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The Airship
Copywrite©Melina Swiftwind
Character PennyMay©Flowerrrpower
********
Dawn had been several hours earlier Jazz had to admit that the cottage was a very fine one, she was not sure if Newton had built it himself or his family had. It had been here for some time, the stove was in one corner with an admittedly impressive pile of wood next to it and Jazz added her logs to the heap. Jazz looked around to see a couple of mugs standing on the cupboard with teabags and sugar already sitting inside. She took the quietly simmering kettle from the stove and poured the water into the mugs.
While she was waiting for them to brew a bit, she looked about the room. Large windows let plenty of natural light into the room when the curtains were drawn back. A sturdy square table stood in one corner with a small clutter of condiments and utensils adorning it.
Against the other wall was another table a large cluster of equipment and devices on it. Some she had no clue what there were or for. Jazz continued looking as she did so Newton came out of his bedroom. The scent of food cooking came from the kitchen.
“Ah...good morning Jasmine..umm it would seem breakfast is ready”
The two made their way into the kitchen, Arden was busy cooking eggs, bacon and mushrooms. He was watching the pan as he worked. Jasmine grinned as she looked over to him.
“Always did think with your stomach, no change there huh?” Jasmine questioned.
“Oh...well I made enough for everyone”
The three settled down for breakfast which did not last long as they were all hungry. The three left the house and Jazz looked to Newton.
“Well, you seen everything we have Newton, I just don’t know if we can climb to the top of the treacherous mountains. I’ve never heard of anyone doing so, but Rallon is some distance away”
“Yes I see, umm yes that might not be a problem with my newest invention”
The three rounded the cottage wall and as they did so what looked like a small wooden ship of two decks was on the ground. It was supported by what could only be described as four legs with wheels on them. Next to it was a large canvas bag what the material was Jazz was unsure of, it was coloured, red, blue and yellow. There was yet another boom as something again flew overhead the three shook their heads and laughed. They didn’t need to voice that it was Dikat trying to make lead into gold again.
“Ah yes here it is, umm I call it an airship”
“It looks more like a boat” Arden pointed out.
“Umm well yes, I had to use what I could get my hands on the materials took a while to umm fabricate. I’m sure we can ah just float over the treacherous mountains”
“Like I said your welcome to share in the treasure, if we’re lucky enough to find it” Jazz replied.
“Very well, all the supplies we may need are already aboard, just keep putting wood into the stove. Umm I’ll just get the sextant and a few other things and we can be off...ermm perhaps I should bring some Rendelberry muffins?”
********
“Well, did you exchange the map for our fake one?”
“Yeah Boss that fog brained crackpot fell for it hehehe”
“Well for once you did something right, while Newton and his guests go the wrong way we’ll be on our way to the lost city of Ut and the treasure!” Dikat commented.
********
“Alright crew cast off the lines”
“Aye Aye Captain, forward line cast off”
“Aft line cast off”
The airship slowly rose from the ground, as it did so a slight breeze passed through the valley. Slowly the top of the trees could be seen as the airship began to climb. Below untouched and pathless bushland passed by.
Below and some distance off a small plume of dust rose from the ground as a cart made it way towards the Maron pass. Dikat and Bean where travleing fast, or as fast as the Plib could pull the cart.
********
The airship had traveled about a third of the day, below the valley had turned into scrubland and now into a green area of grass. Jazz was looking over the side and was wondering. Arden was busy eating a muffin in one hand as the two watched. Slowly the airship started to lose height a little.
“Look out we’re heading for that large tree!” Jazz called out.
With a loud crash the airship came to rest in the canopy of the tree. The three looked each other over thankfully no one was hurt.
“Is everyone alright?” Jazz asked.
“I think so, you alright Newton?”
“Ummm yes I think so”
“Excuse me, just what do you think your doing in my tree!” a voice called.
“Umm err who or what is that?” Newton question.
