Chapter 37

Zhalia's POV

Lok was leaning on the back railing of the boat enjoying the breeze and watching the seagulls, I recognize that I was wondering if he wanted to eat them, like fish, Cherit flew up and landed on his shoulder. Lok sighed and smiled happily. I was surprised to see that Lok was completely recovered from his abduction, it seemed that nothing could take away his joy, his good humour and his positivity.

-I love to feel the breeze in the ears, the tails and the wings is so relaxing. It's like being on vacation in summer.

-That does not count with the sun and speed.-Cherit added

-JaJa you're right. There is nothing better than this.

And since it could not be, it was already in the clouds again.

-Good afternoon, passengers, and welcome aboard SS Seeker. This is a communication to remind them that we are on a mission.

I could not bear so much calm on the part of Lok, due to his capture we had lost a day, almost two of the mission, and he just thought about relaxing and enjoying! If it was thought that we were on vacation I was very wrong. Sophie was lying on one of the sofas, but, as every time she spoke, she had to intervene reluctantly, she sat recovering from her small dizziness, just to argue.

-Excuse me, but I do not remember that Guggenheim prohibited us from having fun during the mission.

I could not help but glare at her, I did not understand why she always had to argue with me, if Lok wanted to protest that he had done it, I would not have any problem, but Sophie was another story, I knew that she was only protesting because she felt guilty about his capture, she would have followed Dante's plan, it is probable that they had not captured him. I was willing to make a face, but Dante had asked me to avoid arguing with her, since the ship was not very big, and I did not want one of the two to end up in the water, partly he was right, that's what Lok was for. Since I could not argue with her about that, I decided to attack her ego.

-Don't see professionals like me and Dante being foolish, right?

Sophie's look made me feel very satisfied, I had hurt her, or I made her feel humiliated, I was not sure. With a satisfied smile I returned to the controls, where Dante drove, to occupy my co-pilot seat, but I was surprised when I saw the cheeky smile and the mischievous look on Dante's face.

A few minutes later I was sorry for Dante's existence, for some reason he thought that leaving me in front of the boys would be fun. Dante let me ride to be able to practice water skiing, I could not help thinking that I had come with the idea of practicing it because it is not very normal to bring a skis and a swimsuit to a mission, because no, I could not use neoprene, I had to Wearing a bermuda orange swimsuit that fit very well, I also think it was a way to show off, since his body was well defined. I wanted to kill him, I could not look at him without blushing.

Zhalia's POV end

Lok's POV

After the comment of Zhalia, Dante had changed and had taken a ski, after leaving Zhalia, in a bad mood and grumbling, the controls, Dante showed his skills for the sport. Cherit and I looked at him and cheered from the back, Sophie decided to have fun in her own way, she approached Zhalia with a satisfying smile to rub her victory.

-What were you saying about the professionals, Zhalia?

-I do not talk to you.

Leaving the girls aside, Dante beckoned me with a finger, indicating that it was my turn. I changed quickly and put on my neoprene, and then we changed positions, but not only Dante and I, Zhalia had let Sophie drive, she said she did not want to contribute to my death or something like that I did not understand. I was having a great time catching the waves, I was very good at never having done it, but I kept doing "S" and I was afraid that my ability was not so good, Cherit was with me and taught me a little lesson how to skier

-Sophie is getting nervous with all those sudden turns! Tell her to calm down!

-Immediately!

Cherit came back upset, panting and his eyes wide with panic.

-Problems! Nobody is piloting the ship! Everyone is unconscious, and I cannot wake them up!

I thought for a moment, looked at the boat and then my feet.

-Well, we'll have to go on foot, Cherit when I count to three loose the skies grabs!

Cherit nodded dubiously, but did not protest, flew to my feet and waited for my signal, waited until the opportune moment and counted to three, Cherit released my feet and I used "Electrtic-jum" to push me to the boat, I did a somersault in the air and landed nimbly on the boat. As soon as I landed, I saw what Cherit was telling me, Dante was lying on the ground, his mouth was low, and Zhalia and Sophie were sitting in the seats of the co-pilot and the pilot, respectively. I went to Sophie and tried to wake her up.

-Sophie, Zhalia- I stopped the engine, in the process I broke a branch. - What is this?

-I do not know.

One of the branches tried to grab Sophie, but I grabbed it and I fought a little with it, that thing was alive and strong. Several more vines grabbed me, were brown and had small orange flowers. Cherit threw me a knife for divers and cut them free. When I broke them, a strange smell stung me a little, but I recovered quickly.

-It seems that the smell of those flowers has knocked out our team.- I confirm Cherit.

