by Alex

Dave and Lizzie continued walking down the road for 5 days, and they would have probably have kept on going if they had any supplies left.

“Ok, we really have to stop at a town…or anywhere we can get some supplies from” said Lizzie

“I don’t think there are any towns around here Liz” replied Dave

“First of all don’t call me Liz, second of all there is a town 3km north-east of us.” exclaimed Lizzie

“Sorry about the Liz thing but, we can’t go to the town” expressed Dave

“Why?”Asked Lizzie

“Because, The Elnora River is south-east” explained Dave

“Yes, But the mountains are still east, it doesn’t matter if you go north-east then east or south-east then east” rebutted Lizzie

“I know that but we need to go to the city of Nemberigh in order to get mountain climbing equipment.”

“Your right…We have to split up” Said Lizzie

“What do you mean” demanded Dave

“Well, we have to get supplies, but we still need to hurry and get to the city of Nemberigh in order to get mountain climbing equipment.” Explained Lizzie

“Fine but I want you to meet me at Nemberigh in five days, sharp” ordered Dave

Lizzie left one hour later and headed for the town. Dave continued towards the Elnora River. Lizzie arrived at the town and quickly went to the bank where she took out money from her father’s account (luckily she sneaked up on him once when he was withdrawing money from the Bank of Kelloney and saw his pin and passwords, she also knew that he received bank statements every Sunday, today being Thursday she only had three days before he knew that someone was taking his money). Lizzie visited the general store to buy food and water, followed by the hiking store in order to get some proper tents. But, the most important highlight of them all was that she was able to buy a cart and a horse with the money from the bank.

“I’ll catch up to him in no time” Lizzie uttered to herself

Dave on the other hand had reached the river and started to think how to cross it. He finally decided that he would need to build a boat, for the river was far too large to swim through and definitely too deep to walk through.

The next day Lizzie was already caught up to Dave and to her disappointment Dave was not too excited to see her.

“How on earth are we going to get the cart and the horse over the river?” exclaimed Dave

“I imagined that there would be a bridge” replied Lizzie

“Well there isn’t “sighed Dave

“We will just have to build a bigger boat” continued Dave

“Well, we are going to need some wood so start…”

“What is it?” asked Lizzie

“We can use the cart as a boat; it can fit the horse, us and our supplies.” Cheered Dave as if he just won $100.

“Yes, but we will still need a rudder” Pointed out Lizzie

“We can use one of your pans” said Dave

Without another thought they pushed off into the river.

Tom however was not gathering wood he was not even angry on Dave anymore, he was lost. In fact he had he had ventured 2km from their campsite. The wind blew against his face but he wasn’t cold. He tripped and fell but wasn’t hurt. He was enchanted.

When he had left camp, he was so angry at Dave that he blindly stumbled in Meryew Forest, a forest that had an ancient curse on it. Tom knew about the forest from myths but never thought it was real. He was about to find out how real the forest actually was.

“Wake up “said Dave

“What is it” replied Lizzie

“Tom is not back yet!” Exclaimed Dave in horror

“What?” Said Lizzie barely awake”How come he didn’t come back yet?”

“I don’t know, but I do know we should go and look for him” answered Dave

“No way, I’m not going in the woods” protested Lizzie

“Why not? “Inquired Dave

“Don’t you remember, that is the Meryew Forest” snapped Lizzie

“That means we have to hurry” shouted Dave at the thought of the Meryew Forest

“Face it, Dave we can’t go. We have to go towards the mountains. That is what your dream said. That may have an answer for the curse of the Meryew Forest. If you think about it these are the only two places that no person has ever gone to.” Concluded Lizzie

“Fine, but from now on we are doing this for Tom”

With that they left.

“Come to me Tom come to your new master… The mountains Tom…Cross the mountains” said a girl’s voice. Tom became conscious once more. But he would never be the same. Now he had a mark on his shoulder. A mark that stained him for life.

Before long Tom and Lizzie were a little bit afraid, that Dave had really meant what said about going to the mountains. In fact they became so afraid that Tom finally reacted.

“Alright Dave, this hike has been very nice but, don’t you think that we should start going back now?” asked Tom

“Yeah, what he said” added Lizzie

“You guys didn’t actually think we were going there?” replied Dave in a very serious voice.

“Well I thought you were just in the mood for something new and…”

“So, you didn’t believe any thing did you, the dream, the mission, and most of all you didn’t believe me!” Interrupted Dave

Lizzie was zipping her mouth while the two boys argued, she did want to go home but, for some reason she also wanted to see what is on the other side of the mountains. However for now the biggest thing that surprised her was how different the two boys were acting now. Usually the one of them did everything the other told him and that other never wanted anything more then to pull a prank.

