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My Sky Ship Adventure Story – Chapter 1

One day two girls called Chloe and Sally decided they wanted to have an adventure. They were best friends. So they took the key to Chloe’s skyship and walked out the back door. Just as they were walking out, Chloe’s little brother Own ran after them and shouted, “Wait, I want to come!!”
“No.” said Chloe sternly. “You’re too little.” she continued as she and Sally walked off. But Owen didn’t give up. While Chloe was showing the gaping Sally her skyship, Owen snuck in and hid behind some barrels. “looks like I got here just in time” he thought as the skyship started to lift off. Not too long after they had set off they found themselves in a land called Spinkarus. “Uh oh” said Chloe.
“What are you saying uh oh for?” questioned Sally.
“I’m saying uh oh because we’re in Spinkarus” replied Chloe.
“So?” exclaimed Sally.
“Only the bravest people explore in Spinkarus as legend says it is haunted by big, red, fire-breathing dragons!” said Chloe dramatically.
Sally gasped and said “We should go home.”
“No way!” shouted Chloe. “It’s probably just a myth anyway.” she said as she turned her back on Sally to face the wheel.

Suddenly Sally screamed. Chloe looked over her shoulder to see what was wrong. Hovering there was a dragon! A big, red, fire-breathing dragon that was rocking the Pegasus wildly. “Quick, get behind me!” Chloe shouted.

Suddenly Owen ran out from behind the barrels and said “Big Sis, Big Sis, let me help!”
“OWEN!?” shouted a surprised Chloe. “I told you not to come!’ she continued.
“But I wanted to!” he said.
“Of course you did. Now get behind me, we will talk about this later.” Chloe replied. And with that said she sprayed the dragon with dragon repellent spray.

As soon as the dragon left, a bad-tempered Chloe ordered “We are going to land this thing at once.” As soon as she said this Sally told Owen to go and stand in the corner of the skyship while she landed it. No one wanted to mess with Chloe when she was in a bad mood. Soon the skyship was floating down to land but Owen had a question that no one else did. And that question was “Where are we going to land?”

My Sky Ship Adventure Story – Chapter 2

All was going smoothly when suddenly the skyship started to judder and shake. “Oh no!” said Chloe “The engine has run out of fuel. We’re going to crash!!” she shouted. The Pegasus was hurtling towards the ground. Chloe looked down. They seemed to be heading towards a desert with sand dunes and a temple. “Hold tight!” Chloe shouted “We’re going to have a bumpy landing!”

With a loud thump the airship landed. Slowly they all came out of their hiding places. Pwen had hid in the storage cupboard, Chlow had hidden behind a wooden pillar and Sally had hidden behind a barrel. They stood up and stared around, taking in the strange scenery.
“I wonder where we are?” said Sally.

Dotted around were big, towering sand dunes and beautiful temples that looked as if someone lived in them. Next to a temple was a lion statue. “Cool, that lion looks so realistic!” said Owen. Chloe ignored him. In the distance, there was a strong wind blowing the sand around. “Let’s hope that bad weather doesn’t come over here.” said Chloe. Since it was noon and the sun was at it’s highest, everything glinted like gold and Sally, Chloe and Owen were in awe.

While they were exploring Owen saw his chance to escape his boredom so he ran over to the lion statue. He took in everything about it. When he finished he was about to climb onto it but before he could do so, the lion leant forward and swallowed him whole!!

the steampunk dragon…

Do you know of the mighty Steampunk dragon? It is the rarest type of dragon to ever roam the known universe.

Would you even notice a Steampunk dragon? It has large mechanical pipes that run though its vast, piston- covered hide. Like most dragons, it has a long, thin tail, but instead of rough skin, this creature has dagger shaped shards of metal that sprout sporadically out of giant, muscular gas canisters. The dragon has thin, spindly legs to slash its prey, and sharp turrets protruding out of its knees. However, some dragons have been spotted with fat, bulky legs to squash its prey. The main feature is the head. It has a mane of syringes and a jaw of steel. 2 small, sapphire- red eyes sit at the top of a bronze skull, twisted with crystal orange cables.

