Chapter 13

Part 4
Stage 2

A new start

Orla and Nitis went to the lagoon where the instructions showed and the both found a pathway though the growth that led to another cave. The two of them with Nitis leading came to a stream and they followed it until they came to a cave wall that was covered in growth and Nitis pushed his way though the growth and he suddenly disappeared. Then she heard him give out a sudden yell and her to run forward and felt herself falling and her to give out a startled scream. Then they found themselves in a large lagoon that was much bigger and deeper than their own at the south shore. They managed to swim out of the pool and they found they were in some other part of Isola. Orla said this must be the West shore, see where the ocean is and as they were looking around, they noticed the place was not deserted. They could see some children that were hiding behind a large hut that looked like a building that scientist did their researchers and a large table out front with some primitive researched tools. Orla managed to persuade the frightened children from hiding behind the research hut. The children who decided that these adults were not going to hurt them came forward. There were five of them between the ages of 15 down to 4 years old and he asked who they were and he told them that they were lost children as they had lost their parents a few years ago.
Orla said, could you tell me your names after she told the children their names.
The older child a male said his name was Balun and he was 15 the other a Female who was the youngest age 4 name was Noa had red hair and she liked the ocean and fish a male age 9 was Top liked snakes but his dislikes were rocks, male also 12 Tobi a female with red hair tied in a pony tail, Mucha and a 13 disliked yellow.
Nitis said, 'will Orla you always wanted children now you got 5 orphans to look after now.'
'Yes I know, but I will not liking to say it out loud for the lost children to hear, 'I really wanted my own, so we could adopt them, but where are there parents?
We will think about that later now lets see what we can do to make it homely and the oldest child piped up, there is a place to make a fire and Balun showed Orla and Nitis where the fire pit was in the centre off the village. Nitis said I think we need some wood and Balun showed them where the wood pile was near past a broken down hut that was once used as a honeymoon hut that married couples went. The wood pile was near a very smelly place at the southwest of the shore and Nitis gathered some firewood and then he realised he had nothing to light it with and Balun suggested some dry grass that he showed him where to get it at the northwest of the island and when he went to get the dry grass he noticed the coconut trees, but had no idea how to get them realising he had to do some researching, but in the meantime, first things first to light the fire. Orla while Nitis was lighting a fire was wondering what food there was as there was not much left in the food bin and having some skill of farming decided to go fishing and she caught a fish and took it to the food bin and did some more fishing.

Nitis got a lovely fire going that was warm and cosy, but he knew they needed somewhere to sleep and he noticed an incomplete hut and he started to work on building it.

Balun decided to work on researching as he knew he was old enough to work and needed the tech points to go towards farming, they needed to find away to harvest the coconuts and at the moment only had 100 tech points. What was needed was 1500 tech points to fully research on harvesting the coconuts.

The children in the meantime went looking for mushrooms and one of them found a common collectable and was very please and he told the children to find more as they would help to added up the tech points. He told the children that the common collectables were worth 100 tech points. As they could be sold if they found another of the same type and put the collectable that was a red butterfly up on display. Little Noa was made up with finding her first collectable and did a little dance out side the research hut. And then she went off to play in the very narrow stream with her friends.

After working hard on the hut which was only managed to get 62% done as it was already half way there when he started to work on it and he realised that someone must of started on it but never got to finished it. Nitis decided to call it a day as it was getting late and he and Orla found somewhere to rest until morning. They both knew they had a lot of work to do if they wanted to make a success and how to find food as Orla had noticed that the sea was beginning to look polluted with algae and would be unfit for fishing very soon.

Balun was pleased of the progress he made with the tech points and with same collectables that was collected more than once by the children made the tech points. They made 1100 tech points and soon have enough towards farming. He called it a day and would make up the rest of the tech points the following morning. Balun retired. However they were still 400 short to buy farming. Orla and Nitis after a hard days work also retired early as they had a long day and would carry on with the work the following day.

Back at the South Shore

Tuna noticed that young Nitis and Orla had gone missing and she asked around where they where and no one had seen them. One of the male villagers who were now 14 said he found this parchment paper with something written on by the cave entrance.
What does it say asked Tuna, the male villager who was Seven said read it for your self and she took the note from him and found it was a note written by Orla saying;
Nitis and I have gone to find another part of Isola to live; Nitis thought it would be a good idea if we took the chance of a new life somewhere else as it was getting over crowded here. Please don't worry about us we be fine.
How could they do this? Okay I'm sure they will be okay.' Seven said. How could they just up and leave,' I must have failed them one way or another!!!'
'Look I'm sure they are okay.' Seven assumed.
'Yes I know! But how could they!! replied Tuna.
'I don't know! I'm sure they are okay' repeated Seven.
Tuna getting frustrated, 'would you stop saying that, they could be dead for all we know.'
I'm sorry I was only trying to hel...
'I know, it just that.. oh what's the use they have gone and there is nothing I can do to bring them back,' Then she said will lets get back to work and maybe your right, they will be okay.'

Seven had a idea and he thought he could go after them, but then again he was too young at 14 and the elders will like Tuna was his elder to him been 29 was will old as he was still a teen. So maybe when he is older he might follow Nitis and Orla's path to another shore where ever that is.


To be continued