Claxton 2: The Curse of Poseidon

Chapter Twenty-Three: Quest for the Wizard Fairy

Song: "Palm Tree Beach" - Brandon Fiechter

        Tracey's voice took Makenna deep into the jungle – to a section that not yet was lit up by the sun. This wasn't suspicious at all. Makenna flew slowly and quietly through the jungle and constantly called for Merlin's apprentice.

"Follow my voice," he kept saying, "It will guide you to where I hide. Hurry."

"I'm coming." Makenna spoke, "Hold on, Trace." The further she traveled, the darker the surroundings. It was like she had entered a haunted forest.

        "Hello?" whispered the Metamorphic Fairy. Her necklace pendants started to nervously shake on her neck, but she didn't see this.

"Over here." Tracey whispered, "Just a little further." Makenna stepped into a shady-looking, tropical swamp, where it almost was dead silent, and stopped over an algae-covered pond. The voice came from here, but where was Tracey? Makenna knew she heard him. Looking down, she finally noticed her necklace pendants were shaking, but they also were glowing a little bit. What did this mean? A question mark appeared above the fairy's head. Reaching for the necklaces, she asked them, "Do what? You want me to slip into this pond? Is that where I'll find Tracey? I know he's here somewhere." The necklaces told her to do what she thought was right but warned her that once she slipped underwater, she would witness something. "I know." Makenna spoke, "I'll witness the return of Tracey." Uh, not exactly. Her excitement bubbled inside her. She couldn't wait to see her friend again! Right now seemed like the perfect opportunity to apologize about what she said to him the day before. Her blue eyes scanned the pond, and she took a deep breath even though she could breathe underwater now. Without another word, Makenna flapped her seashell-shaped wings and dove.

        She swam in a whale/mermaid-like fashion towards the body and moved her powerful wings behind her while pulling off algae. It turned out the pond was very deep; much deeper than other ponds she was used to seeing. It took her a little while to reach the bottom. She knew she was getting close though when light vanished and saltwater weeds brushed by her. Thanks to her Merfairy transformation, she wasn't affected by the pressure. She clutched her wand tightly in her hand as she continued to swim.

        A bit further down, her eyes caught a green light, and she smiled, "Tracey." What Makenna was witnessing though – she was totally unaware – wasn't real. It was a simulation of what was to come next in the young heroine's adventure. She needed a little extra training to help her win against the Octopus Man. It eventually would narrow down to just her, and she would find that out. Right here and right now.

        Within another minute or two, the green light below suddenly flashed. Fish swam away in a hurry, and Makenna gasped. All around her came a screech, and a large, green outline of the Bermuda Triangle appeared in front of her. It wasn't the only thing though. From the Triangle next appeared a face, but this face did not belong to the Octopus Man. It was a lot uglier! It looked like a cross between a human, and alien, and the Kraken! Four large eyes rested high up on its brown head, and its mouth was huge, oval-shaped, and filled with rows of sword-like teeth! If it had a nose, it wasn't visible. Makenna had never been so scared in her entire life! This creature even beat the time Tracey stopped breathing at her school! Just at the sight of it she screamed. The scream was so loud that it caused the whole pond to shake and more fish to flee. Eyes widening, without thinking, she attacked the creature. She slammed it with a spell, but it took no damage. Why though? Makenna didn't understand! There had to be some way to destroy this nightmare!

        For her safety, the Metamorphic Fairy hurried away from it but stopped when she heard Tracey's voice again, "Makenna! Don't leave me!"