Steampunk dragons are found in many places. Some hide in giant mounds of technology, waiting to download the latest killing technique. Others roam in factories, skulking through the machinery. If you wish to see one, go to anywhere mechanical, and take lots of oil. The species needs oil running through it plasticky veins at all times, otherwise it goes into shutdown.

Steampunk dragons are extremely dangerous. Some claim to have been sprayed in its poisonous venom, and others are said to have been eaten alive. If you are bitten by a Steampunk dragon, you go mad in 24 hours. Many adults have gone missing in factories, sprouting rumours about kidnapping. So, next time you go to a mound of machinery, check what’s underneath first.

The sky ship

Billy glared in horror as the sky ship was dropping closer to the ground like a deflated balloon suddenly they skimmed the top of an old church sending the slates shattering to the 

ground. We’re going in hard hold on for your life! Bang the sky ship gouged a scar out  of the field next to the church where it lay smoking like a burnt ruin.

 

 Billy grasped the long friede rope and started dragging his tired body up the deck of the smashed skyship… Help as Billy clung on to the bent railings of the sky ship He saw his crew member buried under debery. 

 

 The fire was starting to climb it’s way higher up the deck towards him… In a hurry billy tied the tired rope around his body before descending down to the ground. He laid powerless on the churned mud. 

 

 A strong smell of gunpowder flared up his nostrils, He left in a hurry to find more materials leaving the sky ship smoldering the weather then soon closed in and he  found himself separated from the ship.There was no other choice but to camp out in the harsh surroundings…. The next day Billy woke with a shudder and searched for the ship but he couldn’t find it. Suddenly he could see a black cloud of smoke. It was the sky ship squealed  billy. He worked for months on end trying to fix it and today he tried starting it up pop pop pop. A black cloud of smoke pushed its way out of the engine and the sky ship finally started to lift its way higher and higher off the ground.

 

The sky ship

Billy glared in horror as the sky ship was dropping closer to the ground like a deflated balloon suddenly they skimmed the top of an old church sending the slates shattering to the 

ground. We’re going in hard hold on for your life! Bang the sky ship gouged a scar out  of the field next to the church where it lay smoking like a burnt ruin.

 

 Billy grasped the long frayed rope and started dragging his tired body up the deck of the smashed skyship… Help as Billy clung on to the bent railings of the sky ship He saw his crew member buried under debris. 

 

 The fire was starting to climb it’s way higher up the deck towards him… In a hurry billy tied the tired rope around his body before descending down to the ground. He laid powerless on the churned mud. 

 

 A strong smell of gunpowder flared up his nostrils, He left in a hurry to find more materials leaving the sky ship smoldering the weather then soon closed in and he  found himself separated from the ship.There was no other choice but to camp out in the harsh surroundings…. The next day Billy woke with a shudder and searched for the ship but he couldn’t find it. Suddenly he could see a black cloud of smoke. It was the sky ship squealed  billy.

He worked for months on end trying to fix it and today he tried starting it up pop pop pop. A black cloud of smoke pushed its way out of the engine and the sky ship finally started to lift its way higher and higher off the ground.

 

Part 3

Chapter 3

 

Barry and Phoebe took cover behind a large grey rock.  Captain Gerald came and pushed them out of the way.  “What did you do that for?” screamed Barry.  “I need to survive if any of us are going to get out of here alive – we need to find my friend John!”

 

Barry’s head was full of questions flying around like planes in a busy airport.  Who is John? Did Captain Gerald know there were dragons here?  And… how do I get back behind that rock?

 

Suddenly an old man appeared from out of the mountain and walked towards the rock.  His sooty white beard was straggly like an ungroomed dog.  As he walked past the dragons, they cowered and took a step back.  It was like they were scared of him.  Captain Gerald climbed out from behind the rock and went to greet him.  “Children, this is my friend John.  John Heimdall.” Barry knew who Heimdall was from the books at school.  Heimdall was the protector of Asgard, home to the Norse Gods

The Adventure Chronicles

The Adventure Chronicles 

 

Episode 1 The Dragons

Scarlet reached for the rope and tugged it, her feet nearly slipping off the deck. The rain battered hard against her back, causing her to crawl to the hatch which led to the cabins. The wind howled around her, making it twice as hard to reach the hatch. She undid the heavy bolt and clambered in, her clothes as wet as if she had just spent hours in the deep, blue sea. The skyship flew faster and soon the bad weather ceased and all was calm, for a minute.

