(1) It could be Anubis, I'm not sure.
THIRD PERSON
Alice walked through the crowd, oblivious to the noise. The crutch was still under her arm, while her arm other was carrying an assortment of books and papers. She was going to the library for some planning.
However, on her way to the library, for the first time in days, she spotted Chrissi and Louisa. They were whispering together behind some of the lockers. Alice raised her brow, though at the same time she felt tingles. Tingles of fear. What could they be planning? Alice, though curious, didn't want to be spotted. As quick as her crutch would take her, Alice rushed to the library.
She spend the entire fifty-minute period planning out the next few Poptropica islands. She started with Nabooti Island, which was the island she was supposed to enter that night. This was followed by Big Nate, then Astro Knights. Proud with her progress, Alice placed the plans into a book bag, just as the bell rung through the air, signalling the end of lunch.
ALICE
Fierce Fox and I arrived on Nabooti Island (which is based off the book from the series, Choose Your Own Adventure). We landed on a little treetop building, with a straw roof. Fierce Fox followed me as we approached the pale brown, planked door. It has an African-cultural mask on the front. I opened the door and went into the museum.
The room is made out of the light brown wood planks, held together by a bamboo frame. Every I looked there are African-style artifacts. I continued walking, dropping down to the lower level, which is a shade darker than the above. Fierce Fox continued to follow me as I rushed right.
Ahead of me, drenched in the sun, was a chocolate-brown, tall statue. It has an African-mask head, and 6 hexagons are displayed on the front, like a column. The bottom two have an orange and yellow jewel inside, shimmering in the pale light. A lady was standing in front of it. I approached her, gazing back and forth from the Statue of Nabooti.
"Why are most of the jewels missing?" I asked the lady.
"They've been lost to the ages. We've only managed to recover two of them." the lady replied, in a soothing voice. Her dark eyes widened slowly. "We are looking for an adventurer to recover the remaining jewels. Would you be interested?"
"Yes!" I answered, shooting a glance at Fierce Fox. "We're in!"
"Wonderful! Take this map to the pilot outside to begin your quest. Good luck!" the lady exclaimed, as a map flew into my inventory, beside my island plan. I nodded, then turned to Fierce Fox. We exited together.
"So..." my partner began, giving me a slightly perplexed glance. I chuckled.
"I better explain. So basically, we're travelling Africa- based off the country in my world- to find the jewels of Nabooti." I explained, with a smirk.
"Why? What are these Nabooti thingies anyway?" Fierce Fox asked, making a face.
"To help the people who live here. It's their tradition. Oh, and the jewels are part of the statue. They're pretty. I'll show you them when we see 'em," By now, we had made our way out of the museum, past the trading posts, and to a little old yellow plane, sort of like Amelia's. An African man was standing in front of it, ready to fly us. "Okay, let's get on the plane."
We climbed aboard, and an old-style map appeared in front of Fierce Fox's face. She raised her brow at me. I took the map into my own hands, noticing a little yellow plane zooming across the map. I controlled the plane, taking it to a little dot called 'Blue Nile Falls'.
We popped up onto a beautiful mountain setting. Around us is nature, and thick, grey platforms made out of stone burst from the ground, covered in grass. A waterfall, shimmering in the sunlight, is by the rock's side, trickling down into a river.
"It's just a short few jumps," I told Fierce Fox. "Jump up there and grab a blue flower. Then leap across and meet me over there." I pointed to a platform on the other side, which is connected by a flying fox-like rope. We split up, me jumping across the wondrous waterfall. The rocks were smooth, though not slippery.
After leaping across, I arrived on another platform. Above me are a few sticking-out rocks. I climbed up each one, feeling much more confident than I was 9 nights ago. I couldn't believe I was too scared to jump up one rock on Monkey Wrench Island.
On the top, a lady was standing in front of a yellow basket connected to the rope, farm animals surrounding her.
"Can you help me figure out how to get everything across?" she asked. A screen popped in front of my face, giving me a side view of the rope across to the other platform. I, with a little blue hand, picked up the chicken and placed it in the basket. I dragged it (and the lady) across to the other side. I continued with a pattern like this, figuring it out.
