Ninety Fathoms to Anywhere
adventure◐ TeenThey lowered the bell together, the chain rattling as it played out. Down and down they went, past chimneys and church towers, until the bank rose up out of the gloom. Iyla swam out with the key and pushed open the heavy vault door. Inside, instead of gold, sat rows of sealed glass jars filled with seeds.
As they loaded the jars, a light swept over them. The smaller bell from above had come down too, and a diver was hauling a grappling hook toward their chain. Whoever it was meant to take the bell and everything inside it. "They followed us," Sefu hissed. "Move!"
What happens next?
2 ways forwardSefu grabbed the cutting knife and swam out fast, sawing at the grappling rope while Iyla steadied the bell. The rope snapped. Above, the other diver's boat lurched and the stranger tumbled into the sea. The siblings hauled him aboard their own raft instead of leaving him to drown, and he wept his thanks.