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Chapter Three- America
Artemis raised an eyebrow. "Hello, Uncle Paul," he said. Artemis reached out to shake hands, but Uncle Paul grabbed his arm and wheeled him into a huge bear hug. Artemis winced as the air was squezed out of his lungs. "Urph..ugh...Okay! okay!"
Uncle Paul smiled. "M'boy, it's been a long time since I've seen you, last time I did was... what, ten, eleven years?" asked his Uncle. Artemis shrugged and turned to Juliet, casting her a unique look. She giggled and covered her mouth. As Artemis straightened up, his Uncle took his laptop and Juliet's bag. Once Artemis finished, they started to walk towards the exit. Passing quite a few people, Artemis was making sure not to get lost in the crowd. He did get jostled about quite a bit though. Finally, they reached the exit, and the crowd thinned. Artemis opened the door for Paul and Juliet, and grimaced as Paul pushed him away. Artemis sighed and let Paul hold the door.
"I'm just parked a bit up ahead, the car's in the garage" Artemis nodded. He gasped at the beautiful sun on the horizon, the clouds slowly gliding in the sky. The land streched out before him, airplanes taking off and landing in the distance. The sounds of airplane engines were somewhat muted to Artemis's ringing ears. He noticed he was stopped in his tracks and shook his head. Juliet was wating for him.
"Ready, Art?" she asked. He responded by striding after Uncle Paul; he was getting farther and farther away. Juliet followed suit, and they caught up soon. "Uhm, Uncle Paul, where exactly do you live?"
Paul smiled. "Well, I think you'll find out soon. I just hope you like it..." he trailed off. Artemis wondered what that meant, and he continued walking. They were descending a small incline; at the bottom and to the left lay the garage. Trees in wooden planters added to the scene, birds chattered away. Squirrels dashed around, in search for any scraps of food, most weren't so lucky. The hard concrete pathway was hard on Artemis's feet, and he frowned as he felt blisters forming.
They had reached the bottom of the small hill, they turned a sharp left and entered the parking garage complex. A toll both with an angry looking guard inside was placed inbetween the entrance and exit. They payed no attention to him as they walked to row F and looked for the car. "Pau-, pardon, Uncle Paul, where exactly are you parked?" asked Artemis as he passed a silver car without an emblem. Uncle Paul halted.
"I do believe you just passed it." said Paul, a slight grin on his face. Artemis didn't return the grin. He backtracked and looked at the car.
"Yours?" asked Artemis. Paul nodded. "Uhm, what exactly IS it?"
"Shall we go?" asked Paul. Artemis tilted his head and looked him in the eye.
"Your call." Paul nodded and walked up to the driver side door, placing an index figer on a gel touchpad. Half an instant later, a melodious beep emmitted from the car. The doors clicked, and Paul opened the doors for Artemis and Juliet. Juliet entered first, then Artemis. The first thing they noticed was the seats; they weren't regular. Instead of being straight, a U shaped couch wraped around the back. The window was tinted, and most likely bulletproof. The second thing they noticed was how there was a small aquarium in the floor. 'Interesting' thought Artemis and Juliet in unison. The third thing that they noticed was the ten inch pulldown flatscreen TV positioned in front of them.
"Did that come stock?" asked Artemis. Paul chortled as looked in the door. He pulled on a pair of driving gloves.
"Seatwork costed me a good ten grand, the fishtank cost me eight, and the TV cost me about three. Worth it though. Only problem is the fish, it's hard to feed them because I forget it all of the time." clearing his throat, he continued. "Anyway, let's get this car moving, no?" he pulled his head out of the door and slid into the front seat. He touched another keypad and the car instantly started. Paul grabbed a speaker connected to the car's steering wheel and clipped it near his mouth. "Reverse" he said into it. Artemis watched intently. Hitting the gas, the car sped backwards, and Paul turned the wheel sharply. They backed out perfectly. "Drive" muttered Ucle Paul. The car beeped and he hit the gas again, shooting the car fowards. They turned left at the end of the row and slowed down as they neared the toll booth. The guard held out a hand. Paul whispered "drive window down" and the window shot down. Handing the guard a ticket, Paul smiled. "Nice day, no?"
"No." said the guard. He processed the ticked in the computer. "Six bucks buddy. Pay up." Paul frowned.
"That's no way to talk to a gentleman. Be a good boy and apologize" clearly said Artemis's uncle. The guard laughed.
