Sink or Swim
Elastigirl made her way toward Invisigirl. She pointed out the huge X in the rock wall. Both gently rubbed their hands along the solid rock. Elastigirl looked at Invisigirl, who looked back at her. Both heroines nodded at each other. The Supers walked back a couple paces. Then, Invisigirl formed a force field ball around herself. She floated inside the force field ball. Elastigirl then wrapped her long, elongated arms around the force field ball. She started to spin around and around like a hammer thrower, twirling the force field up into the air around and around. Finally, Elastigirl release the force field, hurling the force field sphere, with Invisigirl inside, at the rock wall. The wall broke upon contact, revealing a shiny pair of gold boots with small lightning bolts coming out of the heel. Elastigirl walked up to her daughter. Invisigirl took the boots in her arms. Both stared in amazement.
"Thank you so much for finding it for me." said a voice.
Invisigirl and Elastigirl turned around and saw Elemental standing right in front of them.
"Come on Elemental. We're tired and hurt. Can you just leave us alone?" Invisigirl implored.
Elemental let out a laugh. "Oh Violet dear. Can't you see you and your mother are right now vulnerable and easy to beat? Look at your condition. You guys won't stand a chance against me alone." She said. "But, since you are fatigued, I'll give you an option. Hand the Speed Boots to me right now and you will live. But if not, I can always take it from you by force."
Elastigirl and Invisigirl assumed a fighting stance, even though they were still weak and wet from the last encounter. Elemental lifted her arms up in the air. Rocks all around started to levitate. Elemental pointed a finger at the two heroines. Quickly Invisigirl formed a force field. The rocks pelted the field. After she dropped her force field, Invisigirl became invisible. Elastigirl lashed a kick to Elemental. She was sent off of her feet. When she got up, an invisible punch to her ribs doubled her over. A sudden sharp kick to the chest knocked Elemental back into the water.
"That was easy." said Invisigirl.
Suddenly, vines sprung up from the ground and wrapped around Elastigirl's and Invisigirl's body. They were suspended high in the air as Elemental ascended from the water. Violently, the vines threw Invisigirl onto a wall. The impact created a large crack, sending little sprays of water rushing in. Elastigirl was thrown to the other side of the cavern. She ricocheted off of the rock wall. The wall began to crack as water started to leak in to the cave. Invisigirl got to her hands and knees. Elemental walked up to her and punted a kick right into the stomach of the teenaged heroine. Invisigirl doubled over on her knees, clenching her stomach, whimpering in pain. Elemental grabbed and lifted her by her hair. Forcefully, she slammed the young girl's face on to the rock wall. This sent a rush of pain into Invisigirl's face. Elemental then lifted her up and slammed the young Super, front first, onto the rock wall. This broke a large part of the wall, sending a torrent of water rushing into the cave. Elastigirl came running toward Elemental. Elemental smiled and elbowed Elastigirl in the gut. She recoiled, clutching her abdomen. Elemental then gave a solid kick to the Super's chest. She was knocked off of her feet as she once again bounced off of the wall. This time, more water was brought into the cavern.
Invisigirl and Elastigirl got to their feet. The water level rose up to their knees. Elemental started to advance to them. Elastigirl lengthened her arms and grabbed her ankles. She slammed her down on to a couple walls, breaking them upon impact. Then, Invisigirl formed a force field around Elemental. With all of her strength, she threw the field up into the air. She fell fifteen feet down toward the ground.
Unfortunately, since more water was rushed into the cavern. Water showered onto the Supers, soaking them once again. The water level reached up to Elastigirl's neck. Invisigirl had to stand on her toes to stay afloat. Two seconds later, the water level was now ten feet deep. Elastigirl and Invisigirl could not touch the bottom anymore. They treaded water as the level grew higher with each passing second.
Elemental dove down underwater and lashed out vines at the two heroines' legs as she pulled them underwater. Deeper and deeper Elastigirl and Invisigirl was brought under. While submerged, Elemental round-house kicked the teenaged Super a kick across the jaw. After that, she connected a left hook to the other side of the face. Elemental then swam over to the other Super and elbowed her in the back of the head. After that, she thrust a kick straight to the lower back of Elastigirl. Elemental uppercuted Invisigirl right under the chin, then followed with a punch to her face. She then kneed Elastigirl in the stomach, following with a side kick to her breasts. One final kick to Elastigirl's chin sent her rising back up to the surface. Elemental then gazed at Invisigirl, who was trying to swim back up, but the vines kept her down. Finally, after one colossal kick to the stomach, the vines were unwound around her leg. She doubled over and clutched her stomach for a second before swimming up to the surface.
Elastigirl gasped for air as soon as her head emerged from the water. She panted roughly, coughing extremely hard. Five seconds later, Invisigirl resurfaced. She gasped for air as she coughed water from her lungs. She panted excessively.
"Mom. . ." said she as she swam over to her mother.
"Violet. . ." Elastigirl sighed.
They swam toward each other until there were about a foot in reach from each other. All of the sudden, they felt something wrap around their legs. Elastigirl and Invisigirl took one giant, deep breath before getting pulled under once again. Elemental snagged the two heroines' and pulled them to the bottom. After that, vines wrapped around the necks of Invisigirl and Elastigirl. The vines began to tighten, strangling the Supers. At the same time, Elemental formed four rock fists. The two stone hands began to pound Elastigirl and Invisigirl in the stomach. The blows not only aggravate their aching abdomen, but each fist that sunk into their stomach made them gasp out the air they were holding in their lungs. For about thirty seconds, Elemental watched the two Super Heroines get ruthlessly pounded. Each fist would collide at the Supers' midsection.
