After a 12-hour flight, the trio made it to their destination; the flight had its ups and downs. Due to not having enough seats, Clyde sat in the copilot seat while Lincoln sat in the only other available seat. Much to his discomfort, Ronnie Anne was forced to sit in Lincoln's lap. However, Lincoln's discomfort came not from having to share with her but from how much he was enjoying it. The feeling of Ronnie Anne's booty in his lap aroused him, though he had to fight to keep from getting an erection. Ronnie Anne likewise enjoyed sitting in Lincoln's lap, cuddling him as she slept. It was about 3 in the afternoon when they landed a few miles outside the capital city of Puerto Clara; the pilot said that he would return tomorrow night at midnight, and they had an hour before he would leave. Understanding, the trio watched as the plane took off, leaving them.

"Okay, the first order of business, we need to check in with my dad," said Ronnie Anne.

"Uh, guys, we're still miles away from the city; it might take a few hours to get there," said Clyde

"No, it won't. I've got something that'll get us there fast," says Lincoln.

Sticking out his hand Lincoln summoned a magical circle. To Clyde and Ronnie Anne's shock, an orange and black hummer rose up.

"We should be able to get to the city in no time in this,"

"Lincoln, since when do you have a Hummer?" asked Clyde.

"I built it at the same time I built my car. I used it to get around different terrains like jungles and deserts, tracking down Adonis and his crew, Ace 3 might not be as fast as Ace 1, but it should get us there faster than walking,"

Moments later, the group was on their way, traveling toward Puerto Clara, having found the road leading to the city. One problem was they bounced a little in the car while driving down the road with Clyde riding shotgun and Ronnie Anne in the back.

"Uh, Linc, you may need to work on the shock absorbers," said Clyde.

"Sorry, the bouncing never bothered me,"

"At this rate, I'm either gonna bounce out this seat, or my boobs are gonna bounce out my shirt," thought Ronnie Anne, crossing her left arm over her chest to prevent the latter from happening, while grasping the door with her right arm to prevent the former.

"So Ronnie Anne, where's your dad?"

"Mom gave me more details before we left; he is working out of a branch office of a partner foundation called Shortman Inc.," informed Ronnie Anne.

"I heard of them; my dads talked about them; they have numerous charities and grants, but their main thing is funding researchers working on curing rare and incurable illnesses," Clyde informed. "Their main HQ is located in a city called Hillwood,"

"Well, my dad is giving a seminar, and he's staying in a farming village outside the city near the Río Velasco river,"

"Well, let's get going,"

Lincoln then stepped on the gas, making it go faster and making the bouncing worse. After 20 minutes, the group was driving through the city, heading to Shortman Inc., luckily finding the directions was easy due to some of the locals being able to speak English. Parked outside the building, the trio walked in and greeted the receptionist.

"Good afternoon; my name is Ronalda Anne Santiago. My friends and I are here to see my father, Dr. Arturo Santiago,"

"One moment, please,"

The receptionist then got on the phone and called upstairs. Within a few minutes, she informed them they were okay to proceed and instructed them to head to the 12th floor. Ronnie Anne became a little nervous when heading upstairs, knowing her dad would probably be upset with her. As they headed to his temporary office, Ronnie Anne knocked before entering alone. When Ronnie Anne walked in, Arturo was sitting at his desk doing paperwork on the seminar's next part tomorrow. In the following years, Arturo hadn't changed much either though there were hints of gray in his hair and beard.

"hi, dad,"

Arturo was at first surprised; however, his face soon turned stern, making her even more nervous.

"Dad, I know you're not happy to see me but,"

"Mija, I'm always happy to see you; I'm just not too happy about why you're here, not to mention finding out your friend Lincoln is alive,"

"I know, dad,"

"Did you tell him how I helped his daughter?"

After Lina was born, Arturo helped conceal her parentage by helping Lisa upload her false records into the system.