"Apologize?!? Are you serious?" spat the guard and grinned. Paul grinned along with him. Turning around in his seat, he said to Artemis and Juliet,
"Wait here for a sec, but watch what I do." said Paul. Artemis obliged as Paul got out of the car. "I'll give you one more chance, now apologize" insisted Paul. The guard just laughed. Paul shook his head sadly. "Are you sure you want to go through with this?" The guard just stared. "Alright, but I won't be nice."
Paul reached inside the booth's window and ripped the cords out of the security camera, rendering it useless.
"Wait a sec, what the hell do you think you're doing?" yelled the guard. Paul just ignored him and pulled a small cylandrical object out of his pocket. "You're not getting in here, so why don't you just give up?" Paul continued what he was doing, he then placed the objeck up to the keyhole. Gripping it tightly, he turned it in midair. Juliet was puzzled, but Artemis was amazed. Paul had opened the door without a key or pick. Interesting, the secret seemed to lay in the object he was gripping.
The guard was obviously scared now. He hadn't expected this muscular individual to get in his booth, he was in trouble now. Paul reached inside his jacket. "Stop, right now. I'm calling the police!" screamed the frightened man. He reached for a phone, but Paul pulled out a gun and released a pair of bullets into the guards hands. The guard yelled in sheer pain. Not good, this would attract attention. Paul shut the booth's door and pulled down the blinds. Artemis sat transfixed along with Juliet. Paul quickly turned from an innocent buisnessman to a malicious and violent attacker. Amazing. Juliet looked at Artemis.
"That can't be good, Artemis" said Juliet, worried.
Inside the booth, odd things were happening. He placed a hand on the guard's injured hand. Paul drew something from his Jacket and placed it behind the guard's ear.
Paul left the booth.
"I think we should go now, Art." commented Paul as he entered the driver's seat. He pressed his foot on the pedal and they turned right abruptly. Artemis leaned back in the seat as they shot up the incline. "He wasn't very polite. I taught him a lesson, though. Sadly he won't remember it." without explaing this, he found the exit for the highway. "I'm going to call my wife so she'll be prepared for us." Paul pulled a cellphone off of the dashboard and opened it smoothly, putting it on speakerphone. He then dialed his home number and placed it up to his ear. Ring....ring....*click*
"Hello?" a cool female voice came over the earpiece. Paul smiled a wide smile.
"Hey Jewl, how are you, honey?" crooned Paul. There was a slight pause.
"Meh. I'm okay, I just woke up. What is it that you need though?"
"Well, Art's on his way along with his sis, it's gettng late. Can you get their rooms ready? Also, we need some dinner." he leaned over his shoulder. "Hey Julie and Art, whatcha want to eat?" Artemis pointed to the road, and the truck that they were soon to crash into. Paul nodded and turned around, swerving the truck and missing by inches. He accelerated the car. "Well, what is it going to be?"
"Well, some type of shellfish would be good," said Artemis. "But it's not my choice. You can pick."
"Honey, make it a mix of our fresh lobster and some pan fried veggies. Just don't over do the fat. Keep it light."
"Alright honey. How long will it be before you get home?"
Paul flipped his watch over to his face, taking his eyes off the road. "Give it about ten." His wife cursed.
"I'll just get one of the deep frozen ones."
"Okay, hunny, I gotta go! I luvya!" he said in a honey laiden voice.
"Bye bye!" squealed his wife.
*CLICK*
"Frozen?" asked Artemis. Paul responded slowly.
"My wife has a real talent for cooking, but she doesn't like cooking one bit. So she cooks up a storm of all these wonderful things, vacuum seals 'em and freezes them for later. That way, she doesn't have to constantly cook, aside from heating the sealed food." Artemis nodded and closed his eyes.
"Well, why doesn't she like cooking if she's so good?" asked Juliet. Paul shrugged. He sped the car up to 95 an hour and merged into the right lane, soon to get off on his exit. When he did so, he dropped the speed by fifty miles. Instead of the regular concrete surroundings, the area they were in was more calm, trees on the side of the road. Paul slowed down to thirty, and turned on to a road named "Elmore Hill". The street made a sharp, steep jump; the angle was fourty degrees. The car slowly climed up the hill, houses were getting larger and larger as they climbed higher. The street leveled out to a flat 180 degrees and there was one huge house at the end of the street, none else. It was painted white, and amazing landscape sculptures were placed near the path. It was now dark out; lights shone over the land, showing the shocking vastness of his property.
"Welcome to my house."
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I worked hard on this chapter, I hope you like it ^_^ Just leave feedback so I can change anything wrong.
