GALACTIC TREASURE HUNT II: Lost City of Atlantis

By Jamie Childress and Chris Braun

In this second book of the Galactic Treasure Hunt series, the Adventures of Jake and Scott continue when they blast off with their space alien friend Nojo for the lost city of Atlantis. They arrive at the end of the last ice age and watch final moments of Atlantis. But this is only the beginning of their quest: They face earthquakes, saber tooth tigers, mastodons, giant waves, sharks, mummies, alien robots, and diabolical traps that only Jake and Scott can overcome. This fast paced adventure/science fiction story combines real world physics with a fantastic plot. * secret word at the beginning of each chapter written in an alien alphabet * alphabet decoder at the end of the book lets you decode a secret message from Nojo • clues written in the alien alphabet at the beginning of each chapter • illustrations on every page • short 4-6 page chapters • perfect for read-aloud or 7-11 early readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
• Release date: Mar 4, 2015
• ISBN: 9781939149107

Book preview

Prologue

It had started out as a typical lazy summer on Stone Circle Court. Jake and his little brother Scott were enjoying their summer vacation, having just graduated from fourth and first grades. Fortunately for Jake and Scott, their donothing summer blasted off into adventure when a space alien named Nojo landed in the woods behind their house.

Nojo is a space archeologist from a planet in the distant constellation of Orion. He is searching for lost Delphian treasure. The Delphians were an alien race that vanished thousands of years ago. They left behind fantastic riches all over the galaxy. Nojo is searching for a great treasure called the Pillar of Knowledge. The Pillar of Knowledge is the ancient computer library of the Delphians. It contains answers to mysteries of the universe and fabulous inventions that could help humans and Orions alike.

When Jake and Scott first met Nojo, they accidentally touched a spherical key he had found. The computer codes in the key were transferred into Jake and Scott. Now they are the key keepers, and their heads hold the computer keys to unlock the waypoints to the Pillar of Knowledge. A waypoint is like a road sign along the path to the Delphians’ long lost treasure. To find the treasure they have to find the next waypoint. Nojo needs Jake and Scott to open the waypoints, so now he takes them on his adventures to far away places. The two brothers’ last adventure took them to the moon and now their next adventure awaits.

1 Nojo Returns

Several days after Jake and Scott got back from the moon, they were playing catch in the backyard when a humming started coming from their pockets. Each boy pulled out of his pocket a metal disk that looked like one half of a ball. When they put the two pieces together it turned into the radio that Nojo had given them at the end of their last adventure.

Nojo’s British accented voice came out of the radio at once. Hey-ho lads, how’s your summer?

Aaah, just fine, Nojo. How about you? replied Jake, thrilled to hear from the little alien.

Good, good, said Nojo quickly. I missed you boys though, and I think I’ve figured out where the next waypoint is. I don’t suppose you’re up for another trip are you? he inquired.

Are you kidding? they responded in unison. Yeaahh!

Where are we going? asked Scott, excitedly.

Well, that’s the tricky bit, isn’t it? replied Nojo. It’s not so much a where, as it is a when. We’re going back in time . . . way back.

Will we get to see dinosaurs? exclaimed Scott, while making a growling sound in anticipation of seeing a T-Rex in action.

Maybe not that far back, said Nojo. We’re going to the lost city of Atlantis.

Atlantis? questioned Jake. I thought that was just a legend.

Oh no, replied Nojo. Atlantis was very real. Unfortunately, their home island sunk into the ocean thousands of years ago.

Okay, so Atlantis was real, agreed Jake. Why would the waypoint say to go there?

Ahhh, that’s the interesting part, said Nojo. It turns out that the Delphians used to visit Atlantis and they gave the Atlantians’ a waypoint. So, we’re going to go back in time to visit Atlantis before it was destroyed and get a look at that waypoint.

Is this going to take long? asked Scott. I’ve got a baseball game this afternoon and coach Johnson gets really mad if we’re late.

Nojo laughed. Well, we wouldn’t want that. I promise to have you home in time or I’ll eat a Dyrillian lobster.

What’s a Dyrillian lobster? asked Jake.

It’s about the ugliest and nastiest thing in the universe, replied Nojo. Now, meet me in the meadow where we landed last time. I’ll be there in just a few minutes.

You got it, Nojo! the boys replied.

2 Blast Off

Jake ran to the back door of the kitchen and called to his mom, who was making an apple pie for dessert. Mom, can Scott and I go into the woods to see our space alien friend, Nojo? His spaceship is going to be landing real soon.

That sounds like fun, his mom replied. Just be back before Scott’s ball game. She paused for a second and then offered a motherly suggestion, If you go back to the moon, be sure to wear a helmet.

Thanks mom, but we’re going to Atlantis this time! yelled Jake, already running across the yard after Scott, who’d started down the trail.

Oh, then take your bathing suits. I hear it’s underwater! she joked as the boys hurried off toward the meadow.

When the boys got to the meadow where they first met Nojo they took a quick look, but Nojo’s ship wasn’t there. So, they stood at the edge of the grass and watched the sky, expecting to see the ship lazily drift over the trees at any moment. Suddenly, they saw a brief streak of light come straight down from above. If they’d blinked they’d have missed it.

They glanced back at the meadow and Nojo’s silver craft was gently floating a few feet off the ground. There hadn’t been a sound, flashing lights, whirlpools of wind, or anything like that. The ship had simply appeared out of nothing. It was absolute magic.

The boarding ramp in the rear of the spaceship lowered