Volcanic Sacrifice/Dialogues

**You are now experiencing the story in third-person view.**
At the palace dungeons....

* + India (nervous): Guys... How are you holding up?
	+ Dakota (holding his head): Everything feels a bit hazy.. But I’m getter better...
	+ Kit (pissed; holding his crotch): I swear, once I get out of the cell, I will teach that bastard a less- OW!
	+ Dakota (doubtful): Do you think they even plan to let us out?
	+ India (shocked): I wouldn’t expect them to keep us here forever, but then again, I certainly didn’t expect them to torture their prisoners down ther-

Suddenly the door of their cell opens...

* + Guards (Guard 1; crossing his arms): Get up!
	+ Kit (holding his anger): Don’t tell me Willoughby has come to pay us a visit again, ugh...
	+ Guards (Guard 2; smiling): Actually, it’s the queen who wants to see you!
	+ India (crossing her arms): What does she want from us?
	+ Guards (Guard 1; serious): She’ll tell you herself! Here’s your clothes, she’s waiting for you at the palace hallways!
	+ Kit (crossing his arms): I don’t like this, she’s probably got something planned for us!
	+ India (shivering): Whatever it is, I’m glad we get our clothes back. It’s freezing out there!

India and the Lewis siblings begin dressing up...

* + Guards (Guard 1; impatient): We don’t have all day, hurry up!
	+ Dakota (zipping up his jacket): I’m done, I just need to put on my jacket...
	+ Guards (Guards 1; eye rolling): Finally! Now follow us!

The guards guide the prisoners across the hallways and take them to the queen...

* + Leonora (curious): You’ve brought the prisoners?
	+ Guards (Guard 2; serious): Yeah, they’re right here with us?
	+ Leonora (serious): Good.
	+ Dakota and India (both bowing; India): Your Grace...
	+ Kit (eye rolling): Ugh...
	+ Guards (Guard 1; angry): KNEEL!

The guards knees Kit to the balls, to force him into kneeling...

* + Leonora (pissed): Vanya, IT’S OKAY! You and Bae can go now!

The guards listen to her and leave the prisoners with her...

* + Leonora (concerned): Are you hurt?
	+ Kit (holding his crotch; pissed): What does it look like? Also, what did you bring us here for? Torture us a bit more?
	+ Dakota (warning): Kitchi! Watch your mouth-
	+ Leonora (offended): Absolutely not! I don’t do torture!
	+ Leonora (pissed): I don’t know what’s gotten into my brother, but just know that I didn’t agree to this! I wasn’t informed not would I have approved of your arrest!
	+ India (curious): So... Does that mean you’re going to let us go?
	+ Leonora (serious): I will in a minute, but there is someone I’d like you to meet her...

Leonora opens the door...

* + Leonora (inviting): Come in...
	+ Dakota (concerned): Who’s inside here?
	+ Leonora (serious): See for yourself...
	+ Kit (impatient): Fuck it! Lets just get it over with!

The three come inside the room and Leonora follows inside before looking behind the door...

* + Leonora (curious): I hope you haven’t snuck in any weapons?
	+ Kit (crossing his arms): We were lucky to even get our clothes back!
	+ Kit (flexing and kissing his arm): Besides, I don’t need weapons when I’ve got those guns, babe!
	+ India (eye rolling): *sigh* Boys...
	+ Dakota (confused): Wait... Why would we even consider bringing weapons?
	+ India (shocked): Hushhhhhhh! Do you hear this?
	+ Medusa’s voice: Ssssssssssssssssssssssss...
	+ Dakota (shocked): Snakes!
	+ India (sweating): Oh no...

Kit turns and grabs the queen....

* + Kit (furious): Where have you taken us?!
	+ Leonora (neutral): I took you to see Medusa.
	+ Kit (shocked): Are you fucking insane?! Guys, we need to get the hell out here, NOW!

Kit and India rush to the door...

* + Kit (squeezing the door handle): It’s not. OPENING?!
	+ India (frustrated): Of course it’s not going to open! We saw her lock the door, we need the keys!
	+ Kit (panicking): We’re going to die!

Meanwhile, Dakota stood frozen, not knowing what to do...

* + Dakota (speechless): ...

Leonora puts a hand on his shoulder and whispers to his ear...

* + Leonora and Dakota (Leonora; serious): There’s nothing to be afraid about. Just close your eyes...

Dakota listens to Leonora...

* + Leonora and Dakota (Dakota; closing his eyes; shivering): My eyes are closed! What do I do now?!

But Leonora doesn’t respond and leaves Dakota to handle the rest on his own...

* + Dakota (curious): Your Grace?
	+ Medusa (shy): Sssssssssssss...
	+ Dakota (worried): Oh no...

Kit notices the gorgon approaching his brother...

* + Kit (shocked): DAKOTA!

Kit was about to run to him, but India restrains him...

* + India (serious): Kitchi, DON’T!
	+ Kit (pissed): Get away from me! I have to save my brother!
	+ India (closing her eyes): If you jump at Medusa, you’ll just get yourself turned! Just look away!

Kit gives up and stays where he is...

* + Dakota (hopeful): She can’t kill me... As long as I close my eyes, she can’t kill me!
	+ Medusa (hopeful): Sssssssssss?

Medusa get closer to Dakota and lets him touch her hair...

* + Dakota (sweating): There’s.... something crawling on my hands! Are these... SNAKES?!

Dakota quickly opens his eyes...

* + Dakota (shocked): Ah! I’m touching Medusa’s hair!

Dakota takes a close look at her, and sees that she’s closing her eyes...

* + Medusa (closing her eyes): Sssssssss...
	+ Dakota (confused): Is she... Closing her eyes for me?

The queen approaches him with a pair of sunglasses...

* + Leonora (serious; holding a pair of sunglasses): Here, use these to cover her eyes...
	+ Dakota (hesitant): O-okay...

Hesitantly, Dakota puts the sunglasses over Medusa’s eyes and she opens them....

* + Medusa (eyes wide open): Sssssssssss.....
	+ Dakota (shocked): I-
	+ Medusa (blushing): H-hi?
	+ Dakota (shocked): You... You look... You look beautiful!
	+ Medusa (flattered): Y-you think?
	+ Kit and India (Kit; shocked): Dakota!
	+ Medusa (startled): Ah!

Medusa quickly gets away to a corner...

* + Dakota (sympathetic): Wait! Don’t g-

Kit hugs his brother...

* + Dakota and Kit (hugging; Kit; relieved): I’m so glad you are fine, you had me worried for you!
	+ India (shocked): Medusa... She... She didn’t attack him!
	+ Leonora (crossing her arms): That’s because your friend there was smart enough not to provoke her, so she had no reason to attack...
	+ Dakota and Kit (Dakota; confused): But I don’t understand... All these stories I’ve heard of her, they made her out to be a monster...
	+ Leonora (serious): All these stories are written in favor to the Olympians, in order to cover up their fucked up antics. If I were you, I would question most of them!
	+ Leonora (serious): I brought you here to show you that Medusa is not bad as she’s painted to be, and seeing that you’ve gotten the picture, you are free to leave now!

Meanwhile at Mount Vesuvius...

* + Alex (wiping his sweat): Sheesh... It’s really getting hot up there...
	+ Mia (coughing): ...
	+ Zachary (concerned): Mia?
	+ Mia (cooling herself): I’m fine.. I’m fine... It’s just, the smoke is so thick!
	+ Alex (coughing): Zach, how can you tolerate these conditions?
	+ Zachary (shrugging his shoulders): My father is the god of volcanoes as well as oceans, so I guess I’m sorta immune to this?
	+ Zachary (shocked): Anyway, STOP!
	+ Mia (confused): What’s the problem?
	+ Zachary (thinking): You see those holes on the ground? These are geysers, and those tend to erupt every 50 to 100 minutes...
	+ Zachary (serious): The steam which comes out of them is very hot, that simply contacting it could burn your skin, so we need to be careful as we cross the area...

The trio started moving then they stopped...

* + Alex (blushing): Uh.... Zach?
	+ Zachary (curious): Yes, Alex?
	+ Alex (curious): The water in the geysers, its gurgling, is this normal?
	+ Zachary (shocked): Shit! We need to get out of the way, QUICK!

The trio move as far away from the geysers which start to erupt...

* + Alex (amazed): Wow! That looks absolutely cool, I wish I had brought my camera with me!
	+ Mia (shocked): Guys, are my eyes kidding me or there’s a literal person being ejected from the geysers?!
	+ Zachary (shocked): No it’s not just you, I can see it too!
	+ Alex (concerned): The flow from the geysers seem to be calming down, should we go check on them?
	+ Mia (worried): We definitely should. I hope they are still alive...

**You are now playing as Mia Loukas.**

## Chapter 1

* Investigate Mount Vesuvius (Victim identified: Iris Sharpe)
	+ Alex (sympathetic): The person is not moving, it seems like we came to them way too late.
	+ Zachary (pissed): And judging by how wet their body is, they’ve been dead for longer than we thought. Their death is no accident, someone clearly pushed them into the geyser, that’s murder!
	+ Zachary (shocked): And Mia, isn’t that Iris Sharpe?! What were they even doing here?!
	+ Alex (curious): You know that person?
	+ Zachary (covering his face): Yeah, we and Natalie spoke with them to convince them into deleting a pic they took of her. They seem to be a very stressful person, but other than that I can’t see a reason why anyone would want them dead?
	+ Zachary (shocked): That picture we saw of Bellanca getting kidnapped, could Iris have been the one who took it? Do you think *Trident* caught them following them and so they killed them at the spot?!
	+ Zachary (serious): If Iris was killed by a *Trudent* agent, then finding their killer could lead us a step closer to Bellanc-
	+ Rosie (serious): Hey! This area is off-limits, please return to the evacuation centr-
	+ Rosie (shocked): Mia?! What the hell are you doing here?!
	+ Zachary (curious): You’re friends with that girl? Miss, I’m afraid we need to talk to you!
* Question Rosie on her presence at Vesuvius (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate Mount Vesuvius)
	+ Zachary (curious): You’re Rosie Summers, I presume? I saw Maverick getting excited about seeing you again.
	+ Rosie (innocent smirk): And I believe you are Zachary Riley? Maverick told you and Mia have a thing going on, is that right?
	+ Zachary (blushing): Can we avoid this conversation and get to the picture?
	+ Zachary (confused): What are you doing up there?!
	+ Rosie (determined): My boss Paul Irwin was tasked to save animals from potentially getting killed during the volcanic eruption, but now that he’s dead, someone else needs to take on the job!
	+ Rosie (confident): I may not have gotten field work before, but I’ve been practicing rock-climbing back at campus, so I decided to volunteer into hiking Vesuvius and rescue as much animals as I can find!
	+ Zachary (serious): This is very generous of you to offer, however, I suggest for you to watch out because this is not just any normal disaster, this is huge!
	+ Zachary (sweating): Enough with the small-talk now. We’d like to ask you some questions about our victim, we heard about the incident where they tried to throw their phone at you...
	+ Rosie (awkward grin): Yeah... It was a very impulsive moment from them. But they reach out to me afterwards and apologized for attacking me while offering a glass of Pompeiian wine...
	+ Rosie (covering her face): So we’re cool now and it sucks that they had to die so young...
	+ Zachary (thinking): It doesn’t look like Rosie has any hard feelings toward Iris, so that’s good...
	+ Alex (curious): Guys, didn’t the girl mention there was an evacuation centre at the city? Don’t you think it would be a good idea of we check it out?
	+ Zachary (serious): I agree with you, it may lead us to more suspects for the murder, lets head there!
* Investigate the evacuation centre (1 star; Pre-request: Question Rosie on her presence at Vesuvius)
	+ Zachary (confused): What did you pick up Mia, a pair of heels?
	+ Zachary (innocent smirk): Really Mia? We’re here to solve a murder not rave about the latest fashion trends!
	+ Zachary (scratching his head): Ok, I’m kidding. Lets take the heels to Hasuro, maybe he’ll figure out who owns them!
	+ Alex (thinking): Guys, I found that cane laying at the centre, do you know who it could belong to?
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): Mia says it belongs to Walter Keith Jr. Isn’t he afflicted with *Trident*? Ugh... I’ll let you and Alex deal with him. Now, anything you else you foun-
	+ Zachary (shocked): What is a gun doing here at the centre?! People could hurt themselves with it!
	+ Zachary (serious): We need to find out who it belongs to, lets send the gun to Maverick!
* Talk to Walter about Iris’ murder (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate the evacuation centre)
	+ Walter (smiling): STOP! What’s your name, sir?
	+ Alex (blushing): A-Alex Stamos?
	+ Walter (winking): You are exactly what you’re looking for! Tall, muscular, feminine features but with sharp edges? With a brand new hairstyle, a clean shave and maybe a new hair color, you be a great addition to the *Walter Keith* campaign!
	+ Alex (awkward grin): I would love to do some modeling work! But I’m afraid that we are busy.
	+ Alex (curious): We found the dead body of Iris Sharpe at Mount Vesuvius, and we heard that you each othe-
	+ Walter (grinning): Iris Sharpe is dead! Well isn’t that a cause for celebration!
	+ Walter (pissed): After all the damage that bitch did to my brand, I can proudly say that they won’t be missed!
	+ Alex (crossing his arms): Did you have any involvement with the murder? We do know that you sent threats to them...
	+ Walter (eye rolling): These threats were only intimidate them, I wasn’t actually going to act on them!
	+ Walter (eye rolling): Besides, as much as I enjoy mountain climbing as a sport, I’m not going to risk my lives by hiking on a volcano just to get to them!
* Send heels to Hasuro (Pre-request: Investigate the evacuation centre)
	+ Hasuro (eye rolling): Why is it that people assume, just because I’m gay that means I’m so into drag and women’s fashion. Masc-gay men exist!
	+ Zachary (sweating): We didn’t mean to offend you, but to be fair, you are wearing nail polish...
	+ Hasuro (shrugging his shoulders): So? Have you ever heard of goths, scenes and emos?! Eyeliner and nail polish is very prevalent to them, yet, I’ve seen ones who give major sigma energy!
	+ Hasuro (thinking): But anyway, the heels were made by the fashion brand *Chior* and I looked into their website to look for the shoes, and guess what?
	+ Hasuro (confident): I couldn’t find them, meaning those are a prototype and must belong to someone prominent in the fashion industry, most probably a supermodel!
	+ Zachary (disgusted): You met a supermodel at the city? Who? BATOUL BÜNDGEN?!
	+ Zachary (pissed): I’ve met her myself when investigating the murder of my friend, who was murder, and during the investigation Kaleb and I learned she planned to capture her and amputate her from waist down to turn her legs into a realistic mermaid tail!
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): In the end, she turned out to be innocent, but I still have a bad impression of her...
	+ Zachary (serious): You say she changed? Ha! I’ll let myself be the judge for this!
* Talk to Batoul (1 star; Pre-request: Send the heels to Hasuro)
	+ Batoul (heartbroken): It’s really sad that in my life, I get the chance to witness this environmental disaster happening all over again. I wish I could go climb the mountains and save as many animals I could, but unfortunately my agents at *Trident* advised me otherwise...
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): I see you work for *Trident*... Figures...
	+ Batoul (warm smile): Of course I’m in support to them. Sea animals are just as important as land animals and deserve to be protected just as much. I’d be a hypocrite if I advocated for the lives of fur animals, without acknowledging what sea animals go through...
	+ Zachary (raising his brow): You’re aware about the shady stuff the organization has done, right?
	+ Batoul (thinking): I’ve heard about them and I don’t approve of those kind of stuff. However, no company is perfect. PETA itself faced similar accusations, but they’ve always shown through their protests they have good intentions, so I doubt *Trident* meant harm with what they’ve done!
	+ Batoul (crossing her arms): Now do you have anything else you’d like to talk about rather than questioning my activism?
	+ Zachary (curious): We want to talk to you about Iris Sharpe, we’ve found their body at Mount Vesuvius and we want to know if you knew them?
	+ Batoul (blushing): I’ve heard their name getting mentioned during meetings at *Trident* HQ, and their hit-piece on the organization did bring me criticism from the environmental community...
	+ Batoul (sympathetic): But aside from that, no, I’ve never met them. But it graving to hear what happened to them. I wish them nothing but justice for their murder...
* Send the gun to Maverick (Pre-request: Investigate the evacuation centre)
	+ Maverick (holding his anger): I swear when I get my hands on Hasuro-
	+ Zachary (chuckling): Are you still angry about the keg he gave you?
	+ Maverick (furious): HE EMBARRASSED ME! You saw the girls, they were laughing at me!
	+ Zachary (nervous grin): To be fair Maverick, you are notorious for making fun of other men’s members, like Chet’s for example. It was about time to got a taste of your own medicine...
	+ Maverick (smug): Please! It was SOFT! I assure you when it’s hard it’s 7 inches! As for Chet, his situation is different...
	+ Maverick (crossing his arms): Anyway, I traced the serial number on the gun and it belongs to a tactical unit officer called DeAndre Wilchester.
	+ Zachary (serious): Thank you, Maverick! Mia, as a TU officer DeAndre’s job is to evacuate people from the city, chances he may have seen someone sneaking out the evacuation centre, lets go talk to him!
* Ask DeAndre if he saw anyone leaving the evacuation centre (1 star; Pre-request: Send the gun to Maverick)
	+ DeAndre (serious): Officer Wilchester at your service, how can I help you?
	+ Zachary (curious): It’s nice to meet you, officer. We’re investigating the murder of a tourist and we came to ask if you’ve seen anyone trying to leave the evacuation centre?
	+ DeAndre (crossing his arms): You should be asking if there were any who didn’t! You won’t believe how many times I had to climb the volcano just to force those daredevils into coming back here!
	+ DeAndre (holding his head): It’s really frustrating, you know? To think there are people willing to risk their lives just to get a good shot of the eruption, it’s absolutely ridiculous!
	+ DeAndre (serious): However, if you asking if anyone left the centre successfully at my watch, I haven’t seen anything of that sort, but I’ll obtain you if I spotted anyone sneaking back in!
* Autopsy victim’s body (Killer attribute: The killer is a climber; Killer attribute: The killer drinks Pompeiian wine)
	+ Hasuro (eye rolling): Ugh... I really hate that the volcano had to erupt so soon! I really hoped that we’d stay here til’ the morning!
	+ Zachary (disapproving): Is that about the guy you asked out? Hasuro, I get you are still coping with your breaking, but opening your legs to strangers and ghosting them won’t fill any void!
	+ Hasuro (awkward grin): Oh no! This has nothing to do with Joe, I’m completely over him. And to tell you the truth, even back when I was with him, I found myself wanting to sleep with other men but restrained myself out of respect for him!
	+ Hasuro (happy): I was never someone who was into the monogamy system, or someone who took relationships seriously, I wanted to be with multiple men at once and now that Joe is out of the picture, I can finally express my sexuality with no shame!
	+ Zachary (covering his face): As long as the men you sleep with know about your intentions, I guess that’s totally fine...
	+ Zachary (curious): Anyway, the results?
	+ Hasuro (awkward grin): Oh yes! I examined that person’s body and I found traces of magnesium carbonate sticking on their coat!
	+ Zachary (confused): Can you speak English?
	+ Hasuro (confident): The substance is otherwise known as climbing joke, so we know that our killer’s a climber!
	+ Hasuro (innocent smirk): I also found a red stain on their jacket, and its of wine from the vineyards of Pompeii!
	+ Zachary (smirking): So our killer drinks wine and uses climbing chalk? Well, no amount of chalk will be enough to count the days they’ll spend in their cell!

