The Incredible Mission
By Brianna M, Age 10
Workshop: Creating Otherworlds, Shamie Cuthbert, Fall 2016
There was once a world where all kinds of creatures lived together, but it was not as peaceful as it sounds. For years everybody who came was always fighting with each other because, back in 1552, two men started a huge dispute. One man wanted to turn the land into a farm and the other wanted to turn it into a pure apple orchard. It is now 2016 and the dispute is still going on, and strong. Right now the mermaid and the fairy are fighting over who should rule the land, but one day a tall stranger approached wearing the most expensive-looking clothing and beautiful jewelry.
She spoke in a very loud voice and said, “I think that we should end this ridiculous argument that has been going on for ages. How about we combine these two hills right here and make it into a wonderful school? It will be called Regal Academy, where all types of fairytale people can go and there will be absolutely no fighting.”
Exactly one year later Regal Academy was formed, and ever since the Queen had come the school was quarrel-free. The Queen had become the principal. It has now been three years and the students have not even broken a single rule.
Until one tragical day there was an announcement that the queen had been taken prisoner and was killed by the evil villain Mojo Dojo. As soon as the students heard that, they transformed into their true animal selves: Rose into a mouse, Cristina into a bulldog and Chloe into a frog. The three friends were in this mission to find Mojo Dojo and to find the body of the Queen.
They were told they had 48 hours to go through the portal that separated their world from Earth and come back before it closes. Christina, Chloe and Rose were off to an adventure to find their destiny. But before they go on their treacherous mission they had to take a luxurious sleep.
The following day they came to school with military uniforms on and loads of backflabers just in case they needed it because they didn’t know what they would be encountering.
After school they went off to get lunch and then they were off to their mission. But the Queen’s body was all the way on Earth world. They first had to go up a hill to a bridge, then jump over sharks. Then they would slide down a rainbow that would take them to the portal to Earth. They were ready to do it and conquer anything that got in their way.
They had just left the school and were climbing up the horrid hill when they encountered a purple dragon that had spikes all over and was constantly blowing fire out of its mouth. They finally realized that the only way to get past the dragon was to say a tongue twister. The tongue twister went like this: “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” It took them a whole hour to say the word correctly and safely pass the dragon.
Now they were on to their next obstacle, jumping over sharks. They were more than ready to do it. One, two, three, the three friends jumped over the shark but suddenly Christina and Chloe let go of Rose. You see, Chloe and Christina didn’t really like Rose, but they knew that her family was filthy rich so they used her this whole time to lead them to the treasure and money that was hidden in her castle. Rose barely made it across. She managed to get her hand on a rock and slowly she pulled herself up and joined Christina and Chloe again. They pretended to be happy to see her safe and back with them.
Now they were on the last step. They had to go to Rose’s castle and get money to pass the tunnel to get to the mystical rainbow.
They rang the doorbell and Rose’s parents greeted them with lots of treats. But right before they were about to leave Chloe and Christina said they had to go to the bathroom. Rose told them to go downstairs to the room next to the dungeon.
“Perfect,” mumbled Chloe under her breath.
They went down the stairs and got the keys to the dungeon instead of going to the bathroom. They froze in their tracks when they saw all the gold and money behind the dungeon bars. What they didn’t know was that there was a python snake guarding it. Chloe and Christina didn’t see it so they easily opened the dungeon bars with the keys, but as soon as they put one finger on the money the python came hissing at them! They screamed really loudly and everyone came running from upstairs and saw them about to steal the money.
Rose stood up and said to them, “What in the world are your doing?”
There was a moment of silence. Then Christina distracted Rose while Chloe knocked out Rose’s parents. Then Rose was all by herself.
That’s when Chloe and Christina decided to show their true colors. Christina punched Rose but missed and hit Chloe instead. Then Chloe charged at Christina like a bull. Soon Chloe and Christina totally forgot about Rose, and she tiptoed out of the fight scene.
Rose grabbed the money and run to the bus stop. There she waited for the magical bus to bring her to Earth. It took five hours for it to come, but on Earth world that is only five minutes.
She hopped on the bus and it took her to the mystical rainbow. She slid down and jumped through the portal. When she got out she felt so confused. When she was going through the portal she saw all types of candies: lollipops, tootsie rolls, jolly ranchers, warheads, bubblegum and much more.
Then she was in a very busy street with people running around in all directions. She started walking down Whooping Crane Road when she approached a young man and said, “Excuse me sir, do you know where and how to get to the Statue of Liberty?”
He told her to take a ferry but that it cost $20. Rose said thank you for the information and then said to herself, “How can I get $20? I am broke.”
She thought about how good she was at playing the guitar, when suddenly she saw one next to a sleeping man not far from where she was. She quietly tiptoed over and took the guitar and started playing. In no time at all she had made over $20.
She hopped on the ferry and quickly checked her watch: only 10 hours left. She really needed to hurry up.
She finally got to the Statue of Liberty and found her way up the stairs. At the crown of the statue she saw a huge metal door with a combination lock on it. This is where Mojo Dojo is hiding the Queen, she thought. But how could she possibly figure out the combination? The possibilities were endless.
She checked her watch again: only five hours left. Rose started panicking and she kicked the door with all her might.
She looked inside and saw a dead body. Rose gasped. It was the Queen’s body! She tiptoed over and lifted it to her shoulder.
“Wow!” Rose said, “The Queen is so light.”
Rose checked her watch one more time: two hours left. I’ll never make it, she thought. But then she remembered the mini teleporter machine that she always carried around with her. With the press of a button she could instantly be back at the Regal Academy.
She took the teleporter machine out and quickly pressed the button. She immediately found herself back home safely at the Regal Academy.
Everyone was clapping and cheering her on. The reason she went to go get the Queen’s body was that they had a special instrument at the school, that when you blow on it, it could bring back anyone back to life. They got the instrument and blew very hard on it. The Queen quickly woke up with a startle expression on her face and asked what had happened. Rose told her that there was a lot of explaining to do later but told the Queen to just be happy right now. Regal Academy was safe and sound once again!
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