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In a moonlit clearing before dawn, Faith shivers while Levi’s flashlight beam cuts the darkness and Zach clutches a bulging backpack.
Faith woke up shivering. 'The sun is gone!' she whispered. Levi clicked his flashlight, and Zach hugged his backpack. 'We’re the Sweety Crew,' Faith said. 'We stick together and find it.'
Inside a softly lit room at sunrise, Faith stuffs snacks and scarves into a backpack while Levi unrolls a map beside Zach, who fills water bottles.
Morning snacks, scarves, maps, and water filled their bags. 'Where does the sun shine most?' Levi asked. 'The desert,' Faith answered. Zach nodded. 'Sahara sands first, then hope,' he grinned.
Under a star-studded noon sky, Faith, Levi, and Zach trudge across rolling Sahara dunes, leaving winding footprints while loose sand ripples around their boots.
They trekked over whispering dunes as wind painted ripples. Their footprints marched like brave ants. 'See anything?' Zach called. 'Only stars at noon,' Levi said. Faith squeezed hands. 'We keep going,' she promised.
On the crest of a towering dune at midday darkness, Faith stands arms high, waving a bright scarf; Levi and Zach watch beside a flapping map pinned by sand.
At a tall dune’s crest, Faith waved a bright scarf. 'Here, sun, we’re ready!' she laughed. Nothing answered but soft wind. 'Maybe higher,' Levi suggested. Zach drew a mountain on their map.
Within the open desert under cold starlight, Faith studies a compass pointing east while Levi explains Everest and Zach tightens his boot laces beside their rolled rope.
'The highest place is Mount Everest,' Levi said proudly. Faith checked the compass. 'East to Nepal,' she planned. Zach tightened boot laces. 'Team rope ready?' he asked. 'Team hearts ready,' Faith replied.
Along a winding mountain trail on a cloudy afternoon, Faith hikes past a parked dusty bus, with Levi and Zach gazing at distant snow-capped peaks behind her.
They followed a friendly trail on their map, riding a slow bus, then hiking. 'Polite steps, steady breaths,' Faith coached. Snowy peaks peeked ahead. 'Hello, mountains,' Zach greeted. Levi smiled, 'We’re coming, sun.'
High on an icy Everest slope at dawn, Faith, Levi, and Zach stand roped together, harnesses taut, as swirling snowflakes glitter in the pale pink light.
Harnesses clipped, they tied one rope together. A frosty wind whooshed. 'Lean into it!' Faith called. Levi planted steps; Zach sang a brave beat. Tiny flakes twirled like confetti around determined faces.
Behind a jagged boulder on the wind-blown ridge at twilight, Faith pours steaming cocoa into cups while Levi and Zach crouch, cheeks glowing in the blue snow-light.
They sheltered behind a rock and sipped warm cocoa. 'Team check?' Faith asked. 'Toes toasty,' Zach giggled. 'Spirits bright,' Levi added. Faith pointed upward. 'One more push, then sky answers,' she promised.
On Everest’s silent summit under a midnight sky, Faith points toward a thin golden thread of morning edging the horizon as Levi and Zach stand watching, ice-crusted rope coiled at their feet.
At the summit, the world hushed below their boots. The sky stayed deep midnight. 'Don’t give up,' Levi whispered. Then Faith gasped. 'Look—a golden thread of morning,' she said, eyes shining.
On the frost-blown summit, Faith leaps and catches the glowing thread, boots barely on the snow, while Levi wraps arms around her waist and Zach braces the rope against his backpack.
Faith leaped gently and caught the glowing thread. It pulled like a kite in a storm. 'It’s too strong!' she cried. 'Hold me!' Levi grabbed Faith. Zach anchored the rope.
Amid rising dawn light on the summit, Faith, Levi, and Zach lean backward in unison, hauling the radiant ribbon skyward; its warm glow illuminates their faces and the glittering snow.
'On three!' Faith called. 'One, two, three—pull!' Together they leaned, then inched the thread skyward. The ribbon brightened, warming their cheeks. 'Guide, don’t tug,' Levi said. Zach steered carefully, hands steady.
Under bright morning sunshine on the mountain ridge, Faith, Levi, and Zach stand triumphant, backpacks on, waving toward the restored golden sun that now bathes distant deserts and towns far below.
Light spilled across mountains, deserts, and towns. The sun perched safely, smiling. 'We did it, Sweety Crew!' Zach cheered. 'Courage and kindness win,' Faith said. 'Together always,' Levi added. They headed home.