Kim: But Hru doesn't like Tala yet. *wink* ~_^ We need to make poor Kai jealous, lol, thanx!
~kai~: You think I LIKE changing it and uploading a MILLION files??? Like no! If I had the choice I wouldn't change it, it ain't my fault that my hosts crash!
bimbo-blonde: I don't really like smooth, suavvy guys either, :P.
~*~Prodigious girl*~*: You never told me that Holly was rich! O_o Yikes! I just realized that a lot of them are rich…
Elemental Water Mistress: *_* cool, I just learned that face! Yay, I'm thrilled that you love it! You love jealousy?? O_o That's a first, lol! Nice motto! Thanx for checking out my new fic, too bad Carly doesn't like Johnny yet, :P
Beyblader-grl: ~_^ Aww…it's okay, we all lose it sometimes, lol! You don't like Enrique in general? ;_; I love him! Brandon is someone I made up outta the blue, I knew a guy named that once and I loathed him, lol, yes he's hitting on Holly, lol! That was funny, offering money to him, but he prob don't need it, he's already loaded. Your reviews are funny, it's a pleasure reading them, really makes my day!
The Great Kuro Neko: Yup, harsh is the word! Carly really cares about Enrique tho, even tho she's screaming at him. You have a real friend like that? O_o that would freak me out, lol!
Angel Tala: Hey, what's up? Carly really cares about Enrique even tho she's horribly mad at him, lol! Omg, that wasn't the plan, Kailee doesn't like Brandon at all, not in that way, Brandon was meant to like Holly, lol! Ack, I can't answer questions like that, ~_^, you'll find out what Kingdom this chappie!
Mg4e: *shudders* Scary laughter…O_o
Reicu: ;_; I don't have any pets, I want a rabbit!
Kerry: Hi hi! ~_^ I love Johnny to pieces and Kai too, right now I'm gushing all over Kane! He's such a cutie! Can't wait for you to update too!
whisper*2*imaginary: We're seeing the season finale of V-Force today. O_o Totally, I HATE Hilary's guts, people think she's okay, but I hate her to pieces, Kai should've just let her die from those falling rocks! Ah, very observant, Tala's reaction, wow, I'm impressed ya noticed! Not much mystery tho, but I won't say anything! ~_^
scarlet diamonds: Good idea, he does sound like Robert's bro! *hugz Enrique* Nooo, minnnneee.! Everyone likes Tala/Hru scenes! ^_^
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Chapter 28: Sailing the Sea
Enrique woke up in the middle of the night, realizing that there was a loud rumbling, follow by the sounds of water. "What is going on??" He wondered, starting downstairs. He hurried out his room and crashed right into someone.
"OW!" Cassandra scowled, "Watch it."
"Sorry," Enrique said, "I heard something."
Cassandra's face became worried, "I know and I felt a connection to it. I heard water in my sleep, water droplets
were slowly coming down. Something must
be wrong." She sprinted downstairs and
flipped on the lights, "Everyone, WAKE UP!!!!!"
A few minutes later, she was greeted by everyone rubbing their eyes and complaining about being waken up.
"Did you guys hear anything???" Cassandra demanded, sounding panicky.
"Yeah, I heard someone screaming 'wake up'," Tala grumbled, "What's the deal?"
"You're awake," the Guardian said, coming into the room, "Good."
"Please Guardian," Cassandra said, "I heard something - water -"
"Yes, I know Cassandra," the Guardian said, "I heard it too and my guess it that the Water Kingdom is overreacting." She floated to the monitor and pressed a few buttons, "As I suspected, the Water Kingdom is unable to withstand all the power inside it, it's blowing up itself."
"What???" Cassandra gasped, "We have to go do something!!!"
"How about after we get some shuteye?" Ray asked, yawning.
"No!" Cassandra cried, "We have to go NOW! It's dangerous, what if my Kingdom doesn't survive the time it takes us to sleep. Sleep can wait."
"Speak for yourself," Max retorted, "I'd rather sleep than fight more monsters."
"Please guys, won't anyone come with me?" Cassandra asked pleadingly.