"No, dad, I know you don't want to risk your reputation,"

"I still don't understand why you want to risk your life like this,"

"I just want to help," she said, blushing.

"Chihuahua, you're more like your brother than you care to admit," he said. "Okay, I need to speak to Lincoln privately,"

Ronnie Anne nodded before calling Lincoln in and leaving after he entered. Arturo gave Lincoln a hard look while he felt like a deer caught in headlights.

Taking a deep breath, "first off, Lincoln, I'm very happy to see that you are okay,"

"Thank you, sir,"

"However, I'm not happy about you dragging my daughter into this situation that followed you back," Arturo scolded.

Lincoln could feel Arturo's anger. He knew he had to explain himself.

"Mr. Santiago, I understand you're angry with me, but please understand I didn't mean for Ronnie Anne to get involved like this, however when I went to track down one of the people I'm after, she was with me, and it was thanks to her that I actually survived that encounter and the tablet wasn't stolen by them," explained Lincoln. "And then she helped me along with my friend Clyde to protect my dad's restaurant,"

Arturo's scowl softened a bit after learning of what his daughter had done.

"I understand that she's helped you out a lot, but you still could have tried talking about getting involved in this,"

"Do you honestly believe she would've listened if I said no? If everyone told her?" Lincoln asked dryly.

"Nope, it would only make her wanna prove herself more; that girl is stubborn; she gets it from her mother's side, don't tell Maria or her parents I said that,"

"It's one of the things I love…LIKE about her,"

"Hmmm,"

"Sir, I know you want Ronnie Anne to be safe and I promise you I will keep her safe, I swear on my life,"

"I'll hold you to it," stated Arturo firmly.

"Thank you,"

"Well I believe it is time to go,"

Lincoln and Arturo exited, ready to leave, while Ronnie Anne and Clyde were sitting and waiting.

"So, is everything okay?" Asked Ronnie Anne.

"Yes, Mija, everything is okay, but all I ask is that you be careful and not take such risks like these in the future,"

"I promise I'll be careful, dad, and I wouldn't do this if I knew I couldn't handle it,"

"Let's get to the village it might take a while it's a few miles out of the city,"

"No worries Mr. Santiago, I can get us there fast. All you need to do is give me the directions," said Lincoln.

Confused, Arturo wondered what he meant until he saw Ace 3 parked outside.

"How did you get a Hummer down here?" Arturo asked as Lincoln climbed into the driver's seat and Clyde got into the backseat.

"Guess mom didn't tell you all the cool things Lincoln can do now," Ronnie Anne said, getting into the Hummer and sitting next to Clyde.

"Guess not, there is something I have for you; you're gonna have to wait till we get to the village,"

Arturo then climbed into the passenger's side; however, he was unaware that someone was watching them as they drove off. That someone was Edgar Allsand; having arrived earlier and landed in a private airfield belonging to an associate of his father's, Edgar was provided with bodyguards and escorted to the closest town, where he noticed Ronnie Anne getting into a Hummer.

"So there seems to be a fourth involved; let's go follow them,"

"Not so fast, pretty boy," A guard protested.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

"We just want to make sure that you and your father remember the deal you made with our employer,"

Edgar groans. "Yes, you help me find out what that woman and her friends are up to, and in return, my father will use his money and influence to help your employer with his little problem,"

"Good,"

"Then let's go,"

"No need to rush, we know exactly where they're going," said the other bodyguard.

… Later…

After a 30-minute drive, everyone finally made it outside the village; after parking, Arturo showed them around the village. As they walked, both Lincoln and Clyde noticed a few women shooting them smiles that seemed a little too friendly.

"Uh, Lincoln, have you noticed?"

"Yeah, just pretend we don't see them,"

Ronnie Anne noticed this too and shot a few hostile looks making some back off.

"So, dad, what's this surprise you have for me?"

"Ronnie Anne?" Called a familiar voice.

