Ark Akadia Oaks
The Lake household
5:59 AM
In the upstairs portion of the house, an alarm clock is heard
Jim lets out an irritated groan before slamming his hand on the alarm clock
As Jim gets out of bed he exits his room and makes his way down the stairs humming as he does so
On his way, he cleans the house, puts books in the bookshelf and wipes the table
A ding is heard as the bread in the toaster pops out. Jim quickly grabs it and starts eating while surfing the internet for a recipe
He quickly printed the recipe and put it in his cookbook.
Jim chooses a knife, spins it, slices an onion, stirs the food, turns the oven on, and makes something
Jim takes out the meatloaf & divides it into 3 pieces, he puts one in the refrigerator and places the knife back on the cutting board
He picks up the portion made for his mom and begins to take it to her room while humming a tune
Jim raises his hand to knock on the door before stopping. He notices a note on the door in his mom's handwriting "Late night at work, sleeping in" Opening the door Jim sees his mom asleep in bed
Jim puts her breakfast on the nightstand before pulling the blanket over his mom and kissing her forehead "Love you, Mom" whispers Jim before closing the door and heading downstairs
Jim enters the garage before grabbing his helmet the backpack and what appears to be packed food he grabs his bike while opening the garage door
"Ugh! Raccoons" Jim says before flipping the garbage can back up "Well it's 7 so I guess I should head to th-" Jim began before being cut off
"We're surprisingly on time for school, Jimbooo
Where's Uzi" Toby says looking around confused.
"She's usually the first one here what do you think is holding her" Toby asks with a questioning tone.
I don't know maybe Khan is holding her. Jim says handing Toby his lunch.
Toby begins looking through the bag "Balsamic mushrooms, meatloaf, chunky, sun-dried tomatoes" He looks deeper" And cardamom Ooh! Taking a chance there, Chef Jim" Toby says with amusement in his tone.
"What's life without a little adventure?" Jim replies
"What's life without friends?" Toby says. Speaking of friends, "What's taking her so long?" He adds with an impassioned tone, tapping his foot.
Arcadia Oaks
Doorman Household
With Uzi
It was early in the morning Uzi had just woken up though she thought it would be a day like any other get ready to go to school and go to advanced classes get a good grade the usual.
She was mistaken
Unlike every other day, her dad was home in the morning, much to her irritation.
She had been stuck in another one of his long monologues about how important his job was.
She had thought of interrupting him, but every time she attempted to Khan would use that as another teaching point
"And remember always, stay safe and avoid shady places, and people" Khan said with absolute certainty
"Uhhh DAD school remember I have to get going" Uzi said with a tone of increasing irritation yes she did love her dad, but at the same time he chose now of all times to start a monologue
"Oh right well you have a good day now love you" Khan said though halfway through the sentence Uzi was already out the door
"I love you too!" Uzi shouts back while running to her bicycle in the garage
As she hops on her bicycle, she makes it to Jim's house
"Hey Z what held you" Toby asked with a smile on his face.
"Dad was giving me a speech" Uzi said with an exasperated expression
"Don't get me wrong. I enjoy his company, but he tends to give monologues at the worst times." Uzi added
Jim quickly hopped on his bike "Guys we're gonna be late" Jim announced
"Right", Both Toby and Uzi respond.
Arcadia Oaks
Streets
With Jim Toby and Uzi
"I'm right... I'm right...I'm right behind!"
Toby says with an increasingly exhausted expression.
"If you want, we could slow down" Jim says looking back
"No….now I'm fine" Toby a response struggling to get out each word
"You don't look fine" Uzi responded
"GUYS IT'S 8" Jim shouts
"We're going to get suspended on account of meatloaf" Toby responded
"Take the canal it'll save us five minutes" Jim says
"The canal are you insane" Uzi says with an animated expression
"N..N...Not... the... canal!" Toby responds panting
"Oh, live a little," Jim responds jumping from a ramp
Uzi and Toby follow them.
"It's living that I'm worried about" Toby says looking at Jim
"Toby has a point water could come any minute now" Uzi says in rebuttal
"Come on, guys. Don't you ever want a little more excitement?"
Toby laughs before answering "No I'm fine just where I am"
"I'm fine just where I am" Uzi responds unimpressed
In a pile of rocks of voice calls out " James Lake Junior"
Jim glances at the rocks before approaching beginning to move rocks aside like he's in a trance
Toby is finally making it down Uzi following shortly behind them
"How awesome are we?" Toby says still breathing heavily.