"I'll go," Holly said, "Come on, it's important."
"I'll come too," Willow put in, "You helped me in my Kingdom, there's no reason I shouldn't repay you."
"We'll all go," Hru said, "Cassie's right, we can't wait much longer, we should head out as soon as we can."
"If there's a fight aboard, count me in," Tala said.
"Of course me too," Carly said practically, "It'll be cool. A Water Kingdom."
"Water is my strength," Kai said thoughtfully, "I wouldn't miss this one."
"Is that everyone?" Cassandra asked hopefully.
"I suppose I could always sleep later," Max admitted, "I guess I'll tag along."
"And I'm coming of course," Johnny put in. //There's no way I'm letting Carly outta my sight!//
"What about you Kailee?" Kai asked, "Yes or no, sis?"
"I'll come," Kailee said reluctantly, "Only because you're all going and I don't want to be left alone."
"What about you Enrique?" Holly asked, "You're coming right?"
"Yeah..." Enrique said glumly, his mind didn't seem to be in it though, he looked at Carly wistfully as if he wanted to say something to get her to talk to him again, but decided against it.
Suddenly there they all heard a great roar of waves and a loud hissing sound.
"What was that???" Johnny demanded.
"The first sound was waves," Cassandra replied, frowning, "But I'm not sure about the second one, sounded like a snake."
"That's the sound of Fire going out," Ray said, "Oh no, fire going out????!!!! My Kingdom!"
The Guardian quickly navigated the map, "Oh, the Water Kingdom has lost control of its powers and it's attacking the surrounding Kingdoms. Most of them can hold off, but since Fire is a weak against Water...Ray, you must go and help out your Kingdom."
"What about my Kingdom???' Cassandra cried, "He needs to come along and help us!"
"I'm afraid that he is needed more at his own Kingdom Cassandra, and with his great weakness as Water, I doubt Ray will be of much use to you in the Water Kingdom. He's better off supporting his own Kingdom, he won't last very long in yours," the Guardian said firmly, "You will do fine without Ray, he is needed elsewhere."
Willow held on tight to Ray's arm, looking a bit frightened to be going without Ray. Ray squeezed her hand reassuringly in return, "Don't worry, you'll be fine, you're strong."
"I wish you were coming though," Willow whispered.
"While you are in the Water Kingdom, you will be water resistant, like the rest of the inhabitents of that Kingdom," the Guardian told them.
"Water resistant? Cool!" Carly said, "Sounds wicked!"
"You'll stay dry underwater and you'll be able to breath normally as if you're on land," the Guardian said, "It is-" She was interrupted by a loud rumble, from the map, they could see that a typhoon had roused up in the Water Kingdom and was sucking everything up. "There is no time to say anymore, you must go now, beware of what lurks below the waves." She handed Cassandra the Water Card for the map and then struck the air with her staff and all eleven of them (minus Ray) disappeared.
"Bye Willow," Ray said softly, "Be careful." He stood for a second, watching the last trace of them vanish, then he sprinted up to the Vortex Machine and slid into the Fire Vortex to the his Kingdom.
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"I can smell the sea air," Willow said, wrinkling her nose, "And it's very salty."
"Duh!" Holly said, laughing, "It is sea water, isn't it?"
"Wow!" Carly said, "We're on a ship!" She was right, they were on a wooden ship which resembled a pirates' ship, minus the skull flag and with just normal light blue sails. There were two decks to this ship, plus an anchor, a couple of cannons on the sides, and an old-fashioned steering wheel. They were floating in the middle of nowhere, all they could see was the blue sea.
"Wow, I'm steering!" Enrique said excitedly, running over to the wheel.
"No way," Carly said coldly, "I'm too young to die."
Enrique's face fell, he looked really upset and he quietly stepped away from the wheel.
"Carly, don't be so mean to him!" Kailee said, looking at Enrique in dispair, "You hurt his feelings."
"Just repaying the favor," Carly said coolly.
"I told you not to get on her bad side," Johnny muttered to Enrique, "That's a price to pay."
