Gregory, Kelsey, Mai and Saige pull up in Old Betty, the junker buggy, to an ocean side, with a pier nearby, and a big iron ship in the water. The four of them get out of the car with backpacks on and walk up to the pier.

  Gregory then speaks, “It’s time to get on.” And then he climbs a ladder on the side of the ship. The other three follow behind Gregory, also climbing the ladder and getting onboard.

  Once onboard, the group suddenly get met by a man with a muscular build, a full body grey suit, and a big brown beard. Gregory then greets him. “Captain Tommy.”, “Lieutenant Gregory.”, says Captain Tommy as he shakes hands with Gregory.

  Captain Tommy puts his hands on his hips and stands straight, looking at Gregory and his team, “Haven’t seen you in awhile.”, says Tommy. “Yeah, been busy.”, says Gregory. “You’ve been raising kids?”, asks Tommy. Gregory responds, “Something like that. Everyone, this is Tommy. We go way back. Knew each other during war times.”. “Yup. Though Gregory was one beyond the others. Got to know him like a friend.”, says Captain Tommy. Saige then cuts in, “So what are we doing here?”.

  “Well the skies are more cleared up now and we gotta reach that island.”, says Gregory. “Yup. Heard about the quest. That’s why we’ll be taking Alvin.”, says Tommy. Saige cuts in again asking, “Whose Alvin?”. “It’s the ship.”, says Tommy. Tommy then gestures to them to follow him and, the group follows behind. “What’s up with you guys and naming your vehicles.”, says Saige.

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  Cut to later, and the ship is now rising out of clouds in the sky, treating the clouds as if they were like water, as giant spread out clothed wings on the side of the ship and boosters underneath it carry the ship forward. Meanwhile, Gregory, Kelsey, Mai, Tommy and Saige are in the bridge of the ship, which has just enough room to fit the five of them.

  “Full speed ahead Alvin! Next stop, Aurum Kingdom!”, says Tommy. Kelsey looks out the window at the fluffy clouds and gets excited eyes. “Yahoo! This is awesome!”, she says. Mai then talks up, “I can’t believe this, this is my first time on an airship! Saige can you believe we’re actually... Saige?”, says Mai, as she looks over to Saige, to see him on all fours barfing on the floor. “Eww.”, says Mai. “Aw, White Talon.”, says Kelsey. “Sorry.”, says Saige.

  The ship continues to fly through the air elegantly, as Mai takes time to look out the window, “I can’t believe we’re flying through the skiiies!”, says Mai. Saige looks onward, out the window too, and gives a bit of a smile in wonder of the clouds. “The view does look nic-”, says Saige, right before he goes to vomit, but then swallows it before he can. “Eww.”, says Mai. “Don’t ew me, I never asked for us to fly there!”, says Saige. Gregory then walks over to the two of them. “Well there’s a reason we can’t take the waters, cause it’s overtaken by demons.”, says Gregory. “Damn demons.”, says Saige. The ship then rocks a little, then it shakes Saige, making him cover his mouth with his hand, as he seems like he’s about to throw up. “For heaven’s sake boy, here!”, says Tommy as he tosses over a regular old tin bucket to Saige. Saige then catches the bucket and immediately barfs into it.

  “How long until we get there?”, Saige asks Tommy. “A couple of hours.”, Tommy responds. “Great.”, says Saige, right before barfing into the bucket again.