Chapter 8. This is my final chapter.(I ran out of inspiration). It's mainly about the mother. Originally, I wanted it to be about Thaddeus, but I can't come up with anything new to make him feel, think…

I have nothing against Kida(she's one of my favourite Disney characters!), Mrs Thatch, Cayce or Blavatsky, or anybody else!!!

I just needed some kind of 'villain' (and it's always the mother-in-law…) How would you react if one day, your son shows up with a woman who tells you she's a ten thousand years old Atlantean queen and carrying your grandchild?!!!( And remember: this takes place in the first half of the twentieth century)

She had to do something…break them apart or something like that…

Her poor little boy in the claws of a lunatic! How could she allow this?

It couldn't be real. It just couldn't. It was against everything she knew. 8500…Nobody could live that long!

Then again, she would have never expected to return to this world, see her son again.

Was this even real? If only she could pinch her arm…

Suddenly, she remembered Milo was a normal surface man…

"Wait a minute, if you're 8500 years old, you'll probably live for another thousands off years. Don't you mind Milo will only live for another fifty years, if he's lucky."

If she really was then thousand years old, who said she wouldn't dump him after ten years, and get a new man.

Maybe her son was just a number on that slut's endless list of husbands.

"As long as Milo wears his crystal, he'll live as long as any Atlantean."

"Oh ,that's a relief."

This woman had dragged Milo into her madness. Next: pixies, werewolves and Santa Clause…

Why did Thaddeus drag her son into that whole Atlantis nonsense?

Magical crystals…The whole Atlantis thing…

She didn't know anymore what to believe. Could Atlantis be real? No, it couldn't be. It couldn't. Atlantis was a myth. This woman had to be nuts!

But her father in law, her son, and now his wife, they were all telling her the fairytale was real…and she had never believed in ghosts, but here she was…was she herself her own proof she had been wrong?

"Did he mention she's expecting a little Thatch?" Audrey tried. These people were dead, she wasn't harming anyone with it, and some cash was always welcome.

"Audrey, please!" Kida said, while giving her a look that added that 'kill Audrey' was on top off her to-do-list. This wasn't the time, not in front of Milo's parents.

"What!" Mrs Thatch said in disbelief.

"That's wonderful news!" her husband said. He was so happy! his son married, a grandchild on the way…

So much good news! He was so proud! Somewhere deep inside him he had always hoped his father was right about the Journal, about Atlantis; but something, maybe all the rejections, the laughing… had always tried to convince him it was gibberish, just a fairytale, a story told by Plato to tell people what he liked and disliked about Athens and later, some fools like Cayce and Blavatsky started fantasising about the legend, adding crystals, flying machines,..

But it was TRUE! Sadly, his father hadn't lived long enough to discover the lost empire, but his own son followed in his grandfathers footsteps…

His son had discovered Atlantis, married an Atlantean, and they were expecting his partly Atlantean grandchild!

"Yeah, … Kida is three months pregnant…" Milo said, as he looked into his wife's eyes, holding her hands, a smile on both their faces.

"Well, I'll guess you'll have a lot of time to spend with the baby, considering your age, you're…"

" I can assure you, Mrs. Thatch, I'm far from retirement, ruling Atlantis is hard work, especially now we are part of the surface world again; and 8500 is still young for an Atlantean.

"Wait, did you just say…'

" Yes, you're talking to her majesty Kidagakash Nedakh, queen of Atlantis." Mr. Whitmore said.

Queen of Atlantis? Now she was sure this woman was insane!

Milo' father looked at his son. Milo had grown so much since the last time he had seen him.

Thaddeus had done a great job raising Milo. He looked at his father, and then his son. They were so much alike.

The thought made him realise how much he had missed…

His little boy had become a man, without the help of his parent. And what a man! King of Atlantis! He was so happy for Milo. It must have been hard for him, being an orphan. The last thought on his mind before he died, was 'What will happen to Milo?' But everything had worked out well for his son, now he would have a long, happy life, filled with luxury, in Atlantis. Thanks Dad. For everything.

Thaddeus couldn't be happier. Today would havebeen the best day of his entire life, if he still had been alive.

Not only he had seen his grandson (who had been more like a son to him) and his friends again after all those years, but so much wonderful things had happened.

The Shepherd's Journal found, Atlantis discovered, and it lay on the surface again, his grandson married the queen and they were expecting a little prince or princess…

He spent his life searching Atlantis, and now his family would be part of its history, its culture… his descendants would be Atlantean,!!!

Atlantis had been his life, now Atlantis would also be their life.

The whole room began to shake and objects began to float in the air. A bright red light filled the room.

Helena spit out ectoplasm all over the room, and the people ( and ghosts) inside it. It was a strange sight.

"What's happening?"

"I've seen this back in Dakota…Don't look them in the eyes, or they'll eat your brain and steal your soul."

The others ignored Cookie, trying to find the cause of the event.

It was Mrs Thatch. She had no idea how she did it. She just couldn't take it anymore…

Something had snapped

Her daughter-in-law had told her more gibberish than she could handle. Every word that came out that woman's mouth was against everything she'd learnt. Somewhere very, very deep inside her she wanted to believe it all for her Milo, it was still his wife, and she wanted to give the girl a chance, after all she was carrying her grandchild. Maybe it was because all the information at once was yelled out loud by a teenager…

The only thing she felt now, were strange emotions; happiness, disbelief, fear…luckily for Kida, no hate, but still, everything else was enough…Suddenly, the room began to disappear. All she could see was a peaceful bright light, that took all her worries and fears away…

It was Helena sending her and the other Thatches back to their world. A lamp flying against her head had been a sign that it had already been too long…

After they were gone, and she had cleaned up the mess, she gave Kida a protective amulet to keep evil spirits away (like her mother in law, even though she wasn't a 'evil' spirit).

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"What a wonderful experience. I'm glad we had the chance to talk with our parents again."

"Yes, me too. But I never want to do it again!"

"Me neither!" Milo laughed as they stepped in the car, while wiping off some ectoplasmic residue of his clothes…

Thanks for reading!!!

I know the story and the chapters are short, but it's my first fanfic.

I'm sorry if you didn't' like the story, or if you didn't like the way I depicted Mrs. Thatch.

Atlantis the Lost Empire and all characters (except Helena, but they can have her if they want) are property of Disney.

I OWN NOTHING!

I'm sorry for a the grammar and spelling.

Thanks to:

Disney

All the people who worked on 'Atlantis the lost Empire' and 'Milo's Return'

You and all the others who read my story

My family

Me, Myself and I

The people who invented the computer, electricity, the internet…

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