Awesomewriter123: Hooray for more suspense
Awesomewriter123: Hooray for more suspense! I wonder how the other kids faired. Please update!
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Chapter Three: Invad-Ed
Eddy looked into the mirror, not recognizing himself at first. He had four hairs instead of three, and was two inches taller. He had some facial hair too, but it was just stubs. Eddy stood there gaping for a few minutes, before Jimmy snapped him out of his trance. "Eddy, the coast is clear, we can go now." Jimmy whispered into his ear, causing Eddy to jump.
"Next time, just tap me on the shoulder..." Eddy said, before following Jimmy out of the store. They began walking in the direction of the junkyard. "Hey, Jimmy, now were heading toward the junkyard. Are we ever going to go to this "camp" of survivors?", Eddy asked, wondering if Jimmy was setting him up for a trap.
"Yes, but I'm taking a secret route through the junkyard." Jimmy explained.
"What "secret route" are you talking about?" Eddy asked.
"The remaining survivors and I dug a tunnel that led from the junkyard to the trailer park, not only to save time, but to better avoid being caught." said Jimmy as they reached the entrance of the junkyard. Jimmy led Eddy behind a pile of junk, and peeked over the debris. "It looks safe..." Eddy heard Jimmy mumble, and so Jimmy led Eddy to the van that the Eds discovered on one of their visits to the junkyard.
"The secret entrance is in here?" Eddy asked, pointing to the van.
"Yes, we punctured a hole through the bottom, which leads to were the tunnel starts.", Jimmy said while opening the back of the van. He motioned for Eddy to get inside, and so Eddy climbed inside the van, with Jimmy close behind. Jimmy quietly shut the doors behind them, and turned toward Eddy. "Here it is, Eddy." Jimmy said. The hole was about three feet wide, and was pitch black.
"You expect me to climb in this dark hole, with absolutely no light?" Eddy asked.
"Wow, Eddy, you're starting to sound more of a sissy than me..." Jimmy teased.
Eddy glared at him, and began to climb into the hole. Jimmy quickly followed him down. Eddy reached the bottom after a minute of climbing, and turned around to see that the tunnel was dimly lit. "Well at least there's some light..." he muttered before starting down the tunnel. Jimmy reached the bottom soon after him, and began to follow Eddy. "So, Jimmy... nobody else from the cul-de-sac is at the camp... are they?" Eddy asked.
"Don't talk about the others... please..." Jimmy said, a hint of sadness in his response. Eddy stopped and turned around facing Jimmy. He noticed that Jimmy had few tears sliding down his cheeks.
"What happened to the others?" Eddy asked, intent on finding out what the fate of his friends was.
"Nothing bad... it's just... I haven't seen them since this all started..." Jimmy said," Two years ago..."
"What started?" Eddy asked.
Jimmy gave him a disbelieving stare. "You have to know what happened, I mean, you lived through it, you know..." Jimmy said.
"Actually..." Eddy started," Just yesterday I was at the cul-de-sac, I mean, the cul-de-sac before it looked like it does now. And then suddenly, I was here."
Jimmy stood there for a minute, as if puzzled by what Eddy said. "But how is that possible?" Jimmy asked.
"I wish I knew..." said Eddy.
They both stood there for a few seconds, and then, without a word, continued walking down the dank, dark tunnel.
Eddy peaked out of the tunnel, and his eyes were stung by the sun. He squinted, and climbed out of the hole. Finally... Eddy thought, I'm out of that stupid tunnel... I was getting a cramp. "Um... I could use some help here!" said Jimmy, unable to get out of the tunnel. Eddy sighed, and helped Jimmy up out of the tunnel. They both stood up, and Eddy looked around.
The tunnel ended right behind a familiar trailer... "The Kanker's trailer..." Eddy thought out loud.
"Right. We should be on our way, the camp's not far now." Jimmy said, as he began walking briskly toward the creek.
"Wait up!" Eddy yelled as he ran after Jimmy.
They walked until they reached a bridge that led across the creek, and Jimmy and Eddy continued across it. "I don't remember there being a bridge here..." Eddy said to Jimmy.
"The survivors and I built it to make travel easier." Jimmy said.
"What did you get from the candy store anyway?" asked Eddy, a hint of curiosity in his voice.
"Just something I think will come in handy in the future..." Jimmy said.
"That doesn't answer my question." Eddy said.
"It's not really any of your business." Jimmy said.
"Yeah, well... whatever." Eddy said as they reached a large, wooden gate. Jimmy motioned for Eddy to stay where he was, and Jimmy walked up to the gate. He knocked three times, and waited.
