Chapter Three
Early the 次 morning, River woke up first thing to the sun rising. He looked over to Chris, who was still out like a light. He rolled his eyes and threw his 枕 at his roommate, making a perfect shot at his blond head.
"Chris, wake up. We've got some looking to do." he whispered.
Chris yawned and slowly sat up. "What?" he asked sleepily.
"Come on, if we don't start looking around outside now we'll never know exactly where we are." River responded as he started getting dressed.
Chris rubbed his eyes and glanced to the alarm clock. "Do あなた even know how early it is? It's still dark outside."
"Yes, I know." River answered. "and it only looks darker outside because our window is facing to the west."
"I know, I know." Chris sighed. "Certain as the sun rising in the east, tale as old as time..."
"I get the point." River said. "So we going または what?"
"Alright, alright, I'm getting up." Chris groaned as he started getting dressed. This boy was not a morning person. When Chris woke up this early he was groggy, cranky, and still sleepy. All that would stick with him until about breakfast time. River, on the other hand, was もっと見る than used to waking up early. Numerous times he'd gotten up to sneak around and see what was new even though he wasn't supposed to.
"Come on." river repeated, going over to the door. He slowly opened it as to not make a sound and peaked around the hallway.
"Is the coast clear?" Chris yawned.
River nodded, seeing as the hallway was almost practically empty if not for a statue または two laying around. "Yup, all clear."
The boys quietly made their way out, tiptoing past all the other rooms and making their way downstairs. Chris gasped as he almost tripped and ロスト his balance. Luckily River got a hold of him, though put his finger to his lips telling Chris to keep it down. This was not the time to get caught.
Safely making their way to the first floor, River and Chris poked their heads around the corner. Still no one in sight. Everyone else must still be sleeping. They began to walk down the hall to the nearest door only to hear...
"Stop right there!"
The boys froze in their tracks. Both were thinking the same thing: Busted. But when they turned their heads around, it was merely to see Genie floating in the air sound asleep in his Micky マウス pajamas cuddling a tiny teddy くま, クマ and talking in his sleep.
"I want my ピザ back!" Genie gasped in his sleep.
Chris and River slowly exchanged glances. That had been such a close one. Not even caring anymore, the two just sped to the nearest door, which was somewhere down the hall. They made it outside and sighed with relief.
"That was so close." Chris said.
"I know." River nodded. "I can't believe a ten thousand 年 old magical being is wearing a cartoon character that's over seventy years old."
"Can't argue with the classics, I guess." Chris shrugged his shoulders. "Besides would あなた rather have him sleeping like a caveman?"
"Uh, no thank you." River answered. "But at least we're outside now."
"Yeah, and wide awake too." Chris added. He took a few steps フォワード, 前進, 楽しみにして and glanced around. Maybe from where they were standing there was a mile または so of hard, dry land, but all beyond that...it was just water. "You seeing this, River?"
He nodded and stepped forward. He tried to follow around to see if there was anything else, but even all he saw was water. They must have been somewhere in the middle of the ocean. No river または lake that River ever saw went completely beyond eyesight. He turned to his friend. "We should keep looking around. Maybe there's もっと見る on one of the other sides."
Stepping across the rocky surface, the boys looked on land and across the ocean to see what else there may be. Since the 城 they were staying in was rather small, it didn't take them too long to reach the halway mark.
"Ok, I see absolutely nothing." Chris sighed. "We're in the middle of nowhere, we have no idea how far any of our homes are, and if we're caught out here we're probably gonna be in major trouble."
River merely scratched his chin and continued looking around. There had to be もっと見る to explore than just this. He wasn't beliving it.
When Chris didn't hear a response, he quirked an eyebrow. "Riv?"
"There's gotta be もっと見る around here than just dry land and salted water." he answered.
"How do あなた know it's salted?" Chris inquired.
"What else could it be?" River asked.
"I don't know...sea water?" he responded.
River snapped his fingers, "That's exactly why we need to go further."
"Come again?" he asked, confused.
"Don't あなた see? All there is out here is land and water. That's not all there ever is, especially not this little of it." River replied.
"Riv, if we're in a small 城 on land all surrounded によって water, doesn't that put us on an island?" Chris guessed.
"Geographically speaking, yes." he nodded. "But how can we just sit here when there's もっと見る to explore?"
"It's just water."
"But there's gotta be something beyond the water. And I'm going to find out what it is."
