Chapter 4: Leviathan
Proving Grounds: Forgotten Planet; Forgotten City, Beach Front
1821Y 05M05D
It has been days since Baby's group left. Smirf has been doing her best, tried catching fish despite Azaleah's constant nagging about her going too far in the water or too far anywhere for that matter.
She also tried climbing a coconut tree for some reason, but she barely got a foot off the ground. Under Azaleah's order So'liel is not to leave Smirf's side under no circumstances.
She also started sleeping beside Mat making him a body pillow, despite Azaleah's constant threats.
A lot of times she has wandered how Luci and the group are faring out there.
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Proving Grounds: Forgotten Planet; Pacific Ocean
1821Y 05M05D 1100H
"So this is why they call this the Pacific Ocean... Pacific means peaceful, right Baby?" Menan drenches in sweat laying on the deck. "I can barely feel the wind on my face." Baby on the Bridge shouted. "Pendejo, just be thankful there weren't any storms along the way."
Acki sitting by the shade seasick. "Luci are we there yet?"
"We should be near or at least 3 to 4 days more. Potty mouth said it should take us about 12 days to get there — assuming, of course, we are heading there." Luci looking at the map and trying to make sense of the magnetic compass and divider Azaleah gave her. "Didn't Azaleah gave you a navigational program?" Menan asks.
Luci slumps her head on the table. "This darn navigational program demands me to input some variables — using this... contraption."
"Madre de Dios..." Baby cut off the power then jump down the bridge. "Get to the cooler quickly!" Everyone ran not knowing what is happening.
Menan from being drench in sweat to freezing cold. "Are we going to die?" Baby smack him. "Shut up, we are pretending to be dead." Luci came close. "What is happening Baby."
"Sirenians,"
Everyone quieted down even Menan. "Where is Shiro?" Acki asks quickly. "Do not worry about Shiro, if he gets caught there is no way we wouldn't be noticed first." Baby answered. "Anyway, I left Ca'li outside to take footage. Huge swell suddenly hit the ship. Baby opened up Ca'li's video surveillance.
"That's a..." Menan suddenly found himself sweating. "...Leviathan," A gigantic serpent was beside their ship, looks exactly what the legends say a 'Sea Dragon'.
"If that monstrosity notices us we are dead." Luci starting to panic till Baby put a hand on her shoulder. "The beast can shoot high-density water stream that can cut through armor, aside from its overwhelming strength and size."
"Look," Acki pointed to the screen.
Everyone looks closely at the tiny figure above the Leviathan's head. "Baby, zoom in..." Menan tapping her. A female warrior brown-skinned, wavy hair and have several slits on her neck that look like gills.
"That is not a Sirenian. Is it!?" Menan looking at everybody. Luci spoke up. "A Dark Elf, from what it looks from here, yet somehow she has a strong Sirenian blood running in her veins."
"Dark Elf?" Acki surprise. "Their myths right? Especially with Sirenian blood.
"I do not know about the Sirenian bloodline but, according to the Archives... Dark Elves exist, High Elves consider them a — sub specie." Luci shaking from the cold. The Leviathan glances at their boat but the female warrior ordered the beast to move forward leaving a huge ripple on the waters' surface.
"Good, we are safe..." Menan was about to finish when an army of Sirenians emerge from the water pushing their little boat far out. A number of Warbeast and a huge Nautilus came out; platoons of Sirenians pop their heads out of the water.
"Are we..." Baby immediately covered Menan's mouth. Soon enough the army followed the Leviathan's destination.
Everyone breathing heavily after that then crawled out of the cooler. "What the hell was that? What is System thinking, to put those — things!?" Menan angrily exclaimed. Luci laid herself flat on the floor and calmed down. "God knows what those things are, but I am absolutely sure Sirenians are not from Earth."
"Monstrouso..." Baby holding herself in fear. "If that so chooses, that thing can destroy the Forgotten City and no one can do anything about it — no one."
"I am sure System will not allow that." Acki glancing by the side of the boat checking the enemies. Shiro came down from the bridge laughing ominously. "At least someone is happy," Menan commented making everyone laugh; relieving the tension a little
. . .
Luci slump on the floor. "We are lost... that fiendish wave threw us off course and I can't tell how many degrees we need to get back!" Banging the floor. "Wahahahahaha... I hate this, I am starting to miss that runt potty mouth!"
"Luci, what is the worst-case scenario," Baby wearily asks.
"Not knowing where we are, not knowing when we land and not knowing which land we actually — land, then add everything else you can think of in between." Luci basically shouted then continued banging the floor.