At Mount Vesuvius...

* + Alex (hopping): Sooooooooooo? Did you find any leads on the case?
	+ Zachary (serious): Alex, careful! If you continue jumping like that, you might fall off!
	+ Alex (smirking): Chill! I’m a goat, I’m used to jumping mountains!
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): If you say so, anyway...
	+ Zachary (thinking): We know Iris’ killer is a climber, and so far all our suspects spoke about taking this as a hobby...
	+ Zachary (curious): We also know they drink Pompeiian wine, and didn’t Rosie mention she’s drinking that?
	+ Zachary (grinning): And you say Walter offered you and Ophelia a glass? Well, that’s one thing we’ve got against hi-
	+ Alex (startled): AHHH!!!

Alex accidentally jumps into a hole and falls...

* + Zachary (shocked): ALEX!
	+ Zachary (covering his face): I told him to watch where he’s going!
	+ Zachary (shocked): Mia! What do you think you’re doing?! STOP!

Mia jumps into the hole after Alex...

## Chapter 2

* + Alex (hopping): Sooooooooooo? Did you find any leads on the case?
	+ Zachary (serious): Alex, careful! If you continue jumping like that, you might fall off!
	+ Alex (smirking): Chill! I’m a goat, I’m used to jumping mountains!
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): If you say so, anyway...
	+ Zachary (thinking): We know Iris’ killer is a climber, and so far all our suspects spoke about taking this as a hobby...
	+ Zachary (curious): We also know they drink Pompeiian wine, and didn’t Rosie mention she’s drinking that?
	+ Zachary (grinning): And you say Walter offered you and Ophelia a glass? Well, that’s one thing we’ve got against hi-
	+ Alex (startled): AHHH!!!

Alex accidentally jumps into a hole and falls...

* + Zachary (shocked): ALEX!
	+ Zachary (covering his face): I told him to watch where he’s going!
	+ Zachary (shocked): Mia! What do you think you’re doing?! STOP!

Mia jumps into the hole after Alex and lands on a cushion...

* + Alex (relieved): Mia! I’m glad you came down here! Where’s Zach?

Suddenly Zach lands...

* + Zachary (frowning): Mia, what were you thinking?! It’s a relief you and Alex made i-
	+ Alex (shocked): Zach! Look!
	+ Zachary (confused): WHAT?!

Zachary and Mia look around and realize they are at a laboratory...

* + Zachary (shocked): Is that a laboratory?!
	+ Alex (serious): Yes, but that’s not what I’m worrying about, look at what they’ve got!

Alex points at human test-tubes and inside them were...

* + Zachary (shocked): MERMAIDS!
	+ Zachary (serious): We’ve got to free them...

Zachary knocks on the test-tubes...

* + Zachary (shouting): Wake up!
	+ Mermaids (eyes closed): ...
	+ Zachary (pissed): Fuck! There must be sedatives inside the water! We have to find a way to get them out!
	+ Alex (thinking): The logos on the monitors, aren’t they the same ones the men who kidnapped Bellanca had on their suits?
	+ Zachary (shocked): You are right! The laboratory must belong to *Trident*, and it looks like have CCTV’s all across the Atlantic Ocean!
	+ Alex (shocked): Bellanca must be near but I can’t find her in the tubes!
	+ Zachary (thinking): They must have hidden her elsewhere then, maybe inspecting the lab may reveal our whereabouts?
	+ Zachary (serious): Also, we know that Iris’ killer is mostly a member of *Trident* so taking a look around could give us a lead in our investigation!
* Investigate *Trident*’s hideout
	+ Zachary (curious): Mia, what did you find? A postcard?
	+ Zachary (shocked): The man on the card is rock-climbing and we know our killer’s a climber, this makes him a potential suspect!
	+ Alex (curious): Does the name Brandi Irwin ring a bell to any of you?
	+ Zachary (confused): Isn’t that Balthazar Clark’s fiancée?
	+ Alex (shocked): Really?! Because I found an entry pass that belongs to her next to the monitors!
	+ Zachary (shocked): WHAT?! Does that mean she knows about the lab? Could she be involved in Bellanca’s capture?!
	+ Zachary (serious): Mia, you and Alex should go talk to her! It’s likely she must have played a huge part in all this, considering her closeness to Bellanca’s lover!
* Confront Brandi for being at the laboratory (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate *Trident*’s hideout)
	+ Balthazar (begging): Brandi, please, lets just talk...
	+ Brandi (pissed): No! You’re the last person I want to speak to! First you spend most of the vacation with that blonde and now it gets cancelled! This whole trip is ruined!
	+ Balthazar (sweating): I promise I’ll make it up to you! I- I’ll buy us tickets to Switzerland and we can hike the alps. You LOVE mountain climbing-
	+ Alex (sweating): I hope we’re not interrupting anything?
	+ Balthazar (crossing his arms): Nothing at all, just Brandi acting like a drama queen!
	+ Brandi (furious): A DRAMA QUEEN?! You PROPOSED to me, and now you’re complaining that you’ve got no privacy?!
	+ Alex (nervous grin): Can you save the fighting for later? Brandi, we really need to talk to you...
	+ Brandi (crossing her arms): Fine! I don’t want to see his face anyway! What do you want?!
	+ Alex (crossing his arms): We came across one of *Trident*’s secret laboratories, and we found your pass inside...
	+ Brandi (confused): And? You realize I’m one of their ambassadors, obviously I’m going to have access to their labs!
	+ Alex (serious): So you admit to involving yourself in their shady schemes?
	+ Brandi (eye rolling): Shady schemes like what? Or are you getting this from one of those conspiracy theories that’s been spiraling lately?
	+ Alex (pissed): We found the mermaids you’ve had locked inside, so don’t try to play innocent with us?
	+ Brandi (holding her laughter): You found WHAT?!
	+ Brandi (laughing): What do I look like to you? 10? Ahahahahahaha!
	+ Alex (holding his embarrassment): We’re being seriou-
	+ Brandi (laughing): Hahahahahaha!
	+ Alex (blushing): You know what, Mia? I think it’s best we go, I can’t handle this...
* Identify man on postcard (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate *Trident*’s hideout)
	+ Zachary (shocked): The man on the postcard is called Carol Svensson, and it says he is the founder of *Trident*!
	+ Zachary (serious): And to our fortune, he is currently here on a vacation at Naples, which is a few minutes from Pompeii. Lets take a taxi and confront him for once and all!
* Grill Carol over his organization’s scheme (1 star; Pre-request: Identify man on postcard)
	+ Waitress (holding a jug of wine): How you liking your meal, Signor?
	+ Carol (doing the ‘OK’ sign): One of the best I had! I especially like the wine!
	+ Waitress (smile): We need to hear that! We get our wine from one of the oldest vineyards of Pompeii! Do you want another round!
	+ Carol (stuffing his face): Of course!
	+ Zachary (shouting): There’s our guy! Catch him!
	+ Carol (startled): AH! What’s happening!
	+ Zachary (serious): What’s happening is that we found your secret base, we know your secrets!
	+ Carol (sweating): My secret...? Listen, if you want money, I can offer you this, just don’t let my wife-
	+ Zachary (pissed): We don’t give a fuck about your failed marriage! We’re talking about the mermaids!
	+ Carol (laughing): Mermaids?! Oh! You kids have a wild imagination! How old are you?
	+ Zachary (shocked): But we saw them-
	+ Carol (impatient): Are you done here? Because I want no part in whatever clown-show you’re putting. Waitress! Bring me my check, I’m done here!
	+ Zachary (pissed): I can’t believe we let him blow us off!
	+ Zachary (covering his face): Maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned the mermaids so early in the conversation, should’ve got him to confess to his crimes first. Now we look like fools...

At the coast...

* + Zachary (curious): So, how did your interrogation with Brandi go?
	+ Alex (covering his face): HORRIBLY! When we spoke about the mermaids, she laughed at us and humiliated us at front of everyone at the evacuation centre!
	+ Zachary (covering his face): Same thing happened when we spoke with the founder...
	+ Zachary (serious): Speaking of the evacuation centre, it’s time to stop slacking and put our focus back to Iris’ murder! Lets go give the centre another look around!
* Investigate military crate
	+ Zachary (curious): Mia, what did you find? A torn picture!
	+ Zachary (serious): We should restore it and see what it’s of!
	+ Zachary (curious): What about you, Alex?
	+ Alex (thinking): I did find a box of research equipment and I think it might be a good idea if you look into it...
	+ Zachary (thinking): Good catch... Anything else, guys?
	+ Zachary (shocked): That note! There’s the *Trident* logo on the paper and look at what’s written in it: “Stay out of my business or else I’ll throw you into a pit of boiling water!”
	+ Zachary (serious): This is clearly written by the killer! We have to send this to Yoyo!
	+ Zachary (shocked): And Is that a CCTV camera?! I didn’t realize it was here!
	+ Zachary (serious): Maybe there’s a footage of the killer leaving the centre! Lets unlock it to access the recording!
* Unlock CCTV camera (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate military crate)
	+ Zachary (glad): Now that we unlocked the camera, lets see if Maverick could get us a footage!
* Send the CCTV to Maverick (Pre-request: Unlock CCTC camera)
	+ Zachary (curious): Rick, have you found any footages of a potential killer?
	+ Maverick (grinning): No, but I did found one of your victim and I think you may wanna watch it...

Start of footage...