"Couldn't that be dangerous? And even if あなた do go out there somewhere, shouldn't あなた take someone with you? Like Genie または Sebastian?"
"Not a chance." River insisted. "I'm getting the feeling that they're not telling us something. We could be in もっと見る trouble than we think and only they know about it. Everything our homes have gone through, those guys have been fully tuned in. But we haven't. If we tell them we're going out to sea または ocean または whatever to explore then we'll never be allowed out here again. We can't just sit without any answers."
"Maybe あなた can't, but I can." Chris stated. "The safety of others has to come first."
"What's that supposed to mean?" River wondered.
"Well, maybe あなた can swim but i can't." Chris answered. "If we go out there and there's a storm または waves または something あなた can swim back here safely but I'd be a goner."
"Point noted." River nodded. Still, that didn't mean he should just sit around like everyone else doing nothing. And their temporary residence could only be explored so much before there was no もっと見る to find または it got boring. River was convinced that there had to be もっと見る out there and he was going to find out what. "Alright then, new plan."
"Tell me." Chris 発言しました curiously.
"I'll look through the 城 for some transportation. There's bound to be a カヌー または something laying around. Then we hide it out here, and on a 日 when there's perfect sailing weather we go look around." he explained.
"Didn't I just say it'd be a bad idea if I went out to sea with you?" Chris asked as-a-matter-of-factly. "You also 発言しました I can't go out によって myself." River pointed out.
"Then see if あなた can find someone else to go with you. Maybe Harmony または someone who's good with water." he suggested. "But I won't tell anyone. Not Genie または Jaq and Gus または anyone."
"Alright. I'll be counting on you." River said. "I guess we'd better go back inside and get breakfast then. It'll be kinda hard to look for anything on an empty stomach."
Chris looked up to the sky. In the distance he could see what he thought looked like some dark clouds. They were far away, but it still didn't look good. "It looks like there's a storm coming too, so we really should go in."
The boys made their way back around to the entrence, though ended up stopping short and ducking behind the castle. Around the corner they could see Ping doing some stretching. または at least, that's what it looked like. He was moving his body in some strange positions, which almost looked like he could end up in a プレッツェル if he kept that up. Chris and River exchanged glances. It looked like they weren't the only ones who'd gotten up early with a secret to hide.
"What's Ping doing out here?"
Early the 次 morning, River woke up first thing to the sun rising. He looked over to Chris, who was still out like a light. He rolled his eyes and threw his 枕 at his roommate, making a perfect shot at his blond head.
"Chris, wake up. We've got some looking to do." he whispered.
Chris yawned and slowly sat up. "What?" he asked sleepily.
"Come on, if we don't start looking around outside now we'll never know exactly where we are." River responded as he started getting dressed.
Chris rubbed his eyes and glanced to the alarm clock. "Do あなた even know how early it is? It's still dark outside."
"Yes, I know." River answered. "and it only looks darker outside because our window is facing to the west."
"I know, I know." Chris sighed. "Certain as the sun rising in the east, tale as old as time..."
"I get the point." River said. "So we going または what?"
"Alright, alright, I'm getting up." Chris groaned as he started getting dressed. This boy was not a morning person. When Chris woke up this early he was groggy, cranky, and still sleepy. All that would stick with him until about breakfast time. River, on the other hand, was もっと見る than used to waking up early. Numerous times he'd gotten up to sneak around and see what was new even though he wasn't supposed to.
"Come on." river repeated, going over to the door. He slowly opened it as to not make a sound and peaked around the hallway.
"Is the coast clear?" Chris yawned.
River nodded, seeing as the hallway was almost practically empty if not for a statue または two laying around. "Yup, all clear."
The boys quietly made their way out, tiptoing past all the other rooms and making their way downstairs. Chris gasped as he almost tripped and ロスト his balance. Luckily River got a hold of him, though put his finger to his lips telling Chris to keep it down. This was not the time to get caught.
Safely making their way to the first floor, River and Chris poked their heads around the corner. Still no one in sight. Everyone else must still be sleeping. They began to walk down the hall to the nearest door only to hear...
"Stop right there!"
The boys froze in their tracks. Both were thinking the same thing: Busted. But when they turned their heads around, it was merely to see Genie floating in the air sound asleep in his Micky マウス pajamas cuddling a tiny teddy くま, クマ and talking in his sleep.
"I want my ピザ back!" Genie gasped in his sleep.
Chris and River slowly exchanged glances. That had been such a close one. Not even caring anymore, the two just sped to the nearest door, which was somewhere down the hall. They made it outside and sighed with relief.
