Chapter 17: all dried up!
Justin and Jared stood there helpless while Aquifer laughed evilly.
"There's gotta be something...he can't be invincible!" Justin whispered to himself. Suddenly, something in the water caught his eye. It was a small group of fish. "I know those fish...they generate electricity...a small amount, but maybe..." he ran over to the lake and dived in. He stabbed one of the fish with his sword and made it stick, then he brought it up onto the land.
He took the fish off his sword and squeezed the blood out of it, pouring the fish blood on his sword. Little pops of electricity radiated off of the sword every few second. He then ran at Aquifer, slicing his blood drenched sword through Aquifers midsection. The electricity crackled as it came in contact with Aquifers water-like body.
"Ahh! What the...!?" Aquifer turned his attention to Jared, who dealt a blow to Aquifers face. "Gah! That hurts ya little..." Yet another blow fell onto Aquifer. Aquifer jumped away, now getting tired.
"That's it...no more playing around!" Aquifer shouted as he raised his hands, water shooting forth at Jared in a steady stream. Jared flipped and rolled around the water, getting ever closer to the water monster. When he was within attacking distance, he sliced at Aquifers leg. Aquifer cried out and fell one one knee but punched Jared in the midsection. Jared did one final jump attack, bringing his blade straight down the middle of Aquifer. Electricity flew over Aquifer as he begun to melt into a puddle, eventually evaporating and leaving nothing behind but his armor.
"Allright!" Justin shouted, running up to Jared. "That was awesome!" suddenly there was a warbling sound coming from above. They looked up and saw the energy barrier start to disappear.
"Uh oh....apparently Aquifer was the one who made that barrier..." Jared muttered as water began to rush in from the hole.
Paul and Theo walked through the swamps. Paul was getting a little tired from all the walking.
"Can't we just call it a day? It got dark hours ago, we can't see, and I'm tired!" he said, his muscles aching. It suddenly started to rain. "And it's also raining..." he sighed.
"Fine, we'll stop for now...but we keep moving as soon as there's daylight." Theo said. Paul reached into his backpack and pulled out a small square bag.
"What's that for?" Theo asked him.
"Shelter!" Paul said as he pulled the wrapper off.
"That small thing? How is it going to...." Paul pulled a small tab and with a *foosh* the thing exploded into a huge tent. Paul then dissapeared into the tent, followed by Theo.
After unlocking the huge wooden door, Link, followed by Lauren, walked through a dark corridor.
"This place is scary..." Lauren whispered as she clutched Links arm. Link looked at her, but didn't seem to mind that she held on to him.
"Erm....don't worry. I'll protect you from bad things." Link said as he continued down the hall. Suddenly the torches lighting the hall blew out and the area was plunged into darkness. Lauren gave out a shriek.
"It was only the torches, nothing to worry about." Link said reassuring her. Their footsteps echoed through the hall.
"This is so scary..." Lauren whimpered.
"It's only our footsteps, don't worry." Link said. Suddenly there was a low growl coming from ahead. Lauren screamed loudly.
"Don't worry, it's just a.....monster? Um....maybe you should worry...
Chapter 18
"Gah! What are we going to do?!" Justin shouted as the water rose very quickly. Jared looked around as the water rose to his chest.
"Uh...we...er..." he frantically thought for a solution, the water now at his neck. "Wait! We float with the water up to the top and swim up out that hole!" He shouted over the roar of the water, pointing up at the hole in the ceiling. The water rose over their heads. Jared popped his head above the water and stayed floating as the water rose higher and higher. Within a minute the water was already half way to the top. After about 30 seconds they were almost to the top.
"Get ready! Take a deep breath and kick as hard as you can!" Jared managed to get out before the water rose completely to the top. He swam over to where the hole was and up. He kicked his legs furiously to get to the top. He could feel the current pushing down on his body. He reached the hole and pulled himself up, swimming over to the ground. He turned and watched for Justin to come up as the water was dissapearing down the hole.
"Come on...you can make it..." he said under his voice. The water was now almost completely gone. Suddenly Justin popped up in the middle of the hole. He frantically swam to the edge as the water level shrunk into the room below.
