Emma's eyes began to open slowly, and she was met by a big blur. She coughed up a lot of water, and tried to look around. All she could see around her was blurs of black and white. Her muscles ached, and she was having trouble breathing. She coughed up more water, and tried to figure out what was going on. She heard a muffle of noise above her, and she looked up. She saw a blur of black, white and brown.
Tha.....that looks familiar. She thought. She felt strange, it didn't feel like she was sitting down or standing up. Almost as if....someone was holding her, maybe carrying her. She started to focus a little as her vision and hearing began to return. The figure above her started to take shape, and she blushed when she realised who it was.
"Oh thank goodness you're ok." Ryan said, breathing a sigh of relief. Emma just nodded in response, and coughed up a little more water. She felt strangely content right now, and she wanted to go back sleep.
"Emma what happened?" A voice to Emma's right asked. She turned her head, and she saw the teachers, and the entire group watching her worriedly.
"Um...." Emma managed, trying to remember herself. She shook her head, and blinked a few times, and her full focus came back, as she remembered everything. "In the lake, th.. there's those fish that drag animals underwater." Emma began, rubbing her eyes.
"Did one drag you down?" Dom asked. Emma nodded and winced, as the pain in her feet returned. She looked down at them, and saw they were still bleeding a little.
"How....how did I get up here?" Emma asked curiously. She coughed again, and stared at her feet.
"Well we forgot to do the register, so we called everyone in, and you didn't come in." Mr Hague began. "Then Ryan saw your flipper skim the surface of the water, and he dived in and saved you." He explained. Emma blushed even more and looked up at the tall penguin, who looked like he was blushing for a second.
Great I'm hallucinating now. Emma told herself, trying not to giggle. Ryan sat her down on the grass, and Rochelle, Ashley, and Kowalski came over, to see if she was ok. Meanwhile the teachers were in a heated discussion.
"We can't let the kids go back in the water, Emma nearly died." Miss Chambers stated, crossing her flippers.
"Well what are they going to do? They get bored too easily, and we can't get them doing something they did on one of the other days, and there isn't anything to do." Dom argued.
"Urm I have an idea." Kowalski piped up quietly.
"What is it?" Mr Hague asked curiously.
"Well I've created a device that can track any species in any given place, and since pike fish shouldn't be in Scotland in the first place we could get the environmental agency to get all of the fish, and the eggs out, and take them to where they're supposed to be." He explained nervously.
"Hmm, it sounds good, but it depends on how many fish are in the lake." Miss Chambers pointed out. Kowalski whipped out the device, pressed a few buttons and pointed it towards the lake. It made a few noises and a smile crept onto Kowalski's face.
"There's only 6 of them." He told the teachers brightly. They exchanged questioning looks, and eventually nodded. All of the kids went back to the camp with Dom, except for Emma and her friends.
"Hey Em, what happened to your feet?" Ryan asked, pointing to them.
"That's where the fish grabbed me." Emma explained, wincing a little.
"Ouch, that's gotta hurt." Ashley remarked, looking at Emma with concern.
"Well there's a first aid kit somewhere..." Ryan thought aloud, scanning the floor around them. He spotted the little box, and took a few bandages out. He passed one to Rochelle, and kept one for himself. The two penguins began to wrap the bandages around Emma's feet, and Emma found herself blushing. Her left foot tingled, and her heart sped up in her chest. Ryan caught her eye, and smiled at her. Emma smiled back, and tried to look like she wasn't enjoying herself. They finished, and Emma tried to walk. She could, but it did hurt.
"I think it's best if you sit down for a bit Emma." Mr Hague advised. A few hours later, the environmental agency arrived, and started to take the pike fish from the lake.
"Are you sure that's all of them?" Miss Chambers asked. Kowalski looked at his device and nodded.
"Well I guess the water is safe then." Mr Hague commented, shrugging a little. Dom brought the kids back and they all jumped in without hesitation. Emma looked at the water uncertainly. She wasn't scared of the water, she was just a bit worried about not being able to swim with her feet.
"Emma, do you want a float?" Miss Chambers asked, holding up a massive rectangular float.
"Ooh yes please!" Emma exclaimed taking it from the teacher, and sitting on it as she got in the water. Emma had always loved using big floats like these, they were so much fun. The other kids saw the floats, and rushed over to Miss Chambers expectantly. She sighed and passed them to everyone, who then jumped in the water again. Emma moved around using her flippers, and she made her way over to her friends who, as usual, were splashing eachother. Emma noticed that none of them had got any floats.
"Hey Emma." Rochelle greeted, splashing her a bit. Emma giggled and splashed her back.
"How's your feet?" Ryan asked.
"Well I can't swim on them but I can walk ok." Emma replied. She looked over at the waterfall and Ashley followed her gaze.
"Do you wanna go to the waterfall lass?" He asked wonderingly.
"Yup." Emma replied.
"Cool, we'll come with." Rochelle decided, as she began to swim over to it. The other penguins followed and stared up at the waterfall.
"Wow, it's really... really...." Ryan began, his eyes widening
"Intriguing?" Kowalski suggested, watching the water fall into the lake.
"I was thinking more on the lines of awesome, but yeah I guess so." Ryan replied. Ashley went under the waterfall and giggled.