"Who's gonna steer?" Kai asked, "I don't think any of us knows how."
"It can't be that hard," Tala reasoned, stepping up, "I'll give it a whirl."
"NO! Wait!" Hru warned.
But Tala had already gave the wheel a fast turn, making it go round and round fast. The whole ship spun around, tossing everyone off balance. The ship rocked dangerously and it whirled around. "WHOOOOOOOOAAA!!!!!!"
Some people grabbed on to the ship's sides while others slammed into the door to the lower deck, or steerage as some people called it.
"Tala!!!" Hru yelled, grabbing on to the mast as the wind flapped at her face.
Tala steadied himself and grabbed to wheel, pulling it to a sharp stop. The ship stop turning and stayed still silently as the water rippled violently.
"Nice going genius!" Hru said sarcastically, "Not hard, huh?"
Tala blushed, "Sorry guys, I didn't know."
"Not - funny," Carly said, getting up from the stairs, "I think I pulled a muscle."
"That was scary," Kailee whined, "I almost fell overboard!"
"I think I'm getting seasick..." Max muttered, "I didn't mind ferries, they were smooth, but this ship is bumpy and argh..."
"Who's going to steer?" Holly asked again, "We have to decide that."
"Not Tala," Hru said.
"Very funny," Tala said, "I bet if I just tried again I could get it..." But Hru pulled him away before he could reach the wheel.
"No way," Hru said, dragging him off, "Next time you'll yank the steering wheel right off and then we'll be in some serious trouble!"
"I could try," Kai volunteered, "If no one else would."
"I don't think this is the best time for experimenting," Carly pointed out, "Otherwise I'd love to give it a whirl."
"I can do it," Cassandra said, "It's my Kingdom after all and I know exactly where to go." She went to the wheel, "Hold on to something guys, just in case." After everyone braced themselves, Cassandra firmly held the handles in two hands and slowly navigated the ship. The ship rocked at first, wobbly and uncertain, then it set sail smoothly upon the sea, its sails flapping in the cool wind. "Hey, I did it!"
"You're a natural," Holly said, "Guess it come naturally, since it's your Kingdom."
"You steer, I don't think we'll find a better replacement," Willow added, "Where are we going?"
"To the Water Sanctuary," Cassandra replied, "It's underwater, so is the Water Palace, that's so cool, I wonder what they look like. There are underwater cities as well as cities built on small islands on the surfaces. That's wicked!"
"I'm going to take Max down to the lower deck," Kailee told them, "I think he has yet to get used to your steering Cassie. I'll stay down with him."
"Someone with a sharp eye should go up and keep a lookout," Carly said, pointing to the wooden barrel fixed on top of the mast which pirates used to spy on incoming ships, "I would, but I can never stand sitting in one place for too long."
"I will," Holly said, hoisting herself up the ladder and swinging into the barrel, "Cool." She picked up the metal telescope and looked through it, "Wow, I can see for miles, this is so cool."
"Are you all right up there?" Kai called.
"Excellent, it's so pretty up here," Holly replied, "I'm fine!"
"I feel seasick too," Willow muttered beside Cassandra.
"You don't look seasick," Cassandra told her, giving her a quick glance.
"Then why does my stomach feel all weird?" Willow asked.
"You're not seasick, you're lovesick!" Cassandra exclaimed.
"I am NOT!" Willow said crossly, "There's no such thing."
"You just pining for Ray," Cassandra scoffed, "Do something else to take your mind off him. I've gotta concentrate on steering, I hope I don't goof up."
"Can this ship move any faster???" Carly demanded, "We're going about 1 metre per hour!"
"Talk about exaggerating," Johnny said, "This is a ship, not an airplane."
"I've gotta do something," Carly complained, "Let's go see how those cannons work. Come on Johnny." She grabbed his arm and pulled him off.
"Wait for me," Hru said, "Cannons, cool! We should get them ready in case we're attacked."
Tala blinked, "Did you say cannons?" He rushed after them.
Kai was pulling the sails to the direction of the wind, "This is weird. Enrique, can you get the other side?"
