Chapter 4: Crew Expandable

Back to England, it was a trip for us. Although I never have the truth, I have something to learn back there, on Indonesia.

Now I only got Kaz as my team for this Journey. I know Jonah can't take much more for this. The Yamatai and the Kitezh are his final journey. No more another journey for him. Right, now to find a new crew.

"Alright Lara, we parted here. I feel sorry Lara, for I can't assist you in this journey."

"It's okay Jonah, I can know about you. It's time for you to explore another opportunity Jonah. It's okay." I try to comfort Jonah, as he gave me a friendly hug and go to the taxi depot.

Ah, it's good to be home, at my apartment. But when I just got home, Sam called on my cellphone for hanging out with her. Okay, let's get out, again.

"Hi Sam, what is it?"

"Lara, Jonah told me everything about your new expedition. I know he couldn't stand again for another journey with you. But I'm here Lara. I'm with you, we go together again? How's that sound Lara?"

"Ahaha okay, you're in Sam. And Sam, thanks. We have Kaz to on the group, but I feel like I need a man in our journey."

"Oh sweetie, I know, how about if we search together?"

"I don't want an acquintance on this journey Sam, I want a friend in here."

"I know Lara, but I can help you find this man of your needs, I contact you if I found one, okay?"

So after we hanging out together, We go back to the manor to search for more reference. I know Dad have more reference for this Expedition. But when we search, I finally found the truth about this research."

"Sam, I found it, at last I found it."

"Found what Lara?"

"Alright listen to this: The legend says that the legend of Durga Mahisasuramardini have it's homeland on the Island of Kemujan on Central Java."

"What makes you believes about that Lara?"

"Here is it Sam, the same statue."

Then I took out the photograph of the Durga Mahisasuramardini in Prambanan to be compared with the one in Dad's book.

"So, can I say we go to the Kemujan Island, Lara?"

"Sure, but we still need a man to do this expedition Sam."

"Alright Lara, but, can I go home now? It's already late in here."

"Aww, of course Sam, come on. Come with me."

After I fetch a taxi for Sam, I get back to the manor to find another reference and truth. But when I read dad's book, there's an old betamax cassette with a label: Richard, Roth, and Sully. Sully? Who is him? So I delay my research for a few moments to find the truth about this Sully guy.

Luckily, dad have the old betamax player that still working. It was the video of dad's old friend and there was me too on the video sit next to dad. It was on the old London pub, but I'm curious to see a young man that sat over Sully.

The youngman mention himself on the video. 'Nathan Drake' the descendants of Sir Francis Drake. That's strange, I though Sir Francis Drake never had a children. However, if dad knew Sully, then this Nathan knew me too as well. Alright, got to find this Drake guy, so the first people that I ask will be Kaz, over the phone.

"Hi Lara, what is it?"

"Alright Kaz, I have to know someone that has a name of Nathan Drake. He's American, do you know anything about him."

"(sight) He was my brother's friend. My brother and Drake met up on the primary schools. I know where to find him. Do you wish to visit him?"

"Sure, where is he?"

"His house is in the north Dakota, Arizona. I have my friend there named Chloe who will come pick you up. How about that?"

"Sounds good Kaz, Thanks."

So now, my journey is to find this Drake guy, in the land of Uncle Sam. It was a long trip to the Arizona, but I finally arrives too in there with this girl named Chloe, as my 'tour leader' in here.

After the baggage claim, I walked up to the airport exits, and saw a girl holding a paper written text 'LARA'. I suspect that's Chloe who hold the paper. So I meet up with her, and she greet me warmly.

"Lara Croft isn't it?"

"Yes that's right, and you must be Chloe Frazer right?"

"Exactly, Alright. Can I call you Lara?"

"Sure, then I will call Chloe, is that alright?"

"Of course Lara, so do you want to meet Nathan now?

"Yeah sure. I have something important to talk with him."

"Ahaha, okay. Let's go Lara."

So Chloe fetch me to her car, and start driving to Drake's house. Drake's house located on the countryside of the Arizona. It was a long drive to his house. But finally we arrived too. During the driving, me and Chloe having a conversation. Chloe noticed that my talk to Drake will be a private talk, so she left me in Drake's house.

Now let's go to Nathan Drake Story line.

This is Nathan Drake. I just got home right now, and I really seriously tired, after working as a journalist at the Dakota Post Daily Paper. But now what, I just 10 minutes at my home and a people just knock at my door. Dock-dock-dock-dock, someone knocking my door.

"Comiiing." I respond lazily to the knockers, and after that, I heard another knock.

"I'm Coming, ya hear me?!" And for the last time too, this guy back to knock.

"GODDAMMIT, JUST STOP KNOCK AT MY..." I completely silence, when I see a timid-looking girl at my door.

"...Door, uhh, hi." I tried to say 'hi' to the girl.

"Umm, did I annoy you?" The girl ask me timidly.

"Uh no, absolutely no, c'mon, come inside. Uhh, please take a seat." So the girl take a seat on my couch, then I seat on the master couch.

"Can I offer you something to eat? A nut perhaps?"

"No, and I'm allergic to nut."

"Oww, sorry about that, and what do you need from me."

