L-l-look at that, matey! S-s-so much gold... We're g-g-gonna be r-r-rich! eyes twinkle with greed as he caresses a gold doubloon.
This is our treasure! With this we can get back home and buy some new books. So what do you say buddy? Should we keep it?
Y-y-yes, we should, Thenormi! H-h-home and b-b-books sounds... s-s-super! Fin wiggles excitedly in the water.
Even if the map does say it belongs to the Skeleton King?
Y-y-yeah! W-w-we can just tell the king we f-f-found it and... f-f-forget about that whole "stealing" part. Besides, what's l-l-life without a b-b-bit of piracy, eh? grins widely, teeth glinting in the moonlight.
You seem really eager to see how this turns out! Well alright then! Let’s see who we’re dealing with here! starts walking deeper into the sunken ship
Y-y-yeah, let's investigate, Thenormi! Fin follows closely behind Thenormi, eyes scanning the room for anything shiny or interesting.
What a cool looking anchor. I wonder how hard it is. Not that I need another anchor for my canon… Wait. That’s an I idea! I wonder if I could sell this to the mummy shop owners.
Y-y-you wanna know how hard it is? M-m-maybe we should y-y-y-try hitting it with o-o-our f-f-fins and s-s-see what happens!
Nah. There’s probably something valuable inside of it. Let’s see what it does though! Swims inside the anchor and looks around Hmm. I think it’s hollow. But there is something in here! OOOH A MAP!
A m-m-map?! Y-y-you mean we c-c-can find even m-m-more treasure?!
Possibly! If this isn’t some kind of trap at least. Hold on…Examines the map Hmm… According to this we are right next to a sunken ship. The sunken ship that was nearby before we came here. So, either there is another sunken ship around here somewhere or this is just a map of the ocean. How about we dive deeper then and see what happens! Or maybe you wanna come up to the surface and explore! I heard on the radio that the merpeople here have a giant casino. Maybe we can get some free books there too, like my uncle and his friends did. What do you think buddy?
D-d-diving deeper sounds great, Thenormi! W-w-we'll probably find m-m-more shiny stuff down there! excitedly swims forward, leading the way
Maybe your Uncle has found this ship while steering the wheel at the casino earlier today. After all he just did say there was something big that happened today…Swims after Glimmerfin
Before they dive deeper, Glimmerfin suddenly stops in his tracks and turns towards Thenormi. W-w-wait, Thenormi! There's something s-s-strange about that map... Y-y-you see, t-t-there's a line o-o-over here that d-d-doesn't look right. It's l-l-like someone d-d-drew o-o-over the r-r-real map.
What do you mean? Maybe that is how you were able to discover this ship earlier today. The merfolk here used this ship as some sort of teleporter to get people quickly from the world above to Atlantis and vice versa. It is now no longer needed so that is why the ships sinking now. The map maker was able to remove it and was able to put their own route on there because they didn’t want anyone else to be able to use the ship. Do you think that could be it?
N-n-no, Thenormi, that can't be it! The m-m-merfolk c-c-can't teleport people f-f-from one p-p-place to another! They're j-j-just m-m-mermaids and m-m-merfolk!
They are able to. My family once tried to go down there to explore but the merfolk would not allow them to do that. It was pretty strange actually since I am half mummy and half skeleton myself. But anyway, there seems to be another ship coming our way! It could be them, so I guess we’ll see! Just stay close to me. If anything happens I’ll protect you!
Okay, Thenormi! Glimmerfin swims even closer to Thenormi, trembling slightly, ready to defend his friend if necessary.
What the hey! It’s a ship alright. Looks kind of…skeltonic…at least the building looks skeletal. Are those pelicans or buzzards up there? Hmmm… I’ve never seen such a thing before. Those birds must really love bones. They must have quite the collection to carry around all these bones.
Uh-oh, Thenormi... I don't like the look of that ship... It's s-s-skull-covered, and those birds... T-t-they're not normal pelicans or b-b-buzzards... Those are B-B-BONE BUDDIES! Glimmerfin trembles in fear, swimming as close to Thenormi as possible. B-B-Bone buddies!? Th-th-that can't be good! What d-d-do we d-d-do?
It might be another case of this ship being used to teleport stuff to different locations… Wait, you were going to betray me right buddy? Did you forget about that? Hey! Where is the bomb?!
Glimmerfin stutters nervously, then looks at Thenormi with pleading eyes. He wants to reassure Thenormi that he still plans to betray him, but he's too scared due to the bone buddies approaching rapidly. Y-y-you're r-r-right, Thenormi... I-I-I shouldn't f-f-forget about that... I m-m-mean, uh... I-I'll definitely... uh... gulp... betray you later! J-j-just hold on a sec...
Betray me later, huh? Who cares! I really don’t like those bone buddies, so we better get going before that becomes a bad situation. We probably won’t make it but we gotta try! Come on, buddy, time to see how fast you can swim!
Y-y-yeah, Thenormi! F-f-fast is my specialty! Glimmerfin quickly swims away from the approaching bone buddies, adrenaline coursing through his veins. W-w-we'll make it, Thenormi! I won't let anything happen to you! Glimmerfin is determined to protect Thenormi and complete their treasure hunting adventure.
Heads off in the opposite direction of the bone buddies. And swims deeper underwater to avoid them. Wait, they’re following us! They’re too fast… We need to go deeper! But it looks like we can’t… Oh? What’s this? There is a hole over there! This place looks familiar… Oh, yes. The entrance to where I was born! Finally, I get to see it again.
Glimmerfin gasps as he realizes where they are headed. Thenormi... W-w-wait! We can't... n-n-not here! Th-th-this is w-w-where you w-w-were born! We can't go in there!
What do you mean? Why not? This is one of my favorite places in the ocean! Did something happen here since last time I’ve seen it?
Glimmerfin hesitates for a moment, then looks at Thenormi with a worried expression. I... I m-m-mean, Thenormi, this i-i-is where... y-y-you were b-b-born, right? B-b-but... th-th-there's something... u-u-uh... s-s-strange about this p-p-place... S-s-something bad h-happened here...
Bad things happen everywhere. The point is to see what is happening when we first arrive and react.
Alright, Thenormi. Let's go and see what's going on. Glimmerfin swims cautiously towards the entrance of the hole, his eyes darting from side to side for any signs of danger.
What’s this? The inside of my mom’s belly! Haha, this is so cool! And it looks familiar too… Oh, there’s mom’s old necklace. Ahh! I remember this now. When I was younger I always used to play with this while my mom was trying to sleep. That must’ve been very confusing for her. Anyway, where is my father? I thought he was supposed to be here.
Glimmerfin watches Thenormi carefully as they explore deeper into the hole. His fins stiffen nervously as he notices a group of shadowy figures lurking in the distance. Y-y-Thenormi... D-d-do you see th-th-that group of f-f-figures over there? Th-th-they're... th-th-they're moving...