Chapter 5: Some questions finally answered!
The explorers made their way back to the treehouse. After Challenger
had taken care of theAvatar's injuries, Malone began to explain
everything that had happened to him since he had been gone.
"Well, after I left, I did a lot of exploring of the plateau, stayed with
some new tribes, and updated my journals. I was on my way back
when, I don't know why or what it was, something made me feel I
needed to go to the Summerlee River. So I decided to go, and when I
got there, it was all dried up like last time. I got the same feeling that I
had before when it drove me to the waterfall, but this time it was
driving me to the edge. I went to it, and I just stood there for what felt
like hours, reflecting on my life so far. Just standing there, was
everything I had wanted to do when I went on my journey. Then, I
just let go." Said Malone, pausing to take a breath.
"Now, when you say 'let go', what exactly do you mean by that?" Asked
Challenger.
Malone looked around at each one of them before starting again.
"I fell"
"WHAT!" Everyone yelled at the same time.
"Again!" Said both Challenger and Roxton.
"Again! You mean this has happened before! Do you have a death
wishor something!" Asked Finn, getting more and more confused
confused.
"No Finn I don't, but here is the interesting part. Last time when I fell, I
was caught by a giant whirlwind, and was thrown back up. This time, I
made it to the bottom." Said Malone.
"What happened!" Asked Roxton. "What did you see!"
"Well, before I answer that, do you guys remember what Tribune said
when we found out about Summerlee going over the edge? That some
people say it's a way off the plateau? Well, he was right! Except that it
doesn't take us back to our world, but to Avalon."
"But that doesn't explain how you came back the first time, and actually
made it down this time." Said Challenger, wondering out loud.
"Last time was not my, or any of our time to discover Avalon.
Summerlee was not even suppose to discover Avalon until Veronica and
Marguerite discovered their destinies. But when he went over, injured,
they had no choice but to help him."
"You mean Summerlee is alive?" Asked Challenger.
"Of course he is!" Said Malone.
"That's wonderful!" Exclaimed Roxton.
"But what do you mean when you say Marguerite and Vee's destinies!"
Asked Finn.
"Veronica, as you already know, is the protector of the plateau. But you
didn't know that Marguerite is the Chosen One." Said Malone, taking a
break from his story to get a drink.
Everyone just sat there, trying to process the information that they had
been given so far. Summerlee alive! That was wonderful! They all knew
Veronica was the protector of the plateau, and Marguerite is the
chosen one! What does the Chosen One do! They knew that they would
not completely understand until they saw Marguerite and Veronica
again.
"Well, I should let Veronica and Marguerite finish the rest because they
know it better than I do." Said Malone. "But I am going to go and
check on the Avatars and see how they are doing."
Malone was making his way to the stairs, when Finn asked the question
that was on everyone's mind.
"When do we leave?"
"At first light." Roxton replied as fast as Finn had asked.
"Well we should start to get some things together for the trip, then
start on dinner." Said Challenger.
"Good idea" said Malone, heading down the stairs "I'll be right back."
"Wait" yelled Roxton. "Before you go, I have one question."
"Shoot" said Malone.
"How do we get there?" Asked Roxton, knowing he was probably not
going to like the answer.
"We have to jump" answered Malone, heading down the stairs.
Finn, Challenger, and Roxton each looked at each other, not knowing
what to say, until Finn broke the silence.
"Well, screw that!"
End of Chapter 5!