"Nice to see something positive come out of all this." He said softly.
I nodded in affirmation.
It was a touching scene that I'd watch unfold for hours. The big man hadn't been quiet this time. He'd read to Christina for hours flipping back and forth throughout the Bible, while engaging her in conversation with answers to the questions I saw her ask, until she'd fallen asleep an hour ago.
It was a God thing that there was one less orphan in the world tonight. At least it felt like it should be night, even though it was as light as day all around us.
I glanced at Matt, "Still glad that I let you come?" I asked.
Met shrugged and smiled ruefully, "I could've done without the storm. I…… what's that?" He asked pointing off to the side.
My eyes swung in the direction of his pointing finger. After a moment of shock I managed to get out, "That is our first sea monster sighting it would appear."
The sea monster in question consisted of a long neck with a small head that stuck up above the waves a good distance of perhaps about ten feet.
"I think it's a plesiosaur!" Matt exclaimed.
I wasn't sure what that was and I asked in order to verify the alarm I felt, "Is it friendly?"
No sooner had I asked that than the small head attached atop the long neck lashed out threateningly at the boat's approach. It bared its teeth, which were menacing to behold and snorted viciously. Oh this was not good!
Flynn came storming into the wheelhouse his eyes wild, "Should I break out Betsy?"
"That sounds like a good……" I swallowed the rest of my words, as the elongated necks of more monsters rose out of the water all around the ship.
"What do we do?" Ortega asked clearly panicked, as the long necked sea creatures came closer hissing and lashing their long necks.
"Pray!" I said.
Oh God we need you now! Show me You have a purpose for bringing us here other than to destroy us!
The boldness of my words gave me fear of censure, but I felt none given. It was about to get bad as the snake headed monsters got closer to the Celestia's Prize.
The onslaught of the strange looking beasts, which I had no doubt could rip and smash the boat apart, abruptly halted their snarling as they swiveled in the water to face outward from the boat. I breathed a sigh of relief at the loss of being the source of the monsters interest, but something else was up and I began to mentally gird myself against whatever was to come next.