Author's Note: Hello again, dear reader. In today's chapter, Alieta
learns all about the mall. Enjoy! On with the show!!!!
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As Ulreck, Odd, and Alieta left the school, Alieta realized something. "Hey, where is Yumi?" she asked.
Ulreck replied to her. "Oh, she'll meet up with us at the mall. She's visiting her parents in the hospital. That reminds me, Odd, we should also go and visit ours."
"Yeah, ok. How about tomorrow?"
"I don't mean to interrupt, but, what's a hospital?"
"Uh, a hospital is a place you go to when you are really sick."
"Oh, ok."
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It was a very nice day, although signs of a storm could be seen in the distance. Alieta seemed to be enjoying herself a lot. "Hey, Alieta, still amazed at the real world?"
Alieta looked at Odd. "Yes, I love it here! Uh, by the way, what exactly is a mall? You never told me."
Odd looked at Ulreck. "Hey, yeah, you're right. We never told her, did we?"
"No, I guess we didn't. Well, Alieta, a mall is a place where you can do a lot of things..." began Ulreck.
"Such as?"
"Well, you can shop, eat, hang out..." continued Odd.
"Shop?"
"Yeah, you shop at a store. A store is a place where you can get stuff, like..."
"Clothes, food, games, electronics, that kind of thing."
"They just give you this stuff?"
"Well, no... You need money to get stuff. This..." Ulreck pulled a $10 bill, "...is money." He gave it to Alieta.
Alieta looked at it. "This can buy anything?"
"No, certain things cost certain amounts. Let's say you want something that is $10, with tax, can you get it now?" Asked Odd.
Alieta thought about it. "Yes?"
"That's right. You can get it now. Do you know why?" Alieta held up the money. "That's right. You have a $10 bill. There are other bills as well as coins."
"OK, I think I get it now. Here's your money back, Ulreck." She extended the bill. Ulreck shook his head.
"No, that's ok, you keep it. Get some new clothes, with, ok?" Ulreck said.
"Thank you, Ulreck."
As they passed the factory, none of them noticed the tall figure emerging from the entrance.
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Yumi was waiting at the mall when she saw them. She began to walk toward them when they also spotted her. "HEY! YUMI!" Ulreck called and waved.
Ulreck ran up to her and gave her a hug. "How's you parents?" He asked.
"Oh, not bad, most of the bandages have been removed. No idea what happened to them yet." She replied.
"Xana will pay for that," Odd said.
Alieta was getting anxious. "Come on, come on! I wanna see the mall!"
Everyone laughed. "Ok, ok. I think you'll like the mall." Yumi said.
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Entering the mall, everyone looked at Alieta as she took in her surroundings. "Wow..."
Odd looked at Ulreck. "You got the tickets to the movies, right?"
"Yeah."
"Uh, what movie are we seeing?"
"The Village."
Odd looked uneasy. "R-really?"
Ulreck eyed him, then he grinned. "What? Your not scared, are you?"
"Uh, n-no! I-I-I'm just, uh, cold!"
"Yeah, I bet. Hey, Alieta, where do you want to go first?"
Alieta looked around. "How about there?"
They all looked in the direction he was pointing. It was a clothes store. "Sure, why not?"
No sooner had they entered that the realized it was a mistake. Alieta took to shopping like a fish to water. Yumi barely had to help her, and soon, she and Alieta were trying on outfit after outfit.
After about an hour and 30 odd outfits later, Ulreck looked at his watch. 6:45 PM. "Oh man! Hey, girls! GIRLS!" He called.
They both looked over. "Yes?"
"I don't mean to spoil your fun, but we've got to get to the movies! The movie starts at 7:00 PM, and it's 6:45 now. So, buy what ever your gonna buy, and lets get to the theater."
Yumi and Alieta bought what they wanted (2 outfits each), and headed to the theater. Yumi was curious. "What movie are we seeing?"
"The Village."
Odd let out a whimper. Everyone noticed.
"What wrong, Odd?" Yumi said, Ulreck could speak; he was holding back a laugh.
All Odd could do was shake his head.
Arriving at the theater, Ulreck passed out the tickets, and they went in to see the movie.
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A little bit after the team went into the theater, a tall man in black entered. Now normally, this wouldn't be anything new, but there was something about the man that made you look twice at him.
Maybe it was his long silver hair, or perhaps his glowing green eyes, but most likely, it was his long slim sword.
"Now, remember," Xana had told him as he left the factory, "You are to only get the attention of the team. THAT'S IT! Feel free to cause a big a ruckus you want, just get their attention. After you get their attention, they will come to me. Understand?"
'Oh don't worry, I'll get their attention.' He thought to himself. "I would worry about your self, however...'
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It was around 8:30 PM when the movie finished. Each one of them walked out scared out of their minds. I haven't seen 'The Village', but I hear it is very scary. If you have seen it, and I give misinformation, just ignore it, ok?
Now they were at the food court getting something to eat. "Man, that was a good movie, huh?" Said Ulreck.
"HA! Speak for yourself! I'm gonna have nightmares!" Whined Odd. During the a few parts of the movie, he and Alieta held on to each other so close, that Ulreck and Yumi joked that they were Siamese twins afterwards.
"So, Alieta, enjoying your self?"
Alieta was munching on a hamburger. She swallowed and shook her head up and down. "Yes! I am having a lovely time! Thank you for doing this for me!"
"No problem. We're having fun as well."
But their fun was cut short. For at that very moment, an explosion erupted from the other end of the mall. Knocking them to the ground.
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Author's Note: Uh-oh! That cannot be good! Now, lets let the fun begin!!!! Till next time, see ya!
