They had to take two taxis for all 7 of them. The parents were in one and the Backyardigans in another.
They eagerly looked at the paper.
"It has several riddles in it." Pablo said
"I'll read the first one." Austin said, "A peice of map is behind a suit case. It's not on the one with the skeleton face."
"What does that even mean?" Tyrone said
"Oh for goodness sakes!" Tasha said
"Well I geuss it tells us where to find peices of the map." Uniqua said, "And then we can find the treasure!"
When they got to the duck pond inn where they were staying Austins parents checked in and got the room key.
"We are going to put our luggage in the room." Austins dad said, "You guys can look around town if you want."
They returned to the lobby.
"OK" Austin said, "We need to figure out what this first riddle means."
They looked around the inn.
Tasha's eyes came to rest on the desk.
"Hey." Tasha said
"What is it?" Tyrone said
Tasha looked at the desk then turned her head.
Carven in the front of the desk were a couple squares. There a couple small reactangles carved next to it. one of them had a duck carved on it The other one had a skull.
"I found it!" Tasha said
The others looked at the desk.
"Turn your head to the side." Tasha said, "If you look at the square and rectangle just right they kind of look like a suitcase. And l;ook whats carved on them!"
They quickly looked at the duck one.
Austin felt it and discovered.
"Its a secret cabinet!"
They opened it and inside was a small peice of paper.
"The first map peice!" Uniqua said
On the map peice was a few trees, a part of a river, and what looked like a person.
"This looks like the bottom right corner of the map." Uniqua said
Uniqua held onto the piece of the map. "Yes, its defiantly the bottom right corner. See how this sides cut evenly and then its ripped here?" she pointed out. "So we must be starting from the bottom." Tyrone thought aloud.
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch, Ty." Tasha reminded, hands on her hips knowingly.
Pablo looked at her, dumbfounded. "Um...we're talking about ducks, Tasha. Not chickens."
"Oh for goodness sakes! Pablo, its a metaphore. I mean that we shouldn't be certain until we have all the pieces of the map." Tasha explained, rather irrtated.
"OK..." Pablo said. "But what does that have to do with chickens?" Tasha just rolled her eyes, not bothering to reply.
"Um...lets read the next riddle." Austin suggested, pulling out the paper.
The others listened for it.
"Me thinks me saw a map peice fall, from behind the ticket that hangs on the wall." Austin said
"That could mean only one place!" Uniqua said
"The train station!" The others said
They all ran back to the train station. The panda was gone.
"Oh well." Pablo said, "She would have liked to discover a map peice in here."
"Never mind that pablo." Tasha said, "Where should we look?"
"It said behind a ticket that hangs on the wall." Austin said
"How about this?" Tyrone said
There was a sign hung on the wall shaped like a ticket.
Uniqua looked behind it and saw nothing.
"No nothing." She said
"Wait a minute." Tasha said.
She took the sign and felt along the edge.
"It's double sided!" She said.
Tasha peeled it in half. Inside was a map peice.
"We found it!" Tyrone said with glee.
They looked at it.
"This one has a compass on it." Pablo said, "This must be to find the dirrections."
"Awesome!" Pablo smiled, holding the compass in his flippers. "Now we won't get lost."
"With you telling us where to go, we still will." Tasha teased.
"Guys, sh! Austin's reading the next clue!" Uniqua hushed, pointing over to the 'roo boy. Austin nodded once his friends were listing. He held the book in front of him again as Uniqua tried to connect the two map pieces in a disapointing discover that they didn't fit with each other. "A peice of map is what you see on the wall where a zipper used to be." Austin read.
"Hmm...what does THAT mean?" Tyrone wondered aloud, scratching the side of his head in confusion.
Uniqua hummed, thinking to herself. She looked up in thought when something caught her eyes. "You guys!" she called. The four Backyardigans looked over to their friend. Uniqua shot up a finger, pointing to a sign that hung on a billboard that people read when leaving the train station. "Look! It says there's a museum here!"
Tasha walked over to get a better glimps. "Its says here that its a historic value. They have a 'pitare exhibit'." she informed.
"Then that's where we'll go!" Austin instructed, folding the papers back into his pocket.
"Why?" Pablo asked.
"Because," Uniqua took over, "if the museum is an 'historic value' they most likely have stuff from when the pirates were here." she smiled. "Right," Austin agreed, "and if they do, it'll help. Plus, that exhibit sounds worth checking out."
"Well, we have time before we gotta get back to your parents so...why not?" Pablo smiled.
The meuseum wasn't that far away from the train station.
They went inside and walked to the pirate exhibit.
There were three pirates uniforms, several paintings, and some other things.
A dog walked over to them.
"Hi there kids." She said, "I own the meuseum. My name is Rosy. Can I help you with something?"
"No we were just looking." Tyrone said
"Are any of these belonging to one eye pete?" Austin said hopefully.
"Yes." Rosy said, "This coat here belonged to him. and these some of thes things over here also are his."
She lead them to a shelf full of items.
"I have to go now but you kids enjoy your visit."
"Wait!" Uniqua said, "One question before you go. Why is there a stick in this shirt?"
"For some reason one eye pete had it there. It used to be a pocket eith a zipper." Rosy said then walked away.
They grinned at each other.
Tasha reached in the pocket and felt a paper. She pulled it out.
Austin took it.
"This one has has a small river and bridge." Austin said
They added it to their collection.
They started to leave with Austin looking at the paper then suddenly he stopped..
"What is it Austin?" Pablo said
Austin didn't answer. Instead he ran back to the shelf with pirate items on it and picked up a small pill box.
"What are you doing?" Tasha said
Austin opened it and inside was another map peice folded up.
They gasped.
"I knew it!" Austin said, "The next riddle was a map peice is hidden with a seasickness pill take it now if you will!"
"Good work Austin!" Uniqua said
They looked at the map peice.
Austin smiled shyly as the five exited the building. "So, where to next?" Tasha asked, skipping down the steps. "Well, lets see." Austin said, pulling out the book. "Wait," Pablo halted. The four looked up over to the penguine. "What is it, Pablo?" Austin asked.
"How come you get to read all the riddles? Can I read the next one?" he asked.
"Uh, sure. Here you go." Austin said, handing the book over to him. Pablo gladly took the book and looked at it. "Hey! Am I on the right page or not in the English catagory or is this impossible to read!" Pablo muttered, staring mindlessly at the scribbled handwriting.
"Pablo?" Uniqua said. He looked over to her. "Your holding it upside down."
Pablo looked back at the book and slowly turned it around. Once he did, everything made sense. "It worked!" he smiled earning his friends to facepalm themselves. "Ok, it says 'a flavor sign that takes a turn shows you peice of map to earn'."
"A flavor sign?" Tyrone wondered. "What does that mean?"
"Flavor sign...flavor sign..." Tasha thought.
"I KNOW!" Pablo beamed. His friends looked at him, completely surprised. "What?" Tyrone asked, amazed. "I know! Uniqua, is there an ice cream shop in Smugglers Cove?"
Uniqua looked at her guide for a moment. "Um...yes. Down this street, but why?"
