Un Peso Indeseable

Esta cosa como pesa. No me deja caminar augusto, no me deja dormir bien, y solo tiene una solución. Pero, estoy muy lejos de la solución. Como le puedo hacer para llegar ahí? Estoy atrapado en la rutina diaria. Si tomo la molestia de salir de mi rutina para deshacerme de este peso, puede me pierda. No puedo perderme. Carajo, como esta pesada. Tal vez, en una tienda o un restaurante pueda solucionar esto. No, no se puede. Tendría que comprar algo. Que hago? no tengo a donde huir! Me urge! Ya no aguanto! Mi cuerpo va explotar, me voy a desmallar! No hubiera comido tanto anoche...

The Interlopers

El delicioso amor eterno!

Amor eterno? Eso si existe! No me creen? Porque? Eres soltero? Te engañaron? Te rechazaron! No importa, el amor no esta solo en la humanidad. Hay amor en tus mascotas por ejemplo. Aunque eso no dura para siempre... Pero! Hay amor en la comida! Si tienes un platillo favorito, siempre te va hacer sentir mejor! Apoco no? Y sin importar cuanto pase el tiempo, siempre tendrás comida! Bueno supongo que no todo el mundo tiene comida... Eso es triste... Pero no quita el echo de que el amor por la comida es amor eterno, o si? Piénsalo, si algo te gusta de VERDAD, te gustara SIEMPRE. Por ejemplo, yo amo comer hamburguesas. Dure medio año donde mitad de la semana cene, hamburguesas. Hasta la fecha nunca le e dicho no a una! En fin, creo que entiendes mi punto. La comida es amor eterno. Por lo tanto, el amor eterno si existe :D

Algo más

Porfin! Tu yo estamos solos. Todas las mañanas, en el momento que te dejo toda calentita, solo pienso en el momento en el cual podre regresar a ti. Porfin aquí, abrazando tus cobijas y sentirme seguro mientras me llevas de viaje a otros mundos que esperan dentro de mi mente. Solo tu y yo mi amada. Espera, no estamos solos. Siento que algo mas nos acompaña esta noche, algo que no puedo ver. Lo siento, pero no lo puedo tocar. Que es esto? No me gusta. Siento que me ahoga, quiero huir. Dime querida, que es lo que esta ahí? Tus cobijas me cubren, pero siento que si una parte de mi no esta protegida por ti, me va agarrar de mis tobillos. Tengo frió, tengo miedo. Oh por favor! Sea lo que seas, déjame en paz! Quiero dormir, pero tu estas ahí, viéndonos. Estas celoso? No puedo darte el mismo afecto que le doy a mi dulce cama. Tu no me puedes acobijar, no me puedes hacer soñar. Pero... también estas aquí siempre no? Me esperas? Lo siento, es injusto no ponerte atención, me sigues todo el día y yo ni te noto. Cama, tenemos un nuevo acompañante el esta noche y para siempre. Bienvenido.

Fan Fiction

“The Curse of Sparrow” by Hector Mata

Pirates of the Caribbean Fan Fiction

The world has been a witness to everything that happens on it. One of the most entertaining things it has ever witnessed is the great adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow. Who is Jack Sparrow? Well he is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas. I have never met him though. But, his legend has been passed down through generations and is alive and fresh still today. I couldn´t tell you how long it has been since Jack Sparrow disappeared along with his crew and the Black Pearl.

There are many rumors about what happened to him. Some say he drank from the fountain of eternal youth and others that Barbosa finally killed him. One thing is for sure though, this world hasn´t changed much, and there are still pirates, magical beings and even the same lousy government.  Excuse me for not introducing myself first, my name is Panfilo but I am known as Pan.

Ever since I can remember I have wished to roam the open ocean in search of adventure, treasures, woman and everything a pirate can wish for. That´s right, I am a pirate. I am the proud captain of my ship, which I baptized “Katrina.” I have my right hand man Jaco and Felix which his job is searching for approaching land. I know what you might think, there is not enough people in my crew to handle a ship, and you are right. There is someone else helping us move around, her people help out a lot.

