THE CREATURE II
Back on board the boat the remaining diver related the dreadful
experience. The crew rescued the body of the other man and headed
out of the lagoon. They began to plan the capture of the Creature.
The mouth of the lagoon was barricaded. While they were deciding how
to remove the obstacle the Creature climbed into the boat. Before
anyone realized what was happening it kidnapped a woman and dragged
her beneath the water. All thought of capture was abandoned. The diver
grabbed his spear-gun and followed the vanishing figures. A rocky
wall appeared before him. He entered a crevasse which opened into a
cave, the underwater liar of the Creature. There he found the Creature
and its captive. The diver took careful aim with his spear-gun and
fired. The spears merely glanced off the Creature's scaly body. The
other members of the group found an alternate entrance to the cave on
shore. Armed with pistols and rifles they climbed down into it. As
their eyes became accustomed to the gloom the rescue party saw their
companions. Disregarding warnings the rescuers scrambled over the
slippery rocks. From around a boulder the Creature appeared. The men
fired at it. Bullets were far more effective than spears. A vile
substance oozed from the wounds. For a time it looked like the Creature
would attack. Instead it climbed out of the cave. The men pursued it
through the jungle. It was fantastic that anything could have survived
but, undaunted, the Creature continued to the sea. They watched as the
Creature swam out and then disappeared beneath the water. Who would
believe what they had seen? You may. Someday, as you look at the ocean
water and hear a splashing, and see a fish, look closer. Then run for
your life.
