Author's Notes: Hey ya'll, please review! I appreciate reviews like anybunny would. :3 Yeesh, sorry it took so long. I had this done a long time ago, but Fanfiction was being, dumb with error screens. So I tried all I could, and eventually I had to go on the forums to finally know what to do to upload. So yuppity yuppers. The next chapter should be comin' along shortly.
Things got… awkward. After Porcelain and Jane ran out of things to talk about, they dropped into a deep silence barrier. The absence of sound was starting to take a serious effect on the two. Porcelain felt like her ears were burning.
A shiver went up her back. It was getting awfully cold and cramped in the box. Perhaps she should have been looking for a way out again…
"Do you feel something… wet?"
Porcelain was surprised at Jane's voice, but relieved. Thinking about silence made her ears hurt.
"Um, no, I don't think so," she replied quietly.
"Put your hand right, here," Jane said back, guiding Porcelain's fingers to a slightly damp spot.
That's odd. Weren't we in a canyon?
"I've got a really bad feeling…" Porcelain said.
Suddenly a small piece from the box popped out, and a tiny bit of light started filling in. But light wasn't the only thing; water started gushing in with a tremendous speed.
Both of their eyes went wide.
"We're, we're gonna drown!" Jane shouted. Porcelain could hear the panic exploding within the woman. She herself didn't feel much better.
"We hafta find a way out of here right now!" Porcelain shouted back. The noise of the water was getting louder.
The fluid was already to their ankles.
They started struggling with their restraints. Every pull or tug, though, seemed to cut their skin deeper. They moved on their leg cords. It was like trying to escape shark frenzy.
Porcelain attempted to kick the sides, and Jane pounded on the bottom. Another part of the box popped out. Jane slammed every bit of muscle into the openings. She had tried to cover them, but then a third hole was formed.
"Porcelain, what do we do?" Jane cried.
"Maybe we can push the top off!" Porcelain said frantically searching for a weak spot.
Jane nodded in agreement. They both thrust up together, hitting the top uncomfortably and toppling back to the watery ground below. They did it again, and again, and again. They were losing air, time, and will power.
Porcelain went up again, but Jane went limp, breathing heavily.
"Come on Jane!" Porcelain said desperately as the water went up over their laps.
Jane didn't respond.
"Jane?"
Porcelain bit her lip, tasting something salty. She thought it was the water at first, but it was too warm. The water engulfing them was absolutely frigid.
She was… crying.
With every bit of energy she had left, Porcelain slammed hers and Jane's bodies against the top.
A, click?
Something popped! Water started to rush in through the top of the box, filling it up completely. Porcelain took a last deep breath, and pushed with all her might. The lid opened enough for one slip through. Porcelain yanked Jane's unresponsive body trying to fit it into the tight space.
Everything in her body protested. Her system was giving up. She glanced down only to see a dark abyss. Porcelain could see the surface. It was so close, but she thought her lungs were going to burst.
One last tug, and then her eyes became blurry. She slowly drifted downwards, succumbing to the water creeping into her mouth.
Yet, through the eerie light of the unreachable air above was a shadow. It travelled downward. And then she felt herself being pulled up, even though she felt nothing on touching her.
Her body extended out of the water. Porcelain gasped, coughing uncontrollably. She could barely make out the images exploding around her.
She was in the ocean.
Next to her was a giant metal object reminding her of the 'hornet' earlier. It was smoking slightly. Part of it was open, containing several other crates like the one that she and Jane had been imprisoned.
Porcelain was dragged in, and was set collapsed on the cold moist floor. Her bindings were cut. It felt weird to be able to stretch out again.
She gazed at the figure above her, all at once remembering Jane.
"Jane… where's Jane? W-we can't leave! Where's Jane?" Porcelain murmured absently. She clutched the figure tightly.
"Calm down, she's right here. It's going to be ok…"
"Who are you?" she called hearing the unfamiliar voice although it didn't respond.
She studied the shadow. Green, Purple, white… A familiar sign struck a cord in her memory.
"Star… Command…"
Ok wow, is it just me or are these getting shorter? I'm sorry, I PROMISE I'll make the next one longer. Yeesh, not so gewd on my part. Anywho, review? :)
