Walt Disney College

Chapter 86

"Okay, so far we've been to three of the five spots marked out on the map," Jim said. "We don't have time to waste. Principal Mickey wants us back by tomorrow, so we need to make this one count."

They had seen many bones at the first spot they visited, which left them uneasy. They also discovered a shipwreck near a jungle, and Mowgli had the best time messing around in there. Anastasia wasn't too pleased that nobody was actually trying to find anything out about the villains. They were all fooling around, and when they came back tomorrow they'd have nothing to report to Principal Mickey.

"Let's go there." Merida pointed to a spot on the map. "It seems to be near a cave. That'd be fun, right?"

Ron shivered. "Are you sure we won't find human skeletons there?"

Kim waved him off. "You can find human skeletons anywhere."

"In that case, I'll tell Captain Amelia where our next stop is."

Merida went off to find their captain and the group began to do their separate things. Mowgli and Jim were playing charades with Morph, Kim and Ron were whispering amongst each other, and Anastasia sat on her bed.

She was scared that Rasputin was still out there. If he had managed to rebuild his wand then maybe he was able to resurrect himself. After all, he was kind of dead, to begin with.

What if he went after Dimitri or her grandma? Rasputin knew how much those two people meant to Anastasia and she didn't think he'd hesitate to take them away.

Merida came back into the cabin, a satisfied smile on her face. Captain Amelia must have agreed to go to the spot she had chosen.

"Better be ready to see some skeletons, Ron, because Captain Amelia is landing us at the cave any minute from now!"

Ron shivered and Jim grinned, hoping this spot would be the one.

Yeah, they hadn't really started this journey with a purpose, but Jim had wanted to find something on this trip. How could this map lead to nothing? Besides, Merida and Mowgli were relying on him for an adventure.

"I really don't think we're gonna find anything," Anastasia said. "Where did you even find this map?"

Merida looked towards Jim. "I've actually never asked you that. Where did you get the map from?"

Jim scratched the back of his head, trying to figure out how to avoid the question. He had actually found it when he'd gone back to his home planet, Montressor, over the summer. He didn't want to let his friends know where he came from just yet, so he decided to play off the question.

"It doesn't matter. What matters is that we find something this time."

Merida shot him an odd look but didn't press for any more information, and Mowgli bubbled with excitement.

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Their flying ship stopped near the chosen cave, and Captain Amelia let down a ladder and lowered a small rowing boat onto the water.

"If you guys aren't back in forty-five minutes, the crew and I are coming after you."

Jim smiled. "There's no need to worry, Captain. There's no way we can all get lost. One of us is bound to return."

Ron sighed. "Look at that, he's gone and jinxed us. I am not dying first."

Kim waved him off. "We're short on time, people. Let's get going."

The cave had a large entrance with sharp rocks hanging at the top, begging to fall off. The water had a weird, dull, glow, which was the only source of light in the cave. Anastasia was the first to get off the ladder and into the boat, Merida coming in after her. After arguing about who gets rowing privileges, the group set off into the cave.