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The Ronin Goonies
Chapter Seven
The Adventure Continues
"Okay guys Bo's lowering the bucket." Rowen said waiting for the bucket however it stopped just a couple of feet above his head. "The rope's too short. I can't reach." He tried climbing the walls but they were too slippery.
"I've got a rope." Ryo said pulling it out of his backpack and handing it to Rowen.
"Good." Rowen took the rope and tossed it around the bucket. "Okay that should work, come here Ryo."
"What?" Ryo asked he Rowen pulled him over and started tying the rope around his waist.
"You go first, just to make sure its safe. Bo and the other guys will pull you up." Rowen explained while he knotted the rope around Ryo.
"Why me? Why do I have to go first?" Ryo asked unsure if he really wanted to climb up out of the well.
"Because I said so, now start climbing." Rowen snapped. Meanwhile Cye had been looking around and staring at the map. He looked up at the others and realized he didn't want to leave.
"Guys we can't leave, we need to find the treasure." Cye said to them. Rowen growled in irritation.
"Cye you say one more thing about that damn treasure and I'll pop you one. This is serious; one of us could have been hurt, or even killed. Now shut up and let's go home." Rowen snapped at him.
"What home Rowen? In a couple of more hours it won't be home anymore!" Cye snapped back. "Our parents worked hard to give us that home, the least we could do is help save it."
"Cye we can't…" Rowen started to say but Cye cut him off.
"But we can Rowen. Look how far we come. Even Lord Saberstrike didn't make it this far, and he was a pro." Cye argued.
"I'm with Cye. We've come to far to turn back now." Ryo agreed.
"You're both idiots. We don't have time for your stupid ideas." Rowen said half pushing Ryo up the well wall.
"It's not a stupid idea. It maybe the only way to save all are homes." Cye continued to argue.
"Cye listen…"
"No Rowen, for once in your life listen to what I have to say. That's our home, that's were we grew up. That's where we became a family. It may not matter much to you but it matters to me." Cye said eyes watering. "It's where we belong, and I don't want to see it torn down. I don't want to see any of the Ronin Goondocks turned into a golf course. And that's what's going to happen if we quit right now."
Rowen sighed irritability. "You don't know if we'll make it through this." He objected.
"We have to try. It's the only way Rowen. Please." Cye told him with a pleading look. The others looked at Rowen, everyone seemed convinced that they should try, only Rowen was holding them back.
"Come on Rowen." Ryo said giving him the same pleading look Cye was giving him. Rowen looked at everyone else before sighing in defeat.
"Alright, let's do it." He said.
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Bo and his friends were laughing at each other as they pulled the rope up. They stopped short once the bucket came into view. Bo's jacket was wrapped around the bucket. He pulled it off and looked at it.
"Kayura?" He wondered as a piece of paper fell to the ground. He picked it up and read it.
'Sorry Bo but the date's off, I'm seeing someone else.' Signed Kayura.
"Kayura…CURSE YOU RONIN!" Bo yelled into the air.
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"Are we there yet?" Kale whined.
"Kale if you don't stop complaining I swear I'll kill you myself!" Dais snapped at him as they walked through the narrow passageways.
"But we've been walking forever. How much longer is it gonna take? Leno's on." Kale said checking his watch.
"Sekhmet make him shut up." Dais said smacking the back of Kale's head.
"You wanna piece of me?" Kale snapped slapping Dais across the face. This lead to a slapping match between the two, which then lead into a hair-pulling match.
"Owww stop pulling my hair!" Dais snapped as he grabbed some of Kale's hair and started pulling. Pretty soon they were both on the ground slapping and pulling each other's hair.
"YOU TWO MORONS KNOCK IT OFF!" Sekhmet yelled jerking them both up by their shirts and banging their heads together. "If you two don't stop fighting you're both gonna end up like that guy there!" he pointed at the rotting corpse a few feet ahead of them.
"Hey a dead body!" Kale said cheerfully at he scrambled over Dais to get a better look.
