Chapter Three: Found
"Wake up Kyle." said a loud voice. "You're going to be late for school."
"O.k mom, you don't have to be so loud." said an annoyed Kyle as he woke up, got ready, and left for school.
"Good morning Kyle." said two voices in unison.
" Hey Whyatt, hey Fiona, good morning." replied Kyle.
"If we don't hurry, we'll be late." said Fiona.
"By the way you two." said Kyle as he faced his friends. "Today's Friday, so what do you want to do over the weekend."
"Oh no, no this time." said Whyatt
"Yeah." followed Fiona. "Everytime you take us somewhere, it usually doesn't turn out good."
"What, I just like adventure, like my dad." replied Kyle.
"A bit too much." said Whyatt. "Like that time you led us into that cave with the horde of bats, or that time we entered a closed off part of the beach and got chased by angry fish."
"Well look on the bright side, at least we made it back in one piece." laughed Kyle.
Then the three arrived at their school, Heatherton High, in the city of Walticear.
"O.k class." said Mrs. Sharon, the trio's homeroom teacher. "I hope you remember we have a spelunking trip today to see the crystals."
"Oh why another cave." moaned Fiona.
"Nice." said an excited Kyle. "I wonder what mysterious things I'll find."
Soon the bus came to pick up the class and in fifteen minutes, the class arrived in Walticear National Park. As they got off, they were met by a man dressed in white.
"Hello students." said the man. "My name is Matthew and I'll be your guide, and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask."
After hearing those words, Kyle eagerly raised his hand.
"Yes you, with your hand up." said Matthew.
"So how far will we go? What would we find? Is there anything rare in that cave?" asked an ecstatic Kyle.
"Well you sound like the adventurous type." said Matthew. "What's your name kid."
"I'm Kyle...Kyle Carsly, I'm 15 years old and I love adventure." replied Kyle.
"Well Kyle." said Matthew. "There's nothing rare in the parts we've explored, but that still leaves the rest of the cave."
"And as for the rest of the cave, we'll see soon." added Matthew.
Then Matthew gave the class their gear and led them inside the cave.
"O.k class, stay together and follow me." ordered Matthew.
As the group advanced, they reached a split path.
"O.k class, the area is this way." said Matthew.
"What about the other path?" asked a curious Kyle.
"That part of the cave is unexplored Kyle." replied Matthew.
"I wonder what I can find there." thought a scheming Kyle.
As the group followed Matthew to the designated area, Kyle slowly made his way to the other path, hoping nobody would notice him, but somebody saw him.
"Where do you think you're going." said Fiona. "We're supposed to be going this way."
"But Fiona." protested Kyle. "You know my sense of adventure, why don't you want me to go."
"You could get hurt." said Fiona. "You might be an adventure crazed idiot, but you're still my friend and I care about your safety."
"Well I'm touched that you care so much, but I'm still going, cya." said Kyle as he went to the other path.
"You'll never change." said a grinning Fiona.
"Come on sis." said Whyatt. "You don't want to be left behind."
"Coming little bro." replied Fiona.
While the other group were searching for crystals, Kyle searched the unexplored part of the cave, using his flashlight cap to look for these on the walls.
"Well this is a bummer." said a disappointed Kyle. "I haven't spotted anything and it's been 15 minutes."
"I guess I could go back, but something tells me to keep going." said Kyle as he continued down the path.
Soon Kyle discovered something.
"Hey what's this." said Kyle as he noticed a faint red glow in the walls, and used his pic and hammer to get it out.
"Why is this thing shaped like an X." wondered Kyle as he held the mysterious stone. "Well never mind that , I should regroup with the class now."
Soon after finding the mysterious stone, he finds the group, and except for Fiona, didn't realize he'd gone, then they left the cave.
"So kids, was that fun?" asked Matthew.
"Yes!" replied all the students.
'You know, that wasn't as bad as I thought." said Fiona
"Kyle, did you enjoy the trip too?" asked Matthew again.
"Yeah." replied Kyle. "It was really exciting."
"Good, I'm glad." said Matthew.
"O.k class, say thank you to Matthew." said Mrs. Sharon
"Thank you, Matthew." said the class.
"You're welcome." replied Matthew "I hope we can meet again."
Once they were back on the bus, Kyle told Whyatt and Fiona about what happened and showed them the mysterious stone.
"Wait you did what?" asked Whyatt in surprise.
"Nothing that anybody needs to know." replied Kyle.
"You think it's from space, like some kind of meteor?" asked Fiona
"I don't know, it could be." replied Kyle as he looked at the stone with great interest.
"Well, we'll have to discuss this later." said Fiona. "Since today is an early release, once we get to the school, it'll be time to head home."
After arriving at the school, Whyatt and Fiona started their way home, then Kyle caught up with them.
"So, what do you want to do today?" asked Kyle.
"Sorry Kyle, we can't." replied Whyatt. "We're going home to see our dad."
"Oh yeah, your dad's an archeologist, so he isn't around very often." said Kyle. "O.k then, I'll see you later."