Her name is Mayanela, or Maya, and my lady to her minions. She is a princess who convinced her father to allow her to adventure on the open sea. Unfortunately, she happened to see my great ship and I was forced to take her along with me. I am the captain of this great boat but she acts like she is the one wearing the hat here.

The wind is strong today and we are sailing north, in search of the great compass that Jack Sparrow use to have. According to the legend, Sparrow left his magic compass on an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Now, I know it seems crazy to search for an island in a place as big as the Atlantic, but if I get my hands on that compass, I could become the greatest pirate in the history of this world. We have been sailing for 3 months now, the more days pass by, I get more excited.

Felix begins to yell his lungs out, whooping and cheering for the appearing island far in the horizon. I allow myself for a giant grin as the crew begins to do their job and I prepare myself to face my destiny. Of course, Maya interrupts saying she will go on the expedition to the new Island.  I do not enjoy her annoying company, or anyone else´s besides Jaco and Felix. But, since she fed us the last three months, I really don´t have a choice. We reach the small island. Me, Maya, Jaco and Felix set out on the small life boat towards the hidden treasure.

As we set foot upon the warm sand, we notice a dead silence all around us. I look back to Katrina and promise to return to her. I lead the small party into the small jungle before us; pushing away giant leafs and branches. I could feel the compass waiting for me; I just know it belongs in my hands. We keep walking a few minutes until we reach a small opening.

Jaco uses the lord´s name in vain as we see an unbelievable display before us. There is a skeleton, laying there against a rock, with my beautiful compass on its hand. Without hesitation I launch myself towards it while Maya begins to nag about how I am reckless. I take a hold of the compass and pull it away, but fail. Before I can try again, the skeleton gets up on its own.

The skeleton pulls out a sword from the ground nearby and begins to swing it violently. It was dumb of me to think the great Jack Sparrow did not leave a trap. I quickly draw my sword and begin to fight back. Although it is just a skeleton, he has amazing sword skills. He attacks with strange moves, like if I was fighting a drunk. I keep on attacking him, although he seems to have no guard, none of my quick attacks get through. Finally Jaco and Felix join the quarrel. We attack him as fast as we can but his sword abilities are beyond my imagination. Maya draws her bow and arrow and aims at the attacking enemy. The skeleton stops his attacks and stares at the princess.

The skeleton defending the compass begins to walk awkwardly towards the princess Maya. His movements are that of a drunk, but at the same time he seems to be on his guard. Maya shoots the walking bones right in its skull. He pulls out the arrow and says that Maya is a bit rude. His voice is also that of a drunk. The skeleton walks back to the rock he was laying against and pulls out a bottle of rom from behind it. He offers to give us the compass if we can give him all the rom on our ship. Also, he adds that only one should be present at the moment of the trade.

We quickly return to Katrina. Me and Maya wait for Jaco and Felix on the shore as they went to get all the rom the life boat could carry. When they arrived I decided to take the rom to the cursed skeleton who had my compass. I arrived and the skeleton seemed to be talking to himself, until he saw me. I showed him the rom and the skeleton stretched out his hand with my compass on it. I reached for it and as soon as I placed my hand on it, my body froze. I was unable to move, but that is not all.

My skin began to fall from my body and slide on to the skeletons. Quickly, my body begun to turn into only bones and the skeleton before me begin to take my appearance. He gave out a devilish smile and let go of the compass, which stuck to my hand. He told me that we had made an even trade and wished me luck. He also mentioned that I was a lucky person to have met Jack Sparrow in person. I stood their motionless as I watched Jack Sparrow walk away with my body. The compass begun to spin and it pointed towards Katrina. I look over to the stone were Sparrow had been laying and read the words written on it: BEWARE OF JACK SPARROW´S CURSE. 

