The Second Key: Water
A gold key at the bottom of a spring
The river led the friends to a deep, quiet .
The water was dark blue and very .
At the of the , a key was shining.
"The water key is down there," Pip said softly.
"I will and bring it up," Leo said bravely.
"Be careful! I will wait for you here," said Pip.
Leo took a deep and jumped into the water.
He swam down, past the smooth gray stones.
The key was resting between two big rocks.
Above him, the light on the water grew smaller.
Suddenly, a shadow moved across the .
It slid behind the rocks, dark and .
Leo's heart beat fast, but he kept swimming down.
He reached out his hand toward the shining key.
The shadow came closer, right beside his arm.
Leo grabbed the key and pushed off the .
He swam up as fast as he could.
The shadow followed him through the water.
Leo came up and climbed onto the grassy .
"I have it! I will never let go," he said, breathing hard.
Pip flew to him and looked at the key.
"Two keys now, and one moon left," she said.
Behind them, the shadow rose slowly from the .
"We will not stop," Leo said, holding the key tight.