Don't Eat the Berries

Little Orla was just 2 years old when she found some very juicy looking berries. Orla had red hair tied in a pony tail like her mommy's hair and her daddy's hair was light brown. Her mommy and Daddy were very old now. Orla's mommy was age 75 and her name is Ashby and her daddy was 51 and his name is Nuru and he was a master farmer and master parent, so Orla had many half brothers and sisters who she played with. Orla liked the parties that the GC made as she liked dancing. Orla wondered why her mommy and daddy did not like the GC parties as they were always complaining about him making too many parties.

Back with the berries Orla was tempted to taste the berries when mommy saw her and ask her what she found, and Orla showed them to her mommy and mommy told her not to eat them as they might be poison and took the berries from her.

Later on she saw her mommy and she did not recognize her as she was not old any more and her daddy was not old any more. Mommy and daddy were now almost as young as she was; they were now 4 years old and were running round the village as children. Orla did not understand why her parents were not grown up any more. They wanted to play with her and to chase butterflies. Orla's mommy and daddy did not seem to recognize their daughter, as some of their memories had faded with eating the berries. Orla will understand one day as when she grows up she will remember about the berries.

As Orla got use to the idea of her parents been 2 years older than her, she thought now that she could boss them about and ask them what she wanted as she knew they still had retained their skills as master parent and master farmers and they would sometimes get some berries and share them among her and her half brothers and sisters and whole brothers and sisters. As Orla grew older, she realized that she would live as long as her parents and she was glad that she give the berries to her parents. There was something else that Orla noticed about her parents they had stopped complaining about the GC parties, but Orla was getting older and found she was growing like her parents and was now getting fed up with the GC parties and thought that one day she to will complain, but at the moment Orla was still too young, she was looking forward to her birthday and she would be age 3.

Chapter 2

Orla's Birthday

Orla and two other childrens birthday who were Lulu was age 11 and Nitis who was age 9. The grown ups that looked very old to Orla made some past out of the berries and the children all sat in the village center enjoying the birthday snacks and for once the GC made his party and as it was Orla’s, Lulu's, and Nitis's birthday for once every body enjoyed the GC party.

Several moons later deserter struck a mighty storm hit the village and all the food was taken. Little Orla was very hungry and kept going to the food bin for food. Then she realized that she could search for mushrooms and looked around the village, she found some mushrooms and got all her friends to help her to pick them and she also got Tala the GC to help. The children realized that little Orla would be an elder one day as she was very bossy and always seem to act different from the other children. One the adult villagers noticed this and ask her what she would like to do. Orla told them she wants to be a scientist when she grows up and she looked at the ingredients on the table and made some real scientific discoveries and became a master scientist at an early age of 3.

Chapter 3

Where are the Adults

A few days later Orla woke to find that all the grown ups had died of old age and she found there was no one old enough to farm as the oldest child was 11 and the youngest was 2 named Seven. Orla was glad there was plenty of food in the bin as it held now 2079580, more than enough to last them until the oldest was old enough to fish which would not be for 3 seasons. As the food might not last Orla decided to get all the kids to keep looking for mushrooms to keep the food supply fresh and up. The GC kept creating the magic food and restoring the crops that no one harvest and growing the berries that no one foraged and the berry bush soon had 500,000 berries ready to forage and no one old enough to farm.

With no adults to control the children, ran wild all over the village, so there was no events to keep the children happy. Orla realized that if her mommy and daddy had not eaten the berries they to would have died and was pleased her and her brothers and sisters were not orphans, but most of them were. At the last count there were 60 children counting the GC who never grew up.

Orla's present to the Golden Child

Orla wondered when was it the GC's birthday and found he never had a birthday as he always remained at the age of 5 as his mommy and daddy told her once. Orla felt sorry for the GC not having a birthday and decided to make him a none birthday present and he asked his mommy and daddy who now reach the age of 5 and now was the same age of the GC, to help with a present and they thought of flowers from the garden. All the children picked a flower each of their favorite type and Orla and her child parents put them together in a bouquet to give to Tala the GC.

