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Tide opened his eyes. He was in a warm, tropical den. Most likely a beach house. He gave a small smile as he saw the ocean lapping up against the sand. He really liked the beach, hence his name, Tide.

Tide gave a small jump as he saw a flash of purple in the corner of his eyes. He turned around, afraid, but then gave a sigh of relief. It was just another lizard. The new lizard was two shades of purple with happy eyes. “H-hello!” The purple lizard said shyly “My name is Ridge'' The lizard gave a small half smile at Tide, and Tide grinned back

“Ello. I'm Riptide, but you can call me Tide. This is a pretty cool den!” The purple lizard-Ridge, nodded, obviously happy about the complement. Tide glanced behind Ridge "Are there any other lizards around here?”

Ridges face fell “W-well… There was one named P-pine, but then-'' the purple lizard looked so sad, so Tide nudged him affectionately. The lizard sighed as he continued “Pine got traded for a different lizard, and the different lizard got traded for you” Ridge looked down. Tide felt a rush of sympathy for the lizard.

“It must be hard, being away from him. I would feel that way, y'know if I had a home that I missed” Tide said, trying to comfort Ridge. Ridge said nothing, and Tide felt it was time to change the subject. “Well- can you show me around?” He asked Ridge, trying to distract him. Ridge nodded, and started walking. Tide couldn't help but give a small gasp as Ridge led him to an enclosed space in the corner of the den. It was like a miniature habitat for lizards! There was a small mountain with a cave in it, and a small, wetlands type area.

Ridge gave a small smile at Tide’s surprised expression “it's pretty cool,isn't it” he said. Tide nodded, looking around some more. Ridge gave Tide a tour of more of the den. It seemed to be a beach house den, his previous thought was correct. It was a pretty large house, and here was a big kitchen, what chocolate fountains everywhere, much to Tide’s delight. Though the best part had to be the sea, the ocean. There was a beach right next to the house. Tide grinned. This place was awesome! Tide turned to Ridge

“Can we go swimming?” he asked.

Ridge shot an amused glance at Tide “Maybe after we go to sleep”. Tide looked at the sun, setting over the waves. “Aw, okay” he said teasingly to Ridge, and turned around, and started walking. Then, he abruptly stopped, as if realizing something  “Er-where do I sleep?” he asked Ridge. “Oh, over here” Ridge said as he lead Tide towards a the miniature lizard habitat. He motioned his head towards a blanket on the mountain “You can sleep here for now if you want” Ridge said. Tide nodded, curled up in the blankets, and waited for sleep to come. He looked at the crashing waves until his eyes felt weary, and he drifted into a peaceful slumber.

Tide woke up, and blinked "Where am I" he muttered to himself. He looked around as he realized that he was in a new den, the one with Ridge. *Oh, Ridge!* he thought, as he ran towards the purple lizard, who was sleeping peacefully. "Ridge!" he said to the Ridge, "Can we go swimming?" Ridge lifted his head up "W-what?" he asked, blinking tiredly. Tide gave a little bounce "We're going swimming today!" Ridge yawned as he stood up. He looked towards the sky "B-but the sun hasn't even rose yet" he asked, looking confused. Tidje nodded "More time to swim!" he said, eagerly. Ridge sighed, amused "Okay" He yawned as he got up, then started walking to the ocean. Tide grinned as a perfectly timed wave crashed against the sandy surface. He couldn't *wait* to go swimming.

Tide looked at the water, then looked back at Ridge for the Okay to go. Ridge nodded, and Tide gave a huge grin, and ran straight towards the water. He gave a happy *whoop* and jumped into the cool waves. Hs face smiled as he fel the cool water pushing against his scales He played oblivous to the world for a few minutes, then looked up at ridge