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Chapter Six: Graduation, Part One
As I was telling you last chapter, Bo, Kat and myself were preparing to undergo this final part of our training. Our mission, or "exam" you could say, was to find the waterfall on the island and find a hidden cave there. Our task, as Rika told us, would be waiting as we got there. There was something that Rika forgot to mention...we didn't get any food! I mean, damn, how are we supposed to survive a three day trek through a jungle without any food? Oh, well...I guess that's why she called it SURVIVAL training...
"I'm hungry!"
Kat folded her arms across her average-sized chest, and tapped her foot impatiently.
"Will you shut the heck up, Kat? It's not an easy climb up this coconut tree you know!" Alex barked out as he made his way up the tree in search of its fruit.
"Hurry up, we're close to the waterfall, we should get there before nightfall."
Bo peered over the jungle, looking for any sign of danger. Earlier in the day, they had nearly fallen into a snake pit, chased by a tiger, and survived a quicksand scare.
"I got it...uh-oh!" Alex had found the coconuts in the tree, but his grip had failed him and he came crashing to the jungle floor with an intense cry of pain.
"I...think it's my shoulder...I think I dislocated it."
Alex slumped himself up against the tree, and Bo came over to see to his shoulder.
"I've had one of these before...I'll pop it back into place. This is going to hurt a bit...One...Two...Three!"
POP!
Alex cursed under his breath as he felt intense pain as his shoulder was put back into its proper place.
"Thanks, Bo."
"No prob, blondie. Now get up so that we can move. It'll be dark soon."
As we finally made our way to the waterfall, we took a quick sip of the cool water there to refresh ourselves. That water was better than anything you'd ever find in some store, especially since we had been hiking nonstop for nearly three days. When we finally made it to the cave we were supposed to find, there was something that appeared to be some sort of letter. Kat opened it and read its contents to us.
If you are reading this, Congratulations! You are one final step away from finishing your training. Only one obstacle remains. Inside this cave there is a very powerful adversary waiting to challenge you. Defeat it, and your training is complete. Lose...well, just don't lose. Good luck, and Godspeed.
Your Instructor,
Rika.
"Well...looks like ole Rika has a heart after all." Alex smiled as Kat had read the letter they had found.
"I wouldn't count on it. She shot me in the back with an ARROW! Remember that?"
"Yeah...now if you two are done remembering old times, maybe we can get this over with?" Bo was walking toward the cave entrance, hunting knife in hand.
Alex and Kat followed him into the cave, one with a bow, the other with a torch.
As we made our way through the cave, nothing, and I mean nothing would prepare us for the great challenge we were about to meet.
Intruders detected...
Intruders deemed hazardous, termination authorized...
Destruction Mode Engaged...
All weapons set to lethal level...
As the three teens made their way through the cave, one of them started to hear the noises and beeps of machinery.
"Alex...do you hear that?"
Kat's voice was barely a whisper as she held up her bow, ready and waiting for whatever would come their way.
"Shh...do you hear that?"
They could hear something moving their way. They didn't know but they assumed two things: it was huge, and DEFINITELY not human.
"What the hell is that thing?" Bo stared up at a incredible piece of machinery. It appeared to be nearly 8 feet tall, and about ten feet wide, it had huge machine guns on either side, and something that looked like a cannon for a head.
Subjects have been deemed hazardous...noncompliant intruders must be eradicated!
"Umm...I think we're the noncompliant intruders." Kat held her bow shakily in her hands, preparing to fire.
"You're a regular Sherlock Holmes, Kat." Alex said as the machine began to spit out gunfire in their direction.
"GET DOWN!" Bo commanded from across the cave, and all three teammates dropped to the ground.
"How are we going to stop that thing?" Kat was covering her head with her hands as gunfire sprayed the area.
"I don't know..." Alex dug through his bag, looking for something that could take down this killing machine.
"Hmmm...this should work..."
Meanwhile,
In Domino City
Yugi lay in his bed, staring up at the ceiling. "Yami...something doesn't feel right."
His dark appeared to him, and the two spoke. "What's wrong Yugi?"
"I don't know...it's something about this tournament that just doesn't seem right. I can't put my finger on it."
"Are you worried about facing Seto Kaiba again?"
Yugi shook his head slightly. "It's not him..."
How will our three heroes fare against the giant killing machine they are up against? And does little Yugi have reason to be concered about the upcomming tournament in StarLight City? Find out next time!
Well...that's all for this chapter. Gotta run and update another fic! See ya!
BigLos...out