53. Up and Over

After smashing into the wall dozens of times, Ah-mo finally was thrown high enough to clear the walls.

Ah-mo sailed through the air with a wide grin on his face, the rushing air ruffling his cheeks.

"我会飞er!"

...

"Bonk!" as Ah-mo hit the ground.

Silence.

"Aye Ah-mo! 快一点leh..."

No sound.

"Ah-mo! 快一点..."

Still no sound.

"Ah-mo! 我要生气了ah... 把你的secret讲出来hor..."

Not a whisper.

...

The sound of the keys turning, the lock falling open with a click, the iron door started opening noisily. A figure standing at the door grinned, marvelling at his intelligence. Running his hand through his sweaty head, he grinned hugely. So keys work in the same way as on Pluto! He was right to pick up that key from the sleeping guard.

Ah-moe had figured after half an hour of story telling that Ah-mo wasn't going to open the door for him afterall. Ah-mo was probably long gone by now, feasting some where he thought. Cursing under his breathe, Ah-moe kicked the partially-open door. The door swung forcefully outwards, and almost in the same instance, quickly rebounded back towards Ah-moe, slamming directly onto his face.

Unwilling to be outsmarted, Ah-moe tried again with a stronger kick. The door came back faster than the previous attempt, knocking the air out of him. A slight muffled sound was heard behind the door.

"Jed!" He tried again...

And again...

When he finally got fed up and squeezed his way through the partially open door, he saw something directly behind the door. A large figure lurked in the shadows, its disformed limbs stretching out towards him...