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my sides. It twisted around me.
Then it raised me high into the air.
Over the top of the terrarium.
I glanced down.
The hideous eye on top of the creatureâs huge head blinked at me. Its enormous scaly green body was dimly visible in the water.
It clutched me in its tentacle-tongue. But I could see that there were many other tentacles thrashing in the water below me!
My whole body went stiff with terror. I knew what was coming next.
It was going to eat me!
15
âN oooooo!â I screamed. âYouâre not going to eat me!â
I kicked and wriggled in the tentacle. But its grip held me like a vise. It squeezed me so tight, I felt as if I were going to pop. I struggled against it with all my strength.
But the creature was so much stronger.
It lashed me violently through the air. The slimy suckers attached to my skin, pulling and twisting my flesh away from my bones! Each time the slippery suckers released me, a horrible wet pop! vibrated through me.
Then I noticed something. The gross slime oozing from the tentacleâs suckers was like thick grease. My body was becoming slick and slippery.
Instead of pushing out against the tentacle, I tried slipping my arms up. I squirmed and wriggled like a worm on a hook. I twisted my body and slid my arms up my sides. Farther, farther.
Thwop!
I did it! I popped out of the creatureâs grip!
A moment later I landed with a thud on something hard. A coral reef! What luck! I would have a hard enough time fighting the creature on land! If Iâd plopped into the water, Iâd have been a goner for sure.
I stood up. My knees were scraped and sore from landing on the reef, but otherwise I was okay. I glanced around quickly. Was there any place to run? I had to put some distance between me and the creature!
Then I spotted a spray of water in the distance. It shot straight up in the air. I shaded my eyes.
Yes! The water must be from the fountain in the center of Club Lagoona! I was near the island! Maybe I could get help!
I raced toward it, running carefully along a high ridge in the center of the reef. Water lapped up both sides.
The surface was uneven, making it difficult to run. I tried to avoid the huge jagged barnacles that grew along the ridge. My breath came in gasps as I darted along the reef, terrified that the creature might grab me any second.
Suddenly my foot hit a slippery patch. I tumbled into the water.
The saltwater made my scrapes burn. I kicked back to the reef and tried to hoist myself up. The reef sloped sharply into the cold water.
I kept slipping back in. Back in to where the creature might be lurking.
I could picture its massive green body. Its gaping mouth with its razor-sharp teeth. Its slimy scales and disgusting tentacles and suckers.
I could still hear the sound of Mark and his family being eaten. That sickening Crunch!
I had to get out of the water!
I dog-paddled for a while along the side of the reef, frantically searching for a spot where I could haul myself back up.
Finally I found a place that wasnât so steep. I reached out with my arms. I kicked extra hard and pulled for all I was worth.
I made it! I was back up on the reef. Safe, at least for the moment.
I moved more carefully. I knew I had to watch out for the barnacles and the slippery patches.
I gazed toward Club Lagoona. I was nearly at the end of the reef. My mind raced. How will I attract attention? I thought frantically. How will I get help? Will I be able to find the huge tank I escaped from?
And where is the creature now?
I picked my way along the reef, knowing Iâd soon have my answers.
I stumbled. The reef seemed to move slightly under my feet!
I tried to relax. I was exhausted and dizzy. I was imagining things.
I gazed straight ahead, hoping to see more land, a place to escape to. I noticed something new. The ground felt different under my feet. It seemed to be changing, getting softer.
Whoa! The reef really moved!
It wasnât
Then it raised me high into the air.
Over the top of the terrarium.
I glanced down.
The hideous eye on top of the creatureâs huge head blinked at me. Its enormous scaly green body was dimly visible in the water.
It clutched me in its tentacle-tongue. But I could see that there were many other tentacles thrashing in the water below me!
My whole body went stiff with terror. I knew what was coming next.
It was going to eat me!
15
âN oooooo!â I screamed. âYouâre not going to eat me!â
I kicked and wriggled in the tentacle. But its grip held me like a vise. It squeezed me so tight, I felt as if I were going to pop. I struggled against it with all my strength.
But the creature was so much stronger.
It lashed me violently through the air. The slimy suckers attached to my skin, pulling and twisting my flesh away from my bones! Each time the slippery suckers released me, a horrible wet pop! vibrated through me.
Then I noticed something. The gross slime oozing from the tentacleâs suckers was like thick grease. My body was becoming slick and slippery.
Instead of pushing out against the tentacle, I tried slipping my arms up. I squirmed and wriggled like a worm on a hook. I twisted my body and slid my arms up my sides. Farther, farther.
Thwop!
I did it! I popped out of the creatureâs grip!
A moment later I landed with a thud on something hard. A coral reef! What luck! I would have a hard enough time fighting the creature on land! If Iâd plopped into the water, Iâd have been a goner for sure.
I stood up. My knees were scraped and sore from landing on the reef, but otherwise I was okay. I glanced around quickly. Was there any place to run? I had to put some distance between me and the creature!
Then I spotted a spray of water in the distance. It shot straight up in the air. I shaded my eyes.
Yes! The water must be from the fountain in the center of Club Lagoona! I was near the island! Maybe I could get help!
I raced toward it, running carefully along a high ridge in the center of the reef. Water lapped up both sides.
The surface was uneven, making it difficult to run. I tried to avoid the huge jagged barnacles that grew along the ridge. My breath came in gasps as I darted along the reef, terrified that the creature might grab me any second.
Suddenly my foot hit a slippery patch. I tumbled into the water.
The saltwater made my scrapes burn. I kicked back to the reef and tried to hoist myself up. The reef sloped sharply into the cold water.
I kept slipping back in. Back in to where the creature might be lurking.
I could picture its massive green body. Its gaping mouth with its razor-sharp teeth. Its slimy scales and disgusting tentacles and suckers.
I could still hear the sound of Mark and his family being eaten. That sickening Crunch!
I had to get out of the water!
I dog-paddled for a while along the side of the reef, frantically searching for a spot where I could haul myself back up.
Finally I found a place that wasnât so steep. I reached out with my arms. I kicked extra hard and pulled for all I was worth.
I made it! I was back up on the reef. Safe, at least for the moment.
I moved more carefully. I knew I had to watch out for the barnacles and the slippery patches.
I gazed toward Club Lagoona. I was nearly at the end of the reef. My mind raced. How will I attract attention? I thought frantically. How will I get help? Will I be able to find the huge tank I escaped from?
And where is the creature now?
I picked my way along the reef, knowing Iâd soon have my answers.
I stumbled. The reef seemed to move slightly under my feet!
I tried to relax. I was exhausted and dizzy. I was imagining things.
I gazed straight ahead, hoping to see more land, a place to escape to. I noticed something new. The ground felt different under my feet. It seemed to be changing, getting softer.
Whoa! The reef really moved!
It wasnât
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