Amidst the rain, a boat is heading toward a certain doom. Michael and Layla sit and listen to the sound of rain occasionally they would hear someone calling for help. The sound gets closer and closer as the boat travels through the murky water.
With the rain being so bad, they can't see anything other than a dark shadow of the trees and the water. Micahel has to scoop out the water that is filling the boat every minute so they don't sink. Layla is on the lookout for this mysterious sound calling for help.
5 minute later
Finally, they found the source of the sound. Up the tree, there are three people standing with their weapons pointed at a semi-transparent alma lizard. They hold their weapon up high to intimidate it but, that strategy has its limit. And the Lizard looks like it is about to pounce them. Down below the shadowy figure is also waiting for a perfect moment to strike.
The Situation could not be worse. The trio stays far away from the commotion since Brava's charm did not work if they were seen. They discuss how to approach this.
"So, do we help them?" Brava ask.
"Of course, we can't just let people die," Layla answered, even if her attitude comes off as aggressive to some people, she still wouldn't let someone die if she could save them.
"How?" Michael asks and looks up. their situation is not that great.
"We kill the monster!" Layla answer confidently leaving Brava and Michael speechless. They could make that plan work if they were three elite tribesmen hunters but, they only got one weak mainlander a normal boniha kid, and an elite tribesman hunter without the training. Some would say that they were not suitable for such a plan.
"That wouldn't work. We couldn't kill the monster with just the three of us."
"... You have any other idea then, idea genius?" Layla turns to look at Michael. She still thinks that her idea is the best.
"Maybe we could lure them out and escape with the boat?"
"That's worse than my plan! What if we get chased? We would still be in danger!"
"Well...." Micahel don't know how to answer and went back to thinking.
"Maybe we scared them?" Brava suggested.
"With what?"
"Dunno, just an idea." The usual tactic is to scare the monster with fire but, with this weather, you'd be lucky to light the fire with their cracking. The other option is to scare away the monster with injuries but, fighting on a tree is not ideal for humans. Lastly, they could scare the monster with another monster...
"Wait! I got it!"
"Shhh, you're being too loud.. what is your idea?"
"We'll bait the water monster into attacking the alma lizard."
"How?"
"Um... Layla will go into the water...."
"What!? I'm not doing that!"
"Wait! here me out first... Someone will have to go in the water to bait the water monster over then we have the people jump into the water where the monster is and bait the Alma lizard to go after them. The lizard will be occupied with causing people, then the water monster attack and we use this time to escape."
"Sound like a good plan, but what if the water monster doesn't go for the lizard."
"I think it would go for the lizard since it's bigger"
"Then what if the lizard won't follow?" Layla ask.
"It will, the lizard won't let its prey escape that easily." Michael thinks back to anytime when he got chased by the alma lizard. It's very persistent when it's chasing.
"OK... Let says that everything went perfectly. But what if the water monster doesn't notice me baiting it? Why do I have to do all that work? can't they just jump into the water directly?"
"The lizard isn't gonna follow them like that... It could also sense that there other monsters in the water. So if you bait the water monster out first then we could lower its, guard. Alma lizard has poor eyesight so it won't notice until it's too late. And the water monster will follow you if you look like easy prey."
"You sure?" Layal doubts the claim since they don't get anything to bait the water monster over. And she doesn't think that her flesh is juicy enough for the monster to come to her.
"Just use your hammer and slam the water, make it look like a big movement. The water monster will think that it was a monster that fell into the water and come to you."
Layla follows Michael's line of thinking and she agrees. His plan has a possibility of working.
"You don't have to drop me in the water though, you could just send me up the tree via the boat..."
"IS someone there? HELP US WE ARE ABOUT TO DIE!"
The scream cut off their conversation. The Alma lizard already jumps on them and two of them are fending it off. The other one got injured from the sudden attack. Seeing the situation Michael knew that there was no time to waste.
"Layla jump up this tree! I and Brava will back off to the south and have the trio come toward us!" The Situation quickly escalates as the people get injured. They are north of Micahel's group so, going down south would be the safest option.
"When do I smash the water?"
"Just do it when we are far enough or..." However, a scream interrupts them at a time when he was about to explain his plan further.
"HELP!"
"NOW!" Micheal panicked and order Layla to get on the trees.
"OK!"
Without delay, Layla climbs up the tree and hangs herself above the water. One hand holding a hammer and one hand stuck in the tree. Micahel and Brava swiftly move out of her way. Seeing that they were far enough Layla start to hammer the water.
Boom!
The water rupture, splashing the murky water everywhere. As Michael expected the monster immediately notice Layla. Micahel and Brava and gotten considerably far from Layal also felt the ripple in the water.
".....She might have gone overboard."
The water monster react to the sound instantly and swam over. Layla grips her hand in anticipation. She is about to face a water monster.