Secrets

Atlantis

"Atlantis!" I shouted.

The crystals spun clockwise until the crystal to Atlantis was above us.

The sole crystal in the chandelier of crystals lowered, casting a beam of light onto the ground.

We stepped into the path and let it carry us away.

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My nexus glittered as we appeared on the dark rocks. The white capped waves smashed against the rocks, muffling all other sounds.

We stepped across the tide pools to the ledge as my father stepped onto the triangular rock where the whirlpool vials were.

He took one and returned to the ledge.

"Careful!" shouted my mother, stepping back and pulling me back as well

My father nodded before he uncorked it and threw the vial into the water.

A whirlpool swirled towards the top of the waves, churning just under the surface of the ocean.

"I'm going first!" I shouted, jumping off of the ledge and into the whirlpool.

I hurtled down the tunnel of air, swerving around in the dark blue water.

The tunnel ended and I shot onto the sponge.

The sponge sprang back and I jumped off, landing on the wet sand.

I fixed my hair and straightened my dress, before pulling my socks back up.

Then I waited for my father and mother to come down.

My mother landed gracefully on the sponge and brushed her hair back.

She stepped off the sponge and turned to wait for my father.

He jumped onto the sponge and bounced off like a trampoline.

He smoothened out the wrinkles on his shirt and turned to us.

"Where do you want to go for brunch?" he asked me.

"Hmm," I thought out loud. "Ooh, how about Custard Bursts Cafe?"

My mother laughed and pat me on the head. "Custard Bursts Cafe it is."

We headed for the main canal to hail a eurypterid carriage.

One of the carriages floated over and we got in.

"Where to?" asked the driver.

"Custard Bursts Cafe," replied my mother.

The driver nodded and shook the reins of the eurypterid.

"Where do you want to go for shopping?"

"Um, I don't know. You choose." I shrugged.

"Oh come on. Today's your day!"

"I really don't know. Maybe we can just go to the fashion district and go around."

"Sure," said my mother.

We got off the carriage and my mother paid him with the Treasury Cube.

We reached the food district and turned down the familiar canal that led to the Custard Bursts Cafe.