The 1st book was so simple...only 9 chapters...this book has 13! Wow...really advanced huh? But it wasn't easy. To me, i feel there are a lot of errors here and there...its either too rushing or...i dunno la...i just feel the last few chapters are not really in the flow because i was really tired when doing the chapters. Now i know the stress of writers who have to meet a deadlines. Mine was Monday, before school starts. So, ya, In the Oasis has finally come to an end. For my 3rd series, i want to try something different. Adventure, yes, but no kidnapping..or rescuing. Something simple, comedy like..just enjoyable to read. Coz i am really tired out by writing suspense and 'rescuing adventure like' stories...haha...and i am sure a change like that would do my readers good too! Any comments, u can always visit my blog and comment. I am very reluctant to put my email. I am so sry. I dun want any spams or viruses to flow in. So forgive me. Just tag in my tagboard on my blog or simply just comment in this blog. I will view it and comment back.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Chapter 13
Senthil lay gasping on the ground, blood gushing out from his chest. His sister was crying loudly over his body. Ghazali was clutching his leg in pain; trying to pry out the bullet, which only led to more pain and more blood oozing out. Mr. Guru, holding his gun, and the other officers ran in. "My...God...what's this? A...kidnap? My...wait...those 4 are your friends!" Mr. Guru shouted as he stared at the gang. They all nodded frantically in agreement. "Guys, hurry up untie these people. Arrest that boy there and please somebody carry that poor boy!" Mr. Guru cried out. The other officers ran forward to carry out their duties. As soon as they were untied, the gang ran towards Senthil. The colour on his face was draining out very quickly. "My god...the bullet's in his cchest...oh...oh..." Zahira moaned. "You girls, bring Senthil's sister. We can handle him" Firdaus said. Mrs. Mani had marched towards Ghazali and unleashed her powerful words. Even the officers were afraid to stop her. Ghazali was cowering under her. Ghazali's men tried to run away, but failed miserably. Together, Legolas and Firdaus carried Senthil. Only Baihakki was daring enough to pull Mrs. Mani away to allow the officers to handcuff Ghazali. The girls supported Senthil's sobbing sister. "Wait! Sir...there are more captives! They are our classmates and their family! Come on..only you know where they are!" Nury asked Senthil's sister. She wiped her tears and led the way. They turned a corner and after a distance, a huge well lit room was seen and inside was Shafiq, Faeez, and their families, all tied up. Once they were untied, "You came!" Shafiq cried out in relief. "Well...ya" The gang replied humbly. "This is crazy! I need to call in more boats!" Mr. Guru cried out. With everyone untied, and Ghazali and his men handcuffed, they made their way to the sea.
"Its Vik, Nad, Firdaus and Deb!...handcuffed?!" Nisa exclaimed. "Oh, sorry about that. They put up a really excellent act to bring us here. This island has to be taken care off! So many things happening without our knowledge!" Mr. Guru replied. The gang hugged each other. ''What happened to Senthil?" Deb asked. "Talk talk later! Everyone get onto the boats. Bring those culprits onto the largest. I don't even want to see their faces!" Mr. Guru barked. There was hardly enough space in the boats. But they managed to divide themselves. "Vik! The corrupt policemen! We haven't told Mr. Guru!" Nadera whispered to Vikram. Vikram quickly ran to Mr. Guru and briefly told him the news. Mr. Guru secretly signalled 5 of his officers to arrest the men. What shock the men got when they were suddenly flunged onto the gound and handcuffed! The gang got into their own boat. Mr. Guru, Senthil, his sister, Shafiq's family and some officers into another, Faeez's family and some backup officers in another and finally, the largest of all boats was used to carry Ghazali, his men, the policemen and the rest of the officers. All 4 boats started off at the same time and sailed swiftly across the sea towards singapore. "What happened?!" The gang asked each other at the same time. Slowly, each pair explained what happened when they were tackling Ghazali's men. Nadera then explained how she found Firdaus and Deb, and how they found the corrupt policemen trailing them and how they handled the situation. When she came to the part where Deb was telling about Nisa at the desert, everyone, including Nisa gasped. "Hey! I purposely left that part out when i was telling our side of the story! How could you!" Nisa complained. "Hey, it was a very brave thing" Legolas said and kissed Nisa. "Yyour...your voice!" Nisa asked. "Yup, came back. Must have rested well at the cave" Legolas replied. Then Nury explained what happened at the cave and why Senthil was hurt to the other 4. "....He jumped infront and got hit instead. Mr. Guru burst in and shot Ghazali in his leg. If only he came in earlier, Senthil wouldn't have been shot..."When she ended her story, the boat was already nearing Singapore. Baihakki stood up and walked towards Vikram.
"...you...can...drive" Baihakki mumbled helplessly. Vikram kept a straight face. "Look..i'm..sorry""NO!. I am sorry. I should have just pushed those fans away." Vikram replied. "It's not your fault. I know the feeling of being surrounded by fans. You can't push them away. I was the stupid one to get jealous. I am sorry." Baihakki finished. The boat stopped at the harbour. The gang made their way out. Vikram and Baihakki looked at each other. They then gave each other a hug and a huge thump on each other's back. They then followed the rest out of the boat. Ambulances were already waiting for them outside the terminal. "Send all of them who's injured to the hospital. The rest, please follow me" Mr. Guru said. Baihakki, with his nose broken had no choice but to leave the gang. "I'll go with you." Zahira volunteered immediately. "I think I and Nury will accompany Senthil and his sister to the hospital too" Mrs. Mani volunteered. So, the gang parted. The rest followed Mr. Guru in his jeeps to the station.
"Now tell me EVERYTHING" Mr. Guru asked at his station. Although exhausted, they knew the urgency. So each took turns to explain, starting from how it all began at Northern Islands, Link cave. Then, after all that, Shafiq and faeez explained how they and their families were kidnapped from their homes and the gang continued the story of how all the planning happened and their adventure at the desert(they kindly excluded Nisa'a bravery act). "That Ghazali is really going to get it. And..this Mr. Philip? Missing is he? I will send an immediate notice to all police divisions to arrest his men and to find him." But at that rightful moment, Mr. Guru's handphone rang. "Sir! This is Kuppu! You told me and Bala to check the island one more time. We found a small fishing boat hidden behind a rock. And when we entered the cave, we saw a police officer coming out from one of the rooms. He tried escaping when he saw us but we caught him. Shall we bring him back?" "HAHAH! Oh yes, please do. Be careful alright? Bring the fishing boat along to. Load it into the ship...pity the fisherman whom he took the boat from. It was lucky i left a ship there for you guys. Load all the other items left in the cave or around the island into the ship too for evidence and come back here alrites? You guys don't deserve only a pizza, i will treat you all to dinner tonight! And a ticket to Vikram's new movie!" Mr. Guru replied and with that, hung up the phone. "I believe we caught...this Mr. Philip you were talking about at the cave. He will be arriving here soon. Please help to identify him. In the meantime, do rest her. It's very squeezy. I didn't know there would be a time where so many people will enter my office regarding just one case!" Mr. Guru replied. "If that Mr. Philip broke anything in my house to escape..." Firdaus mumbled. "Urm, Mr. Guru? About the movie, for all your help, i think i can sponsor" Vikram replied, smiling.
