By the time Red and Peg reached the ocean, they were both sore and hot. The cool blue water reminded Red of her Blue Scarf, and how safe it made her feel. So without hesitation, she jumped from Pegs back and threw herself into the foamy depths.
(It would seem that Red has the attention span of a goldfish, and had already forgotten her dream of mermaids and sea-turtles!)
Peg, on the other hand, stood nervously on the shoreline, letting only small ripples of the water touch his hooves.......
...it did feel inviting......
Suddenly Red let out a loud "SHRIEK!", as the waters around her started to bubble and froth. She felt something brush against her legs, and almost died of fright as a face bobbed up in front of her.
"Hello!", gurgled the green-haired girl.
"He...he...hello?", squeaked Red in return.
"Isn't Peg joining us?"
"Who?...How?...What?..."Blurted Red in response.
"Oh, Sorry, silly me.....we were expecting you, though you seem not to be expecting us", smiled the girl.
"We?...Us?..." Red seemed to have lost the power of speech through the shock, and some vague memories started to struggle into focus.
"Yes silly! Me and my sisters have been waiting to meet "The Girl in the Blue Scarf " for simply ages! Come on!" and with that she grabbed Reds hand and dragged her beneath the surface...
PEG WENT WILD!!!
Forgetting his nervousness, he leapt full length into the ocean, desperately trying not to loose sight of Red.
He caught up with them amazingly quickly (even for him),but was even more amazed at Red's reaction when he slipped underneath her and tried to fly her back to the surface.
As they rushed together and broke free of the water, Red giggled! A gurgling kind of a giggle,and they splashed back into the depths.
The girl with the green hair took control of Pegs reins, and calmed him down. "Look!" she smiled.
Peg looked at his reflection in the water. "WHAT HAPPENED???!" he screamed.
Green and her sisters laughed gently.
"Your...your....a FISH!" stammered Red, now totally confused. It was difficult enough for her to accept she could now breath underwater, without Peg mutating again!
Dog? Horse? Flying Horse? Fish?
The green-haired girl flapped her tail at them. "Look!" she urged again "Haven't you worked out who Peg is yet?"
"No,.. well yes, of course I know who Peg is. He is my Dog..horse..fish thingy, but mostly he is my friend!"
"Very sweet dear, but no. He may appear to be all of these things, but what he actually is,"
"IS YOUR SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE!!" all the sisters chimed at once.
"He is the one who gives you courage when you are afraid, he is your inner strength manifest."
"WOW!" said Red and Peg simultaneously.
"For the next part of your adventure, you need to be able to get around under water. What use would a winged horse be here?"
To be continued.....
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