Short Stories

Traditional Fable:

Once upon a time in a land far far away there lived a monkey who loved the forest in which he lived. One day, a mean gorilla came and threatened to destroy the whole forest because there were no bananas in it. The monkey did not like the gorilla´s attitude and decided to confront him. The gorilla defeated the monkey with ease. The monkey tried again and again to make the gorilla go away, but he kept losing to him. The monkey decided to keep trying until his last breath to defend his territory, so he challenged the gorilla again. This time the gorilla had a twisted ankle for goofing around too much. The monkey took advantage and killed the gorilla. The monkey lived happily ever after.

Moral: Finish of your enemies when you can.

Modern Fable:

Once there was an ice cream man who use to use his ice cream van to take away little kids. While he was passing by a park, he noticed a kid all alone. The ice cream man said he could have all the ice cream he wanted if he just stepped into the van. The kid took his cell phone out and sent a whatsapp to the police. The ice cream man was arrested and sentenced to life in jail.

Moral: Technology affects everyone.

This is not a Love Song

This is not a love song

By Hector Mata

Chapter One

I have not always been a person who socializes with others. In fact, I prefer to make excuses to avoid doing team work at school. It isn´t because I feel shy about talking to people, I just hate the world. This world is a terrible place. You live for an average of 60 years and throughout those years all you do is follow the system. Once you are born you are prepared to go to school. Then, you go to school to prepare yourself for a job. After you get that job you work and work so one day you can retire. Finally you manage to retire and then what? You enjoy your last years as an old man. It doesn´t matter what you decide to be in this world, at the end you go out and become part of this world´s history.

People do not seem to understand this. People get inspired by their leaders to be part of the system and follow it blindly. I don´t bother in telling people this because they are too ignorant to understand or to accept the reality. Therefore, I just sit back and watch the rest of humanity go about trying to be something. What do I do? I just do what I need to do to survive and enjoy the limited pleasures this planet has to offer me. Nothing gets me more satisfied then playing a new video game or watching a good movie. Anything that shows me a reality that isn´t the one I live in is better. But, unfortunately that is only a temporary escape.

Now I´m sitting here in class waiting for the rest of the incompetent students to understand today´s lesson. What is it that they do not understand? The teacher has to review each lesson at least three times and then give us an exam to see if we got it. What´s worse? It´s that people actually fail the exam and some the entire class. Humans have become so dependent of having everything handed to them in their hands. I see no hope in humanity.

Anyways, while the teacher repeats herself, I can fly away into my thoughts and escape this boring classroom. Although it´s hard to concentrate when I can hear the two girls behind my seat gossiping. It is very interesting to listen to their conversations since they get themselves into weird situations. They can easily overcome these obstacles but they do not seem to know how and that is what calls my attention.

-Hey Kate so what happened between you and George?- One of them says to the other. –He says he needs time to think about. I think he is really trying to take this relationship seriously.-

I almost burst out laughing when I heard her say that. If she knew what George says in the locker rooms. George shows off to the guys that he is close to getting in her pants and having sexual relations with her and after that he is going to break up with her. Also, he plans on getting with her best friend after that. Teenagers are so easy to predict. All of their actions are based on famous characters from movies and television shows. They are so dramatic and dumb, that it is really interesting to watch them. I can imagine next week Kate crying because they broke up and in the next class her best friend talking to someone saying she thinks George is the one. The one is somebody who apparently is their true love. That one person who will make you forever happy and will stand by your side no matter what. That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard and people actually believe that. There is no such thing as love.

My thoughts are interrupted as I lay my eyes on a student who just walked into our classroom. I can´t seem to understand what is happening to me right now. My heart is beating heavily and my mind seems to be clouded. She is the prettiest girl I have ever laid my eyes on. She has amazing dark brown eyes which seem to be filled with spirit and passion. She wears a perfect pale skin that goes perfectly with her long black hair which is in a ponytail correctly done. Her pink lips are curved into a shy smile and, if there is a god, my god I have never seen a girl wear the school uniform in such a perfect way. The light blue coat adjust to her torso tightly and her skirt ends just above her knees. The light blue tie goes to the mid of her chest and she wears a collar with a shiny ying yang hanging from it.