2 weeks later:
"WHOOHOOOOO!!!!!!" Nadera shouted. "Shut up!" Vikram replied shyly. "Who cares Vik? We have the whole theatre to oursleves!" Nadera exclaimed and shouted more. When the movie ended, they all left the theatre. "Thank you so much Vikram" Mr. Guru said. "No problem. It's my pleasure. I do this everytime my movie is released. Only this time, we have more members to fill up the empty seats" Vikram replied, nodding towards Shafiq, Faeez, Senthil, his sister, Mr. Guru, Bala and Kuppu. "Ya, cool isn't it? To be able to get a theatre room all to ourselves and to watch the movie F.O.C!" Nadera said excitedly, hugging Vikram. "You were great Vikram" Senthil commented. "AS ALWAYS!" The rest of the gang replied.
Well well, always a happy ending. With exams over, the girls had fun with the gang. And for their good hearts. Although they didn't study well, they passed all subjects. The news of the kidnapping even appeared in all newschannels and newspapers. The gang and the rest of their friends name was excluded ofcourse. They didn't want and publicity! Ghazali has been locked up in boys school. Mr. Philip and his men have been sacked and are bidding their time in prison. Senthil had recovered but has Asthma now and has to be careful that he does not do any very tiring work. The bullet had missed his heart by inches! We must thank God that he atleast survived and that all has went well. What an adventure! But this is never the end for our gang! What adventure will they have the next time? Stay tuned!
"Its Vik, Nad, Firdaus and Deb!...handcuffed?!" Nisa exclaimed. "Oh, sorry about that. They put up a really excellent act to bring us here. This island has to be taken care off! So many things happening without our knowledge!" Mr. Guru replied. The gang hugged each other. ''What happened to Senthil?" Deb asked. "Talk talk later! Everyone get onto the boats. Bring those culprits onto the largest. I don't even want to see their faces!" Mr. Guru barked. There was hardly enough space in the boats. But they managed to divide themselves. "Vik! The corrupt policemen! We haven't told Mr. Guru!" Nadera whispered to Vikram. Vikram quickly ran to Mr. Guru and briefly told him the news. Mr. Guru secretly signalled 5 of his officers to arrest the men. What shock the men got when they were suddenly flunged onto the gound and handcuffed! The gang got into their own boat. Mr. Guru, Senthil, his sister, Shafiq's family and some officers into another, Faeez's family and some backup officers in another and finally, the largest of all boats was used to carry Ghazali, his men, the policemen and the rest of the officers. All 4 boats started off at the same time and sailed swiftly across the sea towards singapore. "What happened?!" The gang asked each other at the same time. Slowly, each pair explained what happened when they were tackling Ghazali's men. Nadera then explained how she found Firdaus and Deb, and how they found the corrupt policemen trailing them and how they handled the situation. When she came to the part where Deb was telling about Nisa at the desert, everyone, including Nisa gasped. "Hey! I purposely left that part out when i was telling our side of the story! How could you!" Nisa complained. "Hey, it was a very brave thing" Legolas said and kissed Nisa. "Yyour...your voice!" Nisa asked. "Yup, came back. Must have rested well at the cave" Legolas replied. Then Nury explained what happened at the cave and why Senthil was hurt to the other 4. "....He jumped infront and got hit instead. Mr. Guru burst in and shot Ghazali in his leg. If only he came in earlier, Senthil wouldn't have been shot..."When she ended her story, the boat was already nearing Singapore. Baihakki stood up and walked towards Vikram.
"...you...can...drive" Baihakki mumbled helplessly. Vikram kept a straight face. "Look..i'm..sorry""NO!. I am sorry. I should have just pushed those fans away." Vikram replied. "It's not your fault. I know the feeling of being surrounded by fans. You can't push them away. I was the stupid one to get jealous. I am sorry." Baihakki finished. The boat stopped at the harbour. The gang made their way out. Vikram and Baihakki looked at each other. They then gave each other a hug and a huge thump on each other's back. They then followed the rest out of the boat. Ambulances were already waiting for them outside the terminal. "Send all of them who's injured to the hospital. The rest, please follow me" Mr. Guru said. Baihakki, with his nose broken had no choice but to leave the gang. "I'll go with you." Zahira volunteered immediately. "I think I and Nury will accompany Senthil and his sister to the hospital too" Mrs. Mani volunteered. So, the gang parted. The rest followed Mr. Guru in his jeeps to the station.
"Now tell me EVERYTHING" Mr. Guru asked at his station. Although exhausted, they knew the urgency. So each took turns to explain, starting from how it all began at Northern Islands, Link cave. Then, after all that, Shafiq and faeez explained how they and their families were kidnapped from their homes and the gang continued the story of how all the planning happened and their adventure at the desert(they kindly excluded Nisa'a bravery act). "That Ghazali is really going to get it. And..this Mr. Philip? Missing is he? I will send an immediate notice to all police divisions to arrest his men and to find him." But at that rightful moment, Mr. Guru's handphone rang. "Sir! This is Kuppu! You told me and Bala to check the island one more time. We found a small fishing boat hidden behind a rock. And when we entered the cave, we saw a police officer coming out from one of the rooms. He tried escaping when he saw us but we caught him. Shall we bring him back?" "HAHAH! Oh yes, please do. Be careful alright? Bring the fishing boat along to. Load it into the ship...pity the fisherman whom he took the boat from. It was lucky i left a ship there for you guys. Load all the other items left in the cave or around the island into the ship too for evidence and come back here alrites? You guys don't deserve only a pizza, i will treat you all to dinner tonight! And a ticket to Vikram's new movie!" Mr. Guru replied and with that, hung up the phone. "I believe we caught...this Mr. Philip you were talking about at the cave. He will be arriving here soon. Please help to identify him. In the meantime, do rest her. It's very squeezy. I didn't know there would be a time where so many people will enter my office regarding just one case!" Mr. Guru replied. "If that Mr. Philip broke anything in my house to escape..." Firdaus mumbled. "Urm, Mr. Guru? About the movie, for all your help, i think i can sponsor" Vikram replied, smiling.
2 weeks later:
"WHOOHOOOOO!!!!!!" Nadera shouted. "Shut up!" Vikram replied shyly. "Who cares Vik? We have the whole theatre to oursleves!" Nadera exclaimed and shouted more. When the movie ended, they all left the theatre. "Thank you so much Vikram" Mr. Guru said. "No problem. It's my pleasure. I do this everytime my movie is released. Only this time, we have more members to fill up the empty seats" Vikram replied, nodding towards Shafiq, Faeez, Senthil, his sister, Mr. Guru, Bala and Kuppu. "Ya, cool isn't it? To be able to get a theatre room all to ourselves and to watch the movie F.O.C!" Nadera said excitedly, hugging Vikram. "You were great Vikram" Senthil commented. "AS ALWAYS!" The rest of the gang replied.
