Let The Adventure Begin

After waking up early in the morning and packing their bags, Eric and Ami headed down to the airport. Ami was sure to tell the sitter that Daisy was a ghost dog to help lessen the shock but she didn't tell her Jason could talk. She hoped that he would behave himself. Eric smiled at Ami. "We're here! Smell that fresh country air... Beautiful, isn't it?" Ami smiled back and nodded. "Yeah. What should we do first?"

"Well, since Jason recommended it, I thought we should go down to the nectary."

"Oh! That sounds fantastic! Lead the way." Ami beamed at him.

Ami looked around in wonder. "Wow... Look at it all... There's got to be a bottle of everything ever made here!" Eric laughed. "Just about." "Think I could learn how to make nectar myself?" He nodded. "Sure, why not?"

While Ami learned how to make the nectar, Eric took to trying some of the wine they had out for sampling. "This is fantastic..." "I hope mine turns out okay... I'm kind of nervous."

Eric decided to buy some wine to take home after he finished his sample. "Let's see... Oh, this one looks good."

Ami was having some issues squishing the grapes but got right back up and kept trying.

Eric began to wander around the nectary while he waited for Ami to finish up her own nectar. Down in the basement, he found this strange well. "Hmm... This is interesting..." Eric looked around before going in side the gate.

He stared down in to the liquid and squinted. "It looks like something's down there..." After looking around once more, he dived right in.

Ami was oblivious to Eric's well diving as she started up the machine to finish making her nectar.

Soaking wet, but happy, Eric came out with a very old wine bottle. "This will be a nice addition to our seemingly growing collection of wine! We'll need a place to display it all when we get home."

Eric glanced down the hallway and saw a strange looking wall. "Hmm... Well this is interesting... I'll go get Ami before I go poking around any further."

Eric found Ami but as soon as she saw him, she began to freak out. "You're soaking wet...! Oh don't tell me it's raining out... I don't want it to be raining.."

Eric smiled sweetly at her. "No, no. I found a well downstairs with a wine bottle in it." "...What?" "Anyway, I came up here to tell you that I think I found a secret room. We should go explore it!"

Ami chuckled a little. "A secret room? Eric, I think you've been watching too many adventure movies."

"No, I'm serious! There are all sort of hidden tombs and rooms in old cities like this. It'll be fun!" Eric had a huge grin on his face.

Ami frowned. "You are serious... Look, that sort of stuff can be dangerous. Are you sure you want to go down?" He nodded. "Positive. Don't worry, I'll protect you." Ami flushed a little before nodding. "Alright... Sure.. We can go." Eric beamed. "Great! Let's go!"

He brought them down to the hall way he found and as soon as they got close to the wall, a secret door swung open. Ami hesitated. "Whoa.. Hey umm, before we go in, I think I should cast a good luck charm on us..."

Eric turned around to see that Ami had already pulled out her wand. "Whoa, wait a second...! Have you ever done this before?" "Well... No. But it should be fine." Eric cringed. "Why not try it on yourself first..!?"

Eric suddenly felt himself surrounded by rainbows and good feelings. "Huh... That wasn't so bad." Ami cast the spell on herself as well before they went exploring.

"Wow... This place is neat!" Eric looked around in wonder.

Ami smirked. "Reminds me of the house. Except we don't have random metal bars laying around. At least, as far as I know."

After finding another door, the two found a treasury. "Oh wow..." Ami smiled as she looked around. Eric glanced back at her. "You look in one chest and I'll look in the other, okay?" Ami nodded. "Alright!"

The two found gold and very old wine bottles but unfortunately no key for the next room.

The two walked out and in to the sitting room that was in the basement. While there, Ami saw a wall that looked different that the others. "Hey! Eric! I think I found another hidden wall!" He smiled, glad that she was finding their adventure exciting. "Great job! Let's see what's inside."

"Look! Old coins!" "And old wine..." Ami frowned. "Eric..." He laughed. "What? It was behind an old hidden wall. No one's going to miss it."

The two took a quick apple snack break before continuing on.

"Hmm, another room... Does that chest have the key we need?" Eric shook his head. "No, but there's more money and old, fine wines in here."

Ami and Eric were quite hungry after their adventure. So they went down to the bistro and got some dinner. Ami got a mushroom dish that she enjoyed very much.

Eric decided to be brave and try frog legs. "Hmm, not bad."

After dinner, Ami and Eric retired to their own bedrooms. In the midst of her sleep, Ami had one of her old occurring dreams that had stopped when she was a teenager. It was of a far away place and people she didn't know. And yet, it felt so much more familiar now. Ami muttered in her sleep and rolled over. "But I don't love him... I think..."