Home Again

Nabooti

THIRD PERSON

Alice walked through the crowd, oblivious to the noise. The crutch was still under her arm, while her arm other was carrying an assortment of books and papers. She was going to the library for some planning.

However, on her way to the library, for the first time in days, she spotted Chrissi and Louisa. They were whispering together behind some of the lockers. Alice raised her brow, though at the same time she felt tingles. Tingles of fear. What could they be planning? Alice, though curious, didn't want to be spotted. As quick as her crutch would take her, Alice rushed to the library.

She spend the entire fifty-minute period planning out the next few Poptropica islands. She started with Nabooti Island, which was the island she was supposed to enter that night. This was followed by Big Nate, then Astro Knights. Proud with her progress, Alice placed the plans into a book bag, just as the bell rung through the air, signalling the end of lunch.

ALICE

Fierce Fox and I arrived on Nabooti Island (which is based off the book from the series, Choose Your Own Adventure). We landed on a little treetop building, with a straw roof. Fierce Fox followed me as we approached the pale brown, planked door. It has an African-cultural mask on the front. I opened the door and went into the museum.

The room is made out of the light brown wood planks, held together by a bamboo frame. Every I looked there are African-style artifacts. I continued walking, dropping down to the lower level, which is a shade darker than the above. Fierce Fox continued to follow me as I rushed right.

Ahead of me, drenched in the sun, was a chocolate-brown, tall statue. It has an African-mask head, and 6 hexagons are displayed on the front, like a column. The bottom two have an orange and yellow jewel inside, shimmering in the pale light. A lady was standing in front of it. I approached her, gazing back and forth from the Statue of Nabooti.

"Why are most of the jewels missing?" I asked the lady.

"They've been lost to the ages. We've only managed to recover two of them." the lady replied, in a soothing voice. Her dark eyes widened slowly. "We are looking for an adventurer to recover the remaining jewels. Would you be interested?"

"Yes!" I answered, shooting a glance at Fierce Fox. "We're in!"

"Wonderful! Take this map to the pilot outside to begin your quest. Good luck!" the lady exclaimed, as a map flew into my inventory, beside my island plan. I nodded, then turned to Fierce Fox. We exited together.

"So..." my partner began, giving me a slightly perplexed glance. I chuckled.

"I better explain. So basically, we're travelling Africa- based off the country in my world- to find the jewels of Nabooti." I explained, with a smirk.

"Why? What are these Nabooti thingies anyway?" Fierce Fox asked, making a face.

"To help the people who live here. It's their tradition. Oh, and the jewels are part of the statue. They're pretty. I'll show you them when we see 'em," By now, we had made our way out of the museum, past the trading posts, and to a little old yellow plane, sort of like Amelia's. An African man was standing in front of it, ready to fly us. "Okay, let's get on the plane."

We climbed aboard, and an old-style map appeared in front of Fierce Fox's face. She raised her brow at me. I took the map into my own hands, noticing a little yellow plane zooming across the map. I controlled the plane, taking it to a little dot called 'Blue Nile Falls'.

We popped up onto a beautiful mountain setting. Around us is nature, and thick, grey platforms made out of stone burst from the ground, covered in grass. A waterfall, shimmering in the sunlight, is by the rock's side, trickling down into a river.