Lake split

At this time, the volcano stops. The earthquake stops. The night land is full of silver moonshine. The quietness falls onto the land again.

"We are lucky to escape the danger again. We will have happy future later." Says Sam.

"The volcano ash covers almost all the small mountain but still, we can escape the danger. I can write a novel based on this experience later." Replies Mei.

"Let us camp here since we are all very tired." The action leader suggests.

"OK, I agree. I am too tired to move forward. Let us camp here." Lily replies.

"Yes, after hearing your suggestion, I feel very tired, too. I need a long rest." Replies Mei.

With the helps from our smart robots, we have hot meals half way in the small mountain. After dinning, we put some army blankets on top of the volcano ash. We all lie down on the blankets to have good sleeps. Our smart robots stand around us to protect us.

Next morning after breakfast, we descend the small mountain. Finally, after leaving the small mountain, we find a new small mountain in front of us.

"Look at this small mountain. It is new. There was no mountain here before. It is amazing. Where does it come from?" Says Sam while pointing to the new mountain.

"It must come from the eruption rocks of the volcano. This is a very special small mountain." Replies Mei.

"It is a masterpiece of mother nature. It rises abruptly. This is still a volcano." Replies Lily.

"Those solidified rocks and those volcano ash make this small mountain spectacular. It is barren now but it will be covered with all kinds of vegetation very soon." Replies Tony.

"I believe this. The volcano ash contains plenty of elementary substances for vegetation to survive. Maybe later, there will be forest here." I reply.

"Let us go there to take a close look." The action leader tells us.

Under the leadership of the action leader, we climb to the top of the new small mountain. Still, I can feel the warm temperature on my way to the top.

"Here is the crater of the volcano. It is still eject hot vapor. Maybe, there will be another eruption." Tony reminds us while watching the crater carefully.

"It is a reasonable concern. We should not stay here too long." Replies Sam.

"Let me take a close look first. Yesterday, it erupted hot rocks. Today, it becomes a pool of hot water. It is amazing." Lily says.

"This small mountain rises abruptly about one hundred meters above ground." Says Mei.

"Look at the old mountain. It seems to me that it is lower than it was before." Tony tells us while pointing to the old small mountain.

"It is true. It becomes lower. The top of the old small mountain collapsed." Replies Sam.

"Probably, the top of the old small mountain collapsed because of the earthquakes. The old small mountain becomes lower because those rocks and volcano ash were erupted out. Besides, the old small mountain becomes fat due to the coverage of volcano ash." Lily replies with smile and we all laugh.

"Let us leave here now before it erupts again." Mei reminds us.

We descend the small mountain and come to a plain.

It is about dusk when we reach the coast of the sea.

"Look! It must be a lake. The waves flash under sunshine of sunset. Let us go there to take a look." Lily tells us while pointing to the flashing area in front.

"That flashing area is big. Maybe, there are strange marine creatures in that lake." Replies Tony.

We follow Lily and reach the lakeside. Under the sunshine of sunset, the flashing waves on the surface of the lake become so beautiful.

"This is a wonderful sight. This is a small hill by the lakeside. Not far from here, it is sea. Under the sunshine of sunset, the lake surface is full of flashing waves and the sea surface is full of flashing waves. This is a paradise." Mei praises the environment.

"It is indeed a paradise place to live. Let us stay here for a longer time. Let me taste if the lake water is salty or not." Tony walks towards the edge of the lake and puts some water into his mouth to taste.

"It is salty." Tony yells to us after tasting.

"Look! The surface of lake is higher than the surface of sea. Maybe some water comes from another source, not just from sea." Tony tells us.

"That is true. The lake surface is much higher than that of sea. When in high tide, sea water can pour into the lake. This is one reason." I reply.

"Or maybe, before, the lake was connected with the sea. After some change of landform, the lake was disconnected with the sea. It became a salty lake" Replies Mei.

"And also later, more rains fall down to rise the lake level." Lily says with smile. We agree.

"Let us camp here this time since everybody loves here." The action leader suggests and we all agree.

Our smart robots start to set up camping while Lily and Mei prepare dinner for us. Very soon, we sit around the portable dinner table to enjoy our delicious meals.

Gradually, setting sun moves towards the horizon closer and closer. The flashing waves of the lake show different patterns due to different sunshine angles. The landscape is so wonderful.

"Look at those different flashing patterns of those waves. It is fantastic." Tony praises the landscape while enjoying his meal.

"Of course it is wonderful while enjoying delicious meal and wonderful landscape." Sam replies with smile. We all laugh.

Later, the setting sun disappears under the horizon. Some stars show themselves in the sky. One bigger and one smaller, one close and one far away, two moons appear from different directions above horizon.

"With double moons and some bright stars, the quiet night sky deludes us to folly." Mei talks to herself.

We sleep by the lakeside with silver moonshine covering land. Our smart robots stand around us to protect us.

