Cade Mayson and his ghost striker friends have been watching the aliens all through the fall. Several new towers have gone up. Mysterious lights play to the rhythm of loud, booming music throughout the mountains during the moonlit nights. They believe the aliens are working on something secret. It could be a new weapon, perhaps something that can break through the defensive fires that protect the new Kingdom of Cashes Dade at the top of the mountain. Josiah believes they are secretly experimenting with students. But he’s more concerned with what the aliens are looking for. They want to discover the secret of Ghost Peak. Cade, Blake, Drew, and Josiah are determined to find it first, because something powerful might be found there, and if the aliens get it, the revolution might end before it can begin…
It’s time for another mystery challenge. If you haven’t yet, go to LIST OF POSTS at the top of the site and check out MYSTERY OF GHOST PEAK: PART ONE AND PART TWO. Have you figured out yet which path the kids should take that will lead to the secret peak in the distance? Leave a comment below if you have a guess. Check out the Daycoyer Prophecy below to learn more about the alien invasion, what’s happened to the students like Cade, Blake, and Drew, and to learn the secret of Ghost Peak. More about this will be revealed in the next post including the answer for which of the five paths leads to Ghost Peak. There is a key clue in the prophecy. Can you find it? What secret will be revealed?
DAYCOYER PROPHECY
Kids play soccer on a wide field under a calm sky
Others build sandcastles under the shade up high
When a brilliant flash shoots out over every school
Green fires turn the day’s warmth into a chilling cool
First they will deceive all the parents about a great threat
When they look to the aliens as superior all will be set
They will shine light on the few students who follow their way
They won’t care at all what students on the outside have to say
From the beginning, they will decide where each student will rank
When they were called trouble makers that’s when they sank
The aliens pretend to light up the best way with intense beams
But what they’re really doing is trying to crush their dreams
At night, a dark storm will cover all the nations in shadow
But in the western sky, in the three dark stars will appear a glow
There is a secret being held by the ghosts under the hidden peak
The way there is by following the close, yet distant dream you seek
The bright singer flies so fast you can’t see him stop
The crazy ghost kids can’t be kept from reaching the top
The kid with fire in his eyes can’t be told there’s no way
He’s determined to take the most daring path to make them pay
When the blazing students find the ghosts, a secret will be revealed
They hold a secret many forgot for how they can be healed…
It was a dark, chilly night where the sky seemed empty when Todd Mardade climbed the barren, steep rocky slope to the high, jagged peak. It was pure black but showed up clear even in the night. He climbed fast up the slick stones, moving faster and faster until he reached the top. He looked out over the vast landscape of mountains looking like dark waves under passing, flickering blue moonlight. He saw a massive neon green glowing mountain he’d never seen before, but then after watching a long time he began to realize it was four massive walls of mist. He kept staring intensely as aliens appeared within the mist, building a half-circular tower. Three sleek dark blue triangular alien ships flew low over the mountains around the mist. Intense lights shone down from the ships as they circled the secret building. Now, his 12-year-old son Josiah searches for the mountain. He’s trying to uncover what the aliens are hiding…
Josiah’s favorite thing to do is to sing. He makes up his own songs, yet never writes them down. Some of the ones he really likes, he just remembers, for the most part. He has an amazing ability to come up with a song on the spot. One time he was supposed to help in the kitchen at school helping the cooks prepare the school lunches. He started singing loud, so loud, that all of his classmates in the other room could hear him. As they made their way into the room where the other cooks had gathered in the far corner, some covering their ears, they could hear him singing about all kinds of random ingredients, in a really fast song that sounded like a battle song. He sung about various explosions, shootings, and launching…well then they saw it for themselves. He was throwing sugar and salt into the air. He mixed in a bowl and half of it ended up outside the bowl. In fact, most of what he was supposed to make landed on the table, the floor, the ceiling, the door, and inside the refrigerator! To this day, no one knows how the dough ended up there when it was closed the whole time. To this day, no one knows what Josiah was even trying to make, and to this day, he’s never been invited back in the kitchen…
Josiah loves climbing mountains. He isn’t so much interested in which mountains he climbs, but how he climbs. He likes to take the most direct route, but he also likes to take the hardest route. He never talks about what mountains he’s climbed, but the kids find out because they hear his singing from distant peaks. He moves the way he sings, fast, full-speed ahead until he crashes. They hear his singing through the shadows, flying high. Then all the sudden it just stops, in mid-sentence, even mid-word. But after awhile, it starts up again. He likes to go up the steepest parts, mainly because he wants to take the fastest route. But what’s really mysterious, are the lights that appear in odd places on the peak. No one knows how he puts them there, how he gets there, but somehow these neon gold lights appear. They continue to shine and they even shine in the darkest nights…
