‘Ahhhhhhhh!’ screamed Ghost. ‘We’re all going to die!’ he wailed, closing his eyes.
The bubbling lava loomed closer.
‘Would you shut up I’m concentrating!’ said Davina.
Ghost made a small ahh… and then stopped. ‘We’ve been falling for ages.’
The group made a sudden jolt mid-air.
‘This is weird… We don’t really seem to be falling anywhere,’ said Johnny rotating in the air. ‘We are suspended, but not falling any distance. It’s as if we’re caught on a warm air current.’ … More Gargantuan Adventures – The Secret Gate – CHAPTER 36 – With AUDIO

In the meantime, Davina used her hands to slow her decent, the others had to catch up. While she waited, she rubbed her nose; the smell of rotten eggs filled the air. The deeper into the ground they descended, the more the stench increased. Were they near a sulphur pit? Or was it the residue from the recent batch of Grotes? Maybe it was the rotting, festering egg-juice. Whatever it was – it was disgusting! … More Gargantuan Adventures – The Secret Gate – CHAPTER 35 – With AUDIO

‘Weird,’ she muttered. With a shake of her head, she realised she had been affected by the rules of the human world. She had been away from Gargantuan for only a short time, but had almost forgotten there was an entirely different set of rules in that reality. Davina glanced back at the group; they stood hands in pockets shuffling. … More Gargantuan Adventures – The Secret Gate – CHAPTER 34 – With AUDIO

Ghost paused and knelt down. He studied the sand faces, they weren’t fully alive yet. Instead they were forming by sucking sand particles into a formation and gradually solidifying. ‘We haven’t got long Davina. This batch is going to rise soon. … More Gargantuan Adventures – The Secret Gate – CHAPTER 33 – With AUDIO

The Goyles landed swiftly and padded about. Each found their own patch to graze. It was like watching hungry dogs run at food bowls. Crunch, crunch, crunch! The thought of chewing sand made Davina’s teeth feel funny. … More Gargantuan Adventures – The Secret Gate – CHAPTER 32 – With AUDIO

‘You don’t have to trust me. You don’t even have to come with me. You can go down there and wait for it all to melt if you like. We can pick you up on the way back. Maybe you could do some figure skating in tight, gold, lycra trousers… Or maybe put on a tutu – it will go with your eyes.’ … More Gargantuan Adventures – The Secret Gate – CHAPTER 31 – With AUDIO

The Grotesques, who were amused by their destruction, admired their handy work and peered through the flaming roof. The humans screamed at the top of their lungs when they saw the hideous faces of the enemy. Not only was it repulsive, not only was it cruel, but it was worse than anything they could ever have imagined. … More Gargantuan Adventures – The Secret Gate – CHAPTER 30 – With AUDIO

Sparks from trails of lava missed her by centimetres. ‘Hold on Davina,’ called Wanda, when she saw another coming and dodged by swooping right. The pair darted and dipped in all directions. Now a whole Git of Grotes, carrying lava bombs, was on their case. Davina groggily sat up. To her left, one particularly aggressive Grote was pursuing Johnny. … More Gargantuan Adventures – The Secret Gate – CHAPTER 29 – With AUDIO

Davina gazed out into the night, the sight before her was cruel but beautiful. Thousands upon thousands of red fairy lights dotted the sky. Davina held back her tears as she watched the small globes of light rising from the lava pits, they were going to destroy the city. The people in the city were defenceless and unaware. … More Gargantuan Adventures – The Secret Gate – CHAPTER 28 – With AUDIO

Ghost quickly pressed the translation tube up his nose and turned to Johnny and Susie. They stared curiously at Ghost because his left nostril was glowing. They glanced at each other and both came to the same conclusion: the kid before them was a complete freak. … More Gargantuan Adventures – The Secret Gate – CHAPTER 27 – With AUDIO