Chapter 294
In collaboration with Vasmasdas1.
(Castaway Island.)
Lincoln and Jordan come down from the second floor and they are in their new summer attire.
Lincoln is wearing a white shirt and orange short sleeved jacket, blue shorts, orange flip-flops and has his shades ready. Jordan is wearing a yellow dress with blue flowers on them and blue flip-flops and she has a yellow sun hat ready.
They see that Luna, Sam and Michelle also look prepped and ready for the day.
Luna is wearing a purple buttoned shirt with floral design on it and a white shirt inside and velvet shorts and flip flops and she also has some shades.
Sam is wearing a white shirt with a blue Metallica name on the front, light blue jacket, purple shorts and flip flops and she too has some shades.
Michelle is wearing a red sleeveless shirt with some yellow floral patterns, brown shorts with a pink belt, white flip flops and she has some shades and a sun hat.
"Either we're going to star in a summer bash movie or are we ready for this day" chuckled Jordan.
"Looks like we're all stoked for our hike through the jungle" said Lincoln.
"Heck yeah we are, though we gotta be careful. We don't know what could be lurking there" said Sam.
"We have Lucifer and Protector Right here with me in this bag just in case we run into some animals that may be hostile" replied Michelle as she lowers her shades and smiles.
"Speaking of wild animals, we should go and check out what kind of animal we caught in the hut trap from yesterday" said Luna.
"Luna is right, let's go and see what we captured and then we can release it far from here" said Sam.
They all head out of the house, but they made sure the security is armed and ready. Lincoln stops and looks to the roof and he sees Patriot and Valkyrie looking at them. "You guys stay here and keep an eye on your chicks, we'll be back soon and don't worry we got it handled."
Lincoln then runs off to catch up with the others, though Patriot and Valkyrie were kinda worried, and so Patriot motions his mate to go and follow them and he'll keep an eye on the sleeping chicks. Valkyrie nods and she flies off. Patriot then hears the chicks chirping, which means they are awake.
Lincoln, Jordan, Luna, Sam and Michelle then reach the makeshift hut trap and are shocked at what they see. "You have gotta be kidding me?" said Jordan.
The hut has been toppled over and the trap has been ruined, but it doesn't look like an animal did this. Michelle goes over to the wreckage. "Looks like the rain did this and also caused the tree to knock down and hit the whole thing."
"Well, this can't be good" said Sam. "Chances that whatever lived here might come back and see what happened and that could lead it to seeing the vacation home we're all staying in."
"Well, we still have the security around the house, so whatever does come near can't do any harm to us" replied Lincoln.
"Linc's right, we can handle things even with the wild life going at it in the deep jungle" said Luna. "For now, let's get to exploring and see what we find on this island."
"Keep vigilant and make sure we do not stray away from each other. Also, we have our water proof phones and the GPS tracker to send for help or find our way back to the house" said Jordan.
"I also have some other things just in case for insects and injuries" said Michelle.
"And with some knowledge from what we have been doing with the rest of the family" said Lincoln. "Lisa's talk about moss, Lori and her mud on the skin knowledge, Lucy's playing dead tactics, Lynn with her words of advice to lifting with your legs or your back, Lola and her balancing lessons which I also helped modify and of course Luna and her lessons on rope knitting."
Luna chuckles. "That was just to show you how to make cool outfits for the concert, though we can make some rope out of that knowledge."
Jordan chuckles. "Looks like we all have ourselves prepped and ready for this, let's get going then."
They all nod and walk away from the wreckage and they look to the jungle. "This is it dudes, time for some jungle trekking!" said Sam.
They all make their way into the jungle to explore, unknown to them Valkyrie is flying high and keeping a close eye on them as they travel.
(In the jungle.)
They make their way through the lush vegetation and they see so many plant life. "Whoa! I thought this was just some small and random island here, how come most of the plants are from a different country?" asked Jordan.
"No clue dudes, but I am snagging some of these mangoes for pops and also some papayas and other fruits he might need to save up on" said Luna. Lincoln also helps her get some fruit.