"Follow me and I'll show you!" Pablo replied, taking off in the directions Uniqua pointed him too. The four shrugged and followed their friend. Within a few minutes, they were outside of the ice cream shop. Pablo gestured towards a sign in the shape of an ice cream. "See? Doesn't that look like a flavor sign?" he grinned pleasingly.
They walked inside and saw several bins of ice cream.
A horse stood behind the counter.
"Hi can I get you anything?" He asked
"Pablo." Tyrone wispered to him, "Distract him so we can find the map peice."
"What's the special?" Pablo asked
"A swashbuckler swirl." He said
"While Pablo is busy ordering lets find it." Austin said
Uniqua snuck behind the counter and quickle looked at the back of the bins.
"Nothing." She whispered to Tasha.
Tasha looked behind a blackboard that said the daily special.
"Nope." Tasha said
"And hot fudge and extra sprinkles." Pablo said continuing his ridiculously long order.
Tyrone checked out the sign outside the store.
"No." Tyrone said
"It has to be here somewhere." Austin said.
"Austin!" Uniqua whispered.
"What?"
"Theres an extra empty bin!" Uniqua said, "There must be another flavor somewhere!"
Austin looked around franticly. Then his eyes laid on a sign on a shelf that read COOKIE DOUGH.
Austin reached up and grabbed it.
"And even more whipped cream, and a few skittles." Pablo said
Austin looked on the back and saw the map peice. he grabbed it and signaled to pablo to stop.
"You know what I need to have dinner soon so just cancel that order." Pablo said
"Bye!" They all said as they left.
"Oh that was close." Tasha said.
"But I have the peice!" Austin said
They looked at it. It has a shining lighthouse and part of a storm
"What does this mean?" Tasha wondered.
"It looks like a lighthouse...maybe that's where the next map piece is." Tyrone suggested. He looked over to their handy-guide-girl Uniqua. "Uni, is there anything about a lighthouse here?" Once again, Uniqua pulled out her guide book to double check.
"Yes but we should follow the clues in order." Uniqua said,
"The next one is." Pablo said, "Looking down at the boat building store is a peice of map in the back door."
"The boat store is right there." Tasha said
They went around back and saw a door but nothing else.
"Theres nothing here." Uniqua said, "Maybe there's something we're missing?"
"It says looking down." Austin said, "Hey I've got an idea!"
"What!" Uniqua said
"Me and Pablo should go to the top of the fort and look at it there!" Austin said
"Thats a good idea!" Tyrone said, "We'll stay here and look for it."
"Keep in touch via cell phone." Pablo said.
Pablo and Austin ran along the hiking trail to the fort.
"Hey Austin?" Pablo said
"Yeah?" Austin said
"How are we gonna see from way up there?" Pablo asked.
"Binoculars." Austin said.
Austin pulled two binoculars from behind his back.
When they got to the top of the fort they put up their binoculars and called the others.
"We can't see anything from down here!" Tasha said
"I can't see anything at all!" Pablo complained, "The town is so far away even with my binoculars!"
"Uh Pablo." Tyrone said over the phone.
"I'm serious!" Pablo said, "The buildings themselves look like ants!"
"Pablo." Uniqua said
"We will never find it from up here! Never!"
"Pablo!" Austin said
"Yeah?"
"You're holding your binoculars backwards." Austin said
Pablo turned them around and looked through them again.
"Oh thanks." Pablo said.
"I still can't see anything." Austin said
"Theres nothing here either except a really shiny door." Tyrone said, "Maybe I should look inside."
Tyrone opened the door and went inside.
Pablo and Austin saw something on the back of the wall for a split second.
"Tyrone! Wait!" Pablo said
"What?" Tyrone said
"Move the door again and look at the back." Austin said
Tyrone slowly moved the door and a picture appeared on the back on the wall.
"It must be reflecting of of things to make this!" Uniqua said, "It's shaped just like the map peice!"
"Quick!" Tasha said, "Draw a copy!"
Quickly, Tyrone pulled out a notepad a pen from who knows where, and began to draw down a copy for themselves. Once done, the Backyardigans looked over it, curiouse.
"Well? What do you guys think?" Tyrone asked.
"In my opinion...its a clue. A map piece." Pablo answered resulting in the four Backyardigans to facepalm themselves.
"I wonder what its telling us." Uniqua wondered aloud, thinking about what the clue was trying to say.
Pablo and Austin were still at the fort when Pablo realised he left the book with Uniqua.
"Hey Uniqua!" Pablo said, "There might be a map peice at the fort can you read the next riddle?"
"It says." Uniqua said, "An old wrist shack that one eye pete wore hides a secret on the dungeon floor."
"Theres a dungeon here!" Austin said
Pablo and Austin ran inside the dungeon.
"Ok theres a wrist shackle on the floor here but theres nothing under it."
Austin noticed some of the rocks on the floor were arranged to the shape of a skull.
Austin shruuged that thought away and focused on the shackle.
"Let me try lifting the rocks underneath it." he said,
Austin pulled on the rock under the shackle and found it was loos.
He pulled it out and founs a small box. Inside was the next map peice.
"We found it!" Austin said
"Good work you guys!" Tasha said, "Now come on down!"
After they rejoined in town Pablo read the next riddle.
"x marks the spot. thats the place to be. a peice of map is waiting to see."
"I saw some rocks that were shaped like an x near the picnic table but they looked to big to be moved so that must be it!" Austin said
"So, are we already at the treasure?" Pablo asked.
"Hmm...I don't think so, Pablo." Austin answered, looking over the map pieces they have already uncovered. "Seeing this, unless the next piece is REALLY big, we still have some more to find."
Uniqua smiled, "Well, we're not going to find the treasure by just standing here! Lets go!" And she leaped off.
"Wait Uniqua!" Austin said, "We have to meet my parents for lunch!"
"Oh yeah." Uniqua said
"We can look for it then as long as someine distracts them." Tasha said
"So lets head back." Tyrone said
They went back to the duck pond inn.
"Hey kids!" Mrs Kangaroo said, "How was exploring the town?"
"Great mom." Austin said, "We found the perfect place for a picnic lunch! Can we do it?"
"Yeah!" Austins dad said, "We need to see the town too! We have been cooped up in here all morning so we need to get out!"
So Mrs. Kangaroo packed two baskets for the picnic lunch. Once she was done and they were prepared, the couple followed the five kids to their "perfect picnic spot". Upon arriving to a picnic table, the kids informed that they were there.
"So...what did you make for lunch, mom?" Austin asked, pushing the paper deeper in his pocket.
"Um, I made some sandwhiches! I have meat and lettuce and bread, so help yourselves!" Mrs. Kangaroo stated happily, setting out the items along the table. Hungrily, the kids picked out what they liked and made a sandwhich for themselves as did Austin's parents. In the whole while, the five were still trying to think up a plane on how to distract the two adults long enough for them to find the next map piece.
Suddenly Austin had an idea.
"Hey mom, dad?" He asked
"Yeah son?" Mr kangaroo answered
"Theres a fort nearby and I would like to take a picture from up there of you guys." Austin said
"We'd love to!" Mrs kangaroo said, "Lets head up."
"You guys don't mind us going for minute?" Austin asked winking at the others.
"No go ahead." They said
As soon as they were out of sight the four of them scrambled to the x.
