Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Freefall- The Tunnels Series

-Will and Chester had been involved in an underground adventure... They had fallen into a very deep hole and had successfully survived. They landed on some fungus surface and found themselves in a low gravity environment. They were being chased by some underground alien like creatures known as the Styxs.
-one of their friends had witnessed the whole thing and had came up with some plans to save them from the 'pore' or hole. Meanwhile, Will stepmother had started her own investigation on will and his stepfather's mysterious disappearance. On the other side Will and Chester had been searching for Elliot, another friend of theirs who was one of the victims as well. Her arm was broken.

-drake had found the bunker which contained the last trace of the lethal virus and had destroyed them by exploding the place. He had gotten some help from the Coprolites which was very rare. For Mrs Burrows, she soon discovers the link between the mysterious big cat and Will's brother, Cal.

-The styx visited the bunker to retrieve the remaining virus left behind to lean that the virus had been destroyed. Meanwhile Chester and Will had set off two rockets in hope of someone seeing them. One failed while the other succeeded and turned into fireworks in front of the twin Rebeccas, their enemies who were being brought down by Will’s mother who intended to kill them. The two Limiter soldiers who had jumped into the pore had found the Rebecca sisters which meant that the virus which they carried had a chance of its intended.
- Will, Chester and Elliot were finding a way into the center of the pore when they reached some tunnels. Will, Elliot and the cat had tripped and fell into some net while Chester was busy firing some monsters known as spider-monkeys. A woman by the name of Martha came to their aid.

-Dr Burrows, Will's father had been exploring the pore ever since he had fallen into it. He found his stepdaughter, who was one of the twin Rebecca and started to understand the whole thing. On the surface of the Earth, Mrs Burrows had reported the case of the missing people and had received a lot of unwanted views from the public. They felt that Mrs Burrows had killed them all.

-Will and Chester had followed Martha and had learnt quite a lot from her. Dr Burrows had been very confused about how his little girl had all along been a Styx child. The inscriptions that his had excavated was a key of the plan the Rebecca twins were working on and now in possession of Dr Burrows' life, he was commanded to lead them.

- Mrs Burrows had been busy searching through the belongings of Dr Burrows and Will and happened to chance upon a journal of her husband's. Her husband had written down a man's name which had given Mrs Burrows some clue to what her husband was up to. In the last entry of her husband's journal, he revealed before he disappear the next day that he was " going down there". Will and Chester had successfully obtained Martha's help in fixing Elliot's broken arm.
-Will and Chester soon got adapted to the low gravity. Elliot's was much better but was running a high temperature. She had her eyes closed but was mumbling something which include Drake, the Limiters and a series of eleven numbers. Mrs Burrows, was facing a lot of criticism about her killing her family and had received notoriety from the city.

- Will and followed Martha around the place and had learnt a lot about the creatures there. Dr Burrows had been helping the Rebecca twins, unaware of their identities.

- Will and Chester had been discussing on whether they should ditch Martha and find help for Elliot herself. Martha seemed to be lonely after her son's death and that Will and Chester were just to keep her company.

- Mrs Burrows had met two of the men that was described in her husband's journal and started to believe what he was saying. In the midst of escapeing from them, she got knocked down by a car which happened to belong to a man by the name of Ben Wilbrahams. He had been writing stories and documentaries on the people that Dr Burrows was talking about. Meanwhile underground, Will and Chester were rudely awakened by the doorbell of Martha's house. Standing outside was one of the Rebecca twins.

-Will had allowed the twin Rebecca into Martha's house and she had given Will two phials which contained the Dominion virus and vaccine as a prove that she was forced into the plot and it was not her idea. This resulted in a debated between him and Chester on whether the phials really contained the virus and the vaccine or it was just one of the plans of the Rebecca twins. Meanwhile, Dr Burrows was forced to help the twins and not given any water until he had completed what he needed to do.

- Elliot had been affected by the fever and was getting weaker everyday. Will had gone to the garden of Martha's and saw Uncle Tam who was dead. His uncle had told him to follow his heart. Although he knew that his uncle was not there and that it could only be a dream, Will took his words seriously. As he walked past Rebecca, he learnt from her that Martha had buried something in the soil. After excavating, he found some medicine and managed to unveil the fact that Martha had hid the medicine from them. On the other side, Dr Burrows had had enough of the Styx girl and had decided to leave when a strong wind blew. However, his plans failed and the girl had prevented him from escaping.

-Will, Chester, Rebecca and Martha had made their leave. Will and Chester had fed Elliot with the medicine that they found. Her temperature dropped soon. They passed by places with lava and as they pass, Rebecca tripped and almost died by was lucky as Will saved her.

- They eventually found their way to the metal ship which was in fact a submarine. Near the submarine, they met with the Brights, their predators. They got into the ship to find some medicine for Elliot.
- Elliot soon recovered and woke up. She shrieked at the sight of Rebecca. Rebecca warned Will of the danger Martha could be.
- As they were about to live the submarine, they met the Rebecca twin and Dr Burrows. Then, they made a exchange between Dr Burrows and the two phials plus Martha. The Rebecca twins spoke in Styx but their plans were being uncovered by Elliot who could also speak Styx language. Then she set off an explosive which sent them flying in all directions. Dr Burrows was with his son again. They stood and the opening of the tunnels as they witnessed the fall of the submarine as it cracked and dropped into the cavern. However, Elliot and the rest were no where in sight.
- Will and Dr Burrows were stuck in one of the tunnels. Dr Burrows told Will his story when his was young. Meanwhile, Martha Chester and Elliot were lost in another tunnel and planned to return to the wolf caves in hope of reuniting with Will and Dr Burrows.

