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Holly looked at Alicia, and smiled. They then shared a caring embrace, as Holly whispered in her ear.

"And your not marrying my father would have been a bad thing."

"Well isn't this a cute little picture." A voice snapped. Holly and Alicia broke their embrace, only to see Vivian staring back at them. She had an angry look of judgment upon her face, while holding a full glass of champagne.

"Mother, please I—," Holly begged.

"Oh don't give me that mother crap!" Vivian scoffed. "Your manipulative tactics may work on your father, and his little play thing in the guise of a wife. But they don't work on me. You made your choice along time ago, along with your father and your brother. I served my purpose, I'm not needed anymore. I could never give you the things your father's money could. First this gold digging harlot stole your father, and then she turned you and your brother against me. No wonder you're turning out to be a money grubbing whore just like she is. Your just like her."

"Well I'd rather be like her than cocaine snorting lush!" Cried Holly. She was in complete shock by what she had just said. Even though what her mother had just said to her was hurtful, Holly couldn't believe the words that had just come out of her mouth. Even though she knew she had every right to be angry at her mother, it still hurt to see the look of devastation on her mother's face.

"So now the truth is out about how you really feel about me." Her mother replied as angry tears came to her eyes.

"Mother I'm—," Holly began.

"Save it!" Spat Vivian. "You've made your choice about who your real family is. Don't worry, after tonight none of you will ever see me again."

Holly began cry as Alicia put her arms around her, and let the poor girl cry on her shoulder. She then shot Vivian an angry look.

"You know what Vivian!" Cried Alicia. "For years I felt guilty because of my affair with Roger. Even though I love him and his children, a part of me felt like I didn't deserve any happiness because of how it all came to fruition. So I never said anything whenever you insulted Roger, or me! But I do want to thank you for opening my eyes this very moment, and showing me that I had nothing to feel guilty about. I'm not going to stand by, and let you insult Holly like this. If you can't be a mother, and stand up for her when she needs it most, then I will. I don't care if I am only ten years older than her, or what anyone thinks. I have always tried to encourage Roger into letting you be a part of James, and Holly's lives. But no more! If this is the last night we will ever see again, than I say good riddance!"

"Bitch!" Snapped an angry Vivian. "And that goes for both of you! You can have my unfaithful husband, and my ungrateful spawns. I don't give a damn about any of them." She then tossed back her the rest of her champagne, and threw the glass over the side of the boat. Vivian then stormed off, as she began to stumble away. She had obviously had too much to drink.

"I'm sorry you had to see that." Said Alicia, as she continued to comfort Holly. "I know it might not have been my place. But I love you all so much. I just couldn't let anyone, even your own mother, hurt my family that way."

"I understand." Holly replied as she started to wipe away her tears. "I'm glad you're in my father's life, and both James and I love you very much. So I'm no wanting my parents to be married. But I just wanted her to be a part of my life."

"I know." Replied Alicia. "Right now everyone is angry, and unfortunately it's on a night that we should be celebrating. If it's any conciliation, she was angry because she's jealous. I doubt she would be that jealous, if she didn't love you. She needs help, maybe this is the wake up call she's been needing all of this time. Maybe after a good nights sleep we can all talk about this—,"

BAM!!! All of a sudden, the ship felt like it his the side of a mountain

"What the hell just happened?" Cried Holly. She looked at Alicia, and couldn't help but notice the concerned look in her eyes.

"Come on." Said Alicia as she took Holly's hand. "We need to go find your father."

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"What the hell did we just hit?" Cried Roger as he ran into the bridge, his son James was not far behind him.

"I do not know!" Replied the captain. "According to the nautical charts we are nowhere near any shallow waters, or any rock formations."

"What about an iceberg?" Asked James.

"It's early June, and were around the same latitude as Miami!" The captain snapped. "That's impossible. You're not Leonardo DiCaprio, and this isn't the Titanic. Just do us all a favor, and get out of my way."

"Don't talk to my son like that, Greg!" Roger exclaimed. "He's only trying to help! This is my ship, and I will not have my family members disrespected that way!"

"By all do respect Roger, this may be your ship!" Greg replied. "But I am the captain, and we are in international waters. Which means by Maritime I am in charge. You may be king, Roger. But that makes me the Prime Minister. And what I need right now is the two of you to get out of my way, and let my men and I handle the situation! Okay your majesty!"

"Well you've literally done a bang up Job so far!", exclaimed Roger.

"Dad, let's just get out of his way, before someone says something they regret." Said James as he was trying to get his father to relax. "I think most of this night has been full of that."

"Your right." Replied Roger. "Let's just go." He decided to take his sone advice before tensions got out of hand. He wanted to plan the perfect graduation celebration for his little girl. She was becoming woman, where did the time go? He thought the overnight intimate family cruise would be perfect, especially with Holly wanting to study Marine Biology. However the entire thing was Turing into a disaster. First Vivian's rant, and now this. Well he was just going to have to make it up to her.