* + DeAndre (serious): Mx, I’m afraid I cannot let you pass, my orders says all people must be evacuated from the city!
	+ Iris (pissed): But I need to get good shots in order to cover the disaster!
	+ DeAndre (serious): We have reporters for things like this, please get back in the centr-
	+ Iris (angry): Don’t touch me!

PUNCH!

* + DeAndre (flinching): Ow!
	+ DeAndre (pissed): Get back here, you-

End of footage...

* + Zachary (shocked): Is that Officer Wilchester having a fight with our victim?
	+ Zachary (serious): And this seems to be shortly before their murder, lets talk to Wilchester and see what happened after the altercation!
* Ask DeAndre what happened after his altercation with the victim (1 star; Pre-request: Send the CCTV to Maverick)
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): Officer Wilchester, last time we spoke to you, you claimed you haven’t seen anyone escape the centre under your watch. But in this recording, it looks like the victim did just that!
	+ DeAndre (covering his face): So Iris got themself murdered? I can’t pretend I’m surprised...
	+ DeAndre (pissed): I tried to get them back to the centre, but they were so fast and they made it to the volcano before I could get to them, so I had no choice but to let them go!
	+ DeAndre (covering his face): I didn’t mention it earlier because that someone as small as Iris could take down a man like me, is just so embarrassing, I was hoping this’ll go out of radar...
	+ Zachary (serious): We hope you’re being honest this time, because if we found out you killed Iris during a struggle, your days as a TU officer will be over!
* Restore torn photograph (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate the military crate)
	+ Zachary (blushing): The picture shows Batoul Bündgen leaving a clinic, creepy much?
	+ Zachary (thinking): And you have a point, the picture’s frame seems to be similar to that of Iris’. Could they be stalking Batoul?
	+ Zachary (serious): We need to speak to Batoul about this!
* Question Batoul about the photograph (1 star; Pre-request: Restore torn photograph)
	+ Zachary (thinking): Mrs Bündgen, we hope you have some time for us, as we’d like to talk to you about this picture...
	+ Batoul (furious): Not that photograph! Because of it, my career nearly went to the drains!
	+ Zachary (confused): What’s up with it? It’s just you leaving a clinic?
	+ Batoul (covering her face): A PLASTIC SURGERY clinic, do you know what this means for me as a model?!
	+ Batoul (pissed): I got so much flack, not only from this industry but also from environmental activists, who saw me as a hypocrite for injecting the number one pollutant into my face!
	+ Batoul (furious): My career nearly got tarnished and it is all because of Iris!
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): So is that why you killed them? Because they ruined your reputation?
	+ Batoul (horrified): Of course not! I’m a huge pro-life advocate, I would never take a life for such a petty reason!
* Search box of equipment (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate military crate)
	+ Alex (shocked): That lab coat! Someone written “TRANSPHOBE” all over it!
	+ Alex (thinking): And they used pink dye. Didn’t the victim have pink tips on their hair, and we do know they identify as non-binary. So they must have been the one who written this...
	+ Alex (shocked): And Hey! There’s a tag on the coat, it says it belongs to your friend, Rosie Summers!
	+ Alex (crossing his arms): Do you think Rosie had nasty things to say about your victim? I know she’s your friend, but we need to grill her about this!
* Confront Rosie for showing transphobia toward your victim (1 star; Pre-request: Search box of equipments)
	+ Alex (crossing his arms): Miss Summers, you claim that you and the victim made up last time we talked to. However that lab coat seems to indicate you’ve said some nasty stuff towards her...
	+ Rosie (shocked): What? No! This was all just a misunderstanding, I can explain everything!
	+ Rosie (crossing her arms): I didn’t lie when I said that Iris reached out to make peace with me, but that’s not where things stopped. After I forgave them, they decided to ask me out for a date...
	+ Rosie (thinking): Now I respect all genders and sexualities, but that doesn’t change the fact that I am a straight woman. So I told Iris, that I didn’t want to get in a lesbian relationship...
	+ Rosie (sweating): And.... I guess this was the wrong choice of words, because they took it as me telling them that they are a “woman” and got angry with me...
	+ Rosie (shocked): But it was a mistake! I didn’t mean to misgender Iris, but I didn’t know how to turn them down!
	+ Alex (covering his face): You couldn’t told them they’re not your type and stopped at that, there was no need to bring up gender. We just hope that this misunderstanding didn’t escalate to something brutal...
* Send threat to Yoyo (Killer attribute: The killer is associated with *Trident*)
	+ Zachary (sympathetic): Yoyo, how are you holding up? I heard about what you are going through...
	+ Yoyo (uncomfortable): Can we just not talk about this and just focus on the note?
	+ Yoyo (thinking): The threat was clearly from your killer, but I couldn’t determine anything about them from their handwriting...
	+ Yoyo (confident): However, we know now that they must work for *Trident*!
	+ Zachary (curious): How are you so sure?
	+ Yoyo (serious): Because I checked their website and they do not sell notebooks there. So they must be exclusive only to employees, so one of their workers must have send that threat to Iris!
	+ Zachary (serious): Mia, we already suspected Iris was killed by one of them, but it looks our suspicions are indeed true! Lets make a note on this!

Later...

* + Alex (curious): So guys, any updates on the case?
	+ Zachary (serious): Yeah and now we can say for certain that Iris was indeed killed by *Trident*!
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): And unfortunately, all our suspects with the exception of Rosie and Officer Wilchester work for the organization...
	+ Alex (shrugging his shoulders): On the bright side, at least we can write our friends out of the list!
	+ Zachary (thinking): Which narrows it to four peo-

The earth starts shaking...

* + Alex (startled): Ah! What’s going on?!
	+ Zachary (shocked): Fuck! An earthquake!

Suddenly the ground stops shaking...

* + Alex (shocked): Finally! Now that was scary!
	+ Zachary (relieved): Hopefully nothing else happen-

Suddenly the sky starts raining stones...

* + Alex (covering his head): Looks like we got jinxed!

But when the stones hit them, they barely hurt them as they were really small...

* + Alex (confused): Huh?
	+ Zachary (laughing; holding a stone): Hey! Relax! It can’t hurt u-

But another stone hits Zachary on the head and BANG!

* + Alex (shocked): ZACH!

## Chapter 3

* + Alex (curious): So guys, any updates on the case?
	+ Zachary (serious): Yeah and now we can say for certain that Iris was indeed killed by *Trident*!
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): And unfortunately, all our suspects with the exception of Rosie and Officer Wilchester work for the organization...
	+ Alex (shrugging his shoulders): On the bright side, at least we can write our friends out of the list!
	+ Zachary (thinking): Which narrows it to four peo-

The earth starts shaking...

* + Alex (startled): Ah! What’s going on?!
	+ Zachary (shocked): Fuck! An earthquake!

Suddenly the ground stops shaking...

* + Alex (shocked): Finally! Now that was scary!
	+ Zachary (relieved): Hopefully nothing else happen-

Suddenly the sky starts raining stones...

* + Alex (covering his head): Looks like we got jinxed!

But when the stones hit them, they barely hurt them as they were really small...

* + Alex (confused): Huh?
	+ Zachary (laughing; holding a stone): Hey! Relax! It can’t hurt u-

But another stone hits Zachary on the head and BANG!

* + Alex (shocked): ZACH!
	+ Alex (worried): Mia, did you see that? That stone, it hit his head and it just-
	+ Alex (panicking): Quick! We need to take cover and take Zach back to the ship!

At the ship...

* + Alex (worried): Hasuro, is Zach going to be okay?!
	+ Hasuro (holding his head): He’ll be fine, he’s fortunate that the explosion didn’t crack open his skull, or else I don’t think I would’ve been able to help him...
	+ Alex (relieved): Thank god...
	+ Hasuro (thinking): However, I don’t think he’ll wake up for a while, so he won’t be able to help you in your investigation...
	+ Alex (awkward grin): Well Mia... That leaves the investigation to us...
	+ Alex (serious): Since we know that the killer definitely works for *Trident*, I think we should visit the laboratory again. Perhaps we’ll find something against them!
	+ Hasuro (serious): If you plan to go out again, I advise you put on something protective. If those stones outside hit you, chances are you won’t be as lucky as Zachary!
* Investigate the laboratory
	+ Alex (uncomfortable): Ugh... Sometimes it sucks having fun, these helmets are annoying me!
	+ Alex (curious): What have you got here? Legal papers? What are they for?
	+ Alex (shocked): It’s a defamation case and it’s filed by Brandi Irwin against our victim!
	+ Alex (crossing his arms): Now that I think of it, we haven’t told Brandi about the murder? Seeing that she pressed charges against our victim, it looks like we have a reason to do so!
	+ Alex (thinking): Hmmm... I also see a portfolio template of a guy by the name of Carol Svensson...
	+ Alex (smirking): That’s the founder, right? Why don’t we take a little snoop on his report?
	+ Alex (thinking): Unfortunately, most of the content seem faded, so we may need to give it a little dusting...
	+ Alex (curious): Someone seems to have torn a newspaper there. I wonder what was written there which made them so angry. We should probably restore and see for ourselves...
* Ask Brandi why she sued the victim (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate the laboratory)
	+ Brandi (looking at her nails): Whatever you have to say to me, make it brief. THE Batoul Bündgen asked to have a sip of Pompeiian wine with me, and I don’t want to miss a chance of meeting with her...
	+ Alex (curious): We came to speak with you regarding a lawsuit you made on Iris Sharpe, what was it for?
	+ Brandi (pissed): Have you read the papers? It CLEARLY mentioned it was for DEFAMATION!
	+ Alex (crossing his arms): We read that part, the question is what did they say about you?
	+ Brandi (crossing her arms): They haven’t mentioned me directly, but in their *Trident* exposé, they made a comment about “daughters of well-respected environmentalists” being hired to represent the organization. It was pretty clear they were referencing me!
	+ Brandi (furious): I wasn’t going to let them get away with such a shade, so I went to court and decided to sue them for every penny they have!
	+ Alex (eye rolling): And how did the lawsuit go?
	+ Brandi (pissed): Terribly! The judge refused to review the case because apparently them not mentioning me by name takes away my right of suing them!
	+ Alex (crossing his arms): That’s got to be embarrassing to you, but you hope that a lwasuit was as far as you went, because if you killed Iris out of humiliation, you’ll be the one to face charges!
* Restore torn newspaper (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate the laboratory)
	+ Alex (thinking): The article talks about some allegations made against *Walter Keith*, and how one influencer was responsible for the fall of the company...
	+ Alex (shocked): And look! There’s a picture of our victim under the headline!
	+ Alex (thinking): We know that Walter had problems with our victim, but do you think there’s more to the rivalry than we think?
	+ Alex (serious): We must go ask Walter about this!
* Ask Walter the truth about his feud with the victim (1 star; Pre-request: Restore torn newspaper)
	+ Alex (serious): Walter, we know that you and the victim didn’t get along, but those death threats you sent them, were they really on behalf of *Trident*, or did you have other reasons for sending them?
	+ Walter (crossing his arms): Since you asked, I may as well tell the truth...
	+ Walter (serious): That rivalry I had with Mx Sharpe, they went way back, for almost a year to be exact!
	+ Walter (eye rolling): During my time as the brand’s chief designer, I may “mistreated” some of my models and they all reached out to open up to Iris...
	+ Walter (furious): They then made a documentary on me, making allegations of me being sexually-abusive toward my female employees and went as far as exposing me for pedophilic behavior!
	+ Walter (shocked): Many of those allegations landed me on the FBI watchlist and nearly had me arrested! It tainted my brand’s legacy! It nearly destroyed all what me and my father had built!
	+ Walter (pissed): I managed to get away from getting cancelled, but these allegations kept being ignited, and when Iris decided to expose *Trident* around the time I made the deal with them, it was the last straw and decided to write them some threats to silence them!
* Recover content on portfolio (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate the laboratory)
	+ Alex (glad): Alright, so lets see what the portfolio says about Mr Svensson!
	+ Alex (thinking): 49-years-old... Born in Sweden... Chief Executive Officer... And...
	+ Alex (confused): Second-in-command?
	+ Alex (shocked): I don’t understand?! I thought you said he was the founder of *Trident*? But this portfolio... It says otherwise!
	+ Alex (confused): If you he isn’t the founder, then who could it be?
	+ Alex (crossing his arms): Seeing that he’s the second-in-command, he must be acquainted with the founder and may know their identity, we must go ask him!
* Demand Carol to reveal his boss’ identity (1 star; Recover content on portfolio)
	+ Carol and hooker (Hooker; disgusted): Hai un cazzo così piccolo, è brutto...
	+ Carol and hooker (Carol; orgasm): Ah! Yes! Talk dirty to me Signorina, with your sexy Italian tongue!
	+ Alex (serious): Mr Svennson! We need to talk!
	+ Carol and hooker (both shocked; Carol): AHHH!!!

Carol and the hooker jump naked from the bed...

* + Hooker (furious): Grassa feccia! non mi avevi detto che avresti invitato più persone alla festa!
	+ Hooker (pissed): Sono fuori di qui!
	+ Carol (shocked): No! Please, don’t go!
	+ Carol (pissed): Great! Look at what you did! We were about to get to the good part!
	+ Alex (blushing): Well... We’re sorry we interrupted your business, but there’s things we’d like to talk about...
	+ Alex (crossing his arms): We read your portfolio, and it looks like you aren’t the real founder of *Trident*...
	+ Carol (annoyed): Give me that!
	+ Carol (crossing his arms): And if you are hoping for me to reveal who I work for, you’re in on a bad lead. I can’t help you!
	+ Alex (eye rolling): You can’t or you’re paid not to?
	+ Carol (pissed): I can’t! I don’t know who I work for! I was simply hired to represent the company. I don’t know what they do behind closed doors nor do I care!
	+ Carol (furious): So leave me the fuck alone and let me live my life!

At Mount Vesuvius...

* + Alex (frustrated): This is an absolute disaster! We thought we were a step closer at taking down *Trident* and it turns out their “CEO” isn’t even the one in charge!
	+ Alex (pissed): In fact he doesn’t even know who his boss is and seems ignorant about his company’s actions!
	+ Alex (covering his face): I guess we should focus now on bringing justice to Iris? But what should we do next? All 4 of our major suspects fit into the killer’s attribu-

Suddenly they see geysers erupting...

