Quest Chasers: The Deadly Cavern (A Magic Fantasy Adventure Book Series) by Thomas Lockhaven & Grace Lockhaven

Author:Thomas Lockhaven & Grace Lockhaven [Lockhaven, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Children: Age 9+, Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction
Publisher: Twisted Key Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-01-16T05:00:00+00:00

It Had to Be a Spider...

Tommy’s head flew back, and he began to vomit water and the contents of his stomach. Eevie quickly rolled him onto his side, cradling his head on her knees. Tommy began coughing and retching.

“It’s OK, Tommy. It’s OK,” Eevie whispered. For what seemed like an eternity, Tommy lay still, not moving. His breath was ragged and shallow.

“Thank you, Eevie,” whispered Tommy hoarsely.

Eevie simply nodded, her body convulsing, the raw emotion hitting her in waves. She had saved her best friend’s life...she had saved her best friend’s life. Hot tears ran down her cheeks, falling into his hair.

Tommy tried to sit up as waves of nausea and dizziness coursed through his body.

“Rest, Tommy, just rest.”

Tommy smiled a weak smile up at Eevie, his voice caught in his throat as he saw the tears coursing down his friend’s face.

“I’m OK, Eevie.... You rock. What the heck was that thing? It looked like a whale.”

“I think you’re right,” nodded Eevie. “It looked like a whale with tusks...long, curvy tusks like an elephant’s.”

“At least I didn’t get impaled. I just happened to have the misfortune of being over it when it decided to breach. I don’t think it meant to harm me. It could have skewered me and had me for dinner if it wanted.”

Eevie smiled. The color had returned to Tommy’s lips and he was able to sit up.

“Tommy, I need to get the rest of the clues. Will you be OK for a few minutes? I promise I’ll keep a close eye on our friends.”

Tommy’s eyes suddenly flew open wide. “Eevie, I crashed into more columns. Is our spider friend still in his cave?”

“I...I have no idea. I was so worried about getting you to shore that I forgot about everything else.”

Tommy looked intently at Eevie. “Please tell me that spiders can’t swim. Out of all the creatures in the world, even the hairless newt, I hate spiders.” Tommy shivered as he thought about it.

They both turned their heads in the direction of the caves.

“Well,” said Eevie in a soft but determined voice, “there’s no way to tell without going in the water.”

Tommy opened his mouth to argue, but he knew she was right. The only way to solve the puzzle was to get the numbers and letters off the columns. Hopefully he hadn’t destroyed the ones that they needed.

Without another word, Eevie slowly slid underwater, keeping her back pressed against the rock ledge in case she had to quickly pull herself back up to safety. The water was painfully hot.

Eevie let her eyes adjust and then took in her surroundings. A surge of panic shot through her. The spider’s gate was now fully open and another gate had raised about a foot. She could see a huge clawed foot, like a lizard’s foot, clawing at the opening.

About thirty feet away she could see the enormous whale creature using its tusks to move large rocks, and eating whatever it was that lay underneath. Maybe Tommy was right. The whale looks like an herbivore, probably harmless.

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