Josiah hates chores. He hates doing anything boring or routine. That’s why if you give him something to do like wash clothes or dishes, what should take him 15 minutes will take him about 5 hours. Mostly it’s because he plays with the clothes or dishes. He makes up songs, has the various dishes fight while he gives the play by play even if no one is around. But the real reason it takes him much longer is because he usually has to clean up a mess he makes from the “fights” that take place among whatever objects he’s dealing with. What doesn’t help is the fact that Josiah has no concept of time at all. If you tell him to meet you at 4:00, don’t expect him to show up at 4:00, because something will distract him or take him way longer than it should. Plus, he just gets really confused at specific times. No one knows why. But he doesn’t seem to be confused about the times when the aliens are bringing in new students to the mysterious new complex they built hidden in the mountains…
In the late cold nights of Cashes Dade, when the blue moonlight burns bright, Josiah sneaks out into the mountains. He believes the aliens are sneaking students into the hidden complex deep in the mountains. He hears strong pounding music and bizarre lights flashing inside. But they seem to be hiding the students, and what they’re doing. What are the aliens planning? What are they doing to these students? We’ll find out more about this in the next post called:
MYSTERY OF GHOST PEAK: PART THREE
But Josiah isn’t just exploring deep into the mountains, climbing and reaching distant, high jagged peaks to discover the secrets the aliens are hiding. He sings because he believes music is the best way to reach him. He explores deep into the mountains because he hopes he can find the ghost of his dad…
As night falls, the new alien tower glows bright green. Then the sour alien horn blares out across the mountains. Dark spirits crawl through the lower mountain slopes, called by the alien horn. They enter the tower through the grand flashing entrance. The top level slowly lights up in a dark golden light that spills out through the massive oval green glass windows around the circular room. Dark spirits fill in and stand throughout the room. They raise their arms high. They stare up at the brilliant gold flashing lights. Then instantly the tower goes dark. The mountains go completely silent. Nothing moves in the total stillness. A dim yellow light appears high in the sky. The dark spirits remain completely still, just staring at the light. That’s when the music starts…
It’s time for part two of the mystery challenge. The mystery to solve in this story is, how do you get to Ghost Peak? Which is the way? Is it through the forest, the rocky slope, the river, the hills, or the misty field? Leave a comment below if you think you figured it out. Did the ghost strikers pick the right path? Tell us why you think your path is the right one. Now, it’s time to join them. Will you find Ghost Peak?
The sleek, blue triangular alien ship hovered low under the dark blue clouds racing across the night sky. Gold lights flashed in a slow rhythm. Cade, Blake, and Drew stood at the edge of the ridge looking out toward the neon blue glowing Ghost Peak.
“You think he’s out there?” asked Drew. Bright, energetic singing echoed out across the dreamy landscape.
“Don’t you hear him?” asked Blake.
“Yeah, he’s singing again.”
“So where else would he be, on the moon?” Drew glanced up at the bright, clear blue shining moon appearing close, yet distant casting a blurry bluish-gold light down to the dreamy landscape.
“So is he there?” asked Cade. Drew shook his head in dismay. The alien ship drifted toward them. The kids hit the ground fast. They laid in the dewey, cold grass while the alien ship slowly moved past, with a low whistling. The ground vibrated as the ship glided off to the right. The kids looked out over the edge toward the peak.
“I heard you can only see it from a distance, but then it disappears,” said Blake.
“You have to find the right way,” said Cade, “then when you get really close you see it.” Far to the left was a forest of glittering green evergreens called Fardays. The grass underneath the forest was soaked. Next to it on the right was a wide rocky slope with massive boulders reflecting blurry, bluish-gold light. Right down the center toward the peak was a wide, rough river with choppy waves. The waters reflected gold flickering lights. To the right were empty, bare green hills twisting and turning toward the peak. Further to the right was a wide, empty field with various blue mists rising up from the grounds, but then fading away.
As the kids listened, they heard Josiah’s fast-paced singing echo out:
“The moonlight burns bright blue
Then the night fires cross the two
That’s when the Ghost Peak appears
But the only way is through your tears”
The kids struggled to see in the falling dark. Two sharp whistles shot out behind them.
“That usually means they’ve spotted us,” Blake said in a low voice. The kids turned to see two dark ghosts standing on the hilltop behind them. A group of dark spirits lined up on both sides.
“Showtime,” Cade whispered with a smile. Blake looked across the lower landscape sharply. Drew glanced back. The dark spirits moved in mass toward them down the slope.
“The misty slope,” said Blake. “We’ll lose them in the mists.”
“Cool, let’s go.” The kids flew over the edge. They sprinted down the slope. Bright blue mists kicked up around them. Dark spirits moved in a line toward them. The heavy blue mists rolled across from left to right. Whispers sprang up on both sides close behind. “Left, left.” Cade swerved sharp left. They ducked low into rising blue mist. Drew glanced back. The dark spirits moved in a fast wave toward them.
