Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 91

Lucas didn’t really want them to take the risk, but they seemed determined on going.

Finally, Lucas sighed, “I can take you there, but we’re not getting close.”

Eileen responded, “No problem.”

Then she tossed them the green ribbon.

Eddie and Lucas saw the writing on the ribbon: ‘The First Crossroad…

The dots indicated that the sentence wasn’t finished; it was just a half-spoken phrase.

“The hell does ‘The First Crossroad’ mean?” Eddie asked.

Eileen just shrugged, “Beats me.”

Lucas pondered a bit and handed back the ribbon, “Croc Cove Creek isn’t far from here. If we hit the road now, we should get there in about two hours.”

Eileen stood up, “Then let’s hit the road.”

The six of them set off back.

By dusk, they reached the place known as Croc Cove Creek.

Eileen stared at the half-visible crocodile eyes peeking out from the riverbed.

Looking around, she asked Lucas and Eddie, “Do you guys see the blue ribbon?”

Eddie replied, “The crocs move around. We’ve seen a blue ribbon here before, but who knows where it’s swum off to now?”

“So how are we supposed to find it, it’s too hard.”

“Over there,” Egbert suddenly said.

Eileen instantly turned to him, “Where?”

Egbert, with a slight frown and an expressionless face, said, “The ribbon fell off, it’s in the river.”

Eileen turned and sure enough, there was a big croc, laying on a blue ribbon in the muddy riverbed.

The ribbon didn’t just fall off, it was pinned by a croc.

Back at camp, the show director shook his head at Major Warner, “Sly fox, I don’t believe you didn’t foresee this. What made you think to tie the ribbon to a croc’s head? Now it’s fallen off, with all these crocs in the river, I bet you never planned to give them the clue on the ribbon, huh?”

Major Warner just shook his head with a smile, “If it’s Egbert, he can get it.”

The director was surprised, then rubbed his chin, “Really?”

“It’s a piece of cake

he going to

Warner shook his head,

was surprised, “Then…”

as Egbert tells him how; with Burton’s strength and reflexes, although it’s a bit tricky, he should

“Isn’t Burton a bit too

but with Egbert there, he should…”

voice trailed off.

until he followed Major Warner’s

he was just as

rope from their supply pack, one end tied to a tree, the other in her hand. She tiptoed, leapt into the

water like a swallow. Below, three or four crocs were already lunging, trying to bite her.

with her boots, and the force

of them was the croc lying on the ribbon.

the blue ribbon floated up

as a pivot, flicked up the ribbon with her

landed on the ground and Eileen was quick to retract

rope, she landed safely on

whole process was smooth

less than a

step, every pivot, even her anticipation of the crocs’ movements, everything was pinpoint

had planned this in advance.

time had passed since she spotted the ribbon to the moment she

five minutes.

ready to go, and executed it flawlessly

director turned to Major Warner in disbelief, whose face was

that if Egbert tried, he would have done it easily. How would he have done

quiet, his eyes fixed on the screen, on the smug face

said slowly, “Just like

had tried, he would have done it the same way.

while Egbert would have been confident about pulling it off,

face, he suddenly remembered what Major Warner

method worked, it wasn’t the most efficient. You

Warner blinked, “I did say that.”

she just didn’t want to

looked at

popped

guys see that?]

[Yes.]

[I saw it.]

[Oh my god.]

[AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!]