Rupert and the Ruins of Lemuria

By

Pendragonkuro

It was a beautiful summers day within the quiet coastal resort town of Rocky Bay. Seagulls were flying high above the shoreline as two familiar faces made their way down to the beach.

Rupert Bear and Ottoline Otter made their way to the bottom of the seaside path as Mrs. bear called out to them. "Now you two be careful while swimming in the water." She said.

"Don't worry about it mum." Rupert called back as he and Ottoline made their way to the water. Rupert wore his traditional Red & Yellow striped swimsuit Whereas Ottoline wore a cadet blue swimsuit with a look akin to that of a pair of overalls and a crescent moon on the front and back of it. "Thank you For Inviting me on this trip Rupert." said Ottoline.

"Don't mention it." said Rupert. "I wonder what type of fish we'll see in the water today." They then dove underwater to see who could spot the biggest fish. They kept going for a few minutes before Rupert noticed a large shadow swimming nearby in the shallows. He then resurfaced after signaling Ottoline to do the same.

"Did you see that?" Asked Rupert. "See what?" asked Ottoline. "I just saw an enourmous shadow pass by a few feet away." "honestly Rupert, there is no need to be a sore loser." said Ottoline with a slight chuckle."I'm serious." replied Rupert.

Just then, the same shadow began to swim towards them. This time, Ottoline saw the shadow. they were about to fear the worst when the shadow rose up from the was a large underwater vessel with a familiar voice called out to them. "Ahoy Rupert. Ottoline.""It's the Professor!" said Rupert. "We thought you might have been a shark." "Terribly sorry about that." Said The Professor as he then lowered a rope down so that they could climb aboard.

Once inside of the submersible, The Professor then set a course for the Mediterranian sea. "So Professor," said Ottoline. "Why are we headed towards the Mediterranian?" "An excellent question." said the Professor. "You see, a while back I had discovered an ancient egyptian manuscript that told of a utopic society in the midde of the sea. They called this place Lemuria. It was once a haven to people of the sea. The Lutrans. Unfortunately, the kingdom vanished overnight." "What happened?" asked Rupert. "Well, my boy, the legend says that Lemuria was made prosperous by a jewel known as the star sapphire. The Lutran king, however, wanted the sapphire's power all to himself. The jewel eventually destroyed the king and lemuria sank to the depths of the ocean. It is said that only a descendant of the lutran people can find the star sapphire and will return 1000 years later to use the sapphire to dredge lemuria from the sea floor."

"That's amazing professor." said Rupert. "Yes. Just think, you'll go down in history for a find like that." stated Ottoline." "Oh no Ottoline, I Couldn't care less about fame. Just the chance to encounter a long lost civilization is enough for me." said the professor. "I'm curious though professor, just how will we get to lemuria?" asked Rupert. The Professor pulled out a dusty old map."With this." he said" This is one half of the only map that still remains. I just wish I had the other half of the map, wherever it may be."

At that precise moment, a sinister looking vessel was skulking though the open ocean nearby. Inside was none other than Sir Humphery Pumphery, greedy archeologist and grave robber.

"They laughed at me back at the university. they said such a place as Lemuria couldn't possibly exist. Well then' we'll just see who gets the last laugh once I bring back the Star Sapphire. Now If only I could locate the other half of this map-" He was cut off by the loud blips from the sonar device."what is it this time? Hopefully not another pesky whale..." He turned the submarine in the direction of the sonar readings and found another submersible floating a few yards away.

"What's a submarine doing this far down?" He then got out a pair of binoculars and to see who was piloting the other vessel "It's tha pesky Professor and his little friends and-" He then noticed the map"AND THEY HAVE THE OTHER HALF OF THE MAP! It's not fair!" yelled sri humphery. "Hmmm...I think I have a plan" He snareled as he stroked his chin.

"Oh my. Someone is trying to communicate with us." said the Professor.

"Ahoy Professor!" "I'd know that voice anywhere." said Rupert in disgust. "Sir Humphery Pumphery! What do you want?" " I just need some help with deciphering the other piece of the map." said Sir Humphery. "You mean you have the other half?" asked Rupert.

"And just why should we help you?" asked Ottoline. "I am searching for the whereabouts of lemuria to prove that it is just a myth and prove everyone else wrong."he half-lied.

after a few minutes, they came to a conclusion. "Alright, we'll let you tag along. but no funny business."

"Cross my heart." He replied.

After borading the professor's sub, the group of four followed the clues on the map for what seemed like hours. They eventually happened upon a cavern on the seabed floor.

"the last clue on the map says that we have to go through the cave to reach Lemuria." They then entered the cavern as the map dictated. A few minutes in and it was already pitch-black. "Gosh, it sure got dark fast." said Rupert. After a few more minutes into they started to see a light at the end. "Do you think Lemuria actually exists Professor?" asked Ottoline. "I don't know, but we'll find out soon enough." "Bah! It's just a fairy tale and nothing more." stated Sir humphery. "Look!" shouted Rupert as a light from an innumerable amount of crystalline towers seemed to brighten the entire bridge as they came to the end of the tunnel...and off of the edge of a huge waterfall! They began to drop like a rock to the bottom of the waterfall.

Ottoline awoke from her sleep only to realise she was in an unfamiliar entire room, even the bed, seemed to have been carved from She Could remember Before blacking out was that the submarine went over a waterfall and they all proceeded to scream bloody murder. She then remembered remembered Rupert and began to worry. She breathed a collective sigh of relief when she saw him on a bed right next to hers. She then got out of bed and noticed two things. For starters, she felt like she had been hit by a train as every inch of her body was very sore. The second thing was that she currently wore nothing but her fur coat. Emberassed,she quickly looked around for something to wear when she noticed an icy blue tunic neatly folded at the foot of the bed. She quickly donned the tunic and began to walk over to Rupert when suddenly, the handle on the door to the room bagan to turn. She then swiftly crawled back under the covers and feighned sleep. The door opened and three voices were heard from the doorway.

"It seems our guests haven't woken up yet." said wise female voice. "We can't just let them sleep all day can we your majesty?" said a burly male voice. "Patience Meeto." Said an effeminate male voice "We can't simply rush things through you know. If her majesty wishes that they rest, then so be it." The door then closed behind them as they left the room.

Once She was sure that they were gone, Ottoline dashed to Rupert's bedside. "Rupert." whispered Ottoline."Wake up!" "Huh?..." rupert groggily replied. "Rupert, We have to find a way out of here." Rupert then sat up only to feel a sharp pain shoot through his entire body. "Ow! it feels like I got hit by a train." "Believe me, the feeling is mutual." replied Ottoline."Now Hurry up and follow Me." Ottoline then blushed and covered her eyes as she found he too was currently undressed. this problem was quickly remedied as he also found a tunic like Ottoline's. the only difference was that his tunic was sleeveless. Once they were both decent, they opened the door and snuck out of the room.

TO BE CONTINUED IN PART 2.