"He's not gonna make it!" Jared shouted as he ran over to where the hole was. The last of the water sank down the hole and started draining out of the room.
"Oh no....how is he gonna get out?! He's trapped forever..." Jared mumbled. Suddenly he heard some grunting coming from the hole. Jared went over to the edge and saw Justin just barely haning on to a rock sticking out of the hole. His legs flailed wildly in the empty air.
"Help me!" Justin squealed as Jared reached his hand down. Justin grabbed onto his hand and Jared hoisted him up.
"I don't know about you...but I never wanna be in water again for as long as I live..." Jared mumbled. A crash of thunder sounded overhead as rain fell from the sky.
"-_-" was the face Jared made as he sighed.
Link and Lauren slowly backed away, the growling getting closer. In the darkness, Link still couldn't make out what was making the noises. He pushed Lauren behind him and brought out his sword. He made a dash at the creature, his sword held out. But he seemingly never hit it. Instead his foot caught on something and he fell forward, falling on his face.
"Oof...that was brilliant..." he mumbled. He felt something jump onto his back.
"Gwah! Get it off!" he flailed around. Lauren ran up, holding the candle that sat on the table back in the room with the cells. She held it up, lighting the area. They had wandered into a small room. The candle didn't give off enough light to show what was at the end of the room, but what could be seen was bones scattered around. She caught Link flailing around and saw what was on his back. It was a small lizard like thing, no bigger than a 2 1/2 feet long.
"Aw...it's so cute!" Lauren said.
"Eh?" Link turned and looked at the small creature. He sighed and plucked it off his back.
"That's the thing that was causing all that noise?" he poked a finger at it. "It's not very big..." the lizard bit his finger. "Ouch!" Link cried, pulling his finger back. "Why you..."
"Hey, don't hurt it!" Lauren cried.
"Why not?" Link said.
"Because, it's cute. Besides, it can't do anything anyway."
"Yeah, I guess your right..." Link sighed. Suddenly a tremendous roar was heard from in the room. They turned around and saw a lizard like the small one, only it was almost as big as the room.
"But I think that one can..." Link faltered. The huge creature roared once again as it crept towards them.
~end chapter 18~
Justin and Jared stood there helpless while Aquifer laughed evilly.
"There's gotta be something...he can't be invincible!" Justin whispered to himself. Suddenly, something in the water caught his eye. It was a small group of fish. "I know those fish...they generate electricity...a small amount, but maybe..." he ran over to the lake and dived in. He stabbed one of the fish with his sword and made it stick, then he brought it up onto the land.
He took the fish off his sword and squeezed the blood out of it, pouring the fish blood on his sword. Little pops of electricity radiated off of the sword every few second. He then ran at Aquifer, slicing his blood drenched sword through Aquifers midsection. The electricity crackled as it came in contact with Aquifers water-like body.
"Ahh! What the...!?" Aquifer turned his attention to Jared, who dealt a blow to Aquifers face. "Gah! That hurts ya little..." Yet another blow fell onto Aquifer. Aquifer jumped away, now getting tired.
"That's it...no more playing around!" Aquifer shouted as he raised his hands, water shooting forth at Jared in a steady stream. Jared flipped and rolled around the water, getting ever closer to the water monster. When he was within attacking distance, he sliced at Aquifers leg. Aquifer cried out and fell one one knee but punched Jared in the midsection. Jared did one final jump attack, bringing his blade straight down the middle of Aquifer. Electricity flew over Aquifer as he begun to melt into a puddle, eventually evaporating and leaving nothing behind but his armor.
"Allright!" Justin shouted, running up to Jared. "That was awesome!" suddenly there was a warbling sound coming from above. They looked up and saw the energy barrier start to disappear.
"Uh oh....apparently Aquifer was the one who made that barrier..." Jared muttered as water began to rush in from the hole.
Paul and Theo walked through the swamps. Paul was getting a little tired from all the walking.
"Can't we just call it a day? It got dark hours ago, we can't see, and I'm tired!" he said, his muscles aching. It suddenly started to rain. "And it's also raining..." he sighed.
"Fine, we'll stop for now...but we keep moving as soon as there's daylight." Theo said. Paul reached into his backpack and pulled out a small square bag.
"What's that for?" Theo asked him.
