Chapter 6

"Yes," said Dad. "He disappeared last night."

The search and rescue man wrote down a note.

"And this is Calvin, again?" He asked.

"Yes." Said Mom. "We have a note of where he went."

"Well," said the S&R guy. "Somebody had reported their missing ship just a few minutes before you turned in your report. It may have just been a coincidence, but you never know."

Mom and Dad exchanged terrified glaces.

"You mean Calvin is REALLY lost out there at sea!" Said Dad, panicking.

"No!" Said S&R. "That's just a theory!"

Dad didn't hear him.

"Oh NO! What if he hits a corral reef? What if he hits the Bermuda Triangle? That place has been known to sink ships with underwater methane spurting out!"

"I SAID IT WAS JUST A THEORY!" Yelled the S&R man.

"Dear," Mom said, trying to remain calm. "Calvin has more of a chance of meeting a sea monster then hitting the Bermuda Triangle." Her voice was still shaky though.

Hobbes raced around ship trying to spot some kind of land.

North: water.

South: more water.

East: lots more water.

West: in other words; nothing but the wet stuff.

What was Calvin doing during all this? Well as far as I know, he was still standing there babbling that meaningless phrase: "Su. Su. Su. Su..."

At last he had to knock it off, and attempted to find land with Hobbes.

No such luck there.

"Well," said Hobbes. "This is the end."

"What about all the food, water, and entertainment systems we have back in that mansion of a ship?" Asked Calvin.

"I stand corrected." Said Hobbes.

Calvin and Hobbes had the times of their lives that day.

They watched TV, ate pizza, made loud noises in the library, and really just did whatever they wanted.

But it all ended that night... (8:00 PM)

"Wow, buddy, this is the life." Calvin said. "No parents to boss us around, big screen TVs and an endless supply of food. We could live out here!"

Hobbes couldn't answer, his mouth was to stuffed with tuna.

Just then the ship rocked to one side. Calvin's empty pizza box slid away from him.

"What the heck was that?" Asked Hobbes, swallowing his food.

"Let's go check it out!" Said Calvin. They walked outside.

They saw... a whole bunch of water and a blanket of stars.

"I don't see anything." Said Hobbes.

For a while they just stood there, looking up at the stars.

"They go for miles." Hobbes commented.

"Yes." Agreed Calvin. "I could watch them all night."

Calvin didn't get the chance to, because just then, something bumped into the ship, causing it to rock to one side.

"WHAT IS THAT!" Calvin screamed.

Calvin's answer was another huge BUMP, that caused Calvin and Hobbes to shoot straight up into the air.

When they landed, the water all around them was beginning to boil and bubble.

Calvin and Hobbes exchanged terrified glances. As a huge head emerged from the water.

Description: A grey three foot long head (including the snout), bloodshot eyes, large knife sharp teeth sticking out of it's fifteen inch long mouth.

It's head sunk back into the water.

Calvin and Hobbes' eyes were fixed on the spot.

Just then, right behind them, two giant hands (Yes it had hands) with three, black, one foot long claws grabbed hold of the side of the ship making it tilt.

Calvin and Hobbes spun around in petrified terror as the huge sea monster slowly rose from the ocean.

Its long neck bent in such a way that it was able to look straight down into the whites of Calvin's terrified eyes.

Calvin would have guessed it was, oh, eight to nine hundred feet long. Or mile long. Who cares? It was big, that's the point. It would have made the Empire State Building look like a stubby house.

There was a long moment of silence.

The sea monster glared down at them, and Calvin and Hobbes stood, transfixed, staring up at the sea monster with wide terror filled eyes.

Then, the monster drew it's head back, then threw it forward in a terrible shrill screech!

Calvin and Hobbes held their ears until the monster had finished.

Then one of them screamed, "RU–U-U-U-U-UNNNN!"

Calvin and Hobbes virtually flew away, the sea monster stared after them with hungry eyes.

Calvin and Hobbes dove into the captain's cabin.

There they found the steering wheel, and bunch of switches.

The sea monster screeched again, as Calvin switched the propellers on.

Slowly, the ship started to move away from the sea monster.

"Faster!" Hobbes shouted, as the sea monster began after them.

Calvin had the propellers going as fast as they'd go, the ship was going fast, now, but the sea monster was gaining.

With a huge CHOMP, the beast tore the roof off the captain's cabin.

It swallowed it in one gulp.

"Calvin, can't you make this piece of junk go faster!" Hobbes cried.

Calvin didn't dare look behind him.

He was going as fast as a slow airplane, now, and he didn't have any intentions on going any faster.

The sea monster stretched it's neck out again, and took another snap at the ship.

This time, though, he just scrapped the side with his teeth.

Hobbes dove outside of the cabin, and made a run for the other side of the ship.

The monster lunged for P.T. Calvin again.

This time he was aiming for Calvin, himself.

"AAAAAAAAAAAUUUGGGHH!" Calvin screamed, as the Monster tore half of the cabin away.

Meanwhile, Hobbes was at the front of the ship, as far away from the sea monster as he could...

"Hmmmmm." Hobbes thought. "It just me or is the ship slowing down?... OH NO!!"

Calvin racing up to Hobbes.

"He just ate the propeller off!" He screamed.

"But, then... the ship should still be going fast!" Said Hobbes. "What's happening!"

"That." Calvin squeaked, pointing behind Hobbes.

Hobbes slowly turned around.

Two, huge, tentacles with two, giant, red claws on the ends were holding onto the ship.

"That's a smart sea monster." Commented Hobbes.

Then, the ship began to tilt to one side.

Calvin and Hobbes spun around, again.

The sea Monster let out a screech, as it continued at its attempt to climb onto the ship to get at the small boy and tiger.

Calvin and Hobbes screamed, again.

The Monster's neck lunged for Calvin and Hobbes, but... Just then...

Swing123: Yaaahhh! Cliff Hanger! Something's gonna happen! But what? Don't kill me for leaving it off like this. The next chapter will be here soon.