Hey! Here's the next part! I'll try and get allot in during the break but I have to tell you that it may not be as easy as you think it'll be. I'm away from home and working by lap top.
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The riders (and Athrun) had gotten to the other side of the crack in the sky when they heard water beat againsed the glowing ball that was lifting them. The ball stopped glowing but it was still there. Every one looked around in astonishment at the earthen ocean. Amber looked down and then she noticed something around the giant crack in the bottom of the ocean that was obviously the doorway to the inner world. She saw that this crack continued for miles. Krystal looked again and saw what was a sunken ship. "Guys look at that!" Hunter exclaimed also seeing the ship wreck. Amber (still wearing her back pack) pulled out a pair of binoculars. "Oh my God…" She muttered. "What is it?" Sparkle asked. "T-that's the cruise ship that I was on before I got sucked into the inner world!" Amber said dropping her binoculars. Every one stared at the ship in awe. "I wonder why water isn't pouring into the inner world." Igneous said. "Most likely the oracle is doing all she can to ensure that doesn't happen in any of the under sea openings." Athrun answered. As the bubble floated to what every one assumed to be shore Lumen noticed that there was a large amount of debris in the water. "Amber, is the earthen ocean normally this… cluttered?"
"No, the tremors that were the result of the cracks in the earth most likely caused huge tsunamis all over. Witch would explain all the wood and tree's floating around. I'm just glad there are no bodies." Lumen nodded in agreement. The group heard some squeaking sounds. "What's that?" Igneous asked reaching for his sword. "Don't worry." Hunter said putting a hand on his shoulder. "They're just dolphins!" Amber said. "Dolphins?" Every non-earthen asked. Hunter and Amber pointed towards large grey playful-looking fish-like creatures. They innocently poked at the bubble and squealed as they swam around it. "Aw! They're so cute!" Sparkle exclaimed. "Dolphins are very intelligent, friendly, and curious sea creatures. They've even been known to help humans in distress." Amber said. The riders were very intrigued at this animal of the earthen world. "How do they go to sleep?" Sparkle asked. "They don't" Hunter answered. Every one besides Amber became confused. "Let me explain." Amber said. "A dolphin actually knows how to put half of it's brain to sleep at a time. So they never fall asleep but they still get the rest they need."
"I don't even want to know how you know this." Magma muttered. "Hey, are they OK?" Sparkle asked. The dolphins were becoming restless. They swam around the bubble frantically trying to push it along. "W-what are they doing?" Corona asked. "I don't know!" Amber exclaimed. "Dolphins only attack when provoked!"
"ICE SPEAR!" a long blade of ice flew at the bubble just barely hitting it! "Its Peril!" Igneous yelled. The cloaked man had his own bubble (only this one was glowing onyx and purple). "Can't this thing go any faster?" Amber asked. "The dolphins sure are doing what they can to make that happen!" Aqune said. The dolphins were really pushing the bubble along! As if they knew that the riders want to help them and that Peril wanted just the opposite! "ICE SNAKE!" Peril turned sea water into a long menacing snake! It bared its fangs and came at the bubble! Squealing the dolphins swam at it and lunged over and over again. The snake simply whipped them with its tail! "What do we do?" Amber asked. "Battle spiders may be adept under water but I don't know if they can get out of the bubble with out breaking it!" Corona yelled. "Hey look!" Hunter said as he pointed at the crack in the ocean floor. A blue and white battle spider flew out and began to battle the ice sneak! But with out a rider to help out the spider could do little. "We've got to help it!" Amber yelled. Suddenly light began to emit from Amber's pocket. She took the jewels out and found the jewel of the sea was glowing! She held the stone to her chest and prayed for the spider's success in this battle. Suddenly it began to glow brighter and the water around the snake and Peril spun furiously! The water even helped this new battle spider move faster until it managed to break the ice snake and pierce Peril's bubble!
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The riders had finally managed to make it to shore, as did the mysterious battle spider. "Thank you for assisting me with those… stones." The spider said. "My name is Sahara. And this earthen girl is the newest spider rider I believe."
"That's right!" Amber said excitedly as she looked at her manacle. "So that's an earthen city." Aqune said pointing at the small city a bit of a walk away. "Nah, that's no where near as big as they really get." Hunter said. "What's that whaling sound coming from the city?" Corona asked. "The emergency sirens." Amber said grimly. "As you can see one of the cracks went straight through this city."
"Wait a moment." Lumen said. "What is this feeling?"
"What feeling?" Hunter asked. "I-its like… some one is blowing gently on my face."
"Yes, I feel it too." Aqune muttered. "That's wind." Hunter said. "Pretty common in the outer world." Amber added. "It feels good." Corona said. "I know. It feels like it's been 10 years since I felt the wind on my face." Hunter said. "But right now we have to focus on finding the shrines! Hunter, what was the first clue again?"
"Oh! It was… a kite… in a lightning storm… with a key on it."
"A kite. What's a kite?" Sparkle asked. "Its a sort of toy earthens use when its windy. It uses the wind to soar into the sky. It can be really fun. Especially kite fighting." Amber said. "You kite fight?" Hunter asked. "Yeah, its in my blood after all. But back to the clue. A kite in a lightning storm with a key dangling from it…?" Amber muttered with her hand on her chin. Then suddenly her and Hunter's eyes bulged out. "BENGAMINE FRANKLIN!" They both cried. "Who?" Every one else asked. "He was one of the most influential earthens in history! His discoveries still benefit us today! No wonder he was such a genius! He's a descendant of the Atlantians!" Amber said. "OK, so we know that Ben J hid the location to one of the shrines some where." Hunter said. "The question is how do we find out where?"
"I know!" Amber exclaimed. "There's a museum dedicated to him in Boston!" She said. "I'm guessing that's an earthen city." Lumen said. "Yep." Hunter added. "But we have one problem." Amber said. "Actually make that 2…" she added. "What are they?" Lumen asked. "2 missing persons cases that are supposed to be you're guides to this world. If some one were to recognize me or Hunter we'd be screwed. And then there's the fact that the first lead on one of the shrines is a guy who traveled all over the world. We may have to go across the outer world and back just for one shrine. And the thing is, with out any documeants confirming every one else's existence we can't even get them into the states." The riders began to ponder this. Then the emergency sirens in the city were whaling again. "I wonder what's going on."
"Just wreaking a little havoc."
CLIFF HANGER! DUN DUN DUNN!