Under the Sea: Mission start

[voidtreckermods]

After fleeing the strange shapes in the sky the voidtreckers are perhaps not looking forward to yet another mission and indeed the first few days of Fiddlesticks go by without any strange dreams, no warning that another mission might be nigh. Yet on the morning of day five their SCA's will glow with the colours of the void and a holographic message will appear.

Preperations

The dressing room is open once again, though the clothes this time are simple in choice. A wet suit for each void trecker as well as a pair of flippers, a helmet and a breathing pack. It at least has instructions and there will be a little bit of time for them to figure out how to use them. Apart from that there are some waterproof packs for supplies to be packed in.

They will have a couple of hours to get ready for their mission.

Arrival: Blue and Red

"We are now approaching world #7625000129523. Drop order is Red and Blue, Purple then Orange. Red and Blue team to doors. Arrival in world #7625000129523 in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."

The train shudders and lurches as they exit the void, the view from the window goes from the ever shifting void to a beautiful deep blue sky. They fly through the air and swoop down to land on a sandy beach. The doors open allowing those who are taking part in the Blue and Red missions to debark. The doors close and the train swoops up into the air.

The beach stretches from one side to the other, in the distance as the beach turns into sloping green hills they can see a village. Beyond that there is a jungle. Any red team who check their SCA will see four points, the rock pools.

The villagers have noticed the huge train sweeping down onto their island and so contact is made quickly. They will be quite accepting of the help and explain the situation. They will help any of red team to the rockpools if asked.

Red

The rockpools are built up and indeed made so the water will reach a persons waist if they stand in them. The water is cold but not overly so. When the water shoots up anyone in them will shoot up also.

They will find themselves in a vortex of water, with anyone else who enters that rockpool. The water itself seems to be fighting them, tendrils of water reaching out of the whirlpool to try and drag them further into the chaos. It takes a whole lot of willpower to stay in the centre, the water can be fought with weapons, even with fists. They feel as if they are falling or flying, perhaps both. Surrounded by the pure chaos of the ocean.

Blue

Hopefully they spend the day helping with preparations because when night falls the monsters emerge from the sea. Terrifying twisted creatures. The villagers only have simple weapons but will tell them that fire is helpful against these water creatures.

Hold off the monsters and keep the people safe.

Purple

The doors close and the train flies off into the sky, flying over the island to the other side where it lands on a rocky bay, near tall towering cliffs.

"Purple team to doors." The doors open, allowing the purple team to disembark before flying off once again.

In the cliff face there is a large cave entrance, over the entrance there are symbols, translated by their SCA's. Clear mind, clear heart. Come those who seek to serve.

There are six people stood by the entrance, looking quite surprised at the new arrivals. One, a woman with silver hair recovers enough to speak first. "Ah. Void warriors. We are honoured by your help."

Once introductions are made the spiritual leaders will happily accept the escort and their adventure can begin.

Orange

They fly up and out across the ocean, a longer flight than before but eventually they descend and there is a slight juddering before they land, floating on the ocean.

"Orange team disembark, please use luggage or dressing carriage doors only."

They will step out onto an inflated platform that streches around the train. Down below are the depths of the water and their SCA's show them at the point of Bui. It is below them so all they need to is dive.

The dive takes a while, and depends on their swimming ability but hopefully with a bit of teamwork they arrive at the silent city of Bui.

Comments

Romeo- OTA

[myblueskies]

Preparation

He has wore a wet suit before, when he had visited the beach on a trip with the heavens so he knew how to put it on. The helmet and breathing machine were new but he sat on the floor of the dressing room reading the instructions carefully. "So this pipe goes into here and then it makes air go in!"

That sounded a bit weird but that's what the instructions said!

He keeps an eye out for Joss and Elfnein as well as any other friends and Inigo, Joss had come with him on two missions now, both had gone a bit bad. But he didn't want to leave Joss alone this time either. Especially since he knows Joss can't swim very well. So he thought it would be a good idea to help purple this time. He feels a bit bad for not going with blue, but his friend needs him!

Purple arrival

He hopped off the train when they arrived at the bottom of the cliff and looked up in awe at how tall the cliffs were! He stuck with purple team as they met the leaders of these islands and made their way through the entrance into the cave.

