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Chapter Fifteen: A Chopper Named Jezebel
The whole night in Tom's little run-down shack was extremely...noisy. With all the owls hooting, wolves howling, and crickets chirping, Bob could hardly sleep. He was surprised Ashley was able to, but she did. She must have been extremely tired. Patty was konked on the recliner, while he and Ashley were snuggled together on the couch. Tom had fallen asleep in a kitchen chair.
Just when Bob thought he was about to get some sleep, it was morning and the sun was up. And with it, Tom and Patty woke up.
"Come on, kids, let's get crackin'!" Patty exclaimed as she shook them awake gently. Or rather shook Ashley awake. Bob was still awake. "We've got major rescuing to do!"
"Yeah, wake up so we can get this over with," Tom added sarcastically.
Bob, Ashley, and Patty followed Tom out to the backyard towards a huge barn. It must've been where he kept his helicopter.
"This folks, is the home of the my chopper, Jezebel," Tom said proudly.
"It has a name?" Ashley asked.
"Sure. I name all my heavy machinery. Just like my tow truck's named Mac."
"Enough yakkin', Tom," Patty interrupted. "Get Jezebel out and let's get goin'!"
"All right, hold your horses. Let me pull her out."
With that, Tom went inside the barn, and the remaining party listened as he cranked up a huge truck and started moving out the doors. Next thing they saw was Tom driving a huge vehicle that was pulling a portable stand with a rather large chopper on it--Jezebel. Hey, cool...it had custom-made orange and yellow flames all over it.
"Whoa!" Bob proclaimed. "It's HUGE!"
"She's a beaut, ain't she?" Patty asked.
"That's nothing. My daddy makes helicopters bigger than that," Ashley said offhandedly.
Tom parked the truck and jumped out to join the others. Bob was absolutely astonished that this poor guy had such a wonderful piece of equipment.
"How did you afford this?" he asked him.
"I won it in a poker game with an Army general. You can imagine the trouble he got into," he answered. "So, are we ready to go and save those youngsters are not?!"
They all piled into the huge chopper and buckled up. Tom sat in the pilot's seat of course and "cranked" her up. It wasn't much longer that the blades started spinning on top, and they were soon floating in the air and sailing over treetops.
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Last night was mainly a blur. Vince couldn't really remember what all had happened. Wait a minute...he had kissed Ashley B...and he liked it. Could this mean he was in love with her? And to think that he used to despise her. He glanced out the window and saw that the wolves had gotten tired and gone to sleep. Maybe this would be a good chance to try and escape or something.
"Hey, Ashley, wake up," Vince said softly as he nudged her awake.
"Huh? What's goin' on?"
"The wolves are asleep, see?" he asked as he pointed outside. "I'm thinking that this is the perfect oppurtunity to try and make an escape."
"An escape?! Are you crazy? Those wolves will hear us and come after us!"
"Maybe, but I'm starting to go nuts in here. And I'm starting to think that we're never goin' to get any help."
With that, Vince silently opened one of the windows. When none of the wolves woke up, he continued to climb out onto the roof. The wolf that had been there last night had obviously disappeared. He also noticed that their stupid radio had finally run low on batteries. He finally got situated on the roof before leaning down and saying,
"Okay, now your turn."
"I'm not getting up there! You're crazy!"
"Hey, I made it all right. Nothing's goin' to happen, so just get up here!"
Ashley sighed in defeat and proceeded to climb out the window. This had to be the dumbest thing she had ever done in her life. Vince leaned down to grab her and hoist her up to the roof with him. Crazy, but all Ashley could think about was how strong Vince was to pull her up there.
"Okay, now what?" she asked once she had gotten into a sitting position.
"Now we...uh...I don't know, I haven't figured that part out yet."
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It wasn't much longer after Vince and Ashley B. had crawled on top of the van's roof, that Lawson and Ashley Q. woke up. Lawson still couldn't believe that girl had kissed him. She may have just SAID it was to get him to shut up, but he suspected otherwise. Actually, Ashley couldn't believe she had even done such a thing. She must have been seriously tired or something, because if she would never do anything like that in real life. Or would she? She was starting to wonder.
Right now, they were busy trying to climb up the side of the mountain. They had found a pretty easy spot to start off at...easy enough for Ashley anyway. That girl did NOT know how to climb. The whole time she fussed about how she had broken one of her nails, or how she was getting blisters, or how embarrassing it was to be doing such BOYISH activities. Personally, Lawson didn't get what her problem was. This was FUN!
"Are we getting any closer to the top?" she asked about half-way up.
"Yeah, we're about ten minutes from the top."
"Thank goodness. First thing I do when I get back to that van is get some water. If Ashley B. and Vince haven't gulped it all down yet!"
"Gimme a break. If I find Bob there, I'm gonna KILL him for not coming out here and lookin' for us."
"Yeah, I'll do that too...after I've had my water."
Was it just Lawson, or were they actually getting along? Not once since they woke up had they argued about anything...well, anything important anyway. Very odd...
Finally they made it to the top of the cliff, where Lawson had to pull Ashley up. Geez, it felt so good to be up there!
"All right, let's find the van and get out of here," she said.
"For real. If I ever see another wild animal again, it will be too soon."
