In the previous chapter, Irma and the others went to Aquariat to find out what is the secret behind the heart, and they were lead to underwater to find an ancient city, but Irma found something else but what is it? Find out here:
Chapter 8: Truth and Lies
'What is that?' Irma saying to herself while looking at what seem to be some sort of a city. So she then try to contact Taranee with telephaty.
'Taranee, I think you better tell the king to get here.' Irma sends a message to Taranee which she is expecting it.
'Send me your current location.' after what Taranee tell her, she then sends the direction through telephaty.
'Thanks Irma, what can we do without you?'
'By saving a lot of food?' Irma smirk afer what she said, but little did she know that some creature is watching her. She then swim higher to get a better view. Then she sees the submarine approaching to the city.
'What took you guys so long?' Irma say while swimming towards them.
'Shut up Irma, it's not like we can swim underwater like you.' Cornelia answer with a slight of anger.
'It's a joke, Corny. You don't have a sense of humor do you?' Irma say without noticing a monster is behind her. But the others see and Cornelia try to send a telephaty.
'Irma, behind you!' Cornelia shout trying to warn Irma what's behind her.
'Now your just being sarcastic Corny,' then suddenly, something got hold of Irma's leg and pull it. 'Whoaah! What is that?' Irma asking Taranee while struggling to loosen the monster grip.
'What is that thing?' Will looking out while pointing at the monster.
'That is a water monster, a protecter of the city and the name of the monster is, Raghar.' the kings answer while trying to steer away from the monster.
'What are you doing? We need to help her.' Hay Lin running towards the king because she was behind at the submarine.
'Sorry Hay Lin, but there's nothing we can do. We can breath underwater like Irma. She's on her own.' Will say while holding down Hay Lin, which she sigh and node. 'Besides, we are underwaater, which she will get a lot of power, and she also have the Heart of Aquariat.' Will then let go of her grip on Hay Lin while hoping that everything will be alright.'
'I never felt this helpless before,' Cornelia then sits beside Elyon who is watching with a bit of horror.
'Taranee, I ask you earlier, what is this thing?' Irma is getting impatient while contacting Taranee.
'The king say it's a monster that protects the Ancient City, and and it has a name.'
'Great, even monster have a name,' Irma try to freeze the monster which almost work. *Urgh..., why is it always this big.* she though to herself while trying to shoot a jet of water into the monster, which she knows is practically useless. But to her surprise, it got even powerful, instead of water, she shoot a spray of purely crystal water, which cut through anything. The crystal water manage to cut through the tenticles which the monster got hold of Irma. Then the cut beginning to leak out some blood, and without noticing, Irma accidentally swim through it. *Eewwww, gross. Oh man, now I can't get it off.* Irma then swim towards a cave which is small enough that the monster won't be able to enter. *Man, that was close.* Now to get out of here.* She then swim the opposite direction, away from the main entrance.
Meanwhile, back in the submarine, 'Taranee, can you contact Irma?' Hay Lin ask who is worrying for her friend.
'I try, but I don't seem to get any answer. Either she's ignoring me, or someone is blocking it.'
'I don't think Irma will ignore you. But there is something else is blocking your contact.' Will say while trying to hold to the seat because the king is steering like mad.
'Hey, can you drive smoother, someone here can't stand this kind of ride, okay.' Cornelia shout while trying to hold on to her lunch.
'Sorry guardian, but the terrain here is rough, and since I can't see because it is dark, I need to turn hard.' the king apologise but didn't notice a big boulder until it's too late.
'Watch out!' Taranee then shout, which make the king turn too hard to the left and crashing into a rock, which punctured a hole in the submarine hull.
'Oh man, there is leakage on top.' Elyon say while trying to hold on to something because something had fallen onto the submarine.
'Hay Lin, can you pressurise the submarine? And Cornelia, can you try to raise the submarine up?' Will trying to take charge while waking the king up.
'I try Will, but since we are underwater, I'm not sure whether I can pressurize it for long enough for Corny to raise us to the surface,' Hay Lin beginning to pressurize the submarine while Cornelia try to raise the submarine, but to her dismay, she can't raise because the submarine is too heavy, and they are in some sort of cave.
'Sorry guys, but I can't seem to raise the submarine, and I don't think floating upwards is a good idea too, because we are in a cave.' Cornelia say while getting some rest from her try to raise it.
'Well, it is up to Irma now to get us out.' the prince then suddenly said something which the others trying to stay calm.
'Yeah, but we need to clog the hole, Taranee, Cornelia, can you guys do it?' Will ask, who is trying to get a contact with the submarine.
'Not sure Will, since we are in a tight place, with not enough air, I am not rather...' Taranee is then got cut off by Cornelia.
'So you want to drown, I think not. Hay Lin, can you exchange carbon dioxide back to oxygen?' (Yes, science sometimes save life.)
'I try, but can you guys first close that hole?'
'Yeah, we will do that.' with that they both then try to get a sheet of metal in the submarine to seal the hole in the submarine. Back at the cave, Irma found out there is no way out but throught where she came from.
