CHAPTER 2:
SETTING OFF
The next day, after a good rest, Justin, Feena, and Sue were ready to set off to quench their everlasting thirsts for adventure. Just as they had taken their tent down and were ready to go, Feena asked if she could to say goodbye to her sister.
"Well, okay. We have time," Justin answered.
Ten minutes later, they found Mullen and Leen sitting together under an oak tree in the field.
"Hey, Leen," Feena greeted her.
"Hi, Feena," Leen replied, standing up.
"I just came to say goodbye. We're going on another adventure."
"Well, take care, then," Leen said, and they embraced briefly. "Come back, as soon as possible, Feena."
"Don't worry, Leen. I will," Feena said, breaking away from her.
While Feena and Leen chatted, Justin went over to Mullen. "So, what do you two plan on doing now?" Justin asked him.
Mullen shrugged. "I don't really know," he answered. "But, sooner or later I do plan on asking Leen if she'd marry me."
"Go for it!" Justin responded. "And, good luck."
"Thanks," Mullen replied. "What about you? You and Feena, I mean."
"We're going on another adventure," Justin answered. "We don't know where we're headed, or how long we'll be gone. But, that's what being an adventurer is all about."
"I suppose," Mullen agreed. "Well, take care of yourself, Justin. Be safe. And remember that poison oak and poison ivy do not make good substitutes for toilet paper."
Justin laughed. "Don't worry, Mullen. I've learned that a long time ago!"
Finally, they said goodbye to Mullen and Leen, and came back to get Sue.
"Say, Justin, where do you think we can get a boat to cross the ocean?" Sue asked.
"Hmm.... Maybe Guido will know," Justin suggested.
"Perhaps," Sue replied.
Guido was in his tent near a cliff overlooking the field. They found him inside, counting his gold.
"Hey, Guido!" Justin exclaimed.
"Ah, Justin! What can I-a do for you?" Guido greeted him, pricking his ears up.
"Well, we're planning on going on another adventure, and we were wondering if you know a way we can cross the ocean."
"Hmm.... Which ocean is-a this?"
"The one to the east of this continent."
"Ah, you mean-a the Ocean of-a Death," Guido replied ominously. All three kids' eyes opened wide when they heard what the Mogay called this ocean.
"The Ocean of...Death?!" Feena repeated. "Wh-why is it called that?"
"Because," Guido began, "it has-a more monsters-a living in it-a than any other ocean on Earth."
"Great," Sue murmured sarcastically.
Justin began to feel a little nervous himself. Of all the types of monsters out there, sea monsters weren't exactly his favorite. Sea monsters were much larger than monsters you would find on land. Justin had to fight a few sea monsters during his journey to Alent. One was the Squid King, a fifty-foot giant squid with tentacles powerful enough to snap a man's spine in two with one swipe. But that was nothing compared to the Grinwhale, a particularly nasty monster to face, having an angler's lure with psychic powers that made any man who saw it to become helplessly infatuated with it, causing that man to just stand there, while the monster used this same lure to disembowel it's victim.
"Well," Guido began again, "you can always-a borrow my-a boat. It's-a tied up at-a my private dock south of-a Laine."
"Really? Thanks, Guido!"
"For a price!" Guido said, in a really annoying singsong voice.
"Uh, well, okay," said Justin. "How much?"
"1,000 gold will-a do fine."
Justin paid Guido, rather hesitantly. "Thanks, Guido!" he said.
"No, thank-a you, Justin!" Guido said back, eying the newly achieved gold in his moneybag.
Two hours later, Justin and his accomplices were already past Laine, and headed south.
"Hey Justin, remember that?" Feena asked, pointing to the top of a mountain. Justin looked up at the peak of the mountain. There was a familiar light like a rainbow shooting straight into the sky. "Of course I remember," Justin answered. "That's where we were finally transported to Ale-AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!"
Suddenly, something leapt out from the bushes and knocked Justin to the ground. Staggering to his feet, Justin reached for his sword when he noticed what it was that ambushed him.
"Rapp!" Justin shouted, completely annoyed. "Rapp, what's wrong with you?! I could have killed you!"
Rapp just laughed. "Sorry, Juss, but did you actually think you could leave me behind?"
"Rapp, how long were you waiting here?" Feena asked.
Rapp began to "digging for gold" in his nasal cavity as he thought. "Uh, ever since Guido said you could use his boat," he answered.
"Wait a sec," Justin began. "How did you...have you been spying on us?!"
Rapp suddenly put on a very mischievous look.
"Did I miss something?" Sue asked, completely confused.
"Oh, yeah. Sue, this is Rapp," said Justin. "Rapp, Sue."
"Uh, hi," Sue greeted him, noticing his little finger tunneling through his nostril.
"Hi," Rapp greeted back, pulling an enormous booger out of his nose and eating it.
Sue was totally appalled.
"Well," Rapp continued. "Ya want me to come with you or not?"
"Well...what could it hurt?" Justin finally answered. "You know what they say, the more the merrier."
Of course, Rapp was one of Justin's best friends, so how could Justin possibly turn him away?
