That evening the five went back to camp. The boys started the fire again while the girls made something to eat. They decided to cook something over the fire so they got a pan to put everything in but there was just one problem. They had no water.

Dick went to get some more water. It was dark outside now so Dick picked up a torch and headed off towards where he thought the water was. The girls hadn't told him to go to the stream though. Dick carried on walking and soon found the well. He put his torch on the side of the well and lowered the bucket down.

Dick began to wonder why he hadn't found any water. He picked up the torch and shone it in to the well. No water. The well was dry. He groaned. He was just about to walk away when the light from his torch caught something. He stopped and looked. In the well he saw a ledge. Odd he thought. Why would there be a ledge in a well? He shone his torch around the ledge and to his surprise he saw a hole in the side of the well next to the ledge.

Dick couldn't think why that would be there but he was excited at the thought of where it could lead all the same. He ran back to the others completely forgetting about the water.

He got back to the others and sat down. He was out of breath. The others looked at him. "Where is the water?" Anne asked.

"The water?" Dick questioned confused. Then he remembered. He laughed. "I found something and came back to tell you," he explained "I forgot about the water".

"What did you find?" Julian asked. Dick explained and soon they were all talking excitedly about where it could lead. After a while they realised they were hungry and they hadn't eaten. George and Anne went to go and get the water from the stream.

When they got back they ate and then discussed when they would go and explore the hole in the well. They decided to go and look first thing in the morning.

The next day they got up, had breakfast and then set off to the well. They soon got to the well and Julian took a torch out his pocket and shone it down in to the well. A little way down he could see the ledge and the hole next to it. Down the side of the well was an iron ladder leading down to the ledge.

"I think one of us should go down to the ledge," George said "see if we can find out where the hole goes." Julian nodded.

"I will go," he said "I am the oldest". He looked at the ladder. "Looks safe," he said "it is old but it should hold my weight".

George groaned but Julian had already made up his mind that he should be the first to go down. Within a minute Julian was on the ledge. He shone his torch in to the hole.

"There is a tunnel," Julian shouted up to the others "I can't begin to imagine where it goes though".

"Lets find out then" Dick shouted back.

"What about Timmy?" George asked.

"He can stay and guard" Dick replied. George wasn't happy but she agreed.

Julian crawled in to the hole. He tried to stand but the tunnel wasn't high enough for him to stand properly. Anne was the next in to the well with a little help from Dick. George went after Anne. She refused to be helped. "On guard Tim" she said as she disappeared in to the well. Last of all was Dick. He went down the ladder and stepped on to the ledge. He crawled in the hole and followed the others.

In front of them was a cold, dark, brick tunnel. The roof was low but at times it went high enough for them to be able to stand properly. The four walked along in single file.

They followed the tunnel round. They all wondered where the tunnel would end. Suddenly Julian stopped. Anne nearly bumped in to him.

"Why have we stopped?" Dick shouted from the back. His voice echoed round the tunnel.

"There is daylight ahead" Julian replied. He carried on walking again. Soon they reached a few steps that went up towards daylight. They slowly went up the steps wondering what to expect at the top. They all stood blinking in the light which seemed so bright after just the light of the torch. When they got used to the light they looked round. Where were they?

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To Kikoken

Thanks for the review.

To zekesbabe

Thanks for the review. Nice that you think I'm such a good writer though I'm not so sure. The reason I made the waitress question the orders is because in the books people often do question things like that when they ask for five of something and they only see four people.

Please keep reading and reviewing!