Chapter 8

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We stand in the same room that only an hour ago I tripped into. It turns out that this is Gareths office. After a satisfying breakfast we got directed here by nameless girl. I still really need to find out what her name is.

Amber, Declan, Gareth and I sit in a circle on black plastic chairs. "So let me get this straight. You guys have a plane that is hidden in a large pile of hay, back in Ballincolla? But you want one of my planes because we don't have any of this bubbuel to fill yours up with?" Gareth thinks about our absurd explanation that we told him about, still trying to process it all. He drums his fingers on his leg, thinking, "well I guess we could give her a port to stay at while your away and get you lot one of my flying beauties."

Amber nods enthusiastically at him, "That would be a 'uge help. Thank you so much Gareth. I for one will be 'appy to know that my baby's 'ere instead of a sheep paddock."

Gareth only looks amused at her reference to sheep, obviously not getting her sheep phobia. "Well in that case then. Would you like to check out your ride for this quest of yours?"

"Quest? Good to know how heroic we're being by doing this." Declan seems to approve of Gareths name for it.

Gareth only smiles as we make our way over to the hanger. Thanks to Gareths lack of a tour we have to follow him, not really knowing which way we're going. I frown as we pass the labyrinth of corridors and undiscovered doors. No body is here. I've only seen nameless girl, Mr anonymous and Gareth in this place. How could there be only three people in a place this big?

"So Gareth," I say as casually as I can while we twist through more corridors. "How many people are there living here exactly? I mean, this place is pretty big and I haven't seen many people at all."

"Uh, we have a couple of people living here." Gareth slowly says, almost unsurely. "Not that many I guess after the attack but we've still got a few. Sixty or so, I guess. A couple are off in France doing a heap of stuff. But as you said, this place is pretty big and the chance of you bumping into one of them is pretty low."

I guess the chances of bumping into the residents that live here while going to the bathroom or getting breakfast is quite low but still. I know that I'm going paranoid and maybe that's all it is. I just feel like something isn't quite right. Like Gareth isn't telling us everything.

I don't get to ask Gareth anymore because we are soon entering a gigantic room, that could pass as its own apartment block. Planes of different ages, shapes, sizes and colours are neatly lined up against the hanger walls. A giant door fills one of the walls. It looks like it opens with a remote control.

Gareth walks over to a medium size plane. It's white with strips of light blue along its edges. The glossy, shiny, coating of paint glimmers as I walk up to it. It's shaped in a really cool style. Almost like its a spy plane, designed for dodging bullets and psycho sheep or something. Not that I'm saying that I'm planning to be dodging anything.

"This is Valerie. She's one of our best and has some snazzy gadgets on board too." Gareth proudly waves his hands around the plane.

Amber whistles lowly and runs her hand over Valerie's spotless exterior. "Nice ride."

Gareth nods at her. "Born to fly, eh?" Nobody has told Gareth what our individual jobs are in our mini team of sorts, but anybody could see that Ambers the pilot. If only he knew what her power was.

Gareth opens up her door and waves us all inside. The inside is even nicer than the outside. With polished floor boards, comfy chairs, plasma flatscreen TVs and expensive looking decor, Valerie's interior is everything you'd expect to find in a five star hotel. Don't get me wrong, our planes got to be one of the top notch planes out there. But this, this is nice.

Knowing that Gareth has more to say to us, we head to what I take is the dining room. A horse shoe, honey coloured, leather couch. In the middle sits a shiny glass table. Above the couch is another wide flatscreen TV. Why is everything so big in this place?

When we're all settled Gareth begins to speak, "right, I guess that you guys will be departing shortly. I transported all your belongings as well as a large stock of food here for you. This is a dangerous journey so I fully understand if one or all of you wish to drop out now."

"No way. I'm not dropping out of this. Besides, I'm irreplaceable and they just wouldn't be able to do this without me." Declan looks us all dead in the eye as he says this.

Amber rolls her eyes at Declans ultra ego, "yeah I'm in this mission or wha'ever we're calling this thing too."

