Hey guys...
Before we do... I would like to thank Alexriolover95, monsterjamvadim, and Spiros the Unchai. They have given very great ideas which became the inspiration for this story, for the next chapter. Once again, I thank you.
And also, I want to apologize for the delay. I'm not going to stop writing. For me, here is my second world, my second life.
Okay, now we start...
Chapter 10 : Dreaded Thing Happen
At night, in Martha's home. In the family room, her mother was watching a breaking news. The family room is in front of the kitchen and located between two bedrooms, Martha's parents and herself. In the family room, there is a staircase leading to the second floor. On the stairs... Jewel sitting on the stairs while watching breaking news with Martha's mother.
A news presented by a female bird, green-blue feathers, dressed neatly. She brings the news in a relaxed tone, but gravely.
"Good night. We delivered a very important message for all people in Agharti City. Yesterday, or more precisely Middas (Wednesday), at 3:45 PM. The highest leader of police force in Agharti City, Sir Plucky, announced a very surprising thing, in front of Agharti police force headquarter."
The screen on the television changed the background of an adult bird, with blue eyes and gray feathers, the bird is Sir Plucky. He stood behind the pulpit while delivering a speech. The background is a flashback that happened yesterday, on Middas, at 3:45 PM. He made a speech in front people of Agharti City that crowded and noisy atmosphere can be depicted on that day.
"A few hours ago." Sir Plucky began saying, "Our spy, managed to track down a bird that is very dangerous and sought after in Agharti City, Carl Marx."
The atmosphere formerly noisy, silent instantly.
"He is a dangerous leader of an organization called The Godfather. But unfortunately, we do not know yet where is their headquarter. So, for anyone who saw a bird with the red stripes on his left wing, immediately report to the nearest police station, or report directly to me. "
One of the birds lifted her wings. Looks like she was a journalist.
"Yes." Sir Plucky responded.
"Sir, what is your action to seek their headquarter? What exactly they want this time?"
Sir Plucky silent for a moment, then answered, "To find their headquarter, we have sent two agents field who are experienced and dependable In this case. About what's they want? Honestly, we do not know yet. But I am sure, we will prevent many bad possibilities, and we will always protect the citizens of Agharti City."
Furthermore, many reporters asking him questions.
Back to Martha's house.
"As usual... Agharti City is always fraught with problems and criminals." Comments Martha's mother, Virginia. After watching the breaking news.
Jewel does not comment anything about the news, she just sat and looked at the television screen that shows a bird with the red stripes on his left wing, "What is that sign?" Jewel said in her mind.
Then, Blu walking down the stairs, but Jewel did not realize that Blu had walked passed her. Jewel realize if Blu is not there, when she walked to the second floor and into his room.
"Where is he?" Jewel said with wonder in her mind. Then, she looking for him on the roof near the window in that room, a usual place for them lay down looking at the sky, "He's not here." Jewel get back into the room and saw a paper in bed. Jewel reading it...
"Jewel... I have no time to tell you. I have no idea what am i thinking, but Martha might be in danger. I'm heading to Guivick School to make sure if she's fine. Please, don't tell her mother, because I don't want her to worry."
"Blu..." Said Jewel, with a worried after reading a short letter from Blu.
Jewel immediately follows him. Instead of go out through the door, she decided to jump from the second floor, "I don't have much time." She jumping carefully. However, she could not control herself. Although already tried to hold the jump, so as not to damage the road, nonetheless, the road was... Cracked. But she didn't notice it, and immediately ran to Guivick School, when she came to a crossroads, she notice someone standing under a street light.
"I guessing you were going follow me, Jewel." And that is Blu.
"It seems you're not happy, huh?" Jewel replied curtly.
"Never mind." Blu responded, "Hurry up, we don't have much time."
Jewel nodded, and they both running toward Guivick School.
"What are you thinking now?" Jewel asked on the way.
"I don't know." replied Blu briefly.
"What do you mean you don't know?" Jewel continued to ask.
"I'll explain later when we get there." Blu replied.
None of them said anything, until they arrived at the the main entrance of Guivick School.
"It seems that nothing bad happened." Jewel said with relief. But on Blu's face, showed something else, "Blu? Are you okay?"
"Yes Jewel, I am..." Blu tried to answer, when he notice a hole in the glass window on the 16th floor, "Not okay."
Jewel was confused by what was he saw, and then she saw what was seen by him, "What's that?" Jewel said with wonder, when she saw the same thing as him.
"To answer it... We have to find out." Blu ran into the school yard.
"Blu, wait!" Jewel immediately follow him.
They arrived at the school building, and tried to use the lift. But...
"Oh no... The elevator power has been turned off." Jewel said, after she repeatedly tried pressing the elevator door, and then she tried to looking an emergency stairs, but she did not find it, "It looks like there is no emergency stairs. What shall we do now?" Jewel asked.
"Then, we have no choice." Blu answered, holding his chin.
"What are you thinking?" Jewel asked, confused.
"Follow me." Blu ran toward the school yard, and look to the 16th floor window.
Jewel stopped next to him, "What are you going to do?"
"More precisely, what shall we do?" Blu smiled slightly, "We're going to jump to the 16th floor."
Jewel surprised, "What!"
"You ready, Jewel." Blu holding Jewel, who still shocked by his plan.
