6hours later…
''Get in a straight line, We're going into the hotel to get our keys and locate our rooms, No key, no room, and no line, no key. Do you understand?" Tyler said as the kids alighted the bus.
''Oh my God, that was one boringly long ride'' Michael said getting off the bus
''I feel so stiff and 'boringly' really, is that even a word?'' Cal' asked stretching his limbs
''Err… yeah, it is a word… How did you manage this far?'' Michael asked
"To be honest, I have no idea'' Cal' said
Faking surprise, Michael said "Oh right, I'm the reason you made it this far."
"Hey, I know somethings, you're not the only reason. I have my brain" Cal' said pointing to his head
"Hehe… I know, I was just messing with you. But seriously, you should take some time to go through a dictionary" Michael replied laughing
"Nah I don't need to, I got you, you're my dictionary, I never needed one because of you'' Cal' said
''I'm flattered but, what are you gonna do when I'm not there?'' Michael asked bewildered
''You plan on going somewhere? Cause I don't plan on being without you'' Cal' answered and walked ahead.
''Aww… that's so sweet, I almost threw up" Michael laughed following after Cal'.
….
In the Hotel…
''Hi, um… we booked 16 rooms, 2 singles and 14 double?'' Tyler said to the lady at the counter
''Oh hi handsome, yeah you did book 16 rooms, give me a second I'll go get the keys'' the lady said while walking away, swaying her hips in the process
''Okay…'' Tyler said and turned to the kids just to find them staring at him
''What?'' he asked
"Ooh, someone's hitting on the teacher" A student said
''You should talk to her, don't worry we'll be fine'' Michael said smiling
''Absolutely not… no'' Tyler said shutting down any other form of teasing.
The room became quiet as the lady approached the counter.
''Here are the keys… The singles are located on the second floor, while the doubles are on the third floor… would you like anything else with that?'' she asked loosening the first button on her shirt
''No… Absolutely not'' Tyler said shutting her down and she went back to her position with an embarrassed look on her face.
"O-oh, well… enjoy your stay"
After gaining a bit of distance from the lady, Sally walked closer to Tyler and said
''Dude that was harsh''
''Whatever'' Tyler said and continued
"Here are your keys, line up. Pair yourselves, A pair to a room, and no you cannot be paired up with the opposite gender. Come forward after forming your pairs." Tyler said distributing the keys to the kids.
"We should pair up" Cal' said turning to Michael
"Obviously"
Clap Clap…
Tyler clapped his hands to get the attention of the kids
"The tour starts tomorrow, make sure you get a good nights sleep, cause tomorrow's gonna be a long day. Now, disperse" He said releasing the kids.
….
CAL' AND MICHAEL'S ROOM.
It's been about an hour since they got their rooms and settled in.
Currently, Cal' was laying in his bed trying to tune out the noise and finally go to sleep. But, how can that be possible when the noise was right beside him, what is this noise? You may ask, well it's Michael…
''Dude, please just 5 minutes, come on'' Mikey said trying to coerce Cal'
''Nooo, I'm tired'' Cal' replied
''Please, it would take just 5 minutes… okay maybe more than that, anyway, I just need one firefly, please. This is my chance to make an impression on her, please?'' Mikey said pleading with Cal'
''It's way past curfew, it's past 10pm right now, we can't go" Cal' said trying to reason with Michael
"We won't get in trouble, I'll take care of it, I promise, pleaseee?"
"Haa… fine, let's go'' Cal' finally agreed
''Thank you, I owe you one'' Michael said excited.
….
SALLY AND GWEN'S ROOM.
''Do you want to go on a hike, I mean It's not like I'm trying to break the rules, it's just… I heard there would be fireflies and… oh I'm sorry, I should have asked if you liked fireflies. Do you like them? You probably don't and now I'm yapping, I'm sorry it just happens when I'm nervous, I just keep talking and going on and on about irrelevant things an-'' Gwen was interrupted by a hand covering her mouth.
''Okay… I love fireflies and I love your idea so yes let's go on a hike'' Sally said shutting Gwen up.
"But it's past 10pm though, it's past curfew. I'm sorry, I didn't check the time before making a suggestion" Gwen said dejected
"Who said we have to follow the rules?" Sally said holding up two flashlights
Gwen looked at her surprised but also excited.
...…
''Dude, we've been walking for 30 minutes now, I really don't think there are any fireflies here'' Cal' said flashing his flashlight directly at Michael's face
''Come on we'll find one, just a little bit more okay?'' Michael replied shielding his eyes from the light.
CRACK…
''Did you hear that?'' Cal' asked
''Yeah'' Michael replied
CRACK..
''BOO!!''
''OH MY GOD… Who the hell is that?''
''Haha… scared?'' Sally teased
''Oh Sally, hi… I almost had a heart attack don't do that again, what are you doing here at this time of the night though?'' Michael asked
''Searching for fireflies, of course'' She replied
"Dude, breathe" Michael tapped Cal'
"Haa…Sorry I had to hold my breathe so I don't, you know"
"Right, sorry about that" Sally apologized to Cal'
"Don't worry about it, I'm good"
''Oh look, a firefly" Gwen said getting their attention
''We should go get it" Cal' said. And so their journey began.
20 minutes later…
"Do you still see it?" Sally asked
"Yeah, over there come on" Michael replied
They've been chasing the firefly for over 20 minutes now, for some reason they've only come across a single firefly, weird but it's too late to turn back now.
Walking or hiking for another 10 minutes, they came across something, something magical and otherworldly.
''What the hell is that?'' Sally said staring at what looks like a Gold ring suspended in mid air. It was quite large, almost twice their size.
''I think it's a portal… kind of like a wormhole to other dimensions or worlds or maybe even through time… what?'' Michael asked as he saw everyone staring at him
''English please?'' Cal' said speaking the minds of everyone present
''Haa… fine, it's basically a door to another place'' he said making it easy to understand
''To where?'' Gwen asked
''Well, let's find out'' Michael said as he tried to touch the portal, the closer he got the faster it spun.
Noticing this Cal' tried to stop Michael ''Michael wait'' but he was too late. The moment his fingers came into contact with the thing, it exploded accompanied with a bright light.
Boom!!!
Everything seemed to have slowed down for everyone as they watched it all happen, but before they could comprehend what exactly was going on, everything went dark as they were flung into trees.
The explosion was heard by everyone in the vicinity all the way to the hotel. The hotel shook like it was hit by an earthquake, and the hallways were quickly filled with panicking students.
Making his way to the third floor, Tyler tried to calm the panicking students down.
''Everyone calm down, hold on to something and calmly make your way down to the ground floor" The students quickly did as he said and moved to the ground floor. At the same time, an alarm went off throughout the hotel leading people to the ground floor and calming them down.
"Please remain calm and move to the ground floor" The announcement said repeated.
"Quick Jeff, do a head count and tell me if anyone's missing?'' Tyler asked
''Four students aren't here,Callister, Michael, Sally and Gwendolyn are missing'' Jeff reported back
''Shit… everyone remain calm and follow the staff, remember safety first'' Tyler said
Turning to Jeff he continued
"Guide them, when this stops everyone is going to pack their things we're leaving. I'll go find the others"