The Mysterious Island of Lost Treasures

Chapter 32

 The next day, the guys stayed in because of their fever. I was just happy I wouldn’t have to clean up any more throw up. I decided to go for a walk on the beach, just so I could have some time to myself and relax.

As I was walking on the beach, I saw Rick, surprisingly still where I left him the day Kyo showed up.

“Rick!”

I ran up to Rick and picked him up. I knew he was a coconut, but he still was my only friend before Kyo and Ryoma showed up. Even if he couldn't talk.

“Hi Rick! I missed you so much!”

“I missed you too Sakura!”

“What the-!!!”

I dropped Rick, seeing the weirdest thing ever. A coconut named Rick was growing arms and legs.

“Rick… are you alive?”

Rick started to get up, walked up to me, and then said, “Yep, I’m alive, anything weird about that?”

“Uh, well you are a coconut, and you have arms and legs. And you're talking.”

“Well, yes, is that weird for a coconut?”

“Uh, yeah, it kind of is. Am I hallucinating?”

“No.”

“Prove it.”

Rick started to walk, and then motioned me to follow. I’m thinking what the hell is this?! Why is there a walking, talking coconut that I’m following?! We got to the shelter, and then the guys saw me.

“Hey guys, this is Rick.”

The guys were staring, probably thinking what the hell is this?

Kyo finally came back to his senses, and then said, “Am I hallucinating, or does that coconut have arms and legs?”

“He has arms and legs, and he can talk. I see it too, so don’t worry. Rick, speak.”

“Hello, my name is Rick, and I’m an adventure sphere who was sent to protect Sakura. Right now, I’m in the form of a coconut, which you can see.”

Kyo was just staring, all bug-eyed, and Ryoma fainted.

“Wait, a minute, you’re an adventure sphere who was sent to protect me?”

“Yes, and that is why you chose me as your friend.”

“I guess that makes sense. So why didn’t you ever use your arms and legs when I was all alone with you?”

“Because you carried me everywhere.”

“Well you could’ve made me feel less crazy if you just told me. Or at least talked”

“Yeah, sorry ‘bout that.”

I decided to keep Rick as a pet, just in case I needed to talk to someone about something personal. Plus, if all three of us got sick, Rick could take care of us. The problem was Kyo and Ryoma. Ryoma fainted when he saw Rick, and Kyo was just all bug-eyed. They would have to get used to it.

Ryoma finally woke up saying, “Hey guys, was I dreaming, or did Sakura walk in with a coconut that had arms and legs?”

“Hello lad, I’m Rick. That was no dream. I’m an adventure sphere who—“

Before Rick could finish the sentence, Ryoma fainted… again.

It got dark outside, and Ryoma was able to look at Rick and stay concious now. We were all talking at dinner while we ate, mostly asking Rick questions about himself. Then I asked a question, because Kyo and Ryoma were asking Rick most of the questions like “So why are disguised as a coconut?” and “Why are you so small?”

I asked, “So why were you sent to protect me? And protect me from what?”

“Well, you seemed to have this really weird problem. The agency I was built for had information about many people loving you, then all perishing.”

I remembered that stupid crystal and its curse.

“And I was made to protect you from those kinds of problems, thinking that there were assassins after you or something. Plus some other little things.”

“Things like what?”

“Well, guys that might’ve had bad back stories like these two, and some other things.”

“Other things like what?”

“Well… there are some assassins, some rich people with nuclear bombs, the occasional evil queen bee with the rich daddy that spoils her and is out to get you, etc.”

I stared at Rick, bug-eyed, thinking what the hell has been happening in my life in the last 14 years?! I thought I was a typical, teenage girl, but obviously, many people have been trying to murder me during my entire life… this is really interesting to hear from a talking coconut named Rick who calls himself an adventure sphere.

“So, I’ve been the target for a ton of people, and never knew about it. Then, does that mean you’ve been protecting me my entire life?”

“Yep, ever since you were born. I actually even delivered you.”

Kyo, Ryoma, and I were staring at Rick, but I was the one freaking out the most. What is wrong with my life?! A coconut gave delivered me? How did they even know that I was already a target? And people have been trying to kill me my entire life?! I thought I was normal?!

“So you’re saying that a coconut delivered me.”

“Yes, and I’ve been around you your entire life. I was your favorite teacher at school, I was your babysitter when you were much younger, so on and so on.”

“So you’ve been stalking me my entire life?”

“Pretty much, and I can take up different forms to, but the problem is, I can only do it at the agency, or someone from the agency has to come help me. So I’m stuck like this until we are rescued.”

Well, we have a new friend with us now. He is a coconut, so he shall be our pet, and the person we talk to when we need help, or at least for me. We definitely know that things won’t be the same now with Rick.