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Chapter Three- America
Artemis raised an eyebrow. "Hello, Uncle Paul," he said. Artemis reached out to shake hands, but Uncle Paul grabbed his arm and wheeled him into a huge bear hug. Artemis winced as the air was squezed out of his lungs. "Urph..ugh...Okay! okay!"
Uncle Paul smiled. "M'boy, it's been a long time since I've seen you, last time I did was... what, ten, eleven years?" asked his Uncle. Artemis shrugged and turned to Juliet, casting her a unique look. She giggled and covered her mouth. As Artemis straightened up, his Uncle took his laptop and Juliet's bag. Once Artemis finished, they started to walk towards the exit. Passing quite a few people, Artemis was making sure not to get lost in the crowd. He did get jostled about quite a bit though. Finally, they reached the exit, and the crowd thinned. Artemis opened the door for Paul and Juliet, and grimaced as Paul pushed him away. Artemis sighed and let Paul hold the door.
"I'm just parked a bit up ahead, the car's in the garage" Artemis nodded. He gasped at the beautiful sun on the horizon, the clouds slowly gliding in the sky. The land streched out before him, airplanes taking off and landing in the distance. The sounds of airplane engines were somewhat muted to Artemis's ringing ears. He noticed he was stopped in his tracks and shook his head. Juliet was wating for him.
"Ready, Art?" she asked. He responded by striding after Uncle Paul; he was getting farther and farther away. Juliet followed suit, and they caught up soon. "Uhm, Uncle Paul, where exactly do you live?"
Paul smiled. "Well, I think you'll find out soon. I just hope you like it..." he trailed off. Artemis wondered what that meant, and he continued walking. They were descending a small incline; at the bottom and to the left lay the garage. Trees in wooden planters added to the scene, birds chattered away. Squirrels dashed around, in search for any scraps of food, most weren't so lucky. The hard concrete pathway was hard on Artemis's feet, and he frowned as he felt blisters forming.
They had reached the bottom of the small hill, they turned a sharp left and entered the parking garage complex. A toll both with an angry looking guard inside was placed inbetween the entrance and exit. They payed no attention to him as they walked to row F and looked for the car. "Pau-, pardon, Uncle Paul, where exactly are you parked?" asked Artemis as he passed a silver car without an emblem. Uncle Paul halted.
"I do believe you just passed it." said Paul, a slight grin on his face. Artemis didn't return the grin. He backtracked and looked at the car.
"Yours?" asked Artemis. Paul nodded. "Uhm, what exactly IS it?"
"Shall we go?" asked Paul. Artemis tilted his head and looked him in the eye.
"Your call." Paul nodded and walked up to the driver side door, placing an index figer on a gel touchpad. Half an instant later, a melodious beep emmitted from the car. The doors clicked, and Paul opened the doors for Artemis and Juliet. Juliet entered first, then Artemis. The first thing they noticed was the seats; they weren't regular. Instead of being straight, a U shaped couch wraped around the back. The window was tinted, and most likely bulletproof. The second thing they noticed was how there was a small aquarium in the floor. 'Interesting' thought Artemis and Juliet in unison. The third thing that they noticed was the ten inch pulldown flatscreen TV positioned in front of them.
"Did that come stock?" asked Artemis. Paul chortled as looked in the door. He pulled on a pair of driving gloves.
"Seatwork costed me a good ten grand, the fishtank cost me eight, and the TV cost me about three. Worth it though. Only problem is the fish, it's hard to feed them because I forget it all of the time." clearing his throat, he continued. "Anyway, let's get this car moving, no?" he pulled his head out of the door and slid into the front seat. He touched another keypad and the car instantly started. Paul grabbed a speaker connected to the car's steering wheel and clipped it near his mouth. "Reverse" he said into it. Artemis watched intently. Hitting the gas, the car sped backwards, and Paul turned the wheel sharply. They backed out perfectly. "Drive" muttered Ucle Paul. The car beeped and he hit the gas again, shooting the car fowards. They turned left at the end of the row and slowed down as they neared the toll booth. The guard held out a hand. Paul whispered "drive window down" and the window shot down. Handing the guard a ticket, Paul smiled. "Nice day, no?"
"No." said the guard. He processed the ticked in the computer. "Six bucks buddy. Pay up." Paul frowned.
"That's no way to talk to a gentleman. Be a good boy and apologize" clearly said Artemis's uncle. The guard laughed.
