Atlantis II: The Lost Prince

**Atlantis II: The Lost Prince** is a sequel to Disney's Atlantis. It's different from Disney's release and plays off a few generations into the future.

With Atlantis still being treated like a myth, the skeptical descendants of the crew that once learned otherwise test out the crystal necklaces they inherited, which prove themselves to delay their ageing as claimed. Each one of them now interested to find out if Atlantis is also real, they form a new team of enthusiasts and explore the seas.

One of the men is oddly disinterested in doing any groundbreaking discoveries and seems to be looking for some kind of closure, until familiar greed takes over, yet his arguments bring doubt in the minds of the protective Atlantean king and queen, Milo and Kida.

The remake was conceived on May 7, 2019, in the form of an answered question at Tumblr.

## Story

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> *...Having that said, it could benefit from a new plot. I’d have it play a few hundred years later, with Milo and Kida still being young and alive, and Milo’s hair now white because of the crystal’s influence.*
> *They’d get visited by the grandchildren of the grandchildren of the crew he originally travelled with, who were raised with the story of Atlantis and started an expedition themselves. Of course these people were skeptical at first, but became convinced after they decided not to give the necklace they inherited to their adult offspring, if they had any, and kept wearing it as a test, discovering it delayed their ageing process.*
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> *They’re around 80 years old, but look like they’re in their early 30s.*
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> *Milo and Kida naturally don’t recognize the strangers, but their ownership of the necklace has them believe they’re speaking the truth, though one character is an impostor and killed one of the original members in order to take and examine their foreign treasure. This person could be commander Lyle’s brother.*
> He’s carried the crystal necklace for as long Milo has, but was already a man between the age of 50 and 60, so his hair being white raises no suspicion with anybody.
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> *When he first learned his brother’s crew returned home filthy rich, while no one could give him a straight answer to what happened to him, he planned to head for Atlantis, but couldn’t get the funds or even find the way. Because all the research got destroyed, he was stuck looking in Ireland. Meanwhile, he kept an eye on the relatives of the people he suspected killed his brother and later looked them up when they too wanted to find Atlantis.*
> *One of them was told it was located in Iceland, and so this new team reaches Atlantis by sharing specific pieces of knowledge with each other.*
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> *There, the brother eventually hears the story of how Lyle wanted to take the magic crystal, but seeing the Atlanteans keep this power of near-immortality for themselves displeases him and he tries to convince his travel companions it should be shared with the world. They end up agreeing with that, but Milo and Kida explain that their city and the crystal are supposed to stay a myth and need each other to stay alive.*
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> *At the end of the movie, I’d like a staged disaster to happen, whereafter a plot twist is introduced where the crystal summons the brother to protect Atlantis from his own attack. Nobody understands how that’s even possible, but the gist is that he’s Lyle’s half-brother and his side of the family are far descendants of a lost Atlantean prince who attempted to escape the city. And apparently succeeded. This happened far before Kida’s father even became king, though.*
> *So, either the villain disappears after being crystallized for too long, like Kida’s mother, or he returns and everyone asks themselves what to do with him.*
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> *After being exposed to the voices of his ancestors inside the crystal, the brother decides it’d be best if he left Atlantis be. The rest of the crew is disappointed they can’t use the crystal to “better” humanity, but agree their visit has done enough damage. Still, Milo and Kida wonder if their guests didn’t have somewhat of a point, and how they’ll be able to evolve if they stay hidden in this one space forever. But it’s a question that doesn’t need to get answered in the movie.*
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## Characters

### Milo Nedakh

Milo is a canon character from Atlantis and the king of the like-wise named city. He is over 300 years old.

Though his adventure with the original crew happened an eternity ago, he remembers his old friends and the betrayal of commander Rourke that almost led to the loss of the Heart of Atlantis. He's first to see something's off about James, but since he bases his suspicions on physical appearance alone, and so many years have passed that would make it impossible for any one of the visitors to know or feel invested in what happened to their long-deceased descendants, he doesn't act on it.

Thanks to the crystal necklace, he's acquired near-immortality, lost the need to wear glasses, and his hair became white over time.

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### Kida Nedakh

Kida is a canon character from Atlantis and the queen of the like-wise named city. She is over 9000 years old.

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### James Darnell

James is the younger half-brother of commander Rourke. He looks around Rourke's age when he passed away, but in actuality is over 300 years old. It's revealed his father was an ancient, lost Atlantean prince.

Having the same mother, the two grew up together and were close, despite Lyle's unruly behaviour as a child and his dislike for James' father. Since Lyle's father died when he was 4, he showed no interest in his mother's new love interest who entered their life 6 years later, and his days at boarding school made it so that he never actually got to meet the man, only hear his voice.

His mother claimed they got married at one point and assigned his last name to Lyle, displeasing him greatly and souring his relationship with her. Having that said, "Rourke" is a mispronounced Atlantean surname.

But, James' father wouldn't stick around, either, and James was also 4 when his father announced to "set sail for home", but never returned. Lyle recognized himself in his half-brother's predicament and decided to shape up for his sake. The two would engage with each other often and James saw a dependable friend in him.

Unlike Lyle, who ended up not caring to fight with his mother over the past anymore, James rejected his father by changing his last name and taking on his mother's.

During his merging with the Heart of Atlantis, he is told the truth of his origin by his royal ancestors. His father wished to leave his secluded homeland and explore the world outside, his new live convincing him that his family and friends would want to experience it as well. His attempts of finding back Atlantis led to his death.

While the Heart of Atlantis acknowledges James as the rightful heir to the throne -since his royal father's birth surpassed even that of Kida's parents- James understands to have no ties with the people outside of blood and it not to make sense to rule over a culture he doesn't know or care about.

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### Jacqueline Ramirez

Related to Audrey through her offspring.

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### Phil Sweet

Related to Dr. Sweet through his offspring.

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### Don Gallo

Related to Vinny through his offspring. He looks to be in his 30s.

Don's family long engaged in the world of demolition and explosives, which he distanced himself from to start a flower business. Unlike the rest of his family, he is timid and doesn't believe there's beauty to be found in the act of destruction, only creation.

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### Alain Molière

Related to Molière, through the offspring of one of his brothers. He looks to be around 20 years old.

Alain is an incredibly intelligent scholar who's hard to convince of the supernatural, making him the second oldest in the team; since he was first to test out the crystal necklace and needed a long time to believe it had any effect.

Though an otherwise respectable character, he appears to have some unusual guilty pleasures he likes to keep private.

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### Florence Hewlett

Related to Ms. Packard through her offspring.

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