Diamond - Bull

Diamond-Bull

Birth date — 4/28/2000

Setting — South America

Date — 4/10/14

Background — Bardimus winters (Bardy) is searching an ancient Aztec settlement with his father Johnathan winters (A famous ex treasure hunter) and his business partner Martin Kozer. This trip is more or less a Birthday gift for Bardy. Ever since he was a kid his father would promise him, as soon as he was old enough he would take him on a treasure hunt. Shortly before Bardy turned 14 Martin contacted John about the holy grail. He brought up searching for a mysterious Diamond artifact worth millions. But, John knew all too well of it. Together they tainted both of their names years before Bardy was born. The humiliation of wasting his time made him decline at first. But, Martin insisted on forcing John to join.

Chapter one — Discovery

6/25/14 11:00 pm

Bardy and his father meet up with Martin Kozer in a city near the ruined Aztec temples, setting up in a motel, and they begin to talk business.

“So, *martin led with* We are very limited on time and resources, so let’s try and locate this thing as quickly as possible. Got it? John, can you come into the room and have a word?”

“Of course,” John says walking into the room. Bardy sitting on the couch walked to the wall curious to what Martin was telling his father. Before he could hear anything, one of Martin’s goons shouted over to him

“Aye kid! Get away from there, that's grown men talk.”

Bardy doesn’t listen trying to listen in once more. That’s when the goon walked over grabbing bardy, that’s when Martin and John opened the door stepping out.

“What’s the meaning of this, jax?” Martin questions.

“This kid was trying to eavesdrop on your conversation with the Treasure hunter, Sir!”

Completely disregarding Bardy Martin questions Jax

“Can we not let an outburst like this happen again?!? That is why I pay you! Idiot.” Martin finishes walking back to the round table of maps and monitors of the Aztec temples. John looks at Bardy then walks him over to the couch.

“Listen Bardy, I’m going to need you to keep to yourself. These are dangerous people and I don’t want any more altercations between anyone. Got it?”

Bardy nods his head

“Now I’m going over there to help get a general location for this diamond, I guarantee it won’t take longer than 5 months. Are you going to be fine over here?”

Bardy smiles at his dad, nodding his head once more. John smiles back, then messes up bardy’s hair before walking away to the round table. Bardy keeps the fake smile on his face, then loses it slumping back into the couch. Before he knew it he was asleep

August 17th, 8:00 am

Bardy was woken up by his father setting his gear on top of him. His eyes slowly open, peering over at his dad putting the equipment on. John turns smiling stating

“Get ready lazy bones! Is almost time to head out.”

It’s now been two months, they are about halfway through the excavation with no success. but, for the most part everyone is still in decent spirits.

Bardy yawns, stretches, then rolls off the couch onto the floor. Then pops up doing jumping jacks,

“What’re you talking about an old man, I’m ready to roll.” His father laughs saying

“Alright then hurry and get dressed, there is some breakfast in the next room, grab something or you won’t have enough energy — *but before he finished bardys was already put the door* for the task ahead!”

“Fooood!” Bardy shouts in his head or accidentally out loud. Bardy enters the next room to see a huge buffet of breakfast foods and fruit and even unhealthy treats. He rushes up grabbing the biggest plate he could find. Ready to dig into all the unhealthy treats he pauses looking over to the other people on the expedition staring at him intensely. Bardy calms down, smiling scratching his head. He turns pilling doughnuts and cinnamon rolls onto his plate going to the table. Until he comes upon a free spirited native of the land brought in to help navigate through the jungles. He was pondering over whether he wanted toast, or biscuit to finish off his plate. Bardy stops taking the doughnut out of his mouth asks

“Um, what are u doing guy?”

“Is it not obvious?” the native replies

“Um, nope…”

“Humph, your observation skills are very poor, well either way I am trying to decide between two pieces of toast, or a biscuit to compliment my meal.” The free spirited man says.

“Why don’t you eat both?”

“It will be an imbalanced meal, too much carbs, I would have to acquire more protein to balance it out. Then I would be too full to travel all day, unpredictable things could happen.”

Bardy stands with his mouth open confused,

“Whoa, you are weird… but that’s cool. Tell me, my plate is completely balanced huh.” Bardy says holding up his plate full of doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, wafers, and bacon with a big smile

“Hardly, eating all of that you will become dehydrated and will fatigue quickly. But aye, it looks delicious” he states nodding his head no.

