Following the Shadow Path...

Daniel P.O.V:

Daniel followed the trail. According to Catherine, they were going East. Daniel could understand how his friends were feeling. They were following something they couldn't see. They went down roads and bridges and, down creepy alleyways and up hills.

Once in a while, a kind taxi driver would be willing to drive them to their destination. Some of them were too friendly. When one of them asked where they wanted to go, they would reply:

"Not sure, I'll tell you as we go along" This confused the taxi driver but he fulfilled their wish anyway. Sometimes, they would run into problems, like when the trail went through a huge river.

After a few days of travelling, they were finally worn out. They stopped to take a break. Daniel had nightmares of their friends being tortured. He would wake up sometimes dripping in sweat. He would hear the screams of his friends and they would play back in his head for a few days.

But something happened on one fine morning. The five heroes walked across a plain. Daniel looked up to see a mountain. It didn't look natural. At the top of the mountain, a faint rainbow glow filled the peak of the 'mountain' "That doesn't look right" Catherine and Daniel said in unison. They looked at eachother. The problem between them haven't been solved yet.

Daniel saw Igor looking at passing people looking them. The people looked at them strangely. Daniel had a feeling that the mountain wasn't there just a few days ago. He walked up to the people passing by. The other heroes looked at him quizzically, not knowing what he was doing.

"Excuse me, are you camping here" he asked. "Yes" one of them replied. "Do you see a mountain over there" he asked, hoping the passing people won't ask too many questions. "No, it's just land" said one of them. "Are you ok kid?" a man asked. "Uh... yeah" Daniel replied and ran off.

"Only we can see that mountain" Daniel said. Catherine didn't look surprised. "It was made, for us..." she said. "So it means it either a huge trap or it's somewhere we're supposed to go" she said with a sly smile. "Trap" everyone said in unison and they all laughed. "I guess we're going anyway" Daniel said. "Yep" said Alicia and they continued to follow the Shadow Path up the mountain...