I seem to be having a hard time breathing and for some strange reason I am worried about how good I look. The rest of the world seems to have disappeared because right now, she is my world. Her eyes meet mine and I feel an enormous explosion of happiness within me. Her cheeks begin to get red as she looks into my eyes. If I were a dog, right now my tail would be wagging like crazy.

-Hector!- My teacher calls out and brings me back down to earth. I turn quickly and notice that the whole class is staring at me, some have begun to laugh. –Please show miss Shizune around like I asked you to.- My teacher says and I have no idea what she is talking about but I quickly nod yes. I get my backpack and look over at Shizune. She is patiently standing by the door looking down at the floor. I walk over to the door and do something I have never done before, I open the door for her. She smiles shyly and walks out. My heart is knocking crazily on my chest as we both step onto the hallway.

-Hello… My name is Hector. Nice to meet you.- I manage to say before we begin. She looks up to me, her angel like face stares at me. – My name is Shizune.- She tells me.

I couldn´t believe it, but I had been amazed by another human being. Was this… love? No, that is nonsense. Love does not exist and there is a scientific explanation about what it is that I am feeling right now. My body is physically attracted to hers and that makes my hormones react. That is why I am feeling this way, it isn´t love. I begin to walk down the hall with Shizune walking closely behind me. I think it would be better to just tell her the important places of our school. –Well Shizune, this hallway is for the senior class so basically all of your classes should be here if you have not failed any.- I turn to see her reaction, but she keeps staring at the floor while we walk. We reach the end of the building and right outside is the cafeteria. –That there,- I begin to tell her while pointing at the building with doughnuts drawn on it,- That is the cafeteria. You can buy food there or sit down to talk with friends.- Shizune looks up at me and asks me, -Are people here friendly?- All I can think is how much I hate the people in the school but I guess I better do my job correctly and lie to her. –Yes, there are lots of types of people and I am sure you will make friends soon.- Shizune stares at my eyes, which make me nervous and asks,- Do you really think so?-

-Someone as beautiful as you can easily make friends.- Crap, I just said that out loud. I can feel my body begin to get numb from the embarrassment of just having said that. Shizune stares at me shockingly, her gorgeous brown eyes open widely and her white cheeks begin to get red. Quickly I have to apologize but I cannot think of any words to do it. As I began to go into panic Shizune begins to laugh. She laughs and I begin to relax. I join her in the laughter, -Sorry about that.- I say between the laughter. We both stop and smile at each other. I believe this is the start of a great relationship.

Chapter two.

It has been three days since Shizune arrived and I have begun to have faith in human kind. All we did these three past days was talk. I cannot believe there is someone else in this world that I can have a comfortable conversation without explaining what I am talking about. I have never learned so much about one human being in my life. It turns out Shizune is half Japanese, that explains the shape of her eyes and her pale skin. She speaks both English and Japanese, which I think is incredible. We both share the same taste in video games and food. Also, she is the first person I actually contact with my cell phone and text until I fall asleep. I know it has only been three days but I can happily say I have finally made a friend.

In school many things have changed also. Shizune seems to have become popular with the guys and the gals seem to be jealous of her. Although she pays no attention to anybody else besides me and her teachers, it gets annoying being interrupted by guys trying to hit on her. But, since I am the only one who walks around with Shizune, I began to feel mean stares on me. Anyways, this doesn´t matter to me, I don´t care about what others think.

