Frogki
11-08-2009, 07:33 PM
A story (take up on around the world in 80 days)
Chapter 1
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As I ran home that day, my friends ran up to me panting. "Did you hear the big news? The school is banning all field trips! They say it takes too much time and money to invest in hands on experiments and that we will just listen from now on and write... And we don't have clubs after school anymore...I'm going to diiieee of boredom!" exagerated Joe. Ace (Ray), being the more open minded, yet equally critical one, said "Yeah, it's true, they banned everything that made school bearable. They banned field trips, clubs, they even got rid of the library books, all except the history ones, or ones very close to history" Ace grimaced, looking down at his shoes. "Alright, well, lets get April, we have some work ahead of us" I said, getting back on my bike and racing home. I got on the computer and started typing. Finally, after 2 hours it was finished, and I ran outside to Ray, April, and Joe. "Alright here's the plan" I said, running to them. "A petition wouldn't work I don't think... I have an idea, but it'll be risky, and we can only tell the few kids we trust" I said. "Okey dokey Frog" said Joe. "Only call me Frog online... Jason or don't call me anything at all" I said." Allright FROG" said April. They laughed, even I laughed a little. "Alright, so theres this old wooden boat at the boatyard, it's like a pirate ship... Well, I calculated the weight of the boat and the balloons needed to make it float. We're going to have to buy about a million balloons,-" I started, but Ray interupted "Where exactly are you going with this Frog-Man?" "I'm saying, we are going to get it in the air. We are on a permanent field trip" I said. Everyone looked at me like I was crazy, but I just said "You won't look at me like that once we're in the air. Now, go get two of your best friends and meet me at the store" I said in a tone that implied I meant business. "Allright, Jason takes action WHOOO!" said Joe laughing. I rode with Joe, down to the school yard where our friends were still hanging out. John, a highschooler, and Ryan, a senior, were standing at the gates. Ryan was my friend, but John was a jerk. "Ryan, did you here about the bans?" "Yeah, I heard about them from the principle himself. He aint got no business messin with that stuff, he thinks he runs the school, but I think I got a plan... I'm just gonna skip" he said in a tone that implied he thought this was the best move. "Well, uhh... Could we talk with you in private?" I asked. "Uhh, sure, I guess" he said, walking over towards the bathrooms. "What up little man?" he said, laughing at the girls watching us. "Listen, we have a plan, better than just skipping... What would you say if I told you that we were going to do this?" I asked handing him the blueprints plus the plan sheet. He looked at it, and read it over, and his eyes got wide. "That's... Some serious junk" he said, watching the rest of the kids. "Alright I'm in, so who else is in on it?" he said, looking around like he thought they would just magically appear. "April, and Ray are in on it and they are bringing two other people... Oh and Joe obviously" I said. "Alright, lets get down to that store" he said, getting on his bike. "Oh come on, your joining the baby gang now?" John said as Ryan jumped on his bike and started after us. "You know, now I know why they didn't want to tell me in front of you John" Ryan said scathingly as we sped down the hill. When we got to the store, April was waiting there with Shauna, and Greg. Ray just had one of his friends, Hank. "Alright, lets do this!" I yelled, going in and ordering 5,000 balloons. They were shocked and started handing me the packages. "Can I also buy a helium filler?" I asked as they brought me 10 carts. "Of- of course young man" they said as I handed them 4,000 dollars that I had saved over the years. I ran out of the store and told the others to go home, that 5,000 was enough that I had messed up my calculations. We started to work, putting the anchor down right away for one thing. I then filled up each and every one of the balloons with helium and started tieing them down. Everyone else helped as well, and we got it done in about two weeks. "Allright, every one aboard, and hold on tight as we prepare to lift off" I said, tieing the other 10 balloons down to the two descending chairs."Alright, the helium will only last 48 hours, and then we are going to need our flight pattern breakers my dad fixed up when I was little. The flight supplies is all in the main cabin and we are going to start putting it in place tomorrow at EPCOT. Now lift anchor and set the sails" I yelled as we started to lift off. Finally, we were in the air. "Alright everyone, I want you to tie your lifelines down right now" I said as the wind picked up. "Dude, this is awesome" Joe yelled, looking down on the houses. As we sailed into the sunset, I put on my jacket and went up to the birds nest to watch. I fell asleep peacefully, and so did everyone else that night, as we sailed into the sunset. The only person up was on duty to steer us, and that was Ryan. Ryan told me afterward that he didn't mind, and that he was glad to help get us all there safely.