He keeps up easily enough, he is a good climber and a very strong swimmer. He will make sure to help other people, especially those who are a bit nervous about swimming or going underwater, happily making underwater tunnel trips multiple times to help get everyone through.

He mostly sticks near Joss though, to make sure his friend doesn't come to harm!

Monster trouble

Nearing the end of the first day there is a strange sound and all of a sudden a big mean crab scuttled into view, rushing right for him.

Romeo brought his hand up, fingers pointed and drew a line in the air. "Line!"

Nothing happened. No shimmer of a borderline and the crab just kept charging.

Preparation

[unfavorableinstigation]

Nita had been feeling a descending sense of wrong since they'd woken up, but she wasn't going to sit in her room worrying over it!

Still, she wasn't sure how to feel about the diving suits.

"Yeah, it's pretty nifty," she admitted, holding the 'box' part up to study the fan.

"That and the helmet-comms. Though why we didn't have those for the space mission, I don't know..."

Re: Preparation

[myblueskies]

"I don't know miss. Maybe because we had radios in the fighting ships that we had!"

But why not in their own helmets, was a very good question. Nita was very good at asking questions! Even better than he was!

Re: Preparation

[unfavorableinstigation]

"Wonder if the train knew in advance we'd have them, then."

Maybe that was part of the vision, and she'd missed it somehow? Was the train even what got the visions, or was it some other part of how Void Aid worked?

So many questions to ask, and no way to tell if they were the right ones...

"The rest of it, though, makes sense if we're visiting islands."

Diving suits, flippers and all.

Re: Preparation

[myblueskies]

"I guess so, someone must know so they can give us the instructions!" After all they were always pretty detailed. Though he had no idea how.

Then again the missions reminded him a lot of prayers and often a prayer would come through that said little but Elfnein would know a lot more about what was needed, because she was the god. So maybe it was like that.

He's never heard of a train god, but Zetta is a god and he is a book and there had been a cat god and even a banana. Though he had never learned if the banana had been a god or a shinki.

Trouble!

[silentwoof]

The blue wisp was a good choice, it turned out.

Whatever the kid was trying to do didn't work, and so the new gal on team, without warning, came leaping in from off to the side, crashing a big ol' translucent hammer against the side of the crustacean. It mostly succeeded in knocking it off course, but a few cracks in the carapace were encouraging.

Re: Trouble!

[myblueskies]

He just had enough time to worry when a huge hammer hit the crab! He ran towards the person who might be a wolf. He had seen her on the train already though they hadn't spoken.

Without his borderlines he was in trouble, he looked around for a stick so he could help her fight. "Thank you!"

[silentwoof]

Whisper nods at the acknowledgement, sizing the monster crab up again. "...stay behind," she instructs quietly, giving her wispon a little twirl while hoping that the injury is enough to make the big guy back off.

It just looks pissed - but it's also sizing them up.

[myblueskies]

He did so, holding the stick he had grabbed and moving to be behind her. He doesn't like hiding behind other people but without his borderlines he can't help as much as he can usually.

It's also made him scared, because he only knows one reason why he would all of a sudden not be able to use borderlines. But he can't check right now, because this bad crab is still here.

The crab skitters around them, before lunging again, big pincers heading towards Romeo's rescuer!

Purple Arrival

[dredefulchilde]

Joscelin, usually so chatty, has gone uncharacteristically quiet. He’s terrified of the water, but pride won’t let him admit that maybe going with purple this time had been a bad idea. He hadn’t imagined that there would be so much swimming involved in the escort mission. For such a weak swimmer as himself, this is a nightmare.

He clings to Romeo like a shadow, always just one step behind of his best friend. The other boy seems to be enjoying himself thoroughly, climbing and swimming with the best of them. Joss follows after, lips drawn into a thin line and almost as pale as he’d been back when he was still undead.

When it comes time for him to make the dive himself, he sits down and refuses to budge. He’ll stay right here, thanks. Far less a chance of him drowning.

Re: Purple Arrival

[myblueskies]

Romeo stuck close to him, because he knew he was scared. It must be very scary to not know how to swim but Joss got better every time they went in the water. Romeo was sure that the practice was paying off!

