A new friend? What secrets does he hold?

2. New friends with special powers, for the Spectrum family this is a good thing. At
least for one of them anyway.

3. Back at home, it was time for the second set of twins to grow up. Basalt was first and
eager to see what the sparkles would bring him. He could play with his big brother and
sister now that he was old enough to go outside.

4. Basalt: Girl pig tails!? This is unacceptable! Ebony you had better get them too!

5. Ebony: Umm…I’m sorry I didn’t get them.
Basalt: What?! We’re twins we’re supposed to do the same things!
Ebony: Sorry…

6. Basalt: Well now, what should I do? Ah, I know I’ll become an Angler and find
me some Death Fish…yeah they kill don’t they? That’s why they’re called Death
Fish right? Ebony will wish he got the bad hair once I find one.

7. Ebony: Salty doesn’t really want to kill me with a Death Fish does he? He’s my
twin…maybe if I tell him I Loves to Swim he’ll change his mind? We could do
some cool things together, Barnacle Bay is in the ocean right?

8. Ebony: Wow, who are you green lady? Where did you come from?
Avara: The stars above small human. I have come to study your planet.
Ebony: Why? That’s boring, let me show something fun to do instead.

9. Ebony: This is called Rock, Paper, Scissors. It’s fun, way more fun that studying.
Avara: I see…interesting game. No one thing can beat all three. Fascinating.
Ebony: Yeah I know right? It’s way more fun.

10. Basalt: Yarr! Captain Salty spies land ahoy! All hands on deck ya scallywags!
Thar be treasure there! I can feel it in me bones!
Ebony: Aye Captain Salty! Oh no! Rivals! What should be do?

11. Basalt: Fire the cannons! Sink em before they steal our treasure!
Ebony: Aye aye Captain! Fire the cannons!

12. Ebony: Oh no! We’re being boarded!
Basalt: Hand to hand men! Defend the ship! That treasure be ours!

13. Basalt: Oh it’s you Sandy Bart…this be my ship!
Onyx: Not no more! Time to walk the plank Salty. I claim this ship for meself.
Basalt: Arghh…I’ll haunt you from Davy Jones’ Locker for this Sandy Bart!

14. Ebony: Daddy said he once found a giant meteor that hit the ground, and on
the first try at the telescope I find one too. It’s not giant like daddy’s was but it’s
still pretty big. I wonder how much it will be worth.

15. Ebony: I hope it won’t make me late for school. I want to show my teacher my
meteor. Maybe he can tell me about it and where it came from. Or my friend
Avara sent it from her space ship, that would be cool too.

16. Francis: My brother told me about you, you’re the groupie?
Obsidian: No, I’m not a groupie. I told Temecula that. I’m a supernatural fan and I want
to know if you’ve ever seen a unicorn.
Francis: No. I haven’t.

17. Francis: I hope we can trust you…mommy warned us about you normies.
Obsidian: Norm—normies? That’s not nice.
Francis: That’s what you are to us.

18. Growing up and making friends, it can be hard sometimes and for the final child of
Alice and Coal, his world was just about to get a little bigger.

19. The sparkles tickled him; Carbon giggled as he felt the sparklies making him bigger. He
was going to be a big boy now.

20. Carbon was Grumpy that he was still too little to do much, but at least he could reach his toys now.
Especially the xylophone, he was a Virtuoso and playing music was something he really wanted to
do. He also liked Fish and Chips, Epic music and the colour Green.
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