“Well what would you suggest I eat then?” bardy questions throwing his plate onto the table

Here, take mine. It has everything you need to get through the day feeling great. You will thank me later.” the free spirited man states handing his plate over. Bardy grabs it looking at all the well balanced breakfast. Bardy eats the meal, then walks back to the room with his father and gear. Opening the bedroom door, he sees his father laying out his gear on the bed. John turns around stating

“Are you stuffed bardy? We won’t be able to get food out there so I hope you are all right.”

Bardy walks up to the bed examining the gear replying

“Yea , I had some help with that. I think I’m ready to suit up now dad.”

“Got it bardy, i’ll be out here if you need help, these outfits are expensive, don’t get ahead of yourself.” John states exiting the room, closing the door behind him.

Bardy grabs his suit, putting it on, with the rest of the gear. Walking out of the room he sees everyone still preparing for the first expedition. Sitting on the couch waiting he goes to pull out his phone. Checking to see if he has any connection, only to see nothing, before putting it back in his pocket. Twenty minutes go by, around eleven a.m they set out south to where the Aztec city is. They traveled through harsh and thick forest for about two hours, until they came upon the first couple buildings. They all begin to look for entrances to the buildings and begin to explode their own entrances. Searching all day they only get 40 percent into the Aztec city, they find nothing then travel back to home base.

September through January just seemed like a bunch of useless excavating, and martin grew tired

1/28/15 5:00 p.m

With the months passing everybody on the expedition became very agitated, even his father and especially Martin, with them all expressing their frustration. While Bardy was relaxing outside he began to hear shouting. Walking next to the window of the room it was coming from he sees Martin yelling at john.

“YOU’RE LETTING ME DOWN JOHN! What HAPPENED TO YOU? YOU USED TO BE GREAT, NOW YOU ARE COSTING ME A LOT OF MONEY! IF WE DON’T FIND THIS ARTIFACT YOU WILL PAY!” he finishes walking out of the motel to his own camper, with men guarding it. Bardy walks into the motel sitting on the couch awaiting his father to walk out. When he does, he sits next to bardy asking

“Hey son, how are you” with a big smile on his face.

“No, why was Martin screaming at you? I thought you were friends” bardy questions

“Oh, you heard that… We are all just under a lot of pressure to find this diamond. I’m sure he doesn’t mean it son. Let us just focus on finding that diamond tomorrow, it will be our last chance too.”

Bardy hangs his head, ashamed he is no help with this discovery stuff

“I’m sorry dad, i’m really trying to help, i just get in the way though”

John puts his hand on boy’s shoulder replying

“That’s not true at all! You’re doing great, we still have the main temple to go into and a couple smaller ones. There’s still a chance, just have hope it will turn out okay.`` John finishes with a smile

Bardy looks up noticing the smile and smiles back, hiding his doubt. Night comes and bardy lays on the roof looking to the moon, with jazmine on his mind.thinking the night away he begins to feel butterflies in his stomach about the last expedition.

Later that night . . .

Around 3 a.m

“Whaa? . . . “ bardy wakes up to a loud racket a couple rooms over. Looking to his dad he notices that he’s still asleep.

“What was that? Maybe Martin is being a jerk again.” bardy thinks to himself, opening the door to their room. Walking a couple doors down he begins to hear Martin talking to someone. Cracking the door a little, he peaks in noticing nobody else is there. Martin turns making his phone visible

“Please! No no. . . i’m getting the Diamond! I’m positive the artifact is in the area. Its just taking little longer than expected” martin pleads, then goes silent

“Hmm, I understand. . . no i get that this diamond holds a lot of power, the scanners are out of date but they say we’re right on top of it.”

“What? The diamond we’re looking for has powers? No, I don’t believe it.” bardy questions

“No no you wont need to worry, i won’t take the diamond for myself, it’s your money, your power sir. I want nothing to do with it, I will bring it to you sir. . . okay . . . bye.`` Martin hangs up, setting his phone on the desk. Looking over to the door he notices the crack, but nothing peeking through. Opening the door he doesn’t see anything, bardy quickly shuts the door to his room as quietly as possible.

1/29/15 12:00 p.m

The group set out on the last expedition splitting off in pairs, John was with Martin and five others inspecting the biggest temple, then with bardy being split up with Jax and the free spirited man. As the three of them walk around the Aztec city heading to their building they begin to converse

“So , how did you like your first expedition, bardy?”