* + Alex (shocked): The geysers! Why haven’t we thought about them! If there’s one way we could find the killer is by going back to the crime scene!
	+ Alex (glad): The water flow seems to weaken now, lets go look for clues!
* Investigate the geysers
	+ Alex (curious): Didn’t the victim wear a hat exactly like that one in their pictures?
	+ Alex (thinking): They didn’t have any headwear on when we found their body, so that definitely is their hat. There’s a smudge on it, maybe we should take a sample for Hasuro?
	+ Alex (curious): That’s the victim’s camera, you say? You unlocked it before, so you must know what their passcode is?
	+ Alex (glad): So we could just take it Maverick and see if he could find anything in its gallery!
* Send the camera to Maverick (Killer attribute: The killer wears a gas mask)
	+ Maverick (grinning): Gotta admire your victim, it seems like they really wanted their killer to get caught...
	+ Alex (happy): Did they take a picture of the killer’s face?
	+ Maverick (crossing his arms): It looks like they tried, but sadly did not succeed...
	+ Maverick (smirking): However, the picture they took of the killer shows them wearing a gas mask, which by the way, are very expensive to buy so you won’t see a lot of people wearing them!
	+ Alex (serious): Well, it seems like even a gas mask couldn’t save them from the toxicity of their nature! Mia, lets write that down!
* Examine rain hat (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate the geysers)
	+ Alex (glad): Now that we’ve got a sample, lets take it to Hasuro!
* Send rain hat to Hasuro (Killer attribute: The killer has a rash)
	+ Alex (curious): Hasuro, did you manage to identify the substance we’ve given you?
	+ Hasuro (glad): I did, and it turned out to be Hydrocortisone cream!
	+ Alex (confused): Hydro what?!
	+ Hasuro (smirking): To put it in simpler words, it’s a cream to treat rashes. The victim didn’t have any on their skin, so it must have come from your killer!
	+ Alex (smirking): So the killer has a rash... Well, I hope they're ready to go to prison because that's an itch we can scratch!

Later...

* + Alex (serious): Mia, I believe we found all the attributes we needed to find Iris’ killer! Lets go catch them and take down *Trident*’s veil!
* Arrest the killer (Killer arrested: Brandi Irwin)

At the evacuation centre...

* + Alex (confused): I don’t see Brandi anywhere, where did she go?
	+ Alex (shocked): Do you think she may be heading to the laboratory?!
	+ Alex (pissed): Lets go arrest her before she gets away!

Alex and Mia rush to the volcano to arrest Brandi Irwin...

* + Alex (shocked): I think I can see her now!
	+ Alex (confused): But why is she not running away?
	+ Alex (serious): Whatever she’s doing, its time to confront...

When Brandi spots the duo, she smiles and begins to clap...

* + Brandi (clapping): Well done. I’ve been watching you for quite a while, and I knew it won’t take long for you to catch me!
	+ Alex (pissed): So you admit it! You killed Mx Sharpe. Did *Trident* give you orders to do this?
	+ Brandi (grinning): I’m disappointed, you’re a lot slower than I thought you were...
	+ Brandi (smug): No one in the organization forced me to do anything, because I STARTED IT.
	+ Alex (shocked): Wait?! So you are *Trident*’s founder?!
	+ Brandi (grinning): Seeing how nosy you are, I thought you’d have figured it out by now.
	+ Alex (pissed): So all these crimes performed by the company, YOU masterminded them! What did you do to Bellanca?! Where is she?!
	+ Brandi (smug): Your friend is in safe hands, I only plan to keep her for a little bargain and then she’s free to go...
	+ Alex (crossing his arms): What kind of bargain?
	+ Brandi (eye rolling): A month ahead from now, my father took me to a stupid fundraiser. It was a boring event with the most pathetic people you could ever imagine, but there’s one person who sparked my interest...
	+ Brandi (twirling her hair): He was a dark man with one brown and one red eye and a really nice student. And boy, when I saw him I almost lost my breath!
	+ Brandi (grinning): I was already dating Balthazar for two-years by now, but temptation has gotten the better out of me and I took him into my hotel room where we got to “business”...
	+ Brandi (sweating): But after we were done, the man looked me in the eyes and he told me... He knew I started *Trident*!
	+ Brandi (shocked): This happened after Iris have exposed my organization, so I panicked! But the man calmed me down, and told me he’ll keep my secret and only came to ask a favor from me!
	+ Brandi (eye rolling): I was desperate to hide my tracks, so I listened, and he began speaking of his plans for world domination and blablabla. Then he began talking about Greek myths and how he wants my help to get Poseidon’s trident!
	+ Brandi (smirking): By that point, I thought he was crazy, but like, crazy hot! So I decided to mess with him and asked him more about this trident and how could I get to it...
	+ Brandi (shocked): Clearly, he was waiting for me to ask this, because when I did, he told me that my boyfriend used to date an Atlantean princess in his past!
	+ Brandi (thinking): He explained that Poseidon forced them to separate, but spies of his reported that even after 8 years, the princess was still obsessed with him and I could used Balthazar as a bait to take her hostage and blackmail Poseidon into giving away his trident for to save her life!
	+ Brandi (grinning): And whoever takes the trudent, becomes the new god of the sea!
	+ Brandi (thinking): I remember Balthazar speaking openly about his relationship with a girl named Bellanca, who had blonde hair and blue eyes. And they broke up at the same time he allegedly left that girl, and for very similar reasons...
	+ Brandi (smug): I knew they must be the same people, so I agreed to look for the trident. But instead of giving it to the man, I decided to keep it for myself...
	+ Brandi (crossing her arms): So I gave my men a description of the princess and ordered them to look her, and they managed to find three mermaids but none of their kidnappings triggered any disasters like the man had warned me!
	+ Brandi (looking at her nails): Anyway, Balthazar proposed to me and I said “yes”. Not because I wanted to marry her, but because I saw an opportunity I couldn’t miss...
	+ Brandi (evil smile): I thought that... If I took him across the Atlantic Ocean, I could lure the princess and set up the perfect trap, so I begged my father to take us with him for his trip to Pompeii!
	+ Brandi (crossing her arms): When Bellanca first came to the ship, I didn’t think much about her because of her human legs. Until, I noticed how much time she was spending with Balthazar and I could FEEL the chemistry these two had!
	+ Brandi (smirking): I sensed something fishy going on, no pun intended, so I did some research in the Greek Mythology section and found out about Ursula, and this made me develop the theory that Bellanca must’ve visited her and exchanged her voice for human legs to get close to Balthazar!
	+ Brandi (innocent smirk): But I wasn’t so sure until I heard you call her “Bellanca” and my suspicions turned out to be true! So I devised a plan to catch her by surprise!
	+ Brandi (evil grin): I killed Iris because they got on my way, and now it’s your turn to share the same fate!

Suddenly guards surround Alex and Mia, each holding an electric gun and wearing tubes fueled with jellyfish on their backs...

* + *Trident* guards (Guard 1; serious): Put your hands up!
	+ Alex (shocked): Shit! This is a trap!
	+ Brandi (evil laugh): You really thought I would give myself up so easily? I already thought one step ahead, you really are slow!
	+ *Trident* guards (Guards; curious): What should we do with them, boss?
	+ Brandi (smirking): I was asked to spare the girl, but... Screw it! Kill them both!
	+ *Trident* guards (Guard 1; serious): Any last words?
	+ Alex (covering his face): I guess here our mission comes to an end. It was nice knowing you, Mi-

Suddenly the earth starts shaking...

* + Brandi (shocked): What is happening here?!
	+ Alex (pissed): Oh shit! Not another earthquake, this is the last thing we need!
	+ *Trident* guards (Guard 1; shocked): Ms Irwin, we need to take cover!

Rocks then start falling on the crowd..

* + Alex (startled): AHHHH!!!

## Under The Sea (5/5)

At Graecita, in the queen’s dressing room...

* + Leonora (serious): Make sure that the dress is tight-fitting, I want to look my best...
	+ Shirley (bowing): As you wish, Your Grace...

Shirley goes to the closet to get some clips...

* + Norah (crossing her arms): Where do you plan in going to?
	+ Leonora (curious): Someone has to make changes to this city’s laws, and it’s time that I put down my foot. You seem a bit moody today, is something wrong?
	+ Norah (asked): I asked Kaleb for permission to take Marie to the quest...
	+ Leonora (covering his face): *sigh* And what did he say?
	+ Norah (pissed): He agreed, BUT, he wants to go on the quest with us!
	+ Leonora (confused): I don’t see the problem with that, it’s nice to have an extra hand around...
	+ Norah (frustrated): Yes, but... you know how Kaleb is! This is my prophecy! I’m supposed to the lead the quest, but the here he comes deciding to join it, acting like he’s the boss!
	+ Leonora (curious): I can understand your disappointment but... Isn’t saving Atalanta more important at the moment than proving yourself?
	+ Norah (covering her face): I.... You’re right... Maybe I’m selfish here....
	+ Norah (shrugging her shoulder): Anyway, I still don’t understand.... How does saving a prince’s ass could help us cure Atalanta? Also, what does the prophecy mean by “arena”, I’m pretty sure they don’t do fights in the Colosseum anymore! The Roman civilization is over!
	+ Leonora (thinking): Actually... I wouldn’t be so certain about this...
	+ Shirley (shocked): Huh?

Shirley starts putting pins to tighten the queen’s dress...

* + Norah (confused): What do you mean? Are you saying the Roman empire still exists?
	+ Leonora (serious): Well.... We know Rome fell... But, it is unknown how this happened. The best theory that was made, is that the Barbarians invaded the empire and slew its people, causing its collapse. But SURELY, some Romans managed to flee...
	+ Leonora (thinking): Those who survived probably went looking for another home, and if this was the case, the question would be how to find them-

Shirley accidentally stabs the queen with a pin...

* + Leonora (startled): Ow!
	+ Shirley (shocked): Your Grace! I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to-
	+ Norah (concerned): Lea, are you okay?!
	+ Leonora (wincing): I’m fine, I’m fine... Please, just leave the room...
	+ Leonora (crossing her arms): I’d like to have a chat with Shirley...
	+ Shirley (nervous): ...
	+ Norah (blushing): Okayyyyyyyyyyyyy...
	+ Norah (awkward grin): Shirley... I’m praying for you...

Norah leaves the room...

* + Shirley (panicking): Your Grace, I promise you I didn’t mean to! I wasn’t lookin-
	+ Leonora (holding her head): It’s fine! Please, calm down!
	+ Leonora (pissed): Now tell me, what the hell is going on with you?!
	+ Shirley (sweating): P-pardon?
	+ Leonora (crossing her arms): I noticed how sullen you looked throughout my conversation with Norah, you’re hiding something!
	+ Leonora (concerned): If there’s something you want to vent out , you can just talk to me, I’m here to listen...
	+ Shirley (hesitating; whispering to herself): If... If I tell her the truth, Vicci won’t be happy with me... What should I do?!
	+ Leonora (curious): You said something?!
	+ Shirley (sweating): N-no... But...
	+ Shirley (blushing): But there is something I want to tell you, and Lady Norah needs to know it too before she and Lady Marionette leave for their quest!
	+ Leonora (serious): Hmmm... Do tell...

Back to Vesuvius...

* Alex (startled): AHHHH!!!

Alex and Mia were ready to get crushed by rocks, but when they opened their eyes, they were still alive...

* + Alex (shocked): We’re alive! But, how?! The rocks were about to fall on us!
	+ Zachary (concerned): Alex! Mia! Are you two hurt?!
	+ Alex (confused): Z-Zach?! What are you doing here?! You were in a coma just an hour ago!
	+ Zachary (shocked): Hasuro managed to wake me up! I went looking for you and when Officer Wilchester told me you two were heading to tbe volcano I knew I had to come to you!
	+ Alex (relieved): I’m just glad that you made it...
	+ Alex (nervous grin): And I’m glad that we made it too, Mia! And in one piece too! I just want to know how the hell did the rocks miss u-
	+ Madelina and Holly (both struggling; Madelina): Can you two move out of the way! I can’t hold on for any longer!
	+ Alex (confused): Huh?

Alex and Mia look up and notice that the rocks are levitating...

* + Alex (awkward grin): Oh...

Alex and Mia move away from the rocks and Madelina lets go of her spell, causing to fall down with a loud noise...

* + Madelina and Holly (Madelina; excited): Can you believe this, Holly?! I did it! We did it! We finally got that stupid spell right!
	+ Alex (relieved): And you saved our asses too! Can you imagine how’d we look if those rocks had fallen on us, Mia? Yikes!
	+ Alex (serious): Anyway, what were we doing before the rocks fell down? Oh yes! We were having a chat with Brandi!

Alex and Mia turn to face Brandi but she had already fleed...

* + Alex (covering his face): Oh fuck! She escaped!
	+ Madelina (awkward grin): Who escaped? Can someone tell me what had happened here?
	+ Alex (holding his head): Where do I even begin...

Alex explains everything to Zachary...

* + Zachary (crossing his arms): So Brandi was behind all of this? Certainly something I wouldn’t expect from the daughter of Paul Irwin, ugh...
	+ Zachary (curious): You said she was conspiring with someone, has she mentioned her partner by name?
	+ Alex (thinking): No, but by the looks of it, it is someone who knows Mia and her friends...
	+ Zachary (serious): We have to know who he is, but more importantly, we need to look for Bellanca before Poseidon gives up his trident to Brandi! The Gods know what she might do with that thing!
	+ Alex (thinking): Brandi spent most of her time at the evacuation centre, so I guess Mia and I can go there and see if she left any leads on her accomplice’s identity...
	+ Zachary (serious): You do that and when you’re done, we should head to *Trident*’s laboratory and look for clues on Bellanca’s whereabouts!
	+ Madelina (blushing): So, um... Anything else I could help with?
	+ Zachary (scratching his head): Nah. You can go back to the ship if you want...
	+ Madelina (winking): Alrighty! If you need me, you know where to find me! Good luck with your mission!
	+ Rosie (shocked): I heard rocks falling down! Is anyone here hurt?
	+ Zachary (stern): Miss Summers, you’re still here?! The volcano is going to erupt soon, you have to evacuate!
	+ Rosie (sweating): I know! And I promise I will, but there’s something I seriously need help with!
	+ Alex (thinking): Our hands are a little full at the moment, but if it is so important, I guess we can make time for it...
* See what’s wrong with Rosie (1 star)
	+ Alex and Zachary (Zachary; serious): Rosie, we’re kind of on a rush right now, so whatever is keeping you here it better be of importance or else we’ll have to force you into evacuation!
	+ Rosie (shocked): It is important, it’s about the animals!
	+ Alex and Zachary (Alex; covering his face): It’s nice of you to care so much for animals, but it’s not possible to save all of them, you have to focus on yourself too! Also, animals can sense when they’re lives are on danger, they’ll flee by themselves!
	+ Rosie (serious): But not the fox I found at the geysers!
	+ Rosie (concerned): I found a vixen there, her paw was burned and she was unable to run. I tried to carry, but she refuses to move!
	+ Rosie (shocked): I didn’t know what was wrong with her, but then I heard pacified high-pitched barks, which I believe must’ve been from baby foxes! That fox was a mother and her cubs are in danger!
	+ Alex and Zachary (Alex; sweating): Zach, I know we have a lot in our plates right now, but...
	+ Alex and Zachary (Zachary; serious): You don’t have to tell me. Rosie, can you take us to that vixen?
	+ Rosie (serious): Of course! Follow me!
* Investigate the geysers (Pre-request: See what’s wrong with Rosie)
	+ Rosie (serious): Here’s where I found the mother fox. Look, there she is!
	+ Vixen (sulking): *Whimpering*
	+ Alex (sympathetic): She looks very worried, we need to find her pups as fast as possible...
	+ Zachary (curious): Rosie, do you have an idea where the cubs are?
	+ Rosie (sweating): No, but I can hear their barks, so they must be close...
	+ Alex (curious): Those rocks seem to be blocking up an opening, do you think the pups may be stuck here?

