TOYLB: Trials & Tribulations- Season 5-2

*the gang, following the sand creature's instruction, followed the direction of the sun above them n waded thru the desert, occasionally stopping wen the winds were getting too strong for them to go*

Sakura; 8shield her eyes as she looked round8

Terra&Terry: *used their wings to get to higher skies to scout abt, then pointed* Guys! We see it! The oasis!

Rory; How far?

Terra: Not far!

Terry: Abt 5 more miles ahead!

Sakura; 8waved them down8

*the twins returned to the group*

Dray: C'mon, the winds r letting up, lets go before it comes bk again. Stay close, kids

8the started off again8

*sure enough, 5 miles later, they reached the oasis*

Carlos: Water~!

Jared: *jumped off Dray to get the first sip of water*

Sakura; 8took a handful8

*some of the kids were lucky to hv their water bottles n canteens with them n filled it with water before drinking*

Dray: *drank a bit* So, we're here. Wat now?

Sakura; 8looked round8

*the kids walked ard until they came across a huge tablet amongst the bushes*

Sakura; 8cleared them away8

Dray: Woah, this tablet is...sorta written in Braille, weird

Jared: *gave it a try, going up the tablet n closed his eyes, touching the Braille to read it*

Terra: Wow, wen did he learn tht?

Sakura; Where do ya think?

Terry: *chuckles n shook his head* U Roja-s nvr cease to amaze me

Jared: *finished reading the Braille n turned to them, signing* The tablet said tht we must offer something in return for the water we've taken frm this oasis. We hv to throw it in there

Juanita; Like what/

Carlos: Maybe a personal possession, I suppose *took off his decorative badge pin n threw it into the oasis*

Jared: *threw in his plastic watch*

Hope; 8one of her berrets8

Terry: *took off his hair tie n threw it in*

Terra: *threw in one of her rings frm her wing talons*

Juanita; 8tossed in a bracelet8

8Sakura n Rory were hesited since all they had were the pendants round their necks8

Terry: Wat's wrong, Kura? Arent u tossing in anything?

Terra: Yeah, it says so on the tablet. U dont wanna get cursed, do u?

8the sibling exchanged looks8

Terry: U've got one tht u can give right here *unclasped the hair clip on Sakura's dreads*

Terra: N this *took off the bowtie frm Rory's uniform*

Hope; 8looked8

Terry: So, u gonna throw this in? It has to be by ur hand *puts the hair clip on Sakura's hand*

Terra: *does so with Rory's bowtie*

8the sibling approached the water's edge n dropped the items in8

Dray: *was the last to toss, n put in one of her capsules frm her chest compartment*

8the group looked round8

*a few moments later, the oasis started to bubble n froth, then slowly a whirpool formed in the middle n got bigger n bigger until it stopped, revealing a giant gorge below with a long winding staircase dwnwards*

Rory; 8inhaled sharply8

Carlos: Woah~ Tht is reli deep dwn there~

Terry: U can say tht again

Jared: *signed* Wat now?

Dray: I guess we better go dwn there. Tht sand creature did say our journey starts here

8they stand the head down the spiral staircase8

Dray: *kept the kids close as she led the way, going dwn the stairs carefully, as it was getting darker n darker*

Terra: *sees a torch at a distance n got it for Dray*

Sakura; 8looked round8

*the gang soon got dwn to the bottom of the spiral staircase where they were in the middle of the gorge, with no entrance or exit, bt a lone statue in the middle*

Carlos: Well, this is helpful *sarcasm*

Rory; 8looked at the statue8

*it was the statue of Goliath, posed as he was wen he was cursed in stone for 1000 yrs, n at his feet was another small tablet written in Braille*

Sakura; 8ran her handds over it to 'see' what it says8

*the message was some kind of riddle, telling them to guess which part of the wall will lead them to their nxt destination by finding the rock of the brightest star*

Terry: Wat does it say, sweetums?

Sakura; 8translated8

Dray: Find the rock of the brightest star? Huh, tht's a reli weird riddle

Rory; 8looked round8

*the kids also looked ard, feeling on the walls*

Sakura; Rock with the brightest star, hmm 8looked round8

Carlos: *looked up the sky n saw tht it was nightfall, n the stars were out, n then pointed at the brightest star* Hey look!

8they all looked up8

Carlos: *pointed at the brightest star, then followed its ray shine until it landed on the rock on the far left of the wall*

Rory; 8went over8

Terra: Try pushing it

Rory; 8gave it a slight push8

*the rock gave way inward, then a moment later it slid all the way in, then there was a slight rumble*

Rory; 8kept his balance8

Dray: *held onto the kids*

*the wall gave way into a door opening*

Sakura; 8arched a brow8

Jared: *signed* Is tht where we should go?

Carlos: Doesnt look like we've got anywhere else to be

Rory; 8pushed the door open8

*the door opened with a bit of a rumble, n it led them dwn to a long alleyway*

Dray: Keep close, kids. Lets get moving

8they started off again8