Albuquerque

Meeting Gina

The very next morning, Kathy and her siblings were still sleeping. The captain of the ship rang the bell, waking everyone up.

"Wake up! Here we are!" the captain shouted.

Kathy and her siblings woke up, and they were happy to be in Albuquerque. As soon as they changed clothes, they saw Albuquerque City.

"Wow, how are we going to find Cedric's house in that huge city?" Kathy asked.

"He did say that Gina could help us—if we can find her," Amanda sighed.

The ship stopped at the dock, and the royal family got down.

"I don't know what's going to be harder: getting Princess Athena out of the Amulet or looking for Cedric's house," Kathy frowned.

Suddenly, a teen girl's voice rang out, "Cedric? The old royal sorcerer of Albuquerque?"

"Yes, we're looking for his house," Walter said.

"Cedric is my grandfather," the girl smiled. "I'm Gina."

The Asmorinthians remembered Cedric saying that he has a granddaughter who could help, and it looked like they've found her—or she found them.

"Good to meet you, Gina," Kathy smiled. "My name is Kathy, and this is my family. We're the royal family of Asmorinthia. This may sound strange, but your grandfather sent us here to free Princess Athena."

Those words surprised Gina, and she realized what Kathy meant. "Princess Athena? That means that's the Amulet of Albuquerque!" she realized.

"Yes, how did you know?" Kathy asked.

"My mom told me the story so many times, I memorized it," Gina said. "Come on—we're going to my grandfather's house."

Gina got on one of her horses. Each member of the royal family got on a horse—although Amber got on one with Gabe. They rode off to Cedric's house.

"Your kingdom is beautiful," Walter smiled.

"I bet it looked even better before Morgana took over," Gina muttered. "It sounded better, too."

"What do you mean?" Gabe asked.

"She outlawed music and dancing," Gina revealed.

"Why?" Amanda asked.

"She wanted everyone to forget the old Albuquerque, but since we're going to get Princess Athena out of the Amulet, all of that will be over soon," Gina declared.