Chapter 10
Bye bye, Deep Darkness
"The land in which the sun never sets" commented Ninten
"So, are you suggesting that we are in the Deep Darkness" finished Ness
"Yeah"
"That changes everything, I have visited this place before" stated the capped boy
"Then why didn't you recognize it?" asked Lucas with curiosity
"Because I never visited this range" he said "But I should have visited this"
"So you didn't come here but you saw this place" said Ninten, worried
"Yeah, when we arrived here from Scaraba, I remember watching these mountains"
"It's not your fault" Lucas said, in an attempt to comfort Ness, but it was unsuccessful
"Yes it is" he sighed in defeat "At least your idea was great"
"We are reaching the peak, look!" pointed Ninten up the mount
"Finally" breathed Lucas
The three ran as fast as their legs allowed them, in five minutes they reached the peek, and what they saw surprised them
"HELL YEAH!" Ness screamed to the skies in complete excitedness "civilization!"
"Thanks God" Ninten said with a great smile
"Let's go!" Lucas now started walking down the mountain
Down there was a huge city, looking dominant and wonderful between the mountains, with some big buildings and that stuff. The chosen 3 reached for their destination
"Finally, I would like to go to a restaurant" Ness licked his lips with a big steak plate
"Why not asking for directions?" Lucas suggested
"I think we should eat, 1 day has passed since we ate" stated Ninten
"Okay"
A few people were glancing at the kids
(A/N : From now ther will be a lot of dialogues in Spanish, so I decide to put the traductions in front)
"¿Qué hacen esos niños? (What are those kids doing?)" asked a man, looking them
"Parece como si se hubiera perdido (They seem lost)" commented another
"Ey ustedes, vengan (Hey you, come here)" called one of them
"What?" asked Ness, scared "I don't understand"
"¿Qué dicen? (What are you saying?)" for a moment the guy stared at Ness, then he called another person
"Roberto, este idioma es inglés, ¿cierto? (Roberto, this language is English, right?)"
A man appeared from behind the first one
"Sí (Yes)"
"¿Puedes traducirlo? (Could you please translate me?)" both men glanced at each other
"S-sorry, I don't understand anyone" Lucas now was embarassed
"Neither me" Ninten stated
"Sí señor, ya le traduzco (Yeah, I will translate)" the man called Roberto started transalating
"Hey, I don't understand you" Ness now was annoyed
"Dice que no nos entiende (He says that he doesn't understands us)"
"Oye chico, ¿estás perdido? (Hey kid, are you lost?)" asked the first one
"He is asking if you are lost" the guy said
Ness immediately relaxed "Umm yeah, me and my friends are hungry" he pointed to Lucas and Ninten
"Sí Eduardo, ellos están perdidos y hambrientos (Yes Edward, they are lost and hungry)" Roberto glanced at Edward, both talked a bit.
"At least one of them speaks English" Ninten said with relief
"Quizás deban ir a la policía (Maybe they should go with the police)" the man glanced at the boys
"Mejor llevarlos a la embajada, allá hablan el mismo idioma (I would be better to take them to the embassy, they talk the same language)" Roberto said
"Kids, I will take you to the embassy, so please calm down" the man watched happily as the three boys smiled again
"Thanks sir
Half an hour and they were in the embassy, the man explained everything to the officers, but there was still a problem
"And what if they are illegal immigrants" said unsure a policeman
"I-I don't know that" the man stuttered "Me and my partner found them walking down the mountains"
"Huh, just like I thought, illegal ones" the officer turned to the man "Good job taking those kids with us, we know what to do"
"What?"
"We are going to deport them" the officer was walking towards the kids when he heard a voice "What if they came with their parents for a vacation trip?"
"Then we are going to publish their faces on T.V." the policeman walked again
"I'm confused" Ninten said
"Me too" Ness added
"And me" ended Lucas
"Look, that guy is coming here" pointed Ness
"Kids, who are your parents?" the officer asked with a serious tone
"Well, our parents are in home, we're lost" said Lucas, frowning
"In which hotel?"
