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'Movie town news! Presents, 'spotlight on adventure!'
The black and white screen played, grand music swirling in the background dramatically.
'What you are now witnessing is footage never before seen by civilised humanity!'
The screen showed the wing of a plane, obviously a shot from the window, above a vast rocky plain, a sheer cliff not too far away.
'A lost world in South America!'
The screen showed two men, pointing at the cliff from the wilderness.
'Lurking in paradise falls, it sports plants and animals!'
There was a main picture of the cliff, a large waterfall falling from the top, separating one part from another.
'And discovered by science! Who will dare set foot on this inhospitable summit?'
The screen showed a framed picture of a man, giving a thumbs up and smiling.
'Why our focus today! Ridgedog Munce!'
Now, an image of an airship, 'the spirit of adventure'.
'The beloved explorer lands his airship the 'spirit of adventure! In new Hampshire this week! Completing a year long expedition to the lost world!'
The films continued to play, little Spearro watched happily, captivated by the film. He grinned up at the movie, his little pilot goggles atop his head.
'This aircraft was designed by Munce himself! And is longer than 22 edition caddie wagons placed end to end! And here comes the adventurer now!'
The film showed the bottom of the vessel lowering down and a man walking down the steps, a dog either side of him.
'Never apart from his faithful dogs, conceived the craft for canine comfort! A bountiful floating palace in the sky!'
There was a piano next to a long dining table, a wide window spreading across the front curved wall.
'Complete with doggy bath!'
A clip of a dog being scrubbed by some sort of mechanism bath type thing.
'And mechanical canine walker!'
The clip scrolled across to another dog who was hooked to another machine that was walking him.
'And Jiminy Crickets! Do the locals consider Munce the bees knees? And how!'
The man, Ridge, pulled down his goggles and smiled to the cameras.
'Adventure is out there!' He said, holding up a thumb as the crowd cheered. Spearro watched, pulling down his own goggles and giving a thumbs up towards the screen.
'But what has Munce brought back this time?'
It showed him on a stage. 'Gentlemen! I give you, a monster of paradise falls!' A sheet fell from next to him, revealing a large skeleton of a bird type creature. Spearro gasped at the screen, as well as the audience that was around him in the theatre.
'And what a monster of grand proportions! But what's this?!'
The screen showed men in lab coats with equipment.
'But crime spews foul! The national science academy accuses Munce of fabricating the skeleton!'
"No!" Spearro called, hitting his chair arm next to him.
'The organisation strips Munce of his membership!'
The screen showed them taking down the framed picture of Ridgedog, and a man ripping the badge from his jacket. Spearro gasped.
'Humiliated, Munce vows to return to paradise falls, and promises to capture the beast, alive!'
The screen showed the man at a podium. 'I promise to capture the beast, alive!' Spearro smiled once again. 'And I will not come back, until I do!' The crowd in the video cheered. And the picture showed Munce in his ship, flying upwards and giving his signature thumbs up.
'And so, our great explorer sets sail! Bon voyage, Ridge Munce, and good luck capturing, the monster, of paradise falls!'
Spearro continued to watch, fascinated.
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He was now wandering down the street, a balloon in hand and his goggles still over his eyes. His arms were outstretched as he made aeroplane noises. On the balloon, was written 'Spirit of adventure'. "Nyyyyyuuuuuuummmm!" Spearro called out as he made his way down the street.
'Here's Ridge Munce, piloting his famous airship!'
Spearro continued forward, and up to a small pebble.
'He hurdles past a peak!'
He stopped and hopped over it. "Nyyyyuuuuummmm!" And continued to a crack in the pavement.
'He hurdles the grand canyon!'
He hopped over the little crack and continued. He continued to a tree stump, and jumped straight into it.
'He hurdles mount Everest!'
He fell back, landing on his bottom before standing up again, readjusting his goggles, and running around the side of the tree stump.
'He goes around mount Everest! Is there nothing he cannot do?! Yes, as Munce himself says, Adven-'
Spearro stopped as he heard someone calling out, 'Adventure is out there!' He looked to the right, to the broken old house that was next to him.
