Tommy and Antonio made it to a dead-end where the end was nothing by lava. They notice the red gem floating about somewhere in the middle of all the lava. Tommy tried to lean his whole body forward to grab the treasure, but barely missed it, for if he were to bend anymore, his body would drop and fall.

“Hang on; I got an idea. You don’t need to do that,” Antonio said, extending his arm out.

“But are you sure you can handle this?” Tommy inquired.

“Just watch.” Antonio pulled out a purple crystal and stepped forward. A purple glow surrounded the gem as he pulled it out of the lava. “All right.”

Using this as an opportunity, Tommy leaped into the air and snatched the gem away from him. “A-ha! I got you now!”

Antonio’s mouth dropped open, then scowled upon seeing the display of trickery. He then used the crystal to make the gem Tommy held levitate in the air. Tommy could hear his heart pounding fast in nervousness.

“Now, who said you could take that from me? To take what I had worked hard on getting?”

“Antonio, please stop!” Tommy pleaded.

“Oh, but didn’t you want me to use this dark crystal to get the last gem? Surely, you know the potential of darkness? Well, even if you did, then that’s too bad. I already gave you chances, but it’s way too late to change your mind!”

“Wait, you don’t have to do this!”

“Yes, I do... now hand it over!”

“Or else what?”

Antonio said nothing in response to that. He looked up and glared at the distance, as something caught his eye.

Maggie traversed up at the higher plains when she came across a dead end via a wall. When she placed her hand on the wall, the area split itself up in its view, and she came across a red gem on top of a podium. Maggie couldn’t believe what she saw. Was it the real one?

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Maggie picked it up and felt the object to be floaty. Then, it made her wonder, if this was the real gem, then what of the other one back in the lava current?

“Hey, Maggie, look what I got!” Antonio called out to get her attention.

Maggie turned and gasped upon finding Antonio, making Tommy hover above some pit of lava.

“Oh no, why do you have him in custody?” Maggie questioned.

“Of course I knew this gem Tommy has is a fake, considering that the gem was in the open too easily, not to mention it’s got no light capabilities or have any magic inside. So, thanks for proving my point.”

“What are you going to do with him?” Maggie asked as she stepped forward and held the real gem in the air. However, Antonio used his other hand to stop Maggie in her place.

“Hold up, if you leave your post, or use that gem to attack me from afar, then he dies.”

“No, you wouldn’t dare, you’re bluffing!”

“But, if you give me that gem, then the boy lives!”

Maggie clenched her fists and ground her teeth as she ended up stuck in a dangerous situation.

Tommy lowered his head and scowled. “So, you want the gem? Then come and get it!”

He tossed the red gem at Antonio’s face, causing him to drop the crystal as it sinks into the lava. The other red jewel ricocheted and fell back into the magma. Tommy realized that since he no longer had the treasure in his grasp to hover above the lava, he fell and headed toward the magma.

“NO!” Maggie shouted. The jewel in her hand let out an enormous and bright glow.

Tommy ended up landing on top of the gem as the surrounding lava submerged and became sentient. He surfed across the lava while riding on the fake red gem, much to Maggie’s surprise. Antonio glanced down and gaped upon seeing his now destroyed crystal.

“Hey, Maggie, how are you doing this?” Tommy asked, jaw-dropped. “This is amazing!”

“Uh, I’m not sure?”

Soon the two caught up on the ground with the real red gem at their disposal, while Antonio looked at the feet in despair when the whole place shook all around them.

“W-What’s happening?” Tommy questioned.

“Do you not realize what you’ve done?” Antonio muttered.

“No,” Maggie said.

“Now, the volcano will erupt like crazy!” Antonio thundered.

“Oh no, that’s not good!” Tommy exclaimed.

Well, it’s a good thing I already have this other crystal with me— Antonio thought as he reached into his pockets, but then couldn’t find anything in it of the sort. What? Where is it? I know I had— As he tried to search for the teleportation crystal, that was when he realized something.

“That little rat, Stels stole my teleportation crystal!” He shouted at the heavens.

Tommy jumped back in terror. What had gotten into him?

“Come on,” Maggie exclaimed to him. “Forget about him; we got to get out of here!”

“Uh, all right, let’s hurry!” Tommy agreed.

As the two dashed off, with Antonio following, Tommy ended up tripping on a small rock and falling onto the ground. Antonio turned and stuck out his hand to pull him back up to his feet.

Afterward, they all continued to speed toward a way to find the exit. The trio knew they had to leave as soon as possible.