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Trevor is Trapped

Trevor is Trapped

by Caroline Reid, February 2020

Trevor blinked. He blinked again. “Where…where am I?” he said softly to himself, his eyes scanning, focusing on his surroundings.

Trevor had been on a hike by himself through the woods behind his house. And this afternoon, he felt adventurous and had taken a different trail towards the mountains. But as he walked, Trevor had tripped on a large root and hit his head on the ground. Hard.

When Trevor came to, everything he gazed at was so colorful, more so than he remembered. And something about the breeze and the water bubbling seemed a bit “off.”

As Trevor sat up, he reached out his hand to touch the grass. Surprised, he stopped short. “Wait… did I just see my hand flicker?” Trevor wondered, in disbelief. Yes, his hand flickered again, right before his eyes.

It was then that Trevor realized. He wasn’t on the mountain trail behind his house anymore. No. He was trapped. Trapped in a video game.

 “I’m stuck in a video game?” Trevor said to himself.

As he sat up, he saw he was sitting on a smooth platform. He started to walk forward. Then he stopped. In front of him was water, with lava spitting out in the middle of it. There were a few rocks in the water and lava, leading him off of the platform.

He recognized where he was. This was one of his favorite video games, but he had never dreamt he’d ever be inside a video game!

He realized he still had his backpack on, but it felt heavier than usual. He took it off. Inside was a little ax.

“Whoa, cool,” he said. “Now I’ve got a gadget.”

He started walking forward on the rocks. Then he came to a big one. He climbed on top of it. But he slipped.

“Ahhh!”

He grabbed the ax and swung it toward a hook on the next rock, barely missing the lava below. He got on to the next rock and carefully walked on the rest.

He went to the teleport, but when he got to the next level, he realized he had dropped the ax and picked up a bow and arrow. He saw there was an icy water slide that he could use to get a boost. But if he wasn’t careful enough, he could go right into the snake and into the aliens that were on the other side.

Instead, he saw a little passage, and he went there. There was a wall of lava that blocked the way. He had to go on the slide. But before he actually went down it, he took his bow and arrow and aimed carefully. He shot the snake. The aliens were mad now. They tried to get him, but Trevor saw that they did not have real heads. The aliens had ice cream heads, so they could not see well. He aimed for the aliens when they were both behind each other. He left the arrow go, and the arrow went into both of them and they both died.

Trevor went down the slide carefully and got to the next teleport.

As soon as he had entered the teleport, he suddenly work up.  He was back in the woods, where he had fallen.

“Whoa! That was scary, but also cool!” he said. Then he walked back home.

The End

On the Moon

The Earth is too crowded in the year 3029, so we went up to the moon to live.

The thing I did not like is that we have to wear air tanks day and night. So I decided to make oxygen on the moon. I made a big box and put a motor in it. I put a rod in it. The motor was so fast the rod turned and turned and turned. It was so fast that the rod made oxygen come out. The oxygen came out of little slots on the top and then we could breathe. We put a lot of oxygen all over the moon so everyone could breathe.

Our houses are weird. The bed has straps that we have to hook over ourselves so we don’t float away in the night. In our bathrooms, we have to hold on to grips so we don’t float away.

We made a whole city on the moon. Maybe next time, someone will make a colony city on Mars!

The End

The Snow Queen

Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, there lived a kind princess named Eliza. She lived a happy life in the castle, but there was one problem. She didn’t have any friends.

One day, she was walking in the woods, when she saw a patch of ice on a tree. It was the middle of summer, and so she was curious. Eliza went farther and farther into the woods until she was in a winter wonderland. Then she saw a cottage. She hid behind a tree.

“I’m not supposed to be here. I’m probably trespassing,” she whispered to herself.

Suddenly the door opened and a woman came out. She had creamy colored hair and a beautiful white skirt. She carried a black cauldron. It must be a witch!

The woman had creamy colored hair and a beautiful white skirt. She carried a black cauldron. She must be a witch!