"Awesome enough that we could potentially be swept away by water any minute now" Uzi responded jokingly
To which Toby playfully nudges her "ya ya point taken"
Though he's immediately interrupted, noticing Jim moving stones like he's in a trance
"Uh Jimbo" Toby asks with some confusion
"Jim you're not losing to the right" Uzi asks equally as puzzled
"Do you Guys hear that voice?" Jim says
"What voice" they both respond with the same amount of confusion
" James Lake Junior" the pile of rocks calls out
All three of them stumble back
"Whoa" Toby said in surprise
"Did that pile of rocks just speak?" Uzi ask skeptically more of herself
"That! That pile of rocks knows my name" Jim says getting closer on his knees
"It's a pile of Kayspar. Minerals don't talk. There's gotta be some kind of walkie-talkie."
Toby, it says unconvinced
"It would make more sense than magical rocks" Uzi says in rebuttal
"Jim sees a light in the middle of the rock so takes some rock out & sees an amulet and takes the amulet" an amulet?
"Who's doing this? Come out now!" Toby shouts but doesn't get a response
"Hello, I'm listening" Jim placed the amulet to his ear.
"Ok this is ridiculous It's probably just some kind of toy," Uzi says
The school bell rings before she has time to finish
"Wait that's the final bell" Jim says
"We're so late, our kids are gonna have detention" Toby says
"I knew this was a bad idea" Uzi says
"But you still went along with it" Jim adds
"Bait me" Uzi shouts back
"Come on if we go fast, we can still make it" Jim says, hopping on his bike
"Right let's go" Uzi says
" I'm right behind you" Toby says
A bit further back in the sewer canal six eyes open watching the group leave
"It chose a human" the six eyes say to themselves
Arcadia Oak
Arcadia Oaks High School
History class
"The Peloponnesian War, was actually three wars, fought between Athens and Sparta. The first war is known as the Archimidian War" Strickler says while walking around the class
Everyone in the class is browsing the Internet except Jim
"Now type that into your search engines. A-R-C-H-I-M-I-D-I-A-N." Strickler says to the entire class.
Toby moves his hand across Jim's eyes while he stares at Clare "Ugh really"
"He's hopeless" Uzi says
Clare glances at Jim for a little while before turning back
"Close your mouth. You're drooling." Toby says
"No no I'm not" Jim says quickly paying attention to Toby
"What are you doing?" Uzi questions looking over.
"research!" Toby says
"Hey, look up "talking amulet". Jim says.
"already did that. All I got were toys. One of them was a plushie" toby points, the screen where a plushy was
Strickler was still walking around the class approaching Jim "Wouldn't you agree?"
"Sir?" Jim questions
"With Herodotus' opinion on his tactics of war, as I've described."
"Uh…..y-yes absolutely?"Jim stammers.
"Excellent, which ones specifically" Strickler's response
"The winning ones?" Jim responds slowly as if not knowing what he himself just said.
Everyone laughs as the school bell rings
"All right, all right. Don't forget, Michaelson, chapters four and five" Strickler says
"Jim may I have a word" Strickler said as Jim was halfway through the door
"Sure says Jim" walking back into a class
Uzi and Toby, both giving him pitying looks
"Jim, you're distracted. You fell asleep between the invasion of Attica and the Peace of Nicias,
and your attention wandered for the rest of the class." Strickler says while handing Jim one of the books you drop
"Sorry. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night." Jim responds honestly
"Know it's just you and your mother and you want to help her," Strickler says.
"She's just really tired, Mr Strickler. She's been working double shifts at the clinic" Jim answers
"I believe I'm overdue for a conversation with her." Strickler writes his phone number on the paper before handing it to Jim "Have her give me a call"
Jim stammers before taking the paper
"And feel free to drop by my office if you ever need to talk," Strickler adds
"Yeah I'll do that" Jim says exiting the room.