"What? Our parents are in home, not in a hotel" commented Ninten
"So, since when are you residents in this country?" the policeman now was irritated These children sure are playing a prank on me...
"W-wait a minute, what city is this?" asked Ness, now scared
"Hahahaha, you must be kidding!" the officer became angry "Stop this, is not funny"
"Sir, we aren't lying" replied Ninten
"Sure" spoke the officer with a sarcastic tone "Tell me or either I will leave you"
"No, please, we are telling the truth" Lucas started crying
"This city is Santafe" finally the policeman decided to talk
"What the fu-" the tchosen 3 were flabbergasted
"Hey, control your mouth" the officer warned
"Sorry, where is Eagleland?" everyone else stopped talking, and people watched the three kids with motuhs full opened. Then started laughing, including the officer
"Ahahahahahah, good joke" the policeman was rolling on the floor, laughing "Let me show you something"
He took the through halls, walking past a lot of rooms, earning the glances of every person that they walked past, finally, they reached a room. The policeman grabbed a map and pointed it in a place.
"We are here"
Lucas, Ness and Ninten's faces became pale
"And Eagleland is there" he pointed to the upper part
"Shit!"
"Hey, I told you" the officer looked at Ness
"Sorry again"
"Eh uh, we must go" Lucas said
"Okay, and next time think better your jokes" the policeman smiled
"Bye"
The three ran out of the embassy, but it was probably a worse decision, mostly because... they don't KNOW this city!
"Did ya hear what those kids said" commented the same policeman to a recepcionist
"Yes, they are weird" she replied "Let's watch the T.V."
She took a remote control, presed a button, and the T.V. In the waiting room was turned on
"Ah the news" commented the officer
"BREAKING NEWS" a loud voice said
"The emperor Nikolai is after some criminals, offering a reward of 5 billion of Zexonytes for information about these three kids" the pictures changed, and the policeman almost fainted when he saw the faces. Not only him, but everyone else was speechless
"So, if you have seen them, please report to the authorities" keep saying the news man "These three criminals must be stopped" then the news changed to an interview with the emperor's representant, Fassad
"Yes, in fact, they stole a lot of money, also they blackmailed the emperor's daughter" when he said this, everyone gasped, and people started screaming
"And we think they have murdered people, so please" Fassad put on a fake cry face
"The people is in danger, YOU are in danger" he pointed to the camera "So call, and we will reward you, but please, call and don't be scared to report this horrible pests"
"We are making a lot of effort to bring these criminal rats to justice, nwehehehehehe!" but then he stopped "I mean, it's now or NOW!" Then the reward appeared, a few more words from the news reporter and the news changed to a soap opera.
"Mierda, necesitamos atraparlos! (shit,we need to get them!)" the policeman yelled
"Y ahora, ¿donde habrán ido? (And now, where could they be?)" asked a woman very impatient
Headquarters, 9:30 AM
"But sir, we have put the reward in the news, now what?" asked the mayor of the city to the emperor
"It's not enough" replied Nikolai "I'm going personally"
"You know how insecure are the streets of my city, right?" the mayor opposed
"Listen idiot, I do whatever the fuck I want, and if you keep gettin' in my way, you'll be dead"
"Okay, calm down" the mayor, when the emperor got out of the office, he muttered something "Maricón (faggot)"
"I heard you" said the voice at the other side of the door "Maybe you could be useful being chimera's food"
The mayor trembled "¡¿Como me ha podido escuchar?"
"I have my tricks, imbecile" laughed Nikolai "If I hear that the boys escaped from this city, you will be also dead"
Walking through the city trying desperately to find an answer, Nikolai finally gave up "Heck, can someone tell me where are the fucking tourist places?"
