Chapter #2 Water Attack

Sally's point of view

That afternoon, I came out of my room feeling a little light-headed. I knew it was from being in my room for most of the day but I didn't care. I didn't want to talk to anyone while I was interpreting the dream. I just finished a few minutes ago and decide to go and get some air. I just made it down to the ground floor when.

"Sally, there you are."

I stopped dead in my tracks. I knew that voice anywhere. I slowly turned around to face a man with black greying hair, reddish-brown eyes, clad in a black business suit complete with black leather shoes. Cletis Cyril.

I looked at him for a few seconds. He's been here for two days and I couldn't understand why he's dressed like he's going to a meeting for something.

"Something you want?" Was all I could say.

"Yes." he said. "To know where have you been. We hadn't seen you all day."

"We?"

"The other guests."

"Oh, I was in my room." I said. "Where is everyone?"

"Your parents just stepped out a few minutes ago." Cletis said.

"I meant where are the other guests."

"Oh, they're in the living room. But the young ones went out for a swim. They were about to ask you to come but they didn't know where you were."

I should've guessed. No one but my family is allow on the third floor.

"You know." I said. "I'm going out for a swim too. I'll be in my room if you need me."

I ran up the stairs before Cletis could say anything. Once I was in my room, I closed and locked the door behind me. That was too close. I thought as I went to my dresser and pulled out my black bathing suit with purple and blue ribbon sewn around the waist and a netted white tie up skirt. Once I changed into my bathing suit, I reached for a bottle of suntan lotion and applied it all over me. I never liked getting a tan. Once I got my towel, my glasses case and my swimming goggles. I unlocked the door and looked down to see no one was there. Cletis was gone. I sighed with relief. I didn't want to deal with him again right now. I quickly went down the stairs, through the dining room and office and out the door.

Once I was outside, I slowed down and walked down the stairs to the driveway. I was glad to be out of the house. Normally I'm not like this with any guest that stayed at the Raspberry House. But there was some thing about that man that bothers me. I wish I knew what though. For now, all I want to do is go for a long swim with Kylie, Garrett and the others at Lake Spirit.

Lake Spirit is one of the biggest lakes on Spirit Isle and the first to be created by the First Ones. Four spirits who created Spirit Isle seven thousand years ago. Everyone, including me, believes it's a myth, a bedtime story. Anyway, I walked down the driveway, across the road to the beach. Garrett and Edurado were in the water, while Roland and Kylie were lying on the sand catching some rays. They looked up when I set my towel and stuff down beside them.

"Hey, Sally." Roland greeted. "Decided to join us?"

"Where have you been?" Kylie asked.

"I've been in my room all morning." I replied as I took off my glasses and put them in the glasses case.

"You know you've been spending a lot time up there." Roland said. "Is something wrong?"

I put on my goggles. "No, nothing's wrong." I told him. "Nothing supernatural if that's what you mean."

You wouldn't believe how quickly that change when I stepped into the water. I just put my foot in when I started to get dizzy and I saw images of myself being dragged into the lake by snake made of water. Just like in my dream. I blinked and shook my head lightly. I looked around to make sure no one noticed anything wrong. Which to my surprise, they didn't. They just swam and laid in the sun like nothing happened. Weird. I thought as I into the lake. All I wanted to do was swim and think about nothing else right now and I mean nothing.

We swam and had fun until around 7:00pm, when the sun started to set and dark clouds started to cover the sky.

"Hey, watch it!" Kylie snapped as Edaurdo splashed her from behind.

We laughed when Garrett held the brown-haired Ghostbuster under the water for a minute. When Edaurdo surfaced, he scowled.

"Well, he asked for it." I thought as I saw Edaurdo turn red.

We were about head inside when we heard a loud rumbling noise.

"Hey, what was that?" Garrett wondered once he surfaced.

"Beats me." Roland said.

I shrugged. Then I noticed the water was starting to bubble. Bubble like it was...being heat inside a cauldron over a fire. Oh no, this is just like my dream, only without the snakes made of water. Then a huge water pillar shot out of the lake and rose five stories high. We watched as it writhed and turned into a snake-like creature. I spoke too soon.

"What that heck is that?" Edaurdo asked.

"Whatever it is." Kylie said. "It's about to come towards us."

She was right. The water-made snake roared and attacked. It missed the Ghostbusters by an inch and hit the water next to the raft I was standing on. Causing huge waves to knock it about and me to lose my balance and fall backwards. I expected to fall flat on my butt when I felt two strong arms reach out and grabbed my arms. I looked up to Edaurdo looking at me.

"Thanks." I said.

"No problem." he said as he helped me up.

"Guys, look out!" Garrett yelled.

Four water snakes rose six stories high around the raft and looked down us me and Edaurdo.

"Jump off the raft." I ordered.

"What? Sally."

"Just go." I pushed Edaurdo into the lake as the water-made beasts came down. Trapping me under in gallons of water. I tried to get up but I couldn't move. The water was too strong. It pinned me to the middle of the raft like a huge hand holding down a bug before sticking a pin into it.

I knew I had to do something. I closed my eyes and focused on becoming nothing but air. Cold, freezing winter air. Being able to turn myself into one of the four elements is one of my specialties. I suddenly felt lighter then usual and the water around me started to freeze. I watched as the water become hard and it became hard to move. I expected this, so I now focused on me becoming nothing but fire. Hot, wild and giver of light and warmth. I concentrated until I felt my body temperature raise and the ice around me starting to hiss and crack. I concentrated harder and I felt the ice explode into smaller pieces. I jumped out and landed in the water. Turning back to my normal appearance as I did.

I surfaced a few minutes later to see four Ghostbusters staring at me in shock.

"What?" I said. "I'm a Witch."

Then three more water monsters appeared next to the raft and the ice blocks I made and roared.

"Lets get out of here." Kylie shouted.

We swam as fast as we could to land. It wasn't easy since the water snakes were faster then we were. Kylie and Eduardo made to land first. Roland had to carry Garrett up since he can't walk and I was last to set foot on the beach. Before we could relax, I felt something grab me around my ankle and pull me towards the water.

"Sally!" Roland yelled as he grabbed my hand.

I held on as Kylie and Eduardo joined in to help but it wasn't working. The harder they pull, the harder the water snakes pull. I have to do something. I was't sure if I could turn certain parts of my body into the elements. Only one way to find out. I closed my eyes and focused on my trapped leg to become cold air. Then, I felt my leg become light and freezing cold, just like I did back on the raft. I looked down to see the water holding me starting to freeze and become solid. I kicked and pulled my leg free, causing us to land on the sand in a heap.

"Guys, are you ok?" Garrett as he crawled towards us.

"We're fine." Edaurdo said, pushing me off his legs.

Once we untangled ourselves. Everyone turned to me. Uh oh, I know what this about.

"Sally, what did you do back on the raft?" Garrett asked. "First you trapped on the raft, then it froze and then you were a fireball."

"I used my powers to escape." I said. "By turning myself into fire and air."

"How can..."

Edaurdo was interrupted by the thunder and it started to rain.

"I'll explain later." I said. "Lets get inside."

We gathered our things and ran back to the Raspberry House. Once we were inside, I looked out the window to see the lake was calm again. Like nothing happened. What happened out there? What attacked us? And why those things go after me?

Who knows.

Right now, I just want to take a hot shower and go to bed. I turned from the window and walked out of the office.