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We were heading back from church on an early Sunday morning. Our dad wasn't with us and we assumed that he was repairing a ship docked in the harbor. My mom assigned my brother, Tom, and I our daily Sunday chores: sweeping the kitchen, cleaning our room, and making our bed. I was coming out of my room after making my bed, and I felt another head against mine and I yelled, "Ow!" I peered into my brother's eyes and I saw the strangest thing. They were turning yellow and nobody had seemed to notice. I must have had a confused look on my face because my brother announced, "Don't tell mom or dad." "Ok," I replied. Suddenly, there was a pounding and the door swung open. I heard my mother scream and three nurses rushed into our house asking my mom if anyone in the family had the Frei Fever. She told them no, but they still searched our eyes anyway. One of the doctors came up to me and grabbed my arms while another doctor looked at my eyes. "All clear," one of the doctors announced and they went over to grab my brother. I was terrified because I had just seen the yellow in his eyes a few moments earlier. My brother then screamed as he was yanked out the door. My mother and I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye, and we knew that he was heading to the infirmary.

====‍ A few days had passed and there was no sign of my brother. My mother and I were getting a little worried about him, so we decided to visit him at the infirmary. ====

====‍ Screams filled the room as we walked into the infirmary. I was terrified and I looked over at my mom and she had a scared look on her face. A doctor rushed over and yelled at us to get out. My mother tried to tell him that she wanted to visit her son, but the doctor refused and led us out of the building. Desperate to visit Tom, we rushed back up the steps of the infirmary, only to find the doors locked. I told my mom that I would come back to the infirmary in the middle of the night to rescue Tom, and reluctantly, she agreed. Feeling a glimpse of hope, we walked back to our home and started planning my trip to the infirmary tonight. My mother told me that she had looked at the names on the wall and saw the number 116 by Tom's name. ====

====‍ My mother saw me off at 2:56am and I promised her that I would come back safely with my brother. I creeped down the dirt road that led from my house to the infirmary and ducked behind a tree every so often. I walked down the outside of the first wing of the infirmary, calling Tom's name, but no answer was heard. I walked down the second and third, but still no sign. Ok let's try the other side, I thought. No luck with the first wing and second wing, and I was losing hope that I would ever find him. "Tom," I whispered, "it's your sister!" "Are you here to get me?" replied a weak voice from an open window. I jumped through the window to find Tom laying on a desk and I told him to follow me. Tom was too weak to walk, so I picked him up, and carried him all the way home. An alarm sounded in the background and doctors rushed into the room and found an open window and a missing person. We hid in the woods near the infirmary and I tiptoed home as quietly as possible, the only sound was the occasional crunching of rocks under my feet. My mother rushed out to greet us, hugging and kissing us both on the cheek. We hoisted my brother into his bed, nursing him for the remainder of the night. ====