"Look out! Its Mount Rushmore! Port to starboard!" A voice shouted from inside. Spearro looked up, noticing the weather vane that was turning by ropes from side to side. "Let's get the spirit of adventure over mount Rushmore!" The voice called.
Spearro smiled and jogged up to the front steps, timidly walking in to the broken door, where someone had written in nice writing, 'Spirit of adventure'.
"How are the dogs doing?" The voice called, then came some dog noises from that same person. Spearro crawled under the door and inside, still holding his balloon. "Were at 26,000 feet! Head 18 degrees toward the mount!"
Spearro stood and walked slowly into the lounge, where the voice was coming from. He spotted someone stood at the boarded up window. They wore a pilot hat and goggles, but had their back to him, turning a large wheel.
"Weather is nice! Visibility, unlimited!" The person turned to the left, to a hamster. "Enter the weather in the log book! Oh there's something down there!" The person picked up some binoculars and pressed them against their goggles. "I will bring it back for science!"
Spearro grinned and looked around the room, to all the drawings and maps.
"Awww, its a puppy!"
He looked to the newspaper clippings that were behind him, all of Ridgedog Munce. He grinned.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" the person yelled as he turned back round. He jumped and fell back, letting go of his balloon which floated up to the ceiling. He looked to the person. "Don't you know this is an exclusive club?! Only explorers get in here! Not just any kid of the street with a helmet and a pair of goggles! Do you think you got what it takes?! Well do you?!"
Spearro stuttered on his words as he looked at the frightening person.
"Alright you're in." The person held their hand forward. "Welcome aboard!" They stopped smiling. "What's wrong? Cant you talk?"
Spearro looked up at them, looking them up and down.
The person lowered their voice. "Hey... I don't bite..." They took off their helmet, revealing long bleach blonde hair that stuck up everywhere from the helmet, showing that she was a girl. She smiled, some of her teeth missing like a lot of the kids. Spearro watched her, her hair slowly flattened itself out as she took off a makeshift bottle-cap badge which presumable she made. "You and me, we're in a club now." She placed the badge on his shirt. He smiled happily and looked up at her, one of her eyes was a lilac colour, the other was blue. She looked up. "I saw where your balloon went." She pointed to the ceiling. "Come on, lets go get it!" She ran out of the room. Spearro began to follow when she popped her head back round the corner, making him jump. "My name's Chesh!" She took his hand and he blushed as she pulled him out of the room.
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"There it is!" She stated, pointing across the room of the attic to the balloon, which was in the opposite corner. Spearro looked at her then to the balloon, which was across a single plank of wood that lead to the other side. He gulped. "Well! Go ahead!" She pushed him forward until he was on the plank, then nudged him a little more when he didn't move. He looked down, then back to her. "Go on!"
He looked forward again, and pulled down his goggles with a determined look. He took a step forward and... fell. Yelling.
That's when the ambulance was called.
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It was night time now, and Spearro had been returned to his home. He sat in his bedroom, a cast on his arm and a flashlight in his hand, reading with a grin upon his face. Then, suddenly, his balloon drifted through the window, attached was a stick, which knocked his book and made him jump. He sighed, and that's when Chesh popped her head up at his window.
"HEY KID!" she cried with a smile. Spearro screamed, whacking himself round the face with his own cast.
"Ow..." He said as Chesh laughed and climbed up so that she was sat on the window sill.
"Thought you might need a little cheerin' up!" Next to her she held a big book. "I got somethin to show ya!"
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They had set up a small tent from a quilt Spearro had, and used the flashlight to light it up.
"I am about to show you something, I have never shown to another human being. EVER!" She held the book behind her. "In my life! You'll have to swear, you will not tell ANYONE!"
Spearro nodded quickly, his glasses jumping up and down slightly.
"Cross your heart. DO IT!"
Spearro quickly crossed his heart and put his hand up. Chesh smiled and pulled out the book.
"My adventure book!"
She grinned and turned to lay on her front, opening the book.
