
“Everyone come over to the rug to hear this story I found in the back of the book shelf! Not sure how this got there, but lets find out what this is about.” the teacher said while grabbing a seat in her rocking chair.
“Once upon a time…”
Deep in the woods, there was a mysterious cabin with sticky cobwebs in every corner. The voice of a man echoed in the forest. “HA! HA! HA! Stay there or it will not end well!” he said smiling. A young lady named Val was tied up in a chair in the middle of the room. Tears falling from her eyes, she struggled to cry for help…
“Liam! Go to the headquarters, grandpa wants to talk to you about something really important,” said Liam’s father.
“Ugh, what does he want. He never talks to me.” Liam stated. There was a bright town up above in the clouds named Cloudland. This was the land of peace and mission. Liam always wondered what the mission part was about, but was too busy looking down at all the animals on Earth.
As Liam walked over to his grandfather, he was shocked by the look on his grandfather’s face. He was actually being serious. “Everyone must complete a mission in Cloudland to help the people below on Earth. You will receive one today son. Your mission is to save this girl from this evil man who has escaped from Cloudland’s prison with all the power. No power should be taken down below at all costs. This power is stored in a special orb which is in the hands of the man… Muhammad.
“I can’t do that grandpa, if he has all the power, can’t he just kill me in a snap? I’m not doing this!” Liam screamed. He began to run to his father, immediately telling him the news. Shortly after, he realized that his father has already been through these missions. “Son, it is going to be okay. Without you doing this mission, everyone here would be sent to Earth and live without the powers God has sent to us. This is all up to you.” Liam’s father said while grabbing his shoulders. Liam’s face lit up thinking about all his friends calling him a hero.
“This is it. My time to prove everyone I am capable of saving a life and making sure everyone is happy in Cloudland.” As soon as these words left his mouth, a sudden darkness appeared in Liam’s eyes.
As Liam awoke, the sight of a bright light deep in the forest caught his attention. As he got up, a leaf fell down from the tree and landed in his hand. The leaf had writing imprinted on it. It stated, “Val the name of the girl who you must save. Follow the bird to lead you to the next clue.” As Liam was heading towards the light, there was a black crow following him. Liam immediately got started, but remembered the note. He continued on the path to the light, but it suddenly started to become dim. As time went by, the forest became pitch black and the light in the distance began to fade away. Liam decided to take a break and take the time to gather up his thoughts. “The girl is named Val…the crow is my friend?…a lost girl…guy?…powers…crickets…crickets…zzz…”
Awoooo…bark….awooooo. The howls from a wolf startled Liam and woke him up. He began to tip-toe around in the woods looking for a safer spot to stay, but the howling continued. He took a couple steps forward while looking off in the distance behind his footsteps…
Crunch…crunch…crunch… “AHHHHHH!” Liam screamed as his face glided against the belly of a wolf…WHOOSH, wind began to blow faster and faster towards Liam’s face as he sprinted away from the wolf. A few steps behind him was the giant claws of a wolf scratching the bare ground. As he continued running, the footsteps began to slow down behind him. Liam began to think of ideas on how to escape this horror, while hiding behind a tree. The ground was covered in dry dirt and leaves. The night was pitch black. Liam began to sneak around and try to find the wolf to relocate where he should hide. The sound of panting began to echo closer and closer to where Liam was standing. Liam grabbed a handful of the leaves and dirt and threw it in the wolf’s eyes. He knew that he could not hide forever as the wolf had better hearing than him. As he ran for his life, he came across a strange wooden cabin.
As he stopped to catch his breathe, the black crow he saw earlier passed him and continued to sit over the wooden cabin and started to screech. Liam tried to signal to the bird to stop, but he kept on screeching. A couple minutes passed and a man came out and started to try to hit the black crow with a broom…
Liam got startled at first, but found this time to take in some information. “Hm… an evil man named Muhammad kidnapped Val…then why isn’t he – ” All of a sudden the broom from Muhammad’s hand turned into a staff. “The orb!” Liam shouted. He finally understood his mission. “I must get that staff away from Muhammad. Without the staff, he’ll only have the power of physical strength without the use of powers.” Suddenly, a bolt of lightning got stuck down, almost hitting the crow. The crow flew away just in time and was standing on top of the tree Liam was standing under. All of a sudden, A leaf began to fall down and it said, “The mission must be complete by midnight tonight. If not completed, your life will end, and Cloudland will suffer.” Liam knew that he had to make a move quick. As he took steps closer to the cabin, the crow began to fly over and screech again. Muhammad came out one more time, but this time without his staff… this was the moment Liam had to make the next move…
As the crow started to distract Muhammad, Liam began to tip-toe into the cabin. “Oh no! Are you okay? Here, I will help you escape, I just need you to be very quiet.”
“Mhmmmm Mmmmm…” Val’s lips were duct taped together and the sounds of mumbling was only existent. Liam began to search around the whole cabin for the orb, but it was no where to be seen. “He must have taken it out with him,” Liam thought. He began to rush outside making a lot of noise, forgetting Muhammad was out there. Muhammad’s head began to turn and the staff magically appeared in his hands.
“Who are you?! What are you doing here?!” Muhammad screamed, taking a step back. “You are not supposed to be here!”
Suddenly, the wooden cabin began to cover up with vines. The only hope Liam had was to get rid of the staff. “HAHAHAHAHA!!” As Muhammad was laughing out of joy, Liam stepped up and quickly grabbed the staff out of his hands.
Liam began to yell, “You have disobeyed the rules of the powers and powers on Earth, and must suffer!!” Liam screamed while pointing the staff at Muhammad. Muhammad began to shrivel up and turn into dust. “This is it! I have completed the mission and beat the evil Muhammad!” Liam said out of excitement. Out of no where, Liam started to hear screaming for help. At this moment, he realized it wasn’t over yet. He must save Val. He started to push his way through the vines causing cuts to form all over his body, but fought through the pain. The chair started to become visible to Liam and he began to cut through the vines faster. He noticed it started to get darker outside and time was running out. His body was gushing blood but he managed to get to the girl. He untied Val from the chair and as he held the hand of Val, everything went dark…
Awakening, Liam returned to Cloudland just as the clock hit midnight. “Well done son. You have completed the mission and will now receive the power of intelligence. You may return home to your father, but must never speak of this adventure.” The grandfather said standing above Liam in his throne.
“Wait! But what about Val?” Liam questioned.
“Val has returned home safely and memories were erased. Now go on, and get some rest as I decide who the next missioner will be…”
“The end.” The teacher said as the bell rang.
“Mrs. Val, can I go to the bathroom please?” A student said standing up.
“Yes of course u can… Muhammad.”