CHAPTER ONE
I was sliding and sliding fast. Literally.
“How do we stop?” I shrieked as the green forest flew past me.
“We stop when we reach the bottom!” Will shouted back.
“What?!”
Will and I found ourselves sliding down a muddy embankment at a pace only slightly slower than the speed of light. The bottom was hidden by the greenery, the branches of which created a dark tunnel effect, blocking out all hope of light and escape. Poor Will got the worst of the trip as I was seated in his lap and his butt scraped across the hard, swig-strewn ground. My higher position, however, meant I had to duck to avoid my face being smacked by those light-blocking branches.
After a half minute of terror, I saw light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately, the color was a murky blue.
“Water!” I