Surprised Ronnie Anne turned around only to be embraced by none other than her other best friend, Sid. The years were very kind to Sid too; her years of dance practice sculpted her body, giving her a figure like Lynn's athletic one but feminine like Lori's, though her chest is bigger than Lynn's.

"Sid? What are you doing here? I thought you and your family were on vacation,"

"Don't you remember? I said it was a work vacation," replied Sid.

"Work vacation?"

"My mom has been working with different foundations to set up nature preserves in jungle areas like these to protect the local wildlife," Sid explained. "She's working with the local government and Shortman Inc to establish one here too,"

"How long have you been here?"

"We got here this morning, and mom went straight to work; she's on an expedition and won't be back for another day or two,"

"What about your dad and Adelaide?"

"They're staying at the hotel the foundation put us up in. Mom thought it was for the best since Dad nearly got beaten up by gorillas on the last stop we were on," Sid answered.

"I see,"

"So what are you doing down here? Last I checked, you wanted just to stay home while everyone else was going out on trips," asked Sid.

"Well, you see," replied Ronnie Anne blushing.

Sid then noticed Clyde and Lincoln standing there and became more confused.

"Clyde, what are you doing here?"

"Just helping my best friend Lincoln,"

"Lincoln? But Lincoln is…" Sid then turned to Lincoln noticing how familiar he looked, especially his white hair. Sid's mind went blank for a moment before turning to Ronnie Anne.

"Tell me everything,"

Sitting in the hut that Sid is sharing with her mom Becca Chang, everyone started going over the events leading up to now. Both Sid and Arturo were dumbfounded by what they learned but now had a better grasp of the situation.

"So after Lisa pinpoints whatever is down here we're going to grab it and leave before they get it,"

"Wow, that's one crazy story," said Sid.

"Welcome to the past six years,"

"Okay, I think it's time we give the girls some space," Arturo said.

Lincoln and Clyde agreed and left with Arturo, leaving the girls alone.

"So is it me, or has Lincoln become hot, and I mean Yoon Kwan hot," Sid asked.

"I guess," blushed Ronnie Anne.

"You guess? So did you two get together?"

"We decided to wait," Ronnie Anne replied.

"Wait? What?"

"Sid, he's been through a lot. I don't want to push him into a relationship when he's still adjusting to coming back," Ronnie Anne explained.

"Girl, you have waited six years, it's time for you to strike,"

"Sid, relax you act like someone is going to steal him from me,"

"Hey, I saw how the girls here were looking at Lincoln and Clyde; I'm pretty sure some girls back home will be eye-humping him too. And you two aren't official yet, so what's to stop them? Clyde may be committed to Chloe, but Lincoln is technically a free agent. Like they say, I don't see a ring on his finger."

"Sid!" Replied Ronnie Anne, becoming annoyed.

"If you're not in a relationship, have you at least made any progress? We both know that if he asked you out, you'd say yes, but does he know that?"

"Well, we slept in the same bed, but nothing happened,"

"See, that was your opportunity, and you wasted it; you should've rode him hard and turned in your V-Card,"

"Why are you and Carlota so obsessed with my sex life and me being in a relationship?"

Sid walked over to Ronnie Anne, grabbed a handful of her breasts, and began fondling her, much to Ronnie Anne's annoyance.

"Sid, what are you doing? Let go of my tits."

"You listen to me, Ronnie Anne; we spent the last six years watching you reject the very idea of being in a relationship with anyone because the guy you wanted to be with was gone," berated Sid. "Now he's back, and you're still hesitating, and that means some other girl is going to pounce on him. You need to go out there and make him yours once and for all."

Ronnie Anne knew Sid was serious but couldn't take her seriously since Sid was still groping her.

"Okay….okay, I get it, just let go of my tits!"

"Not just yet; your tits are fun to squeeze!" Said Sid trying to maintain her stern tone.

"Sid!" Growled Ronnie Anne.

"Uh-oh,"

….Elsewhere….

