Jessica’s Underwater

Adventure

By: Sung Hee Bae

I dedicate this to Jessica

Her wonderful ideas had given me a fun

experience writing this book.

Jessica’s Underwater

Adventure

By: Sung Hee Bae

March 2013

Once upon a time there was a beautiful little girl who lived in a gigantic mansion.

Her name was Jessica. She was not an ordinary girl. She could fly and become

invisible as much as she pleased. Jessica also had a pet hamster named Crystal

who had little white wings on its back and could talk. During weekends Jessica

played at home with Crystal and flew around in her flower-filled garden.

1

One Saturday morning, Jessica decided to go to a beach nearby with Crystal.

Suddenly they saw something swimming very quickly towards them.

SPLASH! A creature that was half human

and half fish appeared right before them. Jessica

and Crystal both jumped back in fear.

“Who...are you?” Crystal stuttered.

“There is nothing to fear. I am Qika the

Mermaid Queen. We need your help to save the

dolphins. They are locked up in an underwater

castle far north, captured by the evil water

dragon.”

Without waiting for any reply, the

Mermaid Queen quickly disappeared and left

trails of bubbles.

2

“Alright then, let’s go save the dolphins Crystal. We’ll go call Leila the Princess of

the Sky to help us out.”

Crystal just nodded and they flew towards the clouds, where her friend

Leila was in her Candy Castle.

When Leila and Crystal arrived at the castle and explained the mission to

Leila, Leila sighed and said, “Well then, what are we waiting for? Let’s go!”

Jessica and her friends soared through the sky over the vast ocean, heading

north.

3

After a while, the group saw Qika the Queen Mermaid on the surface of the

sea. They flew down towards her with a big WHOOSH.

The mermaid said, “It is nice to see you again, young ones.”

Qika muttered a spell. Soon shiny water droplets surrounded them. Jessica

and Leila turned into beautiful mermaids. Crystal, on the other hand, became a

dolphin.

“Good luck, Jessica, Crystal, and Leila. We hope that you can save the

captured dolphins and restore peace to our land,” Qika said. The beautiful

mermaid then slowly disappeared.

With confidence, the group swam on.

4

As the group moved on, they heard peaceful music coming from their far

left. The mermaids and the dolphin swam towards the music.

They noticed a clearing filled with speakers, cushions, and shelves of books.

It looked like a very relaxing place. Jessica and Leila laid down comfortably on the

cushions reading Roald Dahl’s books. Crystal felt uneasy.

“Weren’t we supposed to carry out a mission?” Crystal shouted.

At first the girls didn’t understand. But then they realized that they had

forgotten about the mission. “We forgot about the dolphins!” Leila exclaimed.

The group swam back to where they left off.

5

The group soon faced a big whirlpool that blocked their way.

“Let me use my magic,” Leila stepped forward. She pointed at the

whirlpool and a blue laser shot out of her finger. The whirlpool was gone.

Jessica swam to the other side before she noticed the whirlpool coming

back. Turning around, her friends were nowhere to be found.

“Jessica!” Leila’s voice said, “Are you okay? We couldn’t go through. My

magic wasn’t strong enough.”

“Go on without us,” Jessica heard Crystal say. “Defeat the water dragon

and save the dolphins. We will wait for you.”

Jessica nodded and swam as quickly as she could to the castle.

6

As Jessica moved on, she finally saw the water dragon. It had scary red eyes.

But then Qika suddenly appeared beside Jessica.

“We meet again. Let me help you defeat the dragon,” the mermaid said.

Qika cast a spell and Jessica could feel her power strengthen with magic. The

Queen then disappeared once again.

The dragon charged forward, revealing its sharp teeth. Jessica quickly

swam up and shot a purple laser at the dragon’s eye.

“ROOOAAARRR!” The dragon tried to bite Jessica on the legs.

“Yikes!” Jessica exclaimed.

Suddenly the dragon became smaller and smaller. It didn’t have red eyes

anymore. The evil spell was gone from its body!

Jessica swam on.

7

When Jessica finally arrived to the castle, she swam to where the dolphins were.

Fortunately they were safe and unharmed. She used her remaining powers to

open the locked gates and the dolphins swam happily back to their home.

“I am proud of you, Jessica,” says Qika’s voice that rang in Jessica’s ears.

“You’ve managed to complete a difficult mission. And as a gift, I would grant you

the ability to become a mermaid whenever you please.”

“Thank you, Qika. Now I will return back to where my friends are waiting,”

Jessica said to herself and swam back to where the giant whirlpool was.

8

It was quite hard to find the place at first, since the whirlpool suddenly

disappeared.

But when she finally found them, they swam quickly to each other and

Jessica hugged Leila tightly.

“I knew you could do it! You defeated the water dragon!” Leila exclaimed.

“You took too long though,” Crystal muttered. Jessica softly punched the

dolphin in the stomach, laughing.

“Let’s go, I’m getting hungry,” Jessica said. The trio laughed again and they

all swam back to the shore.

9

After the group turned back to their original forms, Leila waved goodbye as she

flew towards her Candy Castle. Jessica and Crystal waved back. Then they headed

back, Jessica telling Crystal her amazing battle with the dragon as they slowly

walked home. Before their day ended, Jessica and Crystal had planned to visit the

beach again to swim with the dolphins. They already knew that they would never

forget the adventure they just had.

10

Jessica is a cheerful girl with supernatural powers, and she

has a flying pet hamster called Crystal. One fine day, they

encounter a queen mermaid who asks for their help to save

the captured dolphins far north, where an evil dragon

guards the entrance to the castle.

Would Jessica and Crystal be able to save the dolphins

and defeat the big, scary dragon?