Faith turned a full 360 degrees. She pulled the rubber guard off the needle and waited. Suddenly she saw it.
The water was clear and shafts of light streak downwards. From the gloom, diving slowly and smoothly was the shark. It moved with no effort. As it neared the cage, it turned showing Faith it's ghastly lenght.
Faith tried to reach it, but the shark was too far. Suddenly the shark disappeared in a cloud of rising silt. Faith looked around, wondering where the shark had gone. She braced herself, feeling a rising sense of dread.
It seemed all to quiet. Edging closer, Fatih looked out towards the gloom. The russian knew the shark having too much fun just to leave them alone. Faith hated it being so quiet.
Suddenly the shark attacked from behind.
The cage jerked and rocked violently. Faith grabbed the bars for dear life, as the shark grabbed the steel struts in it's brutal jaws. It shook the cage relentless from side side. The pole was knocked from Faith's hands, and hit the seabed floor. The shark attacked again, bending the bars apart. Faith paniced.
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The trashing of the shark caused bubbles to rise to the surface. The cage rope snapped effortless, as the trio on board watched the bubbles. "What the hell is going on down there?" Tala asked.
Jemma gasped a little as she watched the bubbles. Mermories of Elizabeta, of Ming-Ming and the young man in the pond, all came flooding back to her.
Please don't let her be killed! Please, if anyone can hear me, don't let that damm shark eat my friend! she begged in her mind.
All three friends felt helpless, as the bubbles got worst.
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The shark tore through the bars, as Faith pushed herself up against the other side of the cage. Taking out of knife, Faith stabbed the shark in the snout and of top of its head. Still the shark came at her, only one thing on its brain. The shark came at her again, pushing its way inside the cage.
Faith began to push the top of the cage up, as the shark below began to tear the cage apart. When the cage top lifted, Faith swam out of the cage towards a clump of rocks to hide.
The shark became stuck in the cage and continued to trash around. Faith watched the shark destory the cage in a mere matter of seconds. It was a amazing and frightening sight.
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The ginpole of The Ocra bent almost to breaking point. Tala and Jemma were in a frezy trying to haul the cage up. Kai, who had returning to the wheel watched the bubbles get worst. He then noticed the ginpole splitting.
"Watch out!" Kai warned. Jemma pushed Tala out of the way, as the ginpole split. The boat tipped dangerously, as Jemma grabbed the winch. Placing it on a hook, Jemma began to wind the cage up.
"Easy now." Tala called, as the cage came up. To their horror, the cage was empty. "He ate her! The damm shark ate her!" Tala yelled, searching the water for any sign of the female russian. He joined Kai up by the steering wheel, hoping to get a better look.
"Faith!" Jemma screamed, as hot tears pricked the back of her eyes. I lost one friend to a shark, please say I haven't lost another one. She thought sadly. Turning to look at the back of the boat, Jemma saw it.
The shark broke the water, eyeing the boat. It gained speed as it headed straight for the boat. Kai's eyes widened as he saw the shark got closer. "Jemma, get out of the way!" Kai yelled. Jemma stumbled backwards into cabin when the shark suddenly lept up onto the deck.
The boat tipped backwards, as the back began to sink. Kai and Tala held on tightly as the boat rocked slightly. Bits and bobs fell from the cabin, crashing into the shark. They didn't seem to bother the shark as it continued to nash it jaws at Jemma. Kai began to worry, wondering how Jemma was holding up.
Jemma grabbed hold of the table and an open cupboard. She watched as the shark slowly slipped into the water. Jemma struggled to get up, as the water closed the cabin door shut. She knew that the fight was coming to an end, and Jemma knew the guys weren't the one's that wasn't going to lose.