GRASPING DARKNESS
The current was strong. Squirt was being tossed back and forth by the waves, carrying him further
and further from Lady. His only thought was how he was going to find his way back. He was, as his
name suggested, only a squirt. Too small to fend for himself and too kind to want to. Whatever
dangers lurked beneath the waves had the advantage against him. He could do nothing. As these
thoughts past through his head, something hit his head and his world went dark.
The next morning, the storm above had subsided, or at least, he thought it had. It was dark, quiet,
and cold where he was now. He couldn't see further than the length of one of his legs. In the silence,
he heard movement of water. More accurately, he heard the displacement of a large amount of water.
Turning to see what it was, an enormous tentacle rushed past him, displaying thousands of suction
cups and barbs. Squirt swam as fast as he could to some rocks he could just barely see below him.
Peaking around the outcrop, he saw the dim, ghostly glow of a creature of infinite size compared to
his small being. The Kraken.
Its eyes scanned the area like search lights for the intruder of its lair. Squirt ducked behind the
outcrop as the light passed over his hiding place. How was he going to escape now? The greatest and
most dangerous of his race now stood between him and Lady. With his situation looking more and
bleak with every passing second, Squirt sank lower into the darkness. The Kraken shifted forward,
not seeing the intruder and proceeding onward in pursuit. Squirt rubbed at his eyes. He HAD to return
to Lady. That was his resolve! Once the Kraken had moved passed further ahead, Squirt started
swimming straight up. He knew it wasn't the right direction, but it was away from the Kraken and
that was the first step.
Squirt swam through the darkness for what felt like hours, but in reality was only a few minutes.
Without being able to see anything, he might as well have been sitting in place. Then, from
underneath him he heard a crack then a furious cry. It found him. In a desperate attempt to get away,
he swam as hard and fast as he could. Lady was all that mattered at this point. From afar, he could see
the faint glow of sunlight. He was getting close to the surface. One massive tentacle rushed passed
him in an attempt to either grab him or hit him, whichever came first. At the last second, Squirt
pushed backwards as the tentacle sped past his face. He had to keep going, he was so close. Then he
saw her. Without explanation, Lady was mere yards away from him. Whatever the reason for her
being here, all he needed to know was the only thing standing between her and the Kraken was him.
The darkness was closing in.