"There's a big rock right in the center!" Uniqua said, "We have to move it to get to the map!"
Meanwhile Austin had lead his parents to the fort and had a camera.
"Ok ready?" Austin asked
"Yup." Both his parents replied.
They got into a pose together.
"Ok" Austin said, "1, 2, 3"
"I know!" Tasha said, "we'll pullit and Pablo will grab it!"
They strained. The rock moved.
"17, 18, 19" Austin said
"I can't reach it!" Pablo said,
"Pablo use your head!" Tyrone said,
"My head?" Pablo said, "OK!"
Pablo hit his head on the rock.
"Oh great." Uniqua said
"45, 46, 47,"
Mr. Kangaroo looked towards his wife, puzzled. He was no longer smiling from his cheeks going numb. The same thing followed for Mrs. Kangaroo. "Um...Austin?" she called.
"62, 63 - yeah?" Austin asked.
"Um, sweetie, aren't you going to take the picture?"
"I'm counting."
"Yes, we see that." Mr. Kangaroo said. "But all the way to 100?"
Austin nodded. "Yes, to make sure you want that position. Now, get ready." Austin said, aiming the camera once more. "Now uh...where was I? Oh well! 1, 2, 3..."
"Oh goodness." Mr. Kangaroo sighed.
Meanwhile, Pablo had a massive headache while his friends looked at him with looks so unforgetable.
"Really Pablo?" Tasha asked. "Really? You seriously did not bang your head on that rock."
Pablo rubbed the side of his head. "I sure did, and I have the bruise to prove it."
Tasha couldn't help but facepalm herself for what seemed like the tenth time that day in a result of another Pablo-error.
Uniqua and Tyrone put one huge burst of strength and lifted the rock.
They imagined they were Tyrone the strong and princess strong blossom.
"I'll get it!" Tasha said
She grabbed small box and they let go.
"Now quick!" Tasha said, "Get back to the table!"
Meanwhile Austin had finally taken the picture and they were walking back.
Austin hoped he had given them enough time to find it.
When they got back the others were looking out at the water.
"Hey guys wht re you doing?" Austin asked,
"We're looking at the cove." Uniqua said
Uniqua gave austin a quick wink. He saw it nd was relived.
After they finished lunch.
"Kids we are going to need you back at the inn so we can do something" Mrs Kangaroo said
They got A little worried.
Once they got back.
"How can we look for the map peices in here?" Pablo said
"I geuss we'll just have to wait untill tomorow." Tyrone sighed
"Until then lets hide the book and map peices." Uniqua said
They found the perfect hiding place. With Uniqua's books.
"Kids get into your swimsuits!" Mr Kngaroo said
They were confused but they did.
They looked at each other in their swimsuits.
Austins was blue, had a big yellow stripe on it, and a big hole in the back for his tail.
Tyrone's was red and dark blue striped.
Uniqua's was pink with polka dots.
Tasha's was orange with flowers on it.
Pablos was blue and yellow striped.
"I'm guessing we're going swimming," Pablo said.
"That's right, Pablo." Austin's mother said, walking into the room in her own magnolia coloured swimsuit, but she wore a white light sweater over. "There's a swimming area at this inn! Austin's father and I thought it would be fun for you kids to go swimming."
"That does sound fun." Tyrone smiled.
"Plus we're already in our swimwear." Tasha reminded.
"Alright then," Austin's father said, butting into the conversation. He walked into the room wearing a black pair of swim shorts. "Lets go swimming!" And one that que, the five kids happily hurried down the hall with the two adults close behind.
When all the backies jumped into the pool they decided to have a race to the other side and back.
"Ready set go!" They said
Pablo and Austin tied for first since Pablo had his flippers and Austin spun his tail around like a motor.
After that they spent several hours in the pool playing with each other.
Finally it was time to get out.
They all went back to their room and went into the bathroom. The backies had to take a bath to wash the chlorine out.
They all sat down and for the first time they saw what each other looked like without their clothes. Well except Pablo.
After the bath, the Backies each dressed into their comfy pyjamas seeing it was going to be time for bed in two hours or so. Austin wore plain buttoned purple pyjamas, Tasha had a red nightgown with an orange flower on her chest and matching slippers, Pablo just wore a plain grey T-shirt with baggy pants, Tyrone wore a striped long-sleeved shirt and blue pants, and Uniqua wore pink and white polka-dotted pants with a bubble gum pink shirt that had "Dreams" written across it.
They looked so cozy.
Especially when they were in the living room that was sheeted in blankets and pillows, huddled either on the couch or the pillow-covered floor, watching TV with a bowl of chocolate chip cookies being passed about. Five glasses of milk sat on the coffee table.
They were currently watching a mystery movie, one Pablo had brought from his collection of Sherlock Holmes. They were trying to piece if maybe Holmes methods could help them in their own mystery.
"A bird flying high below the big blue sea brought a peice of map to me." Austin thought.
As they finished the movie They all went to bed. Austins subconsious thought so hard about it he started to dream about it.
Pablo was still awake and had decided to mess with Austins dreams. Pablo put his MP3 player over Austin's ears. It wouldn't fit properly but it worked. Then Pablo set it to repeat mode so it would play one song over and over again. Then Pablo went back to bed gigling at what austin could be thinking about.
Austin was hving n unusul dream.
He dreamt he was in some unusual city with several buildings and a few parks. Austin looked at himself and gasped in surprise. He was blue, had no clothes, wore red shoes, white gloves and felt something on his back and head. He tried to say something but discovered he couldn't talk. He also felt huge urge to run around. Unable to resist it he took off a lot faster then he hd ever run before.
He ran through a park and somersalted down a stair rail. He jumped t the end and landed on some platforms. He kept running without a care in the world but then he started thinking aout the bird. and the sea. and the riddle. He thought about it as he ran. He hit a giant spring nd flew into a building. He kept running across. He hit nother spring and then flew on top of the buildings. he ran down a vertical incline and crossed some blck and orange verticl cylinders. He destroyed a efw robots that mysteriously appeared. then he rolled down some roofs to another road. He turned a cornera nd suddely a giant black truck started chasing him. He ran on and smirked at the truck. It turned a corner and tried to run hi mover from a different angle. He jumped over it and ran on. as he rn across building the truck appeared again and realesed some robots. Austin destroyed them and ran along the rod were the truck was racing down hill. Austin Jumped over a huge gap in the road and over the truck passing underneth him. then it appeared at the top of a building and flew across a jump to try and run him over. Austin raced to the top nd beat it. He grabbed a skateboard and flew downhill. He did a few super jumps on a ramp and then rced alongside the truck again. The truck suddenly turned nd Austin hit another ramp which propeled him over the truck. Then he got off the skateboard and ran again. He croosed several scaffholding and jumped up higher as the truck destroyed the ones below. He flew downhill faster then he had ever before and the truck chased him behind. Sudden;y Austin figured it out nd slid under a small hole and the truck crashed. Austin then woke up and figured out the riddle.
When Austin woke up, he realized that he was the only one in the room he shared. Quickly, he pulled the covers off and quickly got dressed before entering the kitchen where he found his parents making breakfast with food they brought and his friends eating.
"Hey Austin!" Pablo greeted, swallowing his cereal. "Sleep well?"
