hey y'all!!! i finally got my laptop back, so that means i can update sooner!!!!!!! anywho, here's chapter 7. hope you enjoy, and don't forget to review! abd by the way, i'm not sure how accurate my kraken information is. i found it on Wikipedia.

"a kraken!? oh snap!" i yelled. i'd heard about krakens before, and they didn't seen like the kind of creature to be messed with. "what are we going to do?!" i didn't mean to, but i was sort of having a panic attack. i wasn't used to stuff like this other then watching it on tv. "which is a lot safer!" i thought.

"we need to go somewhere safe so we can figure out a plan" Drew siad.

"we'll go to the palace dungeon" Ulraj said. "not the most pleasant part of Kumari Kamdam, but it's the safest place to go". we didn't need to be told twice. we followed Ulraj to the palace, which wasn't easy since the kraken kept slamming into the protective bubble that surrounded Kumari. that made it hard to run because we were knocked off balance with each blow, and i kept knocking into Zak, which was getting really annoying. once we got to the dungeon, which was empty except for us, Doc and Drew immediately started trying to figure out how to stop the kraken. i felt out of place all of a sudden, since i had no idea how i could possibly help the situation.

"ok, so what do we know about that squid thing?" Doyle asked.

"it's called a kraken" Doc explained. "they're most famous for reportedly attacking sailors ships back in the 1700s. they usually aren't very aggressive, and many people believe that they're only giant squids, and not anything dangerous".

"that one seems dangerous to me" Zak said.

"what're we going to do?" i asked.

"maybe i could try my powers. i'm sure i can communicate with it" Zak said confidently.

Drew shook her head. "i don't know Zak, this kraken seems very upset, and animals can be dangerous when emotionally unstable".

"can't we just kill it?" i said, finally daring to say something.

"no, that'd be foolish" Doc said. i sighed.

"just a suggestion" i thought.

"what if Lina went with me?" Zak was saying. i looked at him.

"went where?"

"went with me to try to communicate with the kraken". he turned to Drew. "please mom? i wouldn't be going alone". Drew looked skeptical.

"i will go as well" Ulraj said. he'd been surprisingly quiet the whole time.

Drew sighed. "ok, get going. but if anything goes wrong, you three come back here, understand?" we nodded and Zak, Ulraj, and i ran back out into the streets of Kumari, which was total chaos. people, or rather, fish people, were running around screaming, hiding under or behind anything they could find.

"ok, so what's the plan?" i asked. Zak looked at me.

"uh, plan... right".

i frowned. "you don't have a plan do you?"

"nope".

i rolled my eyes. just then, one of the kraken's tentacles smashed through the dome. i screamed when the tentacle came right at me. i'd never screamed so hard in my life as it wrapped around my leg.

"Lina!" Zak and Ulraj yelled. I felt like I was on a roller coaster as I was lifted into the air.

"oh man, can this get any worse?!" I thought. I felt sick as the kraken lifted me over it's mouth. "so this is how it ends?!" I yelled. Suddenly, the kraken stopped.

"hey, easy! It's ok". I felt my heart beat faster. That was Zak's voice!

"Zak?!" I yelled.

"easy kraken, you don't want to hurt her" Zak said. I looked at the kraken and noticed that its eyes were glowing an orange yellow color.

"Zak's powers!" I thought. "he must be getting through to it".

"just put her down, and it'll be ok. No one wants to hurt you" Zak continued, and it seemed to be working. The kraken started to slowly lower me to the ground, but at that moment something hit the kraken's tentacle, causing it to drop me. I screamed as I fell, and I landed on… something. "ow" I moaned, looking around.

"Lina!" Zak ran over to me. "Lina, are you all right?"

I nodded. "yeah, I'm ok. Where's Ulraj?"

"um, down here".

I gasped and looked down. The thing I'd landed on was Ulraj! "oops, sorry!" I shot to my feet and blushed. "sorry Ulraj" I mumbled. He got up and looked at me.

"it is all right". he smiled a little. "I didn't mind".

I couldn't help it; I giggled. "that was strangely flattering" I thought, smiling. But then I remembered what had happened.

"Zak, you saved me!" I cried, hugging him. He blushed.

"uh, it was no problem Lina".

I pulled away and smiled. "ok, so what do we do about the kraken?"

Zak looked around. "uh…"

"hey guys, need any help?" we all looked up and saw Doyle flying above us with his jetpack.

"Doyle!" I cried, blushing. He landed beside us.

"so what's the plan?" he asked.

"we don't have one!" I cried, starting to feel worried again.

"look!" Ulraj said pointing. We all looked and saw that the kraken was swimming away.

"well that's weird". I mumbled. We all ran up to the glass and looked out, but the kraken was already gone.

"well maybe it's gone for good" Ulraj said.

I nodded. "yeah, hopefully". As we made our way back to the palace to get the others, Ulraj turned to me.

"perhaps we will meet again sometime Lina" he said. I smiled.

"yeah, maybe we will".

Zak glared at Ulraj and grabbed my hand. "well it's been fun, but we really should be going. Come on Lina". I sighed and followed after Zak. Once we got back to the dungeon, we all headed back to the airship. Once we got to the surface, I was relieved. After all, I'd always hated the water. Well, deep water anyway. When we got to the airship, I went into my room. Drew and I had renovated one of the rooms on the airship into a room fro me. I smiled as I sat on the edge of my bed.

"this place is almost like a second house" I thought.

Zak came over to me just then. "I sure am glad that kraken's taken care of" I said.

He nodded. "yeah, me too. So…" I looked at the floor.

"so…" we sat in silence for a few minutes. We looked at eachother, and I felt my face heating up. We slowly leaned toward eachother. Closer, closer…

"Zak!" we both jumped, and I fell off the bed onto the floor. I groaned and sat up, looking toward the doorway.

Zak gasped. "Wadi?!"

GASP, Wadi's there?! how'd she get there in the first place?! i wonder if she and Lina will get along? lol, as if we don't know the answer to that one already! anywho, hope y'all liked that, and please review! reviews are what make the world go round(not really). but seriously, review please!!

-FreddysNightmare1984