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Chapter 3

The next morning William and the others departed. They ate berries and nuts as they made their way through the woods to the shore. When they arrived at the boat. It wasn’t just a boat, but a ship!

“Do you know how to sail?” Mckayla asked William.

“How hard could it be?” he replied.

A loud Boom sounded and a single drop of rain hit the deck, and with a WOOSH it was pouring down rain.

They all ran up the ramp and onto the ship. Susan assisted Anna and Mckayla below deck. “It’s warmer and safer down here.” She said. She rushed back on deck. Huge waves hit the side of the deck as they sailed further out to sea.

“How long is it across the ocean, Will?” questioned Jordan .

“I don’t know.” William said. “Just keep pulling on those ropes.”

Hours crept by and soon they were leagues away from shore. A huge wave swept over the side of the ship and knocked Susan into the mast. She stood a little dazed; she looked up at the sail. It was stuck! He gathered up her courage as she climbed up the mast and into the crows nest. Susan reached across and untangled the sail. The impact knocked her off the crows nest and into the churning water below. William heard the splash and looked over the side of the ship. “Susan!” he shouted. He threw off his sword and scabbard and dove into the violent sea. To his surprise the water was calmer below than above. He rose quickly and filled his lungs with air and resumed looking for Susan he used both his arms and his legs to swim faster. A blurry shape moved by him, who knows what sort of things live here, he thought. He squinted hard, he saw a girl- Susan! It was her! He swam over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to the surface. “ Jordan let down a rope! Hurry!”

Suddenly he felt a hard tug and Susan slipped out of his grasp. He took another breath and pushed himself underwater. He watched in terror as Susan sank to the bottom. As if she was being pulled by an unseen hand. He kicked harder until he was nearly atop his sister, he repeated himself as he put an arm around her again. He tried desperately to drag her to the surface but failed. The invisible hand had a tight grip on her. He looked back towered the bottom and what he saw scared him half to death. It was a siren!

From waist up she was human but waist down she had a long shimmering tail. She had long red hair and bright blue eyes. She was one of the most beautiful girls he had ever seen- that is until she hissed releasing a fizz of bubbles. That snapped her out of the trance. William kicked hard trying to get away from her. He used his free hand to swim harder. He smashed her jaw with his leg. She released Susan and swam to the ocean floor. He swam harder until he broke the surface. He gasped filling his lungs with air. Rain pelted on his head.

“ Jordan !” He yelled. “Where’s the rope?”

“I’m looking for it!”

Soon a line was thrown down and William tied it to Susan. Jordan heaved her up and William followed. He rushed to his lifeless sister. He felt her wrist- no pulse. He flipped her over and began pushing on her abdomen.

Susan coughed and spat saltwater onto the deck. “Will?” she asked?

“Oh, thank God you’re alright!”

She reached up and touched her head tenderly. “What happened?”

Jordan rolled his eyes. “You fell overboard.”

Susan frowned, “I don’t remember?”

William sighed, “Why don’t you go below deck for a while.”

Susan stood up and walked across the deck to the stair way. Unaware of the danger growing below the ship.

As soon as Susan descended down the stairs she felt an icy chill. She wondered if this was because she had been in warm water then exposed to cold air. She sighed and her breath froze. Susan looked around, she saw her sisters asleep in hammocks that hung from the ceiling she walked to the nearest one and nearly tripped over a lantern. She lit it and hung it on a metal spike. She slipped off her shoes and laid down. She closed her eyes and yawned. Everything was so peaceful. The ship jerked to a stop throwing her forward.

Mckayla and Anna both woke startled.

“What was that?” Mckayla asked.

Anna grabbed her bow and fitted an arrow to it. She glanced around… nothing.

“Girls, there’s something up here.” Jordan called.

They grabbed their weapons and hurried up on deck. The rain had stopped. Mckayla walked across the deck and looked over the side of the ship. The water started to bubble and churn and the smell of long dead fish was in the air.

Out of the water shot a long, slimy, green sea serpent. Its body was as thick as a man. The serpent looked around the deck for the easiest prey. It saw Mckayla; bearing his teeth it spat an orange liquid at her. Her feet were stuck! She couldn’t move!

The monster lunged

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