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The bright island sun shone on the Crystal lagoon, filtered though the trees. Colorful fish darted around the submerged logs and planes. The water was shallow starting out maybe only a foot with white sand at the bottom. It steadily got deeper by a few feet but not much. Twisted tree roots dipping into the water from all sides, a few willow trees draped shadows over some of the water. This was only one small part of the huge lagoon which twisted and turned over the left side of the island, sometimes narrow sometimes wide. Some spots of the lagoon where dark pits, where you couldn’t tell the depth these led to the underwater currents.

Near one of these bigger pits that a small inlet branched off falling into one fo the bigger and warmest part of the lagoon, the water was shallow here only about three feet deeps and hidden by many old and engorged trees. A thin silver tinged blue tail lazily flicked though the water. Nim sighed a little as she sunbathed in the warm lagoon; she was on her back lightly touching the surface of the water, tail moving just enough to keep her near the top. Her eyes were closed and she floated barley conscious. Despite the fact however she was very relaxed she still kept an eye out at the noises around her. The sinking island of still broke to some large predators who viewed her as little more than lunch. After what seemed like forever Nim eased herself over, and with one strong flick of her tail dove to the bottom of the lagoon, easily threading her way around the roots and reaching out to brush the small fish that darted around her.

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Elliot watched as the object of her excitement slowly rose out the horizon. She had been excited every since they had gotten on the ship, she must have circled the whole ship dozens of time not being able to stay still. She glanced over at her boss Isabella, who as quietly singing to herself and had been for the whole ship. Elliot didn’t mind she loved music and Isabella happened be quite a good singer. Elliot could play the violin like a master but when it came to singing she was little below average. It wasn’t long before they were in reaching distance of the island. Quickly Elliot and Isabella carried everything onto the small yellow raft; Elliot looked nervously over the side of the boat the water seemed to spit up at her.

It wasn’t long however before they reached land and set up camp beside s Isabella’s. After they were one Elliot sat down looking at the scenery around her. It was beautiful and something she hadn’t really seen often with her life in the city. She hoped she would get to experience as much of it as she could. "We're finally here Elliott... Excited?" Elliot glanced up at the question; Isabella was looking out on to the water. “Very.” She answered enthusiastically, maybe a little too loudly. She made sure to tone down her voice before she spoke again. “It late afternoon, should we check out a little of this side of the island today, and head towards the other side tomorrow?” Although Elliot was a little inpatient to get to the ruins, she knew that they wouldn’t make it before dark and they had already set up camp here.