Sea Monsters and Other Delicacies by David Sinden Matthew Morgan & Guy Macdonald

Author:David Sinden, Matthew Morgan & Guy Macdonald
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2008-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

ULF HELPED ORSON ROLL EIGHT YELLOW FLOTATION barrels across the dock into the examination bay.

“I’ll need the bungees too, Ulf,” the giant said.

Ulf went to the marine store where Dr. Fielding was gathering tools for the operation. He fetched eight elastic bungee ropes and carried them out.

Orson the giant was swimming in the water, floating the barrels across the examination bay. The sea monster was below him. One of its tentacles reached up and wrapped around the giant’s shoulders. “Easy, girl,” Orson said, gently peeling the tentacle off with his huge hand.

Ulf threw the bungee ropes and the giant caught them.

Orson pushed a yellow barrel under the water, took a deep breath and dived down. He took hold of a tentacle and tied the barrel to it with a bungee rope. A moment later the barrel bobbed to the surface, lifting the tentacle with it.

Orson came up for air as another tentacle reached for him. He caught it, pulling the sea monster toward him, and attached a second barrel. The water churned, tentacles lashing as the giant pushed a third barrel down. One by one, Orson attached all eight barrels. The air in the barrels lifted the sea monster to the surface of the examination bay, and Ulf watched as its red shell rose out of the water. It looked like a coral island surrounded by a ring of barrels. Three of its tentacles lay limp on the surface of the water while the other five coiled up the concrete walls.

Dr. Fielding came out of the marine store, carrying her medical bag, a circular saw and a suction pump. “Could you bring that bucket, please,” she said to Ulf, looking back to a bucket by the door of the marine store.

Ulf fetched it. The bucket was full of wet cement. He carried it to the examination bay, following Dr. Fielding.

“Could you tether the sea monster securely, please, Orson?” she asked.

Bolted into the walls of the examination bay were steel harnessing rings with ropes attached. These were used to secure large sea beasts during operations.

Orson swam around the walls of the examination bay, tying the ropes to the sea monster’s tentacles, securing them to the harnessing rings so they could no longer thrash.

The ropes creaked as the tentacles pulled.

“Don’t worry, girl,” Orson whispered to the beast. “Dr. Fielding will fix you up.” He stroked one of its tentacles, checking the rope was secure.

Orson pulled himself out of the water, then slid a wooden plank from the edge of the examination bay to the top of the sea monster’s shell. “She’s ready for you, Dr. Fielding.”

“Come on, Ulf,” Dr. Fielding said. She carried her medical bag and tools along the plank, then stepped onto the sea monster. She climbed down the front of its shell to a ledge a couple of feet below. “It’s perfectly safe, Ulf,” she called.

“Just make sure you don’t fall in the water,” Orson said, chuckling.

Ulf carried the bucket nervously along the plank and stepped off onto the sea monster’s shell.

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