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Andrew's Story – Chapter Three
And While Alex Was Thinking His Way Through....
(Location – Sindar Ruins)
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Andrew led the charge on yet another group of Nightmares. The playing card style monsters were no match for Andrew and the three kids. In seconds they were all decimated.
Andrew resheathed his sword and looked back at the kids.
How are they so good at such a young age...it's beyond comprehension.
"It's a good thing all these doors are open, we're having enough trouble sorting out all these monsters as it is."
Although I do wish she'd SHUT UP!!!
With a sigh, Andrew marched onwards, the others closely behind. That girl was still talking.
"So what do you suppose the treasure's like? Gold? Jewels? Oooh, I hope it's jewels..."
The other two looked just as exasperated as Andrew felt about miss motormouth. But none of them said anything, why set her off again? In here that could cost them dearly.
One of the others, the one with the staff, managed to get a word in edgewise for once.
"So far all we've done is fight our way through. You'd think the Sindar people would protect their treasure with some traps or some puzzles or something!"
Andrew rubbed his chin in thought before answering.
"I'm betting that Alex guy is doing all the Puzzle solving for us."
The girl spoke once more
"So...he must be pretty far ahead of us by now."
Andrew shook his head
"I doubt it. He has to take some time to solve all these puzzles – and we're just walking right through."
The one with the Tonfar spoke up then
"I don't call fighting endless rounds of monsters 'walking right through.'"
Andrew had the decency to look embarrassed
"Well...yeah...but at least we don't have to use our brains to get through."
A rather unnecessarily long silence swept through. Andrew coughed to break it...
"Anyway...moving swiftly along...."
The girl giggled as Andrew walked through the passageway. He used his new Cape to cover his blushes.
The boy with the Tonfar spoke again
"So Andrew, where did you say you were from again?"
Andrew looked over his shoulder at the boy, and was about to answer when another Creeper landed in front of him.
"ACK! Oh, just one of those things again."
*SLICE*
Andrew turned back round to see the kids fending off the rest of the Creeper's group. Easily.
The earlier question was quickly forgotten as more Nightmares surrounded them, with a group of Salamanders for good measure.
Andrew charged, his sword ready to swing
"Hah, take this!"
And it continued like that for a good half hour. Walking, a bit of conversation, fighting, walking some more, fighting some more...until...
Andrew stopped the others, his senses flaring.
"I can...hear something..."
"This is it! Beyond this door is the treasure of the Sindar! I'm gonna be rich!" – Came one voice
"You'd think it would be...slightly...well, more impressive really." – Came another, this one female
"Well, it's solid anyway. Well built. But not impressive...yeah...bet there's nothing there." – Came a third voice
"Of COURSE there's something there! Treasure! Gold!" – Said the first voice
"I doubt it." – said the Third
Andrew turned to the others and whispered
"I think we've caught them...let's wait a sec okay?"
"BONAPARTE?" – The female voice yelled
"Sshh! Quiet!" – The first voice replied
"I sense danger..." – The third voice answered
"You're sensing Treasure lad! Come on!" – The first voice answered
Andrew stood up suddenly and whispered to the others again
"And that's enough waiting for today!"
Andrew and the others ran up behind Alex and his party, and Andrew shouted
"That treasure will never be yours. Step aside!"
Alex and his group all turned around. And they saw Andrew standing there, his Sword held ready to swipe. Andrew looked round at the kids, they seemed a bit nervous for some reason.
Alex just laughed
"Ha, you'll have to beat me to it first!"
And with that Alex ran in.
The kid with the Spatula shouted after him
"Wait! There could be more monsters in there!"
But before he could go after him Andrew had already ran after him.
No way he's getting there first after all I've done to get THIS far!
He caught up with Alex and grabbed him by the shoulder.
"Give up old man, that treasure belongs to me and my partner now!"
Alex shoved Andrew. Andrew was taken slightly by surprise and almost tripped.
"Old man? Hah! I've got twice as much right to that treasure than you do! I figured out how to get here in the first place!"
Andrew looked Alex right in the eye
"Yeah, but you didn't have hordes of creatures to deal with like I did!"
Both of them heard a noise from in front of them, and both slowly turned their heads to see what it was.
And both of them immediately wished they hadn't.
For what stood before them was a massive two-headed snake creature. And it looked hungry...
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Andrew Chapter Four and Kahri Chapter Eleven up next!