====[[#x---The next morning, Tom announced that he needed fresh air. I decided to take him on a walk to the annex to visit our dad in his office, because surely he would want to know what has been going on with Tom. Our mother told us that his office is located on the second floor, room 205, so we decided to check there first. As we were walking up the stairs, I noticed that there were keypads on all of the doors. Maybe to protect their belongings, I guessed. The door to room 205 was propped open by a cone, so we went in, hoping to find our dad sitting in the chair. Instead, nobody was in the room, so we decided to wait in the corner for him to come back. While we were waiting, I curiously looked around the room to see what was there. I found many bottles filled with liquid as well as shots and a book with recipes and information on the desk. A person wearing white pants and a white shirt with a cloth over their mouth walked in. My brother and I hid behind a chair because I realized that this was not my dad's office. Instead, it was the office of a doctor who tested the chemicals on people. We had to leave fast, but how? My nose twitched and I felt tingling crawling down my nose. "Achoo!" Uh oh... The doctor peered around the chair to find me sitting down, scared to death. He pulled me out from behind the chair, and I hoped that he wouldn't find Tom. I was placed in a chair sitting against a pale green wall and I was frightened about what would happen next. He grabbed a light blue liquid and poured it into a tube with a five inch long needle and walked in my direction. At this point, I was crying, but the doctor payed no attention. The doctor pulled up my sleeve and stabbed my arm with the needle and a sharp pain arose. All this time, I was hoping that Tom wouldn't reveal himself from behind the chair and join me in my pain. My body started to shake and I couldn't breathe. I fell to the floor, unconscious. I woke up an hour later, dizzy and on the grass outside of the annex with a person standing above me. Scared that it was the doctor above me, I started to get up and run, but then Tom yelled, "Wait, it's me!" I was so thankful that he escaped unharmed.]]‍ The next morning, Tom announced that he needed fresh air. I decided to take him on a walk to the annex to visit our dad in his office, because surely he would want to know what has been going on with Tom. Our mother told us that his office is located on the second floor, room 205, so we decided to check there first. As we were walking up the stairs, I noticed that there were keypads on all of the doors. Maybe to protect their belongings, I guessed. The door to room 205 was propped open by a cone, so we went in, hoping to find our dad sitting in the chair. Instead, nobody was in the room, so we decided to wait in the corner for him to come back. While we were waiting, I curiously looked around the room to see what was there. I found many bottles filled with liquid as well as shots and a book with recipes and information on the desk. A person wearing white pants and a white shirt with a cloth over their mouth walked in. My brother and I hid behind a chair because I realized that this was not my dad's office. Instead, it was the office of a doctor who tested the chemicals on people. We had to leave fast, but how? My nose twitched and I felt tingling crawling down my nose. "Achoo!" Uh oh... The doctor peered around the chair to find me sitting down, scared to death. He pulled me out from behind the chair, and I hoped that he wouldn't find Tom. I was placed in a chair sitting against a pale green wall and I was frightened about what would happen next. He grabbed a light blue liquid and poured it into a tube with a five inch long needle and walked in my direction. At this point, I was crying, but the doctor payed no attention. The doctor pulled up my sleeve and stabbed my arm with the needle and a sharp pain arose. All this time, I was hoping that Tom wouldn't reveal himself from behind the chair and join me in my pain. My body started to shake and I couldn't breathe. I fell to the floor, unconscious. I woke up an hour later, dizzy and on the grass outside of the annex with a person standing above me. Scared that it was the doctor above me, I started to get up and run, but then Tom yelled, "Wait, it's me!" I was so thankful that he escaped unharmed. ====

====[[#x---We decided to go home and tell mom what happened, but Tom had a better idea. He suggested that we go to the Admiral to tell him about all of the problems on the base. As we walked over, Tom started telling me about his stay in the infirmary. There are twenty people to one room and many people have to sleep on the desks and floor. We arrived at the Admiral’s house and I banged on the door, which was answered by the maid. She brought the Admiral to us and we told him about the nurses in the infirmary and the chemical testing annex. He told us that it was our imagination, but we refused to listen to him. He escorted us out and slammed the door behind us. “Where are you going Tom?” “Come, look!" Tom yelled to me. I raced over to the slightly open window on the side of the mansion. The admiral was in there talking with two nurses. “That’s the man who tested the chemical on you,” Tom whispered to me. I squinted my eyes to get a better look. Tom stuck his ear through the hole and opened his eyes wide. “What are they saying?” I asked anxiously. “Something about a plan to shut the base down for good!” Tom replied. I couldn’t believe it. My home that I had grown up in for my whole life was going to be shut down. The Admiral and the nurses walked out of the room and vanished from our sight. Tom called to me to hold his legs because he saw a letter on the table. He started to crawl down the wall and I heard him searching for the letter. He grabbed the letter and I hoisted him back up, excited to see what the letter was about. He held the letter in his hand and I grabbed it from him and started to read it aloud: “I, Tom Adam Griswold Sr., the Admiral of the Navy Base give permission to start up the new plan. #1: Kill Admiral Sullivan by stabbing his neck with a knife and lock his body in a chest, #2: Take all of the citizens of the base and bring them to the infirmary to be operated on and killed, #3: Shut down the Navy base and rule with the nurses. This plan will go into effect on November 23, 1965. Over and out.” “THAT’S OUR DAD!” Tom and I yelled at the same time. “And the plan went into effect last week,” I added. “He must have killed the admiral and now he is taking everyone to the infirmary to be operated on and killed! We have to tell mom!” We sprinted back to the house as fast as we could and informed mom with the news. She had a terrified look on her face and it seemed like she was going to cry. After a minute of silence, mom said, “I have a plan. Alert all of the neighbors about the Admiral and tell them to meet at the machine shop at midnight.” We did just that, running to every house on the base alerting the neighbors about the Admiral’s plan.]]‍ We decided to go home and tell mom what happened, but Tom had a better idea. He suggested that we go to the Admiral to tell him about all of the problems on the base. As we walked over, Tom started telling me about his stay in the infirmary. There are twenty people to one room and many people have to sleep on the desks and floor. We arrived at the Admiral’s house and I banged on the door, which was answered by the maid. She brought the Admiral to us and we told him about the nurses in the infirmary and the chemical testing annex. He told us that it was our imagination, but we refused to listen to him. He escorted us out and slammed the door behind us. “Where are you going Tom?” “Come, look!" Tom yelled to me. I raced over to the slightly open window on the side of the mansion. The admiral was in there talking with two nurses. “That’s the man who tested the chemical on you,” Tom whispered to me. I squinted my eyes to get a better look. Tom stuck his ear through the hole and opened his eyes wide. “What are they saying?” I asked anxiously. “Something about a plan to shut the base down for good!” Tom replied. I couldn’t believe it. My home that I had grown up in for my whole life was going to be shut down. The Admiral and the nurses walked out of the room and vanished from our sight. Tom called to me to hold his legs because he saw a letter on the table. He started to crawl down the wall and I heard him searching for the letter. He grabbed the letter and I hoisted him back up, excited to see what the letter was about. He held the letter in his hand and I grabbed it from him and started to read it aloud: “I, Tom Adam Griswold Sr., the Admiral of the Navy Base give permission to start up the new plan. #1: Kill Admiral Sullivan by stabbing his neck with a knife and lock his body in a chest, #2: Take all of the citizens of the base and bring them to the infirmary to be operated on and killed, #3: Shut down the Navy base and rule with the nurses. This plan will go into effect on November 23, 1965. Over and out.” “THAT’S OUR DAD!” Tom and I yelled at the same time. “And the plan went into effect last week,” I added. “He must have killed the admiral and now he is taking everyone to the infirmary to be operated on and killed! We have to tell mom!” We sprinted back to the house as fast as we could and informed mom with the news. She had a terrified look on her face and it seemed like she was going to cry. After a minute of silence, mom said, “I have a plan. Alert all of the neighbors about the Admiral and tell them to meet at the machine shop at midnight.” We did just that, running to every house on the base alerting the neighbors about the Admiral’s plan. ====