"Alright, are you Nathan Drake?"

"Yes that's me, and what is it?"

"I believe we're already met, do you know me, Nathan?"

"Huh? Have we met before?"

"We already met before Nathan, can I call you Nathan?"

"Sure, but I don't think I remember you? Who are you anyway?"

"I'm Lara, Nathan. Lara Croft, don't you remember me?"

It took me a while to remember who is this Lara Croft. I think I remember about her, but when I met with her?

"Nathan do you remember when you met up with me at the London Pub." Lara asked me the question, and that's where I remember it.

"Oh my...yes, I remember, Lara. How long it is been?"

"About 10 Years Nathan. Look at you now. You looked nerd when the first time I saw You."

"Hahaha, And you looked timid as a little girl, back on the time Lara."

"Aww, I know Nathan I know, but I have a request for you."

"What is it Lara?"

"I need you on my journey Nathan, I want to make my mark on this world someday, that's my father wish, and also my wish too as well. Can you come with me, Nate?" I was surprised hearing Lara request, since the event of Madagascar was my last journey.

"It's a hard decision for me Lara. I make a promise to Sully that the Madagascar Expedition is the last time on my life."

"One last time Nate, we know each other for 10 years, but we never travel together Nathan, please. This is for the first and the last travel of you and me Nate. I'm not asking you to come with me, but I'm offering you the only adventure of us, please Nathan. I begged you." Hearing Lara's statement, I was thinking that this journey will be a special journey. I can keep my word, but I can't reject special occasion, especially with random events, like this one. Finally, I made my choice.

"Okay, one last time Lara, it will be the last adventure for me, I mean the really last one. How's that sound?"

"I like what you said Nathan. I really appreciated it. Thank you Nathan."

While both of us doing a little reunion party, suddenly my 'step father' get down to the family room and found both of us chatting around."

"Nate, who is below?"

"Oww, uhh nothing Sully, nothing. I just doing some monoloque in here."

"You're a bad liar kid, I'm coming down."

"No-no you don't need to come down." Too late, Sully's coming down, and found a girl talking to me.

"What?! Do we have here? Lara Croft isn't it?" Sully asked full of curiousity to Lara.

"Yes, and you must be Victor Sullivan." Lara greet warmly to Sully.

"Yo girl, just call me Sully alright? Call me Sully, just like everybody else."

"Okay Sully, okay. Wow, you're an old man now." Lara chuckles to Sully.

"Hey I still remember you call me Uncle Sully on the London's pub. Anyway, where's Richard and that Canadian bastard Roth?" Ask Sully to Lara.

"Dad's dead Sully. Ana killed my father." Lara told everything about her father.

"Ana?! That woman? What about Roth?" Sully ask to Lara full of confuse about what happened to Lara's father.

"He sacrifice himself for me in Yamatai. I'm sorry Sully, I'm really sorry." Sully starts to place his right palm on his forehead and exhales full of meaning. Thinking about his old friend died one by one. Few moments later, Sully ask what do I want in here.

"So young lady, what do you want in here?" Sully ask another question to Lara.

"I'm going for another adventure with Nathan, but it's going to be the last time for him." Lara explain her wants to Sully.

"Wow that's great Lara, count me in." Request Sully to Lara, followed by my gasping around their chatter.

"What, no Sully, no you're old enough to do this. No I say no." I tried to stop Sully.

"Hey kid, you have no right to do that, I'm your mentor, So you're coming with me in her expedition, or no one is going."

So I can only sight hearing what just Sully mention. Anyway, I actually need him in this expedition, but I'm worried too about him, he's old enough for another expedition but, ah just forget it Nathan, everyone's in.

"Okay, so what we need is a transport, and where is this expedition takes places?" Asked me to Lara.

"It's located in the Kemujan Island of central Java, We're going to have a plane, and a pilot."

"Why must a pilot? Sully himself is a pilot too." I mention it to Lara.

"Okay, so the only thing that we need is the plane to do this. And I prefer a little plane, like a private jet, or a propeller plane." Explain Lara to us.

"Problem solved kids, I have a propeller plane, that still functional. How's that sound" Sully offer his plane to stop this plane problem.

"Hey, you never told me that you have a plane Sully." I exclaimed to Sully shockly.

"Not everything I have to be told to you kid, now when we're going?" Ask Sully to Lara.

"It would be a good start if we get to know each other on the team. I'm going for a dinner in this night with my fellow team. Anyway, do you guys know where's the best place to dine in tonight?" Lara offer her dinner invitation to the man's, and ask what is the best place to dine in.

"You know what? Neal's deep fried dinner got a 20% discount every Saturday and Sunday, how about that? Sound promising right?" Nathan offer about the Neal's deep fried dinner.

"Look's promising son, but Lara will need her team in here first if you want to spend on Neal's. Now how about Lara? We need to see if she agree with your Neal's." Sully share his oppinion about Nathan Neal's dinner.

"It's okay I agree with Nathan, they'll arrived here about 4-5 hours again, we just need to wait for my team. Anyway, I think the best way to spend my time in here is to circling around the Arizona." Lara explain her tour time while waiting for Sam and Kaz. So Sully gave Lara her accomodates, yet Nathan and Chloe.