All the children gathered together with little Orla leading the way with the bouquet of flowers and she presented them to Tala. Tala who was very wise in his years and even though he was always being in a child's body and would never grow older accepted them gracefully. Then he did a strange thing that no one has ever seen him do. He began to fill up with tears and he spoke for the first time in a mature voice, 'I am most grateful for this gift and I will always remember this day, as you know I don't make friends easily as they grow so fast and die, as you all know if I grow attached to any one they soon grow up and it is hard to let go and that is why I always remain alone and why I make parties to kill the loneliness, I feel at most times.'

After this speech all the children felt sorry and ashamed about not liking the GC and decided to respect him and from that day on every one who got to know Tala The GC, always showed him respect and when they had children when they grew up and had children of their own taught their children to learn and respect the GC and every anniversary of his birth the children brought him flowers.

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Part Two

Chapter 4

The mighty storm

2 seasons had gone by and Orla was now 5 years old the 3 oldest children were now 13 who were females named, Tuna, Kuka and Mina and still had awhile to go before they were 14 Tuna was the oldest by two moons and the youngest of the teeniest Mina had just turned 13 half a moon away from Kuka Then there was 2 males who were 11 and they were Ghali and Bobo. Ghali was destined to become a master parent, but that was not going to happen for awhile yet.

One morning Orla was woken up by a very thunderous noise outside her hut and when she looked out saw the ocean waves wear rising very high and she saw a tornado heading for the island. The three oldest children got all the little ones to take shelter in the school until the storm had passed and Orla was very scared but she also knew that Seven who was now 4 years old the youngest and a male was also scared. So little Orla put her arms round his shoulders to comfort him and they sat together huddled together until the storm had passed.

The mighty storm lasted 3 days and the 3 older children had managed to pick the mushrooms they found and had them in the building just before the worst of the storm happened. They had to remain in the school building, just with the rations of food they had. It was just as will as when the storm had passed, all the food had disappeared.

Chapter 5

Living on mushrooms

Most of the children were weakening with not enough food to eat. The oldest child Tuna who became very bossy orders the youngest about to keep on looking for mushrooms. Tuna had red hair in a bob type style and wear a red dress. Then as Tala the GC who was making more berries grow and replacing the crops once again. Tuna asked Tala, 'who is going to harvest the crops there are no adults yet, so it's no good keeping on making them grow, but you could make magic food though please!!!'
'I can only do it if I am doing nothing!!!' replied Tala.
'Okay in your own time.' Still a child she thought I should not have this worry, and then she suddenly realised she was 14 and old enough to harvest the crops and with the farming skill she inherited from her parents had an idea how to do it. Tuna had to do it several times until she got the hand of how it was done and gained more skill to Trainee Farmer.

Chapter 6

Hard Work for Tuna on her own

Tuna found it hard going trying to get enough food for 60 mouths to feed and she could not get enough food as each time she either put a fish or the crops in the food bin the food would get eaten and nothing for her to eat. It would be a full moon before one of her fellow villagers was old enough to work. Tala just by luck decided to create some magic food giving the villagers 150 foods. Tuna decided to eat some of the magic food before it was eaten by the others and felt better after she eaten, then she went back fishing again. Tuna by this time had reached the status of Adept Farmer.

One full moon later Kuka who was a half sister to Mina and Tuna also had the same hairstyle as Tuna and Mina, just turned 14 want to work straight away and had no problem harvesting the crops or foraging the berries and soon got the food bin filled a lot quicker to the relief of Tuna. Tuna decided to take a well earned rest and went to her favourite place under the palm tree on the beach to relax. Just as she was relaxing The Golden Child decided to make a party and knowing it was rude not to join in reluctantly joined the party to dance. Still not enough food yet to feed 60 mouths.

Chapter 7

A barrel of babies

Three dawns later Seven noticed a very large barrel bobbing on top of the waves in the ocean, so he went to inform Tuna who was the oldest and Tuna, Mina and Kuka dived into the ocean and retrieved the barrel and was surprise to find 3 toddlers who looked very hungry and had no idea where they where. Luckily enough they had now enough food to feed the 3 extra mouths. The 3 children were two females and one male. Tuna asked who they were and the oldest a male child said his name was Tomi and is age 4 and his sister who was age 3 was Vava and cousin was Amaci all three had black hair. After they had been fed all three children soon made friends and they always seem to giggle a lot.