Michelle then uses some bug spray to keep the insects away, mostly the flies and mosquitos. "At least we haven't seen any wild animals around here, yet."
"Look no further." They all see Sam has a sloth on her arm and it's resting. "This guy fell off the tree and I grabbed him, he seems kinda tired from climbing around."
"I also see something" said Jordan. They look to her direction and they see a Pangolin walk by, as well as an Ant-eater and an Aardvark? "What the heck is with all these foreign wild animals here anyway?"
"I do recall that Peter said something about some tigers and tropical birds here as well" said Luna. "Looks like our hike just turned into a big island mystery, we should keep exploring and see what we find, but be careful dudes."
They continue their trek and Lincoln sees something. "Guys, what the heck is that?" They are all shocked to see the wing of a large plane. "This looks bad, right? And also kinda old too."
"Whoa dudes. Looks like something crashed here" said Sam as she goes to what was left of the wing.
Luna moves some vines away and sees the grey paint that is showing some blue color. "This thing looks old, must've crashed here years ago. But what the heck was a plane doing here anyway?"
Jordan sees the name on the plane as she moves some vines and leaves away. "The Virginia Westward Skylark? That is one long name for a place."
"Something tells me this was a cargo plane. Hang on, let' me see what I can find." Michelle uses her phone and she looks up the name. "Aha! Here we are guys, I got something." They all go to Michelle to listen to what she found out.
"Okay, so the Virginia Westward Skylark is a cargo plane that has been gathering some animals to be sent to an animal reserve and research facility in West Virginia, but it never came back after it had to make a refuel in Michigan. Officials have been trying to find the plane and the three people who were in the place. The two pilots and an animal biologist named Emilio Azenvuela, this report of the missing plane was …. 25 years ago! Wow!"
"You think they could be alive?" asked Jordan.
"That or they could be dead" replied Sam. "But chances if they were still alive, then they would've heard the sounds of a construction team building a house on the island."
Lincoln then looks around. "Then let's go and find them. If they are alive then we have to help them."
Luna understands. "But if they have kicked the bucket, then we call for backup and make sure they know about this and perhaps they can find some closure along with their loved ones."
They all agreed and continued to trek through the jungle, they follow the path where the plane might be, all while Valkyrie overhears this and continues to fly. She then sees a friendly feathered face and goes to it.
(Minutes later.)
They continue they're walk through the jungle and they see what they were looking for. "Whoa! The plane!"
They all see the large wreckage of the plane known as "the Virginia Westward Skylark" Well, what was left of it that is.
They found the main body and they can see it passed through two large trees that were responsible for the wings getting torn off. They see the cockpit has smashed itself onto some rocks and the sides have also been ripped apart by some rocks and the back cargo door is open and they see some smashed cages on the ground.
25 years of being missing and this plane wreckage has been conquered by vines, moss and other vegetation. Nature has claimed this plane.
They go near the plane and see the damage it went through. "Dudes. This plane took some serious beatings, but what the heck caused it to crash on this island anyway?" asked Sam. The Sloth on her arm crawls off and climbs onto the wrecked plane.
Jordan goes to the cages. "These cages have been damaged, but not broken and it seems someone opened their cages and let them out, so someone helped them escape."
Lincoln then looks inside the opened cargo door. "Yup, lots of cages and some big ones too."
Michelle then sees some old scorch marks. "The plane must've been on fire, either when it crashed or before it crashed, but I think I know what caused it, perhaps a storm?"
"Could be." Luna then sees the cockpit. "Come on guys." They all follow her into the wrecked plane and they see it has become sturdy and no longer weak metal. They make their way to the cockpit and see the whole area is smashed and broken glass is on the floor. "Looks like someone got the pilots out of here."
Jordan then sees some damage to the controls. "I don't think the pilots made it, that rock literally smashed right through the front."
"Guys!" They all head outside and they see Michelle Lewis looking at something. "I think someone was here." They see the ground has broken up from the crash and released some clay, and they see a hardened footprint. "Whoever it is, was here and might be alive. Let's go and find them."
