could meet his gaze and he said, “That is awhile away. It won’t come any sooner or later. I am stronger than you think, as well. I will be okay as long as you are.”
“Okay guys, I am scared out of my mind. I don’t think this is a good idea. We almost got caught, and we are just all standing here with our thumbs up our asses!” Olivia squealed.
I apologized and then I heard Jack yell, “Hey guys, when you are all done having a mid-life crisis, I found the cages where the water creatures are kept. We need to find a way through it, because that is the only way through the water without having to swim!”
We exchanged looks and walked over to where Jack stood. He faced a gate that was locked. The length of the gate crossed the waters standing tall like a bridge.
Mason looked at me, “I will prove it to you.”
He walked over to the lock and tensed every muscle in his body. With a growl he released his held back fist and made a crashing noise as he hit the lock. The lock dropped to the ground in a million pieces and I looked at him in utter shock. I exclaimed, “That was amazing!”
“I know,” he said back with a cocky demeanor.
We approached the opening and I looked down to see what we would be walking on. Below our feet I seen creatures swim, squirm, and crawl around. They were none of what I had ever seen before. Some looked violent, others looked scared.
I looked at Jack and asked, “What is this?”
He explained, “They trap the creatures in these cages. It is easier for them to keep track of them and stop them from drinking more of the liquid onyx Waterfall.”
“That is horrible; I can’t stand to see this happen. They deserve to be free,” I complained.
“Is that all they do?” Olivia questioned.
“No,” Jack answered. He looked down and stated, “They are used for experimentation as well.”
“They need freed,” Olivia agreed with me.
I looked at Mason trying to share the grief in my heart with my eyes. He looked at me with his big green eyes and nodded. I tried to muster a smile, but looking at the creatures saddened me.
“How?” Mason asked.
“That is something we need to think out, first,” Jack answered.
“Are they all like this?” I asked.
“In cages, yes. But only in the habitat in which they were captured,” Jack said.
“The cages don’t seem to strong, let’s just bust them out through the top,” Olivia suggested.
Jack sighed, “They have to be released in the water. If we trap them on this bridge, they could attack. This means we have to go take a swim.”
“Okay. We can do that,” I enthusiastically exclaimed.
Chapter Nine
I stomped on the cages to test the sturdiness. They rocked and swayed beneath my feet, but did not budge. I stared at the ripples of water, as my foot splashed against its flat surface once more, to see it instantly bounce back to its original form. My reflection stared back at me. Despite my glowing red hair and big blue eyes, I knew how I felt.
“I know what it is like to be trapped, and I promise I will set you little guys free,” I told the creatures cowering below my feet.
I felt a soft hand press against my shoulder and knew it had to be Olivia. I looked up and she smiled, “We all will.”
I asked Jack, “Where in the water would be a way to free
“Okay guys, I am scared out of my mind. I don’t think this is a good idea. We almost got caught, and we are just all standing here with our thumbs up our asses!” Olivia squealed.
I apologized and then I heard Jack yell, “Hey guys, when you are all done having a mid-life crisis, I found the cages where the water creatures are kept. We need to find a way through it, because that is the only way through the water without having to swim!”
We exchanged looks and walked over to where Jack stood. He faced a gate that was locked. The length of the gate crossed the waters standing tall like a bridge.
Mason looked at me, “I will prove it to you.”
He walked over to the lock and tensed every muscle in his body. With a growl he released his held back fist and made a crashing noise as he hit the lock. The lock dropped to the ground in a million pieces and I looked at him in utter shock. I exclaimed, “That was amazing!”
“I know,” he said back with a cocky demeanor.
We approached the opening and I looked down to see what we would be walking on. Below our feet I seen creatures swim, squirm, and crawl around. They were none of what I had ever seen before. Some looked violent, others looked scared.
I looked at Jack and asked, “What is this?”
He explained, “They trap the creatures in these cages. It is easier for them to keep track of them and stop them from drinking more of the liquid onyx Waterfall.”
“That is horrible; I can’t stand to see this happen. They deserve to be free,” I complained.
“Is that all they do?” Olivia questioned.
“No,” Jack answered. He looked down and stated, “They are used for experimentation as well.”
“They need freed,” Olivia agreed with me.
I looked at Mason trying to share the grief in my heart with my eyes. He looked at me with his big green eyes and nodded. I tried to muster a smile, but looking at the creatures saddened me.
“How?” Mason asked.
“That is something we need to think out, first,” Jack answered.
“Are they all like this?” I asked.
“In cages, yes. But only in the habitat in which they were captured,” Jack said.
“The cages don’t seem to strong, let’s just bust them out through the top,” Olivia suggested.
Jack sighed, “They have to be released in the water. If we trap them on this bridge, they could attack. This means we have to go take a swim.”
“Okay. We can do that,” I enthusiastically exclaimed.
Chapter Nine
I stomped on the cages to test the sturdiness. They rocked and swayed beneath my feet, but did not budge. I stared at the ripples of water, as my foot splashed against its flat surface once more, to see it instantly bounce back to its original form. My reflection stared back at me. Despite my glowing red hair and big blue eyes, I knew how I felt.
“I know what it is like to be trapped, and I promise I will set you little guys free,” I told the creatures cowering below my feet.
I felt a soft hand press against my shoulder and knew it had to be Olivia. I looked up and she smiled, “We all will.”
I asked Jack, “Where in the water would be a way to free
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