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Part 3

Chapter 8

Tuna longs for a baby

Tuna just turned 18, but there was no male old enough to mate as Ghali and Bobo were both 16 and Maui a master Doctor was just turned 15. Tuna was longing to have a child and she liked Maui, all she could do was dream knowing it would be 2 to 3 seasons before she had a child she longed for, so Tuna went back to farming.

Chapter 8

A day of celebration

Mina the youngest of the three girls who still age 17 reminded Tuna about Isola day and asked what they were going to do as the villagers in this tribe always want to their elders when they needed to know what to do. She said to Tuna 'what are we going to do for Isola day?'
'I don't know what our parents do?' Tuna feeling too big a responsibility at her age. Tuna longed for the old days when her parents were alive and teaching them in the ways of culture. Tuna missed them a lot. She was only 11 when her parents died and at this time, she wished for some one older to talk to. Then she remembered a special day when she was only 5 years old and her parents give each other presents and she remembered a small shiny pebble her parents give her. She had long ago lost it, before that she treasured that pebble for many seasons, but she cannot recall when it was lost. Then Tuna had an idea what they were going to do and she called a meeting of all the working villagers.

The villagers prepared the food and the place to celebrate would be at the idol as she had done a long time ago with her parents. They use to celebrate every season, but after all the adults had passed away many years ago, none of the villagers had thought about it been only children. Their only thoughts at the time were survival. Now there was plenty of food, more than enough to feed 63 villagers, it was time to celebrate Isola day. Tuna was determined to make it the best Isola day that no one would ever forget.

The day arrived and the villagers really enjoyed them selves, they danced feasted drank the juice that Tuna had made from the berries. The villagers the following day all want up to Tuna praising her on the good day she give them and she just said it was every ones contribution not just me.
Kuku said yes but they were your ideas that helped to put it all together.


Chapter 9

New baby triplets after a long wait.

Ghali had just turned 18 and old enough to father a baby and he liked Tuna, but Tuna kept running away telling him, I don't fancy you and besides I rather wait a bit longer. As in her mind she wanted Maui as she liked him but he was still only 17 and was prepared to wait. Then she thought what if Maui does not want me and she longed for a baby. After Ghali kept on moving to her embracing in the end gave in to him after all he was a Master Farmer and the tribe needed farmers, than doctors knowing that the GC always healed the villagers with his parties that also had magical auras of rainbows that healed all the villagers at one fell swoop. In the end Tuna fell for Ghali and she realised that his children would be good. Later she found she was a mother of triplets. What a lot of baby mouths to feed she thought and she went to care for her baby triplets. Tuna realised she would not be able to work now for 2 Isola years and then she noticed that her other female friends and her sisters had babies also. They congratulated her on her triplets, she was now 21.

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Chapter 10

Tuna was 23 when her triplets were two Isola years old and they were boys who she named Vanui, Kupe and Rudo, they had black hair like their father and little Orla who was now 14 old enough to work and the population was now maxed at 90. Orla took up farming as the villagers did not need scientist any more as they had will advance in every thing many Isola years ago. She also took up building and gained her skills in building as there was at the moment plenty of food available to the villagers.

The measles epidemic

One of the children had the measles and the villagers who not realising that the pox was contagious all the children caught the pox, even Tala the GC became very ill, so he could not cure them with his party. The villagers realised they had no trained doctors, relying on little Tala to heal them with his parties, which was a big mistake. The tribe had to wait for the guiding hand to come on the screen, but it did not know when the guiding hand would be in. Orla tried to heal Tala but failed as she found the herbs she use had no affect and she was very concerned as she knew that diseases can weaken them till they die.

Help from above

After some of the villagers prayed to the spirit, a force began to control one or two villagers and it was like a spirit from above that guided some of the villagers to heal the children. Little Orla was guided to heal and after a few tries with different herbs found a cure and she gained some healing skills and became a Trainee Doctor, but she had a long way to go before she knew what herbs cured which illnesses. That when she decided to train to become a doctor and studied the medical cactus.

