After Luna's friends had finished eating and left, everyone
stood in the living room talking about a trip to the island.
"How do we get to Drakon Island?" Skyview asked.
"The only way to get there is a cruise ship," Booster
answered.
"A what?" Starfire asked.
"It's a medium size ship that you'll spend a week or less
on it. You can relax and enjoy yourself while it sails to Drakon
Island.
"Just how are me and Skyview going to get on?" Starfire
asked, "The wings and horn is a dead give away."
"You could fold your wings and wear something?" Rosebud
suggested.
"Yes, like a cloak," Stardust agreed.
"And you could wear a rather large hat," Rosebud suggested
to Skyview.
"Forget it. I'll hide under the cloak with Starfire. I'll
look ridiculous with a hat on!" Skyview exclaimed.
Starfire chuckled quietly. Skyview glared at him until he stopped
laughing.
"I'll call and find out when the cruise ship leaves or when
it comes," Rosebud proposed.
"I can see about getting a cloak," Booster said.
"I can get it," Charades told him.
"Get a dark cloak. One that will blend in with Starfire's
coat," Skyview told him.
Booster gave him the money and watched as Charades left the house.
"There's one leaving early in the morning," Rosebud
said while still on the phone.
"That's fine," Stardust told her.
"There's just one small catch. There's only one room left,"
Rosebud added.
Starfire sighed. "Only one room."
"That's fine. One room for two," Stardust told her.
Rosebud went back to the phone and continued talking.
"Ok," Rosebud replied over the phone, "Someone
will be right over....bye." Then she hung up the phone.
"Someone has to go to the travel agency and get the two
tickets."
"I can!" Buster exclaimed.
"The tickets are already paid for, you just have to pick
it up," Rosebud told him.
Buster quickly left the house hurrying down the street as fast
as he could.
"We leave early in the morning. It's best to get to bed
early," Stardust said.
"Not until after dinner!" Starfire exclaimed.
Rosebud and Booster smiled.
"I sure hope you guys find her," Rosebud muttered worriedly.
"Don't worry. We will find her and Star Cluster. The more
I think about Drakon Island the more I'm sure that's where he
went," Stardust replied.
The next morning, long before the sun rose, Booster, Rosebud,
Buster and Charades stood at the far end of the docks. They watched
at Stardust and Starfire walked towards the tall white ship.
Starfire wore a black cloak completely covering his wings and
Skyview who was in cloud form hid on Starfire's coat.
"He makes me look fat," Starfire complained looking
at his sides.
"It's your wings that makes you look fat," Stardust
whispered.
They joined the crowed in line and slowly got close the long
plank. When they eventually got to a bright orange pony with
rainbow hair he stopped them from going getting any closer to
the plank.
"Your tickets please."
Stardust and Starfire handed him their ticket. He took it and
put it in a box through a slot.
"Oh, your black. The natives will most certainly find you
two fascinating," the orange pony commented.
"What do you mean?" Starfire asked.
"Well, they rarely seen dark color ponies and you two are
as dark as one can get...now please I have more tickets to collect."
Starfire followed Stardust up the plank to the deck.
"Now we have to find our number, 32," Stardust said
looking around the deck. He noticed a pony wearing a white hat.
He walked through the crowd to the white pony with pink and sea
green hair.
"Excuse me but where is room 32?" Stardust asked.
"On deck two where all the guest rooms are," The pony
answered.
"And where is that?" Stardust asked.
"If you like I'll show you."
"Yes please do," Stardust replied.
They followed the pony inside the ship and down the stairs then
through a long hall way. He stopped and looked at Stardust, "This
is deck two, your room should be down there. If you excuse me
I have a ship to sail. Enjoy your trip to Drakon Island,"
The pony smiled and left.
The floor was red carpeted and the walls were dark shinny wood.
Each door had a small steering wheel with a number in the center.
Stardust began walking with Starfire behind him as they past
ponies who were getting in their room. Starfire noticed quite
a few room looked the same. Some looked larger.
"I wonder what our room will look like?" Starfire asked.
"Probably small since it only has one bed," Stardust
answered.
They walked far till they saw their number on the door.
"Finally," Starfire exclaimed, feeling relieved.
Stardust opened the door and walked in. Starfire closed the door
behind him.
"You can come out now," Starfire said looking around
the room.
A gray cloud came out from under the cloak and sat on the bed
taking a shape of a pony. Skyview leaned back on the bed relaxing.
The room floor was a light peach color and the walls were white.
The bed was peach matching the floor. There was a long couch
at one end of the room.
"Who sleeps where?" Starfire asked.
"I'll take the bed," Stardust quickly said.
"Then I'll take the couch," Starfire added.
"Forget it. Your to much of an active sleeper. I'll take
the couch, you take the floor," Skyview told him.
"Maybe I can get someone to bring an extra bed?" Stardust
suggested.
"Yes, please do," Starfire told him, he took off his
cloak and set it on the bed then stretched his wings and flapped
them, "that is better."
Above the couch was a window with thick dark curtains covering
it.
Skyview stood up from the bed and peeked out the window, "Looks
like we're moving."
Just then there was a knock at the door.
Skyview turned into a cloud, hiding under the bed. Starfire folded
his wings and sat on the floor beside the bed.
Stardust answered the door and saw a green pony with a folded
bed cot.
"I was told you needed an extra bed."
Stardust stood silent for a minute, "Who told you?"
"When you bought a ticket."
Stardust figured that Rosebud must have asked for a cot when
she was on the phone. "Oh, ok. Thank you," Stardust
took the cot in the room and closed the door.
Skyview appeared from the cloud on the couch, laying down. Starfire
stood up and stretched his wings.
"Starfire, here's your bed."
Starfire smiled, "That is better than the couch."
Skyview glared at him.
Starfire smiled at him and unfolded his bed.
"Well I guess we're off to find Luna...together," Stardust
said as he sat on the bed.
"I'm stuck in here for the entire cruise," Skyview
complained.
"I'll try and see if I can get a book for you," Stardust
told him.
"Thanks," Skyview replied.
They sat in their room talking till sunset. |