A Troubling Day

I jumped awake, wondering where I was. I remembered the events of the last day and how we were lost in the jungle with only a bit of fuel left! Jern had set about trying to figure out where we were. I suggested that we hop on our varactyl and let him figure out the way home. Jern agreed.

We rode until we came to a cliff side and saw another one of the varactyls. I shouted with relief: Vreck had come to save us! As the rider came closer it was apparent it was not Vreck - it was Arron. Arron rode up to us and he admitted that he was lost, too.

So, we put our heads together and found a solution. We made Arron climb a tall tree to get a good vantage point. As he climbed the tree fell over and we rushed over. Arron was bruised and out of breath, so I bravely started to climb another tree. I was a lot more careful than Arron, but the tree was not tall enough. Jern, meanwhile, had figured out which way the sea was with the help of the sun, so we set off.

We walked along the beach, happy to be out of the jungle. Suddenly, a semi-aquatic being with wings crashed out of the bushes holding a bow with a poison-tipped arrow. It started talking in some language I didn't understand. I attempted to communicate by acting with puppets I had fortunately tucked away in my pockets. The native understood and lowered his bow, only to raise it when Jern moved. At that moment Vreck rode up on a speeder and conversed with the native. Vreck learned that the natives were getting sick because of all the fuel contamination and that they didn't want to be discovered. They feared the loud machines.

Vreck then said that the colony was preparing a hunting party for these natives so I raced off with Vreck to stop the hunt!

We got there just in time - I found Djinn Monka and Tiza Tenray. I told them about the sentient natives they were about to go kill, and Djinn Monka wasn't happy, so he put a stop to it.

I'm hoping to have a relaxing month of making money and my stocks have grown!