A small figure came flying over to the, she was dressed in a soft yellow dress and about four inches tall.
“I said excuse me...what are you doing in my tree?”
“I...err umm...what are you...who said that?”
“I said that and I’ll say it again...what are you doing in my tree. My name is Leona, and I’m a Sprite and your crashed in my tree”
“Oh no... there are no such things as Sprites” commented Newton.
“And I suppose there's no such things as big bags of air stuck in my tree, yet there it, big as life” replied Leona.
“If she says she’s a sprite then she must be a sprite” answered Jazz.
“Ah eh umm I guess you have a point”
“Hmm well is there anything I can do to help...you do know the laws of aerodynamics right?”
“Now see here you little sprout, umm er you little sprite. There’s nothing you can teach me about flying”
“Newton!” Jazz sighed.
“Oh no, watch this!”
Leona flew fast and high in an aeronautical display that made them all look rather astounded.
“Now can I teach you to fly?”
“Hehehe umm well yes by all means, professor” replied Newton.
Both Jazz and Arden giggled softly and grinned.
“Now to move your airship in any given direction you must apply a force in an opposite direction. This manual propeller will help with this, also you’ll get more vertical lift if you shorten the straps to the airbag” Leona commented.
“You could come with us and share the treasure, I’m sure there’s enough for all of us”
“Oh no thank you Jazz I have all the treasure I need here. Besides I’m sure Newton being the great scientist he is would not like to be seen with a creature that doesn’t exist now would you?” Leona teased.
The three had to laugh and soon the airship lifted into the sky and headed on its way.
********
“Newton?”
“Hmm oh yes Jazz?”
“Shouldn’t we check the map?”
“Good idea umm Jazz we should be over Woogly Bog…”
“Seems to be a river under us right now and a waterfall”
Newton looked over the side of the airship and blinked. He looked back to the map and shook his head.
“No no that’s not right that’s Trembely Falls, we’re dreadfully off course… I wonder….erm yes I think this map is a fake, a substitution by Dikat no doubt”
“What do we do?” asked Arden.
“Errr well we will have to swing out over the great desert I’m afraid”
“Desert, oh boy let me get my spoon”
“Not that kind of desert Arden!”
“Hmm yes oh dear...it would seem our fuel supply is running out. It seems we may have to land”
“How long have we been heading the wrong way?”
“Hmm perhaps half the day Jazz, Diktat has that much of a lead on us” replied Newton.
********
Dikat and Bean where moving fast but the treacherous mountains were still several days away. The valley had opened into grasslands, the cart that Diktat was sitting on was being pulled along by Bean. On the back of the cart was a barrel of water, a small pair of tents and various other things.
“While Newton and his friends are following that phoney map the real one will lead me..I mean us to the treasure. Well I would hand it to you, but I wont because you don’t have hands. All the same you’ve really pulled a great trick this time Bean”
Bean grinned as he continued the bar in his mouth as he pulled the cart. Something ahead moved and a blue lop came into view it was joined by a few more and Bean panicked and ran, the cart gathered speed the two wailed as the cart flew off a small rise and broke an axel.
“What did you do that for!”
“Lops...I hate Lops, they nice, friendly and….yuck helpful..they make me sick”
“You make me sick Bean, see if you can fix the cart, we need to stay ahead of Newton”
“I thought we we’re equal partners, how come I get to pull cart all the time huh?”
“Well Bean, I’m just a little more equal than you are. You pull the cart and I think someone has to the manual work and your so much better at it”
“Hmmph sounds fair” Bean replied.
********
The Airship settled down on to the sand it slowly came to a halt and the large coloured airbag started to slowly sag downwards. It was deflating fast enough even in the hot dry air, Newton brought out a pair of binoculars and looked around.
“We need to explore some see where we are, umm hopefully near the edge of the dessert. We will have to be careful with out water” Newton adviced.
The three friends made sure to have two water canteens each they had soon moved some distance
when Arden tripped over something.