"That was so close." Chris said.
"I know." River nodded. "I can't believe a ten thousand 年 old magical being is wearing a cartoon character that's over seventy years old."
"Can't argue with the classics, I guess." Chris shrugged his shoulders. "Besides would あなた rather have him sleeping like a caveman?"
"Uh, no thank you." River answered. "But at least we're outside now."
"Yeah, and wide awake too." Chris added. He took a few steps フォワード, 前進, 楽しみにして and glanced around. Maybe from where they were standing there was a mile または so of hard, dry land, but all beyond that...it was just water. "You seeing this, River?"
He nodded and stepped forward. He tried to follow around to see if there was anything else, but even all he saw was water. They must have been somewhere in the middle of the ocean. No river または lake that River ever saw went completely beyond eyesight. He turned to his friend. "We should keep looking around. Maybe there's もっと見る on one of the other sides."
Stepping across the rocky surface, the boys looked on land and across the ocean to see what else there may be. Since the 城 they were staying in was rather small, it didn't take them too long to reach the halway mark.
"Ok, I see absolutely nothing." Chris sighed. "We're in the middle of nowhere, we have no idea how far any of our homes are, and if we're caught out here we're probably gonna be in major trouble."
River merely scratched his chin and continued looking around. There had to be もっと見る to explore than just this. He wasn't beliving it.
When Chris didn't hear a response, he quirked an eyebrow. "Riv?"
"There's gotta be もっと見る around here than just dry land and salted water." he answered.
"How do あなた know it's salted?" Chris inquired.
"What else could it be?" River asked.
"I don't know...sea water?" he responded.
River snapped his fingers, "That's exactly why we need to go further."
"Come again?" he asked, confused.
"Don't あなた see? All there is out here is land and water. That's not all there ever is, especially not this little of it." River replied.
"Riv, if we're in a small 城 on land all surrounded によって water, doesn't that put us on an island?" Chris guessed.
"Geographically speaking, yes." he nodded. "But how can we just sit here when there's もっと見る to explore?"
"It's just water."
"But there's gotta be something beyond the water. And I'm going to find out what it is."
"Couldn't that be dangerous? And even if あなた do go out there somewhere, shouldn't あなた take someone with you? Like Genie または Sebastian?"
"Not a chance." River insisted. "I'm getting the feeling that they're not telling us something. We could be in もっと見る trouble than we think and only they know about it. Everything our homes have gone through, those guys have been fully tuned in. But we haven't. If we tell them we're going out to sea または ocean または whatever to explore then we'll never be allowed out here again. We can't just sit without any answers."
"Maybe あなた can't, but I can." Chris stated. "The safety of others has to come first."
"What's that supposed to mean?" River wondered.
"Well, maybe あなた can swim but i can't." Chris answered. "If we go out there and there's a storm または waves または something あなた can swim back here safely but I'd be a goner."
"Point noted." River nodded. Still, that didn't mean he should just sit around like everyone else doing nothing. And their temporary residence could only be explored so much before there was no もっと見る to find または it got boring. River was convinced that there had to be もっと見る out there and he was going to find out what. "Alright then, new plan."
"Tell me." Chris 発言しました curiously.
"I'll look through the 城 for some transportation. There's bound to be a カヌー または something laying around. Then we hide it out here, and on a 日 when there's perfect sailing weather we go look around." he explained.
"Didn't I just say it'd be a bad idea if I went out to sea with you?" Chris asked as-a-matter-of-factly. "You also 発言しました I can't go out によって myself." River pointed out.
"Then see if あなた can find someone else to go with you. Maybe Harmony または someone who's good with water." he suggested. "But I won't tell anyone. Not Genie または Jaq and Gus または anyone."
"Alright. I'll be counting on you." River said. "I guess we'd better go back inside and get breakfast then. It'll be kinda hard to look for anything on an empty stomach."
Chris looked up to the sky. In the distance he could see what he thought looked like some dark clouds. They were far away, but it still didn't look good. "It looks like there's a storm coming too, so we really should go in."
The boys made their way back around to the entrence, though ended up stopping short and ducking behind the castle. Around the corner they could see Ping doing some stretching. または at least, that's what it looked like. He was moving his body in some strange positions, which almost looked like he could end up in a プレッツェル if he kept that up. Chris and River exchanged glances. It looked like they weren't the only ones who'd gotten up early with a secret to hide.
"What's Ping doing out here?"