Suddenly the cubs start barking...

* + Cubs’ voices: *whimpering*
	+ Vixen (worried): WOOF! WOOF!
	+ Rosie (shocked): I think you may be right, but how are we going to get them out? We don’t have tool-
	+ Zachary (cracking his knuckles): Step aside, let me do the job...
	+ Alex (taking off his life jacket): I’ll help you!
* Search pile of rocks (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate the geysers)
	+ Alex (wiping his sweat): Sheesh... Those rocks are heavy...
	+ Zachary (breathing): Take a rest, I’ll clear the rest by my own...
	+ Rosie (innocent smirk): Does your friend Zachary work out?
	+ Rosie (giggling): I’m just teasing, I’m not going to steal your man. Although, I can see why you’re in awe of him...
	+ Zachary (wiping his sweat): Done!

Zachary cleared out of the rocks and 6 cubs got our of the opening....

* + Cubs (happy): Woof! Woof!
	+ Vixen (relieved): Woof!

Zach carries the vixen...

* + Zachary (carring the vixen; serious): I’ll take the mother fox for Hasuro to look after her. Alex you carry three of the cubs and let the girl hold the rest...
	+ Rosie (carrying three cubs; compassionate): This is the first time I ever saw foxes in the wild, aren’t they so cute?
	+ Alex (carrying three cubs; warm smile): Yeah... I wish we could take and breed them in Graecita. Too bad our weather conditions aren’t for them...
	+ Alex (awkward grin): Anyway, enough talking about how cute they look, we don’t want yo keep our man waiting...
* Send the vixen to Hasuro (Pre-request: Search pile of rocks)
	+ Zachary (stretching): Hasuro, how’s the vixen doing?
	+ Hasuro (happy): She’s doing great! I bandaged her wounds and she can walk now!
	+ Vixen (happy): WOOF!
	+ Cubs (happy): Woof! Woof!

The cubs rush to their mother...

* + Skulk (Mother fox; brushing on her children): Woof woof...
	+ Zachary (relieved): Hasuro, you really are a miracle worker!
	+ Rosie (happy): Thank you so much guys! Because of you, the foxes will finally be in safe hands!
	+ Alex (curious): Where do you plan to take all the animals you’ve rescued?
	+ Rosie (innocent smirk): To Paul Irwin’s zoo of course! His wife Peri and his son, Robyn plan to take over it now that he’s gone and they agreed to take up his mission and care for the animals at Pompeii!
	+ Alex (sweating): The Irwins.... His wife and his son... They’re good people, right?
	+ Rosie (confused): Ummm... Yeah?
	+ Alex (scratching his head): I’ll guess we’ll just take your word for it. Good luck with your mission and cya!
	+ Rosie (warm smile): Thanks and I hope I’ll see you soon as well!
* Investigate the evacuation centre
	+ Alex (curious): Mia, have you found any leads on Brandi’s accomplice?
	+ Alex (shocked): That phone’s got Brandi’s image on its lock screen, it’s got to be hers!
	+ Alex (confident): The best way to learn about someone’s secrets is by looking through their phone, come on lets figure out what’s the passcode to unlock it!
* Unlock Brandi’s phone (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate the evacuation centre)
	+ Alex (glad): Now that the phone is unlocked, lets send it to your profiler and see what juicy information she could get out of it!
* Send the phone to Yoyo (Pre-request: Unlock Brandi’s phone)
	+ Alex (curious): Miss Ip, have you found anything informative from searching the phone?
	+ Yoyo (crossing her arms): Other than her being a seemingly rude and entitled person, most of Brandi’s messages were pretty ordinary, but I did find some seriously shady texts she shared with a certain number!
	+ Yoyo (thinking): In those texts, they mentioning a mission where the person she’s messaging kept asking updates on whether she captured “the princess” or not.
	+ Alex (shocked): “The princess”?! This must be about Bellanca! Can you tell that person’s identity?
	+ Yoyo (confident): The number itself was anonymous, but luckily Brandi switches up a lot when addressing the person. Most of the times she called him “Mr Fairclough”, but she also called him “Sidney” in a few occasions. So this tells us that her partner’s name is a man called Sidney Fairclough!

Madelina walks by the cabin and recognizes the name Yoyo had said...

* + Madelina (shocked): Sidney Fairclough?!
	+ Madelina (awkward grin): Sorry, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop but... It’s just that name sounds familiar...
	+ Alex (confused): You know that man?!
	+ Madelina (blushing): Kinda. We used to go to the same high-school, but he dropped out somewhere around his senior year...
	+ Madelina (crossing her arms): He’s known for being a bit of a creep. He enjoyed hitting on women, especially trans women, and often told sexist jokes which made us feel uncomfortable...
	+ Madelina (shocked): Last time I’ve heard of him was a few months ago where he was arrested for allegedly MURDERING an asylum patient and somehow he managed to get away from the cops!
	+ Alex (crossing her arms; sarcastic): Wow... Now he sounds lovely...
	+ Yoyo (sweating): Anyway... So yeah, his name is Sidney Fairclough and... There’s also something I think you should know...
	+ Yoyo (blushing): Brandi noticed us with Bellanca and she asked Fairclough whether she should eliminate us...
	+ Yoyo (shocked): And he responded by telling her she could do whatever she wants with Alex, Zachary, Madelina and Natalie, but when it comes to the rest of us “his boss” wants us alive!
	+ Alex (shocked): Sidney is working for someone?! Who are they?!
	+ Yoyo (serious): He never mentioned his boss by name, but he strictly used she/her pronouns when referring her, so it must be a woman!
	+ Yoyo (crossing her arms): And it probably is someone we met from Grimsdale, because she only seems to care for those who used to work at the GDPD, but aside from the Anoterous and the New Olympians, I can’t think of anyone who’d want to capture us?
	+ Alex (serious): Whoever they are, I hope you have luck in finding them. Right now, we have another thing to focus on: Finding Bellanca. Mia, you should probably go meet Zachary at the laboratory, he’s waiting for you!
* Investigate *Trident*’s hideout
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): If Bellanca was in the laboratory they’d probably already moved her by now, so there’s no hopes finding her here. But do you think Brandi may have left clues on where they took her?
	+ Zachary (glad): Good eye! There’s a blueprint laying on the desk, maybe its got something that could hint Bellanca’s whereabouts!
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): But the content has faded away, and we forgot the dusting kit at the ship, so we need to go back. Hopefully we’re not wasting tim-

Zachary’s eyes fall on the mermaids on the tube...

* + Mermaids (sedated): ...
	+ Zachary (sympathetic): Mia, I know that our priority is to find Bellanca. But it won’t take long for the volcano to erupt and if you don’t free the mermaids now, they might die during the eruption...
	+ Zachary (thinking): If only we could find the key, we don’t even know how to open the test tubes...
	+ Zachary (curious): What have you got here? A tablet?!
	+ Zachary (serious): You think there’s a program in the tablet to release the tubes? It’s got a passcode so we have to unlock it!
* Unlock the tablet (1 star; Pre-request: Investigate *Trident*’s hideout)
	+ Zachary (shocked): It looks like the tablet was designated solely for lab purposes, and look these tubes on the screen must be the same ones the mermaids are inside!
	+ Zachary (holding the tablet): I’m not really good at electronics, so I don’t know what buttons to clic-

Zachary clicks a button, and suddenly they hear a sound being made...

* + Zachary (blushing): What did I do?

Suddenly, the test tubes open and the mermaids gets out....

* + Mermaids (Mermaid 1; confused): Where... am I?
	+ Zachary (happy): Mia, we did it! We freed the mermaids!
	+ Mermaids (Mermaid 2; panicking): Are the hunters gone?! Who are you?!
	+ Zachary (appeasing): Relax... We’re going to get you out of here, we promise-
	+ Mermaids (Mermaid 3; dehydrating): *cough* I can’t breathe *cough*
	+ Zachary (sweating): Shit... They need to be back on water quickly...
	+ Zachary (serious): Mia, go back to the ship and recover whatever is on the blueprint! I’ll be with you soon, first I need to take those ladies to the sea!
* Recover drawings on blueprint (1 star; Pre-request: Unlock the tablet)
	+ Zachary (stretching): You have no idea how much strength it takes to carry a mermaid! Each one had a tail that weighed twice their upper body!
	+ Zachary (curious): Did the blueprint have any leads on where Bellanca was hidden?
	+ Zachary (shocked): Is that her on the cage? And wait?! Is the cage being hung over the volcano crater?!
	+ Zachary (pissed): Is that woman insane?! Lets say that she doesn’t throw Bellanca right in the lava, the smoke coming from the crater itself could kill her!
	+ Zachary (serious): We have to rescue Bellanca immediately! And at least now we know where to find her! Lets call Alex and start climbing to the top of the volcano!

**You are now experiencing the story in third-person view.**
Near the top of the volcano....

* + Alex (sweating): If I walk for 5 more minutes, I swear I’m going to faint!
	+ Zachary (laughing): Quite being dramatic, it was only a 40-minute walk!
	+ Alex (rolling his eyes): Try having hooves and see if you’ll still call me “dramatic”-
	+ Mia (shocked): Guys, STOP!
	+ Zachary (confused): Is something wrong?
	+ Alex (covering his face): Don’t tell you forgot something and we have to go down and up all again!
	+ Mia (serious): No... Someone is following us!

This makes Zachary and Alex stop too and they wait until a familiar face appears...

* + Madelina (wiping her sweat): Wait for meeeeee!
	+ Zachary (shocked): Madelina?!
	+ Mia (eye rolling): AMAZING! That’s exactly what we needed right now!

Ask Madelina what she is doing at the volcano (1 star)

* + Mia (pissed): What the fuck made you bring yourself here?!
	+ Madelina (eye rolling): No need to be so hostile, I came to help you, geez...
	+ Mia (crossing her arms): Help us with what?
	+ Madelina and Holly (Madelina; innocent smirk): I heard you guys were going to rescue Bellanca, and I thought you might need some magic by your side in case things go right, so Holly and I decided to come and help!
	+ Mia (confused): So you climbed a volcano, without wearing a gas mask or even a helmet, because you think we need your “help”?
	+ Madelina and Holly (Madelina; blushing): Yeah?
	+ Mia (eye rolling): Ugh! Just go back to the ship!
	+ Zachary (awkward grin): Come on, Mia! We’re nearly to the top and she came all the way to assist, you can’t seriously turn her back!
	+ Alex (wiping his sweat): I agree with Zach. Besides, assuming Brandi is there, preparing to ambush us. We really could use a witch by our side!
	+ Mia (crossing her arms): Ugh... Fine! You’re in!
	+ Madelina and Holly (Madelina; happy): YAY! This is going to be exciting!

At the top of the volcano...

* + Madelina (coughing): *cough* Why is the air so ashy?
	+ Mia (eye rolling): Because we’re at the top of a volcano, DUH! Told you you should’ve brought a gas mask!
	+ Alex (rubbing his eyes): Do you guys see Bellanca?! I can’t find anything past the smoke!
	+ Zachary (navigating): I think I can see a cage right at that direction!
	+ Mia (determined): I don’t see Brandi or her goons nearby, so lets go get her!

The group runs toward the cage and Bellanca spots them...

* + Bellanca (shaking her head): ...
	+ Madelina (confused): Is something wrong with her? Why’s she shaking her head like crazy?
	+ Alex (concerned): I think she’s giving us a warning...
	+ Zachary (shocked): MIA! Stay back!
	+ Mia (curious): What?! I can’t hear you-

Suddenly Brandi and her goons appear...

* + Brandi and her goons (Brandi; smirking): I see you’ve brought company with you... How cute!
	+ Mia (frowning): Brandi!
	+ Brandi and her goons (Brandi; shrugging her shoulders): Why are you looking at me all surprised? You really thought I’d be fool enough to leave my hostage unattended?
	+ Brandi and her goons (Brandi; evil smile): I knew you wouldn’t give up so easily, so me and men were waiting for your arrived, and now that you’re here... Guards, you know what you must do...
	+ Brandi and her goons (*Trident* guard 1; drawing his gun): This is your last call! Either you leave, or we’ll have you gunned down! 10... 9... 8...
	+ Alex (sweating): Zach... What do we do?
	+ Zachary (meditating): I have an idea, just stand there and wait...
	+ Brandi and her goons (*Trident* guard 1; drawing his gun): 5... 4... 3...
	+ Brandi and her goons (Brandi; pissed): Ugh... Enough counting! They’re obviously not going to go! Just shoot!
	+ Brandi and her goons (*Trident* guard 1; serious): You heard the lady, FIRE!

But suddenly a ball of fire nearly hits Brandi and her men...

* + Brandi and her goons (Brandi; shocked): Ah! How-
	+ Zachary (smirking; lava-bending): Haven’t seen that coming, huh? My father is the god of volcanoes, as long as you’re here, you’re under my mercy!
	+ *Trident* Guards (Guard 1; sweating): Ms Irwin... I think we may need to withdraw!
	+ Brandi (pissed): Oh please! You think he’ll kill you? He’s a “hero”, he’s only using these tactics to scare you. So get back here and SHOOT!
	+ Mia (concerned): They’re refusing to retreat! Zach can’t hold them off on his own, we need to help him!
	+ Alex (cracking his neck): You focus on getting Bellanca out of her cage. I can use my horns to slow them down.
	+ Madelina and Holly (Madelina; smirking): Holly, there’s some bad guys who need a little knocking out. You know what spell we should use...