As Lincoln and Clyde relaxed in the hut Arturo stayed in while he was out, the two friends started to talk with each other,

"So you and Ronnie Anne slept in the same bed, but nothing happened?" asked Clyde.

"That's it," nodded Lincoln.

"Well, did you want something to happen?"

"Say what?"

"You obviously want to be with her, and she obviously wants to be with you. So you two are holding yourselves back from being with each other."

"Clyde, I got a lot on my plate; I don't want to stress her with my problems,"

"Lincoln, if she didn't want your problems, she wouldn't be here in the jungle awaiting danger, now would she?" Clyde argued.

Lincoln sighed. "Look, if I'm being completely honest, yes, part of me wanted something to happen. When I'm around her, I get these feelings… but then I think of what happened with Sam, and sometimes I cringe a little, thinking about that night,"

"I see," said Clyde nodding his head like a therapist.

"Wait, are you psychoanalyzing me right now!?

"Just getting a better picture, and from what I can see, while you do want to have a deep relationship with Ronnie Anne, remnants of what happened with Sam still bother you,"

"Yeah, which is why we chose to wait,"

"But Linc, your relationship doesn't have to be physical. She can be an emotional rock to help you through your traumas, like Chloe is for me,"

"That reminds me, how are things with you and her? When all this happened, you two just started dating,"

"She's been a rock for me ever since you disappeared. She helped me through my grief and suggested that I take up boxing to focus my anger," Clyde explained with a smile.

"She was okay with you coming down here?"

"She trusts me, we're actually planning on moving in with each other,"

"Whoa taking it to the next level,"

"And beyond, but my point is let Ronnie Anne be what Chloe is for me; I know you two wanted to wait, but you guys waited six years. The fact that the both of you want to be together after that tells me you can handle almost any problem that you can name. And I know you don't think she'll hurt you the way Sam did."

"No, I don't, but…" Lincoln paused for a moment. "That incident, it did more than just make me hesitant to be around a girl Clyde. I went to great lengths to prevent it from happening again."

"What do you mean?" Clyde asked.

"In the other world, I was alone and vulnerable, desperate to feel safe. There was a form of magic that I learned about, so I jumped into it right away. A spell that was designed to make it impossible to be raped, of course, I had it applied to myself."

Clyde was surprised. "If it worked, then what are you afraid of?"

"There's more to it than that. The true purpose was to ensure a girl stayed a virgin until she was married, though it could also be applied to a boy. So at first, the spell meant I couldn't be intimate with a girl even if I did want to. Forced celibacy. It took me a while to figure out how to remove it on my own, but technically the spell is still there on me. I can turn it off, but it will turn back on after a while. It will only be turned off permanently with another person's help."

"This might be an obvious question, but why can't you ask Ronnie Anne to help you with that?" Clyde asked.

"Remember, the spell was designed so that a girl would stay a virgin until she was married. So the one who can deactivate it completely is supposed to be her husband. In my case, due to the modifications, I made someone I trust completely with my body in a vulnerable way, which, thanks to Sam, I have a hard time doing right now. Also, remember this was meant to be done on a wedding night, so once the spell is truly removed, a side effect is the girl gets incredibly horny and fertile to make it more likely she'd consummate the wedding and have an heir and for guys a long-lasting erection that won't go away and can't be hidden until he and his bride are satisfied. So if I have it removed…"

"I see," Clyde said, slowly nodding.

"Exactly. So I'm not asking Ronnie Anne to be in a relationship with me until, at the very least, she knows about this. And now is not the best time to tell her."

"When is it the right time?" asked Clyde.

Lincoln looked outside. "I'll tell her when we get back home."

…Later that evening…

As Lincoln and Clyde met up with Ronnie Anne, and Sid, they were surprised by the red mark on her cheek.

"Sid, what happened?" Asked Clyde.

"I may have gotten a little carried away,"

"With what?"

