The Enchanted Realm: At Journey's End

Find Your Place

 Orion looked off into the distance, watching as the floating island he thought was the Enchanted Realm was possibly being taken over by Eclipse. He knew there wasn't much time before Eclipse won. "We need to find a way back up."

"Why? We already searched the...I don't know what to call it now." Moonlight inquired.

"Eclipse is up there. I can feel it." Orion felt a sudden change in the wind as dark clouds began to form over the floating chunk of land above them. "Got any ideas?" Orion looked back at Moonlight.

"Can we call the dragon or something?" She asked. Orion shook his head.

"Not from this distance." He stated. "Plus, I don't even know how to call it." Orion added.

"We might be able to take one of the vehicles back up." Moonlight suggested.

"I doubt it. I got a good look at the controls for the hover-car that got us to the tower. Only a robot can pilot it. And I don't think hover-cars can go that high."

"What makes you say that?"

"This tech is advanced, but it looks like these guys just got to hover-car material." Orion explained. "We need something like a starship. And a fast one."

"Well, where can we find one?"

Orion looked back at Moonlight. "At the docking bays. They should be to the south. Orion looked on the gauntlet on his right arm; specifically the compass embedded into it. Orion turned to his left. "This way." Orion pointed directly in front of him. Inky-black wings shot out of Orion's back as darkness enveloped his face again.

"Wait, can't you just use your wings to fly us up there?" Orion shook his head in reply.

"I'll get exhausted quarter-way." He explained. "I think the port's about two miles away."

"How fast can you fly?" Moonlight asked, taking Orion's hand.

"I don't know." Orion replied. "Hold on." He gripped Moonlight's hand tightly, leaping off the tower. The two began to fly through the city, swerving past hover-cars and through the gaps in towers. "We're almost there; I see a starship!" Orion called out. His muscles felt sore and heavy. "Can't fly for much longer." Orion felt like he was going to black out. "Gonna blackout..." Orion's eyes felt heavy.

"Orion?" Moonlight called back. "Stay with me, Orion! We're almost to the starport! You just need to stay awake a bit longer!"

"I...can't..." Orion's eyes closed as he exhaled. Orion and Moonlight began to fall, but it wasn't long until they hit the ground. Moonlight let go of Orion, turning her landing into a shoulder-roll. She looked back, seeing Orion crash on his back, unconscious.

"Orion?" She ran over to him, clasping her hands around his cheeks. "Come on, Orion. We need to get to a starship." Moonlight did her best to pick Orion up, hoisting him into her arms. Moonlight turned back to the starport, seeing a starship land. With Orion in her arms, Moonlight dashed towards the starship as passengers unloaded from it. Moonlight climbed aboard.

"Where would you like to go?" A small, robotic operator asked.

"The floating island, up there." Moonlight pointed to the massive floating island. "As fast as possible."

"As you wish, ma'am." The robot answered. The doors closed behind Moonlight as the starship took off towards the floating island. Moonlight looked down at Orion, who was still unconscious.

"We'll stop Eclipse; that's a promise." She whispered. The darkness enveloping Orion opened its glowing white eyes. "Orion?"

"No." A voice replied. It was much deeper, and more twisted than Orion's voice. "As Orion would say: 'It's not a promise. It's the truth.'"

"That does sound like something he'd say." Moonlight backed up his claim.

"Where are we?" The voice asked, taking control of Orion's body, as it got onto its own two feet.

"A starship. We're going back to the Lost Isle now."

"We have arrived at our destination: The Enchanted Realm." The robot spoke electronically. Moonlight and Orion exited the starship, gazing upon the castle that laid mere miles away.

"He is awake." The voice controlling Orion's body alerted. "Shall I transfer control to Orion?"

"If you want." Moonlight replied. "Come on; we've got a goddess to kill." The darkness from Orion's body recoiled back into the scar on his chest.

"We need the dagger." Orion stated. "It's back there, at the campsite."

"It's all the way back there?" Moonlight seemed somewhat angry. "Why didn't you bring it with us!?"

"Because I thought we would go down there, scope out the place for Eclipse, and come right back!"

"That's what we did! At least we warned them." Moonlight sighed.

"Well, I thought we'd be dropped off right where our campsite was." Orion stated. He looked up at the castle, then behind him, where the campsite was, far off. Sighing, he said, "Fine, I'll get the dagger." Orion dashed off, towards the campsite to get the gold dagger.

...

There was only one place Orion ever thought to look. The backpack. He took everything out of it, including schoolwork, folders, drawings, everything. "Where is it..." He mumbled, searching through the pile of items. "Where is it!?" Orion began to panic. But then he saw it. The dagger. Yes. He thought to himself. Taking the dagger, Orion looked back at the castle. "Alright Eclipse! Get ready, 'cause I'm bringing the storm!" Orion dashed off towards the castle faster than ever with murderous intent in his eyes.