The Explorers

The white family had just shifted to London. Their new house was big enough to hold 40 people. Natalia and Lance were very sad. All of their friends were in USA. But after entering their room they forgot all about their friends. The room had two bunker beds, one for each, two wardrobes, two study tables and whole new toys. Both were now happy. After some time, Mrs. White called them for breakfast. They had a hearty meal of bacon, bread, scrambled egg and tarts. Lance suggested the idea of exploring the humongous house. They started with the bedrooms, then the balconies, then came the bathrooms, after that the garden, also the garage and finally the attic. Natalia was first afraid but Lance convinced her that it was not spooky. When they went inside it was very dark and dusty. Natalia quickly got a torch. It was empty except an old chest of drawer, a trunk and a mirror. Suddenly Lance screamed with spookiness and delight in his voice. He pointed towards a door hidden by the mirror. They were about to open it when their mother called them for lunch.

After lunch, they took a nap for 2-3 hours and then again went to the attic. This time they took two torches, one rope, a pocket knife and a walkie talkie. They thought they may have to do something adventurous. They opened the door, there were many doors on its sides. Natalia said these may be doors to other people's attics. They walked and walked and walked and finally came to an end. Lance said this is maybe the end of our street. Suddenly Natalia got an idea. She said that the house on the end of the street was empty. We could make it our playground. They opened the door of that house to find a laboratory with many acidic liquids, tubes and a wash basin. They thought someone must be trespassing here. When they went further they saw a gang of criminals making a plan. There were about 9-10 members. They were discussing about the robbery they were going to do in a bank. Lance and Natalia quickly ran and went back to their own attic. That night they had sleepless night, they woke up after every now and then.

Next morning, they tried to think of some ideas but got none. Lance suggested a good idea, at about 10 am they went to the empty house at the end of the street. They rang the bell several times, but there was no reply. Natalia noticed a slight move of the curtain in inside the window. And then came a goofy looking guy who said they were not at home. Lance and Natalia laughed and told him that he had told them that they were at home. The leader of the gang came and scolded the guy. The guy sobbed and went inside. Then the leader asked what they had come for. The children acted as if they belonged to a nearby neighborhood but had lost their way. They requested him to tell the directions to go back. The leader let them in and gave the directions. Lance said that he was very hungry and if he could get a biscuit. When the goofy guy and the leader went in the kitchen, they locked the kitchen door. And ran towards the laboratory which was in the attic. The scientist was experimenting a new formula. The children searched the whole room for some liquid that would get the scientist fainted. Natalia spotted a test tube with a liquid of a sea green-blue colour with the label 'Fainting Potion'. They ran and quickly threw the potion at the scientist giving him no time to do anything. Lance grinned and said that his reflexes were faster. They went back to their home and informed police and the whole neighborhood about the criminals. When police arrive they praised the children and said that they would get an award for catching a gang of most wanted criminals. After all, 'The explorers' save the day!!!!!!!!!!

 (My 2nd story inspired by Enid Blyton)