Eliza clapped her hand over her mouth to stop herself from screaming. It must be the evil Snow Queen! Her father had said that he had had a fight with her many years before. He had banished her from the kingdom, but she must have been sneaking in the woods.

Eliza crept back out of the forest, but near the entrance of the winter wonderland, a little fairy fluttered down from the trees.

“I’m Katie,” the fairy said. “You should not be here. That’s the Snow Queen over there.” Katie gestured toward the Snow Queen.

Eliza met Katie the fairy in the forest near the cottage.

“That’s what I thought,” said Eliza. “I thought my father banished her.”

“This is a part of the kingdom,” said Katie. “She must have come when no one was looking. You should get out.”

“I know,” Eliza said.

She hurried home to the castle. That night, Eliza could not sleep. She was thinking about the Snow Queen. What would happen? The Snow Queen had unusual powers. She could make ice and snow come out of her hands and feet. It freezes people in their tracks. Eliza feel asleep thinking about the problem.

The next morning, Eliza ate her breakfast fast. She slipped back into the woods. Once Eliza arrived at the cottage, she saw an entire booby trap in the path. Katie flew up beside her.

Now Eliza saw an entire booby trap in the path.

“I thought no one saw me yesterday!” Eliza exclaimed.

“She must have seen you,” Katie said. “That’s why this trap is here.”

There were little thorns. Eliza had heard of them in books. Once you step on one, you will die in an hour from the poison that is inside it. There was a huge sticky spider web too, which would keep you stuck forever. Eliza had heard of that in books too. Two owls, one on each tree, must have been there to alarm the Queen if someone came trespassing.

“Hello, little girl,” a voice said.

Eliza jumped a foot in the air. The witch was just behind her.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t see you. Is this your cottage?” Eliza said nervously.

“It is,” said the witch. “And you are far away from your home. I am the Snow Queen.”

“OK, then, I’ll go home,” said Eliza calmly.

“Me too!” said Katie.

The Queen stopped them. “How about you stay and have a drink of juice?”

When they got to the traps, the Snow Queen exclaimed, “Bob Stoppers!” and all the booby traps disappeared.

The queen’s poison!

In the cottage, the Snow Queen offered them some of the drink to Eliza and Katie. Katie whispered, “I think that is poison.”

“I think so too!” whispered Eliza.  Aloud, she said, “Oh I’m not so thirsty, thank you.”

“I’m not that thirsty either,” said Katie.

“You must,“ insisted the Snow Queen.

“We know you are the Snow Queen, and you are not nice,” said Eliza crossly.

“Oh, I forgot about my wings,” said Katie. “Let’s go!”

Eliza grabbed onto Katie’s little hand and they flew upward magically out of the cottage.

“Hey, you got the poison!” Eliza noticed. It was poking out of Katie’s pocket.

“You need to give it to the Snow Queen, but you might need my wand.” Katie handed a pink sparkly wand to Eliza.

When they landed out of the forest, Eliza noticed a dark figure darting through the trees.

“Excuse me!” Eliza yelled and the dark figured stopped. “Who are you?”

The dark figure pulled off his cloak. “I’m sorry to have hidden from you. I am Arnold, the Royal Prince from the nearby kingdom. I’m here to help you with the evil Snow Queen. That’s my fairy, Katie.”

“Katie, you didn’t tell me all this,” Eliza said to the little fairy.

“I was too shy to explain,” Katie said.

“I have an idea,” Arnold said.

“I know what this is going to be!” said Katie. Arnold grab Katie’s hand, and Eliza grabbed the other.

They flew right over the cottage, which had no roof. The Queen was angry and stomping about.

“Let’s pour it on her,” Arnold said. “We might need to get lower.”

Katie swooped down a little lower. When the Snow Queen saw them, she was about to freeze them with her hands. Eliza pointed the wand and said, “A-micky-a!” She knew how to do that from books. The Snow Queen froze with her hand up and her mouth gaping in anger.

