Stuck in the Maze: Part 3

Amelia turned around and gasped as she saw a huge snake slithering up to her.

Summer had reached Annika by now but couldn’t untie her yet because the snake was watching. She didn’t dare gasp in case that gave her away.

“I heard you talking to someone,” the man yelled, “Don’t lie to me!”

“I talk to myself you know,” she said calmly, keeping her eyes on the serpant.

“Liar!” he screamed and jumped at her with sword outstretched.

She did a huge swipe with her sword that she had quickly pulled from the sheave around her waist. He blocked it and landed elegantly in front of her. They started battling fiercely. Amelia had amazing sword skills, that awed Summer and Annika. She was waiting for her opportunity, only blocking his pitiful attempts to kill her. Finally her opportunity came.

He dove at her and his left side was left unprotected and she jabbed, and pulled her sword as he fell to the ground, dead.

A lake of crimson blood started forming around him, but some of the blood wasn’t his. Summer noticed a gash had been made in Amelia’s stomach. Amelia put her hand to her stomach and when she drew it was, it was covered in ruby red blood. She was starting to weaken, slowly but surely as the blood escaped from her body.

“You may have killed my minion, but you will never be able to defeat me,” the serpent hissed sinisterly.

And the snake jerked its head towards her. Amelia brandised her sword, but weakly. Summer quickly untied Annika and told her to stay there. The snake slithered out of sight, calling taunts from the shadows. Amelia fell to the ground, out cold. Summer ran over to her and dragged her over to Annika. Amelia’s head lay limp on Annika’s lap. Annika stroked Amelia’s hair affecctionatley, looking down at her unconcious body, worry filling her eyes.

Summer ran out into the cleaing and picked up Amelia’s sword. It felt awkward in her hands but she had to do her best. All was silent and then all of the sudden out of the shadows the snake jabbed. Summer flourished the sword, missing by a smidge.

“You can never win,” the snake hissed.

He jabbed again and this time she was ready. She jabbed and struck it in the mid section. A loud screech emitted from the serpent and it fell limp on the ground. Summer rushed over to Amelia, who was still out cold, and dropped the sword.

“We have to get out! We may have won but she is weak, she needs medical attention,” Summer said.

“Ok,” Annika replied, nodding her head.

They hoisted Amelia’s arms over their shoulder and supported her to the flashing exit door. They got closer and closer, the sword was now invisible back in its sheave. They opened the door and were out in the sunlight.

“Are you guys ok?” Cary hollered running over to them. Then she saw Amelia’s bloodstained shirt and gasped.

“We have to get Amelia to the hospital,” Summer said.

“Ok, I’ll drive,” Cary offered. They got into Cary’s car, Summer was sitting in the passenger’s seat and Annika was in the back, Amelia’s head still resting on her lap.

Cary drove quickly and they arrived at the hospital and Amelia got rushed in.

The three young women were outside Amelia’s hospital room, pacing. The doctor came out.

“Is she ok?” Annika said worriedly, rushing up to him.

“She will live but she has lost a lot of blood,” the doctor replied.

All three women walked into the hospital room. Amelia looked tired, and had bandages wrapped around her middle. She smiled when her friends walked in. Cary let out a deep breath, and Annika sat beside Amelia and brushed Amelia’s bangs out of her face. “Thank you Summer, not only did you save my life, but you defeated the evil snake. That takes a lot of courage and strength,” Amelia whispered.

“Eh, it was no big,” Summer commented beaming. And they all spent the evening talking and hanging out in the hospital room, until Amelia fell asleep on Annika’s shoulder.

The End

Stuck in the Maze: Part 2

“Come on Amelia we have to leave. Annika will be fine,” Summer said, trying to reassure Amelia.

“She isn’t fine, I know it, she is in trouble.” Amelia whispered, looking Summer in the eye.

“Ok, what do we do?” Summer asked.