Tala who was healed after he chases the butterflies and dancing, decided to make a party to cure the rest of the children. Every one joined the party except the triplets as they did not like dancing, so went to chase butterflies and nature is calling or curious about the cactus instead. This did not affect them been healed as 2 of them were still sick, and the GC still able to cure them, which means the villagers don't need to like dancing to get cured.

The children were none the worst from their illness as they soon back to their normal selves running around the village. However there were some that were weakened after the sickness, but as they were children would soon grow stronger with nourishment and vitamins. That the berries give.

Chapter 11

Orla's mom and dad have a baby

Orla was now 18 and was old enough to have a baby, however as the population was at its peek and not enough housing to have more children she had to be content in looking after other mum's children, her parents made a mistake and mom had a baby two years ago and the baby was to remain a baby for ever. Orla wondered if there was something wrong with the baby and kept asking Ashby why, but Ashby had no idea what she was talking about and kept saying, she is very healthy and she needs a lot of care. Her father did not notice anything unusual either. Yet all the other members of the tribe did as they use to walk past them with a kind of simpathy which Orla did not like. Orla felt ashamed of her parents and she remembered something happened to her parents when she was very young, but was too young to remember what it was. She had a fade memory about some magical berries that she found and her parents who were very old took them off her and then something very strange happened to them (See chapter 1). After that Tuna looked after her and Tuna had become her best friend and taking the role as parent. Orla wanted to tell Tuna about how the others treated Ashby and to stop them gossiping as it hurt her a lot; especially the younger members of the tribe, that always make cruel jokes.

Orla asked Tuna why the members of the tribe were gossiping about Ashby and Nuru, and that she felt they were insulting her as will.
Tuna said, 'It is because they are afraid and so they are trying to cover their fears, by their gossiping, but they mean no harm, but I will have a word with them as I know it is upsetting you.'
Thank you, I am very grateful to you. Orla said.
'Don't mention it.' Tuna said kindly

Orla was grateful that she knew someone wise as Tuna and wished she was just as wise. A few days later the gossiping stopped about her parents and she thought that Tuna must have told them a thing or two. Orla was a Master Doctor and Adept Farmer and she liked fishing, but she always dedicated herself to healing as she was only one of the two doctors in the tribe, the other Master Doctor was Maui who was 7 years older age 25. Orla liked Maui, but with the oldest member of the tribe Tuna was now 27 and the youngest Tuna's triplets were age 4 with 18 other kids between the ages of 5 to 13. Tuna had named her triplets who were male; Kumi, kobbi and Kupe. In the tribe the villagers always named their twins or triplets starting with the same later at the beginning of their names and sometimes ending it with the same later ending. Tuna liked the name Kupe and named the youngest of her triplets the last born Kupe. They had red hair like their mom.

With the population at 92 Orla made a calculation that she would have to wait to have children until she was at least the earliest age 64, so she was doomed to be childless for the rest of her life, unless there was an event that took away a villager. She was hopping that she would be the one to leave the village and live somewhere else where there was enough housing to have a baby. Orla knew there was no chance of that ever happening, so Orla feeling a bit down decided to relax a lone under the palm tree. Then back to work again to take her mind off her longing.

To be continued

Chapter 12

Orla longs to have a family

Orla was now turned 19 and wished to bring up children of her own, but she knew there was no chance of that ever happening. The population was still at 92 and not enough housing to bring another baby into the village. She was wishing that there maybe some other place she could set up a new home. Orla had heard that there were other shores on Isola as a long time ago a villager had come from some other shore to join their tribe. He was only 14 and a master farmer. She remembered her mother told her about him. But that was a long time ago when her mother was very young.

A chance encounter

Orla was a trainee doctor and she sometime studied the medical cactus, as she was studying the medical cactus, Nitis came to look at the cactus as he was curious about the medical cactus. Orla liked Nitis and Nitis liked her and he had a mop of black hair that Orla liked. Nitis also knew the situation of the population restrictions and wished there was something he could do. Then Nitis thought of a plan and put it to Orla 'We could still have children as I got an idea.'
Orla sounded shocked and said, 'what idea, what are you proposing, you cannot break the law.'
Orla was even more shocked and was tempted at the idea after he told her about his plan. Nitis told her, we could leave this part of the island and find somewhere else to live.'
'You mean to leave Isola??? What!!!'
'No' explained Nitis to find another shore that not many live and to start again and we could bring up a family.'
'It sounds like a nice idea, but where is there such a place? Asked Orla, I never heard of other shores, but though my mother told me about there have been visitors that have been here a long time ago.
'Have you ever read the symbols on the cave walls? Nitis asked.
No I never really took much noticed of the writings, why what do they say?
'Come' showing Orla the way, I'll show you and Orla followed his lead.