Well well, always a happy ending. With exams over, the girls had fun with the gang. And for their good hearts. Although they didn't study well, they passed all subjects. The news of the kidnapping even appeared in all newschannels and newspapers. The gang and the rest of their friends name was excluded ofcourse. They didn't want and publicity! Ghazali has been locked up in boys school. Mr. Philip and his men have been sacked and are bidding their time in prison. Senthil had recovered but has Asthma now and has to be careful that he does not do any very tiring work. The bullet had missed his heart by inches! We must thank God that he atleast survived and that all has went well. What an adventure! But this is never the end for our gang! What adventure will they have the next time? Stay tuned!
Chapter 12
"You are sure this is the place?" Navy officer Mr. Guru asked. "Yes...and no. It is from here that you have to go on by yourselves....muahahaha...my men will be waiting for you! They are all dressed in grey like me, making it harder to be spotted. Have fun officer!" Vikram replied in a very convincing manner. "You have some nerve boy...i guess i shouldn't bring you guys along...have to leave you guys handcuffed here and guarded...hmmm..." Mr. Guru put on his thinking cap. Firdaus inched closer to Vikram. "You are brilliant! Your plan is working excellently. Now they would be able to arrest Ghazali, and rescue their captives and all our friends! They will know that we are not the actual culprits!" Firdaus whispered excitedly. "No, this is the worst plan" Vikram whispered back. Deb and Nad inched closer too. "Why?" Both whispered together. "Yes, what you say is correct. However, if they were to send the currupt policemen with them in the name of backup, they are sure to find Ghazali 1st and warn him!" Vikram whispered sadly. "Hey! I didn't allow you guys to talk! Shut your mouth and sit down!" Mr. Guru barked at the 4. They sat down, afraid of what's going to happen next. They looked up at Mr. Guru. "Hmph...anyway, i have decided. You 3 policemen! Since you have no weapons. I suggest you 3 guard these 4. Bala and Kuppu! You stay here and guard too!" Mr. Guru ordered. "BBut sir! We have weapons!" Bala and kuppu complained. "Yes, i know that. These 3 policemen are from a different division. I need people from our side to guard them too, to serve as witness if anything happens. That's why. Plus..i guess guarding requires weapons too. Don't worry. I'll treat you all to pizza later on okay?" Mr. Guru replied. "Yes sir!" They replied happily and took their stands next to the 4.
Relief spread over all 4's faces. Nadera looked up at the policemen. "Haha, not so tough are you now? Aww...i bet you thought he will send you guys to search for Gha..i mean, for our men huh?" Nadera said sarcastically. The 3 policemen gave a disgusted look and just looked away as the backup officers trailed behind Mr. Guru. "Your plan worked after all!" Deb said to Vik happily. "Vik? Can i ask something?" Nadera asked. "Yes dear?" "Well...we have all been obviously noticing. What's with you and Baihakki?" Nadera asked timidly, afraid of Vik's response. How could Vikram get angry at Nadera?! "Sigh, it all happened yesterday when i went to drop him off. We stopped by a mall to get something and up on the wall was a poster of me together with my latest movie. There were a group of girls around it and obviously, they spotted me and ran all over me..(Nadera eyes opened wide in shock) Don't worry! They were just excited to see me. Baihakki stepped forward to, to show himself. However the girls were not interested in him. Maybe they don't know soccer. To not make him feel bad, I introduced him to the girls. As i suspected, they have no idea about soccer at all and totally ignored him. You know Baihakki, he's always a goofy guy, used to attention. He was nudging me to move away so that we could enter the mall. One of the girls noticed it and yelled, "Hey! Can't you see we are talking here?! Think you are such a great player! We think u suck!" Vikram ended. The rest just stared at him. "And what did you do?!" Nadera asked angrily. "Wwell...i couldn't move away..they were all around...he just walked off to the bustop and got into the 1st bus...which is not even his bus home. With all the tension today, i actually forgot about it all. But i guess he didn't" Vikram replied. They all fell silent. "Hey Deb, you never told us how you found out it was a trap." Nadera asked. "Oh..hehehe...well, after tying up the men, we made our way to the boat and had to pass by Nisa's and Legolas's trail. You wouldn't believe it! Nisa was holding on to one of the men while the other men was advancing. To distract him...HAHAHAHA...she actually pulled up her shirt!" Deb said, laughing out loud. "OH MY GAWD!" Nadera and Vikram replied excitedly. "YA! That did the trick! He stood there like a stone, staring. Legolas took a rock and threw at him, knocking him to the ground. We say the guys coming with the tranquiliser but we couldn't warn him without letting them know we are here. We really had no choice but to leave." Firdaus said. "We understand. We didn't check up on the rest either. We thought it better to stay save so as to escape and get help" Vikram replied. HAHAHA...Nisa oh Nisa. So daring of her...my oh my...i wonder what's happening at the Hideout right now!
Footsteps echoed throughout the cave and out from the corner appeared Ghazali and 3 henchmen. "What's this? Only 3 pairs? Where is the other 2?! And...oh my gawd, is that Mrs. Mani?!" Ghazali exclaimed. Mrs. Mani continued to let out muffled sounds. "Thank god you guys tapped her mouth shut. I can't stand her! I heard that's what she used to distrat my men! How clever Mrs. Mani...but too bad! Here you are...tied up with big mouth number 2!" Ghazali commented, nodding towards Nury. Nury just stared back angrily. "Where are the others?!" Ghazali asked angrily. "WWE...tried...sir...but we just couldn't find them. But don't worry. I am sure they'll come back to rescue all their pals" one of the henchmen replied. "Hmph!" Ghazali fumed and just as he was about to step out, Jack limped into the cave. "Sir! Senthil's coming!" Jack said. "Ahh..how nice...my SUPPOSED true fren..hmph! Quickly, tape up all this useless people's mouth before they go about yelling the truth!" Ghazali commanded. Unable to fight back, the 5 had no choice but to give in. "Bring his sister" Ghazali told to Jack. Jack disappeared around another corner. Pretty soon, Senthil arrived. "You called Ghaz? Oh...my..." Senthil was dumbfounded as he saw the 6 tied up. "Any comments Senthil?" Ghazali asked. "Why...of..ofcoz! Brilliant Ghaz! But...it's not my fault! You told me to stay here and run errands! That's why i couldn't watch them!" Senthil said apologetically. "It's okay Senthil. It's just SO clever of them! They KNEW you were not watching them today! They somehow KNEW the way here. They were also having maps to this ENTIRE place! They had it all PLANNED out! They KNEW where my men will be! They KNEW grey would be the perfect colour to blend in! All this..they knew although they have NEVER stepped foot on this island! How INTERESTING...." Ghazali speaked sarcastically. Sweat ran down Senthil's forehead. "This cant' be...he knows.." Senthil thought in his head. Ghazali smiled. "Bring her in Jack!"