"Apologize?!? Are you serious?" spat the guard and grinned. Paul grinned along with him. Turning around in his seat, he said to Artemis and Juliet,
"Wait here for a sec, but watch what I do." said Paul. Artemis obliged as Paul got out of the car. "I'll give you one more chance, now apologize" insisted Paul. The guard just laughed. Paul shook his head sadly. "Are you sure you want to go through with this?" The guard just stared. "Alright, but I won't be nice."
Paul reached inside the booth's window and ripped the cords out of the security camera, rendering it useless.
"Wait a sec, what the hell do you think you're doing?" yelled the guard. Paul just ignored him and pulled a small cylandrical object out of his pocket. "You're not getting in here, so why don't you just give up?" Paul continued what he was doing, he then placed the objeck up to the keyhole. Gripping it tightly, he turned it in midair. Juliet was puzzled, but Artemis was amazed. Paul had opened the door without a key or pick. Interesting, the secret seemed to lay in the object he was gripping.
The guard was obviously scared now. He hadn't expected this muscular individual to get in his booth, he was in trouble now. Paul reached inside his jacket. "Stop, right now. I'm calling the police!" screamed the frightened man. He reached for a phone, but Paul pulled out a gun and released a pair of bullets into the guards hands. The guard yelled in sheer pain. Not good, this would attract attention. Paul shut the booth's door and pulled down the blinds. Artemis sat transfixed along with Juliet. Paul quickly turned from an innocent buisnessman to a malicious and violent attacker. Amazing. Juliet looked at Artemis.
"That can't be good, Artemis" said Juliet, worried.
Inside the booth, odd things were happening. He placed a hand on the guard's injured hand. Paul drew something from his Jacket and placed it behind the guard's ear.
Paul left the booth.
"I think we should go now, Art." commented Paul as he entered the driver's seat. He pressed his foot on the pedal and they turned right abruptly. Artemis leaned back in the seat as they shot up the incline. "He wasn't very polite. I taught him a lesson, though. Sadly he won't remember it." without explaing this, he found the exit for the highway. "I'm going to call my wife so she'll be prepared for us." Paul pulled a cellphone off of the dashboard and opened it smoothly, putting it on speakerphone. He then dialed his home number and placed it up to his ear. Ring....ring....*click*
"Hello?" a cool female voice came over the earpiece. Paul smiled a wide smile.
"Hey Jewl, how are you, honey?" crooned Paul. There was a slight pause.
"Meh. I'm okay, I just woke up. What is it that you need though?"
"Well, Art's on his way along with his sis, it's gettng late. Can you get their rooms ready? Also, we need some dinner." he leaned over his shoulder. "Hey Julie and Art, whatcha want to eat?" Artemis pointed to the road, and the truck that they were soon to crash into. Paul nodded and turned around, swerving the truck and missing by inches. He accelerated the car. "Well, what is it going to be?"
"Well, some type of shellfish would be good," said Artemis. "But it's not my choice. You can pick."
"Honey, make it a mix of our fresh lobster and some pan fried veggies. Just don't over do the fat. Keep it light."
"Alright honey. How long will it be before you get home?"
Paul flipped his watch over to his face, taking his eyes off the road. "Give it about ten." His wife cursed.
"I'll just get one of the deep frozen ones."
"Okay, hunny, I gotta go! I luvya!" he said in a honey laiden voice.
"Bye bye!" squealed his wife.
*CLICK*
"Frozen?" asked Artemis. Paul responded slowly.
"My wife has a real talent for cooking, but she doesn't like cooking one bit. So she cooks up a storm of all these wonderful things, vacuum seals 'em and freezes them for later. That way, she doesn't have to constantly cook, aside from heating the sealed food." Artemis nodded and closed his eyes.
"Well, why doesn't she like cooking if she's so good?" asked Juliet. Paul shrugged. He sped the car up to 95 an hour and merged into the right lane, soon to get off on his exit. When he did so, he dropped the speed by fifty miles. Instead of the regular concrete surroundings, the area they were in was more calm, trees on the side of the road. Paul slowed down to thirty, and turned on to a road named "Elmore Hill". The street made a sharp, steep jump; the angle was fourty degrees. The car slowly climed up the hill, houses were getting larger and larger as they climbed higher. The street leveled out to a flat 180 degrees and there was one huge house at the end of the street, none else. It was painted white, and amazing landscape sculptures were placed near the path. It was now dark out; lights shone over the land, showing the shocking vastness of his property.
"Welcome to my house."
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I worked hard on this chapter, I hope you like it ^_^ Just leave feedback so I can change anything wrong.