A Place Called Home

A House on the Ocean Floor

Emma, Emily, and Kolby decided to put their powers together and create some sort of "show" on our raft to kill time. Now, our little boat has very limited space, so everyone who was watching huddled together on one side of the raft and the "performers" stood on the other side. Taylor, Liam, Noah, and I sat in two rows of two to create as much space as possible. I sat in the back mainly because I didn't want my hair to catch on fire!
Kolby shot a flame into the air. Emma controlled the fire and rose it up into the clouds. Then Emily made it rain, which made the floating fire disappear into tiny little flames that fell down to the ocean elegantly. I wonder what kind of show we could do with all seven of our powers put together!

~~~~~~~ The Next Day~~~~~~~

"Guys, guys! Wake up!" Noah yells.
I moan through my dreamless sleep and force my eyes open. Noah is standing on the edge of the raft, starring down at the ocean. Emily, Liam, and I get up while the others lay down, hoping we will shut up soon. I look down at the still water. Nothing was there at first, but then I saw a little house on the ocean floor! Wait, no. A village! I steer my eyes up the town path and see a huge underwater palace!
"Thorun! We've reached Thorun!" Emily exclaimed. We all smiled and laughed, looking down at the underwater world. Taylor, Emma, and Kolby get up slowly, rub their eyes, then hobble over to the rest of us.
We all couldn't believe our eyes!
"How are we gonna get down there, anyway?" asked Taylor.
"Well, maybe there is a magical item that can make us breathe underwater?" suggested Emma. I look around for any seaweed or nearby islands, but there was nothing. Suddenly, a sparkle catches my eye. It was just the water. Wait, the water must be magical! That's the only other thing that makes sense. I squat down at the edge of the raft and scoop up a handful of the shimmering water. I take a deep breath, then swallow it all. I instantly feel a tingling sensation in the pit of my stomach. It spreads to all of my limbs and burns off in my fingertips and toes.
"Woah." I whisper.
"What is it, Cam?" Emily asks. I don't answer. Instead, I dive head first into the ocean. I open my eyes and shift my head around to see everyone on the raft starring down at me, as if I had just fell down an abyss. I inhale one breath. Nothing. Just like breathing oxygen. I rise back up to the surface and say,
"I can breathe underwater!" Everyone smiles and cheers. I smile too, but it quickly fades away as I feel something grab my leg and pull me under the water from beneath me.