| *Lovely Rita* By Rachel R. Brown Copyright 2000. May not be used without permission. |
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| Chapter 8 (part 1) The Sea of Green |
| Rita stepped out next and found her self instantly on the bottom of the sea, next to Paul. The greenish water surrounded her, but she found she could breath just fine. Pam and JoJo joined them an instant later. �It�s the sea of green,� Rita said. They began walking across the sea floor among beautiful coral and sea weeds. Suddenly an octopus popped out from behind a rock and looked at them, waving his eight arms. �I think we�re walking through an octopus�s garden,� Paul commented. �He doesn�t look like he plans to hurt us,� Rita noticed as the octopus disappeared back into the rocks. �Nah,� Paul said. �He�s a harmless fella.� �Do you think we�re getting any closer to getting the message back to George, John and Ringo?� Pam asked, looking a bit discouraged. �Yes, as a matter of a fact I do,� Paul replied with certainty in his voice. �How do you figure?� asked JoJo looking doubtful. �Well it�s plain to see,� Paul reasoned. �All the directions and clues so far have indicated that we�re right! How could we be wrong?� �You mean the screen that said �Sea of Holes� and the birds that spelled �Sea of Green�?� Rita asked as she paused to unwind a piece of seaweed which was tangled around her bellbottom pants leg. �Exactly,� Paul said. �It�s true that we need another clue now, but so far I think we�re right on track. Let�s keep going.� As they continued the noticed some horse-like animals grazing on the sea weed. They had long flowing mains and tails which rippled in the greenish water. �They must be sea horses,� Paul said. �Not seahorses, but horses that live in the sea.� �Of course,� Rita answered. �Maybe we could ride them,� suggested Pam who was very fond of horses. �You know I don�t know how to ride,� Rita said. �But maybe I could ride one of these. Maybe they�re easier.� They began advancing slowly towards the grazing horses. The horses looked up and saw them, but made no move to run. They only began advancing slowly towards the four. �Hello horses,� Paul said. �Could you give us some directions on getting a message back to earth?� |
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