*Well, I guess is plan B then.* She tehn turn around to head back where the monster is trying to get her, but to her surprise, it isn't there anymore.
*Man, that was lucky to get out of its view.* so she swim out without noticing it was a trap where the monster is waiting. *Why you sneaky lttile fellar* Irma then try to avoid any attack from the monster and to try to attack back, but without any success.
*Hold still,* Irma trying to shoot a jet of crystal water at it, then she figure a way to get rid of the monster, *I sure hope this work* She then create a giant cone size crystal and she push it with all her might. But luckily for her, it manage to pass through the monster, but unfortunately, she is covered is a goo. *Now that was disgusting, now how am I going to wash it off.' Irma then suddenly heard something in her mind, 'Irma... Where are you... We need your help now...' Taranee was trying to contact her for sometime. 'Taranee? Where are you? I'm coming.' But she did not get any responds but at least Taranee manage to send a map of where they went, so she swim as fast as she could to the location.
During Irma battling with Raghar, Cornelia and Taranee manage to seaal the hole but they are running low on air. 'Hay Lin, I though you say you can change it.' Cornelia trying to breath calmly. 'I'm trying, it is not as easy as you think, Will, did you get any answer from the submarine?' Hay Lin trying to change the element while catching her breath. 'No, but first thing, how in the world does a submarine end up in Aquariat?' then the others are facing the daze king.
'I have nothing to do with it.' the king trying to protest from the guardians.
'Tell us the truth sir, how did this submarine end up in your world?' Will ask trying to get the king to tell them the truth.
'I don't know.'
'This submarine can't be build from your worls, because your world don't have the resources to build one, so I guess you went to Earth to steal one, am I right?'
'No, your wrong. I never been to Earth before,' the king then try to ignore them but it's hopeless.
'Guys, I can't seem to change it, but at least we have 30 minutes of air left in here.' Hay Lin inform them which they are trying to stay calm from breathing out too much carbon dioxide.
'I think that will be enough for Irma to get here and the king to tell us the truth,' Will say while the other guardians stare blankly at her.
'What do you meaan enough time? What happens when Irma can't make it? What happens when there is another hole in the submarine when Irma can't find us?' Cornelia started to panic a lttile, which the other girls try to calm her down.
'Cornelia, calm down, everything will be alright.' Taranee hold Cornelia's arms while trying to calm her down.
'I'm calm, I'm calm. Thanks Taranee.' Taranee then loosen her grip on Cornelia's arm.
'Good, now back to the king. Tell us the truth.' Will is still trying to get the king to tell the truth.
'Alright, alright, I give up,' the king say which made Will satisfied. 'Yes, I got this submarine from your homeworld.'
'And you pretended to not know about pur home world, am I right?' Hay Lin ask suddenly.
'Yes, because I want to search the ancient city for so long.'
'Why you want to search it?' Elyon ask while trying to get up from the lack of air.
'Because I want to find out what secret is behind the Heart of Aquariat.' after the king say, this shock the others.
'Why you want to find the truth?' the prince ask suddenly, but the king just glare at him.
'You know the answer yourself, Ang.' the guardians then look at him.
'I don't,' the prince trying to protest.
'Yes you do, now tell them the truth.' the king say while trying to convince the guardians that he got something to hide.
'Fine, Father, I will them, but you must help out.'
'Alright son,' with that, the prince then head towards the king and sits beside him.
'It happens when I was a prince, where I have a mother. Which she rule Atlantia, and the keeper of the heart. But...' the king then look aat his prince to let him continue the sentnce.
'But, my Father doesn't have any king at that time.'
'Why there won't be any king at that time?' Taranee ask while still trying to contact Irma.
'Because at that time, my Mother know how to manipulate water, so she can wield the power of the heart.' with the king informing them, they widen their eyes, 'And whoever wield the Heart of Aquariat can control water even powerful. But unfortunatly, I was the only child, and my mother is the only person to wield the heart because she has the power to control water. That is the reason why I steal a submarine from your homeworld, so I can search the underwater for the ancient city, from where the heart originated. I want to find out why only a queen... or a person who can control...water can... wield the... power of... the heart.' right after the king finish his explaination, they are running low on air.
'Taranee... can you... send a telephaty... to Irma... and tell... her to hurry...' Will then faint a little because of lack of air.
Taranee then see that Hay Lin and the others are also the same as Will, with the king and the prince. 'Well... it's up to... me...' with that, she sends a telephaty to Irma, hoping she got it, but luckily for her, she manage to get to her, 'Irma... Where are you... We need your help now...' Taranee is getting weak every second, 'Taranee? Where are you? I'm coming.' but before she pass out, she send where their location is.
Irma is swimming towards her helpless friends.
Will Irma make it to her friends? If so, how will she respond when they thold her everything in the submarine? And what happens when there is something unexpected occur? Find out next in; Chapter 9: Unexpected War.
This will be the explaination from chapter 7, since I haven't finish it, I just hope ou guys enjoyed it. Review please.
