Lake Obel – 12.53 p.m. (Timber Time)

The blue, reflective complexion of Lake Obel, the largest lake in Galbadia, surfaced from beneath the meadows as Jack and King drove along the highway. They eventually arrived at Lakeside Meadows, a small town located by the shore of Lake Obel and also where the late Galbadian President Vinzer Deling had his summer vacation home.

"Hey, there's a flag," Jack spotted the blue and yellow flag perched on a streetlight with an arrow above it pointing them to the left junction. King turned left and arrived at the pier, marked by another flag. Eight longboats were docked along the half mile long wooden pier. A Chocobo stable was located opposite the shore. The lake was crystal clear. In the distance, Timber and the mountains seemed miniature. Across the Obel shoreline was a lonely island thrived with lush vegetation known as Shadow Isle. A two-mile stone bridge was built to connect the shore with the isle; named after Sanpiper, supposedly the first person to venture the accursed Shadow Isle during the feudal age.

King parked the car parallel to the shore of the lake, where the pier and Shadow Isle were visible. Jack and King, in their black CC Club T-shirts, stepped down from the car and headed to the clue box at the end of the pier. They felt the pier shaking to the heavy thuds of their running.

"Detour," Jack exclaimed, reading the next clue.

Paddle: Row longboats to Shadow Isle two miles from the pier.

Saddle: Ride Chocobos in a distance of four miles to the Sanpiper's Bridge and cross it by foot to get to Shadow Isle.

The clue box will be located at the end of Sanpiper's Bridge on Shadow Isle.

"Oh I wanted to ride Chocobos. But let's take the boats. It's faster," Jack said turning to the longboats below the pier. After putting on safety vests, King stepped down to the boat followed by Jack. Jack released the knot that kept the boat docked by the pier. The boat began to drift away from the pier and the two started paddling to the island.

A twelve-year-old boy, handling the Chocobos at the stables, got up and ran to the pier, shouting at Jack and King on the boat.

The boy, brought up in Lake Obel, knew that man-eating fish called piranhas dwelled the waters surrounding Shadow Isle (a reason why it was deemed accursed). It was the piranas' mating season and the carnivorous fish would be at their most vicious and ruthless behavior.

"Don't swim in the water 'cause the piranhas would get you!" the boy warned.