Hi! Sorry it's been a rather long time before I updated, but hey, I'm updating now right? Well here's chapter three!
Chapter 3"Where'd everyone go?" I asked. "I don't know. Let's go find Aja and see why," answered Bobby. We walked away from where we entered Veelox and I saw a girl standing on the corner of a normal-looking street. "Is that her?" I pointed at the girl. "Aja?" Bobby called out. "Is that you?" "What do you think, Pendragon?" said Aja, trying to sound smart. "Aw, shut up," I said, finally getting tired of her attitude.
"Ugh. Anyway, I have no need for you two here so you can just go to another territory and leave Veelox alone," she said. "Wait a minute." I interrupted, "That's it? Ugly said this place was about to crumble," She looked at me and shook her head, like she felt bad for me because I was so clueless. "Well little does he know, I've got a plan." "Okay, back up.", Bobby said, "Saint Dane said this place is gonna crumble. Where's the armies and angry mobs?". "There's no guns, bombs, or explosions, Pendragon. I'm sure that disappoints you," said Aja. "Watch it!" I said to her about to explode. "Calm down." Bobby told me. I can't believe he let that comment slide. Then Aja touched my forehead. "It's all happening up here," she said. "What's that supposed to mean?" I asked confused. "I'll show you," she answered.
She turned and started walking down the street. "Should we follow?" I asked Bobby. "If it's the only chance we have of finding out just what's going on here, then yes," he answered. "What ever you say," I answered. We walked down a not-so-busy street with tons of stores and signs. Though one word did stand out, GLOID. 'Gloid, half price', 'Gloid, 2 for 1'. It was like the place was obsessed with the stuff. I wondered what it was. Could it be a building material? A type of paint? Or maybe it was some type of food? Eww! I definitely wouldn't eat anything called 'gloid'.
"So where is everyone?" I inquired. "Lifelight," she answered bluntly. "Lie Flight?" Bobby asked. "Life Light" she answered. "Sorry" he said. "But, we have no idea what that is," Suddenly she put a metal bracelet against my forehead. "Hey!" I yelled and pulled back. "What do you think I'm going to do, kill you?" Aja asked sarcastically. "Well…" I didn't know how to answer that one. "Just relax," she said. I actually did. Out of curiosity of course. I'm not the one to take orders. "Okay I'm relaxed. Happy?" I said.
Aja put the not-so-stylish bracelet up against my forehead again. I heard a slight hum then she pulled it away. She clicked a few buttons then, right before me, a picture of my brother appeared. "Justin?" I said. He smiled and walked towards me. This looked so real, it couldn't be a hologram. When he was about to touch my shoulder, he disappeared. Surprised, I swiped at the air where he was standing. I was starting to miss my family already. "How did you do that?" I asked quietly. "I pulled it from your memory," she answered calmly. I looked at Bobby. He was just as stunned as I was.
"Was that lifelight?" he asked. "Yes," she answered. "At least some one is understanding it, " "Or maybe some one isn't doing a very good job of explaining," I said to her. "Okay," she said. "Veelox is a perfect place. That is all because of lifelight. Lifelight lets you live any where you want with anyone you want. You get to choose your life and exactly what happens in it. Clear enough?" Aja concluded. "For now," I answered. "Then let's continue," she turned and walked along the sidewalk. Bobby and I continued to follow. "This place looks a lot like home," I said. "I know. It's like we never-" Bobby stopped short. What we saw was amazing. It was huge! It was black! It was a pyramid. It reminded me of the Luxor in Las Vegas if any one has been there. It's where I lived for my first 10 years. I managed to squeak out a tiny, "Whoa." We were standing about a mile from the building and it still looked massive!
"So you're saying every one from Veelox is in there?" Bobby asked dumbfounded. "Almost everyone," Aja corrected him. "Why?" I asked her. She just shook her head like I was stupid or something. She walked over to a lamppost and stood by a tricycle-like machine. It had four seats with a steering wheel on the front left side. "Well," she said. "I could show you or I could tell you. Which do you think would be easier?" "Fine," I answered and climbed into the front left seat. Bobby followed and sat in the seat behind me. "I don't think so," said Aja annoyed. "You are not driving!" she said firmly. "Hey, either I drive or you have to explain everything right here," I said defiantly. "You're going to get us killed," she murmured and climbed into the seat beside Bobby.
"So," I said. "Do I just pedal along?" "Simply, yes. But, try not to run into anything," Aja told me strictly. "No problem!" I answered happily. I pedaled slowly at first, trying not to hit the lamppost when I backed out. "Just like riding a bike!" I exclaimed happily. "Buckle your seat belts, ladies and gentlemen. This is gonna be a bumpy ride!" With that I was off. I started pedaling as fast as I could. One thing different about this vehicle was that you didn't have to pedal so much and you didn't have to work at all so I took off at about 80 mph. "WooHoo!" I yelled. "Slow down!" Aja and Bobby screamed at the same time. "Oh come on!" I said and turned to look back at them. "Where's your sense of fun?" "There's nothing fun about being killed!" Aja screamed at me. "Shesh! I'll slow-" "Look out!" Bobby yelled and ducked for cover. Suddenly we were launched off the ground and were flying through the air. "E.T. phone home!" I shouted. "What?" Aja asked confused. "Sorry, I couldn't resist,"
We landed with a loud thud! "You are never driving this vehicle again!" Aja shouted. "Never!" She climbed out and sighed. Bobby followed and shook himself off. "Well I had a good time!" I said cheerfully, trying to make Aja mad. She turned and walked into the huge building.
"Jacqui!" Bobby said angrily. "I was just trying to have some fun." I said. "Well being a traveler isn't about having fun!" Bobby shouted. "Oh, lay off," I told him. "If you aren't going to listen to me then you should just go back home with your classmates on your stupid fieldtrip!" he shouted. "Well what if I don't want to?" I said. "Are you just gonna abandon me?" "Ugh! Look, we shouldn't be arguing! We're on the same team, right?" Bobby said, trying to fix things. "Whatever," I said and followed after Aja. Bobby went into the building last.
That was chapter 3! I hope you liked it. It is a little longer than the last 2, right? I'll try to update faster now. Summer break is finally here! That means I'll update more frequently! Please review!