Chapter 3
Patrick, Stephen, Fallon M, and Nicholas, walked farther into the dome until they reached the Promenade, an area with huge temples lost under the ocean.
“Oh my, this is quite impressive,” said Nicholas, awestruck. The group continued to walk until they saw a group of crabs leading some Marleybonians up a ramp to one of the sunken temples. “Follow them,” Fallon ordered.
They walked quietly up the ramp until they came to a huge hole in the top of the ramp, big enough for a crab to fit through. “In there,” Stephen ordered.
Stephen’s hunch was right and the group of wizards saw another crab general guarding the group of researchers. “I am Optio Agenor,” said the crab, “I’ve worked too hard and too long to get here and you won’t be winning the researchers back anytime soon.”
Stephen pointed his sword at the crab general as his eye’s flashed briefly black and black electricity arced down his sword. “Beguile, Optio Agenor!” he shouted. A steady stream of hearts flew out of his wand and surrounded Optio Agenor. The crab general gasped. “Must…help…Stephen,” Agenor said. Agenor plunged his own spear into his own armor, making himself vulnerable and making the fight shorter. “That should do it,” Fallon cried, “Give me a chance if you wouldn’t mind.
Fallon’s eyes flashed briefly green as green bolts of electricity arced down her wand, collecting into a green ball of mana at the end. At the same time, her Earth Walker pet, Nigel, was stomping at her side. “Earth Walker, Optio Agenor!” Fallon cried. Agenor screamed in pain as the giant green colossus charged and hit him full force with its sword, taking him out of the fight.
“Thank you for freeing us,” said one of the Marleybonian researchers. “Yes thank you. We didn’t know what those crustaceans would do to us if you hadn’t saved us from them,” said another. “Well, Sir Dalton Prescott will be waiting for us,” said one, “We’d best be headed back.” “Ok see ya later,” said Patrick.
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Captain Fogg walked through the newly constructed underwater base camp, where he soon got the feeling he was being watched. It’s probably just a fish, nothing more, thought the captain. But when Capt. Fogg looked out the glass of the dome, he saw a rather large, purple snake looking at him. “GIMINY CHRISTMAS!!! SNAKE! SNAKE!” the Captain shouted.
After a comforting hand telling him that there was no monster in the ocean, Fogg sought something to eat. After surveying the dome, he saw one of the golems, who had mysteriously acquired a Spanish accent, had made a burrito stand and was selling burritos. “Burritos! Get your burritos here! Fresh and hot! Burritos!” Fogg approached the stand. “Yes, I would like 40 burritos please.” The golem looked at his arsenal of burritos. “I’m going to need a bigger burrito stand,” he told the captain.
After about 4 hours of waiting (and being dreadfully hungry), the captain finally got his burritos. He wandered through the Celestia Base Camp, eating and enjoying his burritos. He was wandering through the base camp when he saw a group of wizards emerge from the passage to the Survey Camp. “Hey!” Captain Fogg shouted, “Who are you?” “We were sent here by Merle Ambrose to help with the expedition,” shouted Justin. “Oh well have you got the portal stones?” asked Captain Fogg. “The what?” asked Patrick. “The portal stones that are required to open the portals to the Lunarium, Solarium, and Stellarium,” Edith said, walking up to the group and snapping Captain Fogg a quick salute. “Well we managed to get one for the Stellarium from Eel Cave in the Grotto,” said Stephen, still not quite understanding what was happening. “Well come over here and give it to Avery, I’m sure he will be able to see if it is a true portal stone,” Edith said.
The group was soon wandering the grounds of the District of Stars. “Wow,” said Wolf, awestruck. “I feel very weird,” said Patrick, falling to one knee. That was when the voice spoke in Patrick’s head. You are the one that has chosen to follow the path of stars. Therefore, it is you alone that can accomplish this task. I am in the Stellarium. Come and take the Star of Celestia and take it to the Astrolabe in the Base Camp the Marleybonians have established. I will await you and your friend’s arrival. Patrick also suddenly knew how to get into the Stellarium. “Follow me,” he told the others as he hotfooted away.
The group of friends soon came to a machine with a red button on the top. “What is this thing for, Patrick?” asked Fallon M. “This is what will grant us access to the Stellarium,” explained Patrick. He walked up to the machine. “I need to have 9 tickets to the Stellarium,” Patrick told the machine. “I can’t go in,” said Nick, “Something inside me is telling me that I shouldn’t step foot into the place.” “Ok then, make it 8 tickets,” Patrick said. The Archivist, as the machine called itself, spit out 8 reusable tokens engraved with a star on them. “Let’s go,” Patrick said.
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