"Do we have a destination in mind?" Ronnie Anne cut in before Sid could answer that.

"Well, I contacted Lisa. She says she is getting close to finding the location, and we should move out at ten; she also said to look out for La Sombra," explained Lincoln.

"Who?" asked Ronnie Anne.

"I heard of them; they're an infamous river pirate gang that lurks in the Jungles around here; they're named after some river pirate/poacher that used to terrorize San Lorenzo back when our parents were kids," informed Sid.

"So Lisa will have the answer at ten, and we need to be back at the landing spot by 1 at the latest tomorrow night. Do we have an idea of where the destination might generally be? So we can at least get there faster when we do have the answer?" Clyde asked.

"No, right now, this place right here is the best place to wait until then. I've got transportation that will get us there quickly even if we're pushing it, and besides, this gives us time to do that souvenir shopping I promised." Lincoln answered.

Everyone agreed, and with Arturo's permission, the group headed back to the city to start Lincoln's souvenir shopping. After arriving, the four walked down the street with the most shops.

"What kind of souvenirs are you looking for?" Sid asked.

"Something for Lina, first and foremost; if I only get one, then it's going to be for her. I just wish I knew what would be something she'd like."

"Why not a little charm bracelet? She likes those," said Clyde.

"Really?"

"Hey, I'm her uncle remember?"

Taking Clyde's advice, Lincoln headed to a nearby shop to buy a bracelet for Lina, deciding to get one for Lily too. Lincoln then went around buying, for the rest of his family, a new makeup kit for Lori with exotic colors she can't find locally, dozens of rolls of fabric made out of special material that is better than Egyptian cotton for Leni. For Luna, a new marimba, something she'll probably share with Sam. For Luan, brand new props for her and Benny's birthday/comedy business. Lynn got new baseball, basketball and soccer equipment, while Lucy got a new spell book with a lock. For the twins Lola got a new dress, while Lana got new exotic pet food for the animal shelter along with the recipe to make her own. Finally, Lisa got a collection of different prehistoric insects fossilized in amber and for his parents a new novel for Rita and an assortment of spices native to Central America for Lynn Sr.

Ronnie Anne did a little shopping too, buying a new bikini after finding out Carlota didn't pack one. Sid encouraged her to buy something revealing, but Ronnie Anne refused. Done with shopping, Lincoln stored everything in his pocket dimension before they went to a local restaurant an hour and a half later.

"Well, that was fun, and I got something that I'm sure everyone is going to love,"

"Hey Lincoln, how can you afford to buy all this stuff?" asked Sid.

"Sid!" Scolded Ronnie Anne.

"No, it's fine. I just sold one of my gold coins," replied Lincoln

"Gold coins?" Replied everyone.

Lincoln then made a gold coin appear, leaving everyone awestruck.

"Dude, that thing is like if gold and diamonds had a baby!" Clyde exclaimed. If one looked closely, they'd swear his eyes had turned into dollar signs like in cartoons.

"It's made of a higher quality gold than you can find here. Honestly, I sold it way below its value because the pawnshop couldn't afford to pay its full amount."

"Lincoln, how did you find these?" Asked Ronnie Anne.

"Now, who's being nosey," joked Sid.

"When I was with the hero party, we did quests all the time and got paid with gold coins. Those jerks would always short me of my share, so I started doing solo quests. While they were wasting their money, I was saving mine; now I've got a small fortune in gold coins,"

"What's a small fortune by your definition?" Clyde asked.

"Think Scrooge McDuck's kiddie pool." Answered Lincoln.

Sid and Ronnie Anne looked at each other, and while neither spoke, Ronnie Anne knew exactly what her friend was thinking. If she didn't stake her claim on Lincoln, then someone else would.

"Can you imagine if whatever is down there is a bunch of gold coins like these," said Sid, flipping the coin.

"Well, the Guardian and his team will soon find out,"

"Guardian?" Asked Sid.

