She is standing at the beginning of the forest and calls Jim
Max: So, I'm here
Jim: Okay, so, walk to the little opening in the forest and get in there. Then keep straight.
Max starts walking
Max: Are you gonna murder me?
Jim: If I where I wouldn't be telling you would I?
Max: True, stupid question
Jim: Yeah. But no, it's the entrance to our secret lair. trust me
Max: Secret lair?
Jim: Are you at in the forest yet
Max: Yeah just
Jim: At some point you're gonna see a tree with a green marking saying G.
Max: Ah yeah. They're all tagged man
Jim: I know, so find the one that says G.
Max: OH I see it
Max walks to the tree with the green G.
Jim: Turn right and go to the tree P
Max walks a little further until she sees the one marked P.
Jim: Now, turn left again, and you should see me
Max turns to her left and sees Jim on the phone in the near distance, Max walks towards Jim
Max: So why the hell did you make me go through this jungle.
Jim: I have a friend, we made... just follow me
Jim looks around and then sits down on one knee, he puts his hand on the ground that's full of leaves. The leaves and grass disappear and a metal hatch becomes visible.
Max: Of course
Jim smiles. He pushes the red button and the hatch opens
Max: Why not green
Jim: Extra safety, no one is gonna push the red button.
Max: You know what, that's true.
Jim: I know. Go on, get inside.
Max: It's dark
Jim: It's motion censored. The lights will go on when you enter
Max puts her feet on the ladder, she slowly steps downstairs, the light of the tunnel activates. The tunnel is quite deep, the ladder to get down is very long. Max is still going down, Jim follows and closes the hatch. They enter the ground. Jim points to the wall
Jim: This is a map, because it can get very confusing in here. the red dot is us. The green dot is our main spot. let's go.
Max: So, you built this?
Jim: Oh no, I didn't. Spike did. I'm just lucky he's allowed me to stay here
Max: Spike?
Jim: Yeah. Originally he built this place to get away from his wife and kids.
Max: Of course. He's one of us?
Jim: How do you think he made this?
Max: I don't know
Jim: He has a special power. Anything he draws he can make it become real.
Max: So, how much paper did this cost
Jim: Even better, he can draw in scale.
Max: Oh shut up
Jim: I'm serious
They arrive at a few doors
Jim: So, to the left here is our gym, you can train your powers here. If you go straight and then to the left that's our rooms.
Jim takes Max to the rooms.
Jim: This one is mine, and that one is Spike's.
Max: Is he here? Spike?
Jim: I think so.
Jim knocks on Spike's door, Spike opens the door. Inside is a little apartment, the kitchen to the left, the living room to the right, the bedroom down the hall to the left and the bathroom on the right. Spike invites them in.
Spi: Hi, you must be Max?
Max: Yeah
Spi: I'm Spike.
Max: I heard.
Max and Jim sit down on the couch.
Max: Any chance you can draw food?
Spike laughs. He grabs a paper and his pen.
Spi: What do you want?
Max: No way
Spi: Yes, way!
Max: um... well I just kinda really want pizza now
Spi: Done
Spike goes to draw a small scale pizza with salami. He then puts the scale on the side of the paper and puts his hands above the paper. The drawing of the pizza disappears, Spike raises his hands to the coffee table in front of Jim and Max. The pizza starts becoming visible in true scale on the table. Max looks amazed. The pizza is completely on the table, Spike puts his paper and pen back down.
Spi: Tada
Max: YO! Is this seriosuly edible
Spi: Yeah
Max takes a piece of the pizza and eats it
Max: DUDE, this is good.
Jim laughs
Spi: Do you have any idea yet what your powers are?
Max: Uh, no.
Jim: Nothing? What about the running? You said something about it while you were at my grave
Max looks up at Jim and looks disappointed. She gets up and goes outside the room.
YOU ARE READING
Dagger
Teen FictionWhen Max steps into the rain, her life will change. But she doesn't know that, yet. Oh all she does not know!... The secrets of a family member unravel Max even more, will she be able to cope with all this new information?
