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Synan and Zoe are soon fully healed.
They hang out at the camp for a while later.
Soon, Synan says, “We need to get back out
into The Land of No Return. Im in a competition
against Syrus to catch more monsters than he
does. So we need to get out and catch them.”
“I have ten marbles,” Zoe says, “But I
only have one monster.”
“You already have one? Cool. What one
is it?”
“Its name is Clawz.” Zoe reaches into
her pocket and pulls out a red marble. She drops
it and it bounces off the ground, releasing a
lizard-like monster. This monster can stand on
its hind legs. It is all red with an orange belly
that goes between its legs and up the bottom
of its long tail. It has circles on the heels of its
feet which are also orange. The monster sits
on the ground cleaning itself.
“Nice monster!” Synan says, “Whered
you find it?”
“Inside the volcano. Before the monsters
kicked me out.”
“We need to find more monsters. This
is the first one Ive seen so far.”
“Okay. Lets go.” Zoe says.
They leave the camp and get back to
where they were fighting James. Two dead monsters
are here--the ones that were following them. They
are brown and were carrying a purple eyeball
with spirals on it. Their eyes are in the front. Their
hands are on top of their head like antennas.
“Well, that battle got these monsters off
our back. I wonder where James is now...” Zoe
says. They walk on down the path toward the left.
James watches them from a rock on the volcanic
mountain.
Synan and Zoe come to a dark blue mountain
near the edge of the island. Theyre coordinates now
are 9:00. They started at 6:00, so they are about
one-fourth around the island. The door to the cave
is ice-blue. The door is locked. Next to it is a small
monster about one foot tall. It is round, with tiny
pointy legs. Its eyes circle it like a belt. On its head
is a silver horn.
“What do you want, humans?” It says
threateningly. Clawz is still out of its marble.
“Can we enter the cave? We need to
capture monsters.” Synan says.
“Well too bad!”
“Let us in! Or well kill you!”
“Wish I could let you into the cave, but
I dont have the key to the Ice Barrier.”
“Ice Barrier?” Zoe says.
“Yes. There are seven barriers on this
island. The Fire Barrier opens the red door to
the volcano. The Ice Barrier opens the blue door
on this cave. The Earth Barrier opens the door
on the mountain ahead. The Star Barrier opens
the door to Wizemans Fortress. The Thunder
Barrier opens the door to the Lightning Palace
on a floating island. The Flower Barrier opens
a door to Monks Hidden Garden, and the
Warp Barrier can warp you clear way across
the island. Thats all I know. I think the Warp
Key can be used for some other things, though.”
“Well, where is the Ice Key?” Zoe asks.
“Last I knew, the Monks took it to their
Hidden Garden.”
“Where is that?” Synan questions.
“From here, its on the other side of the
volcano. The entrance goes into the volcano from
Monks Garden. The Ice Key is inside the Flower
Barrier. When they stole our key, we stole their
key.”
The monster holds out a silver key. Its
handle is a colored metal flower. Its pedals are
yellow, and the inside is a light orange. “Oh, I
almost forgot to mention my name. My name is
Prisem. Well, heres the Garden Key. You better
bring the Ice Key back with you.”
“We will.” Synan says. They take the key
and go on.