The Quest

CHAPTER 1

There is a beautiful land called Taylem. It has no cities, just little districts spread across the

land. The districts are like villages where everything the village needs is grown and made in

the district. The country is a beautiful place of rolling hills, dense forests and plenty of

natural wildlife. The districts are not joined by nasty concrete roads but instead they have

dirt or cobblestone roads made by people in the districts. There are no cars, planes, busses or

trains in Taylem. People get around by horse and cart, home-made bikes, and boats.

The country that borders Taylem is called Barstland. It is not as nice as Taylem but more

people live there. Anyway, Barstland claimed that Taylem used to belong to them. But what

they really wanted was the natural resources that Taylem had so much of. There was an

abundance of gold, diamonds, timber, coal, and plenty of fresh water. So with that excuse

they invaded Taylem.

In Taylem there is a certain man named Figmo. He is 25 years old. His district has not yet

been affected by the war. His dream and goal has always been to be an adventure hero, but

he never had the chance in such a peaceful country. He is a man who has the gifts of an

adventure hero. He is very resourceful, skilful, and very, very brave. He is tall, thin, good

looking, and very clever. Even though he has all these qualities, he has a bad habit of

sometimes being influenced by the pressure of others.

Both of Figmo's parents had died when he was 20 years old leaving him a sailing ship called

"The Jubilee". Everything on the Jubilee was made up of solid timber with plenty of gold

because of the abundance of them in Taylem.

Even though Figmo has no brothers or sisters, he has a very close friend named Grest. They

are the same age and they have been friends since they were children. Grest is a good

companion to have around because he is very encouraging. He is very good at following

instructions but not good at giving them.

Figmo also has a cousin called Kab. Kab is the kind of guy you just have to love. He is a

chubby, funny sort of guy who could make everybody laugh in the midst of the worst

situations. His biggest problem is that sometimes he takes his jokes too far. He is 23 years

old.

Grest has a fiance called Tashi. She is very attractive and she is very athletic. She always loves

an adventure and is ready to tackle the next challenge. She comes from a different district

than the three men. She could sometimes be a bit bossy and even demanding.

CHAPTER 2

One morning Figmo woke up with a troubled look on his face. You see, he just had a dream

where he saw a lady on an island calling out to him saying,

"I can help you but you must help me first!"

He didn't know what it meant so he went to see Grest. On his way there he saw a bird that

stood out to him. It came up to him and started talking. It gave him directions to the island

in his dream. Then it flew away.

Shocked that a bird can even talk, he went to see Grest.

"Hi Grest, I NEED to talk to you NOW!" he said.

"Hi Figmo, what's up?" he replied.

"I'm freaked out at this dream I had, and you won't believe what happened on the way

here." said Figmo with alarm in his voice.

"Now calm down and tell me all about it." replied Grest.

So Figmo told Grest everything.

"That's amazing!" exclaimed Grest. "I had the SAME dream myself! Lets go to the island."

"OK, lets go and tell Kab and Tashi." replied Figmo.

It was not long before they were on the Jubilee sailing towards the island. When they

reached the island they immediately went searching for the lady. As they were walking they

happened to come across a strange looking man, that looked very much like a hermit.

"Hello." they all said.

"Hi!" said the hermit. "What are you doing on this island so late? Come back to my place."

When they got to the hermit's funny looking house, Figmo explained the whole situation

to the hermit. After he had finished, the hermit told them that the only woman on the

island was a witch that was being held prisoner in a castle by a monster.

"That must be her." said Grest

"Well, I don't know whether she's the one to help you." said the hermit.

"She HAS to be the one," said Tashi, "now tell us all about her!"

"OK," said the hermit, "If you insist. First of all, Jezebe the witch is beautiful, tall, thin