Eventually, I did it, and a white box with black text appeared in front of my face. It said, "You did it! Thank you! As a reward, I'm going to tell you a secret. There's a hidden cave behind the large bush on the right side of the waterfall." I nodded, then turned around, spotting Fierce Fox.
"You're just who I'm looking for!" I exclaimed. "Now..." I explained what to do; finding the purple jewel of Nabooti inside the cave.
The next location was the Mountains of The Moon. It's most certainly a mountain, with grass covering stone platforms.
"Stay here," I told Fierce Fox. "I've got this covered." She nodded, sticking near the plane.
Ahead of me is a small river, with an agitated goat. I raced over the goat and some trees, coming to a long, rock platform. A lady with a blue turban stands on it, right next to a prickly cactus.
"I'm collecting cactus figs, but there's one on that cliff I can't get to!" she cried to me. I rushed to such cliff, which has a cactus poking out on the top. A pink, strawberry-like fruit was on top, waiting to be picked. I climbed onto a rock, and leaped towards the fruit. I grabbed it and fell back down. Then I continued, hopping across a trickling waterfall.
I leaped up a few more platforms, avoiding some goats. Then I came to a rocky slope covered in ice, giving me horrid memories of climbing up Mt. Everest in Time Tangled Island. Don't forget to mention that boulders were falling down the slope.
After an adventure with hopping and dodging, I made it to the top platform. An old, African man stands in front of a dark cave, blocking the entrance. It was annoying because I needed to be in there.
"Life is lonely up here. Beat me at a game of mancala and I'll let you enter the cave!" the man said, bringing out a wooden board game. When I'd played the game with Fierce Fox, I had never been very good at it. It'd taken me a few good tries to complete it, sadly. I was not in the mood for that again. With intense eyes, I watched the man's pale orange stone hop across the screen.
Finally, after a nail-biting game… well, games, I won and the man let me enter. The inside of the cave is full of damp snow, rocky platforms, and pale sunlight. With my feet sliding along the platforms, I jumped across a chasm, avoiding an icicle. Ahead of me are a few narrow platforms.
Carefully, I leaped across each one, feeling shivers down my spine. I lunged for the final one, suddenly slipping off. I let out a faint scream, gripping the side with my fingers. The ice was cracking, and I could feel myself falling. It was over... Or was it? I furiously shoved my legs into the mountain and hoisted myself up, rolling onto the snow platform.
I banged right into the red Nabooti gem, never feeling more relief in my life. Then, I rolled to my side, near the edge. Now I really did have to fall down. I let myself fall off, landing in a heap of snow. I rushed underneath the great bottoms of the platforms, until I found a cell phone, near a skeleton. I felt even more relief.
The plane landed in the Kaya Forests. It's more of a flat area, the sky pitch-black with faint clouds. Ahead of us are many tents made out of grass and hay, with more African symbols. I leaped across the roofs of the tents, until I found a palm tree. Something gold was sticking out of it. I lunged up and snatched it; it was a gold nugget. I returned to Fierce Fox.
"Remember that blue flower you found?" I asked Fierce Fox. She nodded. I chucked her the gold nugget, watching it vanish into her inventory. "Okay, now it's time for you to do some trading."
After Fierce Fox finished trading the gold nugget for a camera and the flower for a turban, she came to pick me up and we flew to Giza. Giza is a mid-night time place of misty pyramids, stars and pale rocks. That was when I realized there was only one turban. Oh no. Only one of us could do this part. I gulped, feeling sweat prick my neck. I faced Fierce Fox, with a lump in my throat.
"Hand me the turban," I said, gesturing her. "Just that." She was suspicious, but handed me the turban anyway. I placed the turban over my eyes, covering my face in cloth. I ran up to the one of the guards who wears a turban, and wields a shovel.
"Oh good! An extra hand! You'll need a shovel." he said, handing me a shovel. I gave him a nod, and returned to my partner sticking around the plane.
"Take this." I ordered, giving her the shovel. I told her what to do, which involved more trading. When she asked me what I was doing, I said I was just doing some 'boring old exploring'. As guilty as lying makes me feel... I had to do it.
Feeling oddly lonely, I headed over to a shadowy tent at the end of the area. I whipped out my cell phone and dialed a number that was on the shovel, through memory. A phone buzzed inside a tent.
