Zak Storm - The Chosen One

Deceptively Real

Cece thoughtfully went through the list until her eyes flicked up. "What is it?" asked Caramba. "Here, it says that you need the Tears of the Mourning Willow. But where is it supposed to be?" The rest shrugged. "I've heard of her. Rumour has it that she is said to be on the Island of the Night. But no one knows if it really exists. The Island is said to be located here in Beru, and has the shape of a sifting-on." 

A few hours later, the crew went ashore. "Wow, the trees here are huge," Caramba marvelled. "We have to be careful - this place is completely alien to us," Cece warned. "She's right, the pasture should be at the source that runs uphill, and we can only drain the water with a cup." 

Slowly, they entered the forest. "The deeper we go, the more sinister it gets." "Are you afraid, Cece?" She shook her head. "I just don't like this place," she said, but suddenly, she was alone. "People? Hello?" 

Crogar 

Crogar does not know why the forest has disappeared. It was creepy. Crogar's heart was pounding harder and stronger, when I suddenly saw Zak in front of me. "What else do you want?" he told me. Crogar took a few steps back. "What's going on with Captain Zak?!" "You are useless! I don't want to see you anymore! Go away!" shouted Zak angrily. "No, that's not true!"

Caramba 

Zentraflon? I couldn't see the others anymore. The forest came to me more and more densely, so it felt anyway. Suddenly, it got quite hot in my protective ball and I couldn't get out. Then I saw my friends in front of me. "Caramba? Oh, that pitifully little alien. He's not even a real inventor!" These words hurt me greatly. How could they say something like that?  

Cece 

This place was absolutely not joyful. The wind blew through the bare branches and played a frightening melody. But finally after a felt eternity, I saw Ria badly wounded. "Ria! What happened?" "Because of your so-called negligence, you have put us all in danger!" "No, that wasn't what happened at all!"

Ria 

Again and again, I had to think of Zak. This should not have happened, but now I had to find the others. Suddenly, I was facing the Chaos and Zak called for me. I quickly went to him, but I came too late. Trembling, I stepped back. No, this wasn't the end! It's not true. 

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When Ria opened her eyes, she was at a clearing and so was the others. "Whoa, what was that?" asked Caramba. "That is probably the protection of the weeping willow. It tests our fears and how we can deal with them," Ria said. "But the illusions were so... genuine. If we are here now, then the pasture may grant us some of its water." Ria touched the Mourning Willow and smiled. "She agrees." Cece carefully drew the water, when Clovis's voice came on the radio. "Ria?" "Yes, I hear you. What is it?" "It's Zak. Is it normal for black stripes to form on the arms?" "We're on our way!" She quickly disconnected. "The disease is spreading - we have to hurry." 

They tried to get out of the forest as quickly as possible, but that was more difficult than they thought. "Was the forest so dense before?" asked Crogar. "They're trying to encircle us." Ria used her amulet. "Guardians of this Island - give me your strength!" So she could do something against the branches, but she didn't make the calculation with the rest of the forest.