9 A Swirl of Fire

CHAPTER 9

A Swirl of Fire Somehow the ship stayed afloat. But the sea monster roared with fury. It's going to swallow us whole! Lucas thought. He squeezed his eyes shut. "Lucas, open your eyes!" shouted Clara. "I see something caught on the sea monster's head!" "She's right!" Captain Brown shouted. Lucas opened his eyes and looked. He hadn't seen it before, but the sea monster had a net stuck on its head.

"How can we free it?" asked Clara. "We need to get closer!" shouted Lucas. "Too dangerous!" cried Captain Brown. Squawk! cried something from the crow's nest. "What was that?" shouted Lucas. "Up there!" yelled Clara.

A streak of red flew from the crow's nest. "It's Ruskin!" Lucas yelled. Ruskin squawked again and flew onto the sea monster's head. The sea monster tried to shake him off. But Ruskin clung on to him. "What's he doing?" Captain Brown shouted.

"I think he's trying to free the sea monster!" said Lucas. Ruskin pulled at the net on the sea monster's head. He tugged and tugged, but the net wouldn't come free. Suddenly, Ruskin roared, and a little swirl of flame burned away some of the netting. Then Ruskin easily removed the rest of the net and flew a short distance away. The sea monster shook its head. Its face became calm, and it sank back into the sea. The water stopped churning, and the boat stopped jerking this way and that. Ruskin flew back to the ship and landed on the deck. He dropped the net at Lucas's feet.

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