Chapter 15 - Secret of the underground tomb

From USA in Skyland Defense Force, new academy for the first training, charged from Lieutenant Dallnix, Lieutenant Atlanta, and Lieutenant Donaldson with all new trainer cadets from Marines. Made with 3 squads for team of members have work as the team. Through from the dimension from the earth to send the Skyland, land on the huge island new home military US.

As the phase one begins training, started receiving on schedule in barracks from Friday. All men and women are gathered for squad 3, Donaldson will be the best cadets as the soldiers.

“Alright, listen up! Eyes on me! Welcome to the Military Base Academy! There’s goanna be a few rules from first Skylands! During the next six weeks to complete the tasks. You’ll goanna be trained hard and prepared yourself to lead their path. Today! You’re going to tough! You’re going to be strong like iron! If you dare cross my mind, acting like chickens, you’re going to straight home!”

“So now, here’s going work, but do as exactly what I say! If you complete the task, it’ll moving on for the next month, you all continue training. As the same for sox weeks. But! If you failed to compete the task, do over and try again! And for the warning part. Break one rule, if you’re not been following as my words, or I’ll will be kicking you out of the academy and banned in the Skylands!”

“Now, eyes on me and listen carefully! We’re became brothers and sisters, for the new family, relationships, and honored. This is a new first very day; we shall stand for blessed of American in their hearts. We are victorious to stand against the first Skylands from the realms. The gifts of the Marines are nothing if you don’t master the skills to wield them. Train hard them you will, for we are the men and women of the USA on their side. Make us proud for the courage. Never forget that honor.”

They’ve are salute for the first day from spirit. The cadet soldiers begin training of depending on the military academy.

At the squad 1 team outside, Dallnix already gave a speech done, beginning training tomorrow as the cadets with their hearts from honor. As of Dallnix, standing alone watching constructions had ever built defensive will be completed. He gave a scroll of riddle to Jason for a week ago, Dallnix give his promise and to keep going to take care himself where be safe.

Then, the Sergeant walked by, he gives the report for meeting from General William. “So, this better be very important, Sergeant.” Dallnix said for in the mood. “The General have a very important news for the meeting tonight, and the invisible shield almost finished to be defense, all systems are going to plan. He wanted us and other at 8:30pm, there something wants to see coming out of the middle of the ocean.” Sergeant said, then Dallnix hanging the lighter used it of smoke. And he a bit ignored when he already noticed for reporting.

“Sir? What’s something in your mind?” “All my life for centuries for years. I’m only one gave Jason for a scroll. One time, Jason faced against the Doom Raiders for once. And for some reason that day, I’ve only one my own responsibility. He promised me to keep going to get out the Falling Forest.”

“Sir. I understand have fate for him, but… Jason is gone. He couldn’t make it for a explosion. There’s no fate of Jason.” “I’m not giving of him! Jason still out! I have fate for him like soldiers. The cadets have fate in their hearts will never leave them behind. And do you realize how much care about with your fate in you?” “Uh? I do… it’s just… the General gave the orders. How do you know Jason still alive? The Falling Forest is not safe anymore.”

“I know. My father told me the passed, never give up hope with hearts and their dreams. He’s the great soldier lead the World War 2 believed of their spirit, for the blessed the USA. Then, he saved Europe for very long time ago against the evil empire German. He tells me a story of adventures, but now he passed away. For the long time. He’s the great leader and the marines when he saved the world.”

“Lieutenant. I know when he did and never leave behind. But… you’re just like your father, because you only one joined the army. He’s a brave man as he was a captain and the army. But you, you’re have courage and fearless, you’ll haven’t gotten kill in World War 3 in Asia. You lost a couple your men and the team squad in the battle. With that for General William, he’d gave their order when the war had ended! I’m sorry. I’ve been such a bit bad behavior.”

“It’s fine, Sergeant. I made responsibility lost me men. I was left behind, many survivors… I made a terrible mistake. And now I have to take chances to make things right. As of the squad… my team have a spirit in hearts, all the hero’s is the best soldier come to me. I’ll never forget for that day, with my men as from brothers for their blood.” “I… I truly understand.”

“Now then, I’m heading back the ship, I’ll better check the search party for training when they are telling the truth when ever who responsible where the trolls are living here.” Dallnix said. “What’s would I ever do? What about cadets?” Sergeant asked. “Keep them eye of my squad and the others. Once they done organized of their new home. It’ll better be tomorrow training for a military base, meet us tonight. Make sure put-on schedule for every week.” “Yes sir.”