“They’re not closing in,” said Drew.
“We can’t just outrun them,” said Blake. Cade gazed ahead at the blue mists kicking up at various points. Then he glanced back at the wide-spread line of ghosts moving in fast.
“Fast, fast, fast this way,” said Cade angling sharp to the left up the slope.
“They’re gaining on us.”
“Be ready.”
“What’s the plan?”
“We’ll stop cold, let them pass right by.” Josiah’s bright singing bounced up and down, but rising slightly. It faded out, then returned strong, then faded again. “Go, go, go.” The kids sprinted faster. Ghostly voices shot back and forth, calling out. Drew glanced up. The alien ship appeared in a sudden rush. It dropped fast further down slope ahead. The kids ducked down in a heavier blue mist cloud. “Now, now.” The three of them slid to a stop. Cade pushed them together. The dark outlines appeared. “Right, right,” he barely whispered. They shuffled right and curled into a ball. Two ghosts slid past them on both sides. Cade gave a sharp nod. They jogged back up the slope. After the kids got back to the ridge, they turned around. Ghost Peak was gone. Josiah’s singing went quiet. Heavy, chilling darkness fell over the mountains, hiding the moon and the ship.
“Where do you think he is?” asked Drew. Then they heard singing coming from the distance, coming from where they saw Ghost Peak, but it wasn’t Josiah…
There is a legend developing among the aliens. It’s spreading through all the kingdoms and cities. The aliens can’t talk the way people do, but they are able to send their thoughts into someone who can then speak their message. These people are called messengers. The aliens only choose WhiteStar Ranked students and adults to be messengers. These are the people they consider elite, the best and brightest. They’ve been told by the aliens to watch for a kid they call “The Blazing Ghost.”
Throughout the summer, the rumours have slowly spread through the kingdoms. People are starting to talk about how the aliens are looking for some kid who keeps interfering with their business. This kid is secretly trying to start a revolution to overthrow the aliens and kick them out of their kingdoms and their schools. He doesn’t believe in their superiority, but instead believes they are the enemy. This kid isn’t just fast, but blazes, because he finds his own way through the alien defense. Every time the aliens think they have him trapped, he finds some way through, he turns into a ghost. The aliens don’t know who he is. Do you?
Before we continue to find out about a mysterious kid from Cashes Dade, it’s time to reveal the answer for the last mystery challenge. If you haven’t yet, check out the last post called MYSTERY OF GHOST PEAK: PART ONE and see if you can solve the mystery. The answer for how do you see Ghost Peak is based on these prophecy lines:
The moonlight burns bright blue
Then the night fires cross the two
That’s when the Ghost peak appears
But the only way is through your tears…
The answer is this: The night fires refer to stars. Crossing the two refers to the time meaning 2:00 in the morning, but it also refers to the time, the time that the ghosts dance. So if you position yourself where the ghosts dance after 2:00 in the morning, then you will see Ghost Peak appear in the distance. Can you figure out how to get there? The way is mysterious and dangerous, because the aliens are trying to reach the peak as well.
Casey Cardade is a 12 year old with short, choppy hair that slants and falls low over his dark, deep-set eyes. He likes experimenting with various stones and powders that can set fires and shoot off explosions. He will try anything, any combination, and see what happens. Through the summer, he’s been shooting off different combinations at a secret alien factory set deep in the forest in a hidden valley. Last night, he snuck out of the small room he and his parents call home in the slowly rebuilding Kingdom of Cashes Dade and disappeared into the mountains below. He took up his position on the lower left slope of the valley where the dark orange glowing, tall oval-shaped alien factory. He knelt down behind a random combination of tall blue flowers, small green bell-shaped shrubs, and short, really wide neon green Crafters Evergreens. He stared intensely out across the lower multi-coloured fields with all kinds of various plants and flowers growing together around the factory. Then the pale-yellow light spilling out from the narrow, rectangular windows all across the top went dark. That’s when the low booming music began from one high corner, followed by a bright gold flash through the factory. Then he heard the faint sound of children crying…
Casey is really into explosions. For him, the brighter the explosion, the better. He likes seeing different colours and hearing the boom. But most of all, he likes messing with the aliens. He gazed up at the rough, low flying clouds across the chilly night sky. Then he slowly scanned the valley below and the upper slope behind him. Various circular clusters of glittering flowers, shrubs, and evergreens spread out among the variety of colours under flickering pale moonlight. He got his small shooter in position, placed several different powders inside, then struck his match. He got himself ready, with an intense gaze and thin smile, he shot the explosive. A bright blue fire blazed through the air, smashed through a window, and flashed inside. That’s when a bright, intense alien light shot directly at Casey’s shooter…
Casey Cardade is a really tough runner to track. He would probably be as difficult to catch in the game of tag as Cade is, that is if he ever played. Casey is really fast, but it takes him some time to get going to a high speed. It’s so hard to chase him, because he just shoots off in one direction, and gets faster and faster until all the sudden, he makes a sharp turn, and disappears. The hot, intense alien light cut through the darkness shining on his shooter, but Casey was gone. He already shot off up the slope, but could just see his explosion from the corner of his eye. A smile broke across his face as he hurried back up the slope toward a circular cluster of glittering flowers and plants with a few short Crafters Evergreens. He shook his head, smiled brighter, and swerved around the hidden alien net, glittering in the moonlight.Two aliens stared out the window at the quiet valley and asked themselves the question, “Did the Blazing Ghost just strike again?”