“I tripped on a black rock” Arden said with a scowl.
The calico cat was about to throw it when Newton caught his wrist and took the rock.
“Oh...er, yes just as I thought a carbonous deposit...or coal!” exclaimed Newton.
“We can burn coal right Newton?”
“Oh yes Jazz, coal would burn much better than wood. I believe that would suit us most, umm better, we could carry more of it and less room would be needed. All we need to do is to dig it out”
“I knew there had to be a catch” Arden replied.
A small search found a seam of Coal a little further off, it was inside of a cave and the three found several pick axes and shovels. It seemed rather odd to Jazz but why look at a gift when they were needing fuel.
Suddenly the ground to began to shake and the ground beneath split open, Arden, Newton and Jazz fell into the fissure.
********
It was very dark for a while, slowly Jazz’s vision returned, she would admit it was dark, but there was some light. She checked herself over and looked for Newton and Arden. The two where uninjured, she noticed something moved in the area.
“Well everyone, is err uninjured that is a small mercy. It seems there was an earthquake and we um fell into seems to sealed its self”
“Newton...I think we have another problem…”
“Oh dear...err yes your quite right Arden!” Newton exclaimed.
A large brown creature appeared it looked to Jazz to be a type of troll or something like it. They had not been seen on the surface for generations. Several of them began to push Jazz, Newton, and Arden along a passage.
“Pardon me but what have we done?” asked Jazz.
“Hurry up and keep moving”
After what seemed to be like hours the three were pushed into a large room, looking around there was a raised area and on it sat a larger being, it had a crown on its head.
“Well what do we have here?”
“Intruders your Majesty they were stealing our coal”
“Then they shall be made to suffer”
“That’s not true we’re not intruders your griminess” Newton said.
“What’s that?”
“Oh...he means your sliminess”
“He means your highness we’re quite prepared to pay for the coal” Jazz replied.
“To late for that, put that one to work and put the other two in the dungeon”
“Yes your Highness”
“Where are they taking me?” called out Arden.
“Don’t worry Arden, we’ll rescue you, err as soon as we figure out how to rescue ourselves” Newton called back.
********
Both Jazz and Newton where roughly pushed into the cell, the two fell on to their front and the entrance was closed with a loud clack. The two looked around and then at the cell bars, they were made of a thick bamboo and wood. Where the materials had come from they didn’t know. Newton looked at them again.
“You know it’s quite impossible to break them they are very much hard like steel I’m afraid”
“Who said that?” Jazz asked.
A figure came into the area that was slightly brighter, he was a cream furred male unicorn. Long yellow and cream hair cascaded down his back. He was wearing a slightly dirty armored chest plate and leggings.
“I said it I’m Prince Aaron Forestwalker”
“King Vincent the fourth he is your father is he not?” asked Newton.
“I have that honor”
“What are you doing in here your highness?”
“Please just Forest or Aaron will surffice, it is a long and sad story I’m afraid”
“We don’t have anywhere to go right now it might pass the time” Jess pointed out.
“Very well it started when I heard my sister had been captured and taken to the lost city of Ut…” Aaron began.
********
After a while the troll like creatures returned the three where moved out and down a hallway to a large area, inside there was a coal seam and the three were expected to mine the coal. They began working and the time passed. A few hours later three where allowed to stop and eat, food was brought to them and Jazz smelt the stew and tasted it, she groaned and made a face.
“Well it seems Arden is in the kitchen...his special stew is...diffrent”
“I...think I like their cooking more if I am honest” replied Forest.
“Yes...erm..it’s unique...is there umm anyway of getting past the ah guard?”
Above on a small out crop a troll like guard was tapping a wooden club into his hand.
“Ah I umm see that is not an option”
After eating or what passed as eating the three were being returned to their cell. Suddenly there was an earthquake and the top of the passageway caved in. Bright sunlight poured in from the surface and the guards ran away covering their eyes.
