Five Go Back to Kirrin Island

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Every once in a while, regular members of the Enid Blyton Yahoo Group join forces and write a Round Robin. If you've never heard of a Round Robin, well, in this case it's a brand new story written by a group of fans, with each member writing a chapter and making it up as they go along. Nobody knows where the story will lead; there's no plot to follow, and the direction of the next chapter is decided by the end of the last one. It's a lot of fun, and the result is either a wonderful new story—or a complete mess!

What follows is the Famous Five in a brand new exciting adventure. There are over 20 members uniting to write this story, so this section will grow one chapter at a time over the next few months...

Chapter 10: Julian's horrid adventure!
by Tanay Shankar (March 15, 2006)

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It was fun to be with Sooty, the boy who was such a good host back in Smuggler's Top. The Five along with Sooty had quite a lot of fun. Julian told Sooty about their new friend Penny. Sooty said, "Is Penny so good? Well, I would like to meet her."

So the Five set off towards Kirrin farmhouse. On the way they stopped suddenly. Timmy was growling with all the hackles on his neck stiff. George said, "What happened, Tim?" Julian told them to hide behind a gorse bush.

They hid behind a gorse bush. "Why, it's Jeffrey Pottersham and Mr. Roland," exclaimed Dick. They strained their ears to listen to the conversation. "Call Red, Dick and the others at Arden Hall tonight at eleven," said Pottersham.

"Okay," said Mr. Roland. He had been the tutor of Julian, Dick and George once but it was found out that he, like Pottersham, had been a traitor to the country.

"Does he mean those scoundrels, Red Tower and Dirty Dick?" George asked Julian.

Julian replied, "I think so."

After Pottersham and Mr. Roland went, the five children and Timmy set off towards the farmhouse.

"Good Evening, Mr. Sanders," said George as they reached the farmhouse.

"Is Penny here?" inquired Anne.

"No, she has gone out. Why, did you want to meet her? She has not returned since morning," said Mr. Sanders.

The children turned back towards Kirrin Cottage. On the way Sooty asked, "I say! Who are these fellows, Red and Dick?"

Dick told him about their adventures when George had been kidnapped, and when they were on a hike together.

They reached Kirrin cottage and Aunt Fanny asked Sooty how his first day at Kirrin was. "Smashing," said Sooty. They sat down at the table for a delicious supper of Yorkshire pudding, corned beef sandwiches, and a magnificent salad made by Joan. George asked her mother, "Where is Father and Mr. Lenoir?"

"Oh! They are out somewhere for a week," said Aunt Fanny.

After supper George asked Julian, " I say! Ju, what about the meeting in Arden Hall? Aren't we supposed to go and overhear them?"

Julian replied, "It will be too dangerous for us to know. You know what kind of men Pottersham, Mr. Roland, Red and Dick are."

They went to sleep. Around ten o' clock, Julian got up. He looked at Sooty and Dick, who were fast asleep. Dick's snores were deafening. Julian smiled and went out to look down from the window. After some time, he remembered the conversation between Pottersham and Mr. Roland. Should he ought to go and check what was happening there or not? Is it too dangerous to go there with the others, especially Anne? He made up his mind to go to Arden hall alone. So, putting on his nightgown and taking his torch with him, he went to the back door. He opened it quietly and took the path towards Arden Hall. It was about quarter past ten. He went silently to the ruins of Arden Hall.

Then he thought of a plan. "I'll go and lie down on the roof of the only room which has not been destroyed. If they come and check, I'll hide behind the chimney. Hey! Wait a minute—I've already used this plan twice, once when I lay top of a caravan, and again with Dick at the top of a ruined cottage. So I hope nothing goes wrong this time!"

He lay for an hour recalling all the adventures he had had along with his siblings and cousin, not to forget old Timmy. Around midnight, he heard some voices. He recognized quite a lot of them. They were Pottersham's, Mr. Roland's, Red's, Dick's and, to his horror, Rooky's, Mr. Stick's and Mr. Curton's.

"Well, well, the whole lot of crooks are here!" he thought. And then what he heard made him gape with fear.

"Those four pesky kids and their mongrel dog have caused us a lot of trouble," said Dick.

"It's time we took revenge on them," said Red.

"Calm down, gentlemen," said Pottersham. "I and Mr. Roland have devised a nice plan to get rid of them."

"Gentlemen, my foot!" thought Julian.

"What is the plan, boss?" asked Mr. Stick.

"It is to plant a bomb in Kirrin cottage," said Mr. Roland.

"Hurray and three cheers for Mr. Roland!" said Mr. Curton.

"That's what they deserve, those interfering pests," said Rooky.

"So that's their plan, those beasts!" thought Julian.

And then Julian could not control a sneeze. It came—AAAACHOOOO!

The men downstairs jumped. They were alarmed to hear the sneeze. Mr. Stick came up on the roof to check. Before Julian could hide, Mr. Sick spotted him. He said, "Come 'ere all of you. See who I have made prisoner." Mr. Stick was holding Julian tightly when the others came.

"Oh my, what a pleasant surprise to have you here. Why, it's that big boy, what's his name now—er—Julian. What brings you here in the very middle of your foes?" said Mr. Roland.

"You beasts, you want to blow up Kirrin cottage, don't you?" said Julian.

"Why, yes! You heard correctly," said Pottersham.

"Boss, what shall we do with him?" asked Rooky.

"He must join his uncle, Mr. Lenoir and Penny," said Pottersham.

"What have you done to them?" asked Julian.

"I have kidnapped them and sent them to Mr. Perton's house on Owl's Den. They were foolish to roam around without security," said Pottersham.

"Take that boy away," Mr. Curton ordered Rooky.

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Meanwhile, back in Kirrin Cottage, when Dick and Sooty woke up they could not see Julian in his bed. "Where do you think Ju is?" Dick asked Sooty.

"I don't know," was Sooty's reply. They woke up the girls and asked them.

"Do you think he went to Arden Hall all by himself?" inquired George.

"Maybe", said Dick.

So after breakfast, the children along with Timmy set out towards Arden Hall. When they reached it, they started looking around for anything that might tell them that Julian came here in the night.

"Hey! Come here all of you. There's a message on a piece of paper written by Julian," exclaimed Sooty.

They read:

I am a prisoner with Uncle Quentin, Mr. Lenoir and Penny. Look for me at o l en.

—Julian.

"Look, the words have come off," said George.

"What shall we do?" asked Dick.

"Nothing," sobbed Anne.

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