First stop, South America. But where oh where is the first piece?

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TOBIAS

The trip was boring, but didn't take long. Soon, we were flying over the tropical jungle of South America. Ax saw a clearing and landed. We all piled out. I took Leah and Adam by their hand and led them over to Rachel

"Ok, we have to find the first piece, so keep your eyes open," said Jake

"What does the piece look like?" Marco asked Ax

(I'm not sure)

"Look for a very shiny rock that emits power," said Jake

We set off, with Ax in the lead, then Jake, Cassie, Sam, Leah, Adam, Marco, Rachel and me. Well, I was flying above the trees, keeping an eye out for any shiny stones. I've said it before and I'll say it again, hawk eyes are very powerful. Seriously, I could see the small bug running across a leaf or a chameleon hiding amongst the green vines. I think it was a chameleon. Its eyes moved. Ha, I told you

We arrived at a small clearing, where the tree overlapped above, giving us some shade. I flew down and landed. The sun was beginning to set

"What are we going to do about camp?" asked Marco

"We could use Ax's tail blade, cut up some vines and use leaves as covers," answered Cassie

"Do we have any rope?" asked Rachel

Our children were standing on either side of her. Cassie looked around at the other trees

"We could slice up other vines and use them"

(How strong are these 'vines'?) asked Ax

"Strong enough," shrugged Cassie

In no time, (even though I thought it took a while) we had set up several tents. Ax wanted to stay outside and keep watch all night, even though Jake suggested we could take turns

I hopped into my tent and watched, as Rachel put the kids to sleep. Although we had no blankets, it was surprisingly warm inside. Rachel looked up at me

"Do you reckon we'll find the piece?"

(I'm not sure. South America is very large and I doubt we'll find it in a few days)

"Well, I hope we find it soon. This place is boring me already"

(Aren't I interesting enough?) I teased

"You're a lean, mean, feathery missile, but I love you all the same," smiled Rachel

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RACHEL

The next day was not very nice. Although we had found some food (chameleons are very tasty), it rained. And we had to continue our little trek through the jungle

"Hey Cassie, does anyone live here?" I asked

"Of course. Did you think that it was the only place, apart from Antarctica, unhabitable?"

"Well, when your bird-boy comes back, we'll find out where the next town is," Marco said to me

Up ahead, I could saw Jake carrying his son on his shoulders. Leah was in front of me, while Adam was in front of her

(Hey guys)

We all looked up. Tobias flew overhead

(There's a town not far ahead. Probably another fifteen minutes)

He sounded very happy. Well, I couldn't blame him. He was a waterlogged bird, flying high, probably weighed down by the water. I couldn't wait to get out of the rain. We went across a log over a river, before coming to more trees. Even still, I could see a building, or part of a building, in the distance

Fifteen minutes passed, before we arrived at the small town. The buildings weren't that big. Ax walked behind Jake in his human morph. Tobias was beside me in his human morph. A few people stared at us, but we ignored them

"I wonder if anyone here speaks English," said Jake

"My prince, there are some here. They would be the ones who organise accommodation and travels," Ax said

"Who gave Ax an Atlas or something?" I asked

"I did," admitted Tobias

We came to a building, where the sign looked like a hotel. We went inside and met the manager or whoever owns the place

"Do you speak English?" asked Jake

"Ah yes, I do. What would you like?"

Jake sighed

"This would be easy," I thought

I found Tobias's hand and squeezed it

"Could we have three rooms?" asked Jake

He took out his wallet. I checked my pockets and found mine. I opened it and found about $105 inside. Jake had taken out some money and handed it to the innkeeper. He accepted it (thank God) and showed us to our rooms. The first thing I did was to take a shower. It was nice and refreshing

I left the bathroom, drying my hair and found the kids playing with something. I smiled and went into the bedroom, where Tobias was lying on the bed. I jumped on him

"Rachel, that was not funny," he moaned

"There, there, I'll comfort you," I smiled

He smiled and blew into my hair, before smiling again

"Evil person"

I leaned in and kissed him full on the lips. He returned the kiss, as I leaned in closer

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How sweet. Nice ending to the chapter. They've entered a town and they're staying there for a day or so, before moving on