“Ah..I see...it seems our guards and possibly the others are photosensitive”
“What was that?”
“They don’t like bright light Miss Jazz” replied Forest.
“We should take advantage of this and make our way back to the airship, now I know what we do we ah should be able to rescue Arden”
********
The walk to the airship took at least three maybe four hours, the group nearly got lost a few times. The group had found the airship after Newton had got a bit confused on the direction a few times.
“Hmm I thought it was south, south, west...but we’re here all the same”
The inventor vanished into the airship returning with a few pieces of metal, candles and for some bizarre reason two pots of apple sauce.
“Eat these as quickly as you can please we only have err a few hours of daylight left” Newton explained.
Both Jazz and Aaron ate as quickly as they could, the two gulped down the applesauce. Jazz finished first and started on the next jar. After a few moments they had three empty jars, Newton took the jars and using the candles and pieces of metal crafted three lanterns.
********
Find an entrance to the caves had proven to be a challenge at first, the three friends carefully made their way downwards further and further. At first the group ran into no one but they soon ran into a guard. Newton turned shining the lantern onto the being, the troll like creature shielded its eyes before running away to get more of it’s breathern.
The three found Arden in the kitchen and after a short argument the three pushed him out of the kitchen. The four soon where being cased by a number of troll like beings. They managed to leave the caverns and hallways behind the bright sun welcomed them and they made their way to the airship carrying what coal they had managed to snag on their way out.
“I can not thank you enough my friends you have done me a great service by freeing me. I can not ask you to continue to help me. I’m afraid we must part company” Aaron was saying.
“We’ve spoken on the way here Forest, we’re decided to wait on finding the treasure and helping you find your sister instead” Jazz replied.
“You three are truely selfless beings”
“Lets get going time’s wasting!” Arden called over the rail of the airship.
Jazz and Aaron grinned and the two boarded the airship which took off seconds later into the early evening sky.
********
This Story Will Continue In:
The Princess
Copywrite©Melina Swiftwind
Character PennyMay©Flowerrrpower
********
Dawn had been several hours earlier Jazz had to admit that the cottage was a very fine one, she was not sure if Newton had built it himself or his family had. It had been here for some time, the stove was in one corner with an admittedly impressive pile of wood next to it and Jazz added her logs to the heap. Jazz looked around to see a couple of mugs standing on the cupboard with teabags and sugar already sitting inside. She took the quietly simmering kettle from the stove and poured the water into the mugs.
While she was waiting for them to brew a bit, she looked about the room. Large windows let plenty of natural light into the room when the curtains were drawn back. A sturdy square table stood in one corner with a small clutter of condiments and utensils adorning it.
Against the other wall was another table a large cluster of equipment and devices on it. Some she had no clue what there were or for. Jazz continued looking as she did so Newton came out of his bedroom. The scent of food cooking came from the kitchen.
“Ah...good morning Jasmine..umm it would seem breakfast is ready”
The two made their way into the kitchen, Arden was busy cooking eggs, bacon and mushrooms. He was watching the pan as he worked. Jasmine grinned as she looked over to him.
“Always did think with your stomach, no change there huh?” Jasmine questioned.
“Oh...well I made enough for everyone”
The three settled down for breakfast which did not last long as they were all hungry. The three left the house and Jazz looked to Newton.
“Well, you seen everything we have Newton, I just don’t know if we can climb to the top of the treacherous mountains. I’ve never heard of anyone doing so, but Rallon is some distance away”
“Yes I see, umm yes that might not be a problem with my newest invention”
The three rounded the cottage wall and as they did so what looked like a small wooden ship of two decks was on the ground. It was supported by what could only be described as four legs with wheels on them. Next to it was a large canvas bag what the material was Jazz was unsure of, it was coloured, red, blue and yellow. There was yet another boom as something again flew overhead the three shook their heads and laughed. They didn’t need to voice that it was Dikat trying to make lead into gold again.