"Yeah, sure," Enrique said, straining to control the rope, "Whew!"
"Looks like clear skies all the way," Holly said happily, looking at far as she could with the telescope, "It's so beautiful."
"Don't be so sure," Kai warned, "Storms could come anytime."
"I'll let you guys know if there's anything weird a happening," Holly promised.
"This is cool," Cassandra said, "I thought we'd be swimming the whole time, but we've got our own ship, that's totally wicked!"
Suddenly there was a loud bang and something flew outta their ship and exploded in the water, spraying droplets everywhere and a wisp of gray smoke rose in the air.
Everyone on the upper deck gave a start.
"What was that????" Holly yelled down, "It could've blown a hole in the ship!"
"Sounded like a cannon," Kai replied, looking around for the source.
"We have cannons aboard?" Willow squeaked, "REAL cannons??"
"Who let off that blast???" Cassandra demanded.
Carly appeared from the door, "Sorry guys, we were poking
around the cannons and Tala accidentally lit one and sent it flying out."
"Well, be careful," Holly cautioned, "You could've blown us up!"
"Tell that to Tala!" Carly said, pointing as Tala sheepishly came out on deck, covered in black soot.
Hru couldn't help laughing at him, "You look like you just slid down a chimney!!!"
Johnny followed, grinning, "Well, at least we know how it works now, huh Tala? Good going, pal."
"The pleasure's all mine," Tala muttered, dusting the stubborn black soot off his clothes. Hru, Carly and Johnny all burst out laughing.
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They sailed for a while, enjoying the experience. They passed a few deserted islands which show little sign of life. Sometimes, they saw fish leaping out of the water and Cassandra claimed to have saw a baby dolphin. But they have yet to see anything unusual and there was no sign of trouble...
"Cassie," Holly said, "Something's approaching us." She was peering into her telescope, "I think it's a ship..."
"Another ship??" Cassandra said, "Can you tell if it's friend or foe?"
"I'll try..." Holly called down, squinting into the telescope for a closer look.
"Let me take a look," Kai said, hoisting himself over the barrel. He looked through, "Definitely a ship. There's a flag on it too, but it's still too far to see, but it's definitely heading straight for us."
"Pirates?" Willow asked nervously.
"We can't tell," Holly said, "I hope not.
Cassie, can't you change course a bit so they won't see us?"
Cassandra shook her head, "Can't, we're heading for the Water Sanctuary and I'm already a bit off course."
"Besides," Kai said, squinting, "It's probably spotted us already, I may be wrong, but I think it's picking speed."
Cassandra nervously gripped the steering wheel, "I hope I don't crash."
Carly and Johnny were leaning against the side, trying to see it.
"I can't see anything," Carly complained, "What does it look like??"
"It's like ours," Holly replied, "Except...its sails are black and they have way more cannons...I think. Those black things sticking out are cannons right? Not paddles."
"It's still too far to tell for sure," Kai said, "But I'm willing to bet that they're cannons. It's not changing course, Cassandra, be careful with your steering, you don't want to smash right into this ship, it's bigger than ours."
"I can't stand the tension," Hru said looking jittery, "I want to know what the hell's out there!"
"What's going on?" Kailee asked, "Enrique told us there's another ship heading for us." She came above deck with Max who looked a little better.
"Something's heading for us, sis," Kai said, "Holly, you keep watching, I'm going to go watch Cassandra steer." He boosted himself over and slid down the ladder.
Holly moved the telescope around to various parts of the ship, Kai was right, it was getting much closer now. Then she focused on the black flag waving at the top of the ship. "Guys, guys, it's an enemy ship!!! It has a skull and crossbones on its black flag!!! And it's gaining speed and charging right at us!!!!"
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That's it for today! ~_^ I need time to update my other fics, lol! Hope you liked the chappie, and I know I neglected the mention of Brandon whatsoever and most of you probably expected Kai to remark something about him, but he wasn't mentioned for a reason, I can't mention him through Kai, he'll just have to show up again when they return to Earth. ~_^ Enjoy and review please!
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