Chapter 1
A/N This is my first fan fiction, so please comment or I shall hide in a corner. Also, I know it is rather short... I will try to post a new chapter soon!
Disclaimer: I better say this because it is feeding time for Zoe's pets and they are eying me. I don't own Dark Life! Or the movie!
I swam into the abyss, leaving behind not trace, not even a faint slurry of movement, not one bubble. I sent out a few tentative clicks which reported nothing out of the ordinary.
This trench appeared after New York sank into the oceans during the Rising. By then, Emergency law had already begun and the majority of the population had flocked to the center of the continent. I didn't like thinking about it.
"Plink" I heard the distinct sound of a terrigenous rock falling. I quickly did a 360. Then I heard a sharp intake of breath right behind me. I swiveled around, finding myself face-to-face with Gemma.
She frowned. "What gave me away, Ty?" she asked, puzzlement blossoming on her face. "I thought I was being really quiet."
"Well, first, you must have hit a rock or something, because I heard a sound behind me. Also, you breathe loudly." I said, hiding my smile. She had no idea what was in for her when we returned. Today was Gemma's birthday. She was turning 16 today, and my family was throwing together a party for her. She hadn't told us, so it was the perfect plan. She didn't lnow we knew. We had invited everyone in Benthic Territory, even Jibby. I had the job of distracting her so Zoe could put up decorations.
"Well, you wouldn't have heard it if you weren't so attuned to the environment." she pouted.
"Come on, let's go over there. There is a nineteenth century wreck somewhere around here." I enjoyed finding and restoring artifacts, and because of that I was always exploring wrecks, often with Gemma .
Because she had lived on land most of her life, Gemma had very little underwater experience. The first time I tried to teach her to ride a manta board correctly, she fell off before it even started. That sent Zoe into hysterics. Gemma was not amused.
"Where to now, Captain Ty?" Gemma asked. We had reached the other side of the trench, and were facing a large rock wall. It seemed we had no way to go.
"Well, straight, of course." I replied, flashing a smile in her direction.
We swam straight to the cliff, then I went down a few meters. Sure enough, there was a small cave, just big enough for Gemma and I to swim through. We swam through and came out in a giant natural cavern. No matter how many times I went here, I was always amazed by the majesty of the ship. The letters were too eaten away to read, so i just called her Majesty.
"It's beautiful!" Gemma exclaimed.
"Most ships are female. I call her Majesty." I said. We poked around some more, then we swam back to my house.
We took the long way home, because if I ruined the surprise, Zoe's viper fish would probably get a nice, tasty Ty sandwich for lunch. I was carrying our large bag of treasures when I heard a scream. I sent off a few clicks in that direction, and I saw an unfamiliar woman in a wet suit with a Red Devil floating right above her. I dropped the bag and swam off in that direction.
"Please, someone!" the woman screamed.
I sent off some high-strength sonar clicks to stun the Red Devil, then motioned for the woman to come over here before it wakes up.
The woman swam over towards me. She looked like Gemma when she first got here, unable to swim correctly.
"Who are you? How did you stop that thing? Where is Jibby's house? Who..Wha..." The lady's questions slowly stopped as she caught her breath.
Gemma swam up behind me. "Who is this?" she asked. "Is this Jibby's new mail-in bride?" she laughed. Jibby had once tried to get a wife by mail, but wanted a refund because of a minor technicality. She was older than his mother was. Since then, Jibby has proposed to Gemma four times, but she has declined four times.
"Who are you?" I asked the woman.