The Diary of Zartoon

ENTRY 28

ENTRY 28

05.04.63.03.15

I was down there for nine hours, it was beautiful, especially considering it was just a tunnel and a room at the end. All along the route, there were paintings, they looked to me like a mixture of prehistoric cave paintings and hieroglyphics. I couldn't read them, but I got the idea that they were talking about a major battle because they pictured soldiers and bodies with spears and arrows as weapons... except for one. He had no shield and only a white sword for a weapon, I am sure that it was the weapon I was seeking.

I am going to have to go back down again. Honestly, I could not believe what I saw down there. There were so many swords, armor and so much more to search through, I am going to have to go through every item until I find the white sword.

I was just standing there when I heard a voice and saw a bright light. It was coming from the tunnel. "You must prove that you are a worthy young warrior," it said. "Only the noblest heart will be allowed to take the sacred white sword from its resting place."

"Oh my God," I said to myself. "What on earth do I have to do now?" Then the voice continued.

"The Statue of Marza will judge you as you approach it," it said. "If you are not pure of heart, you will not pass with the sword, and you will be trapped in the room at the end of the tunnel forever."

Right then I had second thoughts about going back down there, but I knew that the Zartoon needed that sword, and I had sworn to them that I was going to get it. Then I heard another voice from behind me. I turned and saw Pandorica standing ten feet away. I looked at her and asked, looking straight into her eyes. "Are you my Pandorica or just another hologram?"

"No, no, Fa Nex, I am not a hologram," she answered. "I was worried about you, so I followed you here. I have been at that camp for the last few days... the one with the friendly people. They treated me well and told me where you went. Fa Nex I have come here to be with you, to help you find the sword."

I still wasn't sure if she was real or not, so I walked over and pinched her gently on the ass. It felt as I remembered it did, and she screamed and then laughed, so I knew this was my Pandorica and that she was well and truly real. I was so happy to see her.

I told her that I had found where the sword was, but I would have to rest before I recovered it, so she and I found a nice flat rock and settled down for the rest of the night.

A special night of holding her tightly in my arms, a togetherness that I had missed more than I realized.