Together with jack was Senthil's sister, being dragged into the cave and to be stood at the center. Senthil looked at his sister in horror, then at Ghazali. "Senthil senthil...being my man...you should be very careful if you wanna BACKSTAB me! So many mistakes Senthil...i mean, why would my man need a map of this place? You think i don't know when 1 map goes missing? I know Senthil...i know EVERYTHING!" Ghazali said in triumph. Senthil dropped to his knees. "Please Senthil! None of my men have been taught to beg! Get up you fool. Don't show your cowardliness infront of your sis who is depending on you! Now Senthil...do you rememeber what i told you when your sister was brought here?" Ghazali asked menacingly. Senthil continued sobbing. "No? Well, maybe this will remind you" and with that, Ghazali took out a gun. "PLEASE GHAZ! NO! DON'T HURT HER!". Senthil's cries echoed around the whole cave, and for a moment, the entire cave shook in grief, seeing Sethil's pitiful position. Tears were even filling up in our gang's eyes. Poor Senthil! Suffering because of them! "Ahh..i see you remember! Senthil, a promise is a promise! And i...KEEP MY PROMISE!" A huge gunshot was heard. It echoed around the cave, multiplying to million gunshots.
Relief spread over all 4's faces. Nadera looked up at the policemen. "Haha, not so tough are you now? Aww...i bet you thought he will send you guys to search for Gha..i mean, for our men huh?" Nadera said sarcastically. The 3 policemen gave a disgusted look and just looked away as the backup officers trailed behind Mr. Guru. "Your plan worked after all!" Deb said to Vik happily. "Vik? Can i ask something?" Nadera asked. "Yes dear?" "Well...we have all been obviously noticing. What's with you and Baihakki?" Nadera asked timidly, afraid of Vik's response. How could Vikram get angry at Nadera?! "Sigh, it all happened yesterday when i went to drop him off. We stopped by a mall to get something and up on the wall was a poster of me together with my latest movie. There were a group of girls around it and obviously, they spotted me and ran all over me..(Nadera eyes opened wide in shock) Don't worry! They were just excited to see me. Baihakki stepped forward to, to show himself. However the girls were not interested in him. Maybe they don't know soccer. To not make him feel bad, I introduced him to the girls. As i suspected, they have no idea about soccer at all and totally ignored him. You know Baihakki, he's always a goofy guy, used to attention. He was nudging me to move away so that we could enter the mall. One of the girls noticed it and yelled, "Hey! Can't you see we are talking here?! Think you are such a great player! We think u suck!" Vikram ended. The rest just stared at him. "And what did you do?!" Nadera asked angrily. "Wwell...i couldn't move away..they were all around...he just walked off to the bustop and got into the 1st bus...which is not even his bus home. With all the tension today, i actually forgot about it all. But i guess he didn't" Vikram replied. They all fell silent. "Hey Deb, you never told us how you found out it was a trap." Nadera asked. "Oh..hehehe...well, after tying up the men, we made our way to the boat and had to pass by Nisa's and Legolas's trail. You wouldn't believe it! Nisa was holding on to one of the men while the other men was advancing. To distract him...HAHAHAHA...she actually pulled up her shirt!" Deb said, laughing out loud. "OH MY GAWD!" Nadera and Vikram replied excitedly. "YA! That did the trick! He stood there like a stone, staring. Legolas took a rock and threw at him, knocking him to the ground. We say the guys coming with the tranquiliser but we couldn't warn him without letting them know we are here. We really had no choice but to leave." Firdaus said. "We understand. We didn't check up on the rest either. We thought it better to stay save so as to escape and get help" Vikram replied. HAHAHA...Nisa oh Nisa. So daring of her...my oh my...i wonder what's happening at the Hideout right now!
Footsteps echoed throughout the cave and out from the corner appeared Ghazali and 3 henchmen. "What's this? Only 3 pairs? Where is the other 2?! And...oh my gawd, is that Mrs. Mani?!" Ghazali exclaimed. Mrs. Mani continued to let out muffled sounds. "Thank god you guys tapped her mouth shut. I can't stand her! I heard that's what she used to distrat my men! How clever Mrs. Mani...but too bad! Here you are...tied up with big mouth number 2!" Ghazali commented, nodding towards Nury. Nury just stared back angrily. "Where are the others?!" Ghazali asked angrily. "WWE...tried...sir...but we just couldn't find them. But don't worry. I am sure they'll come back to rescue all their pals" one of the henchmen replied. "Hmph!" Ghazali fumed and just as he was about to step out, Jack limped into the cave. "Sir! Senthil's coming!" Jack said. "Ahh..how nice...my SUPPOSED true fren..hmph! Quickly, tape up all this useless people's mouth before they go about yelling the truth!" Ghazali commanded. Unable to fight back, the 5 had no choice but to give in. "Bring his sister" Ghazali told to Jack. Jack disappeared around another corner. Pretty soon, Senthil arrived. "You called Ghaz? Oh...my..." Senthil was dumbfounded as he saw the 6 tied up. "Any comments Senthil?" Ghazali asked. "Why...of..ofcoz! Brilliant Ghaz! But...it's not my fault! You told me to stay here and run errands! That's why i couldn't watch them!" Senthil said apologetically. "It's okay Senthil. It's just SO clever of them! They KNEW you were not watching them today! They somehow KNEW the way here. They were also having maps to this ENTIRE place! They had it all PLANNED out! They KNEW where my men will be! They KNEW grey would be the perfect colour to blend in! All this..they knew although they have NEVER stepped foot on this island! How INTERESTING...." Ghazali speaked sarcastically. Sweat ran down Senthil's forehead. "This cant' be...he knows.." Senthil thought in his head. Ghazali smiled. "Bring her in Jack!"
Together with jack was Senthil's sister, being dragged into the cave and to be stood at the center. Senthil looked at his sister in horror, then at Ghazali. "Senthil senthil...being my man...you should be very careful if you wanna BACKSTAB me! So many mistakes Senthil...i mean, why would my man need a map of this place? You think i don't know when 1 map goes missing? I know Senthil...i know EVERYTHING!" Ghazali said in triumph. Senthil dropped to his knees. "Please Senthil! None of my men have been taught to beg! Get up you fool. Don't show your cowardliness infront of your sis who is depending on you! Now Senthil...do you rememeber what i told you when your sister was brought here?" Ghazali asked menacingly. Senthil continued sobbing. "No? Well, maybe this will remind you" and with that, Ghazali took out a gun. "PLEASE GHAZ! NO! DON'T HURT HER!". Senthil's cries echoed around the whole cave, and for a moment, the entire cave shook in grief, seeing Sethil's pitiful position. Tears were even filling up in our gang's eyes. Poor Senthil! Suffering because of them! "Ahh..i see you remember! Senthil, a promise is a promise! And i...KEEP MY PROMISE!" A huge gunshot was heard. It echoed around the cave, multiplying to million gunshots.
