In the distance, I heard the soft,
sweet sound of jingling bells. Acutely listening
to the strange sound, I discovered that there were occasional “ZAPs!” followed
by a short pause in the bells. Just
then, a horse pulling a creepy old man on a sled limped into view. The horse had a sticker on its hoof that said:
HELLO! MY NAME IS
Z! Z looked like he had recently fought the
fireplace; from head to toe he was covered in burns and scorched jingle bells! The malevolent old man was wearing a nametag
that said: EVIL WIZARD: HIGHLY DANGEROUS:
KEEP AWAY!!!! IF FOUND, BRING BACK TO MARS!
The Evil Wizard lifted up his staff and a
sharp blade shaped like a lightning bolt emerged from the top! Then, I found something T-shaped in a bag at my
feet. I picked up the hilt, and a 12
inch long diamond blade shot out!
Engraved on the hilt was the sword’s name: Shard.
The next thing I knew, the Evil Wizard was flying
at me on his staff! I sidestepped,
narrowly avoiding his Lightning-Staff, and the Evil Wizard flew over the water and
landed on a faraway iceberg. When the
Evil Wizard landed, the force of the impact made his staff fly upward, eventually
landing at my feet. I quickly grabbed
the weapon and dashed toward an unhappy Z.
Then I used Shard to swiftly cut the chains that attached Z to the sled. When the job was finally done, I snapped the
staff in half.
As soon as the object that the Evil Wizard had
used to teleport me to Antarctica (the Lightning-Staff) was broken, a portal
back to my house appeared. I hopped into
it, and I was immediately sent back to my house.
The End!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anders, this story is one of my favorites! :-)
Anders, I agree with your Mom - this is one of the best pieces you've ever written. It was so good I immediately started reading excerpts to Grammy because I thought it was so good. You have gift for writing stories. More, please!
I love it!!! Daddy....
I need to add my kudos. This is definate highschool quality. Who is this guy named Anders anyway? I want more. I Oma's life the word malevolent was still as foreign as any English word she had to learn after coming to this country. She never went to school to learn English. You are one up on her but I explained: Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
I'd like to see you write a small play Anders. Imagine you're a playwrite who writes the talking parts of a movie. A long, long time ago I used to do that and imagine wildest interactions humans could have. Try it.