“Ah yes here it is, umm I call it an airship”
“It looks more like a boat” Arden pointed out.
“Umm well yes, I had to use what I could get my hands on the materials took a while to umm fabricate. I’m sure we can ah just float over the treacherous mountains”
“Like I said your welcome to share in the treasure, if we’re lucky enough to find it” Jazz replied.
“Very well, all the supplies we may need are already aboard, just keep putting wood into the stove. Umm I’ll just get the sextant and a few other things and we can be off...ermm perhaps I should bring some Rendelberry muffins?”
********
“Well, did you exchange the map for our fake one?”
“Yeah Boss that fog brained crackpot fell for it hehehe”
“Well for once you did something right, while Newton and his guests go the wrong way we’ll be on our way to the lost city of Ut and the treasure!” Dikat commented.
********
“Alright crew cast off the lines”
“Aye Aye Captain, forward line cast off”
“Aft line cast off”
The airship slowly rose from the ground, as it did so a slight breeze passed through the valley. Slowly the top of the trees could be seen as the airship began to climb. Below untouched and pathless bushland passed by.
Below and some distance off a small plume of dust rose from the ground as a cart made it way towards the Maron pass. Dikat and Bean where travleing fast, or as fast as the Plib could pull the cart.
********
The airship had traveled about a third of the day, below the valley had turned into scrubland and now into a green area of grass. Jazz was looking over the side and was wondering. Arden was busy eating a muffin in one hand as the two watched. Slowly the airship started to lose height a little.
“Look out we’re heading for that large tree!” Jazz called out.
With a loud crash the airship came to rest in the canopy of the tree. The three looked each other over thankfully no one was hurt.
“Is everyone alright?” Jazz asked.
“I think so, you alright Newton?”
“Ummm yes I think so”
“Excuse me, just what do you think your doing in my tree!” a voice called.
“Umm err who or what is that?” Newton question.
A small figure came flying over to the, she was dressed in a soft yellow dress and about four inches tall.
“I said excuse me...what are you doing in my tree?”
“I...err umm...what are you...who said that?”
“I said that and I’ll say it again...what are you doing in my tree. My name is Leona, and I’m a Sprite and your crashed in my tree”
“Oh no... there are no such things as Sprites” commented Newton.
“And I suppose there's no such things as big bags of air stuck in my tree, yet there it, big as life” replied Leona.
“If she says she’s a sprite then she must be a sprite” answered Jazz.
“Ah eh umm I guess you have a point”
“Hmm well is there anything I can do to help...you do know the laws of aerodynamics right?”
“Now see here you little sprout, umm er you little sprite. There’s nothing you can teach me about flying”
“Newton!” Jazz sighed.
“Oh no, watch this!”
Leona flew fast and high in an aeronautical display that made them all look rather astounded.
“Now can I teach you to fly?”
“Hehehe umm well yes by all means, professor” replied Newton.
Both Jazz and Arden giggled softly and grinned.
“Now to move your airship in any given direction you must apply a force in an opposite direction. This manual propeller will help with this, also you’ll get more vertical lift if you shorten the straps to the airbag” Leona commented.
“You could come with us and share the treasure, I’m sure there’s enough for all of us”
“Oh no thank you Jazz I have all the treasure I need here. Besides I’m sure Newton being the great scientist he is would not like to be seen with a creature that doesn’t exist now would you?” Leona teased.
The three had to laugh and soon the airship lifted into the sky and headed on its way.
********
“Newton?”
“Hmm oh yes Jazz?”
“Shouldn’t we check the map?”
“Good idea umm Jazz we should be over Woogly Bog…”
“Seems to be a river under us right now and a waterfall”
Newton looked over the side of the airship and blinked. He looked back to the map and shook his head.
“No no that’s not right that’s Trembely Falls, we’re dreadfully off course… I wonder….erm yes I think this map is a fake, a substitution by Dikat no doubt”
“What do we do?” asked Arden.