Today, we are both on the bus on our way to school. It has gotten really cloudy and we are both sleepy since we stayed up late texting each other. –Thanks again for the breakfast.- I say as I dig into the brown paper bag that Shizune brought me. She made me some rice balls which are really good now that I taste them. –Say Hector… we should hang out after school sometime, it would be fun.- Shizune says as she looks out the bus window. –That would be great, some pizza and video games.- I answer her in between bites. Shizune smiles, that smile that lightens up everything even on cloudy days like these. We have never hanged out outside of school since we have our cell phones and play our video games together online, but maybe it´s better to interact with each other in person. I finished up the rice balls as we reached our destination.

Me and Shizune walk side by side as we approach our school. Usually we see a lot of students standing around and talking, but today since it has begun to drizzle, everyone rushes to the inside of the buildings. As we begin to walk along the school fence a fancy sports car stops a few steps in front of us. The driver´s door opens and onto the sidewalk steps out Aaron. Of all the people in the world, Aaron is the one person that I can say I hate the most. He is tall, strong, blonde and the quarterback of the football varsity team. Not to mention that his dad is the vice president of one of the richest companies in the country. He never wears his school coat since he does not go by the rules and there is nobody to stand up to him to make him follow them. From the passenger´s side steps out Aaron´s sister, Elizabeth. Elizabeth is considered the prettiest girl in our school, but because of her strict attitude, nobody dares to ask her out. Elizabeth is the only student who has higher grades than I do and she is also the school president. She has great blue eyes that go with her long blonde hair and her uniform is always nicely done and clean. Although she looks amazing, she has a very strict impression and a great smell of authority. Elizabeth begins to walk towards the school with her head held up high and showing no fear of the possible rain. Aaron leans against his car and stares at us. He has brown eyes and freckles around his arrogant smile. Although he is one year older than his sister, they both are seniors since Elizabeth skipped a grade in middle school. –You must be the new girl!- Aaron calls out as he steps in front of us and blocks the path. –Excuse me, we have to get to class.- Shizune answers, trying to ignore him. –My name is Aaron! How about we walk together?- Aaron turns around and sticks his elbow out, waiting for Shizune to join him. We do not say anything as we walk past him and continue our way to school in silence. If I were to compare Aaron to something, it would be a street dog. He is the tipical alpha in a high school and always gets what he wants, like the spoiled brat he is. Just when I am about to brake the quiet moment with Shizune, Aaron grabs a hold of my backpack and pulls me back. –Listen up low class! The lady needs a real man to accompany her.- Aaron says as I turn to face him. I look up to him, in a fight he would easily tear me up. Therefore I decide to avoid physical combat and I am going to try to talk our way out of this. –Listen Aaron it´s almost time and Shizune doesn´t know you. So if you could allow us to pass that would be great.- I say calmly to Aaron. Usually I do not confront him or any of his dogs and when I do, I always make an excuse to get myself out of it. Aaron pokes my chest and leans towards my face, -Or what?-

Well now I am faced with two decisions. First, I can give up and let him walk away with Shizune and say who knows what to her and maybe even date her. Or, I can punch him in the face and defend Shizune with the consequence of becoming Aaron´s number one punching bag. Now good old me knows better and I am not going to sacrifice myself for a simple human being, right? Wrong, I punch Aaron right in the nose. Shizune is my first friend and I am going to defend her! I sound like and idiot right now and this is a terrible decision but for some strange reason I cannot stand the thought of Aaron doing any damage to her.

Aaron covers his nose and begins to curse the rainy skies. He stares at me in between his fingers, his eyes are fired up with rage and I am in the middle of them. Before anything else happens, Shizune grabs my hand and we begin to run towards the school gate. –You will be safer in school!- Shizune calls out as we reach the gate. Oh Shizune if you only knew that you just locked me in a cage for eight hours with the animal known as Aaron. 

