The Adventures of a Sword

Chapter 12

"It's done," said Jordan. "This spaceship is complete. We fixed it."
    "It's still going to take two centuries," said Gary.
    "And Emperor Ginold is getting more and more powerful," said Arnie.
    "You guys are pessimists," said Olivia. "I heard from some of my friends about some kind of seed that will extend your lifespan."
    "YOU TWIT!!" Arnie shouted. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS BEFORE?!!"
    "Dunno," said Olivia. "Because then, we're going to have to look for it, and you two lazy twits are going to complain."
    Gary and Arnie groaned.
    "I'll have to ask the sword," said Jordan. "Sword, where are the seeds?"
    A map popped out of the sword.
    "Fair enough," said Arnie.
    "We already have a map," said Gary.
    "But this map," said Jordan, "this map is specifically for finding the seeds."
    "Like I said," said Arnie, "fair enough."
    The kids split up to look for the seed. They were to look for four seeds, one for Jordan, one for Olivia, one for Gary, and one for Arnie.
    Jordan encountered leeches, lions, tigers, bears, sharks, whales, Daleks, Cybermen, and other scary and diabolical creatures.
    Gary fell asleep twice, and both times, he fell on beehives.
    Arnie went for a swim, but Olivia pulled him out of the water.
    "We're looking for lifespan seeds, you sassface," she said.
    And Olivia kept hallucinating her dream boyfriend kissing her.
    "Girls," Gary and Arnie would have said.
    Finally, Arnie came sprinting to Jordan.
    "I FOUND ONE!! I FOUND ONE!! IMMORTALITY!! CENTURISM!! STUFF LIKE THAT!!" Arnie screamed.
"Calm yourself, Arnie," said Jordan. "You do realize the seeds will only make you age slower, right? You can't live forever. No one can. Except Ginold, because he's far too depraved. Nowadays, he can make people hurt or kill themselves simply by telling them to."
"Thanks for ruining my mood, you ****," said Arnie.
He walked away, sulking.
Gary also ended up finding a seed in the ruins of a library. The seeds were tiny and almond shaped pieces of pink wood. He immediately swallowed it.
Olivia found a seed in a mud puddle. She swallowed it, but not without gagging and choking in disgust.
And finally, Jordan found a seed inside of a skeleton. He swallowed it without much of a reaction.
The four kids met at the ruins of a restaurant.
"We're immortal now," said Arnie.
"Arnie, stop being annoying," said Jordan. "I told you that the seeds do not make you immortal. They extend your lifespan. That's all. Sorry to be brutally honest with you."
"Wanna go board the spaceship now?" said Olivia.
"No, Olivia. No. Of course we do!" said Jordan. "Let's go, guys!"
"And girl," said Olivia.
The kids made it to the building where the spaceship was parked, and they took off.