Then, after one minute, the vines entangling the heroines' legs were unraveled. Invisigirl and Elastigirl bolted to the surface. Both resurfaced, taking a huge gasp of air. They doubled over on the surface, clutching their stomach, groaning in pain.
Elemental suddenly emerged from the surface of water. "It's a shame that you can't breathe water like me dears. Well, I guess I'll be taking these with me."
Elemental held up a pair of golden boots. It was the Speed Boots. Elemental winked at the two, then dove back down below the surface. Invisigirl and Elastigirl swam underwater after her. All of the sudden, two rock fists came up to the two heroines. One pounded them square across the face, the other nailed them in the midsection. The two hits sent the two back up to the surface, whimpering in pain.
Elemental swam underwater and through the entrance hole. She then sealed it by piling a bunch of rocks on top of each other. "Try getting through that." laughed she as she swam away.
Elastigirl and Invisigirl took a deep breath and swam after her. They were surprised to find the only way out sealed. They darted to the surface. They wiped the water from their eyes and the hair from their face. Both realized they only ten feet of air and room left. The water was rapidly rising.
"Mom, there's no way out!"
"Vi, keep calm. there has to be some way to escape." Elastigirl consoled. "We better hurry, the cavern is beginning to fill up."
Invisigirl and Elastigirl took one giant breath and swam to the bottom. They searched underwater for a hole or any other way of escape. For about ten seconds, they would submerge, swim and search underwater, and reemerge back up to the surface. After doing that about one minute, Invisigirl and Elastigirl resurfaced, gasping and panting for air. And speaking of air, the air pocket they were in went from their shoulder blades, to about two inches over their head.
"Mom, I didn't find anything. Did you?"
"Well, I managed to find a small hole. Both you and I are able to fit though. It's just the hole is only small enough for one of us. The other person will just have to follow."
"Are you sure mom?" huffed Invisigirl, already out of breath. "What if it leads to a dead end?"
Elastigirl panted, "We don't have a choice Vi. We can either stay and drown, or take a chance." Both Supers gazed down at the rising water. "You ready?"
Invisigirl looked at her mother and nodded. Taking one deep breath, and holding it, both Invisigirl and Elastigirl submerged underwater once again. The teenaged Super followed her mom as both swam to and through the tiny hole. No matter how much pain they suffered, or how fatigued they were, both Supers were determined to make it out alive. Later, the two confronted a downslope. Fighting to hold their breath, they swam down the slope, not caring whether if it was the right way. The downslope was about ten feet. Finally, Elastigirl swam out of the hole. Invisigirl followed after her. They were now in the ocean. About fifty feet below the surface. Unfortunately, both heroines had little oxygen left in their lungs. Elastigirl and Invisigirl darted immediately to the surface. The heroines were now about thirty feet below the surface, and little air left. The farther they swam up, the more tired they started to be. Invisigirl's and Elastigirl's speed started to slowly decrease the farther they went. They were twenty feet below the surface now, with only twenty five seconds of oxygen left. They started to feel very light headed, but still continued to swim up. Finally at five feet, they had only five seconds of air left. Four. . .three. . .two. . .one. . . finally, Elastigirl and Invisigirl resurfaced from the depths of the water. The Super Heroines inhaled a large gasp of air. After that, they began to pant and cough excessively. Both were incredibly exhausted. They had a hard time trying to regain their composure, breathing, and trying to stay afloat.
A voice from up in the clouds stared down at them. "Wow, I underestimated their strength and ability. These two pests are going to be hard to eliminate." It was Elemental. She peered down at the Supers as an idea came to mind. She then lifted her hands up into the air.
Panting, Elastigirl asked her daughter, "Are you alright?"
Even though Invisigirl was huffing and puffing, she managed to crack a small smile. The two began to look around. Then, Invisigirl spotted something.
"Mom, Nomanisan Island is right over there. Just a little bit of a light swim over there."
A smile was put on Elastigirl's face. Before both started their swim, a huge shadow appeared over them. Elastigirl and Invisigirl turned around and gasped. A fifty foot wave was towering over them. Both Supers submerged underwater just as the giant wave toppled on top of them. The wave flipped both heroines underwater. In addition, they were plunged deeper below the surface. Invisigirl and Elastigirl swam up to the surface, taking in a gasp of air. After wiping the hair and water from their faces, both Super Heroines saw another incoming wave. Both submerged once again as the force of the giant rush of water cascaded right on top of them. After flipping underwater for twenty seconds, Elastigirl and Invisigirl resurfaced. One second after they emerged from the water surface, another wave crashed down right on top of them. This was the most powerful wave that collapsed down onto the two Supers. They flipped over underwater and were forced deeper below.
"Well, that should take care of them." laughed Elemental. "However, if this doesn't kill them, exhaustion will."
Elemental disappeared into the atmosphere. One minute later, Elastigirl and Invisigirl resurfaced, gasping for oxygen. Calm, complacent waves brought the two Supers to the shallow area of Nomanisan Island beaches. Invisigirl and Elastigirl arduously and painfully crawled onto the sandy beach. Both panted heavily as each of their energy had just been relinquished. In addition, pain rushed through their body each time they moved a muscle. Finally, both rested on the shore.
"Are. . .you. . .okay?" asked Elastigirl, huffing and puffing.
"Yeah. . ." Invisigirl exhaled.
A smile was placed on Elastigirl's face. She finally lost consciousness. Invisigirl was also starting to become unconscious. Before everything became black, the last thing Invisigirl saw was the stone with the heart craving on it, was beaming and glowing brilliantly.