Wonderland

Wonderland

By Hector Mata

Introduction

There is a world somewhere far away, at a place far beyond our imaginations. This place is filled with things similar to our world and some very different. If I were to describe it, I would say that it is a planet earth filled with our fantasies and dreams. This planet is called Wonderland. It is a placed filled with great and powerful magic. But that´s not all, it also contains science, emotions, elements and other things that make it such a wonderful place. Humans also inhabit this world, along with animals, gods and goddesses, mysterious creatures and millions of other living things. Although, The humans in this world are not the dominate race and have not advanced as much as they have now a days in our world.

There are several lands and a great big ocean, which are divided into different countries run by humans and their mystical companions. But, there will be more detail about it later on, right now this story is about to unfold. We will begin on earth …

Chapter One: Wilson

This story begins on our planet earth. It starts on one of the most famous ships in the world around the 1900´s in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. A young lad by the name of Luigi was peacefully enjoying his cruise to the famous city of New York. He was a very active young man, specialized in the ways of the sword and known for his peaceful personality. He had a bright blonde white hair that went along with astonishing dark green eyes.

Luigi stood at the edge of the boat, watching the amazing waves crashing against the mighty ship in that starry night. He wished for an adventure, a great story to tell the world about. From far away he looked like a simple man, just like his jeans and leather brown jacket. But, closely you could see a burning fire in his eyes, that could inspire any man into war.

The captain of the boat walked up next to Luigi with a cigar in his mouth, proud to be the captain of the ship that even god could not sink.

“If you are looking for mermaids son, you won´t find them here. Try the ball room.” The captain said, scratching his enormous white beard.

“I´m afraid I am too poor to enter the ballroom sir and I prefer a girl with a fiery personality then those spoiled rich girls.” Luigi responded as he starred at the dark sky before them.

The captain burst into laughter and wished the young man good night as he went back to guide his powerful ship. Luigi kept looking at the stars, wishing that something incredible would happen in his life. He was too caught up in his thoughts that he did not notice the big commotion going on behind him. Marines running around everywhere, they seemed worried and afraid. Whatever their problem was, it was not enough to bring Luigi back to earth.

The sky seemed to be endless, same as the ocean. But, the great scenery was interrupted by something. Into Luigi´s view came a big white chunk of ice, covering the sky with its mighty height. It was without a doubt an iceberg. Luigi realized that he was to close, the ship was to close. Before he could react, the great impact of the ship smashing the side of the ice mountain, caused him to fall to the ground. He looked up only to see a giant chunk of the iceberg heading straight to his face. Luigi blacked out.

…

Slowly, Luigi began to feel his body react. He could feel himself in the waves, gliding along with them. The water was cool and the sun was hot on his face. He began to open his eyes, only to discover an endless light blue sky before him. Before he finished reacting, he felt his body slowly settle on soft, warm, wet sand. He sat up, the waves going up to his waist and the son warming his face. There was pain all over him, his muscles and bones aching as he began to stand up. The last thing he remembered was the ship hitting the iceberg. Now, he looked around only to find a green tropical jungle behind him. Luigi was confused, since his ship was nowhere near any tropical places. He began to walk along the shore, trying to convince himself that this was a dream. He kept walking until his cloths had fully dried out and his throat grew thirsty.

Up ahead he noticed a small shack and it appeared there was movement inside it. Luigi got close enough and began to call out for help. A man came out, he had worn out clothes and blonde hair and beard. He was dirty and you could see tanned marks all over him. The stranger squinted his eyes as he looked at Luigi. Luigi got closer, looking desperate for help. The stranger rushed into his hut and came out with half a coconut. He hurried over to Luigi and told him to drink. Luigi did not hesitate and began to drink out of the coconut as the stranger helped him over to his shack.

“I never expected to see anybody here.” The strange man said as he helped Luigi sit on what seemed to be a chair made out of palm trees. “It´s  been ten long years since I last saw another human.” The stranger said with a big smile on his face and watery eyes. “My name is Wilson, what is yours?”

“ I am Luigi.” He replied weakly, “I´m sorry did you say you have not seen anyone else for ten years?”

