It was the day after, and the titans were trying to have a low key day from all the excitement from the day before. But not Sapphire. She made it clear that she was still going to go down to Atlantis. "I've been distracted for a few days now from what I've been planning to do. I promised them I would help." She explained, and they let her go. Once again, Aqualad didn't go. He was still too embarrassed to show his face. Yet he still wished he had been there for the people, including his mother.
So now the titans had nothing to do. Until Speedy brought up a good idea. "Hey Aqualad, why don't we find out what was sp special about that book? I have a feeling it was real important." And the whole team agreed. Aqualad got the book and they all, except for Sapphire, sat down and listened as he read it. There was nothing out of the ordinary, just stories and legends about Atlantis's past.
"Nothing so far. Maybe she wanted it to be a family heirloom." Bumblebee offered.
"I don't think so. Sapphire said that my mother said it was real important that I read this. Still, I can't figure out why." Aqualad answered.
"There has to be something." Speedy offered.
"There's only one part I haven't read and that's the section about Neptune and Cascadea." Aqualad pointed out.
"Who were they?" Speedy asked.
"Oh they are the God and Goddess who created Atlantis."
"Read it to us." Bee sounded excited.
"Um, okay." And Aqualad turned to the page and began to read what the pages said. "In the beginning, Neptune created the ocean." He went on reading for five minutes before he got to the part of Cascadea. He read off that part. "Cascadea created all the animals and people who lived under the water." And then he continued to read about how Neptune fell in love with Cascadea and they lived happily ever after. But then he stumbled upon a part that he had never heard of before. "WHOA!" he said.
"What is it?" Speedy woke up from his trance of boredom.
"Listen to this! Trident is in here! It says that Trident arose from the dirt under the ocean water and wanted to take Neptune's place. This created the great battle. Good versus evil. And one day, Trident found a way to condemn Neptune and Cascadea to the heavens and prevent them from returning to the ocean. He did this so that he could rule over the people and take his wanted place as supreme ruler." Aqualad informed them.
"That's what's been going on now." Bumblebee stated.
"Yeah, but listen to this!" and he began to read from the book again. "Neptune and Cascadea discerned that Trident would raze Atlantis, comprising the inhabitants of the natural conjecture. And in order to shield Atlantis from spoil, the two gods begot a babe of their very own. This babe contained extraordinary supremacy and the providence of this babe was to shelter Atlantis from the mighty fist of Trident. The babe possessed the clout to control water, freeze it, and even befall that of which she encompassed. The legendary gem that was used to create this child of magic and power was a distinct sapphire, fashioned by the very ocean waters of the north, south, east and west. It was from these currents that the babe was born, in the form of a mermaid. Once in time, after serving her purpose in great battle, the babe retired into the currents again, scattering the shards of the sapphire with her being. She would only return again for the time of the great battle's return. Behold, the babe bared by the very hands of Cascadea and Neptune with all the superiority that is…Sapphire." The titans were silent.
"So?" Speedy spoke up.
"THAT'S SAPPHIRE!" Aqualad yelled out. "The description said that Neptune and Cascadea, the very gods that created Atlantis had a child to fulfill the purpose of a guardian! This guardian possessed all the powers Sapphire has, and her very name is the same!"
"What?" Bee was shocked. "Let me see that!" she snatched the book up from Aqualad's grasp and looked at it.
"Wait, wait, wait!" Speedy said, standing up. "Are you saying that Sapphire…our Sapphire, is actually some goddess reborn from over a million years ago?"
"She was born a teenager, and she even said her purpose was to defend Atlantis from Trident. And the sapphire is her emblem. She was created by all four ocean currents and she was reborn over the old site of the statue."
"What statue?"
"There was an ancient statue that rested in the open water; it was of Neptune and Cascadea. Their hands were outstretched, as if they were cradling something. Over years the statue sank into the sand, but it was right over the statue that she was reborn."
"So…Sapphire can't be a goddess." Speedy said.
"Guess again." Bumblebee said and she held out the book.
There was a picture on another page of the statue that Aqualad was talking about, and above the statue was a bright orb of light that was at the interception of the four currents. On the next page there was a picture of this goddess…and it was an exact picture of Sapphire. "Sapphire's a goddess." Aqualad said as he took the book and looked at the picture. "I can't believe it. That's what my mother wanted me to know. Sapphire is the goddess of Atlantis reborn…and…" and he gasped, "The great battle is going to repeat itself. Atlantis is in danger."
Later that day, Sapphire walked back into the room from the pool and smiled at everyone. "Hey guys!" she said. The titans just turned and looked at her in awe. Speedy didn't say anything, neither did the others. They just stared at her. Sapphire looked at them uneasily. "Is something wrong?" she asked. But they still didn't speak. It was still so hard to believe that right in front of them stood an actual goddess. She looked to be 16, but she was really over a million years old. She wasn't who they had thought her to be, she was even more. Aqualad was the first to walk up to her.
"Sapphire, we need to tell you something." He said.
