Chapter three – Gateway to the Moon
Heja stood to think for a moment. How was she supposed to extract the information from this silver object? Was she to do what the tall man had done and hold it up to the sky, pushing a button to make it flash? If so, where was the button? She could no sign of a button anywhere on the carefully engraved item. The markings on the silver were hard to tell if they were meant to be a message or just decoration, so she decided that there was no point trying to find out as the cloak of darkness was just around the corner and her companions were soon to arrive. With a deep hesitation she replaced the object inside her bag then checked her watch for the time. The full moon would be out soon and if the others didn't hurry to get here then they will have failed their mission.
A soft croaky voice from behind her suddenly said "Be patient Rosabelle, we are here. Stop worrying all the time!"
She swiftly turned round to face the new arrivals and relaxed a little. "Hello Robin, David. I'm so glad you made it on time, but I still haven't the faintest idea how we're supposed to use this thing!" She showed them the long silver object, its markings reflecting the only remaining light of the day.
"What did Thomas tell us to do exactly? Seeing as you were the only one he bothered to tell." Said David, a dark haired baby-faced boy dressed in plain jeans and t-shirt, with an emerald green cloak wrapped around his shoulders.
"He told us to use it under a full moon and not to let anyone else see what it contains." She replied, looking confused.
The croaky voiced boy asked her "Well did he mention anything at all about how to use it?"
"The only thing he said, Robin, was that only I can reach it."
"You dopey idiot!" Robin said rather loudly, "Only you can reach it! What is your place in the order?" he asked sarcastically.
"I am the Reacher! But what has that got to do…. Oh… right! I get it now. Only I can reach into it and withdraw the information it holds. Oh how stupid I am!" Heja walked a little away from the boys as she cursed herself for being so idiotic, then returned slowly towards them before asking "But what am I reaching through?"
Both boys looked at each other, realising that they had yet another puzzle to solve except this time they had no idea. Yet suddenly the moon appeared, shining down on the three youngsters like a spotlight searching for criminals. They all squinted at the light shining in their eyes while they desperately thought of what they were actually meant to do.
"Hang on;" Robin said to the other two, "maybe David can see what it is you're meant to reach through. After all we must be here for something if you can't do this yourself."
"Nah already tried mate!" David answered him. "Or maybe you can read what the markings say on the object and see if that helps."
"Yeh it's worth a shot. Hold it up to the moon Rosabelle."
Heja did as she was told and held it high above her head towards the moon. As she did so, the markings began to change round to form a picture of an archway and an inscription which clearly said 'Gateway to the moon.' All three of them looked at each other as they finally understood what to do. Heja closed her eyes to concentrate on the picture of the archway and rapidly turned blue with cold, as icicles formed around her motionless body, her hand still holding the object above her head.
"She's through the mist, but she can only reach the information, I very much doubt she can do much else." David began to panic.
"Chill Dave! That's where we come in. I'll have to get into her mind and tell her to pass it through me, and then you will see it to tell us what it says."
"Wow! Quick thinking Robin."
"Hey I am the brains of the three of us!" Robin sniggered a little. "Now, are you ready? Cause I need to get to the boundary in time for Rosabelle." David nodded at his question and this time Robin closed his eyes, his whole body freezing cold with icicles forming on his rigid body.
He arrived on the boundary of the mist. The cold biting at his bare arms with the strong current of air almost snatching him off his feet. He pulled his navy blue cloak tighter around himself while he called out to Heja, frantically searching for her mind. At last he found what he was looking for and concentrated hard on her mind, ordering her to reach out for the information and pass it to him by telepath. Heja absorbed the information through her head and passed it to him, and then she vanished from his sight, back to life. Robin breathed heavily, trying to catch his breath so that he could return to his body back in life. Taking one last deep breath he turned to the other side of the mist to see the archway that was on the object and vanished through it just as Heja had done.
Robin shook violently as his lungs took in oxygen and his body regained its warmth. The icicles melted to water, which dripped off the end of his nose and cloak. But the mission wasn't finished; he still had to transfer the information to David's mind so they could find out what it said. So once again he concentrated hard, this time on David's head which he then passed the information to. David jumped suddenly as he received it in his head, before looking into his own head to see what it was.
He looked confused for a while. He tilted his head from side to side whilst he was in deep thought. Heja and Robin exchanged glances whilst he did this, both of them hoping that it hadn't turned out to be a complete waste of time. Then they both looked up to him to hear him say "We have to bring back the soul of the Prophesy, yet it's going to be difficult to get it. First, we need the Key."