“That´s right! I arrived after an airplane crash.” Wilson said as he drifted away into his memories, “To be honest I have no idea where I am and I have tried to escape but the waves make it difficult.”

“Airplane? And you mentioned you tried to escape, so that must mean this is an island?” Luigi replied as he starred out a small window into the blue sky.

“Oh yes this is an island. I actually think I have figured out how to escape from here, but I only managed to make one raft. But, let´s talk about that later. You my friend, need some food and water!” Wilson replied. He was very excited to have a visitor.

Wilson gave plenty of water and food to Luigi. It was not long before Luigi was fully rested and was feeling a lot better. The night had settled in and both of them sat around a fire, which had two fish set up above it, cooking them.

“So Wilson, how do we get out of here?” Luigi asked waiting to hear Wilson´s plan.

“Tomorrow for some reason, the waves are a lot more calm then the rest of the year. So, I have prepared a small raft to leave this island and sail back to society.” Wilson answered with confidence.

“Great! So let´s get ready!” Luigi got up with excitement.

“There is one problem though… The raft is only big enough for one person.” Wilson said sadly and watched Luigi´s excitement shut down. “But…” Wilson continued, “I have no need to leave this place since I have settled here and there is no guarantee that you will make it somewhere safe. So, if you wish to risk your life in that big ocean, go ahead.”

Luigi felt bad leaving Wilson, but the chance of facing the powerful sea and going to an unknown land made Luigi´s blood boil with excitement. That night while they ate, Wilson explained how to use the raft and how to fish in the ocean. Wilson tried to convince Luigi to stay, for he did not want to be alone again. But, Luigi did not want to spend ten years here and grow a beard like Wilson. The rest of the night was spent joking and talking until they fell asleep.

The sun quickly rose and woke up Luigi and Wilson. The raft was ready to depart and like Wilson said, the waves were a lot calmer. Luigi asked Wilson if he was going to be alright, to which Wilson replied, “oh no worries my friend, I have Robbison with me.” Luigi thought that was a weird reply since as far as he knew, they were the only two humans here.

Luigi got on the raft as he promised Wilson he would return for him. Wilson with a shine in his eyes of joy began to push the raft into the waves and wished Luigi good luck. Wilson watched as Luigi began to disappear into the horizon as we escaped the island´s reef and reached the deep ocean.

Luigi could not help but to feel sorry for Wilson, therefore he promised himself that one day he will return for him. Luigi floated along the powerful waves as he looked up, only to see dark clouds beginning to gather. This was not going to be an easy trip.

Chapter two: Kelan Village

The waves began to rise up and the clouds began to grow bigger. Luigi began to hate the ocean as it looks like it was out to get him. He hanged on to the raft as the waves tried to throw him over. Lightning and thunder began to cross the dark skies and rain fell heavily. Luigi was soaking wet in a few seconds and his supplies had fallen of the raft. He grabbed on to the edge of the raft as hard as he could, while the salty water tasted terrible as it splashed into his mouth.

One big wave knocked Luigi over on to his back. He laid there starring up at the storm above him. It looked like this was his end. He screamed at the skies, cursing them for giving him such an awful fate. Then, out of the corner of his eye he saw something huge coming up. Luigi stood and faced the giant wave that was forming before him. The giant wave covered the dark clouds and began to wrap around the raft. Luigi stood there helpless as the enormous wave crashed on him.

…

Luigi felt the hot sand under him and the burning sun on his face. He was dry and hurting all over. There was a weird sound, sort of like an animal. He opened his eyes and in between the bright light of the sun he could see a figure, which seemed to be sniffing him. His eyes adjusted to reveal a small monkey looking at him.

Luigi sat up and checked his surroundings. He was in a small beach that had giant trees around it. The monkey began to jump happily as he watched Luigi began to get up. The monkey ran into the trees and returned with a banana, which he handed over to Luigi.