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Chapter Fifteen: A Chopper Named Jezebel
The whole night in Tom's little run-down shack was extremely...noisy. With all the owls hooting, wolves howling, and crickets chirping, Bob could hardly sleep. He was surprised Ashley was able to, but she did. She must have been extremely tired. Patty was konked on the recliner, while he and Ashley were snuggled together on the couch. Tom had fallen asleep in a kitchen chair.
Just when Bob thought he was about to get some sleep, it was morning and the sun was up. And with it, Tom and Patty woke up.
"Come on, kids, let's get crackin'!" Patty exclaimed as she shook them awake gently. Or rather shook Ashley awake. Bob was still awake. "We've got major rescuing to do!"
"Yeah, wake up so we can get this over with," Tom added sarcastically.
Bob, Ashley, and Patty followed Tom out to the backyard towards a huge barn. It must've been where he kept his helicopter.
"This folks, is the home of the my chopper, Jezebel," Tom said proudly.
"It has a name?" Ashley asked.
"Sure. I name all my heavy machinery. Just like my tow truck's named Mac."
"Enough yakkin', Tom," Patty interrupted. "Get Jezebel out and let's get goin'!"
"All right, hold your horses. Let me pull her out."
With that, Tom went inside the barn, and the remaining party listened as he cranked up a huge truck and started moving out the doors. Next thing they saw was Tom driving a huge vehicle that was pulling a portable stand with a rather large chopper on it--Jezebel. Hey, cool...it had custom-made orange and yellow flames all over it.
"Whoa!" Bob proclaimed. "It's HUGE!"
"She's a beaut, ain't she?" Patty asked.
"That's nothing. My daddy makes helicopters bigger than that," Ashley said offhandedly.
Tom parked the truck and jumped out to join the others. Bob was absolutely astonished that this poor guy had such a wonderful piece of equipment.
"How did you afford this?" he asked him.
"I won it in a poker game with an Army general. You can imagine the trouble he got into," he answered. "So, are we ready to go and save those youngsters are not?!"
They all piled into the huge chopper and buckled up. Tom sat in the pilot's seat of course and "cranked" her up. It wasn't much longer that the blades started spinning on top, and they were soon floating in the air and sailing over treetops.
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Last night was mainly a blur. Vince couldn't really remember what all had happened. Wait a minute...he had kissed Ashley B...and he liked it. Could this mean he was in love with her? And to think that he used to despise her. He glanced out the window and saw that the wolves had gotten tired and gone to sleep. Maybe this would be a good chance to try and escape or something.
"Hey, Ashley, wake up," Vince said softly as he nudged her awake.
"Huh? What's goin' on?"
"The wolves are asleep, see?" he asked as he pointed outside. "I'm thinking that this is the perfect oppurtunity to try and make an escape."
"An escape?! Are you crazy? Those wolves will hear us and come after us!"
"Maybe, but I'm starting to go nuts in here. And I'm starting to think that we're never goin' to get any help."
With that, Vince silently opened one of the windows. When none of the wolves woke up, he continued to climb out onto the roof. The wolf that had been there last night had obviously disappeared. He also noticed that their stupid radio had finally run low on batteries. He finally got situated on the roof before leaning down and saying,
"Okay, now your turn."
"I'm not getting up there! You're crazy!"
"Hey, I made it all right. Nothing's goin' to happen, so just get up here!"
Ashley sighed in defeat and proceeded to climb out the window. This had to be the dumbest thing she had ever done in her life. Vince leaned down to grab her and hoist her up to the roof with him. Crazy, but all Ashley could think about was how strong Vince was to pull her up there.
"Okay, now what?" she asked once she had gotten into a sitting position.
"Now we...uh...I don't know, I haven't figured that part out yet."
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It wasn't much longer after Vince and Ashley B. had crawled on top of the van's roof, that Lawson and Ashley Q. woke up. Lawson still couldn't believe that girl had kissed him. She may have just SAID it was to get him to shut up, but he suspected otherwise. Actually, Ashley couldn't believe she had even done such a thing. She must have been seriously tired or something, because if she would never do anything like that in real life. Or would she? She was starting to wonder.
Right now, they were busy trying to climb up the side of the mountain. They had found a pretty easy spot to start off at...easy enough for Ashley anyway. That girl did NOT know how to climb. The whole time she fussed about how she had broken one of her nails, or how she was getting blisters, or how embarrassing it was to be doing such BOYISH activities. Personally, Lawson didn't get what her problem was. This was FUN!
"Are we getting any closer to the top?" she asked about half-way up.
"Yeah, we're about ten minutes from the top."
"Thank goodness. First thing I do when I get back to that van is get some water. If Ashley B. and Vince haven't gulped it all down yet!"
"Gimme a break. If I find Bob there, I'm gonna KILL him for not coming out here and lookin' for us."
"Yeah, I'll do that too...after I've had my water."
Was it just Lawson, or were they actually getting along? Not once since they woke up had they argued about anything...well, anything important anyway. Very odd...
Finally they made it to the top of the cliff, where Lawson had to pull Ashley up. Geez, it felt so good to be up there!
"All right, let's find the van and get out of here," she said.
"For real. If I ever see another wild animal again, it will be too soon."
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