"Uh...I had a strange dream..." Austin answered.
"A strange dream?" Tyrone quoted. "What was it?"
Austin walked over, taking up a chair next to Uniqua. "Um...well, I was all blue and I didn't have any clothes-"
"We're you Pablo?" Tasha guessed. Pablo just looked at her strangly.
"-Er, no. But I ran really, really fast and-" Austin stopped, lowering his voice under a whisper. "I figured out the next riddle!"
They stopped eating.
"How did you figure it out?" Tasha whispered.
the others nodded.
"The dream i had cleared my thoughts so I could focus on it." Austin answered, "we can go for soon."
Mr and Mrs Kangaroo went over to them.
"So what are you kids going to be doing today?" Mrs Kangaroo said
"I think we'll go check out the old light house." Tyrone said
After they all got dressed Uniqua grabbed the book and they headed out.
"So where is the next map peice Austin?" Uniqua said
Austin said, "It's at the top of the lighthouse."
Pablo was confused
"But the riddle said it was a bird flying below the blue sea." Pablo said
"No" Austin said, "It said flying high below the blue sea. Trust me on this."
"I trust you Austin." Uniqua said
They went over to the lighthouse.
They walked up a flight of stairs to the top were a big window, desk, and some chipped wallpaper.
"OK Austin were is it." Tasha said
"I'll explain." Austin said, "I got to thinking about how something could be high below the sea. Then after the dream I started thinking about it laterally and I realized it wasn' under the sea after all. It was a bird flying high but it wasn't under the sea. It's up here. Look out the window. you can see the se and below it on the wall is some chipped wallpaper shaped just like"
"A flying bird!" Tyrone said
"Austin you are a genius!" Uniqua smiled. Austin blushed slightly. "Well of course he is," Tasha stepped in. "He's not Austin the Smart because he knows his name."
"Alright, but I don't get the whole bird-made-in-the-wall thing."
"And this is why Pablo isn't the one in charge of the map." Tasha added. Pablo just shot her a look.
"Never mind about that," Tyrone said, "we're this close to getting the next piece!"
Tyrone felt long the wall until he felt a bump next to the birds beak. He tore off the wallpaper and another map peice fell to the floor. He picked it up.
"Here it is!" Tyrone said
Uniqua took it and put in with the others.
"Thats one more!" Uniqua said
Austin took out the book to look at the next riddle.
"Were the wall is cracked and fell away a map peice is now on display." Austin read
"That one is easy!" Pablo said
"IT is?" Uniqua said
Pablo ran downstairs and tore off a small peice of wallpaper right next to aa painting of a ship on the sea.
The others followed and stared at him.
"Don't ask me how I knew." Pablo said brandishing a map peice.
Uniqua took it surprised
"OK." Austin, "Next riddle."
Uniqua asked if she could read the next riddle and Austin instantly replied with a welcomed "yes" a little too enthusiastically. Uniqua just giggled and looked at the riddle. "Behind a long lost peice of gold there is a map peice that looks quite old."
"Gold? You mean we're finally at the treassure!" Pablo grinned happily.
"Yes Pablo," Tasha began sarcastically, "I'm sure the next map piece is HUGE and will fill up all the empty spaces."
"Great!" Pablo replied. Tasha just rolled her eyes and walked away from him, going over to Tyrone. However, Tyrone was pndering about the riddle. "A long lost piece of gold? Where would that be? A jewlery store?" Tyrone thought aloud.
"I don't think so," Uniqua answered. "Hmm...we are up in the lighthouse, maybe we can get a good view." she suggested. Agreeing, they all rushed towards a small window and peered out, but all the window showed was the beach - the town was behind the lighthouse.
"Perfect," mumbled Pablo. "Now what?"
"I got it!" Tasha beamed. "You do?" Austin asked. "Sure, its simple. See, I bet the riddle wanted us to look out the window! If all we see is the beach..." she said, training off so her friends could get the message.
"Well don't just pause! If we see the beach - continue!" Pablo muttered.
"Pablo," Tyrone began, "the riddle is telling us we have to go on the beach to find the next piece!"
"Oh..."
They went down to the beach and started looking.
Pablo stared at the wrecked ship on the beach.
"Hey Uni what did you say this beach is called again?" Pablo asked
"Shipwreck shore." Uniqua answered
"I wonder why they call it that?" Pablo said
This made everyone facepalm.
"The ship don't give you a clue?" Tyrone asked. Pablo shrugged resulting in Tyrone rolling his eyes.
"Alright guys," Uniqua said, rasing up a pink hand to halt her friends. "We need to find that map piece. The riddle says something about gold. Anyone have any ideas?"
They began to ponder, their eyes scanning the surronding beach, trying in vain to solve the riddle.
Then Tyrone looked at the name of the ship.
"Fishermans g*lden friend." Tyrone said
"Thats it!" Uniqua said
They watched as Uniqua broke off a part of the boat where it was missing an o.
She pulled out a map peice behind it.
"Good thinking!" Tasha said
Uniqua read the next riddle.
"a bear has a map peice hidden in the hay get past him and take it you may." Uniqua said
"Does that mean we go back to the toy store?" Pablo asked.
"No I don't think so." Tasha said, "I saw a shed nearby. We can look in there."
They went inside and saw a teddy bear dressed like pirate half burried in a pile of hay.
"Look!" Austin said "there it is!"
They dug around it but found nothing.
"What now?" Uniqua asked.
Pablo looked at the bear and unscrewed the hook. Inside was the next map peice!
"How'd you know that, Pablo?" Austin asked, marveled.
Pablo smirked. "I know my teddy bears."
"Yeah, 'cause that sounds so cool." Tasha teased, taking the map piece from his flippers. Before Pablo could object to her comment and action, Tasha began to read the riddle. "There's a peice of map for me where a fly used to be."
They started confused.
They walked back into town confused and as they were passing the boat store they saw a store for tackle and fly. They went inside and found a big picture of fly next to several lures. They inspected it and soon they got their peice of map.
"Hey Uniqua." Tyrone said, "How many more map peices do we need?"
"Umm" Uniqua said looking at the collection, "Maybe 5 or 6?"
"We're getting close!" Tasha said
Austin read the next riddle
"Up in the beams take a peek a map peice is behind a birds beak." he read.
"Are you telling me the next map piece is in a bird's mouth?! That's not fair! How're we supposed to get it?" Pablo muttered.
"Pablo," Tasha said.
"I mean, what if its a big bird!"
"Pablo," Uniqua said.
"We'll never get it if its a big bird! That's it man! Game over!"
"Pablo!" Tasha shrieked.
"Yeah?"
"I'm sure its not a real bird. Now close your own beak and lets think." Tasha ordered.
"Well if it says up in the beams that means it's in a tall building." Austin said
"So I guess we should start with the boat store." Uniqua said
They walked inside and saw there were several beams along the ceiling.
"How are we going to get up there?" Tasha asked.
"There's an attic here." Pablo said.
They climbed up into the attic.
"One of us is going to have to cross those beams." Tyrone said
"I'll do it." Austin said
"But Austin you might fall!" Uniqua said worried
"Tyrone give me a boost." Austin said, "Pablo Uniqua and Tasha be ready to catch me if I do fall."