Chapter 1
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As I ran home that day, my friends ran up to me panting. "Did you hear the big news? The school is banning all field trips! They say it takes too much time and money to invest in hands on experiments and that we will just listen from now on and write... And we don't have clubs after school anymore...I'm going to diiieee of boredom!" exagerated Joe. Ace (Ray), being the more open minded, yet equally critical one, said "Yeah, it's true, they banned everything that made school bearable. They banned field trips, clubs, they even got rid of the library books, all except the history ones, or ones very close to history" Ace grimaced, looking down at his shoes. "Alright, well, lets get April, we have some work ahead of us" I said, getting back on my bike and racing home. I got on the computer and started typing. Finally, after 2 hours it was finished, and I ran outside to Ray, April, and Joe. "Alright here's the plan" I said, running to them. "A petition wouldn't work I don't think... I have an idea, but it'll be risky, and we can only tell the few kids we trust" I said. "Okey dokey Frog" said Joe. "Only call me Frog online... Jason or don't call me anything at all" I said." Allright FROG" said April. They laughed, even I laughed a little. "Alright, so theres this old wooden boat at the boatyard, it's like a pirate ship... Well, I calculated the weight of the boat and the balloons needed to make it float. We're going to have to buy about a million balloons,-" I started, but Ray interupted "Where exactly are you going with this Frog-Man?" "I'm saying, we are going to get it in the air. We are on a permanent field trip" I said. Everyone looked at me like I was crazy, but I just said "You won't look at me like that once we're in the air. Now, go get two of your best friends and meet me at the store" I said in a tone that implied I meant business. "Allright, Jason takes action WHOOO!" said Joe laughing. I rode with Joe, down to the school yard where our friends were still hanging out. John, a highschooler, and Ryan, a senior, were standing at the gates. Ryan was my friend, but John was a jerk. "Ryan, did you here about the bans?" "Yeah, I heard about them from the principle himself. He aint got no business messin with that stuff, he thinks he runs the school, but I think I got a plan... I'm just gonna skip" he said in a tone that implied he thought this was the best move. "Well, uhh... Could we talk with you in private?" I asked. "Uhh, sure, I guess" he said, walking over towards the bathrooms. "What up little man?" he said, laughing at the girls watching us. "Listen, we have a plan, better than just skipping... What would you say if I told you that we were going to do this?" I asked handing him the blueprints plus the plan sheet. He looked at it, and read it over, and his eyes got wide. "That's... Some serious junk" he said, watching the rest of the kids. "Alright I'm in, so who else is in on it?" he said, looking around like he thought they would just magically appear. "April, and Ray are in on it and they are bringing two other people... Oh and Joe obviously" I said. "Alright, lets get down to that store" he said, getting on his bike. "Oh come on, your joining the baby gang now?" John said as Ryan jumped on his bike and started after us. "You know, now I know why they didn't want to tell me in front of you John" Ryan said scathingly as we sped down the hill. When we got to the store, April was waiting there with Shauna, and Greg. Ray just had one of his friends, Hank. "Alright, lets do this!" I yelled, going in and ordering 5,000 balloons. They were shocked and started handing me the packages. "Can I also buy a helium filler?" I asked as they brought me 10 carts. "Of- of course young man" they said as I handed them 4,000 dollars that I had saved over the years. I ran out of the store and told the others to go home, that 5,000 was enough that I had messed up my calculations. We started to work, putting the anchor down right away for one thing. I then filled up each and every one of the balloons with helium and started tieing them down. Everyone else helped as well, and we got it done in about two weeks. "Allright, every one aboard, and hold on tight as we prepare to lift off" I said, tieing the other 10 balloons down to the two descending chairs."Alright, the helium will only last 48 hours, and then we are going to need our flight pattern breakers my dad fixed up when I was little. The flight supplies is all in the main cabin and we are going to start putting it in place tomorrow at EPCOT. Now lift anchor and set the sails" I yelled as we started to lift off. Finally, we were in the air. "Alright everyone, I want you to tie your lifelines down right now" I said as the wind picked up. "Dude, this is awesome" Joe yelled, looking down on the houses. As we sailed into the sunset, I put on my jacket and went up to the birds nest to watch. I fell asleep peacefully, and so did everyone else that night, as we sailed into the sunset. The only person up was on duty to steer us, and that was Ryan. Ryan told me afterward that he didn't mind, and that he was glad to help get us all there safely.