 

At that moment,  three hungry dragons burst out of the clouds like daggers cutting through butter. Fire poured out of their mouths engulfing the skyship in flame. 

 

‘Get out of here!’ Captain Rover  yelled, turning the skyship to avoid another deadly river of embers. Scarlet, John and Milly climbed onto the deck with their fireproof cloaks and big buckets of water. The rest of the crew were already fending off the dragons with cannons and guns or helping by putting out the fire. Scarlet and Milly ran with their buckets over to the fire while John ran straight to the guns.

 

The Captain made a quick cut into a large cloud, sending a ginormous, damp puff of air into everyone’s lungs. They tore  out of the clouds, gasping for air and looking behind for the dragons. Had they lost them?

 

Episode 2 The Leopard

 

Scarlet suddenly realised they were falling rapidly. She scanned the sky ship looking for the cause, the wind tugging vigorously at her cloak. She stopped, eyes wide in amazement, there on the balloon, was a ginormous, gaping tear, like an angry wound. Wind keeping the air ship afloat was seeping out of it. They were going to crash! 

 

Just then, they collided with the ground in a small clearing, in the centre of an abandoned forest. Scarlet stumbled out, dazed. John and Milly scrambled after her.

‘Are you alright?’ they cried.

‘Fine,’ she replied.

Scarlet paused for a second to take in her surroundings. Tall, dark pine trees dominated the view and small, holly bushes with bright red berries hid, in their spiky depths. The clearing was dull and plain, rotting grass and withered flowers crushed under her boots as she went to help the rest of the crew. After what felt like a lifetime, the sun began to set and the area became ever darker.

 

Suddenly, a scream rang out …

 

Scarlet whipped around, her long, brown locks slightly blurring her vision.

 

It was Milly. She was staring, gaping in fear. Fore there, on the floor in front of her, was John. He was wrestling with the dark figure of an animal, blood streaming from a gash on his knee. The crew, men and women, were rushing to help him, trying to pull the creature off. Finally, Captain Rover heaved the creature off John.

 

‘It’s a white leopard!’ someone shrieked.

 

White leopards were rare, even for the second continent, and are only found in the Forest of Shadows. ‘So that’s where we are!’ thought Scarlet. ‘We need to get out of here quickly!’

Even though the white leopard was gone, Scarlet still felt she was being watched by a million eyes. ‘Nothing worse could happen now!’ she told herself.

 

Little did she know, the worst was still to come…

 

Episode 3 Sapphira

 

The next morning the leopard came again. It had a small doe clamped in it’s mouth. No one dared to approach it. It padded slowly into the middle of the clearing and stopped, placing it’s catch then backing away into the depths of the forest.

 

It carried on like that for a few more days until people started going over to it. Scarlet was the first to approach, she held out her hand and it casually rubbed its soft, warm fur against her palm. She had never felt anything like it before, she felt like she was stroking heaven itself.

 

‘If it carries on like this we will have enough material to start setting off again in no time!’ Captain Rover told the crew a few days later.Most of the crew responded with woops and yells for finally launching back into the sky.

 

Scarlet was overjoyed to hear the news but she also felt another feeling. Sadness? She had bonded with the white leopard over the last few days and was sad to have to finally leave.

Maybe she could take it with her?

 

She questioned the captain about it the following day.

 

‘Absolutely not!’ she cried.’We can’t fly and airship with a wild animal on board! It will rip everything to shreds!’

‘It won’t I swear!’ Scarlet replied.

‘My answer is no and that is final! I will not have that beast boarding my ship! Am i understood?’

‘Yes captain,’

 

Scarlet slumped into her bed, trying to fight back the urge to cry, she couldn’t. ‘No matter what, I won’t leave it behind!’ she whispered, her head shoved into a pillow and tears started streaming down her cheeks.

 

A week later, everyone was boarding the airship and Scarlet was just beginning to stir in her bed. She leapt out of bed and rushed outside, into the clearing. There it was, the white leopard, coming to say its goodbyes. Scarlet rushed up to it and engulfed it in a tight hug. It had arrived just in time to leave.