"Hey Blu, wait!" Before Jewel finish her words, Blu already jumped while holding her on his wings.
"Jewel... It's now your turn." Blu shouted in the air.
"But..." Jewel hesitated.
"There is no time!" Blu said, "I will throw you into the 16th floor through the window and after that, you should do something so that I can enter as well. Okay? "
"O-okay." Jewel answered with hesitation.
"Alright Jewel... Be prepared!" Blu lifted his wings and prepares to throw her. When they reached the 16th floor, Blu throwing her. She sped fast and break the window glass, which thick and strong. While Blu, still flying too high. Jewel immediately look for a rope and tied it on an iron stand on the wall. She stood at the edge of the broken window.
"Jewel... Do something!" Blu shouted in the air, trying to stabilize her.
"Leave it to me!" Jewel throw a rope, and Blu caught it. When he caught it, he pulled by Jewel and finally, he managed to get into the 16th floor, and landed safely, although the window is broken, and the floor is little cracked.
"You're welcome." Jewel said flatly.
Blu smiled slightly, "Oh... Uh... Thank you, Jewel."
Jewel just nodded and smiled, then she walked, and look at a dark alley, "Why so quiet here?" She asked with wonder.
"I have no idea." replied Blu briefly.
"We have to split up to looking for her." Suggestion Jewel.
"Great idea. If you find anything suspicious, let me know." Response Blu.
"Got it." Replied Jewel.
They both walking along dark corridor, shouting, calling Martha. They don't know what was happened here.
Blu explore the dark corridor towards the teacher's room, gymnasium, and lockers, which not locked. But he did not find her or anything. Only one thing that made him interested and suspicious. A small hole in the window, close to the gymnasium and the elevator, at end of hallway.
"This hole..." Blu said in confusion as he observed the hole. He observed carefully around the window, and find something else, "Gunpowder." He observed a powder, such as sand, just black, "No doubt, this is a hole caused by a shot. Bad things have happened here."
After satisfied observed the window, he walks again. This time, he walks perpendicular with the window and find other thing, a cartridge. Blu pick it up, and in it there is words,
"T Go."
"What is this?" Blu asked in his mind with confusion, and then he pressing the cartridge. Although the cartridge was made of steel, but it's very soft, more like pop corn instead of steel. He took it and continue searching for Martha.
While Jewel. She's more looking for Martha in every classroom rather than explore the corridor. She observed every classroom carefully, but there is no her sign.
"Martha! If you're here, give me a sign!" Shouted Jewel called her when she was in her class, 16-J. But there is no answer... Everything is quiet.
Jewel then observed Martha's table, hoping to find something, "What is this?" Jewel found a book in her table. A blue book with paintings of clouds on the cover, "Isn't this her book? Why still at her table, if she came to the school intend to picked it?" Jewel asked with confusion in her mind. She's silent and thinking of something, "Is she..." Suddenly, she heard something. A groan coming from somewhere in here.
Jewel urgently looking for its source, she looking into all classrooms, but did not find anything. But when she explore the corridor, she found the source of the groans. Jewel surprised when the groans sound was coming from...
"Arthur! Is that you?" Jewel running towards him, and see a wound on his head,"What happened? Are you alright?" Worry and confusion felt by her. Jewel helped to lift his head to her lap.
With a half-conscious, Arthur said something. Something that had been feared by Blu all this time, "They... They took her."
"What? What are you talking about?" Jewel asked in confusion.
"Martha... Agharti City." After said that, he closed his eyes.
"Hey... Arthur. Arthur! Come on... open your eyes! Oh God..." Jewel feel worried, immediately call Blu. Tell him about what happened, "Blu! Come quickly!" Exclaimed Jewel.
Blu come out of the darkness, he was surprised to see a bird that was injured on Jewel's lap, "Wha... What happened?" He immediately ran towards him, as he soon learnt, the bird is Arthur, "Arthur!? He's Arthur, Isn't he?" Blu look at to Jewel," Jewel... tell me what happened to him?" Blu looks worried.
"I don't know, Blu... He's been like this when I found him." Jewel said, "We have to take him to the hospital."
"Good idea." Response Blu, "But... I have no idea where the location of the hospital on this planet." Blu said with disappointment.
"Oh God... What should we do?" Jewel said with confusion, "We also have no idea the emergency call number on the planet."
Suddenly... They heard something coming from the school yard.
"Blu? Did you hear that?" Jewel asked.
"Yeah... That's the sound of a car!" Exclaimed Blu, "Maybe we could ask for help."
"Is it okay? We don't know who and what it is." Jewel said, feeling worried.
"We have no other choice. We must immediately take him to the hospital." Blu replied. Then he lifted Arthur and carried him on his back, "Let's go, Jewel."
Meanwhile a car, which parked in the school yard, came out two birds. An adult male bird, with red feathers, and an adult female bird, with feather color that looks like him, but rather lighter, dressed quite formally. Looks like they came from an institution.
"Uh... why here looks deserted?" The male asked, looking around, "Are you sure we're not in the wrong place?"
"Yes." The female put out an object, much like mobile phone, just look smaller and made of glass only, "From the information we get from Sir Plucky, this is the right place."
The male still look around, "It's better we immediately investigate this place." He turn on a small flashlight that is on his left temple.
"Yeah... I know," The female responded, "Let's go, Guyrick."
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