The Weapons Of The Unknown

• Isaac Shooter, Grade 4, Wooloowin State School
• Short Story
• 2017

Excellence Award in the 'Spread The Word 2017' competition

Bang! What was that? I asked the pilot. I was in a submarine 9,000 feet below the surface! “I think the fuel tanks just exploded”. “What!” I yelled “so you mean the sub can`t move’’ I screamed. “Yeah, pretty much”, the driver said. I’ll putt in the back-up fuel tanks. As soon as he has walked into the storeroom the hatch closed and the whole submarine apart from the control room floated up towards the surface.
I was trapped, suddenly the submarine lurched forwards and fell into an underwater trench. The depth gauge shot up and the walls caved in. Water shot in like deadly bullets. Soon I was waist high in freezing water and it was still rising! Suddenly a strong current pulled the submarine into a small cave inside the cliff face! The current pulled me into the cave and then the submarine crashed into a rock wall! To my horror the rock wall began to collapse.
Suddenly one of the rocks smashed open and a glowing sword with demand on the handle flew towards me! I leaped out of the submarine and grasped the handle, I could breathe under water! Suddenly there was an ear splitting roar. I looked around and realised an enormous sea monster with razor sharp teeth was right behind me, I swiped the sword but missed. But then the sword let out a beam of light that hit the beast. BOOM! The beast looked at me and returned to the depths of the cavern. I was safe for now.
I swam down after the monster, there were bones everywhere. Snap, the beast just missed. I swung my sword and hit it, the beast let out a moan and snapped again but missed and I hit it. There was a blinding flash and the beast in its place was a map and a fighter submarine. I looked at the map there were 3 weapons and one shield.