They got into position.
Austin climbed onto Tyrones shoulders then his antlers.
"Hey!" Tyrone said, "Be carefull up there!"
Austin climbed onto the beams and stood up.
Uniqua was really worried about the 'roo boy.
As they watched they saw Austin was the best choice.
Pablo had too big flippers,
Tasha could never do it in her shoes,
Tyrones antlers would cause him to be unbalanced,
And Uniqua was , errr. well, the wrong shape.
Austin however was really thin and his tail helped him balance perfectly.
"Are you okay, Austin?" Uniqua asked, never looking away.
"Yes," he replied. "Kangaroos are good with balance." Austin carefully continued his walk up the beams, holding his arms out slightly for extra support. He was doing okay so far...
"See anything?" Tyrone asked.
"Um...nope - oh wait! I think I do!" Austin said happily, moving a little quicker. He thought he spotted something out of the corner of his eye. Suddenly, there was a loud RING! Austin almost fell off the beams but thankfully caught himself. It wasn't until after that dramatic moment did he realize the "ring" was caused my his mother's cellphone in his backpocket. She had lended it to him for this trip and he had completely forgotten about it. He sighed and grabbed the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi sweetheart! Just checking up on you five."
"Hey mom." Austin spoke. His friends realesed their held breaths in relief. What a time to call.
"Are you kids hungry? Your father and I thought we could all go for take-out!"
"Um...I guess. Where too?"
"We'll talk about it at the inn. So come here as soon as you kids can. That reminds me, where are you five?"
"Uh...checking out the view." Austin answered nervously.
"Alright dear, well, we'll be at the inn. See you soon. Kisses!"
"Okay, by mom. See ya." Austin said as he tucked the phone away.
Austin didn't want that to happen again so he set his phone to vibrate then put it back in his pocket.
He regained his balance and continued over to what he saw.
"Guys!" Austin said, "There's a carving of a bird here and it has an open beak!"
"Can you get it open?" Pablo called.
"I think so." Austin said
With some effort he opened it and inside was another small box that hd the next map peice.
"Guys I got it!" Austin called
He started to go back to Tyrone.
Suddenly Austin felt a horrible feeling in his leg.
He realised the cell phone was vibrating and it was set too high.
"Woaah!" Austin said as he struggled to regain his posture.
The others were scared.
"AAAAHHHHH!" Austin said as he lost his ballance and fell.
"AUSTIN!" Uniqua cried as she watched him in horror.
Austin saw his whole life flash before his eyes. He saw all the adventures he had with his friends and ll the good times he had with Uniqua.
Austin closed his eyes waiting for the impact.
When none came he opened his eyes and saw something he would never forget.
Uniqua was hanging there with one arm grabbing onto the beam and the other one locked with Austins arm.
Uniqua then pulled herself back up and then Pulled Austin up.
Austin was holding Uniqua's hand as he looked deep into her eyes. She did the same.
They would hve stayed like that forever if Austins phone hadn't vibrated again.
He grabbed it and answered,
"Hello?" Austin said
"Hey honey it's mom again. I forgot to tell you that I wanted you to go to the general store and pick up some fruit. I lready paid with my credit card so you don't have to pay."
"Alright mom. Bye!" Austin said as he hung up.
"So, are we gonna get going or are you two love-birds gonna stay up here?" Tasha teased.
Instantly, Uniqua and Austin let go of each other's hands and looked away, blushing madly. "Er..um...thanks Uni." Austin said.
"Anytime...I mean, whenever you fall from a beam I'll catch you...uh...your welcome." she said nervously, getting up. In her mind, she was just repeating how stupid that sounded.
"Um guys," Austin began. "My mom wants us back for lunch and needs us to pick up some fruit. We'll have to continue searching later."
After they got down They walked out and headed for the general store.
Uniqua looked at the book just to see what the next clue was.
"theres a map peice under where a feline will eat take it now from pussycat pete " Uniqua red to herself.
They walked into the general store where they saw a male fox behind the counter. He noticed them as they walked in.
"Which one of you is Austin?" He said
"Tht would be me." Austin said, "How do you know?"
"Your mom called and made an order." he said, "I'm Zorori."
Uniqu looked around and let out a silent gasp when she saw a pet bowl labeled "pussy cat Pete."
"What is it, Uni?" Tyrone asked.
"I think I solved the next riddle," she whispered.
Austin nodded. "You go find the map piece, I'll make sure he doesn't look." Austin walked over to the counter, smiling up at the fox. "Hello Mister! How do you do?"
Zorori was slightly surprised, but smiled, "I'm very good, thank you. Here's what your mother ordered."
"Thank you, Mister. You have a nice store here." Austin said randomly.
"Your kind, and thank you. Well, since your mother already paid, I'll see you around. Good day boy." Zorori waved.
"Actully what can you tell me about those prices on the souveniours you have here?" Austin said hoping to buy some time.
"Oh." Zorori said, "Well I have the post cards for 35 cents each, or there are these colorful shells for only"
While Austin and Zorori talked Uniqua felt below the cat bowl and found a secret compartment in the floor.
She quickly grabbed a peice of paper inside and set it back to the way it was.
"So will you be getting anything?" Zorori asked
"Not today." Austin said, "But sometime this week I'll get one."
"Okay!" Zorori said, "Bye!"
The 5 of them walked out and Uniqua showed them the map peice.
"Great, only a few more to go!" Pablo cheered.
"Kids!"
The Backyardigans paused and looked ahead where they spotted the inn they were staying at - and Austin's mother happily waving them over. They quickly hurried their pace until they met the two adults.
"Hi kids, did you have a good time sight-seeing?" Mrs. Kangaroo asked.
"Great mom," Austin replied.
"Anyway," Mr. Kangaroo started, "we thought we could all go out to one of the resturaunts for lunch. Okay with you kids?"
"Yeah!" They all said
"Do you have somewhere in particular you want to go to?" Mrs Kangaroo asked
"There's an ice cream shop by the cove." Austin said
"Yeah! That will also have a good view." Tasha said
"Alright!" Mr Kangaroo said, "We'll go there."
The Backies knew their parents would let them eat ice cream for a meal.
Normal parents want their kids to eat healthy.
But they weren't normal kids.
For one thing anything they ate got digested completely with absolutly nothing left. So that gave them extra nutrients. They also never had to .ahem. "go."
Which was good because they lacked certain body parts.
Also their bodies turned sugar and fat into more nutrients. so they were always healthy.
They arrived at the ice cream shop.
Arriving, Austin's parents asked the kids what they'd like to eat. Austin wanted chocolate, Uniqua asked for strawberry, Tasha wanted vanilla with colourful sprinkles, Tyrone got a banana split, and Pablo, of course, Rocky Road.
Once they ordered, the five picked a booth to sit in, and while waiting for the two adults, talked about the next riddle.
"Let's see the next riddle," Uniqua whispered.
"a peice of map to add to the stack is held behind an eye that is black." Austin whispered.
"How are we going to find a black eye?" Pablo asked
"Maybe we should punch you in the eye and look for it there." Tasha said sarcasticlly.
"Actually I saw something in the boat shop that might be it." Tyrone said
"Then we'll go there later." Austin said
"Shh!" Uniqua said, "Austins parents are coming back."