"Sir, I doubt someone with intelligence could hide in those places" replied a solider
"For your information, they don't know nothing about this place" the raven-haired tyrant scratched his head "They are going to seatch the most crowded points, and then we can capture them"
"Oh well, you are the Lord, you are the leader" sighed in defeat the soldier
"Yes, and I'm so epic that I will find them before the lunch"
"Praise God to your wishes come true"
"For your information, I AM a God" Nikolai smiled
"Let's separate ways, so we can find them better" stated the tyrant, walking two blocks away from his soldiers
"Ninten, are you sure?" asked Lucas, with some fear
"Of course, we will find the most crowded places, people there might have answers" he answered, proud of his idea
"And that places are..."
"Restaurants and some tourist points" Ness continued "But the most weird thing is that I have been detecting someone"
"What do you mean exactly?" Ninten said, a bit curious
"I mean, I sense someone, like you, like me"
"A psychic?" Ninten was mouth opened
"Yes"
"Me?" Lucas asked shyly
"What-" Ninten was about to say, but Ness covered his mouth "Remember the words from the officer, less swear, more work"
Ninten had an idea "Okay, but I'm starting to think that our meeting is not a coincidence"
"Why do you say?"
"Because we have PSI, and we met" he stated
"Ah come on, its not like the chosen three and that stuff" Ness rolled his eyes
"Maybe"
"But of all sudden? I think someone should have told us about the evil guy, the key objects and the adventure, right?" Lucas said in disbelief
"Look, I think a great thing awaits us, and this is only the beginning" Ninten smiled
"And what do you plan" Ness commented
"Unfortunately, nobody knows teleport" Ninten glanced at the floor with sadness
"And who says that I'm not?" Ness said with pride, then he froze on his place
Shit, I didn't say it loud, did I?... He slowly turned and-
"Why the hell didn't you tell us!" the two boys roared
"S-sorry, just the situation made me forget" he apologized, but in matter of seconds, Ninten was strangling the poor Ness, and his face became blue
"Luc...as...help...me" he begged
"No, you deserve it" said Lucas, angry
"Oh, so you are here" the three turned to see a mysterious face
"And who are you?" asked the three, getting up
"Your worst enemy" Nikolai answered, drawing a dagger
"Hell, this place is full of weirdos" commented Ninten "Listen, if I were you, I would drop that dagger"
"I'm sorry to say but I'm not going to drop nothing" commented the man, focusing his red eyes on Ninten
"Maybe Giegue was a powerful enemy, but he told me everything about your weaknesses, like your dear friends, I would like personally to take care of Ana..." he licked his lips, then an evil and cold laugh escaped from his lips
"Ana? Where is she?" Ninten charged towards the man, but he avoided it
"In a special place, where she can be useful for the first time in her pathetic life" Ninten now was angry, but then, a bad thing happened.
"Do you know what are these?" Nikolai glanced towards Ness and Lucas, while holding a round thing in his hand
"A smoke grenade, why?" Ness asked curious
"Nah nothing, only the fact that your friend has asthma" Ninten's eyes showed a fear expession while Nikolai activated the grenade, and the smoke covered everything in minutes
"Good luck, kid" the emperor dropped the grenade, and walked towards Ness and Lucas. Ninten started panting and gasping, searching for his inhaler
"Did you think that I was that stupid?" Nikolai held in his other hand the precious item, but he crushed it, then he threw it far away "One dead, two remaining" he walked to the opposite direction, leaving the three boys, but then "PK Love Alpha!" Lucas yelled, and caught the emperor unprepared, the body was sent flying to the opposite wall, making a loud noise.
"Ninten!" Ness yelled with a worried tone "We must go!"
"And?"
"Grab my shoulders" Ness commanded, Lucas obeyed
"PK Teleport Alpha!" he carried Ninten on his shoulder, and then they started running
"Shit!" Lucas closed his eyes, and when they were about to hit a wall, they disappeared
Bye bye, Deep Darkness
Were Lucas' last words before disappearing, with their destination remaining a mystery.