Chapter 22
sorry if I wasn't updating feeling under the weather.
Elena talked with the children for awhile asking if they have any other ideas, wondering if she should bring the robot back in the room. But Isabel only wanted to just look for another source of energy for the robot, Elena nods an takes her leave as the children were brain storming then a idea pops into Isabel's head. "Why don't we go to the caverns in the book I have" Isabel takes the book from Jake an flips through the pages, landing on a colorful page of a cave with crystals of many shapes. Jake really didn't like the idea "but those are just stories though how would we know if their real," he says as he watched Isabel run to a chest pulling out Valisia's country map. Isabel points at a mountain "didn't Alexzander say he was going to meet a giant in this area right?," Jake nods his head yes "an the book says the cave is really close to the lands of the giants home."
Borgan looks at them "but what if the adults realized that we're gone though?," Isabel grins grabbing a small box that had wires an metal sticking out. Then grabbing some pliers Isabel created a voice recorder, holding it up for them to see "we just talk right here then place it under the bed, an put some pillows in the covers so we look like we're sleeping." Jake was worried a bit "but what if we do get found out though," Isabel smiles "by the time we get back they won't notice please Jake I want R1 to be the best invention I ever created." Jake nods "alright but we have to be careful though" taking the map from Isabel, "there's a passage through the mountains that can only be access by flying."
Borgan watched them both figure out how to get to the caves faster, hugging the pillow close he watched both Isabel an Jake pull out two backpacks. Putting snacks an blankets items that can help them out with the snow as well, they set everything in the two now full backpacks Isabel moved the pillows, making it look like they went to bed "now all we need to do is speak in the voice recorder." Isabel says setting the small box on record then passing it around, after putting some lines in the voice recorder Jake an Isabel put the backpacks on. Jake puts a scarf around Borgan it was a tab to big for him so with this in mind, Jake and Isabel puts on warmer clothes almost forgetting about the blizzard. They waited till the servants left the front area an hurried out the front door, the wind was blowing heavily Borgan's scarf was about to fly away till Jake had to fix it.
They ran down the path towards the dragon pins that had a few workers nearby, Jake crouches towards the gate with Borgan behind him, Isabel had her hand on Borgan's shoulders Jake pulls the latch off the gate. With a large click from the metal latch the gate opens revealing the dragon pin, still having the door open Isabel an Borgan follows in quickly closing the gate as well. The pin looks as almost like a horse stable but instead of wood it was mostly metal an hay, Jake walks up to a small pin pulling out some rapped meat in his pocket, Isabel watched as Jake guides a large size dragon with green an silver scales, out of its pin as Jake was stepping back slowly not wanting to trip. The dragon was sniffing at the meat as Jake rubs its head the dragon takes the meat an swallows it down, hearing a purr coming from the dragon showing that it was satisfied, "her name is Peaches" Jake says as he sketches Peaches horn. Isabel turns her head in confusion, "why peaches?" Jake shrugs his shoulders "I like peaches even though their rare around in Valisia."
Jake sits behind Peaches head as she lifts him in the air Isabel lifts up Borgan then herself, Isabel pulls out the map the points "alright let's get us some crystals for science." Jake nods guiding Peaches out the back an into the air flying, the town became smaller an smaller, as they go higher an into the morning sky. Cold air rush pass their faces hearing the roaring of wind, "we'll be okay up here cause the blizzard is only on the lower layer" Jake yells over the wind. Isabel looks to the left seeing the sky colors, with a hint of gray she see the sun giving off a ray of shine, making the clouds look like a freshly layered snow. Isabel never really had a big adventure by herself Elena was mostly there to watch over her, an seeing why Elena has a great time with her friends when they go have adventures.
Isabel lifts her arms up letting the wind rush pass her more as Borgan an Jake look back, they both smile at each other seeing Isabel have fun so they do the same. Peaches turns side ways causing the other three to hold on quickly, Jake looks to the side his mouth opens wide in shock "no way...", Isabel an Borgan leans over to see what Jake was looking at but only seeing huge head. A giant's head was pier though the clouds a few birds flew around it's head, the giant looked around a mans age of 50s having a long gray beard an hair. He was very close that caused Peaches to rear back from being super close, "it looks like we're very close to the cave if we see a giant around right?" Jake asked Isabel as Peaches straightens herself out after she was spooked, Isabel pulls out her map then looks around "the cave is supposed to be in between three big mountains."
They all looked around the sky as Peaches was gliding into the wind currents, Jake points to the right "is those the the mountain?" Isabel lifts up the map showing a image of old dwarf statue in between the mountain, "we have to go down to see if there's a statue at the base of the mountains" Isabel says yell to Jake over the rushing wind. Jake nods Peaches tuck her wings in an aim downwards, they hold on as they dive down towards the ground an into the blizzard Peaches opens her wings gliding once again. Isabel looks around through the heavy fallen snow, she wiping away flakes of snow that would hit her eyes making it hard to see. They came up to the mountains flying in between them, Borgan points into the air "there!", he says as a giant stone statue came into view it was covered in layers of snow. The dwarf statue was holding an axe in both hands wearing armor, with the helmet having a empty space taken away from sort of damage.
