Another Secret Door!

"Dad, where are we heading right now?"

" To our destination, still. Time is becoming more anxious over us, let's get in a hurry and catch up with the

boys in station three. But wait! We can't penetrate station three right away, we need to send a

message to them, however, I have no idea. Anything, Magee?" The captain smiled at her.

" Just as what you've said dad, we'll gonna go to the granite house. I'm just a little worried if we'll be

safe when we get there. Who knows? there might be enemies occupying the place and made it their hideout. Huh! So

this gets us in trouble." Magee sighed as her feet continued to flap underwater.

" But let's try, anyway, it's getting late in the afternoon. I maybe can volunteer alone to follow Baldur,

George and company in station three. It's not good for the three of us to be there. Mag, I suggest you

go with dad, up there. We'll just follow you whenever the place is passable and hope twilight may cover

us a little. What do you think?" Mayumi has chillingly uttered.

" Yes, I agree. So we're almost getting closer below the cliff of the granite mountain. Hey,

Mayumi...what are those moving objects from..." Magee was stuck by what she saw.

" Shh...those are our enemies. Come closer beside the reeds, quick! Go under the reeds and just

breathe what you need." The captain whispered.

The ladies quickly followed the instruction of the captain and they went a little deeper and stayed so

close to each other. Mayumi was still chilling and became more morose while seeing so many foreign

soldiers dipping themselves in the water too. The gunshots continued uphill and it seems they were

looking for something.

Before all the soldiers to have fully passed by, Mayumi felt like being choked and breathless. Her way

on inhaling was a little louder as it created an alarming scenario when the last soldier stopped and

turned his head in their direction. Indeed, the captain fully dipped himself and ambushed the enemy

underwater as he pulled him below and finally caught him silently. No one from the lineup of soldiers

noticed that someone was already lost. When the captain surfaced, Magee was a little pacified, seeing

his father alive with that energy she could not imagine.

" Dad, you worry me a lot today. Thank God you're safe." Magee was sweating despite the cold waters.

They moved a little faster just to put Mayumi on a safe ground ahead while the twilight started to

break out of sight.

" Mayumi, are you alright now?"

" Not yet, but I like that smell from the leaves you are squeezing. It helps me recover." Mayumi was

leaning on a bigger rock by the river.

" Let's change the plan. We'll all go up, wait a minute I'll try to check whether the last secret door has

been found. Just wait for me a couple of minutes."

But dad, we're still below the cliff."

" That secret door was a secret door, so without any bias, I'll cover both your eyes whenever we

can enter the secret passage. I need to be sure that I can still make it a secret this far. Otherwise,

Chuck would eat me alive, haha!" Edward laughed.

"What? Why do the three of you have so many secrets? Okay dad, just cover our eyes and we need to send

Mayumi in the granite house, if we can still call it ours. Hopefully."

" Mayumi was still catching her breath while smelling the crushed leaves that Magee had given her.

When Magee covered her eyes, she tried to make her weight lighter so they can travel immediately

going up.

" So what's next dad?" Magee asked while Edward assisted them to follow in his footsteps. There was a

cranking sound from the foot of the mountain, it was echoing as they entered. The walls are too dried

up and dusty. But the captain bought a wet towel and told Mayumi to put it on her face so she can

breathe with a little comfort inside.

" Dad...dad....dad. Oh my, haha! It's echoing. Dad...dad...dad" Magee was smiling while assisted

Mayumi to walk and having some fun with her voice.

" Magee...Magee, it's too dark. My flashlight is getting blurry, quick! before it shuts!" The captain aided

the ladies and after a couple of minutes full of sweats, the captain used a key to open something.

Outright, Magee heard a cranking sound again and the captain instructed her and Mayumi to go up

the stairs. It was enough when Edward removed their blindfolds and they started to climb on steep

stairs. The captain was the first to climb after he had locked the metallic door.

" Dad, are you sure we're still safe above?" Magee asked him.

" Hopefully yes, we need to apply first aid to Mayumi, she's still sweating and she's not interactive now.

Come on, we'll get out on a ground cover of your kitchen, in-room number four. It's below the furnace,

so better prepare now. Huh! We're getting closer, my knees are giving me some pains. My arthritis is

numbing my knees too. Yeah, the waters in the river made it this happen." The captain whispered

without knowing Magee's left-leaning her back on the stairs while crashing the leaves to Mayumi's nose.

" Oh dear, c'mon, we almost ran out of time, faster! She needs to change that outfit, it makes her chills."

Edward called her to get up again and bring Mayumi upstairs.

After a while, Edward pushed the granite floor under the furnace and slowly came out while preparing

his weapon which he grabbed besides the wall of the stairs.

He looked around and found no one till he lighted a candle using the match besides the furnace. All are

dusty and cobwebs left reigning the place. He tried to proceed to rooms number three, two, and one,

however all are peaceful and calm. So he got back and pulled the two ladies to get out from the hole.

Magee then proceeded to room number three and assisted Mayumi in changing her clothes. Magee, thank you. I felt dizzy." Mayumi whispered.

" Yes, just take a little rest, I'll leave you to Dad and will go myself out to see George and company in

station three. We're all at risk. Station one is a loss, God...it's a great loss." Magee was teary-eyed.

It was enough then Magee left while Edward started a little fire and tried to see if there's still food

inside. Luckily he found some canned goods and oatmeal packs from a secret vault of the kitchen.

" Dad, what have you found?" Mayumi asked.

" A lot of food, here, take this chocolate first while I will cook this oatmeal for our dinner. Oh dear,

where's Magee? Magee...Magee." the captain was running towards the daylight optic hole above and

found her closing it already. So he stepped back and continued to boil some water for the oatmeal.