"You know him!" She stated, looking down at the pictures of Ridgedog Munce. Spearro gasped and lay down next to her, looking at the picture then to her. "Ridge Munce, explorer! When I get big, im going, where he's going!" She pulled the pictures of Ridge away to reveal a map. "South America! Its like America, but south!" She said. "Wanna know where im gonna live?" She turned the page, showing a picture of the cliff from the movie. "Paradise falls!" There was a little ripped piece of paper with a drawing of a multi-coloured house stuck to the top of the cliff. Obviously where she planned to live. "A land lost in time!" she read from the bottom of the page. "I ripped this right out of a library book!"
Spearro gasped.
"Im gonna move my club house there, and part it right next to the falls!" She pointed to the piece of paper that was taped down. "Who knows what lives up there!" Spearro watched her as she looked down to the paper, and couldn't help but smile a little. This girl was so crazy, and weird. But in a sweet and cute way. Also a scary way but he could learn to live with that. "And once I get there, well-" She turned the page to another which said 'stuff im going to do', and them flicked the rest of the book past. "Im saving these pages for all the adventures im gonna have! Only..." She rested her chin on her hands. "I just don't know how im going to get to paradise falls!" She looked down and frowned.
Spearro turned and looked up to the mobile aircraft that hung form his ceiling. Chesh turned and sat up.
"That's it!" She said. "You can take us there in a blimp! Swear you'll take us! Cross your heart! CROSS IT! CROSS YOUR HEART!"
Spearro crossed his heart again, gulping.
"Good, you promised, no backin' out."
Spearro shook his head. Chesh smiled and closed the book.
"Well, see ya tomorrow kid, bye!" She stood and ran over to the window, jumping out. "ADVENTURE IT OUT THERE!" she called, before ducking down. She raised her head a second later. "You know, you don't talk very much." She then grinned. "I like you!" She then nodded and ducked back down.
Spearro walked over to the window and rested his arms on his balloon.
"Wow..." He sighed, blushing as he thought of her. The balloon popped.
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The camera flashed, and wedding bells were in the air. They were now older, wearing a long white dress and a black smart tux. Spearro put his hand out to take Chesh's, but she jumped into his arms and kissed him. Everyone cheered and they turned to the room, smiling. Only one half cheered, Chesh's half, where everyone set off little party poppers and jumped around in there seats. Spearro looked to his side of the room and smiled, giving a little wave. The side of his family stood exactly still, giving solemn claps, not seeming too excited.
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Spearro was carrying his new bride down the street, into the old club house, which had a 'Sold' sign outside.
They got inside and started working immediately, not even waiting to get changed into better clothes. Chesh sawed through a length of wood in her dress, while Spearro nailed up some beams with a hammer.
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A little later, they moved their chairs in, one was long a thing - Chesh's - the other was small and comfy - Spearro's.
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Then to the front and to the newly painted mailbox, their names written. Spearro smiled down at Chesh and took his hands away form resting on the top of the box. There was now a purple handprint. He looked down, but smiled when Chesh pushed her hand against it as well, leaving her smaller and more delicate handprint. They smiled at each other.
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Then, there was the picture. Of the multi-coloured house Chesh had drawn as a child. She pulled it down, to show their newly decorated, multi-coloured house.
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Chesh ran up a hill with a nice tree atop of it, while Spearro walked behind. She put her hand son her hips as he struggled to walk up. They lay there all afternoon, watching the clouds go by and trying to make things out of them. Chesh pointed up to one that looked like a turtle. She talked to him and he smiled up at the sky, closing his eyes so he could listen to her voice.
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Now, at the zoo. Spearro stood with a balloon cart, where he worked. Chesh walked up behind him with a parrot on her arm, she was wearing a zookeepers outfit. They worked together. Spearro petted the bird and then put his hand to the side to show off the cart. Then realised that it was floating up. He quickly jumped on the bar and pulled it back down again as Chesh laughed at him.
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They were sat in their seats, reading. He put his hand to the side, and she placed hers in his, and they both continued reading.
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Once again they sat looking up at the clouds, pointing out different shapes. Chesh pointed up at one that was shaped like a little elephant with wings. Spearro smiled and then pointed up at one that looked like a baby. Chesh nodded and put her arms out, suddenly all the clouds looked like babies. The two looked up, and then to each other, smiling with curiosity.
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They were painting the new room, a picture of a stalk was what Chesh was painting on the wall, while Spearro set up a mobile with all his little airships on it.
