The sea monster

Lilly's wings pulled long strokes to keep them aloft as they flew over the deep blue water. Lacey watched as the waves swelled and crashed far beneath them.

She caught her breath as a whale jumped from the ocean and majestically dived back in. "Hey look!" She shouted to the others pointing at the group of whales far beneath them. The others turned to look where she pointed.

They watched the whales as Lilly slowly drew closer to them. "I don't think that's a whale." Ray shouted in astonishment the others strained to see. Silvia stirred Lilly towards the monster that looked like a massive eel with two heads.

It had its tail around a big Merchant ship that looked small in comparison. The men on the ship held up swords in defense, there were cries from men that had fallen into the water that was pulsing with electricity.

"What's that?" Said Tim gulping. Silvia stopped Lilly with a touch of her hand, now she flew in place hovering just out of reach of the eel. "We have got to help them, that looks like a monster." Lacey worriedly shouted. Reaching for her spear. "Let's fly down there." Silvia told Lilly.

Lilly landed on the slanted deck of the ship, in front of the men with the swords. The men looked at Lilly and the group on her back in surprise. They tightened their hold on their swords.

Seeing them the monster picked up the ship and threw it. It sent everyone flying. As Lacey screamed at the top of her lungs, she noticed Ray suspended in the air stunned for a moment.

As she twisted through the air, her dress turning a bright yellow, she saw Lilly in the air with Silvia still on her back.

Twisting around again, she noticed that Ray was beginning to move. He spread his arms out wide and closed his eyes. She felt herself slowing down in her descent towards the ocean and soon came to a complete stop she closed her mouth with a much needed second to calm her heart.

She looked around to see the others and noticed everybody else was stopped too, suspended in the air covered with a light golden glow which started from Ray's hands and suspended out around him encircling everyone including the ship and its crew. Ray opened his eyes then looked towards the monster. Lacey followed his gaze.

The monster writhed in the water, quick as a flash the eel shot out its tail towards Ray. Lilly came over Lacey's head with Silvia on her back. She had Lacey's spear in her hand. Silvia stabbed the eel's massive tail.

It pulled back and another tail shot towards Silvia this time. But was stopped with a golden shield of Ray's magic. It smashed into it then pulled back as another one shot towards Ray and Silvia again.

Ray held his hand out to hold the shield, before turning towards Lacey. She stared at him as mixed emotions flashed across her face. He smirked then moved his other hand. She started moving as the ship and crew did too.

The ship was set back into the water. Lightly she was set on her feet on the wooden deck of the ship. Rough men of all shapes and sizes were set down around her.

Lacey looked up to see Ray and Silvia now fighting the three headed eel. Gold flashed across the sky as Ray continued his fight with the eel. Lacey looked around to see that a dark storm cloud had covered the sky.

The sky was dim, she could hardly see the men's faces around her. Shouts filled the deck. "Where is Tim?" She looked around the deck.

She could not see him anywhere, she looked from side to side but she could not see through the sea of men's bodies. Heavy rain started, she looked up wondering where the sudden storm had come from.

In seconds she was soaked, the sky got darker than before, she glanced up but she could not see Ray and Silvia. She looked around again for Tim, the crew were now moving as a man shouted orders over the wind. She stepped out of the way as two men carrying a coil of big rope passed her. She stood not knowing what to do.

"Lacey!" Her name was shouted over the wind and pounding rain, she turned to see Tim as soaked as she was, pushing his way towards her. When Tim reached her, she could see the worry and panic in his face, he grabbed her hand just as the ship lurched to the side sending them flying.

Tim caught a rope and was able to keep a hold of her hand. Lacey noticed Tim's sword fall imbedding itself into the wet wood of the ship. The ship tipped until the side rail touched the water, sending a wave of water over the deck of the ship, it rocked back and forth before it steadied.

Thunder crashed and lightning flashed around them as the storm raged on. Lacey looked up and saw Ray and Silvia still up in the air. Tim grabbed for his sword as they got to their feet. Tim still holding Lacey's hand.

"What is happening?" shouted Tim. "I think I did something. I lost my sword when we were flung around and it was still there when we got set back down, but when I picked it up I lost my balance and caught it and as I did this the handle turned and the storm immediately began to gather." He held out the sword, worried.

"I don't know how to stop it!" Lacey reached out to take the sword from Tim's hand, but before she could grab it, someone else grabbed it and quickly twisted the hilt to the left. Her eyes snapped up to Ray's face.

The storm parted and disappeared as fast as it had come. Ray handed the sword back to Tim. "Be more careful when calling the elements." He sighed.

Lilly landed on the deck. Men had to move to not get crushed. Silvia slipped off, dragging the spear behind her as she walked towards them.

Lilly slowly followed her. Lilly looked around curiously at the men who now had all eyes and sword points on the big white bird and wet tired children.

-to be continued