"It's what Lina named me,"

"Aww, cute,"

"By the way, I finally thought of names for us," said Clyde.

"Oh joy," Ronnie Anne said, rolling her eyes.

"Knockout and Ultraviolet,"

Ronnie Anne thought for a moment before nodding in approval. "I actually like it."

"Hey, can you think of a name for me?" Asked Sid.

"Huh?" Asked Clyde.

"I wanna come too,"

"Sid, are you sure?" Asked Ronnie Anne.

"I can handle it, besides I want to help too, but I need a code name,"

"How about Midnight?"

" 'gasp' like Twelve is Midnight? Eeeeee, I love it!"

"Wait, do you even have a suit for Sid?"

"I made a spare one, and Lisa teched it out, so I think she can see how well it fits," Lincoln said.

"Can I see it when we get back?" Sid asked, practically jumping.

"So it's settled. The Guardian, Knockout, Ultraviolet, and Midnight are going into the jungle to find treasure," said Ronnie Anne.

Unknown to the group, they were being eavesdropped on by Edgar and his bodyguard; having spotted them during their shopping, they followed them to the restaurant sitting where they wouldn't be noticed but still close enough to listen, though he could only hear bits, he did notice the gold coin when Sid flipped it.

"So that's what's going on,"

Edgar and his bodyguards left unseen as he went to call his dad.

"I hope this means you have something for me, boy!?"

"I sure do. Get this; Loud sent them down here to find a treasure,"

"Treasure?"

"And from the coin, I saw it's really high value. Like Fort Knox value."

"Damn, if he gets that treasure, he'll become so rich I'll never be able to take his restaurant; you need to beat him to it,"

"There's more; apparently, they're sending their own mercenary team into the jungle to retrieve it," Edgar added.

"So head to the La Sombra HQ and have Alejandro send his best men to intercept them,"

"Yes, father,"

Suddenly, he spotted all four leaving, jumping back into their hummer. Edgar then watched them vowing to get the gold first. A few hours later after making it back to the village, the four tried on their costumes, and Sid felt excited.

"I feel like a superhero," Sid said, looking over her new attire and testing out her new Bo staff..

"I'm surprised it fits so well." Ronnie Anne praised, admitting the suit looked really good on her friend. And she hoped this meant it looked that good on her too.

"It should, I made it with your body in mind, and Sid seems to have the same size,." Lincoln explained.

"Though you might want to adjust the chest a little. Feels kind of tight." Sid said, adjusting her boobs to be more comfortable.

'Tight, my ass; we both know I'm bigger than you.' Ronnie Anne thought, lightly glaring at her friend, who simply smirked and winked.

"By the way, Ronnie Anne, why did you put those enchantments on your suit to make your breasts and butt look smaller?" Asked Sid.

"To hide my identity if I'm seen like this, no one is gonna believe Ronnie Anne is Ultraviolet when she has B-cups instead of F-cups, and her butt is almost flat," Ronnie Anne explained.

"Maybe I should do that too, turn my D's into A's," said Sid.

"I'll customize it when we get back like I did Ronnie Anne's. By the way, the suit's mask has a link to the Loud Cloud so that we can keep in contact with Lisa and each other should we separate along with a way to track each other in our HUD screens," explained Lincoln.

"And you're certain that your former partners will try and ambush us at some point?" Clyde asked.

"Certain enough to be prepared for it. They don't know you guys, so you all will not be the primary targets. But odds are we'll encounter that La Sombra crew instead, and even though I have the tablet, I wouldn't put it past that bastard Adonis to find another way to get down here,"

"You know La Sombra is the main reason for the nature preserve; they control so much of the Illegal poaching that if this preserve is established, the local government will be forced the crack down harder on their activities and make it impossible to for them to capture and sell exotic animals," Sid explained.

Suddenly all four got a notification from Lisa that she was calling them. Upon answering, they saw Lisa sitting at the computer waiting.

