Jedediah POV

Chapter 3: The giant boys

Because of the fear I could read in the eyes of the fake Roman I knew the giants were also for him a big surprise. We looked amazed at each other, but too soon the giants were back. They held huge brooms in their hands. I hoped they wouldn't do I expected they would do, but they did. One giant placed his broom exactly between me and the Roman.

"Your war is over!" he yelled loud. I was terrified and paralysed and just looked at the broom. Fortunately Girl was there and pushed hard against my shoulder so I could think clearly again. I jumped on Girl's back and saw the broom coming after me.

"Stay together," I yelled to my boys. "Stay together in one big group." It didn't take long before I stood by the biggest group, but many of my boys didn't have a horse and the broom got them. They got pushed down and as dirt shifted over the ground. I felt angry inside looking at it.

I spurted Girl again and rode straight to the broom. I took one of my pistol, aimed and shoot. And again only an annoying 'click'. I putted my pistol back on his place, but in the main time I was pretty close at the broom.

"Leave my boys alone!" I yelled mad to the giant who stood so high above me. The broom stopped and two surprised eyes from above looked at me.

"Leave my boys alone!" I repeated. After that the giant started to laugh, hard and rather exaggerated.

"Reginald, look at this," the giant said still laughing. "A miniature who thinks he can fight against us." One hand reached slowly out to me and I could feel how I got lifted up by my collar.

Girl ran, together with all my men who first were hunted by the broom, to the group. But I can't say I felt relieved or happy, since I got lifted up higher and higher, till I hang defenceless before the face of the giant. It was the face of a child, maybe sixteen years old. With an amusement smile he looked at me. The other, also a sixteen year old boy, stood behind the other boy.

"Cecil, what are you going to do with him?" The boy who held me in the air, Cecil so called, just shrugged.

"I think this is funny enough," he said with a smile. "The little cowboy is a little bit mad, don't you think?"

"Put me down immediately," I said without fear. Well, maybe with a little fear. Then both the giants started to laugh. I bungled back and forth far above the ground.

"Who is this funny guy?" Cecil asked his friend.

"I don't know," Reginald replied. "I never paid attention in history class."

"Maybe it's time to learn some history then. Don't you think, cowboy dude?" I was so amazed and I didn't know how to replied. What were they talking about?

"You want to know where you are, cowboy?" Cecil asked and still looked amused. I nodded one time and the giant continued. "Well, you are a miniature in the Museum of Natural History. And because of some reason, but we definitely are going to find out, suddenly every statue and creature comes back to live. So also the miniatures."

"Museum?" Octavius asked far from beneath.

"Yes, a museum," Cecil yelled down. "But you stupid Romans don't know what that is of course."

I stared down at Octavius who looked confused. It would explain a lot if Cecil told the truth. Than those fake Romans wouldn't be fake Romans. And then Octavius hadn't lie to me, but he truly didn't know what's going on.

"Reginald! Cecil!" suddenly somebody yelled through my thoughts.

"What is it now, Gus?" Cecil asked and finally turned his head away from me.

"The lions are loose again," Gus replied.

"It can't be," Cecil yelled angry. "I locked them up myself. I turned around that key myself."

"I don't care what you did," Gus yelled back. "The lions are loose again and I don't want to become lion food. So you two are coming. Now!"

Imprudent he putted me back on the ground and after that the giant boys ran away. I was glad I finally felt ground under my feet again and I tried to get my collar in his old shape again.

"This fight isn't over yet," I heard from behind me. I turned around and looked straight in the two brown eyes of Octavius.

"So you're not a fake Roman?" I asked more to myself than to the other man.

"Could you just stop with those nonsense," the Roman said with cold eyes and standing tall. It was a question, but I knew it was more like a command.

"No," I said only to annoy the other guy. I disliked it when I saw Octavius stayed calm.

"I don't care anymore what you do," The Roman said and took a few steps towards me. He stood pretty close to me and I forced myself to look at him in an angry way. "As long as you remember who stays on top...," And after the Roman said that he hit me against my head.

Because of the blow I felt on the ground, so a second hard blow hit my head. I had the blink away the black spots before my eyes before I could see anything again. I saw the Roman walking back to his boys. He was too far away for me to attack him.

"What a filthy, cowardly trick," I heard William yell behind me.

"Who cares about the Roman, let's help Jedediah first," Jacob said and reached me first. I was already half way up when Jacob pulled me up entirely.

I looked along Jacob. I looked at the Romans, who tried to get back on the mountain. But I especially looked at one Roman. My left eye hurt and I never felt so angry before. I had to control myself to not walk towards that Roman and hit him back straight in his face. But I knew it wouldn't matter and I won't come far. There was just one little thing I could do:

"Stupid Roman!"

I hope it's already clear that the POV (Point Of View) chances every chapter between Jedie and Ockie. On turn they have a chapter, so the next one is gonna be through Octavius' eyes again. (It's written who's POV it is at the top of the page.) Just wanted to clear that out, just for the ones who didn't notice it. ^^

Well, thanks for reading it for so far. Please, leave a comment if you like it! Makes me smile! ^^