"Oh, and, Jim, if you fancy Miss Nuñez, I submit that talking to her will be far more effective" Strickler says as Jim closes the door
"Noted" Jim replies quickly before running to his next class
Arcadia
Arcadia Oak High
Gymnasium
"Hang on. Almost there. So close. So close!" Toby repeatedly said Why while struggling to climb
"Come on, Tobes. You've got this." Jim said watching Toby climb
"Ya you got this" Uzi added from the side
"He doesn't have this" Uzi whispered to Jim
"Yep" Jim whispered back
"So close!" Toby said still at the bottom of the rope
At that moment Coach Lawrence walked over to the rope from the bench's
"What is that on my rope? Every student here should be able to climb this rope and ring that bell. I want all of you to be made of iron. Iron! You have got to be kidding me."
Coach Lawrence said as he stood over Toby
On the benches, Claire watches something on Darcy's cellphone and laughs
"I don't know what I feel more sorry for. You or the rope" Coach Lawrence said
Uzi nudges Jim before pointing at Claire
"Now's your moment and remember no Spanish" Uzi said
"Oh now I mean uh ok" Jim said nervously
Jim walks over to Claire
"¡Buenos noches!" Jim said as Uzi face palms in the background
"You speak Spanish?" Claire asks
Darcy coughs
"Um... um... uh..." Jim sputtered
"Come on Claire!" Darcy said
"Do you like Shakespeare?" Claire asked
"What" Jim said
"Do you like Shakespeare" Claire repeated
"Shake…..speare?" Jim said
"The school play. We're having trouble getting boys to audition" Claire said as she got up to leave
"Uh…oh Hasta Huevo!" Jim said as Uzi walked up and smacked him on the head
"I said no Spanish" Uzi said irritated
"Still you have to say I did well also did you have to hit me" Jim said rubbing the spot Uzi hit
"It's like a flabby piñata, and I'm pretty sure you're filled with candy!" Coach Lawrence said poking Toby
Arcadia Oaks
Arcadia Oaks High
Men's Locker Room
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! So close! Ahhhhhhh! You talked to her?" Toby asked Jim while struggling to put on a sock
"Yep" Jim said
"Like, actually spoke to her? Not just, you know, in your head?" Toby asked skeptically
"I unleashed my Español on her" Jim said striking a pose
"Is that not the one thing Uzi and I said to tell you not to do?" Toby said in a deadpan Toby glanced at the pan-flit in Jim's bag
"You should totally do it the play I mean" Toby says
"What? The play? I'm not an actor" Jim says
"Come on. You're always saying how you want your life to be more exciting." Toby said before tripping "Right?"
"I don't think Romeo and Juliet is exactly the answer, Tobes. I don't mean just, you know, exciting. I mean... more. I just need to know that there's something more to life than high school." Jim says surprised
A shade moves a few feet away from Jim
"Something more?" Toby says as Jim walks away
Some sounds come out from the shower room!
Jim goes to the shower room "Hello?! Anybody in there? Hello?"
Shade moves again!
"Got one! Whoo-hoo! Finally! Success, success!" Toby cheers
Outside the locker room
Jim and Toby meet up with Uzi
"So, good news, dude. My orthodontist says I'm almost done with my braces. Only four more years." Toby said
"I'm telling you you're being scammed four years is way too much" Uzi says
The Group is interrupted by a commotion near some lookers
Steve throws Eli into a looker as Susie holds up Kris to a looker
"Okay nothing to see here" Toby said speed walking
"We can't just do nothing" Jim said
"Normally I would be down to watch you get pummeled because Steve doesn't hit Girls
But Susie is there too and she doesn't have that weakness also she is freakishly strong" Uzi said
"Oh, yes, we can. If Psycho Steve's terrorising him, he's not terrorising us." Jim walks to Steve "Jim? Jim! Oh, no."
"Guys I have to go My dad's picking me up" Uzi said speed walking away
"Doesn't your dad work super late…. And she's gone can't blame her" Toby says
"Tell me again, dweeb-face. Tell me about the creatures and maybe I'll let you out!" Steve said
"Or you can let him out right now. I mean, you know, it would be nice" Jim says
"Nice would be you minding your own business," Steve responds
"Oh hi Jim" Eli says from the locker
"So, where were we? Um... Oh, yeah, okay. You were telling me about the monsters you saw this morning, with fangs and. What was it, again?" Steve continues
"Stone for skin in the canal! And people with wings vampires I think also dragons" Eli said from inside the locker
"Stone for skin? Man, Vampire, Dragons, Eli, you've got some imagination." Steve Mocks
"Ok for real let him out Steve" Jim says
"Or what Jim" Steve says getting in his face
"Go on punch me" Jim responded
"You're literally asking for it," Steve says
"Yeah. Just go crazy. In 20 years, you're gonna be fat and bald and you'll be working in a muffler shop, & Eli will have a career in software and he'll be a billionaire." Jim says
"Joke's on you I have a scholarship for track and field" Steve grinning from ear to ear
"Oh" Jim said very surprised
Toby started chanting "Let him out! Let him out!"
