The Siren’s Call brought Samantha to the lair of the beautiful creature. It turned out that the Siren was baking cookies at the time and singing as she cooked.
“Can I have one of those cookies?” asked Samantha in her sweetest voice.
“Not right now. I’m haven’t put them in the oven to bake yet,” replied the Siren who was just dead sexy, even in her hoody sweatshirt.
“Alright,” said Samantha with a sigh. But a cookie was not all she had come for. “I need to get through the gate that the water goes through.”
“Oh my,” exclaimed the Siren, “Are you sure? It’s dangerous down there.”
“Down where?” asked Samantha.
“Well the water pours down into a dark cave and if you fell in I’d be afraid you might drown!” explained the Siren. “That’s why there is a magical gate that blocks the way.”
“I won’t drown,” said Samantha. “And I’ve got to go and save the little Hamster that is trapped down there!”
“Such a noble cause,” said the Siren, beaming with pride. “Very well then, here is the key. Good luck on your quest and come back later and get a cookie!”
Samantha grabbled the key and headed to where the gate blocked the entrance to the cave. She maneuvered her boat next to where the water gushed through the iron bars of the gate and carefully used the magic key the Siren had given her. As the key went into the lock the gate vanished with a *Poof!* and the way was clear.
Just inside the entrance of the dark cave was a narrow ledge perched just above the churning waters that plummeted into the darkness. The ledge looked slippery enough as it was and she was not in ideal footwear. Samantha quickly made the decision to doff her socked feet and attempt the climb barefoot. She stepped gingerly from her little boat and carefully placed a foot on the ledge. Slowly, inch by inch, she made her way across the ledge until she saw a broader stone platform beneath. She hopped down onto this platform and crept down a set of steps that ran next to where a waterfall plunged into the dark depths below.
From far beneath, she felt a stifling heat rising and saw an ominous red glow in the distance…