They found several seashells and made a sandcastle together. When Matt looked out towards the water, he thought how much fun it would be to go scuba diving. Together, they rushed back to the house and got their scuba diving equipment.
As Matt tried to put his bag on his back, he hit the bookshelf by accident, and a few books fell down. Suddenly, one of the books began to glow. Surprised and curious, Lily and Matt opened the book and flipped through the pages.
They came to the brightest page. It read: “Dear Readers, the ocean is cursed. Many horrid creatures …show more content…
Something had broken their boat from underneath. They panicked, and Lily screamed when a giant octopus catapulted out from the water. Assuming that it was Shadow Horn, they jumped out of the boat to swim away. But they could not go far, as the creature grabbed both of them by the legs and dragged them to an underwater cavern.
The creature took them to its cave, but let them keep their gear on, allowing them to breathe. Looking more closely, it didn't look like an octopus. Its eyes were green like seaweed and its body looked like a huge, black shark.
As soon as it left the cave, Matt and Lily swam out of the cave to escape. That was when they heard a deafening, growling voice and saw a terrifying, dark shadow approaching them. It looked like a huge octopus. It was so close to Matt and Lily now that they could smell the stench of onions creeping into their snorkels.
Suddenly, Shadow Horn came towards them and slammed itself against the octopus. The octopus gradually sank down to the bottom of the ocean. Shadow Horn had saved Matt and Lily. They now realized that Shadow Horn was not a monster. It was a hero.
Shadow Horn placed Matt and Lily on its back and guided them to the shore. They changed the words in the book, because they knew Shadow Horn was a