"Those brats have been here. Their footprints are everywhere." Sekhmet commented scanning the tunnel. He took note of all the large boulders lying around. "They must of set off a trap or something." However Dais and Kale were ignoring him.
"Kale, check his wallet." Dais as he searched the corpse's pockets for loose change. Kale picked up the wallet and flipped through it.
"Nothing. The kids must have took his money." Kale commented pocketing the wallet.
"Oh sure Kale, right before they ate him." Sekhmet snapped smacking both of them. "Get up, those brats can't be too far ahead." He stalked off. Kale made a face at him and picked up the skull.
"I'm Sekhmet I think I'm so cool cause I'm the oldest and ugliest Masho Brother. Blah blah Blah…" Kale made the skull talk while Dais snickered.
BANG
Both Kale and Dais dropped to the ground as the shot went above their heads. They looked up to see Sekhmet glaring at them from where he was standing, gun smoking. They both scramble up and follow their brother through the tunnels.
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"Hey can someone give me a hand here?" Ryo asked as he tried to untie the rope around his waist. Rowen had tied it in several different knots and he was having a hard time untying them. No one seemed to be listening to him as Kayura and Mia were looking around, Cye was scanning the walls for any clue where they should go next, and Rowen and Sage were looking at the map.
"It says here that we need a key to find the hidden door." Sage read the map.
"Hey guys I think I found something." Cye said from the far corner. He pulled back some dried up roots and found what looked like a spinning wheel with little stone sticking out of it. Ryo went up to him, dragging the rope behind him and examined the wheel.
"What do you suppose it is?" He asked fingering a couple of the stones. Rowen and Sage came up behind them.
"Cye what did you do with that thing you took from Saberstrike?" Rowen asked. Cye pulled out the little half ying-yang thing out and looked at it.
" I think you're suppose to put that thing on the wheel." Sage suggested. Cye tried to put the ying-yang thing on the first stone, but it was too big.
"Try the smaller one." Rowen suggested. Cye tried the smaller one and it fit perfectly.
"Now what?" Cye asked. Rowen frowned thinking it over.
"Maybe we're supposed to turn it." He suggested not sure.
"Which way?" Cye asked.
"How should I know?" Rowen snapped. "Try clockwise." Cye shrugged and started moving the wheel clockwise. Just as he made a full circle there was this swoosh sound and Cye found his hand incased in rock.
"My hand's stuck." Cye said trying to pull it out.
"Let go of the thing." Rowen said as he helped Cye pull his hand out.
SNAP
CRACK
"It must be another trap! Everybody get against the wall and don't move!" Sage yelled pressing himself against the wall.
SNAP
Everyone looked up to see a cannon ball rolling around a track above them. It fell into a hole and suddenly the ground beneath Ryo's feet broke apart. Ryo cried out as he felt himself fall through the ground.
"RYO!" Cye, Kayura and Mia shouted at the same time as they watched their friend disappear through the hole.
"The rope!" Sage shouted diving for it before it fell through the hole. Sage felt himself being dragged to the hole. Rowen dove on top of him and together they stopped Ryo's fall.
Ryo for the most part was screaming at the top of his lungs and was suddenly jerked to a stop. He coughed and gagged as the rope around his waist knocked the wind out of him. He looked down to see he was just a couple of feet above a bunch of wooden spears sticking up from the ground.
'Man that was a close one.' He said to himself sighing in relief as he dangled there. Ryo looked around and saw another tunnel leading to a huge rock that was carved like a skull.
"RYO! RYO! Are you okay?" Rowen shouted down at him. Ryo swung up slightly grabbing the rope.
"I'm okay guys!" He shouted up to them. "I think I found the doorway down here!"
"What did he say?" Kayura asked.
"I think he said he found the doorway." Mia said.
"Guy You gotta come down and see this!" Ryo shouted up to him.
Rowen and Sage struggled to hold the rope. "Here, let's tie the rope to this stalagmite." Rowen said as he and Sage pulled the rope around the stalagmite. Rowen checked to make sure the rope was secure enough before he yelled down to Ryo.
