...Mystical and Lorien looked at each other, �Maraqua?� they said in unison.

�Wait a second,� Mystical said looking at the giant slug, �Maraqua is a ruin, at the bottom of the ocean, and... we�re dry!�

�SILENCE!� screamed the sea slug, �You are inside a transparishield pod you fools! You are formally accused of trespassing in the King�s Secret Kelp Beds, no one is allowed in this pod except for the King and the Kelp Guards.�

Lorien snickered, �Kelp guards.. hehehe� but stopped when the slug gave him the evil eye. Mystical tried to explain the situation to the giant slug but he refused to listen.

�You intruders are obviously here to steal the secret kelp, you have the stuff all over you! You two are headed for the king�s dungeons!�

Lorien and Mystical were shocked! This was ridiculous, Kings Kelp bed? Thieves? Was this a joke?

�JOKE? This is no joke!� said the giant slug.

�Oh, did I say that out loud? Sorry.� said Lorien shyly, shuddering nervously.

The slug suddenly let out a bellow so loud that the siblings had to cover their ears. �What was that for?� asked Mystical.

The guard scowled at her and answered, �I can tell that I will need more help dealing with HIM. I summoned the other guards; they will take you both to the dungeons.�

Mystical fell to her knees into the stinky seaweed; this was all too strange and confusing. Lorien crouched down beside her and whispered, �Maybe we could take him out before the others come.�

Mystical glared back at him, �Are you crazy? He�s too big, and besides none of this makes sense. Maraqua is a ruin, nobody knows what happened to it but according to him, it still exists!�

Lorien�s eyes widened, �Oooooooo, maybe the whirlpool was actually a time portal and...�

Mystical rolled her eyes, �Oh please, that sort of thing only happens in stories, and this can�t really be Maraqua... can it?