Synan has been sitting against a wall

in the Book Temple for a few hours. Sarah

has been sitting at her desk writing studiously.

“Sarah, can I get up now?” Syrus asks.

“No, you can not.” Sarah says.

“Why not?”

“You know why. Never swear in my

temple again.”

“Come on, Sarah.”

“No. Now just sit there and be quiet.”

Syrus is really bored. He’s been doing

nothing but complaining all this time. Syrus takes

out his Gameboy and starts playing. Sarah can’t

hear the sounds from the Gameboy.

Syrus is playing a game made by

MystSages, inc. The game is called Cain’s Quest.

It is about a kid who is mistakenly sent to a

strange island. Syrus hasn’t gotten very far into

the game yet.

As Syrus continues playing, he notices

some major similarities between this game and

real life. Sarah looks over at Syrus.

“Are you playing Cain’s Quest?”

“Yeah.” Syrus answers.

“Did you know that Veronica wrote

the plot for that game?” Sarah asks.

“She did not.”

“Bet.”

“Okay, how did she?”

“She knows everything, remember. She

wrote that plot about what was going to happen

in the future. When you’re done with your quest

on The Land of No Return, you beat that game

and see for yourself.”

“Sarah, I swear you’ve lost it.”

“Hey! No swearing! Now you have to

stay there for ten more hours.”

“Uggh!”

“Don’t start with me!”

Syrus sits, quietly playing his game.