The two flat masses of sharp black clouds drew back like curtains slowly revealing the blue September moon. Cade stared with bright, shifting eyes at the new, sleek blue shimmering alien tower set within the mountains just to the northwest of Gold Peak where the new Cashes Dade has been established.
“Why do you think they built that there?” asked Blake.
“I think they’re trying to find Ghost Peak too,” said Cade.
“How many times have you seen it?” asked Drew.
“A few,” answered Josiah, standing completely still, staring across the sea of lower mountains under dark blue shine. His short, flat hair falling partly over his eyes was coloured neon blue. Glittering lights grew dim along the half circle roof of the alien tower. A deep humming vibrated through the rocky ground under their feet.
“They’re sending hidden ships out,” Blake said quietly.
“So what are we waiting for?” asked Cade, stepping around in a bizarre pattern.
“I always see it close to the ghosts,” Josiah answered. “Wait until they come out.”
“Then what?” asked Drew.
“Then the games begin…”
It’s time for the first mystery challenge of Chapter Three of the mystery series, The Cashes Dade Ghost Strikers. The mystery to solve for this story is:
How do you see where Ghost Peak is?
Can you figure it out? Leave a comment below if you have a guess. The answer will be revealed in the next post. These are the key lines from a song that give the clue:
“The moonlight burns bright blue
Then the night fires cross the two
That’s when the Ghost Peak appears
But the only way is through your tears…”
Bright blue moonlight splashed down into the lower valleys. Dark mist kicked up from the narrow field between two rows of small, jagged peaks.
Cade slowly broke a smile. “Showtime.”
“You said it,” said Josiah. “Follow me.” With that, Josiah disappeared over the edge. Cade, Blake, and Drew slid down the slick, grassy slope. Blake glanced up at the sky. Sleek black clouds streamed slowly overhead. The slope leveled out.
Josiah went blazing up the series of hills. The kids began falling behind.
“Did you know he was this fast?” asked Drew.
“We’ll catch up,” said Blake.
“I don’t…see him,” Cade said between breaths.
“No one’s faster than us,” said Blake as they charged over another hill. Two broad, flat mountains appeared under the soft blue breaking moonlight, crossing directly ahead.
“Then where is he?” asked Cade.
“Maybe we somehow got ahead of him?” Blake answered with a half shrug. Bright, fast-paced singing started up far ahead.
“You were saying?” Cade said with a smile.
“Why is he singing so loud?” asked Blake as they pushed up the long, rocky slope.
“He’s going to lead the ghosts right to him,” said Drew.
“Do you see him?” asked Cade.
“No.”
“Then they don’t either.” Blake checked his pocketwatch: 1:30. Cade gazed up at the sky. Blue moonlight flickered through the breaks around several dark spots. “Stay low, close to the rocks,” Cade whispered. Dark figures appeared along the top of the ridge.
“Get down, get down,” Blake whispered. Josiah’s fast singing drifted further and further away on the other side. The dark figures disappeared over the edge. “Let’s go.” The kids sprinted up the long slope. The singing suddenly stopped. The kids exchanged nervous looks.
“Hurry, hurry,” said Cade. Blake checked his pocketwatch: 1:45, as they reached the top where it flattened out to several wide fields surrounded by small, rounded peaks. The kids stopped momentarily, gazing around. Dark figures spread out across the fields to their left and right.
“I still don’t see him,” said Drew.
“Stop, listen, listen,” Cade whispered.
“It’s almost the time, it’s almost the time,” a ghost whispered close by.
“Get ready.”
“I don’t think they found him yet,” Blake whispered.
“Now where?” asked Drew. Cade pointed to a cluster of rocks just ahead and to the right. “How we getting there unseen?” He pointed to the dark spirits searching in all directions ahead of them.
“We need a good vantage point,” said Cade.
“How we getting there?” asked Blake.
“Well, they’re looking for movement,” said Cade, “so I guess we don’t move, but get there, without moving.” Drew and Blake watched him with sharply intrigued and confused expressions. “So we stay still, but get there, without moving.”