 

‘I won’t go without you,’ she whispered in its ear.

 

10 minutes later, everything was packed up and Scarlet’s plan was in full swing. She and the leopard were silently sneaking across the side of the deck, aiming for the small hatch. John was unknowingly helping them by distracting the crew with another one of his epic tales.

‘Nearly there, so close!’

They were now quietly slinking down the hallway.

‘There’s my room!’ Scarlet cried but then quickly covered her mouth and looked to see if someone had heard her.

Trying to be as stealthy as possible, she pushed open the door with a small ‘Creek!’

 

Scarlet froze because there, on her bed, sat Milly.

Milly starred in absolute horror as Scarlet came in and  shut the door with the white leopard standing beside her.

 

‘What are you doing with an animal in here?!’ she shrieked.

 

‘Keep it down!’ Scarlet replied.’ Please Milly, don’t tell anyone until we set off, ok? Captain said I couldn’t take her with us, but I can’t bring myself to leave her all alone again!’

 

‘I will let you keep her as long as you let me name her and we share her between us because i have had a name that i wanted to name a child for years but i haven’t had the chance!’

 

‘Let’s hear the name first!’

 

‘Sapphira.’

 

‘That’s a lovely name!’ Scarlet turned to the leopard.’ So now you’re named Sapphira!’

 

The cat purred and rubbed itself against their legs in agreement.

 

‘Well we’d better get some rest, tomorrow will be a busy day!’

 

‘Agreed!’

 

Episode 4 The Mistake

 

The next day, Scarlet and Sapphira went to see Captain Rover.

She was furious.

‘I thought I told you no!’ she shouted.

‘Yes but..’ Scarlet began.

‘So why is it here?!’

‘It is a girl, and her name is Sapphira!’

‘I said why is it here!’

‘Because i brought it on board! And you can’t get rid of it now anyway because if you let it into the wild now it will die from lack of the resources that it needs! I know you don’t want it dead!’

‘You have backed me into a corner now! You leave me with no choice! It, sorry, Sapphira can stay!’

 

Scarlet strode out of the study, pleased about her accomplishment. It was pitch black except for a crescent moon giving an eerie glow.

That was when she saw them. Several figures were crawling up the deck.

What were they?

Why were they here?

 

Sapphira growled and crouched nearly touching the floor. Scarlet looked around for help but there was no one nearby. Well, she couldn’t leave.

Sapphira!

She sent the cat to get help.

As soon as she saw the leopard disappear she regretted it.

Now she was all alone, not quite alone. She was with them. She peered even closer and burst out laughing. Climbing up the side ladder were John and Milly, they were just finishing doing their evening check, to see if everything was alright.

‘Ahoy there!’ John called.

‘Time for bed now!’ said a voice from behind. Scarlet jumped. It was Captain Rover with Sapphira by her side. Scarlet grinned and went to bed. The children dreamed of skyships and dragons and magical adventures.

The whole crew was fast asleep while the skyship chugged on. 

 

Little did they know that revenge was on its way…

 

 

 

The Adventure Chronicles

The Adventure Chronicles 

 

By Suki

 

Episode 1 The Sky Dragon

Scarlet reached for the rope and tugged it, her feet nearly slipping off the deck. The rain battered hard against her back, causing her to crawl to the cabins. The wind howled around her, making it twice as hard to reach the hatch. She undid the heavy bolt and clambered in, her clothes as wet as if she had just spent hours in the deep, blue sea. The Sky Dragon flew faster and soon the bad weather ceased and all was calm, for a minute.

 

At that moment,  three hungry dragons burst out of the clouds like daggers cutting through butter. Fire poured out of their mouths, engulfing their skyship in flame. 

 

‘Get out of here!’ Captain Rover  yelled, turning The Sky Dragon to avoid another deadly river of embers. Scarlet, John and Milly climbed onto the deck with their fireproof cloaks and big buckets of water. The rest of the crew were already fending off the dragons with cannons and guns or helping by putting out the fire. Scarlet and Milly ran with their buckets over to the fire while John ran straight to the guns.

 

The Captain made a quick cut into a large cloud, sending a ginormous, damp puff of air into everyone’s lungs. They tore  out of the clouds, gasping for air and looking behind for the dragons. Had they lost them?