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Chesh was crying, sat in the doctors office. Spearro was behind her, his hands on her shoulders. Trying to be at least a little comforting.
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Spearro looked out of the window, to Chesh, who was sat out front in a chair. He looked at her sadly as her hair flowed slightly in the breeze. He walked up next to her, she had her eyes closed. He put a hand on her leg and kneeled down as she looked to him. They both gave sad smiles. Spearro pulled something up, it was the adventure book. They both looked to each other and smiled.
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They were redecorating the room, painting in blue and white onto the wall, a picture of the house atop paradise falls. Spearro placed a few things on the fireplace below the picture, things like pictures of them both and a blimp. They both smiled to each other, happy with their work. A jar was placed on a little table, it said 'paradise falls' on the front. Every time they walked past it, they were to drop a coin into it.
Chesh nodded to Spearro as he dropped a coin in and he crossed his heart and smiled happily.
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It went as planned, every time they walked past, they dropped in a coin. Eventually it got pretty full, until...
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They were driving and laughing, but soon there was a popping sound, and they had to stop. Looking down at the tire.
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They were stood next to the pot, and Chesh put her hand out. Spearro lifted a hammer and timidly hit the pot, shattering it.
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There was the new tire.
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Chesh stood next to Spearro, who was in a hospital bed. They smiled and looked to his broken leg.
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The jar was smashed again.
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It was raining, and a tree fell against the house, knocking in the roof.
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The jar was smashed.
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Chesh did up Spearro's tie as he struggled with it, and they walked out he door together, ready for work.
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The next day, another tie.
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And the next,
And another tie,
And another.
It continued for a few years.
And then finally, the bowtie. They smiled to each other, their hair was grey now, and they had some wrinkles, but Spearro still found Chesh as beautiful as when he first saw her. She grinned to each other, and he could tell she felt the exact same. They turned to the mirror and looked in, hugging each other. Chesh kissed him on the cheek a few times and he laughed.
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Chesh took a kids picture at the zoo as Spearro handed him a balloon, and then propped his elbow out to stop his cart from floating away.
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The room was candlelit, and they danced around slowly in it, smiling at each other as they did so. Behind them on the shelf, was the savings jar. Placed aside.
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Spearro wiped at the window from inside, and as he pulled his hand away he saw Chesh doing the same. They grinned.
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He was sweeping the mantle-piece as Chesh swept the floor. They had to move a little slower now. Spearro looked at the picture that was on the fireplace, the first picture he had taken of Chesh, where she was wearing her adventurers hat ad goggles, grinning with some missing teeth. He smiled at it, then looked up to the picture they had painted on the wall. Of their house at Paradise falls. He let his smile drop slightly and looked to Chesh, who had her back to him. He noticed how she was bent over slightly as she swept. They were both getting old. He frowned with a sad look. But then smiled. He had an idea.
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He was in the travel agents, and nodded to the woman as she handed over two tickets.
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He had placed them in a basket, and pushed them down slightly so that they were more hidden. He went up to the top of the hill, and turned to where Chesh was, still hobbling up at the bottom as the sun was setting. He saw her fall slightly, and dropped the basket, walking forward. She picked herself up again, but couldn't walk forward anymore. She fell as he rushed over, dropping his hat behind him.
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Chesh lay in the hospital bed, a drip attached to her arm as she looked down at the big adventure book. A balloon floated over, knocking the back of the book with the stick that was attached. She looked up and put the book down slowly as she saw Spearro, who gave a small and weak smile. He found it hard to smile while he was watching her, she was so weak now. She put her hand out to him as he walked over to her side. He put a hand on her leg and another on her arm. He looked down as she slid the book closer to him. He looked back to her, as she put a cold hand on his cheek. He stared at her, into her beautiful eyes. One lilac, one blue. He took her hand as she felt his bowtie, and gave her the best smile he could muster, kissing her on the forehead.
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He sat in the church, holding a single blue balloon. The room was now empty, and dark but for the little light that entered through the stained glass windows. He stood up slowly, still holding the balloon, and walked.
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He walked up to his... their multi-coloured house, up the old steps and into the door, closing it behind him.

