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Chapter 1, Change Of Pace
- written 20th Jun 2008 by HollowGhandi
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a giant tower bursts throughthe ground in a town and the characters are stunned.
Tags : fantasyDedeauxLittleowlJuarez
The earth became water as it ripple the vibration throughout the rustic town of Alpine, Arizona.
As the wave of debri that had crested down John Wayne blvd past the sign that read "Dirt Brothers junkyard" and settled a point break of rocks, groceries and everything else that blew away with the towns only general store, the mountain villages inhabitants started to survey the destruction.
J.D. Deadeux the town sheriff and Alpine's only paid civil servant was tending the crying Jaurez children when young Charlie Littleowl pulled politely on his shirt.
"MMMM isttter JD sir you might have missed sumtin'."
"Not now son i need to make sure everyone is ok after that quake."
"Sheriff that wasn't a quake."
"Sure it was Littleowl, hang on let me finish dressing this scrape."
Charlie Little held up a peice of a mirror where the sheriff had to see the three hundred foot high structure that had risen through White Mountain and came out under the general store."
"Sorry sir what'n no quake, and that aint no store"
They all met at the old hotel which also doubled as the bar the church, and blizzard shelter, to decide what needed to be done about the intrusion.
Sheriff J.D spoke up first, "look if we call in the state police they are going to destroy this place."
"yeah main reemember when they found dit ruins up in the blues that place was ruined." replied Mr.Juarez.
Mrs. Jaurez spoke to her husband in spanish but before he could translate J.D. spoke,"Sugar,there is no way Annie survived. I am truly sorry, for your daughter in-law, but please just be patient till Little Owl arrives."
"Why do we need the Indian?" Asked a townsman.
"Well, see the swatsticka on the tower i think it could be a Hopi indian symbol of peace, when i was a kid the old man used to say the Hopi's went under the Earth and they would return one day. Maybe this is the day,"
As they begin to talk amongst themselves Juarez puts his arm around the sheriff and whispers, "Chief Little Owl didn't say Hopi he said, serpent people."
"I hope we're off"
J.D translated Little Owl's (Navajo) message aloud,
"When a mosquito is in a spider web the spider lets it struggle and loose hope or maybe attract other (food)mosquitoes. NO MOSQUITOS ARE COMING . KILL THE SPIDER , Be poison not food."
Sheriff Dedeaux spoke up ,"That doesn't make sense , i say we meet here at first light and go talk to Little Owl in person."
Early the next morning the sheriff walked into the hotel ready for the hike to Little owl's, "Hey y'all don't look ready."
"Ready for what? Wednesday?"
"To hike up in the Whites to see the ole' chief."
"Why would we want to talk to the crazy ole coot."
"We just had a meeting about it last night?"
"J.D are you alright?"
"Are y'all drunk? Annie Ladner was killed in the Store when a tower exploded through the ground yesterday!"
"Mister J.D i ain't kilt, and the stores been burnt six months,we built the tower for tourism.You drinkin?"
Then two state police walked in, one holding a straight jacket, "Sheriff Dedeaux can we talk for a second?"
As the wave of debri that had crested down John Wayne blvd past the sign that read "Dirt Brothers junkyard" and settled a point break of rocks, groceries and everything else that blew away with the towns only general store, the mountain villages inhabitants started to survey the destruction.
J.D. Deadeux the town sheriff and Alpine's only paid civil servant was tending the crying Jaurez children when young Charlie Littleowl pulled politely on his shirt.
"MMMM isttter JD sir you might have missed sumtin'."
"Not now son i need to make sure everyone is ok after that quake."
"Sheriff that wasn't a quake."
"Sure it was Littleowl, hang on let me finish dressing this scrape."
Charlie Little held up a peice of a mirror where the sheriff had to see the three hundred foot high structure that had risen through White Mountain and came out under the general store."
"Sorry sir what'n no quake, and that aint no store"
They all met at the old hotel which also doubled as the bar the church, and blizzard shelter, to decide what needed to be done about the intrusion.
Sheriff J.D spoke up first, "look if we call in the state police they are going to destroy this place."
"yeah main reemember when they found dit ruins up in the blues that place was ruined." replied Mr.Juarez.
Mrs. Jaurez spoke to her husband in spanish but before he could translate J.D. spoke,"Sugar,there is no way Annie survived. I am truly sorry, for your daughter in-law, but please just be patient till Little Owl arrives."
"Why do we need the Indian?" Asked a townsman.
"Well, see the swatsticka on the tower i think it could be a Hopi indian symbol of peace, when i was a kid the old man used to say the Hopi's went under the Earth and they would return one day. Maybe this is the day,"
As they begin to talk amongst themselves Juarez puts his arm around the sheriff and whispers, "Chief Little Owl didn't say Hopi he said, serpent people."
"I hope we're off"
J.D translated Little Owl's (Navajo) message aloud,
"When a mosquito is in a spider web the spider lets it struggle and loose hope or maybe attract other (food)mosquitoes. NO MOSQUITOS ARE COMING . KILL THE SPIDER , Be poison not food."
Sheriff Dedeaux spoke up ,"That doesn't make sense , i say we meet here at first light and go talk to Little Owl in person."
Early the next morning the sheriff walked into the hotel ready for the hike to Little owl's, "Hey y'all don't look ready."
"Ready for what? Wednesday?"
"To hike up in the Whites to see the ole' chief."
"Why would we want to talk to the crazy ole coot."
"We just had a meeting about it last night?"
"J.D are you alright?"
"Are y'all drunk? Annie Ladner was killed in the Store when a tower exploded through the ground yesterday!"
"Mister J.D i ain't kilt, and the stores been burnt six months,we built the tower for tourism.You drinkin?"
Then two state police walked in, one holding a straight jacket, "Sheriff Dedeaux can we talk for a second?"
Tags : fantasyDedeauxLittleowlJuarez