The Wonderground

<p><strong>London England</strong></p><p><strong>The Strand:</strong> A disused broken red telephone box inexplicably starts to ring. A voice a small girl cries out for help. <em>“He is coming…”</em></p><p><strong>Whitechapel:</strong> A dark stranger approaches an elderly tour guide enjoying a post-show drink. He places a child’s necklace twisted and broken alongside the pint glass. “We have your granddaughter. You will do exactly as I command.”</p><p><strong>Aldwych tube station:</strong> six school friends sneak away from a tedious field trip and discover a long abandoned underground platform. A loud low whistle issues from the mouth of the tunnel.<br /><br />“Special effects” concludes Rose.<br /><br />A massive nose of bronze and silver metal bursts from the tunnel snorting steam from a single riveted chimney and pulsing with trails of purple lights along its length. The <em>Shadow Kiss.</em><br /><br />“Pretty convincing special effects” admits Elliot through his clouded glasses.<br /><br />The steam clears and they are greeted by a nervous wide-eyed face staring at them from the platform edge.<br /><br />“Oh my days” exclaims the uniformed man as his jaw drops onto his impeccably starched white collar. “Customers!”</p><p>They step on board and Aldwych is transformed into <em>The Emporium</em> station the central hub of <em>The Wonderground</em> a subway system that services an alternate world long since forgotten by the ‘Upworlders’ of London. They are transported to a land of floating octopuses giant elephants and sky pirates. But their arrival is no accident and danger lurks around every corner.</p><p>Personalities clash fears are overcome unbreakable bonds of friendship are forged and young love blossoms...</p>