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'Movie town news! Presents, 'spotlight on adventure!'
The black and white screen played, grand music swirling in the background dramatically.
'What you are now witnessing is footage never before seen by civilised humanity!'
The screen showed the wing of a plane, obviously a shot from the window, above a vast rocky plain, a sheer cliff not too far away.
'A lost world in South America!'
The screen showed two men, pointing at the cliff from the wilderness.
'Lurking in paradise falls, it sports plants and animals!'
There was a main picture of the cliff, a large waterfall falling from the top, separating one part from another.
'And discovered by science! Who will dare set foot on this inhospitable summit?'
The screen showed a framed picture of a man, giving a thumbs up and smiling.
'Why our focus today! Ridgedog Munce!'
Now, an image of an airship, 'the spirit of adventure'.
'The beloved explorer lands his airship the 'spirit of adventure! In new Hampshire this week! Completing a year long expedition to the lost world!'
The films continued to play, little Spearro watched happily, captivated by the film. He grinned up at the movie, his little pilot goggles atop his head.
'This aircraft was designed by Munce himself! And is longer than 22 edition caddie wagons placed end to end! And here comes the adventurer now!'
The film showed the bottom of the vessel lowering down and a man walking down the steps, a dog either side of him.
'Never apart from his faithful dogs, conceived the craft for canine comfort! A bountiful floating palace in the sky!'
There was a piano next to a long dining table, a wide window spreading across the front curved wall.
'Complete with doggy bath!'
A clip of a dog being scrubbed by some sort of mechanism bath type thing.
'And mechanical canine walker!'
The clip scrolled across to another dog who was hooked to another machine that was walking him.
'And Jiminy Crickets! Do the locals consider Munce the bees knees? And how!'
The man, Ridge, pulled down his goggles and smiled to the cameras.
'Adventure is out there!' He said, holding up a thumb as the crowd cheered. Spearro watched, pulling down his own goggles and giving a thumbs up towards the screen.
'But what has Munce brought back this time?'
It showed him on a stage. 'Gentlemen! I give you, a monster of paradise falls!' A sheet fell from next to him, revealing a large skeleton of a bird type creature. Spearro gasped at the screen, as well as the audience that was around him in the theatre.
'And what a monster of grand proportions! But what's this?!'
The screen showed men in lab coats with equipment.
'But crime spews foul! The national science academy accuses Munce of fabricating the skeleton!'
"No!" Spearro called, hitting his chair arm next to him.
'The organisation strips Munce of his membership!'
The screen showed them taking down the framed picture of Ridgedog, and a man ripping the badge from his jacket. Spearro gasped.
'Humiliated, Munce vows to return to paradise falls, and promises to capture the beast, alive!'
The screen showed the man at a podium. 'I promise to capture the beast, alive!' Spearro smiled once again. 'And I will not come back, until I do!' The crowd in the video cheered. And the picture showed Munce in his ship, flying upwards and giving his signature thumbs up.
'And so, our great explorer sets sail! Bon voyage, Ridge Munce, and good luck capturing, the monster, of paradise falls!'
Spearro continued to watch, fascinated.
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He was now wandering down the street, a balloon in hand and his goggles still over his eyes. His arms were outstretched as he made aeroplane noises. On the balloon, was written 'Spirit of adventure'. "Nyyyyyuuuuuuummmm!" Spearro called out as he made his way down the street.
'Here's Ridge Munce, piloting his famous airship!'
Spearro continued forward, and up to a small pebble.
'He hurdles past a peak!'
He stopped and hopped over it. "Nyyyyuuuuummmm!" And continued to a crack in the pavement.
'He hurdles the grand canyon!'
He hopped over the little crack and continued. He continued to a tree stump, and jumped straight into it.
'He hurdles mount Everest!'
He fell back, landing on his bottom before standing up again, readjusting his goggles, and running around the side of the tree stump.
'He goes around mount Everest! Is there nothing he cannot do?! Yes, as Munce himself says, Adven-'
Spearro stopped as he heard someone calling out, 'Adventure is out there!' He looked to the right, to the broken old house that was next to him.