The writings on the wall

Orla could see now what the pictures on the cave walls were and to her it looked like a waterfall and two figures that were showing the way down, and she said it looks a bit dangerous as look it is like a warning. See this figure falling down.
'Yes I can see' said Nitis, but are you willing to take that chance?
Orla had to think about this and she thought that there was nothing here anymore and with Nitis who was 25 years old and she knew she would be daft not to take this opportunity offered to her after all he was a trainee builder and maybe his skill would be needed where ever the waterfall would lead them.

To be continued

The next part 4 stage 2 will follow

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

Chapter 14

A barrel of babies

According to their status details Orla was now 23 and Nitis was 20, Orla was surprised after looking at the screen details that she was now 23 years old and Nitis was 20. Orla always thought that Nitis was older not younger, Then she realised there was another villager back in her old village called Nitis that was his cousin that he was 25 Isola years old, aright they both looked identical an easy mistake to make, but she did not want to let on she thought he was older.

A few days later as she was fishing as the sea was still clean to carry on fishing for a bit, she noticed a barrel floating on the waves, she informed Nitis and they both waded out to sea and found a 4 year old toddler with a note attached to him. It said his name is Wabu please look after him. Wabu was very hungry and Orla give him some food, there was not much food but she could not refuse to give him less only been age 4. Wabu had black hair and liked surprises.

Mucha had just turned 14 and wanted to start work and Orla been the oldest of the tribe said we need food, so how about fishing. Mucha taking the advice took to fishing and failed the first time but was very determined to catch a fish and her determination paid off as she caught a fish giving her a farming skill. The two females had to work very hard in catching the fish to feed 8 hungry mouths as the food kept getting eaten by the 4 hungry children. As every time they got 200 food it was eaten and it fell back to 100. After the two of them had caught so many fish and the children kept finding the mushrooms they had at least cumulated 400 to feed the tribe.

The children managed to find enough butterflies and shell collectables with the help of Balun making the tech points as he was now Adept Scientist. They now had 1518 tech points and Balun told Nitis Orla and Mucha who were now trainee farmers that the coconuts were ready to harvest with the help of the new technology found. Orla was the first to try out the Tools and was able to climb the tree and got a lovely round fresh coconut which was worth 2 of food each The coconut source for the villagers to harvest was 1500. Orla was pleased they had found how to harvest the coconuts and she said that these should keep us in food for a long time until we can find another food source.

In the meantime Orla wondered what the island had to cure different diseases and looked round the island at the different herbs and she studied them and leant what each one of them was for. Orla made a list of each one and soon had a complete list of what herbal remedy could cure. She then told the others on her finds and ,they thought this was a course for a celebration and they all came to the centre of the village to give a small celebration and had a blend of juicy berries made into a sweet drink that was suitable for all. Then all back to their jobs.

After the 2 females had harvest so many coconuts, Orla decided to have a look at the dry field and she wondered that maybe they could grow crops here, but how to water the field was the next problem to solve and she asked Nitis who was a Adept Builder already about it, 'How will we get water to this field?' and Nitis said We could build a dam, the only thing we don't have the tools yet.'
'So we need to do more research?' Orla asked.
'I believe so, yes,'
'Okay' her old saying, 'first things first.'


Orla decided to go on to do researching and after a few unsuccessful finely made her first experiment that earned her 1 tech points and she thought Oh well every little helps. And tried another experiment hoping to gain more points for her affects. As Orla was researching, she decided to go one better by using fire in her next experiment which was not a very good idea as she injures her hand that lost her some health and she felt a bit sick with the pain. Balun told her to put something on the burn and she found some herbs and mixed them into a past and rubbed it into the burn. That eases the pain a lot.

