The Cowboy and the Mermaid

The Cowboy and the Mermaid

Dwight and Lorelei celebrated their return from the honeymoon with kisses and loving. Afterwards, Dwight went to check the mail and Lorelei was going for a bike ride, but stood watching while Dwight checked the mail. They received several wonderful gifts in the mail some of which will be sold as they have no need for a huge water fountain or a bowling alley. Autumn gave them a dragon egg and Dwight wants to keep that one! He wonders how will a dragon and a Sprite get along? Rafe got them a basketball goal....Dwight is keeping it. Pearl gave them a beautiful wall hanging and that will be kept and treasured. Ricardo gave them a foosball table and Dwight said that is a keeper too. Lorelei has never played foosball and Dwight is shocked. Where are they going to put all that stuff though?
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Rafe and Autumn noticed the honeymooners were back and hurried over with congratulations and news about the tomb. They held hands with Autumn and Rafe and teleported to the island. The entrance had been cleared and shored up to provide a safe way to get into the tomb. The mayor wants Lorelei to manage it and allow islanders and tourists to come in and tour the tomb to learn about the past. The dive well in the entrance has been sealed off behind a fence to protect anyone from getting inside and not being able to find their way out. Lorelei thinks it might be a good idea to remove it all together as so many teens can be curious and could endanger themselves by getting in and not being able to find the way out.
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The first room has been set up as a gift shop where islanders can sell home made crafts that still use techniques from long ago. Lorelei is thinking it will be a nice place to sell her book when it is finished. All the traps on the lower two levels have been deactivated and the mummies were dispatched to the great beyond by Rafe. The skeletons were replaced with replica's and the others were buried in a small memorial area on the backside of the island
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Both couples decided to be sure that the mummies were really gone. I think the mummies are really gone but the sarcophagi seem to be a bit unstable and perhaps should be anchored better to prevent that rocking around.
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The two couples met at the bistro to enjoy a last meal together. The tomb will be left in Lorelei's management with the mayor's blessing since she discovered it. Lorelei will hire someone to manage it, provide the tours and allow students to study and tour it for their history lessons. Rafe will send the original books and scrolls back as soon as he and the other scholars he has available complete the translations. He will also make sure the originals are placed in protective cases so they do not deteriorate from the elements. Hugs and goodbyes are said and Autumn invites them for a visit to Buccaneer Bay anytime. Rafe takes Autumns hand in his and in the wink of an eye they are gone.
Dwight looks at Lorelei "That is such a cool way to travel!" Lorelei laughs at him. "You are having to get used to eating kelp in your diet because of me. You want to drink blood too?" Dwight grins "No, not so much to do that! Besides, the kelp isn't bad at all mixed in with the food like I do it."
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Dwight and Lorelei race upstairs to see who could get in bed the fastest. It was a tie!
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