"Look out! Its Mount Rushmore! Port to starboard!" A voice shouted from inside. Spearro looked up, noticing the weather vane that was turning by ropes from side to side. "Let's get the spirit of adventure over mount Rushmore!" The voice called.
Spearro smiled and jogged up to the front steps, timidly walking in to the broken door, where someone had written in nice writing, 'Spirit of adventure'.
"How are the dogs doing?" The voice called, then came some dog noises from that same person. Spearro crawled under the door and inside, still holding his balloon. "Were at 26,000 feet! Head 18 degrees toward the mount!"
Spearro stood and walked slowly into the lounge, where the voice was coming from. He spotted someone stood at the boarded up window. They wore a pilot hat and goggles, but had their back to him, turning a large wheel.
"Weather is nice! Visibility, unlimited!" The person turned to the left, to a hamster. "Enter the weather in the log book! Oh there's something down there!" The person picked up some binoculars and pressed them against their goggles. "I will bring it back for science!"
Spearro grinned and looked around the room, to all the drawings and maps.
"Awww, its a puppy!"
He looked to the newspaper clippings that were behind him, all of Ridgedog Munce. He grinned.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" the person yelled as he turned back round. He jumped and fell back, letting go of his balloon which floated up to the ceiling. He looked to the person. "Don't you know this is an exclusive club?! Only explorers get in here! Not just any kid of the street with a helmet and a pair of goggles! Do you think you got what it takes?! Well do you?!"
Spearro stuttered on his words as he looked at the frightening person.
"Alright you're in." The person held their hand forward. "Welcome aboard!" They stopped smiling. "What's wrong? Cant you talk?"
Spearro looked up at them, looking them up and down.
The person lowered their voice. "Hey... I don't bite..." They took off their helmet, revealing long bleach blonde hair that stuck up everywhere from the helmet, showing that she was a girl. She smiled, some of her teeth missing like a lot of the kids. Spearro watched her, her hair slowly flattened itself out as she took off a makeshift bottle-cap badge which presumable she made. "You and me, we're in a club now." She placed the badge on his shirt. He smiled happily and looked up at her, one of her eyes was a lilac colour, the other was blue. She looked up. "I saw where your balloon went." She pointed to the ceiling. "Come on, lets go get it!" She ran out of the room. Spearro began to follow when she popped her head back round the corner, making him jump. "My name's Chesh!" She took his hand and he blushed as she pulled him out of the room.
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"There it is!" She stated, pointing across the room of the attic to the balloon, which was in the opposite corner. Spearro looked at her then to the balloon, which was across a single plank of wood that lead to the other side. He gulped. "Well! Go ahead!" She pushed him forward until he was on the plank, then nudged him a little more when he didn't move. He looked down, then back to her. "Go on!"
He looked forward again, and pulled down his goggles with a determined look. He took a step forward and... fell. Yelling.
That's when the ambulance was called.
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It was night time now, and Spearro had been returned to his home. He sat in his bedroom, a cast on his arm and a flashlight in his hand, reading with a grin upon his face. Then, suddenly, his balloon drifted through the window, attached was a stick, which knocked his book and made him jump. He sighed, and that's when Chesh popped her head up at his window.
"HEY KID!" she cried with a smile. Spearro screamed, whacking himself round the face with his own cast.
"Ow..." He said as Chesh laughed and climbed up so that she was sat on the window sill.
"Thought you might need a little cheerin' up!" Next to her she held a big book. "I got somethin to show ya!"
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They had set up a small tent from a quilt Spearro had, and used the flashlight to light it up.
"I am about to show you something, I have never shown to another human being. EVER!" She held the book behind her. "In my life! You'll have to swear, you will not tell ANYONE!"
Spearro nodded quickly, his glasses jumping up and down slightly.
"Cross your heart. DO IT!"
Spearro quickly crossed his heart and put his hand up. Chesh smiled and pulled out the book.
"My adventure book!"
She grinned and turned to lay on her front, opening the book.
