"A journey awaits you all, young children of Snow Town." the voice
began, "Once you enter, it is either victory, or defeat, that awaits you,
and for that to occur, depends on your talent, as well as your
intelligence. Some of you may find your ends here, some of you may find
your wildest dreams here, but that all depends on how you perceive these
catacombs."
"We get it, we get it..." Slash interrupted, "If we're going in, we can't come out, we've already known how to deal with certain death events, and Mr. Dog helps us out during those predicaments."
"Ah, but Mr. Dog has no influence here." The voice interjected, Slash felt a drop of sweat go down the side of his head, obviously fearful of that thought. "He can not reach you this far in the ground in his balloon, even if he could, he could not save you." The voice continued, the kids shivered at this thought, thinking they may actually be risking a lot more then they hoped for.
"So, let me get this straight." Slash started, "If we enter certain doom, Mr. Dog won't help us?!" The voice agreed, confirming the kids' fear. "I'm still willing to take that risk." Said Slash, "I want to know what it has to do with my own board as well."
"Then the door shall open, and you shall all be admitted inside." The voice started, "But remember, you may not leave after you have entered, and do not expect mercy from what lies inside." The doors then slowly creaked open, the kids watching it as it slowly opened. "Alright everyone." said Slash, looking to the kids, "We're going to have to be very careful in here, especially if we want to find the Viper Board."
The kids, still worried, walked slowly into the doorway, they could hear nothing but the blowing of the wind in the dark, empty tunnels that made up the catacombs, as they entered, the doors slammed shut behind them, a bolt clicking as it shut. The kids jumped at the large clang of the doors, all of them shivering, but regaining their composure.
"Ugh, it smells like month old beef in here." said Jam as he held his nose and looked around, wincing a bit as he fought off the smell from his nostrils. "Let's not worry too much about the smell." Said Slash, "As long as we all are focused and ready for what's up ahead, we'll be able to endure this place."
So they descended down the hallway that made up the first tunnel, it was very old and brittle, much of the floor they stood upon, which seemed to be made of sod, squished under the kids' feet, Linda began gagging as she felt her feet squish under her toes. "This is so gross." she remarked, trying to find some area that would perhaps be dry, she was unsuccessful, only finding an even deeper portion of wet sod, she pulled her legs out of it, and continued on her way.
Then, the tunnel began to end, as the kids looked ahead, they noticed a fork in the tunnel, splitting in three directions. One of the tunnels went north, another went, east, and another went west. A plaque was etched next to each tunnel, describing something of each tunnel.
The northern tunnel plaque read.
"Through here, a fiery tunnel yawns before you, should you have the skill and talent to challenge the very fire itself, then this path will lead you to glory."
The eastern tunnel plaque read.
"A cold death awaits those not fleet of foot or fleet of board, the icy chill of Silver Mountain combined with the frozen wastes of the North and South, you will find no quarter here."
The western tunnel plaque read.
"The board may be your skill, but how is your mind? Without a still mind, the board is nothing, come, take my challenge and bypass all else, you will be greatly rewarded."
The kids began to argue with each other, Tommy and Nancy were quite frightened, since none of them sounded at all welcoming, Wendy was speaking of going west, as it involved thinking, Linda agreed with Wendy, though Slash and Jam disagreed, wanting to go North. Slash finally laid out his plan. "Alright!" he said, almost shouting, "Tommy, Nancy, since you both seem to be a good match of trick and speed, why don't you help each other out going east? Jam and I will go north, while Linda and Wendy go west, how does that sound?"
Tommy and Nancy were still panicking from the thought of certain doom, but they looked at each other, agreed to help one another, and decided they would attempt it.
The kids thus split their paths, each going down their specified paths, Slash and Jam to the north, Tommy and Nancy to the East, and Linda and Wendy to West. Would the kids be meeting each other in this strange place again.?
"We get it, we get it..." Slash interrupted, "If we're going in, we can't come out, we've already known how to deal with certain death events, and Mr. Dog helps us out during those predicaments."
"Ah, but Mr. Dog has no influence here." The voice interjected, Slash felt a drop of sweat go down the side of his head, obviously fearful of that thought. "He can not reach you this far in the ground in his balloon, even if he could, he could not save you." The voice continued, the kids shivered at this thought, thinking they may actually be risking a lot more then they hoped for.
"So, let me get this straight." Slash started, "If we enter certain doom, Mr. Dog won't help us?!" The voice agreed, confirming the kids' fear. "I'm still willing to take that risk." Said Slash, "I want to know what it has to do with my own board as well."
"Then the door shall open, and you shall all be admitted inside." The voice started, "But remember, you may not leave after you have entered, and do not expect mercy from what lies inside." The doors then slowly creaked open, the kids watching it as it slowly opened. "Alright everyone." said Slash, looking to the kids, "We're going to have to be very careful in here, especially if we want to find the Viper Board."
The kids, still worried, walked slowly into the doorway, they could hear nothing but the blowing of the wind in the dark, empty tunnels that made up the catacombs, as they entered, the doors slammed shut behind them, a bolt clicking as it shut. The kids jumped at the large clang of the doors, all of them shivering, but regaining their composure.
"Ugh, it smells like month old beef in here." said Jam as he held his nose and looked around, wincing a bit as he fought off the smell from his nostrils. "Let's not worry too much about the smell." Said Slash, "As long as we all are focused and ready for what's up ahead, we'll be able to endure this place."
So they descended down the hallway that made up the first tunnel, it was very old and brittle, much of the floor they stood upon, which seemed to be made of sod, squished under the kids' feet, Linda began gagging as she felt her feet squish under her toes. "This is so gross." she remarked, trying to find some area that would perhaps be dry, she was unsuccessful, only finding an even deeper portion of wet sod, she pulled her legs out of it, and continued on her way.
Then, the tunnel began to end, as the kids looked ahead, they noticed a fork in the tunnel, splitting in three directions. One of the tunnels went north, another went, east, and another went west. A plaque was etched next to each tunnel, describing something of each tunnel.
The northern tunnel plaque read.
"Through here, a fiery tunnel yawns before you, should you have the skill and talent to challenge the very fire itself, then this path will lead you to glory."
The eastern tunnel plaque read.
"A cold death awaits those not fleet of foot or fleet of board, the icy chill of Silver Mountain combined with the frozen wastes of the North and South, you will find no quarter here."
The western tunnel plaque read.
"The board may be your skill, but how is your mind? Without a still mind, the board is nothing, come, take my challenge and bypass all else, you will be greatly rewarded."
The kids began to argue with each other, Tommy and Nancy were quite frightened, since none of them sounded at all welcoming, Wendy was speaking of going west, as it involved thinking, Linda agreed with Wendy, though Slash and Jam disagreed, wanting to go North. Slash finally laid out his plan. "Alright!" he said, almost shouting, "Tommy, Nancy, since you both seem to be a good match of trick and speed, why don't you help each other out going east? Jam and I will go north, while Linda and Wendy go west, how does that sound?"
Tommy and Nancy were still panicking from the thought of certain doom, but they looked at each other, agreed to help one another, and decided they would attempt it.
The kids thus split their paths, each going down their specified paths, Slash and Jam to the north, Tommy and Nancy to the East, and Linda and Wendy to West. Would the kids be meeting each other in this strange place again.?