A guy outside heard it and grumbled, "Where did I put my phone?" He walked out of sight, searching for the device. I noticed the guards holding shovels run away before he could return. I placed my hand inside the guy's saddlebag, pulling out a cream-coloured sphere, or should I say, the moon stone.
I climbed to the top of the pyramid, or the Sphinx, where a little ring shines in the light. I placed the moon stone inside the ring; it shot down a beam and opened the pyramid. I jumped off the side, landing on my feet. With a mix of apprehension and determination, I entered.
Inside was a sandstone filled area, carved with Egyptian symbols. Above my head were large sections, with areas carved out, like lines. I ran underneath them, bumping into a stone board on the wall with more Egyptian symbols, which I needed to remember for future events. I continued, until I reached the end of my path, going into a new location. A stone was by my head, with a few sticks I needed to rotate in a correct fashion. I did so, setting them all in a perfect column.
I leaped onto the next platform- sorry, platforms, made out of aqua metal with golden imprints. The wall by my side was covered in more Egyptian symbols. It was just a little jump after that, and I was into the next section.
I hopped up a few sticking-out blocks, my feet crunching against the sandstone. I came to a little flat area, where some blocks with streaks were on a platform, hovering above the ground. I shoved all the blocks down, separating them. Following the encrypted pattern on the wall, I pushed the blocks into the correct positions. A creak boomed through the room, and a door lifted open. I entered it, going to yet another area.
Poles were at the opposite ends of each other. However, they appeared exactly the same, full of Egyptian symbols and a Poptropican Cleopatra. Red, stone platforms were above my head, with inscriptions of insects and other animals. I leaped up every platform, arriving at the very top, where a rope dangled down. As soon as I leaped off the last platform, it collapsed beneath my feet. I gripped tighter on the rope, hauling myself up.
The next room was still made out of sandstone, and had icons and things similar to the previous room. Next to the poles was a grand statue of the Poptropican Cleopatra, holding out her flat palms. I leaped onto one of them, then I soared right across. I landed on the other side, in front of an encrypted story, which seemed to be gods surrounding animal head jars. To my right was another Cleopatra statue, with more poles and treasure. In the middle, above the story, was a golden coffin. Each jar on Cleopatra's sides had an animal head: The Egyptian gods.
The first jar was the jackal (1). It was on a ledge, connected to one of the poles. On the pole was a lever. I pulled the lever, and the jar dropped down. It landed in Cleopatra's flat palm. Suddenly, out of their o-shaped mouths, the Cleopatras started to spit out sand. It poured like a waterfall, flooding the room. I gulped, feeling a little queasy and fearful.
Sweat started to drool down my neck and my back. Ignoring it, I hopped up to the ibis and pulled the lever beneath that. I could feel the sand shaking the floor. Shivering, I went underneath the monkey (or baboon). Now the sand was rising faster than before. I shoved the lever down, then rushed to the final jar, which was a human that had a frog-like appearance.
The sand, by my surprise- and horror- had reached my waist; I was swimming in it. It was raising faster and faster, burning my skin. Closing my eyes, I reached out and grabbed the lever. The sand stopped completely, thanks to the jars. I gazed upwards, staring at the coffin. The door was open. A mummy was inside. And that mummy had the blue Nabooti jewel.
I jumped up to the coffin and gently grabbed the blue jewel out of the mummy's clasped fingers. I felt relief rush through my body, as the gem vanished into my inventory. Then, something odd and unexpected happened. The whole room began to shake, as if there was an earthquake. I could feel the blocks breaking beneath my feet, and every hair on my body stand up. That's not supposed to happen! I thought worriedly, as the roof began to crack. I knew sticking around wasn't going to do any good.
With my life on the line, I sprinted out of the room, avoiding the falling rocks. The world around me was a blur, as I followed my photographic memory to help me escape. I heard things being smashed, and sand pouring like rain. I wanted to scream, cry and survive all at once. But above all I wanted to live.
Trying to blink the sand out in my huge eyes, I shoved through more falling rocks, feeling myself fall down a few levels. The rocks were bashing on my arms, though they didn't hurt at all. If I was on Earth, I'd already be dead. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the glorious exit. It almost appeared golden. Maybe it was just me hallucinating. I don't know. Regardless, I charged towards it, like it was the gateway to heaven. And that's when I felt something pull me down.