Michelle then tosses Lincoln his bat Lucifer and to Luna her modified toy shotgun Protector. "Locked and Loaded!" They then make their way and they follow the hardened clay on the ground.
Valkyrie is high in the sky once again and this time she has a friend with her, another kind of bird, or better yet an eagle.
(Other side of the island.)
They make their way out of the jungle to find out who else is there, but they did find something odd as they were trekking.
Instead of tracks, they ended up seeing some non-lit torches and a fallen basket with some half eaten fruits and vegetables, they did see some other animals as they spotted some of these things and they did see a tiger but it was scared to go near them almost like it didn't know what to do with the presence of other people.
They found tons of tropical birds, from parrots, toucans, birds of paradise and way too many other tropical birds to count, including the endangered Blue Sphinx Macaw and they seem to be populating nicely.
"Dudes, I don't think the guys at the base even scouted the whole island, I think they just scouted the area near the beach house" said Luna.
"G-Guys." They all see Jordan looking at something, and that something are two graves, made by just a bunch of stick to look like crosses. "What the heck?!"
Michelle goes near and she sees some stones next to the crosses and they have names carved on them. She then reads what they say. "Here lies, Alan P. Jenkins and Shawn M. Coleson. The best and bravest pilots I have worked with for the past 10 years."
"They must be the pilots, and they did die. Oh dang!" said Sam.
Jordan gets some nearby flowers and she places them onto the graves. "I guess we found them, and now to find that other guy."
"Found his hide out." Lincoln points to a makeshift house among the tree tops and they see the door wide open and the whole place on the outside looks like it was a mess, or like no one has bothered to manage the home for a long, long time. "I got a bad feeling about this."
They then hear a large cawing sound. "What the heck?!" Luna spots Valkyrie and another eagles, a really large eagle almost a few inches from her size.
The eagle flies down and lands onto Luna's shoulder. "Oh jeez!" They look to this unbelievably large eagle. It has dark brown and slightly black feathers, with strongly contrasting white on the lesser and medium upper-wing converts, underwing converts, thighs, tails and under-tail coverts. The tail is diamond shaped and long.
The toes are relatively short and stout, with the bottom of the foot covered in spicules and the talons being relatively shorter and more strongly curved. But luckily, it does harm Luna as it sits onto her shoulder. But what was odd, he has some white feathers forming some kind of streak on the right side nearing the eye, like some kind of scar.
"Dude! Who the heck? What the heck?!" Luna stays still as this large bird looks to her and then to the others, and then Valkyrie comes down and speaks to the eagle and they both look as if they are having a nice talk.
"I think this bird is friendly and also kind scary" replied Jordan.
Michelle then sees the purple collar on the leg and it has a name that looks kinda worn out. "Bullet. Huh, so that's his name then. What kinda eagle is he anyway?"
Luna then gently strokes the feathers of the eagle and it gets startled a bit, but then calms down and accepts her touch. "Whoa. You're not so bad, though a bit heavy."
Lincoln then looks to the tree house. "The answers will be in that house."
They all head towards the tree house, as they get there they see there was no way for them to get up. The Eagle known as Bullet takes off and he hits a lever and coming down is a vine-made ladder. "Huh, I guess he knows the place" said Sam.
They all get up there, and as all of them arrive to the balcony they make their way inside and cover their mouth. They then see the skeleton remains of a man. He's wearing glasses, torn light blue polo and black pants and only one brown shoe.
Michelle looks to the image on the phone and the skeleton. "Yup, that's him. That's Emilio Azenvuela. I guess he didn't make it."
They look around and they see the insides are a mess and then Lincoln see the man's journal. But when he grabs it, he sees a spider come out of it. "Oh Whoa! What?!" the spider looks to them in anger and threatens them.
Sam sees a jar and she traps it in there, she turns it over and covers it with the holed lid. "I think this guy got out somehow and perhaps … That's how he died."
"This is creepy as hell!" said Michelle. They see what she sees and they see ten other jars and each one with insects, spiders and scorpions and all of them labeled dangerous.
Jordan sees the journal and hands it to Lincoln. "Read it Linc, what does it say?"
