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Zoe, Synan, and Elsie walk down the
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fuchsia pathway that leads away from the
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cave’s exit.
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“So, Synan, what really went on in
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that room?”
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“Some invisible guy pulverized me.”
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“Was it Syrus?” Zoe laughs.
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“No. I don’t know who it was.”
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Elsie is riding on Synan’s back again.
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Skyber is back in its ideya.
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So far, Zoe’s monsters are Clawz,
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Prisem, and Skyber, and Synan’s are
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Monk, Crystal, and Emerald.
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Elsie looks back. “Look!”
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Zoe and Synan look back. On top
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of the cave is the mist-like monster they
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saw in the cave.
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Zoe looks forward. “Synan, look!”
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Synan looks forward. Ahead of them
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is a large castle surrounded by a lava moat.
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Elsie gasps and jumps off Synan’s
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back. Elsie runs toward the side of the volcano,
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to a small camp site. There are two people
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already there, a man and a woman. They must
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be Elsie’s parents.
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“Thank you, Synan and Zoe, for
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bringing me back to my parents.”
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Elsie’s parents walk over to meet
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Synan and Zoe.
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“Hi. My name is Logan, and my wife’s
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name is Alisha.” The father says.
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“We’re Synan and--” Synan says. Zoe
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interrupts, “And Zoe.”
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“Nice to meet you.” The mother says.
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“Here, Elsie. Take this book. If you
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touch its picture, it will bring us to you, whenever
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you want.” Zoe says.
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“Thank you.”
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“You’re welcome.”
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“Well, its been nice meeting all of you,
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but we gotta go now.” Synan says.
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Synan and Zoe get back on the path
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and continue toward the castle. When they arrive,
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they see a familiar face sitting on a nearby rock
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playing GameBoy.
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“Syrus!” Zoe says.
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“It’s about time you got here, Synan.”
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“What?” Synan says.
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“I’ve been waiting for quite some time
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for you to arrive.”
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“Yeah, well, we had to help Elsie get
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un-lost.” Zoe says.
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“Zoe. I’m not talking to you, am I?”
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“...”
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“So anyway, Synan. What monsters
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do you got?”
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Synan releases all his monsters. Monk,
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Crystal, and Emerald.
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“Ha, ha, ha. Those have to be the
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weakest monsters!”
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Zoe releases her Clawz, Prisem, and
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Skyber.
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“Oh, so you got a Clawz. That’s a
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rare one-of-a-kind monster.” Syrus mocks.
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“But look at MY monsters!”
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Syrus throws TEN Ideya Marbles.
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Out of each one comes a monster. Ten
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monsters: Monk, Blue Orb, Wizeman,
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Jr. Ico, Emerald, Mr. I, Skyber, Octa,
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Octo, and Jelly-Fly.
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Synan’s mouth drops open.
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“And look. Ever seen one of
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these?” Syrus holds out what appears
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to be an Ideya but its blue instead of red.
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“These things will capture any monster
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without fail!”
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“Whoa!”
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“So, Synan. Ready to battle? You
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can use Zoe’s monsters too, if you think it
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will help. All my monster are level 58/100.”
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“Forget it, Syrus.”
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“Why, are your monsters at level
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3. Oh, no, that was too harsh. I meant to
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say negative 3.”
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“Hey Syrus! Close your eyes and
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press this little square down.” Zoe holds
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open a linking book. Syrus falls for it and
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links all the way back to the guard towers.
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“Sucker.” Zoe says.
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“So, this must be the castle of Lord
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Wizeman.” Synan says.
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“Yep. Must be.”
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Zoe releases Skyber and it
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carries Synan and Zoe over the wall of
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Wizeman’s Fortress. Inside the courtyard,
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they hear a linking sound from outside. Syrus’
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voice yells “Where did you go you brats?!”
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Zoe and Synan try to stop laughing.
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“Looks like he also had some linking
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books.” Zoe says.
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“That’s odd. Syrus has been to every
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place on the island, but we never saw him anywhere.”
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Synan says.
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“Yeah. It is weird, isn’t it.”
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Zoe and Synan walk to the center tower.
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They walk up the winding staircase to the top floor:
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Wizeman’s Keep. Zoe slightly opens the door to peek
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in. She hears a conversation going on so closes the door
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so that it is just open enough to hear what they are saying.
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The voices inside sound like Ico, Sarah, James, and the
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last one must be Wizeman himself.
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“What is Sarah doing all the way here?” Zoe asks.
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“I don’t know, but it looks like we’re going to find
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out.” Synan says.
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