The Shark
Adventure
Blip had landed somewhere new. There was water. A lot of water.
Blip stared at the ocean.
The ocean did not appear particularly interested in Blip.
This seemed rude.
Blip shuffled a little closer.
A wave rolled in.
Blip shuffled back.
Another wave rolled in.
Blip considered this.
There were probably several sensible ways to explore the sea.
A boat, for example.
Swimming lessons would also have been useful.
Blip had neither of those things.
What Blip did have was confidence.
Possibly too much confidence.
Then, half buried in the sand, Blip spotted something blue.
It had a fin.
It had teeth.
Lots of teeth.
Blip picked it up.
This was either a shark costume...
...or a very concerning hat.
Blip put it on.
Naturally.
The transformation was immediate.
Blip now had a fin.
A tail.
And enough teeth to make several very poor decisions.
Blip looked toward the ocean again.
The ocean still looked suspiciously large.
But now?
Now Blip looked like a shark.
Sort of.
Blip floated toward the water.
A little closer.
Then a little closer again.
Something moved beneath the surface.
Blip froze.
The water rippled.
A dark shape passed beneath the waves.
Blip slowly looked down at the shark costume.
Then back at the ocean.
Then back at the shark costume.
This may not have been the disguise Blip thought it was.
Another fin broke the surface.
Blip hovered very still.
The fin came closer.
And closer.
And closer.
Blip raised one tiny arm.
The fin stopped.
For one strange moment, everything was quiet.
Then the fin turned.
And disappeared.
Blip waited.
Nothing happened.
Blip looked extremely pleased with this result.
Apparently, this counted as a successful shark encounter.
Blip spent the rest of the afternoon floating along the beach in the shark suit.
No one corrected this version of events.
Probably for the best.
As the sun began to drop,
Blip looked back over the water.
Far beyond the shore,
something moved again.
Bigger this time.
Much bigger.
Blip tilted their head.
Somewhere out there...
the ocean was keeping secrets.
And Blip had absolutely no intention
of leaving them alone.
Where will Blip land next?
More stories are waiting in The Loot Library. And somewhere out there, another adventure is waiting to be discovered.