Sorry that under the waves has been postponed for so long! I’ve been dealing with some irl issues.. anyway, have chapter 3!

Pearl stared at the island for a long time. Eventually she left, seeping underwater. She had no idea why the humans kept trying to hunt her down, but she had learned a few tricks to evade them. As she kept swimming, she spotted a large movement. Startled, she veered back, but the creature had spotted her. She tried to escape, but it was faster. The strange creature closed its metallic jaws around her, and swam down at startling speeds. Shrieking in pain, she bit as hard as she could at its eye. The creature roared, loosening its grip as she swam towards a coral reef at top speed. When she was in the safety of a large reef structure, she managed to get a good look at it. It had a long, serpentine body and massive metal jaws. Then suddenly it turned towards her and smashed into the reef. She was trapped, and she needed to breathe. She made a swim for it, leaping to the surface, not even caring bout the human rafts right above her. She would probably die either way. The humans started screaming at her, and loaded their harpoons, shooting at her. The leviathan swam after her, smashing into one of the boards and nearly biting her tail. The humans retaliated, shooting something explosive at the creature. She lay on the surface, limp. She was too tired to move, and every bone in her body ached. Then the humans threw the net around her, and pearl simply let them take her away.