====‍ At midnight, we all snuck out of the house and headed to the machine shop. Many of our neighbors arrived at the same time as us and I punched in the code to an underground cave that my brother and I discovered many years ago. Candles flickered on and everyone seemed eager to know what plan mom had devised. Mom began by saying, “Everyone listen up. We are going to escape from this island by building a large ship. If everyone helps, we will be done in a few days and off to settle on a new island. There are some piles of wood by the mansion and we will have to build the ship during the night. We will have a few people bring wood to the cave, while the rest of us build the ship. Does everyone want to participate?” A union of “Yes” followed and we planned to start tonight. Tom and I, along with some other kids, were assigned to bring wood to the cave while the adults stayed and built the ship. We led the kids down the dirt path to the mansion and started picking up pieces of wood off of the ground that had fallen from the rundown mansion. We all walked slowly back to the cave, careful not to make any noises. I punched in the code and the door slowly opened, revealing many people designing the layout of the ship. We went back and forth, carrying wood from the mansion to the cave until the break of dawn. We hadn’t even finished planning out the layout of the ship and everyone decided to come back at midnight. All day, we waited for midnight, watching the clock minute by minute. ====

====‍ Finally, midnight approached and everyone went back to the cave to begin the night’s worth of building the ship. One of our neighbors announced that the nurses had taken her two children to the infirmary and another neighbor chimed in that they had taken away her children too. Tonight, Tom and I’s mission was to go retrieve the children from the infirmary. We walked to the infirmary, trying not to step on the rocks. We found the children sleeping on the floor in the third wing and lifted them out of the broken window. Trying not to get caught, we ran back to the cave and happily handed the children to their parents. ====

====‍ The team was making progress. By 3am, the whole bottom of the ship was built and by sunrise, part of the side was built, too. Feeling accomplished, everyone walked back home and took a nap to be ready for the next night of work. ====

====‍ At midnight, Tom and I ran to the mansion to grab more wood. There wasn’t any more wood on the ground, so we pulled it off of the columns, hoping not to make a sound. Holding as much wood as we could carry, Tom and I ran back to the cave to see even more progress being made on the ship. Just like the first night, Tom and I, along with the other children, ran back and forth from the mansion to the cave, carrying wood. At dawn, the ship looked almost completed except for the flooring and the sails. Everyone was excited and went home to rest up for the last day of ship building. ====

====‍ Midnight arrived and Tom and I went to gather up a few more pieces of wood. After that, we helped put the flooring on the ship and make the final touches. Everyone stared at the ship in amazement, excited to leave the base tomorrow. However, many people were wondering how to get the ship to the port without anyone seeing it. “I guess we will just have to bring the ship to the port at midnight,” my mother answered. Everyone left, except for Tom, my mother, and I, who decided to stay with the ship to inspect the building and to see if anything was missing. ====

