Submission (#2789) Approved

Honey walked across the bridge, feeling the wind blast against them. Worm was there as well, looking over the great ocean floor. The ocean had disappeared a couple of days ago, just a week before Worm’s birthday. Worm sighed. “Well, It’ll be there next year!” They said optimistically. Honey chuckled, but couldn’t hide their worry. They had planned a nice viewing of the ocean for their gift for Worm! They loved to show that they cared about Worm’s friendship by making some good food, and having a nice picnic on the shoreline. Now, they could not do it this year because of the ocean's depth! It would be far too improper, Honey decided, to have a picnic with such a solemn display. Honey bid goodbye to Worm, thinking of how to give Worm the perfect birthday. Suddenly, an idea popped into Honey’s head. Why not simply find the source of the ocean mishap, and turn it back into what it once was! Honey started running, they would find the source of this problem, the happiness of Worm depended on it.


Honey raced around town, asking everyone if they knew what had happened to the ocean. Everyone said different things…
“The marines did it!”
“The sun did it!”
“The PETS did it!”
Honey did not know what to think of these opinions, especially the last one. Honey sighed in defeat, resting on a small rock. Suddenly, they saw, out of nowhere, a jellyfish. It was sitting very still, right next to Honey. Honey gasped, and jumped up. The jellyfish beckoned them closer. Honey hesitated. Should they trust this strange creature? Honey decided that this was the only lead they had, and followed the jellyfish. The jellyfish led them this way and that, around the main town, around the rocky cliffs, until, finally, they arrived at a small gulf. Honey appreciated the beauty for a second, then looked down at their traveling companion. “Okay, what now? And how are you even out of water??” The jellyfish simply slid down the cliff edge, landing in the sand lightly. Honey sighed and followed suit. The jellyfish led them to a cave. Honey followed the purple and blue streaks to a giant blue plug, right on a hole in the cavern wall. Honey gasped. Someone had stopped all the water from coming to the bay! They quickly pulled hard on the plug. It did not budge. Finally, however, with the jellyfish's help, they were able to free the water! It cascaded down upon them. Honey scooped up the jellyfish and pressed themselves against the cavern wall, water rushing near their ears.