Category : Books-Fiction

Sub Category : Suspense/Mystery

My name is Penny Johannes. My best friend is Rob Clipper. We're in 7th grade. It was just another boring recess. Rob and I were sitting in the grass catching  butterflies. Rob was eating some happy dip, but spilt some. A butterfly landed next to it. I think it was eating some. The butterfly landed on my hand and I slowly raised my net and caught it. Rob looked at it. "I will name it Magnificent!" I looked at him. "Seriously?" "Maaaaaagniiiifffiiiiiceeeeeeeent!" He whispered. "Fine. Her name is Magnificent" I said. Suddenly  my head started to ache awfully. "Rob, I-I need to lie dow-" Then I dropped to the floor. "Penny? Penny are you okay? PENNY!?" I heard Rob say before I lost contiousness. I woke up on a small bench. "Ugh, w-where am I?" I said. "It's me, Rob. You're in my basement. I fixed you up." Rob said. "Wow" I looked at my arm. It was covered in bandages. "Why are there so many chemicals and beakers around?" I asked. Rob began to sweat. "Rooooooob!" I teased. "Fine! Okay, i... may or may not be a certified genius." He said. "What?" "Yeah... it's complicated. Oh, you have wings by the way." "WHAT?!"I screamed. "Yeesh, loud! Oh, yeah. Turns out that the DNA from the butterfly you caught was extracted from it somehow in your pours and gave you wings. Science really. The butterfly must have had an open wound." My mouth opened wide. "I'm keeping the butterfly you caught in that cage" Rob continued. "I invented a special type of microscopic bandage for it" Suddenly, the butterfly grew to the size of a pit-bull. "... looks like I can just use a normal bandage." Rob said.
"Ok, if I have wings, I'd better use them for good. But before that, I have to learn to fly. While I wait..." I looked at Magnificent. I put a homemade saddle I found on zebay on her back. "Alright girl, let's ride!" I hopped on her back. She took off really quickly. I closed my eyes tight. Slowly, I opened them. The view was astounding. "Wow..." Rob was riding on the other saddle. The moon was beautiful. We made our way through the beach and above the ocean. It was incredible. We flew back to town and Rob's house. The first thing I saw was a suit. It was yellow and purplish pink. There was a picture of a butterfly on the chest, and a mask shaped like one. "Like your new super suit?" Rob said and grinned. "That's MINE? How did you make it so fast?" I asked. "Hello, child prodigy! Try it out!" He said. I ran upstairs with the suit. I put it on quickly and ran back downstairs. For some reason Rob's face went red with a dumbstruck look on his face. He shook his head "P-perfect!" He stuttered. It was a dress with galacha boots with a butterfly on the chest and a butterfly  shaped  mask. The dress had neat holes in the back to fit my wings through. Like he said, it was perfect. "Okay, now let's try to teach you how to fly. But first, I need an x-ray to see if your bones are hollow." Rob said. "Okay" I said and sat down. He x-rayed me then looked at the sheets. "Yep, hollow! You can fly!" He screamed. "Yay!" I said not thinking at all. "Ok, first, you now have joints where your wings are. Just, try to use them." He said. "Ok" I said. It took me 10 minutes, but I managed to move my wings. "Next, we have to bungee jump off my roof." Rob said. "Wait WHAT?" I screamed. "Don't worry. There's a safety harness on you. You won't fall. You just need to feel like you're falling so you'll fly." He said. I took a deep breath and jumped. In less than a second, I stopped falling. I was flying! "Alright! Rob, cut that cord!" I yelled. He immediately cut it and smiled. "Go, have fun Pen." He said. I flew off, with Magnificent flying right next to me. I went in a fast loop. "WOOOHOOO!" I shouted. Suddenly, I was trapped in a net, and fell to the floor. Luckily I wasn't too high up. I did get a few bruises though. Then, I was shot with a tranquilizer dart. I couldn't move. I was carried off. Then I woke up in a dark room. "Who do you work for?" Somebody said. "W-what?" I responded.
"Don't lie to me worm! Who do you work for??" They said again. About a minute later, I noticed a loose leg on the chair I was tied too. I waited, then, kicked it off  the chair! It lost balance and broke, setting me free! I grabbed the leg of said chair and hit the kidnapper in the head, striking him too the ground. Before he could get up, I ran off. I grabbed Magnificent and tucked her under my arm, then flew off! I made my way back to Rob's house. He was waiting at the doorstep. "Penny! You've been gone all night what happened?!" He screamed. "I was kidnapped." I answered. "you WHAT!?" 
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