"You know him!" She stated, looking down at the pictures of Ridgedog Munce. Spearro gasped and lay down next to her, looking at the picture then to her. "Ridge Munce, explorer! When I get big, im going, where he's going!" She pulled the pictures of Ridge away to reveal a map. "South America! Its like America, but south!" She said. "Wanna know where im gonna live?" She turned the page, showing a picture of the cliff from the movie. "Paradise falls!" There was a little ripped piece of paper with a drawing of a multi-coloured house stuck to the top of the cliff. Obviously where she planned to live. "A land lost in time!" she read from the bottom of the page. "I ripped this right out of a library book!"
Spearro gasped.
"Im gonna move my club house there, and part it right next to the falls!" She pointed to the piece of paper that was taped down. "Who knows what lives up there!" Spearro watched her as she looked down to the paper, and couldn't help but smile a little. This girl was so crazy, and weird. But in a sweet and cute way. Also a scary way but he could learn to live with that. "And once I get there, well-" She turned the page to another which said 'stuff im going to do', and them flicked the rest of the book past. "Im saving these pages for all the adventures im gonna have! Only..." She rested her chin on her hands. "I just don't know how im going to get to paradise falls!" She looked down and frowned.
Spearro turned and looked up to the mobile aircraft that hung form his ceiling. Chesh turned and sat up.
"That's it!" She said. "You can take us there in a blimp! Swear you'll take us! Cross your heart! CROSS IT! CROSS YOUR HEART!"
Spearro crossed his heart again, gulping.
"Good, you promised, no backin' out."
Spearro shook his head. Chesh smiled and closed the book.
"Well, see ya tomorrow kid, bye!" She stood and ran over to the window, jumping out. "ADVENTURE IT OUT THERE!" she called, before ducking down. She raised her head a second later. "You know, you don't talk very much." She then grinned. "I like you!" She then nodded and ducked back down.
Spearro walked over to the window and rested his arms on his balloon.
"Wow..." He sighed, blushing as he thought of her. The balloon popped.
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The camera flashed, and wedding bells were in the air. They were now older, wearing a long white dress and a black smart tux. Spearro put his hand out to take Chesh's, but she jumped into his arms and kissed him. Everyone cheered and they turned to the room, smiling. Only one half cheered, Chesh's half, where everyone set off little party poppers and jumped around in there seats. Spearro looked to his side of the room and smiled, giving a little wave. The side of his family stood exactly still, giving solemn claps, not seeming too excited.
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Spearro was carrying his new bride down the street, into the old club house, which had a 'Sold' sign outside.
They got inside and started working immediately, not even waiting to get changed into better clothes. Chesh sawed through a length of wood in her dress, while Spearro nailed up some beams with a hammer.
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A little later, they moved their chairs in, one was long a thing - Chesh's - the other was small and comfy - Spearro's.
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Then to the front and to the newly painted mailbox, their names written. Spearro smiled down at Chesh and took his hands away form resting on the top of the box. There was now a purple handprint. He looked down, but smiled when Chesh pushed her hand against it as well, leaving her smaller and more delicate handprint. They smiled at each other.
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Then, there was the picture. Of the multi-coloured house Chesh had drawn as a child. She pulled it down, to show their newly decorated, multi-coloured house.
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Chesh ran up a hill with a nice tree atop of it, while Spearro walked behind. She put her hand son her hips as he struggled to walk up. They lay there all afternoon, watching the clouds go by and trying to make things out of them. Chesh pointed up to one that looked like a turtle. She talked to him and he smiled up at the sky, closing his eyes so he could listen to her voice.
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Now, at the zoo. Spearro stood with a balloon cart, where he worked. Chesh walked up behind him with a parrot on her arm, she was wearing a zookeepers outfit. They worked together. Spearro petted the bird and then put his hand to the side to show off the cart. Then realised that it was floating up. He quickly jumped on the bar and pulled it back down again as Chesh laughed at him.
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They were sat in their seats, reading. He put his hand to the side, and she placed hers in his, and they both continued reading.
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Once again they sat looking up at the clouds, pointing out different shapes. Chesh pointed up at one that was shaped like a little elephant with wings. Spearro smiled and then pointed up at one that looked like a baby. Chesh nodded and put her arms out, suddenly all the clouds looked like babies. The two looked up, and then to each other, smiling with curiosity.
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They were painting the new room, a picture of a stalk was what Chesh was painting on the wall, while Spearro set up a mobile with all his little airships on it.