With that they all look at me. What? They seriously think I want out? "Of course I'm in." I tell them as if they're all dumb, "and Declan's right, we're a team. We do this together, or not at all."

I smile at Declan and Amber. I can tell that our confidence has grown significantly after our wonderful little pep talk. Gareth must sense this to, choosing this as a good time to send us off before we get a chance to change our mind. "Ok then. Any final questions?" He looks expectantly at us all. When we remain silent he continues on, "good luck then and I'll leave you to it. Just remember my clue."

"Wait, can't you just save us the time and tell us where it is?" Declan asks hopefully at Gareth.

Gareth sighs and gets up from his seat, "I wish I could. But even I don't know where it is. I just have a clue." With those final words, he hops out of Valerie, shutting the door behind him.

I look around the table waiting for something to happen or someone to say something. As I look around, I see Amber and Declan doing the same thing. Declan cracks into a smile first. Soon we're all laughing loudly.

"We are insane." Amber gasps out in between fits of laughter.

Yep we sure are I think. This is crazy and here we are laughing about it. I stop laughing when I think of something. "How do you think Gareth knows a clue?" I ask. I hadn't really thought about it, but now I really want to know.

Amber and Declan follow suit and stop their random laughing moment like me. Declan shrugs, "maybe the guy who pulled apart the lavapick told him?" Yeah, that's not so likely.

"Who knows." Amber so helpfully tells us, "I'm gonna put Val 'ere in the sky. Headin' to Australia?"

"Yep." I say popping the 'p', "not entirely sure where though."

Amber nods and heads off into the cockpit. I turn back to Declan, "any suggestions as to where we might be headed?" I ask him.

"Do you remember what the clue was?" He asks sheepishly.

Thankfully, I was actually paying attention and remember the clue, "Australia's yummiest attraction." I recite to him.

He nods as if he knows exactly where that is, "I'll ask Siri." He says simply, pulling out his phone. Is he serious? I highly doubt Siri will know this.

Declan speaks slowly and clearly into the microphone, "where is Australia's yummiest attraction?"

"Australia, 23.3 million. Capitol City: Canberra. Top places to visit: Sydney harbour bridge, Opera house, Gold Coa-" Siri's computerised voice gets cut off by Declan shutting Siri and his phone off.

"Well that was helpful." He quietly mutters to himself. When he sees me he speaks louder, "Well you're Australian. Where's Australia's yummiest attraction?"

"I was just getting out of my toddler years. I seriously don't remember. I haven't been back in ages." I remind him again for what feels like the fiftieth time.

"Well you're not that old are you?" Declan huffs out, exasperated.

"Ok ok. Let's think about this seriously. What is a famous attraction, that is yummy, in Australia?" I ask him.

"Yogurt land?" Declan asks unsurely.

I grab my phone. Switching it on, I click on Notes and get a fresh page. "Ok, it's on the list of possible places." I tell him, typing in yogurt land on the fresh page.

"How 'bout the big pineapple?" Amber comes back from putting the plane in the air and sits down next to us.

I nod my head and add it to the list. "Yep,I forgot about that one. Is there any more?"

"Um..." Declan hums loudly.

I look over at Amber. She shakes her head at me. "Ok, guess this is the list then." She points to my phone.

"Wait, the Big Banana!" I yell excitedly, "How could I forget?"

Declan and Amber look at me weirdly. What? It's exciting to be the one to remember The Big Banana.

"So where are we going to go first? We've got three stops." Declan asks.

Amber goes into the cockpit, looking at some navigational equipment. "Right, the Big Pineapple is in Woombye, Queensland. Yogurt Land an' the Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales." She sticks her head back around the wall, waiting for our choice of destination.

"I say Coffs Harbour. There are two there." Declan says.

I nod my head along with him, "yeah that sounds good."

"Coffs Harbour it is then." Amber moves her head back into the cockpit, setting the course for our destination.
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A/N:

Another chapter done. Guys I know I say this every time but seriously, if you like it can you PLEASE, VOTE or COMMENT. You have no idea how much it would mean to me. Thank you.

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