Squid-man

Water—water—water. It's all I've been thinking about since that thing hit me in the eye. I'm literally surrounded by water, so why don't I just go for it? I would love to just dive into the beautiful clear-blue reef and have the time of my life, but unfortunately, I can't.

Ever since I was accused of jumping off grandpa's boat, I have been forbidden from even touching the ocean. I mean, originally that wouldn't bother me much; the ocean always looked filthy to me. Just a bunch of fish doing their business in it 24/7.

That cesspool was of no interest to me at all, but now it's all I can think about. That sweet, sweet slice of blue sitting in front of me, just being wasted. Ugh, I can't go on like this any longer, I need to swim just for a little bit. I can't spend the rest of my days sitting on this dock dreaming.

I need to get into this water now, or I'm gonna start losing my mind. Maybe I could just touch it a little bit. Just one finger wouldn't hurt, right? I reached my arm over the edge of the dock and stretched for the water. I was just inches away from that sweet taste of heaven when trouble came along.

Out of nowhere, I felt a sense of danger approaching me. Then from the reef, a giant mouth came flying to the surface and grabbed my arm. I went splashing straight into the reef along with a very aggressive bull shark. In a situation like this, any normal person would be terrified and in agony right now, but I couldn't be happier.

The water feels so nice on my skin. I feel so free, so powerful, and so at peace. Man! I'm just loving this. My body feels weird, but in a good way. Wait a minute, did I stop holding my breath? Oh man, am I breathing underwater? This is the most awesome day of my life; I think I'm gonna cry.

Hold on, where did the bull shark go? Did it swim away? No, wait, it's nearby, I can feel it. It's below me along with a few other sharks; Is this a feeding frenzy? Why are there so many sharks in the reef? This is unnatural, am I causing this? Wow, my eyes are going crazy right now. I'm seeing all types of creatures in the reef: Parrot fish, octopi, flounders, clownfish, starfish, even the sand dollars and sea urchins.

What's going on with my eyes? It's like someone attached some super big magnifying lenses to it. The skin on my face feels strange, it feels smooth and sort of slippery. My head feels heavier too.

-Henry: "My hands.......AHHH WHATS GOING ON WITH MY HANDS? WHY DO THEY LOOK SO WEIRD?? WHERE ARE MY FINGERS?!!!!"

I tried my best to get out of the water as quickly as possible to see what in the world was going on. With ease, I flew through the water like a sail fish and landed on the docks. I rushed over to the edge of the dock and waited for the water to settle. What I saw in the reflection, brought me to tears. This was just too AWESOME! I look so cool! I'm gonna cry. It seems like all those prayers didn't go unanswered.

My skin turned into a cool steel blue with bright engraved lime green line patterns all over, even on my face. My head was covered in these thick tentacles that looked like a really cool hair do and my chest had this big green star shaped crystal on it. My hands and feet turned into thick tentacle pads and my eyes somehow merged into one big eye.   

-Henry: "Look at me now, you boring smelly old town! I...AM...AWESOME!!!"

In the middle of my celebration, my grandma bursts through the door screaming:

-Grandma: "HENRY BE QUIET AND STOP ALL THAT YELLING. OH, MY GOODNESS!!! JOHNNY, GET OUT HERE, THERE'S A DEMON ON THE DOCKS!!!"

I jumped back into the water as fast as I could and swam under the docks. Darn it all, what do I do now? I can't just go up there and try to explain myself. If I do that, grandpa will put a hole between my eyes or more like in my eye, considering I only have one eye now. Well, this can only get worst from now on. I gotta think of a way out of this.

Hang on, that feeling of danger is back again. Only this time it feels real. My body became tense and a hot feeling coursed through my limbs. Something is coming, and it's moving fast. It's almost like it's coming up from somewhere.

Man, this is gonna be great. I wonder what's coming. Huh....It looks like a glowing ball of light. Wow what is that thing? The water feels like it's getting kind of hot. Are those heat bubbles? Hold on, is this thing boiling the reef? What's going on, man? What is this thing? What should I do? Maybe I should try and move it away.....

-Henry: "Ahhhh!!!!!"

But there's no way I could touch that thing without getting fried. Alright, come on, Henry, you got this, time is running out, you gotta move. You can't just sit there and let your home get steamed like a fish.

-Henry: "CHARGE!!!!!"

I swam towards the hot ball as fast as I could, but the water was getting hotter by the second. I could feel the sea creatures below me dying one by one. It felt horrible. It's like I can feel each one of them just slip away. I grabbed the steel ball and tried to push it away, but it was too hot to touch.

The second I touched it; my hands were scorched to black and red. There was no way I could just push this thing out of here. If I did, I would turn into fried calamari. Come on, Henry, think, think, think of a way to move this thing without turning into a dish.

Ahhh!!! I'm stumped here. I can't do anything. I wish I could just blow it away somehow without touching it. Welp, grandma always said If I'm stressed, I should just eat. Oh, to heck with it all. Looks like I'm just gonna have to eat this thing. Hold up what the heck am I thinking? There's no way that's the solution here. Ahhh man but I'm starting to boil in here.

-Henry: "I'M STRESSED!!"

Alright here we go! I swam back up to the fire ball and attempted to eat it, but instead of my mouth opening up, my chest did instead. It just turned into a giant mouth and swallowed up the ball of fire in one big chomp. After that, I just floated there speechless. My jaw dropped so low I think I felt it brush past my foot....tentacle....thing.

-Henry: This is insane, what just happened? My chest just ate the ball of fire like it was nothing. This new body is amazing. I really hope that ball doesn't have to be passed later on. If that's the case, I'm probably not gonna live much longer. Just thinking about it makes my butt hurt. Well, I better get back to my grandparents before they start worrying.