Troubled

Chapter 4: The mysterious gate

 Everyone I am sorry about the huge wait but I did it. I finally uploaded. The video on the side sort of relates to the chapter but it is hilarious. So you must watch please enjoy.

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Chapter Four

MMMHHH, I yearn I stretch my aching arms above my flimsy head.  Reach for the stars, they used to say. Its then that I realised I was actually reaching for the stars. The cool midnight air brushing against my bare skin, flashbacks of the night’s events filling my mind, until I can’t see. I clutch onto anything to keep my steady ass the memories still cloud my vision. I feel hard calloused, leathery skin within my held grasp. Ughhhhh, I let go of Bang with a squeal, in hindsight that was a bad decision. In my haste to get away from Bang’s leathery protective armour, I stumble over the side of him, wind whipping my hair around my head. My shirt up around my neck showing the top my muscular stomach and the start of my ribs, “Is it just me or is the ground rising up to me” no it’s just your imagination. There a was a small voice in my head saying “Don’t be daft, its not rising your just falling.”

ARHHH, cough cough I choke on the small black iridescent bug that flew into my mouth involuntarily eww my mind was screaming at me but I had more pressing matters to attend to like the ground that was pressing closer and closer by the second.

 Just as I was ten feet off the ground and I was saying my last words in my head. “BANG you have been kind and just you have put me over yourself in all way, I will always love you. Mum, dad I am sorry for leaving but at the time it seemed like I good idea, but I have missed you all this time and dreamed of the day I see you again…………I jerk and feel two powerful claws grab hold of my lite cotton shirt. God, I hope it doesn’t tear. As we pick up speed I notice that the lights of the camp is far behind as to the point that you can’t see them, I then realise that we are flying over foreign territory.

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 After half an hour of flying we finally start to slow down. Thump, so much for the smooth landing. My feet hit a pile of old maple leaves, guess that’s what broke my fall. There are leaves all around us, dead ones on the floor, healthy ones still clinging to the trees above and ones that are circling around us making there descent to the floor. I stretch my legs preparing to stand up, they are sore and tense but that is to be expected when you have been sleeping on a dragon for 12 hours. I groan as I pull myself onto my feet, urgh I am covered in leaves. There is even in my hair eww I pull the dead brown leaf from the back of my hair. That is enough of this no more moping you just look pathetic, no-one is going to give you sympathy so stop putting on a show. With my mind set I stand up, while brushing off the decaying leaves from my jeans. As soon as I stand, I hear great wings gathering speed as they rise into the wind. “NO Bangs you can’t leave me, I need you…..”  I didn’t get to finish my sentence as he was a fleeing figure in the distance.  After everything we have been through he just leaves me. I can’t believe him, why would he do this to me. He takes me to a place I have never been before and just dumps me there what am I supposed to do. I have no idea where I am. There are being hunting me so they can get to Bang. Think Clara what would father do, then it hits me. All those years of camping and bush survival skills come back. I need to find shelter, a place hidden from the wind, and then I need to find a food source. Well the sun is facing east and there is a valley of caves west, so that is were I will go. Plus the wind will be passing right over it.

 With my mind made up I head in westish direction hoping I will come to a clearing where I will be able to see my surrounding and not just dense undergrowth and maple trees. Learning from my lesson I watch my feet closely making sure to avoid any branches that are above ground and foot holes. BAMM damn, I meant to be looking out for the trees as well. I walked straight into the biggest maple tree I have ever seen. This is like that sad movie Gorge of the jungle, where no matter how many times they warn him “gorge, what out for that tree” he never misses it and always leaves a body imprint. Just for amusements sake I look at the tree to differentiate me from Gorge, I look at the tree no expecting to see even a tiny graze. HOLY F*CK, there is a massive dent right were my head would have been. Wow Gorge what do they pack into our heads these days; I lightly touch my forehead out of astonishment. And the pain was unbearable I almost passed out right there. Whatever they pack in there it is not meant to be banged against a tree that is for sure. I feel something wet slipping down my fingers, I look at my hand that I touched my forehead with. To see that it is covered in blood ohh this is not good, I have to get to the caves and soon.