“Anyone have any real ideas?” asked Blake. Drew just shrugged. Cade looked up at the sky. Sleek dark clouds kept streaming slowly across. Soft blue moonlight blending with the distant scattered stars flickered through a few narrow breaks. Cade turned his gaze to the various rocks catching the blue reflections momentarily. Then he broke a smile.
“He figured it out,” said Drew. “Or he just thought of something funny.”
“Both,” said Cade, getting three small candles out of his backpack. “It’ll be funny sneaking right past all the dumb ghosts.”
“So what are we doing?” asked Blake.
“We’re lighting these candles with blue light,” Cade answered.
“So they’ll see exactly where we are?” Blake challenged.
“Dim, blue lights,” said Cade, “on these candes they’ll flicker off and on. We stay low to the ground and we’ll blend right in with the rocks catching the flickering moonlight.”
“Doesn’t sound any crazier than anything else we’ve tried,” said Drew. Blake shrugged and took the candle from Cade who had a half-crazed expression on his face.
“I think he’s catching too much moonlight,” he muttered as the kids crawled fast along the ground toward the rock cluster. Several dead whistles shot out around them. Neon green lights lit up in clusters as the ghosts gathered on the field to their left. Blake glanced at his pocketwatch. As the kids made their way to the top of the rock cluster, the ghosts began to dance under the flickering blue lights. Dark clouds continued to stream across the sky from the east and the west. The kids looked around anxiously. There was still no sign of Josiah…
Cade Mayson continues his mission to find the clues he believes his parents are sending him to begin the DadeStar Revolution against the aliens. If you want to learn more about the series and check out information about the first book, check out the page BUY THE BOOKS. Otherwise, you can read on to learn more about the next book in this series and check out a bonus mystery challenge at the end that will offer a key clue about the mystery in this next book.
Cade Mayson still believes his parents really joined the aliens on a secret spy mission. He’s determined not to miss the key clue he believes they’re preparing to send him. But now, the aliens aren’t just trying to destroy Cashes Dade, they’re coming after him.
New alien lights made many students in Cashes Dade terribly sick. The aliens couldn’t care less how many students would have to miss the Spring Games. They claimed the lights were a medicine, exposing those students who are just lazy and disruptive.
Seven citizens protesting the lights were shot dead on Bloody Friday. Cashes Dade declared war. Now they’re surrounded by the aliens, trapped in the mountains’ underground network. The kids heard someone whispering with the dark spirits, prepared to spy for the aliens. All they could see was a dark orange star patch meaning it was one of the seven army leads.
Cade, Blake, and Drew will have to step up their detective skills, their stealth, but most of all, their determination to fight back. How can Cashes Dade break through the trap? Which mountain can they find protection from the aliens? The key will be revealing the spy. Can the kids solve this mystery before it’s too late? Who is it?
Check out the Cardaya Prophecy to see the clues, then check out the Suspect’s Profile to see if you can figure out who the spy is.
CARDAYA PROPHECY:
The dark enemy will take advantage of what we all crave
The fences that protect them could become their grave
The ambitious one will fly through the night too high
Dark storms always hide their trail across the sky
A dark secret passes through the moon-lit sea
They are not as superior as they seem to be
Finding the blazing star in the sky will make you free
Look for the mountain among the spiral galaxy
The swinging lantern in the settling dark is the key
Staring at the brilliant light will confuse what you see
Take one step at a time while you focus on what’s key
The blazing ghost will step up to enter the great fight
Dark curtains will close on them from out of sight
The way through is by charging ahead even in the darkest night
Turn to the glowing, the green ghost singing in the moonlight
SUSPECTS PROFILE:
Austin Camdade:
*Third position in the Army
*Dreams about exploring new places
*Into mountain climbing
Bennie Maysher:
*Second position in the Army
*Dreams about being great war hero
*Into horse racing
Carlie Madsher:
*Seventh position in the Army
*Dreams about becoming legendary actor and playwriter
*Into reading and writing
Christy Caldade:
*Fifth position in the Army
*Dreams about owning a shop for rare and special minerals
*Into mountain climbing and exploring
Jonathan Cayson:
*First position in the Army
*Dreams about owning library of amazing, rare books of great discovery
*Into mountain climbing and reading, discovering
Julie Cassher:
*Sixth position in the Army
*Dreams about making unbelievable discoveries of rare and amazing jewels
*Into making and putting together puzzles
Ryan Cardade:
*Fourth position in the Army
*Dreams about playing big concerts and playing legendary guitar solos
*Into music and shooting
Now it’s time for the final mystery challenge. If you haven’t been following them, check out the first one by clicking on the post titled: WHAT’S HIDDEN IN BRENNAN’S PAINTING? The final word and overall sentence that reveals what is behind the aliens’ destructive fountain lights will be revealed after the next paragraph so don’t scroll down too far. The answer will appear directly below the next paragraph. The final clue is how Cade finds the mountain. The clue will be seen in how he responds. That will be the key…
From time to time, while the citizens of Cashes Dade are hiding in the underground network of the mountains, Cade Mayson slips away to explore the tunnels. One night, he set out to find a mountain peak called “Secret Key Peak.” They say it’s really hard to find. Cade jogged up the winding tunnels lit by dark orange lantern lights. He moved fast, jumping high on random rocks set throughout, while tapping his sides in a fast, energetic rhythm. Then he came to a three-way split. One tunnel went down to the left lit by neon green lanterns. Another one went down to the right lit by swaying gold candle clusters flickering in a fast pace. Another one went straight ahead lit by dark orange lanterns. Cade thought for a moment, then took the one with gold candle clusters. He raced up the winding tunnel until reaching the end. He climbed up a rocky slope to the top, shaped like a key. He gazed out and saw an alien tower directly ahead. It was a massive dome with green lights flashing rhythmically to a slow, steady booming. Glittering stars flew around inside the deep blue glass over the top. Dark, tall figures drifted around inside. Cade started bouncing to the beat, tapping his sides rhythmically. Bizarre alien voices called out back and forth. They were trying something, but they couldn’t quite get it right. They couldn’t make it work. It just didn’t sound right…
The final word is: MUSIC
Aliens hate students’ determined, energetic music.
