Synan and Kail continue to watch up

on the mountain. Syrus hears Veronica.

“I suggest you run, kids! Run while you

still can! I’m assuming your death will be less

painful if you’re further away from Deity.”

Syrus observes Synan and Zoe run

back the way they came. Veronica looks up

at the volcano. Kail ducks down out of view.

“Syrus and Kail! You’d better run

too!”

“Dang, she caught me!” Kail yells.

“You knew I would,” Veronica says,

“Now get going. Now!”

Syrus and Kail jump down the

mountain and land at the bottom. They start

running after Synan and Zoe. Syrus and Kail

run around the curve of the mountain and see

Synan and Zoe. Synan and Zoe are now with

three other people. They are the people that

Mr. I told Syrus about: Logan, Alisha, and

Elsie.

“Wait up!” Syrus yells. They don’t

hear him. Syrus and Kail keep running after

them. Synan’s group runs through a lime

green door. Syrus runs after them. They

follow Synan into a room filled with gold.

A voice says, “Welcome back, Synan.”

“Who are you?” Synan asks.

“I’m Joseph. Want to see what I

look like?”

“What?”

“Well too bad! So, have you returned

to fight me again?”

Syrus dosen’t know where the

voice is coming from, or who said it.

“No. The island, no, the universe is

in danger.”

“Well, duh.”

“So, we’re trying to escape!”

“You cannot escape the universe!”

Joseph laughs.

“Whatever!” Synan yells. The group

runs past where Joseph assumedly was. Syrus

and Kail start running after them, too. The

group quickly escapes the maze and makes

their way to the Book Temple. The group runs

inside. Syrus and Kail watch them from outside.

Sarah is not at the temple. Synan picks

up a note off of the desk, and reads it aloud:

“I left this universe in a retreat to the

other world. If you are wise, you should follow.

I entered this black book.”

Synan picks up the book and opens it.

Syrus can’t see anything from outside the temple.

“Should we go, or stay to stop Deity?”

Zoe asks.

“I have a plan.” Synan says. The island

is rumbling.

“Elsie. You and your family, enter this

book.”

“Okay.” Elsie and her parents enter

the book.

“Zoe. Are you staying or going?”

“I’ll stay.”

“Alright, then. Enter this book to Earth.”

“What about you?”

“I’ll follow.”

Zoe links through the book. Synan follows.

Syrus and Kail run inside and they link through

the black book that Elsie went through. They

appear in a dark cave.

“Man, is this the netherworld?” Syrus

asks.

“Yes, it is.” A voice says. Syrus turns

around. It’s Sarah.

“Oh, Sarah. The keeper of the book

temple, right?”

“Yes.”

“Why did you leave first? You’re

supposed to stay in the temple untill the last

possible time.”

“Whatever you say, Syrus.”

Lots of people begin linking into the

dark cave. Everyone that Syrus knows from

Earth is in here. Lastly, Synan and Zoe arrive.

“Synan, I think this was really the

Netherworld!” Zoe says.

“Shh! You’re going to scar Elsie.” Synan

whispers, “and besides, I brought the book to

get back.”

James appears in the hall way and walks

toward the group of people. James, Synan, and

Zoe start talking amongst themselves. Something

about James using his mega-monster power to

stop Sage before he transforms.

Sarah hands Synan a book. “Use this book

to get back to Earth,” Synan tells the Earth people.

“Warp back when the sky lightens up.”

“Okay.” They all reply.

Synan, Zoe, James, and Sarah link through

a book to The Land of No Return.

“I wonder what they’re up to.” Syrus says.