Hey y'all so here is the first chapter to the sequel of The Rise of the Lost Empire, finally! I have been putting this off for so long but since my birthday is coming up after 4 years I got inspired and wanted to get the first chapter out before my birthday. So here it is and I hope y'all like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in relation to Disney's Atlantis movies or Dreamworks Rise of the Guardians. I only own my own plot and original characters.

Aleksander stared out into the vast dark ocean enjoying the fresh sea air. Though he has travelled the sea all his life, he never got tired of the smell. The sea salt air reminded him of his family and even when he's gone for months at a time, he knows that he would always be with his family when he smelled it. As he reminisced about his loving wife and children, a young man appeared next to him. His name was Set; a young inexperienced man that saw working on this ship as the biggest and greatest adventure of his life, and he prayed Set would never discover how cursed a life at sea truly was.

"How are you Aleksander? Beautiful night, no?" He asked with a gentle smile. Alexsander studied him for a moment. He was barely 18 with baby fat still adoring his cheeks. His eyes were a pale blue and his ash brown hair was cut close to his head and was already growing out in various lengths, and he was quite tall for his age. Around 6 feet but he also was very clumsy, it was obvious he was still growing into his body but he had told him that his mother and brother needed the money and this was the best job that he could get. This boy is now cursed to work on this boat for the rest of his days and should he get a family later on, he would only leave them. This was no life for a family, a crewmen sometimes has a short lifespan and though he himself loves being a member of the crew, he sometimes regrets that he cannot be with his family.

"Hello Set. I'm fine. How are you?" Aleksander answered returning Set's smile.

"I'm great. I never thought that the sea could get so foggy. It always seemed clear when I would see it from home. And I never thought of how strong the sea salt air was." Set told him taking in a deep breathe.

"Well the sea is very different when there is no land around. She is not one to underestimate. And you get used to the air, it becomes a part of you." He replied leaning on the railing looking into the fog surrounding them. It truly was a foggy night, in fact this is the most fog that he has ever seen in all his years of sailing. He felt a chill run down his spine and he hoped that the chill was from the sea air.

"She?" Set asked confused by Aleksander calling the sea a woman.

"Yes, she. You have not lived your life in the sea, I have and so I know her as a woman. And she can be a temperamental mistress. She can continue your life or end it. It does not matter to her what your story is, she will judge you the same as the next man. Never forget that Set, because when you do, that day will be your last." He replied making sure to keep eye contact with him so that he saw that he was serious.

"You cant be serious Alexsander. The sea is not a living thing, its just water. Whats the worst that could happen?" As soon as Set finished his question the large ship suddenly rocked hard to one side throwing them both to the ground. An alarm suddenly rang out informing the crew to wake up and check for any damages. The floodlights that adorned the side of the boat were turned on and trained to the side of the boat where the hit came from. Alexsander gathered his footing and ran to the rail to see what had hit them. He expected to see another boat or possibly a reef but what he saw made his nightmares seem tame.

"Is it a U-Boat Alexsander? Are we under attack?" Set asked still trying to regain his balance.

"It is not a U-Boat Set, it is something much worse." Alexsander answered too terrified to move away from the railing.

"Its the Kraken."

Alexsander watched as the Kraken rose even farther out of the water and one of its many tentacles wrapped itself around body of the ship crushing several of the crewmen that were running to the lifeboats. The Kraken appeared to be completely black but with the moonless night and foggy air it was difficult to see its true color. Its eyes were a sickening yellow glow that seemed to look right into his soul. It made him unable to move even as many of his fellow crewmen ran around in a panic trying to escape. Some were lucky, some were not. Alexsander can vaguely hear Set screaming at him to run and even feel him tugging at his arm but he did not respond. He couldn't. Even as one of the tentacles clenched around him and dragged him under surrounded by fellow crewmen and pieces of the ship. All he felt was terror and as his eyes finally closed, his last thought was, She truly is a cruel mistress.

20 DEAD IN "KRAKEN" ATTACK

Saturday night was a night of terrors for the crew of the Aakre as 20 of its crew members were killed in a supposed "Kraken" attack. The Kraken is a legendary sea monster that in ancient stories is said to attack ships that invaded its territory. The Aakre was discovered in pieces while its remaining crew floated out in the middle of the sea in life rafts. It is not yet confirmed what caused the boat to be destroyed and though many of the eyewitnesses say it was due to The Kraken, officials have credited these descriptions to trauma. This is the third attack reported and people have begun to wonder about whether this supposed Kraken is truly real. A memorial will be held for the lost crewmen at their hometown of -

Manuel De Luna put down the paper and sighed. This was the third attack to happen in a month and officials still had no clue as to what was causing these attacks. De Luna wasn't sure what to do about these attacks. The world had just gotten through a World War, we had just escaped fear and did not need to go back to fearing what laid in the dark. De Luna rubbed his eyes and looked down at desk, as he did he caught the glow of the Atlantian crystal that was given to him 7 years ago. The crystal had truly made him feel younger as well as connected to his old friend Alder and to Aster. The young man that stayed at Atlantis because that was where he truly belonged. That was when he was hit with a stroke of genius.

"Nachtlicht!" He called out moving from behind his desk. Mr. Nachtlicht quickly appeared in the office curious as to what his old friend could want. He knows De Luna had been feeling stressed with what had been occurring in Norway and he wondered if he had finally found a solution.

"Nachtlicht. I need you to call the old crew and have them meet us at the airfield with their luggage." De Luna told him rushing around the room gathering his things into an old royal blue leather bag. Nachtlicht raised a thin silver eyebrow at his friends behavior.

"Just tell them to hurry and be there in three days time. If they ask why tell them we are going to visit an old friend." De Luna Told him when he saw the questioning in his old friend's eyes. Once Nachtlicht had left the office to place the calls De Luna moved to the front of the fireplace and took down a simple photograph. The photograph contained two figures, an older man sitting in an arm chair and a young man looking up at him. Across the photograph there was some writing which has begun to fade with time. De Luna smiled as he read the words once more.

"Looks like I have one more adventure in me Alder. " De Luna whispered before he placed the photograph down on the desk and left the office to meet Nachtlicht at the car.

So there is the first chapter, I hope y'all liked it and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask me through reviews or PM. I will always answer unless I am unable to, and also do not forget that I do have a poll up that I will close February 29, if not many people have voted then I may consider leaving it open or just close it completely. I will update maybe once a week but don't count on it. I will establish a more concrete update schedule later on.

P.S. The reason the first half of the talk is italicized is because they are speaking Norwegian, I just saw no reason to make it Norwegian then translate on the bottom like I did in the first story.

So till next time! Bye!