Chapter Two: The Two Towers

Author's Note:

Here's Chapter Two: The Two Towers. In this chapter, Tammy's (and mine) life are a little more mentioned. Everything about her family (except for living in the lodge of Grouse Mountain part) is real. And, the lift thing is real too. Trust me. Well, enjoy!

-CelestialTime93

"How long have you known Hacker?" Matt asked, now the lift being camly raised to the top of the mountain.

"Ever since Doctor Marbles met him..." Tammy answered absently, staring out the snowy landscape as if in a trance.

"Oh, not again!" Digit groaned, "TAMMY! SNAP OUT OF IT!"

"Huh?" Tammy snapped back to reality, then blushed, "Oh, sorry. I was daydreaming again."

"Tammy's a young author and was the winner of a young writers competition here in Vancouver." Digit explained, "Ever since then, she's been writing books and a teen book series called Grouse Mountain: The Peak of Vancouver. Based on this mountain."

"I get ideas from music and the mountain." Tammy added, "Usually when I'm in the lift. I always wonder what's down those pits. Oh, man, only God knows what."

"You're Christian?" Slider asked.

"Catholic." Tammy corrected with a smile, "I've been working and writing at this mountain for so long, that I can't remember how long. I live with my parents and little sister at the top of the mountain in the Peak Chalet/lodge. ThePeak Chalethappens to be a hotel, but, the family uses this place as a house. I also work at the gift shop. And my dad takes the lift down to go back to Coquitlam to work. That's why he comes home late. You won't be able to meet him until tomorrow morning. Morgan works late shifts so he sees him every time he picks him up and drops him off."

"You don't see your dad a lot, do you?" Jackie said with a frown.

"I barely." Tammy answered as Digit spotted a framed tower that held the cord of the lift in the air, "I only see him most of the day on the weekends and I see him at breakfast on the weekdays. I barely have enough time with him."

"Wh-what's that?" Digit quivered, pointing at the tower.

"Oh..." Tammy said sheepishly, "That's one of the two towers."

"Hold on." Morgan said, "It's gonna be a bumpy ride!"

"How bumpy?" Matt asked as Inez clutched onto the hanging ring on the top of the lift.

"Oh, just a little swing," Tammy answered nervously, "No big."

"You say that as if it's a bad thing." Inez squeaked.

"Well, if you have sturdy feet," Tammy answered nervously again, "It won't be much of a trouble!"

"STURDY FEET?" Jackie squealed, "AS IN?"

"Uh, I think we're about to find out." Slider said, forgetting to hold onto the rings.

Then, the lift swayed back and forth.

"Whoaaa!" Jackie cried as she was hit to the back of the lift into one of the seats.

"Look out!" Slider cried as he was also hit to the back of the lift into the seat beside Jackie.

"Whoa!" Digit cried. Tammy grabbed a cold ring with one hand and grabbed the sliding Digit with the other.

As the lift swayed forward, Jackie and Slider remembered to hold onto the ring this time.

"Gah!" Digit cried, "Hand me a ring, Tammy!"

Tammy threw Digit to a ring as he held on for dear life. Digit was a meter off of the ground!

"Whew!" Jackie sighed in relief, letting go of the ring and sitting down on the seat, "That was a wild ride!"

"Tell me about it." Slider added as he sat down beside Jackie.

"Uh, that's not the last of the towers." Morgan said.

"It isn't?" Digit quivered.

"Right!" Tammy remembered, "There's two towers!...Uh-oh..."

"Here comes the other one!" Morgan cried, "Hold on!"

Jackie and Slider bolted up from the seat and held onto the rings tightly.

Then, the lift swayed to the back again.

"Aaaaaaaah!" Digit screamed, holding onto dear life as his wings began to deepen in the chilliness of the ring.

"Whoa!" Matt cried, holding onto the ring tighter and accidently bump into Inez while holding onto the ring.

"Hey!" Inez cried, her glasses slipping down her nose, "Watch it!"

"Sorry, Nezzie!" Matt teased.

"Don't call me Nezzie!" Inez cried, using her free hand to push her glasses back up her nose. She returned her free hand to the cold ring, forgetting about the coldness from her frustration against Matt.

Then, the lift swung forward. This time, Inez bumped into Matt.

"Whoa!" Inez cried.

"Now, you watch it!" Matt cried.

"Sorry!" Inez cried, "Sheesh, these floors are slippery!"

"It's the slush from the snowy boots from the passengers before us!" Tammy answered as the lift slowly swung to a hault, and a giant stone building with the Grouse Mountain logo on it passed them. Or more like, they passed the building.

"Okay, mates!" Morgan said, parking the lift at the lift station on the top of the mountain, "We're here! And please enjoy your stay at Grouse Mountain; The Peak of Vancouver!"

Well, how's it so far? Next chapter is Chapter Three: Tammy's Secret. For now, please review! Until later, see ya! ;-)

CelestialTime93