“Fine if you want to leave, leave tomorrow morning, but for now let’s set up camp” said Dave

“But how, we have never set up camp before?”Asked Lizzie

“Well, let’s see…Ok I think I know, Tom you can get some wood for the fire and Lizzie you can help me build a shelter of some sort.”

“Ok” replied Tom trying to be optimistic.

As Tom rushed into the nearby woods Dave and Lizzie started working on their shelter.

“I have an idea” said Lizzie

Tom was surprised that Lizzie could possibly think of some shelter they could build with a bow and some arrows, picnic blanket, 5 hiking sticks, and some paper.

“Well what is it?”Inquired Dave curiously

“We take the four small hiking sticks and fix them in the ground, then we attach the blanket over them and…”

Lizzie stopped.

“Never mind, we don’t have anything to hold the blanket to the hiking sticks” she said sadly

“What about an arrow?” suggested Dave.

“That’s a good idea” exclaimed Lizzie after she thought about it for a second

“Ok…there, all the corners of the blanket are fixed to a stick.” said Dave proudly

“Now we put the big hiking stick in the middle and… were done” shouted Lizzie

After they got comfy in their new shelter they waited for Tom.

“If you don’t mind, I’m going to sleep” said Lizzie

“That’s ok” replied Dave

But in an hour Dave started to feel sleepy, Tom didn’t come back yet, and Dave assumed that Tom was still gathering wood and would wake him up when he got back. So he too went to sleep.

“Whoa! Calm down Dave” said Tom

“No, no calming down, I’m leaving tomorrow whether you are coming or not” replied Dave

“But you don’t even know where you’re going “insisted Tom

“Oh, I do, I know, I just need to see a map” said Dave

They quickly hiked down the hill and went to the library. When they arrived at the maps and geography section they found an atlas of the world. And there it was, from their town (Kelloney) to the undiscovered east. In between them and the east there were approximately five major cities and un-countable towns.

“There, we have to go over the Elnora River, through the city of Nemberigh, over the prairies, and over the mountains.” explained Dave

“Then what? “Asked Tom suspiciously

“I don’t know “said Dave “But I do know that we should stay out of the way of the mayor until we get back”

“I agree with you on that one” admitted Tom “And it would be pretty cool to find out what lies on the other side of those mountains.”

Good then we are settled, the day after tomorrow we will leave. But tonight we need to get a good night rest, and don’t forget this is a secret” said Dave

Later that night Tom had arranged a list of things that he needed to buy in order to accompany Dave on his little adventure. Tom thought that Dave had pretended to runaway so, he didn’t put too many clothing items on the list, still he did bring money because after all, you never know.

The next day was a busy one for both tom and Dave. Tom firs went to the bank to withdraw a handsome sum of money that he had been collecting,($100).Dave on the other hand, went to get some bow and arrows from a nearby hunting tavern.

Dave goes to the general store. Tom goes to the Farmers Market. Dave goes to the hiking store. Tom goes to the utility store. And so on and so forth. But in the end they ended up with three backpack loads of stuff, which after some debating with a local cart salesman ended up on their backs.

“And now for the hard stuff” sighed Dave

“Yes, how and when are we going to leave” said Tom

“Well it would be best to leave in the morning when everyone is asleep.” said Dave thoughtfully

“What time?”Asked Tom

“How’s four thirty for you” inquired Dave

“Sure, whatever, oh and where?” replied Tom

“Same hill I had the dream on” commanded Dave

“Ok, see you” exclaimed Tom

Tom woke up at four thirty sharp. How he did this I do not know but maybe it’s the anxiety of the moment or something, but anyway Tom got to the hill and waited for Dave who arrived minutes later.

“Come on, let’s go” Shouted Dave

“Here we go” said tom quietly as he caught up to Dave

“And where exactly would that be” said a familiar disgusting voice

“Let me handle this” whispered Dave to Tom “Oh Lizzie we are just going on a picnic.” Said Dave

“With bows and arrows” replied Lizzie

“Oh fine you got us again, we are going on a journey that could mean our death. And you’re not coming along” mumbled Dave although he regretted saying that “not coming along” part because now he feared Lizzie would tell her father. So he did the next best thing.

“Look Liz we are just going to try to hunt some deer” demanded Dave

“Oh no that won’t work this time, I’m coming along weather you like it or not” exclaimed Lizzie

And despite Dave’s best efforts Lizzie did come along. And amazingly they were able to cooperate more or less. But that would soon stop when they discovered what this journey was really going to be.