"Ryo let go of the rope, we're coming down." He yelled.
Ryo had managed to get himself untied and dropped to the ground but was careful to avoid the wooden spears. He looked up the hole, "Be careful Rowen there's some nasty looking spears down here. I'll try to move them!" He shouted up to them then started removing some of the spears out of the way so his friends could come down.
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"How much further does this cave lead?" Anubis asked gazing at his surroundings.
Kento shrugged eating ice cream he snuck out of the freezer before they left. "I dunno. Cye said Talpa's men spent years digging tunnels all over the place." They walked a little more till they came into a cavern with pipes everywhere. Some were broken and spraying water everywhere.
"What happened here?" Anubis asked curiously, he avoided a pipe that was moving up and down just above his head.
"My guess the guys had something to do with this." Kento commented with chocolate smeared on his lip.
"Will you stop pigging out and help me move some of these pipes out of the way." Anubis said to him trying to push a pipe upward.
"Yeah sure not problem." Kento said putting his ice cream down and cracking his knuckles and grabbing a pipe. "This is cake, I've almost got it." He pushed the pipe as hard as he could before he felt something break above him.
SCREEEEEEEEEECH CRASH
Kento and Anubis heard somebody scream above them and police sirens in the distance. Anubis looked at Kento incredibly. Kento just grinned sheepishly.
"Uh, oops." He said. Anubis sighed in irritation shaking his head and immediately regretting his decision.
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"Hey Rowen, Sage where're you going?" Cye asked once everyone had made it down the hole. Rowen and Sage walked away from the others and into a small cavern.
"Men's room Squirt." Sage told him before they disappeared around a corner. Kayura and Mia blush a little before they too went into another cavern of there own, leaving Cye and Ryo standing there.
"I guess we could use a little break." Ryo said sitting down and pulling out the sandwiches and water bottles out of his backpack. He handed Cye a sandwich and water and the two started to eat while the others were doing their business.
Meanwhile Mia and Kayura were talking softly in their little cavern. "Oh no way Kayura now is not the time." Mia said shaking her head in disbelief. Kayura only giggled.
"Of course it is. What better place in a dark little secret cavern isn't it romantic?" Kayura asked dreamily. Mia rolled her eyes.
"What ever." Mia shook her head at her friend. Kayura stuck her tongue out at the older girl.
"Just wait…. Rowen…Rowen…" She called out.
"You're lady is calling for you Rowen." Sage snickered from the other side of the cavern.
"Well I'm a little busy at the moment." Rowen snapped irritably. "Hey Cye?"
Cye swallowed a gulp of water before answering. "What?"
"Go see what Kayura's crying about." Rowen told him.
Cye shrugged and got up from his spot and walked into the small cavern he saw the girls walk into earlier. It was very dark and he could barely see where he was going. He grasped the walls to keep himself from falling on the slippery rocks.
"Rowen? I'm in here…with my eyes closed." Kayura said seductively. Cye was about to call out to her when he nearly slipped and fell. Soft hands caught him and before he even knew what was going on Kayura pressed her lips against his.
Mia huffed impatiently before she went back to where Kayura was. She flashed her flashlight in front of her and gasped when she saw the two making out. She hid a smile and quickly moved away so as not to disturb them. A couple of minutes later Cye came staggering out in a dream like state. She quickly tapped him on the shoulder.
"Wrong way lover boy, this way." She said pointing to the passageway next to her.
"Thanks." He said absently as he made his way out. Mia giggled before going back over to Kayura. She flashed the flashlight at the younger girl and grinned. Kayura was leaning against the wall in total ecstasy.
"Okay you kissed, now tell." Mia said barely able to contain her laughter. Kayura looked at her curiously.
"There's something weird." She said thoughtfully.
"What? What is it?" Mia asked.
