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sunlight or darkness which graced its path.
    No decay was visible anywhere in the city. It
appeared as if it had been built that very day. The materials used
to create it were indestructible. In the center of the city was a
large arc, roughly twenty stories high. This arc had been the
center of life in the city in the midst of its glory. This was
where the six leaders, who had produced many more people, managed
the city.
    When the city fell into the ocean, they
evacuated the city with some of their creations and ruled over
Greece and then Rome as gods and goddesses. Their Stone of
Immortality gave them their godlike characteristics that had fooled
many people on Earth into worshiping them. Desiring the fame and
glory, they hadn’t dissuaded the people.
    However, at the close of the Roman Empire,
it’d become clear they needed to seek out a safe haven if they were
to keep their Stone of Immortality from other people on Earth. They
were transported to planet Olympia in the Enchanted Galaxy when
King Edmund of Raz found them. Ever since, they have enjoyed a life
of peace and solitude on their world. Aside from the occasional
visitor, they kept mainly to themselves, only pledging their
loyalty to the Queen of Raz.
    The city of Atlantis sat, uninhabited, for
thousands of years, in pristine condition. It waited for the time
it would ascend over the ocean. The six leaders had seen the city’s
destruction in their future and had adequately planned for a time
when it would be safe to return.
    On this particular day, their calendar had
been marked for such an event. The instructions in the large mirror
at the top of the arc notified the city it was time to be
resurrected. The city rose smoothly and quietly above the water.
This event took only minutes. No one knew of this occurrence. Even
the leaders safe on Olympia had long forgotten their native city
was destined to rise again.
    But one group of people, the Augurs, who
lived on planet Aug, did not forget. They were created by the
leaders to care for Atlantis, and they carefully waited for this
time. Now that they knew it had come, they were ready to act.
     
    ***
     
    Ivory Palace
    Planet: Olympia
    Galaxy: Enchanted
     
    Queen Amanda knew the Olympian gods and
goddesses were wonderful entertainers, but she had no idea how much
they liked to spoil the Queen of Raz. Upon her arrival there, she
learned of the Special Alliance that Olympia and Raz shared, so if
either planet ever experienced trouble, they would help each other
out.
    She also learned this was a secret between
the Olympians and the queen and, upon request, the king as well.
She delighted in this privileged information and relished their
attention. She couldn’t remember being so pampered in her entire
life.
    Currently, she sat on the outdoor ivory patio
with Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Aphrodite, and Ares.
    “Your gardens here are splendid,” Amanda said
as she sipped some of their sweet juice. “Raz has beautiful
flowers, but they are nothing compared to the ones you have
here.”
    “You can thank Demeter for that,” Hera said.
“She’s the one who causes them to bloom.”
    “She only sends the Spring and Summer seasons
to us when her daughter Persephone is with her,” Apollo added.
“When her daughter is with Hades, Demeter gives us Fall and Winter,
which are bleak on this world.”
    “My mother mentioned that,” Amanda replied.
“She said Persephone is with her husband for six months and with
her mother for the other six months.”
    “Did she explain why?” Apollo asked.
    Amanda shook her head. “No.”
    “Oh, it’s a sad, yet romantic, story.”
Aphrodite sighed, her hand over her heart.
    Ares rolled his eyes. “Aphrodite is obsessed
with love and sex.”
    “And Ares can only think of violence,”
Aphrodite said. “That’s why he is the god of war.”
    “This is how it is with them,” Zeus warned
Amanda. “We try to keep them separated.”
    “Anyway,” Apollo interrupted, “a long time
ago, while