Chapter three: Storm
Usagi looked at the upcoming storm as she could feel the boat thunder to it. All of a sudden her bad vibe kicked in again. Something bad was going to happen, she knew it to and she couldn't stop it. Usagi turned to her family and spoke in a normal tone voice.
"Why don't we head inside? That looks like a pretty bad storm. I personally don't want to get wet." The agreed and they headed for their rooms. Her parents went to bed feeling exhausted from the long day and she and Sammy went into their room to watch some movies. As they entered their room, Usagi could feel the boat rock just a little, but it was barely noticeable. As soon as they were in their room, Sammy popped in a horror film and jumped into his bed. Usagi then realized that she had forgotten her book on deck and she told Sammy that she was going to get it and would be back in about ten minutes. He nodded and went back to the movie.
Usagi headed out the door and closed it behind her. Again she felt the boat rock softly and she gotten a funny feeling that the boat was rocking more than it was letting on. She headed upstairs and onto the deck. When on deck she looked out and saw that the waves were fierce and was rocking the Liner badly. She covered her eyes with her hand from the rain and ran in the direction that she had left her book. She ran as fast as she could with out slipping on the hard wooden floor. She spotted the chair and saw her book lying in it. She ran to the chair and grabbed the book, but with in that instant the cruise liner gave a large lurch from and on coming hurricane. The water poured onto the deck and caught her up into it taking her off the liner. Usagi screamed as she fell down into the water. She was pushed back up to the surface by the currents and she turned and saw the liner be struck by lightning and go up in flames fast. She screamed but her mouth filled with water as she was drug under again. She tried to swim to the surface as hard as she could, but the currents took her further away.
She finally came up to the surface and gasped for air. She seen the cruise liner start to sink and she could here the screams of the passengers aboard the great boat. Usagi's eyes filled with tears that streamed down her face as it mixed with salt water and rain. She watched in horror as the ship went down under the water. Soon dead bodies floated up to the surface and then went down again as the water currents from the liner sucked them under. Usagi went under as well, but she swam as hard as she could to the surface, she swam hard against the currents. Her eyes were stinging from the salt water but she knew she had to get to he surface. She was losing her breath quickly and it was getting harder see and moved. The currents force stopped a little while later and Usagi was able to get to the surface and breath. Some bodies as well made it to the top.
Usagi swam to them looking for her family. She moved among the bodies in scarce, hard movements trying to move bodies out of her way as she searched in fear for her family. She was scared to even think they might be dead. She gasped as she came upon a body she didn't want to see. The little boy she had given her autograph to. In his hand she could see a piece of paper tightly scrunched. She knew it was her autograph and Usagi turned away crying harder. She swam away in shock toward the middle of all the bodies. She didn't have to search long as she found her mother holding onto Sammy's hand. She touched her mother's face. Once her finger's touch her mother's delicate skin she wiped her hand away and spun around in tears. Her mother and brother were gone. She couldn't find her father; she figured he was sucked down with hundreds of other bodies as well. She couldn't stay awake any longer; she had to find something to lie on and fall asleep. She turned in many circles until she saw a table no too far off. She swam fast to it and when she reached it she climbed on with difficulty, but finally made it on top. Usagi lay on top crying silent tears.
She was scared and alone and she didn't know what to do. She had just lost her friends and saw the little boy that she had given her autograph to. Usagi then heard bubble pop on the surface of the water and she leaned over the edge of the water and saw the dark form of a human body coming from below. The body wasn't swimming it was just floating up. It then immerged from the water with a big splash and it scared her. She fell off the table and into the water again. She quickly regained her senses and clambered onto the table again and looked at the body. It was her father. She turned her head away and shut her eyes tightly. She began to cry again and her tears stung as it was rinsing out the salt water from her eyes.
She soon fell into a nightmare filled sleep as her mind relived this night over and over. She knew it was going to be a long journey to survive, but who's to say she will.