Kayura stood there thinking before answering. "Does Rowen wear a retainer?" She asked. Mia fell over laughing. "Why are you laughing? Mia, it was the most amazing experience. He's a very good kisser." Kayura said dreamily. Mia continued to laugh.
"Next time try kissing with your eyes open. It's a whole different experience." Mia laughed. Kayura shook her head.
"What ever, be careful, there's a hole around here somewhere. I think Rowen was standing in it." Kayura told her. That only made Mia laugh even harder as they went back to join the others.
Cye flopped down next to Ryo a dazed look on his face "Wow." He mumbled licking his lips slightly. Ryo stopped chewing and raised an eyebrow.
"What happen to you?" He asked his mouth full.
"I think I just made out with Kayura." Cye said absently still dazed. Ryo started choking on his sandwich. Cye had to slap him on the back before he spat out the half eaten sandwich. Ryo took a gulp of water and looked at Cye.
"Dude you better hope Rowen doesn't find out about that." Ryo warned him.
"Find out what?" Rowen asked. Both boys jumped and looked up to see Rowen standing over them, a stern look on his face.
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"I spy with my eye, something brown." Kale said in a bored like fashion.
"Rock." Dais said also in a bored like fashion.
"Got it in one." Kale said. They had been walking for a while now, Sekhmet was just a head of them.
"I spy with my eye…" Dais paused then flicked Kale on the head for snickering. "I spy something…green."
"Sekhmet's bad hair day?" Kale asked. Suddenly Sekhmet stopped short and motioned them to be quiet.
"What is it?" Dais asked. They started hearing a leaking sound the closer they got.
"Sounds like Sekhmet taking a leak after a bender." Kale whispered to Dais who snickered. A dark look from Sekhmet made them both shut up as they turned a corner and saw the waterfall.
"We must be under some kind of well." Sekhmet said mostly to himself looking around, and avoiding the water.
"Hey cool, money." Kale said jumping into the pool and picking up coins. Dais went over to the waterfall's edge and did the same. Sekhmet rolled eyes wondering why he was never an only child before scanning for a way out. Instead he found a stalagmite with a rope tied to it in the far corner.
"Hello what have we here?" He said to himself walking over to the rope and examining it. He flashed the light down the hole and listened carefully. At the bottom of the hole he could make out voices. "Gotcha."
"Whatcha doing Sekhmet?" Kale came up to him soaking wet. Sekhmet jerked him down next to him. "Ow, ow, ow!"
"Shut up moron, the kids are down there." Sekhmet said quietly pointing down the hole. He motion Dais to come over and the three looked down the hole.
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Rowen was going to say something but something caught his eye. He looked over at the hole they climbed down from and saw a light shinning down. "Oh no…it's the Masho Brothers!' He felt a tugged on his shirt, Kayura looked up at him sweetly gesturing into the next cavern.
"Are you crazy? They're here!" He said panicky. Everyone looked over at the hole and saw the light. They could also hear voices. Kayura shrieked and Rowen pulled her closed and covered her mouth to keep her from screaming.
"Hey kiddies we're coming to get ya!" Kale's voice yelled down to them.
"Run!" Sage yelled. Ryo and Cye jumped up from where they were sitting. Ryo grabbed his backpack and he and the rest of the group took out done a large tunnel, into the mouth of the large skull.
"Kale you idiot. You made them run off." Dais snapped hitting him in the shoulder. Kale shoved him back.
"Dais, get down there!" Sekhmet ordered before the two could start fighting again.
"Why do I always have to go first?" Dais grumbled as he started climbing down the rope followed by Kale and Sekhmet.
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Rowen lead the others through the dark tunnels. He held Kayura's hand as the group continued to run. Up ahead he could see a saw light. "Guys keep going there's an opening just ahead." He told the others as he sprinted towards the light with Kayura following close behind.
Mia tripped, but Sage managed to catch her in time as they followed Rowen and Kayura. Cye was just behind them and Ryo wasn't too far behind. Ryo would check behind them every now an then to see if the Masho brothers were getting closer.