“Errr well we will have to swing out over the great desert I’m afraid”
“Desert, oh boy let me get my spoon”
“Not that kind of desert Arden!”
“Hmm yes oh dear...it would seem our fuel supply is running out. It seems we may have to land”
“How long have we been heading the wrong way?”
“Hmm perhaps half the day Jazz, Diktat has that much of a lead on us” replied Newton.
********
Dikat and Bean where moving fast but the treacherous mountains were still several days away. The valley had opened into grasslands, the cart that Diktat was sitting on was being pulled along by Bean. On the back of the cart was a barrel of water, a small pair of tents and various other things.
“While Newton and his friends are following that phoney map the real one will lead me..I mean us to the treasure. Well I would hand it to you, but I wont because you don’t have hands. All the same you’ve really pulled a great trick this time Bean”
Bean grinned as he continued the bar in his mouth as he pulled the cart. Something ahead moved and a blue lop came into view it was joined by a few more and Bean panicked and ran, the cart gathered speed the two wailed as the cart flew off a small rise and broke an axel.
“What did you do that for!”
“Lops...I hate Lops, they nice, friendly and….yuck helpful..they make me sick”
“You make me sick Bean, see if you can fix the cart, we need to stay ahead of Newton”
“I thought we we’re equal partners, how come I get to pull cart all the time huh?”
“Well Bean, I’m just a little more equal than you are. You pull the cart and I think someone has to the manual work and your so much better at it”
“Hmmph sounds fair” Bean replied.
********
The Airship settled down on to the sand it slowly came to a halt and the large coloured airbag started to slowly sag downwards. It was deflating fast enough even in the hot dry air, Newton brought out a pair of binoculars and looked around.
“We need to explore some see where we are, umm hopefully near the edge of the dessert. We will have to be careful with out water” Newton adviced.
The three friends made sure to have two water canteens each they had soon moved some distance
when Arden tripped over something.
“I tripped on a black rock” Arden said with a scowl.
The calico cat was about to throw it when Newton caught his wrist and took the rock.
“Oh...er, yes just as I thought a carbonous deposit...or coal!” exclaimed Newton.
“We can burn coal right Newton?”
“Oh yes Jazz, coal would burn much better than wood. I believe that would suit us most, umm better, we could carry more of it and less room would be needed. All we need to do is to dig it out”
“I knew there had to be a catch” Arden replied.
A small search found a seam of Coal a little further off, it was inside of a cave and the three found several pick axes and shovels. It seemed rather odd to Jazz but why look at a gift when they were needing fuel.
Suddenly the ground to began to shake and the ground beneath split open, Arden, Newton and Jazz fell into the fissure.
********
It was very dark for a while, slowly Jazz’s vision returned, she would admit it was dark, but there was some light. She checked herself over and looked for Newton and Arden. The two where uninjured, she noticed something moved in the area.
“Well everyone, is err uninjured that is a small mercy. It seems there was an earthquake and we um fell into seems to sealed its self”
“Newton...I think we have another problem…”
“Oh dear...err yes your quite right Arden!” Newton exclaimed.
A large brown creature appeared it looked to Jazz to be a type of troll or something like it. They had not been seen on the surface for generations. Several of them began to push Jazz, Newton, and Arden along a passage.
“Pardon me but what have we done?” asked Jazz.
“Hurry up and keep moving”
After what seemed to be like hours the three were pushed into a large room, looking around there was a raised area and on it sat a larger being, it had a crown on its head.
“Well what do we have here?”
“Intruders your Majesty they were stealing our coal”
“Then they shall be made to suffer”
“That’s not true we’re not intruders your griminess” Newton said.
“What’s that?”
“Oh...he means your sliminess”
“He means your highness we’re quite prepared to pay for the coal” Jazz replied.
“To late for that, put that one to work and put the other two in the dungeon”
“Yes your Highness”
“Where are they taking me?” called out Arden.
