My name is Michel Malone I am the younger brother of Edward Malone the famous reporter of the London Gazette. The same Ed Malone who journeyed to the lost world of, prehistoric beast but managed to help capture one and bring it back so the rest of the world could see. After hearing and reading about his adventure I wanted to experience my own but unlike Ed, I was still stuck back home. Working for a small unknown paper most people used for the lining of their birdcages.
All that changed one day when I got a telegraph from Ed it seems he was missing his own family that and he was getting married to a Ms. Jennifer Holmes the daughter of The Global News the same ones that bought out The London Gazette. Well, anyways he sent a telegraph asking me to come to England for his wedding how could I refuse? So packing my bags I heading off to my first adventure even if it was just for a wedding. As I boarded the steamer I kept wondering if I had forgotten something. It wasn't until we were on our way that it hit me, Oh dear lord my job I didn't tell anyone I was leaving. Oh well, maybe I could get one working for The Global News knock on wood.
The trip to London was uneventful due to the fact that I remained in my cabin because of being seasick the whole time. Not one of my better ideas I just hope I get my sea legs in the near future. When the ship finally was docked and I disembarked I was greeted by Ed. We spent a few moments hugging each other before we loaded my belongings onto a carriage and made our way to his home. I have to say it looked a lot better than the one we grew up in back in the states. I even got to meet his fiancée who insisted I call her Jenny. I wasn't going to argue so Jenny it was. We got all of my things put away We decided that a tour of the city was in order. I have to say one thing even if they say London is a bustling city it doesn't compare to New York.
During our tour, I somehow got separated from the lovebirds and ended up in a little scuffle it wasn't much just some thugs trying to take advantage of a lone tourist. Luckily our styles of fighting were greatly different due to the fact the three of them were using a typical boxing style while I was using more of a Brooklyn street fighting you know to punch, kicking, biting. So there was no contest I did feel sorry for them and offered to buy them a drink if we could put this whole thing behind us. Unfortunately, I did have to wait for them to wake up to do it but Ed and Jenny had already found me so I had to take a raincheck as they call it.
During this time I met some other friends of Ed's like Professors Challenger and Summerlee. They were kind enough to show me the photos of the Lost World ones that were never given to the Zoological Society of London and they were remarkable creatures in those photos I could not describe them to their fullest even if I tried. As we spent time with Professor Challenger a young woman came over to us. She introduced herself as Katherine Jones daughter of an old, acquaintance of the Professors.
"Ah, Ms. Jones it's a pleasure to see you again please allow me to introduce some dear friends of mine Edward Malone his fiancée, Ms. Jennifer Holmes, and Michel Malone." The Professor said greeting the young lady who I must say is quite fetching.
"Greeting once again Professor Challenger I do hope you would reconsider my proposal of allowing me to speak with the Societies board members about my father's theories?" Ms. Jones said not even bothering to look at the three of us.
"I have but again the theories your father has come up with are to say hard to swallow a world connected to our own by a portal and this world is where all the creatures of mythology come from making Dragons, Unicorns, and Minotaurs true is just too," Challenger began to say.
"You mean like a plateau where dinosaurs still live," Ms. Jones said to the Professor making the old man's mouth shut like a steel trap.
"Touche young lady," Challenger said smiling.
"My father may be a laughing stock to the rest of the scientific community but his theories are sound." Ms. Jones said as she pulled a large map out of a bag she was carrying and laid it on the table. As you can see the proof is right here there are only three points in the entire world where they converge and this is the next spot for the portal to appear."
I looked at the map and I recognized what it was, Lay Lines she was talking about conversion points where multiple lay lines intersect.
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"And you think that a portal will open at this spot to another world even more lost than Professor Challengers M.s Jones?" "I asked only to get a scorned look from her."I mean it sounds plausible after all every culture has some form of similarities in the creatures of their mythology such as dragons and Lay Lines have been proven to hold some form of energy," I said gaining a smile from her now.
"Kate call me Kate," She said still smiling.
"Let me guess you wish to mount an expedition to this point let me see 25°00'00.0," North 71°00'00.0" West my word that's the middle of the Bermuda Triangle," Challenger said in surprise.
"Yes It is but we must hurry the portal will only be open for a short time and then we will have to wait for another Two years Six months," Kate said with pleading eyes.
"Why would it be a strange length of time like that?" Jenny asked looking confused.
"My father had deduced that it takes thirty moons, full moons for the Lay Lines to build up the energy to open the portal and if we miss this one we'll have to wait almost three years for it to open at Stonehenge," She said sounding a little upset. "I am sorry for the way I sound but my father was ridiculed for this and I just want to prove he was right and not some foolish dreamer," She said looking at the floor.
"Well it's settled then," Jenny said making all of us look at her confused. "I will have fathers paper put up the money for this expedition and if we do not find anything we will still be able to enjoy a nice trip to the Caribbean," She said holding onto my brother's hand.
Hearing this I jumped in and demanded to be the reporter of this venture stating that I was a top-notch photographer as well a better writer than my brother plus I was quite good at sketching to prove my point I sketched a picture of Kate for proof.
"That only took me two minutes to do now think of what I could do with more time," I said showing them the drawing.
All eyes were on Challenger at this time and with a large sigh he smiled and agreed to go but he insisted that Professor Summerlee was to join us. With that settled, I invited Kate to join us for supper and we discussed what our plans were to get to the center of the Bermuda Triangle. It took one week to get everything for the journey including convincing Professor Summerlee to join it was Challenger who got him as the Professor stated his wrinkly old butt up off his chair and out in the world again. The ship we found to take us was out of Cuba and destined to return when we were ready the Captain and Firstmate were the only ones to know of our destination and with a little extra few pounds they kept it to themselves.
I truly wasn't looking forward to the voyage but Kate had given me a bracelet made of copper and told me to always wear it when I go out to sea and believe me when I say the thing worked for some reason I wasn't seasick. So that little problem out of the way I consider it to be smooth sailing but fate had other plans. As we neared our destination most of the crew found out and decided to Mutiny the Bridge crew or team and the chief engineer were set in the largest lifeboat with enough supplies for us to reach Bermuda in five days and set adrift. I couldn't believe it twenty years old never had a girlfriend and now set adrift to die at sea.
I don't know if it was Providence the Will of God or some other mystic force but for some reason, the boat was caught in a very powerful current and it was forcing us in the direction we were headed, to begin with, the exact center of the Bermuda triangle. We were only on the boat for three hours when the Captian spotted something ahead of us. Looking I saw something that could only be described as a whirlpool of clouds taking out my camera I took a picture just so I would have proof I was delirious from the sun.
Still staring at it I didn't realize that everyone began to panic as we were rushing towards the whirlpool or vortex at an alarming rate. When Ed called to me I finally broke out of my trance and began helping as we tried to slow ourselves down or turn in another direction but nothing worked. The current was too strong and we began to pick up speed the closer we got to the vortex.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault I should never have talked you all into this," Kate said to us through tear-filled eyes.
"We all agreed to do this so it's not your fault just believe in your fathers work and we'll get through this Like you said this is a gateway to another world a lost world where man has never been and we will be the first," I said placing my arm around her.
As we got closer to the vortex there was a sound almost the same as a ringing of an alarm bell it was getting louder and louder until it was unbearable making each of us pass out.
If any of us was awake when we entered the vortex we would have seen what appeared to be a large tree made of crystal before it disappeared and the boat gently passed through the vortex and come to a stop on the shore of a different land and more importantly a different world.