Disclaimer: I own nothing but some of the plot... Disney owns Atlantis...i think...

Helga, Rourke, Milo, and Kida all stared at Atlantis's life source, the crystal hovering 150 ft. above them. Helga was slightly unnerved by the whole situation and had a nagging feeling that something was going to go wrong. She tried to focus on what the men were talking about but found she couldn't and began to really become afraid when she couldn't tear her eyes away from the crystal. Her eyes went wide then turned a glowing blue (they way Kida's do in the movie after her crystal starts floating) she relaxed and began walking to the edge of the water.

Kida was still as a statue. Milo turned to ask her a question but noticed her stotic expression and stance. Something was off.

"Kida?" he questioned. She twitched a little then responded.

"It's happening again." She responded in a slightly fearful, yet remembering tone.

Rourke notice there was an absence of the usual warmth at his side. He looked around before his eyes settled on the familiar form of his partner in crime. She was standing at the edge of the water, huh, that's funny, I didn't notice her move… he thought while wondering what she was doing. "Lieutenant?" he called out to her. The other two looked over to her as well. She slowly turned around to face them. There was something off about her… her eyes, they were different… they were an icey blue, they were glowing too. That's new…

"Eb tno fidair ssecnirp, lal lilw eb lewl." she said, speaking in Atlantian, her voice echoing with what sounded like many other ancient voices as she spoke. The thoughts of the other people in the room were, since when could she speak Atlantian? And while Rourke didn't understand what she said, and Milo didn't catch it, but Kida did. Kida knew the sentence was directed towards her, Helga had said "Be not afraid princess, all will be well."

Then, before anyone could do anything Helga turned and began walking acrossed the surface of the water, stopping directly below the crystal. Beams from the crystal swept around the room before all settling on Helga. In a flash of light her eyes closed and her torso tilted backwards while she began to float up to the crystal much to everyone's amazement. (Basically what happened to Kida in the movie at this point.) Once she reached the crystal's height she disappeared from sight and the rocks around the crystal began to spin faster until it was all a bright blur. The stones then begun to slow down until they practically stopped. Slowly she descended until she landed soundlessly on the surface of the water. Everyone's breath caught in their throats at the sight before them, she looked like Helga… but more like the crystal. As in she looked like the crystal had taken on the form of Helga but kept its original color.

"Lieutenant?" Rourke called tentatively. Well that's one way to get the crystal down… Her eyes flew open and slowly, she began to walk forward, the stones falling around her slowly. (Like what happened with Kida in the movie) as she walked by, hair floating loosely about her, swaying back in forth in time with her steps, Rourke reached out but Milo stopped him.

"No don't, don't touch her." They both watched in awe as she continued between the two.

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Rourke smiled as he blew up the bridge, well I guess it's just me and Sinclair, she always was innovative! He still had his second in command, even if she was currently playing host to the crystal.

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"Toptoap!" (father!) Kida cried and rushed forward to her father's side upon entering the room. They immediately became immersed in a rushed Atlantian conversation. Milo walked over to Sweet.

"How's he doing?" Milo asked, dreading the answer. Sweet looked at him with a worried expression.

"Not very good, he's got internal bleeding, there's nothing more I can do for him but make him comfortable." Sweet announced with a heavy sigh. The two watched the King and his daughter for a moment before a thought came into Milo's head.

"How are we gonna get the crystal back? And if we do then what?" Milo thought out-loud. He needed to talk to the king. The king, having heard Milo piped up.

"How you get it back is up to you, but once you have brought the crystal back it should return its self to where it belongs." The king rasped knowingly while looking over at Milo. Milo walked over and knelt by the king's side.

"But what about the Lieutenant?" Milo asked hopping that the king would understand what he was talking about. The king looked confused and seemed like he didn't understand what Milo was referring to.

"What happened to ma'tim?" (mother?) Kida asked looking at her father. The king seemed to be even more confused at this point but explained none the less.

"In times of danger, the crystal will choose a host, one of royal blood, to protect its self. But if they remain bonded to the crystal they could be lost, forever, like your mother." He finished looking at Kida. Kida and Milo's eyes went wide and they looked at each other. The Lieutenant may have been bad but she didn't deserve that kind of fate…no one would know what happens when the person is lost.

"Does the host have to be Atlantian and of royal blood?" Milo asked now completely confused. "Has anyone ever been picked that wasn't of royal blood or not an Atlantian?"

"Only royal Atlantians have been chosen as far back as I can remember, why do you ask of this?" He rasped.

"Well," Milo shifted uncomfortably "The woman who came in here with Rourke? You remember her?"

Slowly the king nodded "The one with blonde hair?" Milo nodded rapidly, his hair bouncing around as he did.

"Yeah, her… she was… I guess…"

"SPIT IT OUT ALREADY!" Sweet, who had been hanging around in the background listening felt as though he was going to die from the tension. Everyone looked at him but Milo finally spat it out.

"TheLieutenantwaschosenbythec rystal!" he said in a rush, sighing now that he'd gotten it off his chest.

The king and his daughter exchanged glances "What? How did this happen?" the king asked, astonished and doubtful.

"I-I don't know… she wanted to get out of the place because she said she didn't like it… she looked uncomfortable and just kept starring at the crystal. Then all the sudden her eyes looked different and she started speaking in Atlantian. Then she walked acrossed the water to the crystal then became it."

"This has never happened before… it could have something to do with the prophecy…" the king finally spoke after a period of silence. Kida gasped with a look of surprise mixed with horror.

Milo and Sweet looked at each other. "What prophecy?" they asked in unison.

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