Kakepuku Catastrophe

Kakepuku Catastrophe
By Flower Kitty
Prologue

I am on top of Mount Kakepuku, at the tip of a tree.
There are wild animals around me, and I am swaying precariously on a branch.
A gust of wind ripples through Kakepuku, and I fall…
I wake up on the floor, breathing hard and sweating.
A wave of excitement rushes through me.
Today Room 5 is going to climb our team mountain, Mount Kakepuku.
I get ready and head to school, taking with me the basic essentials I would need to survive if something happened.



Day One

We’re finally heading off to Kakepuku!
On the long trip over, we sang ‘The wheels on the bus’ and talked about climbing the mountain.
After what seemed like ages, we arrived at Mount Kakepuku.
The strange thing was, was that there was no signs, no cars around, strange bird calls, no parents, and Mr Woody even thought that there was more bush than usual.
We decided to go ahead without the parents.
A few stayed behind to wait, so we decided on a few groups, and headed up the mountain to look for a lookout that Mr Woody knew about.
About ½ an hour later, after discovering that the lookout simply was NOT THERE, we continued up the mountain.
We stopped for lunch in a clearing.
Mr Woody started talking about the trees and the birds.
We kept hearing strange bird calls which Mr Woody identified as huia (which are now extinct), and then started to wander around the clearing muttering to himself.
We ignored him, and continued eating our lunch.
A few minutes later, we discovered that Kitty Milo and Mr Woody had disappeared!
Candy cane, Zac and I decided to head off to find Kitty Milo.
After a long trek through the bush, we stumbled across Empress Penguin, Sherbet, Snow Gal and Kitty Milo.
As it was getting dark, we scrambled into a nearby tunnel and tried to go to sleep.
It was spooky outside.
There were mysterious noises and shapes moving around.
Rolling over I fell into a deep sleep.



Day Two

I woke up in a cave.
Two dark and scary figures were slipping away.
I straightened up and looked around.
I was sitting around a fire, with several other children including Empress Penguin.
There was a pile of long snaky eels freshly cooked and waiting for us.
A few of us (including me) trooped over to try them.
I forced one down my throat, and then promptly fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.
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I woke up, the fire still glowing.
I cowered back. A howl of rage cut through the still air, and water was flung over the fire, which hissed and died.
I looked around, my eyes still adjusting to the light.
It was surprisingly quiet, and cold.
An icy shiver creeped down my spine, and I had a sudden urge to turn my classmates into one of me, a Patupairehe (fairy person).
I swiftly ran out of the cave, on long and slender legs.
I silently stole through the dense bush, my wavy coppery brown hair flowing behind me.
Five minutes later I heard a noise.
In an opening in the bush I could see some dim shapes moving about.
I let out a bloodcurdling howl, and flung myself forward.
Terrified screams rang through the air, as several boys saw me.
A rock was flung towards me, which I caught in mid-flight, and threw back.
There were odd noises coming from behind me.
I whirled around, only to come face to face with a crackling fire.
I howled in anguish, turned heel, and ran.
After a few minutes of steady running, I found a creek, leading into a small cave.
I followed the creek, and found a ledge in the cave covered with covered with soft cushiony moss.
I curled up, and fell asleep with star like glow worms twinkling on the roof of the cave above me.



Day Three
I woke up in the cave.
There was hardly any light, so I decided to head outside.
I washed my face in the creek, and then noticed a fuzzy figure appear.
I turned around to come face to face with a dog person (cross between a dog and a person).
“Who are you? What do you want?” I asked.
“Go to the crater!” the dog person said.
On swift and agile legs, he ran off through the bush.
I spun around, and jogged up the mountain.
The bush slowly thinned as I ran, and I knew I was getting there.
About ¼ to ½ an hour later, the bush thinned off, and I found myself looking at a crudely drawn grid in the dirt, with a different tree in each square.
I felt drawn to one, a small kowhai, with bright yellow flowers.
I walked over to it, and sat down.
Suddenly the crater filled with light, and a group of people appeared.
One of them stepped forward and said, “We are superheroes. If you want to, you can come with us to the portal, which can turn you back into a human, and take you back to your own time.”
I decided to go.
After a short trek, we came across the portal, which was a small cave, with blue light flowing out of it.
I was last in the line.
When my turn came, a loud rumbling filled the air.
I darted into the cave, just in time, as the entrance to the cave crumbled around me and I found myself dropping down, and spinning faster and faster.
I landed with a bump, and found myself blinking around at our classroom.
Mr Woody stood up and said “Okay, now that we’re all back, why don’t we write about our adventures!”
The portal was closed, and I had made it.

©
Flower Kitty 2008