CHAPTER 10

The Fenailian Head Technician inspects the strange mangled machine in front of him, scratching his greying beard in thought.

Taking a screwdriver-like devise out of his toolbox, the Technician scrambles on top of the machine and finds a sealed compartment. Smoothly, and with much care, the Technician starts to unscrew the panel.

" Have you found anything that would give us a clue to what it is?"

Nivani asks, walking into the workshop.

The Technician takes off the panel and pulls out a Drag Energist.

" Well it isn't a Gaimeleth, that's for certain. There isn't any body structure what so ever. However," the Technician jumps down from the machine.

" I can't work out why this Drag Energist is here."

"An Energist?" Nivani repeats bewildered.

Two more Technicians run up to the Head Technician, a look of excitement in their faces.

" Sir! I think we've worked out what this machine is!"

The two Technicians lead the Queen and Head Technician to the back of the machine, showing them an aerial-type structure at what they think is the top of the machine.

" When you took out the Drag Energist, for a spilt second, a blue light appeared. It must have been due to the inner damage of the machine." The first technician explains. Nivani asks them why this is so significant.

The second Technician points towards a telephone that had just appeared.

" What is that? It wasn't here before?" The Head Technician gasps, picking up the strange devise.

" I believe that this Energist was simply a power source for this machine. The machine itself transports random objects from other places." The first Technician tells his Queen and Head Technician.

Nivani thinks for a few minutes and inspects the telephone that had appeared. Suddenly a tale she had heard from her Father springs to mind.

" Did you say 'blue light' appeared at this end of the machine?"

The Technicians nod. Nivani claps her hands together with glee.

" I think I know where this strange contraption came from!" Nivani says, pointing to the telephone.

" Where? Your Majesty?" The three men ask.

" I believe it was transported from the Mystic Moon! My Father had told me tales about how my Grandfather, King Van had travelled to the Mystic Moon once. This could be the same thing!"

The first Technician contemplates this for a moment and nods in agreement.

" I read about that tale in a book. But it doesn't explain why they used the machine instead of just the Energist."

" Maybe," the Head Technician begins, " maybe the Energist itself is too random. Possibly they needed this machine to pinpoint an exact object!"

" Or person..." Nivani adds solemnly.

" Then it is the matter of the Mystic moon 'dancing' around the smaller moon. What is so special about that phenomena?"

" It wasn't a phenomena, it was magic."

All four turn towards the voice.

" King Ulysses!" The three technicians bow.

" I've been looking through my Mage's spell book and I believe Tristen used a 'Calling' spell with this machine." Ulysses tells them. He continues.

" ' Calling' magic is used to search for anything or anyone you wish, it is very powerful."

The Head Technician nods.

" Now I understand how this all works. The machine uses the teleportation powers from the Drag Energist, while a search spell is cast to find their target. The dancing moon is merely a side effect of the spell."

Ulysses nods and pats the side of the broken mechanical devise.

" Now what really worries me is 'who' they transported from the Mystic Moon and why..."