 

Episode 2 Landing

 

Scarlet suddenly realised The Sky Dragon was falling rapidly. She scanned the sky ship looking for the cause, the wind tugging vigorously at her cloak. She stopped, eyes wide in amazement; there on the balloon was a ginormous, gaping tear, like an angry wound. The wind keeping the air ship afloat was seeping out of it. They were going to crash!

 

Wind tugged against the skyship causing it to blow off route. They were heading straight for a forest that stretched as far as the eye could see. Scarlet wondered what forest it was. Was it Merrydale Wood? No, Merrydale consisted of happy silver birches and gorgeous honey bells. The Forest of Shadows? No, they were heading for The Moonlit Plains they couldn’t be that off course.Could they?

 

Just then, they collided with the ground in a small clearing, in the centre of the abandoned forest. Scarlet stumbled out, dazed. John and Milly scrambled after her.

‘Are you alright?’ they cried.

‘Fine,’ she replied.

Scarlet paused for a second to take in her surroundings. Tall, dark pine trees dominated the view and small, holly bushes with bright red berries hid, in their spiky depths. The clearing was dull and plain, rotting grass and withered flowers crushed under her boots as she went to help the rest of the crew. After what felt like a lifetime, the sun began to set and the area became ever darker.

 

Suddenly, a scream rang out …

 

Scarlet whipped around, her long, brown locks slightly blurring her vision.

 

It was Milly. She was staring, gaping in fear. For there, on the floor in front of her, was John. He was wrestling with the dark figure of an animal, blood streaming from a gash on his knee. The crew, men and women, were rushing to help him, trying to pull the creature off. Finally, Captain Rover heaved the creature off John.

 

‘It’s a white leopard!’ someone shrieked.

 

The leopard slinked off back into the darkness of the trees.

 

White leopards were rare, even for the second continent, and are only found in the Forest of Shadows. ‘So that’s where we are!’ thought Scarlet. ‘We need to get out of here quickly!’

Even though the white leopard was gone, Scarlet still felt she was being watched by a million eyes. ‘Nothing worse could happen now!’ she told herself.

 

But what she didn’t know, the worst was still to come…

 

Episode 3 Sapphira

 

The next morning, the leopard came again. It had a small doe clamped in it’s mouth. No one dared to approach. It padded slowly into the middle of the clearing and stopped, placing it’s catch on the ground, then backing away into the depths of the forest.

 

It carried on like that for a few more days until people started going over to it. Scarlet was the first to approach, she held out her hand and it casually rubbed its soft, warm fur against her palm. She had never felt anything like it before, she felt like she was stroking heaven itself.

 

‘If it carries on like this we will have enough material to start setting off again in no time!’ Captain Rover told the crew a few days later. Most of the crew responded with whoops and yells for finally launching back into the sky.

 

Scarlet was overjoyed to hear the news but she also felt another feeling. Sadness? She had bonded with the white leopard over the last few days and was sad to have to finally leave.

Maybe she could take it with her?

 

She questioned the captain about it the following day.

 

‘Absolutely not!’ she cried.’We can’t fly and airship with a wild animal on board! It will rip everything to shreds!’

‘It won’t, I swear!’ Scarlet replied.

‘My answer is no and that is final! I will not have that beast boarding my ship! Am I understood?’

‘Yes captain,’

 

Scarlet slumped into her bed, trying to fight back the urge to cry. She couldn’t. ‘No matter what, I won’t leave it behind!’ she whispered, shoving her head deep into the pillow, tears streaming down her cheeks.

 

A week later, everything was ready to go and Scarlet’s plan was in full swing. She and the leopard were silently sneaking across the side of the deck, aiming for the small hatch. John was unknowingly helping them by distracting the crew with another one of his epic tales.

‘Nearly there, so close!’

They were now quietly slinking down the hallway.

‘There’s my room!’ Scarlet cried but then quickly covered her mouth and looked to see if someone had heard her.

Trying to be as stealthy as possible, she pushed open the door with a small ‘Creek!’

 

Scarlet froze because there, on her bed, sat Milly.

Milly starred in absolute horror as Scarlet came in and  shut the door with the white leopard standing beside her.

 

‘What are you doing with an animal in here?!’ she shrieked.

