TSP Draft Two, Book Four - Ch7-8

Overview: https://kaylinrosealexande.wixsite.com/kaylinalexanderbooks/post/draft-two-book-four-of-the-secret-portal

Read-aloud, pt1: https://www.tiktok.com/@kaylinrosealexander/video/7183703993787551022?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7168171927235937835

Previous: https://kaylinrosealexande.wixsite.com/kaylinalexanderbooks/post/tsp-draft-two-book-four-ch4-6

The reason why these chapters are so long is either because I couldn't stop rambling or I just had multiple scenes in a chapter.

Chapter Seven

Journey to Ronnie & Bonnie’s Burger Palace

Burgers are pretty good. But I wouldn’t want them if an evil sorcerer and enchantress were handing them out.

I’ll explain.

OK, so Arizona. Yeah, I wasn’t kidding. The screen said he was in Phoenix, Arizona.

Of course, this called for a question.

“When we go to Phoenix, will we be back in normal time?” I asked. “I mean, it won’t be every day is a minute, right? It would be every day is a day, right?”

“Yes,” said Charles.

“Uhhh,” said Kat. “How are we going to get there?”

Carla looked at us and smiled. “Magic.” She winked and pressed a red button. And all of a sudden I was spinning around in rainbows.

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When I regained consciousness, I saw the city of Phoenix. The time we left Dallas was 4:30 pm, so I freaked out when I saw the clock on a building. It said 3:30.

“We went back in time!?” I screamed.

“No,” Alexia said. “I think Phoenix is behind Dallas time.”

“That’s right,” said Maddie. “1 or 2 hours behind I think.”

Carla nodded. “Yeah. 2 hours behind in summer and spring and 1 hour behind in fall and winter, since Arizona doesn’t do daylight saving. OK, we have to hurry. We’re in regular time now!”

We walked until we got to the place where Ronald was. I was honestly expecting a creepy lab, but it wasn’t anything like that. Well, he was Eli’s brother, and Eli lives in a cliff with spray-painted smiley faces. So I guess this wasn’t too surprising.

On the building, there was enormous sign that said:

Ronnie & Bonnie’s Burger Palace

Full of YUMMY burgers with a special ingredient!

The ingredient makes you go CRAZY over burgers!

Only $5!

“A burger place?” Alexia asked.

“It’s not really a hide out,” said Maddie.

“Who is Bonnie?” I asked.

Carla is super helpful. “Bonnie is an enchantress,” she said.

“An enchantress?” Lucy asked. “Cool.”

George shook his head. “Nope. Not. Cool. At. All.”

“Why?” asked Lucy.

“Enchantresses are just as bad as sorcerers,” said Liz. “It doesn’t matter how many cartoons you have seen with sweet enchantresses. They are just as bad as sorcerers.”

“There is also 26 enchantresses,” said George. “Just FYI.” He looked at Aurora and winked.

“Bonnie is Ronald’s wife,” said Carla. “If you are wondering, Eli’s smiley face walls are from his wife Violet.”

I giggled. “So, his wife wanted to make his place more cheerful?”

Liz shook her head. “No. She was trying to embarrass him. Like I said, enchantresses are evil.”

We decided that this was the time to walk in the restaurant.

“Hello!” said a man’s voice. “Come and have a burger! Yummy yummy burgers!”

“If this is your first time you will get one free!” said a woman’s voice. “Get your yummy burgers!”

For some reason, the voice was very persuading. I actually started walking toward the voices. I was vaguely aware of everyone else doing the same. All of a sudden, I heard Kat scream, “STOP!”

We all stopped. I looked at her. “What did you do that for?” I asked.

“We were about to get burgers!” Aurora said.

“Yummy…” said Hannah and Mikey.

“Juicy…” said Alexia and Maddie.

“Delicious…” said Liz and Charles.

“Burgers!” said Lucy, Carla, and George.

“Guys!” said Kat. “Listen to me! I can see through the wall! It’s RONALD!”

The name snapped me back in real life. “What?!” we screamed.

We bolted into the room. Ronald was standing there with a woman with a black cloak. (What is the deal with enchantresses and sorcerers with cloaks?) Ronnie and Bonnie looked at us.

“You again?!” Ronald growled.

“You know them?” Bonnie asked.

“Yes, sweetheart. Sadly I do,” he said.

“Did you give them what they deserved?” Bonnie asked.

“Yes I did,” he replied proudly.

“And we want you to switch our powers back!” screamed Carla.

“Never going to happen,” Ronald said. “I’ll make sure of that.”

He snapped his fingers and he and Bonnie disappeared in a blinding light. All of a sudden, we were spinning around and around and around.

“AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!” I screamed. I looked forward and saw six different tunnels. I looked at Maddie, who was behind me, and said, “What are these tunnels for?!”

“Not sure!” she screamed back.

I started to go down the tunnel on the far right. Maddie went down the one next to it.

“MAAAAAADIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!” I screamed.

The last thing I heard before I blacked out, was Maddie screaming my name.

Chapter Eight

Stuck in Chicago

“Nellie? Was it YOU who set off the portal here? Or was it Ronald? Nellie? Nellie?? Nellie?! Nellie! NELLIE! WAKE UP!”

The calls were urgent, but my eyes wouldn’t open. Suddenly, I woke up to a 7-year-old boy splashing water in my face.

“AH!” I screamed. Mikey was standing over me, smiling.

I glared at him. “Was that necessary?”

“No,” he said. “I could have thrown you in the snow.”

I took this time to survey my surroundings. I was in a bathroom. Yeah, a BATHROOM.

“What are we doing here!?!” I screamed.

“Sorry,” said Mikey. “We landed here. You were knocked out so I took you behind the door that said ‘Employees Only’ and found a bathroom and took you inside and splashed water in your face.”

I looked around and almost barfed. Of course! The smell was horrible! Why couldn’t I see it! I looked around again. “M-M-M-Mikey,” I stammered. “W-W-Why?”

He smiled. “It was closer.”

I realized I was on the floor and hopped up. I was really thankful that he was so short, otherwise, I wouldn’t look intimidating. “This is the BOYS’ ROOM!”

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Mikey finally gave in and we walked out of the restroom and into the hall.

“That was mean,” I told him. “Why not the girls’ room?”

He shrugged. “I’m a boy,” he said, like it was that simple. I sighed.

“Well,” he said. “While you were out, I discovered where we are.”

I looked at him. “Where?” I asked.

“Chicago.”

I stared at him. Then it clicked. “Illinois! Why Illinois! First Dallas, Texas, then wherever Cloud Town is, then Phoenix, Arizona, now Chicago, Illinois! What’s next?! Oklahoma?”

I realized I was yelling and panting. I looked down. “Sorry I yelled,” I said.

Mikey nodded. “I understand. We’ve been all over the country. You want to go home. Well, I do too.”

I looked at him. “If you’re a boy, how do you know what I’m thinking? I thought boys were scared of girls?”

He shrugged. “My dad said boys aren’t scared of girls until they’re 12. He said it was really weird. He wasn’t scared of you guys until he was that age.”

I laughed. “Boys are SO weird.”

He smiled.

“You said it was snowing, right?” I asked.

“Yeah…” he said.

I smiled. “Well, I’m glad we brought our winter coats!”

I hate the word "yummy" now.

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