- Will and Dr Burrows have been moving for miles until they reached an enormous place where there were topsoil inventions

- Will and Dr Burrows were stuck in one of the tunnels. Dr Burrows told Will his story when his was young. Meanwhile, Martha Chester and Elliot were lost in another tunnel and planned to return to the wolf caves in hope of reuniting with Will and Dr Burrows.
- Will and Dr Burrows have been moving for miles until they reached an enormous place where there were topsoil inventions. They began on a plan to escape.
- Will and Dr Burrows found a harbour with armoury and food. Meanwhile Mrs Burrows had passed all the clues of her missing husband to Ben Wilbrahams.
- Martha, Chester and Elliot had met with Bartleby in the wolf caves. Will and Dr Burrows had been working on a plan of going topsoil again. Will had armed himself with the weaponry.
- Drake's friend, Sam, told him threat a boy by the name of Will Burrows had called. That meant that the 11 digits that Will dialed worked. Will and Dr Burrows had made it topsoil again.
-Will and Dr Burrows were in search of an old man by the name of Oscar Embers, just to learn from an old lady that he was injured. She was actually a Styx and almost stabbed Dr Burrows but got hit by Will. Immediately after that, they met Drake who brought them to Mrs Burrows, and told Will about his biological mother's death. - Will had given Drake the two phials and had been rather skeptical about the fact that the Rebecca twins had given Will the two phials.
- Drake and Will had faced with a lot of problems as Dr Burrows was giving them a lot of trouble. When Dr Burrows saw his wife, he called out to her and was being spotted by some enemies which shot them. Luckily they escaped. According to Drake, Ben Wilbrahams was not a reliable guy. Drake had set a grenade after they escaped
- Will, Dr Burrows and Mrs Burrows had done all the catch up. Now Mrs Burrows had been dragged into the action as well. A man under Drake's command, Leatherman, came to assist Mrs Burrows and proved the fact that Ben Wilbrahams was helping the Styx
- Will, Drake and Dr Burrows had started on their journey underground.
- Meanwhile, Drake and Mrs Burrows approached Ben Wilbrahams and revealed his identity and threatened him into luring the Styx out.
- Mrs Burrows, Drake and Leatherman’s plans had succeeded. For Martha, Chester and Elliot, they had been resting on and off. Will had gotten frustrated with his father as he showed how unconcerned he was about Chester, Elliot and Martha.
- Mrs Burrows and Drake were on a hill waiting for the Styx to come. Drake told Mrs Burrows that there were ten men of Leatherman hiding in bushes so as to help them capture whoever who is going to meet them.
- Mrs Burrows had thought Oscar Embers and the old woman as any ordinary old people. In fact, they were Styxs. Mrs Burrows were not in time to signal Drake and the two Styxs blasted the place, leaving most of them unconscious. They collected the phials and brought Mrs Burrows to the Hold.
- Will and Dr Burrows returned to the spider caves. As usual, Dr Burrows was doubting Drake. Mrs Burrows was captured by the Styxs and was being put under the dark light treatment.
- Mrs Burrows had resisted the dark light treatment and had used all her energy to suppress it. This had caused her to fall into an unconscious state. Will, Dr Burrows finally met Chester, Elliot and Martha again. However, Dr Burrows had jumped down the void without much thinking and was lost in the darkness. Then, Will thought that his father’s theory was right and jumped down as well.
- Elliot had followed Will down the void which they nicknamed ‘smoking jean’. Together, they travelled in the void of almost zero gravity and eventually settled down. At the edge of the pore, the old styx sacrificed Cox and threw him down the pore to look for the Rebecca twins.- They had reached a place which looked very similar to the surface of the Earth. They had discovered many new things and found some signs of warning.
- Chester had been left with Martha and they had travelled to the harbour. Chester had tried to escape to topsoil again. But with Martha around, it was hardly possible for him to escape.
- Will and Elliot had spotted the two twin Styxs and the Limiters in the garden of the second sun. They have been killed.
- Will thought he had seen Uncle Tam in the same place though he died.
- In the end, they spent their time in the garden of the second sun and Dr Burrows saw things that were not possible. Things which included a German airplane which was used in World War 2

Monday, May 30, 2011

Rainbow Death- Hubert Wilson

America did not foresee,
Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri!
Expecting others to pay a high price.
Now thinking twice?
Toll on the innocent and unborn.
Omnipotent and disregarding who will mourn.
Reflective about all the illness, birth defects prematurely dead
All the deceit continues to spread.
Nefariously America led astray-
Generations untold WILL pay-
Execrable effects of agent orange spray!
Some background about Hubert Wilson. He was a Vietnam War veteran like his other four brothers, who served in the USAF Security Service. He was assigned to Shemya Island Alaska with the 6984Th Security Squadron. He started to have health problems with unexplainable headaches and limb pains. Then some problems in his central nervous system surfaced. In the end, he was left with mobility issues.
This poem shows how cruel war is and how it had actually brought suffering and death to the unintended. Those who came into contact with agent orange was harmed. According to the Vietnam Foreign Ministry of Affairs, 4.8 million Vietnamese were exposed to agent orange, resulting in 400,000 deaths and disabilities and 500,000 babies born with birth defects.
In the second line, "Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri!" Refers to the agent used by the America Military in the Vietnam warfare. As mention. These agents caused suffering and deaths to those exposed to it. In line three, " Now thinking twice?" showed that the US military and harmed the innocent. In line four," Toll on the innocent and unborn" referred to the innocents in Vietnam. The remaining lines showed the effect of agent orange and clearly showed how the author was against the idea of war and his feelings.