Later Orla noticed a very large wooden box washed up on the beach and she told Nitis about it been a builder. He examined the box but had no idea how to open it and said 'we need some one with more expertise to open this box . I just have to do more researching on this and it looks like it would take at least three Master builders to open this.'

'Right' said Orla wondering what it might contain, must be something valuable for it to be hard to open.'

Orla in spite of her sore arm went back on researching as the villagers needed the tech points to buy stuff for survival in the coming months

To be continued

Chapter 15

Orla and Balun carried on researching and the children were doing will in finding the mushrooms and the collectable and Mucha harvest the coconuts. Soon there was food available to the tribe was 1000. But the children still found the mushrooms to keep the food up and Mucha still harvest the coconuts.

In the meantime Nitis carried on building a new hut that was 96% completed. Balun and Orla soon had 5000 tech points to buy construction and the builder were able to work on the dam, but Nitis said that the hut was nearly finish and said he would work on the dam then. It took Nitis an hour to finish the hut, and he informed every one that the hut was finish and were able to raise the population. All 8 villagers came to the centre of the village to celebrate and congratulated Nitis for completing the hut alone. They all want back to work and Nitis decided that he would have something to eat and relax a bit before working on the dam.

Later Nitis started work on the dam and Orla and Balun carried on researching, the next hurdle was to make 16000pt towards science,and then another 20000pts for medicine so that they could improve their life span, as they could not do anything else now until the dam was done and the villagers were hoping that the coconuts would hold out until then.

Orla has a baby

Now that the villagers had 1500 food now and Orla been the age of 24 thought it was time to have a baby that she had longed for. Nitis also wanted a baby and so they went indoors, in the broken down honeymoon hut. They both laugh about the state of what it was in, but at least it gives them some privacy. Orla had a baby now and would have to look after it now for two Isola years. It had lovely blue eyes and a sweet smile. The same in her own home she would not name the baby until it was 2 Isola years old. Nitis want back doing his researching while Orla nursed her baby. Orla was now a Trainee parent as will as an Adept Scientist. She also had healing added to her skills.

In the meantime Tobi had just turned 14 and was old enough to work, he was caught sitting in the centre of the village not sure what to do, so he asked the guiding hand to help him choose a job. He was persuaded to help and build a dam and with the help of Nitis. He soon became a trainee builder. However, Tobi got bored with building and he felt he did not get on well with Nitis as he was always going on at him for making mistakes. After awhile and he just skives off saying this job is so boring. Orla noticed him and told him off and she said, 'If you're so bored Tobi, and we can't afford to have skivers in this village as every available hands are needed if we are to survive, so why don't you try researching, Balun well show you the ropes. Tobi was upset the adult villagers always finding fault all the time and feeling he was been criticize said, 'Alright don't be like that, I'll do researching then. Tobi preferred to work with Balun as he had known him all his life and always got on well together and Balun said, Sure I will show you what to do and with the help of Balun, as his monitor soon found he liked researching better than building.

Balun give Tobi some advice telling him if it was not for the two adults that came to the village, I don't think we would of survived much longer and remember they are only trying to help, and they are under as much stress as we are. 'Tobi remember what your parents said before they went missing, No matter what happens they always want the best for you. Your only still 14 and I know you're missing them and the reason you don't trust the strangers is you think they are trying to take the place of your parents, but they would never try to take your parents place. All they want to do is to help and make this place better for us.' So please Tobi for all our sakes try and accept them, even if you don't trust them now, I'm sure you find a place in your heart.'
Tobi said, I will try, but they are not my parents and I can't help my feelings towards them.'
Balun said, 'I understand and in time you will learn to accept them.'

Balun knew that he was the same when he was 14 and he too was angry about his parents leaving them, but now he was 16 and accepted the situation they were in after all he had to grow up fast and look after them and he was pleased that two older adults had joined them but Tobi was a very sensitive child been the middle one and he always stuck by him, when they were alone. He also seemed to show his feelings more, while he had to hide his as he did not want to alarm his younger siblings. He was relived when two other adults came giving him less responsibility.

