Chapter Ten: “Thanks Jonman…”



“OUCH!!!” BB yelled after rolling off the dungeon bench and landing on his face. “That’s not usually the best way to wake up after being unconscious.” Grath said. “Oooouuugh…. What happened? My face! Ow! It hurts!” “You had the pants kicked off you by that dagger lover. Remember?” Said Cyber Tooth. “Oh yeah… It wasn’t my pants, it was more my face. Ooooouuuuch… I am in such pain. Who are you two anyways?” “I’m Cyber Tooth Girl.” “I’m Grath Foeslayer.” “Nice to meet you. *Ouch* I’m Batty Buddy. Where are we? It’s so dark! I can’t see my hand in front of my face!” “You wouldn’t get much enjoyment out of that anyways, I wouldn’t think.” Said Cyber. “It’s just a figure of speech Cyber Tooth.” BB replied. “Can we break out of here?” “No. My gun would be able to melt these titanium bars, but I lost it.” “I lost mine too.” Cyber said. “Oh, that’s okay! I’ve always got my backpa… Oh no! My backpack is gone too!” BB slapped himself in the forehead. “Ouch!” “Hey guys!” “Huh? Who’s that?” “I wish I could see. Where’d that voice come from?” “Calm down. It’s just me.” “Who’s me?” “The name’s Jonman. I’m here to get you out. I saw the fight earlier. Pretty exciting.” “Exciting for you maybe. You’re not the one with the black eye and cuts and bruises. Ouch!” “Here. I’ve got the key for this door.” “Wow! How’d you get it?” “The guard gave it to me.” “Really? Just like that?” “Well, no. Not really. I had to use my fist to bribe him to lay down on the floor unconscious.” “Oh, okay. I understand now.” They heard the sound of keys jingling, and then the sound of a creaky metal door opening. “Come on.” “How are we going to know where to go? It’s pitched black!” Cyber Tooth asked. “I know! I’ve got my echolocation!” BB exclaimed. “Follow me! I’ll direct us!” They all went on further into the darkness. “Right.” BB said. The group turned right at the corner. “Left.” “Right” Right” “Left” “Ouch!” “I said ‘left’, Grath.” “Oh, sorry. I get my directions mixed up sometimes.” The group went on until the place started to light up a little. Then a little more! Then a little more! Finally they could see the end of the tunnel. “Yes! We made it!” They went out of the tunnel, to find a turtle at lying down at each side of the tunnel entry. Jonman smiled, “I already took care of them when I came in.” They looked around. They were in a very large room. It had an upper floor all the way around it. “Come on. Up these stairs.” Jonman said. The group started running toward the stairs, when a GIANT turtle about 10 feet tall jumped down from the upper floor and blocked their way. “Hello there. You shouldn’t be running away. You’re prisoners. I’d better kill you.”