-I've never liked flowers and I think it's mutual- I covered my nose and saw how more branches were going up the sides.- Oh no! It is seizing the ship. I have to get to the root of this, but I cannot reach my amulets.

Without thinking and with the knife in hand I jumped over the railing ignoring Cherit. Branch after branch I made my way and eliminated the biggest ones. It was almost over, it was hard for me to stay awake. Cherit also submerged and began to bite and one of the smaller branches, the central branch, was the last, just one more effort, I cut it and tried to climb, but I could not sleep anymore had seized me and left leave all the air falling asleep.

Lok's POV end

Dante's POV

I felt some small discharges running through my body, they were light but annoying. I opened my eyes a bit confused, I did not understand what I was doing on the floor of the boat, I sat down and looked behind the boat, where I had left Lok.

-Something goes wrong, where is Lok?

I panicked, that Lok disappeared was never good, by one of the sides of the ship I saw a kind of vine, I got up to see what it was, but I did not have time, the screams of Cherit asking for help were my priority, I was just flying on the surface of the water while he was teasing Lok's hair, but his weight was too much for him and he was sinking it.

-Quiet, Cherit, I got it.

I took Lok out of the water in time to keep him from drowning, I climbed up and knocked him down on the deck, I gave thanks to be a vampire and have a higher than normal strength, because otherwise I could not lift Lok with all his hair wet. Immediately Lok was sitting, coughing and panting, Zhalia and Sophie had already woken up and came to see what was happening.

-Thanks Dante, how did you wake up?

I smiled at his question, put his hand on the shoulder near the neck to control the pulse disguised mind and I explained.

-That's easy, my watch is connected to my pulse, if I faint it gives me a jolt that wakes me up.

-Wow, koff koff, I hope you switch him off at night before going to bed.

-Why have we fallen asleep? -Asked Sophie upset -What happened?

-Koff koff. There was a plant in the engine, the smell of the flowers has numbed you faster than a trigonometry lesson, but of yours. -Lok explained in his own way, earning a murderous glare from Sophie.

-That's not the only thing it's done- Zhalia said from the end of the ship.

-We have to dock to make repairs.-I went to the Hotolomo and opened it. -We'll see the map.

-Luckily, this foundation boat has GPS and is connected to your Holotomo - Sophie explained approaching me.

-Holotomo, enter the global network of maps and look for the nearest habitable island.

Immediately the Holotomo obeyed my order and in a matter of seconds did not show an island, we only had one option. I asked Zhalia to drive while Lok and I changed, once you were ready, I ordered Lok to rest and Sophie and Cherit asked them to watch him, it was the second time he was drowned in a matter of days and that is not good for nobody, much less for a puppy like Lok, if he did not rest and take care of himself, he could fall seriously ill, and for the demons it is very dangerous to be sick. During the trip I had to explain all this to Zhalia and Cherit, the demons are a very complex species, each creature is different, especially the animals. An example of this complexity would be medicines, there are human drugs that do not feel good some demons, others do not effect, or do not make them too much effect, the same happens with some foods, in short, they are a bit of a pain, and more when they are puppies

Dante's POV end

Third person

Far from the Huntik team, at the Organization's headquarters in the Czech Republic, Parga, Grier hit a punching bag full of anger. After Dante and his team rescued Lok had had to call his superiors to notify them of the puppy's loss, the Professor had called him to his office. While he was hitting the sack he was remembering his conversation, as soon as he entered he saw the Professor sitting in his leather chair, an agent was on his knees in front of his desk, the older man had his left hand stretched over the head of the agent, his golden ring was shining in red, and a reddish cloud surrounded the head of the agent, a new recruit, Grier thought.

-Ah Grier! They have spoken very well of you, you are a man who understands the importance of control.

- Yes sir, the Organization brings order, and order brings security.

- That is, I like how you think, it is rare to find a subordinate who has so clear what his attitude should be.

Grier apologized for the loss of the child, however, to Grier's surprise, congratulated him for getting in less than a day what Defoe had been almost a month. Before leaving, the Professor asked him to eliminate his former superior. The more he remembered the stronger he hit the sack making a crack, in the end he broke it.

-A soldier who does not follow orders creates chaos, that cannot be tolerated.

Third person end

Sophie's POV

The trip to the island was quiet, Lok and I had a lot of fun talking about things to do when we finished the mission, luckily Lok was fine after his second drowning, only once or twice, but by the time we got to the island and it was good. Dante threw a hook as an anchor, once we were the subject, we had to get down from the boat, walking along the rope.

