by Calypso Sky » Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:39 am
"Hi, welcome to the the Krusty Krab, may I take your ord--" Suddenly, Simon found himself whisked out of the dirty fast-food place and falling through darkness. Although he couldn't see anything, his ears were filled with sounds he had been longing to hear all his life. An elephant's trumpet, and then a lion's roar sounded through the black. Birds of all kinds called out, and he could hear the buzzing of bees and bugs. A snake's hiss seemed to come from his shoulder, but for whatever reason, he wasn't afraid. This seemed to last years, or it could have only been a few seconds, Simon could never tell. However long it took, eventually, the young boy hit the ground with a thud!, dazed.
As soon as he landed, the first thing Simon did was check the chain around his neck, to make sure it was still there. Sighing in relief when he felt it's cold comfort, he looked at the clothes he was wearing. He had on soft, brown trousers, and over that a beige tunic, tied in place with a thin rope. Sturdy leather boots were on his feet and covered the leggings, scuffed in some places. Although the clothes seemed ancient and medieval, they were better quality than anything he had ever worn at home. Right at Simon's feet was a small pool. He was so surprised in the reflection that he saw. His usual greasy, gelled-back hair had been washed and the curly locks fell on his forehead, the way his hair was when he was a kid. His eyebrow and nose piercings were completely gone, and there weren't any holes left from where they were. Weird... Simon thought, finally standing up and looking around.
Surrounding him were animals of all kinds, stamping their feet impatiently until the young man looked at all of them. Eyes wide with wonder, Simon didn't have time to feel afraid or excited or anything, because for whatever reason, he felt a strong pull towards something; far off in the distance he saw a town, and he knew he had to go. I'll never get there as soon as I want to! he thought, But wait... A large horse had clopped over to him and turned around, neighing. Quickly understanding, Simon leaped onto her back, the movement natural even though he had never seen a horse in all his life. Gripping with his legs and holding on tightly to the mane, Simon gave the horse a small kick and off they went.
Soon they reached the town, and instinctively Simon knew that it was a place for him alone to enter. He slithered off the horses back, out of breath but happier than he had ever been in his life. "Thank you, Horse," he crooned, kissing the muzzle of his companion before turning and walking onto the cobbled street.
It seemed deserted and empty, but Simon knew where he was going. Soon he came to an alley that felt like home. There were paintings of animals all over the walls of the street, and rats and mice scuttled beneath his feet. Finally, the alley ended in a square, with 11 alleys just like his branching into it. Four other streets were filled, and he could see that the one across from his was empty and... green looking. He felt drawn to it, but he didn't know why. In the middle was a man who looked like the devil. Just like the stuck-up white people back home, he thought bitterly. Deciding that all he could do was wait, Simon sat down, entertaining himself with the small animals that were beginning to crowd around him.