Bon Voyage! Volume 1: The Beginning

Chapter 8: Seeing Is Believing

The group of five fell down a large yellow tunnel that never seemed to end. "AHHHH!" Axel screamed as he fell farther down. "There should be an opening right around here!" Cooper shouted. Ian and Vivian fell closer to Cooper, joining hands and then Pierce grabbed onto Cooper's metal hand. Axel floated to the side of the group and Vivian didn't want him to feel left out. "Hey Axel, join hands with us!!!" Vivian shouted, and Axel looked over, heard what Vivian said, and flew over to the bunch, grabbing hands with Vivian.

A small rip at the end of the tunnel appeared as the group fell farther down the yellow vortex. It got closer and closer the more they fell and eventually they would pop out. "I wonder where my dad transported to because this is not normal for the vortex to be this long!" Cooper shouted. The rip showed green grass and a giant sign that stood along a hill. Cooper fell through along with everyone he held hands with. They rolled down a hill and stopped at Inventor Escobar's feet. "Welcome back, I'm so glad you made it." Inventor Escobar said. Cooper and the others got to their feet and stood up.

Axel recognized the land he had fallen in and it was all help to the gigantic white sign that was built along the hill a gorge a way, HOLLYWOOD. "Hey, we're in Hollywood, California!" Axel said, excitedly. "What the heck is Hollywood?" Vivian asked, getting up off the ground. "It's a state in the United States but on the other side of the country. We were in Florida before but now we're in California. It's where all of the movies are filmed, where celebrities live, and where people like to tour because of the famous sites." Axel explained. "Great, you brought Axel with you." Inventor Escobar said. "Yeah, just like you asked." Cooper said, walking over to his dad. "So, why exactly am I important to you?" Axel asked Inventor Escobar, remembering that's what Ian had told him at school. "This might sound strange but you are more powerful than you know if you just believe." Inventor Escobar said. "What is wrong with you? Do you even hear yourself?" Axel asked, backing away from the loon. "I know it sounds crazy but it's true. Someday in the future, you will hold great power and you will take on a dark and powerful witch." Inventor Escobar said but Axel wasn't listening. "Dad! Stop!" Cooper shouted. Vivian, Ian, and Pierce looked at Axel as he ran away from the group of crazy wackos.

"Axel, wait!" Vivian shouted, but he was too far away to hear her calling his name. She started running after him. Axel ran to the Chinese Theater and he got a ticket, so he could go in to hide. Vivian made it to the Chinese Theater, but the sign said sold out for the movie Axel paid for and that got her angry. She floated up and glowed red. Her hair flew in the wind and she blasted the door down with her magic and it made a huge explosion. Axel saw what Vivian did and he ran away to a movie room in fear. Vivian flew into the Chinese Theater and instantly used her senses to track Axel down. Once she traced him, she flew to the right and down the hall.

Axel didn't run far and he tripped and cut his leg. Vivian followed the smell of blood around the corner and found Axel against the wall, sitting down, crying. Vivian lowered herself down and brought out a box of first-aid gadgets that she poofed in her hand with red smoke. "Get away from me you creep! Don't kill me!" Axel whined. "I'm not here to kill you, I'm here to help you." Vivian said. "What?" Axel asked, all wet from tears. "I know making friends is hard but it's not that hard. Just look at us. We came here for you because you're important. You were made to do something powerful." Vivian said, pulling out a bandage from her kit. "No. I don't have magic and I'm not going to take down a witch. Just go." Axel said and turned away.

"Fine, if that's what you want. I'm done helping you." Vivian said and got up and walked away. "Vivian! I need your help getting up." Axel shouted, and Vivian turned around and helped Axel up. "Thank you." Axel said. "It's fine." Vivian said. Vivian brought Axel to a table so they could talk. "I know you don't remember, but we were friends once." Axel said. "Back when I first moved here, I was scared but you taught me to get up. To be who I am-and this is me." "I think that was the old version of me. The one who switched when we arrived to this world?" Vivian said. "Maybe, but I'm still fighting." Axel said. "How much do you know about Zuran?" Vivian asked. "I just know that the temperature is freezing and there are people who believe in magic. There is an inventor and he has a son which he ordered him to be bionic so he doesn't remind him of the one thing he couldn't have-a son of his own. I know that the technology there is beyond what we have here on Earth and that time runs differently there." Axel said.