Journey: The Center of Gaea
Building a boat
Previous ChapterNext ChapterAs me and Crimson walked through the vast trees and plants, we found Quillton and Sunset looking up in a tree trying to find a way out of this forest. I waved up to them. They waved back. Crystal was perched on Sunset's shoulder, looking for a way out also. "So let me get this through my head, you came down to the center of Gaea just to find that Idol Dad was talking about and going crazy over?" Crimson asked me. I nodded.
"He wasn't crazy though. He was right about the center of the world." I told my sister. She nodded.
"Fair enough." She said. "So how do we find it?" She asked. Quillton and Sunset jumped down from the tree.
"Well, dearie, it's not that simple." Quillton told her. "We have to go across an ocean and through another 2 or so caves just to get to the chamber where it's hidden, and that could take days." He said. Crimson's eyes widened in fear.
"Days?!" My sister exclaimed. "We have to get out now! I only told Mom that I was going to find Galaxy. I didn't tell her that it would take days to find the thing you're looking for!" Crimson told us. She was going paranoid as she worried about all her family, even me. I gave her a comforting hug. "Not to mention school, either! I go back to school in 3 days!" She yelled. I just had realized she was on Spring vacation.
"Don't worry, sis." I told her. "We'll find that idol and get you back home in time for school." I promised. Then, Crystal flew off Sunset's shoulder and flew fast, all of us running behind her." Whoa! Crystal, slow down, girl!" I yelped as she lead us to an ocean. "An ocean." I said. "We have to go across." I realized. "How are we supposed to get across an ocean if we don't have something to get across it with?" I asked. "We need a log or something, or we could really use a boat." I said. "And we don't have one." Sunset got an idea.
"We can build one." She said. "Crimson, you're imaginative, right?" She asked my sister. Crimson nodded. "Come over here." Sunset said. Crimson ran over. Sunset gave Crimson her notebook and turned to a blank page.
"Now, how do you want it designed?" Crimson asked, a determined smile spreading across her face.
"Keep it steady!!" Quillton called out as we begun to build our boat. Sunset's coat was off and she was in her white tank top. Crimson was helping me gather materials for the boat. One common thing that ran in our family was we were always imaginative, prone to coming up with crazy ideas that could help the world or help get us out of any situation, big or small. My little sister idolized me, and looked up to me. As we were making the boat, Crimson went to go get more materials. She ran back to us carrying them. "Here ya go, guys." She told us. I ruffled her hair. Crimson gave me an annoyed look as she hated when I did that.
"Don't do that!" She told me as she fixed her hair. "Galaxy, you know I hate that!" She said, then laughed. "Love ya, bro." She hugged me. The boat was almost done.
"Blast, we need more roots to bind the wood together." Quillton groaned.
"Me and Crimson will go get some more." I told my best friend. He nodded. "Come on sis." I said. She nodded and ran after me back towards the forest.
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