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As Ulreck, Odd, and Alieta left the school, Alieta realized something. "Hey, where is Yumi?" she asked.
Ulreck replied to her. "Oh, she'll meet up with us at the mall. She's visiting her parents in the hospital. That reminds me, Odd, we should also go and visit ours."
"Yeah, ok. How about tomorrow?"
"I don't mean to interrupt, but, what's a hospital?"
"Uh, a hospital is a place you go to when you are really sick."
"Oh, ok."
............................................................................................................
It was a very nice day, although signs of a storm could be seen in the distance. Alieta seemed to be enjoying herself a lot. "Hey, Alieta, still amazed at the real world?"
Alieta looked at Odd. "Yes, I love it here! Uh, by the way, what exactly is a mall? You never told me."
Odd looked at Ulreck. "Hey, yeah, you're right. We never told her, did we?"
"No, I guess we didn't. Well, Alieta, a mall is a place where you can do a lot of things..." began Ulreck.
"Such as?"
"Well, you can shop, eat, hang out..." continued Odd.
"Shop?"
"Yeah, you shop at a store. A store is a place where you can get stuff, like..."
"Clothes, food, games, electronics, that kind of thing."
"They just give you this stuff?"
"Well, no... You need money to get stuff. This..." Ulreck pulled a $10 bill, "...is money." He gave it to Alieta.
Alieta looked at it. "This can buy anything?"
"No, certain things cost certain amounts. Let's say you want something that is $10, with tax, can you get it now?" Asked Odd.
Alieta thought about it. "Yes?"
"That's right. You can get it now. Do you know why?" Alieta held up the money. "That's right. You have a $10 bill. There are other bills as well as coins."
"OK, I think I get it now. Here's your money back, Ulreck." She extended the bill. Ulreck shook his head.
"No, that's ok, you keep it. Get some new clothes, with, ok?" Ulreck said.
"Thank you, Ulreck."
As they passed the factory, none of them noticed the tall figure emerging from the entrance.
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Yumi was waiting at the mall when she saw them. She began to walk toward them when they also spotted her. "HEY! YUMI!" Ulreck called and waved.
Ulreck ran up to her and gave her a hug. "How's you parents?" He asked.
"Oh, not bad, most of the bandages have been removed. No idea what happened to them yet." She replied.
"Xana will pay for that," Odd said.
Alieta was getting anxious. "Come on, come on! I wanna see the mall!"
Everyone laughed. "Ok, ok. I think you'll like the mall." Yumi said.
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Entering the mall, everyone looked at Alieta as she took in her surroundings. "Wow..."
Odd looked at Ulreck. "You got the tickets to the movies, right?"
"Yeah."
"Uh, what movie are we seeing?"
"The Village."
Odd looked uneasy. "R-really?"
Ulreck eyed him, then he grinned. "What? Your not scared, are you?"
"Uh, n-no! I-I-I'm just, uh, cold!"
"Yeah, I bet. Hey, Alieta, where do you want to go first?"
Alieta looked around. "How about there?"
They all looked in the direction he was pointing. It was a clothes store. "Sure, why not?"
No sooner had they entered that the realized it was a mistake. Alieta took to shopping like a fish to water. Yumi barely had to help her, and soon, she and Alieta were trying on outfit after outfit.
After about an hour and 30 odd outfits later, Ulreck looked at his watch. 6:45 PM. "Oh man! Hey, girls! GIRLS!" He called.
They both looked over. "Yes?"
"I don't mean to spoil your fun, but we've got to get to the movies! The movie starts at 7:00 PM, and it's 6:45 now. So, buy what ever your gonna buy, and lets get to the theater."
Yumi and Alieta bought what they wanted (2 outfits each), and headed to the theater. Yumi was curious. "What movie are we seeing?"
"The Village."
Odd let out a whimper. Everyone noticed.
"What wrong, Odd?" Yumi said, Ulreck could speak; he was holding back a laugh.
All Odd could do was shake his head.
Arriving at the theater, Ulreck passed out the tickets, and they went in to see the movie.
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A little bit after the team went into the theater, a tall man in black entered. Now normally, this wouldn't be anything new, but there was something about the man that made you look twice at him.
Maybe it was his long silver hair, or perhaps his glowing green eyes, but most likely, it was his long slim sword.
"Now, remember," Xana had told him as he left the factory, "You are to only get the attention of the team. THAT'S IT! Feel free to cause a big a ruckus you want, just get their attention. After you get their attention, they will come to me. Understand?"
'Oh don't worry, I'll get their attention.' He thought to himself. "I would worry about your self, however...'
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It was around 8:30 PM when the movie finished. Each one of them walked out scared out of their minds. I haven't seen 'The Village', but I hear it is very scary. If you have seen it, and I give misinformation, just ignore it, ok?
Now they were at the food court getting something to eat. "Man, that was a good movie, huh?" Said Ulreck.
"HA! Speak for yourself! I'm gonna have nightmares!" Whined Odd. During the a few parts of the movie, he and Alieta held on to each other so close, that Ulreck and Yumi joked that they were Siamese twins afterwards.
"So, Alieta, enjoying your self?"
Alieta was munching on a hamburger. She swallowed and shook her head up and down. "Yes! I am having a lovely time! Thank you for doing this for me!"
"No problem. We're having fun as well."
But their fun was cut short. For at that very moment, an explosion erupted from the other end of the mall. Knocking them to the ground.
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Author's Note: Uh-oh! That cannot be good! Now, lets let the fun begin!!!! Till next time, see ya!