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Chesh was crying, sat in the doctors office. Spearro was behind her, his hands on her shoulders. Trying to be at least a little comforting.
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Spearro looked out of the window, to Chesh, who was sat out front in a chair. He looked at her sadly as her hair flowed slightly in the breeze. He walked up next to her, she had her eyes closed. He put a hand on her leg and kneeled down as she looked to him. They both gave sad smiles. Spearro pulled something up, it was the adventure book. They both looked to each other and smiled.
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They were redecorating the room, painting in blue and white onto the wall, a picture of the house atop paradise falls. Spearro placed a few things on the fireplace below the picture, things like pictures of them both and a blimp. They both smiled to each other, happy with their work. A jar was placed on a little table, it said 'paradise falls' on the front. Every time they walked past it, they were to drop a coin into it.
Chesh nodded to Spearro as he dropped a coin in and he crossed his heart and smiled happily.
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It went as planned, every time they walked past, they dropped in a coin. Eventually it got pretty full, until...
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They were driving and laughing, but soon there was a popping sound, and they had to stop. Looking down at the tire.
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They were stood next to the pot, and Chesh put her hand out. Spearro lifted a hammer and timidly hit the pot, shattering it.
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There was the new tire.
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Chesh stood next to Spearro, who was in a hospital bed. They smiled and looked to his broken leg.
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The jar was smashed again.
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It was raining, and a tree fell against the house, knocking in the roof.
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The jar was smashed.
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Chesh did up Spearro's tie as he struggled with it, and they walked out he door together, ready for work.
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The next day, another tie.
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And the next,
And another tie,
And another.
It continued for a few years.
And then finally, the bowtie. They smiled to each other, their hair was grey now, and they had some wrinkles, but Spearro still found Chesh as beautiful as when he first saw her. She grinned to each other, and he could tell she felt the exact same. They turned to the mirror and looked in, hugging each other. Chesh kissed him on the cheek a few times and he laughed.
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Chesh took a kids picture at the zoo as Spearro handed him a balloon, and then propped his elbow out to stop his cart from floating away.
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The room was candlelit, and they danced around slowly in it, smiling at each other as they did so. Behind them on the shelf, was the savings jar. Placed aside.
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Spearro wiped at the window from inside, and as he pulled his hand away he saw Chesh doing the same. They grinned.
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He was sweeping the mantle-piece as Chesh swept the floor. They had to move a little slower now. Spearro looked at the picture that was on the fireplace, the first picture he had taken of Chesh, where she was wearing her adventurers hat ad goggles, grinning with some missing teeth. He smiled at it, then looked up to the picture they had painted on the wall. Of their house at Paradise falls. He let his smile drop slightly and looked to Chesh, who had her back to him. He noticed how she was bent over slightly as she swept. They were both getting old. He frowned with a sad look. But then smiled. He had an idea.
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He was in the travel agents, and nodded to the woman as she handed over two tickets.
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He had placed them in a basket, and pushed them down slightly so that they were more hidden. He went up to the top of the hill, and turned to where Chesh was, still hobbling up at the bottom as the sun was setting. He saw her fall slightly, and dropped the basket, walking forward. She picked herself up again, but couldn't walk forward anymore. She fell as he rushed over, dropping his hat behind him.
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Chesh lay in the hospital bed, a drip attached to her arm as she looked down at the big adventure book. A balloon floated over, knocking the back of the book with the stick that was attached. She looked up and put the book down slowly as she saw Spearro, who gave a small and weak smile. He found it hard to smile while he was watching her, she was so weak now. She put her hand out to him as he walked over to her side. He put a hand on her leg and another on her arm. He looked down as she slid the book closer to him. He looked back to her, as she put a cold hand on his cheek. He stared at her, into her beautiful eyes. One lilac, one blue. He took her hand as she felt his bowtie, and gave her the best smile he could muster, kissing her on the forehead.
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He sat in the church, holding a single blue balloon. The room was now empty, and dark but for the little light that entered through the stained glass windows. He stood up slowly, still holding the balloon, and walked.
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He walked up to his... their multi-coloured house, up the old steps and into the door, closing it behind him.