30 DAYS OF SHEP WHUMP DAY 2 - TROUBLE
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x_erikah_xPrompt #2: Trouble
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Word count: 324
Trouble
By ErikaHK
Hundreds of water bubbles exploded in front of him. Pain ripped from his leg making him cry out, but only the roar of gurgles reached his ears. His lungs burned. John forced his eyes open and tried again, this time taking some extra care in extracting his leg from under the console.
His hands shook from exhaustion and oxygen deprivation, but managed to find the panels pinning him down.
More bubbles burst from his mouth. Sharp edges dug into his calf and sliced it open. Redness tinged the clear water as he pulled his leg away.
His lungs screamed. Gray edges crept into his vision. Shaking his head, he started swimming towards the rear section.
Debris floated in his path. They bumped against his leg and more precious air escaped from his airway.
The manual override lowered the ramp. As light entered the jumper, he saw himself surrounded by stains of red water.
A dark shadow enveloped him. His brain took a few extra seconds to realize that the creature was still around.
Water became warmer. A beam of light showed the red water forming one single line away from him.
And into its mouth.
Maybe swimming away with a bleeding leg wasn’t the best idea, but waiting around to be eaten was far worse.
He flopped limbs around and tried really hard not to scream as pain pierced all the way up his thigh.
Beams of sunlight were the only clue to which way was above. Inching closer and closer to the surface, the tingling progressed to numbness, the gray started to turn into darkness.
A huge gulp of air was almost overwhelming as he broke free from underwater. He almost sank back in relief.
Looking around, only salt water surrounded him for miles.
And in the water, a huge dark shadow swam closer.
Now it would be a good time for Rodney to show up and get him out of this trouble.
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x_erikah_xWord count: 324
By ErikaHK
Hundreds of water bubbles exploded in front of him. Pain ripped from his leg making him cry out, but only the roar of gurgles reached his ears. His lungs burned. John forced his eyes open and tried again, this time taking some extra care in extracting his leg from under the console.
His hands shook from exhaustion and oxygen deprivation, but managed to find the panels pinning him down.
More bubbles burst from his mouth. Sharp edges dug into his calf and sliced it open. Redness tinged the clear water as he pulled his leg away.
His lungs screamed. Gray edges crept into his vision. Shaking his head, he started swimming towards the rear section.
Debris floated in his path. They bumped against his leg and more precious air escaped from his airway.
The manual override lowered the ramp. As light entered the jumper, he saw himself surrounded by stains of red water.
A dark shadow enveloped him. His brain took a few extra seconds to realize that the creature was still around.
Water became warmer. A beam of light showed the red water forming one single line away from him.
And into its mouth.
Maybe swimming away with a bleeding leg wasn’t the best idea, but waiting around to be eaten was far worse.
He flopped limbs around and tried really hard not to scream as pain pierced all the way up his thigh.
Beams of sunlight were the only clue to which way was above. Inching closer and closer to the surface, the tingling progressed to numbness, the gray started to turn into darkness.
A huge gulp of air was almost overwhelming as he broke free from underwater. He almost sank back in relief.
Looking around, only salt water surrounded him for miles.
And in the water, a huge dark shadow swam closer.
Now it would be a good time for Rodney to show up and get him out of this trouble.
