fandomhigh | Myths and Legends of the Deep {Thursday, Period 2}

"Hey guys, sorry about ~~handwavily~~ canceling class last week. Something came up ~~mun completely forgot, oops!~~ but it's been taken care of," Summer explained. "Today, we're going to touch upon seas monsters of the deep. The ones we'll discuss today are thought to be complete myths but there's a good possibility versions of these monsters might exist in a different world somewhere." If there was one thing Summer had learned from Fandom, it was that anything was possible.

"For centuries, people have claimed to see creatures in Loch Ness in Scotland. The earliest sighting is noted to being in the 7th century. The phenomena did not take hold of people's imaginations until 1933 when a man claimed to see the monster cross the road in front of his car. There were a few other reports in that year of seeing the monster on land before it reentered the water. In 1934, a photo of the monster’s head and neck was released as proof of Nessie’s existence. However, the picture was revealed as a hoax in 1994.

Many reports fit the description of the now extinct plesiosaur. Other people have said Nessie might be an eel, large invertebrate, some type of mammoth newt, or Kelpie. A Kelpie is a monstrous, mystic sea creature. In Celtic legends the Kelpie, when hungry, would come out of the lake and shape-shift into the form of a horse. The Kelpie always had a dripping mane and cold, clammy skin.

There have been many reports, many hoaxes, and even a society that moved to get Nessie ordained as a real animal. The society was known as Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau (LNPIB.) It was dissolved in 1972, ten years after starting in 1962. It had over 1,000 members. Could Nessie actually exist or was it a hoax all along?" Summer paused, wondering about that herself. After all, most legends had some semblance of truth, didn't they?

"The Kraken, an octopus-like monster of colossal proportions, was a product of Norse mythology. The Kraken had a hundred arms, some topped by serpentine heads. When the monster sighted a ship, it would excrete a black liquid that poisoned the sea. Then the Kraken would grab on to the doomed ship, dragging it down into the depths. Scientists now think that the giant squid, the largest living invertebrate, inspired the Kraken myths. It's entirely possible, seeing as the giant squid is found in deep waters, far from land." There was something about giant squids that Summer found fascinating.

"The Hydra is a many-headed serpent creature of Greek myths. Whenever a Hydra head was cut off, two more would grow back in its place. One of the heads was immortal, and could not be killed by conventional means. To further complicate matters, the Hydra's blood was poisonous, burning and chewing through whatever it touched. The Hydra was killed by the Greek hero Hercules, who cut off the Hydra's heads, burning the stumps with a torch. The immortal head was cut off and buried, where it sleeps to this day," Summer stated. "Or so the story goes. It might differ a bit, depending on whose account you read." Give or take a few facts, of course.

"So, do you believe these sea monsters exist? Is there any truth to these myths?" Summer liked to think so.

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"Hey, I'm not the shy one. It would have been funny if the teacher said something," Luke said, smirking. "But the fact remains you were just being a brat."

"You'll never get me to admit that," Percy told him, shaking his head. "You can go on radio and say that but it'll never be true because you'll just never know. So close but only halfway there."

Luke narrowed his eyes at Percy for a moment, before flicking out his hand again to try to knock him over. Whatever, he'd take the punishment.

Percy...hadn't really been bracing himself for that one so he tumbled out of his chair and hit the floor with a surprised yelp. And then he was just glaring up at Luke and his ugly face.

Glaring hard.

Luke had to cover his mouth with his hand to keep from laughing out loud. It took him a couple moments to regain his composure and look down at Percy with a huge grin on his face. "I freaking warned you."

"You're a jerk," Percy said bluntly before climbing back to his feet and sitting back down. "You're lucky I just don't punch that grin off your face."

That'd be too easy.

"I'm surprised you're not going to," Luke admitted. "Got something better in mind?"

"I'd rather not get detention for fighting again," he said, shrugging and slouching down in his seat. He was planning on doing something but he didn't want to do it right away either. "You're an ass."

"You started it," Luke reminded him. He settled back into his chair but he wasn't dumb enough to be completely relaxed. Now he was gonna worry about retaliation, but it had been so worth it.

"Oh fine, I'll never pay attention to you in class ever again," Percy said, shaking his head. "You've convinced me."

Luke rolled his eyes. "You were throwing paper on me while I was asleep. It doesn't count as attention if I'm not conscious to appreciate it."

"What, did you want me to give you some massage in the middle of class?" Percy asked, amused. "You wanna give everyone a show?"

Luke smirked. "Well I didn't say that. But I don't think anybody would notice if you tried."

Seriously, what was with the people in here?

"And yeah, the one time I try, the principal or something will walk in," Percy said, rolling his eyes. "That or there'll be a fire drill or something. Pass. I'd rather avoid trouble."

"And somehow covering me with paper is a better option?" Luke asked. "I don't think the principal would approve of you being a jerk either."

Without another word, Percy reached down into his bag and pulled out a seashell he'd picked up from the beach awhile ago. He set it lightly on his desk and then quietly clasped his hands together.

Luke looked at the shell, then up at Percy and back again. "You keep seashells in your bookbag?"

He better not end up getting stabbed with that thing.

"Not usually but I was at the beach other day and picked a few up." And since he'd found them dug deep into the wet sand, it meant they were connected to the sea.

And that meant Percy could use some telekinesis of his own to send that seashell flying at Luke's face.

Okay, that wasn't stabbing, but it was close enough. Luke tried to duck down and put his arm up so that would get hit instead. "Ow, you freaking jerk!"

"What?" Percy reached down quickly, grabbed another seashell and let it go, sending it sailing towards Luke's head again. "What's the matter?"

"You're being a jerk, that's what the matter," Luke said, this time having the foresight to try to block that shell out of the way with his own telekinesis. "I only pushed you onto the floor once!"

"Aww, don't like getting a taste of your own medicine?" Percy asked, picking up the last shell out of his bed and sending it sailing right at Luke's big nose.

That one actually hit but it didn't hurt much. It still had Luke rubbing his nose, frowning. "You. Started. It."

"And I warned you that I'd do something if you pushed me out of the chair," Percy reminded him, shrugging. "You did anyway."

"You pretty much dared me to," Luke said, still rubbing his nose. "Was I really supposed to not go through with it?"

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