To Russia via...

We started a trip walking back into the big room which I described earlier. The ledges looked even smaller than last time! I'm not good with heights or Crocodiles so I think it's fair to say that I nearly... wet myself. Moving swiftly on from that, Mani says it is not a test of what way to go, but a test of which steps along the side you should take.

"It's simple really. You can see they are all individual steps? Aye?"
"Yeah..."
"Well some of them are trick steps and will release the fire above and will make all the ledge crumble into the oil and crocodiles and it won't be a pretty sight."
"How many trick steps are there?"
"I remember there being 23 steps and about 4 trick steps on either side..."

You know I said I nearly wet myself earlier? Well I'd lie if I said I nearly did then... He advised we both went along the right ledge, as he could remember where one of the trick steps are. We went along, Mani leading from the front, myself in the middle with Landkort lacking behind. The ledge overlooked the oil and Crocodiles below and gave you a hair chilling view. Let alone the sweat coming of your head from the Fire just above. One wrong step and that fire will come down and set the oil alight. Not good. Or we could make it all the way and still be alive. Good.

We had past 4 steps on the right side and then came to a sudden stop. Along with the terrifying view and the fire above keeping you on your toes, and giving you an incentive on to keep going there was also another problem. The ledge itself was incredibly small and wasn't sturdy at all, feeling like it would collapse at any moment and we would be in a catastrophic cascade.

"This is the first trick step; as well as the second."
"Come again?"
"The next two steps are both trick steps."
"Ah."

Mani stepped other both the steps and only by a small margin did he make it. This scared me a little as I was only a little taller than him, so I should be safe but Landkort was a little smaller. Nah, we'll both make it. I leaned over the steps, with a sudden petrified look on my face as I looked down and saw all the crocodiles looking up. I had made it though. Easily.

It was now Landkorts go and he didn't look confident at all and you know how we usually is? Yep, confident all the time. He was literally shaking and it seemed the thought of doubt was going through his mind. He needed some encouragement as it didn't look like he was going to do it.

"You can do it Landkort, I know you can!"
"I know..."
"Fine. On the Count of three do a massive leap or step, anything."
"1..."
"2..."
"3!"

He leaped and got to the other side! A massive grin came across his face as he seemed chuffed with his jump. I knew he would do it. Just as we were turning round though, I heard a little scuffle behind me. Landkort had stepped back onto the trick step! He looked up slowly, gradually bringing his face towards are's. You know the look of death warmed up? He look like death not warmed up but if we didn't get out then he would be warmed up! The fire!

We looking up, the fire was falling gradually and behind us the steps were falling down to the crocodiles in perfect sync with the other side. We needed to get out but we couldn't go back. We saw the opening on the other side, in complete parallel to the door we came in. The bad thing? There was a boulder slowly covering it.

We're doomed.
 
Stupid Landkort! Expecting more weird and wonderful things in future updates. Any Dalek's or Cybermen appearing any time soon? :p
 
Stupid Landkort! Expecting more weird and wonderful things in future updates. Any Dalek's or Cybermen appearing any time soon? :p
He's obviously gonna sign them when we get to the footy.:D
 
Yet another fantastic and funny read Jaz. This story had been an excellent read and has been presented very well. Keep up the fantastic works!
 
We ran across the acute and small ledge triggering both of the last trick steps on this side. Arrows started shooting from the other side and the ceiling started to come down. It seemed an impossible task! We ran to the very end of the ledge and had to make a jump to the platform, which would lead to the door. Mani first; made it. Myself second; made it. Now you know how Landkort was a little scared the first time? This time he did it quicker than us whilst screaming like a girl as an Arrow missed his head by an inch.

So we were all there on the platform, the boulder had covered half the opening, which we thought was a door. The ceiling was coming down gradually, but the speed of the arrows was increasing. It was becoming rapid fire. We ran to the half boulder covered exit. We could easily fit through that; well one at a time.

"James, you go first!"

I ran ahead of Mani to the opening and slid past the boulder. Wow! It was a chute, taking me somewhere. I heard Mani shout for Landkort to go next and shortly after hearing that command I heard another body seem to be thrown down the chute I was in. Then I heard a deathdifying sound; the sound of the boulder covering up the gap. I didn't hear a third person enter the chute. He must of made it though. Well, I hope it did? The journey in the chute seemed to go on for ever until it came to a sudden halt. Argh! Crash landing.

