Creative Writing Alternate Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack Episode IV: The Magical Key Jack is your normal, everyday 15 year old kid. Since he could remember, he has always had to do without many possessions in his life. But he has always been happy-go-lucky, yet somewhat careless with his thoughts and actions. They lived in a rundown apartment building in the slums, and have been selling their possessions and finding miscellaneous jobs and tasks just to make it by. Jack was down to his last few cd’s and just a couple of dvd’s, while his mother was down to her collection of Shirley Temple porcelain plates that had a lot of sentimental value, but carried a decent value. So, she sent him down to the pawn shop to sell off the remaining items they had, to be able to make it through†¦show more content†¦As he walked through the door, he was shocked at the fact that the building that was quite small in appearance from the outside was massive once in the door, and continued on for what looked like forever. As he walk do wn the corridor, he was approached by a strange looking woman, wearing a long red coat, and her hair in a messy state, as it looked as if not to be washed or properly taken care of for many years. He asked her â€Å"What is this place?† She replied, in a raspy voice â€Å"This is the kingdom of Idd, and you are standing in what used to be the king’s foyer.† She went on to tell him of a tyrannical ogre that wanted the riches and spoils the king possessed. She went on to tell him â€Å"The ogre stormed the kingdom in the middle of the night, on a rampage through the castle itself, making his way up to the king’s chambers. Once there, he slaughtered the king, and made his way down the hallway to where the children slept, and did the same thing to all 5 children as they slept. The queen of the castle was not in the castle that night, along with 1 of the children. She had been called away on pressing matters in another kingdom and had taken her younges t son with her.† Jack stood with his jaw dropped, unable to really comprehend what was being told to him. â€Å"She fled to another realm knowing that she needed to keep her son and herself safe. She took the child to a city in the underworld, not