Benotripia by McKenzie Wagner

Author:McKenzie Wagner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cedar Fort Publishing

THE THREE FRIENDS DESCENDED FROM THE CLOUD AND dropped to the ground. Roseabelle’s arm hurt badly, and she landed on her knees, letting out a cry of pain. “Roseabelle!” Jessicana exclaimed. “Are you all right?”

She grimaced. “I’m fine. We need to get the Stones.”

“Where’s the entrance?”

They began to search behind boulders, alcoves, and tight spaces for trapdoors. “Wait!” Jessicana exclaimed. “What if the entrance is behind the waterfall? There might be a door embedded in the rock there.”

“Good idea,” Roseabelle said. “I’ll go check.” She waded across the water, avoiding the disgusting remains of the Broxlorthian, until she was standing beside the rushing fall of water. “Here goes,” she muttered. She took a deep breath and ducked through the water.

The water pressure was so great that Roseabelle felt as if she were being pelted by sledgehammers. Water enclosed around her, and Roseabelle finally found herself in a cave that smelled of sulfur. As she turned around, she realized that the water held an odd greenish glow. It quickly disappeared, though, and Roseabelle leaned against the dry cave wall to rest. Then she yelled, “Jessicana! Astro! In here!”

She waited for her two friends to reach her and walk through the pool. Roseabelle gazed intently as they walked through the waterfall but saw no greenish glow. “We can’t get in!” came Jessicana’s voice. Roseabelle, puzzled, stepped out of the cave. Sunlight reached her eyes, and she found herself behind Jessicana and Astro, whose backs were visible as they tromped underneath the waterfall.

“Guys! I’m over here!” she exclaimed, and her two friends walked to her.

“Where did you go?” Astro asked.

“For some reason I can get through and you can’t.” Roseabelle frowned. Then she grasped both of their hands. “Let’s try it together.”

They walked underneath the center of the waterfall and once again Roseabelle winced at the pressure of the liquid. For a moment her vision became a bright green glow, but then it vanished, and she was in the dry cave again with her two friends.

“Amazing,” Jessicana said. “It’s some kind of a portal.”

Astro frowned. “How come only Roseabelle could get in here?”

Jessicana’s eyes suddenly lit up. “I know. Toss me your pack, Roseabelle!” Roseabelle did, not following her friend at all. Jessicana pulled out a dingy black ribbon. “The ribbon we found in the book. I see now. The Darvonians must have left it there accidentally or—” Jessicana’s face practically glowed as she exclaimed, “What if it was Dastrock who snuck the ribbon inside the book? He knew it was a portal to Horsh’s Stones. Roseabelle, are you sure we can’t trust him?”

Roseabelle sighed. She really did want to believe Dastrock. But at the same time memories of Sheklyth (aka Shelby) came rushing back to her. She had trained Roseabelle for three years, helping her grow and develop her powers. Roseabelle didn’t want to be betrayed again. She sighed. “Can we move on? We have to find an actual door to Horsh’s room.”

“Already done,” Astro stated, and he pointed to a depiction of a man holding three jewels: one in his left hand, one in his right, and one on his head.

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