Chapter 11
The First thing Nisa saw when she opened her eyes was Mrs. Mani and Nury a few distance infront of her and tied to a pole. Mrs. Mani had masking tape taped to her mouth. Next to her, at a distance was Legolas. "It was a trap!" Nisa exclaimed. Her voice echoed through the cave. "Shoosh! Stop shouting! And ya, we figured that out when we woke up here too" Nury replied. Nisa stared at Nury and said," I don't see any marks on you. And...i don't feel any pain either. How did i faint?" Nisa asked. "Tranquilliser" Nury replied wearily. Legolas made an unhappy grunt noise. "You don't think the rest have fallen into the trap do you?" Nisa asked worriedly. "Well, they are not here. So i suppose not. The worst thing now is Senthil. Ghazali must have somehow figured out something had gone wrong. He used the guys we planned to attack as a distraction, not as protection." Nury said. Muffling noises continued to be issued from Mrs. Mani. "Shut up! You were taped for talking too much. Can you atleast remain queit now?!" Nury commented angrily. Mrs. Mani stared at Nury in fustration. Even under all that stress, Legolas and Nisa couldn't help laughing. Then, they heard footsteps. All of them fell silent. From the corner came 2 guys, each carrying a person. The guys tied the 2 unconscious people they were carrying at poles distant apart and left the cave. "Oh no...now its all up to Vikram, Nad, Firdaus and Deb...oh my..Deb! If she gets caught... Oh gosh...i wonder what's happening to them right now!" Nury asked timidly. After 15 mins, Baihakki and Zahira started to arouse from their short nap.
''It's a trap!" Baihakki shouted. He then looked around the room at his fellow mates. "WE KNOW" The 4 replied wearily. Zahira, unlike Baihakki, looked around at her surroundings before shouting "It's a trap!". This time, no one bothered to reply. Instead, Nury decided to get down to business. "Tell us what happened to you. Did you see Vik and Nad? Or Firdaus and Deb?". "Yes! You see, both of us...aern't good with maps. So we lost our trail and actually ended up in Vik's and Nad's trail. We didn't know that. So when we spotted Ghazali's people, we assumed we were correct and that those were the guys we were suppose to get rid off. When we got rid of them, we spotted Vik and Nad. But just as soon as we spotted them, they disappeared behind a rock. Before i could shout out their names, everything was becoming black...and...here i am" Baihakki explained. "They knew..." Zahira replied slowly, putting everything together like a jigsaw puzzle. "Excellent! They know its a trap! I hope they do something clever!" Nisa replied hopefully. Meanwhile...
''What do we do now Vik? There is no way we can carry on with the plan. They know. Should we try to find the rest?" Nadera asked. "No...no...our route to the hideout is the longest. I believe the rest have been caught as well...damn this stupid place...no signal!" Vikram cursed. "Senthil did tell us handphones were useless here...oh my oh my...i wonder what happened to the rest...i am so scared!" Nadera whimpered. "Relax, don't be afraid...we..will think of something..." Vikram assured her. Suddenly, Nadera jumped over Vikram and kissed him on his lips. In that sudden swift of movement, Vikram couldn't think of anything else but to return that loving kiss. "II'm ssorry. I...just...well..if this is my last..i don't ever wanna regret to have not done that" Nadera replied shyly. Vikram smiled and gave another loving kiss. "That kiss did everything. I have a plan. Come" Vikram said and together, they made their way to the boat. "You're planning to go back for help?" Nadera asked. "Well...ya...that's the only thing left. If we get caught, no one will ever know until after many hours...and even then, they will never think we are missing from Singapore. The best is to escape and quickly seek help" Vikram explained. They reached the boat and tried to push the boat to the water. "It's too heavy! We did it with the rest when we came here! We can never do it by ourselves!" Nadera groaned. Vikram looked around. There was a huge edgy rock near the sea. "I know! We tie the safety rope around this rock. Press the button and lo and behold, the turbine will turn, pulling in the rope. This rock is definately well rooted. Instead of the rock being pulled in, the boat would be moving towards the rock instead" Vikram suggested. "I am so lucky to be stuck with a movie star. Okay, it's worth a try" Nadera said. It worked! They climbed onto the boat. Vikram started the engine and drove out to sea.
"VIK, STOP THE BOAT!' Nadera shouted. Vikram did as he was told. Once the engine died down, "Why?!" Vikram asked. Nadera picked up a binoculars from inside a cupboard, passed it to Vikram and pointed to a distance. Vikram looked into the binoculars. The small ship that was very far away suddenly appeared to be only a few meters away from them. There were 3 policemen in the boat. "Shit...police" Vikram said. "Huh? Isn't that a good thing?" Nadera asked. "No. Remember what Legolas said? No police patrols here. If you are coming this way, it only means one thing; you want to go to the desert. And i have a feeling those men are under Mr. Philip" Vikram answered. "Oh no! The corrupt policemen? We cannot get caught by them! How are we going to get help if they catch us? And how the hell do they know? You don't think Mr. Philip..." Nadera gasped. "I didn't even think of that. I thought Firdaus must have taken care of him before coming to meet us..." "I did." Firdaus appeared with deb at his side. "OH DEB!" Nadera exclaimed and ran to hug her. "How did you?..." "Haha, you see, we knew it was all a trap. So we decided to use the boat to get back for help. But we couldn't move the boat. So we waited inside for more of you guys to arrive..and..hehe...fell asleep. Sorry about that." Deb replied shyly. "Ya, we were just so exhausted. There were only 2 men. But to pin them down and tie them up was a hassle! Urm, how did u guys move the boat?" Firdaus asked. Nadera explained quickly, to Firdaus's amazement and asked,"Wat about the tranquilliser?. "Oh, that's a tranquilliser? I guessed so. I turned around to pick up the map i dropped and accidently knocked over the guy with the tranquilliser. Quickly i used it on him and tied him up with the rest" Firdaus replied. "Great, atleast you guys are save...by the way, we have a problem" Vik explained and pointed to the ship that was moving closer towards them. The blue uniform was very obvious now. "Shit..corrupt policemen of Mr. Philip's i believe? Damn, i knew i should'nt have put him in the storeroom with all that equipment...i was in such a rush to meet you guys..." Firdaus complained and scolded himself. "No time to regret. We have to do something fast!" Deb said. Vikram started the boat and began to move away from them. None of them were able to think of anything. Vikram turned to Nadera. "Another loving kiss?" Vikram asked. Firdaus and Deb stared at them as Nadera moved forward and began kissing. It was a long kiss, but it did the trick. Vik picked up his handphone. "Hello, is this the Navy patrol station at Tanah Merah? I have got an info of an unidentified boat, FG476L, and it's getting away. We believe its smuggling illegal goods.". With that, Vikram hung up the phone.
"Are you nuts! What kind of an idea is that?!" Nadera exclaimed. "You'll see" Vikram replied, and with that, began to keep and equal distance between their boat and the corrupt police's. Very soon, another boat was seen speeding towards them. "The patrol boat...oh! i think i get it...but i still don't!" Nadera replied, very confused. Firdaus and Deb just shrugged at each other. Vikram slowed down the boat and stopped it when both the patrol boat and the corrupt officer's boat arrived. The moment they jumped into the boat, Vikram dropped to his knees. "Please don't hurt me or my friends! We confess! We're smuggling illegal cigarettes. We just dropped off the goods at Naboo, Tatooine Desert!'' Vikram shouted, putting on a very good act. The rest quickly caught on and gave their most guilty looks. "Hmm...drive this boat to the desert. U there, call up more backups. I believe their whole gang must be at the desert right now. Urm, who are you three?" the Navi officer asked the police. "Urm..we...were told you guys needed backup" one man stumbled. The navy officer gave a quizzical look. "Hmm..only 3 policemen for backup? No weapons, to what i see? Hmph, nevermind that. Since you are here, just follow orders, you hear me?" The navy officer commanded. "Yes sir!" They replied.
