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Story Title: Ice World
"What is it?" Asked Edmond as he finished repelling though an open pane of what seemed to be some type of clear glass or plastic which lined what can only be described as a roof.
"What do you mean? It is a mall", answered Hayze as he unhooked his repelling gear and looked up at the wall of snow beyond the three or four story roof from which he had just descended.
"Buried 50 feet in snow in the middle of Antarctica?" Edmond asked impatiently as if Hayze had missed his point.
"I think it is an underground street", Gage said as he looked down at a dark tile like surface dimmly lit only by the small beem of light from the roof above them in which they just came and the bright green light of several glow sticks which they had dropped from the roof just moments ago.
"An indoor street lined with shops... doesn’t that make it a mall?" Hayze said as he shinned his flashlight around inspecting his new surroundings.
"Okay!" Edmond interrupted. His voice echoed down the empty cavern extending into the darkness. "Am I the only one the least bit curious as to why there is a mall OR an underground street here?"
"No", Hayze answered.
"No what?", Edmond asked impatiently.
"No, you are not the only one curious."
"What do you mean? It is a mall", answered Hayze as he unhooked his repelling gear and looked up at the wall of snow beyond the three or four story roof from which he had just descended.
"Buried 50 feet in snow in the middle of Antarctica?" Edmond asked impatiently as if Hayze had missed his point.
"I think it is an underground street", Gage said as he looked down at a dark tile like surface dimmly lit only by the small beem of light from the roof above them in which they just came and the bright green light of several glow sticks which they had dropped from the roof just moments ago.
"An indoor street lined with shops... doesn’t that make it a mall?" Hayze said as he shinned his flashlight around inspecting his new surroundings.
"Okay!" Edmond interrupted. His voice echoed down the empty cavern extending into the darkness. "Am I the only one the least bit curious as to why there is a mall OR an underground street here?"
"No", Hayze answered.
"No what?", Edmond asked impatiently.
"No, you are not the only one curious."
A cold wind filled the empty cavernous road as the three explorers cautiously wandered the eerie street. Edmond shivered as stared in awe at the sheer immensity of the structure.
“This thing must go on for miles.” Gabe said as he shone his torch-beam down the endless passageway, “Look, darkness you can’t see the end.”
“Do you recognise this language, Edmond?” Hayze asked, brightening one of the signs with his flashlight.
Edmond approached the place that Hayze had pointed out, but the strange symbols were completely unfamiliar to him.
“I don’t know,” He said with a slight catch in his voice, “I just don’t know.”
“You never just don’t know” Gabe replied, as his harsh black eyebrows furrowed with concern.
“This thing must go on for miles.” Gabe said as he shone his torch-beam down the endless passageway, “Look, darkness you can’t see the end.”
“Do you recognise this language, Edmond?” Hayze asked, brightening one of the signs with his flashlight.
Edmond approached the place that Hayze had pointed out, but the strange symbols were completely unfamiliar to him.
“I don’t know,” He said with a slight catch in his voice, “I just don’t know.”
“You never just don’t know” Gabe replied, as his harsh black eyebrows furrowed with concern.
Edmond replied, "I've never seen these symbols before...they look so strange..."
Despite suspecting that Edmond knew more than he let on, Gabe suggested that they at least try to enter the shop. The door wouldn't open. Albeit preserved quite well in the ice, the cold had obviously gotten to it just like with everything on the wasteland above.
Hayze began to look for an opening.
Hayze began to look for an opening.
"Give me some light over here Ed," said Hayze, as he swung off his backpack and found the crowbar tied to it. There was a small sliding window over to the left. Hayze shattered it with the crowbar. "Jeezus!" exclaimed Edmond, as the echo died.
"Don't you want to see what's inside?" said Hayze. With the crowbar, he broke off the other shards protruding from the frame. "Hoist me up," he said, turning to Gabe, "And I'll see if I can push the door in from the other side."
Gabe bent down, grabbing one of haze's boots with his left hand, then his right. Even through the thick material of the glove, he had to be careful the metal guards on Hayze's boots didn't tear through his skin. Gabe got up slowly, and Hayze scrambled inside, and the others heard him fall with a grunt.
"Whoa, you guys," he said, "You gotta see this!"
"See if you can open the door then," said Gabe.
"Don't you want to see what's inside?" said Hayze. With the crowbar, he broke off the other shards protruding from the frame. "Hoist me up," he said, turning to Gabe, "And I'll see if I can push the door in from the other side."
Gabe bent down, grabbing one of haze's boots with his left hand, then his right. Even through the thick material of the glove, he had to be careful the metal guards on Hayze's boots didn't tear through his skin. Gabe got up slowly, and Hayze scrambled inside, and the others heard him fall with a grunt.
"Whoa, you guys," he said, "You gotta see this!"
"See if you can open the door then," said Gabe.
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Comment written: 21 Sep 2012 at 14:09:15 Comment made by: delaneym
Oops, sorry.
Comment written: 21 Sep 2012 at 13:09:28 Comment made by: delaneym
Despite suspecting that Edmond knew more than he let on, Gabe suggested that they at least try to enter the shop. The door wouldn't open. Albeit preserved quite well in the ice, the cold had obviously gotten to it just like with everything on the wasteland above. Hayze began to look for an opening.