Usagi looked at the upcoming storm as she could feel the boat thunder to it. All of a sudden her bad vibe kicked in again. Something bad was going to happen, she knew it to and she couldn't stop it. Usagi turned to her family and spoke in a normal tone voice.
"Why don't we head inside? That looks like a pretty bad storm. I personally don't want to get wet." The agreed and they headed for their rooms. Her parents went to bed feeling exhausted from the long day and she and Sammy went into their room to watch some movies. As they entered their room, Usagi could feel the boat rock just a little, but it was barely noticeable. As soon as they were in their room, Sammy popped in a horror film and jumped into his bed. Usagi then realized that she had forgotten her book on deck and she told Sammy that she was going to get it and would be back in about ten minutes. He nodded and went back to the movie.
Usagi headed out the door and closed it behind her. Again she felt the boat rock softly and she gotten a funny feeling that the boat was rocking more than it was letting on. She headed upstairs and onto the deck. When on deck she looked out and saw that the waves were fierce and was rocking the Liner badly. She covered her eyes with her hand from the rain and ran in the direction that she had left her book. She ran as fast as she could with out slipping on the hard wooden floor. She spotted the chair and saw her book lying in it. She ran to the chair and grabbed the book, but with in that instant the cruise liner gave a large lurch from and on coming hurricane. The water poured onto the deck and caught her up into it taking her off the liner. Usagi screamed as she fell down into the water. She was pushed back up to the surface by the currents and she turned and saw the liner be struck by lightning and go up in flames fast. She screamed but her mouth filled with water as she was drug under again. She tried to swim to the surface as hard as she could, but the currents took her further away.
She finally came up to the surface and gasped for air. She seen the cruise liner start to sink and she could here the screams of the passengers aboard the great boat. Usagi's eyes filled with tears that streamed down her face as it mixed with salt water and rain. She watched in horror as the ship went down under the water. Soon dead bodies floated up to the surface and then went down again as the water currents from the liner sucked them under. Usagi went under as well, but she swam as hard as she could to the surface, she swam hard against the currents. Her eyes were stinging from the salt water but she knew she had to get to he surface. She was losing her breath quickly and it was getting harder see and moved. The currents force stopped a little while later and Usagi was able to get to the surface and breath. Some bodies as well made it to the top.
Usagi swam to them looking for her family. She moved among the bodies in scarce, hard movements trying to move bodies out of her way as she searched in fear for her family. She was scared to even think they might be dead. She gasped as she came upon a body she didn't want to see. The little boy she had given her autograph to. In his hand she could see a piece of paper tightly scrunched. She knew it was her autograph and Usagi turned away crying harder. She swam away in shock toward the middle of all the bodies. She didn't have to search long as she found her mother holding onto Sammy's hand. She touched her mother's face. Once her finger's touch her mother's delicate skin she wiped her hand away and spun around in tears. Her mother and brother were gone. She couldn't find her father; she figured he was sucked down with hundreds of other bodies as well. She couldn't stay awake any longer; she had to find something to lie on and fall asleep. She turned in many circles until she saw a table no too far off. She swam fast to it and when she reached it she climbed on with difficulty, but finally made it on top. Usagi lay on top crying silent tears.
She was scared and alone and she didn't know what to do. She had just lost her friends and saw the little boy that she had given her autograph to. Usagi then heard bubble pop on the surface of the water and she leaned over the edge of the water and saw the dark form of a human body coming from below. The body wasn't swimming it was just floating up. It then immerged from the water with a big splash and it scared her. She fell off the table and into the water again. She quickly regained her senses and clambered onto the table again and looked at the body. It was her father. She turned her head away and shut her eyes tightly. She began to cry again and her tears stung as it was rinsing out the salt water from her eyes.
She soon fell into a nightmare filled sleep as her mind relived this night over and over. She knew it was going to be a long journey to survive, but who's to say she will.