''It's a trap!" Baihakki shouted. He then looked around the room at his fellow mates. "WE KNOW" The 4 replied wearily. Zahira, unlike Baihakki, looked around at her surroundings before shouting "It's a trap!". This time, no one bothered to reply. Instead, Nury decided to get down to business. "Tell us what happened to you. Did you see Vik and Nad? Or Firdaus and Deb?". "Yes! You see, both of us...aern't good with maps. So we lost our trail and actually ended up in Vik's and Nad's trail. We didn't know that. So when we spotted Ghazali's people, we assumed we were correct and that those were the guys we were suppose to get rid off. When we got rid of them, we spotted Vik and Nad. But just as soon as we spotted them, they disappeared behind a rock. Before i could shout out their names, everything was becoming black...and...here i am" Baihakki explained. "They knew..." Zahira replied slowly, putting everything together like a jigsaw puzzle. "Excellent! They know its a trap! I hope they do something clever!" Nisa replied hopefully. Meanwhile...
''What do we do now Vik? There is no way we can carry on with the plan. They know. Should we try to find the rest?" Nadera asked. "No...no...our route to the hideout is the longest. I believe the rest have been caught as well...damn this stupid place...no signal!" Vikram cursed. "Senthil did tell us handphones were useless here...oh my oh my...i wonder what happened to the rest...i am so scared!" Nadera whimpered. "Relax, don't be afraid...we..will think of something..." Vikram assured her. Suddenly, Nadera jumped over Vikram and kissed him on his lips. In that sudden swift of movement, Vikram couldn't think of anything else but to return that loving kiss. "II'm ssorry. I...just...well..if this is my last..i don't ever wanna regret to have not done that" Nadera replied shyly. Vikram smiled and gave another loving kiss. "That kiss did everything. I have a plan. Come" Vikram said and together, they made their way to the boat. "You're planning to go back for help?" Nadera asked. "Well...ya...that's the only thing left. If we get caught, no one will ever know until after many hours...and even then, they will never think we are missing from Singapore. The best is to escape and quickly seek help" Vikram explained. They reached the boat and tried to push the boat to the water. "It's too heavy! We did it with the rest when we came here! We can never do it by ourselves!" Nadera groaned. Vikram looked around. There was a huge edgy rock near the sea. "I know! We tie the safety rope around this rock. Press the button and lo and behold, the turbine will turn, pulling in the rope. This rock is definately well rooted. Instead of the rock being pulled in, the boat would be moving towards the rock instead" Vikram suggested. "I am so lucky to be stuck with a movie star. Okay, it's worth a try" Nadera said. It worked! They climbed onto the boat. Vikram started the engine and drove out to sea.
"VIK, STOP THE BOAT!' Nadera shouted. Vikram did as he was told. Once the engine died down, "Why?!" Vikram asked. Nadera picked up a binoculars from inside a cupboard, passed it to Vikram and pointed to a distance. Vikram looked into the binoculars. The small ship that was very far away suddenly appeared to be only a few meters away from them. There were 3 policemen in the boat. "Shit...police" Vikram said. "Huh? Isn't that a good thing?" Nadera asked. "No. Remember what Legolas said? No police patrols here. If you are coming this way, it only means one thing; you want to go to the desert. And i have a feeling those men are under Mr. Philip" Vikram answered. "Oh no! The corrupt policemen? We cannot get caught by them! How are we going to get help if they catch us? And how the hell do they know? You don't think Mr. Philip..." Nadera gasped. "I didn't even think of that. I thought Firdaus must have taken care of him before coming to meet us..." "I did." Firdaus appeared with deb at his side. "OH DEB!" Nadera exclaimed and ran to hug her. "How did you?..." "Haha, you see, we knew it was all a trap. So we decided to use the boat to get back for help. But we couldn't move the boat. So we waited inside for more of you guys to arrive..and..hehe...fell asleep. Sorry about that." Deb replied shyly. "Ya, we were just so exhausted. There were only 2 men. But to pin them down and tie them up was a hassle! Urm, how did u guys move the boat?" Firdaus asked. Nadera explained quickly, to Firdaus's amazement and asked,"Wat about the tranquilliser?. "Oh, that's a tranquilliser? I guessed so. I turned around to pick up the map i dropped and accidently knocked over the guy with the tranquilliser. Quickly i used it on him and tied him up with the rest" Firdaus replied. "Great, atleast you guys are save...by the way, we have a problem" Vik explained and pointed to the ship that was moving closer towards them. The blue uniform was very obvious now. "Shit..corrupt policemen of Mr. Philip's i believe? Damn, i knew i should'nt have put him in the storeroom with all that equipment...i was in such a rush to meet you guys..." Firdaus complained and scolded himself. "No time to regret. We have to do something fast!" Deb said. Vikram started the boat and began to move away from them. None of them were able to think of anything. Vikram turned to Nadera. "Another loving kiss?" Vikram asked. Firdaus and Deb stared at them as Nadera moved forward and began kissing. It was a long kiss, but it did the trick. Vik picked up his handphone. "Hello, is this the Navy patrol station at Tanah Merah? I have got an info of an unidentified boat, FG476L, and it's getting away. We believe its smuggling illegal goods.". With that, Vikram hung up the phone.
"Are you nuts! What kind of an idea is that?!" Nadera exclaimed. "You'll see" Vikram replied, and with that, began to keep and equal distance between their boat and the corrupt police's. Very soon, another boat was seen speeding towards them. "The patrol boat...oh! i think i get it...but i still don't!" Nadera replied, very confused. Firdaus and Deb just shrugged at each other. Vikram slowed down the boat and stopped it when both the patrol boat and the corrupt officer's boat arrived. The moment they jumped into the boat, Vikram dropped to his knees. "Please don't hurt me or my friends! We confess! We're smuggling illegal cigarettes. We just dropped off the goods at Naboo, Tatooine Desert!'' Vikram shouted, putting on a very good act. The rest quickly caught on and gave their most guilty looks. "Hmm...drive this boat to the desert. U there, call up more backups. I believe their whole gang must be at the desert right now. Urm, who are you three?" the Navi officer asked the police. "Urm..we...were told you guys needed backup" one man stumbled. The navy officer gave a quizzical look. "Hmm..only 3 policemen for backup? No weapons, to what i see? Hmph, nevermind that. Since you are here, just follow orders, you hear me?" The navy officer commanded. "Yes sir!" They replied.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Chapter 10
"Where is Vik?!" Nury asked Nadera. "I don't know! I've been trying to call him...a futile effort" Nadera replied nervously, still trying to call Vikram. "Hmph...no puntuality...boys are boys!" Mrs. Mani complained. "English Nadera...English!" Baihakki commented. "Futile means producing no result or effect. In simple terms, Nadera can't reach Vikram" Deb explained. "That's my smart girl!" Firdaus cooed. Nadera glared at Firdaus. Legolas smiled. Just at that moment, Vikram arrived. "Where the **** have you been! We are already 15mins late! You know how precise our plan has to be!" Baihakki exclaimed. "Watch you mouth a******. You think its so easy to get a permit for a boat and to harbour it at a terminal? Easy for you to complain!" Vikram shouted back. Mrs. Mani gasped. "WOAH WOAH! Will you two calm down?! The more we fight, the more time we're wasting time. Lets hurry onto the boat. Lead the way Vik" Firdaus said. Legolas nodded in agreement. With a final piercing look at Baihakki, Vikram lead the way to the boat. After they were checked by the officers, there were onboard and ready to go.
