Jicky Jack and the Ominous Promise by C.D. Bryan

Author:C.D. Bryan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy, friendship, coming of age, mystical, magic, action adventure, contemporary fantasy, fantasy adventure, middle grade, preteen
Publisher: C.D. Bryan

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

First Meetings are Fleeting

J.R. peeked over the edge of the pod to see if the water was real. Somehow he expected otherwise. He looked around at the redwood rim of whatever it was the pod was floating in, and as he looked up it dawned on him. “We’re in a giant wooden bath tub, look.” He pointed to a giant shower head above them.

“What?” said Thomas in confusion, looking up—his forehead wrinkled.

“I don’t understand,” said Pip, pressing all three buttons on the control panel again.

The three of them sat in the pod waiting for one or the other of them to say something—anything. But there seemed to be no good explanation as to where they were, how they came to be there, or why they were there.

“I just want to go on record,” said Thomas, “as saying I don’t think pressing all three buttons at once was such a good idea, Pip.”

“Thanks, Thomas,” said Pip rolling her eyes.

J.R. stuck his finger in the water and swirled it about, and the water instantly turned dark red. An just as instantly he retracted his hand. “Um . . . Excuse me,” he said, unbuckling his seatbelt and standing up in the pod causing it to rock. “I’m getting out of this thing.”

“Now there’s a great idea,” agreed Thomas, following J.R. when he saw the water change color.

The three of them sat on the edge of the tub watching the water as it began draining in the slurking and sucking fashion that only bathwater can drain. As it did, the body of the yellow escalator pod began to shrink. In as little as a minute the water and the escalator pod were completely gone—sucked down the drain—and the wooden tub was completely dry.

“Whew . . . Good thing we got out of there,” said Thomas thankfully. “No telling where that water’s going.”

“Yeah, you can say that again,” replied J.R. as the three of them jumped down. “Ok, so we’ve made our decisions. Let’s see where they’ve brought us. Who wants to be the first to open the door?”

Both Pip and Thomas glanced at each other pointed their fingers at J.R. “You do,” they answered in unison.

“Ok, but first . . .” said J.R., slipping off his backpack and pulling out the journal. “I wonder if there’s anything new in here?” He leafed through the pages. “Nothing. Well, it was worth a try.” He shrugged and reached behind himself, turning the doorknob, and pulling the door open without even bothering to look. “Let’s find a way out of here.”

Suddenly, Pip and Thomas stepped back toward the tub.

J.R. saw a look of surprise spring from their eyes. “What?” he asked.

However, when J.R. heard the sound of clip-clopping on a wooden floor behind him, he understood. His heart jumped into his throat. He swallowed hard and slowly turned around, coming face to snout with a brilliant white horse just outside the door. Its nostrils flared. Then it neighed and snorted. J.R. felt his chest tighten. Sitting atop its back was a seriously straight-faced man.

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