“Don’t worry Arden, we’ll rescue you, err as soon as we figure out how to rescue ourselves” Newton called back.
********
Both Jazz and Newton where roughly pushed into the cell, the two fell on to their front and the entrance was closed with a loud clack. The two looked around and then at the cell bars, they were made of a thick bamboo and wood. Where the materials had come from they didn’t know. Newton looked at them again.
“You know it’s quite impossible to break them they are very much hard like steel I’m afraid”
“Who said that?” Jazz asked.
A figure came into the area that was slightly brighter, he was a cream furred male unicorn. Long yellow and cream hair cascaded down his back. He was wearing a slightly dirty armored chest plate and leggings.
“I said it I’m Prince Aaron Forestwalker”
“King Vincent the fourth he is your father is he not?” asked Newton.
“I have that honor”
“What are you doing in here your highness?”
“Please just Forest or Aaron will surffice, it is a long and sad story I’m afraid”
“We don’t have anywhere to go right now it might pass the time” Jess pointed out.
“Very well it started when I heard my sister had been captured and taken to the lost city of Ut…” Aaron began.
********
After a while the troll like creatures returned the three where moved out and down a hallway to a large area, inside there was a coal seam and the three were expected to mine the coal. They began working and the time passed. A few hours later three where allowed to stop and eat, food was brought to them and Jazz smelt the stew and tasted it, she groaned and made a face.
“Well it seems Arden is in the kitchen...his special stew is...diffrent”
“I...think I like their cooking more if I am honest” replied Forest.
“Yes...erm..it’s unique...is there umm anyway of getting past the ah guard?”
Above on a small out crop a troll like guard was tapping a wooden club into his hand.
“Ah I umm see that is not an option”
After eating or what passed as eating the three were being returned to their cell. Suddenly there was an earthquake and the top of the passageway caved in. Bright sunlight poured in from the surface and the guards ran away covering their eyes.
“Ah..I see...it seems our guards and possibly the others are photosensitive”
“What was that?”
“They don’t like bright light Miss Jazz” replied Forest.
“We should take advantage of this and make our way back to the airship, now I know what we do we ah should be able to rescue Arden”
********
The walk to the airship took at least three maybe four hours, the group nearly got lost a few times. The group had found the airship after Newton had got a bit confused on the direction a few times.
“Hmm I thought it was south, south, west...but we’re here all the same”
The inventor vanished into the airship returning with a few pieces of metal, candles and for some bizarre reason two pots of apple sauce.
“Eat these as quickly as you can please we only have err a few hours of daylight left” Newton explained.
Both Jazz and Aaron ate as quickly as they could, the two gulped down the applesauce. Jazz finished first and started on the next jar. After a few moments they had three empty jars, Newton took the jars and using the candles and pieces of metal crafted three lanterns.
********
Find an entrance to the caves had proven to be a challenge at first, the three friends carefully made their way downwards further and further. At first the group ran into no one but they soon ran into a guard. Newton turned shining the lantern onto the being, the troll like creature shielded its eyes before running away to get more of it’s breathern.
The three found Arden in the kitchen and after a short argument the three pushed him out of the kitchen. The four soon where being cased by a number of troll like beings. They managed to leave the caverns and hallways behind the bright sun welcomed them and they made their way to the airship carrying what coal they had managed to snag on their way out.
“I can not thank you enough my friends you have done me a great service by freeing me. I can not ask you to continue to help me. I’m afraid we must part company” Aaron was saying.
“We’ve spoken on the way here Forest, we’re decided to wait on finding the treasure and helping you find your sister instead” Jazz replied.
“You three are truely selfless beings”
“Lets get going time’s wasting!” Arden called over the rail of the airship.
Jazz and Aaron grinned and the two boarded the airship which took off seconds later into the early evening sky.
********
This Story Will Continue In:
The Princess
Category All / All
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Size 878 x 600px
File Size 936.7 kB
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