We had been walking through the jungle for a while now and the heat was really getting to me, I took off my jacket and shoved it into my bagpack before walking on, I was walking and I noticed Sean up ahead with Kailani, I sighed and felt someone next to me "Why d'you let him do that?" Hank asked confused, I glanced at him and shrugged

"I don't know, I guess I trust him not to make a move" I said in thought, Hank sighed "Do you trust him? Or do you just not want to lose him?" he asked, I gave him a confused look "What do you mean?" I asked "What I mean is you don't wanna believe that he's flirting with her because you don't want to lose him"

he said, I thought about it hard before nodding "Your right, I guess the reason I don't wanna lose him is because he's the most adventure I've had in my life, everything about my life was planned out until I met him and I get this rush around him, I don't know what's gonna happen and I love it" I replied, he nodded

"Yah know that's a good reason, but you need to keep an' eye on him Lanie" he said, we were both watching Sean who was once again flirting with Kailani "I don't know what to do" I admitted "Tell you what, you want him to notice you right?" Hank asked, we had both stopped walking by this point "Yeah" I said, he nodded

"Then you have to stop running to him, guys love it when girls play hard ball" he said, we started walking again and I thought about it "So what you want me to do is ignore him?" I asked, he shrugged "I wouldn't say ignore, more like don't come running when he wants you to, d'you know what I mean?" he asked, I nodded

"I got it, thanks Hank, yah know your pretty cool" I said, he smiled "Thanks, now I just need your dumb boyfriend to like me" he said motioning to Sean, I chuckled "That might take a lot of work" I said, he nodded and Sean suddenly stopped walking but Kailani carried on "Hey guys what yah talkin' about?" he asked turning to us,

I shrugged "Nothin' much" I replied walking on, I glanced back to see Hank had stopped to talk to him, I caught up with Kailani "Hi" I said, she nodded in greeting "Your Lanie right?" she asked, I nodded "Yup, one and only" I replied "So Sean's your boyfriend right?" she asked, I shrugged "Yeah, although he hasn't been a great one"

I said "Look if it helps I'm not interested, there's this guy back on Palau I'm dating, so don't worry about it" she said reasuringly, I shook my head "It ain't your fault, sometimes he's just such a..." I couldn't think of anything "...jerk?" she asked, I chuckled "Yes, he has no idea what goes through my head when he talks to other girls"

I said, she nodded "That is what guys are like, so how long have you guys been together?" she asked, I thought for a moment "About a year" I replied "Wow, how did you meet him?" she asked, I smiled at the memory "Well he was new to the school and everyone loves teasing the new kid, so my ex boyfriend who's a jock decided to get a little too cocky...Sean decked him and later on at lunch I shoved Sean into the trash" I explained, she chuckled

"Wow, love at first shove huh?" she asked, I rolled my eyes "I hated him for hitting Tommy, and after we both got detention he put on the charm, he said I shouldn't be with a guy that much of an' asshole. I became friends with him and I somehow got hooked, my problem is that I love being with jerks, they give you a little rush"

I explained, she nodded as a sign that she was still listening "...After a few weeks of being friends he told me about these adventures he wanted to go on, it didn't help that he was always getting into trouble with the cops and everything and every one knows girls love a bad boy, how I became wrapped around his finger though? That's confusing to me"

I said, she nodded "Wow, you've fallen hard huh?" she asked with raised eyebrows, I nodded "You have no idea" I replied.

We walked on for a few more minutes "C'mon Gabby, I'm about to take your breath away" Alexander said to Gabato, we walked through a few bushes until the view became clear, in the distance was a large city, it looked very old but beautiful at the same time "Wow" I exclaimed staring "How do you like Grandma now?"

Alexander asked as he walked past Hank, I smiled and we headed towards the city, we got to the entrance of the city and it was huge "Hello?" Gabato called "No one's been home for thousands of years Gabby" Alexander said "Can anybody guess what all this is?" he asked as we stopped walking, I shrugged and looked around

"Legoland?" Gabato asked, I chuckled "No" Alexander said, Sean walked forward a look of thought on his face "Well that's Poseidon, Hank can you move this?" he asked pointing to a large slab of rock, Hank nodded and slid it away revealing a word, I tilted my head to the left and read it "Oh my god" I said loudly

"I can't believe it, were standing in the lost city of Atlantis" Sean said in awe "The same Atlantis that Vern wrote about, down to the last detail" Alexander said "I thought Atlantis was underwater?" I said confused "Oh when Vern wrote about it it was but it has a 140 year cycle and spends half it's time above the water"

Alexander explained, I nodded in understanding "What about the other half?" Kailani asked "Well the ocean bed buckles due to volcanic activity on the shelf pushing and pulling land to the surface" Sean explained "Then the entire island sinks back to the bottom of the sea" Alexander finished "This is amazing"

Kailani exclaimed looking around "I've been looking for this piece of paradise for 30 years, I promised your old man that we'd find it together but he's not here to enjoy it, so I made sure that his son would be" Alexander said turning to Sean, I noticed Hank inspecting the water and I tilted my head in confusion

"Guys we got a problem" he said nervously "What are you talking about?" Alexander asked, Hank went into an' explenation that I didn't get one bit "You wanna dumb that down for me?" I asked hopefully "Basically the islands going under" he said, my eyes widened "The only salt water here is on your brain, I've analyzed the samples and I've calculated the numbers, this island isn't due to sink for 14 years" Alexander said

"Well Alexander your numbers are wrong" Hank said "And how would you know?" Alexander asked "I've come across this as were building over run off areas it's called soil liquifaction, look you can see it in the cracks of the confining beds, all along here, along here over there and back here" Hank said leading us back to the entrance of the city

"Okay you've made your point" Alexander said annoyed "Well how long do we have?" I asked worried "If I had to guess based on all this water...2-3 days max" Hank said, I sighed and ran a hand through my hair nervously "Then what because I am no floatation device man" Gabato said scared "Well your gonna be if we don't figure this out" Hank said

"There has to be a way off this island" I said "I've got something, what about the nautilus?" Sean asked "How is an' excersize machine gonna help us get outta here?" Gabato asked "No the nautilus captain Nemo's submarine built in 1870" he said "Well done Sean, chapter 16 Vern wrote that it is hidden on the island"

Alexander said "And if we can make it there in time we can ride it unde the hurricane and all the way back to Palau" Sean said "One question, where is it?" Hank asked

"There's only one man who can tell us that, and that is captain Nemo himself" Alexander said, we all followed him through the jungle and Sean walked next to me "Hey Lanie" he greeted, I nodded "What's up with you did I do something?" he asked annoyed, I glared at him "I don't know Sean did you?" I snapped before walking away.