"Start your engines!" Mrs. Mani shouted excitedly. There was a few seconds of deafening silence...and..."Urr....Vikram? U did hire a driver...didn't you?" Nury asked. Everyone turned to look at Vikram. They stared at each other when finally, Baihakki burst out. "EASY TO COMPLAIN YOU SAY! How stupid can u get?! U expect the boat to auto pilot all the way?!!" Colour was rising quickly in both Baihakki and Vikram's face. But this time, Vikram knew it was his fault. "Look..iii...i have driven boats in my movies before...i think i can handle this.." "You THINK? YOU THINK? Oh! So you THINK we will die!? Or you THINK we may have to swim the rest of the journey once the boat CRASHES!" Baihakki screamed. Before anyone else could react, Baihakki gave out a howl of pain. He fell onto the floor, his nose bleeding profusely. Immediately, Firdaus and Legolas held Vikram back; Zahira and Nury ran to Baihakki's aid. Nisa and Nadera were just rooted to the spot. "Nury, bring baihakki inside. There should be a first aid box somewhere inside. Vikram, i want you to drive the boat. Maybe i can help you figure out some controls....GO!" Firdaus commanded. Baihakki was pulled inside while Vikram stormed off to drive the boat. Legolas and Firdaus went to help Baihakki. Nisa and Nadera just stared at each other, and found their own seats. To try and lift the atmosphere, Nisa asked," Nadera...where's Mrs. Mani?". Just at that moment, Mrs. Mani returned. "Pew...the bathroom stinks...wat kind of cleaning service does this boat have?! Anyway, what did i miss? Are we leaving already?!" Mrs. Mani asked them. "Urm..nope...nothing at all...and yes, Mrs. Mani. We are leaving now" Nadera replied. The boat vibrated, the engine was turned on and the boat started moving at breakneck speed.
"VIKRAM! SLOW DOWN!" Nadera shouted. "WE ARE ALREADY LATE! PLUS, I WANNA SHOW DAT (the 'whoosh' of the wind blocked some words) DAT I CAN DRIVE A STINKING BOAT!" Vikram shouted back over all the noise. And Lo and Behold, in just 20mins, the gang were at Tatooine Desert. They all climbed out of the boat. They then pushed the boat behind a huge cliff rock to ensure it remained hidden. Mrs. Mani took out the map. "Urm..don't let the teachers do all the work!...Here! You read it!" Mrs. Mani exclaimed and passed the map to Zahira. Zahira fumbled with the map. Legolas took the map from Zahira, looked at it and started walking. The rest followed in silence; not Mrs. Mani who just has to talk. "Did you hit your nose on the bathroom basin? U forgot to wash the stains off". Nobody bothered replying and sensing the tensed environment, Mrs. Mani joined the march in silence. Legolas signalled to Baihakki.
'We're 'ere" Baihakki announced, pinching his nose in pain. They all looked around. It was really deserted. However, piles of rocks have outgrown from nowhere; everywhere, making it very easy to hide and to conceal themselves. "Now i know why no country once this land. It will take years to clear away all this stones...how do they grow like that?!" Mrs. mani exclaimed. "You must remember that this terrain is not only beneficial to us, but also to our enemy. So we have to be VERY careful and quiet. Remember our plans. Its 9.25. there's 5 mins left. Lets rest here, under this shade provided by the rocks" Vikram suggested. They all greatfully sat down. Baihakki was careful to sit as far away from Vikram as possible. They gang cuddled together and waited.
"It's 9.30" Deborah whispered. "Okay everyone, remember our plan. All of you have a copy of the map to their hideout? Who lost theirs?" Vikram asked. Nobody replied. "Very good. Okay, lets go. May God be with us." Vikram finished. With one last look at everyone, the gang split up into their groups; Vik and Nad, Nisa and Legolas, Zahira and Baihakki, Nury and Mrs. Mani.
"I don't understand what you're miming! Did u bring the letter pad like i told you too?"Nisa whispered to Legolas as they walked. Legolas took out the pad, scribbled on it and passed it to Nisa. "We are nearing. OH! Okay...sry about that...sigh...why did you have to lose your voice today?" Nisa groaned. Legolas shrugged and they both slowed down their paces as they neared their destination. "Senthil has done his job. Our path was clear of Ghazali's people. I wonder what awaits us at our mmmpph!" Nisa was muffled by Legola's hand and pulled to be concealed behind a rock. Putting his mouth to his lips, Baihakki pointed to a distance. Both peeked from behind the rocks. There were three muscular men wearing the same outfit; grey singlet and berms. "Oh...now i know why Senthil told us to wear Grey too. It help us blend into this terrain..." Nisa whispered. Legolas drew his thumb across his throat. "Yaya..we are suppose to get rid of them...but how? We can't go to them from behind. There are too little rocks over that side" Nisa groaned. Legolas put on his thinking cap. He looked around. There was a bird flying in the sky a short distance away from them. He quickly aimed an arrow at the bird. The arrow pierced through the bird and the bird landed on the hard sand with a thud.
" Did you hear something?" Asked Bill. "Well..i didn't hear anything, but i saw something black moving very fast over there" Brawk replied. "Hmm...maybe it was what Senthil warned us about. You two go and check it out. I'll stay here with the gun." Jack replied. The 2 agreed and trudged towards the bird. "Oh dear, we wanted to lure them one by one..how do we tackle two? Come on! You're the hunting expert!" Nisa whispered nervously. Legolas WAS an expert. He threw an arrow over a few feet away, behind a rock, and asked Nisa to hide near the rock. He then mimed the action of covering their mouths and pulling them down. Nisa shook her head in fear. "I cccan't do it!" Nisa stammered! The guys were nearing them. Legolas pushed Nisa towards the rock. Gathering all her courage, she crawled towards the rock and waited.
"Hey, look, its just a bird" Bill said. "A pierced Bird. Somebody's here...look! Over there! And arrow!" Brawk exclaimed and advanced quickly towards it. "Wait Brawk! I think it's a tra.." Before he could finish his sentence, Nisa jumped out, covered Bill and pulled him to the ground. Realising her mistake, she did something nobody would have done. Brawk, mesmerised didn't realise a rock flying towards him. He was hit on the head and he collapsed onto the floor. Not even bothering to see who threw the rock, Nisa quickly took out the cloth she was carrying and stuffed it in their mouths. She then took out the ropes, tied them to a stone and went to meet Legolas. Legolas was crouching over Jack, pulling out the arrow in his leg and tying him up the same way as the other 2. He then rolled him over behind a huge wall of stone, concealing him. "You threw the rock?" Nisa asked. Legolas nodded, then smiled cheekily at Nisa. "Swear to me you won't mention it to the rest?" Nisa asked. Legolas smiled...and just walked away. "Oi!" Nisa called. But that was the last thing she ever said or saw as she found herself falling into darkness....
