Polar Icecaps

	You are about to embark on a historic journey. You arrive early in the morning at the sparkling lagoon which serves as your home port. Today's Journey begins at the Exploration Docks in Tomorrowland and you are about to board a nuclear submarine which will take you on a voyage through liquid space.
	After a short briefing explaining some of the wonders of the deep, you are escorted down to the loading dock where you catch your first glimpse of the vessel taking you on your journey, Submarine D-301 Nautilus. The Nautilus is one of the 8 Submarines of the research fleet and today she will be taking you and 30 others on a journey to the North pole and back. As she docks into port, the gangplanks are lowered into position and you being the boarding process. You board at the stern of the ship meaning you get a go starboard seat, with your very own porthole.
	The crew then boards the submarine. The gangplanks are removed, the hatches are secured, and as soon as the cabin bells ring out you being your voyage. The captain introduces himself as he orders the Nautilus to proceed ahead at one-third full power. The nuclear powered submarine roars to life and slowly pulls out of the dock. Once clear of the dock the captain orders the Nautilus to dive and you are now cruising along the bottom of the shimmering lagoon. You are just getting settled into your seat as you are greeted with the first breathtaking underwater views of your trip.
	The captain begins the tour by pointing out the plants and sea life which are abundant in the lagoon. Towering sea growths and giant fish surround the Nautilus as she continues to navigate the channels of the Tomorrowland lagoon. Part of your journey today is to examine the fishes in the lagoon, which have been stricken with an unfortunate case of "platicitis" a rare fish disease. The lagoon has always represented a peaceful tranquil place in your heart and as you pass beneath it you can only imagine how beautiful the Nautilus is passing through it.
	The coral reefs of the lagoon are quickly left behind as the Nautilus steams ahead under nuclear power. Soon you are approaching the formidable "Cape of Tomorrowland". The cape is famous for it's horrendous storms which have sunk many ships in the past. But the Nautilus is definitely not one of the ships of the past. The captain orders the Nautilus to dive beneath the waves where you can safely pass the cape without fear of the storms above. so you sit back and relax and the Nautilus cheats the dangers of the "Cape of Tomorrowland".
	Now deep beneath the waves, you get your first glimpses of the ocean bottom. Unfortunately a graveyard of sunken ships greets you as chunks of wooden ships and splintered pieces of lumber litter the ocean bottom. These ships which were hauling precious cargo in and out of Tomorrowland met their fate several hundred years ago against the rocks that border Tomorrowland. Up ahead you spot a separate expedition equipped with the latest in personal diving equipment. They seem only interested in relieving the sunken ships of their ancient cargo.
	After a short time underwater the chimes of the radar starts to change as you approach your destination, the polar icecaps. As the Nautilus dives through the murky water you can view the bottom of the icecap above you. You are greeted with a view from your porthole of nothing short of eternal darkness as you pass through waters where the sun has never penetrated. But you quickly discover that you are not alone as strange, yet wonderful animals pass directly in front of you. Never having seen the sun, nature provides them with their own eerie luminescence.
	The Nautilus though, having reached her destination, and her maximum depth limit is slowly edging her way toward the surface as the captain orders her back up to 80 fathoms. Feeling relieved that you are heading back for warmers waters you sit back and enjoy the view. But another deep sea creature is always enjoying the view as it catches a glimpse of your submarine. More curious than anything it approaches the Nautilus to take a peak. That's when you and the crew both notice that you are being tailed by a giant squid.
	As a precaution, the captain orders the repellent charges to be switched on. These charges of high voltage electricity deters the poor squid from following you any further, and as you escape the grip of the squid you continue on your journey and the squid returns to it eating habits and swears off chasing anymore submarines. The captain assures you... "There are legends told by ancient mariners of ships being crushed into splinters by the powerful tentacles of giant squid. But of course these stories have no basis in fact, they're merely tall tales that should be classed as fiction along with the myths of mer.... Mermaids?".
	He stumbles a bit as he, followed by you catch a glimpse of a very humanoid figure passing the starboard forequarter of the Nautilus. Could these perhaps be mermaids? Or have you simply been submerged so long that you are hallucinating? "Mr. Baxter ... check the air pressure!" exclaims the concerned captain. Once Mr. Baxter determines that you are still within the safety limit, you continue on your voyage.
	Suddenly the mermaids give way to the strange underwater rock formations that, upon closer inspection, give way the secret location of a sunken city. The remains of giant statues are afoot in these sunken ruins and you lose yourself gazing into the face of a man you lived centuries before you, yet immortalized in these underwater statues. Could this man have been the king of this great civilization? Could these be the ruins of the lost continent of Atlantis? What could have possibly brought an end to this great civilization of the past...
	Without a chance to ponder upon that thought something strikes the bow of the Nautilus and suddenly she finds herself dodging falling columns of rock. You notice an increased in temperature as suddenly you come upon that destroyer of the continent, an underwater volcano, still erupting after hundreds of years. Utilizing the nuclear strength of the Nautilus the captain steams past the volcano, and the Nautilus quickly escapes the same fate that befell Atlantis.
	One more adventure awaits you on this voyage as you are suddenly being chased down by a giant seaserpant, hungry for a meal. Instead of standing her ground and fighting, the Nautilus takes more of a diplomatic approach to this problem using her nuclear muscle to race away from this menacing beast. Barely escaping with your lives you sit back and enjoy what little time you have left with your friend, the Nautilus. The waters become lighter as the Nautilus slowly passes the familiar surroundings of the "Cape of Tomorrowland" and breaks the surface of the shimmering lagoon.
	You gather up your belongs, as sadly your cruise comes to an end. The captain thanks you for joining him on this historic voyage which you are sad to see end. The Nautilus gracefully slides into port and the sounds of the hatches popping open marks the end of your cruise. The cabin lights come on, the gangplanks are lowered and you disembark your submarine ready for more adventure. As you turn around to catch one last glimpse of the Nautilus, she is already busy taking on more passengers for her next journey through liquid space, and you leave the lagoon with a refreshed feeling.