Dallnix heading back to the ship, he still never gives up for Jason’s fate. As the cadet's ready tomorrow training, Sergeant made the schedule for entire squad for a rule. And still, he followed General William order to kept the safe for entire island from their lives in purpose.

Meanwhile, Jason and Az fell in the big pit, trapped by 20 feet below the ground and surrounded the huge thorns. But Jason hard to climb then it slides down. It’s in impossible to climb, waste the energy. No matter how tries to get out. Jason sliding down on the ground few times, he had sore with arms and legs, he was feeling frustrated for his mistake.

“Argh! Come on! How is it possible to get out this dumb place?! Now I’m officially hate this pit, and I’m permanently hate…. ALL OF THIS THORNS!!!!!” Jason shouted angered echo.

Then he punches a solid rock wall and stomped hard, with yelling and screaming. Jason had a very serious headache. He slides down against the solid onto the ground, feeling pain, struggling, losing temper, and haven’t calmed for trouble breathing.

Az won’t get to close behind a backpack, he’ll have to wait just as needed take time finding the way. Niko was watching outside a peek at hole of Jason whipping, then he hardly stressed, and feel hunger for low energy. Jason has tears from his eyes, hopeless climb up to slide down. He runs out of luck for survive from stuck with the Falling Forest.

Heavy lungs and heartbeat panicked, Jason have trouble calm down to control his temper, Az step a bit closer inch to help him to feel better or he gets worse.

“Ugh! I’m screwed up. I shouldn’t go in there first place from one riddle! What am I goanna do? What am I goanna do? What did the King Pen told me too?”

He gently heads down cruel by his knees and cooling down from headache. Jason has no medical supplies and no survive book to defend himself. Making own mistakes for a failure like any others. Jason will always trust of King Pen’s side, and what he told when how to calm by himself.

During flashback, when King Pen still stays with sitting next to Jason, after done a laughing each other with told the underground tomb of secrets. Then Jason smiled disappear, still wondering making mistakes for right or wrong the path. He started to get worried not tell everyone of citizens and especially Skylanders. Until King Pen makes up to him for gentle.

“Jason? Is there something in your mind?” He asked. “Well. I just… ever since comes to me when you told me to. And… you said about secret the underground tomb. I mean… I just can’t do it! I was realized nowhere here, maybe I’m giving up my goal and dreams.” Jason frowning. “Oh. I wouldn’t say that. I rather not concerned when you said giving up.” “What did you mean by that? What if I messing things up? And… I’m not brave enough. I’m screwed up for my luck.”

“A mistake of failures, the difficulties for years when war was lost in battle, the Skylanders great mistakes for their losses. But the best part, finding courage and believe themselves, then they brave enough for fighting back and won the battle. But hiding fear in the shadow isn’t going help, doesn’t mean you don’t have to give up or quit you’re still afraid. I like said, you have to believe yourself.” King Pen said.

“I know, King Pen. I’m still very afraid. And… I don’t want to get me kill.” Jason said, then turned a head and put a arm’s cross for sigh.

King Pen feel sense for Jason’s feelings. He’s need taking time to help him, then the King Pen will might make up to him, then rub a shoulder gently.

“Jason. I see how you feel. I will ask you what they feel. When you get frustrated? Or you get angered? Or maybe if you feel pain and struggled? This is how what you feel, your kind, your courage, and you’re strong. Until you will brave enough to see the world.”

“You really mean that? I mean… if I got anger or frustrated, I can’t control myself. I haven’t been calm myself, I get my headache exploded! I’m sorry. I… uh um. Oh! You know what, forget it. I just thinking myself again. And overreacting.”

Then King Pen chuckled him, Jason didn’t make any sentence of words for autism. “Oh, Jason. No. Your head not going to explode. But… I think I will help you of that. I will teach you how make a breath your lungs to make calm you down, and how it feels.”

“Eh. How?” “Come on. Stand beside me permission and watched when I do.”

He stands by side to stand, King Pen closes his eyes and stay still with holding a permission.

Jason feels interested following the along for calming down, King Pen used a fin behind a chest to breathe in up and breathe out goes down.

“Breathe in, then, breathe out.” He sighed gently for his lungs and open his eyes, then Jason felt surprised for seeing calmly. “See my lungs how calm I feel?” “Uh… yeah. Wow. I didn’t know how calm so easily so fast!” Jason said. “That’s the key how to make it calm. The negative feeling will go away. Now, repeat after me for practice, every day, then It’ll will continue journey your own. Control you’re temper, breathe with your lungs, and you will make feel better.”

