{B-5-E}

You want to explain to the people why you can’t continue on with them, but before you know it Sunny grabs you and flies off above the forest canopy. You wave goodbye while the group below looks up in awe.

“Now to El Dorado and my family. They need me. I am glad you are going with me,” says Sunny.

“I barely had a choice. You have been pretty insistent that we go,” you say. “I don’t think I could have gotten away from you if I wanted to.”

“Nope,” she says, then shouts, “There it is,” before rushing down over what appears to be a golden city. As you get closer to the golden streets and golden buildings, you realize that everything is covered in golden sun conures. Hundreds of birds take flight and follow you, revealing the true nature of the structures below. Sunny flies you to what looks like the ruins of an ancient temple complex, partially swallowed up by the jungle. As you fly through the vine covered stone buildings, you hear a cacophony of chattering and whistling. Looking around you see thousands of sun conures perched in the nooks and crannies of the ancient stones.

“Sunny, are these birds your family?” you inquire.

“No, they are my people.” Sunny replies.

“Your people?” you ask.

“Yes. These are my people. We were greedy for gold, and were cursed when we tried stealing the sacred treasure of the temple! I have brought you here to end that curse,” Sunny proclaims.

“Why me?” you ask. “How am I supposed to do that?”

“You have the power within you to do it,” she tells you.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t have any special powers,” you insist.

“That’s not true. Just think of what you did for me and the birds at that pet shop. You fed us and we changed. I believe that you still have that power inside of you now,” she tells you. “Please help us.”

You start to wonder if you really can help. All you did was feed a bird some food someone else gave you. You look at Sunny and remember how she stopped and stared at you when you first saw her at the pet shop. It seems now that you were meant to meet. You walk over to a tree, grab some berries and feed them to the closest golden sun conure. To your surprise, it transforms into a human being. All of the sun conures line up and you feed each one by hand, returning them to their human form. Your true form is also revealed as you become a curse breaker. You travel around the world breaking curses and helping others restore their lives.

Destiny Discovered