Chapter 2 James and the Teraquins, by Thomas Morley

"You have a time machine, really" said James excitedly,
"Yes we definetly have" said Paris in a springy voice "lets go get it".
The teraquins and James speedily hopped into santo, santo sped to the middle of the city and suddenly stopped to a halt in front of an orange ball,
"This is it" shouted Paris rubbing his hands together "you just hop inside",
"Ok" said James "oh and put your hands and feet on the pink pads",
"Oh yeah and say what dimension you want to be in" shouted Paris
"Yeah ok" James shouted back.
James hopped into the time machine he put his hands and feet on the pink pads then big vines came down and tied James to the side of the time machine. James was stuck, he tried to get free but he wouldn't budge,the earth trembled and out of the undergrowth came a humungus shadow, it was the man which had told him about the under water city.
"You" said james scowling,
"Yes me" said the figure stepping forward and taking off his skin and mask.
"But your a teraquin" said James confused,
"Yes I am" said the teraquin walking over to santo and getting in.Then suddenly there was another earthquake and two more figures came rising from the sand,
"I'm levi" the biggest one boomed and "I'm lydia" the smallest one squeaked.
"Shut up squirt" spitted levi,
"How do you breath" shouted James,
"Oh we forgot, shall we?" Levi asked Lydia "Yeah" Lydia aswered then they both turned into squids
"Now we can, laughed Levi,now where was I? oh yeah killing you"
Levi went over to the time machine and struck his sharp fingernail into it water poured into the time machine and James could not breath "Now" said Paris "Let us free"
"Well i'm sorry, but i've changed my mind"said Levi laughing,
"Fine have it your way!"shouted Paris.
Paris stomped on the pads on santo and zoomed past James meanwhile Josh had pulled James from the time machine "Thanks"James said. Paris stopped and quickly introduced James to the new teraquin ."James this is my wife Freya"
"Nice to meet you" Freya said
"You to" said James.
"Stop talking and get attacking" shouted josh. Oh yeah remembered Paris,
"Attack " he shouted.
At first nothing happened then a gigantic shoal of huge fish with pitch forks came charging in. Levi and Lydia could just look in horror at the warriors charge!
The biggest one shouted then after that came a bloody battle, Levi got hit and fell to the ground "Stop" shouted Lydia,
"I've come to find a new owner for my masters sword. I see you James are a powerful warrior so you are the one who seeks the sword"
"Well thanks" shouted James after her "and bye".
"Well James" said Paris "you were very brave so you can have our cross bow too"
"Thanks" James said when he had retrieved it.
"But how can I get to the top of the ocean?You know, the upper world."
"Close your eyes and we will take you, It's not long"
When James finally opened his eyes he was back on land. He walked home with his cross bow and sword and when he got to his tree house he climbed a vine to the doorway, clambered into his familiar hide out, picked a peach off the tree and lay down and read a book.