====[[#x---When it was midnight, we wheeled the ship out to the dock, pulling it behind our car. I began to wonder where everyone was because it was already 12:30am and no one had shown up yet. “Maybe they thought we were meeting at the Machine Shop.” I ran back to check, but there was no sign of our neighbors. Convinced that something had happened to them, I ran to my best friend’s house and knocked on the door. When no one answered, I turned the handle, and the door creaked open. I searched the house, but still no sign of anyone. I then ran to my other friend’s house, but they weren’t there either. I decided to check the infirmary because number 2 on the list was to take everyone to the infirmary. As I approached the infirmary, I didn’t hear the screams and wails like I normally do. Instead, it was dead silent except for the one occasional wail of a person being tortured. I followed the scream and I ended up at the second wing and peered through the window. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw my best friend, Sally, being asked many questions by the nurses as to where I was and why my family wasn’t at our house last night. She kept telling the nurse that she didn’t know where I was, but finally after being stuck with a needle numerous times, she told about the ship building in the Machine Shop. I couldn’t bear to watch her being stuck with a needle, and when I turned my head away, I heard a thud and saw Sally lying breathless on a desk. I was devastated and ran back to tell my mom and Tom about the news. Nothing was going as planned. The Admiral and the nurses knew about the ship plan and they knew that we were the only ones alive. We climbed into the boat and pulled it into the water. We heard shouts calling our name, but ignored them and continued to sail into the night. A gunshot whizzed by my head and my mother yelled for us to duck. We laid on the floor of the ship, breathing hard, scared about what our future would be. The Admiral and two nurses jumped into a boat and sailed after us. Luckily, we were a few hundred feet in front of them, so we could turn and hide when need be. Another gunshot fired, but flew to the right of the boat. After an hour of lying on the floor, I picked my head up to see if they were still following us. Sure enough, they were still a few hundred feet behind, but getting closer. When the sun started to rise, the Admiral’s boat ran out of gas and started to slow down. They fired a few more gunshots, hoping to hit our boat, but they all went wide left. Tom and I stood up and cheered, thankful that we had escaped from the base unharmed, but we also cried a little because of the deaths of all our friends who helped us build the boat. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to sail away from the base.]]‍ When it was midnight, we wheeled the ship out to the dock, pulling it behind our car. I began to wonder where everyone was because it was already 12:30am and no one had shown up yet. “Maybe they thought we were meeting at the Machine Shop.” I ran back to check, but there was no sign of our neighbors. Convinced that something had happened to them, I ran to my best friend’s house and knocked on the door. When no one answered, I turned the handle, and the door creaked open. I searched the house, but still no sign of anyone. I then ran to my other friend’s house, but they weren’t there either. I decided to check the infirmary because number 2 on the list was to take everyone to the infirmary. As I approached the infirmary, I didn’t hear the screams and wails like I normally do. Instead, it was dead silent except for the one occasional wail of a person being tortured. I followed the scream and I ended up at the second wing and peered through the window. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw my best friend, Sally, being asked many questions by the nurses as to where I was and why my family wasn’t at our house last night. She kept telling the nurse that she didn’t know where I was, but finally after being stuck with a needle numerous times, she told about the ship building in the Machine Shop. I couldn’t bear to watch her being stuck with a needle, and when I turned my head away, I heard a thud and saw Sally lying breathless on a desk. I was devastated and ran back to tell my mom and Tom about the news. Nothing was going as planned. The Admiral and the nurses knew about the ship plan and they knew that we were the only ones alive. We climbed into the boat and pulled it into the water. We heard shouts calling our name, but ignored them and continued to sail into the night. A gunshot whizzed by my head and my mother yelled for us to duck. We laid on the floor of the ship, breathing hard, scared about what our future would be. The Admiral and two nurses jumped into a boat and sailed after us. Luckily, we were a few hundred feet in front of them, so we could turn and hide when need be. Another gunshot fired, but flew to the right of the boat. After an hour of lying on the floor, I picked my head up to see if they were still following us. Sure enough, they were still a few hundred feet behind, but getting closer. When the sun started to rise, the Admiral’s boat ran out of gas and started to slow down. They fired a few more gunshots, hoping to hit our boat, but they all went wide left. Tom and I stood up and cheered, thankful that we had escaped from the base unharmed, but we also cried a little because of the deaths of all our friends who helped us build the boat. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to sail away from the base. ====

====‍ After three days of sailing, we reached an island. A few people had already settled on the island, and they welcomed us once we told them our story. The island people grew to be our family and we have been living here ever since. However, we never found out what became of the Navy Base. ====