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Authors: Gillian Shields
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kingdom from harm," said Misty, in a serious voice.
"That would be awful," shuddered Lucy.
"Let's collect the crystals," said Sophie cheerfully. "You pick the first one, Misty."
But before she could, Scarlett pushed in.
"I want to be first," she said bossily.
"Honestly, Scarlett," said Sophie, "does it matter who goes first?"
Scarlett ignored Sophie and sulkily tossed her long dark hair over her shoulders. With a flick of her sparkling red tail and a swirl of pearly bubbles, she swam over to the six crystals. She quickly picked up the crystal that was nearest to her.
"Queen Neptuna said that the first crystal is to protect the fish and the sea creatures," Scarlett said. "I want to choose that one." Then she tucked it away in her crimson pouch. One by one, the other mermaids did the same. As they picked them up, the crystals felt full of power and energy. Their magic was very strong.
"I choose the second crystal to protect the whales and dolphins," said Sophie. She put it in her orange pouch, which matched her bright tail.
"I choose the third crystal to protect the seabirds," said Ellie, hiding it in her purple pouch.
"I choose the fourth crystal to protect the sea plants," said Holly. Away it went into her yellow pouch.
"I choose the fifth crystal to protect the Merfolk who care for them all," said Misty. She admired its sparkling colors before putting it away carefully.
There was only one crystal left.
"And I choose the sixth crystal to protect the humans who come to the sea," said Lucy softly.
"Who wants to protect the humans?" muttered Sophie. "Aren't they always causing trouble?"
"The humans are part of Mother Nature's world too, Sophie," Lucy said quietly. She gently placed the sixth crystal in her pale green pouch. As she did so, a rainbow of light poured out of the tiny chamber. As the mermaids left the little room, the door swung closed and was sealed by magic. Misty carefully put the golden key into her pink pouch, next to her crystal.
"There!" she said solemnly. "We are now the Crystal Keepers. It's up to us to get them home safely."
But just then, a terrible thing happened. The mermaids heard the sound of horrible, menacing laughter behind them at the entrance of the cave. A cruel voice called out, "Powers of the Dark Storm, arise now for me!"
"Oh, no," gasped Misty. "It's Mantora!"
The mermaids were suddenly thrown into a swirling whirlpool. It sucked them up out of the Crystal Cave and into the open sea.
"Be careful, everyone," Holly cried out. "Keep hold of your crystals!"
"And let's stay together," called Misty urgently. She tried to grab on to Ellie's and Lucy's hands. But it was too late! Misty was slipping away from her friends, as the whirlpool turned into a twisting storm. She heard Scarlett scream. Then Misty was lifted right out of the water and hurled through a dark and cloudy sky. The glowing sunset had been transformed into an angry blaze of red, burning like a fierce fire over the sea.
Misty seemed to be blown away for miles, far across the wide ocean, all through the black night. The force of the wind was too strong for her to fight against. Where was she going? And when would it end?
Chapter Two
At last, the unnatural storm died down. The clear morning sun began to light up the sky. The wind suddenly stopped, and Misty tumbled back into the sea with a splash. What a relief it was to be out of the howling storm! As Misty plunged deep under the waves, she wondered anxiously where she could be. But she was certain of one thing. She was sure that the evil mermaid Mantora had conjured up the storm with her dark magic.
Mantora was so jealous of her sister, Queen Neptuna, that she had vowed to overthrow Coral Kingdom and set up her own Storm Kingdom in its place. She wanted to rule the seas herself as a cruel queen, helped by her army of wicked jellyfish with their poisonous stings, and her hideous monsters from the deepest, darkest places of the ocean. Misty knew that
"That would be awful," shuddered Lucy.
"Let's collect the crystals," said Sophie cheerfully. "You pick the first one, Misty."
But before she could, Scarlett pushed in.
"I want to be first," she said bossily.
"Honestly, Scarlett," said Sophie, "does it matter who goes first?"
Scarlett ignored Sophie and sulkily tossed her long dark hair over her shoulders. With a flick of her sparkling red tail and a swirl of pearly bubbles, she swam over to the six crystals. She quickly picked up the crystal that was nearest to her.
"Queen Neptuna said that the first crystal is to protect the fish and the sea creatures," Scarlett said. "I want to choose that one." Then she tucked it away in her crimson pouch. One by one, the other mermaids did the same. As they picked them up, the crystals felt full of power and energy. Their magic was very strong.
"I choose the second crystal to protect the whales and dolphins," said Sophie. She put it in her orange pouch, which matched her bright tail.
"I choose the third crystal to protect the seabirds," said Ellie, hiding it in her purple pouch.
"I choose the fourth crystal to protect the sea plants," said Holly. Away it went into her yellow pouch.
"I choose the fifth crystal to protect the Merfolk who care for them all," said Misty. She admired its sparkling colors before putting it away carefully.
There was only one crystal left.
"And I choose the sixth crystal to protect the humans who come to the sea," said Lucy softly.
"Who wants to protect the humans?" muttered Sophie. "Aren't they always causing trouble?"
"The humans are part of Mother Nature's world too, Sophie," Lucy said quietly. She gently placed the sixth crystal in her pale green pouch. As she did so, a rainbow of light poured out of the tiny chamber. As the mermaids left the little room, the door swung closed and was sealed by magic. Misty carefully put the golden key into her pink pouch, next to her crystal.
"There!" she said solemnly. "We are now the Crystal Keepers. It's up to us to get them home safely."
But just then, a terrible thing happened. The mermaids heard the sound of horrible, menacing laughter behind them at the entrance of the cave. A cruel voice called out, "Powers of the Dark Storm, arise now for me!"
"Oh, no," gasped Misty. "It's Mantora!"
The mermaids were suddenly thrown into a swirling whirlpool. It sucked them up out of the Crystal Cave and into the open sea.
"Be careful, everyone," Holly cried out. "Keep hold of your crystals!"
"And let's stay together," called Misty urgently. She tried to grab on to Ellie's and Lucy's hands. But it was too late! Misty was slipping away from her friends, as the whirlpool turned into a twisting storm. She heard Scarlett scream. Then Misty was lifted right out of the water and hurled through a dark and cloudy sky. The glowing sunset had been transformed into an angry blaze of red, burning like a fierce fire over the sea.
Misty seemed to be blown away for miles, far across the wide ocean, all through the black night. The force of the wind was too strong for her to fight against. Where was she going? And when would it end?
Chapter Two
At last, the unnatural storm died down. The clear morning sun began to light up the sky. The wind suddenly stopped, and Misty tumbled back into the sea with a splash. What a relief it was to be out of the howling storm! As Misty plunged deep under the waves, she wondered anxiously where she could be. But she was certain of one thing. She was sure that the evil mermaid Mantora had conjured up the storm with her dark magic.
Mantora was so jealous of her sister, Queen Neptuna, that she had vowed to overthrow Coral Kingdom and set up her own Storm Kingdom in its place. She wanted to rule the seas herself as a cruel queen, helped by her army of wicked jellyfish with their poisonous stings, and her hideous monsters from the deepest, darkest places of the ocean. Misty knew that
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