A *Trident* guards approaches the group....

* + Madelina and Holly (Madelina; waving her wand): STUPEFY!
	+ *Trident* guard 2 (startled): AH!

The guard gets knocked out...

* + *Trident* guard 3 (shocked): Hey! What have you done to my colleague?!
	+ Alex (preparing to attack): Guys, make room for me!

Alex rams the guard to his groin...

* + *Trident* guard 3 (tearful): AHHH! My balls!
	+ Bellanca (in her cage; chuckling): ...
	+ Mia (smirking): Bellanca, ready to get out?
	+ Bellanca (excited): ...
	+ Mia (thinking): Hmmm... Lets see... How do I open this lock....
	+ Unlock the cage (1 star; Pre-request: Ask Madelina what she is doing at the volcano)
	+ Mia (confident): Hey! I think I found out the lock combination! Let me just...
	+ Bellanca (worried): ...
	+ Mia (confused): Bellanca, what’s wron-
	+ Brandi (evil smile): Surprise, BITCH!

Brandi tries to push Mia to the lava...

* + Mia (pissed): Hey! Are you crazy? You were going to push me into lava!
	+ Brandi (smirking): And what makes you think this isn’t what I’m trying to do?
	+ Mia (shocked): You’re insane!
	+ Brandi (pissed): Call me what you like, but you sealed your fate when you stood on my way, and it’s about time you face it!

Brandi grabs Mia and struggles as she shoves her into the lava pit....

* + Brandi and Mia (Brandi; struggling): Stop.... resisting!
	+ Brandi and Mia (Mia; fighting back): Let me go, you deranged woman!

Meanwhile on the battlefield...

* + Madelina and Holly (Madelina; waving Holly): Stupefy!

Madelina yells the stunning spell, but it fails...

* + Madelina and Holly (Madelina; confused): What’s going on? It was working fine just a minute ago!
	+ Madelina and Holly (Holly; tired): ...
	+ Madelina and Holly (Madelina; covering her face): Oh come on, Holly! Don’t fail me now!
	+ Madelina (crossing her arms): I guess I’m just gonna stand here and do nothin-

Madelina then notices Brandi trying to push Mia...

* + Madelina (shocked): Oh no! Mia’s in trouble! I have to go help her!

Mia struggles as she fights back against Brandi...

* + Brandi and Mia (Brandi; grinning): Any last words?!
	+ Brandi and Mia (Mia; pissed): Fuck... you...
	+ Brandi and Mia (Brandi; evil laugh): Prepare to meet your doom-
	+ Madelina (pissed): Hey, you! Stay away from her!

Madelina pulls Brandi and pushes her away from Mia...

* + Brandi (losing her balance): Ah! I’m going to fall!
	+ Madelina (sweating): Shit! I didn’t mean to push that har-

Brandi eventually loses balance and falls into lava....

* + Brandi (screaming): AHHHHHHHHHH! Help! HELP ME!
	+ *Trident* guard 1 (shocked): Holy shit! Ms Irwin!
	+ *Trident* guard 1 (panicking): Everyone, retreat!

Brandi’s goons run away from the scene after witnessing their boss’ death...

* + Madelina (shocked): Oh no.... What did I do...
	+ Mia (satisfied): Good riddance, she’s gone!
	+ Mia (determined): Anyway, Bellanca, time to get you out!
	+ Bellanca (relieved): ...
* Free Bellanca (1 star; Pre-request: Unlock the cage)
	+ Mia (glad): Alright, Bellanca! You’re free now!
	+ Bellanca (happy): ...

Alex and Zachary approach the girls...

* + Zachary (curious): Did we manage to catch Brandi or has she gotten away too?
	+ Madelina (sweating): Yeah... About that....

Zachary looks at the pit and sees Brandi’s hand reaching out of the lava...

* + Madelina (panicking): I-I didn’t mean to push her this hard, I swea-

Zachary pats Madelina on the back...

* + Zachary (nodding): Good job!
	+ Madelina (confused): Huh?
	+ Zachary (concerned): Mia, I saw Brandi attack you. Did she hurt you?
	+ Mia (blushing): Z-Zach....
	+ Zachary (curious): Yes?
	+ Mia (awkward grin): Your shirt....

Zachary looks at his shirt and realizes one of the straps of his tank top was torn, showing his chest....

* + Zachary (displeased): Fuck! Not again!
	+ Alex (laughing): It looks like your clothes are going through a field day, haha!
	+ Madelina (thinking): Doesn’t Hasuro have a sewing set? I know its for serious things like getting stitches, but maybe you could ask him to restore your tank-
	+ Zachary (holding his tank too by the collar): Nah! Fuck it!

Zachary used his strength to rip the shirt by half and throws it into the lava to burn with Brandi’s remains...

* + Zachary (rubbing his hands): About time I disposed of that old thing anyway!
	+ Madelina (giggling): Oooooooooooo...
	+ Zachary (winking): I haven’t brought extra shirts with me unfortunately, so I’m afraid I’ll have to be topless for the remainder of our journey. I hope this doesn’t make you “uncomfortable”, Mia.
	+ Mia (holding her giggle): Oh, shut up!

Suddenly the mountain starts shaking....

* + Bellanca (nervous): ....
	+ Madelina (startled): Ah! What is that?!
	+ Alex (panicking): An earthquake! And look, the lava in the crate is started to gurgle, the volcano will erupt in a couple of minutes!
	+ Zachary (serious): Then we’ve got no time to waste! We need to get down there, now!

The group head back to the city and the volcano erupts...

The group made it to the beach in perfect timing, as Vesuvius has finally erupted and lava began flowing down the city....

* + Alex (shocked): Talk about a close call! If we had stayed up there longer, we’d have burned like crisps!
	+ Zachary (smirking): On the bright side, We’d have a nice rich chevon to feed on...
	+ Alex (frowning): ZACH!
	+ Zachary (laughing): I’m kidding!
	+ Bellanca (giggling): ...
	+ Mia (sweating): Madelina, back at the crate, you.... saved my life...
	+ Madelina (awkward grin): You saved me back at the Charybdis from getting myself killed, so I figured I owed you...
	+ Mia (blushing): Well... Thanks...
	+ Madelina (innocent smirk): It’s nothing! We’re supposed to look out for each other anyhow. I mean, we ARE a team, right?
	+ Mia (tight smile): Yeah, right....

The group reach the ship...

* + Natalie (happy): I found them! They’re back!

The rest of the team gather around the group...

* + Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; panicking): We were so scared for you! We saw the volcano explode and we thought that yo-
	+ Alex and Zachary (Alex; relieved): Died? Yeah, we’re surprised we made it too!
	+ Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; disappointed): I wish the city could’ve made it too. Whatever remains left by the last eruption, will probably perish too now. I wish that volcano didn’t exist...
	+ Hasuro and Maverick (Maverick; excited): Why not? I think it’s giving a really great sight! I wish I brought a camera, its one of a lifetime!
	+ Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; eye rolling): Ugh... What’s with you men and your love for violence!
	+ Hasuro and Maverick (Hasuro; smirking): Woah, look! It seems like we’ve got a guest in our ship!
	+ Mia (curious): Who?

The team looks and finds Balthazar entering the ship...

* + Alex and Zachary (Alex; shocked): Oh! It’s Balthazar!
	+ Bellanca (panicking): ...
	+ Mia (curious): I wonder what he wants from us?
	+ Alex and Zachary (Zachary; serious): We should go talk with him!
* See what Balthazar wants (1 star)
	+ Alex and Zachary (Zachary; greeting): Hi Balthazar. Is there any way we could help you?
	+ Balthazar (shocked): Bellanca, where is she?! Have you found her?
	+ Alex and Zachary (Alex; curious): We did, she’s right here on the ship. Do you wish to see with her?
	+ Balthazar (smiling): Yes, please!
	+ Alex and Zachary (Alex; smirking): Fantastic! Bellanca, why don’t you come forward and show yourself?
	+ Bellanca (not here): ...
	+ Alex and Zachary (Alex; confused): Bellanca?
	+ Alex and Zachary (Alex; nervous grin): It looks like she isn’t in the of talking at the moment...
	+ Balthazar (sad): *sigh* I really wanted to talk to her about something important, but I guess I understand why she doesn’t want to see me... Thank you for saving her anyway, I appreciate it...

Balthazar leaves the ship...

* + Alex and Zachary (Alex; panicking): Fuck! Where did she go now?
	+ Hasuro and Maverick (Maverick; eye rolling): She’s hiding behind that barrel!

The team look behind the barrel Maverick was pointing at and find Bellanca...

* + Bellanca (startled): ...
	+ Mia (confused): Bellanca! What do think you’re doing? Your boyfriend came to speak with you!
	+ Bellanca (sweating): ...
	+ Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; sympathetic): We understand that you’re embarrassed over what happened this afternoon, but maybe the kiss didn’t work because Balthazar didn’t expect the kiss! Maybe if you spoke with him, you could get him to give a kiss you both consented to...
	+ Natalie (panicking): Besides, the sun is setting! If you don’t kiss him soon enough then you’ll end up turning to a worm! You need to break the curse quickly!
	+ Bellanca (blushing): ...
	+ Madelina (impatient): Ugh... You know what?! That’s it!

Madelina grabs Bellanca by her hair...

* + Bellanca and Madelina (Bellanca; hair getting pulled; panicking): ...
	+ Natalie (shocked): Madelina! What do you think you’re doing?
	+ Bellanca and Madelina (Madelina; serious): If your sister can’t muster the courage to ask out her man, then it’s time that we make her!
	+ Bellanca and Madelina (Madelina; impatient): Come on, move!

Madelina drags Bellanca outside the ship and approaches Balthazar...

* + Balthazar (disappointed): *sigh*
	+ Bellanca and Madelina (Madelina; glad): Oh! There you are!
	+ Balthazar (confused): Huh? Do I know yo-

Madelina pulls Balthazar by his ponytail...

* + Madelina, Bellanca and Balthazar (Balthazar; wincing with pain): AH! What was that for?!
	+ Madelina, Bellanca and Balthazar (Madelina; serious): You’re coming with me!

Madelina drags the two lovebirds to the vikings’ ship...

* + Madelina, Bellanca and Balthazar (Balthazar; hurting): Ow! AH!
	+ Chet (relieved): Madelina! I’m so happy that you’re alive! I heard you were at the volcano and I thought you...
	+ Chet (hopeful): Look, I really wanna talk with yo-
	+ Madelina, Bellanca and Balthazar (Madelina; frustrated): Oh please! I really have no time for this! Move out of my way!

Madelina walks past Chet and opens a trapdoor, and inside were several tourists who the vikings agreed to evacuate...

* + Tourists (shocked): Ah!
	+ Madelina, Bellanca and Balthazar (Madelina; pissed): Oh my god... OUT! Now!

All the tourists get out of the storage and Madelina throws the lovebirds inside...

* + Bellanca and Balthazar (both shocked; Balthazar): AH!!!

Madelina shuts the trapdoor....

* + Chet (confused): Wasn’t that one of your friends? Why did you throw her out in there?
	+ Madelina (curious): I’ll explain things later. Can you someone please get me a barrel?
	+ Chet (serious): Sure, I’ll get one for you...

Chet tries to carry one of the barrels...

* + Chet (struggling; holding a barrel): Ugh....
	+ Valkyrie (smiling): Give me this, I’ll take over for you...

Valkyrie carries the barrel with no problem and takes it to Madelina...

* + Madelina (sweet smile): Thanks Valkie!
	+ Valkyrie (nervous grin): No problem...
	+ Chet (crossing his arms): *sigh* When even a 13-year-old girl is stronger than you... How embarrassing...

Madelina puts the barrel on top of the trapdoor, sits on it and waits...

* + Madelina (sitting on the barrel): ...

Meanwhile, inside the room...

* + Balthazar (dizzy): Ugh... Where did that woman take me?
	+ Bellanca (sweating): ...
	+ Balthazar (shocked): Is that... A cell? Fuck, I’m trapped!

Balthazar starts knocking on the trapdoor...

* + Balthazar (pissed): Hey! Get me out of here! NOT COOL!
	+ Bellanca (blushing): ...
	+ Balthazar (hands on hips): Ugh... How do I get out of her-

Balthazar notices someone else in the cell with him...

* + Balthazar (happy): BELLANCA!
	+ Bellanca (panicking): ...
	+ Balthazar (shocked): No, please! Don’t run away from me! I really really wanna talk to you!
	+ Bellanca (blushing): ...
	+ Balthazar (relieved): I’m just really happy that you are alive. There’s many things I wanted to tell you, things to confess...
	+ Balthazar (serious): But most importantly, I have a question for you and I hope you don’t mind me asking this!
	+ Bellanca (tilting her head): ...
	+ Balthazar (nervous grin): I know I may sound crazy, but... 8 years ago, I used to date that girl... She had the same name as you and she looked EXACTLY like you, except she had a... mermaid tail...
	+ Balthazar (sad): She was the love of my life... And there wasn’t a day where I didn’t miss her...
	+ Balthazar (hopeful): So please answer me... Is this you? Are you the same Bellanca I’ve missed these past 8 years?
	+ Bellanca (shocked): ...

When Balthazar saw Bellanca’s shocked face, a smile formed on his own’s...

* + Balthazar (happy): I knew it! I knew this was you ever since I saw you at the ferry! I was waiting to hear it from yourself!
	+ Bellanca (hopeful): ...
	+ Balthazar (wiping his tears): I’ve misses you, I really did! I’m sorry I didn’t make a move earlier, but I swear I’ll make up for it!

Balthazar pulls Bellanca towards him a kisses her...

* + Bellanca and Balthazar (kissing): ...

Bellanca pulls away...

* + Bellanca (shocked): I-

Bellanca feels something in her throat...

* + Bellanca (shocked): Balthazar... I can talk... I can-
	+ Bellanca (tears of happiness): Y-you love me! You really do love me!
	+ Balthazar (tender): Of course I love you... You’re everything I ever wanted...
	+ Bellanca (shocked): But Brandi-
	+ Balthazar (awkward grin): Oh! You don’t have to worry about her-
	+ Bellanca (sweating): But there’s something you have to know-
	+ Balthazar (tender): Bell, I phoned her 15 minutes ago and we agreed to call off our engagement and see other people. There’s no one else in the world I want other than you...
	+ Bellanca (blushing; tight smile): ...
	+ Balthazar (awkward grin): So are we gonna kiss, or?
	+ Bellanca (smiling): Oh Balthazar!