Mr and Mrs Kangaroo walked over with 5 bowls of ice cream.
Pablo's was shaped like a clowns head.
Uniqua's was a swasbuckler swirl.
Tasha's was shaped like a treasure chest with sprinkles on top.
Austins was shaped like asailboat with grahm cracker sails and a candy cane mast.
Tyrones was shaped like an island.
"Dig in everbody!" Austin said
The five ate their ice cream quite quickly but enjoyably. Austin's parents weren't even finished what they had ordered before the Backyardigans had piled their empty plates into the middle.
"Already done?" Mrs. Kangaroo asked.
"Yep," Pablo smiled.
"In any rush kids?" Mr. Kangaroo questioned.
The five froze a moment, somewhat confused. "What'dya mean dad?"
"I mean, you kids polished off your treat so fast like you were in a hurry to leave. We're on vacation! Why not calm down?" Austin's father said.
Before any of the five could reply, Austin's mother popped into the conversation, placing a hand on her husband's shoulder. She smiled, "Oh dear, the kids possibly want to explore! This place is perfect for them too, its safe and interesting." She looked over towards the Backyardigans, "You kids run along now and have fun. Just be back at the inn before six. We'll meet you there."
"Thanks mom. Bye!" Austin waved as he and his friends leaped down from their seats and hurried outside of the shop. Once they were in the late afternoon's air, they determined to return to the boat shop, and hope Austin wouldn't recieve any calls.
They ran back into the boat shop.
"So where is it?" Austin asked
Tyrone went up into the attic again.
The others followed.
"It's this." Tyrone said indicating to some hanging black ship peices.
"Thats just a bunch of old metal parts from a ship." Tasha said
"Remember Tasha." Pablo said, "Always expect the unexpected."
Tyrone spun them around until they took a shape.
They shape of an eye.
"Oh!" Uniqua said, "It points to where the peice is hidden!"
"Really clever, Ty." Tasha mused. Tyrone blushed slightly but turned away to grab the next map piece that was so carefully hidden. He blew off some caked dust and handed the yellowed-paper to Austin.
"A lizarsd is quick at climbing walls. Grab its map peice before it falls," Austin read. He looked up and was met with four puzzling faces.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Pablo asked curiously.
"Hmm...there's not really any places left to look. Yesterday and today, we scouted Smugglers Cove." Tasha reminded.
"Uniqua, can I see your book?" Tyrone asked. Uniqua nodded and pulled out her travling book on Smugglers Cove. Tyrone quickly flipped to the map of the place and tapped the page repeatidly in realization. "Found the problem. We searched everywhere...but the island."
"Island?" Pablo repeated.
"Island?" Austin quoted. "We don't have time to go to the island! Its late and there's no way we'd make it. We'll have to set out for the island tomorrow."
They went back to the duck pond inn where Austins parents were getting ready for dinner.
"Do you kids have any plans for tomorrow?" Mrs Kangaroo asked
"We were going to check out the island." Austin said
"That sounds fun!" Mr Kangaroo said
Uniqua hid the book and map peices again and they ate dinner.
After that they all went to the pool for another swim
At 8:00 they went back to their room to take a bath.
Once that was done they watched indiana jones, kingdom of the crystal skull.
"Guys, I know what we need." Pablo said randomly as they watched the movie.
"What's that?" Uniqua asked, taking a handful of popcorn.
"A whip and a awesome hat like that. It just makes the adventure." Pablo replied, sipping from his cup of juice.
The four looked at each other dumbfoundidly but brushed it off, returning their attention to the movie once again. Unfortuantly, the five didn't get to finish watching the movie as they fell asleep. Austin's parents walked into the living room after clearing the table to discover the Backyardigans sleeping away. They turned off the TV and let it be.
...
The next morning, the Backyardigans woke up early and quickly got dressed - the boys in their room and the girls in the bathroom. Once they were ready, they found the two adults sitting in the living room in their pyjamas, watching the news holding a cup of coffee.
"Morning kids," Mr. Kangaroo greeted.
"Morning," they all replied.
"So kids, you off to see the island?" Mrs. Kangaroo asked.
"Yep," Tyrone answered.
"Okay, but please don't go out there alone. If you five really want to go to the island, tell us and we'll take you, otherwise, I don't want you going alone. Understand?"
"Got it mom. We'll see you later," Austin waved. Quickly, they scooted out the door on their way to the island.
The 5 of them went over to the boat rental place.
They found a nice sail boat that could hold all of them and Austins parents.
"I'll go get my parents guys," Austin said, "But remember. We have to keep them from finding out what we're doing."
Austin went back to the duck pond inn.
"Mom?" Austin said, "We're ready to go."
"Alright sweetie," Mrs Kangaroo said, "We'll be there in a minute."
Austin went back to the others and discussed their plan.
"So we got it right? On the island, Uniqua and I will distract my parents as you three go and find the next pieces. Got it?" Austin reminded.
"Right," they agreed.
"Sh! Here they come!" Tasha hushed, noticing the couple walking over.
"Hey kids, what're you chatting about?" Mrs. Kangaroo asked. "We're...erm, just excited for the island is all." Austin smiled. "Well we'll be there soon enough." Mr. Kangaroo assured. "I think its a perfect day to go to the island. Are we ready?"
"Yes," the Backyardigans said with excitment.
"Then let's go!" said Mr. Kangaroo.
They all got in the boat.
Tyrone kept the sail steady while the others took the oars and steered.
Soon they arrived at the island.
They all got out and docked their boat.
Mrs. Kangaroo said, "Alright kids, what do you want to do?"
"Well...lets look around!" Uniqua smiled. "I mean, we've already explored Smugglers Cove, lets see around here."
"Okay, is there anything you kids want to see first?" Mr. Kangaroo asked.
"Um...oh hey dad!" Austin said. "What's that? Out in the ocean! I think its a whale!" he said, forcing his dad to look out at the sea.
"A whale?" his mother asked excitedly, turning around. Once the two were turned away, Uniqua made a shooing motion with her hand so Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha could sneak away. "I don't see a whale."
"Keep looking mom. I'm sure it was a whale."
Pablo Tyrone and Tasha ran off.
Tyrone grabbed the book from Uniqua.
They ran until they came to a fork in the road.
On the left side was an old stone island house. On the right side lead to a forest. Between the paths was a stone wishing well.
"Ok quick!" Tasha said, "Where should we look?"
"How about the old island house?" Tyrone said
They ran to the house.
There was a fireplace, some flowers growing, a few walls, and a caulderon.
"Find it!" Pablo said
back on the beach.
"I'm not seeing a whale." Mr Kangaroo said,
They started to turn around.
"Hey!" Uniqua said, "I think I can see a pirates ship over there near smugglers cove!"
Austins parents looked.
"Did you guys get it?" Pablo said
"I found it!" Tasha said
They looked at her.
"These cracks in the wall!" Tasha said, "They're shaped like a lizard!"
They pressed the head and the tail moved showing a map peice.
Tasha grabbed it.
"Read the next riddle!" Tasha said
"Ok ok" Pablo said, "The map peice is in the mouth of a deer. to find it touch its antler and its ear."