"Greetings, everyone, and I see Sid has joined our little operation,"

"How did you know it was me?"

"Your suit is linked to your DNA. I knew when you put it on,"

"Wait, how did you get my DNA?"

"Trust on this; you don't want to know," said Lincoln. "Lisa, what's up? You got something for us?"

"Abnormal Acute seismic activity deep in the jungle; my instruments picked up on them at the same time the tablet got brighter,"

"Wait, you mean we're walking into earthquakes?" Clyde asked.

"More like tremors, but they have been getting slightly stronger each time. So I recommend getting what you came there for and getting away before a genuine earthquake hits." Lisa clarified.

"Or that's where we need to be, Lisa; where are these tremors exactly?

"At least 20 Miles into the jungle from your location, you can move along the Río Velasco river but be careful; it connects to the Río Claro river, which is treacherous."

"Anything of note within the vicinity?" Lincoln asked.

"According to my maps, there appears to be a structure somewhere down the river. Perhaps an ancient temple? If you see, then you're going the right way"

"That's got to be where we need to go." Ronnie Anne said.

"I agree. So unless Lisa has more to add, we should get going," said Lincoln.

"Nothing at the present moment, though stay alert in case that changes," Lisa warned.

When it was time to leave, everyone piled into the Ace 3 and headed down the river; just as the map indicated, they passed a small temple they knew they were on the right path. However, things became complicated once they reached the Río Claro river, the path they were on was across the river, but due to the deep and heavy currents, it was not safe to cross in the Ace 3 as the powerful currents might sweep it away.

"So what do we do now?" asked Sid.

"We'll just have to jump it," said Lincoln.

"In this?" asked Clyde.

"No, I've got something better."

Everyone exited the hummer before Lincoln made it disappear into a magic circle he summoned before two dirt bikes rose up in its place.

"Is there anything you haven't built, lame-o?"

"Well, I don't have a boat or plane.…yet,"

Mounting the bikes, Lincoln and Clyde drove while Ronnie Anne rode with Lincoln and Sid rode with Clyde. Moving back a bit, Lincoln and Clyde raced to the river using a washed-up log as a ramp to jump the river, landing on the other side.

"That was awesome!" cheered Sid.

The group continued moving, swerving among the trees and passing a nearby cave along the way. To their confusion, they found an open valley a mile and a half away from the cave.

Contacting Lisa. "Lisa, we're here. Are you sure this is the place?"

"Affirmative I can see you on the map; you're right where the seismic activity is happening,"

"I can feel the ground vibrating below us," said Clyde

"uh, Lincoln, the tablet is vibrating," informed Lisa

"Say what?"

Suddenly the clouds parted, revealing the blood moon, and the light began shining down on the area to everyone's surprise. Suddenly the ground began shaking harder than before and started cracking. Readying their weapons, the group watched as a spike rose from the valley's center. Then they watched a tower rise up, slowly shaking the area until it was fully revealed.

Lincoln immediately resumed contacting Lisa. "Lisa, a tower just rose up out of the ground,"

"You mind repeating that male sibling,"

"A huge tower just burst up from the ground!" Said a freaked-out, Clyde.

"I'm not seeing anything, but the seismic activity stopped,"

"It's magic-based, so maybe tech can't see it"

Suddenly writing began appearing, giving a cryptic warning.

Enter Now And Claim The Gem

Hurry Now, Before The Blood Moon's End

"What is that supposed to mean? And why is it in English?" Asked Clyde.

"It means we have until 3 a.m. to find this gem before I'm guessing this tower is gone. As for the language, I dunno, maybe the magic here is translating for our convenience?" said Lincoln.

Suddenly an entrance opened up, inviting them in, showing a black abyss, making everyone nervous but Lincoln.

"So, uh, who wants to go first?" Asked Sid.

End Of Ch.9


Author's note

if you want to see the designs for their costume, you see them on my deviant art page dubb1

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