Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters.
Author's Note: This is set a bit after "Dance It Up." It is now summer vacation – DIU took place in May/June.
"Well, my pet, the human proved useless to our cause," a raspy voice complained. A claw-like hand drummed rhythmlessly on the edge of a table. A hooded figure turned around towards the doorway.
"I'll just have to take matters into my own hands." The individual croaked at the shadow looming there. There was no answer save for the faint purring of gears and glowing red eyes…
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"Alright, surf's up!" Kevin jubilantly popped the back of his trunk and started pulling out a surfboard.
"Wait a minute there, surfer boy," Gwen grabbed his arm. "We didn't come here for fun."
"That's right," Ben said coming round from the other side of the car. "We came to investigate reports of people vanishing out at sea."
"Sounds like a job for the coastguard," Kevin shrugged.
"They couldn't find anything," Gwen said. "And anyway witness said there were strange gurgling noises and a whirlpool that occurred along with the disappearance."
"Natural phenomenon or maybe someone pulled a plug?" Kevin joked.
Screams from the beach drew the teens' attentions. A void appeared to open in the ocean, sucking down everything into its abyss.
"You can't say that is natural," Ben called over his shoulder as he and Gwen raced towards the water. Kevin slammed the back of his car shut and chased after them.
When the reached the water's edge, however, the sea had returned to normal.
"What just happened?"
"I don't know," Ben said turning around. Catching sight of something over Kevin's shoulder, he broke into a smile.
"What?" Kevin looked over his shoulder for what Ben was grinning at.
"Come on." Ben took off again, not bothering to wait for the other two.