PAYTON AND THE PRECIOUS LOCKET by Gracie

                                         Prolouge

Jupiter glanced at the floor cracking and enemies shooting bullets from the Castle Of Ender. He saw people jumping into silver and white airships with guns pointing like lions searching for their prey. He heard the screams of people’s balloons popping on their ships and he was as scared as a mouse being chased by an ambush of angry tigers. He sensed danger upon him and smelt smoke burning through sails like flames and fireworks on bonfire night. Jumping up in fright, Jupiter barked “ We can’t survive this together Janet one of us has to jump! “

                               Chapter 1

Looking out of the window, Payton Gates was waiting for Spanish class to end. The teachers at Victoria Stanley’s Academy For Teenage Girls were very bossy and strict so it wouldn’t be a pleasant experience if she was caught. Suddenly, the bell rang then Payton packed up her stuff then left. She slowly crept closer to the back door then looked behind to see if anyone was watching. Should she make a run for it? As she sprinted outside she heard the shrill voice of Mrs Willow shouting “recess.”

As Payton sat down on a rock to get her breath back, for what felt like the hundredth time she clicked on the Email the police had sent her about the tragic accident her mother Janet Gates had been in and now she’s missing and her ship is destroyed. The final words Janet had said to Payton were very unusual and random “ Always look at the bigger picture in life. “

The moment Payton left her phone, She heard a rustle in the bushes and some sort of bark. It sounded damaged and hurt. She wondered what it was then out came a very recognisable brown and white fur coat. “ Well it’s about time you turned up, this journey takes its ticks you know” said Jupiter the Labrador wagging his bloody scarred tail. “Well then, give me a couple of winds will ya.” Payton saw a bag on his neck and inside was the cog key. So Payton stuck it in the hole and then wound and wound him up. He went “ tick tick tick”

At the time Danielle Anderson was astonished to see that Jupiter and Payton were together at Collinbrdge Alley. “How did you not realise this earlier, your mum was talking about that precious locket she had given you when you were young. Payton nodded sadly. Just the memory of her mother get her in tears. “Sorry” said Danielle feeling guilty.

“Yes, I agree let’s go” said Jupiter “There’s no time to lose we have to get a train back to Grasstown Sauare before those shoplifters get their grubby fingers on that precious locket” said Danielle courageously.