Luigi thanked the monkey as he quickly began to eat. The monkey got up on top of Luigi´s shoulder and both of them began to walk into the jungle. Luigi needed to find out where he was and maybe there were people that could help him. It was not long before they reached a clearing where the trees had been cut and there was only a long grass field before them. At the other side was what looked like a giant gate made of wood and animal bones.

Luigi began to run quickly towards the gate, this was an obvious sign of civilization. He reached it and he could see a whole village on the other side of it. Their houses were made of stones and hay. The people wondering around did not wear shoes and had very little clothes, with a feather on their heads. Luigi reached the gate; he was hungry and tired because of all he had been through. There was a guard standing there, starring at Luigi with a confused look. The guard had a long lance and a brown skirt made of some sort of animal. He pointed his lance at Luigi and asked who he was. Luigi was shocked to be able to understand him, but he had other things to worry about. Luigi introduced himself and explained that he had been in a storm and was washed ashore. The guard placed his lance down and told Luigi to follow him. They began to walk into the village and the local natives stared at Luigi weirdly. Behind the village you could see a giant mountain.

They reached a house which was bigger than the rest and had giant mammoth like tusks in the entrance. They walked inside and the hut was decorated with weapons and animal like skins. At the very end of the room a man sat on a big wooden chair. He had white hair bundled up in a ponytail and had a long white beard. He had a long white skirt and some sliver rings around his ankles. A native girl stood next to him. She had a skin much whiter than the rest of the natives and her hair went down to her waist. She wore a red top and skirt with weird designs and also had silver rings on her ankles.

The guard guided Luigi to the man with the white hair and left. The man stood up and said “Welcome strange traveler. I am the leader here in Kelan Village. Next to me stands my daughter Roca. What is your name?”

Luigi cleared his throat and answered “I am Luigi. I arrived here because a storm washed me up to a shore nearby.”

“I see. And where do you come from?”

“I have never had a place to call home, but I was on my way to New York.”

“New York? Why I have no idea where that is, Do you Roca?” The leader turned to his daughter but she shacked her head no.

“Excuse me, what continent am I on?” Luigi asked the leader.

“Why this place is known as South Island. Only Kelan and Wellin Village inhabit this grand island.”

Luigi began to think to himself as he tried to figure out where he was.

“Luigi, may I ask where did you get those weird clothes?” Roca asked.

“I bought them in England.” Luigi answered, but they did not seem to understand. “By any chance do you have a telephone? Or any way to communicate outside this island?”

“We do not have this telephone you speak of and our communication only goes to the island next to ours, North Island. But the people there are evil.” The leader answered.

“What do you mean by evil?”

“They take our people away saying we are demons and must be purified. We were peaceful until they arrived out of nowhere. They seem more advanced than us but anybody who takes away other people and does what they want with them are more savage than we are.” The leader says as he and Roca look sadly at the floor.

“Well if they are advanced then maybe I should head over there. Maybe they have access to a phone.” Luigi said.

The leader stood up and faced him, “If you venture into these islands just like that you will certainly die. You seem a total stranger to these parts and I am sure you do not even have control of your element.”

“My element?” Luigi asked.

“I knew it. Since I saw you I noticed your ki was a lot more different than the rest of the creatures I have ever seen. Every living thing in this world has one of the four elements: Fire, Water, Earth and Wind. Just by looking at you I can easily tell you are of the water element.”

“Look I am just a normal human being that wants to go home.” Luigi replied, he had begun to feel uncomfortable.

“You will need the power of your element in order to survive here. If you want to go home I suggest you at least learn to control it.”

Seeing that he had no other choice, Luigi asked what was it that he needed to do.

“First, you must prove you are worthy to learn this abilities and that is why your quest is to bring me a scroll that is hidden deep in the mountain behind the village.” The leader grabbed one the swords hanging on his wall and handed it over to Luigi. As soon as Luigi grabbed it, he felt a strange energy flow through his body. The leader asked Roca to accompany Luigi and to make sure he didn´t die. With this, both of them set of towards the mountain.