Chase struggled to get loose as he was pulled down into the sand, his arms still clinging to Cody. He couldn't throw the boy to safety, he still might get pulled in and they would then be separated. All he could do was protect him... and tell his brothers he'd succeeded.
I've got him! He's safe with me! He alerted, and then wrapped his body around the boy as he sank into the dark and away from the island. Darkness swallowed his body, and then his thoughts, the last thing he heard was Cody's breaths, echoing in an utter silence...