About 10 seconds later with me only just getting up, Landkort fell out of the chute. He stood up brushed himself down and then we turned around and saw a miracle... It was Mani.

"But you were..."
"Yeah there's a door next to the opening with some stairs leading down to here."
"Didn't you think to tell us?!"
"Well..."

He stopped half way in his sentence. A strange object was up to... a gun! He had a gun held to his head! We could see some figures behind him, only vaguely though as it was all darkness from behind him and couldn't make out who they were. We slowly raised our hands. The an agitated foreign voice was heard...

"Where's the money!"
"Money?"
"Yes. You have surrendered the war to Almighty China and have had to pay billions to make the peace treaty. Now where is the money!"
"I don't... have it?"

As soon as that was said, two men from behind us who must have hid behind the bottom of the chute took us by the arms. We would of tried to wriggle out of it but with a Chinese guy wanting billions of pounds and these Guys having biceps the size of my thighs, we took it lieing down.

"Take them away, boys."
 
Lol, nice presentation mate, keep it up! :D
 
Holy crap, I am rather shocked, comfused and surprised KIU.
 
I'm in love with this Mani character :p. Landkort is an idiot lol, setting off the trap. Haha at the stairs I didn't tell you. This story has turned into Aladin :p.
 
They took the three of us through a secret tunnel that they must have made themselves. Russia had surrendered? No way. Well if they did surrender and then China didn't get their money there could be a nuclear war. Anyway, four of the men that were taking us through the tunnel looked strong but they didn't look too happy. We came to the end of the tunnel and it seemed we were in Russia! We were on the other side of the Wall! Then I noticed a helicopter...

No we can't go, not after being so close. I looked to Landkort and to Mani who both were thinking the same thing, especially Landkort as he had been waiting absolutely ages for this and we were on the verge of failure. The only way to stay in Russia would be to would be to escape. I nodded and winked to Landkort and Mani that we should try and escape. They both agreed. We had a decent chance though as Mani could take on at least two of them at a time.

"Один."
"Два."
"Три!"

I counted one, two and three in Russian, a language they didn't know. The man who had me with my hands behind my back, had a fractured arm, or what seemed to be. I turned around and karate chopped his arm. At the same time Landkort and Mani were fighting free. The man I hit bent down in agony as I saw a knife in his pocket. Cut the rope!

I grabbed the knife and wielded it as a weapon. A quickly cut the rope and put the knife in my pocket for now. I started punching the man repeatedly and was going to strike a fatal blow which would knock him out when I saw Landkort getting beaten up badly. I ran over to help him, deserting my guard. I ran behind the guy and jumped on his back and gave landkort a free hit. Ouch! Kick right in the crowns jewels. With the guy bending over I gave him a wedgie. Then Landkort, who was a frequent WWE viewer, did a pedigree on the concrete. That's him knocked out.

High 5. Owned. I was just turning round when I heard someone running towards me. It was my guard! He was holding his arm but had a blade, he was about 15 yards away from me and raised his knife. I froze. Landkort had walked off and just turned round when he was about 10 yards away from me, but Landkort was too away to help.

I can't die... I need to see my family and everyone I know and haven't seen in over 15 years. I need my life; the life I haven't lived. I noticed the blade. I had seen it somewhere before in India. What was a Chinese person doing with an Indian blade? It looked like a Malabar fighting sword, a beautiful blade. He was getting closer and closer. I was doomed. Again.

The move was struck. In agony and pain... he fell to the floor. Mani noticed the man moving towards me before we did, and by this time he had already knocked out his two guys, and started running towards him. When he had just lifted up the strike to inevitably kill me, Mani had speared him. And what a spear it was. Mani in a state of anger, then took the sword and drove it through his chest. I'm not getting on the wrong side of Mani ever.

"Mani! You life saver."
"Come we must go before the Leader heres of our escape."

We took the helicopter as that would be the fastest way of travel. I noticed Mani ran straight to the helicopter and pressed all these strange buttons and we were taking off. How did he know what buttons to press in a Chinese helicopter? We were about 20 foot in the air when their leader came out. He saw all the bodies of his men on the floor and soon realized that we must of been in there alone. A second figure then appeared from behind him.

"Oh we'll get him. I know where he's going..."
 

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