Mystic

Chapter 14

^I remember listing to this as I wrote^

I was amazed. And I knew that name was familiar.

" I've traveled to all of the islands and I know all about the prophecy you are working on. And the Council of Dragon Heritage and Conservation, or CODHAC has informed me to tell you that you so far have successfully completed your task so far. They have also told me to give you this. And in addition I'll help you as long as you take me back to Earth." Zoila told us in her rich dark accent.

She handed us a piece of paper that had a casual note on it it said the following.

When you get the thorns, be quick.Be silent. Don't take off until have met with us on the 30th. At 15:45. We will take them off. Be in the correct coordinates. We have safety enclosed the map.

For once the letter had been signed CODAHAC and thanks to Zoila we knew what she meant. Sonia took the map and told us something unimaginable.

"The Coordinates are the fifth Island" Sonia said.

" The Ghosts sadness"Zoila said.

The name sounded creepy but Sonia said that that was a close Island, and Zoila said that indeed it was cold and dark and creepy but she also said this mission was better for our survival. At that time and place, it would take us at least 3 months to get there however at that time the thirtieth would be the following week. Thankfully I wasn't the only one to notice it.

''The thirtieth is next week" Sonia said.

"Can you make something out of scrap metal and-"

"Screws, nails barbed wire, cloth, Thorns and a old filtration system" I interrupted him.

I could see the excitement in her eyes. She gathered the scrap metal and found some usable batteries along with a screwdriver along the coastline of the shore. She then took apart the filtration system and sorted everything out. Sonia told me to weave a enormous basket tightly and a smallish basket woven tightly as well. from the long grasses that grew between us and told Laurence to find any other useful parts. I quickly wove and I handed the baskets to her. She had made a device based on the filtration system that collected water and filters it. Sonia had also made a motor and Zoila had carved some long paddles. Zoila ran over to the enormous basket and quickly made and adhered a sail.

"This will be our boat." She declared.

I helped her put on the motor and help carve a small hole in the center to extrude the water. Laurence looped and tied the reins to the dragons necks and we all packed up and put our stuff on the dragons. Zoila shape shifted into a bright and colorful bird to save room. Sonia also shape shifted but she shape shifted into a kind of animal I had researched on the way getting here. The book said the following.

This captivating, but extremely common creature is a type of mammal. It's about the size of a mouse, has six legs and a long, thick tail.

They have a soft, delicate skin covered in thin, soft hairs which is usually either dark bronze, light purple, bronze or dark orange or a combination of these colors.

They live in high areas and are extremely rare. They're omnivores and their small, thin mouths, their teeth and short tongue are ideal for eating creatures.

They're diurnal and rely on their hearing and sight to get around. They do have thin noses, but their sense of smell is not very reliable.

They have small, elliptic eyes and small, standing ears. Their heads are small and thin in comparison to their bodies.

They make sounds ranging from low pitched to very low pitched and have a huge range of sounds they make to indicate discoveries, dangers and otherwise communicate with each other.

These creatures are quite nervous, but they have no real territory and wish to avoid conflicts. They mate twice to three times a year and they mate with a specifically selected partner for life. Which, with their very long lifespans, is quite common among other species as well.

When we boarded the boat, we had to be very careful to not break it. I was glad that they shape shifted into small animals so we had a lot of room. This way, it would take us only six days to travel to the Island instead of three months or 90 days. But, this way we would only have one day to be there.

"Wait" Sonia yelled. She quickly jumped out of the make-shift boat and shape shifted back to herself. "We need to get our thorns".