Then Jason smiled make understand how it feels. He stands permission how to make it calm to breathe his lungs by the chest, Jason make positive to feel calm for practicing with good friend… King Pen.

End of the flashback, he already knew along. If Jason can do it, not giving up finding the secret hidden of riddles. Jason gently moving his legs to get up, he stands still and uses the hands behind a chest to breath his lungs, then closed his eyes.

He gently deep in and deep out, calming the positive will make negative go away. Taking few times for breathing of lungs, the heartbeat will slowly down control his anger.

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Then Niko surprised, seeing Jason how calm without interrupting that moment, read the other humans made feelings in discovery. Niko was very wise the right person is one he’s been looking for.

Then Jason finally calmly down. At this time, Jason opens his eyes feeling normal the headache goes away. Now Az nuzzles his leg, Jason bending legs and gentle pet him. Jason gently sighed for control a temper how angry what he made of.

“Oh, Az. I know it’s not your fault; it is mine. But… I’m fine.” Jason said petting up and down fluffy sheep.

“Don’t worry about that, I thinking something getting out this place. But I can’t climb back up there. It’s impossible my hands to struggled, but… some reason, the metal white gloves aren’t scratched.”

“Okay. I was fell into the big pit. And so, of you. And we’re trapped surrounded a huge thorn, but almost blocking the sky. If… if the old man told me the riddle the first. And… maybe we pass through a wall what I make a hole is thorns!”

So, Jason did figure out, passing through straight and accidentally fell into a big pit. It also, Jason was now thinking stared a flat ground for nothingness.

However, in his mind for a second riddle, Jason feels something interesting still standing of the ground from his feet. Until he wants to close his eyes again and listen of hearing from his steps.

“Hmm. The bottom a ground and hear the sound by feet. Maybe there’s something hidden… perhaps I’ll take steps close my eyes and listen the sounds, walking up and down of the big pit.”

Jason takes a deep breath, close his eyes, and walk slowly to listen a footstep.

But Az saw Jason’s step what is doing the flat ground, he been curious to sit here when it listens from his own without helping him.

As of Niko watching inside, seeing slowly steps and turned around without looking when Jason’s eyes are still closed. He had wouldn’t see it when he can’t see, Niko did not get covered blown, he would know where Jason is are doing.

Also, he trusted the hearing the sounds below. Turning clockwise up and down walking of ground, waited till the riddle must be found a hidden the dirt of ground. Until it took a bit few minutes without rushed, he heard a squeak, then it stopped walking.

Jason opens his eyes, it something stepped picked up the sound, looking down the ground. He takes one more step slowly, and then he heard the squeak again, hidden the underneath of ground.

“Hey. I think I stepped when a heard a… wood. Hey, Az! Come quick!” Jason shouted called, then the sheep coming at him where he’d rather stepping on.

“I actually found the sound where the wood hidden coming from! Uh… I have idea. You sit right here and stay put where I’m stepping.”

Az probably having trust a human and a bit confused to sit on a ground. Jason had now remembered the third riddle; he cannot see the line where the hidden. But the fingers will dig a dirt and pushed hard to feel it where it touches.

“Okay. I think I got it! Now don’t go anywhere, I’ll try something I can dig, it wouldn’t be problem the white gloves metal I can do.

He began to walk around circles and look, the problem hard he picks, rather he couldn’t see anything. He thought both trapped forever, he felt stomach growl or still able need water before he’d have a been wasted for running out of time.

“Um. Okay. Think, Jason. Think! Just stay focused. Don’t get panic, stay calm, then I’ll be able to dig from my finger. Alright. Here I go.”

He takes a deep breath and dig act like a shovel of fingers. Niko was curious and had ever found where he’s digging, put it back and flat it the ground, then he can do the next dig after putting the x mark of one finger at it time.

It takes a few bit minutes, Az feeling hunger for sitting on it and he’ll watched by the middle. Jason stayed focused and be patient. So, he’s taking time for concentration. And then Jason felt it inside.

His fingers feeling rusted for steel of iron, hidden the dirt of ground. So, Jason might’ve surprised found something in it, feeling digging more and grabbing it felt a handle, then he accidentally pulled it, lifted a secret hidden door then Az fell backwards, rolling down a ground and felt a bit dizzy.

