ADVENTURES ISLAND: PART 5: INSPECTION

Serina and Kate were exploring the caves more, discovering the different abilities of the substances Kate had found.

The first one they checked out, was the flexible orange stuff, that was in the form of sheets.  They played around with it for quite sometime, throwing things at it, trying to cut it, and lifting it.  It was light and durable.

Serina, who was very excited, promptly named it "Neo."

"Why that?" Kate asked.

"It's a bright neon color, and it's cool," Serina explained.

"I suppose it could be useful.  Too bad it's all too big to fit in our packs," Kate thought aloud.

Serina put her hands together.  "What's the next thing?" she said.

"Over here."  Kate led her to the next room.

"Hmmm... It's silver, and powdery," Serina examined.

"Yeah.  You got a name for it?"

"Nope."

Kate stood the sword on its end, the sharp tip of the blade down, going into the floor of the cave, and... BOOM!!!  A small explosion took place, right at Kate's feet!

"Whoa!" Kate screamed, as she jumped back, nearly falling over.

"What just happened!?" Serina yelled.

"I don't know," Kate squeaked.

"Is this gun powder?" Serina asked.

"No," Kate answered, "this is something different."

Kate pinched a small amount of the silver dust, sat it aside, and then touched the blade of her sword to it.  Two seconds, and the pinch of dust ignited.

Soon, Kate and Serina were experimenting with the dust, in the empty cave room.  They tried all sorts of other items, like plastic, wood, and fabric, to see if they could set it off. The only thing that made the dust explode was metal.

They tried different amounts of dust.  The bigger the amount of dust, the bigger the explosion, and the longer it took for it to ignite.  The smaller amount, less bang and less time.

Earlier, they were not able to cut the sheets of "Neo," it was impossible with their equipment, so they placed a sheet in the room with the powder.

Kate set off the bomb like material.  After the fire stopped, Kate and Serina checked out the Neo.

"It's a little warm," Sernia observed, "and still intact.  It didn't blow up!  It doesn't even have damage!"

"Okay, this stuff could be useful after all," said Kate.

"So, the Neo seems to be indestructible, and this silver dust is ignited by metal only!" Serina continued, "We still need a name for it, though."

"Explosive Dust?" Kate suggested.

"No, that's not it."

"We have one more to look at," Kate told Serina, "Then we can find a way out of here."

The two walked into the room where the third substance was.  It looked like giant mushroom-shaped bubbles, and it was purple, and in several different sizes.  They discovered that it was very bouncy.  They could jump from it, quite far, or, if they were gentle enough, walk across the purple lumps, in an airy sort of way.

"Jelly!" Serina exclaimed, "No, Jell-o! No.  Um... Jelly Belly, Jelly Lilly, Jelly Pad.  Oh! Wait, I've got it.  Jell-o-ello."

"What?" Kate was confused, "Jell-o-mello?"

"No, ello.  Jell-o-ello."

"Okay, if you say so.  How about we look for a way out of here?"

"Which way should we start?" Serina asked.

"Let's start with the tunnel that spirals upward," Kate answered.

So, their journey continued.

Sunday Bible Verse

And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.  2 Corinthians 12:9-10

ADVENTURES ISLAND: PART 4: INTELL

Alan walked on the island for a long time, all by himself.  He liked it, being alone.  So many things were going on back home, that he took the job as an escape.

But this quietness would not last long.

He climbed into a tree.

"They didn't give us a time limit," he thought, "they just wanted us to map the place."

He closed his eyes.

He soon opened them again, when his arm was poked.

He looked to his side and saw three people looking at him.

They scared him, and he fell out of the tree.

"Who are you?" He asked.

"We were hired to explore the island," the woman answered.

"That's what I'm here for," Alan said.

"That's what we are all here for," one of the men replied.

"What's your name?" The second man asked.

"Alan."

"Well, Alan," the second man continued, "My name's James, this is Patrick and Jessica.  We were hired to map out one third of the island."

"Were you teamed up with two other people?" The woman named Jessica asked.

"Yes," Alan replied.

"You must find them immediately," said Patrick, "this is a dangerous place, and should not be explored alone."

"What do you mean?" Alan asked.

Jessica told him their story.

They were hired to map one third of the island, just as Alan's team was.  But this team was put on a different section of the island.

The team walked around for quite sometime, and then they found a castle.

"Uh, should we go inside?" Patrick asked.

"I don't know," Jessica answered.

"I guess we could, just to see what's in there," said James.

They were still a small distance from the castle, and as they walked towards it, a lion came to them, from behind a tree.

"A lion?" Alan interrupted.

"Yes," Patrick said, "strange, isn't it?  A lion on a tropical island; I have never heard of such a thing.  That was our first clue that something was wrong."

They continued their story.

The lion stared at the three of them, and growled at them.

"What should we do?" Jessica asked quite frightened.

"I don't know," James replied.

As they stood there, two lion cubs walked out from behind the tree and kept going.

"Perhaps the lion is protecting his babies," Patrick stuttered.

Jessica slowly reached into James' back-pack and got out an energy bar, then she threw it past the lion.

The lion turned around to check the bar out.

The three explorers backed away, and then ran to the castle.

When they were safely inside, they saw that the castle was very dirty, and seemed very old.  There was overturned furniture covered in cobwebs, dust and dirt everywhere.

They called out for any persons who might be in the castle with them, but there was no answer.

They explored some more, and found an access to underground tunnels.

They decided to keep exploring above ground, and was soon confronted by bats and wolves.

They quickly made their way to the tunnels, finding safety under ground.

They walked down the tunnels, finding open spaces like rooms, with different colored substances in each.

They eventually found an exit.  On their way to the exit, they heard noises.

"What was that?" Jessica asked.

"Nothing like I've ever heard before," James answered.

"I suggest we continue towards the exit," Patrick said as he jogged to the exit.

They quickly came out, and found themselves nowhere near the castle.  They had walked only a few minutes more when they found Alan.

"Lions, wolves, bats, these should not be on a tropical island where the climate does not match that of their own habitats," Patrick stated, "This island is not natural.  There is something going on here, more than we were told."

"We must find the other two on your team, and confront our employers to tell us the truth," James said.