Washed Away

Heat Wave

I wake up to the temperature change dramatically. It's really hot! It feels good to me though. It feels like the hot side of hell. I should know, I've been to that side of hell, occasionally. Political reasons... I walk outside to find nobody up yet. It can't be that early, could it? I could use this time to take a bath... And that's what I mosey on to do.

I get to the lagoon and start to strip down. I set my clothes on the 'shelf' and stay in my bathing suit. I get under the waterfall and shake my hair out. I lean my head back and let the water flow through my hair. Just as I'm about to start taking off my bathing suit...

"It's hot!"

My silence interrupted... I slip my top back on. That sounded like Tony... They come out of the forest into the lagoon clearing.

"I know right?" Zack says.

Everyone finally realizes my presence.

"Aah! Kat! Sorry, we didn't mean-!" everyone says in unison.

I sigh and laugh. "That's okay, I'm in my bathing suit."

Everyone relaxes and I take notice that they're all in their bathing suits too. They all come into the lagoon.

"It's ridiculous how hot it is," Erwin says.

"It really is!" Tony says.

"We were surprised when we woke up," Johnny says. "Because you didn't have breakfast made, Kat."

"Sorry, it was too hot," I lie.

"We went to see if you were still sleeping, but you weren't there," Shane says.

"We were kinda worried, but figured you might be out getting fruit or something," Jason says.

"Yeah, I was here," I say. "So I believe this is a heat wave."

"I agree," Tyler says.

I head under the water to feel the nice cool water covering my whole body. Out the corner of my eye, I see something and swim over to it. I pick it up and automatically drop it. I gasp causing me to let out all my air and choking a little on the water.

(No! These can't be here! This is the most dangerous creature from hell and everywhere else for that matter! The hellhound! This is a baby skull though... Does that mean... They still exist... I need to contact father...)

I shoot up from the water in a panicked breath. Reaching the surface I gasp for air.

"W-what's wrong!?" Lucas yells noticing my worry.

Everyone turns to look at me. I'm still gasping for air and coughing out the water.

"Th-th-there's s-some, haa, kinda a-animal skull down there..." (That's all I can say.)

"What!?" they all yell.

"It-it's not a normal skull... l-like some kind of monster," I breathe out.

"Where?" Jason asks. I point and he dives down for it. He comes back up holding the skull.

"W-what is it?" Tony asks scared.

"I have no clue what this thing is," Jason says examining it.

"Is it real?" Zack asks.

"Yes," Jason says. "It has all the qualities of being real."

The skull has four very big razor sharp teeth. Two on top like vampire fangs and two on bottom. The rest of the teeth were a little smaller, but still razor sharp. The head has three long sharp pointy horn-like things going down the back. It has a dog-like snout and two eye sockets on each side. Making four eyes total... Damn hellhounds...