Author's note
Finally, exams are over! Now, since it is the holidays, I should have more time to write my story. However, I have other school activies during such as my dreaded cca camp which has just past. I can almost swear that the school just want to torture us(the poor students) for fun. Then again, they can account for the lack of common sense in my juniors students (no offence to them but they really lack common sense as they need help for almost everything!). But, due to these activites, I still will take time to update the story. But, right now, the good news is, I managed to upload two chapters on the same day! However, I am still a beginner at writing stories so, please forgive the mistakes in the chapters.
Hope u enjoy the Chapter 3 and Chapter 4!
Chapter 3: Disaster strikes
A figure entered a dark, sinister room which had broken glass and ruins scattered everywhere. However beyond the ruins, there was a single, enormous throne, sitting in the centre of the room. The figure moved towards the throne, avoiding the glass shards and stone fragments. As the figure made her way through the hazardous mess, she emitted a shiver. Despite her frequent visits, the cold, cruel atmosphere of the place still gave her the chills. The killer instincts plus the cruel intents of many great, resting evils were enough to choke just about anyone who was newcomers to the room. Stopping a few metres away from the gigantic throne, the figure got onto one knee and bowed her head. "My lord," She spoke, "I have come to ask your approval for setting the plan into motion".
Seconds after the words has left her mouth, heavy footsteps sounded throughout the whole room. A great, big figure appeared in front of the bowed figure and settled down on the throne. Making himself comfortable, the figure said, "Look up, troop captain and remind about this plan of yours in which you are so eagerly ready to carry out".
"My lord Makuta" the troop captain replied. "I am asking for the approval of the attack plan which I proposed during the meeting….."
"Ah, yes. That plan," Makuta said absently. Using his hand as a support, he put his chin in his hand and continued, "But, I believe it was more like you demanded for the plan to be approved rather than proposing it".
The troop captain looked uncomfortable and stared at the floor in humiliation. Slightly squirming at his previous comment, the captain said in an ashamed tone, "I was eager for the plan's approval. Perhaps I went a bit overboard in my proposal for the plan".
"Yes, perhaps you did," Makuta replied. He stood up and walked behind the female troop captain. As he walked, he asked, "So, tell me, what are you really here for?" He stared at the captain, noting with satisfaction in seeing a glint of fear in the captain's eyes. "The approval had been already given," he stated in a cold voice.
"More troops," came the reply. Makuta closed his eyes and looked away from the troop captain. Despite being unsure of her lord's intentions, she continued explaining her need, "I need more troops in order for the plan to be successful".
"You have more then enough," Makuta answered. The troop captain became furious at the denial to her need for more troops. She stood and glared at Makuta. Trying to make herself more intimidating, she shouted, "I must have them to make my plan a success or". She paused, narrowing her eyes, "Do you want me to fail in my mission?"
Makuta opened his eyes, grabbed the trooper captain's neck and rammed her against a stone pillar. The troop captain let out a loud yelp of pain and started to whine about the pain. However, she soon stopped her whining once she noticed Makuta's intimidating glare. The glare sent chills down her spine once again. She unconsciously whimpered in fear. Pleased with the received response, Makuta hissed, "Remember your place, trooper. You are in no position to demand anything from me".
He released the girl and walked back to his throne. The female captain coughed and gasped for air. Regaining her voice, she lowered her graze and said, "Forgive me, my lord. I was too rash".
Makuta closed his eyes and waved his hand at her in slight annoyance. Knowing that she had been dismissed, she got up from her couching position, bowed and headed for the door. The female captain cursed silently and stalked out of the room, slamming the door on her way out. Makuta sighed and sat down, thinking up of numerous methods to implement fear into his troublesome soldiers like the female trooper captain. However, she does provide some entertainment, Makuta smirked, slightly amused at the thought. Staring at the door, he began to consider sending a rahkshi or some smaller rahi to spy on the process of the captain's plan.
On Earth:
Feeling the strong sunlight in her face, Flame let out a tired yawn. She then got herself snugged in her favourite relaxation spot in the fitness area, right on top of the monkey bars. Lying on her back, Flame took a deep breath and let it out. This is great, Flame thought to herself. This is how my relaxing time should be like. No shouting, no teasing, no annoying schoolmates. Just totally peace and quiet. Flame closed her eyes and sighed in relieved happiness.
"Oooo Flame!"
Flame's right eyebrow started to twitch. Flame opened her eyes and breathed out an exasperated sigh. I spoke too soon; Flame pushed herself into a sitting position and looked down. Mentally groaning at what she had found, Flame glared at the person in question and asked, "What do you want, Wendy?"
Wendy, Flame's classmate and self-proclaimed rival, grinned in a sly manner and replied, "Flame dear, you shouldn't stay there in the sun like that. After all, your skin could easily…" Flame rolled her eyes as Wendy continued her dramatic sweet-talk. Flame closed her eyes and ignored Wendy's presence. Hoping Wendy would leave so, that Flame could regain her peace and quiet time. Flame soon began singing her memorized songs inside her head. She was soon snapped out of her thoughts her mental singing by Wendy's loud, furious shouts. Flame stared at her annoying classmate and asked, "What?"
Wendy glared angrily at Flame who had a bored expression on her face and repeated, "I said that if you don't get down right now, I will go and tell Mr Lin". Flame gave her an empty, slightly disbelieved stare, yawned and resumed her lazy position. She then waved her hand lazily at Wendy, trying to shoo her off. Frustrated at her failed attempts to annoy Flame, Wendy stared at the seemly napping Flame, trying to come up with a new idea. A light bulb light up in her head when she came up with the perfect method to annoy Flame. Grinning maliciously, Wendy said, "You know, Flame. I am better than you in every way".