Pablo and Tasha looked at Tyrone.
"What?" Tyrone said, "I'm a moose! not a deer!"
Pablo paused for a moment. "Close enough," he said, shoving the note aside.
"Pablo! I don't have a map piece!" Tyrone yelled.
Tasha ran over, going in between the two friends before any more shouts could be thrown. "C'mon, we don't have time for this! I doubt Mr. and Mrs. Kangaroo will be distracted by the invisable whales for long. So lets get over Tyrone being a deer, or a moose, or a random abonmniable snow beast and just find the next piece! Got it?"
Nobody really knows how Tasha is able to have people obey her so easily, maybe its just the way she says it or how she instructs what she wants, but immediantly the two boys did what she said. They always do. Its like she just has that authority. But the boys have known the hippo long enough for the rule "whatever Tasha says, you do or else".
"I don't see a pirates ship from here." Mr. Kangaroo said.
"What? You don't see that dad?" Austin asked nervously.
"Hmm...I don't." Mrs. Kangaroo agreed.
"Maybe you two aren't standing in the right place." Uniqua lied-suggested.
"What about you kids? Do you see a pirate ship?" Mrs. Kangaroo asked a little over her shoulder, plainly showing she was directing the question to Tasha, Pablo, and Tyrone. Of course, she noticed when they didn't respond.
Austin and Uniqua looked at each other worried.
"They uh." Austin stuttered, "They went to the other beach to build a sand castle."
"Oh" Mr Kangaroo said, "Lets go join them."
"Ok." Uniqua said, "We'll go on ahead."
They ran as fast as they could and once they were out of sight they ran to find the others.
Pablo, Tyrone and Tasha were looking around hard for anything that looked like a deer.
Then all of them saw something at the same time.
Some trees, rocks, and plants, when you looked at them from the right angle looked like a deer.
"Whoa, now that's a deer!" Pablo pointed.
Tyrone crossed him arms. "Should I be insulted?"
Tasha completely ignored the two boys as she dashed over to the marveled sight. Upon reaching it, she turned to the boys. "I need help," she said. Instantly, they were by her side. Tasha's unknown power.
"What do we do?!" Austin panicked.
"We need to stall them!" Uniqua thought aloud.
"No really? I was gonna suggest tell them!" Austin said sarcastically. Uniqua gave him a look.
"Austin! Uniqua! Where are you?"
The two looked behind them where Austin's parents were soon to emerge.
Suddenly Austin had an idea.
"Uniqua!" Austin said, "Close your eyes, count to 30, and i'll convince them were playing hide and seek. Then I'll hide them."
"Got it." Uniqua said
Uniqua covered her eyes.
"1...2...3" Uniqua said
Austin ran over to his parents.
"We're all playing hide and seek!" Austin told them, "Uniqua's it. Lets go hide!"
"That sounds like fun!" Mrs Kangaroo said
The three of them set off.
Austin led his parents through the island, far enough from Uniqua but not too far in which she would be lost. His parents followed him closely behind.
"What's Uniqua counting too?" Mrs. Kangaroo asked.
"Um...100?" Austin asked unsurly.
"100? Why so much, bud?" Mr. Kangaroo questioned.
"Well, um...we don't know the island!" Austin stammered. "See, we don't know where the hiding spots are, so Uniqua counts long so we can learn it."
Austin's folks nodded. "Makes sense."
"So, where should we hide, sweetie?" Mrs. Kangaroo giggled.
"Um...not sure. In that tree?"
Austin pointed to a tree that was big and hollow.
There was a crack big enough for them all to go in.
Mr and Mrs Kangaroo stepped inside.
"There's not enough room here for all of us." Austin said, "I'll go find my own."
Austin took off to find Uniqua.
Once they found each other and after Uniqua shouted out "Ready or not here i come!" as a cover they ran off to find the others.
Meanwhile Pablo and Tyrone were giving Tasha a boost.
"It said first we have to touch it's anter then its ear." Tasha said.
"I can reach the ear!" Pablo said
"Ok." Tyrone said, "On three Tasha you touch the antler and then Pablo touch the ear. ready? three!"
They were about to do it when Uniqua and Austin ran over.
"Guys!" Uniqua called. Her sudden outburst startled the balancing three and they tumbled down.
"Ow! What's the big idea, Uni?" Tasha muttered.
Uniqua and Austin panted a moment. "Its...my parents...t-they think w-we're...playing h...hide n' seek..." The three looked at Austin oddly as they picked themselves off of the ground.
"Excuse me?" Tasha asked.
Uniqua took deep breathes and finally was able to keep a standing sentence. "Did you guys find the map piece? We gotta hurry!"
"We found one of them and we almost had another when you surprised us." Tasha said
"Sorry about that." Austin said
"Its in this deer structure." Tyrone said, "You have to touch it's antler and it's ear to get it."
"I can get it!" Austin said
"You can?" Everyone else said.
"Yeah!" Austin said
Austin ran up to the statue and jumped relly high.
The others watched.
Austin pulled the antler like a lever and hit the ear like a button and the mouth opened up revealing a map peice.
Austin grabbed it and landed.
"Kangaroos are ble to jump really high." Austin said
"What else do you have like a kangroo?" Uniqua asked
Uniqua stepped towards Austin and looked at his stomach.
"I do not have pouch if thats what your thinking!" Austin said covering his stomach.
"Just checking," she teased.
"Well I'm not a girl," Austin said, rolling up the paper. Tasha sneaked over and slipped the piece out of Austin's hands. "Tasha!"
"The next and final riddle is-"
"How come you get to say it? Lay a reason!" Pablo asked, looking at Tasha with determination.
"Because I haven't read any riddles yet." she replied sternly.
"That's a good reason." he sighed.
Tasha smiled, sticking out her tongue. She looked over to the riddle and read, "Where a doubloon used to be a peice of map is waiting for me."
"Doubloon?" Tyrone wondered aloud.
"Hey!" Pablo said offendidly. "Am not! You are!"
"What?" Tyrone asked with confusion.
"Guys, we don't have time for this." Uniqua said. She walked over and quickly snatched the piece from Tasha's hands, putting it with the others in her book. "Alright, you guys go to the big tree with the hole in it. Austin's parents are inside."
There was an awkward silence. Until Pablo broke it, "And their in the tree because...?"
"Nevermind that, just go! Tell them your looking for us now but lead them away as Austin and I find the final piece." Austin ordered.
The three shrugged. "Okay," they agreed, and sped off for the tree.
"Think!" Austin said, "Whats the one place we haven't looked!"
"The wishing well!" Uniqua said
They ran as fast as they could to the well and peered inside.
There was a bucket in their with some coins but none of them were doubloons.
"Wait Austin." Uniqua said, "It said where a doubloon used to be."
"So what does that mean?" Austin said
Menwhile Tasha, Tyrone and Pablo were looking for Austins parents.
Suddenly Uniqua realised something.
"Oh no!" Uniqua said, "You said i was it! I have to go with them or your parents will get suspicious! good luck Austin!"
Uniqua ran off to join the others.
Soon she caught up with them and explained it.
Then they went off to find Austins parents.
Meanwhile Austin was on his own to find the last map peice.
He thought hard and then he figured it out.
