I ran threw the streets to get to the library. I ran faster than I had ever ran before. Dad was still at work so I had to rush to the library, research the Lost Land, delete the history, race home, change into my pajamas, and go to bed all before my dad got home at 8:00. The library closes at 7:00 and it is 6:53 right now. Just as I looked down at my watch, I tumbled to the ground. I saw a boy about my age on the floor next to me. I grunted, got up, and continued running towards the library. I was only 2 blocks away. 6:55. I was going to make this thing happen.
I got there right at 6:57. I had 3 minutes and the library was vacant except for Ms.Henders. She is the widow of Mr.Henders, the library's original owner. She is a sweet lady who leaves cookies out for kids when they get out of school. She is my only other friend except for Nathaneal. He is the only gay guy at out school and he always is a helping hand. I ran by the desk and straight into the computer room. I cracked open the door and went to the last computer near a window. I started it up and logged in. 6:59. 1 minute. I then went straight to a sight I found on a piece of paper in dad's coat pocket. I clicked on it and printed it out right as Ms.Henders came in. I smiled and rolled up the papers into my bag discretely.
"Hello Iris. Are you okay? You just seemed to rush through the library to find your compueter."
"Hi Ms.Henders. Yes, I'm fine. Oh yeah.......I was just looking for my phone." I lied.
"Oh that's nice Iris. Why don't I take you home since it's dark outside?"
"That's fine. I can walk home by myself."
"No Iris!!! I insist. It is raining outside and we can take a taxi."
"I guess."
We closed the library together and pulled over a taxi. We climbed in and directed the taxi driver where to go.
*Skip to Home*
At home, I undressed and threw a large t-shirt over my head. I felt like someone was watching me. Nothing I guess. It was 7:30 and I still had a bit of time. Hold on the my phone's ringing.
"Hello."
"Hi Iris. I got caught up at work and won't be able to come home early. Can you order a pizza for yourself and go to bed?"
Gosh! He always gets caught up at work. I'm going to just be nice though. Keep it inside. I'll order the pizza and go to bed soon(even though I don't have a bedtime).
"Yeah sure dad!!!! I'll eat and go to bed."
"Ok honey. Make sure to lock the door."
"Bye Daddy."
"Bye Iris."
I then ended the call and called Johnny's Pizza. I need work food(pizza, ice cream, Twix, Kit Kat bars, Sour Patch Kids, Twizzlers, and Starbucks).
I then pulled out the papers I printed and started to read:
The Lost Land is a dangerous place with a population of about 500 zombies, 200 pixies(good and bad), 100 witches/voodooists, 100 ghosts/spirits, 50 clowns, and 50 venomous snakes. Only a few humans live there. Zire Fighters are the Gods that created the land. They were banished by evil spirits when they began recruiting humans to live there and not their mythical friends. The head God, Newt was killed and his fellow Gods fled into different parts of the world such has Austrailia, Scotland, and Canada. Their whereabouts are unknown and some say that they died as soon as they arrived but others have different theories.
The Lost Land was abandoned and evil creatures took over. Pixies came into takeover the land and while trying, some turned evil. The number is about 50 pixies turned bad. The 150 pixies left have been hiding in secret trying to defeat all evil.
Zombies took over after a huge explosion that caused an overflow of their kind. Because of the death of pixies(the good), zombies took over and became the hugest part of the Lost Land's population. Many zombies set out for creating the Lost Land into an evil establishment. Their creation has began to grow and the pixies fear of it every day.
The witches came there because they were banished from the Halloween Kingdom. Witches had brought powerful spells with them and used them to create new ingredients for powerful spells. Voodooists learned about the ingredients and came there to gather materials for a curse on Sleeping Beauty. They found the materials and cursed her. The witches and voodooists fought in a huge battle which caused a glitch in the curse. That's why Sleeping Beauty stayed asleep for a century long and not just the year they planned. Most voodooists had fled the Lost Land but many still remian.
Ghosts came there to look for another afterlife. The ghosts were than ran out by spirits. Spirits are just the good ghosts really. A huge fight broke out and destroyed the zombie's castle. Half of the ghosts were bitten by zombies and sent to Austrailia, Scotland, and Canada to take on another life, just like the Gods except with a different fait. No one knows why the bitten ghosts were sent the way of the Gods but many think that the pixies put a spell on the zombie's blood. Meanwhile, the zombies killed even more of the pixies and left their population at 200. The amount of bad pixies had grown more and the good pixies began to collect the voodooists ingredients and make them good.
Clowns came there to find circus life. The clowns were not normal clowns of course, they were dead clowns. They created an evil bandwagon of about 40 dead clowns. The 10 clowns left had joined the bad pixie group and accompanied the zombies in wiping out the good in the Lost Land. If you see a clown you will not see a red haired weirdo, you would see a dark haired killer in chains. With the least amount of population, they are ranked higher than venomous snakes in danger level.
Venomous snakes are by far not your biggest problem. If the a snake bites you than you will experience blurry vision, memory loss, cold sweats, swelling on the bitten area, déjàvu(I've seen this before), and headaches. If you are bitten by an ancient snake, than there is a greater chance of death. Most ancient snakes have very little venom left in them unless they have never bitten before.
The few humans that live there are explorers on the verge of dying.
If you are thinking about going to the Lost Land, I wish you luck and remember don't die.
-Unknown Resource
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The Journey To the Lost Land
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