Chapter 44

A/N: First of all, I am terribly sorry that I haven't updated recently, I was loaded with assignments. Essays, artwork etc... Anyway, I hope the next update won't be so far away. Please enjoy

Drew pushed open the gate and snuck inside. He had never been one to think before he acted. He looked around at his surroundings. To be honest he was a little disappointed. All he could see was more jungle. To his left he saw a well-worn path that lead through the trees. Of course, he followed it. After about three minutes of following the path, he saw it wound up a hill with only a few trees on it, covered with grass and a small stream trickling down. Just as he was about to ascend the hill, he heard voices approaching. His first instinct was to dive behind a bush as quietly as possible. A second later he saw two women coming down.

"So Cleo, how many months pregnant are you now?" the red head asked.

"I think just over four months now," the other replied. Drew shifted his weight and grimaced as a twig snapped rather loudly.

"What was that?" the one named Cleo said, stopping in her tracks. Drew held his breath. The women were right next to the bush he was hiding behind, or rather in it. The branches were very scratchy. The both looked around.

"It was probably just a small animal,"

"Probably," Cleo replied. They resumed their walk, "Do you want any more kids Anna?"

"Me? No, I think three is enough for me; I don't know about Ben but I think he's happy..." Their voices faded and Drew released the breath he was holding. Once they were out of sight, he left his hiding place. This was definitely, where the owners lived. Cautiously he went up the hill. He did not expect to see what met him on the other side. His breath hitched as he took in the structures below. They were about the size of houses but each was a different colour. You could not see in but they were slightly translucent. Before he started to go down, he saw a man with two girls emerge from one of the buildings. Drew decided to hotfoot it before being seen. However, he would definitely be coming back the next day.

"Hey Rikki, are you feeling alright?" Zane asked her concernedly.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied quickly. He gave her a look in response. She returned this with an icy glare.

"You look rather pale," he suggested.

"It's nothing." She went to gather her stuff for work.

"You should really take the day off,"

"No. Rhonda is on maternity leave and Maxine is sick – you are already understaffed." Rikki replied. He had to admit this was true but he continued to persist.

"Even bosses are aloud days off sometimes,"

"Come on Zane."

"Fine. Can we compromise?"

"As in?"

"Take the morning off and come in when you feel up to it."

"But I feel up to it now." She retorted.

"Midday then."

"Two hours."

"Done. See it won't be so bad." Zane laughed. He leaned down and kissed his wife. "Boys! Time to go,"

Zane and the twin boys headed off. Everyone else had already left for work and school. The younger kids were put in a day-care that Kate and Phoebe, Emma's old colleagues, had opened.

Rikki was alone in the village. She had to admit that she was feeling a little ill and dizzy – not that she'd tell anyone. She lay down on the couch and to her dismay, within seconds she quickly fell asleep.

A Few hours later...

Drew was becoming familiar with the route. It was his final day of camping – he was determined to investigate that amazing village. As he looked down from the top of the hill, it seemed it was deserted. He walked down and looked at the buildings. They were amazing, somehow windows and doors were a part of these houses. He timidly put his hand on the wall, not knowing what to expect. It was not like anything he had felt before. How had the owners made this? He snuck along under the windows until he realised it was probably silly. All the buildings seemed vacant. He made his way to the larger building at the end. Its door was just netting. They obviously did not expect trespassers.

He gasped again as he entered this particular building.

All the tables and chairs were made of the same substance as the walls. The kitchen, at least he assumed it was the kitchen, was strange. There was a solid block of ice frozen around something solid. When he looked closer it was frozen around food. There was also a fridge in the corner. A tiny oven on the far side was covered in dust. He frowned, surely in such a place – for catering, it would be used. His eyes laid upon a series of long metal and wooden sticks in 'L' shapes. In fact, Rikki, Anna and their kids used these to skewer whatever was coming to be cooked and obviously, their powers would be used. There was some regular cutlery but most was made of the same stuff as everything else. Uh oh!

Drew heard footsteps approaching and looked for somewhere to hide. Seeing nothing adequate for his size, he ducked behind the doorframe, hiding in that corner.

Rikki was not happy with herself. She had been asleep for too long nevertheless, she was feeling a little better and hungry. She melted a part of the ice block and put the chicken that was frozen there on the bench, her hands in gloves so the wetness would not transform her. She evaporated the water from the floor, put the chicken on the skewer and then stretched her hand out to cook it.

Drew was staring not believing what he had just witnessed. He recognised the women for one of the owners of Rikki's cafe. She lived here? The chicken cooked in front of his eyes but Rikki seemed non-plussed - she just waved the steam away like it happened every day. She cut a few slices off and put it on a plate with chutney and began to eat.

All of a sudden, Drew had the powerful urge to sneeze.

'No. No. No.' He thought to himself. He sneezed.

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Map of Mako Island:

TT = house

TRZT: Bennett household.

TCLT: McCartney Household

TABT: Charles Household

TAET: Dove household

TBW: Benjamin Household

TGT: Guest house

LD = dining hall

H = hill

M= moon pool

B= beach

P = public side of island

_ = private property divide

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P

B

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TRZT TCLT TABT

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TAET TBWT TGT

A/N: I hope this helps some people picture Mako. I would draw a proper picture but you can't upload it here.