THE CHOSEN · BATTLE WITH A CERBEROSIAN PRINCE
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The Chosen: Battle with a Cerberosian Prince Journey to Sagarmatha
Day 29: Climb up to Camp 2 (Day 29-30:
Stay at Camp 2)
Day 31: Climb up to Camp 3
Day 32: Back to Base Camp
Day 33-44: Rest Days
Day 45-51: TREK UP TO THE SUMMIT
Day 51-56: Back to Base Camp
Day 57: Back to the Lodge
“Any questions?”
“Nah, it’s pretty self-explanatory for the most part,” TJ
replied.
The others nodded their heads in agreement.
“Great. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me
anytime. And your sherpas are adequately equipped to
answer any of your questions, too.”
It was 22:40. Dorjee could see them slowly starting to
fade. He still had a few more things to cover but realized
it would be of no benefit if they couldn’t retain any of it.
This was an unusual circumstance for Dorjee and his crew;
they didn’t normally organize expeditions for a crew that
consisted entirely of non-climbers. He quickly realized that
he would have to adjust his regular methodology.
“OK, we’ll end it there for tonight. I advise that you all
get a full night’s rest, as we have a long day tomorrow. See
you all at 07:00.”
They gathered their stuff and made their way to their
rooms.
“Oh, I almost forgot. I have been instructed to tell you
all to make sure you have your Watches with you, as you
will need them at the summit.”
They continued walking to their rooms while trying to
figure out where their rooms actually were. They hadn’t had
the chance to go to the front desk; all they had were their
keys with the room numbers.
“Have you noticed that they keep saying ‘we have been
instructed’?” TJ whispered. He wasn’t saying it to anyone
specifically but directing it to the group as a whole as they
were walking towards the elevators.
“Yes, I noticed that, too,” Pippa replied.
“Noticed what?” Ana said loudly.
“Keep it down, Ana,” Pippa responded. “That they keep
saying, ‘We’ve been instructed.’”
“Maybe they lured us here so they could experiment on
our bodies… Maybe they want to turn us into robots. No,
puppets. Robot puppets!” Ethan said, as he fluctuated his
voice.
Fang rolled his eyes and decided to take the stairs to
his room.
“Dude, you’re so silly,” Tumi said between laughs.
“There’s no such thing as robot puppets, Ethan,”
asserted Ana.
“No, but seriously, who are these people who are willing
to spend so much money and go through so much trouble
for this? To what end?” asked TJ.
“Yeah, why would someone go through so much trouble, for robot puppets?” Ethan said.
“Bruh… really?”
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