TO BE CONTINUED
SETTING OFF
The next day, after a good rest, Justin, Feena, and Sue were ready to set off to quench their everlasting thirsts for adventure. Just as they had taken their tent down and were ready to go, Feena asked if she could to say goodbye to her sister.
"Well, okay. We have time," Justin answered.
Ten minutes later, they found Mullen and Leen sitting together under an oak tree in the field.
"Hey, Leen," Feena greeted her.
"Hi, Feena," Leen replied, standing up.
"I just came to say goodbye. We're going on another adventure."
"Well, take care, then," Leen said, and they embraced briefly. "Come back, as soon as possible, Feena."
"Don't worry, Leen. I will," Feena said, breaking away from her.
While Feena and Leen chatted, Justin went over to Mullen. "So, what do you two plan on doing now?" Justin asked him.
Mullen shrugged. "I don't really know," he answered. "But, sooner or later I do plan on asking Leen if she'd marry me."
"Go for it!" Justin responded. "And, good luck."
"Thanks," Mullen replied. "What about you? You and Feena, I mean."
"We're going on another adventure," Justin answered. "We don't know where we're headed, or how long we'll be gone. But, that's what being an adventurer is all about."
"I suppose," Mullen agreed. "Well, take care of yourself, Justin. Be safe. And remember that poison oak and poison ivy do not make good substitutes for toilet paper."
Justin laughed. "Don't worry, Mullen. I've learned that a long time ago!"
Finally, they said goodbye to Mullen and Leen, and came back to get Sue.
"Say, Justin, where do you think we can get a boat to cross the ocean?" Sue asked.
"Hmm.... Maybe Guido will know," Justin suggested.
"Perhaps," Sue replied.
Guido was in his tent near a cliff overlooking the field. They found him inside, counting his gold.
"Hey, Guido!" Justin exclaimed.
"Ah, Justin! What can I-a do for you?" Guido greeted him, pricking his ears up.
"Well, we're planning on going on another adventure, and we were wondering if you know a way we can cross the ocean."
"Hmm.... Which ocean is-a this?"
"The one to the east of this continent."
"Ah, you mean-a the Ocean of-a Death," Guido replied ominously. All three kids' eyes opened wide when they heard what the Mogay called this ocean.
"The Ocean of...Death?!" Feena repeated. "Wh-why is it called that?"
"Because," Guido began, "it has-a more monsters-a living in it-a than any other ocean on Earth."
"Great," Sue murmured sarcastically.
Justin began to feel a little nervous himself. Of all the types of monsters out there, sea monsters weren't exactly his favorite. Sea monsters were much larger than monsters you would find on land. Justin had to fight a few sea monsters during his journey to Alent. One was the Squid King, a fifty-foot giant squid with tentacles powerful enough to snap a man's spine in two with one swipe. But that was nothing compared to the Grinwhale, a particularly nasty monster to face, having an angler's lure with psychic powers that made any man who saw it to become helplessly infatuated with it, causing that man to just stand there, while the monster used this same lure to disembowel it's victim.
"Well," Guido began again, "you can always-a borrow my-a boat. It's-a tied up at-a my private dock south of-a Laine."
"Really? Thanks, Guido!"
"For a price!" Guido said, in a really annoying singsong voice.
"Uh, well, okay," said Justin. "How much?"
"1,000 gold will-a do fine."
Justin paid Guido, rather hesitantly. "Thanks, Guido!" he said.
"No, thank-a you, Justin!" Guido said back, eying the newly achieved gold in his moneybag.
Two hours later, Justin and his accomplices were already past Laine, and headed south.
"Hey Justin, remember that?" Feena asked, pointing to the top of a mountain. Justin looked up at the peak of the mountain. There was a familiar light like a rainbow shooting straight into the sky. "Of course I remember," Justin answered. "That's where we were finally transported to Ale-AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!"
Suddenly, something leapt out from the bushes and knocked Justin to the ground. Staggering to his feet, Justin reached for his sword when he noticed what it was that ambushed him.
"Rapp!" Justin shouted, completely annoyed. "Rapp, what's wrong with you?! I could have killed you!"
Rapp just laughed. "Sorry, Juss, but did you actually think you could leave me behind?"
"Rapp, how long were you waiting here?" Feena asked.
Rapp began to "digging for gold" in his nasal cavity as he thought. "Uh, ever since Guido said you could use his boat," he answered.
"Wait a sec," Justin began. "How did you...have you been spying on us?!"
Rapp suddenly put on a very mischievous look.
"Did I miss something?" Sue asked, completely confused.
"Oh, yeah. Sue, this is Rapp," said Justin. "Rapp, Sue."
"Uh, hi," Sue greeted him, noticing his little finger tunneling through his nostril.
"Hi," Rapp greeted back, pulling an enormous booger out of his nose and eating it.
Sue was totally appalled.
"Well," Rapp continued. "Ya want me to come with you or not?"
"Well...what could it hurt?" Justin finally answered. "You know what they say, the more the merrier."
Of course, Rapp was one of Justin's best friends, so how could Justin possibly turn him away?
TO BE CONTINUED
