Worlds Apart

Chapter 22

Rose and I arrive at the Waterfall Of Majesty. I get off Rose and look around. After about five minutes my phone rings. "Hello?" I ask. "Were are you now?" Asks Chaney. "I'm at the waterfall were's the thing i'm looking for?" I ask. "Go through the waterfall and look for a blue flower." He says. I do so. "Which one there's tons of blue flowers." I say. "The one that's the darkest." He says. I look around and there it sits a beautiful dark blue rose. I gently pluck it from it's stem, go through the waterfall and put the rose in Rose's saddle bag then I get on and ride to the next place. When I arrive to the Whispering Winds I get a call from Chaney again. "Are you at the Winds yet?" He asks. "Yes." "Ok go to the sand dunes and at the top of one of them is another rose." He says. "How's Nixon holding up?" I ask. "He's doing fine but you need to hurry, he's dying in this world." He says. I hang up and look for the rose. I clime the nearest sand dune once on top I look around.Nothing, so I go to the next one. Nothing. I go to sand dune after sand dune. Nothing. I clime the last one and there it waits, a simple light yellow rose. I pluck it from it's stem, clime down and get back on Rose. As Rose and I near Mystique Mountain I stop her to put on my red coat and Rose's quilt cover, after I saddle her up again and get back on we continue to the mountain. I arrive, get off Rose and start to clime. When I'm about five hundred feet up the mountain there's a spot that I clime up on it. All it is, is a flat surface in the mountain I stand and look for the rose. I see a spot were there's a rock wall and a small opening. "I can fit through that." I say. I get on my stomach and army craw into the little cave I find the rose, get it and clime back down the mountain. When I get back down I put the white rose in the saddle bag. I take off my coat and Rose's quilt cover,put them in the other saddle bag, get back on and ride to the fire falls. Half way there Chaney calls again. "Were are you now?" He asks. "On my way to the Fire Falls." I say. "Did you get the other one?" "Yes." I say then I hang up. I get off Rose and start looking for the rose. "They don't call it The Fire Falls for nothing." I say to my horse. There are flowing rivers and pools of lava coming from one huge water fall that is of course spewing lava. I clime to the top of the Falls and see the rose right by the river of lava. I gently pluck the bright orange rose with red tip, then clime down and get on Rose after I put the flower in the saddle bag. I call Chaney. "I'm on my way." I say. I put Rose into a hard gallop. When I get there I find Nixon laying there in bed with his eyes closed. I give the roses to Chaney and sit next to Nixon in a chair beside his bed. "Hey Kate." He says as he opens his eyes and turns to looks at me. "Hey Nix, how ya feeling?" I ask. "Pretty tired and week, it's like that feeling you get when your sick." I brush a piece of hair from his eyes. He smiles at me. Chaney comes into the room with a cup of something. "What is that?" I ask. "It is a rose hip tea from the roses you brought back." He says as he hands Nixon the cup. "Here sip on this slowly and then when Kate and I get back we'll see how your feeling and we'll all take a walk ok?" He says to Nixon. "Kate, this way please." He says motioning for me to follow him. I do so and we meet in the hall. "You wanted to walk sir?" I ask. "Yes, let's go when Nixon finishes his tea then I have some news to discus with the both of you." He says as we walk down the hall. My heart sinks. "It's ok, it's good news, I promise." He says. We walk back to Nixon's room. "Come my boy! Lets go!" Chaney calls excitedly. I giggle as Nixon trips over his feet trying to get out the door, but as soon as they leave and shut the door I completely loose it laughing. When they come back Nixon has a huge smile on his face. "What's with you?" I ask. He looks toward Chaney. "Oh nothing." He says. "Come dear let's go home." He continues as he walks over to me, I take his hand and go out the door. I get on Rose and Nixon sits behind me. "Ok Rose nice and slow going home." I say. We take off and go home.