Flame continued to ignore her until Wendy said, "After all, my family isn't upset about having a daughter who disappointed them".
That statement grabbed Flame's attention. Flame immediately got up from her position and jumped off the monkey bars. Sending a death glare at Wendy, Flame started to approach her. Then, someone grabbed Flame from behind, holding her back. Flame began struggling when her best pal, Jamie said, "Leave it, Flame! She's not worth it!"
Flame struggled even more and snarled, "Let me go, Jamie! I do not need to be restrained". Jamie shook his head, refusing to release his hold on the girl. He looked down at Flame and told her, "Not until you calm down". Flame growled and continued to struggle. Jamie bit back a sigh and glared at Wendy who was beaming at her achievement. "As for you Wendy, get out of here. Scram!"
Wendy smirked before replying, "With pleasure". She was humming happily as she slowly made her exit. As she passed by Flame, she let out a small giggle. But, her triumph did not last long, as Flame lunged at her despite Jamie's strong grip. Wendy let out a loud squeal and ran out of the fitness area, fleeing for her life. Once Wendy was out of sight, Jamie released his breath and dropped his grip on Flame. Flame stumbled forward, turned around and glared at her best pal. She shouted at him, "What was that for!? Holding me back like that!?"
Jamie covered his ears and winced at Flame's loud voice. Rubbing his ears, Jamie told Flame, "Not so loud. I am near you, you know". As Jamie slowly recovered his hearing, Flame crossed her arms and began tapping her foot, waiting impatiently for Jamie's reply. When Jamie finished rubbing his ears, he sighed before replying, "What am I supposed to do? Let you beat her up and then get into trouble?"
Flame shot him an irritated expression and protested, "I wasn't about to beat her up". Jamie gave her a "oh really?" look and was about to respond to the comment when Flame said, "I was going to give her a lesson of her lifetime".
Jamie face palmed and shook his head. He then looked at her in disbelief, asking, "Isn't that the same thing?"
"Of course not!" Flame snapped, "I was just going to shout at her and scare her out of her wits". Jamie sweat dropped and shook his head, sighing. Flame patted down her school skort and asked, "Anyways why did you come to the fitness corner?" Jamie chuckled nervously. He started rambling about how he had forgotten about his original purpose in coming to the fitness area when he saw Flame approaching Wendy. In the middle of his ramblings, Flame rolled her eyes and started tapping her foot again. Feeling her patience wearing thin again, Flame interrupted him, "You still haven't answered my question. Why did you come here in the first place?"
Jamie was slightly annoyed that he was interrupted and muttered under his breath about impatient people, especially girls. He coughed and replied, "Ahem, I came here to fetch you. Dan, Chet and Harmon are waiting for you at the café". Flame rolled her eyes once more. She uttered under her breath about Jamie's endless rambles as she walked to the school café. Not wanting to be left behind, Jamie hurried after her.
"Man, what's taking them so long?!" Dan complained. Chet just struggled while Harmon reassured him about Flame and Jamie's appearance. Just then, Chet tapped the table in the front of them and pointed his finger behind them. The two pals turned around and spotted Flame with Jamie following close behind. After, Flame and Jamie settled themselves down at the table, Dan asked them, "What took you guys so long?"
Jamie began to explain, "Well, you see, I saw Flame approaching Wendy when I arrived at the….."
"Making long story short, Jamie found me, stop me from murdering Wendy and then we walked back to the café," Flame cut in. Jamie was about to comment on Flame's explanation when the five pals heard a terrifying roar from outside the café. The group of five jumped and ran to the large soccer field, looking for the source of the sound. When the roar ended, the ground beneath them began to shake.
"What the heck is going on?" Harmon shouted. "Singapore is not supposed to have earthquakes".
Jamie replied sarcastically, "Well, it could be that Singapore is about to go through a geographical change or something big is causing this to happen".
"What kind of hellish thing could be so big to cause this?!" Chet shouted. Suddenly, the tremors stopped. People either stared at each other in confusion or were talking among themselves. Then, a second roar filled the air and was soon followed by loud, heavy footsteps. Flame and her pals dashed towards the large gate which separated the soccer field from the school's main car park, and had a small crowd gathering around it. Flame and her pals were only half-way to the large school gates when a gigantic paw landed on top of the metal gate crushing it. "Question answered Jamie," Chet commented.
Everyone stared at the enormous, cat-like monster. Each one of them started trembling in fear. The cat-like creature roared for the third time while slamming its other paw into the ground. A moment later, smaller versions of the huge cat-like creature, appeared and began their invasion into the school. The smaller creatures tried to climb over the school gate. Whereas others entered through the gap, made earlier by the huge monster. Meanwhile, the large creature began destroying the school building. People were either screaming their heads off, trying to flee for their life. Shielding her face with her arm, Flame realised that her hunches about a terrible event occurring, were coming true.
Not wasting another moment, Flame began shouting, "Dan! Find our form teachers, Mr Lin and Mr Tan. Then, find Mr Pang, our track head". Pointing at Harmon and Chet, she ordered, "Harmon and Chet, gather our classmates and lead them to the second car park, away from the creatures". Finally, pointing at Jamie, She said, "Jamie, gather the scouts and the student councillors. We need them to gather the students and lead them to the car park as well. Tell them that it is a direct order from the student council head teacher, Mr Saree". Pausing to catch her breath, she continued, "Meanwhile, I am going to get as many people as I can, out of this field and send them to the second car park as fast as possible". She gazed at everyone and checked, "Are we clear?" Receiving their replies, they separated with their own purpose to fulfil. As Flame began to fulfil her duty, she prayed Please let us just get everyone out of this situation, alive.
