Out at Sea

“Looks like water,” Calem says. He and Tyler walk to a dark corner where there’s a light bulb switch on the lower ceiling. Tyler turns it on and is surprised to see Aqua and Donnie in a plastic tank filled with water. Donnie and Aqua smile back.

Tyler smiles. “Emma, it's Donnie and Aqua,” he says. Emma gets up and runs to where Tyler and Calem are. She is also happy to see them.

“You’re still alive,” Emma says. “Everyone’s looking for you.”

“I’m so glad to see you,” Aqua says. “How did you find us?”

“The same way the fishermen took you,” Tyler says. “Are you okay?”

“We’re fine,” Donnie says. “We’ve tried to escape, but they have a night watch crew. The two of us have been stuck down here. We think it’s been nearly two days based on the sunlight we see when they open the door.”

“They feed us because we have to have healthy energy when they send us to some other state,” Aqua says.

“Which one did you overhear?” Tyler asks.