“Woah! Oops. Sorry, Az. You, okay?” He asked, then the sheep shake his head for snapped out of dizzy. Jason couldn’t believe it from his eyes, gentle all the way wide open not too careful the dirt slides down, a big secret door and the metal ladder down from the underground who built, Because of Jason, he found the third riddle on his own for figuring out the clues from the big pit.

“I don’t believe. A secret door. I can’t believe I actually did it. That’s explain where the rare teleport is hidden all the time! Az. This is it. This is the way getting out the horrible place.” Jason glad happily, then he saw a stick holding under a strong wood.

He hasn’t any notice there are two small, rusted metal handles, slide gently without breaking and put a spot hold with a door to stay open.

Niko was very glad for Jason how to survive to get out the Falling Forest, never see the enemies and Doom Raiders of territories again. Then Jason gets a backpack, he takes cover head down without getting caught. So, he is heading back of the middle and look down of the dark.

As Jason for an alert since, he had to be careful with a step, climbing down into it with touch a ladder from his feet. “Az. Come. Hold on to my shoulder.”

Az getting on his shoulder hanging on tight, climbing down all the way by one hand down at it time slowly. No matter how deep in a dark still see above the light. It took a few steps, Jason feel touching a stone a bottom reached an end of more a ten feet height.

Then he turned around, a big surprised a big ceiling stone who ever built the underground with more of wide space with wall and the floor. Jason still stared at the middle where the rare teleport far ahead from the dark for beyond.

“Wow. The secret the underground tomb. King Pen was right along. It does exist. Az, could you wait here a minute. I’ll better close the door. Its goanna be too risky. I know the dark is scary. But I have Archie Stone help will glow the light without any flashlight. Be right back.”

He put small sheep down and his backpack to climb up to get the door closed. After the get rid a finger and footprints with a dirt of ground. Jason dug it up and putting back and pound gently flat without seeing a handle when he found it.

All the prints have been sweeping entire ground. And so, Jason coming down, grab a bottom handle and with a stick putting back in. He took out by his chest with Archie Stone, slowly closed all the way completely darkness.

As he didn’t matter couldn’t see climb down ladder when he touches. Then the stone glowing bright from the dark. Jason feels safe by seconds ago when he closes the under door. No one knows how luck he stays live.

He finally touched the stone from the ground for last time, Az still frightened the dark whoever was in there and how far deep of tomb.

“Well. I guess there’s no turning back now. All because thorns we never get out, but we thought about it I’m out of luck. And… I wish I could’ve thanking him the old man.”

Then Jason gentle sigh and face the dark of the tomb. Cross a heart with a hand sign, put on behind a backpack and walk forward to clear the dark with a stone of light. Az stays close with him followed with a light, afraid the dark seeing things far ahead from miles till it reaches to the end. It cannot stop, till the fourth riddle in Jason’s mind for trusting the old man for a true kind.

Meanwhile, from the Kaossandra’s Castle, Kaos takes the advice of Glumshanks finally have her mother’s acceptance. They entered her bedroom, where an exhausted Kaossandra badly acknowledges Kaos presence. Koas is prepared to offer her a gift she can’t refuse, his dark magic powers. He helps her regain strength above and beyond what Kaossandra could possibly need to handle her work here in the Meditation Chamber.

Kaossandra take all Kaos’s powers, regaining her strength, but in return, Kaos's loses any ability in dark magic. Kaossandra expresses her gratitude in her son's most generous act and finally forgives him, then she leaves to resume her work in the Meditation Room.

And so, Kaos has now dack to square one. No powers, no Doom Raiders. But he has Glumshanks. And he dares-say, without a hint of irony, he proud of Kaos for forgiveness for the family honor.

Later in the underground tomb, Jason and Az walking furthermore and keeping forward. Marched of bit miles with a strong hold stone ceiling breath air enough. So, Jason feels brave facing the dark, clearing away from a glowing light. Then both see a downstairs, still walking never look back.

It taken a bit few minutes all the way down feet, Jason saw a big stone with ancient door reached to the end Jason feels curious how to get it open seeing with a white round gem by a middle who ever built for very old from years.

“Wow. No wonder how built incredible ancient I ever seen in my life. Hmm? Wait a minute. There’s no keyhole. How supposed the door work this thing?”

Then Az sees a glowing in Jason’s pocket, and tapped his leg give attention for seeing in there with a light.

“What is it, Az?” He asked and saw a left pocket and took it out. Jason had been bit shook with a Light Amulet with a glowing light like Archie Stone.

“Huh? That’s weird? How’s it-" Then the amulet lifted, and Jason and Az have a big shock. A Light Amulet floated used itself a power light beam unlock the door the glowing light of white gem.

