The World Beneath Us

Xavier

The absolute worst thing ever has happened! The Tunnels are collapsing! King Arthur blames the tunnel workers, me included. He is having us erased from existence this evening. I have to find a way to the upper world soon. So far I've found exactly nothing, but I have an idea. If I can find my way to Paris, maybe I could get out through the opened Catacombs. But I have to be quick, the guards will be coming to torture us any minute. My room in the Tunnels is near Paris, so I can probably find my way. I go through old tunnels, new tunnels, tunnels that I built myself, until I smell the smell of humans. It's a terrible smell, a smell of armpit odors and whatnot. Humans are filthy! Suddenly, up ahead, I see a light. I think it's an exit sign. Yes! I scamper through the the last few tunnels and climb the stairs to the open. I open the door, and day star light hits my face. I look around. I am underneath the Big A in Paris. Big A is Nixion talk for the Eiffel Tower. I scramble out of the tunnel and close the door behind me. If I hadn't just climbed through it, I wouldn't even know it was there. It is very well disguised. I look up and see a figure walking towards me. I turn around and bolt away from the girl. Nixions can run really fast. But the girl catches up with me, and grabs my arm. I turn around, afraid to see some hideous creature, but instead I see purple eyes. And her hair, it's fake! "I am a Nixion, are you?" She asks in fluent nixionese. "Yes," I tell her. She then tells me to follow her and she takes me to the sewers. I am assuming that this is where she lives. We climb in and crawl into a tiny hole that opens up into a room that looks exactly like mine at home. Wait! "Are these part of the tunnels?" I ask her, nervous for the answer. "Yes, but they have been closed off for years." She tells me. I let out a sigh. I an safe, for now. "So, what's going on with my brother, King Arthur?"