Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 3 2018 | Page 297

The Young Voyagers
St . Mary ' s Canossian College , Kwong , Athena - 13

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t ’ s time , I should go ,” said Shelly with both anxiousness and excitement . A week ago …
Shelly was doing homework in her room . “ Why is there so much homework in form1 for an intelligent student like me in the 22 nd century ?” Shelly threw her pen away hard . It kept on rolling towards a small closet that had been neglected for years . “ Now even my pen rolled under that dirty closet .” Just as she bended down to take back her pen ; she discovered a mysterious looking thing . It is a pillar of black iron banded with a gold ring .
“ Isn ’ t that the Ruyi Jingu Bang ?” Shelly was a fan of the book “ Journey to the West ” and had read this book for more than a thousand times . Curiously , Shelly ran to her mother with the bang , “ Mum ! Look what I found in the closet ! What is this ? How come it looks so similar to Sun Wukong ’ s weapon ?” Shelly ’ s mother hesitated for a while and replied , “ Yes , it is . It seems like it ’ s time to tell you the truth . I was told by my grandparents that I am a descendant of Sun Wukong so you are too . This object should be great token .” “ Oh ! I can ’ t believe it ! Sun Wukong is so nimble . It ’ s such an honor to be his descendant !” Shelly screamed with joy . She dashed to the computer and made a video call to his uncle who is a physicist . “ Uncle , may I borrow something from you ?” she asked .
Now …
“ It ’ s time , I should go ,” said Shelly with both anxiousness and excitement . In a glimpse of light , Shelly arrived at a strange place . Within her sight was a small village . People were wearing simple beige colored clothes made from wool . Shelly uses the GPS map on her phone . “ Let ’ s see , I am in Dunhuang , China and this is Yang Guan Village .” She noticed a strange boy about her age dressed like her . He was wearing a jumpsuit and a smart watch too .
Curiously , Shelly approached him . “ Hey ! Who are you ?” The boy looked at Shelly from head to toe , and replied , “ Well … I guess you must be Shelly , the descendant of Sun Wukong , right ? I am Benjamin , descendant of Zhu Bajie . So I suppose you know our mission ?” “ What mission ?” Shelly replied shockingly . Benjamin said , “ I thought you were told about it . We need to find our ascendants and help them to finish their journey . Don ’ t you know ?” “ Of course I know , silly . Okay , let ’ s travel together , you will surely need some help ,” Benjamin looked annoyed but he still walked with Shelly .
They walked for hours until they saw their ascendants in distance . “ I got this ! Look at that short hairy creature with heart-shaped face . He must be the monkey king . He looked confident and smart with his snobbish eyes .” Shelly started jumping up and down . “ That plump creature must be your ascendant , Zhu Bajie . Both of you have a broad nose and a round face , so silly looking !” Shelly laughed at her partner . Anxiously , they approached Sun Wukong and Zhu BajIe . “ Hello ! We are your descendants . I am Shelly , the descendant of you , Wukong . And this is Benjamin , the descendant of Zhu Bajie ,” said Shelly . Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie shared a surprising glance , and looked at the strangers in confusion . “ Oh no ! They didn ’ t understand what we said ,” said Benjamin . “ Stop freaking out ! We can use Scan Speak Translate on our phones to help us .” Therefore , Shelly explained their background in details with the app . “ Please let us join your journey , we would be very helpful with the high-tech gadgets ,” Benjamin added . After listening to them , Sun Wukong said , “ We are impressed with your story and your gadgets . I ’ m sure that Xuanzang wouldn ’ t mind you joining us . He is by the riverside .” The four of them approached Xuanzang , who was drinking water from the river . Again , Shelly and Benjamin activate Scan Speak Translate . Xuanzang ’ s eyes focused on their phones . “ Wow ! You are welcome to join our journey if you follow my instructions ,” The two visitors nodded willingly and joined the journey .
The new group of five kept on walking for days . Shelly and Benjamin started to feel bored . They listened to music on their iPods as they reached a huge maze made of trees . “ Stick together and pay attention to the routes ,” Xanzang reminded the fellows . However , the teenagers didn ’ t pay attention to Xuanzang and focused on their iPads . They walked with their heads down . Later , Shelly bumped into the end of the maze .