Bellanca jumps at Balthazar and the two kiss...

* + Bellanca and Balthazar (making out): ...

Back at the main deck...

* + Natalie and Mia (Mia; pissed): Madelina, where did you take Bellanca?
	+ Alex and Zachary (Zachary; serious): We saw you drag Balthazar too, what exactly are you planning to do?
	+ Madelina (putting her finger on her lips): Hush...

The team stay quiet and suddenly they hear moaning coming from down the trapdoor...

* + Madelina (naught smirk): ...
	+ Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo ; shocked): Are they....?
	+ Hasuro and Maverick (Hasuro; cheering): O.M.G. YASSS!!! Get it on!

The team cheer at the success of their mission...

A few days later, the *Hamilton Laurent’s Revenge* sailed all the way to the Central Atlantic Ocean...

* + Mary (thinking): So if my memory is serving me... Atlantis was right down there. Can someone verify?
	+ Bellanca (displeased): It is my destination. I can confirm...
	+ Balthazar (sad): I guess it’s time we say goodbye... again... It was nice spending time with you again, but I understand you have to leave. I’ll miss you...
	+ Bellanca (excited): This doesn’t have to be the last time we see each other! We could... I could take you to Atlantis with me and show you a tour! Maybe we could even get my father to like you and then he’ll let me go with yo-

Suddenly Poseidon emerges from the ocean...

* + Poseidon (stern): And nothing of that sort is going to happen!
	+ Bellanca (shocked): Daddy!
	+ Zachary (blushing): Father... We didn’t expect you to show up, we were just about to swim to Atlantis.
	+ Poseidon (crossing his arms): I wanted to make sure my daughter comes home, safely. Bellanca, it’s time to go.
	+ Bellanca (sad): *sigh* Goodbye Balthazar...

Bellanca and Balthazar share a goodbye kiss...

* + Bellanca and Balthazar (kissing): ...
	+ Poseidon (impatient): Argh...
	+ Bellanca and Balthazar (Balthazar; tearful): Goodbye Bella...
* Hand Bellanca over to Poseidon (1 star)

Bellanca steps on the edge of the ship....

* + Bellanca (displeased): ...
	+ Poseidon (holding a glowing trident): PISCIFORS!

Bellanca turns back to a mermaid...

* + Bellanca (sad; waving): Goodbye guys, it was nice getting to know you all, especially you Alex...
	+ Alex (waving goodbye; sympathetic): It was nice knowing you too, Bellanca. We’ll miss you...

Before Poseidon and Bellanca descend, Maverick calls them...

* + Hasuro and Maverick (Maverick; shouting): YO Aquaman!
	+ Poseidon (impatient): What do you want?
	+ Hasuro and Maverick (Maverick; whistling): We just wanted to remind you that we had a deal...
	+ Mia (crossing her arms): You are planning to make amends with Athena, are you?
	+ Poseidon (crossing his arms): That’s up to consideration...
	+ Natalie (frowning): FATHER!
	+ Poseidon (pissed): Alright, FINE! I’ll talk to her if that what makes you happy!

Poseidon and Bellanca then start swimming away...

* + Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; eye rolling): You think he’s going to keep his promise?
	+ Mia (eye rolling): I guess we’ll have to find out ourselves...
	+ Balthazar (sad): ....

Zachary notices Balthazar staring at the horizon with sorrow...

* + Zachary (sympathetic): Hey man... I understand, breakups are tough. But some things are not meant to last...
	+ Balthazar (covering his face): I know... I was stupid to believe there are hopes for this relationship...
	+ Zachary (curious): We don’t have anything on our plates right now, so is there anywhere you want us to drop you?
	+ Balthazar (holding his head): Can you take me to America?
	+ Zachary (thinking): It’s going to be a long journey, but we can do is drop you by Spain and you could buy a plane ticket that’ll take you to your hometown if you don’t mind?
	+ Balthazar (sad): *sigh* That’s fine by me...

Zachary gives Balthazar space and Madelina looks at him with empathy...

* + Madelina (sympathetic): ...

Madelina pulls Holly out...

* + Madelina and Holly (Madelina; sympathetic): You know Holly... I feel bad for that man, why don’t we do something to cheer him up?
	+ Madelina and Holly (Holly; in agreement): ...
	+ Madelina and Holly (Madelina; thinking): Hmmm... What spell did Poseidon cast? Oh yes!
	+ Madelina and Holly (Madelina; waving Holly): PISCIFORS!

Madelina hits Balthazar with the spell and he starts levitating...

* + Balthazar (shocked; levitating): AH! I’m flying! What’s going on with me?!

His legs get attached together...

* + Balthazar (panicking): My legs!

They turn into a mermaid tail and Bakthazar gets thrown into the water...

* + Balthazar (startled): AH!!!

Balthazar lands on the water...

* + Balthazar (dizzy): Ugh... What happened to me?

Balthazar looks down on his legs and realizes what happened to them...

* + Balthazar (excited): My legs! They’re- I’m a merman!

Balthazar starts hopping on the water with joy...

* + Balthazar (happy): Yipeeeee!
	+ Balthazar (shocked): But how did that happen-

Balthazar looks up and sees Madelina holding a wand...

* + Madelina and Holly (Madelina; winking): ...
	+ Balthazar (shocked): Did you... Do this to me?
	+ Balthazar (panicking): Oh god? Bellanca! I need to catch up to her before she leaves!

Balthazar swims toward Bellanca and Balthazar...

* + Balthazar (shouting): BELLANCA! WAIT!
	+ Poseidon (pissed): That boy again?!
	+ Bellanca (shocked): Balthazar!

Bellanca starts swimming away from her father...

* + Poseidon (stern): Bellanca! Where do you think you’re going? Come back!

Bellanca approaches Balthazar...

* + Balthazar (happy; showing his tail): Bellanca, check out what I’ve got!
	+ Bellanca (shocked): You... You turned yourself into a merman?
	+ Balthazar (awkward grin): Technically, it was Madelina who did this. But hey! We can finally be together again, I’m coming to Atlantis with you!
	+ Bellanca (concerned): But what about your family and all the friends you made at land?
	+ Balthazar (tender): Bellanca, I told you that your love is everything I want. I do not want to live in a world where I’m away from you. I’m willing to give up everything just to be with you!
	+ Bellanca (tearful): Balthazar...

The two kiss...

* + Bellanca and Balthazar (kissing): ....
	+ Poseidon (crossing his arms): Ahem...
	+ Bellanca and Balthazar (Bellanca; shocked): Daddy!
	+ Bellanca and Balthazar (Balthazar): Your Highness, I understand that we may not get along, but believe me when I tell that I love your daughter and only want the best for her. So with your blessings, I would like to stay at Atlantis and ask you for her hand in marriage...
	+ Bellanca and Balthazar (Bellanca; speechless): You... You want to marry me?
	+ Poseidon (eye rolling): I guess anything to keep her at Atlantis... What do you say about this offer, Bella?
	+ Bellanca and Balthazar (Bellanca; happy): YES! Of course I will marry you!

Bellanca kisses Balthazar...

* + Bellanca and Balthazar (kissing): ....

They then look at the *Hamilton Laurent’s Revenge* and spot Madelina staring at them...

* + Bellanca and Balthazar (waving goodbye): THANK YOU!
	+ Madelina (blowing a kiss): ...

The ship then begins sailing...

Meanwhile at Jennifer Tanaka’s estate, Kit came for a visit and Dimitrios answers the door for him...

* + Dimitrios (grinning): Kit! Wasn’t told you’re coming today!
	+ Kit (worried; holding a bouquet): How’s Flora?
	+ Dimitrios (covering his face): Still the same. I don’t know how much longer will this go on...
	+ Kit (sad): *sigh* Can I get in? I just want to leave those flowers for her...
	+ Dimitrios (winking): Sure! Make yourself at home!

Kit enters the estate where all children of Aphrodite were gathering...

* + Jennifer and Flora (both petrified): ...
	+ Gina (hopeful): Are you sure that they’re coming back?
	+ Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 1; unsure): They have to! Yoyo Iris-messaged me yesterday and told me it’ll happen soon...
	+ Dimitrios (confused): And how would she know that? Is she psychic or something?
	+ Gina (crying): If it wasn’t for me, we wouldn’t be going through this! Why did I have to be so stupid!
	+ Cedrick (sympathetic): Don’t beat yourself too hard, I’m sure they’ll be back, we just have to wai-

Suddenly Jennifer and Flora’s statues begin cracking...

* + Jennifer and Flora (cracking): ...
	+ Cedrick (shocked): Oh shit! The statues are cracking up!
	+ Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 2; panicking): Oh no! This is bad! We have to do something, we can’t let them di-

But the statues break completely, exposing Jennifer and Flora in human flesh...

* + Jennifer and Flora (Jennifer; coughing): *cough*
	+ Jennifer and Flora (Flora; dizzy): Ugh... What happened? I swear I was at the docks...
	+ Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 1; shocked): The- They’re alive!
	+ Kit (happy): FLORA!

Kit rushes to kiss Flora...

* + Flora and Kit (kissing): ...
	+ Dimitrios (disgusted): Get a room!
	+ Jennifer (crossing her arms): So... What were you all up to while I was gon-

Jennifer looks at the mess made at the estate...

* + Jennifer (pissed): What the hell happened to this house?!
	+ Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 2; nervous): Shit... Told you we should’ve cleaned up after Yoyo’s call!
	+ Gina (thinking): The curse was broken, does that mean...
	+ Gina (shocked): NIILO!
	+ Gina (hopeful): I have to check up on him!
* Check up on Niilo (1 star)

Gina rushes into her room and she finds Niilo laying on her bed....

* + Niilo (traumatized): W-where am I?
	+ Gina (happy): NIILO!

Gina jumps into the bed...

* + Niilo (startled): Ah! Gina! How did I get here?!
	+ Gina (smiling): I’ll tell you everything later. Now shut up and kiss me!

Gina puts her lips on Niilo and they start making out...

* + Gina and Niilo (kissing): ....

Suddenly someone opens the door...

* + Gina and Niilo (both startled): Ah!
	+ Cedrick (curious): Gina, what made you leave the living room so quickl-
	+ Gina and Niilo (Gina; furious): GET OUT!

Gina takes a pillow and throws it at Cedrick...

* + Cedrick (startled): Ah!

Cedrick shuts the door before the pillow could reach him...

* + Gina and Niilo (Gina; eye rolling): Ugh... Doesn’t anyone here know what privacy here? Anyway, where did we stop...
	+ Gina and Niilo (kissing): ...

The lovers go back to kissing and it soon escalates to them having sex...

A few days later at the *Hamilton Laurent’s Revenge*...

* + Alex (concerned): ...
	+ Zachary (slight smirk): Hey, bro! Is everything good?
	+ Alex (worried): Yeah... Everything’s good... Just worried about going back home...
	+ Alex (unsure): Do you think Athena and Poseidon will stick to their promises and break Medusa’s curse?
	+ Zachary (crossing his arms): To be honest... I have my doubts too, the gods are pretty stubborn so we can’t be certain if they’ll repay their part of the bargain...
	+ Madelina (smiling): Alex! Here you are!
	+ Alex (curious): Madelina? What’s up?
	+ Madelina (smirking): Nat just brought me a postcard. It’s from Bellanca to us, you have to look at it!

Madelina shows the postcard and it was of Bellanca and Balthazar on the altar...

* + Alex (shocked): They got married?! Already?! But it’s only been days since they reunited!
	+ Madelina (eye rolling): I know right?! And they didn’t invite me, how rude!
	+ Zachary (chuckling): I’m just glad things worked out between them.
	+ Zachary (slight smile): Anyway, we’re getting close to shore, so lets get ready to leave the ship.

The ship makes it to Graecita...

* + Mary (yelling): LAND HO!
	+ Crowd (cheering): HURRAY!!!!
	+ Mia (annoyed): Are we going to have a crowd waiting for us whenever we come back from a journey?
	+ Hasuro and Maverick (Hasuro; grinning): I don’t know... I kinda like the attention...
	+ Hasuro and Maverick (Maverick; sniggering): Hehe...

Suddenly Maverick pantses Hasuro...

* + Hasuro (shocked): Hey!
	+ Crowd (laughing): Hahahaha!
	+ Maverick (laughing): An eye for an eye, bitch!
	+ Hasuro (pissed): You-

Hasuro pulls up his pants and starts chasing Maverick...

* + Ophelia (eye rolling): Boys...
	+ Yoyo (hopeful): Well... I would love to stay with you guys for the celebrations, but I’m afraid I need to go. I have to go check up on my sisters!

Yoyo leaves the ship for Jennifer Tanaka’s estate...

* + Alex (worried): I’m going to go with her, I want to see if Jennifer is okay to-
	+ Medusa (happy): ALEX!!!
	+ Madelina (giggling): Looks like there’s a girl who wants to talk to you!
	+ Alex (confused): Weird... I don’t remember meeting that girl...
	+ Mia (winking): Maybe she’s a fan? And look, she’s coming to you!
* Learn how the girl knows Alex (1 star)

A curly haired blonde appears from the crowd and goes to hug Alex...

* + Alex and Medusa (Medusa; hugging Alex): I am so happy that you are back!
	+ Alex (confused): Huh? Who are you?!
	+ Medusa (giggling): Don’t you recognize me?
	+ Alex (shocked): Now that I think of it... Your face looks familiar! Medusa, is that you?!
	+ Medusa (blushing; smiling): Yes...
	+ Alex (happy): So Athena and Poseidon did keep their promises after all! You’re human!
	+ Stheno and Euryale (Stheno; smiling): And she’s not the only one who’s back!
	+ Alex (proud): So how does it feel? Being human again?
	+ Medusa (awkward grin): It feels amazing! Although, it was a little hard getting used to having feet...
	+ Stheno and Euryale (Euryale; crossing her arms): Eh... I liked being a gorgon much better. But thanks for helping my sister, I guess?
	+ Medusa (grateful): Oh yes! How could I forget! Thank you so much for breaking my curse! Thanks to you, I don’t have to worry about petrifying people and assassination attempts anymore!
	+ Alex (blushing): No problem. And speaking of petrifying people, is Jennifer...

Alex looks through the crowd and he spots Jennifer giving him a smile of reassurance...

* + Jennifer (smiling): ...
	+ Alex (relieved smile): Phew...

Among the crowd were Amira Peretz and her girlfriend Saki who spot another ship near the HLR which had Chet inside it...

* + Amira and Saki (Saki; curious): Amira, isn’t that your brother?
	+ Amira and Saki (Amira; happy): It is! CHET!