Arnold handed Eliza the potion and she aimed well, pouring it right into the Snow Queen’s mouth.

The Snow Queen started melting and began talking again.

“You!!” she said coughing. “You have killed me! I am done for!”

“We don’t want you to take over the kingdom and be the ruler of the world!” Katie yelled. “So we got you! I’ve been spying on you!”

When Katie, Arnold, and Eliza landed in the courtyard, Eliza and Arnold finally had time to play together.

After a few years, Eliza and Arnold got married. Eliza was glad she now had friends.

The End

The Night Before Christmas

“‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.”

Dad sat in his worn-out armchair by the roaring fire, reading the famous Christmas tale to Jenny and Franklin. Jenny sipped steaming hot cocoa at Dad’s feet, listening intently as the story unfolded about Santa Claus and his eight reindeer on the roof. Franklin stared drowsily at the glow of the crackling fire in their fireplace. They loved Christmas Eve.

Franklin was beginning to nod off when a large gust of wind and snow suddenly blew through the chimney and down into their living room. The fire went out and Dad, startled, jumped from his chair. The three of them looked at one another curiously.

“What was that?” Jenny asked nervously, her eyes as round as sugar cookies.

“I don’t know but I better find out,” Dad replied. Then slowly and cautiously, he peeked up the chimney. He couldn’t believe his eyes!

A wolf was growling down at him.

“Aw, you! Just help me get out of here!” he growled impatiently.

Dad’s mouth opened speechlessly.

“What’s there?” asked Jenny cautiously. Jenny peeked over her dad’s shoulder. She screamed.

“What is it?” said Frank.

“It…it….it…is…a wolf!” Jenny said.

“There’s a whole pack of the people!” said the wolf grumpily. “Just help me get out of here.”

Dad finally found his words. “What are you doing here?”

“Oh, well, it’s the night before Christmas, so…” The wolf stopped. “Wait, why aren’t you in bed?”

“Because we are reading our bedtime story,” Jenny answered.

“Every kid needs a Christmas bedtime story,” Frank added.

“Who are you?!” Dad said loudly.

 “Well, I am Santa Claus,” said the wolf.

“Whoa!” said Jenny and Frank at the same time, excitedly.

“And when I was doing my errand of presents, a zap of light hit me and I turned into a wolf. I think tomorrow at Christmas I’m going to turn in to a wolf completely, and then Christmas will be ruined forever!” the wolf said, worriedly.

Dad had too much for the day. So he went to bed.

But Jenny and Frank had a mission to accomplish. First, Jenny got the chimney brush and Frank climbed on Jenny’s shoulders. They were worried that they might fall, because Frank wobbled.

Next, Jenny gave Frank the chimney brush and Frank put it up the chimney. The wolf grabbed on and Frank slowly climbed down with the wolf. The wolf jumped down out of the chimney.

“Now we must go outside and figure out how to save me,” the wolf said.

Jenny and Frank bundled up and slipped outside. It was snowing hard.  They jumped on their sled and hurtled down the hill toward the forest.

When they were there, Frank pulled the sled. When they were in the heart of the forest, they saw a little light, far away. As they got closer, they saw a box.  The wolf said that must have been the box that kept the magic.

Suddenly, a glowing light appeared and a person came out of the shadows, dressed like Santa Claus.

“Thank for giving me my magical power,” said the mysterious person to the wolf, meanly. “I used to be a wolf, but now I am Santa Claus and I can bring people whatever they want.

“You can’t do that. All you will give to the children is coal!” said Jenny.

Meanwhile, Frank had found a stick. They used it to pry the lid off the box. A light filled the forest. A huge bolt of light hit the wolf and turned him into Santa Claus. The mysterious person was now a wolf.

Jenny and Frank had saved Santa! Now they ran back home, and the real Santa Claus went on the roof.

“Merry Christmas!” he said joyfully as he flew away.

The End

Note: The pink section at the beginning was an extended story starter, written by the teacher!