Dante was the first with two quick steps was already on the shore, then I was doing balance with arms outstretched while walking, Zhalia continued, I recognize that was agile as a cat and nothing was already with us, Lok was the last to go down as soon as he stepped on the rope he fell into the water, Zhalia and I laughed, but Dante did not really like it to get wet.

-Lok, I thought you were as agile as cats.-I reproached him.

-I'm a fox, not a cat.

-This morning he practiced with water skiing and now with the incorporeal surf- Zhalia mocked while Lok came out of the water.

-Not everyone can have your grace, girls.

-Don't try to fix it with good words Dante, the boy is a complete dupe. -I corrected him.

-Give the poor little break.- Cherit defended him. -Today has done a good job, Sophie.

-Yes ..., give me a break -Lok I face- This clumsy has saved your life ten minutes ago.

-Greetings strangers.-The voice of a woman caught our attention, was soft and melodic- If you needed help you have taken the boat to the indicated shore.

Several very beautiful and attractive women approached us, all were wearing old Greek clothes, the owner of the voice wore gold jewellery and a blue dress, she was blonde, with curly hair and very long, I could not help but look at her, and then look at Lok, they looked a little bit, perfectly could be his mother, the only difference, apart from the obvious, since the woman seemed human, was that his eyes were green. I could not help wondering about Lok's mother, all we knew was that he was an angel.

Dante took the initiative to "introduce us".

-The engine does not work, and we've docked here to fix it- Dante seemed delighted with the woman, although Zhalia did not so much.

-I am Medea, allow us to be your hostesses. This island is a paradise that will provide everything you need.

-We appreciate your hospitality-I intervened -You must apologize- I nudged Dante in the stomach- for not presenting us- I was very pleased with his protest, he corrected himself immediately.

-Of course, my name is Dante Vale, this lady is Sophie Casterwill, the young ball of wet hair is Lok Lambert, and the ray of sun and joy is Zhalia Moon.

I was very pleased to hear Lok protesting under his presentation. A girl about my age approached me, she was also blonde and wore a long, light green dress.

-Excuse me, do you really call yourself Casterwill?

-Yes, it is. Do you know my family?

As much as mine. The girl seemed delighted to meet me, and the truth is that I did too.

-Although I ended up here, my family has a responsibility to protect the Casterwill legacy. My name is Cristine.

Joy filled me, I had been my whole life since I lost my parents wanting to know the secrets of the family, and finally I had my chance. Cristine had some books belonging to my family, she was very kind to offer to show them to me, after asking Dante for permission, she went with her.

Sophie's POV end

Dante's POV

After Sophie and the girl left, Medea approached carrying a basket full of plants and flowers.

-We will help you relax, we can prepare some tisanes of the great variety of medicinal plants and flowers that are on the island.

- Medicinal plants?, What kind of diseases can you cure with them?

-Everything you can imagine. The most exotic can even break spells and curses.

I took a twig with leaves from the basket, the image of Mets in bed came to my head, his cough, his pallor, the machines connected to him, his suffering ... I just wanted everything to disappear, the curse was consuming him, consuming my mentor, my father, and I would soon lose him.

-I have a friend who desperately needs a cure, can you show me those herbs?

-Of course, I've been studying them all my life, come with me.-Medea stopped for a moment and looked behind me- but what about your friends?

-They can do whatever they want.

I watched the same as her, Lok had caught his attention, and something had caught Lok's attention, he was sniffing the air, then he was thoughtful.

-You see ..., what happens is that your young friend gives a little fear to the other girls, could he stay on the boat?

I nodded and went to Lok, I did not want to waste my time or argue about anything, I just wanted to save Mets.

-Lok, our hostesses are a little scared, stay on the boat, Cherit stay with you.-Lok was going to protest, but I did not give him time- Lok, this is important.-He accepted reluctantly. I smiled in thanks.-Thanks. Dry and stay away from the water.

Lok went back to the ship and I left with Medea.

Dante's POV end

Zhalia's POV

I saw Dante leave with Medea and Lok return to the sad and annoying ship, Cherit went with him, so I was left alone on the shore.

-Great, everyone is pursuing their fantasies.

-The fantasies are useless- An older woman came out of the trees behind me.- But the secrets do.

- Where are there hidden secrets on this island that are worthwhile? Nowhere.

The lady continued with her own completely ignoring my comment.

-There is where the secrets are hidden, deep inside there is an ancient weapon that can control the minds.

-I'm not interested!- At last the lady was doing something about me. -I have a mission, and now I have to go back to her.

I went back to the ship with Lok and Cherit, took the Holotomo and left ignoring Lok's pleas for me to stay, I sat on the shore and began to investigate about Argo and his titans.

Zhalia's POV end