“Hide,” Amelia said. They ran as fast as they could to their hiding spot. “Get down,” Amelia whispered.

Summer and Amelia dove to the ground, Amelia lifted her head looking around the room. She saw in the neon light two figures, one pulling the other along, covering the second’s mouth. “Annika,” Amelia breathed. She put her hand on her invisible sword. This sword is an extraordinary piece of weaponry and magic. It is around her waist at all times but no one can see it, unless she draws it out of its sheave.

She kept her hand on the hilt, and signaled for Summer to be silent. She pulled up the pant of her jeans exposing a gun, she took it out and handed it to Summer, to give her some self defense. “Do not use it unless I tell you,” Amelia whispered and Summer nodded.

The man holdng Annika spoke, “Come out, Come out where ever you are Amelia,” he yelled. They had fallen into a trap! They didn’t want Annika they wanted Amelia!

Amelia and Summer stood up, both armed,and ready to fight. But they kept to the shadows, wanting to stay hidden. When they go out of ear shot of the man, Amelia turned around and faced Summer. “Here is the plan, you will free Annika and I will fight. Ok?”

“Ok,” Summer said. They high fived and Summer stuck to the shadows and Amelia stepped out into the open.

“Ah, so you have decided to reveal yourself,” the man said, dropping tied up Annika to the ground. “Where is your friend?”

“What’s it to you?”

“Well, I don’t just want you, I want her.”

“Why?”

“I want the set,” he said simply.

“Set of what?”

“Goddesses.”
“What?” Amelia said confused.

“The element goddesses; fire, water/ice, nature, earth, and air. I know your secret; you are the water and ice goddess, your friend Katie is the air goddess and your other friends, Maggie, Leah and Lauren are the other goddesses.”

Amelia’s brow furrowed in confusion, Katie wasn’t here. Then she realized that he thought Summer was Katie and smiled. This could be a leg up, she didn’t know how but it could. “Well she isn’t here,” Amelia declared smugly.

“She lies!” something hissed behind her.

Stuck in the Maze: Part 1

“Laser Tag! Laser Tag! Laser Tag!” chanted Summer.

“To bad Katie couldn’t come,” Amelia said sadly.

“Oh come on Amelia, cheer up, Annika’s coming,” Summer reminded her.

“Yeah,” Amelia said perking up a little bit but not completely.

They were riding with Carrie in her Prius. Glen was riding with them, which was the only damper. She sat in the front with Carrie, and Amelia, Frances, and Summer sat in the back. The girls in the back got control of the iPod and the car of girls sang along with Lady Gaga the whole way to Laser Quest.

When they arrived they went inside and waited as everyone else started arriving. As soon as Annika arrived, Amelia and Summer were at her side, like Velcro.

They picked their code names and waited at the door.

“What are your code names?” Amelia asked her companions.

“Mine is Siuan,” Summer replied.

“I’m Sunshine,” Annika said happily. Amelia and Summer started cracking up.

“Why Sunshine?” Amelia asked taking a deep breath trying to suppress her laughter.

“I told the lady to pick one and she picked Sunshine.” This reply just started another bout of giggles and Annika rolled her eyes and began to walk away.

“Wait, I’m sorry,” Amelia yelled running after her and giving her a hug.

After a few more minutes of waiting their color got called and then went into a dark neon room to hear the rules. As they recited the rules, Amelia, Annika, and Summer said the opposite of what they were supposed to. The three friends were laughing and giggling as they entered the airlock. Amelia grabbed vest number 15, Annika number 14 and Summer 16. They put them on and put in the card thing that gave the vest your code name. They ran inside to find a good hiding spot.

They kept going shooting left and right, “Q, Q, Q!” Summer and Amelia yelled shooting lasers all around. Annika started cracking up at how weird they looked. After about ten minutes of playing the emergency exit light started flashing and everyone started leaving. It was complete chaos. Amelia whipped around, “Where is Annika?” She asked Summer, frantically looking around.