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| Jack & the Tree of Knowledge | |
| By Fhate | ||||||||
| 04 September 2005 | ||||||||
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I've been planning this one for a while. I'll probably end up
editing it sometime, but I think it's pretty presentable the way it is
right now. The following events are absolutely true and completely unedited. Not a single name has been changed for this perfect written adaptation. That said, proceed at your own expense.
Jack Adams was the son of a farming woman from Lovely Island, a former prison camp. Jack's mother had become successful in the farming industry by growing natural narcotics and using them to exploit the common addictive personality. She began to enjoy the power she had acquired over others as well as despise any feeling of inferiority or submission. Thus, she came to seduce a man by the name of Ross Adams, resulting in the birth of Jack. Marriage became an obligation. Perhaps Mrs. Adams' most powerful adversary was Ken McNite, not to mention a very influential character to the minds of the general youth of Lovely Island, including Jack. Ken was not only a famed farmer and fashion model, but also the President of the Environmental Protection Agency. He had a tight grasp on the Lovely Island community, a tight grasp that enraged Mrs. Adams. As a young man, Jack had always followed Ken's image to the letter, more so than any other citizen of Lovely Island. He was completely unaware of his mother's hate for the man, and thus continued his vicious idolization. A war had been raging for years upon years on the mainland, a war that's cold grasp would surely reach out and tear apart each and every resident of the mainland. This was why Jill Everson had decided to move to Lovely Island. Her father was a revered general, yet Jill despised war and violence. Within a week, she had befriended Jack, who was just as excited to meet her. Jack and Jill became inseparable, spending the majority of their time on the hill, from which one can peer over the entire island. They shared stories and memories, jokes and anecdotes. Neither had ever felt better before meeting the other. It hadn't been too much longer before they moved in together, much to the dismay of Mrs. Adams, who would always long for a man to push around. However, Jack and Jill were ecstatic. They had planned to start their own farm. To begin with, Jack bought a cow. What both of them neglected to realize was that they knew nothing of farming. Thus, Jack found himself having to get rid of a now unhealthy cow. He quickly decided that he had to find a way to get as much of his money refunded as possible. He pulled his sick cow out into the village market and offered her for sale. Many bidders did not satisfy Jack's expectations. However, one bidder aimed to satisfy Jack's curiosity. A farmer approached Jack with a strange offer. The offer was as simple as a second chance at farming in the form of a small but supposedly rare seed. Jack's curiosity got the better of him, setting the deal in stone. That night Jill was furious. She could not believe her own love interest would be so stupid as to trade a cow for a seed. Jack was as apologetic as a man could be without losing his dignity, of course, meaning he was not at all apologetic. Regardless, in a fit of rage Jill threw the seed out the window, into the night sky. Jack was horrified. Now nothing had been gained from his poor cow. The seed was so small that it would probably become lost forever. He declined to speak with Jill and instead went straight for bed. His thoughts cradled him to sleep. As Jack awoke the next morning he opened his blinds as was his morning tradition. However, he was greeted by a shocking sight. A large, beautiful tree had grown in his yard overnight. He was sure this was the work of the seed. His first thought was to rush and wake up Jill, so he acted on it. She was as excited as he had been. The conflict they had the night before had been overlooked and forgotten. The tree bore huge golden fruits that appeared absolutely delicious. Jack began to wonder how something like this was possible. A tree would normally take years upon years to grow so large, and he had never heard of a tree that bore golden fruit. His only choice was to call on Ken McNite. The Environmental Protection Agency had to know something.. Ken arrived later that evening to inspect the tree. After a long silence, he determined that the tree was an endangered specimen and that not a fruit on the tree could be so much as nibbled on without great consequences to the consumer. Jack and Jill agreed not to eat the fruits. Ken warned that he would be inspecting the tree each week until more details were determined. The next day was Mrs. Adams' birthday, so Jill was to be home alone watching the tree. As a rather large snake began to climb onto a limb of the tree, Jill rushed towards it to scare it away. In panic, the snake's movement caused a fruit to fall from the tree. The snake slithered off into the distance. Jill decided that the ground was public domain and that, since the fruit was already detached, devouring it would no longer make a difference to the tree. Her first bite drove her into a hypnotic daze. Her second bite drove her over the edge of the pool of obsession. She began to devise a plan to sell the fruits at the market. She could make a fortune and even pay off Ken to keep his mouth shut. However, she first had to wait until her fruit intoxication wore off. The intoxication had made her feel so paranoid, almost as if she was naked. Jill hauled ten boxes of the golden fruit into the market square and opened up shop. Jack, having stopped to buy a few things before returning home, found Jill at the market. After Jack questioned her, Jill explained her plan and handed him a fruit. He hesitantly bit in, suddenly understanding her plan. The local radio had announced that evening that the war had ended and that the entire mainland was crushed and desolate. Jill told Jack that she wanted to use the money to move back to the mainland, where they could be alone. Jack was very fond of the idea. A week soared by and they had nearly enough money to accomplish their goal. The only obstacle in their way was Ken's inspection. When Ken finally arrived, he was disgusted as to what they had done. Upon being bribed, he took extreme action. It wasn't long before the Environmental Protection Agency took hold of their property and banished them from Lovely Island, proclaiming them a danger to the environment. In a way, one could say Jack and Jill got what they desired. They kept the money and lived on the mainland. However, in such an empty place, the money was useless. The worst factor, however, was that Jack and Jill lived the rest of their lives in restless withdrawal from the toxins of the fruit, something that would live on forever in their genetics.
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