"Start your engines!" Mrs. Mani shouted excitedly. There was a few seconds of deafening silence...and..."Urr....Vikram? U did hire a driver...didn't you?" Nury asked. Everyone turned to look at Vikram. They stared at each other when finally, Baihakki burst out. "EASY TO COMPLAIN YOU SAY! How stupid can u get?! U expect the boat to auto pilot all the way?!!" Colour was rising quickly in both Baihakki and Vikram's face. But this time, Vikram knew it was his fault. "Look..iii...i have driven boats in my movies before...i think i can handle this.." "You THINK? YOU THINK? Oh! So you THINK we will die!? Or you THINK we may have to swim the rest of the journey once the boat CRASHES!" Baihakki screamed. Before anyone else could react, Baihakki gave out a howl of pain. He fell onto the floor, his nose bleeding profusely. Immediately, Firdaus and Legolas held Vikram back; Zahira and Nury ran to Baihakki's aid. Nisa and Nadera were just rooted to the spot. "Nury, bring baihakki inside. There should be a first aid box somewhere inside. Vikram, i want you to drive the boat. Maybe i can help you figure out some controls....GO!" Firdaus commanded. Baihakki was pulled inside while Vikram stormed off to drive the boat. Legolas and Firdaus went to help Baihakki. Nisa and Nadera just stared at each other, and found their own seats. To try and lift the atmosphere, Nisa asked," Nadera...where's Mrs. Mani?". Just at that moment, Mrs. Mani returned. "Pew...the bathroom stinks...wat kind of cleaning service does this boat have?! Anyway, what did i miss? Are we leaving already?!" Mrs. Mani asked them. "Urm..nope...nothing at all...and yes, Mrs. Mani. We are leaving now" Nadera replied. The boat vibrated, the engine was turned on and the boat started moving at breakneck speed.
"VIKRAM! SLOW DOWN!" Nadera shouted. "WE ARE ALREADY LATE! PLUS, I WANNA SHOW DAT (the 'whoosh' of the wind blocked some words) DAT I CAN DRIVE A STINKING BOAT!" Vikram shouted back over all the noise. And Lo and Behold, in just 20mins, the gang were at Tatooine Desert. They all climbed out of the boat. They then pushed the boat behind a huge cliff rock to ensure it remained hidden. Mrs. Mani took out the map. "Urm..don't let the teachers do all the work!...Here! You read it!" Mrs. Mani exclaimed and passed the map to Zahira. Zahira fumbled with the map. Legolas took the map from Zahira, looked at it and started walking. The rest followed in silence; not Mrs. Mani who just has to talk. "Did you hit your nose on the bathroom basin? U forgot to wash the stains off". Nobody bothered replying and sensing the tensed environment, Mrs. Mani joined the march in silence. Legolas signalled to Baihakki.
'We're 'ere" Baihakki announced, pinching his nose in pain. They all looked around. It was really deserted. However, piles of rocks have outgrown from nowhere; everywhere, making it very easy to hide and to conceal themselves. "Now i know why no country once this land. It will take years to clear away all this stones...how do they grow like that?!" Mrs. mani exclaimed. "You must remember that this terrain is not only beneficial to us, but also to our enemy. So we have to be VERY careful and quiet. Remember our plans. Its 9.25. there's 5 mins left. Lets rest here, under this shade provided by the rocks" Vikram suggested. They all greatfully sat down. Baihakki was careful to sit as far away from Vikram as possible. They gang cuddled together and waited.
"It's 9.30" Deborah whispered. "Okay everyone, remember our plan. All of you have a copy of the map to their hideout? Who lost theirs?" Vikram asked. Nobody replied. "Very good. Okay, lets go. May God be with us." Vikram finished. With one last look at everyone, the gang split up into their groups; Vik and Nad, Nisa and Legolas, Zahira and Baihakki, Nury and Mrs. Mani.
"I don't understand what you're miming! Did u bring the letter pad like i told you too?"Nisa whispered to Legolas as they walked. Legolas took out the pad, scribbled on it and passed it to Nisa. "We are nearing. OH! Okay...sry about that...sigh...why did you have to lose your voice today?" Nisa groaned. Legolas shrugged and they both slowed down their paces as they neared their destination. "Senthil has done his job. Our path was clear of Ghazali's people. I wonder what awaits us at our mmmpph!" Nisa was muffled by Legola's hand and pulled to be concealed behind a rock. Putting his mouth to his lips, Baihakki pointed to a distance. Both peeked from behind the rocks. There were three muscular men wearing the same outfit; grey singlet and berms. "Oh...now i know why Senthil told us to wear Grey too. It help us blend into this terrain..." Nisa whispered. Legolas drew his thumb across his throat. "Yaya..we are suppose to get rid of them...but how? We can't go to them from behind. There are too little rocks over that side" Nisa groaned. Legolas put on his thinking cap. He looked around. There was a bird flying in the sky a short distance away from them. He quickly aimed an arrow at the bird. The arrow pierced through the bird and the bird landed on the hard sand with a thud.
" Did you hear something?" Asked Bill. "Well..i didn't hear anything, but i saw something black moving very fast over there" Brawk replied. "Hmm...maybe it was what Senthil warned us about. You two go and check it out. I'll stay here with the gun." Jack replied. The 2 agreed and trudged towards the bird. "Oh dear, we wanted to lure them one by one..how do we tackle two? Come on! You're the hunting expert!" Nisa whispered nervously. Legolas WAS an expert. He threw an arrow over a few feet away, behind a rock, and asked Nisa to hide near the rock. He then mimed the action of covering their mouths and pulling them down. Nisa shook her head in fear. "I cccan't do it!" Nisa stammered! The guys were nearing them. Legolas pushed Nisa towards the rock. Gathering all her courage, she crawled towards the rock and waited.
"Hey, look, its just a bird" Bill said. "A pierced Bird. Somebody's here...look! Over there! And arrow!" Brawk exclaimed and advanced quickly towards it. "Wait Brawk! I think it's a tra.." Before he could finish his sentence, Nisa jumped out, covered Bill and pulled him to the ground. Realising her mistake, she did something nobody would have done. Brawk, mesmerised didn't realise a rock flying towards him. He was hit on the head and he collapsed onto the floor. Not even bothering to see who threw the rock, Nisa quickly took out the cloth she was carrying and stuffed it in their mouths. She then took out the ropes, tied them to a stone and went to meet Legolas. Legolas was crouching over Jack, pulling out the arrow in his leg and tying him up the same way as the other 2. He then rolled him over behind a huge wall of stone, concealing him. "You threw the rock?" Nisa asked. Legolas nodded, then smiled cheekily at Nisa. "Swear to me you won't mention it to the rest?" Nisa asked. Legolas smiled...and just walked away. "Oi!" Nisa called. But that was the last thing she ever said or saw as she found herself falling into darkness....
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