Chapter 8 The Destination
"Come on" whispeared Alvin as he held up a chain linked fence, letting everyone pass underneath.
"What are we doing here?" said Brittany as they wondered around what seemed like a empty compound shrouded by the night with the gentle glow of of a sunrise appearing in the distance. "We are going to steal a plane, and find Tyler's spark before Mark gets to it" said Alvin.
"And how are we going to do that?" said Sarah, "We don't even know where it is yet". "Well" said Alvin, "we are going to have to figure that out". Alvin them moved to a closed hanger and slowly began to spread his hands apart, making the doors open, revealling a small private jet sitting inside.
Alvin quickly moved to the side of the aircraft as the door opened to the spacious cabin inside. "Get in" said Alvin as he hovered into the air. Everyone slowly climbed into a fairly spacious cabin with a few small tables and chairs. Alvin flew in as the door closed behind him. He then held his paw towards the cockpit, making the instraments come to life.
Everyone could hear the engines slowly roar to life as the aircraft began to pull out of the hanger. Alvin remained hoovering in the cabin, as the aircraft quickly taxied to the runway, and took off.
Once the jet was in the air, Alvin then gently settled back onto the ground and turned to everyone else. "Now, lets think. Where could Tyler's spark be?". "I don't know about all of you" said Simon, "but I noticed a pattern in all the locations".
"Please, share that big brain with us Simon" said Alvin as he moved over to them. "Well" said Simon as he adjusted his glasses, "everyone of the places Tyler sent us to, were the site of something big. Vimy was the site of a big victory, Pearl Harbor was the site of a big surprise attack, and the last clue said the site of the largest man made explotion".
"So where could that be?" said Theodore, "the only clue to we have to what the place looks like is that ring of islands on TJ's hand". TJ remained silent, he had been thinking of the clues for the last two days, but he feared of what everyone may think if he told them. Then he realized that all of this was bigger than him, and that he needed to tell.
"I think I might know" said Tj looking up. "One thing I never told you was that I accually studied history for a few years". Sarah and Sandra then turned to TJ with surprrise. "How come you never told us?" Sarah said as she looked at her son with shock. "Because everytime I look in the mirror, I never see myself, I see our dad. I heard enough that I looked like him, and acted like him. This was one thing I didn't want to share".
"It wasn't fair that we compared you to him" said Sarah as she looked down, "it is just, we all see so much of him in you, it is hard not to see it" she said as she wiped away a tear.
"Tj" said Alvin, "tell us, what you know". TJ looked down at his hand and spoke.
"The name from the first clue, "Lady Lex" I reconized as the nickname of a aircraft carrier in world war 2 called the Lexington. And it had a sister ship called the Saratoga. Like what the clues said, they both were turned into something they weren't suppose to be. They were both ment to be battleships, but were converted to aircraft carriers. The Lexington was sunk in the war, but here sister ship live almost ten years longer. It was used in a atomic bomb test in a atoll called Bikini in the fifties".
"And that is where you think it is?" said Alvin and jumped infront of TJ. TJ nodded as he looked at his hand. "I am certain that the chain of Islands on my hand is Bikini Atoll, it looks a lot like the photo's I seen".
Everyone could then feel the aircraft lean as it began to change course. "Then that is where we are going" said Alvin.
As everyone began to relax, the shock of what happen began to set in, as Simon began to have his doubts of the last few days.
After hours of flying, Simon spoke up. "Alvin, I've been thinking. What if Mark was lying the whole time about bringing back Tyler". "I think if we have a chance to bring back Tyler, we should take it".
"Listen" said Simon, "We have no idea what the concequences will be if we do this" said he as he held Jeanette close. "We know what the concequences will be if we do nothing" said Alvin. There was then silence betwen the two.
Everyone sat quietly, not wanting to get betwwen the two. Sarah had her face burried in her hands quietly weeping with Sandra and TJ comforting her.
"How could he do that" cried Sarah, "we trusted him". "He never planned to help us" said TJ, with anger erupting from his voice. "He tricked us from the very start". "Exactly" said Simon, "then he was probably wasn't truthful when he told us".
"He was" said Alvin as he looked back at Simon. "I could see it in his eyes, the thought of having him back made him happy. He wants him back". "Then why stab us in the back like that, get our hopes up. He knew he needed to motivate us to find it, so he told us something we don't know is true or not".
"I think it is worth the risk" said Brittany. "Even if there is the sightest chance of getting him back, I think we should take it. Think about how the last sixteen years have been. We need him, they need them" she said as she gestured towards Sarah and her kids.
"Agreed" said Alvin, "if we find it, the last sixteen years will never have happened. He will be back with us, and we will have no memory of what happened through these years". Alvin then ran his paws through his hair. "I just don't know why he didn't give me his, why didn't he give me a copy?".
Brittany then placed her paw on Alvin's shoulder. "He always said there was a reason behind everything. A reason that would be revealed in time". Alvin smiled as he looked at his wife. "So what are we going to do when we get there?" said Theodore, finally speaking.
Alvin then turned to his younger brother with a small smile. "We go and find it. The clues he left said it should be inside the wreck". "I see land" said Sandra as she looked out her window. "Good" said Alvin, "we here, lets get ready".
Everyone instantly reached for their seat belts and buckled up, just as they felt the aircraft begin to slow.
Everyone waited, and soon felt the familar bump as the plane touched down on solid ground. After a moment of waiting, the felt the plane slow down, followed by it's engines shutting off. Everyone glanced at each other as the slowly got up and went over to the exit. The hatch quickly opened to a loud hiss as everyone stepped out.
Stetched out before them, was a tropical set of islands, surrounded by clear blue water, with the sun still bright just above it. "This place looks good" said TJ, "considering a Abomb exploded here almost seventy years ago". "Alright" said Alvin, "lets get to the Saratoga".