And the ancient door is now opened itself. Jason still shocking see floating for a same dream when the darkness clear away. And the amulet came down touched his hand then the glow is fated.

“Woah! Az, did you see that, when I just saw?” Then Az nodded shocked for seeing his eyes.

“Oh my. It is true. The Light Amulet is real. I thought Mr. James told me it vanished nine years. Did he get a mysterious book who wrote? No. That can’t be right? James just makes some up. Did he?” Jason said feeling curious scratching behind a back of head for thinking.” Ugh. I’ll figure out later.”

Then, for their moment, Jason saw something not too far away. He walked forward to check from the end. And Jason and Az finally seemed from of very eyes, the ancient rare teleport pad built from ancestor of wizards for hundred thousand of years. He steps closer and closer and the teleport glow of light.

“Woah. The rare teleport pad. It’s real.” Jason said bit surprised, then he thinks the fourth riddle for last part. Until he hasn’t moved of inches to get on and feeling nervous and notches what will happened if the one step to transport for the other side of the Skylands.

“Okay. I don’t know how supposed to work. Then… what’s the old man said the fourth riddle? A… A hidden whoever built this secret not being seem entry or exit.”

When he kept thinking, haven’t found the answered the riddle solved the case. But he might will do it.

As Niko peaking the right side, he couldn’t believe from his own eyes before he’d believed in him. And he wanted more for beginning a new discovery where the secret island is.

Jason takes a deep breath gentle, he has to do it to step on the teleport and be himself.

“I can do this. Az. On to count of three, we’re stepping on a teleport. I hope the rare one help to take us. Alright, here’s goes nothing. One. Two. Three!”

Jason and Az stepped on the teleport, then the glow brighter, the teleport finally appeared flashing light transport to Jason and Az, then especially Niko taking covered inside. Jason closes his eyes tightly, freaking out keeping shut when the teleport is taking. That is how is going to taking for.

By take a few seconds, Jason’s eye is slowly open. He just standing a middle, but the same tomb and the same rare teleport haven’t been glowed. He still sees Az with him. Now Jason slow head turned around, still the same a ceiling and the stairs when it did see things before Jason did step on.

“Az? Did… Did it work?” Jason asked the sheep, but he haven’t sure when the teleport real or fraud for secrets. “I don’t understand. But we thought… we seen it? I swear.”

He kept looking around for a same and feel a disappointment. At the end, Jason didn’t feel mad or angered. He feels depressed, then Az feels sad of him and nuzzled a leg again.

“It’s okay. At least we try. Look, it just happens. Come on. Let’s go back.”

And he walks off the teleport pad, leave behind and giving up for trying. Jason and Az walked forward still the same a ceiling and stone floor, letting guard down watching the floor walking. But Jason still stuck the thorns for hunger lost his energy when he’s trying to get out to climb before, he did.

“Well, that’s that. It’s pretty obvious, we still stuck outside surrounding a bunch of these thorns. Guess we back to square one. I just can’t resist myself when King Pen told some secrets. But… I’m not mad. I few depressed. Maybe I did steal a Pepper Jack’s knife. I don’t know how long is going take a whole while dig.”

Then, both sudden stops walked on other stairs strange happened. Jason didn’t know what it steps on and look up. Still the same except no same a metal ladder. But is also still standing the tomb their seemed, whoever is made a difference tomb still existed.

“More stairs? Then… that could only one thing of…”

And Jason something did happened. He ran upstairs has no entrance or exit. Az still with him, running the stairs without getting slipped. Jason can see here whatever someone did the rare teleport pad taken. Then the Archie Stone glow is faded away with a light.

Until Jason and Az see a day light not even a same underneath door. Both seem a blue sky coming outside with no seeing a thorns. And it finally made it out.

Jason and Az could not believe their eyes for a miracle happened. Then Niko head out to see it, and a very big surprised for no longer seem the Falling Forest. And it stared open wide seemed.

“Oh… my… god.” Jason stared froze, for seeing a green grass big and wide with a hill, and few green trees, and a very big clean lake. The biggest island more room space with no creatures lived without any trace. Made from the ancestor wizards and abandoned. Now the King Pen was right all along. Jason did figure out all the riddles, but it sudden, he’s had no danger for enemies and the Doom Raiders.

At that moment, Jason is now completely safe found the way on the island, so it that matter, he believed himself for trusting the King Pen and old man. For some reason, both safe on the secret island for the unknown from the hundred thousand years.