"Shelter!" Paul said as he pulled the wrapper off.
"That small thing? How is it going to...." Paul pulled a small tab and with a *foosh* the thing exploded into a huge tent. Paul then dissapeared into the tent, followed by Theo.
After unlocking the huge wooden door, Link, followed by Lauren, walked through a dark corridor.
"This place is scary..." Lauren whispered as she clutched Links arm. Link looked at her, but didn't seem to mind that she held on to him.
"Erm....don't worry. I'll protect you from bad things." Link said as he continued down the hall. Suddenly the torches lighting the hall blew out and the area was plunged into darkness. Lauren gave out a shriek.
"It was only the torches, nothing to worry about." Link said reassuring her. Their footsteps echoed through the hall.
"This is so scary..." Lauren whimpered.
"It's only our footsteps, don't worry." Link said. Suddenly there was a low growl coming from ahead. Lauren screamed loudly.
"Don't worry, it's just a.....monster? Um....maybe you should worry...
Chapter 18
"Gah! What are we going to do?!" Justin shouted as the water rose very quickly. Jared looked around as the water rose to his chest.
"Uh...we...er..." he frantically thought for a solution, the water now at his neck. "Wait! We float with the water up to the top and swim up out that hole!" He shouted over the roar of the water, pointing up at the hole in the ceiling. The water rose over their heads. Jared popped his head above the water and stayed floating as the water rose higher and higher. Within a minute the water was already half way to the top. After about 30 seconds they were almost to the top.
"Get ready! Take a deep breath and kick as hard as you can!" Jared managed to get out before the water rose completely to the top. He swam over to where the hole was and up. He kicked his legs furiously to get to the top. He could feel the current pushing down on his body. He reached the hole and pulled himself up, swimming over to the ground. He turned and watched for Justin to come up as the water was dissapearing down the hole.
"Come on...you can make it..." he said under his voice. The water was now almost completely gone. Suddenly Justin popped up in the middle of the hole. He frantically swam to the edge as the water level shrunk into the room below.
"He's not gonna make it!" Jared shouted as he ran over to where the hole was. The last of the water sank down the hole and started draining out of the room.
"Oh no....how is he gonna get out?! He's trapped forever..." Jared mumbled. Suddenly he heard some grunting coming from the hole. Jared went over to the edge and saw Justin just barely haning on to a rock sticking out of the hole. His legs flailed wildly in the empty air.
"Help me!" Justin squealed as Jared reached his hand down. Justin grabbed onto his hand and Jared hoisted him up.
"I don't know about you...but I never wanna be in water again for as long as I live..." Jared mumbled. A crash of thunder sounded overhead as rain fell from the sky.
"-_-" was the face Jared made as he sighed.
Link and Lauren slowly backed away, the growling getting closer. In the darkness, Link still couldn't make out what was making the noises. He pushed Lauren behind him and brought out his sword. He made a dash at the creature, his sword held out. But he seemingly never hit it. Instead his foot caught on something and he fell forward, falling on his face.
"Oof...that was brilliant..." he mumbled. He felt something jump onto his back.
"Gwah! Get it off!" he flailed around. Lauren ran up, holding the candle that sat on the table back in the room with the cells. She held it up, lighting the area. They had wandered into a small room. The candle didn't give off enough light to show what was at the end of the room, but what could be seen was bones scattered around. She caught Link flailing around and saw what was on his back. It was a small lizard like thing, no bigger than a 2 1/2 feet long.
"Aw...it's so cute!" Lauren said.
"Eh?" Link turned and looked at the small creature. He sighed and plucked it off his back.
"That's the thing that was causing all that noise?" he poked a finger at it. "It's not very big..." the lizard bit his finger. "Ouch!" Link cried, pulling his finger back. "Why you..."
"Hey, don't hurt it!" Lauren cried.
"Why not?" Link said.
"Because, it's cute. Besides, it can't do anything anyway."
"Yeah, I guess your right..." Link sighed. Suddenly a tremendous roar was heard from in the room. They turned around and saw a lizard like the small one, only it was almost as big as the room.
"But I think that one can..." Link faltered. The huge creature roared once again as it crept towards them.
~end chapter 18~