This is my first submission here and I hope it will go well. I'm really excited on this story so I'll be doing this as quickly as I can. Hope you enjoy. Oh yeah the main character, Zeke, isn't on earth, he's also fifteen, but it's like earth. It's just some other planet in some other galaxy. Enjoy.
No turning back
Chapter 1: Look at the title
The images flew through Zekes mind at a rapid rate.
A city in a desert…
A city in ruins…
Beasts with a glowing stone I the middle of their heads attacking people…
" What were they? Oh yeah Metalheads. That's what Chester called them." Zeke thought.
There was the sound of a smack and Zeke head stung.
Zeke sat up quickly, rubbing his head and tried to get awake.
His friend Max, who sat next to Zeke, smacked him on the head to wake him.
" Had a nice sleep? Watcha dreaming about this time? Huh?" Max said. Zeke fell asleep in class again. Zeke pushed his blonde hair away from his eyes.
" Is that any of your business?" Zeke asked.
" Please refrain from sleeping in class Zeke or next time I might strap you in your chair so you feel more comfortable when you go home in bed." Ms.Cassidy said.
The class laughed. Ms.Cassidy had a lot more sense of humor than all of the other teachers. She was about 26, Zeke guessed.
" Oh no Ms.Cassidy. Never again shall I anger you. Shall I bring a sacrifice Monday for you?" Zeke said.
The class laughed again. It was always like this. They made fun of each other all the time. Ms.Cassidy did this for all of her students. She taught English which was probably the best subject you could give her. Whenever they read a novel, and came to a romantic part she assigned 2 students to act the scene. When they didn't she said it would be for extra points. Then they complied.
Walking home…
Life had begun to speed by for Zeke. Ever since Chester appeared out of nowhere he had suddenly lost track of time. He liked to think about everything Chester had told him. He had to believe him. Why not? It was so boring here so there was always a story to look forward to. Chester came by oh how long was it…Oh yeah 3 weeks ago. He was in a hurry sometimes but their meeting was pretty much an accident.
3 weeks ago…
Zeke was typing a paper for Ms.Cassidy in his room, and his window was closed so the rain wouldn't get in. He usually left it open because a draft of wind was always refreshing. And then something hit his window. Zeke jumped and fell out of his chair thinking that Max was throwing another bombardment of firecrackers at him. When he looked he saw that a small furry thing was pressed against the window so he wouldn't fall. Zeke saw that it had clothes on and knocked on the window. Zeke opened the window and it flopped into his room. It looked like an orange weasel.
" Ow." The small weasel said.
Zeke backed away and stumbled and fell. It talked!
The creature got up and looked at Zeke.
" Hey, I'm Chester. Nice place ya got here. Mind if I crash here for a few days." Chester said.
" Uh, no you can stay. I'm Zeke." Zeke said.
And on those few days Chester told Zeke that he was a Precursor. When Zeke asked what that was Chester only sighed and explained that they were the most intelligent beings in the universe. They got into large conversationsabout stuff called Eco. And another planet that was fighting things called Dark Precursor.
" Oh let me guess. They're the bad guys." Zeke said.
" Wow you catch on quick." Chester said sarcastically.
They also talked about Zekes world. There wasn't much too it. Zeke just said everything was really boring. Chester and Zeke became best friends. Chester said his clothes were what all Precursors wore. Chester had a green tint to the hair on the top of his head and on the top of ears as well. Also the tip of his tail was green too. He played and joked around a lot. Chester left multiple times on what he called gateway missions and didn't return for maybe 4 days. Zeke simply denied asking because he knew Chester wouldn't feel like telling him. Chester kept to himself about most things sometimes.
In his room… " Hey Chester what's up?" Zeke" Time to go Zeke. Pack up whatever in 40 seconds cause we gotta leave NOW." Chester said.
" Wha- well ok…" Zeke says.
Zeke packs his bookbag with a new set of clothing and some food from the fridge. Why is Chester in such a hurry? A crash is heard outside in the front yard of Zekes house. His parents aren't home and there's something wrong. Zeke runs up to his room to see from his window what made the noise. Some guys in suits were standing outside. They knocked over a trashcan and now were speaking on a phone.
" Okay, we're gone. Cmon Zeke." Chester says.
" Wait who are those guys? Is there something you're not telling me?" Zeke said.
Chester was already out the window and on the street. Zeke shrugged and jumped down and ran after him. His window wasn't too high but he landed hard and it hurt.
Running away from ?…
" Chester wait up. Hold on. I need a breather" Zeke said as they rounded a corner. Zeke froze Standing in front of them were the same guys that were at the house. But they had left them behind and there were no shortcuts in the neighborhood.
" Ottsel, you have been classified as a threat. But the government demands that tests must be done for the sake of the nation. If you refuse to comply you shall be captured." One of the men said.
" Oh yeah… get him Zeke!" Chester yelled.
" What? What do you mean get him you think I could take that guy? Are you brain dead?" Zeke yelled.
" Just what I mean tackle him!" Chester said.
" No you do something!" Zeke answered.
The 2 men looked at each other and raised their eyebrows. One suddenly leapt forward and grabbed Zeke by the throat and raised him in the air. Zeke didn't expect this and soon began to sputter and gasp or at least try. His windpipe was being crushed. There was a bright flash and the men went sprawling across the street. The flash came from Chester who had raised his hand.
" Why didn't you do that before?" Zeke said angrily at Chester.
" I didn't feel like it then." Chester said and grinned.
" You idiot!" Zeke said.
They ran on and Chester suddenly turned and opened a warehouse door. When Zeke ran inside he was appalled at what he saw. The "Gate missions" as Chester called them, were when Chester went out to find parts for a portal he was building to get out of here. How he got here, was another thing he didn't tell Zeke. Chester pressed a few buttons.
" Alright, now we can get out of here. Unless… you want to stay?" Chester said.
Zeke thought about the choice he had. Go with Chester, his best friend for the last 3 weeks on an adventure, or stay here and be bored for all eternity.
" There's no turning back now." Zeke said and smiled and stepped forward.
Chester pressed a few button on the gates controls and it hummed to life.
" We're going to those 2 lunatics I told you about." Chester said.
" Jak and Daxter? Why?" Zeke asked.
" They could use a guy like you. Besides you said you took a fighting class once right? So you should be fine, and you have good reflexes." Chester said.
Chester suddenly jumped up on Zeke's shoulder and said " We should enter at the same time and be touching, otherwise we could end up somewhere else on the planet." Chester said.
A loud bang filled the warehouse and Zeke grabbed his shoulder. He looked at his palm. It was red. He had been shot. He looked back and saw it was the same men from before. One held a pistol and the other had a SMG. They opened fire. Zeke ran to the portal but he got hit in the leg and fell forward. Chester flew off his shoulder.
" Zeke!" Chester said. That was all he had time to get out. He hit the portal and was gone.
Zeke was close to the portal and it had begun to suck in everything so he might be able to get in. The fire from the guns of the men had hit the machine and it was beginning to bust. That however seemed to help Zeke, he was being pulled into the portal even faster now. As soon as he touched the portal Zeke felt like he was being twisted and swung really fast. Then he passed out from the pain in his arm and leg.
In the desert…
Marauders cruised through the desert and spotted a dot on the ground nearby. When they pulled up they saw it was a kid.
" Lucky we found him. He might've been baked alive out here." One said and laughed.
" What do we do with him?" Another asked.
Well let's take him to camp and see what we can get out of him." The driver said.
And they drove off.
Hope this went well. Review when you read it and tell me what ya think.