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It's the beginning of summer. The cruise ship, Luxurious Pearl, hosts the annual Starfish Isle tour. With calm waters and skies ahead, Anthony believes it'll be an easy voyage. With the crew and guest aboard, Luxurious Pearl sets forward into the warm blue of the sea. The calm waters rock the ship gently as soft music plays through the speakers. Anthony spots Captain Johnson speaking to a few of the wealthier guests on the cruise before he departs to likely check that the ship is on schedule. Anthony himself makes small talk with different guests while keeping an eye on anyone who might make trouble.
The first night is usually quiet as guests start getting settle on the ship. Getting used to their sea legs and seeing endless blue from all directions. It is smooth sailing for days one and two. It is on day three when the trouble started. Rough waters and overcast skies with humid air. The guests split into two groups of guests who try to make the best of the gloomy situation and guests who are blaming the Captain and crew for the sea and sky. Day six is the roughest day, for Luxurious Pearl.
Salty water hammers the sides of the ship. A hurricane of wails and running feet manage to drown out the raging sea. Anthony rushes around the panic of crewmates and guests of the luxury cruise ship. The ship was gliding atop the water when it abruptly started tilting from side to side unnaturally. To understand what's causing the strange movements, Anthony peers over the side. His eyes widen as the chaos behind him doesn't register. A massive shadow belonging to the creature below is beneath the ship.
Dread consumes Anthony as semitransparent tentacles climb up the ship. The slim limbs of the creature are similar to jellyfish tentacles. He has to warn the captain of this. "Captain!" Anthony shoves himself away from the ship's side. "Captain!" Anthony pushes serval guests out of his way. He makes eye contact with other crewmates. None of them seem aware of the tentacles rising on the hull of the ship. The fury of steps and screams drown out Anthony's attempts as he searches for Captain Johnson.
Sadly he fails to find where Johnson has gone as shouts of "What are those!" Anthony is too late. As of now, the jellyfish-like tentacles are slithering across the deck. Stumbling in his steps, Anthony accidentally pushes a guest into a hunting tentacle. He watches as guests and crewmembers get pulled over the ship. As hysteria sinks into everyone on the cruise, more semitransparent tentacles slither up the side of the ship. As more tentacles entangle Luxurious Pearl, Anthony realizes that they are all doom. More than a dozen tentacles wrapped themselves around the ship crushing it downwards into the sea. Luxurious Pearl was never seen again.
