“ The Third Penny” By Brian Toby
“ The Third Penny” By Brian Toby
Prologue: Two Years Ago“ Well, keep looking,” growled the shadowy figure,“ we don’ t
have all night!” Lightning flashed, momentarily illuminating the small group. Thunder roared, seeming to shake the very ground. One of the group nervously looked around.“ Are you afraid of a little storm?” said the figure. The one who had reacted shook his head hurriedly.
“ Boss, look here,” exclaimed one of the group members, who up to a moment ago had been digging. The figure strode forward. Another lightning flash lit up the figure’ s face revealing him to be a tall man with graying hair and stark features. He grabbed the object that the person had been holding.
“ Excellent,” he said,“ This will work!” ***
“ Get back here now!” screamed an elderly woman in a soaking gray coat.“ Oh, you poor little kitten,” she said to a scarred, vicious looking cat known to her as Fluffy, but to the rest of the neighborhood as“ The Destroyer.”“ You get back here!” she shouted ineffectively at the two retreating figures. She took a step forward and heard a click. She looked downwards in time to see a rapidly rising water balloon speeding towards her face. There was a ragged meow as Fluffy / The Destroyer decided it was going to make a hasty exit and hopefully find someone foolish enough to leave furniture outside.
“ That was great!” said Tyler Miller. He was wearing his dark blue jacket that he never appeared without, even during the summer.“ Did you see the look on her face?” he exclaimed to his companion who remained silent.“ It was priceless!” he announced,“ And did you hear what she said?” In a sarcastic tone, Tyler said“ Oh, my poor little kitten.”
“ I still think this was a bad idea,” said John Arelly. He was a quiet person, with a small stature and very shy. One of the only things really noticeable about him was when you talked to him, he looked as though he was really listening and making notes
instead of thinking about what he would say next like most people.