Cade Mayson will discover a secret in the shiny key
Many years ago, the citizens of Cashes Dade built a massive network of strong tunnels underground through the mountains west of Cashes Dade. They built them with all kinds of twists and turns creating a maze that makes it really confusing for any dark spirits or aliens trying to find their way to the key locations where the people would hide. Just wait until you see the ghost strikers in action trying to get the ghosts running in circles. We’ll look at three key secret locations in this underground network. There will be a clue revealing how to figure out who the spy is as well as what might be the way they can escape. Will you see it? Can you figure it out? The prophecy lines at the end point to how you can find the clue. Leave a comment below if you think you found it. You can join Cade Mayson and the other two ghost strikers in their next mission to lead their country to victory over the aliens.
If you find a winding staircase going up steeply, in a pretty narrow passage, dimly lit by small clusters of dark blue candles glowing rhythmically, then you are on your way to find the sky room. If you can climb all the way to the top and are not out of breath, then you are a robot. The higher you go, the more the candle lights bounce to silent music playing throughout the mountains. The steps become less and less like steps, just roughly carved out of the stones. It gets to be a pretty steep climb at that point until you begin to see the intense blue light. The room at the top is built into the peak with a large oval shaped blue glass sky window. Really small windows are placed around the top so light spills in just at the top and the winds create all kinds of musical sounds.
There’s a chamber far in the underground that’s really hard to find. If you follow the blazing trail of dark orange lantern lights swerving lower and lower through the mountains, you will find it. It’s a complete secret how to get there and what it holds. Cade thinks they must be hiding a new, special weapon they’re building to completely vaporize the aliens. Blake thinks it probably holds important maps and papers that hold all kinds of secrets. Drew thinks it’s a meeting place for various alien nations preparing for the great war of the worlds. But no one knows for sure. The hall goes deeper and deeper underground. The dark orange lanterns turn to clusters of dingy golden candles spread further and further along the rough wall. Then the tunnel eventually dead ends. No one knows the secret way to the chamber.
There is a high lookout on top of one of the mountains among the underground maze. No one knows which mountain it is, and no one has ever been able to find the way to climb to reach it. But there is a long, winding tunnel lit by high, large multi-coloured chandeliers. If you find this, you can find your way to this lookout that can see the entire spiraling maze of mountains where Cashes Dade has their underground network. It’s also from this point you can see the surrounding alien towers, where more and more sleek, triangular blue glowing ships keep flying in. They’re preparing something big, and time is running out…
The answer you’re looking for is in the sky so bright
Just follow the star leading the way through the night
“I can’t stop seeing it, in my dreams, and my nightmares. I got myself just a bit, kind of, sort of, lost. I was way, way out in the mist that turned neon green suddenly. I saw it when my parents were still with me, before they joined the aliens, leaving me behind.
One day we went out to a lake deep in the mountains west of Cashes Dade just to explore. I remember being really excited because we almost never did things like that. My parents were always busy with their furniture business. We hiked around the beach for awhile, then started fishing. I caught 12 fish! Okay it was more like 7. But after awhile, when I had only caught 4, okay it was 4, my dad suggested I take the boat and go out and explore for another good place to fish way out. My dad gave me a map of the lake, put the 2 fish I caught into a basket in the water, and sent me on my way.
