When they opened their eyes, they found a huge parcel wrapped in ribbons in front of them.
“What is it?” asked Juliana.
“There is a tag on the parcel.” Penelope was afraid to touch it. She tilted her head to read it. “It says it’s from Ryan, the Charity Angel.”
Whispering voices seemed to hiss in the background. “Open it, open it,” the voices said repeatedly.
They both glanced at each other and at then at the parcel suspiciously. In unison, they both withdrew their swords and slowly cut the strings. Something gleamed in the box. They lifted the lid with the tips of their swords. There was a pair of shiny bracelets and nose pincer in the box. Penelope picked up the note and read it.
“It’s a genuine gift from the angels. These are invisibility bracelets. We have to put these on when we get into the Sloth Demon’s cave unnoticed.”
“Great!” Juliana heaved a sigh of relief. “I suppose that the nose pincers are for us to use when we cross the river of stench.”
“Yeah but the river seems to be gurgling. There is even smoke rising from it. It looks like a river of lava. It doesn’t look safe to swim in it. We don’t have any snorkeling gear either. Is there anything in the survival guide on how to cross the river?”
“Nope,” replied Juliana dejectedly. “But wait a minute…”
Juliana noticed a sign under a nearby tree. The sign read “Press me to hitch a ride.” She looked around and noticed a horn next to it. Juliana walked over to the tree with nonchalance.
“Wait!” cried Penelope. But it was too late. Juliana had already pressed the horn without thinking. A loud blaring noise was produced and it echoed into the winds. Birds flew up in fright startling them. The next moment Penelope and Juliana gasped.
Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 10
