Fartsunami by M. D. Payne

Author:M. D. Payne [Payne, M. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780698159969
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2013-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

SeaMonsterWorld

I thought I knew everything about monsters working at Raven Hill, but then I visited the Paradise Island Aquarium and Sea Creature Rehabilitation Center. We stood in the main entrance—glass walls towered ominously in front of us. Dark figures shifted in the tanks.

“This is freaking me out a little,” I said. “How thick is that glass?”

“Forget about the tanks,” said Gordon. “That freak could be hiding in here, and it’s really dark.”

“Yeah, most of these sea monsters prefer the dark,” said Clive. “Except for the mermaids. They have a display with big rocks. They like to lay out and catch the rays.”

The Nurses handed out flashlights and we turned them on. An ominous glow filled the massive room.

“How should we split up?” I asked Clive.

“Uhhh…” Clive scratched his head. A clump of hair and seaweed fell out. “Two Nurses should head down the west wing toward Moby Dick. Two should head toward the sea serpent display—make sure Hydra still has three heads. Two more should go talk with the mermaids and sirens, but DON’T get too close. The three of us will head toward the Kraken.”

“You have a Kraken!?” Gordon yelled.

“Moby Dick is real?” I asked.

“Sure,” replied Clive. “Vampires are real. I’m real. Why not Moby Dick—one of the fiercest sea monsters?”

“I wonder what other crazy monsters there are in the world,” I gasped.

“We’ve got a couple of the craziest in our collection,” Clive continued. “Have you ever seen a vampire squid?”

We headed deeper into the aquarium’s main hall. Moans and groans came from the tanks. The hair on the back of my neck slowly rose. I swept my flashlight around the nooks and crannies, waiting for a rogue zombie to pounce, but there was nothing but shadow.

“Maybe we should have brought a Nurse,” I said.

“Don’t worry, dude,” Clive said, “I’ll be able to talk him down. Hey, check these guys out.” He pointed at a tank to his right.

“What’s in there?” Gordon asked.

In a flash, a huge, rotten shark flung itself at us.

THUNK!

“Whaa!” Gordon and I jumped back.

Another shark hit the glass and chomped at us.

The glass shook, but stayed in place.

“Coooool,” said Clive. He clapped his hands together.

“What happened to those sharks?” I asked.

“Well, one day I was surfing, and a shark tried to bite me, so I bit him back.”

“ZOMBIE SHARKS!?!” said Gordon. “That’s amazing!”

“TOTALLY GNARLY, RIGHT!” Clive said, and then high-fived Gordon again. “The first guy went off and bit a few more. They act all aggro, but they’re totally chill with humans—all you gotta do is growl at them, and they totally remember who made them zombies.”

A long, low growl came from the end of the hallway.

“Whoa,” said Clive, “the Kraken is angry. I guess we got too loud. Come on, let’s check him out and see if our little rogue friend is down this way.”

We walked to the very end of the hallway, and stood in front of the largest tank we had seen so far. Tentacles floated in and out of sight.

“No rogue zombies down here,” said Gordon.

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