by Amma Lee
“Hi again Jenny,” a girl said when Jenny, Paul, and Kyle made it to the line. It was the short dark blond haired girl from before. “You three can stand by me!” The girl was young, around nine or ten and she was living proof that you can be an amazing spy at any age.
“Thanks Layla,” Jenny beamed and stood right next to the girl. “This is my friend Kyle and my new friend Paul. Everyone, this is Layla.” Paul grinned and told the girl hello. Kyle politely smiled and said hi. It wasn’t like he was trying to be rude or anything, but he really wanted to learn whatever this teacher tried to teach them.
“I’m sure you’ve been hearing welcome to our school all day so I won’t say it,” the teacher started speaking. “My name is Charles Dove, so that’ll be Mr. Dove to you.” Mr. Dove began walking up and down the line of students. “This is endurance class and today we’re going to have a little test.” The class groaned, but Kyle grinned. “Let’s see how well you do in extreme conditions.” Mr. Dove pulled a remote out of his pocket and pushed a button. All of a sudden, the beautiful green campus changed around them. They were now in a cave!
“Awesome!” Layla shouted and jumped beside Jenny. Jenny was excited too, but she was also a little nervous. She knew that the teachers in the school were fantastic, but she didn’t know that they could do things like this.
“Everyone please be quiet so that I can explain this.” Layla blushed and stopped jumping around. Paul had his hands behind his head grinning and Kyle was staring intently at Mr. Dove. “With this device,” Mr. Dove held the remote up in the air so that all of the students could see it. “I can change the temperature, the weather, time of day, and I can also add in dangerous creatures and objects.” There was quick muttering throughout the class and Mr. Dove glared at them until it was silent.
“You will be able to feel pain, but the pain will not be real. It’ll all just be in your minds.” Kyle began feeling a little nervous then. Even though the pain wouldn’t be real, he didn’t like the sound of being able to feel pain. “You’re not being graded on this; however, this exercise will tell me who’s the weakest of the bunch.” Kyle’s face heated up. He was definitely the weakest in the class for the balancing exercise, but if he really tried, he should at the very least be able to do this.
“Don’t be so nervous” Jenny whispered at the side of Kyle. Kyle looked over at her and noticed Jenny watching him from the corner of her eye. Was his nervousness that obvious?
“We have your back.” Paul whispered to Kyle next. Kyle didn’t know how much Paul knew about the exercise, but it made him feel better that Jenny and Paul would be looking out for him.
“There are a few things you must do in this training,” Mr. Dove stopped directly in front of Kyle, Jenny, and Paul. They made sure not to talk anymore. “First you all will need to put on these outfits that the school has prepared for you. They’re top of the notch spy gear.” The students looked around. They didn’t see any outfits.
Just like before, Mr. Dove pointed his remote control at the students and pushed the button. They were engulfed in a thick pile of white smoke and when the smoke disappeared, they were surprised to see their outfits had changed. The boys wore black suits with a white shirt and a long black tie. The girls wore a black jacket and some of the girls had on pants, while the others had on skirts.
“We actually look like spies!” a boy yelled out at the end of the line.
“No talking please!” Mr. Dove said and went back to explaining what they must do. “The rules are simple; there are some crystals throughout the cave. You must get one and bring it back to me. There will be obstacles along the way and you’ll need to find the best way to overcome these obstacles. You are not allowed to team up with anyone and I will be watching each and every one of you. Do what you must, but you cannot harm or attempt to harm another student. Are we clear on these instructions?”
“Yes!” the class shouted and Mr. Dove grinned.
“What are you waiting for? Go bring me some crystals!” With that said the students took off running.
“Good luck!” Jenny and Paul yelled out as they passed by Kyle. Kyle wouldn’t fail this time, but he planned to be more cautious. His parents always told him never to tackle something head on without analyzing the situation. Kyle was ready and walked deeper into the cave.
Chapter Six
The cave was dark and chilly and water dripped on Kyle every few seconds. There weren’t any signs that anyone was in the cave with him. Kyle started to feel a little afraid.
“This is not real,” Kyle had to keep reminding himself over and over again. Though he had to admit, this was a different first day of school experience for him. Kyle looked high and low, but he didn’t see anything that even remotely resembled a crystal. As he went deeper into the cave, the darker it became. They weren’t given a flash light, so he had to pause several times to let his eyes adjust to the environment. He squinted and smiled with glee when he saw a glowing yellow light coming from a few feet ahead of him.
“Yes!” he said and ran towards it. He just knew that it was a crystal and he started to think that this little test was a piece of cake. “I’ve got you,” Kyle said when his hands were a few inches from the object. Just when his hand was going to make contact with it, the object blinked and growled. That wasn’t a crystal! It was some type of animal and it didn’t look friendly.
“Ah!” Kyle yelled and turned on his heels and ran as fast as he could. The creature roared and took off after Kyle. Kyle had to think quickly because whatever was chasing after him was quicker and would soon overtake him. Kyle noticed that the once dark cave was beginning to light up and when Kyle came closer to the light, he understood why. A big crystal was shining brightly on the side of the cave’s wall. Kyle wanted to look back to see if he’d have enough time to grab the crystal without getting tackled by the creature, but the crystal was coming up too quickly.
“Here I go,” Kyle said and took in a deep breath. When he got to the crystal he stopped running and pried it out of the wall. As soon as he held the crystal in his hand, he turned back and saw the creature, which resembled a dog and a bear. Without thinking, Kyle kicked with all of his might in the creatures face when it was on him. The creature flew back and hit the wall of the cave hard. Kyle took this opportunity to start running again. His breaths came out fast and his lungs were burning, but he kept on running.
Just as Kyle thought the cave would never end, he stepped into the main hallway and saw Mr. Dove’s grinning face. Kyle was confused at first when he saw it was just him and Mr. Dove in the entrance.
“Wow you did a great job navigating that cave young man.” Mr. Dove said walking over to Kyle. “I am impressed that you were able to weigh your options so quickly.
“Where…. Where is everyone?” Kyle said holding out his hand to give Mr. Dove the crystal.
“They’re still searching. A few students fell into a lake and other students are being chased by bats.” Mr. Dove said happily. Was Kyle really the first one back? Kyle looked around again to make sure that his eyes weren’t playing tricks on him, but it was true. He was the first student back from their little test.
Kyle smiled happily and punched the air in victory. “You’ll definitely make a fine spy.” Mr. Dove’s words made him feel amazing. Kyle’s day started off on the wrong foot and he was starting to think that he wasn’t going to advance as quickly as everyone else, but Mr. Dove’s words told him that he was mistaken. He just wasn’t good at the balancing exercise, but he knew that he could get better. Everyone cannot be good at everything, but endurance was apparently his strong point.
“Thank you, Mr. Dove.” Kyle couldn’t wait for the other students to get back so that he could show them that he could be a spy. He also couldn’t wait to see Jenny and Paul, because without them, he wouldn’t have had the courage to go on.
Kyle knew that he’d have problems along the way, but he’d definitely find a way to overcome them.
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Amma Lee was a very imaginative child. Starting with picture books at the age of five, she always loved to read and spent countless hours turning the pages of books. She imagined herself in every picture and made up new stories for every book.
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