Sorry this is such a long story. I'm going to skip the ride there. And I've never been to China, but I will try to get this right.
Jack's POV
The sleigh landed on the roof of the factory. We had all agreed that someone needed to stay with Sophie. Scarlett wanted to, and I did too, just to make sure she was alright. The mark on her handed had gotten longer, working its way up her arm.
Instead, Tooth volunteered to, saying she didn't like being in closed spaces for too long. And Sandy had the same problem, so they both stayed in the sleigh as the rest of went in.
We walked into the factory and saw a lot of people, all frozen in time. I shuddered as I saw some of them in, well, awkward positions. We split up, and I went to look at a poster with a large hourglass. It looked like…
"Hey, Jack? Where is the picture we found? Of the hourglass?" I asked. He walked over to me and pulled the picture out of his hoodie' pocket. I put it right beside the poster. A perfect match.
"Guys! Over here!" Jack called out. North and Bunny walked over to us.
"Crikey! That's the same one!" Bunny exclaimed. I took a closer look. Then I tapped the poster. Instead of feeling the stone that the walls were made from, I felt nothing but the poster. I took it down.
"What is that?" North asked. There was a gaping hole, hidden by the poster. Inside was a small, wooden box. I grabbed it and saw writing engraved on the side. Amazingly, I could read it.
"It says 'Open when need of healing. Go to the Fountain of Youth, where your people are from." I read. Jack blinked at me.
"You understand what that says? It looks like gibberish to me."
I shrugged before a word popped into my head. 'Gaelic'
"It's in Gaelic. I don't know how I know that, but it is." I said. I saw a lock on the other side, but instead of it looking like a key would fit, it was oval-shaped. I undid my necklace and placed my locket in the lock, to see if it would fit.
It did. The box opened and a burst of golden dust, or at least what I thought was dust, covered my hand.
"Wha-whoa! The box healed ya, sheila," Bunny stated. I laughed, mostly out of nervousness. Then I found a note inside. Before I could read it, Jack grabbed my, newly healed, hand.
"Let's read it back at the sleigh. Come on."
We all followed him outside and Tooth waved at us. I showed her what we found and my hand, mark-free.
"My goodness. You've certainly had a busy day," she joked. We all climbed into the sleigh, and North got in the front.
"Let us go to Pole, to figure out what this means." He said. We all agreed. I don't know what the others did, but I fell asleep on Jack's shoulder, completely worn out.
AN: Scarlett's true past, coming soon. (CLIFFHANGER!) Kitkat Out!