Chapter 29-The Oasis Resort

"Alright, here we are," Old-Man F announces as he peers down at my may in his hands, then back up to the village gates standing before us, "This is Brokolyn Village."

Our eyes widen.

"THIS IS MANHATTAN VILLAGE?!"

"Yes," Old-Man F answers, "Is it…not what you were expecting…"

My jaw drops as I look around the village.

First off, the village gates are HUGE and pearl gold, with two dolphin-shaped fountains spewing water out the top. Within the village, I can see illusterous cabins with white marble walls and dyed light blue roofs. State of the art metal water wells dot the village, and in the center, is a GIANT hole of water that people are flailing around in.

"What…are they doing…?" Khione asks.

"It's called a pool," Old-Man F answers, "People swim in it. Of course…the majority of the world doesn't have enough water for such luxuries, but here, all of your moist dreams are made possible! Because Brokolyn Village…is an OASIS!"

"AN OASIS?!" We cry.

"Can we go check out the pool?!" Khione excitedly asks.

"Of course!" Old-Man F answers.

"There's…so much water!" Mary gasps.

"It almost feels wasteful," I frown.

"Come on, let's go in," Old-Man F orders with a smile, and the four of us enter Manhattan Village.

Of course, the very second that we enter the village, we're stopped by the village guards.

"Oh great," I sigh, "Here we go again."

"Do you have a ticket?!"

"A…ticket?" I ask.

"You aren't allowed to enter the Brokoyln Resort without making a reservation first."

"My names is Noah, and I'm the Rain Bearer, but I"m guessing you haven't heard of me," I sigh, "And these are my fri-"

I'm interrupted when a wide smile spreads across the guard's face as they boom: "JUST KIDDING," then begin hysterically laughing.

"H-huh…?"

"Here you go!" One of the guards exclaims as they thrust a bundle of white skinny things into my hand.

"What is this…?" I ask as I unravel the bundle and hold it up to my face.

My eyes widen.

"Woah, that's my face!" I exclaim

"It's called a newspaper," Old-Man F explains, "And what you're holding is paper. "Highly educated people use newspapers to spread information."

"And what are these weird squiggles on the paper?"

"They're called words. If you're able to read them, words can say the same thing that we say, but on paper. Of course…I can't read either…"

"How is my face on the paper?!"

"It's called a drawing. People use ink to write words on paper, but they can also use ink to draw pictures as well!"

"Oh, you can't read?" The guard asks, "Here…let me explain it to you–You guys, Team Noah, are being hailed as HEROES for defeating Twilight Wolf! They'fe been ransacking part of the world for YEARS!"

"Heroes?"

"The newspaper talks about all of your heroic deeds, such as Khione, the mass murderer."

"I only killed one person!"

"Master Flint, the ninja warrior who had a summer-time fling with a member of Twilight Wolf!" The guard continues.

"It wasn't...you know what, never mind…"

"Mary, the demon who defeated Tungsten," the guard continues, cutting off Mary's laughter and turning it into a whimper.

"And finally…Noah, the mastermind of the group."

"NONE OF THAT IS TURE!" I cry.

"ALL OF THAT IS TRUE!" Khione giddily exclaims.

"Either way, welcome to Brokolyn VIllage!" the guard exclaims as he takes a step to the side, "Feel free to look around."

And so…the four of us begin to stroll around the village.

Khione raises an eyebrow as she surveys the woman of the village.

"What's with all this skimpy clothing? These women are BARELY wearing any clothes!"

"They're called bathing suits," Old-Man F explains, "You wear them when you swim."

"I see…" Khione replies, "Then let's go get some!"

"Unfortunately, we don't have any money," Old-Man F sighs.

"Money?!" I cry, "We're the heroes of this village! They should be GIVING stuff away to us!"

And so, Khione strolls over to a nearby cabin, which has racks of bathing suits stationed outside.

"Ah, a customer!" The shopkeep exclaims.

"My name is Khione Grovel, and I am the hero of this village!" Khione exclaims, "So gimme a bathing suit!"

The shopkeeper's eyes widen. "You four are from Team Noah?! Please, take whatever you'd like!"

Khione and I turn to face one another, as a wide grin spreads across our faces.

And so, the four of us basically steal some bathing suits, and after getting changed, we head to the pool.

"So this is a pool, huh…?" I ask.

Khione takes a step over to the edge of the pool, and once she's standing in front of it, Khione tips her toes in.

Khione then shrieks and recoils.

"What is it?!" I snap.

"It's cold!" Khione cries as she peers over her shoulder to face me.

"It's cold?" I ask as I take a step up behind Khione.

"Yes, it's cold!"

I peer over at Old-Man F and smirk, and Old-Man F nods as he smirks back at me.

"Then show me…HOW COLD IT IS!"

With a roar, I thrust my hands out and shove Khione into the pool, who lands in the water with a huge splash.

"NOAH!!" Khione roars as she resurfaces, causing me to double over in laughter.

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" Khione roars as she swings her arms out, attempting to splash me with water.

In response, I hold a hand out, as the water curves away from me and flies back to Khione, before splashing her in the face.

I laugh, as Khione spits up water then growls at me.

Old-Man F takes a few steps backwards.

"CANNON-BALL!" He then booms as he dashes past me before leaping in the pool next to Khione, and sending water splashing everywhere.

"Master!" Khione groans.

"My turn!" I laugh as I jump into the pool as well, splashing Khione and Old-Man F, who laugh in response.

"Oh…me too!" Mary squeaks as she jumps into the pool as well, creating a much smaller splash.

Mary begins frantically flailing her arms as she begins sinking into the pool.

"H-help me! I'm drowning!"

"Mary, just touch the bottom of the pool!"

"Oh, okay," Mary replies as she extends her legs outwards, and touches the bottom of the pool.

And so…Team Noah has a fun day playing in the pool.