Balun and Tobi worked well to gather and Balun soon become a Master Scientist and he found that Tobi was doing really well on researching and soon was Adept Scientist, even after some failed attempts he stuck at it. Balun suggested Tobi try to go help with the dam again, because they really needed it done, and he was the only other worker with building skills. Tobi asked what if Nitis is mad at me for quitting? Balun told him to go talk to Nitis about it. Nitis said he wasn't mad, that Tobi was young and had to decided what he wanted to do. He told Tobi he would be glad to have help finishing the dam, but only if he wanted to.
Tobi strangely felt better and realized that Nitis was not bad even if he did seem old to him and began to like him after all. Then he started asking questions what was it like at the South Shore and Nitis told him about the GC, who always making parties, but apart from that he told Tobi he had his good points as he could make magic food and make the crops grow. Tobi said, 'we could do with someone here to create magic food and that. Wow you were lucky, so why did you went to come here for? I mean there is nothing here look at the place.
It was Orla that wanted a changed and I wanted adventure so we agreed to find somewhere else. As you know it is not always a bed of roses where we came from, as we had real mighty storms that blow away all the food, after all our hard work.
Tobi said, 'Oh that was not good at all.'
'I know,' said Nitis and he told Tobi of the time when all their parents died of old age and like you had to survive on their own, he told him that their were 60 of us. He told him about Tuna who was their Heroine that kept them going.

After Nitis talked about old times found it was getting late and if he wanted to after he been to work on researching tomorrow could help him to finish the dam and tell you some more stories.'
Tobi said 'I'd like that.' Then they both departed. Tobi wanted to here more of Nitis's stories where he came from.

They had now completed 34% of the dam and the scientists had made enough tech points towards researching and had more materials to work with that would double production. All the villagers were very please with the progress they had made and it was time to relax.

To be continued

Chapter 16

Noa who was now age 5 found a rare butterfly on the beach, which would have made the butterfly collection complete. Alas she tripped over the scaffolding that had been put up and lost it. Noa was very upset about this and runaway to the end of the village to be alone by an overflow of water at the south end of the island. Noa was afraid that the guiding Hand might punished her for losing such a rare item. Wabu came and joined her and she said, 'Go away, I don't want you here,'
'Why'. Asked Wabu who was still only 5 nearly 6.
'I said go away Wabu, I don't want the guiding hand to see me,'
'Why what did you do?'
'Leave me alone!!' and she got up and runaway to the other end of the shore.
Wabu was wondering if he had upset her and felt confused, so he ran after her calling, 'Noa, Noa don't runaway.' Half way across she stopped and waited for Wabu and looking round her to see if a guiding hand was about.

Noa decided to come clean and told him about finding a rare butterfly that they had been looking for weeks and she let it go. 'Oh no Wabu explained,' that is not good.'
'So you think I'm bad?'
'No I don't think your bad just clumsy. May be if you ask the guiding hand, you might get off lightly. Then Noa thought and said I beg the guiding hand, to forgive me. I'm sorry I lost the rare collectible. The guiding hand knew what she had done, but wanted to teach her to be careful in the future. It put Noa on the part of the land where she had to stay for 10 minutes. Noa tried to move from the spot but could not and she thought to her self that. The punishment was not as bad as she was heard from the grown ups. It was not long then she was freed.

She then noticed that later she was not chosen to pick up the items as it was Wabu or Top that found the items. She decided that she wanted to prove, she was not clumsy and every time an item appeared she made sure she was nearby, so she could be the one to get it and it worked and to her delight she was chosen to take the item to the scientists and she never dropped it this time.

In the meantime Nitis was working on the dam and Tobi stayed on researching as Balun said now they badly needed the tech points towards medicine. Tobi wanted to help on the dam but since he was Adept scientist and needed to generate the tech points towards the medicines badly needed, had to stay researching. He knew why he wanted to work on the dam, was he wanted to listen to more of Nitis's stories where he came from and he wondered if it was that reason that Balun made him stay to researching. He might have slowed down production on the dam, but then again, they got a third of the way there and he thought they have done well. Balun said he was pleased at the progress made and then he thought, he might be allowed to work on the dam later.

Several hours later and Tobi noticed it was getting late and found he was disappointed not hearing more of Nitis's stories, however he was glad that they had done well on researching and had just over 15000pts towards medicine and maybe make up the rest very soon and Nitis had completed 64% on the dam. So the tribe called it a day.

TO BE CONTINUED