If sand hadn't dried up my lungs, I would've screamed louder than when I found out my leg would be damaged for the rest of my life. However, as well as fear, I felt a rush of determination. I reached out my arm, and kicked my legs like a frog. The whatever-it-was continued to pull me, weakening my strength. But I kept trying, like I never had before. I faced the mysterious thing pulling me, which seemed to be some sort of shadowy Poptropican.
"You can't keep me here! You can't stop me!" I cried, suddenly feeling even more determination. It was like the messages I wanted to scream to those horrid bullies all those years ago... Though I never had the courage. Now it felt like I truly did. I kicked and struggled like a baby in water, freeing myself from that mysterious Poptropican. The exit was in sight.
I was puffed out, sweat pouring down my cheeks. Fierce Fox was boredly waiting by the plane, flicking her hair. I could tell she had a much more relaxed experience than me. She raised her brow when she saw my face.
"What the heck?" Fierce Fox questioned, with shock.
"Let's just go." I sighed, not really wishing to talk about the previous events. We climbed into the plane, the map appearing in front of my face. The little plane icon flew to a place called Safari.
Safari is a desert area, with the ground dried up like a prune. The sky is a pale blue, with puffy clouds bouncing against each other. I rushed past the straw tents and skidded in front of a jeep; it has faded animal prints and the words, 'Big Zeke's wild safari'. I turned to Fierce Fox.
"Wanna do some photography?" I asked, with a small grin.
"I've done trading, walking and flying over Africa. Sure, why not?" Fierce Fox replied lightly.
"Few. I'm tired out anyway," I giggled back in reply, though I felt fear from seeing that mysterious Poptropican. I explained what to do, while trying to ignore my foggy mind. I had actually wanted to participate in safari, but my nerves were so hyped up that all I wanted to do was sleep. Maybe I can ask mom for a day off, I thought, as Fierce Fox discussed with Big Zeke. I have lots of islands to plan anyway.
Before I knew it, Fierce Fox had completed the safari and earned the hard hat for the miner's cave. The plane flew to down to a little place called the Diamond Mines, which is indeed a gigantic brown mine. I decided to be more helpful this time 'round, by explaining to Fierce Fox what we needed to do and what was going to happen.
I knew the guards would tell me off since I wasn't wearing a hard hat, so Fierce Fox covered me as we ran past piles of brown coal. Moving conveyor belts are above us, pulling large rocks. I ran right to a machine, with a little dial.
"I'm going to turn this," I said to Fierce Fox. "Then I want you to run where I tell you to! Do what I told you to do!" I gazed at her expression. "I know... I hate splitting up... But we've been like this the whole island... And I have no hard hat. Besides, you'll be fine." I pulled the little dial, and a timer ticked. Fierce Fox bolted away like the wind. The mine workers noticed me and growled about my lack of a helmet. I sighed, trotting away before they could beat me up.
I sat on the plane's wing, near the driver. I thought about the crash back in the pyramid, and what had grabbed me. What- or who was that? I shivered at the thought. Could it be another player? No... usually Poptropicans work alone... Except for Fierce Fox and I. I mean, if I can enter, can someone else enter as well? In fact, how am I entering?
Then I thought of Chrissi and Louisa whispering. Did they have something to do with it? A vivid memory of Louisa threatening me popped into my head. Something's going on, I thought. I need to get to the bottom of this.
After Fierce Fox finished, we returned to Nabooti to give them the jewels. We headed inside the museum, the two of us together again. We rushed down to the bottom level, where we found the statue of Nabooti. The lady told us to order the gems in the correct position.
"I've got this." I said, stepping forward. Using the clues and my memory, I ordered the gems correctly, in a beautiful pattern. Suddenly, the statue's bright green eyes opened, and gears began to turn around the gems.
"Thank you, my friend. Now that my power crystals are restored, I can finally return home." it beamed, in a slow voice. Green sparks fizzed at the bottom, then like a rocket, the statue took off into the sky and out to space.
"Amazing! I would have never guessed that the jewels were of alien origin!" the lady exclaimed, with great joy. "Thank you for your help!" The Nabooti medallion appeared around Fierce Fox's neck, and my screen faded to white. I gave a small wave to my partner, though fear continued to brew in my belly.
I have a mystery to solve.