"Where almost there guys, just a little….shit!" Rowen stopped suddenly making Kayura crash into him. He stumbled but managed to keep his balance. The others had stopped behind him.
"Aw man." Ryo muttered when he saw why they had stopped. In front of them, instead of an opening, there was a large underground river, flowing at a very fast speed. The only way across was a large slippery log with a rope tied to it.
"Come on guys, we gotta cross this thing, follow me and be careful." Rowen said bravely as he climbed up onto the log and slowly started sidestepping across it. Kayura climbed up after him crossing the log with a bit more grace then him.
"Hold on to my hand Mia, it'll be okay." Sage assured her as they both climbed up onto the log. Cye climbed up next arms stretched out to keep his balance. The rope broke suddenly and Rowen started to titer. Kayura grabbed his hand to keep him from falling. He smiled his thanks and together they slowly made it to the other side.
Ryo had taken a few steps when he suddenly thought of something. He reached around into his backpack, looking for something. Sage and Mia made it to the other side, while Rowen grabbed Cye's hand and pulled him to safety. He looked over and saw Ryo standing on the log digging through his backpack.
"Ryo what the hell are you doing!" Rowen yelled at the younger teenager. "Get over here before you fall."
"I got an idea Rowen!" Ryo yelled over the water. He pulled out the chocolate syrup that Kento had packed earlier and started squirting on the log. Then carefully he started walking backwards on the log while the others stared at him like he was crazy.
"Oh my god, they're coming!" Mia shouted pointing over at the light flashing in the tunnel. Ryo had made it over halfway across when he ran out of chocolate syrup.
"That should do it." Ryo said to himself, tossing the syrup bottle into the water. He looked up in time to see the Masho brothers standing next to the log.
"Hello boys remember me?" Dais asked grinning wickedly. Startled, Ryo stumbled backwards and fell. Luckily Sage and Rowen managed to grab his shirt and pulling back before he fell into the water.
"Sekhmet shoot'em." Kale yelled. Sekhmet pulled out his gun and started firing. The teens scream and hid behind the rocks as the bullets ricocheted against the walls. Sekhmet fired a couple of rounds before the gun suddenly jammed.
"It's jammed, Dais when's the last time you cleaned this thing?" Sekhmet snapped as he tried to fix it.
On the other side of the underground river. "It anyone hurt?" Rowen asked checking himself over. After a few muttered nos he sighed in relief. "Alright come on there's tunnel just up there. Start climbing while they're not shooting." The teens started climbing up the wall while Sekhmet was still fiddling with his gun.
"Kale, go after them." He shouted. Kale took one look at the river and shook his head.
"You know what, I don't think I want the treasure that bad." Kale gulped as the river seemed to be picking up. Dais growled and shoved Kale up onto the log.
"Get your sorry ass over there and stop them!" He snapped. Kale gulped again and started walking across the log. He got about halfway when he slipped on the chocolate syrup. He did a flip in the air and landed in a very comical yet extremely painful manner.
Dais winced in pain when he saw Kale fall. "Hey Kale, you okay?" He asked. Kale's eyes had bugged out and he made a choking sound in his throat.
"Oooooowwwwwwwwww." He managed to get out.
"Well what are you waiting for? Help him." Sekhmet snapped at Dais while he continued to fix his gun. Dais gulped nervously and climbed up onto the log. He didn't get very far when he also slipped on the chocolate syrup. He didn't do a flip like Kale had, but he did land in the very same painful position that Kale had. The water started flowing over the log and the two started screaming and hanging on for dear life.
"MOMMY! I don't wanna drown!" Kale screamed.
"What the hell's the matter with you two?" Sekhmet snapped once he finished fixing his gun. "It's only water!" Meanwhile the group of teens had managed to climb up the wall and into the tunnel.
"Stay together everyone." Rowen said in the lead. They walked a small ways before they came to the end of the tunnel. They all stopped and stared at the gruesome thing that stood at the end of the tunnel.
"Holy Cow, what is that thing?" Ryo shrieked.