After a few minutes, a voice from behind the gate said "Password?" and Jimmy muttered something under his breath that Eddy could not hear. After a few more minutes, the gate started to slowly open, and Jimmy motioned for Eddy to follow. Eddy walked into the camp, and surveyed his surroundings. There were tents and boxes of supplies everywhere, and people were sitting around fires cooking, talking, and just relaxing. There were people of all shapes and sizes, from two year olds to seventy year olds. Jimmy led Eddy to a large wooden structure, and they went inside.
Jimmy took off his cloak, and was wearing his normal outfit underneath of it. He stuck the cloak in a closet nearby, and sat down in a chair. "Go ahead and sit down, this a place of relaxation." Jimmy said as he reached next to him and pulled an apple out of a basket. Eddy sat down on a nearby couch, and looked around the room. It was very plain, and not very well decorated. There were a couple bookcases and a nightstand next to a small bed, and there were a couple pictures on the wall. One of them was of Sarah and Jimmy at the playground. Eddy looked away, trying to stop himself from getting too emotional.
"So, Jimmy, what does Hallowed mean, anyway?" Eddy asked, remembering how Jimmy called the cul-de-sac "Hallowed Ground".
"It means sacred." Jimmy said, taking another bite out of his apple.
"Oh, okay..." Eddy said. "I'm still wondering... what exactly did happen?" Eddy asked, curious to find out.
Jimmy sighed, and sat up a little, and placed his finished apple in a nearby trash bin. "Where to start..." Jimmy said, pondering how to begin the story. "I think it is best to being the night that it happened... Now I wasn't awake when it happened that night in the cul-de-sac, but I heard that a purple mist suddenly covered the entire cul-de-sac, and sat there the whole night, just shading it from the outside world. Police were sent to check it out, but every time an officer went into the mist... he didn't come out." Jimmy paused for a moment, and then continued. "After it cleared, the cul-de-sac was a wreck. It was if a miniature war had happened. But that wasn't the end. The mist somehow awakened the evil in the hearts of people, and caused wars all across the Earth. Some people fled to bomb shelters, some stood and fought, and others were caught in between the whole mess. Pretty soon, very few people were left. There were no longer countries, or government, there were no leaders, and certainly no order. Today, chaos reigns, and the people here are the ones that stayed away from the fight, who didn't want to kill or pillage." Jimmy sat there for a few minutes, letting Eddy take it all in.
"But what could of happened to the others in the cul-de-sac?" asked Eddy.
"What did the mist do to them?"
"Even to this day, I never found out." Jimmy then walked over to the picture of Sarah and him at the playground, and stared at it for a few seconds. "I only wish I knew what the fate of the others was... oh well, my chief concern is the safety of this village and all of it's inhabitants." Jimmy said, turning away from the picture.
Eddy sat there thinking as Jimmy sat back down and took another apple from the basket. "Want one?" Jimmy asked.
"Sure...", said Eddy. Jimmy then tossed him an apple, and Eddy took a bite out of it. "Wow, this is good. Then again, I guess anything would taste good right now, since I haven't eaten all day." Eddy and Jimmy finished their apples, and began talking again.
"So, Jimmy, what do you do around this place? Clean the toilets?" Eddy joked.
"Actually, I'm in charge of defense of this camp."
"Wait, defense? You fight?" Eddy said, trying to suppress a laugh. Eddy just couldn't help it, however, and started laughing his head off. "You couldn't even hurt a fly! The fly would hurt you!" Eddy said as he continued to laugh.
Jimmy blushed, and said, "Okay, I just tell the defenders what to do to defend the camp. I guess you could say I'm more like a commander than a fighter..."
"You got that right!" Eddy said, as he wiped a few tears of laughter from his eyes.
"Which is why we need you." Jimmy said, his tone suddenly turning solemn.
"What do you mean by that?" Eddy asked.
"What I mean is, that you would make an excellent leader for my men. They need a leader who isn't scared to dive headfirst into danger.", Jimmy said.
"Leader? Whoa now, Jimmy boy, you want me to lead your men?", Eddy asked.
"That is precisely what I'm saying." Jimmy said.
"But why me? I mean, I'd hate to admit it, but there is probably a better leader out there in that camp than me." Eddy said.
"Probably. But I need you now." Jimmy said.
"Why now?", Eddy asked.
"Because, tomorrow is when the attack on this camp begins.", Jimmy said in an extremely serious tone.
"Attack? By who?", Eddy asked.
"By the barbarians.", said Jimmy.
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