He emerged from the water in front of Joss and took one look at his face. He knows his friend well enough to know when he is being stubborn.

"Come on Joss. It's not very long under the water!"

[dredefulchilde]

“I can’t.” He’s pitched his voice low enough that only Romeo can hear how much it’s shaking. “I’m not immortal anymore. I’ll drown.”

[myblueskies]

"No you won't." He shook his head, "I'm not immortal either. You just go to hold your breath. I won't leave you, promise!"

Preparation

[so_dark_a_road]

"Hey, Romeo!" Curufin greeted him with a smile. Curufin was already in his orange diving suit, and he also was reading the leaflet to see how the parts of the breathing apparatus fit together. "Got it figured out yet?"

Re: Preparation

[myblueskies]

"I think so, mister Curvo." He looked up from where he was sat. "I think this bit goes here, see."

He held up the breathing apparatus that he was putting together.

[so_dark_a_road]

Curufin looked to see how Romeo was fitting the breathing apparatus together, the tube connecting the square backpack-like device to the helmet.

"Looks like that will work, right?" he joked.

Arrival

[laurefindil]

Before heading into the caves, Glorfindel glances over and sees Romeo and Joss. "Are you going to be sticking close to the locals we are escorting?" he asked. "I'm taking point, we have outriders, and those bringing up the rear, plus the floaters, as well. I've not seen your fighting style yet, but I suspect you might be good at taking out those who underestimate or overlook you," he said with a smile.

Re: Arrival

[myblueskies]

"We will sir!" Romeo nodded at him with a grin, "We will help look after everyone! Joss is a very good fighter and I've been practising, so we can fight the monsters together!"

And they were both very small, which might mean the monster didn't think they would be a big problem.

Re: Arrival

[laurefindil]

"You bring hope and joy to everyone around you, Romeo. You will be good on Escort. Do the two of you have knives or at least a pointed stick?" He gestures over his shoulder to where he has several short spears made out of sharpened bamboo sticking out of his backpack. "I have every faith that the two of you will kick monster ass before it even realizes you are a threat."

preparation

[happyends]

Apparently Romeo isn't the only one keeping an eye out for friends. Apparently Madoka has already put on her wetsuit for the mission, but she's running back into the dressing room all the same and looks rather relieved when she spots Romeo - she must have been looking for him specifically.

"Romeo." She smiles, though it's hard to keep a hint of worry out of it. She still hasn't forgotten how Romeo was suddenly just gone during that space mission, and then he returned with that blight.. "Um.. Are you okay? Are you worried about the mission?"

Re: preparation

[myblueskies]

"Hello Madoka!" He grinned at her as he stood up, wetsuit finally on. "Are you? Are you ready for the mission? I don't think I'm worried."

He doesn't feel worried at least, "But I think I am going to go with Joss and purple this time, do you think mister Ignis will mind?"

[happyends]

"Aww, are you? I'll miss you.."

At least Madoka doesn't look actually sad about it though. Maybe a tiny bit bummed, but it's not like it's the end of the world. The mission won't last forever, she'll see Romeo again before she knows it! But even so, she'll definitely miss him in the meantime.

"I don't think papa will mind though.. He'll understand that you want to be with your friend." Madoka thinks so, at least. Ignis is always so sweet and understanding.. "Please make sure to be careful together though, okay..?"

After what happened the other time, she means, but she's not going to say that out loud. They shouldn't be reminded of such a bad time.

Purple

[alongtailtalltale]

Tangle manages to do alright for herself, but she can't help but notice the kid doing their best to help everyone keep up. Smiling, she heads over to him, waving.

"Hi there, I'm Tangle. I couldn't help but notice... you're a really responsible kid, huh? Helping everyone out."

Re: Purple

[myblueskies]

"Hello miss Tangle!" Romeo grinned at her. He's not sure what animal she is but she seems very friendly.

"I'm Romeo! I try and be helpful, teamwork is really important, especially on missions, so we can keep everyone safe!"

[alongtailtalltale]

Tangle laughed. "Just Tangle is fine. I don't need to called miss."

She grins. "But it's good you do that! It's really admirable, showing initiative like that."