//------------------------------// // The Search and A Frightning Encounter // Story: Colgate's Whale of a Tale // by Big Mike the Brony //------------------------------// An hour passed and Colgate if feeling seasick being out at sea. Her face went from light blue to pale green as she threw up over the side of the boat. "Carrots." she groaned. "It had to be the carrots." A dolphin laughed as it saw the seasick unicorn. "Have you had any idea where to find a whale named Monstro?" Colgate asked the dolphin. The dolphin squealed in fright at the mention of the name and it swan away. "Maybe he was scared of seeing a shark." Another half hour passed and by that time, she is far from Horseshoe Bay. This made Colgate very cross. "How can I find this whale when he is somewhere underwater." She thought to herself. Colgate decides to chum the water because she thinks it can attract the monster whale. However she manages to attract 3 big sharks. Colgate is scared at the thought sharks circling a helpless sailor pony on a boat. Then she realizes that she can ask them if they seen the whale. "Could any of you tell me where to find Monstro?" she asked the sharks. The three sharks shook in fear and swam away as if they have hearts of a guppy. "Gee, even the sharks are afraid of him." The light blue unicorn thought to herself. Suddenly a sea pony popped up to the surface and spotted Colgate. She swan up towards the boat catching Colgate by surprise. "Don't you scare me like that." She said to the sea pony. "Who are you anyway?" "I am Seaspray." The sea pony replied. "I hear you are looking for Monstro the whale." "Yes." Colgate told her. "The sharks and a dolphin swam away when I mentioned the name." "That's because they don't want to be eaten whole." Seaspray explained. "Although it is known that Monsro swallows boats, his diet usually consists of fish. Even the sharks are on his menu." "No wonder the sharks were so scared." Colgate thought. "Would you like me to help you look for him?" The sea pony asked. "Of course." answered Colgate. Soon the sea pony helped pull the boat and the 2 friends set off. Meanwhile, Monstro was taking a nap even though he can't sleep very good. Suddenly he spotted a school of tuna swimming by which makes him hungry. He woke up from his nap taking the fishes by surprise causing them to swim for their life. He opens his mouth to swallow the fish school whole in hot pursuit. The tuna tried everything to escape the monster whale but he was just to fast and relentless for them. They try to ditched the whale by going to the surface but the whale followed close behind. Some fish manage to escape getting eaten but Monstro swallows the rest of the fish and snapped his jaws shut as he landed onto the surface of the water. After a successful meal he went to sleep but he groaned at the moment he snapped his jaws shut. At this point he is easily mistaken for a big island. Later Colgate and Seaspray came across Monstro thinking it was an island. "Maybe I should rest on the island before continuing the search." Colgate suggested. "I don't know." gulped Seaspray. "I have a bad feeling about this." "Don't be such a guppy, Seaspray." Colgate argued. "It looks peaceful. Come to think of it, the island looks barren." She decided to picnic on the claimed island which is really the back of Monstro. "Maybe, I think nopony claimed this island." Colgate thought. She conjured up a small flag to mark the island. "I nearby claimed this Island in the name of Equestria." Colgate boasted. She sticked the pole into the whale's back causing it to growl in pain. His back began to move catching Colgate of her hooves. "Earthquake!" she cried. "Worse," Seaspray screamed as she stared into the monster whale's angry eye. "MONSTRO!" Quickly Colgate manages to slide down the whale's back onto the boat. "STEP ON IT." she yelled. Seaspray pulled the boat as quickly as possible. Monstro began to chase the duo down with fury. "Hurry!" the light blue unicorn cried. "He's gaining on us." Seaspray pulled the boat quicker to lose the whale. He had to come up with a different approach. He dove into the water swam underneath the two frightened friends. He turned around popping his head out of the surface opening his huge mouth to let the ponies in. "I think we lost him." Seaspray said looking back. "Let's hide in that cave just in case." Colgate suggested pointing towards Monstro's cave-like maw. It didn't take too long for Seaspray to realize that that's no cave. "Colgate, do caves have a uvula?" "No." Colgate answered. "Why do you ask?" "That's no cave." They screamed knowing they are about to be eaten. Seaspray tried to stop the boat but it was too late. Monstro slammed his jaws shut the moment the boat passed his front teeth.