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Synan, Zoe, James, Syrus, Veronica, and
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Kail stand around the cylinder, hands joined.
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“I will now send Synan, Zoe, James, and
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Syrus to Earth. I will return Kail to the future.”
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Veronica says. Before anyone realizes what happened,
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Synan, Zoe, James, and Syrus sit in a grassy field
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back on Earth.
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“We’re back!” Zoe yells.
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“Yes! We survived!!” Synan adds.
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“I haven’t been on Earth for years.” James says.
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“Kids...” Syrus says.
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They walk to the city. The place is much more
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lively this time of day. What time is it?
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Zoe and Synan walk into the Ideya Shop.
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“Hey, kids! Welcome back!”
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“Umm, hi.” Zoe says.
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“Hello.” Synan says.
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“So, did my Warp Marbles help you at all?”
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“You have no idea.” Synan and Zoe say
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together.
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“Well, I’m sure I do have some idea.”
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“Nope. None.” Synan says.
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“What do you mean?” The old man says.
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Zoe points out the window. The old man
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looks out.
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“Oh, that’s The Land of No Return. I’ve been
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there before. What, do you think I invented those
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marbles?”
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“You acted like it.” Synan says.
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“Hey, look at all this.” Zoe says, standing by
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a newspaper rack. All the head lines are covered in
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stuff about The Land of No Return.
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“Floating island puzzles investigators”
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“Strange monsters beam down and attack
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civilians.”
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“The entire thing is a hoax -Vatican Police”
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Synan picks one up. It reads “Three missing
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kids are reported to have been beamed to the
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floating object.”
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“Looks like people will believe our story
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after all.” Zoe says.
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“You bet they will.” A girl walks into the
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shop. She has blond hair and blue eyes.
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“I’m Sarah Croft, bookwriter of Vatican
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City.” She shakes Synan’s hand.
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“Sarah....” Zoe says.
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“I have written a story based on you two.
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I have all the descriptive facts about you.”
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Zoe gets a worried look on her face.
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‘Does she know that I like Synan?’ Zoe thinks.
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“Yes, she does, Zoe.” A thirteen-year-old
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girl walks up behind Zoe.
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“What? Can you read my thoughts?” Zoe
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asks. The girl replies.
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“Yes, Zoe. I know you like Synan. I’ve always
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known. You liked him since first grade.”
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“Zoe?” Synan asks.
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“No! Stop it! It’s not true!” Zoe yells.
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“Please, Zoe. Stop it.” She says.
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“Make me then.”
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“Ahem... allow me to introduce myself. My
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name is Veronica. I know everything there is to know
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about everything, including your little secrets about
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Synan.”
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Zoe’s face is beet red.
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“Hehehe!” Synan says.
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“Oh my. I gotta go, a future boy is returning
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again. He’s after Sage.” Veronica says.
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“Kail, right?” Synan asks.
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“How did you... oh wait, I forgot to brainwash
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you. Well, I really gotta go!” Veronica vanishes in a
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flick of light.
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Synan and Zoe go back to the neighborhood.
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Synan and Zoe first go to Zoe’s house. Zoe’s mom
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greets them.
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“Zoe!” The mother says, “Where were you??
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You have been gone for days!”
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“The Land of No Return.” Zoe answers.
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“The what of what?”
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“The Land of No Return. We have a professional
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book writer making a story about our quest.”
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“Oh. And is this the boy you always talked about?”
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The mother says, looking at Synan.
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“Mom......” Zoe gets red again.
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“He’s cuter than you said he was.”
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“Okay. Well, I’ll be back.” Zoe says.
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“You promise?” Her mom says.
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“Yes.”
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Synan and Zoe leave the house. They walk over
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to Synan’s house.
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“Hey, Synan. I thought you were going
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to go shopping for me.” Synan’s mom says.
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“Yeah, well. I didn’t.”
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“Then you better go and finish shopping.”
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“Okay. Whatever.” Synan and Zoe go
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outside.
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“I don’t feel like shopping. How horrible.”
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Synan says.
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“Awe....” Zoe says.
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Synan looks evilishly at Zoe.
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“Then let’s go somewhere.” Zoe says.
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“Like where?”
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“Follow me.” Synan follows Zoe. They
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stop by some boulder just outside the city. Synan
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looks at The Land of No Return. A helicopter flies
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to it.
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“Synan...”
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“Yes?”
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“Will you...umm...”
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“What...?”
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“Go out with me?”
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“Sure.”
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Zoe seems relieved.
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“Okay. Good. I was too embarrased
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today, so I thought I should go and ask.”
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“Oh.”
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Zoe sees a group of Monks throwing
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helicopter parts over the edge of the island.
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“Take that you dirty humans!” a Monk
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yells.
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