"Roger? What's going on?" Asked Alicia as she and Holly approached him.

"I don't know." He answered. "The captain doesn't to know either."

All of a sudden the boat began to shake, and they heard a man scream in terror. As they looked in the direction of the horrific screams, what they saw was even more terrifying. What looked like a giant squid started to rise out o the ocean. As it did, it began to wrap it's tentacles around the ship.

The crew men began to run for their lives, as the beast wrapped it's tentacles around them. Four hapless men screamed in terror as it swallowed them whole. Holly screamed at the horror at what they just witnessed, as she buried her sobbing face in her father's chest.

"Oh my god!" Cried Alicia. "What is that thing?"

"The Greeks called it the Kraken, while the Christians called it Leviathan." Said the captain as he emerged from the bridge. "Either way we're all doomed."

"Not my family!" Proclaimed Roger. "Get to the lifeboats!"

"It won't do us any good!" Exclaimed the captain.

"Like hell it won't!" Cried Roger.

"Listen to me!" The captain demanded. "It won't do us any good, we can't—!" Before he had a chance to even finish the sentence, a large tentacles wrapped around him. And just like that he was pulled off the boat. With that, all of the crew were now dead.

"What the fuck!" Exclaimed James. "We have to escape, Now!"

"Wait!" Said Roger. "Where's Vivian?"

"We have to find mom!" Cried Holly.

"Look the three of you head for the life boats, I'll go look for Vivian." Declaimed Roger

"I'm coming with you." Said James.

"No!" Roger commanded his som.

"But Dad—!" His son started to say.

""James!" His father interrupted. "This is not up for debate!" All of a sudden a large tentacle shot through the middle of the boat. The four of them became separated with two on each side. Holly and James had fallen to one side, while Alicia and Roger fell to the other. Then all of a sudden two huge tentacles wrapped around both Roger, and Alicia, and pulled them off of the boat.

"NO!" Cried Holly, "DADDY!"

"Come on!" Cried James. "We have to go!"

"No!" Screamed Holly. "I'm not leaving them!"

"Holly!" He cried, "They're dead! We have to go now!" She just looked at him and cried. But he was right, they had to go. there was just no time to mourn.

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"ROGER!" Alicia screamed as the monster had both of them in it's grasp.

"ALICIA!" He cried as he reached out to her.

"Be careful with her, my little pet!" A strange masculine voice ordered. "We don't want to harm a hair on her pretty little head!"

To their surprise the beast brought forth a man that seemed, to have total control over the vial creature. But they had never seen anyone like him before, he was only half human. From his waste down, he had the body of an octopus.

"What the hell are you?" Cried Roger.

"I am a Caraelia." He replied. "An otctoman and you human, have trespassed in my waters. When will you learn that the ocean is not where you belong."

He then looked at Alicia, bowed his head, and smiled.

"My lady." He said to her.

"Never mind my wife!" Exclaimed Roger. "I demand you let my family go!"

"You are in no position to make demands—Human!" The octoman replied in anger. "Your vessel has entered Cacaelian waters. That means that it, and everything in it belongs to my brother and me!"

"Please!" Cried Alicia. "We didn't know!" The octoman just looked at her and smiled.

"Don't be afraid my dear." He told her in a reassuring tone. "No harm shall come to you, or the golden haired beauty."

"What are you talking about?" Asked Roger. The beast brought the octoman closer to Roger. Then before he could even react, one of the octoma's tentacles wrapped around Rogers neck. As it was wrapped tightly around his neck, roger kept gasping for air

"Roger!", Cried Alicia. "Please let my husband go!"

"My, my, Roger, is that your name?" Asked the octoman. "Your pretty little wife seems to care a lot about you. I bet that pretty little daughter of your's does too. I'm sure you care a great deal about them as well. Don't worry, my brother and I are going to take extra special care of them. It's the least we can do, since they are going to bare our fruit. and we will enjoy every minute of it."

With one quick snap of his tentacle, the octoman had broken Roger's neck. With that the beast that had attacked the ship released him, and let his bed body fall into the ocean.

"NO! ROGER!" Cried Alicia. "WHY?"

As she continued to sob, the beast brought her enamored captor closers to her. He reached out to stroke her cheek, but she turned head in disgust.

"Don't worry my dear." He cooed. "Soon you and the golden haired one will learn to crave our touch. My brother and I plan on physically pleasing the both of you. All we ask is that you both return the favor."

She couldn't believe what he had just said, or who smug and arrogant he had said it. As she looked at him she felt nothing but complete disgust.

"YOU KILLED MY HUSBAND!" She growled.

"Yes, I did." He replied. "I guess that make me your husband now."