I went way, way out across the deep blue lake. We were completely surrounded by mountains. I gazed up to decide which ones I should climb, how daring I would be, how I would get through that zigzag rock cluster on the really tall one, maybe I could work my way in between the narrow path, or maybe there’s an underground tunnel, then I looked up and I was way, and I mean, way out. I turned back to see my parents in the distance. This gray mist around me kicked up across the water. Then I saw a shadowy person approach my parents…“
It’s time to reveal the answer for the last mystery challenge. If you haven’t yet, check out the previous post titled LET’S ROLL to see if you can solve the mystery. Otherwise, let’s reveal the answer. The answer for what word the prophecy was pointing to as a clue about the alien fountain lights is:
Energetic
Did you get it right? What do you think the final word in the sentence will be? What does it mean? Leave a comment below.
Cade can overcome a lot of things, except maps. If the aliens could turn themselves into maps Cade would be in serious trouble. He just doesn’t get them. If you see the expression on his face when he’s looking at a map you would think he was trying to read a foreign language written upside down covered in mud. He gets this seriously intense, confused look like he’s in just awful pain. Maybe he is. He can’t figure out the directions, what the pictures are, and he’s especially confused by distances. He seems to think the distance on the map is the same as the actual distance.
Cade always gets lost, then he gets more lost, and then he somehow finds his way back. He tends to wander a lot, and doesn’t seem to have any sense of purpose. One time, some of his friends watched him from a ridge as he wandered through a forest below. They watched curiously as he kept turning, making this crazy zig-zag pattern.
Cade is not so good with boats either, but at least if he falls out (which has been known to happen), he won’t drown in the water. He seems to have a great sense of direction with the currents and waves, and has this really smooth way of swimming. He kind of shoots off and glides for a good while, and just like on the ground, he changes direction remarkably fast. He almost never swims so how he moves so well in the water is yet another mystery.
“Strong waves started hitting the boat, knocking me around. I got the paddle and pushed really fast, back and forth like zigzagging. I was playing tag with the waves which means I would win. After an hour I finally got past them. Then the mist turned neon green around me. I struggled to see through the mist. I saw the shadows of my parents with another shadow. The shadowy figure was holding something, something my parents were looking at for a long time. I couldn’t quite tell what it was. It was kind of large and pear shaped. I couldn’t quite tell what it was and then the mist filled in around me so I couldn’t see them at all. That’s when I heard it…”
The aliens have been trying to destroy the BlackStar Ranked Students of Cashes Dade. They are the ones classed as failures; lazy and disruptive. They claimed the intense, bright neon green lights were meant to save them, but only if they were willing to work hard and follow their One Way to succeed. They don’t allow students to learn in their own ways or be creative. But a bright, fast-talking, fast-singing, fast-moving 12 year old named Josiah Mardade found his own way to quickly overcome the terrible illness. It all happened during a bizarre fire fight with the aliens. His recovery was incredibly fast and mysterious. His dad, Todd Mardade, made a secret plan with six others to destroy the fountain lights. It’s time for another mystery challenge where we will check out the alien battle Josiah was involved in, to figure out the key word in the prophecy at the end. This word will be another clue for what’s really going on with the alien fountain lights. When you have all the words, you will have the answer, but the answer will lead to bigger questions. Now the aliens are coming after Josiah. Why? What does he have that they want? The key clue is revealed by the words Todd said to the other six right before they made their decision to risk their lives to protect their people. You see, the question is, what will you be? The people of Cashes Dade will never forget them, when he turned to them with strong defiance and said, “Let’s roll.”
When the seven citizens were shot dead, including Todd Mardade, Cashes Dade declared war on the aliens. Ever since the first alien attack on Cashes Dade a year and a half ago, the people of Cashes Dade, led by Todd, have been developing their massive underground in the mountains west of Cashes Dade. They built all the tunnels and undeground chambers many years ago when dark spirits began haunting the land. But after the attack, many people went to work strengthening the structures and stockpiling food, supplies, medicines, and weapons in secret places. It’s basically a massive, complicated maze where they can hide from the aliens. When the dark spirits are sent in to capture them, they can run to another secret location in the underground. Most of the tunnels are lit by dark orange lanterns, some by dark gold-lit chandeliers, and others by deep blue lantern lights. The people made the tunnels really confusing and hard to follow, thus easy for Cade, Blake, and Drew to mis-direct the dark spirits trying to find the people and key supply locations. It’s also great for endless games of hide and seek.
On Friday night, after the murders of the seven protestors, the leaders of Cashes Dade held a secret meeting deciding to declare war. They got the citizens ready to move out fast, set up their cannons, and began shooting at the alien towers on Saturday night. The sky was calm and quiet as sleek blue clouds slowly streamed across the sky. Moonlight barely broke through various points down to the slick dark green field spread before them. Josiah hid down in a trench with a group of soldiers who were good friends of his dad, with the mountains behind them. The distant alien tower glowed in a fiery green haze in the silent, chilling night. Josiah just stared out with an empty, distant gaze, shaking with sharp chills and a strong fever. Then he gazed up at the breaking moonlight rhythmically flickering through the passing clouds. High in the distance, through the passing waves, a shooting star blazed across the dark sky.
