tony's bunk.
"There must be a better explanation than that. Something more scientific. Maybe it's all just some weird coincidence. Or maybe a mass hallucination of some sort."
"Tim's right. Everything that game board said has come true." Ford was still secretly hoping that it all was some sort of nightmare.
"The first one never did anything."
"Yes it did. There are sharks all through the aqua tubes." Three heads turned to Ford the question clear in their eyes. "No one knows where Darwin is."
"Look we're all just a little too strung out. Let's just sit tight here for a little while."
"Uh oh." Tony said from the door. "The monkeys got lose."
by Shell Lee
"Come on. Nothing's going to happen." Tony was convinced that something bad was going to happen. Lucas couldn't get him to talk about it and was currently occupied with trying to get him calmed down. "Here's the dice. Take a turn. I promise you nothing will happen." Lucas held out the dice.
"No. This is creepy. It's all happening just like the movie. There's no way I'm taking a turn now."
"Someone probably saw the same movie and made a game board to match it." Lucas sighed. "Come on. It's perfectly safe."
"If it's so safe why was Commander Ford called away?" Tony demanded.
"Coincidence. That's all it is. Coincidence."
Tony finally gave in and took the dice. "Fine I'll go. But if something bad happens I am going to kick your ass."
Tony rolled a four and two. Once again, a piece moved without anyone touching it, a new message appearing in the inky center ball.
"When you see it
You will shake;
It's big and green
And rhymes with lake."
***
Ford leaned over the back of Miguel's chair and asked, "So what's happening?"
"It's the strangest thing, Commander. The aqua tunnels are full of sharks." Miguel shook his head. "I can't explain it. Some of these species of shark appear to be extinct."
"Evidently they aren't. Is there any way to get them out of there and off the ship without harming them?"
"That's what we're working on now, Sir."
"Is Darwin all right? And has anyone woken the captain?"
"No one knows yet if Darwin is ok or not. And no, Sir. No one has talked with the captain. If you want me to I can send someone."
"That's ok. Keep me informed." Ford stood up and turned to leave. He paused as a thought struck him. "Miguel? Would you say that sharks are the top beast under the ocean?"
"I don't know if I'd use those words, but they are at the top of the food chain." Miguel turned around in his seat. "Why do you ask?"
"No reason. Carry on." Ford left the bridge.
***
Tony tensed up. "Snake. I hate snakes." He stood up and looked around.
"Tony, there are no snakes." Lucas sighed. Evidently there was no way to convince Tony of that, but at least he sat down.
"Well who goes next?" Tim asked as Tony continued to mutter under his breath. "Hate snakes. Couldn't have left well enough alone. Could I? Nooo."
The door swished open. "Hey guys I'm sorry but..." His voice trailed off. "Tony. Don't move. Lucas, Tim, come over here."
"What? Why?" Lucas asked, but did as he was told.
"Holy shit," Tim exclaimed from the doorway. Sitting right by Tony's shoulder was a big green snake.
"Lucas, you are a dead man." Tony was practically shaking as he eyed the predator coming ever closer. "Do something."
Lucas still had the dice in his hand from where he was going to take his turn. "Tony, get ready to run." He hurled the dice at the snake. Tony ran, scooping up the game board.
The dice landed showing a one and a two.
And a single token on the game board moved.
And a new message appeared.
***
Once they got to safety, Tony set the board down and opened it back up.
"Hey it's got a new one," Tim said.
"This will not be
An easy mission;
Monkeys slow
The expedition."
No one heard him as he read out loud. Tony was yelling at Lucas, blaming him for what happened. Lucas was yelling back at Tony, saying it was some sort of coincidence. Ford was trying his hardest to get them both to calm the fuck down.
All that stopped though when a loud noise cut through the room. They turned and there was a monkey. Behind that monkey was another one. Suddenly the room was full of monkeys. The foursome turned and ran.
***
Soon they were all safely back in Tony and Lucas' room. Trying to figure out what to do next.
Ford took charge before another yelling match could commence. "Tony, you keep saying this is all like the movie. How did they get rid of everything in the movie?"
"They finished the game. We could do that, but Lucas here threw the dice at the snake!"
"Hey, that snake was about to eat you! Would you rather me have let you die?"
"Stop it, both of you. Just stop it. Fighting is getting us nowhere." They both backed down as Ford paused to think for a moment. "Tim, you've been awfully quiet. What do you think?"
"Me? What do I think? I think I'm about to have a nervous break down. Either that I'm going insane." Tim was pale and shaky. Once the others attention was drawn to these facts, Ford made him sit down before he fell down. "I mean this can't be happening. It's impossible."
"Tell that to the snake and monkeys." Tony put in from the door.
"Ok. We are going to have to get the dice back, somehow. Any ideas at all?"
"How do we even know it's the game that's doing it? Couldn't it be something else?" Lucas asked.
"What else could it be?" Tim asked from where he was seated on Tony's bunk.
"There must be a better explanation than that. Something more scientific. Maybe it's all just some weird coincidence. Or maybe a mass hallucination of some sort."
"Tim's right. Everything that game board said has come true." Ford was still secretly hoping that it all was some sort of nightmare.
"The first one never did anything."
"Yes it did. There are sharks all through the aqua tubes." Three heads turned to Ford the question clear in their eyes. "No one knows where Darwin is."
"Look we're all just a little too strung out. Let's just sit tight here for a little while."
"Uh oh." Tony said from the door. "The monkeys got lose."