Treasure Chest

By Lexie

Hi my name is Pearl an I love the ocean but my parents say that it is a danger because of Sharks, Sirens, deadly sea plants and more so you probably guessed that I am not aloud to follow my dream " swimming in the ocean" 

(3 days later) My parents are going away for a whole week and leaving me here which might mean that I can SWIM 😊, they are going to Hawaii... oh I have to go my Mum and Dad are now leaving... (Mum) Now pearl don't get into any trouble well we are gone and be a good girl and please don't swim OK? Oh Mum you can trust me I will never do such  a thing, I PROMISE. OK darling but just in case I got you babysitterr, say hi to Elizabeth, but i'm 11 mum I don't need a... (Dad) be polite pearly-do. I HATE it when he calls me that well...   

hi um Elizabeth (Mum whispering) Pearl you will have to speak up she is 83 years old Yes? Sure. HI ELIZABETH! Well your not a quiet one are you my old ears cannot take that noise so you will have to quieten down now say bye to your parents this is going to be a wild ride a fun one. Really? oh yeah Bye Mum Bye Dad I say as the car drives down the driveway.

(Elizabeth) Now your dream was swimming in the ocean was it? Um yeah why? Go for it just be careful we don't want your parents finding out you have been hurt in the OCEAN right pearl Absolutely um Elizab... Just call me Amy, wait what that doesn't rhyme at all? Yeah well I have a little secret to tell you i'm not 83 years old I am actually well 23 years old...

(Me) Wow wow wow so you tricked my parents? Oh and just in case you did lie I love you for it. (Amy) Yes I did lie because I heard that you want to swim so what are you waiting for . OK Amy I will go get on my swimsuit. As I am running out the door I remember that I did not say Thanks... THANK-YOU AMY YOUR THE BEST SITTER EVER!! (Amy) I knew I was going to be superb at this hehe i'm nailing it already. 

(Me) Oh I am so excited I am at the waters edge and I am about to put in my foot... Here we go...AARRGGHH MY FEET JUST TURNED INTO A MERMAID TAIL!!! AARRGGHH.  (New Boy) Hey I heard you scream you right. (Me) Um y y Yeah um I just... (New boy) Just just what? (Me) I just turned into a... (New boy) a What? (Me) A MERMAID umm whats your name? (New boy) Ben but this is not what we are supposed to be talking about, you are a mermaid? (Me) Um I think so... 

(Ben) Seriously that is so so so COOL umm... can you maybe show me? (Me) Well if you really want to see you ca.... wait will you get freaked out and scream like crazy like I did? (Ben) I have seen well mermaids before I kinda well swim with them... (Me) OK that really relieved me... here we go... "SPLASH" (Me in my head) Deep breath its ok don't scream its not scary your a mermaid its cool its ok deep breath... (Ben) wow you are one of the prettiest mermaids I have EVER seen and um are you ok you just had a silent wave? 

(Me) yep um I hear something, a voice saying my name (Ben) I hear it too let's listen. (The voice) Pearl, Pearl you have a magical quest its an emergency... find the treasurer chest the magic one before the evil witch Bellatrix gets it... Call me Coral I am the leader of mermaids, oh you have meet the chosen one Ben? (Me replying to Coral) Yeah he's a real help 😊. 

(Coral) Good, Good now your first clue is... "go to where the water shines and find the blood red coral hehe my name ok then you should find my friend rosey the octopus she will give you your next clue but it might be a bit hard to find her so you will have to look hard" got it? (Me) Ok, ben are you a good swimmer? (Ben) Yeah was that Coral? If it was she gave me powers to breath underwater and swim really good like a merman so that is why I am a really good swimmer.  (Me) ok that is good because we are about to help out Coral and find the chest! let's dive "splash" 

(Under the water)

(Me) so what was the first part of  the clue? (Ben) Go to where the water shines, I have been here before I know where... follow me...

 (7 minutes later) Here we are the water is pretty shiny here right? (Me) Yes, I remember the next part, go to blood red coral there we should find her friend rosey. This shiny water go's for miles how are we going to find some random coral? (Ben) I see a fish maybe now  you can hear it because you are well sort of a sea creature? (Me) Oh YES you are like soo smart... Umm hi um fish? (Fish) EXCUSE ME MY NAME IS DASH DO NOT TALK TO ME LIKE THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW MY NAME! 

(Me) I am soo sorry Dash i'm knew um have you seen some blood red coral anywhere? (Dash) Yes, I am also sorry I am nice I just well get a bit grumpy sometimes ... you know what just follow me I will show you the coral but only if I can tag along with your journey. (Ben) Sure, lead the way... (12 minutes later) (Dash) here you are... AARRGGHH

(Me) What!? (Dash) The coral just moved. (Ben) That is exactly what we are looking for Come out come out Rosey... "POP" (Rosey) Hello you must be Pearl, Ben and dash? (Dash staring in disbelief) Soo cool.

(Me) yes we are Pearl, Ben and Dash do you know our next clue? 

(Rosey) Yes, you are very close last clue guys a really easy one... Climb to the top of the hill behind me and then back to the bottom where you cannot see at the moment next you have to dig, dig, dig to find the Treasurer use your teamwork to carry it to Coral you may find her in a shining cave. "Good luck" (Dash) Did you just see what I just saw, am I in the clouds???  (Me) Haha good one dash you are so funny, What are we waiting for don't you guy's want to find the treasurer?

(Turtle) Hello I hope it is not rude for me to be butting in but did I just hear the word treasurer? (Me) yes you did would you like to help us find it... um what is your name? (Turtle) Squirt my name is squirt I am 3 year old please look after me. (Ben) Of course we can look after you 😇  (Squirt) Let's go (Me) YEAH! (Ben) YEAH! (Dash) YES I mean YEAH!

Up the hill we went.

Down the hill we went.

 (Dash) My legs are tired (Me) um do you even have legs? 😑

(Dash) I have a good imagination OK? (Ben) That is VERY true he  definitely has a wild imagination pearl. (Me) Agreed haha (dash) Are we there yet????? (Ben) Actually yes we just arrived. (Squirt) Yay!! let's start digging! (12 minutes later) The shovel: clink clink (Ben) I Think we found it (Me) Yes we did I see it i'm so proud of us, and I see the cave that Coral must be in we need to now carry it to her. 

(Me) I can do it 3...2...1... GO wait a minute it's not lifting Ben could you help me (Ben) Sure, Let's do it 3...2...1...GO wait it's not lifting, Squirt and Dash we need your help! (Squirt and Dash) Sure! 3...2...1...GO! (Me) We got it now let's carry it to Coral it's only about 30 meters away Yay. 1 minute later: (Evil Bellatrix) Stop right there kids and pass that to it's rightful owner ME! pass it OVER NOW!! (Ben, Me, Dash and Squirt) NO! (Bellatrix) I will give you one minute. 59...58...57...56........ (Me) I see Coral let's swim away let's go.

(Coral) you made it good job thank you sooo much! do you want your prizes? (All of us) No thank you we are fine just how we are but thanks for the offer. (Just before surface) (Dash and Squirt) BYE!! (Ben and Me) BYE!! 

Back at home:

(Me) Hello Amy! (Amy) Hi Pearl did you have a good time? (Me) YES! Did you know I am a mermaid? (Amy) Yep (Me) How? (Amy) Well I am Coral (Me) WHAT!!!! 

TO BE CONTINUED.........................