Next morning when I wake up, I find that Lily and Mei prepare breakfast for us while others still sleep.

"How were your sleeps last night?" I walk to Lily and Mei and ask.

"Very good. How about you?" Lily replies to me with smile.

"Me, too. I also had a sweet dream." I replies with smile.

"Dreaming about Mei?" Lily makes a joke.

"Joking me again!" Mei gives Lily a punch on her shoulder. We all laugh.

"Actually, I dreamed that there was a small hill appearing in the middle of the lake. We were all on the hill. There were plenty of big golden fishes swimming around the hill. This is a paradise in dream." I reply with smile.

"Oh, maybe that dream means that you want to eat fish. It was not a dream of dating Mei. That disappoints me very much." Lily makes a joke and we all laugh.

The others wake up. We all sit around the dining table by lakeside to have our breakfasts while chatting.

"I had a dream last night, too. In my dream, there were two amphibious monsters crawling out of the lake and tried to catch Mei. I was scared to wake up at that point." Sam tells us his dream after hearing my dream. We all laugh.

Suddenly, the ground shakes violently.

"Bad news, earthquake again. Sit on the ground to avoid dropping down." The action leader reminds us and we all follow his instruction.

The earthquake shakes the lake so violently that the lake seems to me to pour all the water on us.

Suddenly, there is a huge noise coming from the lake. The bottom of the lake breaks to have a huge crack. Very soon, all the lake water disappears through the huge crack. There is water anymore in the lake.

"Look! There is an amphibious monster lying on the bed of the lake." Mei yells to us while we all lie down on ground.

The amphibious monster jumps up suddenly and runs towards the sea nearby while the ground shakes due to the big earthquake. It staggers towards the sea as fast as it can. It jumps into the sea as soon as it reaches beach.

Five minutes later, the huge earthquake stops. Everything happens so quickly. We witness the staggering monster running away with astonishment.

"I wish that I am not in a dream. Everything happens so quickly beyond my comprehension." I talk to myself after a while.

"It changes so fast that I cannot believe what I see. That monster runs so fast. Its four short legs run just like a machine." Mei replies.

"What we see here is true. We cannot all have the same dream like this." The action leader reminds us.

"No matter it is a dream or not. The most important thing is that we are here safe." Lily replies.

"I am still amazed by the escaping speed of that four legs amphibious monster. It can not only swim in water with high speed but also run on land with high speed. It took it such a short time to run to the beach and jump into sea. It is amazing to witness such quick actions." Tony says with sigh.

"The desire to survive plays the key role here. In order to escape the dangers and survive, it must run as fast as it could. It must break the running record of any animals in universe." Sam makes a joke and we all laugh.

The lake is lack of water and the ripping waves disappear without a trace. There is a huge crack across the bottom of the lake. All the water of the lake runs into the huge crack.

"My sweet dream before is over." I say with sigh.

"What is that?" Asks Mei.

"There were small island in the middle of the lake which was full of water in my dream last night. Now, there is no water and island. My sweet dream is over." I reply with smile and all laugh.

At this time, the tidal wave caused by the earthquake comes.

"No need to worry. The tidal wave is not so big. All the water will enter the empty lake. We are safe here." The action leader consoles us. We just move towards the small hill behind us.

Very soon, many tidal waves run into the lake with huge crack. Since the crack is so big that most of the water run into the crack directly. Sometimes, the lake is full of water. Sometimes, the lake is without water.

"The lake becomes an intermittent lake, sometimes with water, sometime without water. It becomes an wonderful landscape." Lily says.

"That is true. There is geyser and there is intermittent lake." Sam replies with smile.

"The crack at the bottom of the lake is too big. Unless there are plenty of water rushing into the lake, the lake is without water. All water runs into the crack and leaves the lake almost instantly." I reply.

"Look! There is another amphibious monster being pushed into the lake by tidal wave." Mei yells to us while pointing to the monster.

Near the lake, an amphibious monster runs into the lake with those tidal wave.

The monster rolls with tidal waves and struggles to try to get balance and escape into sea. No matter how hard it tries, it cannot escape the entanglement of tidal waves. It enters the lake with tidal waves helplessly.

At this time, the water in the lake is not so deep. The monster rushes towards the edge of the lake before second huge wave comes. As soon as it reaches the edge near the sea, another huge wave pushes it into the lake again. After a long struggle with the coming tidal waves, the monster runs out of the lake and jumps into the sea finally. We all stand on the hill and witness the struggle of the monster with tidal waves.

"The monster is very tough. It never gives up while fighting with the tidal waves. Finally, it returns to the sea and gets its freedom." Mei says with sigh.

"It is amazing. The fighting spirit of the monster makes people admire it. It escapes the danger and will have good future." Lily replies with sigh.

When there are no more tidal waves coming, the lake becomes a lake without water. We can see the huge crack at the bottom of the lake.

"OK, let us continue our trip." The action leader reminds us.

We leave the lake after putting everything on the backs of our robot tigers.