"Grim-Lynn awoke the next morning with a smile. It was day three. Today was the day she would get her answer. She stretched and when to her floor mirror, as she did everyday, and looked at the now truly grim creature before her. Her eyes were lit with hope and revenge as she pulled out a black dress that puffed out at the bottom and had silver star trim she had made herself from under her bed. It made her look more human, and definitely more sinisterly beautiful, but she felt that this dress would not suit the future Empress of the Sprites. 'I will have them bring me another when they submit today,' she promised herself.
"The Queen had not slept at all that night. She was worried for her kind. If something went wrong and this spell did not work, Grim-Lynn would surely be even more angry with them. Who knows what she would do if they did not submit. But if they did submit, she would probably use them as lab rats to reverse the effects of her first machine.
"Soon morning came, and the Sprites came together a little ways from the mouth of Grim-Lynn's cave. The advisors began preparing the spell as the walls of the cavern had instructed. When they were done, they gave the queen a long thin vile and told her that when the mirror was splashed with this potion, and Grim-Lynn looked into it, she would be forever trapped in another dimension, a mirror universe of this one.
"The queen had an idea of how to get Grim-Lynn before the mirror. She had cleverly chosen a box of jewelry from her royal treasury, and wrapped it up as a present. It was her plan that when Grim-Lynn saw the jewelry that she would immediately insist on putting it on and admiring her beauty in the mirror. Then she would throw the potion on the mirror and be rid of the problem forever.
"The Sprites all approached the cave entrance where Grim-Lynn was waiting. Grim-Lynn smirked when she saw Polarisa carrying the jewelry box. 'Ah, how the mighty have fallen, eh, Polarisa?' she smirked as the Queen struggled with the heavy parcel. 'What have you got there?' she asked suspiciously.
"Polarisa dropped it and sighed, 'It is a gift, for the Queen of the Sprites.'
"'Empress,' Grim-Lynn corrected with a glare. She opened the box and marveled at the many jewels and finery inside. 'Well, it seems your not totally incompetent after all, Polarisa. Well done.' She began slipping on the jewelry until she was loaded down with everything that was in the box.
"Then, as expected, she made her way back into the cave to look at herself. Polarisa had this part totally planned out, she and the Sprites would all enter the cave together to finish this, the others 'ooh'-ing and 'aah'-ing at the new Empress to keep her busy modeling for them, while the Queen sloshed the silver potion on the mirror.
"While sloshing the potion on the mirror, the Queen accidentally caused it to splash, making noise and attracting Grim-Lynn's attention. 'What are you doing to my mirror!'
"But she was too late. The mirror began to flash a brilliant light, pulling Grim-Lynn in. But that was not all. The Sprites had been looking in the mirror too, and began to be pulled into it, including the Queen.
"The once full room, with a flash and a crash, was then bare as winter. The force of the magical winds surrounding the mirror had caused it to fall over and break, but strangely, It only broke into two even pieces. They say that if someone found the two pieces and put them back together, the Sprites would return someday, but what remains unknown is, would Grim-Lynn return as well?" The old lady Kacheek took a deep breath and leaned back in her chair, tired from the long story. Some of the children were fast asleep, but Summer, curious in her nature, was wide awake.
"So the Sprites got trapped with Grim-Lynn?" She asked.
"No, the mirror broke in two. They got sent to two different dimensions, or at least, most of them."
"Ga'ma Janeo? Where could I find the Mirror?
The lady cackled. "Oh, little one, The continent sank to the bottom of the ocean, long ago. Without the Sprites' magic to keep it afloat, it began to sink, little by little into the ocean, where it rests today. Many people do not even believe it exists."
"Well, if it does, I'm gonna see it!" Summer cried excitedly. "They discovered Maraqua, right?"
"Sweetheart, the only reason surface dwellers where able to discover Maraqua was because there are creatures living down there, building cities and raising families. Nothing lives on the Sunken Eden. You'd be lucky to find anything at all down there to mark where it was."
The little Acara refused to be discouraged. "Well then, I'll figure out a way. Even if I have to swim to the lost continent!"
The lady looked at the determined young girl. "Why would you want that worn old mirror, Summer? We have plenty of nice mirrors here."
"It's not about the Mirror," the little Acara replied. "It's about finding something that no one believes in, going on a cool adventure and doing what no one else can do!" she shouted, pumping her fist in the air. 'Besides,' she thought to herself, 'I bet the Sprites would make super cute petpets!'
The old woman shook her head. "T'is impossible, sweetheart." She took a deep breath. "Even if you could get to the bottom of the ocean's deepest depths, the remains of Eden have been guarded for centuries by strange monsters."
The acara's mother, a lovely yellow Acara by the name of Citrine Gale, picked up her daughter, "Okay, Summer Gale, we have to go home now. What do you say?" She said, nodding to Janeneo.
Summer smiled and waved. "Thank you Ga'ma Janeo! For looking after me this afternoon and telling me a story!"
The lady Kacheek then smiled and waved. "It was no trouble, little one. I much enjoyed the company. Feel free to come by anytime."
Disclaimer… you know the drill. Don't own diddly. Thanks for reading. Plz RnR.