Lincoln opens the book and reads from it. They see so many logs of the man and how he had to thrive and survive on the island for 15 years. When they crashed, he single handedly had to remove all the animals and send them away from the wreckage, after that he went back for the pilots and got them out of there, but they were both dead, so he did the right thing and buried them.
He spent a long time waiting for help, and so he made do with what he could find and made himself a home and a living. He has his faithful companion eagle by his side and some animals that he trusts, though there were some animals that were on the loose and he had to find all of the dangerous ones, they were mostly the most dangerous and poisonous insects.
"Says here he caught them all, but when he tried to capture the venomous South African Huntress Spider he got bitten by it, and contained it and then he wrote down his last words on this journal, before the poison kicked in. He didn't have time to make the anti-venom and I think his movement caused the spider's jar to fall over."
"Well, he caught them all, and now he can rest easily knowing they won't harm anyone who comes here" said Luna. The Eagle known as Bullet flies back in and lands onto Luna's shoulders once more. "What about this big guy? What does it say about him in there?"
Lincoln then sees the page all about the eagle. "He's a Stellar's Sea Eagle, says here he found this noble sea bird in South Korea after he got shot in the wing and he nursed him back to health and therefore gave him the name bullet for surviving the shot near the head."
"What else is this big guy's information?" asked Jordan.
"Well, from beak to tail he's around 105 cm and his wingspan is 241 cm. And his total wait is 6kg. That is kinda heavy" replied Lincoln.
They look around and they see some monkeys and smaller animals looking at them. "So, I guess we did it. We found him and I think we should do the right thing" said Jordan.
They all look to Luna. She then pulls out a flare gun and she sends it through the hole in the roof. It goes sky high and detonates into the sky and makes the log of the Allied Forces Eagle.
(Minutes later.)
Troops and aircraft and ships are now on the far side of the island and are beginning to extract everything there, they dig up the graves and put them into body bags including the remains of the biologist. They take the Journal and make a copy, they let Lincoln keep the original and use the copy as evidence.
Peter Harris then goes over to the five people who found this. "25 years, it took 25 years to find the missing plane, crew and cargo and it took you guys a day in this jungle ridden island to find it. Well done, we'll make sure the families of the three men will hear about this and the state of West Virginia as well. From what the journal said, whoever finds this should keep it safe, for it could be used to contain information for future animal studies. Looks like it's your kid."
Lincoln looks to the journal. "We'll keep it safe. We found it, so it belongs to all five of us."
Peter smiles, he then sees the eagle. "Well, I think this big guy found some friends and I doubt he even wants to come with us also we're not planning to remove the wildlife here since they seem to be accustomed to the land, this is their home now and we're not evicting them."
Luna looks to Bullets and she lets her arm up and he stands onto it, he does no harm to her arm as he stands tall. "Heh, kinda heavy but I've carried things way heavier than you. You wanna tag along with us big guy?"
The eagle squawks and nuzzles to her face. Luna chuckles. "Okay, okay. Welcome to the family, I guess."
They watch as the naval forces and air force take off back to the naval base. "So, should we walk back to the house?" asked Michelle.
"Yeah, we've had a heck of a time and we know where to go now and I don't think we should bother this tree house from Emilio" said Lincoln.
"A shame he never got to see his friends and family, but at least the animals he brought are now safe and sound on their own island of paradise" said Jordan.
They all make their way to the same path they took and make their way back to the beach house, and high above the skies is they're female Bald Eagle Friend Valkyrie and flying above her at great heights is probably Luna's eagle companion, The Stellar's Sea Eagle, Bullets!
They have a lot of things to tell the others, and also to Patriot. Lincoln still has the Journal and he's hoping that they can be able to write some things down into it, perhaps some info on whatever else they find there on the island. 'This is for you Emilio, we will take care of this journal and you're avian friend.'
Day 3 on the 7 day stay at Castaway Island in Lake Eddy.
A/N: They found a secret, gave the dead some closure and made a new friends. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
I had to do some research on this large bird and I was impressed. I saw this bird on YouTube and I thought it would be nice to have him be part of the family, alongside Luna.
Date made: 7/19/20.