middleofsomewhere | Under the Sea: Mission start

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.

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"We're happy to be with you too so don't forget that." the advisor reassured, leaning over to give her a kiss on top of her pink head. There had been a bit of hesitation on his part doing even that much, it just was going to take time to get this whole affection thing down even if he knew his daughter enjoyed it.

Ignis smiled at hearing Madoka's thoughts about having a family and friends here on the train. He just felt so fortunate that now she would now of course have her own stories with the fabled men that traveled with her Papa. He no longer had to tell her tales from back home regarding them because they were here and they spent time together. And he felt fortunate every day that everyone seemed to get along and loved each other.

"Your Dad and uncles are made of magic, as is your girlfriend." Ignis smiled with a nod.

Madoka smiles at the kiss. It's sweet, and she really does love it. Tony has done it plenty of times with her, after all, but that makes it all the nicer that Ignis seems to at least slowly start to get used to doing the same. She even leans against him after it.

Although that last statement makes her smile with the tiniest hint of mischief.

"Papa, I think you forgot one very important person made of magic." Him, of course. She won't let him leave himself out of it! Her papa is just as great as the rest of them.

It's always precious to him to see that smile and he loves the fact that Madoka is leaning into him after it. But he looks in surprise to Madoka that she's saying he forgot someone regarding being made of magic.

"If I've left anyone out, then that would be you." After all, it was her unflagging strength and faith that got him through one of the darkest times of his time on the train here. Ignis would never ever forget how she spurred him on to keep going.

Somehow the girl manages to look both flustered-surprised and yet pouty at that answer at the same time. Because it's a super sweet answer - and even sweeter with that sentiment behind it - but at the same time totally not the answer she was looking for! She wasn't trying to fish for compliments, she swears!

So with her cheeks still faintly pink, Madoka quickly shakes her head.

"N-No, that's not what I meant! I meant you, papa!"

Don't think he can leave himself out of this!

"You're so amazing. You've been taking care of all of us, and you're so good at it. Everything would've been so different if you hadn't been here." Especially since if he hadn't been here, Madoka wouldn't have been adopted in the first place. That was all because of Ignis taking that first step.

"Me?" Ignis asked, taken aback by her answer and that pout. Why was his daughter pouting at him? He simply never thought of himself as anything special. Even now with Tony's ring back on his left hand, the advisor just counted himself as lucky.

And then Madoka proceeded to tell him all of the wonderful things and he didn't know what to say at all. "I.." His voice cut off because he wasn't sure how to reply. "That's..what I do." He really didn't know how to take praise for something that he'd been doing since he was six years old.

Figuring she was looking for something more than that he could only shake his head. "If I'm so amazing as you say, then come give your Papa a hug." He could really use one of those about now.

Of course Ignis is getting a hug the moment he asks for it. Madoka already loves hugs without being asked, and if her papa wants one, then he sure is going to get one! She hardly misses a beat before she's already moving to cling to him, happily leaning against him.

But though the pout might have faded, that doesn't mean she's done trying to get the fact that he's amazing through to him. Maybe it's more than a little hypocritical, considering Madoka always dismisses compliments too, but she's much too determined to think of that much.

"That doesn't make the things you do less amazing though.." She mumbles while leaning into the hug. "No one told you to become my papa, right? It's something you decided yourself. And you've been so nice to me, and done so much for me.."

And not only her, but listen, she figures maybe it's a little more believable if she at least keeps it to things she can speak of from personal experience.

"I think that's really amazing. That makes you one of the best people here, papa."

Wrapping his arms around his daughter had the effect of letting all of the tension and the stress exit his system. He loved Madoka's hugs but still was working on being a parent and was still a little hesitant on giving it first. This was because he was spoiled with Noct always initiating it first so the advisor would know it was okay at that point to go on and hug him.

"Well..no" Ignis let his voice trail off and he stopped. She just reminded him of a baby chocobo chick that needed someone to be there for her. Really he couldn't think of much he'd done except be there. Food was something he would've done anyway and then here she was thanking him for that..and maybe protecting her in battle too? That was something the team leader should do..but if it made him special in her eyes, he could take that.

"I'm glad you think so darling." The words came out softly and it was all he could say without crying.

She's still just contently leaning into the hug, but something about the softness of those last words makes her lean up - very gently and carefully, because Madoka doesn't want to break a single part of this hug when it's so nice and warm - to press a slight kiss to his cheek before settling right back in for the hug.

"Of course I think that."

It's only natural. Madoka may be really, really bad at saying no to people, but how would she have done something as big as becoming Ignis and Tony's daughter if she didn't think the world of the two of them? It's such a mystery to her that Ignis can't see that about himself.

"So.. never forget that, papa. No matter what happens, I'll always think you're the best."

He's surprised to feel Madoka moving, usually she stays quite snug in his arms which never fails to delight Ignis. But he wonders what she's up to only for a moment before the kiss lands on his cheek. He smiled and then she moves right back to the one place he feels he can truly protect her and that's in his arms.

Ignis sighed and held onto his precious daughter, not really wanting to disturb their moment and then she says that she does think that of him. He believes her of course and when she said she would always think he was the best, he kissed the top of her pink head softly and spoke the same.

"I shall most certainly keep that in mind, daughter of mine."

She was the biggest blessing in his life and the advisor was so very grateful for her every day.

Under the Sea: Mission start

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