“Well, well, well, what do we have here” exclaimed Lizzie (the mayor’s daughter).

“Ok, Lizzie you got us, here is the briefcase” said Dave.

Tom looked at Dave in a very surprised way. Why would Dave surrender so easily? Tom thought to himself.

“You know that my impressions are very low of you two, but never the less you do know when to give up” said Lizzie in the nastiest voce you’ll ever hear.

“I guess that even we get tired of getting into trouble, but anyway see you later” replied Dave in a rather innocent type of voice.

“See you losers later, but consider yourself beaten by a girl” screamed Lizzie

Lizzie of course, hurried down from the roof entered the school and was proudly showing off how she “defeated” the two biggest trouble makers in the school. When the mayor saw that his daughter had found the missing briefcase he complimented her greatly.

“Well its fair time that I should hand over the school scholarship papers to the head master” echoed the mayor’s voice in the gymnasium. The eager headmaster tried hard not to tell the mayor to cut the talking and start that “handing over” part. The mayor slowly bent over to open the briefcase. The headmaster started to bend over himself, preparing to receive the papers. The mayors slowly opened the briefcase.

“Mice!” shouted the mayor and the headmaster simultaneously. Everybody started screaming and shouting, the entire school was filled with the hollers and screams of more than 700 student and teachers.

“Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!” Dave and Tom shouted now two blocks away. But their shouting stopped when the mayor came out. Even from far away you could see that he had a terrible look on his face, the look of a murderer, or so it seemed from that distance.

“Oh no” whispered Dave “we have to hide, for at least three hours or so” he continued

“Well we could hide on that hill over there Dave, maybe take a nap” suggested Tom

“That sounds like a good idea Tom” said Dave. So they went to the hill in the country side and very soon fell asleep.

“Aghh” screamed Dave

“What is it!” asked Tom

“I just had a dream that told me that you and I would have to leave home for our own safety a-a-a-and it also said that the town is in danger.” said Dave in very rare scared voice.

“Go where?”Inquired Tom

“To the end of the world…

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he child mentioned in the last chapter was a very naughty boy when he grew up. He turned up to be the most wanted boy in school. His name was Dave, his friends name is Tom. Tom would usually follow Dave’s plan of destruction but, he sometimes hesitated, fearing the school’s headmaster. But on this particular day they were planning something big. You see, it was a window of opportunity, for the mayor’s daughter was coming to visit the school. (Along with the mayor of course)

“All right, let’s go over the plan once more Tom, this can’t fail” whispered Dave quietly.

“Sure it can, with all this hot summer weather we will die of thirst before we can get this show on the road” Tom whispered back.

“Focus here Tom, now what will we do first?” asked Dave

“We go into the school, grab the mayor’s briefcase take its contents and throw in the river and replace it with those mice we have been collecting.” repeated Tom

“That’s right!”said Dave with a big smile on his face.

Two hours later the mayor’s car appeared in the front schoolyard. Dave and Tom were already in action.

“Alright, you go in and follow the mayor until he sets down the briefcase, then throw it out the nearest window. Remember try to look like an innocent bystander.” said Dave with a rather stern expression on his face.

“Ok, here I go” said Tom

“Good luck” replied Dave from behind a tree.

Tom walked up to the front school yard and tried to make himself unnoticed by the crowed. He walked only a few meters behind the mayor. Then the mayor entered the headmaster’s office and when he came back out the briefcase was no longer with him. Tom then made sure that the headmaster’s office was empty and then quietly entered. He spotted the briefcase and threw it out the window as far as he could. Dave saw the briefcase land in a bush and quickly jumped into action. He grabbed its content and threw it in the nearby river. Then he let the mice in the briefcase. Meanwhile Tom was running for his life, because the Headmaster and the mayor were coming back into the office. Tom quickly climbed out the window himself and started running towards Dave.

“RUN!” he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Dave didn’t hesitate to run; he turned right around grabbed the briefcase in his hand and ran towards their hiding place. When they calmed down Tom explained to Dave that they could not possibly get the briefcase back inside without getting caught.

“What to do…” Dave said to himself.”I’ve got it!” Dave exclaimed “the briefcase has no more content so it’s now useless to the mayor and to us. But the mice aren’t. We can climb on to the roof of the school and open the briefcase inside the air vents then the mice will drop from the sky from their point of view.”

“How do you come up with these plans anyway?” asked Tom with a fair amount of curiosity

“To tell you the truth, I don’t really know.” replied Dave with a slight sound of mystery in his voice.

The boys took no time at all to get to the top of the roof. But when they got up there, guess who was waiting for them there. The mayor’s daughter.

By: Alex

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