Austin lifted the bucket up and underneath it was the last map peice tped on.
"I knew it!" Austin said, "Only he would hide them in places we wouldn't expect!"
"I better hide now." Austin said
"There you are!" Pablo smiled, finding Austin's parents.
"And there you are!" Mrs. Kangaroo smiled, coming loose from the tree along with her husband.
"Where's Austin?" Mr. Kangaroo asked.
"We haven't found him yet." Tasha shrugged innocently. "We're still looking. He should be here somewhere."
"C'mon, we should get looking." Tyrone said, pointing off into the direction they just came from. They agreed, knowing that Austin's smarts would have uncovered the last piece by now, so it was safe. They lead the two adults through the path to find Austin.
Soon they all got back together and after a while they sailed back to the cove.
"We're going back to the inn." Mr kangaroo said.
"We're going to play some more." Austin told them.
Once they were gone Austin told them he found the final peice.
"We have all the map peices!" Pablo said, "Now we can find the treasure!"
"First we have to put them all together." Tasha reminded.
They went to the picnic table and pulled out all their map peices.
After a while of assembling they had the map.
They all looked at it.
It was a map of smugglers cove but parts of it appeared to tell a story.
But what caught everyones attention was the riddle on the bottom of the map.
Austin read it out loud.
"An eyepatch is a clue. I left it just for you." Austin read.
They saw there was an x marked on the fort.
"The treasure!" Pablo said, "The treaasure is at the fort!"
"Well lets go!" Uniqua said
"And don't forget the map." Tasha said
They ran into the fort.
"I remember seeing something when me and Pablo came here before." Austin said
Austin pointed to some floor stones that were shaped like a big skull.
"Lift the eyepatch!" Tasha said
They lifted it up and inside was a bag.
"We found it we found it!" Pablo said, "We found the treasure of one eye pete!"
"Pablo," Austin said
"We're rich! We have it!" Pablo said
"Pablo." Uniqua said
"We found it!" Pblo said
"PABLO!" Tasha yelled
"Yeah?" Pblo said
"This isn't the treasure." Tyrone said
They opened the bag and inside were severl pebbles and another scroll.
"This isn't the treasure!" Pablo said
"What now?" Uniqua asked
"If we take this and look at the map we might know." Austin said
They all put the map next to the bag of pebbles and Austin picked up the scroll.
"Its more riddles" Austin said, "It looks like we have to put pebbles on parts of the map."
"Well read the first one." Uniqua said,
"Pick up a pebble and then put it down. On the duck pond in the center of town." Austin read.
Shrugging Tyrone put a pebble on the duck pond.
"Ahoy young mate! Place pebble two! on a house on an island! Now see how you do!"
"Thats also easy." Uniqua said
They put a pebble on it.
"The top of the lighthouse is easy to see. Tht is the place to put stone number three." Austin said
They put it there.
"Now listen to where your fourth pebble should go. On the map where you see two n's in a row." Austin said
It took them a minute but the found it on the duck pond inn.
"Out in the ocean I drew huge whale. Put the next stone down on top of its tail." Austin read
They put it there.
"In the center of town on the inn theres a duck. That is where your next stone should be stuck." Austin said
They put it down.
"Here is where the next pebble should go down. On the shape of a keyhole in the center of town" Austin said
They eventually found it in the place of a door.
"Find the umbrella that looks like a tree. Tht's where one more pebble should be." Austin said
That one took a minute.
"Do you see a snake? Thts really a trail? Put one stone on its head and one on its tail." Austin said
They found that was the trail around the duck pond.
"If you drop a stone on the boat thts on lnd. You'll find me treasure is close at hand." Austin said
They found that next to the boat store.
"Its starting to form something." Uniqua said
"On each smokey chimney put one pebble down. one;s on a farm and two more are in town." Austin said
They put a pebble on each.
"Put a stone on a fork where the stream meets the sea. Do you think you know where me treasure might be?" Austin said
They found litterally a fork in the stream.
"The next one should go on a capital L. Ha Ha! I've got me a story to tell!" Austin said
They found it on the word Lighthouse.
"Put down a pebble where lightnig struck and made poor old thunder lose its luck." Austin said
They put it on a lightning bolt.
"Shiver me timbers! is what m emates said. Put a stone on the eye of the storm overhead." Austin said
They put it on the eye drawn on the storm cloud.
"The storm on sea lead me crew to its fate. Alas. put a stone on me poor droawning mate." Austin said
They put it on a drowning man/
"Almost there." Tyrone said
"As old thunder sank I rowed to the shore. Put one stone over me with the oar." Austin said
They put it down.
"The shore that I rowed to looks like a moon. put one stone there. ha ha! You'll be findin me treasure soon!" Austin said
The put it on the place where shipwreck shore was.
"I'm free! no I'm not. See me hands in the air? On the soldiers around me put four pebbles there." Austin said
They put four stones on each of the soldiers.
"Only a couple more!" Uniqua said excitedly.
"After they caught me they lead me througj town. On the boat shop I passed put one pebble down." Austin said
They put a stone on the boat shop.
"Know what will happen if I don't break loose? One stone belongs on the knot of a noose." Austin said
They found that on the trail to the lighthouse.
"Last one!" Pablo said excitedly.
"I wer an eyepatch. so one eye pete is me name. Put your last stone on a 1 to finish me game." Austin said
It took a while to find it but they eventually found it on a fence.
Austin put the paper away and they all looked at it.
After a couple seconds of staring They all gasped at what they saw.
Mysterious ghostly lines appeared on the map. They connected the dots and made the shape of skull.
Then They all heard a ghostly voice in their heads.
"An eyepatch is a clue. I left it just for you."
"What was that?" Pablo said scared
"That might have been the ghost of one eye pete." Uniqua said
They all looked at each other.
"He said the same riddle on the map." Austin said
"An eyepatch is a clue." Tasha repeated.
They all looked at the map and saw the eyepatch was right over the tree next to the shed by the lighthouse.
They all ran over to the shed.
"Theres the tree." Uniqua said
"And it has a skull shaped knot." Tasha said
They all walked up to it.
"Let savor this moment." Austin said
They stayed there for a few seconds.
"Here it goes." Austin said
He reached up and pulled the eyepatch out.
Treasure fell from inside the tree.
"We did it!" They all cried
They started cheering happily when Austin noticed something.
"Wait wait!" Austin said, "Theres a note."
They stopped. Austin picked it up and read it.
"Tis a stormy night on the sea. Me treasure is safe. But not me. You found it friend. And you reached the end. A clever young mate ye must be. One eye Pete." Austin read
They all stared at the treasure. It was mostly doubloons But there were some other things.
There was A small box with diamonds, a pearl necklace shaped like a skull with a ruby eyepact, small box filled with gems, a golden mosqito, a jeweled butterfly, a diamond dragonfly, agold fish, a ruby eye, and a few other misc stuff.
While they were examining a figure stood nerby hiding and watching them.
"Those kids did it." He said, "They found my treasure. good for them."
The figure then walked away.
"Hey guys look!" Uniqua said,"Theres something else in the tree."
She pulled out another scroll, looked t it, then gasped
"Its another list of riddles!" Uniqua said, "And the signture is a newman!"