“Eh it was alright, sucks we didn’t find what we were searching for though. Kinda defeats the purpose of spending a whole month out in the jungle.” bardy replies

“Awe do not look at it that way my friend. Take this as a learning experience. Everything we search for in life does not always lead to something great. yes , it can have a good outcome, even an amazing one. But not all the time, life is too unpredictable, do not expect to find the buried treasure… figuratively speaking of course ha ha.”

“I guess you’re right San-Jit, I need to look at it from a different point of view. It’s just hard when you were raised a certain way all your life, you feel chained down, locked up in a room of thoughts you try to run from everyday. You become close minded, or me…” bardy says looking at his feet, continuing forward.a couple seconds of silence pass, then San-Jit starts up again.

“So young Bardimus — ”

But is cut off by Jax shouting

“Can you two please shut up! I don’t care about your feelings so stop talking about them!”

“What a lame guy ha ha! Go on San-jit.” bardy says disregarding Jax.

“What did you just call me???”

“A lame person. You’re trying to pick on someone smaller than you, and trying to argue with a kid way smaller than you. That is pretty lame of an “adult” to do.” bardy replies.

Jax drops his gear grabbing bardy by the shoulder.

“Listen here you little — !”

But as he does San-jit grabs his shoulder, shifting jax backwards.

“Do not touch him! And do not underestimate me either!” San-jit exclaims getting into some sort of fighting stance. Jax rushes forward getting into San-jits face enraged.

“Let us do what we are here to do, the temple is just over there. After we discover the diamond we will never have to cross paths again.” San-jit states trying to keep some type of peace for the moment. Jax thinks about it, then calms down storming towards the temple. San-jit turns looking down at bardy,

“Are you alright Bardimus?” he asks

“Yea, *Bardy says nodding his head* That guy is just a bully. C’mon lets get into this temple!” bardy shouts running towards the temple in excitement. San-jit puts his hands down smiling, as he walks towards the temple he sees jax planting bombs at the entrance of the temple. Bardy stands watching jax set the charges,

“You sure it’s going to get through?” he questions

Jax pauses, glaring up at bardy, replying

“please… shut up”

“Well I mean… it didn’t before and that’s the main problem we’ve run into mainly. So you would assume it wouldn’t get through this time.”

“The kid has a point, why would it magically work all of the sudden?”

“UGH GET OFF MY BACK! *jax turns shouting* Do you guys have any other ideas? Fill me in please. I’m just trying what I know, so please be my guest! I don’t care.” jax finishes, walking over to the tree sitting down.

Bardy watches his little tantrum stating

“Maybe there’s a way through the back, lemme go check.’’ Bardy says running around the temple. Coming to the back he begins searching for a crack or hole to crawl through. Getting a little bored and tired he sits against the temple. As he fully sat down he felt like he sunk down a little. Sitting on a pressure pad, the wall bardy was sitting against flung open and bardy fell in. Sliding down into a dark hallway, he quickly pulls out his flashlight to see his surroundings. Looking around he sees scriptures on the wall of the diamond. Continuing down the hall he notices a warrior with the diamond. It depicts the warrior as a blue being, showing him fending off an army and protecting his home. and as he reaches the end it shows a giant figure

“Hmm, is that . . . a god.” bardy says aloud. turning the corner he takes a few pictures of everything. At the end of the hall was a doorway and at the top of the doorway was ancient text. Taking his final picture, he steps into the room. Instantly, he is hit with a massive wave of mysterious energy. In front of him was a staircase leading up to a pillar. Above it was floating a Diamond shard, radiating a particle blue haze it entranced bardy.

“Yes! I found it!” he shouts in excitement

Reaching for his radio he continues

“Dad! Dad! I found the diamond! Hello?” but receives nothing but static.

Walking forward he stops once he reaches the first step.

“What is this feeling?” he questions making his way up. Reaching the top he is enamored by the shards beauty. Lifting his arm he goes to grab it but hesitates. Feeling the power emitting, it swirls around his fingertips.

“Could it be . . .” he thinks. As he grabs the shard it explodes into thousands of particles, the shock wave sends bardy flying down the staircase. In mid air the diamond particles form around him, encasing and flowing into his body and bloodstream. Fully encased him in diamond before crashing to the ground. Latching to his cells and his bones, beginning the bonding process.

Before bonding with the diamond his power level was only 10 and after it has reached 2000 and climbing.

A couple hours later . . .

Bardy woke up to a loud explosion. It was his father running down grabbing him up.

“Bardy! Are you okay? Bardy?!”

Bardy still dazed and confused looks up

“I was so worried, son. I’m so glad you’re okay.” he replies taking out of the temple.

End of Chapter One