ANTIOCH

Chapter 4

Day four after the departure from Antioch. It's noon and the leaves were blowing off winter trees. Though it hasn't snowed all year yet. The rescue team was still on the road, getting closer to Mizu's castle.

Kayla is now driving the bike with Luna behind her and Bryce fast asleep in the sidecar.

"How's he doing down there?", Kayla asked.

Luna looks down to check on the sleeping body. His head leaned back and arm out on the side of the car.

"He looks fine.", she answered.

"Good.", she replied back. "He deserves a rest."

Suddenly, they hit a road bump. Bryce's body jumped up flinging his glasses off his face.

"Shoot!", Kayla hollered.

She stopped the bike and got off to retrieve the glasses and placed them back on his face.

"Ah, it's no use.", she commented."They're just going to fall right off again.

Kayla thought for a minute, then she turned to Luna. "Do you happen to have any tape on you.", she asked her.

"Uh...yeah, sure.", she answered.

Luna went into her bag to grab a roll of duck tape and handed it to Kayla. She ripped two pieces and stuck them on the sides of his head keeping the glasses in place.

"There.", Kayla said.

"Um...couldn't have we just held his glasses for him?", Luna questioned.

Kayla looked up at her then back at Bryce. She was blank for a moment then said, "Maybe, but he looks cute this way."

Both girls smiled as Bryce was still sleeping, mouth wide open and his body was motionless.

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They're back on the road again. The sky is blue and clouds are out. The sun is high up in the sky, heat beaming down.

"It's a little too warm out here in the middle of winter.", Kayla commented.

Luna was quiet. She seemed distracted.

"What's up?", Kayla asked, wanting to know why she was staring at.

"Huh...oh, nothing.", she answered. "It's just your hair. I'm really liking the red streaks."

"Oh yeah.", Kayla stroked the red pieces of hair on her blonde head.

"I still don't know where these came from.", she said.

Luna raised her arm at the same level of her face.

"Is something wrong?", Kayla asked.

"Acho!", Luna sneezed.

"Ah, oh...wha...", Bryce was awake.

"Oh, sorry.", she apologized, whipping her nose with her sleeve.

Kayla still kept her head on the road."Oh gosh, we didn't mean to wake you up."

"Nah, it's fine.", he said.

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They stopped to get gas and some supplies once more. They ran into a small busy town that reminded you of one those old western cowboy movies. However, that town wasn't old at all. A hair salon was still being built and all the buildings were clean. Almost in the middle of the town was a large mall, about the same size as the Time Square Plaza back at the Antioch Capital.