…IN A SINGLE DAY AND NIGHT OF MISFORTUNE THE ISLAND OF ATLANTIS DISAPPEARED INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA.
-Plato, 360 B.C.
Prologue Port Royal 1701
One day a giant wave raced toward the unsuspecting town of Port Royal and her unsuspecting citizens. A group of men on metal flying machines and two great big lobster machines flew toward Port Royal to warn the people.
"Fatuus! (You fool!)" one of the men yelled to another one. "Tu destruas omnis! (You have destroyed us all!)"
"Unda lucrai in ille! Monui ille Portus Regalis! (The wave is gaining! We have to warn Port Royal!)" somebody else shouted.
"Serius! (Too late!)" the other man yelled back as the wave crashed down on them.
The rest of the men were lucky and managed to fly into the port before the wave reached it. The guard at the edge of the docks saw the men fly by in great haste and, wondering what was going on, looked outside. His jaw dropped in horror as what he saw registered. Stumbling to the Public Address System he pulled it close to his mouth.
"Omnis ire asylum! (Every body to the shelters!)" he desperately shouted into it knowing that it wouldn't do any good. "Omnis ire asylum!"
In the streets of Port Royal soldiers were encouraging people to head for the shelters as up above the citizens the Heart of Port Royal sent out red beams of light. Near the center of Port Royal a soldier was motioning to Governor Swann and his family to hurry.
"Hic via Milord, Milady! Velociter! (This way Milord, Milady! Quickly!)" the soldier said.
Governor Weatherby Swann and Charlotte Swann headed for the shelters before Charlotte roughly grabbed their daughter's hand causing the little girl to drop her favorite doll.
"Elizabeth, eia pergo! (Elizabeth, come on!)" Charlotte exclaimed. As her mother dragged her toward one of the shelters Elizabeth tried to grab her doll.
"Elizabeth! Modo relinquo hoc! Non tempus! (Elizabeth! Just leave it! There's no time!)" her mother exclaimed holding her daughter by her shoulders as a red beam of light settled on the medallion, that the citizens of Port Royal wore around their necks, around Charlotte's neck causing it to glow as the red beam turned gold.
Charlotte, startled, turned and looked at the Heart of Port Royal as she held her daughter's hand. Her blue eyes took on a golden color as her mouth, which had been hanging open, closed. The beams that the Heart of Port Royal had sent forth gathered at Charlotte Swann's medallion. Governor Weatherby Swann suddenly noticed that his wife and daughter weren't anywhere near him. Turning back he saw the beams of light converge on his wife as his daughter looked around in shock. Fighting to make his way to his family he saw his beloved wife start to rise up off the ground. Elizabeth felt her mother's grip on her hand lessen and leave it altogether.
"Mater! (Mother)!" little Elizabeth cried stumbling toward the spot where her mother had stood and falling to her knees. "Mater!" Unknown to the little girl her mother had slipped Elizabeth's favorite bracelet off her wrist and took it up with her up to the Heart of Port Royal.
"Operio tuus lumens Elizabeth! (Close your eyes Elizabeth!)" Governor Swann said gathering Elizabeth into his arms and shielding her face as he stared up at the Heart. "Video abi! (Look away!)"
As the Heart accepted Charlotte beams of light shot out of the Heart and hit several giant statues animating them and making them clap their hands together to make a giant bubble surrounding the inner part of the port. As the people raced for the safety of the town some were stopped by an impenetrable golden bubble. Seconds later the wave hit. Port Royal vanished beneath the surface never to be seen again.