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Synan and Zoe are soon fully healed.
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They hang out at the camp for a while later.
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Soon, Synan says, “We need to get back out
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into The Land of No Return. I’m in a competition
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against Syrus to catch more monsters than he
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does. So we need to get out and catch them.”
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“I have ten marbles,” Zoe says, “But I
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only have one monster.”
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“You already have one? Cool. What one
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is it?”
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“It’s name is Clawz.” Zoe reaches into
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her pocket and pulls out a red marble. She drops
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it and it bounces off the ground, releasing a
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lizard-like monster. This monster can stand on
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its hind legs. It is all red with an orange belly
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that goes between its legs and up the bottom
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of its long tail. It has circles on the heels of its
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feet which are also orange. The monster sits
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on the ground cleaning itself.
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“Nice monster!” Synan says, “Where’d
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you find it?”
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“Inside the volcano. Before the monsters
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kicked me out.”
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“We need to find more monsters. This
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is the first one I’ve seen so far.”
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“Okay. Let’s go.” Zoe says.
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They leave the camp and get back to
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where they were fighting James. Two dead monsters
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are here--the ones that were following them. They
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are brown and were carrying a purple eyeball
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with spirals on it. Their eyes are in the front. Their
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hands are on top of their head like antennas.
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“Well, that battle got these monsters off
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our back. I wonder where James is now...” Zoe
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says. They walk on down the path toward the left.
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James watches them from a rock on the volcanic
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mountain.
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Synan and Zoe come to a dark blue mountain
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near the edge of the island. They’re coordinates now
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are 9:00. They started at 6:00, so they are about
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one-fourth around the island. The door to the cave
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is ice-blue. The door is locked. Next to it is a small
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monster about one foot tall. It is round, with tiny
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pointy legs. It’s eyes circle it like a belt. On it’s head
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is a silver horn.
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“What do you want, humans?” It says
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threateningly. Clawz is still out of its marble.
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“Can we enter the cave? We need to
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capture monsters.” Synan says.
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“Well too bad!”
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“Let us in! Or we’ll kill you!”
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“Wish I could let you into the cave, but
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I don’t have the key to the Ice Barrier.”
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“Ice Barrier?” Zoe says.
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“Yes. There are seven barriers on this
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island. The Fire Barrier opens the red door to
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the volcano. The Ice Barrier opens the blue door
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on this cave. The Earth Barrier opens the door
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on the mountain ahead. The Star Barrier opens
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the door to Wizeman’s Fortress. The Thunder
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Barrier opens the door to the Lightning Palace
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on a floating island. The Flower Barrier opens
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a door to Monk’s Hidden Garden, and the
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Warp Barrier can warp you clear way across
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the island. That’s all I know. I think the Warp
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Key can be used for some other things, though.”
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“Well, where is the Ice Key?” Zoe asks.
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“Last I knew, the Monks took it to their
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Hidden Garden.”
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“Where is that?” Synan questions.
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“From here, its on the other side of the
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volcano. The entrance goes into the volcano from
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Monk’s Garden. The Ice Key is inside the Flower
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Barrier. When they stole our key, we stole their
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key.”
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The monster holds out a silver key. It’s
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handle is a colored metal flower. It’s pedals are
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yellow, and the inside is a light orange. “Oh, I
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almost forgot to mention my name. My name is
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Prisem. Well, here’s the Garden Key. You better
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bring the Ice Key back with you.”
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“We will.” Synan says. They take the key
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and go on.
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