Episode Twelve: At The Gong

As Dodo glowed, he felt an urgency to move toward the gong. The entire village followed him. He picked up the mallet and struck the gong. Immediately, they all could see a cloudy image of Lakia and Hong talking. Samar saw the man who looked just like him and fainted.

"Are they alive or dead?!" shouted one villager as they continued to watch.

"Alive!" Dodo replied. "See that there, in her hand? That's the rest of the medallion that I'm holding right now!" Dodo held up the broken necklace for all to see.

When he held it up, a creaking sound began slowly behind the gong. Then suddenly, there was this loud slamming sound. Dodo was so startled that he stopped glowing. He ran behind the gong to see what it could have been.

As Dodo ran for the back of the gong, the villagers continued to watch the cloudy image of Lakia and Hong as it started to fade. They watched as the large fish came right up to the shore. The last wisps of the cloud showed the creature getting incredibly close to Lakia and some of the villagers started screaming.

Dodo had almost reached what appeared to be a doorway into the back of the gong's statue. Dodo called out to Shuka to find out why the people screamed and to return quickly because he found a doorway. As he reached for the door's handle, Shuka ran in behind him, "NO!! Don't go in there!" ...

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Episode Thirteen: Called

When Hong finished his story, Lakia showed him the medallion piece with it's broken strap. "So that's why you are here!" Hong began a little dance. "Wait here. I have something for you." Hong ran into the bushes and brought back a carefully woven cord and attached it to the medallion piece. Hong carefully placed the little broken necklace around Lakia's neck. Lakia started glowing. Hong let out a victory cry and jumped up and down on the beach. But Lakia felt strange.

She suddenly felt the urge to walk into the ocean. "Lakia? Where are you going?" Hong started after her.
"I feel at peace with the ocean." Lakia replied, and she walked into the waves. She swam out a few steps and then then stood up. Lakia was completely under the water by the time that Hong caught up with her. Although she was breathing under the water, Hong caught her by the arm and guided her back up onto the dry land.

"I saw him." Lakia told him. "I saw the great fish. He stared at me. We were face to face. It was as if, um, as if I knew him already." Lakia still felt strange as she talked to Hong, though her glow was fading. Hong began to try to explain to her the legends of the island.

As they talked a large wave washed upon the shore, and covered their feet. Lakia was sure she heard someone calling out her name from the ocean.

She looked out across the water, but didn't see anyone. The voice grew increasingly closer to her each time she heard her name. When it finally got to the point that it was like a whisper in her ear, she understood that it was saying, "It's time to go, Lakia." And then the voice disappeared...

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