"You will need a tour leader in here Lara. Take Nathan and Chloe, they can be the good tour leader. I call Chloe to accompany you." Sully gave Lara her accomodates, yet Nathan and Chloe, become a tour leader.

So be it. Nathan and Chloe become Lara's personal tour leader on Arizona while waiting for Kaz and Sam. First tour, is the Grand Canyon National Park, about 3 hours Lara spend her time in there. For the nest 2 hours, Lara travel to the Vermilion Cliffs National Monuments. Finally, on 20.35 PM, Sam and Kaz arrived too at Arizona, and Lara told them to meet up on the Neal's deep fried dinner.

"Hi Lara." Sam greet Lara warmly, while Sam and Kaz sit on the dinner bench.

"Hi Sam, Hi Kaz. You guys got any jet lag?" Lara chuckles to Sam and Kaz about their flight experience.

"Not so bad Lara. I used to do a long term flight. Anyway you say we got another crew in here. Where are they?" Kaz share her oppinion to Lara, and ask about Nathan, Sully, and Chloe.

"They'll be here soon Kaz. Ah there they are." Not long enough, Nathan and the team shows up from the bell door. And head to Lara's table, then seat on the left side of the table, while Lara and her friend sat on the right side of the table.

"Alright, Sam Kaz, I want to introduce you our new crew in this expedition. Nathan, Sully, and Chloe." Lara then introducing her friends to her new crew for this expedition. After having theirself introduced, Lara start the conversation about this expedition.

"Alright. Our target is the great Durga Mahisasuramardini, or in the simple statement is called the Roro Jonggrang. My research end up to the tropical island in Indonesian waters, called the Kemujan island. However, this island said to be the homeland of the lost 999 stupa of Prambanan. We're going to do this expedition about 2 days later. Any question about it?" Lara explain the Kemujan island and the mysteries beneath it. Chloe then start to share her oppinion.

"Lara, based on my geological satellite imaging, the Kemujan can't be found on the maps. I entered the cordinates that you sent to me, but it's blank on the map. Nothing can't be found."

"That's occur because the myths of Roro Jonggrang said she has the power to create an illusion for every naked eyes. Remember, myths is usually based on some version of the story."

"Okay, okay. I seen enough cons in here. But according to the Indonesia Sea Waters Law, the maximum sea territorial on each island is about 12 KM. Beyond the buoy of the coordinates of Kemujan island, there's a small island located on the east side of the buoy. What I say, this Kemujan is existed, even there's no island on the map." Kaz stands up for Lara expedition by sharing her oppinion about the Kemujan.

"I know about the seawaters, but the minister of seawaters restrict the area of Kemujan waters for about 12 KM, many locals flight are gone missing in there. Not just flight, but sails gone too. For some reason, I have a bad feeling about these island." Chloe back to give her cons again about the Kemuja, until Nthan starts to stand up about the expedition.

"Alright, stop this debate. Everyone made a choice in here, if you want to go with Lara, you can stay in here and talk about this expedition. But if you strict to Lara about this expedition, you can start to leave this place. That's for the goods. Anyone strict to Lara?" Nathan know that Chloe is in the contra side of this expedition. So he stands up and made a choice for everyone in here. Nthan tough Chloe will be done in here. Turns out she's in, but indirectly.

"Nathan, I'm definitely help you. But I help in external way, not internal. I'm going to stay here, not going with you. I'm sorry, I can't do another adventure. I'm done." Chloe then stand up from her seat and leave the dinner. Alright, now the expedition only down on 5 people.

"Alright, no more excuse about destination alright? Now the next problem is the transportation. Sully said he got a propeller plane that still functional. Where's the plane then Sully?" Lara ask about Sully's propeller plane.

"The plane itself on the Halim Perdana Kusuma. We must get to Indonesia if we want to use the plane. But if you don't want, well, we use another alternative." Sully explain about the propeller plane.

"Alright, plane trouble's done. Now when do we go?" Nathan ask when do the expedition starts to Lara.

"We stay in here for 3 more days, then we leave. Gather as much supplies that you need. You only got 3 days. Is that clear?" Lara explain when the expedition takes time. Everyones nodded at Lara, indicates their understands about the expedition. 3 days later, the crew ready to starts the expedition and meet up at the airport.

To go to Indonesian, they need 13 hours on flight, 7 hours on the way to Japan, and the next 6 hours on the way to Indonesia. Finally, after 13 hours of flight, they finally arrived on the Halim Perdana Kusuma airfield. After landing, Sully leading the team to his plane, but he surprised saw Nathan take out his pistol, and holster, then wear it.

"Kid, how could you bring those gear?" Sully ask full of curiousity to Nathan about his pistol and holster.

"Sully, this is Indonesian. You can do anything that you want, as long you got the right 'paper' to do the job." Sully realised what Nathan refers as paper. Nathan bribe the airport security branch for about $500, that's about Rp 7.000.000 in Indonesian rupiah.

After done with loading the supplies, Sully seat on the cockpit with Nathan as his co-pilot. The journey to the Island of Kemujan is begin.