Chapter 5 The Storm

Everyone began to panic. What did he mean by "facing a violent storm?"

Prisoners like Jonathan, locked up in the room, began doing it all to break free. Since the noisy environment, no one paid attention to the worried prisoners.

Jonathan was among them, trying to break his handcuffs by all means.

In a matter of minutes, water began pouring into their cell. This gave way to massive confusion. Everyone wanted to get out as soon as possible.

As luck will have it, a correctional officer came into the cell, throwing a bunch of keys to their middle.

"Save yourselves. I don't think anyone will make it out alive, but if you do, it's your chance to start fresh."

Immediately, the correctional officer left to save his own life. In seconds, everyone dragged the keys, trying to protect themselves first.

Most of the prisoners, after breaking off, jumped into the sea. Jonathan was the last to free himself. By that time, the water was almost reaching his neck. He tried to walk towards the front of the ship, but the storm kept shaking violently. Before he could more further, a wooden part of the ship fell on his head, throwing him unconsciously into the sea.

Lucky for him, the wooden part served as a boat for his unconscious body, moving slowly as the wind took it for days, until finally taking him to another end of the sea: a different world entirely, the kingdom of Canterbridge!

Now, Canterbridge was a very secluded kingdom on an island people hardly knew about. Despite its seclusion, it was still one of the most developed places on earth; people hardly knew of it.

Why? There was barely a way to travel from Canterbridge to the other parts of the world. It had no airlines, and going through the sea would meet with different oppositions like the Bermuda Triangle, etc.

The rulers like King Lucius passed it off as nature's way of secluding their kingdom, preventing it from the colonialist nature of different countries. They thus stopped thinking of ways to transport themselves into other parts of the world.

Even with its seclusion, Canterbridge developed itself into something beautiful, having one of the best-undiscovered technologies in the world, not leaving their natural resources.

Unlike the other countries, Canterbridge used Monarchy as a system of Government. The present ruler was King Lucius.

On a bright sunny morning, two fishermen were conversing among themselves.

"You know, last week, Alleric caught a weird fish worth so much money. "

" So I heard. Now, he doesn't need to fish like we do. "

" Forget it. Even if I were that rich, I wouldn't think of giving up this job for anything. Besides, the king pays us just enough to live a pleasant and peaceful life. "

" Yeah, I love this job. Do you think other countries have fishermen? "

" They must. If not, what would they do with the fish? "

As they continued to talk, the first one took out a remote-controlled drone-looking device. It was a device used by fishermen to inspect the sea. This drone could spot fish meters and meters away, giving the total number it finds.

If it's more than the average amount, they can go fishing. If it's less, which it hardly is, they are prohibited from fishing.

The display pad began flashing with red lights for the fisherman.

" Uh oh... I think something's wrong. " The first one said.

" Either that or we found ourselves a weird-looking fish too! "

Both drove hurriedly with their fishing boat, a special kind unlike the usual type, made essentially for fishing. It had everything fishermen would need.

And they found Jonathan amid the waters, blood-filled, unconscious, and burdened.

" Goodness gracious! Can you see that? " One said to another through special headphones that could communicate between long distances.

" I see that, Brian. We have an explorer visitor who drowned on the way here."

" Let's help him out immediately. He may die very soon. "

Two days later, Jonathan was well-treated by the physician. He was able to wake up finally.

" Where am I? " He asked the most literal question. Now, because of his head injury, he could not remember a thing in the past.

" We don't know. You were found with a head injury. Don't you remember anything? "

Jonathan nodded his head in negation.

" Oh well, you're awake. Welcome to Canterbridge. I will send you for DNA testing and a memory check. The DNA will reveal your true identity and what part of the world you came from. The memory check will unveil the last five minutes before you become unconscious. After that, you can work on getting back your memory. "

Jonathan could only listen in wonder. The doctor, noticing this, only smiled,

" Welcome to Canterbridge once again. I don't know where you came from, but here, we do things a little differently. "

Immediately, he pressed a tiny button, and the nurse on duty arrived.

"Have you had his diet result yet?"

"Yes, sir. It shows he hasn't eaten any solid food for a week. His system indicates more than enough amount of water due to his journey, and the surgeons were able to get rid of the brain-eating amoeba in his system successfully. Now, he needs enough food to proceed with the other tests. "

" You could've just asked me if I was hungry or not. " Jonathan finally spoke, unsure of why all the procedures were needed.

" Right. Feed him 35% Carbohydrates, 30% protein, and vitamins 35% for now. Call the intern doctor to flush out all the water in his system. The only liquid he will take for the next two days will be fruits. "

Jonathan was amused by how kind they were; he was glad he was still alive. One thing bothered him, though: who was he? And why did he get lost in the ocean?

Three days later, after being fed strange but fabulous for two days straight, another doctor walked into his ward, followed by many others.

"You would not believe me, young man, but your DNA matches the royal family's. I do not know how, but the king is on his way now. He found out, and he is curious and wants to know how he relates to you!"

" What!" Jonathan could only say.