MANIA: The Rusted Sun

Damn Taliban

{Later}

~Hotel~

After a hectic chase around Bishkek, the team regrouped at a local hotel.

Jolene: *Examining the rubbing*

Gavin: Any luck?

Jolene: Kinda. The engraving on the shield looks exactly like the stone tablet, but it appears that the words are different.

Gavin: What does it say?

Jolene: It's similar to the first one, but it appears to be a slight bit more specific. It mentions a place called the... "Salt Island", or whatever.

Mr. Krabs: *Groans* Salt, schmalt. Do any of the engravings mention what the treasure's like?

Jolene: Well, we won't know for sure what it's like unless we find it.

Maya: *Looks it up on her phone* "Salt Island". I think there are plenty of islands with that type of name.

SpongeBob: Does the engraving mention a specific ocean? That can narrow things down.

Jolene: No, not really.

SpongeBob: Barnacles.

Jeremy: *Pondering* ... Hm.

Tony: The engraving did mention a "Land of the Revolution Sun".

Mario: Lands and islands are two different things though. *Looks through the journal*

Steven: Maybe, we're looking for an archipelago then. The "Salt Island" could be an island within it.

Victor: Makes sense, but which one is it? The Hawaiian Islands? The British Isles? The Maldives? The Canary Islands? One of the Virgin Archipelagos?

Gavin: Heck, I would even settle for searching the Philippines as a start.

Jeremy: *!* Wait a second.

*The team turns to him*

Jeremy: ... *Smirk* I think the Philippines is the place to look at.

Everyone: Huh?

Jeremy: I'll tell you on the way. *Gets up* Let me go alert Shiho first. *Heads to her room*

~Hallway~

Jeremy: Shiho! We've figured it out! It's the Philippines! That's where the lost- *Notices her staring at her room* ... What's wrong?

Shiho: ... *Points to her room*

Jeremy: *Looks inside... only to see the whole room in a mess* Uh-oh.

Shiho: I was just out for a stroll around the block. When I came back, I found the room like this.

Jeremy: *!* The journal.

Shiho: *?* Huh?

Jeremy: They were after the journal. That's why your room was ransacked. *Spots something on the floor* Hold on. *Grabs it* (Why is there a ticket here?)

{Later}

~The Team's Room~

*Jeremy and Shiho enter*