TABLE of CONTENTS chapter 1 A STORMY DISASTER 4 chapter 2 INTO THE CANADIAN WILDS 12 chapter 3 THE TURTLE LAKE TALES 20 chapter 4 UNEXPECTED HELP 27 chapter 5 THE CREATURE APPEARS 34 chapter 6 ON THE LAKE 43 chapter 7 THREATS 50 chapter 8 BREAK-IN 57 chapter 9 MONSTER OR NOT 65 chapter 10 HUNTING FOR ANSWERS 72
chapter 1 A STORMY DISASTER Rain slammed into the window beside Gabe The van wallowed through another deep puddle sending Tyler tumbling from the seat beside him Gabe grabbed his best friend’s arm and hauled him back upright Michigan sure is rainy Gabe said We’re going to die Tyler wailed Just hang on Ben yelled back as he wrestled the van’s steering wheel If we can get to the top of this ridge I think we’ll be above the floodwater Gabe hugged his backpack tighter It held the camera they used to film the Discover Cryptids web episodes and a few survival supplies Sean leaned over the seat from behind The 4
rising floodwater may force the Waheela to head for higher ground as well That will mean we have less area to search So when we do get ahead of the flood Tyler said we’ll probably be eaten by a bear-wolf monster The legends say the Waheela doesn’t eat people Sean said Tyler huffed in relief That’s good It just bites their heads off What Pulling his backpack closer Gabe leaned forward to stare through the front windshield The van worked its way around a curve revealing water rushing across the road Ben slammed on the brakes but the van barely slowed as it slipped on the muddy road Instead it lumbered into the water like a hippo in a nature documentary and stopped For a moment the tires spun Then the motor quit 5
