CHAPTER 2: THE INVISIBLE WALL

It was almost 3 days and the bee still kept flying.

"When will it stop? I'm fed up with playing hide and seek with the bee. Doesn't he know that it's very hard to catch up with him. ", Doubar shouted.

"Take it easy, Doubar!", Sinbad calmed his older brother."I wouldn't complain about it, it's ten times easier than what Scratch had asked us to exchange Maeve. Remember? Our souls!"

"Aye, you're right! Sinbad…but…" Doubar was stopped by the strange expression on his brother's face. He looks terrible, as pale as a ghost. "What'…What's up?"

"The…The bee…", Sinbad hardly finished his sentence as Firouz interrupted.

"It disappeared".

"How could it happen? How could the bee disappear in the open sky. There's nothing ahead us but the sea and the sky. There's no place for him to hide. How…how could it…" Sinbad said in the most confused tone. He was so afraid of losing his new born hope.

"Does it mean that we've come to the right place?" Bryn asked.

"No! Impossible…unless Maeve's living under the sea but I don't think so...or I hope not", Sinbad said.

"Sinbad! I'm thinking of a new theory. But I need to test first. All right! Rongar, will you prepare a bow and an arrow…", Firouz asked the moor.

"What are you trying to do?", confused Sinbad." But…whatever to find Maeve"

Later when everything was ready.

"Well Rongar! all I want you to do is shoot the arrow to the direction the bee had disappeared." , the scientist directed.

Rongar nodded his head and then he shot the arrow. It flew across the sky, tore the wind apart, and when it's on his way foward…Then all of a sudden, it was lost in the air, just as the bee.

"What does this mean?" Doubar asked.

"It proved that the bee hadn't disappeared, in fact in went through…something invisible ahead", Bryn answered.

"Brilliant, Bryn!" , Firouz exclaimed. OK! This is my theory. Maeve's living in an island which is covered by the invisible wall. The function of the wall is just like a curtain. You have to pass through it in order to see the island behind."

"Hold on scientist, you mean the wall is just like in the vorgon's case. You can go in but cannot go out?", Doubar asked worriedly.

"I'm afraid so, Doubar.", said Firouz, sadly.

The atmosphere in the Nomad crew suddenly turned bad. Everybody was silent because of what the scientist had said. It seemed that they could even hear the beat of their own hearts. Everything had stopped but one. Yes, Sinbad, he was preparing the boat. Noticing it, Doubar asked.

"Li'l brother, don't tell me you're gonna…"

"Yes, Doubar. No matter what, I'm on. I just can't waste the last chance to see my beautiful sorceress…", those words had blurted out of his mouth before he realized that he used the words "my beautiful sorceress"…He corrected " I mean…Maeve"

"Then I'll go with you". Knowing how important Maeve is to his brother, Doubar didn't make an effort of convincing him not to go. And the best way to protect him out of trouble is to follow him even if it means risking his life.

"Me too", Firouz added.

Rongar made a signal of wanting to go with them. Also Bryn stated

"And of course I'll go too. What could you guys do in the place full of magic without someone knows magic, though mine is not controllable", she smiled.

And before some one continues, Sinbad interrupted.

"OK! Fellows! Might I have a word with you? Listen! I'm very appreciated for what you have done to me. Supporting me in every little battles, fighting besides me and helping me out of trouble countless times. But…this time…it's different. I cannot push you to the dead end cause I know for sure that we may not be able to come back…"

Stopped for a moment then he continued.

"All sailors in the Nomad listen to the order. I now order you to stay here, in the Nomad. For the next 2 days, if we don't come back, you'll set sail to Baghdad then sell the Nomad, divide the fund then do whatever you wanna do. Just consider that Sinbad had died, failed his life to the devil. Got it? "

"But…", some sailor said

"No but, and, yet, or, maybe. You wanna disobey captain's order?", Sinbad said, trying to make it harsh in his voice.

Moment later, the small boat with the crew consist of a brave captain, a giant, a scientist, a moor and a brunette somehow-sorceress are on their way to save Maeve, and master Dim Dim.

"Ready? Just an inch and we'll leave this realm", Scientist asked.

Every body nodded and then they felt something passed through them, made them shiver a little bit.

"That's it, we passed the portal…and…Firouz…you're right about the theory. There is indeed an island here", said Bryn.

"Yes, you can do it if you want Bryn, just a few logical thought. For example, in an scientific way, the reason why something disappears all of a sudden is…blah blah blah

There he goes again"…Doubar murmured to Rongar, then the two burst into laughter. Sinbad looked at them, smiled and then he turned his attention to the island in which his lost love was living.

"We almost got there. You gotta wait for me, Maeve", Sinbad muttered.