In a sudden flash, the alien tower went completely dark. The soldiers watched and waited. As they watched the calm flowing sky, seven blurry green sleek triangular alien crafts slowly appeared just hanging still in the clouds. A distant eerie whistling sound played out over the field sounding like it was slowly falling. That’s when Josiah suddenly jumped up with eyes lit. He started running up the line, singing a bright, energetic song with a fast-paced rising melody. Then the Cashes Dade dark orange fires lit up the sky…
When the alien towers burn the night
When they put out the last light
When they try to crush every student’s dream
When they shoot out their intense, searching beam
When they overwhelm the sky with confusion and dark
When the rejected creative student sits alone at the park
When cold darkness overwhelms in relentless waves
When all you can do is dream of living in the graves
When the alien’s burning white eyes stare down at you
When you feel like there is nothing more you can do
Remember what the defiant leader said before the end
It was a call to turn from despair, the loss of a friend
It was a call to be energetic, to live in the light
The sign to reveal the truth is the star shooting through the night…
The citizens of Cashes Dade are hiding in the mountains, trapped in the underground, surrounded by the aliens. But the enemy is also within. An alien spy is among them, secretly trying to take them down. But Cade Mayson and his friends are on the case, and the greatest revelation may come at an unexpected time, in a concert…
The prophecy hints at someone from Cashes Dade preparing to turn on them, preparing to give them up to the aliens. Ghostly whispers are heard in every distant, dark corner. Cade, Blake, and Drew are running constantly, trying to keep track of everything the seven Army Leads are doing and saying, but it’s hard to keep up with everything that’s going on. The aliens are coming after them with everything they have.
Ryan puts a lot of energy into the underground concert where they plan to play Bloody, Bloody Friday for the first time. Is he focused on sending a message to the aliens? Or is the concert meant to be some kind of distraction? The prophecy also refers to a ghost singing in the moonlight…
Its time to check out the seventh and final suspect. There is no significance to the order of the suspects in these posts because they are being presented in alphabetical order by first name. Ryan Cardade is one of the seven Cashes Dade Army Leads. One of them has to be the spy, because someone was seen by Cade and his friends, talking to the dark spirits in the tunnels, getting ready to give away Cashes Dade’s key secrets. They couldn’t be seen or heard clearly enough to be identified, but a dark orange star patch was seen on their shoulder marking them as one of the seven leads. Now that we’ve seen all of them, leave a comment below if you think you know who it is. Cade, Blake, and Drew are on their way back to Cashes Dade to help out their people in their war against the aliens. Will they be able to figure out how to break through? The prophecy hints at a mountain they can escape to where they will be protected from the aliens. But the key to solving this mystery will be figuring out which one of these seven army leads is the spy. Who is it?
Ryan Cardade is somewhat awkward with short, wild dark hair shooting out every which way.
He is rough, wild, and kind of crazy.
He is really into music and loud crashing sounds.
He talks pretty calmly and to the point.
He takes the fourth position in the formation for the army leads.
He is a really strong fighter. He’s great at holding the line and firing powerfully at the enemy.
Ryan owned a guitar shop in Cashes Dade. He loved to make the most unique and loud guitars possible. He dreams of playing legendary concerts while playing legendary guitar solos.
One time Ryan was working on a new guitar he called “Hell Crasher.” I’m not sure exactly what that was supposed to mean, but basically, it was meant to be loud. He was on stage at the grand blue crystal concert hall dimly lit by dark orange chandelier clusters through the three levels, preparing for a concert that night, most of all testing out this new guitar. They don’t have electricity but they have a way of mixing certain powders that amplify the sound in the guitar. He kept trying it out on stage, playing strong, powerful chords that shook the arena, but every time he did the same thing, just walked away shaking his head. “It’s not loud enough. It’s not loud enough. I want this place to feel like it’s about to collapse.” He mixed stronger powders into it. Several people warned him about it, but he just waved them off. He played several chords, and the guitar started on fire. “You’ve got the hell part right,” one guy said close by. Ryan shot him a fiery intense look. Then he went back to work.
It’s kind of a mystery how they make their instruments play so strong and loud, a mystery that even the aliens are trying to figure out.
Around the time of the concert, Cashes Dade scouts see a lot of activity happening around a massive, green-lit alien complex. They see dark spirits streaming in from various directions, sleek, triangular shaped alien ships in fiery blue glows flying through the deep blue streaming clouds landing somewhere near the top of the stretched, curved complex. Dark golden lights glow like slow moving flames inside the grand windows. Sour horns blared out loud and strong, shaking the walls. A sonic boom overtook the sky, shutting out every other sound. Blurry moonlight spilled across the high rooftop where several lead aliens met, preparing for an announcement…
The final clues are Ryan’s three best known quotes:
