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his breath. "The current is wicked. The cave is directly below the falls. Unless I stay low, it could pull me in and roll me. I'd be out of the game before I got close enough to see inside . The force of the water is just too great."
“We have to divert the flow." Sarah frowned, glancing up at the water tumbling over the cliff.
“That's impossible." Jack sighed, "There's too much water."
"We need to slow it down, Just enough to allow Jack access to the cave. " Sarah explained, "Something temporary."
"Then what? " Hopper stared into the water shaking his head . "If whatever it is
isn't right inside the entrance, whoever went in would drown searching for it."
"He's right, Sarah. It took everything I had just to get a look at the entrance."
Jack agreed. "Our friendly psychologist is making this too hard."
"No, we're just not looking at it from the right perspective." Nicole corrected,
coming forward . "What the Sorceress said earlier makes more sense. We need diving equipment."
"That's easy, just tell me where the nearest dive shop is and I just skip right down
there in a jiffy. " Jack snapped at her.
"I've got a better idea." It was Nicole's turn to flash the brilliant smile. "Sarah
and Hopper you work on the falls . Jack, come with me."
Chapter Five
"One more boulder and we're finished," Sarah hollered from the edge of the cliff.
“My back is killing me!" Hopper growled as he chose another massive rock and
lifted it onto his broad, hairy shoulders then started up the steep hill.
“I'll give you a massage before we go to bed ” Sarah smiled at her large,
disfigured boyfriend.
"Bed, huh that'd be a neat trick." Hopper grumbled under his breath dropping the last boulder on top of the flowing water completing a partial barrier across one side of the spillway.
"Don't think of this as camping along a river bed. Think of that nice soft cot back
in the ballroom. " Sarah waited for him to reach her then dug into his massive shoulders with her knuckles and began kneading the tension away from his muscular back.
"Just how comfortable do you expect those cots to be, Sarah?" Hopper chuckled
as he began to relax under her soft touch.
A shout from below drew their attention as Jack and Nicole appeared at the edge
of the woods, carrying a food satchel . The pair headed for the base of the rocks to
examine Sarah and Hopper's handiwork. The pair had succeeded in diverting nearly half of the rushing water away from the entrance to the cave. What spilled over was much more violent but the brunt of the force was to one side.
"Perfect!" Nicole shouted up to them.
"It looks great, but will it hold?" Jack
“It'll serve our purposes. " Hopper, jumped down from a large boulder then turned and gently lifted Sarah down beside him.
"What's that?" Sarah asked, reaching for the satchel.
"Fairyland's first air tank. " Jack answered, winking at Nicole.
"We lined it with pine tar. Hopefully it will hold as long as your dam. " Nicole Handed it to Sarah . "We were just about to test it." Moving to the edge of the pond, Sarah handed Jack the satchel. He blew it up like a large leather balloon and shoved it under the surface. After a few seconds a few bubbles appeared.
"Okay so it's not perfect. But I think it should last long enough to give me the air I need to check out the cave." Jack pulled the satchel from the water and emptied the small trickle of water from the bag. “A little more tar and it will be perfect.”
“I'm not so sure this is a good idea.” Sarah frowned, "It could make you over
confident . You'll go in too deep and get lost."
"We've thought of that." Nicole said. She grabbed the satchel from Jack and
proceeded to smear the dark pine tar she'd collected on a large oak leaf along the outer
seams . "We'll tie the rope from our climbing gear around his waist. He can secure it to a
rock near the entrance . Then follow it back if he gets confused or kicks up too much dirt.
And if he doesn't
“We have to divert the flow." Sarah frowned, glancing up at the water tumbling over the cliff.
“That's impossible." Jack sighed, "There's too much water."
"We need to slow it down, Just enough to allow Jack access to the cave. " Sarah explained, "Something temporary."
"Then what? " Hopper stared into the water shaking his head . "If whatever it is
isn't right inside the entrance, whoever went in would drown searching for it."
"He's right, Sarah. It took everything I had just to get a look at the entrance."
Jack agreed. "Our friendly psychologist is making this too hard."
"No, we're just not looking at it from the right perspective." Nicole corrected,
coming forward . "What the Sorceress said earlier makes more sense. We need diving equipment."
"That's easy, just tell me where the nearest dive shop is and I just skip right down
there in a jiffy. " Jack snapped at her.
"I've got a better idea." It was Nicole's turn to flash the brilliant smile. "Sarah
and Hopper you work on the falls . Jack, come with me."
Chapter Five
"One more boulder and we're finished," Sarah hollered from the edge of the cliff.
“My back is killing me!" Hopper growled as he chose another massive rock and
lifted it onto his broad, hairy shoulders then started up the steep hill.
“I'll give you a massage before we go to bed ” Sarah smiled at her large,
disfigured boyfriend.
"Bed, huh that'd be a neat trick." Hopper grumbled under his breath dropping the last boulder on top of the flowing water completing a partial barrier across one side of the spillway.
"Don't think of this as camping along a river bed. Think of that nice soft cot back
in the ballroom. " Sarah waited for him to reach her then dug into his massive shoulders with her knuckles and began kneading the tension away from his muscular back.
"Just how comfortable do you expect those cots to be, Sarah?" Hopper chuckled
as he began to relax under her soft touch.
A shout from below drew their attention as Jack and Nicole appeared at the edge
of the woods, carrying a food satchel . The pair headed for the base of the rocks to
examine Sarah and Hopper's handiwork. The pair had succeeded in diverting nearly half of the rushing water away from the entrance to the cave. What spilled over was much more violent but the brunt of the force was to one side.
"Perfect!" Nicole shouted up to them.
"It looks great, but will it hold?" Jack
“It'll serve our purposes. " Hopper, jumped down from a large boulder then turned and gently lifted Sarah down beside him.
"What's that?" Sarah asked, reaching for the satchel.
"Fairyland's first air tank. " Jack answered, winking at Nicole.
"We lined it with pine tar. Hopefully it will hold as long as your dam. " Nicole Handed it to Sarah . "We were just about to test it." Moving to the edge of the pond, Sarah handed Jack the satchel. He blew it up like a large leather balloon and shoved it under the surface. After a few seconds a few bubbles appeared.
"Okay so it's not perfect. But I think it should last long enough to give me the air I need to check out the cave." Jack pulled the satchel from the water and emptied the small trickle of water from the bag. “A little more tar and it will be perfect.”
“I'm not so sure this is a good idea.” Sarah frowned, "It could make you over
confident . You'll go in too deep and get lost."
"We've thought of that." Nicole said. She grabbed the satchel from Jack and
proceeded to smear the dark pine tar she'd collected on a large oak leaf along the outer
seams . "We'll tie the rope from our climbing gear around his waist. He can secure it to a
rock near the entrance . Then follow it back if he gets confused or kicks up too much dirt.
And if he doesn't
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