Landing in front of the cave Jake helps Isabel an Borgan off Peaches, when Borgan lands down into the snow he sunken about 2 inches. Jake an Isabel had to help Borgan out the snow that clump onto his fur legs, he shivered from the wet snow Jake an Isabel wipes away the snow best they can. They began walking up the snowy hill as the wind rushes pass them, Peaches was trailing with them using her body to protect them from on coming snow. As they walk up the hill heading towards the dwarf statue, Isabel pulls out the map as it flaps violently in the wind. Having a hard time looking at the map Isabel asked if they can stop a bit, as she try's to look at the map closely but by doing so the wind caused the map to rip.
"Darn it..." Isabel says in small sad tone.
"What's wrong?" Jake asked as he was in the lead as he turns back to Isabel direction. Borgan looks back as well wondering what was wrong, Isabel holds ups the map that had a tare going nearly halfway through the map. Sighing in frustration Isabel fold the map back into her backpack, they walked a more up the hill getting tired from climbing up the snowy hill. Borgan points in front an smiles big "Isa look!, we're here" in the middle of the mountain the stone statue stands inside the mountain side. Having a open entrance at the bottom of the statue's feet, with big grins on their faces they hurry down the hill an ran to the cave open entrance.
Isabel could already can see the inside as many colors of crystals are seen far back, getting really excited already thinking of many ways she can use them. They all began to walk inside the cave looking around seeing colorful crystals, that rapped around all over the cave Isabel pulls out the book. "Okay so the book says a red crystal color as a rose is the one that we should be looking for, that it can give off a out standing amount of energy," Isabel says as she looks through the chapter seeing if there's anything else. The two boys look around for what Isabel just described, Isabel pulls out a smaller book an begins to scribble things down. "Hey Isha What you doing?," Borgan asked as she had two books out, Isabel smiles "oh I'm just writing notes down if I ever get the chance to see more sites, I'll know what to do if I encounter something bad here like the book says."
Borgan walks over to Isabel stepping on his tips of his hoofs watching what Isabel was doing, Peaches was near them sniffing the air as she begins to lay down in cave. Jake was looking around then points towards two openings, "so which one do we take Isabel?," Jake asked curious on what they should do next. Isabel looks around then to the book "well it says always look forward near back, till then you'll will find the rose you want to take back." Isabel shows the boys the page that had a man an a dwarf on the page, both holding oil lamps so they could see in the dark. Jake nods crouching down with his bag an digs around to find something, he pulls out two jars containing snails he hands one to Isabel an Borgan.
"Here theses snails glow in the dark they mostly used when the dwarf mines were still active," Jake says as he pulls out one for himself as Isabel looks confused.
"Dwarf mines?" Isabel turns her head she didn't see dwarf mines on the Valisia map, Jake smiles "1,000 years ago the time our founding king came, every mythical creature was helping a cause to make a great country, only those who needed a safe haven like the mythical creatures around here." Isabel nods "but why here though weren't their countries nice to them at all?," Jake scratches his head as Borgan were looking at them still holding his snail jar. "Well... how I put this people around the time thought that the mythical creatures we're savages, people who didn't want them in their country's cast them out an into the wilderness." Borgan smiles big looking into the jar as the snail was climbing the jar, Jake looks at Borgan an place a hand on his head as he watched him having fun. He turns towards the close entrance an walks forward further into the cave, "so as the story goes King Kritis was casted out his home land wanting such peace, with the help of his friends an the convincing of the giant king they founded Valisia."
Jake walks next to Isabel as they look at the book to found other clues, "okay so the King was actually a random person that wanted the best for every mythical creatures, then establishes his own country out fear that those who will come after them?" Jake shakes his head no "he actually wasn't a random person but he was a knight, who found glory to his old kingdom but when doing so he found many suffering, so when he went to confront his king that just laughed in his face." Isabel thinks of images about the story in her head, "so what next?" Isabel asked curious on what happened next as they walked in the cave, with the dim lights of the snails lighting their paths as Isabel was making a map of their path. Jake thinks for a bit trying to remember the old tale "well he was pissed leaving with only the clothes on his back, on his journey towards Valisia he found many followers many we're out cast an others mythical creatures." Isabel stops then looks at Jake "what about the other kingdom wasn't the king upset at all?", Jake stops then looks down "yeah but King Kritis try's to make good terms with them."
Isabel smiles "well that's good right there wasn't any harm doing," Jake became nervous "not really the old king was furious saying to King Kritis, you're not a king by birth many men before you and me knows this, then going on saying he wants the land that King Kritis has but King Kritis refused a war then broke out." Isabel frowns she didn't expect that kind of ending, they came to the end of the path revealing a giant opening of crystals. Placed all over the the room the floor an ceiling a few rocks had them as well, all three had faces of amazement the room was a rainbow of many colors. Borgan runs up to a crystal that towers over him that had a pink hew, he could see his body miss shape from the crystal surface he giggles in excitement. Jake an Isabel look around as many shapes an colors could be seen, coming behind Borgan with Peaches who was following as well as she stayed behind them in slow pace.