Everyone joined in chanting" Let him out! Let him out! Let him out! Let him out! Let him out! Let him out! Let him out! Let him out!
"Palchuk, what's going on here?" Coach Lawrence asked
"Nothing coach" Steve responded
"Why aren't you at practice" Coach Lawrence asked
"I was helping Eli out of the Locker" Steve said opening the door
"Hey guys" Eli says
"He was stuck" Steve says
"On the double! Now!" Coach Lawrence Shouts
Steve looks at Jim and says "Friday, at noon. You and me. Tick-tock. Tick."
"That goes for you too Susie" Coach Lawrence barked
"Ya ya whatever" Susie said as she dropped Kris "I hate quiet people" She muttered while walking off
Arcadia
Culdesac
With the main group
"Hey sorry for leaving you guys I may have made a comment on Susie's choice of clothes and she said quote "If I see you again I'll crush you" and I don't wanna she if she will make good on her word" Uzi said after catching up with the group
"It's fine I would do the same if Steve was after me" Toby says with a smile "But that was awesome, man. Did you see how I did that chant? "Let him out. Let him out." I mean, you probably won't live past Friday, but it was awesome. Good thing your mom's a doctor."
"Speaking of Jim's mom" Uzi says pointing at Barbara's car coming around the corner
Barbara stops with her car
"Hey you guys" Barbara greets them
"Hey Mom" Jim greets back
"Looking sharp, Dr Lake." Toby Compliments
"You to Toby" Barbara responds
"Hello Ms. Lake" Uzi greeted
"Hello to you to" Barbara says back
"You're gonna be out late right" Jim interrupts
"Ya Dr. Gilberg is out with bursitis, & Dr Lenz has a wedding out of town this weekend," Barbara says
Jim looks up "don't forget to bring your…."
"Dinner?" She says holding up a bag
"Right. And try to find an oven to reheat it in instead of nuking. It takes all of the flavour & nutrients away" Jim continues
"Jim, there must be a million things you'd rather be doing other than looking after me." Barbara interrupts
"Can't think of one" Jim said "Love you"
"Love you too," Barbara said while driving off
"You mother your mother a lot," Toby said
"Sometimes I wonder whose the Parent" Uzi adds
"See you guys tomorrow" Jim says as they each go their own way home.
Arcadia oaks
Lake's house
With Jim
TV
Do you ever wish you could find something that would make your life easier? The ability to do the amazing? Well, look no further because Food Magic is here. That's right, Food Magic...
At that moment Jim's phone rang "I am a gun robot pick up your phone"
"Did it talk again? Did it do anything interesting?" Toby said on the phone
"Nope nothing not a word" Jim said
"I've got to go. Text me if it does anything cool."Toby said as the phone hung up
Jim looks at the amulet "Um... Hi. How are you doing? I'm Jim. But then, you knew that because you spoke my name, which is... weird. Hello? Anybody in there?" Jim threw his arms up "And now, I'm talking to an inanimate object. Come on! Talk again, or you are going up on eBay."
A loud clatter from his basement made Jim turn his head as he set the amulet down and opened the basement door. As more clattering occurs, he groans and reaches for a broom.
"Raccoons! " Jim said
Jim slowly steps down the stairs, finding rocks near the heather as footsteps retreat. He made his way down more steps and onto the cold basement floor. Above the table, the amulet glows, an arm switching positions. Flicking on a light, Jim slowly moves around the basement, searching for the raccoons with the broom raised. Catching his reflection in a jumpy state, he screams before calming after realising it was just him moving in a mirror. The light burst off, scaring Jim as he tightened his grip on the broom with a yell. Realising no one was there, he sighed and took a closer look at the rocks by the furnace as 6 eyes opened behind him. The troll appears behind him.
"Master Jim" Blinky
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAH" Jim Screams
What's up my viewers sorry for the bad updates I was Lazy….BUSY ok next chapter in 1-2 Weeks