[treasure] truth be told !

The orange sun laid on the horizon, painting the skies a lovely pink hue with its magnificent rays, the sea a purple tint as Symprites and Aramelles alike make their ways home to call off the day, ending on a high note with such a gorgeous view one simply cannot tear their gaze from. Yet, despite the time of day a particular Symprite still stayed around the shore of the sea, her coat soaked in saltwater, hair a mess yet empty handed.

Mellie was looking for something, as best as she could yet couldn’t find what she was looking for. Ever since a friend of hers told her about a very, must have, almost iridescent chest filled to the brim with shells, the girl couldn’t help but dedicate an entire day to look for it. Mellie wasn’t exactly a greedy type, her looking for a chest that held shells is rather odd but her reasons are completely different as the shells are just a mere bonus of what she exactly had in mind. The chest her friend described would work perfectly as a decoration for her beachside bar, ‘A cooler perhaps..’ she thought when first hearing of it.

Though, granted, she’s only ever heard of it, she doesn’t know if her friend was being cheeky and lying to her, making Mellie feel slightly foolish the more the sky began to slowly lose the warm hues and dim to cooler ones. Still, she managed to find some Juicy Seagrapes as ingredients for the countless drinks she makes on her menu, using this opportunity to at least nab any ingredients that are of low supply at her bar, would rather greet someone with a drink than none at all.

She felt the water swish in between her hooves as she continued to trot along the many tidepools, doubt overtaking all of her other thoughts and hopes of finding this rare chest her friend probably made up as a silly joke, if it was then they definitely got her. The green Symp let out a sigh, taking off her hat as she shook out any sand that had stuck to it before plopping it back on her head. She ventured into more of the tidepool, now in nearly thigh deep waters - thankfully, the water in these tidepools are clear and easy to spot anything, yet no sparkling chest in sight.

Mellie let out a loud huff of defeat, looking down at the many fish that swam around her as she knelt down, “Have any of you guys seen a pretty chest around here ?” She asked, defeated as of course… fish don't exactly have the ability to hear or even understand what she’s even saying yet the poor gal tried nonetheless. Standing back upright, Mellie turned around and started making her way out of the tidepool, trudging through the slightly deep water as she neared the rocks.

Before she had reached the rocks though, she caught a glimpse of what seemed to be a small light - possibly a shimmer of hope on what she’s been looking for ? Mellie tried to keep her composure as she started climbing the rocks in a bit of a rush, hurrying over to the light source… and there. She found it.

It was simply the reflection of one of the moons on a small pool.

Mellie’s smile had never dropped so quickly in her life.

Back she went to be rather sorrowful about her lack of findings, maybe she was right about her friend joking all along. Who would even believe that there’ll be such a thing as a glittery chest filled with shells ?

Before making her way out of the tidepool area, her eyes caught something once again, though this time it wasn’t a mere reflection. It was a strange looking rock that stuck out of the water as if it were to be washed up. It was iridescent, shimmering under the moonlight with a shell shaped charm in the middle. Could this be it ?

Mellie slowly approached the ‘rock’, poking it before taking it out of the water. It was a little heavy though she managed to have it sit on land. Opening it wasn’t any complication compared to finding the thing. Inside was filled with water yet a couple hundred silver shells and even a diamond sat inside, Mellie swore her eyes glowed from the sight.

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T’was already a new day, the sun had risen and the water was as beautifully teal as it could ever be. Mellie's bar was open with a handful of new drinks thanks to all the grapes and candy moss she managed to find. Though, her most proudest find yet sat behind her; a stunning iridescent chest that held all sorts of drinks and snacks amongst some ice - an interesting yet very pretty cooler.