"It's fun under here!" He exclaimed, splashing his friends. They went under aswell, and started splashing eachother. About 3 or so hours later, they had to come out, and Emma limped to her tent, and crawled into her sleeping bag. After this hectic day, she just wanted a normal night's sleep.
But the night was going to be far from normal.
Tha.....that looks familiar. She thought. She felt strange, it didn't feel like she was sitting down or standing up. Almost as if....someone was holding her, maybe carrying her. She started to focus a little as her vision and hearing began to return. The figure above her started to take shape, and she blushed when she realised who it was.
"Oh thank goodness you're ok." Ryan said, breathing a sigh of relief. Emma just nodded in response, and coughed up a little more water. She felt strangely content right now, and she wanted to go back sleep.
"Emma what happened?" A voice to Emma's right asked. She turned her head, and she saw the teachers, and the entire group watching her worriedly.
"Um...." Emma managed, trying to remember herself. She shook her head, and blinked a few times, and her full focus came back, as she remembered everything. "In the lake, th.. there's those fish that drag animals underwater." Emma began, rubbing her eyes.
"Did one drag you down?" Dom asked. Emma nodded and winced, as the pain in her feet returned. She looked down at them, and saw they were still bleeding a little.
"How....how did I get up here?" Emma asked curiously. She coughed again, and stared at her feet.
"Well we forgot to do the register, so we called everyone in, and you didn't come in." Mr Hague began. "Then Ryan saw your flipper skim the surface of the water, and he dived in and saved you." He explained. Emma blushed even more and looked up at the tall penguin, who looked like he was blushing for a second.
Great I'm hallucinating now. Emma told herself, trying not to giggle. Ryan sat her down on the grass, and Rochelle, Ashley, and Kowalski came over, to see if she was ok. Meanwhile the teachers were in a heated discussion.
"We can't let the kids go back in the water, Emma nearly died." Miss Chambers stated, crossing her flippers.
"Well what are they going to do? They get bored too easily, and we can't get them doing something they did on one of the other days, and there isn't anything to do." Dom argued.
"Urm I have an idea." Kowalski piped up quietly.
"What is it?" Mr Hague asked curiously.
"Well I've created a device that can track any species in any given place, and since pike fish shouldn't be in Scotland in the first place we could get the environmental agency to get all of the fish, and the eggs out, and take them to where they're supposed to be." He explained nervously.
"Hmm, it sounds good, but it depends on how many fish are in the lake." Miss Chambers pointed out. Kowalski whipped out the device, pressed a few buttons and pointed it towards the lake. It made a few noises and a smile crept onto Kowalski's face.
"There's only 6 of them." He told the teachers brightly. They exchanged questioning looks, and eventually nodded. All of the kids went back to the camp with Dom, except for Emma and her friends.
"Hey Em, what happened to your feet?" Ryan asked, pointing to them.
"That's where the fish grabbed me." Emma explained, wincing a little.
"Ouch, that's gotta hurt." Ashley remarked, looking at Emma with concern.
"Well there's a first aid kit somewhere..." Ryan thought aloud, scanning the floor around them. He spotted the little box, and took a few bandages out. He passed one to Rochelle, and kept one for himself. The two penguins began to wrap the bandages around Emma's feet, and Emma found herself blushing. Her left foot tingled, and her heart sped up in her chest. Ryan caught her eye, and smiled at her. Emma smiled back, and tried to look like she wasn't enjoying herself. They finished, and Emma tried to walk. She could, but it did hurt.
"I think it's best if you sit down for a bit Emma." Mr Hague advised. A few hours later, the environmental agency arrived, and started to take the pike fish from the lake.
"Are you sure that's all of them?" Miss Chambers asked. Kowalski looked at his device and nodded.
"Well I guess the water is safe then." Mr Hague commented, shrugging a little. Dom brought the kids back and they all jumped in without hesitation. Emma looked at the water uncertainly. She wasn't scared of the water, she was just a bit worried about not being able to swim with her feet.
"Emma, do you want a float?" Miss Chambers asked, holding up a massive rectangular float.
"Ooh yes please!" Emma exclaimed taking it from the teacher, and sitting on it as she got in the water. Emma had always loved using big floats like these, they were so much fun. The other kids saw the floats, and rushed over to Miss Chambers expectantly. She sighed and passed them to everyone, who then jumped in the water again. Emma moved around using her flippers, and she made her way over to her friends who, as usual, were splashing eachother. Emma noticed that none of them had got any floats.
"Hey Emma." Rochelle greeted, splashing her a bit. Emma giggled and splashed her back.
"How's your feet?" Ryan asked.
"Well I can't swim on them but I can walk ok." Emma replied. She looked over at the waterfall and Ashley followed her gaze.
"Do you wanna go to the waterfall lass?" He asked wonderingly.
"Yup." Emma replied.
"Cool, we'll come with." Rochelle decided, as she began to swim over to it. The other penguins followed and stared up at the waterfall.
"Wow, it's really... really...." Ryan began, his eyes widening
"Intriguing?" Kowalski suggested, watching the water fall into the lake.
"I was thinking more on the lines of awesome, but yeah I guess so." Ryan replied. Ashley went under the waterfall and giggled.
"It's fun under here!" He exclaimed, splashing his friends. They went under aswell, and started splashing eachother. About 3 or so hours later, they had to come out, and Emma limped to her tent, and crawled into her sleeping bag. After this hectic day, she just wanted a normal night's sleep.
But the night was going to be far from normal.
