Chapter 28: Fighting The Current

Ash tried to fight the current, but it kept pushing him away. He squinted his eyes against the cold, splashing water.
"Get him!" Eclipse shouted.
Creature jumped into the water and began swimming towards Ash. He dived under the water.
Ash had never felt water before. It seemed weird to him.
Suddenly, he saw a bunch of fish behind him. They began swimming, hitting Ash in the sides.
"Help!" Ash wailed, but found himself being sucked underwater.
Not knowing about the water, Ash tried to breath. Water went into his mouth. He broke through the surface of the water and began to cough.
Creature swam swifter, getting close. He finally grabbed ash with his claws and put Ash on his back.
"Dig into my back!" Creature ordered.
Ash dug his claws into Creature's back. Creature swam upstream, heading for land, where the rest of the group was wide-eyed.
"Come on, get him back safely!" Charlotte called.
"I'm trying!" Creature shouted.
Ash looked ahead. They were nearing the group.
Then, something lifted Ash up. He was carried off Creature. As Ash was about to shout for help, he found himself put on the ground by the group.
Looking up, Ash saw that Feather was the one who lifted him.
"Feather!" Eclipse gasped.
"I was looking for herbs," the she-hawk explained. "I had mistaken Creature for a Firebender!"
Creature crawled out of the river. "It's okay, Feather. You helped Ash."
"Be more careful on the journey. You should get moving! You're a slow group, I figured you'd be at least at Mt. Ice by now," Feather smiled. She flew off.

Author's Note:
Well, Ash is safe. Man, I haven't posted a chapter for a while...sorry 'bout that...