Chet hears her...

* + Chet (blushing): Amira?

Amira hugs her brother...

* + Amira and Chet (hugging; Amira): Mom and I were so worried, where were you?!

Meanwhile, Madelina is watching them from the HLR...

* + Madelina (nervous): *sigh* I think it is time that Chet and I finally have a talk...
	+ Madelina (winking): Don’t have fun without me!
	+ Mia (eye rolling): Buh- Bye!
	+ Ophelia (annoyed): You know Mia, you could at least PRETEND.
	+ Mia (crossing his arms): What? Just because she saved my life once that suddenly means we should be best friends?
	+ Ophelia (eye rolling): You talk about this as if it was a small deed!
	+ Mia (eye rolling): Oh please! I had everything under control, I could have easily fought Brandi without her help!
	+ Ophelia (covering her face): *sigh* I guess now the our quests is over, there’s no point for you two to get along anyway. I’m gonna go pack my stuff...
	+ Mia (crossing her arms): *sigh*

While Ophelia goes packing her stuff, Mia stares at Zachary, who still haven’t put a shirt on, tying the ship to the docks...

* + Zachary (tying knots): ...
	+ Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 1; blushing): Oh my! Is that Zach Riley?! He needs to take his shirt off more often, look at these abs!
	+ Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 2; shocked): You shouldn’t say these stuff! He has a girlfriend, you know?
	+ Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 1; gossiping): Who? You mean Maylin? I heard they broke up...
	+ Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 2; excited): Really?! Does that mean I have a chance?
	+ Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 1; smirking); Not if I get him first!

Mia overhears the girls and gets jealous...

* + Mia (pissed): Those damned daughters of Aphrodite! A man cannot exist without them preying at him!

Mia notices a bucket of chum...

* + Mia (mischievous grin; holding a bucket of chum): Ha! That’ll teach them a lesson!

Mia pours the content of the bucket on the girls...

* + Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 2; startled): AHHH!!! My hair! I worked for hours to get it right!
	+ Aphrodite daughters (Daughter 1; panicking): We can’t be seen like this! We need to get back home!

The girls run away...

* + Zachary (confused): What? Who-

He looks up and sees Mia holding a bucket...

* + Zachary (frowning): Mia?
	+ Mia (shrugging her shoulders): What?
	+ Zachary (chuckling): *sighs*

Meanwhile, Madelina goes to the viking ships and eavesdrop on Chet, Amira and Saki...

* + Amira and Saki (Amira; tender): We’re just very happy that you finally came back home...
	+ Chet (blushing): H-home?
	+ Amira and Saki (Amira; awkward grin): Yeah... I mean, I know this is very different to Grimsdale, but hey! It’s the best we could find and it’s safe to call it out home...
	+ Chet (speechless): Uh...
	+ Amira and Saki (Saki; wary): Is there... Something you wanted to say?
	+ Chet (scratching his head): Actually yeah... I’m not going to stay here for long. I only came here to give you closure, and in fact, I’m leaving right now...
	+ Amira and Saki (Amira; shocked): Leaving? You mean... you’re coming back?
	+ Chet (awkward grin): Maybe I’ll pay you visits from time to time. But you get what I’m saying... I’m not living in Graecita, I’m moving in with the Vikings, I joined their tribe...
	+ Amira and Saki (Amira; pissed): But what about me, mother and all the people from Grimsdale who care about you?!
	+ Chet (covering his face): Amira... Do not make this more difficult for me...
	+ Amira and Saki (Amira; furious): IF THE DECISION IS DIFFICULT TO YOU THEN WHY ARE YOU MAKING IT?!

Amira tries to attack Chet...

* + Amira and Saki (Saki; restraining Amira; nervous): Amira, calm down. He isn’t worth a fight-
	+ Amira and Saki (Amira; crying): I hate you! I HATE YOU!

Saki drags Amira out of the ship, who then tuns away crying...

* + Saki (disgusted): Good job! Brother of the year award right there!
	+ Chet (covering his face): ...
	+ Madelina (shocked): Y-you’re leaving?
	+ Chet (crossing his arms): What the hell brings you here?
	+ Madelina (blushing): I.... Just wanted to chat...
* Convince Chet to stay at Graecita (1 star)
	+ Chet (holding his head): The Chief expects me back at the ship in 5 minutes, so if you want to tell me how much of an asshole I am for abandoning my friends, just say it!
	+ Madelina (biting her lips): I actually wanted to apologize.... About how I ended things with you...
	+ Madelina (sad): I acted so overdramatic, and disrespected your conditions. I overstepped your boundaries and for that I’m sorry...
	+ Chet (slight smirk): I knew you’d come to term. Here, gimme a kiss...

Chet leans to Madelina but she moves away...

* + Madelina (blushing): ...
	+ Chet (pissed): Oh please! When are you going to quit playing these games?! Do you want to be with me or not?!
	+ Madelina (sad): Chet, I understand a relationship requires comprise, and I do respect your rules. But... They just aren’t for me. I’m sorry Chet, I love you, but I’m a free spirit and I don’t want to live my life by a rulebook. I think it’s best we remain just friends...
	+ Chet (frustrated): That’s the point Madelina! I like you but I don’t want to be “just friends”, I want us to be something more!
	+ Madelina (furious): Why would you care if we’re together or not? You leaving, aren’t you?!
	+ Chet (covering his face): ...
	+ Madelina (hopeful): If I... If I get back with you and agree with your terms, would that.... Would that make you stay?
	+ Chet (crossing his arms): Goodbye Madelina...

Chet starts walking to the viking ship but Madelina grabs his arm...

* + Chet (annoyed): Hey!
	+ Madelina (crying): Please Chet, don’t leave me! I-I love you, don’t go!
	+ Chet (holding his head): ...
	+ Chet (serious): Then come with me!
	+ Madelina (wiping her tears): Huh?
	+ Chet (serious): You heard me. You want to prove you love me? Come and join my tribe!
	+ Madelina (tearful): I-I can’t...
	+ Chet (confused): And why not?! They worship you! To them, you are like a god, is that not what you want?
	+ Madelina (shocked): Of course not! I would never want that! I want people to respect me because they love me, not because they fear me, especially when that thing they fear me for is a lie!
	+ Madelina (serious): Besides, if I go with you, then I’ll have to leave my crew behind...
	+ Chet (eye rolling): Your crew? Really? You’re staying for THEM?!
	+ Chet (pissed): How could you still put up with them after how HORRIBLY they’ve been treating you?!
	+ Madelina (tearful): Because Chet... They’re my friends...
	+ Chet (covering his face): You and I clearly have different definitions of what friends are...

Chet is about to get in the ship...

* + Madelina (shocked): WAIT!
	+ Chet (frustrated): What now?!
	+ Madelina (begging; holding a hammer): Please... Take this hammer with you...
	+ Chet (confused): The one you used to trick the Vikings? You sure you want me to have it?
	+ Madelina (serious): I am. I do not want you to be their stableboy, I want them to treat you like you’re a king. So please take the hammer and make sure you are seen holding it!
	+ Chet (awkward grin; trying to lift the hammer): It’s a little heavy... But sure. Thank you for trying to look out for me...
	+ Madelina (nervous): You’re welcome... And one last thing...

Madelina kisses Chet...

* + Chet and Madelina (kissing): ...

Chet pulls away from the kiss...

* + Chet (serious): Madelina... I really need to go. Goodbye...
	+ Madelina (sad): Goodbye Chet...

Chet enters the ship which starts sailing away...

* + Madelina (crying): ...
	+ Marionette (shocked): Are my eyes fooling me or is that...
	+ Marionette (happy): MADELINA!
	+ Madelina (wiping her tears): Marie?
* Reunite with Marionette (1 star; Pre-request: Convince Chet to stay at Graecita)

Marionette hugs Madelina...

* + Marionette and Madelina (hugging; Marionette): Madelina, I missed you so much! I’m so sorry I was such a terrible friend to you!
	+ Madelina (genuine smile): It’s okay Marie, really... I’ve missed you too!
	+ Marionette (concerned): Is everything okay though? You look like you’ve just been crying, I hope nothing bad happened to you?
	+ Madelina (wiping her tears): It’s.... It’s just a breakup, no big deal...
	+ Marionette (shocked): A breakup?! You mean you had a boyfriend, since when?!
	+ Madelina (warm smile): I don’t really want to talk about it. Maybe later when I feel more like it. For the moment, I’d like to hear how life is going for you?
	+ Madelina (smirking): Are things between and Kaleb getting serious?
	+ Marionette (eye rolling): Ugh... Kaleb and I... We broke up...
	+ Madelina (shocked): You did?!
	+ Marionette (crossing her arms): Yeah. I thought about what you’ve told me at the study, and... You have a point. Murderer or not, I can’t be with a man like him. So I gave him an ultimatum, either he buries Yvette or things between us are over. And I think it’s obvious what decision he make...
	+ Madelina (disgusted): I can’t lie and say I’m not thrilled by those news. You deserve WAY better than him. Looking back, I don’t even know what I saw in him at the first! He looks like a zombie with his pale and gaunt face, YUCK!
	+ Marionette (chuckling): It’s understandable that you don’t like him, but there’s no need to go tor his looks...
	+ Marionette (frowning): And speak of the devil...

Marionette spots Kaleb waiting for her at the ship she was supposed to board...

* + Marionette (serious): Madelina, I have to go...
	+ Madelina (confused): But- Don’t you want to spend more time with me?
	+ Marionette (holding her head): If I can I would, but I was assigned on a ship and I’m expected to meet Norah and Kaleb at a ship...
	+ Madelina (disappointed): Oh.... Good luck then, I hope we see each other soon. Bye...
	+ Marionette (smiling): Bye...
	+ Marionette (nervous): Oh well... Tome to come face to face with him....

* Enter the ship with Kaleb (1 star)
	+ Kaleb (scratching his head): Hey, Marie... We haven’t spoken for a while....
	+ Marionette (eye rolling): Hmph...
	+ Kaleb (covering his face): Still giving me the silent treatment, I see...

Marionette approaches Norah...

* + Norah (energetic): Are you excited to go on your first quest?
	+ Marionette (worried): *sigh* I’m nervous. Nicoletta Marconi has many friends at Italy, I’m worried someone from the Italian mov would recognize and kill me to avenge her death...
	+ Norah (shocked): You killed a mob boss?! I didn’t know you were such a badass! How did you do this?
	+ Marionette (smirking; holding a gun): Using that gun. I brought it with me in case I needed to protect myself!
	+ Norah (laughing): Good thinking! But I don’t think you need it at where we’re going!

Shirley approaches the girls with a tray...

* + Shirley (holding a tray; curious): Ladies, would you like some tea?
	+ Norah (smirking): Nah! I’d rather have a pint of beer!
	+ Marionette (curious): Shirley?! What are you doing here?!
	+ Norah (scratching her head): Oh! I forgot to tell you! The “Rome” the prophecy was talking about, it isn’t in Italy...
	+ Marionette (confused): Then where I we supposed to go? Turkey? The land of Gypsies?
	+ Norah (laughing): Oh! Gypsies as in Romanies? That’s actually a witty guess, I can totally see you as a daughter of Athena now!
	+ Norah (smirking): But no. The truth is, that there’s an hidden island called “Rome” which practices Ancient Roman laws and customs. It’s like Graecita, except way less modernized and no demigods.
	+ Norah and Shirley (Norah; grinning): And our friend here just happens to be from there. So Shirley, why don’t you guide us to your city?
	+ Norah and Shirley (Shirley; hesitant): *sighs* Do you have a map?
	+ Norah and Shirley (Norah; curious): Is a globe fine?
	+ Norah and Shirley (Shirley; nervous): Y-yes... Now where do I start...

Madelina enters the *Hamilton Laurent’s Revenge*...

* + Madelina (excited): So guys, how do you want to celebrate our mission’s succes-

Madelina sees her stuff emptied from her cabin...

* + Madelina (shocked): Huh?
	+ Mia (crossing her arms): Finally you’re here! We’ve packed up your things for you, you can thank us later...
	+ Madelina (nervous): Are you... Kicking me out of the crew?
	+ Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; sweating): Madelina... It’s not what it looks like, I promise you...
	+ Zachary (carrying boxes): We’re ALL leaving...
	+ Madelina (confused): I don’t understand...
	+ Hasuro and Maverick (Hasuro; serious): Here, I’ll explain everything in a more understanding way: This ship doesn’t belong to us, it is our workplace. We only stayed here for the duration of our guests and now that we’re done with everything, it’s time we disband the team and look for other places to stay at!
	+ Hasuro and Maverick (Maverick; cracking his neck): And a real bed to sleep at! I’m sick of that hammock!
	+ Madelina (shocked): But what about Sidney Fairclough?!
	+ Yoyo and Ophelia (Ophelia; curious): Sidney who?
	+ Madelina (confused): Aren’t you going to do anything about hi-
	+ Mia (pissed): Stay out of this, Madelina! This is about me and my friends, it’s got nothing to do with you, so mind your own business!
	+ Madelina (shocked): But-
	+ Mia (serious): Not even Natalie or Zachary are involved, so if you knew any better, you will forget about this situation and let us handle it our own wa-

Suddenly a phone starts ringing...

* + Zachary (curious): Whose phone is that??
	+ Madelina (blushing): I know my ringtone, it’s not mine...
	+ Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; shocked): It’s coming from Brandi Irwin’s phone!

Mia grabs the phone...

* + Mia (holding a phone; shocked): That number... Sidney Fairclough is calling?
	+ Yoyo and Ophelia (Yoyo; sweating): Are you going to hang up on him?
	+ Mia (serious): I could... But I want answer, so I may as well receive the call....
* Answer Sidney’s phone call (1 star)

The screen is split into halves. One half of the screen shows Mia and the other shows Sidney Fairclough...

* + Sidney (curious): From Fairclough to Irwin, do you hear me? How’s Mission Atlantis going?
	+ Mia (smirking): I’m afraid Miss Irwin is not available at the moment...
	+ Sidney (confused): Where is she?
	+ Mia (eye rolling): Burning in the depths of Tartarus I hope. But to make this more clear to you: Your partner-in-crime is dead.
	+ Sidney (shocked): Who are you?!
	+ Mia (crossing): This is Mia Loukas speaking.
	+ Sidney (speechless): ...
	+ Mia (pissed): Listen here, we saw your messages with Brandi, so I’m only gonna ask this once. Who are you working for and what does she want to gain from capturing us?

Sidney hangs up...

* + Mia (confused): Hello?

Mia tries to dial the number again but she was blocked by the caller...