 

‘Keep it down!’ Scarlet replied.’ Please Milly, don’t tell anyone until we set off, ok? Captain said I couldn’t take her with us, but I can’t bring myself to leave her all alone again!’

 

‘No, I won’t let you!’

 

‘Please Milly!’

 

Milly considered.’Fine,’ she mumbled. ‘I guess it wouldn’t hurt to have her aboard.’

 

‘Thank you! Oh I forgot to introduce you. This is Sapphira. Sapphira, this is Milly.’

 

‘Well we’d better get some rest, tomorrow will be a busy day!’

 

‘Agreed!’

 

Episode 4 Back In The Air

 

All night, the wind howled. Alone, Milly gripped the railings. Mist clung to the skyship, making it very difficult to see. Milly shivered. Had she done the right thing?

 

At that moment, she heard heavy breathing coming towards her. Silently, a creature appeared, crawling up the ship’s side. An amber eye glimmered in the torchlight. Milly gasped. Was it a goblin?

 

In an instant, Scarlet and John were right beside her, peering at the figure. The amber eye peered back then took flight. It soared through the air like a firework. Then something happened. 

 

Out of the blue, another silhouette appeared. It dived straight for them. They stared in horror unable to get away…

 

A chuckle came from behind them. They turned around and saw Captain Rover.

‘What are you doing?’ she enquired. The two silhouettes came and perched on her shoulders. 

 

Scarlet, Milly and John were speechless. The two shadows were acorn and oak, Captain Rover’s hawks.

‘You’d better get to bed, otherwise you three will be imagining all kinds of things.’ she ordered.

 

And so The  Sky Dragon drifted on through the night, the children dreaming of dragons and skyships and their next great adventure…

 

 

My Sky Ship Adventure Story – Chapter 3

“W-w where’s Owen?” questioned a quivering Sally.
“Don’t be such a wuss” said Chloe. “He’s probably just looking at the sand lion,” she finished.
“If you say so.” replied Sally.
“If you’re really that scared I’ll prove it.” said Chloe. So she carelessly walked in front of the sand lion expecting Owen to be there. “He’s not here!” she shouted. “You look on the ship, I’ll carry on looking here.” As Sally went to the ship, Chloe thought she heard something. “It  sounds like Owen, calling for help, but where is he?” she said to herself. “It almost sounds like he’s inside the lion!” she continued. But before she could think any further  the lion gobbled her up too! Meanwhile Sally, who had big blue eyes, was searching the ship. She couldn’t find him so shouted “Chloe he’s not here either!” No reply came. “Chloe? Chloe!” she shouted. “They must have gone missing in the same place” she muttered to herself, her quick brains putting two and two together. “I must go and save them!”

The Sky Ship – Part 3

All night, Tox wondered about the curious place they’d found themselves in. It was like nowhere she had ever seen before. Like nowhere she’d even read about before! Nothing seemed quite right, no matter how friendly and hospitable the locals had been so far…

Alone, she pondered many questions. How come I’ve not seen any other females here? Why are they so keen for us to stay? Who was that statue of and why does it look so much like me? Around and around it went in her head.

Thunder crashed and lightning split the sky in two. Tox pulled the blanket up tight under her chin, shivering slightly. Moro slumped in his hammock, softly snoring, unaware of the explosive weather outside.

Tox rolled her eyes. Exasperated at her brother’s ability to sleep.

How can thunder and lightning not wake him?

At that moment, there was a hammering at the door, Tox slid from her bunk to open it. Her hands trembling…

Silently, Tohiba slipped in through the opening door. He bowed low to Tox, putting his finger to his lips and making a quiet, “Ssshhh,” sound, just as thunder crashed again & the sky was illuminated with electricity that forked and zigzagged across the Heavens.

A dark shadow covered the porthole at the back of the deck. Something shimmered as the lightning struck again.

Tox gasped, Tohiba put a protective hand on her shoulder & steered her behind him as they edged closer to Moro’s hammock to wake him. Tohiba gently shook his shoulder to no avail, Tox leaned in and pinched his nose, waking poor, unsuspecting Moro instantly. He slipped down from the hammock, ready to face anything.

What is it? Could it be the Golden Dragon?