Appleberry's Secrets

Chapter 6: Past and Present

Past and Present

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arrator: Appleberry looked down at the Rolly, then he immediately started to back away from the beast.

AB: "Okay mama, I'm not here to harm you. I'm not here to disturb you either." [AB holds his hands up in clear sight for the beast to see.] "I'm not here to do anything. As far as I'm concerned I didn't see you and you didn't see me. So we both need to go our separate ways mama. Nothing has to happen here, okay?"

Narrator: The mountain she-beast lets out a hideous roar that screeches through Appleberry as it walks passed the shaking ground by them.

She beast: "Naaaaaeee!"

AB: "Okay, now look here mama, I'm warning you. If it goes down and our rages flare you might not like it. I might be packing a bit more sting than you're used to. But it's one that you are familiar with." [AB reaches down and releases the Rolly.] [AB whispers] "Hmmmm, you remember Rolly don't you?"

Narrator: As soon as the creature sees the Rolly, she goes into a frantic rage and throws more boulders and trees at Appleberry. AB dodged and maneuvered his way around the boulders and trees looking for that one shot. Well, not just one shot, but any clear shot that he could get. There wasn't any. There were too many objects flying towards him. They were coming at a rate so fast that he couldn't get a shot off. Appleberry raced up the side of the mountain cannon. He jumped onto what had to be the only tree left standing in the middle of the cannon. From there he swung himself from one of the tree limbs to the other side of the cannon just to get a clear shot. Appleberry was within seconds of narrowly escaping being demolished by a boulder that took out probably the biggest tree left in the land. AB landed safely and he finally saw the clear shot that he was looking for. He pulls up the Rolly and takes aim for a perfect kill shot. Suddenly out nowhere he hears a voice scream out.

Voice of Shazz: "Nooooo! Please, Nae stop!"

Narrator: It was too late as Appleberrys' hand was already on the trigger mechanism of Rolly. Rolly and his friends haven't stretched out in years. He was ready. They were ready and I was ready. [AB was thinking to himself as he heard this voice screaming.]

Shazz: "No, no please don't shoot her. She's my sister. She's all I've got left."

Narrator: AB paused for a moment. This voice seemed rather soothing in a strange way.

AB: What am I feeling? Who is she? [He wonders.]

Narrator: The blast from the Rolly heads straight towards the creature. She is running towards it screaming and spitting flames ready to explode.

Creature: "Naaae!"

AB: "Dumb beast. Get out the way! Are you trying to die? The blast alone will kill you, you dumb beast."

Narrator: The beast had a look in her eyes as if she was ready to die, like life meant nothing to her. Shazz panicked, ran at her. Her blonde hair flowing out behind her, her wide purple eyed honed in on her sister.

Shazz: "Nooooo!"

Narrator: Shazz then shoots out a blast to stop the bullet of the Rolly from hitting her sister. The Rolly is a powerful weapon. The strength and energy she put into forming a blast to stop the bullet exhausted her and Shazz fell to her knees. The blast was too powerful to be stopped by a mire bullet, its force took it straight into the earth, exploding on impact, it trembled the mountains for a number of minutes. The explosion into the earth was so forceful that it knocked Appleberry and the she-beast backward. Appleberry caught himself in the bushes, shook off the sting from the blast and jumped up ready for action.